USBR News

Angelina Rifle & Pistol Club

Final Benchrest Match of the Year !!!

The final USBR Match of the season is Saturday, October, 9th. The club offers a complete card of classes for Youth and Adult. Competition is held on the 2nd Saturday of each month: February-October. The weather should be beautiful…cold drinks will be provided for shooters and guests during the match!!!  

Following the match we will celebrate the season with a cookout and awarding of the trophies for the match and year-end awards.  Guests are always welcome at our year-end celebration!!!  Year-end awards are calculated on the best 7 out of 9 monthly scores for each shooter in each class. Additional year-end awards are awarded for overall high aggregate (averaged scores) for the year and overall high score (averaged scores) shooter of the year.

Shooters please try and bring change (or small bills) with you for the match fees – everyone wants to pay with $20s. Invite a friend to come join us for a fun Saturday morning. Don’t forget the “cash cans” for each of the Adult classes – high score in the division who participates in the “cash can” pot gets the money.

CLASSES

Plinker, Sporter, Custom, Unlimited at 50 yards.

Trophies in all classes, plus High Match Point and High 3-gun Aggregate, Door Prizes and Cash Can!!! You may shoot in ONE or ALL of our classes!!!

Range opens at 8:00 am, and match starts at 9:00 am. 

Competition Fees: $7.00 per class,youth shootFREE!!!($3.00 extra for first target for non-club members)

Silhouette Match

ThereWILL BE a Silhouette Match this month.  The match begins at approximately1:00 pm and is open to Rimfire Lever Guns, Three-Position Guns and Rimfire Rifles (Scoped).

2010

ALABAMA STATE USBR RIMFIRE MATCH

2010 NASA USBR Sanctioned Club Championship Final Match September 18'th starting at 8:00am Registration starts at 7!!! Remember you must have shot in 3 Matches in each Class you wish to be eligible in FROM NOVEMBER 2009 TO SEPTEMBER 2010 (this will be the last eligible Match of the contest this year and some of you will need the next 2 Matches to be eligible in all 3 Classes),NO!!! entry fee and Medals will be awarded to the top 3 respective places in each Class and 3-Gun Agg.

Then we will break for a BBQ Lunch (free with entry in State Match or $5 per plate with drink and chips) as soon as you finish your Club Match, Club Awards will be presented after the State Match during the Awards Ceremony.

The 2010 Alabama State USBR Match starting at High Noon on September 18'th!!!
Entry fee is $20 per Shooter includes lunch and entry in all 3 Classes and 3-Gun also this year JR's 16 and under Shoot FREE must have parent or guardian present to sign release, plaques will be given for 1'st, 2'nd, 3'rd in each Class and 3-Gun Aggregate. Entry/registration will start at 9AM and the Match will start at noon, pre entry is available please E-mail me and I will E-mail a release and registration sheets for all 3 classes to you or you can pick them up at the August USBR Match at NASA. I hope to see you all there for food fun and fellowship, until then keep it in the 10!!! Tony "T" Gilmore, NASA USBR Co MD/USBR B.O.D. 

256-633-0548 

www.rimfireshooting.com 

THE FIRST PA U.S.B.R. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Angelina Rifle & Pistol Club

Lufkin, TX

The eighth USBR match of the season is Saturday, September, 11th. The club offers a complete card of classes for Youth and Adult. Competition is held on the 2nd Saturday of each month: February-October. It’s still HOT!!!...cold drinks will be provided for shooters and guests!!!  Shooters please try and bring change (or small bills) with you for the match fees – everyone wants to pay with $20s. Invite a friend to come join us for a fun Saturday morning. Don’t forget the “cash cans” for each of the Adult classes – high score in the division who participates in the “cash can” pot gets the money. Have a safe Labor Day weekend!!!  Harry B.

 We still have a “horse race” for the year-end award for the Sporter Class again this year!!!  With only two matches remaining (Sept and Oct) the ranking has changed a little from last month. 

 The current standings through August are:

Bradley Baker (avg. 226)

Harry Berry (avg. 221.50)

Evelio McDonald (avg. 220.40)

 

Plinker, Sporter, Custom, Unlimited at 50 yards.

Trophies in all classes, plus High Match Point and High 3-gun Aggregate, Door Prizes and Cash Can!!! You may shoot in ONE or ALL of our classes!!!

Range opens at 8:00 am, and match starts at 9:00 am. 

Competition Fees: $7.00 per class, youth shoot FREE!!! ($3.00 extra for first target for non-club members)

 Have a safe Labor Day weekend!!! 

Year End Results

Year-End Award winners:

Plinker – Jay Judge

Sporter – Bradley Baker

Custom – Harry Berry

Unlimited – Harry Berry

Junior

Plinker – Jenna Skinner

Sporter – Jenna Skinner

Custom – Jenna Skinner

Unlimited – Will Foster

 3-Gun Aggregate Average – Harry Berry

High Point Average – Harry Berry

New Range Record – 245-4X shot by Mike Wickizer at the October match.

Congratulations to all of the competitors!!!!  We averaged 19 shooters for each of the matches.

Clark Rifles Inc.

Bob Kadow MD

The wind was blowing, but we are getting use to that .  The good news is that we sent a new world record for Custom, .22 pistol.  The old record was 242/12X.  Yesterday I shot a 247/14X.  I used my last rounds of Ely Team.  My gun just loves that ammo.

 Kolin, I will make out a certificate and get it in the mail, to you, for signature.

Since I do the scoring I do my shooting after the others have finished. But I make sure that a couple of shooters are still on the range.  Paul Prather and Rich Bumgardner were on the range, in fact when I shot my perfect score, Rich was on the range. I guess I will have to make sure I only shoot with Rich on the range.

To tell you the truth I did not know it broke a record until I got home and started posting scores. 

Our shooting group is getting larger one by one.  One of our shooters had heart surgery and all he could asked the Doctor when he could get back to the range and shoot USBR.  The doctor OK'd him to shoot, but he couldn't drive.  So a friend, Brian Peter, has been driving him to the matches and Brian enjoyed it so much that he is now shooting with us and shooting some really respectable scores.

By the way last weekend we had a big picnic and celebrated our 50th year as a range.  We still have some of the original members still shooting. Train hard and shoot easy, Bob KadowClark Rifles Inc. Director of USBR shooting.

