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Lot’s Going On In St Louis Score Scene A really big thanks to all competitors for coming to our match, the competitors that missed this match missed some really nice conditions. This is our annual score match paying tribute to two of our enthusiastic hunter shooters of the past, Guy Chism and his sonin-law Danny Jarvis. We had a light to medium steady wind from the west on Saturday and an even steadier light wind from the west on Sunday. These are great conditions for this range and were taken advantage of, especially by Jerry Kloeppel in the Varmint for Score class. Jerry shot a world record in the VFS 100/200 grand by shooting a 500-30X. Jerry shot a 30 BR at 100 yards (250-18X) and shot a 6 PPC at 200 yards (250-12X). Jerry built both of these rifles himself. Read more about Jerry Kloeppel’s latest accomplishment on page 30 under NBRSA News in this issue. Competitors that like to shoot score matches should really put this match on their list to attend next year. Guy Chism Mississippi Valley Memorial Hunter Match The 100 yard winners were Wade Hunnewell with 250-15X, 2nd Richard Hunnewell with 250-8X and 3rd was Jerry Kloeppel with 249-10X. At 200 yards the winners were 1st Wade Hunnewell with 250-6X, 2nd was Chuck Hearn with 249-10X and 3rd was Tom Hencken with 248-6X. The grand aggregate winners were 1st Wade Hunnewell with 500-21X, 2nd was Chuck Hearn with 497-23X and 3rd was Jerry Kloeppel with 497-15X. Competitor Hunter Class: Buford Seabolt Chuck Hearn Wayne Corley Ron Hoehn Wade Hunnewell Tom Hencken Paul Hon Richard Hunnewell Joe Hemkens Clark Greene Varmint for Score Class: Jerry Kloeppel @100 Jerry Kloeppel @200 Galen DeRousse @100 Galen DeRousse @200 Larry Scharnhorst Dennis Boyet Jeff Conover @100 Jeff Conover @200 William Haynes @100 William Haynes @200
The Smiling Faces of St Louis Score L-R: Richard Hunnewell, Wade Hunnewell Jeff Conover, William Haynes, Chuck Hearn, Jerry Kloeppel, Ron Hoehn Tom Hencken Wayne Corley & Larry Scharnhorst Danny Jarvis Missouri State Memorial Hunter Match The Hunter Class 100 yard winners were 1st Wade Hunnewell with 25011X, 2nd Wayne Corley 249-13X and 3rd Tom Hencken with 249-7X. At 200 yards the winners were 1st Tom Hencken with 248-7X, 2nd Richard Hunnewell with 247-6X and 3rd was Wayne Corley with 246-4X. The grand aggregate winners were 1st Tom Hencken with 49714X, 2nd Wayne Corley with 495-17X and 3rd was Richard Hunnewell with 495-14X. Mississippi Valley Regional Varmint for Score Match At 100 yards the winners were William Haynes with 250-22X, 2nd was Larry Scharnhorst with 250-18X and 3rd was Wayne Corley with 250-17X. At 200 yards the winners were Larry Scharnhorst with 250-8X, 2nd was Wayne Corley with 250-8X and 3rd was Jeff Conover with 248-8X. The grand
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Table of Contents St Louis Benchrest Score Scene 4 NM State 4-Gun & Rattlesnake 6 Land’s End Benchrest 9 Sacramento Group 10 NTSA’s Texas Showdown 11 Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest 11 Utah State 4-Gun 12 Black-Out Match 14 Holton’s President’s Cup 15 Registered Match Schedule 16 Wisconsin Hunter Championship 18 2013 Hunter Nationals 20 LA State VFS Championship 24 Columbus 600-Yard Benchrest 25 Yellowstone Rifle Club 26 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 28 NBRSA News 30 NBRSA Board & Staff 31
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Tyler Takes New Mexico State 4-Gun & Hemmert Charms the Rattlesnake by Mark Motsko
The Whittington Center felt a little like the United Nations, but not the part that doesn’t get anything done, as nearly 500 shooters from around the world descended on Raton, New Mexico in August for the World F-Class championship shoot. Since this is the NBRSA magazine, you’re probably wondering what any of this has to do with Benchrest. Well, the 52 shooters who came to compete at the Rattlesnake (and the second half of the New Mexico State Championship) were sharing stories and loading areas with our international friends all weekend. Mild temperatures and light winds greeted the shooters both mornings and on Saturday Justin Ross set the bar for the morning with a .114 in the light varmint 100 yard. The 32 other shooters kept their scores smaller than a .3.
