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On the Cover: Gene Bukys Wins Big at Phoenix This Page: The Flag & Phoenix Firing Line Photos by The Brown’s
Table of Contents Visalia Invitational 4 Palomino’s Nevada State Championship 5 2012 Group Nationals at Phoenix 6 Minnetonka 10 Great Lakes Invitational 12 Oak Hill Gun Club 13 Texas Showdown 14 Southwest Louisiana 15 Sahuaro 1,000-Yard Benchrest 15 2012 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 16 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis 18 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 20 NBRSA News 22 Van Dyne Sportsmans Club 23
Advertiser Index Gradient Lens Wayne’s Gun Stocks Marsh Industries Berger Bullets Benchrite LLC Lilja Rifle Barrels PMA Tool Bryant Custom Rifles Paul Holland Shadetree Engineering BAT Actions Shilen Rifles Kelbly’s
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Nielson Wins Unlimited-Jeffery Wins Varmint at Visalia The last match of the shooting season in Visalia, California was a two day unlimited five-shot event called the Visalia Invitational shot on Labor Day weekend. This year a two day heavy varmint match was added for the shooters who did not shoot an unlimited rifle. The weather for the weekend was cooler than usual with temperatures in the eighties on Saturday and in the low nineties on Sunday, which was appreciated by the twenty three shooters who attended the match. On day one of the unlimited class, the 100-yard match was won by Joe Stanovich with a .1488 aggregate. The small group was a .080 screamer by Gary Ocock. Don Nielson won the 200-yard match with a nice .1347 aggregate. Don also won the small group trophy with a .128 screamer. Gary Ocock won the Day 1 Grand Aggregate first place trophy with a .1840 aggregate. The wind picked up a little on day two of the Unlimited competition. Tom Price won the 100-yard match first place trophy with a .1526 aggregate. The small group trophy went to David Woodward with a .1903 agg. The small group trophy was awarded again to Joe Stanovich with a .174 screamer. Joe had a great day of shooting and won the first place grand aggregate with a .1778. The Unlimited two-gun first place trophy and the Visalia Invitational traveling trophy was won by Don Nielson. Don finished with a .1910 two day aggregate for the win, Gary Ocock
placed second with a .1932 aggregate. Starting off the Heavy Varmint class match, Steve Epstein won the 1st day 100-yard match with a .2528 aggregate. The small group award went to Norm Jeffery with a .153. Norm was on a roll and won the 200-yard match shooting a .2570 and the small group trophy also with a .290. Norm finished with a .2619 to win the Heavy Varmint Day-1 grand aggregate first place trophy. Continuing his winning streak, Norm Jeffery won the Day-2 heavy varmint 100-yard match with a .2404 agg. Everet Smith won the small group trophy shooting a .116. The 200-yard match was also won by Everet Smith with a .2981 aggregate for the first place trophy. Ron Christiansen shot a .252 to win the small group trophy. Norm Jeffery was the winner of the grand aggregate first place trophy again with a .2747 agg. After placing first in both heavy varmint grands, the two-gun trophy was Norm Jeffery’s claim with a .2683 aggregate. Everet Smith won second place with a .2848.
Unlimited Grand Day 1 Gary Ocock.......................0.1840 Don Nielson........................0.1915 Dennis Thornbury.................0.2182 Bill Mellor..........................0.2196 Thomas Price......................0.2293 Unlimited Grand Day 2 Joe Stanovich....................0.1778 Don Nielson........................0.1904 Tom Price..........................0.1908 Marty Childers.....................0.1936 Gary Ocock........................0.2024 Light Varmint Grand Day 1 Norm Jeffery.....................0.2619 Everet Smith......................0.2892 Ron Christiansen..................0.3903 George Pizzillio...................0.4024 Heavy Varmint Grand Day 2 Norm Jeffery.....................0.2747 Everet Smith......................0.2804 George Pizzillio...................0.3295 Ron Christiansen..................0.4967
Bill Mellor
Don Nielson, winner of the 2012 Visalia Invitational match. It appears the trophy is so large he’s struggling to hold it in the picture. It should look mighty fine on the mantle, that is providing you still have room. Don’s been having quite a good run this year. Congratulations, Pumpkin.
Visalia Invitational Equipment List Unlimited Two-Gun Name
Caliber Action
Scope
Barrel
D Nielson
6PPC
BAT
March
Bartlein Nielson
Gunsmith
Stocker Case Kinsler
Lapua LT-3Z
Load
Primer Bullet 205M
Berger
G Ocock
6PPC
Marsh
Leupold
Krieger
Ocock
Young
Lapua 8208
205
Ocock
T Price
6PPC
Viper
n/a
Krieger
Nielson
n/a
Lapua N133
205M
Ugly
D Thornbury
6PPC
BAT
March
Krieger
Nielson
Young
Lapua 8208
205M
n/a
M Childers
6PPC
Viper
Sightron Krieger
Ocock
Young
Lapua N133
205M
Childers
N Jeffery
6PPC
BAT
Leu-Tuk
Krieger
Sakai
Six
Lapua GI 322 205M
Bishop
E Smith
6PPC
BAT
March
Krieger
Ocock
Ocock
Lapua N133
205M
Bart
G Pizzillio
6PPC
Nesika Leupold
n/a
Nesika
n/a
Lapua 2015
205
Berger
R Christiansen
6PPC
Panda
Hart
n/a
n/a
Lapua 2015
205
Lee
Heavy Varmint
n/a
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Palomino Valley Gun Club: Nevada State Shoot The 2nd half of the State Shoot was held at the Washoe County Shooting Facility in Palomino Valley on September 29th and 30th. Turnout was meek to say the least. I reckon waning interest and the poor economic state of the union is responsible for lack of attendance, couple that with a notably “windy” area and we have a nasty scenario to deal with here in Northern Nevada. Sporter-100 yards was won by Everett Smith .3414, Lonnie Gordon, .3701 and Jan Sarras, .3728. Yes it was blowing! Small group of .195 was shot by Lonnie Gordon. Sporter-200 yards was won by local Cody Archibald, .3188 , in 2nd was Everett Smith, .3218 and Steve
Archibald took 3rd. Small group winner was Jan Sarras, .334. The Sporter Grand is as listed, Everett Smith, Cody Archibald and Steve Archibald. These aggregates combined with LV, HV, relayed the 3 Gun win to Everett Smith, Steve Archibald and Lonnie Gordon. Congratulations to you three! Unlimited-100 yards belonged Lonnie Gordon .2088, Steve Archibald .2642, and Everett Smith .2718. Small group was shot by Lonnie Gordon .118. Unlimited-200 yards saw Steve Archibald in first .2818, Travis Archibald took 2nd .2893,following in 3rd was Jan Sarras .3129. Smallest group was shot by Don Archibald .348. The Unlimited Grand played out as listed, Lonnie Gordon,
Steve Archibald and Everett Smith. The 4 gun results are Steve Archibald, Everett Smith and Lonnie Gordon. Thanks to those attended and especially to Madeline (Sam) Smith for calling the line. We hope to see you on the line next year. Shoot well and be well!
Small & Mighty Palomino Gang
Washoe County Shooting Facility (Palomino Benchrest) Equipment List Name
Caliber Action
Barrel
Gunsmith
Stocker
Scope
Load
Primer
Bullet
Steve Archibald
6 PPC
Nesika
Kreiger
Sarras
Young
Leupold 45
8208
205M
Bart
Everett Smith
6 PPC
BAT
Kreiger
O'Cock
O'Cock
March
N133
205M
Bart
Lonnie Gordon
6 PPC
Nesika
Kreiger
Sutton
Young
Leupold 36
8208
205M
Watson
Cody Archibald
6 PPC
Nesika
Kreiger
Sarras
Young
Weaver 36
8208
205M
Bart
Jan Sarras
6 PPC
Panda
Bartlein
Sarras
Powell
Leupold 36
8208
205M
Fowlers
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2012 Group Nationals at Phoenix, Arizona
The week started off with great weather, both for practice and for the match. According to the weather underground website, we had a high of 90 degrees on Monday the 8th and a low high of 72 degrees on Friday the 12th. Winds were for the most part light and variable. The average wind speed was 3, 4, 5, 8, 7, and 2 for the 6 days of the match. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday winds were the strongest with speeds reaching 14, 20 and 13 mph and gusts in the low 20’s. We also had a very brief shower on Thursday that helped knock down the dust.