Weekly Match Report 7-1-2010

.22 Rifle Classes

SHOOTERS NAME         SPORTER         CUSTOM         UNLIMITED         3-GUN AGG.         PLINKER         GROUP
Mike Saunders                     232/3X              217/3X                  225/3X                   674/9X                                             0.359
Rich Bumgardner                                            208/3X                  222/2X                                                                           0.266
Walt Miller                           195/0X               210/2X                   221/5X                   626/7X
Don Gartin                            217/1X               216/5X                  220/3X                    653/9X
Bob Cruden                           215/3X               220/4X                  218/6X                  653/13X
William Elliott                       221/5X               218/3X                  216/2X                  655/10X
Bob Smith                             227/4X               236/3X                  234/5X                   697/12X
Bud Lawry                            230/2X                222/2X                  219/1X                    671/5X              223/4X
Brian Peters                          224/2X                222/5X                  210/2X                    656/9X
Allen Campbell                     211/2X                                                                                                        192/0X
 

.22 Pistol Classes

SHOOTERS NAME         SPORTER         CUSTOM         UNLIMITED         3-GUN AGG.         PLINKER         GROUP
Mike Saunders                                               224/5X                233/5X
Paul Prather                          216/2X               214/2X                212/2X                      642/6X                 203/2X
Bob Kadow                                                     247/14X *
 

NEW WORLD RECORD

.22 Pistol Classes

Bob Kadow   247/14X *  Custom Class Shot on July 1'st 2010  Congratulations to Bob Great Shooting Sir!!!

Weekly Match Report 7-8-2010

.22 Rifle Classes

SHOOTERS NAME SPORTER      CUSTOM       UNLIMITED 3-GUN AGG. PLINKER      GROUP         

Paul Prather                200/1X             209/0X               206/0X           615/1X        199/0X                       

Rich Bumgardner       220/1X             224/4X               217/1X           661/6X                               

Walt Miller                  215/1X             233/1X               218/1X           666/3X                                   0.295           

Bob Cruden                 224/2X             222/1X               224/2X           670/9X                                   0.154           

William Elliott            211/0X             218/3X               200/0X           629/3X                               

Bob Smith                    224/1X             215/0X               212/2X           651/3X                                   0.379           

Brian Peters                189/0X             228/3X               215/3X           632/6X                               

Allen Campbell           198/1X                                                                                   211/1X                       

Weekly Match Report 7-15-2010

.22 Rifle Classes

SHOOTERS NAME SPORTER      CUSTOM       UNLIMITED 3-GUN AGG. PLINKER      GROUP         

Rich Bumgardner       230/1X             219/4X              214/2X           663/7X                                   0.171

Walt Miller                  238/7X             231/4X              235/3X        707/14X                                   0.266

Mike Saunders          224/1X             216/3X              208/2X           648/6X         209/2X              0.203

Bob Cruden                 216/2X             225/2X              226/3X           667/7X                                   0.307

William Elliott            186/0X             213/3X              217/4X           616/7X                                

Bob Smith                    228/4X             202/2X              225/3X           655/9X                                

Brian Peters                132/0X             202/2X              197/3X           531/5X                                

Allen Campbell           216/1X             215/0X              192/1X           623/2X        181/2X             

 Weekly Match Report 7-22-2010

.22 Rifle Classes

SHOOTERS NAME SPORTER      CUSTOM       UNLIMITED 3-GUN AGG. PLINKER      GROUP

Rich Bumgardner       216/3X            205/4X              196/1X           617/8X                                 

Bud Lawry                                           203/1X              218/2X                                            

Paul Prather               179/2X            186/0X              213/2X           578/4X          188/1X                       

Mike Saunders          222/2X            213/1X              215/1X           650/4X                                 

Bob Cruden                229/4X            238/4X              230/1X           697/9X                                 

William Elliott            200/0X            219/6X              225/4X           650/10X                                  0.192

Bob Smith                   212/2X            190/0X                                              

Brian Peters               221/3X            219/4X              231/4X           671/11X                               

.22 Pistol Class          

SHOOTERS NAME SPORTER     

Bob Smith                  194/2X

.17 Rifle Class

SHOOTERS NAME                     SPORTER         

Walt Miller/Air Rifle/Spring           78/0X New World Record

Weekly Match Report 7-29-2010

.22 Rifle Classes

SHOOTERS NAME SPORTER      CUSTOM       UNLIMITED 3-GUN AGG. PLINKER      GROUP

Rich Bumgardner                                                            220/2X                                                         0.262

Bud Lawry                    213/4X            205/1X               229/6X          647/11X       198/0X           

Walt Miller                   222/4X            221/4X               232/9X          675/17X                  

Mike Saunders            218/3X            212/2X               226/2X            656/7X                  

Bob Cruden                  238/1X            229/2X               224/3X            691/6X                                 0.352

Rob Skeens                                                                     214/2X                              

Bob Smith                                            218/2X                231/3X                                                         0.121

Don Gartin                   216/3X           204/0X                228/6X            648/9X                  

.22 PISTOL CLASSES         

SHOOTERS NAME SPORTER      CUSTOM       UNLIMITED

Mike Saunders            229/4X           227/3X

Bob Smith                     223/3X          227/5X

.17 Pistol Classes

SHOOTERS NAME                         SPORTER     

Walt Miller/Air Rifle/Spring               52/1X                                        

Weekly Match Report for USBR Auto Shoot                                                                                         

 RIFLE CLASS                                             

SHOOTERS NAME    1st Score      2nd Score        TOTAL          

Rich Bumgardner            178/0X                                178/0X          

Bud Lawry                       240/9X       249/15X          489/24X         

Walt Miller                        84/0X                                 84/0X           

Paul Prather                    194/0X        179/0X            373/0X           

PISTOL CLASS                                           

SHOOTERS NAME    1st Score    2nd Score       TOTAL

Bob Kadow                      235/6X       233/1X            468/7X           

Bob Smith                        239/4X                              239/4X           

Weekly Match Report 8-5-2010

.22 Rifle Classes

SHOOTERS NAME SPORTER      CUSTOM       UNLIMITED 3-GUN AGG. PLINKER      GROUP         

Bud Lawry                      223/3X          225/1X               226/4X                                  228/4X                    

Walt Miller                     231/2X          225/0X               226/4X                                                         0.208

Bob Cruden                    212/0X          218/2X               225/2X            655/4X                              

Rob Skeens                    221/5X          220/2X                                             

Brian Peters                   221/0X          224/0X              211/2X             656/2X                              

William Elliott                215/3X          194/0X              197/2X             606/5X                                0.224 

Paul Prather                   185/0X          181/0X              205/2X                                   213/1X                    

Allen Campbell               194/3X                                                                                  197/0X                    

Bob Smith                                             229/4X              225/1X                                           

Tim Elliott                       182/0X          179/0X              196/0X                                           

.22 PISTOL CLASSES                                                                                 

SHOOTERS NAME SPORTER      CUSTOM       UNLIMITED 3-GUN AGG. PLINKER      GROUP         

Mike Saunders                                    227/4X             235/3X                                                           0.208

Bob Smith                                             223/1X             224/3X                                            

Paul Prather               210/1X              217/2X                                                         

.17 PISTOL CLASSES                     

SHOOTERS NAME                      SPORTER        

Walt Miller/Air Rifle/Spring             119/0X           

Bob Kadow/Air Rifle/PCP                 240/3X

 Weekly Match Report 8-12-2010

 Weekly Match Report 8-19-2010

 Weekly Match Report 8-26-2010

Weekly Match Report 9-2-2010

Weekly Match Report 9-9-2010

Weekly Match Report 9-16-2010

Weekly Match Report 9-30-2010

North Alabama Shooting Association Inc.