In the second match, Larry Scharnhorst took the lead with a match small group of .131. Don Mulhall and Glenn Burditt were close behind Scharnhorst in second and third. Scharnhorst and Mulhall remained in first and second after the third match, with Larry Leser and Ed Adams closing the gap. A morning shoot small group of .107 won Aaron French a piece of hardware and put him in 5th place, but the battle for first remained between Scharnhorst and Mulhall, with Mulhall taking the lead from Scharnhorst with an agg of .2140 to .2145 after four matches. Ed Maxwell, Ed Adams, Aaron French and Todd Tyler were both within striking distance entering the final match. Todd Tyler did his best to win with match with a fifth small group of .120, but Don Mulhall held him off with a .129 to with the Light Varmint 100 yard shoot with an aggregate of .1970. Tyler finished with a .2162. Scharnhorst finished with a trophy for third, while Maxwell and Dean Thomas rounded out the top five. Six one-thousands of an inch. That’s what separated one shooter from a clean sweep in all five matches in the afternoon’s heavy varmint 100 yard shoot. Two one-thousands of an inch kept this same shooter from shooting all five matches in groups of less than .2 (more on this later). Joe Hargadine started the afternoon off with a .128 to lead after the first match of the shoot. Roy Damron finished second with a .133, and Larry Scharnhorst kept his morning hot hand going with a .144. But this shoot was all about who was going to finish in second place as Damron dominated the next four matches. Damron shot the second match small group of .192 to take the lead, and he would never look back. In the third match, Damron shot a .149 to extend his lead over the pack. Ed Adams took home the trophy for small group with a .126. In the fourth match, Jack Snyder’s match small group of .159 moved him into 5th place, but all eyes were on
competitor 157 to see if he could keep his hot hand. When his fourth target was hanged, Damron’s .201 maintained his lead, but some were saying the scorekeeper could have shaved .002 to keep him under .2 for all his targets. Reportedly, the scorekeeper was aware of Damron’s sub-two streak, and took an extra long look at the target. If Damron was irked, he didn’t show it, because in the fifth and final match of the day, he ‘bounced’ back with a .187 to win the heavy varmint 100 yard shoot with a blistering .1688 aggregate. Jim Hemmert took home the second place trophy with a .2378, and Steve Murphy continued collecting hardware with a .2468 third place finish. Dean Thomas and Todd Tyler rounded out the top five. An afternoon rain shower couldn’t keep Larry Baggett (shooting on the second relay) from shooting the final match small group of a .162. On Sunday, the winds went from breezy to calm and back. Jim Hemmert kicked things off in the first match of the heavy varmint 200 yards with a small group trophy winning .218. Don Mulhall, Roy Damron, Todd Tyler, William Marsh and Greg Smith all had sub .3 groups. Mulhall knocked Hemmert down to second after the second match with a .290. Tyler, Damron and Larry Baggett rounded out the top five. Mulhall and Hemmert remained in first and second place after the third match with a .446 and .409. Hector Elias Jr. moved up to third, and Walt Berger shot a .269 for the small group in this match. Mulhall kept the pressure on the other shooters by scoring a .432 in the fourth match, but Elias Jr. and Damron were game, as all three had sub .2 aggregate scores going into the fifth match. And that’s how they finished: Mulhall’s .343 bested Elias Jr.’s .445 and Damron’s .452 in the fifth match to take first, second, and third place trophies. Mulhall’s agg was .1760, and Eilas Jr.’s was .1978. Marsh finished fourth, and Hemmert rounded out the top five. The 200 yard light varmint started immediately after the heavy was finished
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Raton Rattlesnake Charmers from 2013 as it was still pretty early in the morning. Hemmert started things off again in the lead with a .294. Don Creach and Jim Erickson followed in second and third. Creach’s .302 in the second match was the small group for the match and moved him ahead of Hemmert. The two competitors remained in first and second after the third match, while Tonkawa, Oklahoma’s own Mike Cordes took home the trophy for small group of the shoot with a .277. In the fourth match, Hemmert retook the lead with a .350, bumping Creach into second place. Rex Reneau and Todd Tyler rounded out the top four. Going into the fifth and final match of the day, and the year for the Whittington Center range, Hemmert’s lead over Creach was a mere sixty-thousands, .1951 to .2011. And that’s how they finished. While Cordes’ .351 was the small group of the final match, Hemmert’s .465 captured a bevy of trophies for the Kansan, starting with his first place trophy with a light varmint agg was a .2026. Creach finished second with a .2246. Tyler took home the third place trophy. Darrel Phillips, and Joe Hargadine rounded out the top five. Going to the score cards, Todd Tyler won the light varmint grand aggregate with a .2346, Jim Hemmert came in second at .2420, and Larry Scharnhorst finished third with a .2513. Don Creach and Darrel Phillips rounded out the top five. In the heavy varmint grand aggregate, Roy Damron’s .1883 won going away. Hemmert came in second with a .2279, and Don Mulhall took home the third place trophy with a .2291. Bob Brackney and Todd Tyler finished fourth and fifth. Two second place finishes for Hemmert in the individual guns equaled the first
place trophy for Hemmert with a two gun grand aggregate of a .2350. Todd Tyler came in second with a .2438, and Larry Scharnhorst third with a .2579. Don Mulhall’s fourth place grand aggregate was a .2580. Don Creach finished fifth. Since this was the second half of the New Mexico State Championship, the three gun and four gun awards were also handed out. Jim Hemmert’s final piece of hardware came in the form of the first place in the three gun grand aggregate of .2549. Todd Tyler’s .2596 earned him second place while Steve Murphy’s .2690 earned him third. Larry Baggett finished fourth and Ed Adams took fifth in the three gun. And finally, in the four gun, Tyler’s .2801 brought him the first place trophy, while Baggett took home second with a .2949 and Adams’ .3055 finished third. Bob Brackney and Ed Maxwell finished fourth and fifth. Compliments were again handed out to the target crew as Aaron Snyder and John Horn once again risked heat stroke running the targets and backers. We look forward to hosting the shooters next year
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as the 2014 Rattlesnake is a world team qualifying match. See you all there. Light Varmint 100-Yards Don Mulhall......................0.1970 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2162 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2214 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.2372 Dean Thomas.................... 0.2388 Jim Erickson..................... 0.2400 Ed Adams......................... 0.2436 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2438 Larry Leser....................... 0.2456 Steve Murphy.................... 0.2508 Small Group Aaron French..................... 0.107 Light Varmint 200-Yards Jim Hemmert...................0.2026 Don Creach....................... 0.2246 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2530 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.2554 Joe Hargadine................... 0.2779 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2812 Ed Adams......................... 0.2839 Merlin Hubbard.................. 0.2847 Mike Cordes...................... 0.2854 Justin Ross....................... 0.2884 Small Group Mike Cordes....................... 0.277 Light Varmint Grand Todd Tyler.......................0.2346 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.2420 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2513 Don Creach....................... 0.2541 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.2623 Ed Adams......................... 0.2637 Joe Hargadine................... 0.2655 Larry Baggett.................... 0.2709 Steve Murphy.................... 0.2713 Don Mulhall...................... 0.2869 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Roy Damron.....................0.1724 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.2378 Steve Murphy.................... 0.2468 Dean Thomas.................... 0.2480
