August, 2012
The Voice of the National Bench Rest Shooters Association
Precision Rifleman August 2012
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Table of Contents
Advertising Index Gradient Lens Roadrunner Bryant Custom
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Shadetree 11 BAT Machine 13 Benchrite LLC 15 PMA Tool 17 Shilen Rifles 19 Berger Bullets 21 Terry Meyer Bullets 21 Lilja Barrels 23 Paul Holland 30 ShooterShed 31 Kelbly’s Back Page
Long Range Varmint Nationals 4 Rigidity of Benchrest Barrels, by Dan Lilja 6 NBRSA Election Results 9 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 10 Oak Hill Gun Club 11 Chippewa Super Shoot Warm-Up 12 Firearms Industry Super Shoot 13 Southwest Regional Two-Gun at Visalia 14 California State Championship 1st Leg at Sacramento 14 Lands End Benchrest: Western Colorado 4-Gun, 1st Leg 15 Seymour Stool Shooters: Texas State Championship 2nd Leg 16 Hog Roast at Fairchance Gun Club 17 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Hunter/Varmint For Score 18 Prairie Dog Target Club 19 Best in the West: Whittington Center 20 McMillan Follow-Up 21 Manley Oakley Trophy at Tacoma Rifle Club 22 Tacoma’s Northwest Regional Two-Gun 23 Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest 23 Texas State 1000-Yard Championship at Emert Ranch Range 24 Mill Creek Rifle Club 25 Van Dyne Sportsman Club: Hunter Match 26 Palomino Valley Gun Club, Nevada State Championship 27 Southwest Louisiana Hunter/Varmint For Score 27 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 28 NBRSA News 30 New Long Range World Records 31
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Pinkney Wins the 2012 Long Range Varmint Nationals! June 9-10, 2012 The LRVN were held at the Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility in Reno Nevada. We had a lower than expected turnout due to the economy and a very demanding range. The week end weather forecast was so, so, so, wrong! It was predicted “breezy” on Saturday and “nice” on Sunday. What really happened? We entertained winds in the mid 20mph range all day Saturday, with occasional “gusts” and not really too much relief on Sunday either. So it often times goes at the WCSF range. The playing field was really quite leveled by the conditions. Oh, did I mention it was COLD too? Long handles, overalls and sweatshirts with overcoats were the norm. How tough was it, really? The first agg of the day, LV @ 300 yards saw 13 targets produce the allotted 15” penalty, 3” per bullet off the target. We made sure everyone was “ON” before starting but with the constant changes in speed, let ups, and direction, we all suffered as did the backers! Most could not ascertain where their bullets were impacting the targets due to the heavy mirage that lasted throughout the day! The LV @ 300 saw Jan Sarras in first place. Henry Pinkney placed second followed by “Dangerous” Bob Dorton in third. Don Nielson shot very nice for the conditions, 1.078 for the small group agg award. It is difficult to realize conditions so tough that the 1” mark was not broken throughout the entire agg. That folks, is WINDY!!! Not moving the backers we then shot the 300HV class. Local shooter Cody Archibald stepped up and handily won this event. Marty Childers took the second place award followed by Don Neilson in third. Don also had the small group for the yardage with a .712 in match 4. We ended late in the day and the target crew immediately moved the backers in to 200 yards for Sunday’s contests! Most shooters reset their flags but some waited until Sunday morning. Sunday we shot 200 yards all day! Starting in the HV class, Bill Mellor
lowed by local shooter and Match Director Steve Archibald in third. Again, Don Nielson shot the small group of the agg, a .522, in the 2nd match! The top 5 in the LV Grand are as follows. In descending order, Henry Pinkney, Jan Sarras, Bob Dorton, Marty Childers and Bryn Borras. The HV Grand played out thusly, Cody Archibald, Don Nielson, Marty Childers, Tom Price and Jan Sarras.
Henry Pinkney, Winner of the 2012 Long Range Varmint Nationals took the top spot. Steve Archibald garnered second and was followed by “Dangerous”(no flags) Bob Dorton. Ron Chisick shot the small group for the yardage in the first relay, winning it with a nice .265. With a really short break for snacks we soon started the afternoon LV200 contest. After the earlier agg, Don Neilson figured it out and won this event! Henry Pinkney again captured second, fol-
The 2 Gun winners were, 1st Henry Pinkney, 2nd Jan Sarras, 3rd Marty Childers, 4th Bob Dorton and 5th went to Mark Ronchetti. A big thank you goes out to the Target Crew: Kerry Sarras, Kelly Marsh and Bob Hoppe. Without these three hard workers we would have been in trouble. The mere size of the 300 yard targets in the wind proved to be very demanding. We wish to thank the contestants who braved these tough conditions and we do appreciate your support. Shoot well and be well!
Jan Sarras
Washoe County Shooting Facility Equipment List Light Varmint Name Henry Pinkney Jan Sarras Bob Dorton Marty Childers Bryn Borras
Action Nesika Bat Farley Viper Panda
Barrel Krieger Krieger Lilja Krieger Bartlein
Gunsmith Stocker Sarras S/Y Sarras Robertson Borden Borden Ocock Ocock Harvey Sutton Heavy Varmint
Cody Archibald Panda Krieger Sarras Don Nielson P-5 Bartlein Nielson Marty Childers Viper Krieger Ocock Tom Price Polar Krieger Nielson Jan Sarras Bat Krieger Sarras *All contestants used 205M primer and 6PPC caliber.
Edge Larson Ocock N/A Robertson
Scope Weaver 36 Leu45 Sightron 36 Leu 45 Leu 45
Load 133 8208 N133 8208 8208
Bullet Lee Fowlers N/A Childers Fowlers
Leu45 Mar-50 Leu 45 Leu 36 Leu45
8208 T 8208 8208 8208
Barts 68 Berger Childers N/A Fowlers
Back L-R: Bill Mellor, Don Nielson, Henry Pinkney, Steve Archibald & Bob Dorton Kneeling L-R Jan Sarras, Marty Childers and Cody Archibald
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2012 Long Range Varmint Nationals Results
Light Varmint 300 Jan Sarras.........................1.0793 Henry Pinkney.....................1.1514 Bob Dorton.........................1.1791 Marty Childers.....................1.2035 Mark Ronchetti....................1.3456 Bryn Borras.........................1.3596 Steve Archibald....................1.6701 Ron Chisick.........................1.6810 Cody Archibald....................1.9711 Everet Smith.......................1.9725 Small Group Don Nielson..........................1.078 Heavy Varmint 300 Cody Archibald...................0.5379 Marty Childers.....................0.6306 Don Nielson........................0.6866 Jan Sarras..........................0.8121 Tom Price..........................0.8241 Everet Smith.......................0.8772 Henry Pinkney.....................0.8947 Bill Mellor...........................0.9612 Mark Ronchetti....................0.9829 Don Archibald......................0.9852 Small Group Don Nielson..........................0.712 Heavy Varmint 200 Bill Mellor.........................0.3187 Steve Archibald....................0.3210
Bob Dorton.........................0.3319 Don Nielson........................0.3657 Bryn Borras.........................0.3873 Tom Price..........................0.3960 Henry Pinkney.....................0.4075 Don Archibald......................0.4334 Ron Chisick.........................0.4366 Jan Sarras..........................0.4438 Small Group Ron Chisick..........................0.265 Light Varmint 200 Don Nielson.......................0.3966 Henry Pinkney.....................0.4155 Steve Archibald....................0.4618 Everet Smith.......................0.5002 Bob Dorton.........................0.5170 Tom Price..........................0.5317 Bryn Borras.........................0.5792 Cody Archibald....................0.5920 Pete Savage........................0.5923 Jan Sarras..........................0.5980 Small Group Don Nielson..........................0.522 Light Varmint Grand Henry Pinkney...................0.7835 Jan Sarras..........................0.8387 Bob Dorton.........................0.8481 Marty Childers.....................0.9154
Bryn Borras.........................0.9694 Mark Ronchetti....................0.9844 Steve Archibald....................1.0660 Ron Chisick.........................1.1849 Everet Smith.......................1.2364 Don Nielson........................1.2791 Heavy Varmint Grand Cody Archibald...................0.5231 Don Nielson........................0.5261 Marty Childers.....................0.5656 Tom Price..........................0.6101 Jan Sarras..........................0.6279 Bill Mellor...........................0.6399 Henry Pinkney.....................0.6511 Everet Smith.......................0.6745 Don Archibald......................0.7093 Ron Chisick.........................0.7124 Two-Gun Henry Pinkney...................0.7173 Jan Sarras..........................0.7333 Marty Childers.....................0.7405 Bob Dorton.........................0.7860 Mark Ronchetti....................0.8764 Cody Archibald....................0.9023 Don Nielson........................0.9026 Bryn Borras.........................0.9449 Ron Chisick.........................0.9487 Everet Smith.......................0.9554
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The Rigidity of Benchrest Barrels... by Dan Lilja While there are a number of factors that determine the accuracy of a rifle barrel, one of the more critical elements is its stiffness or rigidity. Obviously the larger in diameter a barrel is, the stiffer it will be. Almost as obviously, as the length of a barrel increases it becomes more limber. So, there is a trade off of sorts if our goal is a stiff barrel, and as a result a potentially more accurate one. If we are limited to a barrel of a certain weight, as we are with a varmint or hunter class rifle, the compromise becomes length verses diameter.
oversimplification of the dynamics that take place, but they do point out the type of barrel movements occurring and why a stiffer barrel is more accurate.
When a cartridge is fired in a chamber, the barrel undergoes many stresses. It begins to vibrate when the firing pin starts its fall and these vibrations increase dramatically from then on. During recoil and while the bullet is still in the barrel, the barrel will whip vertically. This happens because the thrust axis of the rifle is above the centerline of the stock. During recoil the barrel comes back and up. The muzzle will lag behind the rest of the barrel in this movement and the vertical whipping motion is set up. While these vibrations of the barrel are very small, they do exist. The stiffer a barrel is, the less the muzzle will jump around. This brief description is of course an
D = (W*l^3)/3*E*Ix
The stiffness of a barrel can be determined mathematically by knowing a little about the physics involved. A free-floating rifle barrel is a classic example of a cantilevered beam supported at one end and with a load applied to the other, the muzzle end. The basic formula for calculation of muzzle deflection is:
Where D is the deflection at the muzzle in inches, W is the force or load applied at the muzzle in pounds, l is the free length of the barrel in inches (not including threads), E is the modulus of elasticity or Young’s modulus for the barrel material, and Ix is the moment of inertia for the barrel. While it is difficult if not impossible to determine the exact force on the muzzle, we can compare the stiffness of one barrel to another by plugging the same load (W) into the formula. In all of the examples shown, this force will be one pound.