Since I didn’t shoot the match and was locked up in the stat house scoring the match I’m going to write this report from a scorer’s perspective, with bits of info I was able to glean from competitors after the days shooting. The match started off with the 100 Yard Unlimited. Since there weren’t any targets to score I was able to watch the first relay of this match. Who better to watch shoot a group than Tony Boyer? Tony’s first group ended up being a .123, 10 shots, just outstanding. Of note was the way Tony shot that group. Each shot was very deliberate; a deliberate and steady pace. He treated that rail like it would break if he pushed it back too hard. Once he started he didn’t stop. Of course the conditions were nearly perfect for that style and Tony took advantage of it. He went on to win 3 of the 8 matches winning the aggregate with a .1973. That first group .123 was small group for the yardage. Bob Scarbrough Jr. won the 200 yard stage with a .2918. Small group for the aggregate was a .265 fired by Charles Huckeba in match #1. When the dust cleared, Mike Conry took the 2012 Unlimited National Campion with a .2704. Mike finished 2nd at 100 and 5th at 200 yards. Sporter 100 was won by Larry Costa with a .1696. Larry shot two 2’s in that agg but they were both .20’s. It was a horse race between the top four finishers but Larry’s match winning .105 in match five won the yardage. Small group for the yardage was a
.098 fired by Ken Terrell. Gene Bucky’s won the 200 yard stage with a .1792. This win coupled with his 3rd place finish of .1780 made Gene Bucky’s the Sporter 2012 National Champion. His range measured.1786 grand is under the existing NBRSA World Record. Small group for the 200 was newcomer George Lozano with a .226. Light Varmint 100 was won by Bob Scarbrough Jr. with a neat .1776. Bob shot 5 one’s, winning match #1 with a .144. Small group for the agg was a .067 shot by Lee Hachigian, this was the smallest 100 yard group Lee shot in registered competition. The Light 200 was won by Mike Ratigan with a .2211. This win gave Mike 10 points enabling him entrance into the Benchrest Hall of Fame. Small group for this agg was a .198 shot be Scott Hunter Jr. in match #4. Again as in the Unlimited, the 100 yard winner also won the Light varmint Grand. Bob Scarbrough Jr. with a .2067 is the 2012 NBRSA Light Varmint National Champion. The Heavy Varmint 100 was a contest between 3 shooters with Ken Hottenstein’s .1504 beating out Dr. Tim Oltersdorf (.1680) and Jeff Thompson. (.1710). Small group for the agg was Hottenstein’s .067. The 200 was won by the overall top shooter, Gene Bukys with a nice .1876. Small group for the yardage went to the heart break award winner Todd Tyler with a .229. Todd shot 4 great groups at 200; his average group was a .299, all he needed was a .679 along with those groups and he would have won the 200. He did finish second with a .2176 aggregate. The 2012 Heavy Varmint NBRSA National Champion is Gene Bukys. Gene had a .1979 Grand. This competition was as hot as they get. It should be noted that there was 0.0006” difference between the 1st and 2nd place winners in the 4-Gun. Mighty fine shooting to both Gene and Bob. In scoring the match I noticed that some 6mm bullets make smaller holes in the paper than other 6mm bullets.
Don’t know why but they did. If you want the Nationals to run smoother, let the match managers know when you crossfire, if you don’t shoot the required number of shots, if you quit or when you change calibers. This way the stat crew can get to scoring and posting and you’ll find out quicker how you’re doing. Thanks for coming and I hope everyone had a good time. Gary Ocock Gary was scoring this, his final match as Match Director for the Ben Avery Range. Art Clegg will assume command from now on. We appreciate very much all Gary’s hard work over the years running a seamless match. Gary, Lester, Dorris and the quick and efficient target crew worked to make this another successful shoot. A heartfelt thank you to everyone. You made it a match to remember. Photo credit to Jim Nicholas.
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Gene Bukys Masters the 4-Gun, 3-Gun and More! Unlimited 100-Yards Tony Boyer........................0.1973 Mike Conry..........................0.2115 Gene Bukys.........................0.2500 Jeff Thompson.....................0.2570 Lee Hachigian.....................0.2575 Larry Costa.........................0.2621 Jim Nicolas.........................0.2629 Lester Bruno.......................0.2653 Todd Tyler..........................0.2656 Ken Hottenstein...................0.2680 Chuck Miller........................0.2694 Charles Huckeba..................0.2699 Don Powell.........................0.2764 Wayne Campbell..................0.2768 Rodney Brown.....................0.2769 Gary Sinclair.......................0.2811 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2849 Chris Harris........................0.2865 Dennis Thornbury..................0.2901 Dave Blazzard.....................0.2916
Unlimited 200-Yards Bob Scarbrough, Jr..............0.2918 Chris Harris........................0.3179 Charles Huckeba..................0.3186 Wayne Campbell..................0.3200 Mike Conry..........................0.3293 Michael Stinnett...................0.3344 Todd Tyler..........................0.3435 Mike Ratigan.......................0.3447 Gene Bukys.........................0.3503 Leon Gass..........................0.3507 Ed Adams...........................0.3586 Larry Costa.........................0.3700 George Kelbly, Sr..................0.3789 Tony Boyer..........................0.3816 Harley Baker.......................0.3839 Eric Stanton........................0.3853 Cecil Peterson.....................0.3858 Jeff Thompson.....................0.3945 Larry Baggett......................0.4025 Lou Murdica........................0.4068
Unlimited Grand Mike Conry........................0.2704 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2883 Tony Boyer..........................0.2894 Charles Huckeba..................0.2942 Wayne Campbell..................0.2984 Gene Bukys.........................0.3002 Chris Harris........................0.3022 Todd Tyler..........................0.3046 Larry Costa.........................0.3161 Michael Stinnett...................0.3234 Jeff Thompson.....................0.3258 Lester Bruno.......................0.3360 Mike Ratigan.......................0.3368 Leon Gass..........................0.3381 George Kelbly, Sr..................0.3383 Eric Stanton........................0.3422 Ed Adams...........................0.3454 Lee Hachigian.....................0.3538 Harley Baker.......................0.3562 Ken Hottenstein...................0.3568
Tony Boyer wins UNL 100
Larry Costa wins Sporter 100
A rare photo of Mike Conry
Sporter 100-Yards Larry Costa.......................0.1696 Jeff Thompson.....................0.1758 Gene Bukys.........................0.1780 Todd Tyler..........................0.1794 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.1968 Don Powell.........................0.2042 Tony Alexander....................0.2156 PascalFishback.....................0.2188 Lester Bruno.......................0.2216 Tony Boyer..........................0.2240 William Summers..................0.2308 Andy Laidlaw.......................0.2348 Bruce Andrews.....................0.2350 Andy Shifflett, Jr..................0.2356 Lee Hachigian.....................0.2356 Paul Schouten Trautig............0.2372 Norm Jeffery.......................0.2390 Butch Fjoser........................0.2418 Rick Pollock........................0.2418 Roy Damron........................0.2446
Sporter 200-Yards Gene Bukys.......................0.1792 Andy Shifflett, Jr..................0.1872 Jack Neary..........................0.1888 Joe Pipola..........................0.2019 Jeff Thompson.....................0.2046 Mike Ratigan.......................0.2184 Todd Tyler..........................0.2229 Kenneth Terrell....................0.2241 Scott Hunter, Jr....................0.2268 William Summers..................0.2286 Jay Gore............................0.2382 Dennis Wagner.....................0.2408 Don Powell.........................0.2433 Pascal Fishback....................0.2458 Chris Harris........................0.2461 Hector Elias, Jr....................0.2462 Tony Boyer..........................0.2473 Rodney Brown.....................0.2477 Larry Costa.........................0.2478 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2560