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Todd Tyler........................ 0.2522 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2532 Jack Snyder...................... 0.2544 Larry Baggett.................... 0.2662 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2674 Ed Adams......................... 0.2716 Small Group Ed Adams.......................... 0.126 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Don Mulhall......................0.1760 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.1978 Roy Damron...................... 0.2042 William Marsh.................... 0.2168 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.2180 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2229 Rex Reneau....................... 0.2470 Don Creach....................... 0.2481 Melin Hubbard................... 0.2520 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2539 Small Group Jim Hemmert..................... 0.218 Heavy Varmint Grand Roy Damron.....................0.1883 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.2279 Don Mulhall...................... 0.2291 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2451 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2530 Jack Snyder...................... 0.2603
Name Light Varmint Todd Tyler Jim Hemmert Larry Scharnhorst Don Creach Darrel Phillips Heavy Varmint Roy Damron Jim Hemmert Don Mulhall Bob Brackney Todd Tyler
Larry Baggett.................... 0.2610 Steve Murphy.................... 0.2625 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2646 Don Creach....................... 0.2659 Two-Gun Jim Hemmert...................0.2350 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2438 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2579 Don Mulhall...................... 0.2580 Don Creach....................... 0.2600 Roy Damron...................... 0.2609 Larry Baggett.................... 0.2660 Steve Murphy.................... 0.2669 Ed Adams......................... 0.2686 Joe Hargadine................... 0.2740 Jack Snyder...................... 0.2843 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2872 Rex Reneau....................... 0.2886 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2901 Walt Berger...................... 0.2934 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.3017 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.3033 Dean Thomas.................... 0.3062 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.3063 Merlin Hubbard.................. 0.3069 Three-Gun Jim Hemmert...................0.2549 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2596
Steve Murphy.................... 0.2690 Larry Baggett.................... 0.2717 Ed Adams......................... 0.2744 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.2939 Jack Snyder...................... 0.2971 Bob Brackney.................... 0.3060 Roy Damron...................... 0.3316 Aaron French.................... 0.3343 Mike Cordes...................... 0.3397 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.3551 Larry Leser....................... 0.3642 Jason Mayhew................... 0.3645 Butch Fjoser..................... 0.3761 Randy Pumphrey................ 0.3991 Matt Busse....................... 0.4627 Cliff Lewis........................ 0.4972 Ron Lax........................... 0.4975 Four-Gun Todd Tyler.......................0.2801 Larry Baggett.................... 0.2949 Ed Adams......................... 0.3055 Bob Brackney.................... 0.3304 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.3347 Jack Snyder...................... 0.3667 Roy Damron...................... 0.3975 Butch Fjoser..................... 0.4198 Larry Leser....................... 0.4456 Ron Lax........................... 0.6178
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Bud Schalles Wins 2-Gun at Land’s End Setting flags Saturday at 8AM and 70F, cloudless blue sky promised a good shooting weekend. By 9am sixteen shooters brought the range to life and as shooting progressed things got hot, both figuratively and literally. The breezes were gentle but switched from right to left. In the UNL100, Bud Schalles set the pace with a .293 for the first target. Then things got hot fast with local rail gun operator Bob Prather shooting a remarkable .158 for the second target and then Larry Leser shot a very respectable .194 on the third match. Utah entrant Joe Olas claimed the fourth match with a .221, with another “home boy” Dave Gibson claiming the fifth match with a .192. When the dust settled Bob Prather had won the agg. After a substantial and tasty lunch with most of the rib bones in the trash, the temps rose rapidly past 90F and the breezes were getting more vigorous. The UNL200 was afoot. Bud Schalles again lead the pack with a .692 in match one. Schalles also took match two with a .815. Larry Leser from Delta, CO backed up his 100 yard performance with a very respectable .627 third match win. Cliff McNairy from east of the Rockies got a good grip on the tough conditions and turned in a .715 for the fourth match win. Part time local resident and full time benchrest competitor, Lowell Frei read the 100 degree wind and mirage to take the fifth match with a .965. The determined and steady Bud Schalles turned in the winning performance. Sunday was clear, bright and hotter by the hour, but it was a “dry” heat. Variable blustery winds made for wild mirage all day. By afternoon even the Land’s End lizard mascot was fighting for position under the cooler water spout. No one told me that the little buggars have teeth. Thanks to Tom Stiner and Dan Dowling I was still able to compete. At 8am Sunday the SP200 came to life. After several years, John Reiss returned to benchrest and showed us how to win the first match with a .373. Utah’s Dave Tunbridge took the second match with a .476. Tom Stiner shot a .522 in the midmorning bluster for match three. Then after many-a-year sabbatical, the newly reactivated Larry White shot a .355 in
the bluster and mirage to win the fourth and a .446 to win the fifth matche. Results tallied and Larry White won the Sporter 200 aggregate. After moving the frames to 100 yards and setting wind flags we had another great lunch. After a brief “full belly” rest we got the SP100 underway. Dave Tunbridge led the way with a .200 for the first match. Lowell Frei took the second with a .204. Then “Super Dave” Gibson showed us how to shoot an “ought” with a .094 for the third match. With the help of a few band aids and a cold compress most of the bleeding had stopped by now. And Dowling, if you are going to wear a hearing aid, turn it on, and then maybe you can hear a cry for help. Where was I? Oh, the fourth match was won by Bob Prather shooting a .252. The fifth match Tom Stiner took with a .179. But, for the aggregate “Super Dave” Gibson took home the trophy. For those of you that wish to submit a name for the “Name the Mascot contest”, contact Tom Stiner. In the interest of full disclosure, you should know that I have already submitted “Fang” as a mascot name. Unlimited 100-Yards Bob Prather.....................0.2866 Larry Leser....................... 0.3102 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3300 Joe Olas.......................... 0.3410 Lowell Frei....................... 0.3758 Bud Schalles ..................... 0.3830 Tom Stiner........................ 0.4056 Truman Wilson................... 0.4070 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.4922 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.4928 Small Group Bob Prather....................... 0.158 Unlimited 200-Yards Bud Schalles.....................0.4541 Lowell Frei....................... 0.4639 Larry Leser....................... 0.4834 Bob Prather...................... 0.5501 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.5584 Joe Olas.......................... 0.5621 Tom Stiner........................ 0.6238 Mark Schwab..................... 0.6365 Truman Wilson................... 0.6457 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.6468 Small Group Larry Leser........................ 0.627 Unlimited Grand Larry Leser......................0.3968