The length of a barrel is easily measured. Perhaps surprisingly though, we can see from the formula that the cube of the length is used. This indicates that rigidity decreases greatly as barrel length increases. The modulus of elasticity is a constant, and in the case of steel it is 30 million PSI. Regardless of the heat treatment of the steel or its alloy, this modulus does not change. So unless we are dealing with a barrel made from some other material, this part of the equation remains the same. Most gunsmiths are familiar with a somewhat similar example to our rifle barrel, modeled after a beam supported at one end: the boring bar used on a lathe. The farther out the boring bar is slid from its holder, the more easily it deflects during a cut. Increasing its diameter would help greatly, but the diameter of the hole being bored limits bar size. For this reason, the best quality boring bars available are made from solid carbide - that is, the bar itself is carbide. The modulus of elasticity for carbide is about 94 million PSI, or over three times that of steel. As a result, the carbide bars are more than 3 times as still. With rifle barrels we are limited to steel, but this example shows the importance that the modulus of elasticity plays in overall stiffness. The moment of inertia of a barrel is the most difficult part to calculate. It is a measure of the cross sectional area of the barrel. A larger diameter barrel will have a higher moment of inertia value and as a result will be stiffer. Calculating the moment for a straight cylinder barrel is relatively easy though. The equation looks like: Ix = Pi *(D1^4 - D2^4)/64 where; again, Ix is the moment of inertia; Pi is 3.1416; D1 is the outside diameter of the barrel and D2 is the barrel groove diameter. From this equation we can see that the moment of inertia increases with the fourth
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The Rigidity of Benchrest Barrels... by Dan Lilja power of the diameter. As an example of this significance it might be interesting to note that a 2” diameter barrel is 16 times stiffer than a 1” diameter barrel because 2^4 is 16. Figuring the moment of inertia for a straight tapered barrel, such as a heavy varmint barrel, is much more difficult requiring integration over its entire length. While I was shooting at the 1991 NBRSA Nationals in Midland, Texas, I had the good fortune of sitting next to my friend Mel Klasi of Rapid City, South Dakota. For those who don’t know Mel, he is a professor of Civil Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Sometime during the week I mentioned to Mel that I was working on a computer program to calculate barrel stiffness. At that time I had the program working for unlimited type barrels but told Mel that I was not getting anywhere fast on the integration aspect for tapered barrels. Mel volunteered to derive the equations for me and a few weeks after getting home I got a nice little disk in the mail that did the calculations. I’m very grateful to Mel for his efforts in this. Without his input, I probably wouldn’t be writing this article. Mel’s equations are too lengthy and involved to show them here though. When dealing with a weight limit for a rifle barrel, as we usually are, what we want then is the highest moment of inertia for the barrel. As we pointed out, increasing the diameter is the way to achieve this. We are limited by NBRSA rules however to a maximum set of barrel dimensions. This maximum barrel is one that is 1.250” in diameter for a length not greater than 5” at the chamber end with a straight taper to a diameter of .900” at a length of 29”. This is a taper of .01458” per inch. A heavy varmint class rifle can easily make weight utilizing this maximum barrel configuration. The amount of weight left from 13.5 pounds for the barrel usually determines the barrel length. Often it is from 22-25 inches long. When dealing with a light varmint rifle however, limited to 10.5 pounds
total weight, usually about half of the weight is in the barrel or about 5 pounds 4 ounces. To utilize a maximum heavy varmint contour barrel and have it weigh 5 and a quarter pounds means the barrel can be no longer than about 18.60”. This is shorter than most will accept. The trend today is, from my observation, for a light varmint barrel of around 22”. Some like them
Jay Young railgun with a 2” diameter barrel in a barrel-block. This is a super-stiff barrel. even longer, up to 24” or so. To get these longer barrels we have several choices; 1) we can cut off some of the chamber end of a heavy varmint barrel and use more of the skinny end; 2) we can use a smaller diameter barrel blank, perhaps having more taper per inch, or; 3) the barrel can be fluted. If the barrel is fluted a maximum heavy varmint blank is usually used and for good reason. As we saw above, the larger the diameter, the stiffer it is going to be. Using a heavy varmint blank then gives us the maximum diameter allowed. Fluting a barrel removes weight, up to one pound or so depending on flute size. It also lowers a barrel’s moment of inertia value but not by very much. Some have the mistaken idea that fluting alone increases the stiffness of a barrel. This is not true. The fluted barrel of a given weight and length will be stiffer than an unfluted barrel of the same weight. The fluted barrel will not be stiffer than the same taper and length barrel that is not fluted though. If either of the first two options for
selecting a 5 pound 4 ounce barrel mentioned above were used, I wondered what barrel contour would be the stiffest. To find out I incorporated the rigidity calculations mentioned already with the barrel weight calculations that I wrote about in the February 1990 issue of NBRSA NEWS. I was then able to easily calculate with the computer, the weights, lengths, diameters, and muzzle deflection for a variety of straight taper barrel configurations all weighing 5 pounds - 4 ounces. The results of this can be seen in the accompanying table. Without the aid of a computer, these calculations would have been so time consuming and lengthy that they never would have been done, at least not by me. I also made some calculations for maximum heavy varmint dimension barrels of varying lengths. I did the same for different diameter straight cylinder, unlimited type barrels, all of the same length. The results were revealing. For example, I found that a 24” heavy varmint barrel is 32% stiffer than a 26” version. A 22” HV barrel is about 35% stiffer than that 24” barrel and an 18” HV barrel is 98% stiffer than the 22” barrel. Remember the earlier statement about length being raised to the third power in the deflection equation? The 18” barrel is 3.51 times stiffer than the 26” barrel. Interesting? I left the lengths of the unlimited barrels the same, 24” with a 1” thread shank, leaving 23” of free barrel. I found that the 1.350” diameter barrel was 36% stiffer than the 1.250” diameter barrel and that the 1.450” diameter barrel was 33% stiffer than the 1.350” example. Because I’ve made a few barrels from 1 7/8” diameter material, I wondered about them, too. A 1.850” diameter barrel is 2.65 times stiffer than the 1.450” barrel and it is also 4.80 times more still than the 1.250” barrel. Again this emphasizes the importance played by diameter and the resulting higher moment of inertia in rigidity. They play it to the tune of diameter raised to the fourth power.
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The Rigidity of Benchrest Barrels... by Dan Lilja When I calculated the deflection for the barrels all weighing 5 pounds - 4 ounces, there were a few surprises. Remember now, these examples all weighed the same but contour and length changed. The stiffest barrel was the already mentioned 18.60” long maximum heavy varmint barrel. The second stiffest barrel was one from what I call a 1.200” heavy varmint blank. It is just like a maximum heavy varmint blank but its diameter is .050” smaller its full length. This barrel is almost 21” long and utilizes all 5” of the 1.200” diameter cylinder. It fared so well because of the full use of the cylinder before the taper. The next stiffest barrel was a maximum heavy varmint blank with four of its five inches of 1.250” diameter cylinder cut off. With a 1” long thread shank (as all the examples have), this left no cylinder in front of the receiver. This barrel was 20.92” long to make the 5 and one quarter pound weight limit. At this length, almost 21”, it is long enough that most shooter would accept it. That is probably not true of the short 18.6” long maximum heavy varmint barrel that was the stiffest. This barrel and the previous one are really of the same stiffness for all practical applications, just .000012” of deflection difference between them. The next stiffest barrel surprised me. It was a maximum Hunter class diameter barrel using all four inches of allowable 1.250” diameter shank. It came in at 21.85” in length and has a taper of .02273” per inch. The reason this barrel fared so well has to do with its maximum 1.250” diameter shank at the receiver. Remember the importance of diameter in the moment of inertia calculation. Even over the entire barrel length integration, this maximum diameter, at the breech end, was important. In all honesty, I thought this Hunter barrel would do poorly and used it as an example just to see how badly it would do. Everyone knows how whippy looking those Hunter barrels are. The worst barrel was the longest - almost 24” long, with a straight taper
from 1.200” diameter at the receiver but with no cylinder section. For interest, I also calculated the maximum length 1.250” straight cylinder barrel that would still make weight. It was about 16.5” long and obviously the stiffest of the bunch. It is not legal for use in matches though for two reasons, one, it doesn’t meet the diameter requirements of the rulebook, and it is also shorter than the minimum 18” required by the rules. This barrel is the first one listed on the chart under 5 pound - 4 ounce barrels.
to the original equation where length is raised to the third power but diameter is raised to the fourth power in moment of inertia calculations. So, if you need more weight in a barrel and you’re wondering whether to make the barrel longer or larger in diam-
Looking at the chart, we can see that as the length of the barrel increases, its stiffness decreases. The stiffest barrel is the shortest and the longest one is the most limber. With just a .050” difference in cylinder diameters in these barrels, the full importance of barrel diameter is not realized as it is with the unlimited barrels.
This discussion about length brings me to another point. I think one of the reasons that barrel block unlimited-type rifles shoot so well has to do with the block. Depending on how the barrel is clamped, the free end of the barrel that is left to vibrate is that part of the barrel beyond the block. It is not quite that simple because everything in contact with the barrel is going to vibrate but the block will surely dampen most of the whipping from the clamped portion of the barrel back to the receiver. With a 24” barrel and a 1” thread shank and a 6” block, that leaves about 17” of barrel to vibrate. If we take as an example two 1.450” diameter barrels, one blocked as just mentioned and the other free-floating in front of a conventionally bedded receiver, we are comparing a 17” barrel and a 24” barrel. The difference in rigidity may surprise you; it did me. The shorter barrel is 2.48 times stiffer.
Another question is, does the caliber of the barrel make any difference in stiffness? The answer: yes it does, but not a great deal. To find out I ran calculations for two 1.250” diameter straight cylinder barrels both 23” long. One of them was a .224 caliber and the other .308 caliber. As might be assumed the 22 was stiffer but not by that much. It would deflect .000112” under the one pound load and the 30 would bend .000132”. This means the 22 is about 17% stiffer. In the moment of inertia formula, the caliber is raised to the fourth power and subtracted from the outside diameter raised to the fourth power. When dealing with decimals this results in a fairly small number in the equation from the inside hole diameter. We can see from these examples that the short and fat barrel is the stiffest. To a degree, fatness is better than shortness (don’t forget we’re discussing barrels now). The reason goes back
eter, especially at the receiver end, I’d suggest going with the increased diameter.
With a long barrel on a long-range rifle or 1000 yard benchrest rifle, the barrel blocks become even more important. With a 30” long barrel, not only is there much unsupported barrel able to vibrate, but that extra length adds up to quite a bit of weight. Hanging 15 pounds of barrel from a short receiver thread shank is a good way to stretch threads and mess up a conventional bedding job too. Perhaps more than
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The Rigidity of Benchrest Barrels... by Dan Lilja any other rifle type, these rifles benefit from a barrel block. It is probably for this same reason that the short barrels on the Remington XP-100’s shoot as well as they do. Phenomenally well in many cases. The little 14-15” tubes are very rigid. Another advantage to the short barrels is the relocation of the center of gravity towards the shooter. In my opinion a muzzle heavy rifle is hard to control on the sand bags and may cause some vertical stringing in a group. I like the balance point to be as far back as is reasonably possible. We can see from these numbers that both length and diameter are very important in determining barrel stiff-
ness and potential accuracy. If the advantages of a short and fat barrel are clear, an obvious question is, are there any disadvantages? The only real disadvantage to the short barrels is a decrease in the muzzle velocity of the bullet and as a result an increase in wind drift. With a cartridge capacity of a 6PPC’s and using a bullet of about 68 grains and a powder with a burning rate close to 322, an inch of change in barrel length is worth just about 25 FPS in velocity. A 20” long barrel would then produce about 100 FPS less velocity than a 24” long barrel firing the same load. These figures are averages; individual barrels might vary, but the majority of them will fall into this range. A change in velocity of 25 FPS is worth
about .020” of wind drift at 100 yards and about .060” at 200 yards with a 10 MPH crosswind. These figures are true using the velocities expected from a 6PPC shooting a 68 grain flat base bullet with a C1 ballistic coefficient of .265. Wind drift is directly proportional with wind velocity so a 5 MPH wind would have one half of the effect of a 10 MPH breeze. We have pointed out here the significance of barrel length and diameter in barrel rigidity. The individual shooter must decide if going to a shorter and stiffer barrel is worth the velocity and wind drift penalty. In the unlimited class, where barrel weight is of no concern, I like the barrel block system and as much barrel diameter as possible.
Regional Director Election Results for 2012
*Members may request the actual number of ballots sent, the number returned and the number of votes each nominee received. Contact the NBRSA business office to obtain this information.
EASTERN REGION Jack Neary is elected to serve his first term
Following the NBRSA By-Laws pertaining to the annual election process, Article II, Section C, I hereby announce the following Regional Directors have been elected to their respective regions. The term of office shall be for two (2) years, beginning on the first Monday following the conclusion of the Varmint Nationals, which are scheduled to be held October 8-13, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona.
EUROPEAN REGION Philippe Riboulet is elected to serve his first term
Congratulations and thank you for your dedication and service to the NBRSA.*
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION Bud Mundy is re-elected
Audrey Brown Board Secretary
SOUTHWEST REGION Tom Libby is elected to serve his first term
SOUTHEAST REGION Wayne Campbell is re-elected
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2012 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule AUGUST 4-5
MC
HTR/VFS
100/200
Northern Colorado Benchrest
4-5
NW
SP/LV
100/200
Tacoma Rifle & Revolver, WA NW SP & LV Regionals
4-5
SW
LV/HV
100/200
Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA
4-5
SW
LV/HV
100/200
Central Utah Benchrest, UT
4-5
ER
LV/HV
100/200
WWCCA, Plymouth, MI Dog Days of Summer
11
SW
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ
18-19
MC
LV/HV
100/100
Ouachita Sportsmans Assn, AR 2nd Leg AR State Championship & Sam Eifling Memorial
15-16
ER
LV/HV
100/200
WWCCA, Plymouth, MI Fall Classic
15-16
SE
4-Gun/ UNL
200
Rachel’s Glen, Ft Deposit, AL 2nd Leg SE Regional Championship
16
NC
HV/UNL
100/200
Oak Hill Gun Club, Bluegrass, IA
22-23
GC
4-Gun
200
North TX Shooters, Denton, TX
23
SW
LG/HG
600
Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA
22-23
MC
HTR/VFS
100/200 300
Mill Creek Rifle Club Sat 12:00 100/200, Sun 9AM 300yds
22-23
ER
LV/HV
100/200
Holton Gun Club, Holton, MI Great Lakes Invitational
27-28
MV
LV/HV
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Mississippi Valley Regionals
29-30
MC
LV/HV
100/200
Lands End Benchrest Shooters Purple Haze & LV Leg of 4-Gun
18-19
MC
LV/HV
100/200
NRA Whittington Center, NM Rattlesnake & 2nd Leg NM State Championship
18-19
NC
SP/UNL
100/200
Minnetonka Game & Fish, MN 2nd Leg MN State Championship
29-30
SW
SP/UNL
200/100
Palomino Valley Gun Club, NV Nevada State Championship
19
NC
LV
100/200
Oak Hill Gun Club, Bluegrass, IA
30
GC
VFS
100/200
SW Louisiana Rifle Club, LA
20-24
MV
HTR
100/200 300
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis 2012 HUNTER NATIONALS
26
SW
LG/HG
1000
Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA
25-26
ER
LV/HV
100/200
Shelby County Deer Hunters, OH Briar Hail Memorial
SEPTEMBER 1
MC
LV/HV
100/100
Mill Creek Rifle Club 12noon Kansas State 2-Gun
2
MC
LV/HV
200/200
Mill Creek Rifle Club 8:00AM Kansas State 2-Gun
1-2
MC
LV/HV
100/200
Rio Grande Benchrest Shooters, NM Roadrunner - Cash Prizes
1-2
NC
HV/LV
100/200
Prairie Dog Target Club, SD NC Regional Championship
1-3
ER
LV/HV
100/200
Holton Gun Club, Holton, MI Eastern Regionals
1-3
NW
SP/LV/HV
100/200
1-3
SW
HV/UNL-5
8-9
MC
8
OCTOBER 8-13
SW
4-Gun
100/200
Arizona Benchrest Shooters 2012 GROUP NATIONALS
13
SW
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ
21
MV
HTR/VFS
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis
27-28
ER
LV/HV
100/200
Shelby County Deer Hunters Assn Fall Finale
28
GC
VFS
100/200
SW Louisiana Rifle Club, LA
27-28
MV
LV/HV
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Mississippi Valley Regionals
NOVEMBER 3
SW
VFS
100/200
Desert Sportsman, Las Vegas VFS NATIONALS
3-4
SW
LV/HV
100/200
Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA
3-4
SW
UNL/HV
100/200
Tacoma Rifle & Revolver, WA Ed Frombach Memorial & WA State 3-Gun Championship
Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona State Championship
10
SW
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ
10-11
SE
LV/HV
100/200
River Bend Gun Club, GA
100/200
Visalia Sportsmens Assn, CA Shooters Choice UNL/HV
25
SW
LG/HG
600
Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA
LV/HV
100/200
Northern Colorado Benchrest Firewalker, 3rd & 4th Legs of 4-Gun
SW
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ
8-9
GC
LV/HV
100/200
Midland Shooters Assn, TX The Buffalo
8-9
SW
LV/HV
100/200
Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA
15-16
SW
LV/HV
100/200
Logan Rifle & Pistol Club, UT 3rd Annual Tomato King Shoot
15
GC
VFS
100/200
San Angelo Gun Club, TX
15
MV
VFS
100/200
Van Dyne Sportsmens Club, WI
15-16
NC
LV/HV
100/200
Minnetonka Game & Fish, MN
15-16
NC
HV/HV
100/200
Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol 10AM IA State 15th-Group 16th-VFS
DECEMBER 1
SW
VFS
100/200
Desert Sportsman, NV Club Championship
1-2
SW
UNL-5
100/200
Arizona Benchrest Shooters CA-AZ 5-Shot Invitational
8
SW
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ
14
SW
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ
22
SW
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ
29
GC
HTR/VFS
100/200
Austin Rifle Club, Austin, TX
Real Cowboys have no fear...