 N.A.S.A.

Inc.    

7-17-2010

Sporter Class
237-2X, Ray Carpenter, Anshutz 54, Leupold 20X, Eley Tenex (?fps)
233-4X, Barry Holmes, CZ American, Weaver GS 6-20X, Lapua Master M
229-0X, Dave Hollimon, CZ American, Tasco W/C 24X, Lapua Center X
221-0X, Willie Rhodes, CZ American, Weaver 20X, Lapua Center X
214-3X, Tony Gilmore, Savage BV, Tasco W/C 24X, Wolf ME
213-2X, Anedra Gilmore, Savage MK II BV, Tasco W/C 24X, Wolf ME
210-1X, Steve Stone, CZ American, Barska 40X, Lapua Pistol
206-0X, Ulus Farris, CZ American, Tasco 16X, Wolf ME
205-1X, Susan Stone, CZ American, Barska 40X, Lapua Pistol
188-0X, Peary Willard, CZ Ultra Lux, BSA 36X, Wolf MT
146-0X, Peter Justinius,CZ American, Millet 16X, Federal

Custom Class
239-5X, Tony Gilmore, Voodoo Custom Suhl 150, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
235-2X, Barry Holmes, Anshutz MPR, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
233-4X, Anedra Gilmore, Voodoo Custom Suhl 150, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
231-4X, Bart Harkins, Suhl 150 (Loggins), Sightron 36X, Lapua Center X
221-3X, Steve Stone, CZ Varmint, Weaver T-36, Lapua Pistol
221-1X, Willie Rhodes, CZ Varmint Barska 8-32, Lapua Center X
217-1X, Dave Hollimon, Remington 504, Tasco W/C 24X, Wolf MT
214-2X, Susan Stone, CZ Varmint, Weaver T-36, Lapua Pistol
215-1X, Peary Willard , Savage FV, Tasco W/C 36X, Wolf MT
DNF, Keith McBrayer, Ruger 10/22T, Barska 24X, SK Std+

Unlimited Class
245-5X, Barry Holmes, Winchester 52D , Weaver T-36, Lapua Midas +
240-3X, Willie Rhodes, Remington 40X, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
239-5X, Tony Gilmore, 40X Voodoo Custom, Weaver V-24, Lapua Center X
235-1X, Steve Stone, Anshutz 54, Weaver T-36, Eley Match (?fps)
230-2X, Peary Willard, Kimber 82G, Sightron II 36X, Wolf MT
224-3X, Reed Gamble, Suhl 150, Sightron 36X, Eley Match Pistol (?fps)
222-3X, Bart Harkins, Remington 40X, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
219-2X, Keith McBrayer, Kimber 82G, Tasco 32X, SK Std+
219-1X, Anedra Gilmore, 40X Voodoo Custom, Weaver V-24, Lapua Center X
197-1X, Susan Stone, Anshutz 54, Weaver T-36, Eley Match (?fps)

3-GUN AGG.
Barry Holmes 713-11X
Tony Gilmore 692-13X
Willie Rhodes 682-4X
Steve Stone 666-5X
Anedra Gilmore 665-7X
Peary Willard 633-3X
Susan Stone 616-4X
 

8-21-2010

.22 Rifle
Sporter Class
230-5X, Ray Carpenter, Anshutz 54, Leupold 20X, Eley Tenex (?fps)
217-0X, Willie Rhodes, CZ American, , Weaver 20X, Lapua Center X
216-3X, Tony Gilmore, Savage BV, Tasco W/C 24X, Lapua Center X
215-1X, Bart Harkins, CZ American, Leupold VX2 18X, Lapua Center X
211-2X, Susan Stone, CZ American, Barska 40X, Eley Pistol Match
210-1X, Barry Holmes, CZ American, Weaver GS 6-20X, Lapua Master M
203-1X, Peary Willard, CZ Ultra Lux, BSA 36X, Aguila SE
202-1X, Steve Stone, CZ American, Barska 40X, Eley Pistol Match
199-0X, Anedra Gilmore, Savage MK II BV, Tasco W/C 24X, Lapua Center X
198-1X, Dave Hollimon, CZ American, Tasco W/C 24X, Federal 510
184-0X, John Savage, CZ American, Leupold 12X, Eley Sport
177-1X, Ulus Farris, CZ American, Barska 32X, Federal 714
151-0X, Peter Justinius, Browning T-Bolt, Nikon 9X, Remington Thunderbolt


Custom Class
238-5X, Bart Harkins, Loggins Suhl 150, Sightron 2 36X, Lapua Center X
236-4X, Barry Holmes, Anshutz MPR, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
233-1X, Tony Gilmore, Voodoo Custom Suhl 150, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X (10-10's)
233-1X, Anedra Gilmore, Voodoo Custom Suhl 150, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X (11-10's,)
225-4X, Steve Stone, CZ Varmint, Weaver T-36, Lapua Pistol
224-4X, Willie Rhodes, CZ Varmint Barska 8-32, Lapua Center X
212-1X, Peary Willard, Savage FV, Tasco W/C 36X, Wolf MT
207-1X, Susan Stone, CZ Varmint, Weaver T-36, Eley Pistol Match
201-1X, Dave Hollimon, Remington 504, Tasco W/C 24X, Wolf MT
185-0X, Phillip Peurson, Savage MK II BV (Pistol Grip Stock), Tasco Varmint 24X, Federal Premium


Unlimited Class
240-3X, Tony Gilmore, 40X Voodoo Custom, Weaver V-24, Lapua Center X (13-10's, 8-9's)
240-3X, Anedra Gilmore, 40X Voodoo Custom, Weaver V-24, Lapua Center X (13-10's, 7-9's)
236-2X, Susan Stone, Anshutz 54, Weaver T-36, Eley Match (?fps)
234-3X, Barry Holmes, Winchester 52D , Weaver T-36, Lapua Midas +
233-0X, Steve Stone, Anshutz 54, Weaver T-36, Eley Match (?fps)
232-5X, Bart Harkins, Remington 40X, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
231-3X, Willie Rhodes, Remington 40X, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
221-4X, Reed Gamble, Suhl 150, Sightron 36X, Eley Match Pistol (?fps)
213-1X, Keith McBrayer, Kimber 82G, Tasco 32X, SK Std+
210-2X, Peary Willard, Kimber 82G, Sightron II 36X, Wolf MT