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Bob Prather...................... 0.4184 Bud Schalles..................... 0.4186 Lowell Frei....................... 0.4199 Joe Olas.......................... 0.4516 Tom Stiner........................ 0.5147 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.5256 Truman Wilson................... 0.5264 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.5695 Mark Schwab..................... 0.5951 Sporter 100-Yards Dave Gibson.....................0.3118 Bob Prather...................... 0.3228 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3250 Lowell Frei....................... 0.3356 Brandon McNairy................ 0.3604 Tom Stiner........................ 0.3670 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.3846 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3850 Dan Dowling..................... 0.3868 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.4004 Small Group Dave Gibson....................... 0.094 Sporter 200-Yards Larry White.....................0.2905 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3255 Tom Stiner........................ 0.3462 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3529 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.3631 John Reese....................... 0.3804 Dan Dowling..................... 0.3868 Lowell Frei....................... 0.3950 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3972 Bob Prather...................... 0.4322 Small Group Larry White....................... 0.355 Sporter Grand Dave Gibson.....................0.3545 Larry White...................... 0.3552 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3553 Tom Stiner........................ 0.3566 Lowell Frei....................... 0.3653 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.3739 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3767 Bob Prather...................... 0.3775 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3842 Dan Dowling..................... 0.3868 Two Gun Bud Schalles.....................0.3869 Lowell Frei....................... 0.3962 Bob Prather...................... 0.3979 Tom Stiner........................ 0.4357 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.4549 Joe Olas.......................... 0.4606 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.4731 Dave Gibson...................... 0.4905 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.4961 Larry Leser....................... 0.4969
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Sacramento August Group Match
Sacramento Winners L-R: Art Kawai, Francis Lee, Dan Lutke, Don Nielson, Steve Epstein, Ray Garric, Stu Harvey & Michael Taner
August 3-4, 2013
We had great weather this weekend with a high of 92 Saturday and 85 on Sunday. The wind was strong with a left to right push and we had 17 shooters on Saturday and 18 join us on Sunday. We shot all 200-yards on Saturday and all 100-yards on Sunday. Here’s how things shaped up... Light Varmint 200-Yards Dan Lutke........................0.2853 Francis Lee....................... 0.3018 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3064 Don Nielson...................... 0.3207 Ray Garric........................ 0.3359 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3562 Jan Sarras........................ 0.3635 Marty Childers................... 0.3774 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3816 Michael Taner.................... 0.4074 Small Group Stu Harvey........................ 0.291 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Don Nielson.....................0.3340 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3457 Ray Garric........................ 0.3538 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3654 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3740 Marty Childers................... 0.3906 Ray Hoffman..................... 0.4015 Greg Wilson...................... 0.4353 Francis Lee....................... 0.4450 Dave Tack........................ 0.4793 Small Group Arthur Kawai...................... 0.396 Light Varmint 100-Yards Stu Harvey.......................0.2598 Steve Epstein.................... 0.2648 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2782 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3290 Francis Lee....................... 0.3290 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3408 Don Nielson...................... 0.3464 Bob Dorton....................... 0.3602
Greg Wilson...................... 0.3664 Jan Sarras........................ 0.3786 Small Group Steve Epstein..................... 0.167 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Greg Wilson.....................0.2274 Don Nielson...................... 0.2494 Michael Taner.................... 0.2628 Ray Garric........................ 0.2650 Steve Epstein.................... 0.2734 Jan Sarras........................ 0.3060 Marty Childers................... 0.3060 Dave Tack........................ 0.3108 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3114 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3232 Small Group Greg Wilson....................... 0.121 Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Dan Lutke........................0.2817 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3105 Francis Lee....................... 0.3154 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3177 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3207 Don Nielson...................... 0.3336 Jan Sarras........................ 0.3711 Ray Garric........................ 0.3744 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3794 Greg Wilson...................... 0.4074
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Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Don Nielson.....................0.2917 Ray Garric........................ 0.3094 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3286 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3313 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3443 Marty Childers................... 0.3483 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3584 Francis Lee....................... 0.3914 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3945 Dave Tack........................ 0.3950 Two Gun Dan Lutke........................0.3052 Don Nielson...................... 0.3126 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3310 Ray Garric........................ 0.3419 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3525 Francis Lee....................... 0.3534 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3689 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3693 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3730 Marty Childers................... 0.3863 It was a close weekend. The Grand was decided on the last group. Greg Wilson looked and there was a .002 difference between first and second place. Stu Harvey switched to a 6ppc from his beloved .22 and he shot very well. Heartbreak awards go to Art Kawai and Marty Childers. Art was in 1st in the LV200 but his last group got away from him and Marty was in 3rd in the LV100, got powder in his chamber, borrowed a gun and wasn’t able to finish his group. A big thanks to Don Nielson who helped me when I broke by die. I am sure he wishes he hadn’t done so. Thanks to everyone for attending. Next match will be October 5-6. Hope to see you then.
