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On the Cover: Dennis Wagner is deep in concentration at the Cactus Classic. Tom Dickson prepares in the background. Photo by Joyce Martin. This page: At the Shamrock XII. Buddy Ross’ Small Group from 200-yards. Photo by Bill & Dee Griffith.

Table of Contents 2013 Berger Cactus Classic 4 Dear Uncle Timmy 8 Schultz & Johnson Win at Ojai Valley 8 Ojai 600-Yard Benchrest January Results 9 WBSF Schedule 9 St Louis Rifle Club HTR/VFS 10 Visalia Two Gun 12 Testing the Nightforce 15X-55X x 52mm Scope 14 Allen Bench Memorial Trophy 15 2013 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 16 MGGOA’s Shamrock XII 20 Risk Management 24 Screamer Patch & Website Information 27 Okie Shooters 27 Advertiser Index 28 NBRSA News 28 NBRSA Officers & Regional Directors 29 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 30

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Local Boy Makes Good! Lester Bruno Wins the Berger Cactus Classic One hundred and two of the NBRSA’s finest came out to play in the sun at Ben Avery in Phoenix, Arizona and shoot in the best conditions in years. There was no wind to speak of. “For guys that have their gun in tune, with these conditions you were going to do good” said new match director extraordinaire, Art Clegg. The morning started at 42 degrees and COLD, VERY COLD for Phoenicians. The target crew was seen swiftly hanging targets, wiping their noses, donning knitted winter caps and 2-3 layers of clothing just to keep on top of the elements. Starting off the LV 5-shot 100, Ed Adams and Lester Bruno duked it out like a ping pong match with Lester taking small group of 0.118 in match 1. Then Ed bested Lester in match 2 with 0.135. In match 3, Ed held the lead with 0.225 to Lester’s 0.234 only to see Lester shoot another small group of 0.089 in match 4. The two gents were off by 0.005” when Ed eked out the win with an agg of 0.1784 in the end. Third place with a 0.2010 was Larry Scharnhorst, Doc Marsh, shooting his newly-famous marsh action, came in a princely 0.2044 for fourth and rounding out the top five is Aaron “all in the

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with a 0.101 to win the first match and the small group. Lester held onto his home field advantage and took match 2 with a 0.141, match 3 with a 0.210 and match 4 with 0.165. By the time the agg was finished, it was pretty darn clear that Lester meant business and he was going to be a force to reckon with. Lester held his lead through match 5 with a 0.170 and won the HV100 aggregate with a 0.1574. Walt Berger was right behind him in second place with a 0.1978, Ralph Stewart was third with 0.2022, Bob Brackney fourth with 0.2094 and fifth was Don Nielson with a 0.2094. Afterwards everyone worked hard and fast to get the flags set for tomorrow’s 200-yard battle as quickly as possible because Walt Berger was hosting another of his famous dinners at 5PM. Nobody wants to be late for the great vittles and free advice that really IS worth far more than it costs! Sunday morning began the Heavy Varmint 5-shot 200 yard battle. Lowell Frei had a bit of bad luck when his gun broke after match 3. Bummer Lowell. Larry Baggett decided it was his turn to start making waves and to give Ed Adams and Lester Bruno a run for their money. Lou Murdica was undeterred

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as well as Norm Jeffery and Tom Libby. Larry took first for the aggregate with a 0.2178 and Lou held a respectable second with a 0.2292, Norm Jeffery took third with 0.2316, Tom held fourth with 0.2342 and Lester was fifth with 0.2342. Ed Adams made an appearance with the small group for the HV200 with 0.206. When the first day of Cactus fighting was over, Walt Berger and his family hosted the shooters to a grand feast of Mexican delights followed by a prize giveaway with lots of goodies. Now the truth came out and Lester reigned supreme as the Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate totals were tallied up. Lester won with a 0.1958. Bob Brackney stealthily took second position with a 0.2227 followed by Norm Jeffery with a 0.2249, Lou Murdica with 0.2295 and Larry Scharnhorst placed fifth with a 0.2424. By Sunday afternoon the Light Varmint 200 was finished up and the gang was ready to call it a day. It’s always such fun coming down to Phoenix to enjoy the sunshine and camaraderie

with all the great shooters; sharing stories and making new memories. George MacDonald took the win for LV 200 with a 0.2862, Don Creach came by and swept second with a 0.2928, Dave Gibson took third with 0.3002, Rodney Brown made a showing in fourth with a 0.3020 and fifth was Gary Ocock with a 0.3112. Lester proved to be on a mission and took the Light Varmint Grand Aggregate win with a 0.2666. Second was Don Creach with 0.2720, third was Rodney Brown with 0.2779, fourth was Ed Adams with 0.2788 and rounding out the top five was Don Nielson with a 0.2822. Ultimately, Lester Bruno proved to be unstoppable taking the 2-Gun win with a 0.2312 with fellow Arizonan, Bob Brackney shoring up second with 0.2640 and Norm Jeffery placed third with 0.2711. Fourth was Bill Summers with 0.2734 and fifth Ed Adams with a 0.2740. Match winners for each match received $50 each donated by Arizona Benchrest Shooters. The winners were:

HV100: Lester Bruno, Don Creach, Tom Guisewhite, Walt Berger, Don Nielson HV200: Carolyn Libby, Alex Saldana, Lawrence Weisdorn, Ed Adams, Joe Pipola LV100: Lester Bruno, Lowell Frei, Ralph Stewart, Lester Bruno, Bob Prather LV200: Robert Seeman, Ralph Stewart, Rodney Brown, George Stanovich, George MacDonald Bob Brackney, famous Arizona gunsmith and competitor donated $100 to the 21st 2-Gun place winner. Congratulations to Tom Guisewhite with a 0.3241. McMillan Fiberglass Stocks awarded $500 to the 2-Gun Champion. Congratulations to Lester Bruno with a 0.2312. A special shout out to the best stat crew I’ve seen in years; Haylee, Sara, Vicki and Thomas. A great big thank you to the timely target crew; Andrew, Cody, Steven and Tim and last but not least, a hearty thanks to Range Officer Doris Bruno and Match Director Ed Maxwell. Audrey Brown

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2013 Berger Cactus Classic: Top 20 Placements Light Varmint 5-Shot 100-Yards Ed Adams........................0.1784 Lester Bruno..................... 0.1814 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2010 Doc Marsh........................ 0.2044 Aaron Segura.................... 0.2128 Bill Summers..................... 0.2136 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2164 Darrel Loker..................... 0.2206 Jack Foster....................... 0.2312 Don Nielson...................... 0.2314 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2324 John Reiss........................ 0.2352 Scott Smith...................... 0.2370 Bobby Brackney................. 0.2416 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.2442 Dean Parker...................... 0.2468 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.2468 Lowell Frei....................... 0.2476 Rex Reneau....................... 0.2478 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2498 Heavy Varmint 5-Shot 100-Yards Lester Bruno....................0.1574 Walt Berger...................... 0.1978 Ralph Stewart................... 0.2022 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2070 Don Nielson...................... 0.2094 Darrel Loker..................... 0.2128 Don Creach....................... 0.2158 Stephen Everson................ 0.2160 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2182 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2252 Bill Summers..................... 0.2254 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.2254 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2298 Gill Graser....................... 0.2320 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2334 Gene DeLoney................... 0.2370 Rodney Brown................... 0.2382 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.2384 Carolyn Libby.................... 0.2406 Gary Vanlier...................... 0.2422

Heavy Varmint 5-Shot 200-Yards Larry Baggett...................0.2178 Lou Murdica.....................0.2292 Norm Jeffery....................0.2316 Tom Libby........................0.2342 Lester Bruno....................0.2342 Bob Brackney...................0.2385 Tom Guisewhite................0.2479 Ed Adams........................0.2504 Larry Scharnhorst..............0.2597 John Horn.......................0.2671 Bill Summers....................0.2785 Mike Bryant.....................0.2817 Lawrence Weisdorn...........0.2859 Joe Pipola.......................0.2862 Gary Sinclair....................0.2880 Ralph Stewart...................0.2881 Sal Bonilla.......................0.2912 Jim Gardner.....................0.2956 Truman Wilson..................0.3000 Dennis Thornbury..............0.3009 Light Varmint 5-Shot 200-Yards George MacDonald.............0.2862 Don Creach....................... 0.2928 Rodney Brown................... 0.3020 Gary Ocock....................... 0.3112 Robert Seeman.................. 0.3115 Larry Leser....................... 0.3157 Don Nielson...................... 0.3331 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3348 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3506 Lester Bruno..................... 0.3519 Marty Childers................... 0.3580 Bill Summers..................... 0.3760 Bob Brackney.................... 0.3780 Ed Adams......................... 0.3791 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.3793 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3822 Lou Murdica...................... 0.3869 Tom Ross.......................... 0.3935 Jim Gardner..................... 0.3981 Dave Gibson...................... 0.4002

Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Lester Bruno....................0.2667 Don Creach....................... 0.2720 Rodney Brown................... 0.2779 Ed Adams......................... 0.2788 Don Nielson...................... 0.2823 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2847 Bill Summers..................... 0.2948 Bob Brackney.................... 0.3052 Robert Seeman.................. 0.3099 George MacDonald.............. 0.3105 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3116 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3153 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.3174 Marty Childers................... 0.3186 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3297 Darrel Loker..................... 0.3305 Jack Foster....................... 0.3307 Lou Murdica...................... 0.3345 Larry Baggett.................... 0.3370 Jim Gardner..................... 0.3377 Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Lester Bruno....................0.1958 Bob Brackney...................0.2227 Norm Jeffery....................0.2249 Lou Murdica.....................0.2295 Larry Scharnhorst..............0.2424 Tom Guisewhite................0.2431 Ralph Stewart...................0.2451 Tom Libby........................0.2514 Bill Summers....................0.2519 Walt Berger......................0.2591 Larry Baggett...................0.2633 Jim Gardner.....................0.2645 Gary Sinclair....................0.2658 Lawrence Weisdorn...........0.2688 Ed Adams........................0.2693 Rodney Brown..................0.2736 Gary Ocock......................0.2754 Stephen Everson...............0.2755 Hector Elias, Jr.................0.2774 Dennis Thornbury..............0.2812