Sporter Grand Gene Bukys.......................0.1786 Jeff Thompson.....................0.1902 Todd Tyler..........................0.2012 Larry Costa.........................0.2087 Andy Shifflett, Jr..................0.2114 Jack Neary..........................0.2189 Don Powell.........................0.2238 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2264 William Summers..................0.2297 Joe Pipola..........................0.2316 Pascal Fishback....................0.2323 Tony Boyer..........................0.2357 Kenneth Terrell....................0.2439 Jay Gore............................0.2460 Andy Laidlaw.......................0.2486 Tony Alexander....................0.2559 Dennis Wagner.....................0.2561 Bruce Andrews.....................0.2609 Lee Hachigian.....................0.2612 Lester Bruno.......................0.2617
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Light Varmint 100-Yards Bob Scarbrough, Jr,............0.1776 Butch Fjoser.......................0.1960 Joe Stanovich.....................0.1982 Mike Ratigan.......................0.1988 Scott Smallwood..................0.2042 Denny Andrews....................0.2062 Wayne Campbell..................0.2070 Dave Woodward...................0.2138 Lee Hachigian.....................0.2190 Andy Laidlaw......................0.2216 Andy Shifflett, Jr..................0.2222 Michael Stinnett..................0.2278 Manny Garcia......................0.2312 Jay Gore...........................0.2370 Don Creach........................0.2384 Rodney Brown.....................0.2442 Bud Mundy.........................0.2440 Ken Hottenstein...................0.2442 Dennis Wagner.....................0.2442 Gene Bukys........................0.2466
Ken Hottenstein wins HV 100 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Ken Hottenstein.................0.1504 Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.1680 Jeff Thompson.....................0.1710 Harley Baker.......................0.2062 Gene Bukys.........................0.2082 Wayne Campbell..................0.2094 Larry Scharnhorst.................0.2120 Tony Boyer..........................0.2184 Larry Costa.........................0.2206 Tony Alexander....................0.2212 Don Nielson........................0.2220 Todd Tyler..........................0.2228 Mike Ratigan.......................0.2244 Norm Jeffery.......................0.2308 Lester Bruno.......................0.2358 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2360 Rick Pollock........................0.2460 Roy Damron........................0.2480 Michael Stinnett...................0.2516 Mike Conry..........................0.2518
Light Varmint 200-Yards Mike Ratigan.....................0.2211 Scott Smallwood..................0.2291 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2358 Larry Costa.........................0.2404 Dean Ekstrom......................0.2578 Todd Tyler..........................0.2661 Ken Hottenstein...................0.2668 DonPowell..........................0.2712 Jack Neary.........................0.2719 Dennis Wagner.....................0.2823 Larry Baggett......................0.2869 Ed Adams...........................0.2919 Joel Nader..........................0.2920 Wade Hull..........................0.2938 Tony Boyer.........................0.2946 Dave Coots.........................0.2984 Don Crunk..........................0.2987 Everet Smith.......................0.2990 Paul Schouten Trautig............0.3016 Calvin Yanchycki..................0.3023
Light Varmint Grand Bob Scarbrough, Jr.............0.2067 Mike Ratigan.......................0.2100 Scott Smallwood..................0.2167 Larry Costa........................0.2459 Ken Hottenstein...................0.2555 Todd Tyler..........................0.2589 Dennis Wagner.....................0.2633 Jay Gore...........................0.2725 Tony Boyer.........................0.2733 Don Powell.........................0.2752 Michael Stinnett...................0.2758 Everet Smith.......................0.2787 Lee Hachigian.....................0.2798 Gene Bukys.........................0.2800 Wayne Campbell..................0.2806 Rodney Brown.....................0.2813 Chris Harris........................0.2843 Andy Laidlaw.......................0.2854 Dave Coots.........................0.2855 Denny Andrews....................0.2860
Mike Ratigan, LV 200 Winner & Hall of Fame Inductee
Bob Scarbrough, Jr had a fantatic week, winning UL200, LV100, LV Grand,and the LV/Sporter 2Gun Heavy Varmint Grand Gene Bukys.......................0.1979 Jeff Thompson.....................0.2042 Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2110 Todd Tyler..........................0.2202 Mike Ratigan.......................0.2284 Tony Alexander....................0.2301 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2378 Ken Hottenstein...................0.2394 Wayne Campbell..................0.2484 Ed Adams...........................0.2513 Norm Jefery........................0.2552 Jack Neary..........................0.2557 Larry Scharnhorst.................0.2617 Scott Smallwood..................0.2624 Larry Costa.........................0.2633 Tony Boyer..........................0.2639 Jay Gore............................0.2649 Lester Bruno.......................0.2666 Andy Shifflett, Jr..................0.2669 Rick Pollock........................0.2693
Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Gene Bukys.......................0.1876 Todd Tyler..........................0.2176 Mike Ratigan.......................0.2323 Ed Adams...........................0.2346 Jeff Thompson.....................0.2374 Tony Alexander....................0.2390 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2396 Scott Smallwood..................0.2450 Andy Shifflett, Jr..................0.2499 Jack Neary..........................0.2504 Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2540 Bob Hammack.....................0.2550 Don Crunk..........................0.2581 Lee Hachigian.....................0.2650 Joe Pipola..........................0.2650 Charles Huckeba..................0.2651 Jay Gore............................0.2726 Tom Libby III.......................0.2727 Gary Sinclair.......................0.2777 Norm Jeffery.......................0.2796
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Paul Schouten Trautig & Scott Smallwood
Hailey helps the target crew
Larry Scharnhorst Congratulations to Gene Bukys 2012 4-Gun National Champion
2-Gun (Sporter & Light Varmint) Bob Scarbrough, Jr..............0.2166 Larry Costa.........................0.2273 Gene Bukys.........................0.2293 Todd Tyler..........................0.2300 Mike Ratigan.......................0.2377 Jeff Thompson.....................0.2394 Don Powell.........................0.2495 Andy Shifflett, Jr..................0.2501 Tony Boyer..........................0.2545 Jay Gore............................0.2593 Dennis Wagner.....................0.2597 Jack Neary..........................0.2608 Joe Pipola..........................0.2625 Andy Laidlaw.......................0.2670 Ken Hottenstein...................0.2678 Lee Hachigian.....................0.2705 Tony Alexander....................0.2726 Chris Harris........................0.2768 Butch Fjoser........................0.2786 Rodney Brown.....................0.2813
3-Gun (Sporter, Light & Heavy) Gene Bukys.......................0.2188 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2236 Todd Tyler..........................0.2267 Jeff Thompson.....................0.2277 Mike Ratigan.......................0.2346 Larry Costa.........................0.2393 Andy Shifflett, Jr..................0.2557 Tony Boyer..........................0.2576 Ken Hottenstein...................0.2584 Tony Alexander....................0.2584 Jack Neary..........................0.2591 Jay Gore............................0.2611 Don Powell.........................0.2664 Joe Pipola..........................0.2682 Lee Hachigian.....................0.2721 Wayne Campbell..................0.2747 Andy Laidlaw.......................0.2748 Ed Adams...........................0.2792 Dennis Wagner.....................0.2807 Chris Harris........................0.2837
NBRSA Group Nationals 4-Gun Gene Bukys.......................0.2392 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2398 Todd Tyler..........................0.2462 Jeff Thompson.....................0.2522 Larry Costa.........................0.2585 Mke Ratigan........................0.2601 Tony Boyer..........................0.2656 Wayne Campbell..................0.2806 Ken Hottenstein...................0.2830 Andy Shifflett, Jr..................0.2860 Chris Harris........................0.2883 Tony Alexander....................0.2910 Don Powell.........................0.2917 Lee Hachigian.....................0.2925 Charles Huckeba..................0.2928 Mike Conry..........................0.2953 Ed Adams...........................0.2957 Jay Gore............................0.2958 Lester Bruno.......................0.3034 Rodney Brown.....................0.3055 Its all over until next year... Starting planning for Fairchance, Pennsylvania in 2013!