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NTSA’s Texas Showdown: 200-Yd 4-Gun Fun! August 17-18, 2013 Wylie, TX
Once these shooters warm up, there’s no stopping them. North Texas Shooter’s Association has been having fun all summer long. Doesn’t matter how hot and dry things get. Once these people set their minds on something, you had better just relax and enjoy the ride! Fresh off his newly minted world record, Mike Stinnett shows he’s still the top dog in this 200-yard Texas-style showdown. Gary Bristow placed a nice second but remember, he just won the NTSA’s Gulf Coast Regional Championship 4-Gun in June which was shot here at NTSA as well. That’s nothing to sneeze at either. Here are the individual yardage results. Thank you to all for attending and congratulations to Mike Stinnett who get’s another feather in his cap. Heavy Varmint Brandon Johnson...............0.3464 Michael Stinnett................. 0.3683 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.3910 Gary Bristow..................... 0.4205 Tim Oltersdorf................... 0.4389 Matt Harris....................... 0.4422 Wendell Rhodes................. 0.4523
Tommy Long..................... 0.4714 Scott Hunter..................... 0.5183 James Johnson.................. 0.7256 Ron Sewell....................... 0.8125 Joe Kubon........................ 1.1103 Small Group Mike Stinnett..................... 0.203 Light Varmint Tim Oltersdorf..................0.2664 Gary Bristow..................... 0.2864 Scott Hunter..................... 0.2953 Mike Stinnett.................... 0.3106 Wendell Rhodes................. 0.3277 Ron Sewell....................... 0.3315 Tommy Long..................... 0.3533 Brandon Johnson................ 0.3534 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.3538 Joe Kubon........................ 0.4239 James Johnson.................. 0.5332 Small Group Ron Sewell........................ 0.278 Sporter Tommy Long.....................0.3471 Gary Bristow..................... 0.3728 Mike Stinnett.................... 0.3782 Brandon Johnson................ 0.3832 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.4138 Tim Oltersdorf................... 0.4139 James Johnson.................. 0.4398 Scott Hunter..................... 0.4685
Wendell Rhodes................. 0.5412 Joe Kubon........................ 0.6629 Small Group Tommy Long...................... 0.300 Unlimited Michael Stinnett................0.2108 Joe Kubon........................ 0.2504 Gary Bristow..................... 0.2553 Tommy Long..................... 0.2631 Wendell Rhodes................. 0.2718 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.3113 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3140 Matt Harris....................... 0.3511 Tim Oltersdorf................... 0.3879 Ron Sewell....................... 0.4227 James Johnson.................. 0.4590 Brandon Johnson................ 0.5108 Samll Group Wendell Rhodes.................. 0.179 Four Gun Mike Stinnett....................0.3170 Gary Bristow..................... 0.3338 Tommy Long..................... 0.3587 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.3675 Tim Oltersdorf................... 0.3768 Wendell Rhodes................. 0.3983 Brandon Johnson................ 0.3984 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3990 James Johnson.................. 0.5394 Joe Kubon........................ 0.6119
Sizzlin’ Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest by Karl Hunstiger August 10, 2013
Tucson, Arizona in the middle of summer. These are the heavy-duty long range shooters. With monsoon season beginning and temperatures dipping below 100F around midnight, nothing stops the game. Light Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick......................3.92” Jeff Billotte....................... 7.17” Dale Arenson...................... 7.22” Wayne McDonald................. 8.19” Steve Everson..................... 8.71” Small Group Ross Herrick..................... 3.3125” Heavy Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick.....................11.19” Steve Everson.................... 11.50” Bill Warner....................... 22.79” Jeff Billotte...................... 56.31” Small Group Steve Everson......................7.5”
Light Gun Total Score Steve Everson...................139-1X Wayne McDonald.................. 139 Ross Herrick........................ 138 Lon Persun......................... 127 Jeff Billotte........................ 112 High Score Steve Everson..................... 48XX
Name Lon Persun Wayne McDonald Dale Arenson Steve Everson (L) Steve Everson (H) Ross Herrick Bill Warner Jeff Billotte
Caliber 30wsm 242 6.5/284 6.5x47 6.2/284 30Patriot 6.5/284 6.5x47
Heavy Gun Total Score Ross Herrick.....................268-6X Steve Everson.................... 259-1X Bill Warner......................... 212 Jeff Billotte...................... 122-3X High Score Ross Herrick.......................92XXX
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest August Equipment List Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope McMillan Classic Wells McMillan Nightforce Remington Rock Creek GAP HS Leupold Remington Classic Pederson McMillan Nightforce Panda Krieger Brackney Borden Leupold Nesika Krieger Brackney McMillan Leupold Nesika Krieger Wells Tracker Nightforce BAT Krieger Bruno McMillan Nightforce McMillan PacNor Lazzarini McMillan Nightforce
Case Norma Lapua Lapua Lapua Winchester Lazzerini Lapua Remington
Powder H4831 H1000 RL22 RL15 H4350 H4831 H4350 H1000
Bullet/Wt Berger/210 DTAC/115 Berger/140 Berger/130 Sierra/142 JLK/210 Sierra/140 Berger/140
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Lowell Frei is Utah State Four-Gun Champion by Jim Erickson August 3-4, 2013