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Berger Cactus Classic Equipment List Shooter Name

Caliber

Action

Barrel

Stocker

Stock

Scope

Load

BRUNO, LESTER

6ppc

Bat-sv

Krieger Lester

Lester

Bruno-Mc

Leup 45

LT32 28.5 65.7-00bt

CREACH, DON

6ppc

Panda

Kreiger Creach

T-M

Lee Six

Leup 45

133 28.9

Creach 66fb

Brown, Rodney

6ppc

Bat

Bartlein Leider

Dickson

Bat

Leup 45

133 28.4

Berger Br61

ADAMS, ED

6ppc

Farley

Kreiger Adams

Adams

Borden

Weaver 36

133 27.5

Miller 66

NIELSON, DON

6ppc

P-5

Bartlein Nielson

Larson

50-March

LT32

Berger65

OCOCK, GARY

6ppc

Marsh

Kreiger Ocock

Ocock

Bruno-Mc

50-March

8208

Ocock 65

SUMMERS, WILLIAM

6ppc

Bat

Kreiger Summers

Summers

Edge

50-March

2015 29.1 Summers 66

BRACKNEY, BOB

6ppc

Marsh

Kreiger Brackney

Brackney

Leup 35

8208 29

Miller 66

Seeman, Robert

6ppc

Bat 3 lug Krieger Self

Self

Robertson 40-March

133 29

Barts 66

MacDonald, George

6ppc

Bat

Kreiger Self

n/a

McMillian

Leup 45

133 29

Berger 64.2

SUTTON, DAN

6ppc

Bat

Kreiger Sutton

Sutton

McMillian

Weaver 36

8208 28.7 Sutton 66

IN .020

SCHALLES, BUD

6ppc

Bat

Lilja

Self

LTA 40

133 29

OFF

JEFFERY, NORM

6ppc

Bat

Kreiger Tom Sakai Mel Iwatsubo

Lee Six

Leu-Tuck 36

LT32

Bishop 68

Childers, Marty

6ppc

Viper

Kreiger Ocock

Ocock

McMillian

Leup 45

8208 29

Childers 66

OFF

HUNTER, SCOTT JR

6ppc

Viper

Kreiger Hunter

Hunter

Edge

Leu-Brackney 133 29

Cheek 65

LOKER, DARREL

6ppc

Farley

Krieger Self

Self

SGY

Leup 36

Self 68

Foster, Jack

6ppc

Cobra

Kreiger Self

Self

Edge

Leu-Brackney 133 29

Berger 62col

OFF .050

MURDICA, LOU

6ppc

Veit

Shilen

Self

Peirce

50-March

LT32 28

Berger Col

BAGGETT, LARRY

6ppc

Hall

Shilen

Bagget

McMillian

Weaver 36

8208

Bagget 66

GARDNER, JIM

6ppc

Viper

Kreiger Kuse

Kuse

Speedy

50-March

133 29.5

Berger

Ed Adams shot like a champ right out of the gate and set the pace by winning the Light Varmint 100 yards.

Gunsmith

Self

Larry Baggett showed he still has what it takes to win on the Heavy Varmint 200 yards.

133 28

Bullet

Seat Depth

IN 0.010 n/a

ON n/a

George MacDonald did a great job winning the Light Varmint 200, which was shot after the weather changed into more snarly conditions. Two-Gun Lester Bruno....................0.2312 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2640 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2711 Bill Summers..................... 0.2734 Ed Adams......................... 0.2740 Rodney Brown................... 0.2757 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2801 Don Nielson...................... 0.2819 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2820 Don Creach....................... 0.2926 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2957 Larry Baggett.................... 0.3002 Jim Gardner..................... 0.3011 Ralph Stewart................... 0.3024 Darrel Loker..................... 0.3058 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3080 Marty Childers................... 0.3081 Robert Seeman.................. 0.3131 Mike Bryant...................... 0.3230 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.3241 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3277 John Horn........................ 0.3316 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.3329 Gary Sinclair..................... 0.3333 Jack Foster....................... 0.3352

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Schultz & Johnson win at Ojai ...and now a word from Dear Timmy. A column of shooting shenanigans and questionable advice for your reading enjoyment... Dear Uncle Timmy: What are the earliest origins of benchrest? Dear Historian: Ancient cave paintings discovered in the south of France depict human figures squatting and hurling what look like feces at the sides of cliffs. One figure who seems to have hurled the most dung at the smallest area on the cliff wall is shown surrounded by admiring stick figures of other males. In following panels, he is seen holding a leg bone of what may be a mastodon and dancing around a large fire with it. Later cave paintings in other areas show the same leg bone held aloft by other stick figures. This is thought to be the earliest record of benchrest and the origin of the traveling trophy. Dear Uncle Timmy: What makes a great benchrest shooter? Environment or genetics? Dear Mendelian Groupie: Good grief! I sure hope it is genetics. Lord help us if it is the environment of a benchrest match. If that were the case, we would be spawning a generation of bipolar, evil geniuses capable of subjugating the earth with a snap of their fingers. On the other hand, I may have just described the current members of the benchrest hall of fame. Dear Uncle Timmy: What common sense gun control laws would you support? Dear Gun Grabber: Ok, I am not immune to common sense, despite what my wife may say. I look to our federal government and the Department of Homeland Security for guidance in this manner. No individual should possess more than 1.5 billion pounds of powder, primers and bullets hopefully of the same lot. Call me crazy but we shooters must place some reasonable limits on ourselves.

On March 17 we had another nice match in Ojai, California with a great attendance of 17 shooters. A few regulars were not able to make the match but we had a few new shooters with one that had not been out for a while. Hope to see the regulars that were unable to attend make the next match on May 19, 2013. It was a nice day for shooting, although it was quite windy. The first relay had a nice strong wind. The second relay had a little more wind but was switching directions quickly. The dates for the rest of our matches are May 19, July 21, September 15 and November 17. Come by and join the fun. Thanks to all who attended and helped out. John Crawford Light Gun 3-Target Score John Crawford..................138-0X Roger Schultz.................... 134-0X Don Nielson...................... 130-1X Mike Leonard.................... 129-1X Tommy Johnson................. 127-0X Austin Ward...................... 121-1X Bill Hubina....................... 115.0X Bob Dorton....................... 114-0X Lynn Dragoman, Sr.............. 114-0X Gene Hooper..................... 112-1X Light Gun 3-Target Group Tommy Johnson................3.1587 Bill Bonzer....................... 3.3913 Bob Dorton....................... 3.5760 John Crawford................... 3.6710 Austin Ward...................... 3.9143 Don Nielson...................... 4.1020 Lynn Dragoman, Sr.............. 4.3770 Roger Schultz.................... 5.2853

John Blackman.................. 5.5327 Mike Leonard.................... 5.5440 Heavy Gun 3-Target Score Tommy Johnson................275-4X Roger Schultz.................... 269-5X John Crawford................... 256-3X Bob Dorton....................... 255-1X Don Nielson...................... 253-2X Bill Hubina....................... 253-2X Mike Leonard.................... 238-0X Austin Ward...................... 213-0X Barry Bluhm...................... 205-1X John Blackman.................. 190-0X Heavy Gun 3-Target Group Tommy Johnson................4.6623 Bill Hubina....................... 5.1613 John Crawford................... 6.6487 Bob Dorton....................... 6.8630 Roger Schultz.................... 7.3997 Don Nielson...................... 7.4647 Mike Leonard.................... 7.6647 Barry Bluhm...................... 7.8037 Lynn Dragoman, Sr.............. 8.5640 Austin Ward..................... 10.3413 Two Gun Score Aggregate Roger Schultz...................403-5X Tommy Johnson................. 402-4X John Crawford................... 394-3X Don Nielson...................... 383-3X Bob Dorton....................... 369-1X Bill Hubina....................... 368-2X Mike Leonard.................... 367-0X Austin Ward...................... 334-1X Lynn Dragoman, Sr.............. 301-0X Gene Hooper..................... 297-2X Two Gun Group Aggregate Tommy Johnson................3.9105 John Crawford................... 5.1598 Bob Dorton....................... 5.2195 Bill Hubina....................... 5.5840 Don Nielson...................... 5.7833 Roger Schultz.................... 6.3425 Lynn Dragoman, Sr.............. 6.4705 Mike Leonard.................... 6.6043 Austin Ward...................... 7.1278 Barry Bluhm...................... 9.1990

Ojai 600-Yard January Results January 20 results follow for those of you keeping track. There were 17 shooters contending this first match of the year at Ojai. Match information submitted by John Crawford. Light Gun 3-Target Score Tommy Johnson................166-0X Kelly Mason...................... 137-0X Mike Sosenko.................... 137-0X Lynn Dragoman, Sr.............. 135-0X Bob Dorton....................... 134-1X Austin Ward...................... 134-1X John Verhagen................... 129-1X Gene Hooper..................... 128-1X Al Lemmon....................... 124-0X Mike Leonard.................... 124-1X Light Gun 3-Target Group Mike Sosenko...................3.0093 John Crawford................... 3.4133 Tommy Johnson................. 3.6980 Mike Leonard.................... 3.7745