Scott Smallwood takes home some wood
The Canadians brought their sense of humor!
Dean Thomas relaxing a moment
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Jay Sperry Wins at Minnetonka September 15-16, 2012 Like most of the Midwest it has been dry and hot most of the year. When you went to put your wind flags out you had to pound the pole into the rock hard ground with a hammer, at least when you did get them in you didn’t have to worry about them blowing over. Saturday morning Light Varmint 100yd. started out cool and lite winds but that ended by match 3 when strong winds out of the north moved in. Dave Dowd did a fine job of shooting all mid two’s for the win with a .2664, 2nd was Jay Sperry right behind with a .2684 and Mark Buettgen rounding out the top 3 with a .2738. Small Group was a nice .141 shot by Van Schmeichel. After lunch we sat down for the Heavy Varmint 100yd. and we were greeted with more wind and very heavy mairge. Ken Hanson who’s shooting has steadily been improving this summer held on for the win shooting his 6BR. Ken is one who you never know what he will bring to a match and try out shot his BR for the win with a .2800, Ken got a copy of Tony’s book and his shooting has really improved. Dave Dowd came 2nd with a .2868 and Jerry Lahr 3rd with a .2878. It came down to match 5 to see who could hang on for the win as it was to close to call at match 4. Dave Dowd had small group with a .122. After the frames were mover out to 200yds and the flags were set Janet Moser fired up her grill again for a BBQ with all the trimmings, I have to say that lady sure can grill. Chris Harris and his North Dakota Mob were talking trash all day long, the only time they were quiet was when they were eating. Sunday morning Heavy Varmint 200 started with lite winds and everyone was hopping it would stay like that for the rest of the day. The winds stayed lite, but with the bright sun shine the mairge made the target look fuzzy to almost where you could not see any bullets holes.
L-R Ken Hanson, Jerry Lahr, Dave Dowd, Jay Sperry, Van Schmeichel, Mark Herschlip Jay Sperry shot well on Saturday and he started Sunday with the win with a .2421 agg. It was very close again with Jay shooting a .206 in match 5 for the win. Jerry Lahr was close behind with a .2457 and Dave Dowd with a .2548 for 3rd. Jay’s .206 was small group. After a short lunch break we shot the final agg of the weekend. The winds were picking up to 10-15 mph and heavy mairge, none of that seem to bother Jay Sperry who kept right on shooting steady for the win in LV 200. Jay shot a .2382 for the big win with Dave Dowd way back with a .2922 for 2nd and Mark Herschlip (North Dakota Mob) was 3rd with a .3090. Jay Sperry had the small group with a nice .364. Congratulations to all the winners and a BIG thanks to Dan and Jennet our target crew and Janet for putting on another great BBQ. This is the last match of the year at Minnetonka and the first year with our new building. Next year’s season will start on the 3rd weekend in April. Plan to make a trip up to the north next year.
Jerry Lahr
Light Varmint 100-Yards Dave Dowd.......................0.2664 Jay Sperry..........................0.2684 Mark Buettgen.....................0.2738 Jerry Lahr..........................0.2850 Josh Moser..........................0.3014 Small Group Van Schmeichel.....................0.141
Light Varmint 200-Yards Jay Sperry.........................0.2382 Dave Dowd.........................0.2922 Mark Herschlip.....................0.3090 Mark Buettgen.....................0.3213 Jerry Lahr..........................0.3222 Small Group Jay Sperry............................0.364 Light Varmint Grand Jay Sperry.........................0.2533 Dave Dowd.........................0.2793 Mark Buettgen.....................0.2976 Jerry Lahr..........................0.3036 Mark Herschlip.....................0.3109 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Ken Hanson.......................0.2800 Dave Dowd.........................0.2868 Jerry Lahr..........................0.2878 Jay Sperry..........................0.2894 Van Schmeichel....................0.2964 Small Group Dave Dowd..........................0.122 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Jay Sperry.........................0.2421 Jerry Sperry........................0.2457 Dave Dowd.........................0.2548 Chris Harris........................0.2746 Scott Moser.........................0.2848 Small Group Jay Sperry............................0.206 Heavy Varmint Grand Jay Sperry.........................0.2658 Jerry Lahr..........................0.2668 Dave Dowd.........................0.2708 Ken Hanson.........................0.2930 Chris Harris........................0.3160 Two Gun Jay Sperry.........................0.2595 Dave Dowd.........................0.2751 Jerry Lahr..........................0.2852 Mark Buettgen.....................0.3177 Mark Herschlip.....................0.3207
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Minnetonka Equipment List Light Varmint Grand Name
Caliber Action Barrel
Jay Sperry
6ppc
BAT
Krieger Simison
Gunsmith Stock Leonard
Leu.45 8208
Scope
Powder Weight Bullet 29
Hottenstein 205
Primer
Dave Dowd
6ppc
BAT
Krieger K.C.
Leonard
Mar.50 133
29.3
Gereric 65
205
Mark Buettgen
6ppc
BAT
Bartlein Self
Leonard
Leu.45 133
30
Self 68
205
Jerry Lahr
6ppc
BAT
Bartlein Buettgen
Scarbrough Leu.45 133
30
Lahr 65
205
Mark Herschlip
6ppc
BAT
Bartlein Self
Meredith
Leu.45 133
29.8
Harris 65
205
Jay Sperry
6ppc
BAT
Krieger Simison
Leonard
Leu.45 8208
29
Hottenstein 205
Jerry Lahr
6ppc
BAT
Bartlein Buettgen
Scarbrough Leu.45 133
30
Lahr 65
Krieger K.C.
Heavy Varmint Grand
Dave Dowd
6ppc
BAT
Ken Kanson
6BR
Panda n/a
Chris Harris
6ppc
BAT
Attention Member Club Match Directors! 2013 is just around the corner. Make sure to coordinate with your Regional Director to secure dates for next year’s matches. Regional Director contact information is found on the inside cover of this magazine for your convenience. The NBRSA Board of Directors and Member Participants offer you our thanks and gratitude for all your efforts in support of the benchrest sport. It is noticed and greatly appreciated.
Self
Bartlein Harris
205
Leonard
Mar.50 133
29.3
Gereric 65
205
Edge
Leu.45 n/a
n/a
FB
CCI
Scoville
Leu.45 133
29.8
Harris 65
205
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Krupa Wins Great Lakes Invitational September 23, 2012 Weather ranged from mid 30’s to high 50’s with a mix of everything except for snow and that was closeby at one point in this match. Strong and steady Joe Krupa won the HV grand aggregate with a large margin shooting a 0.1967, which helped him clear a path for the Two-Gun. Sunday afternoon was a holy terror of a shooting experience. If you look at thelarge gap going into Sunday afternoon that the Man Upstairs gave my heavy gun, you can see just how really messy the conditionsl were at LV-200. I started off with a 1.457 on the first target in the afternoon and the guys around me were keeping sharp objects out of my reach. Doug Groleau won the yardage with a .3695 aggregate. That means he averaged .739 on each target! Dominic Grunas is starting to become a real shooting force in the Eastern Region and he deserved this win more so than I did. Dom makes it look so easy in the heavy wind. Last relay of the day, I look at his group and it’s sweet until I see the shot way out. He lost the two gun in one group. Dom has won something and placed at the top all year. He shot steady and kept grinding up until the final group. Dom surely deserves the nickname “the Dominator”. Keep an eye on him in 2013 in the Eastern Region.