Boldface Matches are World Team Qualifying Events or 2012 National Matches
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Keith Christianson Wins at Oak Hill Gun Club May 20, 2012 We held our match as scheduled but attendance was off a bit because of the Super Shoot. Had an issue with forgetting to set the clock which caused some consternation. Please remember the rules apply to everyone for fairness and safety. When in doubt, contact a referee. Congratulations to Keith Christianson on winning the match and shooting his .22 Waldog in windy/switchy conditions. Hope to see everyone next time, bring a fellow shooter and remember to pay attention... Cecil Peterson
Keith Christianson
Heavy Varmint 100 Keith Christianson...............0.2802 Louis Kerhlikar.....................0.2810 Jerry Wick..........................0.2960 Jerry King..........................0.3476 Bob Cotton.........................0.3664 Heavy Varmint 200 Cecil Peterson....................0.3228 Keith Christianson.................0.3640 Dean Ekstrom......................0.3653 Jim Carstensen....................0.4034 Jerry Wick..........................0.4106 Grand Aggregate Keith Christianson...............0.3221 Jerry Wick..........................0.3533 Louis Kerhlikar.....................0.3616 Dean Ekstrom......................0.3668 Jerry King..........................0.3941
Oak Hill Gun Club Equipment List Name Action Barrel Stock Smith Caliber Bullet Keith Christianson BAT Hart Leonard Self Waldo Self Jerry Wick Viper Bartlein TMBR Wick 6ppc Barts Louis Kerhlikar BAT Krieger Leonard Scott 6ppc Barts Dean Ekstrom BAT Krieger Leonard Scott 6ppc Barts Jerry King BAT Krieger Larson JLC 6ppc Gentner *All participants used F205 primer.
Powder N133 N133 8208 N133 N133
Scope Leupold Sightron Leupold March Leupold
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Chippewa Super Shoot Warm-Up: Bukys Starts Where He Left Off in 2011 The weekend dawned sunny with pleasant temps and little wind. The 38 shooters came from five countries and many regions of the U.S. All were planning on doing well and some still had a real chance of doing just that after the first couple of relays, and then the wind started to play with most everyone. At the end of the first day the HV 100 standings were Mark Engle, Gene Bukys, Jerry Meissner, Manny Garcia,and Dale Dillingham. Mark Engle shot the small group of the HV with a nice .104. The HV match was won with a .1898 agg. shot by Mark Engle. The Light Varmint 100 standings were Gene Bukys, Joe Krupa, Walt Berger, Dale Dillingham and Mark Engle. Walt Berger shot small group with a .132. The LV match was won by Gene Bukys with an agg of .1832. There were enough conditions out there on the range to keep quite a few shooters scratching their heads and mumbling to themselves. Sunday morning looked to be a repeat of Saturday with bright, sunny skies and more pleasant temperatures and light breezes. The LV 200 got started and after a relay or so, so did the wind. The names of the winners were changing and not very many from Saturday were repeated. The LV 200 yd. leaders were Jerry Meissner, Gene Bukys, Ivan
Piani, Italy, Jan Hemmes, South Africa, and Americo Angaran, also from Italy. Jerry Meissner had his Dinky Dog roaring; he won the LV 200 with an agg. of .1974, and also the small group of .147 in. The Light Varmint Grand Agg. was won by Gene Bukys with a really nice .1967 Grand agg. Jerry Meissner, Americo Angaran, Walt Berger, and Dale Dillingham followed in the next four places. After lunch the Heavy Varmint 200 yd and the HV 200yd. Grand Agg were contested. Temperatures had increased by now and so did the wind velocity. Head shaking and creative excuse making 101 was also in evidence in the reloading areas. The size of the winning agg, along with the size of the small group in the afternoon is evidence of the deteriorating conditions the shooters were experiencing. The HV 200 yd. winner was Americo Angaran with an agg. of .2219. He also shot the small group of .261 for this gun. Jay Lynn Gore of Texas was second followed by TK Nollan of Oklahoma 3rd, local guy and club member Mark Engle 4th, and Canadian George Carter finished in fifth. That makes three in a row for Gene Bukys at the Chippewa Rifle Club. Gerry Jajowka Chippewa’s Top-Ten equipment list is displayed at the bottom of page 13.
Two-Gun Gene Bukys......................0.2276 Mark Engle.........................0.2479 Jerry Meissner.....................0.2522 Americo Angaran*.................0.2568 Jan Hemmes*......................0.2649 Light Varmint 100-Yards Gene Bukys.......................0.1832 Joe Krupa..........................0.2390 Walt Berger.........................0.2480 Dale Dillingham...................0.2516 Mark Engle.........................0.2518 Small Group Walt Berger..........................0.132 Light Varmint 200-Yards Jerry Meissner...................0.1974 Gene Bukys........................0.2101 Ivan Pani*..........................0.2362 Jan Hemmes*......................0.2534 Americo Angaran*.................0.2539 Small Group Jerry Meissner.......................0.147 Light Varmint Grand Gene Bukys.......................0.1967 Jerry Meissner.....................0.2379 Americo Angaran*.................0.2576 Walt Berger.........................0.2612 Dale Dillingham...................0.2626 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Mark Engle........................0.1898 Gene Bukys........................0.1954 Jerry Meissner.....................0.2198 Manny Garcia......................0.2314 Dale Dillingham...................0.2322 Small Group Mark Engle...........................0.104 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Americo Angaran*...............0.2219 Jay Lynn Gore.....................0.2434 TK Nollan...........................0.2461 Mark Engle.........................0.2573 George Carter......................0.2597 Small Group Americo Angaran*..................0.261
Chippewa Super Shoot Warm-Up Winner’s Circle L-R: TK Nollan, Walt Berger, Ivan Pani, Gene Bukys, Americo Angaran, Mark Engle Jay Lynn Gore & Jerry Meissner
Heavy Varmint Grand Mark Engle........................0.2236 TK Nollan...........................0.2503 Jay Lynn Gore.....................0.2527 Americo Angaran*.................0.2560 Gene Bukys........................0.2586 *Non-Member match participant.
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Firearms Industry Super Shoot Scoop The 2012 Firearms Industry Super Shoot attracted 270 shooters from all over the globe but it was Oak Ridge Boy, Jeff Summers who won the event and apparently it’s his second time doing so. As fellow shooter, Jeff Stover writes, “He is one fine shooter, and has been, for about 30 years... You Jeff Summers, Winner will not find an- 2012 Super Shoot other shooter at his level that is more humble and low-keyed as Jeff. As a precursor to this win, he also won the Shamrock 2-gun in March. This Super Shoot win couldn’t have happened (again) to a nicer guy and one of the all time best at our game.
Light Varmint 200-Yards Mark Harpenau..................0.2247 Dave Bruno.........................0.2339 Alberto Lewzi......................0.2485 Jeff Summers......................0.2528 Russell Rains.......................0.2593 Light Varmint Grand Mark Harpenau..................0.2168 Jeff Summers......................0.2384 Tony Boyer..........................0.2420 Kip Jones...........................0.2428 Russell Rains.......................0.2439 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Bill Goad..........................0.1766 Jeff Summers......................0.1918
Bart Sauter.........................0.1934 Hal Drake..........................0.1972 Ken Pritt............................0.2056 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Jeff Gaidos.......................0.2428 Jeff Summers......................0.2656 Larry Costa.........................0.2729 Wayne Campbell..................0.2769 Barney Small.......................0.2780 Heavy Varmint Grand Jeff Summers....................0.2287 Larry Costa.........................0.2413 Jeff Gaidos.........................0.2460 Wayne Campbell..................0.2617 Ken Pritt............................0.2626
Two-Gun Top Ten Jeff Summers....................0.2335 Larry Costa.........................0.2460 Jeff Gaidos.........................0.2557 Wayne Campbell..................0.2607 Gene Bukys........................0.2647 Ken Pritt............................0.2656 Russell Rains.......................0.2665 Chris Harris........................0.2676 Tony Boyer..........................0.2689 Jeff Thompson.....................0.2705 Light Varmint 100-Yards Jim Carmichel...................0.1922 Chris Harris........................0.1946 Tony Boyer..........................0.1984 Jack Neary.........................0.2044 Kip Jones...........................0.2074
Chippewa Super Shoot Chippewa Super Shoot Warm-Up Top-Ten Equipment List Warm-Up Top-Ten Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Case Load Bullet Gene Bukys 6ppc BAT Bartlein Bukys Scoville Leup/Bukys Lapua 29.6N133 Hott 68 Mark Engle 6ppc BAT Shilen Self Scoville March Lapua 29.4000 Generic Jerry Meissner-LV 6ppc BAT Bartlein D.Bruno D.Bruno March 60X Lapua 26.5 N200 Generic 58BT Jerry Meissner-HV 6ppc BAT Bartlein D.Bruno D.Bruno March 10X60 Lapua 29gr 8208 Generic 65BT Americo Angaran 6ppc Stolle Krieger Kelbly Kelbly March Lapua 29.0gr Berger Jan Hemmes 6ppc Stolle Krieger T.Harrison Scoville March Lapua N/A K.K. TK Nollan 6ppc BAT Bartlein TK TK March Lapua N133 Yes George Carter 6ppc BAT Mackennan Carter Scoville Leupold Lapua 30.2gr8208 Mitchell Ivan Pani 6ppc BAT Krieger Tooley ScarbroughMarch Lapua 29.0gr Berger Jay Lynn Gore 6ppc Stolle Shilen Gore SG&Y Leupold Lapua 30.4XBR Hott Dale Dillingham 6MM SBRBAT Bartlein Hasecuster TM Leup 40X Lapua 8208 XBR own 66BT
Primer Fed205M Fed205M Fed205M Fed205M Fed Fed205M Fed205M Fed Fed Fed205M Fed205M
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Don Nielson Wins Southwest Regional Two-Gun at Visalia The Southwest Regional matches were held at Dale Wimp range in Visalia, California, since it was Mother’s Day on Sunday and some competitors headed to Ohio for the Super Shoot, attendance was low with 23 shooters contesting. The weather was nice; temperatures ranging between 80-90 degrees both days.
.2438. Paul Garin won small group honors with a .094 screamer.