Kelly Mason...................... 4.4687 Bob Dorton....................... 4.5090 Barry Bluhm...................... 4.5277 Austin Ward...................... 4.7050 John Verhagen................... 4.7280 Lynn Dragoman, Sr.............. 5.0611 Heavy Gun 3-Target Score John Crawford..................274.3X Austin Ward...................... 271-2X Gene Hooper..................... 269-3X John Adams...................... 266-5X Kelly Mason...................... 261-2X Mike Sosenko.................... 258-2X John Verhagen................... 256-0X Vic Kretsinger.................... 247-1X Bob Dorton....................... 246-0X Tommy Johnson................. 240-5X Heavy Gun 3-Target Group John Crawford..................3.7160 Tommy Johnson................. 4.5920 Austin Ward...................... 4.6460 Lynn Dragoman, Sr.............. 5.2908 Gene Hooper..................... 5.6313 John Adams...................... 6.2577 John Verhagen................... 6.4245 Kelly Mason...................... 6.5870 Bob Dorton....................... 6.7220 Mike Sosenko.................... 6.8967 Two Gun Score Aggregate Tommy Johnson................406-5X Austin Ward...................... 405-2X Kelly Mason...................... 398-3X Gene Hooper..................... 397-4X Mike Sosenko.................... 395-3X John Crawford................... 394-3X John Verhagen................... 385-1X Bob Dorton....................... 380-1X

May, 2013 Precision Rifleman 9 Al Lemmon....................... 358-2X Vic Kretsinger.................... 353-1X Two Gun Group Aggregate John Crawford..................3.5647 Tommy Johnson................. 4.1450 Austin Ward...................... 4.6755 Mike Sosenko.................... 4.9530 Lynn Dragoman, Sr.............. 5.1760 Kelly Mason...................... 5.5278 John Verhagen................... 5.5763 Bob Dorton....................... 5.6155 John Adams...................... 5.7331 Gene Hooper..................... 5.8513

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an update for the World Team participants. Following is the schedule of events for the 2013 World Benchrest Competition in Sidney, Australia. October 15-17 Unofficial Practice October 18 Official Practice October 19 Practice & Technical Meeting October 20 Flag Setting - Range Closed October 21 LV 100-Yards October 22 HV 100-Yards October 23 LV 200-Yards October 24 HV 200-Yards October 25 HV 200-Yards 10-Shot Yes, these distances are in yards; not meters.

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St Louis Rifle Club HTR/VFS WOW, what a day for a match! On March 17, it rained a little at 100 yards and turned to sleet by the time we got to 200 yards. The temperature hovered just above freezing most of the day but as Tom Rippee said “at least his Butches Bore Shine didn’t freeze”. The wind was pretty much out of the east the entire day varying in the range of 10 to 15 mph. We had 7 Hunter shooters and 7 Varmint for Score shooters and we truly do appreciate those that came out for the match under such nasty weather conditions. In the VFS class at 100 yards we had only one competitor with a 250 and that was Galen DeRousse with a 25016X. Following Galen in 2nd place was

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Tom Rippee with a 249-14X and 3rd was Dennis Boyet with a 249-13X. This was Dennis’ first ever score match and only his 2nd match ever- it looks like he is catching on pretty fast. At 200 yards Tom Rippee won with a 245-3X edging out Brad Hawkey who shot a 244-6X and in 3rd place was John Ross who shot a 244-3X. In the VFS grand the scores were 1st Tom Rippee with a 494-17- Tom was shooting his 30 BR Farley that was stocked by Terry Leonard and chambered by Sid Goodling, 2nd was Galen DeRousse with a 49325X and 3rd was John Ross with a 49213X. In the Hunter class the 100 yard winner was Jerry Kloeppel with a 250-12X – the only 250, 2nd was Joe Hemkens

St Louis Rifle Club Score Equipment List Hunter Class Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Chuck Hearn 30X48 Stolle Bartlein Hearn Meredith Weaver T Jerry Kloeppel 30X47 Stolle Lilja Self Self Leupold Joe Hemkens 30X47 Rem Krieger Smart Corley Leu-Pre Buford Seabolt 30X47 Kodiak Shilen Hoehn Meredith Weaver Tom Sisler 30X47 Kodiak Rock Creek Rock Creek n/a Leupold Clark Greene 308-S Rem Rock Creek Self Self Leupold Paul Hon 30X44 Stolle Krieger n/a n/a Leupold Varmint For Score Class Tom Rippee 30 BR Farley Hart Goodling Leonard Leupold Brad Hawkey 30 BR Farley Rippee Leonard Leu 45 John Ross 6 PPC Stolle Krieger Griffin Yaeger Leupold Galen DeRousse 30 BR Stolle Shilen Hoehn n/a Weaver Frank Mancuso 30 BR Shilen Shilen Shilen Mancuso Leupold Dennis Boyet 6 PPC Panda Bartlien Hoehn McMillan Leupold Bud Schneidman 30 BR CPS Krieger Schneidman n/a Leu 36

with 246-11X and 3rd was Tom Sisler with 246-10X. At 200 yards the winner was Chuck Hearn with 245-2X, 2nd was Joe Hemkens with 243-5X and 3rd was Jerry Kloeppel with 243-5X. The Grand Agg winner was Jerry Kloeppel with 493-17X – Jerry was shooting his Kodiak 30X47 chambered and stocked by himself, 2nd was Chuck Hearn with 490-8X and 3rd was Joe Hemkens with 489-16X. Thanks to all for coming out on such a bad day and we hope to see you at our next match, hopefully with better weather. Wayne Corley Match Director

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Load Primer Fed 46 Fed 45 Fed 41.5 Fed 41.2 Fed 42.5 Fed 40 Fed

Bullet 10-X 10-X 150 Chism 150 10-X 150 10-X 150 125 BIB

Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua

H-4198 N-130 N-133 H-4198 H-4198 N-133 H-4198

34.4 33.8 28.9 34 34.4 28.9 33.5

10-X 115 n/a Ulrich 68 Cheeks Cheeks 118 Barts 68 10-X 115

Fed Fed Fed Rem BR Fed Win Fed

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St Louis Snow Match Statistics

VFS Grand Aggregate Tom Rippee..................... 494-17X Galen DeRousse................ 493-25X John Ross........................ 492-13X Denis Boyet..................... 491-21X Brad Hawkey.................... 491-18X Frank Mancuso.................. 488-19X Bud Schneidman................ 248-10X

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Hunter 200-Yards Chuck Hearn.................... 245-2X Joe Hemkens.................... 243-5X Jerry Kloeppel................... 243-5X Buford Seabolt................... 238-1X Tom Sisler........................ 236-2X Clark Greene..................... 234-3X

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Visalia... Group Results From Dale Wimp Range Sent in by Bill Mellor The first match of the year for Visalia was held in February. We had a good turnout with a few new shooters for a total of 39 competitors. There were also shooters from Canada and Washington state who stopped by for the match on their way to the Berger Cactus Classic. The weather for the weekend was mostly sunny with some tricky conditions to make things interesting and to provide some good practice for those heading south to the Cactus later on. The Light Varmint 100 yard winner was Walt Berger shooting a .1816 aggregate. This was just the start of a great weekend of shooting for Walt. A .2036 aggregate shot by Bill Summers was good for a second place finish. We took a break for lunch which was quite a treat. Sean and the Visalia crew barbequed prime rib and pork loin with all the trimmings. Now thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a feast a shooter can fully enjoy but after eating lunch, it felt like you needed to find a place to take a nap. George Lozano took over the Light Varmint 200 yard match and shot a .2506 aggregate for the first place trophy. A .2600 aggregate placed Don Nielson in second. The winner of the Light Varmint Grand Aggregate first place trophy was Walt Berger, who shot a .2359 aggregate for the win. Not too far behind with a .2373 aggregate was George Lozano for second. The Heavy Varmint 100 yard first place trophy went to Don Nielson shooting a .1660 aggregate. Lawrence Weisdorn won the second place trophy with a .1882. Walt Berger was heard from again. This time winning the Heavy Varmint 200 yard first place tro-

phy shooting a really nice .1784 aggregate. Tom Price won the second place trophy shooting a .2242. The Heavy Varmint First place trophy was won by Walt Berger; Walt shot an even smaller aggregate than he did the first day - a tidy .2015. Lawrence Weisdorn won the second place trophy with a .2184. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no surprise that Walt berger won the two gun first place trophy since he won the Grand both days. Walt had the right load and the conditions figured out and shot a .2187 aggregate for the win. Don Nielson won the second place trophy with a .2348 aggregate and George Lozano placed third with a .2431.

Light Varmint 100 Walt Berger......................0.1816 Bill Summers..................... 0.2036 George Lozano.................. 0.2240 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2296 George Pizzillo.................. 0.2324 Don Nielson...................... 0.2382 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2448 Phil Nick.......................... 0.2496 Tom Price......................... 0.2500 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2524 Small Group Duke Rovarino.................... 0.106 Light Varmint 200 George Lozano..................0.2506 Don Nielson...................... 0.2600 Duke Rovarino................... 0.2648 Bill Summers..................... 0.2753 Jack Childers.................... 0.2756 Walt Berger...................... 0.2903 Gary Sinclair..................... 0.2937 Tom Price......................... 0.3044 Everet Smith..................... 0.3114 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.3127 Small Group Gary Sinclair...................... 0.242 Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Walt Berger......................0.2359 George Lozano.................. 0.2373 Bill Summers..................... 0.2394 Don Nielson...................... 0.2491 Tom Price......................... 0.2772 George Pizzillo.................. 0.2805 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2828 Phil Nick.......................... 0.2909 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2921 Duke Rovarino................... 0.2922

Walt Berger, Two-Gun Winner (photo courtesy of Turk Takano)

Heavy Varmint 100 Don Nielson.....................0.1660 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.1882 George Pizzillo.................. 0.1980

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Visalia Group Match Equipment List Light Varmint Shooter Name