Well, the weather cooperated and we didn’t have any afternoon monsoons interrupt our tournament; however, hot days and blustery canyon winds made for challenging conditions. Partly cloudy skies during the weekend did moderate the mirage to a tolerable level, all the same there were no screamers shot and only a few teen aggregates were scored. The “quirky” personality of this range is hard to overcome on a good day and it tormented us once again. Nevertheless, we all had a great time trying and are looking forward to our tournaments next year when better aggs will be had! Dana Andrus started things off with the small group in match one, a .159. Lowell Frei shot a .223 for small group in match two and Tom Guisewhite followed with the small group for the yardage, a nice .151 in match three. Tom also shot the small group in match 5,a .186. In between, Norm Cox shot a .183 for small group in match 4. Dean Parker won the LV100 by shooting five small two’s for a .2286 agg which was well ahead of second place Keith Kirkman’s .2880 and third place Mike Strange’s .2884. After our pizza lunch break, Keith Kirkman started off winning match 1 of the HV100 with a .192 small group followed by Jim Erickson’s .157 in match two which won small group honors in that yardage. Tom Guisewhite won match three with a .212 group, Lowell Frei won match 4 with a .267 and Dennis Pendergast took match 5 with a .251 small group. Shooting the only agg in the 2’s, Jim Erickson’s fantastic .2990 won the HV100 (did I mention the conditions were tough!) Keith Kirkman took second place with a .3146 and Todd Jensen’s .3156 took third. Lowell Frei got a bit jump on everyone Sunday morning as we started the HV200. Lowell shot the small groups in match 1, a .246 and match 2, a .287. Scott Smith won match 3 with a .265. Jim Bawden took match 4 with a .243 which was also the small group of the yardage. Jim Erickson won match five with a .297 small group, but ultimately it was Lowell Frei with his hot start that won the HV 200 with a nice .1972 agg. Jim Bawden’s .1995 won him sec-
The Motley Crew from Springville Front L-R: Lowell Frei, Keith Kirkman, Larry White, Todd Jensen & Mike Strange. Back row L-R: Tom Guisewhite Bob Sedgwick, Dana Andrus, Dave Gibson, Bob Prather & Jim Bawden ond place and Scott Smith’s .2508 took third. Lowell’s .2605 won the HV Grand while Jim Bawden’s .2643 took second and Keith Kirkman’s .2950 took third. After a short lunch break, Randy Higgs started the LV200 off with a .459 to win match 1. Dave Gibson took match 2 and small group of the yardage with a nice .213. Larry White’s .427 won match 3 while Jim Bawden’s .402 won him match 4. Dana Andrus won the final match of the tournament with a .375. Bob Prather’s .3604 took second in LV200 and Dave Gibson’s .3655 took third. Shooting steady all weekend paid off for Jim Bawden as he won the LV200 with a .3287 agg, the LV Grand with a .3158 and the Utah State Two-Gun Championship with a .2900. Lowell Frei took second and Bob Sedgwick was in third. Always a tough competitor, Lowell Frei won both the Three-Gun and Four-Gun Utah State Championship. Congratulations to both Lowell Frei and Jim Bawden on their great performances. and thank you to all the competitors for supporting our tournaments. We look forward to next year. Special thanks to Dave Tunbridge and his crew, Shane, Marsha, Misty and Justin for hosting us and running a smooth and entertaining tournament. We appreciate your efforts. Light Varmint 100-Yards Dean Parker.....................0.2286 Keith Kirkman................... 0.2880
Mike Strange..................... 0.2884 Lowell Frei....................... 0.3004 Bob Sedgwick.................... 0.3022 Jim Bawden...................... 0.3028 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3076 Gary Vanlier...................... 0.3098 Gil Graser........................ 0.3194 Dana Andrus...................... 0.3252 Light Varmint 200-Yards Jim Bawden.....................0.3287 Bob Prather...................... 0.3604 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3655 Larry White...................... 0.3738 Randy Higgs...................... 0.3953 Bob Sedgwick.................... 0.3996 Joe Olas.......................... 0.4022 Bruce Black...................... 0.4312 Dana Andrus...................... 0.4537 Lowell Frei....................... 0.4550 Light Varmint Grand Jim Bawden.....................0.3158 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3365 Bob “sandbag” Sedgwick...... 0.3509 Larry White...................... 0.3535 Lowell Frei....................... 0.3777 Joe Olas.......................... 0.3800 Keith Kirkman................... 0.3850 Dana Andrus...................... 0.3895 Mike Strange..................... 0.3907 Bob Prather...................... 0.3944 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Jim Erickson....................0.2990 Keith Kirkman................... 0.3146 Todd Jensen...................... 0.3156 Lowell Frei....................... 0.3238 Jim Bawden...................... 0.3290
October, 2013 Precision Rifleman Bob Sedgwick.................... 0.3324 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.3454 Bruce Black...................... 0.3502 Scott Smith...................... 0.3658 Dana Andrus...................... 0.3670 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Lowell Frei......................0.1972 Jim Bawden...................... 0.1995 Scott Smith...................... 0.2508 Keith Kirkman................... 0.2755 Randy Higgs...................... 0.2863 Dean Parker...................... 0.2884 Jim Erickson..................... 0.2971 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.3155 Larry White...................... 0.3164 Bob Sedgwick.................... 0.3251 Heavy Varmint Grand Lowell Frei......................0.2605 Jim Bawden...................... 0.2643 Keith Kirkman................... 0.2950 Jim Erickson..................... 0.2980 Scott Smith...................... 0.3083 Bob Sedgwick.................... 0.3288 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.3304 Todd Jensen...................... 0.3309 Dean Parker...................... 0.3538 Larry White...................... 0.3613 LV/HV Two Gun Jim Bawden.....................0.2900 Lowell Frei....................... 0.3191 Bob Sedgwick.................... 0.3398 Keith Kirkman................... 0.3400 Larry White...................... 0.3574 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3651 Name