Winner of the Light Varmint Grand was Don Nielson with his .2248 aggregate. Jim Nicolas took second with .2749. Don shot well all L-R: Dan Capps, Everet Smith, Norm Jeffery, Don Nielson We started with the Sporter 100 on weekend and is the 2012 Saturday. Conditions were challeng- Carolyn & Tom Libby, Joe Stanovich, Paul Garin & Jim Nicolas Southwest Region Twoing with switching winds and heavy win the Southwest Region Sporter Gun winner. mirage. Everet Smith won 1st place Grand 1st place trophy with .2625. Bill Mellor by two ten-thousandths with a .2272 Placing second was Don Nielson with aggregate. Small group went to Paul .2799. Sporter 100 Garin with .102. The 200 was a close Everet Smith.....................0.2272 finish with Tom Libby coming out on Sunday began the Light Varmint 200. Carolyn Libby......................0.2274 top with a .2752 aggregate for first Jim Nicolas shot a nice .2212 aggre- Bob McGraw........................0.2384 place. Everet Smith shot a nice .120 gate to win first place. Don Nielson Paul Garin..........................0.2420 took second with .2365. Don also won Norm Jeffery.......................0.2458 screamer to win small group. the small group with a .288. Don was Sporter 200 Norm Jeffery shot steady all day and on a roll and won the 100-yard with Tom Libby.........................0.2752 finished near the top in both aggs to .2132; Dan Capps in second with Norm Jeffery.......................0.2792 SOUTHWEST REGIONAL TWO-GUN EQUIPMENT LIST Don Nielson........................0.2910 Name Action Scope Barrel Smith Load Bullet Bill Mellor...........................0.2948 Don Nielson P-IV March Bartlein Nielson T Berger Gary Ocock........................0.3197 Sporter Grand Norm Jeffery BAT Leu-Tuk Krieger Sakai 8208 Bishop Norm Jeffery.....................0.2625 Joe Stanovich Panda March Krieger Ocock Blend Miller Don Neilson........................0.2799 *All shot 6ppc calibers, Lapua cases & 205M primer. Everet Smith.......................0.2898 Championship 1st Leg Bill Mellor...........................0.2910 Joe Stanovich......................0.3031 L-R: Bill Mellor, Dave Tack, Everet Smith, Don Nielson, Marty Childers, Jan Sarras, Bryn Borras Light Varmint 100 Don Nielson.......................0.2132 Heavy Varmint Grand Bryn Borras.......................0.2749 Dan Capps..........................0.2438 Tom Price..........................0.2932 Marty Childers.....................0.2472 Don Nielson........................0.2939 Norm Jeffery.......................0.2540 Jan Sarras..........................0.3315 Dennis Thornbury..................0.2576 Light Varmint 200 Ron Chisick.........................0.3404 Jim Nicolas.......................0.2212 Sporter Grand Aggregate Three-Gun Dan Lutke.........................0.3331 Don Nielson.......................0.3156 Don Nielson........................0.2365 Bill Mellor...........................0.3338 Everet Smith.......................0.3382 Dan Lutke..........................0.2781 Everet Smith.......................0.3406 Bryn Borras.........................0.3394 Carolyn Libby......................0.2943 Don Nielson........................0.3460 Ron Chisick.........................0.3404 William Marsh.....................0.2958 Light Varmint Grand Ron Chisick.........................0.3591 Gabriel Ledesma..................0.3676 Don Nielson.......................0.2248 Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Unlimited Grand Henry Pinkney...................0.3009 Don Nielson.......................0.2702 Jim Nicolas.........................0.2749 Don Nielson........................0.3070 Marty Childers.....................0.2729 Joe Stanovich......................0.2839 Ron Chisick.........................0.3216 Bryn Borras.........................0.2736 William Marsh.....................0.2884 Dan Lutke..........................0.3223 Bill Mellor...........................0.2810 Dan Capps..........................0.2890 Two-Gun Everet Smith.......................0.3252 Dave Tack..........................0.3146 Don Nielson.......................0.2523 Two-Gun Four-Gun Don Nielson.......................0.3265 Don Nielson.......................0.3043 Norm Jeffery.......................0.2809 Dan Lutke..........................0.3277 Bryn Borras.........................0.3230 Joe Stanovich......................0.2935 Everet Smith.......................0.3329 Bill Mellor...........................0.3485 Tom Libby...........................0.3014 Ron Chisick.........................0.3403 Everet Smith.......................0.3489 Dennis Thornbury..................0.3040 Gabriel Ledesma..................0.3632 Marty Childers.....................0.3609
Nielson Wins 2012 Cal State
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Lands’ End Benchrest: Dan Dowling Wins 2 in a Row May 19-20, 2012 Hot, dusty and somewhat windy was the order of the day for the 28 shooters contesting the first leg of the Western Colorado 4-Gun challenge. Fresh off his Two-Gun win at Central Utah Benchrest, Dan Dowling strikes again making it a twofer for the ole geezer. But wait! That’s not enough for Dan, he’s gone and done it yet again at Porcupine in South Dakota making it three in a row! Goes to show you can’t keep a good man down! Light Varmint 100 Dan Dowling......................0.2258 James Culver.......................0.3096 Tom Conger.........................0.3188 Lowell Frei.........................0.3352 Dean Thomas......................0.3458 Small Group James Culver........................0.156 Light Varmint 200 Rodney Brown...................0.3905 Mark Schwab.......................0.4529 James Culver.......................0.4657 George jacobs.....................0.4864 Bud Mundy..........................0.4877 Small Group Bud Mundy...........................0.340 Light Varmint Grand James Culver.....................0.3877 Dan Dowling........................0.4041 George Jacobs.....................0.4171 Lowell Frei.........................0.4214 Bud Mundy..........................0.4300 Heavy Varmint 100 Jim Erickson......................0.2436 Rodney Brown.....................0.2922 Dave Tunbridge....................0.2944
George Jacobs.....................0.3084 Dean Thomas......................0.3142 Small Group Jim Erickson.........................0.153 Heavy Varmint 200 Jim Bawden......................0.3485 Roy Damron........................0.3711 Lowell Frei.........................0.3852 Thomas Stiner.....................0.3930 Dan Dowling........................0.4052 Small Group Tom Stiner...........................0.367 Heavy Varmint Grand Dave Tunbridge..................0.3629 Rodney Brown.....................0.3700 Jim Erickson.......................0.3702 Lowell Frei.........................0.3769 Jim Bawden........................0.3791 Two-Gun Dan Dowling......................0.3957 Lowell Frei.........................0.3991 Jim Erickson.......................0.4040 Rodney Brown.....................0.4144 Dean Thomas......................0.4162
Dan Dowling, Winner 1st Leg Western Colorado 4-Gun
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Seymour: Uncle Timmy is the 2012 Texas State Champion
Seymour,Texas, population approximately 3,000,located about 130 miles Northwest of Fort Worth,Texas. If you look hard enough you can find it on the Texas Map. I’m sure some of you have spent your summer vacation in Seymour, right? Those of us that didn’t go to the Super Shoot,gathered at Seymour this past weekend for the second leg of the Texas State Championships: Unlimited and Heavy Varmint classes.
A Happy Larry Baggett Twenty-six shooters braved the winds for two days of hard fought competition. Practice on Friday brought the only decenty conditions seen all weekend - the “this is not gonna be all that bad” was heard up and down the line. Little did they know! We had a tail wind all weekend long. It blew hard, and every which way. 15 to 35mph with 40mph gusts. I heard a lot of “Where the #@%@ did that come from!” First order of business Saturday morning was staking down flag stands, gathering up flags from golf course, behind back stop and the west pasture. At 9AM the unlimited fun started! Texas State UNL 100-Yd Champion is Mike Conry. The 200-yds was as breezy as the morning and once again, the 2012 Texas State 200-yd UNL Champion, Unlimited Grand Champion and recipient of the Texas cup is Mike Conry. The
Back L-R: Dickie Pustejovsky, Joe Kubon, Ralph Stewart, Scott Hunter Front L-R: Tim Oltersdorf, Ken Terrell, Mike Conry & Trae Reed
Texas Cup was started in 1948 with the names and scores representing the history of benchrest shooting in Texas. Mike Conry is the only person who has his name on the Cup five times.
Saturday night was Ranger Creek with adult beverages, stuffed mushroom caps, gorganzola crostini with raspberry compote, salad, ribeyes, etc, etc.. and chocolate something. Sunday morning conditions were just like Saturday. Texas State 100-yard Champion is Kenneth Terrell. Conditions flattened out some after a bbq sandwich. The Texas State 200-Yard HV Champion is Mike Conry and Texas State 2012 HV grand Champion is Ken Terrell. Two Gun Texas State Champion is Mike Conry. Three Gun Champion is Tim Oltersdorf and Four Gun 2012 Texas State Champion was won by our great Uncle Timmy.
Range Flags at Seymour Many thanks go out to the host organizers, Trae and Tammi Reed, assisted by GC Regional Director, Scott Hunter and target crew, for putting on a glitch free match. Kami Reed is not only our statistician, she is our social director. Kami hit a home run on her dinner selection Friday night. The highlights of the weekend were the delicious Mexican food at Blessings restaurant and the steak dinner at Ranger Creek Hunting Lodge. It says alot when the total tips collected were almost twice that of the total bill for 29 people. Top shelf hospitality is a major attraction in this little West Texas Community. ...and a good time was had by all!!! Glen Chism & Scott Hunter Photo Credit: Turk Takano
Unlimited 100 Mike Conry........................0.2662 Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2688 Ralph Stewart.....................0.2882 Brad Calhoun......................0.3024 Trae Reed..........................0.3456 Small Group: Mike Conry......... 0.179 Unlimited 200 Mike Conry........................0.4326 Larry Baggett......................0.4455 Kelly Morman......................0.4725 Brad Calhoun......................0.5362 Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.5426 Small Group: Trae Reed...........0.575 Unlimited Grand Mike Conry........................0.3494 Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.4057 Brad Calhoun......................0.4193 Larry Baggett......................0.4205 Ralph Stewart.....................0.4317 Heavy Varmint 100 Ken Terrell........................0.1870 Mike Conry..........................0.2514 Larry Baggett......................0.2568 Scott Hunter.......................0.2634 Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2678 Small Group: Scott Hunter........0.073 Heavy Varmint 200 Mike Conry........................0.2742 Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2947 Scott Hunter.......................0.3198 Ken Terrell.........................0.3240 Bill Sturm..........................0.3340 Small Group: Tim Oltersdorf......0.406 Heavy Varmint Grand Ken Terrell........................0.2555 Mike Conry..........................0.2628 Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2813 Scott Hunter.......................0.2916 Larry Baggett......................0.3300 Texas State Two-Gun Mike Conry........................0.3061 Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.3435 Ken Terrell.........................0.3504 Larry Baggett......................0.3753 Ralph Stewart.....................0.3897 Texas State Three-Gun Tim Oltersdorf...................0.3006 Scott Hunter.......................0.3426 Charles Huckeba..................0.3449 Gary Bristow.......................0.3518 Leon Gass..........................0.3913 Texas State Four-Gun Tim Oltersdorf...................0.3268 Scott Hunter.......................0.3907 Gary Bristow.......................0.4020 Leon Gass..........................0.4223 Dickie Pustejovsky................0.4559
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Jeff Gaidos is Top-Dog at the Hog Roast Two-Gun Top-Ten Jeff Gaidos.......................0.1960 Harley Baker.......................0.2439 Jeff Thompson.....................0.2456 JD Denoff...........................0.2466 Donald Rosetti*....................0.2501 Don Powell.........................0.2528 Ted Heindselman..................0.2598 Wayne Campbell..................0.2635 Paul Whitt..........................0.2638 Jack Neary.........................0.2678 Jeff Gaidos Winner, 2012 Hog Roast
Hog Roast participants at the firing line, Fairchance, Pennsylvania
Light Varmint 100 Jeff Gaidos.......................0.1910 JD Denoff...........................0.2194 Jeff Thompson.....................0.2294 Jack Neary.........................0.2388 John Hurst*........................0.2436 Light Varmint 200 Joel Nader........................0.2042 Wayne Campbell..................0.2053 Harley Baker.......................0.2093 Jeff Gaidos.........................0.2098 Ken Pritt............................0.2211 Light Varmint Grand Jeff Gaidos.......................0.2004 Wayne Campbell..................0.2358 Harley Baker.......................0.2368 Jeff Thompson.....................0.2383 Joel Nader..........................0.2396 Heavy Varmint 100 Dave Bruno.......................0.1704 Jeff Gaidos.........................0.1856 Wayne Campbell..................0.1886 JD Denoff...........................0.1892 Lowell Hottenstein...............0.2046
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Heavy Varmint 200 Jeff Gaidos.......................0.1978 Hal Drake..........................0.2449 Don Powell.........................0.2543 Greg Walley........................0.2593 Jeff Thompson.....................0.2637 Heavy Varmint Grand Jeff Gaidos.......................0.1917 Dave Bruno.........................0.2360 Greg Walley........................0.2410 JD Denoff...........................0.2494 Harley Baker(Tie).................0.2510 Don Powell (Tie)..................0.2510 *Non member participant.
Name Jeff Gaidos Harley Baker Jeff Thompson JD Denoff Donald Rosetti Don Powell Ted Heindselman Wayne Campbell Paul Whitt Jack Neary
Hog Roast Two-Gun Top-Ten Equipment List Caliber Action Barrel Smith Stocker Scope Power 6ppc BAT Krieger Bruno Scoville Leupold 45 6ppc BAT Krieger Campbell Campbell Leupold 45 6ppc BAT Krieger Campbell Campbell Leupold 45 6ppc BAT Bartlein JDS Hail Weaver 45 6ppc BAT Krieger Bruno Scoville Leupold n/a 6ppc Stolle Hart Powell TM Weaver 36 6ppc Stolle Bartlein Self Hail Leupold 45 6ppc Farley Bartlein Campbell Campbell Leupold 36 6ppc Panda Krieger Powell n/a n/a n/a 6ppc BAT Bartlein Bruno Bruno Leupold 45
Load 20.0g 29.2g 29.0g n/a 29.3g 29g 29.8g 133g n/a n/a
Case Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua 220 Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua
Bullet Gaidos 66g JDS JD 68g JDS 68g n/a Hottenstein Woodman 68g JD Barts 65g n/a
Primer FED 205 205 205 205 FED FED n/a CCI n/a
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Bill Haynes Wins VFS; Clark Green Takes Hunter at St Louis May 20, 2012 While it was a pretty windy day nearly everyone felt they should have shot higher scores but even the winners couldn’t get a handle on the conditions. The wind was switching from 7 O’clock to 9 O’clock mostly and even a few times came in from10 O’clock, there were seldom any let-ups. We had a total of 23 competitors which is a few less than usual do to several of our regulars going to the Super Shoot. In the VFS class at 100 yards the winner was Brad Hawkey with 250/17X Brad is a first year competitor and is learning quickly, 2nd was Tom Rippee and 3rd was Galen DeRousse. At 200 yards Bill Haynes was the winner with 246/5X, 2nd was Tom Rippee and 3rd was James Gardner. In the grand agg the winner was Bill Haynes with 496/18X, 2nd was Tom Rippee with 493/23X and 3rd was Brad Hawkey with 492/18X. In the Hunter class the 100 yard winner was Clark Greene with 249/6X, 2nd was Jim Baker and 3rd was Joe Hemkens. At 200 yards the winner was Mark Frost with 242/2X, 2nd was Clark Greene and 3rd was Jim Baker. In the grand agg the winner was Clark Greene with 490/12X, 2nd was Jim Baker with 488/12X and 3rd was Mark Frost with 487/9X.