Caliber

Action

Barrel

Gunsmith

Stocker

Case

Walt Berger

6ppc

March

Shilen

Berger

Ocock

Lapua Nightforce

Scope

Load

Bullet

Primer

T-32

Berger

205M

George Lozano

6ppc

BAT

Krieger

Ocock

Lapua Leupold 45X LT-32 Miller

205M

Bill Summers

6ppc

BAT

Krieger

Summers

Lapua March

50X

205M

Don Nielson

6ppc

P-V

Bartlein Nielson

Larson

Lapua March

LT-32 Berger

Tom Price

6ppc

BAT

Krieger

Ocock

Price

Lapua Leupold 36X 8208

Berger

205M

Walt Berger

6ppc

March

Shilen

Berger

Ocock

Lapua Nightforce

T-32

Berger

205M

Lawrence Weisdorn

6ppc

Panda

Krieger

Sosenko

Sutton

Lapua March

N-133 Bart

205M

Don Nielson

6ppc

P-VI

Bartlein Nielson

Larson

Lapua Leupold

LT-32 Berger

205M

Dan Lutke

6ppc

Panda

Krieger

Iwatsubo

Ocock

Lapua Leupold

N-133 Lee

205M

Jim Nicolas

6ppc

Grizzly Krieger

Ocock

n/a

Lapua March

8208

205M

Summers

205M

Heavy Varmint

Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2128 Walt Berger...................... 0.2246 Bill Summers..................... 0.2248 Everet Smith..................... 0.2266 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2274 George Lozano.................. 0.2354 Bill Mellor........................ 0.2366 Small Group Don Nielson....................... 0.093 Heavy Varmint 200 Walt Berger......................0.1784 Tom Price......................... 0.2242 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2388 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2395 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2487 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2548 Gary Sinclair..................... 0.2599 George Lozano.................. 0.2623 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2646 Bill Mellor........................ 0.2650 Small Group Lawrence Weisdorn.............. 0.255 Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Walt Berger......................0.2015 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2184 Don Nielson...................... 0.2204

Dan Lutke........................ 0.2334 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2387 Tom Price......................... 0.2395 George Lozano.................. 0.2489 Bill Mellor........................ 0.2508 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2549 Phil Nick.......................... 0.2593 Two Gun Walt Berger......................0.2359 Don Nielson...................... 0.2348 George Lozano.................. 0.2431 Bill Summers..................... 0.2537 Tom Price......................... 0.2584 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2654 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2724 Phil Nick.......................... 0.2751 George Pizzillo.................. 0.2757 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2757 Visalia Shooters from the picture on top of page 12. Names are as follows L-R: Jim Nicholas, Tom Price, Don Nielson, Walt Berger, Bill Summers, George Pizzillo, Duke Rovarino, George Lozano & Joe Stanovich

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Testing the New Nightforce Competition 15X-55X x 52mm Scope by James Mock

Although the name Nightforce is known throughout the shooting world, it is fairly new. The company that gave birth to Nightforce scopes in 1992 was an Australian company known as Lightforce. They manufactured high quality lighting instruments and the owner Dr. Raymond Dennis decided that as a hunter he wanted the very best in rifle scopes. Therefore, Nightforce optics was born, and they have earned a reputation in the short period of time that is the envy of the world. When I heard of the new Nightforce Competition scope, I contacted their office in Orofino, ID and requested one for testing. Mr. Kyle Brown, Director of Sales and Marketing (he is located in Lavonia, GA) quickly answered my e-mail and told me that he would send me one of the new scopes by the first of March. I received it on February 28th. This scope is so new that the manual that came with it did not include this model. I researched it on the web and found the following: 1) it features the finest ED glass that has multi-layered coating which allows 92% light transmission, 2) the ocular lens is focused by an European fast-focus style eyepiece, 3) this model weighs 27.8 ounces which is 24% lighter than their 12X42X BR model, 4) parallax is adjusted with a side-focus type system 5) windage and elevation adjustments are 0.125 MOA, with 60 MOA total travel, and 5 MOA per revolution, 6) field of

view at 100 yards is 6.9 feet at 15X and 1.83 ft. at 55X, 7) two reticles are offered in this model- the CTR-1 which features a 0.16 MOA crosshair with 0.125 MOA dot., and the other (which I chose) is the DDR model which features a double dot system. (The photo above shows the reticle in use at a 600 yard match.) I quickly mounted the new scope on a Marsh 6mm PPC which I am also testing. When testing scopes, I like to “shoot the square” using the same aiming point and the adjusting the scope up six inches (48 clicks), over 48 clicks, down 48 clicks, and then back to the original setting. Also, I shot this scope at 15X, 25X, 35X, 45X, and 55X to see if there was any point of impact shift when the power was changed. Photo #2 below shows that this scope passed both tests with “flying colors”. It is a pleasure using equipment that functions exactly as stated.

After this initial test, I mounted the new scope on my BAT rifle that is chambered in 6mm Dasher. This is the rifle that I use for 600 yard competition. The photo on the next page shows my old BAT/Leonard with Brux 8-twist barrel. Also, the riser blocks that allow one to convert their Davidson-type bases to Weaver-type rings is from BKL Technologies, Fort Worth, TX. On March the 16th, I travelled the 50 miles to the Howard Prince Memorial range in Pioneer, LA. On this trip I was accompanied by Matthew Hedrick, a 16 year old grandson of my cousin. He had never shot any type of competi-

May, 2013 Precision Rifleman tion before, but he was anxious to try. I loaded enough ammunition for the two of us to shoot the match. With a cool wet range and bright sunshine, the conditions were tough for veteran shooters and new shooters alike. I checked the wind before leaving my home and it was 12 mph from the SW. When the wind is blowing with that velocity before sun-up, one knows that it will be more intense as the day progresses. Although Matthew and I did not set any world records, the scope performed flawlessly. The mirage was very bad, but we both shot with the scope set at 55X for the entire day. He finished in ninth place and I finished second….to another shooter shooting a Nightforce scope. His was the 12x-42X BR model. Nightforce allowed me to keep this scope for 6 months and I plan to shoot it in future 600 yard matches, and perhaps at this year’s Super Shoot. Of course, it will only be used in the HV

(13.5#) class at Kelbly’s because my rifle is at the maximum for 10.5# with a lighter scope. This scope is not cheap. Plan on spending around $2231 & up, but it is as good as one can buy…in my opinion. If you desire more information on this scope or other Nightforce products contact them at info@nightforceoptics.com.

Good shooting, James Mock

Thank you to Turk Takano for the picture of James Mock in the title. All other photos are from Mr. Mock.

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2013 Allen Bench Memorial Trophy Hosted by Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club

Here at Tri Citiies Metallic Silhouette Club we held the annual Allen Bench Memorial match on March 30. The weather was beautiful for a spring day in the northwest desert country; chilly in the morning and climbing up to the low 70’s. The warm spring days in the northwest usually bring with them switching winds and mirage with gusto. Some of the favorite phrases overheard were, “why did it do that?” “dad gummit” “dad burn it” and “I want my mommy.” A few harsher and more colorful metaphors were heard until Glen Sampson had it figured out and got one in the center of the sighter target then rapid fired the next 5 for

Shooter Glen Sampson Paul Gylling Frank Taggart Rick DeGroat Randy Hoge Jim McConnell Dick Hohstadt Richard Mayer

score down range before the condition changed. Five shots in 10 seconds must be a record and it paid off with a awesome 250-17X at 100 yards and 243-3X at 200. The rest of us took our time and tried to figure out the conditions and guess what? Dad Gummit! Rick DeGroat Match Director Rick DeGroat is the new match director for Tri Cities MSA in Washington State. He has taken over the reigns of Jim McConnell. Welcome Rick!

Top 5 at 100-Yards Glen Sampson.................. 250-17X

Paul Gylling...................... 247-7X Rick DeGroat..................... 246-5X Richard Mayer................... 245-9X Jim McConnell.................. 244-11X Top 5 at 200-Yards Glen Sampson...................243-3X Paul Gylling...................... 232-3X Richard Mayer................... 228-2X Jim McConnell.................. 228-2X Randy Hoge...................... 225-1X Aggregate scores Glen Sampson.................. 493-20X Paul Gylling..................... 479-10X Richard Mayer.................. 473-11X Jim McConnell.................. 472-13X Randy Hoge..................... 468-11X

Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club's Allen Bench Memorial Equipment List Cartridge Gunsmith Action Barrel Scope Powder Primer 30x47 Thomasen BAT Rock Creek Leupold 6X 8208 42.5 gr Federal 205M 30X47 Swezey Stolle Lilja Burris 6X 8208 Federal 308 Cribbs n/a Lilja Burris 6X N140 46.3 gr CCI short 308 DeGroat n/a Shilen Weaver 6X 8208 42.5 gr Federal 205 30X47 Hoge n/a Krieger Weaver 6X N135 41 gr Wolf 30x47 Swezey n/a Lilja Burris 6X 8208 43.5 gr Federal 205M 30x47 Cribbs n/a Lilja Burris 6X N-133 39.1 gr Federal 205M 30x47 Swezey n/a Lilja Burris 6X N-135 Federal 205

Bullet n/a 119 BIB ERB ERB ERB BIB ERB

Brass Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua

Stock n/a n/a McMillan Edge McMillan McMillan McMillan Six

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2013 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule MAY 4

VFS

100/200

Desert Sportsman Assn, NV Southwest Regionals

HTR

100/200

Van Dyne Sportsmens Club, WI

4-5

LV/HV

100/200

Fairchance Rod & Gun Club, PA 25th Annual Hog Roast

4-5

LV/HV

100/200

Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS

4-5

HTR/VFS

100/200 300

Whittecar Rifle & Pistol, MT Montana State HTR/VFS

4-5

SP/LV

100/200

Central Texas Benchrest, TX Texas State Championship 2nd Leg

4-5

SP/HV

100/200

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver, WA Manley Oakley Trophy

1-2

HV/UNL5

100/200

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club, WA Northwest HV Regional

1-2

UNL/SP

100/200

Prairie Dog Target Club, SD North Central Regional Leg 1

HTR/VFS

100/200

Whittecar Rifle & Pistol, MT

7-9

LV/HV

300-200

Palomino Valley Gun Club, NV Long Range Varmint Nationals

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ

8-9

VFS/HTR

100/200

Wenatchee Benchrest, WA

8-9

LV/HV

100/200

WWCCA, MI Money $hoot Wolverine Challenge

8-9

LV/HV

100/200

Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS

8-9

SP/HV

100/200

Northern Colorado Benchrest 1st Leg NoCo 4-Gun

4-5

LV/HV

200/100

Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

4-5

HTR/VFS

100/200

Northern Colorado Benchrest

HTR

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club,WY

4-5

SP/UNL

100/200

Central Utah Benchrest Club, UT Utah State Championship 1st leg

8-9

SP/LV

100/200

North Texas Shooters Assn Gulf Coast Regionals Leg 1&2

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ

8-9

HTR

11-12

LV/HV

100/200

Minnetonka Benchrest Assn, MN

100/200 300

Hub City Rifle & Pistol Club Louisiana State Hunter Champ.