Jim Erickson..................... 0.3746 Dean Parker...................... 0.3748 Bruce Black...................... 0.3887 Dana Andrus...................... 0.3938 Two Gun Jim Bawden.....................0.2900 Lowell Frei....................... 0.3191 Bob Sedgwick.................... 0.3398 Keith Kirkman................... 0.3400 Larry White...................... 0.3574 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3651 Jim Erickson..................... 0.3746 Dean Parker...................... 0.3748 Bruce Black...................... 0.3887 Dean Andrus..................... 0.3938 Three Gun Lowell Frei......................0.3190 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3545
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Dana Andrus...................... 0.3548 Dean Parker...................... 0.3573 Keith Kirkman................... 0.3706 Bob Sedgwick.................... 0.3708 Bruce Black...................... 0.3777 Gil Graser........................ 0.3800 Joe Olas.......................... 0.3873 Randy Higgs...................... 0.3915 Four Gun Lowell Frei......................0.3375 Dana Andrus...................... 0.3625 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3722 Bob Sedgwick.................... 0.3857 Gil Graser........................ 0.3891 Joe Olas.......................... 0.3975 Dan Dowling..................... 0.3985 Keith Kirkman................... 0.3995 Randy Higgs...................... 0.4059 Bob Prather...................... 0.4399
2013 Utah State Champion, Springville, Utah: Equipment List Gunsmith Scope/Pwr Stock Stocker Case Primer
Caliber Action
Barrel
Powder Bullet/Wt
6ppc 22/6 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 22sppc
Panda
Krieger
Olas
Leupold/40X
BRUX
Black
Lapua 205
XBR
Berger/65
Viper
Lilja
T Wilson
Leu-TK/36X
Six SPG
S Otto
Lapua 71/2
N133
Cheek/22/67.3
Grizzly Bartlein
Brackney
Leupold/36X
Kelbly
Brackney
Lapua Fed
N133
Sage/66
BAT
Krieger
Scott
March/45X
Scoville
Scoville
Lapua 205
LT32
Hottenstein/65
BAT
Krieger
Frei
March/40X
Frei
Frei
Lapua 205
H322
Frei/66
Panda
Krieger
Olas
Leupold/36X
Meredith Olas
Lapua 205
LT32
Cheek/66
Grizzly Hart
Parker
Leupold/36X
McMillan Parker
Lapua Fiocchi
N133
Gentner/65
BAT
Krieger
Ocock
Leupold/45X
Combs
Lapua Fed
LT32
Miller/65
Marsh
Bartlein
Ed Adams Weaver/36X
Meredith Ed Adams Lapua 205
N133
Berger Column
Panda
Bartlein
Prather
Leu/BRK/40X
McMillan T Wilson
Lapua 205
V133
Carpenter/52
6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc
BAT
Krieger
Frei
Leupold/40X
Speedy
Frei
Lapua 205
H322
Frei/66
Panda
Krieger
Olas
Leupold/40X
BRUX
Black
Lapua 205
XBR
Berger/65
BAT
Bartlein
N133
Woodward/65
Light Varmint Jim Bawden Dave Gibson Bob Sedgwick Larry White Lowell Frei Joe Olas Keith Kirkman Dana Andrus Mike Strange Bob Prather
Combs
Heavy Varmint Lowell Frei Jim Bawden Keith Kirkman Jim Erickson Scott Smith Bob Sedgwick Tom Guisewhite Todd Jenson Dean Parker Larry White
Parker
Leupold/36X
n/a
Parker
Lapua Fiocchi
BAT 3L Krieger
Brackney
Leupold/40X
Kelbly
Brackney
Lapua Winchester LT32
Berger Column/64
Teddy
Krieger
Prather
Leupold/45X
McMillan Frei
Lapua 205
N133
Gass/65
Teddy
Krieger
Brackney
Leupold/36X
Six
Dowling
Lapua Fed
N133
Sage/66
BAT 3L Shilen
Deloney
Leu-TK/40X
Combs
Combs
Lapua 205M
LT32
Bart BT/65
BAT
Krieger
Parker
March/50X
Scoville
Scoville
Lapua Fed
N133
Berger/65
Panda
Bench MK
Parker
Leupold/36X
McMillan Parker
Lapua 205
N133
Sage/68
Marsh
Krieger
Dowling
March/55X
n/a
Lapua 205
LT32
Hottenstein/65
Dowling
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Light Shines on Hoehn at Black-Out Match
by Scott Pieper
July 13-14, 2013
Summer in St. Louis—Hot and Muggy. Enough said. We got the light gun in and two of the heavy in before we had to turn on the lights. Even though the winds were calm you could tell by the targets that there was a condition that no one was use to. Sunday brought more east winds with light gusts, some got it figured out early and some never did. We had 18 shooters that all had a great time shooting in the dark and are asking for more next year. Larry Scharnhorst won the LV100 with a .1746” aggregate and also got the small group with a .117”. After the switch to HV, Bob Hammack took the win at 100 with a .2086” aggregate and Jim Hart shot the small group of .120”. Sunday had a forecast of more hot and muggy. Surprise, surprise. We started Sunday off with the HV first, and Ron Hoehn won the 200 with a .2099” aggregate and Chuck Hearn got the small group with a .233”. Just like the night before, we kept it rolling fast and finished up the Heavy and got started with the LV early in the morning. Joe Fesi got things working and won the LV 200 aggregate with a .3306” and John Magoulias scorched out the small group at .195”. The Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Winner was Larry Scharnhorst followed by Ron Hoehn in second and Jim Hart rounding out the top three. The Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Winner was Bob Hammack with Ron Hoehn in second and Jim Gardner third. The 2-Gun went to Ron Hoehn, with Larry Scharnhorst 2nd, Bob Hammack 3rd, Jim Gardner 4th, and Jim Hart 5th. We all still have a lot to learn or re-
St Louis Shooters L-R: Jim Gardner, Ron Hoehn, Bob Hammack, Joe Fesi hiding in back, Larry Scharnhorst, Keith Christensen, John Magoulias and Jim Hart member about night conditions, so we will need to plan more of these in the future. Our next match is the Mississippi Valley regional in October, I will be attending the Worlds in Australia and leave you all in the capable hands of Mike and Julie Walton. Hope you all had a great summer and come back in October for another great match here in St. Louis. Safe shooting and keep them on the paper. Light Varmint 100-Yards Larry Scharnhorst..............0.1746 Ron Hoehn........................ 0.2042 John Magoulias.................. 0.2458 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2494 Wesley Pietsch................... 0.2526 Bob Hammack................... 0.2530 Jim Hart.......................... 0.2548 Chuck Hearn..................... 0.2720 Keith Christensen............... 0.2872 Harry Ward....................... 0.3080 Light Varmint 200-Yards Joe Fesi..........................0.3306 Anthony Kiefer.................. 0.3362 Ron Hoehn........................ 0.3380 Jim Hole.......................... 0.3432