.17 Rifle
Sporter Class
193-0X, Stuart Peurson, Savage 17HMR, Bushnell 9X. Hornady V-Max

3-GUN AGG.
Tony Gilmore 689-7X
Bart Harkins 685-11X
Barry Holmes 680-8X
Willie Rhodes 672-7X
Anedra Gilmore 672-4X
Steve Stone 660-5X
Susan Stone 654-5X
Peary Willard 625-4X

2010

ALABAMA STATE USBR RIMFIRE MATCH

Held @ N.A.S.A. Inc. Sheffield, Alabama

9-18-2010

Sporter Class
235-6X, Barry Holmes, CZ American, Weaver GS 6-20X, Lapua Master M
222-5X, Dave Hollimon, CZ American, Tasco W/C 24X, Federal 510
222-1X, Willie Rhodes, CZ American, Weaver 20X, Lapua Center X
219-2X, Reed Gamble, CZ American, Sightron II, SK Std+
206-1X, Ulus Farris, CZ American, Barska 32X, Federal 714
201-0X, Bart Harkins, CZ American, Leupold VX2 18X, Lapua Center X
195-1X, Tony Gilmore, Savage BV, Tasco W/C 24X, Lapua Center X
195-1X, Peary Willard, CZ Lux, BSA 36X, Aguila SE
164-0X, Anedra Gilmore, Savage MK II BV, Tasco W/C 24X, Lapua Center X


Custom Class
245-4X, Tony Gilmore, Voodoo Custom Suhl 150, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
235-4X, Bart Harkins, Loggins Suhl 150, Sightron 2 36X, Lapua Center X
229-2X, Barry Holmes, Anshutz MPR, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
221-2X, Dave Hollimon, Remington 504, Tasco W/C 24X, Wolf MT
219-2X, Anedra Gilmore, Voodoo Custom Suhl 150, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
209-1X, Willie Rhodes, CZ Varmint Barska 8-32, Lapua Match Pistol
200-1X, Peary Willard, Savage FV, Tasco W/C 36X, Wolf MT


Unlimited Class
239-6X, Willie Rhodes, Remington 40X, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
236-0X, Tony Gilmore, 40X Voodoo Custom, Weaver V-24, Lapua Center X
234-2X, Bart Harkins, Remington 40X, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
233-3X, Barry Holmes, Winchester 52D , Weaver T-36, Lapua Midas +
232-1X, Reed Gamble, Suhl 150, Sightron 36X, Eley Match Pistol (?fps)
231-2X, Anedra Gilmore, 40X Voodoo Custom, Weaver V-24, Lapua Center X
230-1X, Peary Willard, Kimber 82G, Sightron 36X, Wolf MT


3 Gun Agg.
Barry Holmes, 697-11X
Tony Gilmore, 676-5X
Willie Rhodes, 670-8X
Bart Harkins, 669-6X
Peary Willard, 625-3X
Anedra Gilmore, 614-4X

N.A.S.A .

2010 USBR Sanctioned Club Championship Match

9-18-2010
Sporter Class
235-3X, Barry Holmes, CZ American, Weaver GS 6-20X, Lapua Master M
231-3X, Willie Rhodes, CZ American, , Weaver 20X, Lapua Center X
226-2X, Ray Carpenter, Anshutz 54, Leupold 20X, Eley Tenex (?fps)
221-1X, Tony Gilmore, Savage BV, Tasco W/C 24X, Lapua Center X
220-4X, Bart Harkins, CZ American, Leupold VX2 18X, Lapua Center X
217-3X, Anedra Gilmore, Savage MK II BV, Tasco W/C 24X, Lapua Center X
213-1X, Reed Gamble, CZ American, Sightron II, SK Std+
208-2X, Dave Hollimon, CZ American, Tasco W/C 24X, Federal 510
196-2X, Steve Stone, CZ American, Barska 40X, Eley Pistol Match
196-1X, Peary Willard, CZ Lux, BSA 36X, Aguila SE
192-0X, Ulus Farris, CZ American, Barska 32X, Federal 714
191-0X, Susan Stone, CZ American, Barska 40X, Eley Pistol Match
131-0X, Peter Justinius, Browning T-Bolt, Nikon 9X, Remington Thunderbolt


Custom Class
241-3X, Tony Gilmore, Voodoo Custom Suhl 150, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
238-3X, Anedra Gilmore, Voodoo Custom Suhl 150, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
237-4X, Bart Harkins, Loggins Suhl 150, Sightron 2 36X, Lapua Center X
234-7X, Barry Holmes, Anshutz MPR, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
230-3X, Steve Stone, CZ Varmint, Weaver T-36, Lapua Pistol
207-2X, Willie Rhodes, CZ Varmint Barska 8-32, Lapua Match Pistol
201-0X, Susan Stone, CZ Varmint, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X


Unlimited Class
239-4X, Tony Gilmore, 40X Voodoo Custom, Weaver V-24, Lapua Center X
237-3X, Bart Harkins, Remington 40X, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
236-5X, Barry Holmes, Winchester 52D , Weaver T-36, Lapua Midas +
235-5X, Keith McBrayer, Kimber 82G, Tasco 32X, SK Std+
231-3X, Anedra Gilmore, 40X Voodoo Custom, Weaver V-24, Lapua Center X
227-5X, Peary Willard, Kimber 82G, Sightron II 36X, Wolf MT
222-1X, Steve Stone, Anshutz 54, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
217-2X, Willie Rhodes, Remington 40X, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X
214-1X, Susan Stone, Anshutz 54, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center X

3 Gun Agg.
Barry Holmes, 705-15X
Tony Gilmore, 701-8X
Bart Harkins, 694-11X
Anedra Gilmore, 686-9X
Willie Rhodes, 655-7X
Steve Stone, 648-6X
Susan Stone, 606-1X

N.A.S.A.

2010 USBR Sanctioned Club Championship Match

Overall Averages and Winners after 10 Club Matches

9-18-2010

Sporter Class
1'st-Ray Carpenter 227.6667
2'nd-Barry Holmes 227~
3'rd-Bart Harkins 215.3~

Custom Class
1'st-Barry Holmes 233-.16666667
2'nd-Tony Gilmore 232.6667
3'rd-Bart Harkins 229

Unlimited Class
1'st-Barry Holmes 234.66667
2'nd-Tony Gilmore 234.3
3'rd-Bart Harkins 232.66667

3 Gun Agg. Class
1'st-Barry Holmes 690.83~
2'nd-Tony Gilmore 684.5714286
3'rd-Bart Harkins 680.8

Gold 22 Rimfire Shooters

Genessee, Pa.