8-9

4-Gun

100-yard

Brock’s Gap Training Center, AL

HTR

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

HTR/VFS

200/300

Wenatchee Benchrest Club, WA

100/200

Okie Shooters OK State Regional Champ Leg 3

100/200

Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA

11-12

VFS/HTR

100/200

Wenatchee Benchrest, WA

HTR

100/200

TriCities Metallic Silhouette, WA

HTR/VFS

100/200

Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis

100/200

Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA

18-19

HV/LV

100/200

Chippewa Rifle Club, OH Super-Shoot Warm-Up

15-16

UNL10/SP

100/200

1st Leg NM State Championship

15-16

HV/UNL5

100/200

Visalia Sportsman Assn, CA California State 1st Leg

15-16

VFS/HTR

100/200

Casper Benchrest Club, WY WY State VFS & HTR Championship

HTR/VFS

100/200

Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis

VFS

100/200

Ouachita Sportsman’s Assn

18-19

VFS/HTR

100/200

Casper Benchrest Club, WY Money $hoot

22-23

LV/HV

100/200

Minnetonka Benchrest Assn, MN Minnesota State Championship

18-19

UNL/HV

100/200

Seymour Stool Shooters, TX TX State Championship Leg 3&4

22-23

LV/HV

100/200

18-19

LV/HV

100/200

Land’s End Benchrest, CO 1st Leg of 4-Gun

Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis East-West Show-Me Shootout June 21: Set up Day

22-23

LV/HV

100/200

Shelby Co Deer Hunters Assn, OH Briar Hail Memorial

VFS

100/200

Southwest Louisiana R&P Club

22-23

HTR/VFS

100/200

22-25

LV/HV

100/200

Kelbly’s Super Shoot, OH

Yellowstone Rifle Club, MT Mac Clark Memorial

24-26

LV/HV

200/100

Palomino Valley Gun Club, NV Nevada State Championship

25-26

LV/HV

100/200

Whittington Center Benchrest BEST IN THE WEST Money Shoot

25-26

HTR/VFS

100/200

Yellowstone Rifle Club, MT

VFS

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

VFS

100/200

Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club, ID

VFS

100/200

Desert Sportsman Assn, NV Silver State Shootout

HTR

100/200

Van Dyne Sportsmens Club, WI

1-2

LV/HV

200/100

Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

1-2

HTR/VFS

100/200

Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS

LG/HG

600-Yard

Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

VFS

100/200

Southwest Louisiana R&P Club

VFS

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

VFS

100/200

TriCities Metallic Silhouette, WA

29-30

SP/HV

100/200

Midland Shooters Assn, TX Texas Shootout

HTR

100/200

Lewis Clark Wildlife Club, ID Idaho State Hunter Champ.

5-7

UNL10/5

100/200

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club WA Sam Wilson Memorial, Sniper King & NW Unlimited Championship

6-7

SP/LV/ HV/UNL5

200-Yard

Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA 5th Annual 200-Yd 4-Gun

JUNE JULY

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May, 2013 Precision Rifleman

2013 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 6-7

HV/UNL5 or LV

100/200

Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS Regional Championship

17-18

LV/HV

100/200

Whittington Center Benchrest, NM RATTLESNAKE NM State Champ #2

6-7

LV/HV

100/200

Holton Gun Club, MI Michigan State Championship

17-18

UNL5/HV SP/LV

200-Yd

North Texas Shooters Assn Texas Showdown

6-7

LV/LV

100/200 300

Prairie Dog Target Club, SD North Central Regional Leg 2

17-18

LV/HV

100/200

Ouachita Sportsman’s Assn AR State Championship 2nd Leg

18-22

HTR

100/200 300-Yd

Mill Creek Rifle Club, MO 2013 Hunter Nationals

HTR/VFS

100/200

Whittecar Rifle & Pistol, MT

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ

13-14

LV/HV

100/200

Whittington Center Benchrest NM MUCHAS GRACIAS

13-14

HV/LV

100/200

Kane Fish & Game, PA Pennsylvania St Championship

13-14

HTR

100/200

Van Dyne Sportsmens Club, WI Wisconsin State

13-14

LV/HV

100/200

Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis July 13: NIGHT MATCH 5PM

VFS

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

31-9/1

LV/HV

100/200

13-14

LV/HV

100/200

Minnetonka Benchrest Assn, MN Don Judd Memorial

Prairie Dog Target Club, SD Butch Kimmel Memorial

31-9/1

4-Gun

200-yard

13-14

LV/HV

100/200

Unaka Gun Club, TN State Champ

Unaka Gun Club, TN Southeast Regional Championship

13-14

HTR/VFS

100/200 300

Wenatchee Benchrest Club Bob Miller Memorial

31-9/1

LV/HV

100/200

Rio Grande Benchrest Shoters THE ROADRUNNER

13-14

UNL/HV

100/200

North Texas Shooters Assn Gulf Coast Regionals Leg 3&4

31-9/1

LV/HV

100/200

Midland Shooters Assn, TX The BUFFALO

13-14

UNL10/ UNL5

100/200

Northern Colorado Benchrest 2nd Leg of NoCo 4-Gun

31-9/1

LV/HV

100/200

Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS Kansas State Championship

LG/HG/Fac

600-Yd

Columbus Sportsman’s Assn, WI

31-9/2

LV/HV

100/200

Holton Gun Club, MI Eastern Regional Championship

31-9/2

SP/LV/HV

100/200

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club, WA Ed Frombach Memoria, WA State SP, LV, HV & 3Gun Championships

SP/LV/HV

100/200

Visalia Sportsman Assn, CA California State 2nd Leg

100/200

Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA

24-25

SP/UNL UNL/HV

100/200

Minnetonka Benchrest Assn, MN Minnesota State Championship

24-25

LV/HV

100/200

Yellowstone Rifle Club, MT

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

HTR

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

100/200

Ouachita Sportsman’s Assn

20-21

UNL/SP

100/200

Land’s End Benchrest, CO 3rd & 4th Leg of 4-Gun

31-9/2

20-21

HTR/VFS

100/200

Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Missouri State/Danny Jarvis MV Regional/Guy Chism

SEPTEMBER

20-21

HTR

1-2-3

Casper Benchrest Club, WY

VFS

100/200

Southwest Louisiana R&P Club Louisiana State VFS Championship

VFS

100/200

Van Dyne Sportsmens Club, WI

HV/UNL

100/200

Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA

HV/UNL

100/200

Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA

27-28

LV/HV

100/200

Yellowstone Rifle Club, MT Montana State Championship

16-21

4Gun

100/200

Fairchance Rod & Gun Club, PA NBRSA Group Nationals

HTR

100/200

TriCities Metallic Silhouette, WA WA State Hunter Championship

LG/HG/ Fac

600-Yard

Columbus Sportsman’s Assn, WI

VFS

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

21-22

HTR/VFS

100/200

Southwest Louisiana R&P Club Gulf Coast HTR & VFS Regionals

3-4

LV/HV

100/200

Central Utah Benchrest Club, UT Utah State Championship 2nd Leg

27-29

SP/UNL

200/100

Palomino Valley Gun Club, NV Nevada State Championship

3-4

HTR/VFS

100/200

Northern Colorado Benchrest

28-29

LV/HV

100/200

Minnetonka Benchrest Assn, MN

3-4

LV/HV

200/100

Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

28-29

LV/HV

100/200

3-4

SP/LV

100/200

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club, WA Northwest SP & LV Regionals

Land’s End Benchrest, CO PURPLE HAZE & 2nd Leg of 4Gun

OCTOBER

LG/HG/Fac

600-Yds

Columbus Sportsman’s Assn, WI

VFS

100/200

Desert Sportsman Assn, NV VFS Nationals Warm-Up

5-6

LV/HV

100/200

WWCCA, MI Fall Classic

AUGUST

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ

HTR

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

7-8

LV/HV

100/200

Northern Colorado Benchrest FIREWALKER & 4th leg of 4Gun

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ

Boldface Boldface Matches Matches are are 2013 2013 National National Events Events

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2013 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 5-6

LV/HV

100/200

Arizona Benchrest Shooters, AZ 1st Half SW Regionals

5-6

LV/HV

100/200

Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS

5-6

LV/HV

200/100

Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

HTR/VFS

100/200

Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ

100/200

Ouachita Sportsman’s Assn WI

12-13

LV/HV

100/200

River Bend Gun Club, GA

LG/HG/Fac

600-Yard

Columbus Sportsman’s Assn, IA

19-20

LV/HV

100/200

Shelby Co Deer Hunters Assn, OH Fall Finale

19-20

UNL5

100/200

Visalia Sportsman Assn, CA Visalia Invitational

19-20

LV/HV

100/200

Benchrest Rfile Club of St Louis Mississippi Valley Regionals

VFS

100/200

Southwest Louisiana R&P Club

24-27

VFS

100/200 300

Desert Sportsman Assn, NV 2013 VFS NATIONALS

LG/HG

600-Yard

Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

NOVEMBER 2-3

SP/UNL10

100/200

Arizona Benchrest Shooters, AZ 2nd Half SW Regionals

2-3

LV/HV

200/100

Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ

4-Gun

100-yard

Brock’s Gap Training Center, AL

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

DECEMBER 7

VFS

100/200

Desert Sportsman Assn, NV Club Championship Set up 7AM Match begins 9AM

7-8

UNL5

100/200

Arizona Benchrest Shooters, AZ CAL-AZ Combined Match

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ

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FOR SALE 6PPC-Light Varmint-.262 chamberShilan S.S. 20” barrel. 1 1/2 oz trigger. BAT action-right bolt-left port and glass stock. It was Billy Stevens personal rifle nicknamed “Wildebeast” $1,795.00.Leupold 45x-Fine crosshairs $795.00. Photo Available. NEW 6mmPPC/USA brass. Totally prepared by the Ron Hoehn Co..262 chamber-.0086 neck thickness. Bag of 200 at .89 each. Bag of 500 at .69 each. NEW 6mmPPC/USA factory brass Bag of 200 at .59 each. Bag of 500 at .39 each. Carton of 2000 at .30 each.