Greg Reed
Light Varmint 100-Yards Rob MacLennan..................0.1762 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2020 Dominic Grunas....................0.2034 Greg Walley........................0.2218 Pat Canning........................0.2340 Doug Groleau......................0.2428 Joe Krupa..........................0.2468 Larry Gage.........................0.2548 Jim Hutchison.....................0.2554 Richard Paris.......................0.2556 Small Group Larry Gage..........................0.100
Light Varmint 200-Yards Doug Groleau......................03695 Larry Gage.........................0.3725 Kevin Hovis.........................0.3769 Ted Heindselman..................0.3782 Dominic Grunas....................0.3980 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.4053 Joe Krupa..........................0.4259 Greg Walley........................0.4432 Dana Raven........................0.4492 Victor Potts........................0.4532 Small Group Margaret Jarrett....................0.340 Light Varmint Grand Dominic Grunas..................0.3007 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.3037 Doug Groleau......................0.3062 Larry Gage.........................0.3137 Rob MacLennan....................0.3152 Kevin Hovis.........................0.3199 Greg Walley........................0.3325 Joe Krupa..........................0.3364 Ted Heindselman..................0.3365 Pat Canning........................0.3442 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Joe Krupa.........................0.2076 Victor Potts........................0.2178 Jim Hutchison.....................0.2400 Dominic Grunas....................0.2708 Chuck MacCluer....................0.2774 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2802 Bill Gammon.......................0.2844 Ted Heindselman..................0.2874 Vic Halverson......................0.3030 Joe Hynes..........................0.3130 Small Group Ted Heindselman...................0.121 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Joe Krupa.........................0.1857 Dominic Grunas...................0.2356 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2522
Next Page: Oak Hill Gun Club contenders L-R: Keith Christianson Dean Ekstrom & Frank Taucher
Joe Maisto.........................0.2577 Doug Groleau......................0.2589 Bill Gammon.......................0.2789 Joe Hynes..........................0.2819 Pat Canning........................0.2829 Victor Potts........................0.2973 Jerry Jarrett.......................0.3242 Small Group Joe Krupa............................0.196 Heavy Varmint Grand Joe Krupa.........................0.1967 Dominic Grunas...................0.2532 Victor Potts........................0.2576 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2662 Bill Gammon.......................0.2817 Joe Hynes..........................0.2975 Pat Canning........................0.3026 Chuck MacCluer...................0.3224 Vic Halverson......................0.3236 Ted Heindselman..................0.3317 Two Gun Joe Krupa.........................0.2665 Dominic Grunas...................0.2770 Bob Scarbrough, Jr................0.2849 Victor Potts........................0.3067 Pat Canning........................0.3234 Larry Gage.........................0.3277 Rob MacLennan...................0.3341 Ted Heindselman..................0.3341 Doug Groleau......................0.3350 Kevin Hovis........................0.3354 Greg Walley........................0.3561 Joe Hynes..........................0.3653 Chuck MacCluer...................0.3690 Bill Gammon.......................0.3705 Jim Hutchison.....................0.3753 Vic Halverson......................0.3842 Jerry Jarrett.......................0.3955 Raymond Marvin..................0.4099 Dave Abbott.......................0.4195 Dana Raven........................0.4197
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Oak Hill Gun Club - How Didya Dew?
September 16, 2012
Shot okay for me. How many shooters? A total of 15 appeared. How many in my class? Two. Where did I place? Second. (Getting personal now aren’t you?). Well if you were second and there were only two shooters, then you placed last--or am I missing something here? Well, I would rather think I placed second--that’s what the score sheet says. You mean after all that practice you have been doing, the time you have invested, a perfect day for shooting and you come home in last place? Yes, but I had a great time with fellow shooters and I shot one real nice group. Wanna see? Maybe later. I would still rather think I was in second place. At times there are people (spouses, mothers, fathers, friends) who can cut through the spin-garbage and make you think about things in a different perspective. Jim Carstensen who has been winning everything he enters lately, won again the Unlimited Class easily at Oak Hill. Keith Christianson won the Heavy Varmint portion of the match. He had more of a challenge with 13 shooters in contention. Please read the rankings to get all the juicy details. The club allows factory class guns to be shot at benchrest matches and adHeavy Varmint Class Name Action Christianson BAT Rowold Panda Caston BAT Ekstrom BAT Coots BAT Dillon Panda Wick Viper Schmidt BAT Wheelbarger Hall Cotton Panda Rickertson Stolle Taucher Savage Stone Savage Unlimited Class Carstensen BAT Peterson BAT
hering to all benchrest rules except gun qualifications. This appears to be helping with our match numbers and we are seeing these shooters moving toward true benchrest rifles and all the stuff that goes with benchrest shooting. Frank Taucher has been rising to the top of that group. Frank is looking for a good starter bench gun that shoots from the left side. This was our last match of 2012 and we have had an excellent target crew and statisticians this year. A hearty thank you to these guys. Without Jim Schmidt and Jerry King helping throughout the year there would be no matches at our club--they are the real workers that get things done. Thank you also to all the shooters who support our club and these matches. Plan on matches for 2013. They’re held the 3rd Sunday of the month April thru September, pending club and NBRSA approval.
Cecil Peterson
Unlimited 100-Yards Jim Carstensen..................0.2088 Cecil Peterson.....................0.2480 Unlimited 200-Yards Jim Carstensen..................0.2379 Cecil Peterson.....................0.2648 Unlimited Grand Aggregate Jim Carstensen..................0.2234 Cecil Peterson.....................0.2564 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Keith Christianson..............0.2246
Harry Rowold......................0.2284 Larry Caston.......................0.2890 Dean Ekstrom......................0.2974 Dave Coots.........................0.3062 Carl Dillon..........................0.3348 Jim Schmidt........................0.3580 Jerry Wick.........................0.3674 Bob Cotton.........................0.3766 Stacy Wheelbarger................0.4056 Larry Rickertson...................0.4478 Frank Taucher......................0.6120 Kenneth Stone.....................0.8808 Small Group Keith Christianson..................0.156 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Keith Christianson..............0.2824 Larry Caston.......................0.2850 Harry Rowold......................0.3134 Dean Ekstrom......................0.3248 Dave Coots.........................0.3707 Jerry Wick.........................0.4000 Stacy Wheelbarger................0.4061 Carl Dillon..........................0.4187 Jim Schmidt........................0.4333 Bob Cotton.........................0.4369 Frank Taucher......................0.6389 Larry Rickertson...................0.7056 Kenneth Stone.....................0.7357 Small Group Dean Ekstrom.......................0.374 Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Keith Christianson..............0.2535 Harry Rowold......................0.2709 Larry Caston.......................0.2870 Dean Ekstrom......................0.3111 Dave Coots.........................0.3385
Oak Hill Gun Club Equipment List Barrel Krieger Shilen Krieger Krieger Krieger Krieger Bartlein Krieger Hart Bartlein n/a Savage Savage
Stock Green Lee 6 TM Leonard Leonard Larson TM Larson TM Larson McMillan Savage Savage
Stocker Green Morris TM Leonard Meredith Larson Wick Larson TM Morris JLC n/a n/a
Gunsmith Self JLC Pierce Scott Ocock Ocock Wick Schmidt Pierce Scott JLC Savage Savage
Cartridge PPC Dinkey PPC PPC PPC PPC PPC PPC PPC PPC PPC n/a n/a
Bullet Self Niemi Barts Hottenstein Hottenstein Rubright Berger Meyers Barts Barts Barts Sierra Sierra
Powder n/a N130 N133 N133 N133 N133 N133 N133 N133 8208 N133 n/a H335
Primer 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 Rem 7 Rem 7
Scope Leupold/45 March/50 Leupold/45 March/50 March/50 Leupold/45 Sightron/36 Leupold/45 Leupold/45 Leupold/45 Leupold Leupold Leupold
Krieger Krieger
JLC Young
JLC n/a
JLC Scott
BR PPC
Tucker Docs Pills
T32 2015
205 205
Weaver/36 Weaver/36