VFS 100-Yards Brad Hawkey....................250/17x Tom Rippee......................250/15x Galen DeRousse.................250/15x Bill Haynes.......................250/13x John Ross.........................249/22x
Hunter 100-Yards Clark Greene.....................249/6x Jim Baker.........................248/10x Joe Hemkens....................248/10x Wayne Corley....................246/10x Mark Frost.........................245/7x
VFS 200-Yards Bill Haynes........................246/5x Tom Rippee........................243/8x James Gardner....................242/2x Brad Hawkey......................242/1x Tom Hencken......................241/6x
Hunter 200-Yards Mark Frost........................242/2x Clark Greene......................241/6x Jim Baker..........................240/2x Joe Hemkens......................238/4x Wayne Corley......................238/1x
VFS Grand Aggregate Bill Haynes......................496/18x Tom Rippee......................493/23x Brad Hawkey.....................492/18x Tom Hencken....................490/21x James Gardner....................489/8x
Hunter Grand Aggregate Clark Greene...................490/12x Jim Baker.........................488/12x Mark Frost.........................487/9x Joe Hemkens....................486/14x Wayne Corley....................484/11x
Competitor Bill Haynes Tom Rippee Brad Hawkey Tom Hencken James Gardner
Cartridge 30 BR 30BR&6PPC 6 PPC 30 BR 6 PPC
Action Stolle Farley N/A Stolle Viper
Varmint for Score Top-Five Equipment List Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Case Shilen Self Self Weaver Lapua Bartlien Rippee Rippee March Lapua N/A N/A N/A Weaver Lapua Rock Creek Smart Smart Leupold Lapua Shilen Kuse Kuse March Lapua
Competitor Clark Greene Jim Baker Mark Frost Joe Hemkens Wayne Corley
Cartridge 308s 30x47 30x47 30X47 HBR 30X48
Action Rem Rem Stiller Kodiak Stolle
Hunter Class Top-Five Equipment List Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Lilja Self Self Leupold Lilja Smart Smart Leupold Shilen Hoehn TM weaver K-P Smart Smart Leu-Pre Krieger Hoehn Corley Sightron
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Bullet 10 X 10 X 115 10X Chism-150 HiScore 125
This was our 2nd Hunter class TCL Postal Match of the year, the highest five shooters at 100 yards shooting 6X scopes are turned in and those five for this match were: Clark Greene, Jim Baker, Joe Hemkens, Wayne Corley and Mark Frost- the team score was 1236/43X. In our 100 yard club factory class the winner was young teenager and also a first time shooter Zack Price with 221/1X. Good shootin’ Zack! Thanks to all for coming out today and we hope to see you at our next match on June 17th!
Wayne Corley
Top-Three in both Classes L-R: Clark Greene, Jim Baker, Mark Frost Bill Haynes, Tom Rippee and Brad Hawkey
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...And Prairie Dog Makes Three in a Row for Dan Dowling Two-Gun Aggregate Dan Dowling......................0.3591 Mel Klasi............................0.4067 Rodney Brown.....................0.4078 Tom Stiner..........................0.4115 Terry Hettich.......................0.4247 Unlimited Grand Dave Tunbridge..................0.3630 Dan Dowling........................0.3972 Rodney Brown.....................0.4128 Tom Stiner..........................0.4189 Bob Prather.........................0.4262
On June 2-3, 2012, the North Central Regional Championship was held at Porcupine, South Dakota with 16 shooters attending. Lightening lit up the sky, it rained and the wind howled during the first evening. At least one awning was torn to pieces in that raucus. As mentioned on page 15, Dan Dowling continued his winning streak. A
master gunsmith by trade, Dan has a wonderful little shooting shed right on his property near Grand Junction, CO which he uses to test his rifles. Looks like Dan’s been doing alot of testing recently because his shooting is darn fine! Congratulations, Dan. It couldn’t happen to a better man!
Audrey Brown
Unlimited 100-Yards Bob Prather.......................0.2610 Dave Tunbridge....................0.3006 Dan Dowling........................0.3390 Tom Stiner..........................0.3646 Bill Pond............................0.3802 Small Group Bill Pond.............................0.204 Unlimited 200-Yards Rodney Brown...................0.4184 Dave Tunbridge....................0.4254 Dan Dowling........................0.4553 Tom Stiner..........................0.4732 Bill Pond..............................5050
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Raton: Ed Adams is the Best In the West Whittington Center, Raton, NM Thirty six shooters showed up for very windy conditions in contention for the “Best in the West” and the Alvin Davidson Memorial Trophy. (Last year there were 55 attendees...what’s going on here guys? Probably watching the weather forecast and deciding not to get blown away!) Saturday morning we got started early and hustled through the matches as the wind was forecast to get stronger as the day progressed. It did. A few small groups were shot, notably Speedy Gonzales’ .065 in match 2 for small group at LV 100-yards. Most were really big 4’s, 5’s and 6’s that were pretty common. Ed Adams won out with a .192 finish, Roy Damron 2nd and Speedy 3rd. Then at HV 100 yards, as the wind continued to pick up, Tyler Adams showed his skill at picking a condition in a hurricane and won it with a .3064. Roy Damron was once again 2nd with a .3904 and Ed Adams took 3rd. (No more mention of aggregates.) Speedy, once again got the small group trophy with a .152. We finished early and a good thing because not long after the frames were set out to 200 yards, the violent windstorm began ripping them out of the ground -- concrete footings and all. Not a pretty sight. Enough frames were left intact so that after repositioning a few shooters, we were able to continue Sunday morning with HV 200 yards. The wind wasn’t as bad -- it was only 30 or so MPH and Ed Adams won it with John Horn 2nd and Speedy 3rd. Todd Tyler won the LV 200 yard in heavy crosswind conditions, Ed 2nd and Speedy 3rd. Speedy also shot the small group of the afternoon, a .296. Monday, fourteen of us stayed and braved the strong but subsiding wind to shoot at 300 yards. We started with LV and Speedy showed us how. Again, he came away with small group and won the match. During intermission the target crew had a match of their own with Aaron Snyder coming out on top. Mark Motsko, our scorer and stat man got a taste of benchrest, having never shot a bench gun. They had a
blast! Afternoon, we finished up the weekend with HV 300 yards. I won. Wow! I want to thank Aaron and John who did an incredible job with the targets through impossible conditions, the aforementioned mark Motsko for his skill, savvy and ability to take the pressure off my mind, and the guys who jump whenever they’re needed. The frames have been re-cemented into the ground and all is well, so see you next time!
Jack Snyder
Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Tyler Adams......................0.3064 Roy Damron........................0.3904 Ed Adams...........................0.3952 Jim Erickson.......................0.4040 Chuck Miller........................0.4170 Small Group Speedy Gonzalez...................0.152 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Ed Adams..........................0.3101 John Horn..........................0.3431 Speedy Gonzalez..................0.3686 Keith Cottrell......................0.3750 Todd Tyler..........................0.3839 Small Group John Horn...........................0.375 HV Grand Aggregate Ed Adams..........................0.3526 John Horn..........................0.3844 Todd Tyler..........................0.4085 Larry Baggett......................0.4360 Butch Fjoser........................0.4393
Ed Adams, 2012 Champion Best in the West Light Varmint 100-Yards Ed Adams..........................0.2632 Roy Damron........................0.2762 Speedy Gonzalez..................0.2796 Lowell Frei.........................0.2818 Charles Huckeba..................0.2880 Small Group Speedy Gonzalez...................0.065 Light Varmint 200-Yards Todd Tyler.........................0.3576 Ed Adams...........................0.3730 Speedy Gonzalez..................0.3898 Larry Baggett......................0.4606 Lowell Frei.........................0.4838 Small Group Speedy Gonzalez...................0.296 LV Grand Aggregate Ed Adams..........................0.3181 Speedy Gonzalez..................0.3347 Todd Tyler..........................0.3663 Lowell Frei.........................0.3828 Larry Baggett......................0.3848
Two-Gun Ed Adams..........................0.3354 Todd Tyler..........................0.3874 Speedy Gonzalez..................0.3913 John Horn..........................0.3935 Larry Baggett......................0.4104 Light Varmint 300-Yards Speedy Gonzalez................0.3616 Keith Cottrell......................0.4081 Ed Adams...........................0.4223 Tyler Adams........................0.4535 Jesse Snay..........................0.4799 Small Group Speedy Gonzalez...................0.457 Heavy Varmint 300-Yards Jack Snyder.......................0.4162 Speedy Gonzalez..................0.4586 Tyler Adams........................0.4901 Keith Cottrell......................0.5169 Butch Fjoser........................0.5837 Small Group Butch Fjoser.........................0.716 300-Yard Two-Gun Speedy Gonzalez................0.4101 Keith Cottrell......................0.4625 Tyler Adams........................0.4718 Butch Fjoser........................0.5470 Jack Snyder........................0.5829
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Raton: Best In The West Equipment List NAME Ed Adams Speedy Gonzalez Todd Tyler Lowell Frei Larry Baggett John Horn Butch Fjoser *All used 6PPC.