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Items For Sale 6PPC Light Varmint Seary S.S. action, Shilen flued barrel, TM marbie stock, Jewell trigger, plus 50 cases (copy of Hall) $1,600.00 Heavy Varmint, Walker action, Hart Barrel,McMillan stock, Jewell trigger, Tasco 36X scope and 50 cases (Hall) $1,800.00 Light Varmint, BAT action, Left-Right port, Larson stock, Jewell trigger, Bartlein barrel plus 50 cases. $2,300.00

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...It was All About

Larry Costa at

Middle Georgia Gun Owners Assn’s

Shamrock XII Seventy-seven shooters competed at the 12th annual Shamrock Shoot in Dublin Georgia hosted by the Middle Georgia Gun Owners Association. Twin Oaks Range has a full service kitchen and an air conditioned dining area. Breakfast and Lunch was served by club members on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The range facilities include 42 camping spots and showers in the bathroom facilities. Friday had some great weather for practice. Also, some reporters came to interview Jim Carmichel for Outdoor Life magazine. Last year in Dublin, Jim shot a world record 0.1441” aggregate in the LV 100. This year only 7 out of 385 targets in LV 100 scored better that Jim’s last year WR agg. Registration went smoothly and the bench assignments were posted at 3:15 p.m. Twenty states were represented and the longest travel was made by Merrill Bergs from Oregon. Having two shooters from Ontario made this an international event. This was the first big shoot for several new bench rest shooters. Bill Griffith, a new shooter from the Atlanta area, used blocks of wood and sand bags as a front rest. Saturday started with Matthew Keller arriving wearing a neck tie. He had left work and driven straight to the Shamrock Shoot. He said “if I take off the tie, I might lose it.” Matthew also sang the National Anthem for the opening ceremonies. Having him sing is becoming a wonderful new tradition for the Shamrock. Thank you Matthew. The weather on Saturday cooperated. It rained only during the lunch break.

Sunday was a different matter. There were thunder storms all night which continued into the morning. The start of the first relay was delayed one hour. At 9 a.m. the storms had passed and a few sprinkles were seen for the rest of the morning. With three relays and a super-fast target crew the days ended early despite the late start on Sunday. The challenge in Dublin is the unpredictable weather. Larry Costa, (pictured above with wife, Dee) and Jim Carmichel were battling it out on Saturday to see who would win the Two Gun. Sunday morning Buddy Ross got in the mix by winning the HV 200 with a 0.1765” aggregate. Sunday afternoon, Larry shot a 0.2057” aggregate in the LV 200. Larry won the Light Varmint Grand with 0.1996”. Jim won the heavy varmint Grand with 0.2013”. Larry Costa won the Two Gun with a 0.2113” grand. Buddy Ross had second place with 0.2131” and Jack Neary had 0.2186” for third place. Steve Lee added that Larry’s score beat Buddy’s by .0018”; literally one group made the difference. Fourth and fifth place went to Jim Carmichel and Bob Hammack with 0.2197” and 0.2444” respectively. The smallest group of the Shamrock was Mark Engle with 0.084” on HV100 with Kip Jones having a slightly larger group of 0.088” for LV100. Jerry Sharrett wrote, “I shot beside Larry and it was amazing some of the stuff he shot through and got tiny-tiny groups. The first day I was between Kip Jones and Larry and our targets looked like the Morse code for “R”. Dot, dash, dot!!”

If you haven’t been to a Shamrock Shoot, come see us next year. You’re guaranteed to have a great time. Matthew Walker Match Director Light Varmint 100-Yards Larry Costa......................0.1934 Jack Neary....................... 0.2156 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2174 Kip Jones......................... 0.2188 Steve Lee......................... 0.2222 Buddy Ross....................... 0.2226 Bob Hammack................... 0.2294 Mark Engle....................... 0.2350 Dan Honert....................... 0.2408 Merrill Bergs..................... 0.2418 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2424 Matthew Keller.................. 0.2432 Terry Leonard.................... 0.2474 Dave Abbott...................... 0.2508 Tony Alexander.................. 0.2522 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.2558 Harley Baker..................... 0.2562 Troy Trabacchi................... 0.2624 Jim Carmichel................... 0.2644 Small Group Kip Jones............................088 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Jim Carmichel..................0.1962 Jack Neary....................... 0.2020 Dale Metzger II.................. 0.2068 Mark Engle....................... 0.2188 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2232 Dana English..................... 0.2252 Jim Andress...................... 0.2264 George Pariso.................... 0.2280 Tony Alexander.................. 0.2314 Richard Watson.................. 0.2316 Mark Harpenau.................. 0.2332 Troy Trabacchi................... 0.2340 Buddy Ross....................... 0.2354

May, 2013 Precision Rifleman Dan Thrift........................ 0.2408 Terry Leonard.................... 0.2408 Howard Levy..................... 0.2448 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2476 Bob Hammack................... 0.2486 Danny Morgan.................... 0.2488 Kip Jones......................... 0.2508 Steve Lee......................... 0.2520 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2526 Harley Baker..................... 0.2530 Larry Costa....................... 0.2538 Bill Symons....................... 0.2598 Small Group Mark Engle..........................084 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Buddy Ross......................0.1765 Larry Costa....................... 0.1922 Harley Baker..................... 0.2019 Jim Carmichel................... 0.2064 Gene Bukys....................... 0.2113 Cecil Peterson................... 0.2233 Terry Leonard.................... 0.2292 Andy Laidlaw.................... 0.2294 Mark Engle....................... 0.2297 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2338 Dale Metzger II.................. 0.2360 Dave Abbott...................... 0.2385 Tony Alexander.................. 0.2388 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2389 Jack Neary....................... 0.2424 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2442 Steve Lee......................... 0.2450 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2541 Pat Hurley........................ 0.2550 Danny Morgan.................... 0.2559 James Casey..................... 0.2592 Jeff Thompson................... 0.2605 Howard Levy..................... 0.2663 Matthew Keller.................. 0.2714 Bob Hammack................... 0.2735 Small Group Buddy Ross..........................123 Light Varmint 200-Yards Larry Costa......................0.2057 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2099 Roger Avery...................... 0.2102 Jim Carmichel................... 0.2117 Jack Neary....................... 0.2142 Dana English..................... 0.2178 Buddy Ross....................... 0.2179 Gene Bukys....................... 0.2184 Bob Hammack................... 0.2259 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2350 Cecil Peterson................... 0.2356 James Casey..................... 0.2435 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2479 Floyd Cline....................... 0.2569 Troy Trabacchi................... 0.2615 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.2673 Danny Morgan.................... 0.2675

Front L-R: Jim Carmichael, Larry Costa, Buddy Ross, Jack Neary Back L-R: Mark Engle, Dale Metzger, Harley Baker, Roger Avery, Bob Hammock Jim Andress, Billy Stevens, Scotty Grimes, Wayne Campbell, Andy Shifflett Jeff Thompson................... 0.2685 Terry Leonard.................... 0.2732 Jeff Graves....................... 0.2747 Tony Alexander.................. 0.2761 Don Hardeman................... 0.2768 Harley Baker..................... 0.2777 Ray Porter........................ 0.2823 George Waldrep, Jr............. 0.2825 Small Group Jack Neary..........................177 Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Jim Carmichel..................0.2013 Buddy Ross....................... 0.2060 Dale Metzger, II.................. 0.2214 Jack Neary....................... 0.2222 Larry Costa....................... 0.2230 Mark Engle....................... 0.2243 Harley Baker..................... 0.2275 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2285 Terry Leonard.................... 0.2350 Tony Alexander.................. 0.2351 Gene Bukys....................... 0.2423 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2484 Steve Lee......................... 0.2485 Danny Morgan.................... 0.2524 Howard Levy..................... 0.2556 George Pariso.................... 0.2566 Pat Hurley........................ 0.2608 Bob Hammack................... 0.2611 Dan Thrift........................ 0.2618 Jeff Thompson................... 0.2629 James Casey..................... 0.2636 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2658 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2670 Dana English..................... 0.2673 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2674 Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Larry Costa......................0.1996 Jack Neary....................... 0.2149 Buddy Ross....................... 0.2203 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2262 Bob Hammack................... 0.2277 Jim Carmichel................... 0.2381 Gene Bukys....................... 0.2547