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Unlimited 200-Yards Turk Takano.....................0.1724 Dave Robinson................... 0.2223 Wade Hull........................ 0.2430 Jay Gore.......................... 0.2439 Ralph Stewart................... 0.2597 Gary Walters..................... 0.2665 Joe Kubon........................ 0.2958 Michael Stinnett................. 0.3031 Frank Mathews.................. 0.3121 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3251 Ray Dawsib....................... 0.3375 Wendell Rhodews............... 0.3574 Dave Williams.................... 0.3583 Glenn Chism..................... 0.3714 Darryl Whittman................ 0.3832 Sporter 200-Yards Ralph Stewart...................0.2885 Joe Kubon........................ 0.3257 Gary Walters..................... 0.3304 Michael Stinnett................. 0.3390 Darryl Whittman................ 0.3621 Turk Takano...................... 0.3760 Scott Hunter..................... 0.4513 Frank Mathews.................. 0.4679 Wade Hull........................ 0.4747 Jay Gore.......................... 0.4759 Dave Robinson................... 0.4775 Ray Dawsib....................... 0.4841 Dave Williams.................... 0.5817 Glenn Chism..................... 0.6016 Tom Parks........................ 0.8067 Light Varmint 200-Yards Scott Hunter....................0.2240 Jay Gore.......................... 0.2393 Wade Hull........................ 0.2689 Gary Walters..................... 0.2703 Ralph Stewart................... 0.2848 Michael Stinnett................. 0.2910 Joe Kubon........................ 0.2997 Glenn Chism..................... 0.3069 Wendell Rhodews............... 0.3090 Turk Takano...................... 0.3095 Frank Mathews.................. 0.3118 Tom Parks........................ 0.3287 Darryl Whittman................ 0.3694 Dave Robinson................... 0.3816 Dave Williams.................... 0.4363 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Scott Hunter....................0.3140 Gary Walters..................... 0.3198 Michael Stinnett................. 0.3259 Darryl Whittman................ 0.3381 Jay Gore.......................... 0.3457 Ray Dawsib....................... 0.3496 Joe Kubon........................ 0.3924 Ralph Stewart................... 0.3946
Turk Takano...................... 0.4019 Frank Matthews................. 0.4264 Wade Hull........................ 0.4278 Glenn Chism..................... 0.4570 Dave Robinson................... 0.5373 Wendell Rhodews............... 0.5628 Dave Williams.................... 0.5993 Two Gun Scott Hunter....................0.2690 Jay Gore.......................... 0.2925 Gary Walters..................... 0.2951 Michael Stinnett................. 0.3085 Ralph Stewart................... 0.3397 Joe Kubon........................ 0.3461 Wade Hull........................ 0.3484 Darryl Whittman................ 0.3538 Turk Takano...................... 0.3557 Frank Matthews................. 0.3691 Glenn Chism..................... 0.3820 Wendell Rhodews............... 0.4359 Dave Robinson................... 0.4595 Tom Parks........................ 0.4689 Ray Dawsib....................... 0.4886 Three Gun Gary Walters....................0.3068 Michael Stinnett................. 0.3186 Ralph Stewart................... 0.3226 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3298 Joe Kubon........................ 0.3393 Jay Gore.......................... 0.3536 Darryl Whittman................ 0.3565 Turk Takano...................... 0.3625 Wade Hull........................ 0.3905 Frank Mathews.................. 0.4020 Glenn Chism..................... 0.4552 Dave Robinson................... 0.4655 Ray Dawsib....................... 0.4871 Dave Williams.................... 0.5391 Wendell Rhodews............... 0.5777 Four Gun Gary Walters....................0.2968 Ralph Stewart................... 0.3069 Michael Stinnett................. 0.3148 Turk Takano...................... 0.3150 Jay Gore.......................... 0.3262 Joe Kubon........................ 0.3284 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3286 Wade Hull........................ 0.3536 Darryl Whittman................ 0.3632 Frank Mathews.................. 0.3796 Dave Robinson................... 0.4047 Glenn Chism..................... 0.4342 Ray Dawsib....................... 0.4497 Dave Williams.................... 0.4939 Wendell Rhodews............... 0.5227
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Local Match Results from around the US
Southwest Louisiana VFS September 30, 2012
100-Yard Aggregate Kenny Kuperman..............250-21X Michael Louwien................250-20X Larry Tilley.......................250-19X Mike Guillot......................250-19X Jason Kuperman.................250-14X 200-Yard Aggregate Kenny Kuperman...............250-5X Michael Louwien..................249-9X Larry Tilley.........................249-6X Jason Kuperman..................243-8X Mike Guillot.......................241-6X Grand Aggregate Kenny Kuperman..............500-26X Michael Louwien................499-29X Larry Tilley.......................497-25X
Sahuaro Heats Up As The Weather Cools Down Ross Herrick was on his game in September. He won a clean sweep of all four aggregates in fine style. Come October, however, the competition fought back heartily and Jeff Billotte made Ross share the winnings by taking the Heavy Gun Aggregate with an 8.31” and Wayne McDonald showed he still “had game” and won the Light Gun Score with a 146-150. Wayne also had a “sexy” high score for the day of 50-XXX...Not too shabby, Gentlemen!
Name McDonald Herrick Billotte (L) Billotte (H) Arenson Persun Warner Wilson
Caliber 6BR 30Patriot 6.5 sum 6.5 Lazz 6.5/284 30 wsm 6.5/284 6.5Gradel
Name Arenson (L) Arenson (H) Persun Redford (L) Redford (H) McDonald Herrick Billotte (L) Billotte (H)
Caliber 6.5/284 30 wsm 30 wsm 7rsaum 300 ack 6BR 30Patriot 6.5 sum 6.5 Lazz
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest September 8, 2012
Light Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick.......................6.03” Bill Warner...........................7.98” Dale Arenson........................8.54” Wayne McDonald....................8.88” Lou Persun.........................11.02” Small Group Ross Herrick....................4.4375” Heavy Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick.......................9.42” Bill Warner.........................11.52” Jeff Billotte........................14.17” Dave Wilson........................52.92” Small Group Bill Warner........................7.785” Light Gun Total Score Ross Herrick....................144-150 Lou Persun........................130-150 Dale Arenson.....................129-150 Wayne McDonald................128-150 Bill Warner........................124-150 High Score Ross Herrick.........................49-4X Heavy Gun Total Score Ross Herrick....................278-300 Bill Warner........................267-300 Jeff Billotte......................257-300 Dave Wilson........................96-300 High Score Ross Herrick..........................96XX
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest October 13, 2012
Light Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick.......................6.50” Wayne McDonald....................7.70” Dale Arenson........................8.04” Jeff Billotte.........................8.31” Dan Redford.........................8.77” Small Group Ross Herrick......................5.125” Heavy Gun Aggregate Jeff Billotte........................8.31” Ross Herrick........................10.60” Dan Redford........................10.85” Dale Arenson.......................10.92” Lon Persun.........................17.77” Small Group Jeff Billotte.....................7.9375” Light Gun Total Score Wayne McDonald...............146-150 Dale Arenson.....................138-150 Jeff Billotte......................130-150 Dan Redford......................127-150 Lou Persun........................123-150 High Score Wayne McDonald..................50-XXX Heavy Gun Total Score Ross Herrick....................270-300 Jeff Billotte......................268-300 Dale Arenson.....................256-300 Dan Redford......................252-300 Lon Persun........................210-300 High Score Dan Redford..........................97XX
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Equipment List: September 8, 2012 Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Remington Broughton Bryant Shehane Niteforce Lapua Nesika Krieger Wells Shehane Niteforce Lazz McMillan PacNor Pederson McMillan Niteforce Remington McMillan PacNor Pederson McMillan Niteforce Lazz Remington Classic Briggs McMillan Niteforce Lapua McMillan Classic Wells McMillan Niteforce Norma BAT Krieger Bruno McMillan Niteforce Lapua AR-15 Schneider n/a Maspul US Optics Hornaday Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Equipment List: October 13, 2012 Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Remington Classic Briggs McMillan Niteforce Lapua McMillan Lilja Pederson McMillan Niteforce Norma McMillan Classic Wells McMillan Niteforce Norma BAT Krieger Ocock Shehane Niteforce Norma BAT Krieger Artis custom Niteforce RWS Remington Broughton Bryant Shehane Niteforce Lapua Nesika Krieger Wells Shehane Niteforce Lazz McMillan PacNor Pederson McMillan Niteforce Remington McMillan PacNor Pederson McMillan Niteforce Lazz
Powder Varget H4831 H1000 H1000 H4350 H4831 H4350 8208
Bullet/Wt Sierra/107 JLK/210 Berger/140 Berger/140 Sierra/140 Berger/210 Sierra/140 Lapua/107
Powder R22 H4831 H4831 H4350 R22 Varget H4831 H1000 H1000
Bullet/Wt Norma/130 Berger/210 JLK/210 Berger/180 Berger/210 Sierra/107 JLK/210 Berger/140 Berger/140
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2012 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule National Events Scheduled for next year:
DECEMBER 1-2
SW
UNL-5 SHOT
100/200
Ben Avery Range, Phoenix, AZ CA-AZ 5-Shot Invitational
1
SW
VFS
100/200
Desert Sportsman, NV Club Championship
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
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Attention Members!