ACTION Panda Farley BAT Panda BAT Viper BAT
BARREL Krieger Shilen Krieger Krieger Bartlein Krieger Krieger
SMITH Adams Speedy Baggett Frei Baggett Self Busse
BULLET/WT Miller/68 Speedy/68 Miller/65 Frei/66 Baggett/67 Cheek/67 RBC/66
PDR/CHG 133/27 LT32/28.5 133/ 208/28.4 Norma 201 133/29 Norma 29
SCOPE/PWR Sightron/36 March/50 March/40 Leupold/45 Leupold/ Leupold/40 March/40
PRIMER 205 205M 205M 205 205 FED 205
Raton L-R: Todd Tyler, Ed Adams, Speedy Gonzalez Tyler Adams, John Horn & Roy Damron
2nd Amendment & McMillan Follow-Up As a follow up to the article in July’s issue, McMillan has made its decision and selected another banking institution. On June 15, 2012, McMillan Group International posted on their corporate Facebook page the following: “Today was a big day. We actually started closing accounts at Bank of America. When I went in and asked who I needed to see to close my accounts I was pointed to a woman I had not yet met. While in her office she asked my why I was closing my accounts. When I told her “you don’t want my business any more because I manufacture firearms” she says what do you mean. I said “Mr Fox, a Senior Vice President of your company came to my office and told me BOA no longer
wants my business because we make firearms.” She said “making guns is legal” to which I replied, “I know that, but apparently Mr Fox doesn’t.” And that was the last of the conversation. She had not heard of McMillan or any of the goings on and as far as she knew had not had anyone else close there accounts because of their treatment of McMillan.” McMillan selected National Bank of Arizona as their new business banking institution. With ties to Zions Bancorp out of Salt Lake City, Utah, National Bank of Arizona prides itself on exceptional customer service, is second amendment friendly and allows McMillan to keep their money in the state of Arizona, all of which were criteria for selection. --Audrey Brown
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Tacoma’s 2012 Manley Oakley Trophy Goes To Allen Tucker Tacoma, May 5-6, 2012 Competitors gathered at Tacoma Rifle and Revolver Club for the second match of the year. The weekend started with blue skies but it was no surprise to find it cold. We had mild winds that got stronger and switchier as the day wore on. Starting out with the Sporter Class, Mike Zdilar came out of retirement to show all that he could still shoot by posting the only teen agg. on Saturday with a .1808. Allen Tucker came in second with a fine .2048 agg and Allen Condiff took 3rd with a .2432 agg. Small group for the yardage was a .123 by Mike Zdilar. After lunch we finished the Sporter event at 200 yards. The conditions continued to get trickier with rapid switches. Allen Tucker would prove to be the best at picking thru the conditions by posting a .2677, Rick Graham took 2nd place posting a .2707 and Allen Condiff was not far behind in 3rd place posting a .2726. Small group honors went to Chris Ross’s .346. The Grand Agg saw Allen Tucker taking first with .2362, Allen Condiff took second with a .2579 and John Parrish third with a .2696. Sunday brought a new day with sunshine and not quite as cold to shoot the Heavy Varmint leg of the competition. Light wind was the prevailing condition for the morning match at 200 yds and not as switchy as what we saw on Saturday. Rick Graham shot his way into first place with a .2255, with Mustafa Bilal hot on Rick’s heels with a .2278 agg and Steve Kostanich took third with a .2499 agg. Steve also took the small group coffee cup with a .305. We finished off the weekend shooting the 100 yard leg. Allen Tucker picked thru the conditions shooting a fine .1992 agg to take first place. Allen Condiff got second with a .2312 and Rick Graham came in third shooting a .2448. The coffee cup went to Mustafa Bilal who shot a small group of .147. The grand agg showed Rick Graham coming out on top by posting a .2351 and Mustafa Bilal took second with a .2364 agg and Allen Tucker got third with a .2413 agg. After the smoke cleared and the agg tallied up Allen Tucker proved to be
the most consistent shooter with an agg of .2388 winning the 2-gun agg and the Manley Oakley Trophy. Allen Condiff took 2nd second and Rick Graham rounded out the top three. Great shooting, guys! Larry Boers Sporter 100 Mike Zdilar........................0.1808 Allen Tucker........................0.2048 Allen Condiff......................0.2432 John Parrish........................0.2450 Jeff Yost............................0.2464 Sporter 200 Allen Tucker......................0.2677 Rick Graham.......................0.2707 Allen Condiff......................0.2726 Steve Kostanich...................0.2896 John Parrish........................0.2942 Sporter Grand Allen Tucker......................0.2362 Allen Condiff......................0.2579 John Parrish........................0.2696 Jeff Yost............................0.2745 Larry Boers.........................0.2860
Heavy Varmint 100 Allen Tucker......................0.1992 Allen Condiff......................0.2312 Rick Graham.......................0.2448 Mustafa Bilal.......................0.2450 Jeff Yost............................0.2528 Heavy Varmint 200 Rick Graham......................0.2255 Mustafa Bilal.......................0.2278 Steve Kostanich...................0.2499 John Parrish........................0.2664 Allen Tucker........................0.2835 Heavy Varmint Grand Rick Graham......................0.2351 Mustafa Bilal.......................0.2364 Allen Tucker........................0.2413 Allen Condiff......................0.2598 Jeff Yost............................0.2905 Two-Gun Allen Tucker......................0.2388 Allen Condiff......................0.2589 Rick Graham.......................0.2664 Jeff Yost............................0.2825 John Parrish........................0.2869
Manley Oakley 2 Gun Equipment List Name Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Allen Tucker Bat Kreiger Bruno Dale Sand Night Force Allen Condiff Nesika Kreiger Self Self Leupold Rick Graham Bat Kreiger Kostanich Kostanich March Jeff Yost Bat Kreiger Dickson Kostanich March *All participants used 6PPC calibers and Lapua cases
Load N133 N133 N133 N133
Bullet Conaway Self Barts Bishop
Primer 205M 205M 205M 205M
Manley Oakley Top Finishers, L-R: Rick Graham, Allen Condiff, Steve Kostanich, Allen Tucker (kneeling), Mustafa Bilal, Bob Boldman & Chris Ross
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Sahuaro 1,000-Yard Benchrest
Tacoma: June 2-3, 2012 We shot our Northwest Regional Heavy Varmint and Unlimited match with varied weather from cooland partly sunny to overcast. Winds weren’t too bad but it was pretty switchy. Aggregates in the Unlimited, however, show how tough the conditions were. Not many aggs in the teens. Rick Graham was the man after the final talley. Good shooting, Rick. Larry Boers Heavy Varmint 100 Jim Folwell.......................0.2210 Douglas Schwind..................0.2228 Mike Zdilar.........................0.2244 Jeff Yost............................0.2280 Bob Boldman.......................0.2386 Heavy Varmint 200 Rick Graham......................0.2472 Larry Boers.........................0.2691 Steve Kostanich...................0.2835 Jeff Yost............................0.2865 Mike Zdilar.........................0.3013 Heavy Varmint Grand Larry Boers.......................0.2555 Rick Graham.......................0.2558 Jeff Yost............................0.2573 Mike Zdilar.........................0.2628 Steve Kostanich...................0.2558 Unlimited 100 Rick Graham......................0.1814 Jeff Lewis..........................0.1862 Larry Boers.........................0.1902 Bob Boldman.......................0.1918 Mark Walker........................0.2036 Unlimited 200 Steve Kostanich.................0.1877 Rick Graham......................0.1878 Mark Walker......................0.2151 John Parrish......................0.2388 Mustafa Bilal.....................0.2528 Unlimited Grand Rick Graham......................0.1846 Mark Walker........................0.2094 Steve Kostanich...................0.2183 Jeff Lewis..........................0.2262 Mustafa Bilal.......................0.2306 Two-Gun Rick Graham......................0.2202 Steve Kostanich...................0.2520 Jeff Yost............................0.2565 Larry Boers.........................0.2682 Jim Folwell.........................0.2747
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Light Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick.......................5.19” Wayne McDonald..................10.33” Bill Warner.........................12.19” Dan Redford........................12.92” Lon Persun.........................20.17” Small Group Ross Herrick.........................4.50”
Light Gun Total Score Ross Herrick....................139/150 Wayne McDonald................136/150 Bill Warner........................137/150 Dan Redford......................101/150 Mark Sundell.......................90/150 High Score Ross Herrick...........................50x
Heavy Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick......................11.88” Bill Warner.........................12.60” Dan Redford........................15.79” Mark Sundell.......................24.17” Jeff Billotte........................44.67” Small Group Bill Warner...........................8.81”
Heavy Gun Total Score Dan Redford....................239/300 Bill Warner........................239/300 Ross Herrick......................230/300 Mark Sundell.....................200/300 Jeff Billotte......................161/300 High Score Mark Sundell............................88
SAHUARO 1000-YARD BENCHREST EQUIPMENT LIST Name Caliber Action Barrel Smith Case Powder Herrick 30Patriot Nesika Krieger Wells Lazz H4831 McDonald 6BR Remington Broughton Bryant Lapua Varget Warner 6.5/284 BAT Krieger Bruno Lapua H4350 Redford-L 300wsm Remington Krieger Springman Norma H4831 Redford-H 300AI BAT Krieger Artis RWS R22 Sundell 6.5/06AI Remington Broughton Self Win H4831 Billotte 6.5Lazz McBros PacNor Lazzarini Lazz VV165 Persun 300wsm McMillan Classic Wells Norma H4831 *All shooters used Niteforce scopes.
Bullet/Wt JLK/210 Sierra/107 Sierra/1040 Berger/210 Berger/210 Berger/130 Berger/140 Berger/210
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2012 Texas State 1000-Yard Championship On June 1 and 2, 2012, we put the second annual Texas State 1000 yard Championships in the books. We had 16 shooters in the light gun class and 18 shooters in the heavy gun class. We shot light gun on Friday and heavy gun on Saturday. Both days were plagued with lots of high temps, mirage, and all the wind you could stand. The wind was a steady 7 to 9 mph with gusts to 15 mph. Both days were windy but I believe overall, the wind was more erratic on Friday while we were shooting the light gun class. However, both days saw several relays when there was a complete reversal during the record period. On one relay, we had a nice left to right wind during the sighter period. Then just before the record period began, the wind switched to right to left and stayed that way. You had to know what both holdoffs were or you were off the target either way. Some of the shooters managed to conquer it all and indeed shot some nice targets considering the conditions. Frank Vance was just home after a record setting trip to the 600/1000 yard nationals and he kept up the hot pace here. Brett Mills, an accomplished Fclass shooter again showcased his skills at 1000 yard benchrest. New shooter Leland Foster also had a great match. Before the heavy gun competition started Saturday morning we shot a fun match: The Texas Sniper King Match. Someone had said that only a trained sniper could make a one shot kill at 1000 yards so we decided to find out if this was true. Admittedly, we shot off a bench at a well known 1000 yards. But, the rules were:
Light Gun Group: Brett Mills.........................0.584” Justin Cockcroft.................11.022” Tymn Combest...................12.101” Light Gun Small Group: Tim Sellers.........................3.213” Light Gun Score: Frank Vance......................236/2X Frank Matthews...................236/2X Sam Duke..........................234/0X Light Gun High Score: Gary Foster.........................49/2X
Score Winner & World Record Holder, Frank Vance One shot from a cold barrel. No spotter. One minute for you and you alone to dope the conditions and make the shot. Seventeen snipers shot in the match. There were 9 kills; 2 were heart shots, 4 were lung shots, 3 were body shots. Eight snipers missed and had to escape and evade. They have not reported in and are considered MIA.
Heavy Gun Group: Tymn Combest.................14.250” Joe Duke..........................14.475” Frank Vance......................14.521” Heavy Gun Small Group: Frank Vance........................99/2X
In the end, Tymn Combest is the Sniper King with the closest heart shot. Congratulations Tymn!
Heavy Gun Score: Joe Duke..........................528/1X Leland Foster......................506/1X Frank Vance.......................504/4X Heavy Gun High Score: Frank Vance.......................759/4X Group Winner & Sniper King, Tymn Combest Many thanks go out to Tad Emert for hosting this shoot at the Emert Ranch range and to the Water Valley Volunteer Fire Department for doing an quick job of posting and returning targets. They are as good at running a match as they are at fighting fires. See everyone at the next match.
Score Top-Ten L-R: Frank Vance, Joe Duke, Brett Mills, Scott Deal, Sam Duke, Leland Foster, Darrell Martin, Gary Foster, Tymn Combest, Tim Sellars
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Smiling Greg & Larry Take Their Places at Mill Creek Rifle Club June 9-10, 2012 We held the light varmint match on Saturday, June 9 with twenty-six shooters present. Sam Langhofer and Jim Sproul were participating in their fiirst bench rest group match; welcome gentlemen. The weather was very hot and windy at noontime and continued to increase as the match progressed. Ron Hoehn led the field for the light varmint 100 yard win with three ones a three and a six. Ron had the only aggregate inthe twoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Greg King, Larry Scharnhorst, Jim Gardner and Jim Hemmert rounded out the top five. Small group of .125 was fired by Keith Christensen. Greg King then took over the light varmint 200 for the win with Keith Christensen, Ron Hoehn, Ron Miller and Larry Kuse rounding out the top five. Small group belonged to Jim Hemmert with .356. Greg also took the light varmint grand aggregate. Sunday we started the 200 heavy varmint. Weather was again windy and it became hot before we finished the match. Larry Scharnhorst was beginning to get a good handle on the conditions and won the aggregate as well as firing the small group at .389. Dee Myers, Greg King, Chet Whitebread and Tim Turbull rounded out the top five. Larry continued shooting steady through the heavy 100 and won that agg as well with Don Creach, Mike McFarland, Greg King and Wayne Corley rounding out the five top guns. Don Creach shot the small group of .130. In the end it was Larry Scharnhorst in the heavy and Greg King in the light varmint who took their top standings at Mill Creek. Congratulations gentlemen. Thanks to everyone who attended the match and Tim and Nina for the target detail, Jerry Thompkins and Aaron for scoring. Don Creach
The Mill Creek Benchrest Gang L-R: Greg King, Ron Hoehn, Larry Scharnhorst Keith Christensen, Jim Hemmert, Tim Turnbull Light Varmint 100 Ron Hoehn........................0.2912 Greg King...........................0.3000 Larry Scharnhorst.................0.3062 Jim Gardner........................0.3110 Jim Hemmert......................0.3146 Small Group Keith Christensen...................0.125 Light Varmint 200 Greg King.........................0.3531 Keith Christensen.................0.3574 Ron Hoehn.........................0.3833 Ron Miller...........................0.3904 Larry Kuse..........................0.3912 Small Group Jim Hemmert.......................0.356 Light Varmint Grand Greg King.........................0.3266 Ron Hoehn.........................0.3372 Keith Christensen.................0.3394 Larry Kuse..........................0.3691 Larry Scharnhorst.................0.3894
Heavy Varmint 100 Larry Scharnhorst...............0.2102 Don Creach........................0.2358 Mike McFarland...................0.2452 Greg King..........................0.2508 Wayne Corley......................0.2714 Small Group Don Creach..........................0.090 Heavy Varmint 200 Larry Scharnhorst...............0.3022 Dee Myers..........................0.3393 Greg King..........................0.3412 Chet Whitebread..................0.3751 Tim Turnbull.......................0.3768 Small Group Larry Scharnhorst..................0.389 Heavy Varmint Grand Larry Scharnhorst...............0.2562 Greg King..........................0.2960 Tim Turnbull.......................0.3245 Chet Whitebread..................0.3383 Ron Hoehn.........................0.3560
Mill Creek HV Equipment Name Action Barrel Smith Bullet/Wt Scharnhorst BAT Krieger Reneau Ulrich/66 King BAT B Bartlein Hall Rubright/66 Turnbull Panda Bartlein Hubbard Levenson/68 Hoehn BAT Shilen Hoehn McGowin/52 LV Equipment King Farley Bartlein Hall Rubright/66 Hoehn BAT Shilen Hoehn McGowin/52 Christensen BAT Bartlein Self Self/52 Kuse Viper DP Bartlein Self Levenson/68 Scharnhorst BAT Krieger Reneau Hott/68 *Participants used Lapua cases and F205 primers.