Terry Leonard.................... 0.2603 Dana English..................... 0.2612 Troy Trabacchi................... 0.2620 Tony Alexander.................. 0.2642 Harley Baker..................... 0.2670 Steve Lee......................... 0.2686 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2705 Jeff Thompson................... 0.2713 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2728 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.2759 Gary Conaway................... 0.2771 James Casey..................... 0.2772 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2786 George Waldrep, Jr............. 0.2803 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.2834 Matthew Keller.................. 0.2873 Floyd Cline....................... 0.2873 Cecil Peterson................... 0.2888 Two Gun Larry Costa......................0.2113 Buddy Ross....................... 0.2131 Jack Neary....................... 0.2186 Jim Carmichel................... 0.2197 Bob Hammack................... 0.2444 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2460 Harley Baker..................... 0.2472 Terry Leonard.................... 0.2477 Gene Bukys....................... 0.2485 Tony Alexander.................. 0.2496 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2536 Steve Lee......................... 0.2585 Dana English..................... 0.2643 Jeff Thompson................... 0.2671 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2687 James Casey..................... 0.2704 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2746 George Pariso.................... 0.2747 Pat Hurley........................ 0.2757 Mark Engle....................... 0.2788 Howard Levy..................... 0.2795 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2801 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.2835 Cecil Peterson................... 0.2835 Scott Mims....................... 0.2864

Precision Rifleman On the left is Buddy Ross. Why is Buddy’s smile so big? Take a look at the picture on the right. It’s a Thing of Beauty. Buddy Ross’ 200-yard target was the best shot over the two day event. I believe that constitutes reason enough for a big smile. It’s also part of the reason there was only a .0018” difference in the two-gun results between Larry and Buddy. Good shooting, Gentlemen. Here’s another question for you...Since the matches are held outdoors, why are the shooters all gathered around the covered loading shed? The answer is on the right. Soggy, soggy & more soggy. Left: The Awesome Threesome. Jack Neary, Larry Costa & Buddy Ross Right: Our Canadian shooter, Dave Abbott takes a break.

It may look like Jack Neary on the left is having a shoot-out with Brad Lewis on the right, but it’s just your favorite editor having “a little sport of her own.” Brad is preparing to let off a shot downrange during practice and Jack is testing Harley Baker’s rifle during the Shamrock practice session. They both survived both the Shamrock match as well as the deluge the weather brought forth. Hopefully I will survive publishing this! The photos were submitted by Dee & Bill Griffith to whom I am very grateful. The peanut gallery commentary is the fault of your editor.

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Shamrock XII Two-Gun Equipment List Name

Class

Stock

Stocker

Scope

Power

Weight Primer Case

LARRY COSTA

LV, HV 6 PPC

Caliber Action Bat

Barrel

Bartlein Self

Scoville

Scott

March

N133

Fed

Lapua Self

BUDDY ROSS

6 PPC

Bat

Bartlein Stevens

Scarbrough Scarbrough March

133

n/a

WSR

Lapua Knight

BUDDY ROSS

6 PPC

Bat

Krieger Stevens

Scoville

Stevens

LCS

133

n/a

WSR

Lapua Knight

JACK NEARY

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Bartlein Dave B.

Kelby

Dave B.

Leupold

N133

30.1

205M

Lapua Cheek

JIM CARMICHEL

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Krieger Scott

Leonard

Leupold

133

n/a

Fed

Lapua Hottenstein

BOB HAMMACK

6 PPC

Bat

Bartlein Self

Leonard

Brackney

March

V133

205

Lapua Hottenstein

BOB HAMMACK

6 PPC

Bat

Bartlein Self

Scarbrough Scarbrough March

133

205

Lapua Hottenstein

WAYNE CAMPBELL

LV, HV 6 PPC

Farley

Bartlein Campbell Leonard

Campbell

Leupold

N133

Lots

205M

Lapua JDS

HARLEY BAKER

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Krieger Campbell Leonard

Campbell

Leupold

N133

29.4

205

Lapua JDS

TERRY LEONARD

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Bartlein Leonard

Leonard

leupold

V133

205M

Lapua Leonard

GENE BUKYS

6 PPC

Bat

Bartlein Bukys

Scoville

Leup/Bukys 133

205

Lapua Hottenstein

GENE BUKYS

6 PPC

Bat

Bartlein Bukys

Scoville

Leup/Bukys 133

205

Lapua Bukys

JEFF SUMMERS

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Bartlein Summers Leonard

Leonard

March

n/a

205

Lapua 66 Summers

STEVE LEE

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Krieger Stevens

Kelby

Stevens

Leu-45

N133

205M

Lapua Knight 7-11BT 65gr

DANA ENGLISH

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Bartlein English

Scarbrough English

March

133

29.5

205M

Lapua Knight

JEFF THOMPSON

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Krieger Campbell Scoville

Campbell

Leupold

133

Fed

Lapua JDS

DEAN EKSTROM

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Krieger Scott

Leonard

Self

March

133

Fed

Lapua Hottenstein

JAMES CASEY

LV, HV 6 PPC

Panda

Bartlein Stevens

McMillan

Stevens

March

133

n/a

Fed

Lapua Bart's

BILLY STEVENS

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Bartlein Stevens

Leonard

Stevens

Leupold

29.6

Fed

Lapua Bart's

GEORGE PARISO

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Krieger B. Burby

Scoville

Burby

March

8208 XBR 29.4

Fed

Lapua Nemi

PAT HURLEY

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Krieger Goodling Bruno

Goodling

Leupold

133

Fed

Lapua Self

MARK ENGLE

6 PPC

Panda

Krieger Self

SP6

Kelby

March 50

N133

29.4

Fed

Lapua Generic

MARK ENGLE

6 PPC

Bat

Krieger Self

Scoville

March 50

N133

29.8

Fed

Lapua Generic

HOWARD LEVY

LV, HV 6 PPC

Hall

Krieger Goodling Bat

Dickson

Leupold

na/

205M

Lapua Own

BART SAUTER

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Krieger Stevens

Von Minder Stevens

Leupold

133

29.2

Fed

Lapua Bart's

Lowell Hottenstein

LV, HV 6 PPC

Bat

Bartlein D. Scott

Scoville

Leupold

133

29.2

Fed

Lapua Hottenstein

CECIL PETERSON

6 PPC

Bat

Krieger Scott

Leonard

March

n/a

205

Lapua Docs Pills

CECIL PETERSON

6 PPC

Bat

Krieger Scott

Scoville

March

n/a

205

Lapua Docs Pills

SCOTT MIMS

LV, HV 6 PPC

Leonard

Leu/Bukys

n/a

Fed

Lapua Roper

BAT DS Shilen

Smith

Stevens

Bullet

Precision Rifleman

Risk Management by Rod Brown I recently had a respectable finish at the Cactus due in part to a shooting style I call Risk Management. It seems like most of the shoots I attend have an invisible helicopter hovering just over the flags about mid-range. Tails point every direction at the same time and yet someone always seems to come up with a Tiny Group that seems to defy the laws of nature. Years ago Ed Adams told me to “forget about the small groups and just shoot what the conditions will give.” It made me start looking at the flags in a different way. Sunday afternoon (LV200) at the Cactus this year was sort of like that. After three yardages of relatively consistent conditions, we had a hard left-to-right blow that was pulsing and switching directions enough to make the scorers’ job pretty easy. I was testing that condition by launching two rounds as fast I could shoot them at the lower left sighter and they often ended up on 2 inches apart on either side of the right bull. There didn’t seem to be a change in the flags and the hard blow had a lot of variation in it. So, how do you get through this without shooting an agg-wrecker?

My shooting log has a large, hand-written reminder on it that “I can always shoot a big group fast”. Knowing that, on the blustery days it is sometimes good to just watch the flags for awhile. Rather than waiting for the flags to all line up, I will try “calling my shots” on the sighter to see if I can find a low risk way to get out of the match. Start by looking for some individual signal in the field in front of you and try a few shots keying off that signal. A few years ago, I shot a nice teen agg in a gusty 15-25 mph wind. The whole flag field stood straight out green, but I noticed that about every 30 seconds, my front two flags would sometimes completely flip from green to orange usually for less than a second. The hard blow wasn’t going to give anything less

than a .3, so I tested that little reverse and the shots stayed together. I ended up with a teen agg by shooting completely heads up and just snap-firing whenever those front flags reversed. I shot one of my few screamers at the Chippewa in Ohio a few years ago in the warm-up to the Super Shoot. The Chippewa range is like a bowl carved in the forest, open in the back and set nicely for a vortex of wind to swirl in. The group was shot with the front flags blowing hard orange, and the back flags were blowing hard green. As the invisible helicopter slid back and forth the two middle flags would swap to keep you on your toes. Even though the field looked like a mess, keying off the moment when second flag made a quick swap to the correct direction lead to a nice small group. Managing the risk can also be about noting how much extra width you get in the group shooting the lefts and rights versus the extra height you get shooting heads and tails. If conditions are blustery, I will usually try to pick a head or tail wind to run the group in. The caveat to watch out for is that little change from 11 to 1 as a head/ tail switches from orange to green. That color shift can be good for two

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bullets of vertical, but even that is often better than 1Â˝â&#x20AC;? in the left or right pulses. At that Cactus LV200 I noticed that every few minutes there was a complete reverse that lasted only lasted 5-10 seconds. So while the hard blow showed a stable condition, the reverse offered a chance to shoot a tail wind. I made it work by forgetting about fine point aiming, and just running 5 shots as fast as I could shoot when the reverse came around. My aiming point was probably varying by a half inch, but the bullets stayed nearby and I finished without breaking the inch barrier and actually got a small group on one match. Shooting a fast switching tailwind quickly was a lower risk strategy than carefully aimed shoots in the steadier blow. Misjudging an intensity change in a tail wind can add a bullet of vertical to the group, while misjudging the same change in the crosswind can add a bullet of vertical plus an inch of horizontal. Placing well is usually more about small mistakes than small groups.