2012 Board Minutes
WBC-12 Top 25 Point Standings
Please do not post online pictures of potential world record targets shot in any NBRSA supported discipline until after they have been reviewed by the appropriate World Records Committee and a final determination has been rendered. Thank you for your support of benchrest and for your prompt compliance with this request.
2012 Board Minutes, Agenda Items Financials & General Membership Meeting Information will be published in next months’ issue of Precision Rifleman magazine and online at www. nbrsa.org. Stay tuned for more details and thank you for your patience.
Tony Boyer......................... 508 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............... 505 Gene Bukys......................... 499 Ed Adams........................... 478 Mike Ratigan....................... 477 Lee Hachigian..................... 475 Jeff Thompson..................... 473 Larry Scharnhorst................. 470 Wayne Campbell.................. 463 Jack Neary......................... 456 Charles Huckeba.................. 455 Don Creach......................... 444 Todd Tyler.......................... 441 Tom Libby.......................... 438 Don Nielson........................ 431 Chris Harris........................ 427 Mike Conry......................... 422 Lester Bruno....................... 415 Andy Shifflett...................... 410 Rodney Brown..................... 409 Michael Stinnett................... 400 Joe Pipola.......................... 386 Dave Coots......................... 384 Tim Oltersdorf..................... 384 Larry Costa......................... 381
Retraction Southwest Agenda Item #5 caused quite a raucus as the tone was written in an inflammatory manner. It should have been rewritten at a Regional level before print. Any offense caused was regretful and an oversight.
2013 World Team Members, Sydney Australia The final US World Team qualifying point standings were compiled following completion of the Group Nationals in Phoenix. What a tight competition it turned out to be. There were only sixty four points separating the top twelve. The average finishing position in each grand used in qualifying for this team was 18th place. Standings can be viewed online at the World Team section of www.nbrsa.org/world-team. Competitors are asked to review their point totals and advise Wayne Campbell, NBRSA International Representative with any discrepancies as letters will go out shortly to finalize the team make up. Special thanks to Andy Shifflett and Chris Harris for all their assistance in the point tabulation.
Phoenix Nationals Mascot, Shelly taking a breather after a hard days’ work
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Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Score Match
October 21, 2012
Our score shooting season has came to an end, this means it is time for us all to start planning on how we might improve for the next season. We had a total of 23 shooters; 13 Varmint for Score, 7 custom Hunter and 3 Factory shooters. We had a really nice day for late October with it quickly warming into the 70’s. We had a wind mainly from the east that caused most of us some difficulty. In the VFS class at 100 yards the top 9 shooters shot 250’s with Tom Rippee coming out on top with a 25023X, 2nd was William Haynes 25021X and Ron Hoehn 25020X. At 200 yards the winner was Bill Haynes William Haynes with the only 250, Bill shot a 250-6X, 2nd Tom Rippee 249-8X and 3rd Wayne Corley 248-8X. In the grand agg William Haynes came out on top with 500-27X, 2nd Tom Rippee 499-31X, 3rd Brad Hawkey 498-22X. In the Hunter class the 100 yard winner was Joe Hemkens 250-17X, 2nd Tom Sisler 249-8X and 3rd Clark Greene Competitor Varmint for Score William Haynes Tom Rippee Brad Hawkey Ron Hoehn Wayne Corley Jerry Kloeppel Tom Hencken James Gardner Jeff Conover Keith Metzler Hunter Class Joe Hemkens Thomas Sisler Clark Greene Chuck Hearn Joe Fesi
249-8X. At 200 yards the winner was Joe Hemkens with 246-2X, Tom Sisler 243-3X and 3rd Chuck Hearn 2395X. The grand agg Joe Hemkens the winner was Joe Hemkens 496-19X, 2nd Tom Sisler 492-11X and 3rd Clark Greene 487-12X. In our club factory class the winner was Robert Christensen with a 2351X, 2nd Neil Greenwell 234-3X and 3rd Mike Pearson 226-3X. Thanks to all of our competitors that show up at the matches, to our match workers that make it all possible and a special thanks to those that travel a long distance to compete. Our first score match next year will likely be mid-March, hope to see you all then.
Wayne Corley
VFS 100-Yards Tom Rippee.....................250-23X William Haynes..................250-21X Ron Hoehn........................250-20X James Gardner...................250-19X Keith Metzler.....................250-17X Brad Hawkey.....................250-17X
Tom Hencken.....................250-16X John Magoulias..................250-15X Jerry Kloeppel...................250-15X Wayne Corley.....................249-18X Jesse Williams...................248-12X Jeff Conover......................248-11X John Ross..........................248-7X VFS 200-Yards William Haynes..................250-6X Tom Rippee........................249-8X Wayne Corley......................248-8X Brad Hawkey.......................248-5X Ron Hoehn.........................247-9X Jerry Kloeppel....................246-8X Tom Hencken......................245-4X Jeff Conover.......................244-4X James Gardner....................244-4X John Ross..........................242-4X Jesse Williams.....................241-2X Keith Metzler......................240-2X John Magoulias....................231-1X VFS Grand Aggregate William Haynes................500-27X Tom Rippee.......................499-31X Brad Hawkey.....................498-22X Ron Hoehn........................497-29X Wayne Corley.....................497-26X Jerry Kloeppel...................496-23X Tom Hencken.....................495-20X James Gardner...................494-23X Jeff Conover......................492-15X Keith Metzler.....................490-19X John Ross.........................490-11X Jesse Williams...................498-14X John Magoulias..................481-16X
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Benchrest Rifle Club Score Match Hunter 100-Yards Joe Hemkens...................250-17X Thomas Sisler......................249-8X Clark Greene......................249-8X Chuck Hearn.......................248-6X Joe Fesi...........................247-11X Leon Domijan.....................238-4X Buford Seabolt....................237-8X Hunter 200-Yards Joe Hemkens......................246-2X Thomas Sisler......................243-3X Chuck Hearn.......................239-5X Leon Domijan......................239-3X Clark Greene......................238-4X Buford Seabolt....................235-2X Joe Fesi............................233-3X Hunter Grand Aggregate Joe Hemkens...................496-19X Thomas Sisler....................492-11X Clark Greene.....................487-12X Chuck Hearn.....................487-11X Joe Fesi...........................480-14X Leon Domijan.....................477-7X Buford Seabolt...................472-10X
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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 181 Guthrie Rd, Smithfield, PA 15478
Holton Gun & Bow Club
6201 Crystal Lake Rd, Holton, MI 49425 231 821-9608 GPS: N 43 23.742 W 86 05.2566 Contact: Greg Reed 517 604-0974 5861 Brunswick Rd, Holton, MI 49425 Gareed48@yahoo.com
Kane Fish & Game
Dwight Rd, 1 me 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 16312 Littig Rd, Manor, TX 78653 Contact: Virgil Howarth 512 447-8968 2704 Inridge Dr, Austin, TX 78745 vhowarth@sbcglobal.net
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
Central Texas Benchrest
Tomball Gun Club
Emert Ranch Range
MC—Mid-Continent Region
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 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 Renamed Fusilier Complex
www.hcrpc.com Contact: Francis Broussard 320 Wilson St, Lafayette, LA 70501 307 406-5685 or 318 235-3479
Midland Shooters Assn
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 Assn, Denton, TX 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 Huntsville, TX 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, TX 76901 325 942-8991 www.sanangelogunclub.org Contact: Dan Batko 325 374-3015 PO Box 3992, San Angelo, TX 76902 Labs1@zipnet.us
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
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 913 557-9879