7-11-2010

CUSTOM SPORTER

240-4X BILL TOWNSLEY, SAKO P94S WEAVER 36 LAPUA CENTER X

239-3X JIM MULLIGAN, SWINIDLEHURST LEOPOLD 40 ELEY MATCH                      

231-2X RUSS OUTMAN, COOPER LEOPOLD 45 WOLF MATCH                                  

229-1X ROGER BURRIS,   COOPER   WEVER 36 ELEY                                                    

225-1X JOHN TURTON, WINCHESTER WEVER 36 WOLF MATCH                              

223-0X DUCK WILLIAMMEE, TRUBO LEOPOLD 36 ELEY                                             

Unlimited 1

239-5X JIM MULLIGAN, SAME GUN

238-3X BILL TOWNSLEY, SAME GUN

237-5X ROGER BURRIS, SAME GUN                       

227-0X DUCK WILLIAMMEE, SAME GUN

219-2X RUSS OUTMAN, 4OX WEAVER 45 WOLF MATCH

218-1X JOHN TURTON, SAME GUN

197-0X HOWARD LEWIS, WINCHEST WEAVER 36 WOLF MATCH

Unlimited 2

244-4X BILL TOWNSLEY    

239-2X JIM MULLIGAN                             

233-5X JOHN TURTON                              

229-2X ROGER BURRIS                             

225-1X RUSS OUTMAN                             

224-0X DUCK WILLIAMMEE                    

206-1X HOWARD LEWIS                          

Unlimited 3

239-2X BILL TOWNSLEY                                  

234-1X ROGER BURRIS                                  

233-2X JOHN TURTON                                  

229-1X DUCK WILLIAMMEE                          

227-2X RUSS OUTMAN                               

224-1X JIM MULLIGAN                                  

200-1X HOWARD LEWIS                              

Unlimited Agg.

721-9X BILL TOWNSLEY

702-8X JIM MULLIGAN

700-8X ROGER BURRIS

684-6X JOHN TURTON

680-1X DUCK WILLIAMMEE

671-5X RUSS OUTMAN

609-2X HOWARD LEWIS

PA U.S.B.R. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

8/21/2010

Sporter Class

219-2X, Bill Townsley, CZ, Ame Weaver, T-36 Center X

217-1X, Roger Burris, CZ, Weaver T-36, Eley

211-1X, Dave Bursis, CZ, Weaver T-36, Eley

197-1X, John Turtion, CZ, Weaver T-36, Wolf

Custom Class

240-8X, Rodger Burris, Cooper Weaver T-36, Eley

234-4X, Dave Burris, Cooper Weaver T-36, Eley

224-2X, John Turtion, Anshutz, Weaver T-36, Wolf

217-1X, Bill Townsley, Anshutz Weaver T-36, Center X

Unlimited Class

240-5X, Bill Yownsley, Sako, Weaver T-36, center X 

235-3X, Godger Burris, Cooper, Weaver T-36, Eley

232-3X,Dave Burris, Cooper, Weaver T-36, Eley

226-2X, John Turtion, Win 52, Weaver T-36, Wolf   

3 Gun Agg.

1-Rodger Burris - 692

2-Dave Burris - 677

3-Bill Townsley - 676

4-John Turtion - 647

EEGC

Emerald Empire Gun Club

  Today’s exciting episode of As the Powder Burns is a tale of the old battling, well the slightly less old and a cautionary tale to always review the rules before engaging in a contest.

  As both of the fans who have been following our series will remember Bob Tews has been dominating the Box Stock class for the last several matches. Now Bob will admit to being “about 87 years old”. However it is reported that he has been seen wearing a tee shirt with the slogan “Get our troops out of Valley Forge” from the late, very late Betsy Ross collection as marketed by the Hudson Valley Trading Co. chain just after Betsey was acquitted on charges of using illegal aliens to make her product when a raid discovered 16 undocumented Iroquois Indians sewing in her one room cabin. In court it was discovered that her VP had smuggled them in from the northern territories without her knowledge claiming they were his cousins on his French mother’s side here on student visas,  but I digress. Along to challenge him today was John Stevens. At a spritely 84 years of age John is just beginning his career in the field of semi-auto BR and today was his first match.  Bob, feeling the pressure reached down deep into his vast years of experience and with the assistance of his coach Wes King managed to hold on to his title and shot career high scores at both 25 and 50 yards proving that he still has it!

  In the Unlimited match it looked like a close match between our three shooters but  Jerry realized that he had brought the wrong ammo as it was over the $8.00 a box limit in the semi-auto class and decided to continue the match just for fun to see where he would have come out, as you can see he would have done very well.

  Next month’s match will be on Aug. 21^st.  With just two more matches left in the season can Bob hold on to his title as the all time winner in Box Stock, will Jerry find a good lot of cheap ammo, will the descendants of the Iroquois ever get free healthcare? These and many more questions will be answered in upcoming episodes of As the Powder Burns.Dennis DiFeo, MD

  Box Stock                               25yds               25yds             50yds              50yds

Bob Tews                                 204 0X            208 0X           146 0X            162 0X

John Stevenson                        178 1X            188 1X           136 0X            135 1X

  Unlimited                                25yds               25yds             50yds              50yds

Arlin Brewer                            246 5X            242 9X            219 0X            210 0X

Wes King                                  244 7X            247 8X            223 0X            223 2X

Jerry Snider                             244 10X          248 8X            222 0X            216 1X

EEGC

Emerald Empire Gun Club

  8-21-2010

  Today’s episode of As the Powder Burns is as much a tale of man verses nature as it is the story of man verses man. Our cast began to arrive at the range quite early on this rather unseasonably chilly summer morning each eager to get their gear meticulously set up so as to achieve maximum accuracy from their carefully prepared rifles. As the contestants placed their wind flags out on the range the Match Director couldn’t help but notice that none of the flags seemed to pointing in the same direction at the same time, in fact they seemed to be indicating that the wind was coming from three different directions at the same time! This did not go unnoticed by our keen eyed marksmen who then resorted to the well established practice of putting out additional flags to try to “dope” the wind. Alas this only led to further confusion as the additional flags simply pointed in still different directions than the original flags. So now our shooters were faced with thirteen mile per hour winds coming from all directions at once! This was certainly going to be an interesting match and the Match Director could see that he was going to have to break out his calculator when it came time to add up the missed points when scoring targets. Conditions remained difficult for the entire match with one brief period of respite when a cloud passed over the range during match number two, Jerry took full advantage of this short period and shot the high score of day, 247 8X. The lone cloud quickly passed on as the target frames were moved from 25 yards to 50 yards and that calculator got a good work out during scoring.   Dennis DiFeo, MD

Stock Class                           25Yds          25Yds             50Yds           50Yds

Gibb Scott                            219 2X         219 0X          163 0X          172 0X

Bob Tews                             213 0X         206 1X            139 0X         142 0X

Unlimited Class                    25Yds          25Yds             50Yds           50Yds

August Kuhs                        218 0X          234 4X            198 1X         193 0X

Rex Warren                         237 3X          232 3X            186 1X         199 2X

Jerry Snider                         237 4X          247 8X             213 2X        224 1X

  Our last and final match of the season will be Sept. 18^th. Sign-ups start at 9AM and shooting starts at 10AM sharp.  