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Introducing the “Oh, So Cool” Screamer Patch! Shooter Name Street Address, City, State, Zip Code Date & Range Class, Yardage & Group Size

With the loss of Precision Shooting we also lost our screamer patch partner. I miss Dave Brennan. He was a great Editor for many years and served the shooting community well. The screamer patch is such a fun program that NBRSA, through Precision Rifleman, just had to do something to salute these fine shooters. Enter the “Oh, So Cool” screamer patch designed by my favorite benchrest shooter of all time, Rod Brown. The order has been placed and there should be stock on hand at the business office by summer, so now is the time to review the application process so you will know what to do when you shoot one. The Official Screamer Patch is awarded for exceptional groups shot in competition. Your group must be fired in a registered NBRSA match with a moving backer. The backer requirement is removed only for 600 & 1000-yard matches. There is a limit of two (2) patches per year for any member. The screamer criteria is as follows:

5-shot group .450, 10-shot group .699 600-Yards 5-shot group .99” and under 1,000-Yards 5-shot group Light Gun 2.99” and under 5-shot group Heavy Gun 4.99” and under

100-Yards 5-shot group .099; 10-shot group .199 200-Yards 5-shot group .250 10-shot group .449 300-Yards

Please do not phone in requests. It’s my first time with this program and it will be easier to keep track of things by mail or email. Please include the following information in your request:

Thanks for reading. I’m looking forward to seeing a lot more screaming eagles around the matches.

Audrey Brown

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On March 23, the Okie Shooters got together to begin the 2013 season. Weather temperatures were cool; about 50 degrees and light winds of about 9 mph and noon and 6 mph by 3pm. The easy breezy conditions came just in time for the 200-yard Light Varmint Regional and first leg of the Oklahoma 3-Gun, which starts at noontime. We had been practicing from 10AM until 11:30AM getting ready. Because of age and health issues, Don Perdue was not able to attend this match, which was sad because Don is an Okie faithful and all around great guy. We’re rooting for you, Don. Here’s the scoop on the match so you don’t feel left out... It drizzled early in the match but did not rain. We had 21 shooters with 4 new guys to the Luther range from Texas. Scharnhorst spanked us at 100 with a .226 agg followed by Darrel Loker with .277, and then John Dumas with .2778. The 200-yard was a little tighter. Reneau .2117, Roby .2119, Hargadine .2432. For the grand aggregaate, it was Cale Roby .2523, Larry Scharnhorst .2587, Joe Hargadine, .2662. Small group at 100 went to Gary Bristow .095, and 200 yards was Joe Hargadine .189. There are not many zeros at 100 or ones shot at 200 at Luther.

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Mike Walker It is with great sadness that we report the passing of this great legend. Just last month Rod had the honor of chatting with Mike about his career and creations and shortly after April’s issue went to print, we were notified Mike had passed on.

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Speedy Gonzalez writes, “The man that gave us the Remington 700 & the 40X and was an instrumental driving force in the development of the game of benchrest passed away this past week. Mr. Walker passed away last week at 101 years old. He had fallen and broke his hip, they put him under the knife for a new hip; he survived the surgery and was doing well then 3 or 4 days after he passed peacefully in his sleep at the hospital. He treated me like a son and always took the time to answer any question I had. We are diminished.” Turk Takano first met Mike at the Firearms Convention in 1974 in Houston and shot with him at the Nationals and Super Shoots from 1973 to 1999. Thank you to Turk for providing us this great picture of Mike to share with the membership. Mike Walker will indeed be missed.

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Dennis Thornbury, President 1114 S McAuliff St Visalia, CA 93292 H: 559 732-4401 C: 559 280 6243 gunhandler@gmail.com Term Expires 2014 Don Nielson, Vice President 20456 Hart St, Winnetka, CA 91306 H: 818 883-5866 pkin@sbcglobal.net Term Expires 2014 John Horn, Financial Officer 924 Peterson Rd South Iowa Park, TX 76367-7237 C: 940 636-9984 Term Expires 2014 John.Horn44@gmail.com

Committees

World Records Committee: Group Gene Bukys, Chairman 2111 Silver Moon Trail Crosby, TX 77532 281 324-2605 egb243@msn.com World Records Committee: Score David Halblom 515 556-5833 4315 Ashby Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310 DavidHalblom-BugTyer@att.net International Representative Wayne Campbell 264 Benchrest Ln, Concord, VA 24538 H: 434 993-9201 C: 434 665-2066 wcppc@icloud.com Varmint For Score Representative (SW) Keith Myers 702 217-3591 keithmyers@yahoo.com Hall of Masters Committee Lou Murdica, Interim Chairman 73200 Hilltop Rd, Sky Valley, CA 92441 C: 760 275-6261 lou@murdica.com Joe Krupa, Co-Chairman 538 Highview St, Dearborn, MI 48128 H: 313 277-6740, C: 313 247-4344 krooppc@aol.com Long Range Measuring Committee Karl Hunstiger, Chairman 602 971-4400 wfo13@aol.com Gary Noble 541 753-9842 Mike Sosenko 714 693-7524 mikesos@sbcglobal.net

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Mississippi Valley Region Exp 2014 Bud Mundy 5956 Old Hickory Trail Hillsboro, MO 63050 C: 314 805-1313 bcmundy@earthlink.net

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Mid-Continent Region

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Terry Meyer PO Box 52 Thornton, IA 50479 H: 641 998-2860 C: 641 425-3397 meyertd@frontiernet.net

Eric Stanton 54156 Sam Blehm Rd Scappoose, OR 97056 C: 503 887-0352 EricStanton@juno.com

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South West Region

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Wayne Campbell 264 Benchrest Ln Concord, VA 24538 H: 434 993-9201 C: 434 665-2066 wcppc@icloud.net Tom Libby 74056 Aster Dr. Palm Desert, CA 92260-2653 B: 760 341-7335 C: 760 774-5256 tomnbrsa@outlook.com Philippe Riboulet 126 Avenue De La Timone 13010 Marseille, France priboulet@hotmail.fr

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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts ER—Eastern Region

Camillus Sportsmens Club *NEW*

5801 Devoe Road, Camillus, NY 13031 Club phone: 315 672-8331 www.camillussportsmensclub.com Contact: Gerald Malerba 315 458-0792 5932 East Pinegrove Rd, Cicero, NY 13039 gmalerba@verizon.net

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 www.holtongunandbowclub.com 231 821-9608 GPS: N43 23.742 W86 05.2566 Contact: Connie Wyant 231 821-2994 PO Box 128, Holton, MI 49425 sissy620@comcast.net Alternate: Arlene Inman 616 581-8406 5854 Adams, Twin Lake, MI 49457 adeanie@comcast.net

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

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

Austin Rifle Club

Minnetonka Benchrest Association

Central Texas Benchrest

Oak Hill Gun 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 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

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

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

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

NC—North Central Region Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club *NEW* 462 N Burritt, Buffalo, WY 82834 Contact Pete Eisele 307 217- 1155

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

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 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

MV—Mississippi Valley Aurora Sportsmen’s Club

www.aurorasc.org GPS: N41.75038 W88.79677 Contact: Allison Hartman 773 324-5539 PO Box 414, Aurora, IL 60507 office@aurorasc.org

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

Columbus Sportsman’s Assn *NEW*

W10924 Bryer Road, Columbus, WI 53925 www.csa12.com Contact Terry Balding 608 577-5193 1777 W Main St #203, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 tabalding@gmail.com

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 Wenatchee Benchrest Club

2800 #2 Canyon Rd, Wenatchee, WA www.wenrrc.org Contact: Dan Zaccanti 509 733-1003 zaccs@televar.com

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

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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts 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: Rick DeGroat 509 308-7213 or 509 396-3166 rem10x308@aol.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

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

River Bend Gun Club

988 River Bend Gun Club Road Dawsonville, GA 30534 770 876-2351 www.rbgc.org GPS: N34 20.198 W84 14.819 Contact: Jim Andress Group/Score 3605 Blackwell Run, Marietta, GA 30066 jim@precisionrifles.co, benchrest@rbc.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 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

966 Stacie Ave, Sandy UT 84094 drtunbridge@gmail.com

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club

12201 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89135 702 642-9928 www.dsrpc.net GPS: N36.1498 W115.3653 Contact: Keith Myers - VFS keithmyers@yahoo.com or 702 217-3591

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 5017 Pleasant View Dr, Sparks, NV 89434 775 356-5850 (h) or 775 742-1153 (c) nevadaswa@aol.com

Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest

www.tucsonrifleclub.org Contact: Karl Hunstiger 602 971-4400 2901 E Cortez St, Phoenix AZ 85028 wfo13@aol.com

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

Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters

Contact: John Henry 870 326-5509 278 Maquire Ln, Pencil Bluff AR 71965

Visalia Sportsman Association

Ouachita Sportsmen’s Assn

Rio Grande Benchrest Shooters

GPS: N 35.084129 W 106.648628 16001 Shooting Range Access Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87124 Contact: Ed Adams 505 401-5071 7923 Victoria Dr NW, Albuquerque NM 87120 trished5@comcast.net

Whittington Center

34025 US 64, Raton, NM 87740 575 445-3615 www.nrawc.org Contact: Ed Adams 505 401-5071 7923 Victoria Dr NW, Albuquerque NM 87120 trished5@comcast.net

SW—Southwest Region Arizona Benchrest Shooters

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

Central Utah Benchrest

Contact: Dave Tunbridge 801 571-6755

www.sloughhousebenchrest.com Contact: Craig St Claire - Long Range bluto63@cwo.com or 209 744-2274 Contact: Greg Wilson - Short Range 415 342-4867 wfcustom@comcast.net Contact: Dan Ludke - Short Range 415 364-9665 lutke5@sbcglobal.net

7398 Avenue 328, Visalia, CA 93291 599 651-3063 www.visaliasportsmans.com Contact: Dennis Thornbury 559 432-4401 PO Box 105, Visalia, CA 93279 559 280-6243 gunhandler@gmail.com

EU—European Region Benchrest Dolomiti *NEW*

Via Alemagna 1/a, Dobbiaco, Italy 39034 info@alpenfuchs.it Contact: Americo Angaran americo.angaran@gmail.com

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