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 osa@tedfelton.com
Rio Grande Benchrest Shooters
GPS: N 35.084129 W 106.648628 16001 Shooting Range Access Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 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
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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts 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
MV—Mississippi Valley Aurora Sportsmen’s Club
www.aurorasc.org GPS: N 41.75038 W 88.79677 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 Contact: Dick Baier 920 688-2433 PO Box 8, Van Dyne WI 54979 info@vdsc.org
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 W 9537891 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
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
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
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 W 084 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
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: Art Clegg, 623 878-4979 6210 W Mescal St, Glendale, AZ 85304 ahclegg@cox.net
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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts Central Utah Benchrest
Contact: Dave Tunbridge 801 571-6755 966 Stacie Ave, Sandy UT 84094 drtunbridge@gmail.com
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Desert Sportsman Rifle Club
12201 W Charleston Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89135 702 642-9928 www.dsrpc.net GPS: N36.1498 W115.3653 HTR Contact: Dave Reymore dr30x47@msn.com or 702 378-3635 VFS Contact: Keith Myers 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
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Palomino Valley Gun Club
Washoe County Shooting Facility 21555 Pyramid Lake Hwy Reno NV 80502 palominovalleygunclub.homestead.com GPS: N 39 51.374 W 119 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 H: 775 356-5860 C: 775 742-1153
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 Assn
7398 Avenue 328, Visalia, CA 559 651-3063 www.visaliasportsmans.com Contact: Dennis Thornbury 559 732-4401 PO Box 105, Visalia CA 93279
gunhandler@gmail.com or 559 280-6243
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NBRSA News
New World Records in Score
Tom Hencken 250-14X at 200 Yards - Hunter Class Van Dyne Sportsmen’s Assn July 15, 2012 Dwayne Pullum 250-25X-16 wipeouts at 100 Yards Varmint For Score Class Tomball Gun Club July 15, 2012 Kenny Kuperman 500-27X 100-200 Grand Aggregate Varmint For Score Class Tomball Gun Club July 14, 2012 Michael Louwien 250-12X at 200 Yards Varmint For Score Class Southwest Louisiana Rifle & Pistol Club July 29, 2012 Tom Peyton 999-47X 100/200 Yd 2-Gun Grand Agg Wenatchee Rifle & Revolver Club May 12, 2012
Congratulations to the five new World Record holders. You raise the bar for all the competitors and we salute your fine accomplishment. Fine shooting, gentlemen!
Mike Ratigan Enters NBRSA Hall of Fame To those who have been shooting benchrest a while, it should come as no surprise that Mike Ratigan is again in the headlines for shooting excellence. This time, he enters the Hall of Fame by winning the Light Varmint 200 and gaining his 10th HOF point at the Phoenix Group Nationals in October. Welcome to the NBRSA Benchrest Hall of Fame, Mike! Congratultions on a job well done. We’re all waiting to see what next you will do to top this feat.
For revisions & updates to Club Information, please contact NBRSA at 307 655-7415 or nbrsa.manager@gmail.com
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Van Dyne Sportsmans Club Last Match of 2012 September 15, 2012 The last match of the 2012 season was shot at Van Dyne on September 15. This was also the first Varmint For Score match shot at Van Dyne. Twentyone shooters showed up for the event, some old and some new faces. As always, the conditions at Van Dyne always amaze most shooters and they didn’t disappoint at this match. Must not have been too hard to figure out as there were 8 - 250’s shot at 100-yards. At 100 yards, Tom Shilka and Craig Nagel both shot 250-21X with the tie breaker going to Tom. Second place was Craig. Tom shot a 5X on the first target to break the tie. Rick Allen with a 250-19X was in third. Fourth and fifth were rounded out by Jim Koffman with a 250-16X and Chad Schmidt with 250-15X. Moving to 200 yards proved to be quite interesting with the timerature warming and the mirage getting interesting. Craig Nagel managed to figure out the conditions and only dropped one point at 200 on his fourth target. This gave Crraig the win with a 249-7X at 200. Second was Keith Reinhard with a 248-5X. Third place was won by Chad Schmidt with a 248-3X. Fourth was Rick Allen’s with a 247-6X and fifth was Lee Keller with a 247-5X. The Grand Aggregate was Craig Nagel’s with an excellent 499-28X followed in second by Chad Schmidt with a 49818X. Third was won by Rick Allen with
497-25X and fourth was Jim Koffman with a 497-17X. Rounding out the top five was Lee Keller with 496-25X. High X count for the day went to the 100yard champion, Tom Shilka with 29. Many thanks to our Range Officer, Data Entry, Target Crew and all others that helped all season to make for smooth running matches all year.
Dick Baier
100-Yards Tom Shilka......................250-21X Craig Nagel.......................250-21X Rick Allen.........................250-19X Jim Koffman.....................250-16X Chad Schmidt....................250-15X John Puhl.........................250-15X Brian Miller.......................250-11X LaVerne Nelson..................250-10X Lee Keller.........................249-20X Jim Ramthum....................249-18X Robert Sandretto................249-14X Tom Esser.........................249-11X Bill Koffman.......................249-9X Jim Dowling.......................249-8X Bruce Hansen....................248-14X Mike Paluda......................248-13X Keith Reinhard...................247-10X Steve Call..........................247-8X Jim Stummeier....................243-5X Brian Abel..........................242-8X Chad Hilton........................238-6X 200-Yards Craig Nagel.......................249-7X Keith Reinhard....................248-5X Chad Schmidt.....................248-3X Rick Allen..........................247-6X
Lee Keller..........................247-5X Jim Koffman.......................247-1X LaVerne Nelson....................246-6X Brian Miller.........................245-7X Tom Esser...........................245-5X Jim Ramthum.....................245-3X John Puhl..........................244-7X Jim Dowling.......................244-2X Mike Paluda........................243-4X Tom Shilka.........................242-8X Bruce Hansen......................242-1X Bill Koffman.......................240-2X Robert Sandretto.................240-1X Steve Call..........................239-3X Brian Abel..........................238-4X Jim Stummeier....................234-2X Chad Hilton........................228-3X Grand Aggregate Craig Nagel......................499-28X Chad Schmidt....................498-18X Rick Allen.........................497-25X Jim Koffman.....................497-17X Lee Keller.........................496-25X LaVerne Nelson..................496-16X Brian Miller.......................495-18X Keith Reinhard...................495-15X John Puhl.........................494-22X Jim Ramthum....................494-21X Tom Esser.........................494-16X Jim Dowling......................493-10X Tom Shilka........................492-29X Mike Paluda......................491-17X Bruce Hansen....................490-15X Robert Sandretto................489-15X Bill Koffman......................489-11X Steve Call.........................486-11X Brian Abel........................480-12X Jim Stummeier....................477-7X Chad Hilton........................466-9X
Van Dyne Sportsmen's Club VFS Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Power C Nagel 30BR Nesika Brux REO REO Leupold 36X C Schmidt 30BR Panda Rock Creek REO Borden Leupold 40X R Allen 30BR Hart Rock Creek REO REO Leupold 36X J Koffman 30BR Hall Broughton Self Self NightForce 36X L Keller 30BR Hall Rock Creek Hoehn Hoehn B&L 36X L Nelson 30BR Viper PacNor Greene Greene Leupold 45X B Miller 30BR Panda Rock Creek Bertrand Bertrand Weaver 36X K Reinhard .30X.47 Stolle Shilen Bertrand Kinnem B & L 36X J Puhl 30BR Panda Rock Creek REO REO B&L 36X J Ramthum 30BR AMT Broughton Koffman Koffman Leupold 36X
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