EEGC

Emerald Empire Gun Club

Sept. 18^{th 2010}

    This is the season finale of As the Powder Burns. It would appear that our season is closing just in the nick of time as Mother Nature has signaled that the glorious weather that we have been blessed with is about to come to an end. While the cast had to endure a few sprinkles and the Match Director had to score a few soggy targets it was still a pleasant day. That’s not to say things went smoothly for a couple of our competitors though. Jerry started the day pretty well, unfortunately he only had enough of his preferred ammo left for one target, after that it was sort of a mix and match affair as he tried several other lots and brands of ammo on his next three targets. It appears that his rifle has rather particular tastes about what it’s fed and will accept no substitutes in its diet. Well at least he has all winter to test. Arlin started out rather well taking first place on the first 25 yard target. With the move to fifty yards on target number three things became much more difficult for him. It seems that between the poor light conditions due to the heavy overcast and the scattered rain drops causing dark spots on the targets he was having some difficulty seeing the bullet holes. When he brought the first fifty yard target in to be scored he didn’t shoot one of the bulls, on the next target he left two of the bulls un fired upon. Then to add insult to injury when he packed up to leave the range he left his shooting stool under the bench and drove off. Fortunately for him the Match Director noticed it and took possession of it for safe keeping and will return it at the air gun match next week. The Match director briefly considered shortening just one leg of the stool before returning it but has since decided that that might be considered poor sportsmanship on his part. Perhaps he’ll just wax the top so Arlin will just sort of slide around a bit. Dennis DiFeo, MD 

.22 Semi-Auto Benchrest

Sept. 18^{th 2010}

         Box Stock Class                   25yds            25yds           50yds           50 yds

Bob Tews                                      205 0X         193 0X          156 0X          163 0X

         Unlimited Class                    25yds            25yds           50yds           50 yds

Arlin Brewer                                 247 5X         244 10X          211 3X        199 1X

Wes King                                       246 7X         248 13X          226 1X        231 1X

Jerry Snider                                 245 10X        239 3X           213 0X         189 0X     

CCTN

Rio de Janeiro,Brazil

June 2010 Matches- CCTN- Rio de Janeiro Brazil.

June 27^th started off as sunny, and beautiful, and stayed that way throughout the morning. Large turnout today and we had to have 3 matches as we didn’t have enough space to accommodate all shooters during one match. PCP is gaining rapidly in Rio. What started off with just 3 or 4 shooters, now has 8 or 9. Almost as many as the 22LR’s. Fritz Braun. CCTN USBR M.D.

Range conditions today were as follows:

Sunny.

Temperature: 71° F

Humidity:80%

50 YARD RIMFIRE MAY 9, 2010

SPORTER CLASS
216-2X, DOMINGOS TAVARES, Anshutz 1451, Zeiss 6.5-20X40, Eley Pistol
216-1X, RONALDO FREUND, CZ-452 Varmint, Weaver T36, Eley Pistol
197-3X, EDSON NOVAES,  CBC , Tasco 6-24X44, Eley Pistol
179-0X, LEONAN LEAO,  CZ 453 Varmint, Weaver T36, Eley Standard
208-0X, JOAO SINHORELLO, CZ-Mod 2, Leupold 6-24X40, Eley Match
162-0X, ARCANJO,  CZ-Mod 2, Leupold 6-24X40, Eley Match
162-0X, AFONSO ALFAZEMA,  CZ-Mod 2, Leupold 6-24X40, Eley Match
 

CUSTOM CLASS
214-0X,ROMERO AGUIAR, Anshutz 54, Leupold 8-18X40, Eley Pistol
196-1X, DOMINGOS TAVARES, Anshutz 54, Leupold 8-16X40, Eley Pistol
196-1X, FRITZ JOHANN,  Rem Mod 37, Eley
193-0X, LEONIDAS MORAIS,  Anshutz 54, Leupold 8-16X40, Eley Pistol
199-0X, EDSON NOVAES, Walther KK200, Barska 10-40x50, Eley Ultimate

SEMI-AUTO
221-1X, FRITZ BRAUN,  Ruger 10/22, Shilba 8-32X44, Eley Tenex
188-0X, DALMO MENDES, Ruger 10/22, BSA 6-24X40, Eley Pistol
 

PCP
234, MARTIAL COULAUD,  S410. .22, Bushnel Elite 8-32X44
245, ARLINDO FARTURA,  Steir LG110 .22,AirForce 4-16X50
231, NAIR FERREIRA , S410, .22, Leapers 8-32X56
218, BRUNO CONTICELLI,  DayState Air Ranger, .177, Shilba 4-16X50
227, PAULO EDUARDO,  Steir LG110 .22,AirForce 4-16X50
228, MARCO A. QUITO,  S410, .22, Bushnel Elite 8-32X44
225, EDUARDO ANTUNES,  FX-T12, .22, Leapers 8-32X56
237, ADILSON FERREIRA,  S410, .22, Leapers 8-32X56

July 2010 Matches- CCTN- Rio de Janeiro Brazil.

Cold morning for Rio.  Relatively few shooters today. Lot of the guys are taking their annual vacation. Arlindo Fartura shot a 226 in the Custom class; Congratulations are in order considering that this was his first time on the Anshutz!!   Fritz Braun.CCTN USBR M.D.

Range conditions today were as follows:

Sunny.