Pwdr/Wt 8208/30 8208 H322/28 8208/25
Scope/Pwr March/50 Leupold/45 Leupold/36 March/40
8208 8208/25 133 133/29 8208/31
Leupold/36 March/50 Leupold/36 Leupold/45 March/60
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Van Dyne Sportsmens Club Hunter Match June 2, 2012 After our May match we are above the water line once again. Always looking forward to June for better weather. Then again, Mother Nature has a way of rearing her ugly head and gave us winds all day just to let us know that we can always count on her when a match is planned. Winds usually start around match one or two, but not today. They began early and continued through the 200 yard event in the afternoon. It certainly kept things interesting to say the least. At 100-yards when all was said and done only three shooters managed to stay clean. I have never seen so many 48’s and 49’s as I did on this day. When the 100 was over, John Puhl took home first place with a 250-14X. Some excellent shooting considerig there was only two other 250’s shot. Second place went to Chad Schmidt one X behind John with a 250-13X and in third was Richard Hunnewell. Bruce Hansen and Tom Shilka rounded out the top five. The 200 saw worsening conditions than at 100 yards. Points were dropping at a high rate as the Wisconsin wind was enough to let all know there would be no 250’s at 200 yards on this day. With everyone holding on for dear life, John Puhl again took over and posted a score that any other time would not have been anywhere near the top spot but on today it was great. John scored a 242-1X holding off Chad Schmidt
with a 241-4X in second place. Brian Miller, Mike Paluda and Bruce Hansen completed the top five. The aggregate, therefore, went to John Puhl with a 492-15X. Winning all the events with the conditions we had all day leads me to believe that John struck a deal early in the day with Mother Nature. In second place was Chad Schmidt with a 491-17X and the remaining top five were Richard Hunnewell, Brian Miller and Bruce Hansen, respectively. Thanks to all those who helped with the shoot; target crew and computer operator. Dick Baier
HTR 100-Yards John Puhl.......................250/14X Chad Schmidt....................250/13X Richard Hunnewell.............250/12X Bruce Hansen....................249/16X Tom Shilka.......................249/14X HTR 200-Yards John Puhl.........................242/1X Chad Schmidt.....................241/4X Brian Miller........................241/2X Mike Paluda.......................239/4X Bruce Hansen.....................239/2X Grand Aggregate John Puhl.......................492/15X Chad Schmidt....................491/17X Richard Hunnewell.............489/14X Brian Miller.......................489/12X Bruce Hansen....................488/18X
Van Dyne Sportsmens Hunter Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Smith Scope John Puhl 30X47 Phoenix Rock Creek Muller Leupold Chad Schmidt 300Chism Kodiak Rock Creek REO Leupold Richard Hunnewell 30X47 Nesika Krieger SGR Weaver Brian Miller 30X44 Remington Krieger Feucht Weaver Bruce Hansen 30X47 Grizzle PacNor REO Lyman
Case Lapua Lapua W-W W-W W-W
Powder/Wt N135/42.0 H322/39.0 N135/42.0 H322/39.0 N135/42.2
Bullet 10X 10X 10X 10X BIB
Best In The West Equipment List West Equipment List Raton, New Mexico: Best In the Name Ed Adams Speedy Gonzalez Todd Tyler Lowell Frei Larry Baggett Ed Adams John Horn Todd Tyler Larry Baggett Butch Fjoser
Light Varmint Grand Action Caliber Barrel Smith Stock Bullet/Wt Panda 6PPC Krieger Adams Six Miller/68 Farley 6PPC Shilen Speedy Scoville Speedy/68 BAT 6PPC Krieger Baggett Scoville Miller/65 Panda 6PPC Krieger Frei Frei Frei/66 BAT 6PPC Bartlein Baggett Scoville Baggett/67 Heavy Varmint Grand Panda 6PPC Krieger Adams Six Miller/68 Viper 6PPC Krieger Self McMillan cheek/67 BAT 6PPC Krieger Baggett Scoville Miller/65 BAT 6PPC Bartlein Baggett Scoville Baggett/67 BAT 6PPC Krieger Busse Kelblys RBC/66
Pdr/Chg N133/27 Lt32/28.5 133 208/28.4 Norma 201
Scope/Pwr Sightron/36 March/50 March/40 Leupold 45 Leupold
Primer 205 205M 205M 205 205
N133/27 N133/29 N133 Norma 201 Norma 29
Sightron/36 Leupold/40 March/40 Leupold March/40
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Nevada State at Palomino Valley Gun Club 2012 Nevada State The first leg of the Nevada State shoot was held at the Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility. We entertained a small group of ten shooters. Most were locals along with two players from California. The Memorial weekend brought cold temperatures along with a small light breeze in the 13 to 20 MPH range with gusts up to 26 MPH. The conditions were terrible at best, but somewhat normal here in Northern Nevada. We started at 200 yards in the LV class. Lonnie Gordon won the event followed by Bryn Borras and Jeff Schopper. Bryn shot the smallest group with a .498 in very trying winds. Continuing on in the 200 yard LV class Steve Archibald outran the field. Steve’s son Cody took second and Lonnie Gordon garnered third. Steve shot an amazing .213 in blistering conditions while seven of the ten shooters shot inch plus groups in the same match. The .213 was a hands down small group winner. Sunday brought somewhat better conditions and a lot of lying flags. Everet Smith took this 100 yard HV event followed by Jeff Schopper and Lonnie Gordon. Sarah Archibald took the small group with her fine .207. The afternoon LV 100 again saw Everet Smith on top with the help of his small group in the 4th match, a .162. Lonnie Gordon followed in 2nd and Steve Archibald
took 3rd. LV Grand, Everet Smith, Lonnie Gordon and Steve Archibald. HV Grand, Steve Archibald, Lonnie Gordon and Jeff Schopper. Two-Gun, Steve Archibald, Everet Smith and Lonnie Gordon. Thanks to our great target crew and to Mark Ronchetti for calling the line on behalf of the local gun club. Thanks too for the work done by the Match Director Steve Archibald.
Two-Gun Results Steve Archibald..................0.3600 Everet Smith.......................0.3793 Lonnie Gordon.....................0.3807 Jeff Schopper......................0.4011 Cody Archibald....................0.4343 Bryn Borras.........................0.4608 Don Archibald......................0.4630 Sarah Archibald....................0.4668 Jan Sarras..........................0.5313 Travis Archibald...................0.6072 Heavy Varmint Steve Archibald..................0.3097 Lonnie Gordon.....................0.3777 Jeff Schopper......................0.3803 Cody Archibald....................0.3995 Everet Smith.......................0.4050 Light Varmint Grand Everet Smith.....................0.3536 Lonnie Gordon.....................0.3837 Steve Archibald....................0.4103 Jeff Schopper......................0.4220 Don Archibald......................0.4412
Palomino Shooters: Back L- R: Lonnie Gordon, Jeff Schopper, Everet Smith (holding Jenny) & Bryn Borras Front L-R: The Archibalds, Cody, Sarah, Travis, Don & Steve
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SW Louisiana May 27, 2012 Winds were light and variable at 6-12 MPH. Hot and humid was the order of the day for our May shoot. We had 7 VFS and 2 Hunter participants for this match. Mike Guillot dominated the VFS grand aggregate and says, “who says this is no country for old men!” You tell them Mike! On the hunter side, Ray Perry and Mike Wall were battling it out for the grand aggregate and in the end, Ray took the win with a 489/17X aggregate. Nicely done, Ray.
SW Louisiana Shooters L-R: Mike Wall, Mike Guillot, Kenny Kuperman, Michael Louwien & Ray Perry VFS 100 Michael Louwien...............250/20X Kenny Kuperman................250/20X Nick Marino......................250/18X Mike Guillot......................250/16X Boyd Dartez.......................250/4X VFS 200 Mike Guillot......................249/9X Kenny Kuperman.................247/7X Michael Louwien..................246/3X Larry Tilley........................245/8X Boyd Dartez.......................240/4X VFS Grand Aggregate Mike Guillot.....................499/25X Kenny Kuperman................497/27X Michael Louwien................496/23X Hunter 100 Mike Wall........................249/13X Ray Perry.........................249/12X Hunter 200 Ray Perry.........................240/5X Mike Wall..........................239/4X Hunter Grand Aggregate Ray Perry........................489/17X Mike Wall.........................488/17X
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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts ER—Eastern Region Chippewa Rifle Club
www.chippewarifleclub.com GPS: N40 56.820 W81 44.583 Contact: Gerry Jajowka 330 603-5236 1290 Meadowbrook Blvd, Stow, OH 44224 gjajowka@neo.rr.com chippewarifleclub@gmail.com Contact: Randy Perkowski 330 472-0856 1259 Curtis Ave, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 perkosrk@sbcglobal.net
Fairfield Sportsmen’s Assn
6501 River Rd, Harrison, OH 45030 www.fairfieldsportsmen.com Contact: Rick Browning 513 738-0004 3943 Timberidge Ln, Okeana, OH 45053
Fairchance Rod & Gun Club
GPS: N39 48.704 W79 47.179 Contact: Bill Reahard 724 323-5044 PO Box 156, McClellandtown, PA 15458 reahard@verizon.net Contact: Jerry Van Sickle 724 569-2216 181 Guthrie Rd, Smithfield, PA 15478
Holton Gun & Bow Club
6201 Crystal Lake Rd, Holton, MI 49425 231 821-9608 GPS: N43 23.742 W86 05.2566 Contact: Greg Reed 517 604-0974 5861 Brunswick Rd, Holton, MI 49425 Gareed48@yahoo.com
Kane Fish & Game
Dwight Rd, 1 mile N of Kane on SR 321 www.kanefishandgameclub.org Steve Timpano – Group 814 837-9644 stimpano@verizon.net Ed Hanes - Group 814 837-9868 hanes329@comcast.net
Kelbly’s Rifle Range
7222 Dalton Fox Lake Rd N Lawrence, OH 44666 www.kelbly.com GPS: N40 52.9836 W81 40.6218 Contact: Jim Kelbly 330 683-4674 jim@kelbly.com
Shelby County Deer Hunter Assn
7988 Johnston-Slagle Rd, Sidney, OH 45365 937 492-2972 Contact: John Petteruti 937 654-7950 jpetteruti@woh.rr.com
WWCCA
6700 Napier Rd, Plymouth, MI 48170 734 453-9843 http://wwcca.com Contact: Dana Raven 734 748-5394 10930 Old 27N, Frederic, MI 49733-9734 dana_raven@yahoo.com Contact: Bill Gammon 519 453-6734 387 Speight Blvd, London, ONT N5V 3J8 Canada Bill.gammon@rogers.com
GC—Gulf Coast Region Austin Rifle Club
www.austinrifleclub.org PO Box 141399, Austin, TX 78714 Contact: Virgil Howarth 512 447-8968 2704 Inridge Dr, Austin, TX 78745 vhowarth@sbcglobal.net
Central Texas Benchrest
GPS: N29 44.695 W098 14.141 Contact:Sammye Dietz 830 885-4662 421 Range Rd, New Braunfels, TX 78132 Contact: Kris Whitman 830 660-0313 611 Viewcrest, New Braunfels, TX 78130 kwhitman@gvtc.com
Emert Ranch Range
GPS: N31 48.344 W100 38.540 Private Rd 0901, Robert Lee, TX Contact: Tad Emert 325 453-2471 6120 FM 2034, Robert Lee, TX 76945 t.emert@wildblue.net
Hub City Rifle & Pistol Club
www.hcrpc.com Contact: Francis Broussard 320 Wilson St, Lafayette, LA 70501 337 962-5723 or 318 235-3479 broussardfd@aol.com
Midland Shooters Association
4108 East County Rd 160, Midland, TX 79706 432 682-2332 www.midlandshooters.com Contact: Mike Conry 3212 E County Rd 136, Midland, TX 79706 432 528-8718 or 432 683-1332 MEConry@suddenlink.net
North TX Shooters Association, Denton
www.shootntsa.com GPS: N33 19.351 W97 08.938 Contact: Michael Stinnett 214 794-8006 6651 Blackjack Oaks Rd, Aubrey, TX 76227 mkstinnett@gmail.com
Pine Valley Benchrest Shooters Assn GPS: N30 40.025 W095 26.832 321 Dorrell Rd, Huntsville, TX 77340 Contact: Mike Cockcroft 936 661-1636 74-A FM 2550, Huntsville, TX 77320 mcockcroft@sbcglobal.net
San Angelo Gun Club
2231 West Beauregard Ave, San Angelo 325 942-8991 www.sanangelogunclub.org Contact: Dan Batko 325 374-3015 PO Box 3992, San Angelo, TX 76902 Labs1@zipnet.us
Seymour Stool Shooters
448 Hwy 283 South, Seymour, TX 76380 Contact: John Horn 940 636-9984 924 Peterson Rd S, Iowa Park, TX 76367 John.Horn44@gmail.com
Southwest Louisiana Rifle & Pistol
www.swla-rifleandpistol.org Contact: Mike Guillot 337 249-3712 1600 Cappy Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70605 Guillot4555@suddenlink.net
Tomball Gun Club
PO Box 317, Tomball, TX 77377 www.TGCwebsite.com Contact: Russell Matthews 713 562-7658 2527 N Spring St, Spring TX 77373 AR15rslm24@comcast.net kb5fzs@juno.com or 281 355-1570
NC—North-Central Region Casper Benchrest Shooters Assn
2330 N Station Rd, Casper, WY 82601 307 265-2535 www.stuckenhoffshooterscomplex.net Contact: Tim Naugle 307 237-7185 1926 S Walnut St, Casper WY 82601 tnaugle@bresnan.net
Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club