Temperature:  69° F

Humidity: 70%

CUSTOM CLASS
226-1X ARLINDO FARTURA, Anshutz 54, Zeiss 6-20X50, CBC
208-0X, DOMINGOS TAVARES, Anshutz 54, Zeiss 6-20X50, Eley Pistol
190-0X, FRITZ JOHANN,  Rem Mod 37, Leupold 6-18X40,CBC
198-2X,  JOAO SINHORELLO, Anshutz 2013, Leupold VX3, Eley Ultimate
155-0X, BENJAMIN RUAS,  Anschutz 54, Leupold 8-16X40, Eley
 

SPORTER
223-0X, DOMINGOS TAVARES,  Anshutz 1451, Zeiss 6.5-20X40, Eley Pistol
191-1X, AGRIMALDO ARCANJO,  CZ-Mod 2, Leupold 6-24X40, Eley Match
162-0X, AFONSO ALFAZEMA,  CBC 122, Zoss 10-40X50, Federal
 

SEMI-AUTO
213-2X, FRITZ BRAUN,  Ruger 10/22, Shilba 8-32X44, Eley Tenex
182-0X, MARIO VILELLA,  CBC 7022, Bushenell Elite 10X40, Eley Pistol

PCP
237-3X, ARLINDO FARTURA,  Steir LG110 .22,AirForce 4-16X50
 

BCGOA

Braxton County Gun Owners Association WV

On 7/11/10 The BCGOA Rimfire / Centerfire Match was held on a very nice day. The weather was nearly perfect for a great day of shooting. The only bad thing was we only had 3 shooters show up for the event. The results are as follows. Ashley Carr MD
 
Rimfire / Factory
 1. L.G. Rose      231/0X
 
Rimfire / Custom
1.Mike Hibbs      243/6X
2.Ashley Carr     234/1X
3.L.G. Rose        230/1X
 
Rimfire / Unlimited
1. Ashley Carr    238/4X
2. Mike Hibbs     236/3X
3. L.G. Rose       228/3X
  
Centerfire / Custom
 1. Mike Hibbs    194/0X
 
Centerfire / Unlimited
 1. Ashley Carr   241/11X
 

The Braxton County Gun Owners Association hosted the WV State USBR Rimfire & Centerfire Championship Match on 8/1/10. It all started 9:00 am with the Rimfire Championship followed by the Centerfire Championship starting at 1:00 pm. We had several shooters present for the event shooting for gold, silver, and bronze medals for the USBR classes. The weather was a little cloudy at the start but turned in to a perfect day for the event. The final placement of shooters is listed as follows;
 
Rimfire Plinker
 
1. Mike Hibbs                 215 0x
2. Jeff Mckenzie            187 0x
 
Rimfire 17 class
 
1. Buddy Baker               211 1x
2. Jack Phillips               209 0x
3. Blaine Syrus                190 0x
 
Rimfire Factory
 
1. Carl Boise                  232 4x
2. Jack Phillips              227 2x
3. Jim Deem                   224 3x
4. Jeff Mckenzie            223 4x
5. Buddy Baker             219 1x
6. Cole Syrus                 211 2x
7. Mike Hibbs                206 0x
8. Steve Hamm              177 0x
 
Rimfire Custom
 
1.  Ralph Summerville    243 4x
2.  Mike Hibbs               241 4x
3.  Jack Phillips             240 3x
4.  Ashley Carr             239 4x
5.  Wiley Westfall          236 6x
6.  Carl Boise                236 2x
7.  Buddy Baker            235 4x
7.  Cole Syrus                235 4x
9.  Jim Deem                232 2x
10. Sam Mills                230 4x
11. Steve Hamm           229 1x
12. Delmas Kellar        226 3x
13. Chuck Mills             223 0x
14. Tom Haddox           220 1x
15. Jim Kelly                  212 2x
16. Dale Lynch             203 1x
 
Rimfire Unlimited
 
1.   Ashley Carr                 243 6x
2.   Mike Hibbs                  238 4x
3.   Ralph Summerville      237 6x
4.   Wiley Westfall             236 2x
5.   Carl Boise                   234 1x
6.   Cole Syrus                   234 1x
7.   Sam Mills                     232 5x
8.   Jim Deem                     232 1x
9.   Steve Hamm                228 4x
10. Buddy Baker                227 0x
11. Jack Phillips                226 5x
12. Jeff Mckenzie              226 2x
13. Chuck Mills                  226 2x
14. Tom Haddox                223 1x
 
Centerfire Plinker           
 
1. Mike Hibbs                    196 1x
 
Centerfire Factory     
 
1.  Jason Williams                232 3x
2.  Kermit Ruble                   223 3x
3.  Todd Life                         217 1x
4.  Kendall Francis               216 2x
5.  Dennis Cline                   211 1x
6.  Aaron Lynch                   210 0x
7.  Bob Harris                       202 1x
8.  Richard Murry                201 3x
9.  Steve Hamm                   177 0x
10. Mike Hibbs                    168 0x
 
Centerfire Sporter
 
1. Randy Gibson                  219 1x
2. Steve Hamm                    163 0x
3. Ashley Carr                      154 1x
 
Centerfire Custom
 
1. Floyd Cline                       235 3x
2. L.W. Moore                      232 2x
3. David Farrar                     231 1x
4. Chad Turner                     230 0x
5. Chad Turner                     227 2x
6. Mike Hibbs                      223 4x
7. Jason Williams                 211 2x 
 
Centerfire Unlimited
 
1. Johnny Johnson                242 7x
2. Braxton Harter                 236 4x
2. Ashley Carr                      236 4x
4. Braxton Harter                 223 4x
5. Kendall Francis                223 1x
6. Steve Hamm                     211 2x

 
 
2010 USBR National Centerfire Championship Match

held @ B.C.G.O.A. 8-29-2010

It was a hot windy day in Flatwoods, WV at The BCGOA range today, we had several shooters show up to shoot for the gold, silver and bronze USBR National medals today. Everyone had a great time shooting the little green targets at 100 yards today. The results are listed below as follows; 8/29/10
 
Plinker Class
 
1. Bob Harris              212 2x
2. Cash Stone              180 3x
 
 
Sporter Class
 
1. Todd Life                 193 0x
2. Mike Hibbs             137 0x
 
Factory Class
  
1. Aaron Lynch            226 3x
2. Kermit Ruble           218 2x
3. Dennis Cline            217 2x
4. Todd Life                209 1x
4. Jason Williams        209 1x
6. Richard Murray      196 2x
7. Dan Radcliff            192 1x
8. Jim McClung           180 0x
 
Custom Class
 
1.   L.W. Moore             248 7x
2.   Chad Turner           239 5x
3.   Floyd Cline              238 6x 
4.   Mike Hibbs             237 9x
5.   David Farrar           232 0x
6.   Ashley Carr            231 2x
7.   L. D. Shiltz              227 2x 
8.   Pat Donahue          226 4x
9.   Kendell Francis     222 1x 
10. Rodney Pugh          221 4x
11. Jason Williams       219 3x
12. Dan Radcliff           192 1x
 
Unlimited Class
 
1.   Ashley Carr           241 9x
2.   Kendell Francis      241 7x
3.   Johnny Johnson      238 4x
4.   Chad Turner           222 4x
5.   Richard Murray     213 4x
6.   Dan Radcliff          205 0x
 
 
We thank everyone for helping with this event and we hope to see everyone back again. Good Shooting! 

Poweshiek County Sportsmen’s Association

Montezuma, Iowa

Benchrest Match Report—July 24, 2010

Lightning streaked across the southern horizon just as the first pickup pulled into the club’s 100-yard range. Five hours later, a steady drizzle began as the lastvehicle exited, but the rains that had swept the Hawkeye State for the previous week had given us a short reprieve in between—and we made the most of it. We had nine shooters, several of whom shot more than one target in more than one category with more than one gun. No plinkers or sporter/hunters, but the other USBR classifications were covered, with strong performances in all of them. Several shooters enjoyed the match so much (or they were so frustrated) that they shot second targets in the next relay. As in our previous matches, most shooters fired guns originally built for some other kind of shooting. Two of the most interesting and unusual were Dave Kaiser’s Schützen rifles, which are distinctive German-style single-shot guns usually shot offhand and, in the case of his centerfire modified Ruger No. 3 gun, they take cast bullets that are loaded separately from the case with powder and primer. Dave brought his own purpose-built custom bench and sighted in through a classic exterior-mount-adjusted Tasco scope when he shot his rimfire Martini. Many of the club’s dedicated local shooters turned out, and we again welcomed Joe Morgan from Bloomfield. We also were happy to meet Josh Weisleder, Ray Lang’s young friend. These benchrest matches give us a great opportunity to greet old friends as well as make new ones and to talk about guns and shooting techniques. What a pleasant way to spend a Saturday morning! A very, very large thanks to Tom and Serena Shaull for setting up the range and to several others who helped them dismantle the targets and benches—plus, extra special gratitude to Serena for acting as range officer for most of the relays and scoring most of the targets. The next match is August 21. Ed Purcell, Match Director

RESULTS

RIMFIRE – 50 YARDS (250 points)

Sporter

221 – 3X Joe Morgan, Anschutz 54 Sporter, 4.5-14X Leupold

Custom

231 – 1X Margi Constantino, Remington 540X, 24X Leupold

226 – 2X Joe Morgan, Anschutz 54 Sporter, 4.5-14X Leupold

212 – 4X Cal Wiseman, Kimber 82, 6-18X Nikon

210 – 3X Cal Wiseman (second target)

202 – 0X Ed Purcell, Ruger 10/22, Green Mtn. Barrel, 6-24X Truglo

Unlimited

232 – 1X Tom Shaull, Remington 40X, 6-18X Redfield

230 – 4X Tom Shaull (second target)

221 – 3X Joe Morgan, Remington 40X, 6-12X Leupold

215 – 2X Ray Lang, Ruger 10/22, Green Mtn. barrel, Fajen stock

205 – 1X Dave Kaiser, BSA Martini 1215, Tasco 705, 6-18X

186 – 0X Josh Weisleder, Ruger 10/22, Green Mtn. barrel, Fajen stock

CENTERFIRE – 100 YARDS (100 points)

Factory

91 – 1X Joe Morgan, Savage .308, Weaver T-36

84 – 0X Cal Wiseman, Savage .223, 6-18X Nikon

64 – 0X Steve Miller, Remington 788 .223, 3-9X Bushnell

49 – 0X Ed Purcell, H&R Ultra Varmint .223, 36X BSA

Varmint

90 – 0X Joe Morgan, Remington 700 6BR, 36X Sightron

58 – 0X Steve Miller, Remington 700 .223, 3-9X Bushnell

37 – 1X Tom Shaull, Savage 110 .243, 3-9X Simmons

Unlimited

94 – 2X Joe Morgan, Remington 700 6BR, 36X Sightron

64 – 1XDave Kaiser, Ruger No. 3 .32-20, 8-32X Simmons

Poweshiek County Sportsmen’s Association

The match director (meaning me) at the last minute was unable to attend the match due to the ill health of a family member, but club president Margi Constantino and high-power director Tom Shaull smoothly took over and ran the match. The numbers were down because several regulars were unavailable for the match due to injury, illness, or out of town travel, but there were three new shooters, including a young shooter who was helped to re-zero his rifle by some of the veterans. We had our first .17 caliber shooter, which was a nice addition. I have to point out to anyone reading this from out of state that when the Iowa State Fair is in session, everything else takes a back seat. We look forward to our final match of the year on September 18, which is also opening day of deer season for disabled hunters, so it will be a busy day for some of us! Happily,Iowa’s giant Whitetails are laughably easier targets than the USBR Green Monster.Ed Purcell, Match Director

(I was disappointed to miss the match, so I went out the next day and shot a target round by myself. It doesn’t count, but I felt better.)

The final benchrest match of the season attracted eager competitors and demonstrated yet again the sheer good time that can be had when shooters get together to test their skill against each other and themselves. Despite threatening clouds and the occasional wet drizzle, there was a line up of pickups at the PCSA 100-yard range by 8:00 a.m. The benches and the target stands went up, the signup was quick, and the rimfire match began. As has become our usual routine, several people wanted to shoot more than one gun or more than one target, so there was enough demand to require three relays of rimfire. In the midst of the first relay, a really nasty swirling wind descended and resulted in slightly lower scores. It was easy to see from the quality of the rifles, rests, and ammunition on the line that all of us first-year shooters had learned a lot about benchrest competition since May. The most experienced among us was, again, Joe Morgan who had driven through storms from Bloomfield to shoot with us. The centerfire match required two relays when two of the competitors wanted to shoot two targets. We also all seemed to have learned a lot about shooting the USBR target at 100 yards: which is to say, it’s very hard to see the eight ring even with a good scope, and the ten ring is something that exists only in the shooter’s mind. When the shooting and scoring were over, we packed away the benches and the target stands, and we talked about next year and what we want to keep and what we want to change. Our five matches this season were a great start on a new competitive discipline for the club. The high individual rimfire score for the season was Margi Constantino’s 233-1X fired with an Anschutz in Custom class on August 21. Close behind was Tom Shaull’s 232-1X with his Remington 40X in Unlimited on July 24. Joe Morgan was well in advance of the rest of the centerfire field with his excellent 6BR and .308 caliber dedicated benchrest guns, shooting 96-4X in Varmint and 95-2X in Unlimited, back-to-back at our second match on June 19. Congratulations to the high scorers and to all our shooters. I’ve thanked—both in these match reports and in person— all those who worked so hard to make this a successful experience for the PCSA. Your help from building benches to mowing the range to setting up equipment and more was invaluable. Thanks again. Thanks for the help and advice of the USBR officers, and until next year, we wish that you all may shoot 10X whenever you touch off the trigger. Ed Purcell, Match Director

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