www.cbr-pc.org GPS: N41.39083 W95.37891 Contact: Gary Flury 712 328-0301 PO Box 1042, Council Bluffs, IA 50502 garysflury@gmail.com Contact: Ron Lee Miller 402 393-4536 8081 Dupont St. Omaha NE 68124 ncnbrsa@cox.net
Minnetonka Benchrest Association
8310 Hill n Dale Dr, St Francis, MN 55330 www.mgfc.org GPS: N45 23.42 W93 29.29 Contact: Scott Moser 612 961-6761 10412 Abbott Dr, Brooklyn Park MN 55443 samoser@comcast.net
Oak Hill Gun Club
12364 Coon Hunters Rd, Blue Grass, IA 52726 563 381-2677 Contact: Cecil Peterson 563 359-1988 2260 Cromwell Cir, Davenport IA 52807 peterson1@mchsi.com
Prairie Dog Target Club
Contact: Don Deckert 605 288-1919 HC 54, Box 3, Porcupine SD 57772 pdtc57772@yahoo.com
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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts MV—Mississippi Valley Aurora Sportsmen’s Club
www.aurorasc.org GPS: N41.75038 W88.79677 Contact: Vince Volpe 630 897-0185 PO Box 414, Aurora, IL 60507 630 466-9711 Vince_Volpe@yahoo.com
Bench Rest Rifle Club Of St Louis
2280 Kohn Rd, Wright City, MO 63390 www.shootingstl.com GPS: N38 53.353 W091 04.763 Scott Pieper - Group 636 745-2454 2280 Kohn Rd, Wright City MO 63390 pieper@shootingstl.com Wayne Corley - HTR/VFS 636 928-0882 2 Sheffield Ct, St Charles, MO 63304 waynecorley@sbcglobal.net
Van Dyne Sportsmen’s Club
www.vdsc.org or info@vdsc.org Contact: Dick Baier 920 688-2433 PO Box 8, Van Dyne WI 54979
NW—Northwest Region Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club
27007 South Tom Beall Rd, Lapwai, ID 83540 280 843-2987 www.lcwildlife.org Contact: Paul Gylling - HTR/VFS 40102 State Route 195, Colfax WA 99111 PGylling@gmail.com 509 553-1118 Denny Andrews - Group 13263 Snake River Rd, Asotin WA 99402 denny@andrewslaw.info 509 243-7039
Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club
8503 Chambers Creek Rd W University Place, WA 98467 www.tacomarifle.org Contact: Jeff Lewis 206 407-8299 32310 6th Ave SW, Federal Way, WA 98023 varminthunter1@comcast.net
Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Assn Hwy 12 to Pasco-Kahlotus Rd www.tcmsa.org Contact: Wallace Ruff 509 967-5087 PO Box 4587,Pasco WA 99302 WGRuff@charter.net
Wenatchee Benchrest Club
2800 #2 Canyon Rd, Wenatchee, WA www.wenrrc.org Contact: Jim McConnell 509 884-8486 2526 NE 8th St, E Wenatchee WA 98802 macpat@cpucafe.com
Whittecar Rifle & Pistol Range
578 Blodgett View Dr, Hamilton, MT 59840 www.whittecarrange.com, 406 363-7078 Contact: Jeff Jetter 406 777-5326 4168 Foxy Ridge Rd, Stevensville, MT 59870 JLJ4HBR@msn.com
Yellowstone Rifle Club
7212 Molt Rd, Billings, MT 406 656-2775 www.yrc.org Contact: Russell Cree 406 252-2230 405 South 35th St, Billings MT 59101 RACreeMT@aol.com Contact: Justin Young 406 698-4451 mjyoung97@yahoo.com
SE—Southeast Region
Brock’s Gap Training Center *NEW* www.scssa.org GPS: N33 20 19.25 W86 52 28.00 3721 South Shades Crest Rd Birmingham, AL 35244 Contact: Steve Lee 205 428-2191 Lee.Steven@att.net
Manatee Gun & Archery Club
1805 Logue Rd, Myakka City, FL 34251 775 358-5014 www.manateegunclub.com GPS: N27 29.3610 W82 09.2448 Contact: Buddy Ross 407 448-8393 1845 Coronado Rd, Ft Myers, FL 33901 bross6mm@hotmail.com
Middle Georgia Gun Owners Assn
www.mggoa.com GPS: N32 24.3732 W82 53.0574 PO Box 4096, Dublin, GA 31040 Contact: Matt Walker 478 304-2749 mggoa1@gmail.com
Rachel’s Glen Benchrest Club
Contact: Mickey Coleman 334 382-6898 778 Jasmine Hill Rd, Greenville AL 36037 mickey@colemanrifles.com
River Bend Gun Club
988 River Bend Gun Club Road Dawsonville, GA 30534 770 893-3502 www.rbgc.org GPS: N34 20.198 W84 14.819 Contact: Jim Andress Group/Score 3605 Blackwell Run, Marietta, GA 30066 jim@precisionrifles.co jim@benchrestsupply.com benchrest@rbgc.org 770 876-2351 or 770 971-5269
Rockingham County Gun Club
572 Long Branch Road, Reidsville, NC 27320 www.rockinghamcountygunclub.com GPS: N36 25.536 W79 31.864 Contact: Roy Darnell 336 595-9110 4811 Camp Betty Hastings Rd Walkertown, NC 27051 DarnellRM@embarqmail.com
Unaka Rod & Gun Club
90 Furnace Rd, Johnson City, TN 37601 423 926-0221 www.unakarodandgun.com Contact: Matthew Keller 423 202-6932 1013 Washington College Station Rd Limestone, TN 37681 mk6ppc4@yahoo.com
MC—Mid-Continent Region Land’s End Benchrest Shooters
4 mi East of Hwy 50 on Reeder Mesa Rd Contact: Tom Stiner 970 257-9160 1521 Divide Rd, Whitewater CO 81527 TSTooling@hotmail.com
Mill Creek Rifle Club
7215 Gardner Rd, DeSoto, KS 66018 www.millcreekrc.org Contact:Larry Kuse - Group 913 649-7344 8112 W 89th St, Overland Park KS 66212 LRKuse@juno.com Contact:Ronald Shultz - Hunter/VFS 913 649-7344
Northern CO Benchrest Shooters
38967 CR 51, Eaton, CO 80615 www.wcfw.org Contact: Bud Schalles 970 224-3740 PO Box 83, La Porte CO 80535 budschalles@aol.com
Okie Shooters Range
Contact: Rex Reneau 405 787-8529 7409 NW 28th Terrace, Bethany OK 73008 405 623-6019 or rreneau1@cox.net
Ouachita Sportsmen’s Assn
Contact: John Henry 870 326-5509 278 Maquire Ln, Pencil Bluff AR 71965
Rio Grande Benchrest Shooters
GPS: N 35.084129 W 106.648628 16001 Shooting Range Access Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87124 Contact: Todd Tyler 505 450-6029 4559 Platinum Dr, Rio Rancho NM 84124 TylerT74@aol.com
Whittington Center
34025 US 64, Raton, NM 87740 575 445-3615 www.nrawc.org Contact: Jack Snyder 505 440-7488 PO Box 276, Edgewood NM 87015 snyderjack1@gmail.com or 505 281-8994
SW—Southwest Region Arizona Benchrest Shooters
Ben Avery Shooting Facility 4044 W Black Canyon Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85086 GPS: N33 27 12.22 W112 37 12.20 Contact: Gary Ocock 623 398-8337 15231 W Gelding Dr, Surprise AZ 85379 onehole149@aol.com
Central Utah Benchrest
Contact: Dave Tunbridge 801 571-6755 966 Stacie Ave, Sandy UT 84094 drtunbridge@gmail.com
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Ranges, Continued SW—Southwest, continued Desert Sportsman Rifle Club
12201 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89135 702 642-9928 www.dsrpc.net GPS: N36.1498 W115.3653 Contact: Dave Reymore - HTR dr30x47@msn.com or 702 378-3635 Contact: Keith Myers - VFS keithmyers@yahoo.com or 702 217-3591
Logan Rifle & Pistol Club
Cache Valley Shooting Range 2851 West 200 North, Logan, UT 84321 Contact: Keith Kirkman 801 927-7800 1189 W 1290 S, Syracuse UT 84075 gunner001@Q.com
Ojai Valley Gun Club
www.dock.net/ovgc Contact: Barry Bluhm 805 798-2473 608 E Oak St, Ojai CA 93023 TwiLiteZ585@hotmail.com
Palomino Valley Gun Club
Washoe County Shooting Facility 21555 Pyramid Lake Hwy, Reno NV 80502 palominovalleygunclub.homestead.com GPS: N39 51.374 W119 40.046 Contact: Robert Hoppe - Long Range PO BOX 4251, Sparks NV 89432 RobH@saturnnet.com 775 827-8679 or 775 397-3358 Contact: Steve Archibald - Varmint 775 356-5860 or 775 742-1153
NBRSA News
Submit Your Agenda Items
The Group Nationals will be held October 8-13, 2012, which is later than usual this year as the event will be held in Phoenix, Arizona. This is the annual event in which the Board of Directors review agenda items submitted by the membership. Don’t wait until the last minute, however, to submit agenda items to your Regional Director. (See page 2 for Regional Director contact information). The sooner the Directors receive your agenda items, the quicker I can publish them in this magazine for all members to review. I’m planning to publish items in the September issue. Since the magazine goes to print one month prior, that means you will want to submit them to your Regional Director before July 27 in order to ensure they are forwarded to me for print. Thank you in advance for your participation in this process. You make NBRSA the great organization it is today.
Down Range - Bill Wilkerson Bill was a true outdoorsman, enjoying his rifle and archery hunts and a little fishing. In 2010, at the age of 80, he decided this was his last year of hunting and competitive shooting, packing out his last moose kill by himself. He was looking forward to shooting more pool.
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest
www.tucsonrifleclub.org Contact: Karl Hunstiger 602 971-4400 2901 E Cortez St, Phoenix AZ 85028 wfo13@aol.com
Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters
www.sloughhousebenchrest.com Contact: Craig St Claire - Long Range 10607 Sacramento Rd, Galt CA 95632 bluto63@cwo.com 209 744-2274 or 916 812-3711 Contact: Greg Wilson - Short Range 415 342-4867 wfcustom@comcast.net Contact: Dan Ludke - Short Range 415 364-9665 lutke5@sbcglobal.net
Visalia Sportsman Association
7398 Avenue 328, Visalia, CA 93291 599 651-3063 www.visaliasportsmans.com Contact: Dennis Thornbury PO Box 105, Visalia, CA 93279 gunhandler@gmail.com 559 732-4401 or 559 280-6243
Bill Wilkerson passed April 30, 2012. Rustic and tough seem to be fitting words to describe our friend Bill Wilkerson. He was always the inovator and competitor which rought him many successful years of benchrest shooting. He was an honored member of the NCBRS, Greely, CO Hall of Fame.
Once in a while his soft side showed when, with great pride, he spoke of his beautiful and talented wife whom he missed. He always carried her picture in his shooting box. Happy hunting trails Bill. Mary Prather
Contact us with your NBRSA News: 307 655-7415 or email nbrsa.manager@gmail.com
Ask Uncle Timmy...
A Monthly Column of Shootin’ Shenanigans
Dear Uncle Timmy: There are many cults in todays world. Does benchrest have any? Dear Spiritual Seeker: Cults fall into three broad categories. There are the “I Want To Hurt You” cults such as the ones that carried out the saran gas attack on the Tokyo subway the Aum Shinrikyo. There are the “I Want To Hurt Myself” doomsday cults such as the People’s Temple with its leader Jim Jones who committed mass suicide by drinking cyanide laced kool aid in Guyana in 1978. Then there are the sex cults such as Raelism, which beloved a sensual philosophy and free love. It had Order of the Angels and Rael’s girls as its special forces. Amazingly it has an estimated 65,000 members. Now in benchrest there are many what I call mini cults flourishing at any din-
ner table of shooters, but if you want to tell the truth, benchrest is a cult in itself. It fits all the criteria: It drains your money. It worships a blind obedience to the 6PPC. It has sacred objects such as trophies given out after a match. There is an emphasis on rituals such as cleaning, reloading, flag setting, loading and unloading heavy boxes. There is the electronically enhanced incantation of the range master as he reads the sacred words, “if during a match an emergency arises, etc.” The list of cult-like behavior is endless. Which kind of cult are we? A sex cult is out of the question. Most shooters, thoughts to the contrary, would not survive six months. Shooters are too busy trying to hurt each other through
August 2012 Precision Rifleman 31 crude male and the all too rare female insults, jokes and psychological warfare to even begin to try hurting others outside the benchrest community. That strikes out the “Want To Kill Others” cults. Any shooter who has competed knows what cult category he/she is in. We have all drank a big cup of that benchrest laced kool aid. Dear Uncle Timmy: Have there been any Sandusky instances in benchrest? Dear Smut Seeker: No, there are none reported. No sexual predator in all their depravity would go near a benchrest shooter. The very thought creeps them out.
David Brooks and Ron Miller, AKA Captain Chaos compete after the Super Shoot in a very different event from benchrest. As the picture shows, they race shopping carts NASCAR-style. Gentlemen, start ur batteries! (photo from Terry Meyer)
New Long Range World Records are Confirmed! It is with great pleasure that NBRSA announces the following Long Range World Records have been set: RICK DUNCAN LIGHT GUN THREE TARGET TOTAL SCORE 149-4X AT 1000-YARDS RICK DUNCAN LIGHT GUN SIX TARGET TOTAL SCORE 283-6X AT 1000-YARDS ROBERT HOPPE LIGHT GUN SIX TARGET TOTAL SCORE 288-6X AT 1000-YARDS RICHARD SCHATZ HEAVY GUN 10-SHOT SMALL GROUP 1.7813” AT 600-YARDS BILL JOHNSTON HEAVY GUN SIX-TARGET TOTAL SCORE 558-5X AT 600-YARDS
FRANK VANCE TWO GUN TWELVE TARGET TOTAL SCORE 822-11X AT 600-YARDS
TERRY BALDING LIGHT GUN SIX TARGET TOTAL SCORE 284-5X AT 600-YARDS
DICK COLYAR LIGHT GUN THREE TARGET GROUP AGGREGATE 1.8404” AT 600-YARDS
On behalf of the National Bench Rest Shooters Association Membership and Board of Directors, we offer these fine shooters our heartfelt congratulations for their formidable marksmanship.
DAN ROBERSON LIGHT GUN SIX TARGET TOTAL SCORE 284-5X AT 600-YARDS
You can view the current 1000-yard and 600-yard record holders and statistics online anytime at www.nbrsa.org.
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