St Louis Night Match Equipment List Light Varmint Grand: Name Action Larry Scharnhorst BAT Ron Hoehn BAT Jim Hart BAT Bob Hammack BAT Keith Christensen BAT Heavy Varmint Grand: Bob Hammack BAT Ron Hoehn BAT Jim Gardner Viper Larry Scharnhorst BAT Jim Hart BAT
Barrel n/a Bartlein Shilen Bartlein Bartlein
Stocker Scoville TM Green Scarbrough Leonard
Gunsmith n/a Hoehn Skeeter Self Self
Bullet Mfr Conaway Hottenstein Conaway Hottenstein own
Powder n/a 8208 133 133 n/a
Case Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua
Scope/Pwr n/a March/40 Sightron/36 March/50 Leupold/45
Bartlein Shilen Shilen n/a Shilen
Self TM Kuse Scoville Green
Self Hoehn Kuse Reneau Skeeter
Hottenstein Hottenstein Berger Conaway Conaway
V133 8208 133 n/a 133
Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua
March/50 March/40 March/50 n/a Sightron/36
Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.3611 Keith Christensen............... 0.3707 Jim Hart.......................... 0.3743 Jesse Williams................... 0.3972 Bob Hammack................... 0.4048 Chuck Hearn..................... 0.4156 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Bob Hammack...................0.2086 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2174 Jim Hart.......................... 0.2270 Greg King......................... 0.2296 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2314 Jim Hole.......................... 0.2390 Ron Hoehn........................ 0.2550 Wesley Pietsch................... 0.2678 Keith Christensen............... 0.3006 Joe Fesi........................... 0.3146 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Ron Hoehn.......................0.2099 Bob Hammack................... 0.2340 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2578 Keith Christensen............... 0.2718 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.3030 Chuck Hearn..................... 0.3173 Jim Hart.......................... 0.3229 Wesley Pietsch................... 0.3305 John Magoulias.................. 0.3373 Greg King......................... 0.3498 Two Gun Ron Hoehn........................ 0.2518 Larry Scharnhorst................ 0.2675 Bob Hammack.................... 0.2751 Jim Gardner...................... 0.2876 Jim Hart........................... 0.2948 Keith Christensen................ 0.3076 Wesley Pietsch................... 0.3253 Chuck Hearn...................... 0.3305 Jim Hole........................... 0.3309 John Magoulias................... 0.3368
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Holton Gun Club’s 2013 Presidents Cup July 6-7, 2013
Holton’s been a busy place this summer. Back to back big matches mean little dialogue to share but luckily results speak louder than words, so without further ado, here are the results from the 2013 President’s Cup match. Congratulations to Dominic and all the winners. Thank you all for making this another successful match! Light Varmint 100-Yards Dave Holmes....................0.1976 Tony Alexander.................. 0.2242 Jack Neary....................... 0.2250 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.2310 Steve Theye...................... 0.2310 Bill Mitchell...................... 0.2446 Raymond Marvin................. 0.2452 Rob MacLennan.................. 0.2502 Melvyn Newransky.............. 0.2542 Bob Kerr.......................... 0.2570 Light Varmint 200-Yards Dominic Grunas.................0.2874 Dave Abbott...................... 0.3033 Tom Meredith.................... 0.3098 Ted Heindselman................ 0.3101 Pat Canning...................... 0.3159 Joe Hynes........................ 0.3237 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.3263 Jeff Aberegg..................... 0.3301 Jack Neary....................... 0.3369 Larry Feusse..................... 0.3479 Light Varmint Grand Dominic Grunas.................0.2743 Jack Neary....................... 0.2810 Ted Heindselman................ 0.2901 Rob MacLennan.................. 0.3085 Joe Hynes........................ 0.3102 Bill Mitchell...................... 0.3124 Jeff Aberegg..................... 0.3144 Dave Abbott...................... 0.3173 Pat Canning...................... 0.3186 Bob Kerr.......................... 0.3203 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Bob Scarbrough, Jr............0.2122 Jeff Aberegg..................... 0.2226 Dominic Grunas................. 0.2246 Vic Halverson.................... 0.2328 Joe Hynes........................ 0.2486 Ted Heindselman................ 0.2506 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.2528 Pat Canning...................... 0.2584 Larry Feusse..................... 0.2660 Rob MacLennan.................. 0.2674
Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Bob Scarbrough, Jr............0.1872 Pat Canning...................... 0.2540 Jack Neary....................... 0.2633 Steve Robbins.................... 0.2721 Bob Kerr.......................... 0.2771 Ted Heindselman................ 0.2794 Bill Gammon..................... 0.2854 Steve Turner..................... 0.2897 Kevin Hovis....................... 0.2932 Heavy Varmint Grand Bob Scarbrough, Jr............0.1997 Pat Canning...................... 0.2562 Dominic Grunas................. 0.2595 Ted Heindselman................ 0.2650 Jack Neary....................... 0.2690 Jeff Aberegg..................... 0.2752 Clayton Martin................... 0.2757 Bob Kerr.......................... 0.2816 Steve Turner..................... 0.2817 Joe Hynes........................ 0.2859 Two Gun Dominic Grunas.................0.2669 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.2702 Jack Neary....................... 0.2750 Ted Heindselman................ 0.2775 Pat Canning...................... 0.2874 Jeff Aberegg..................... 0.2948 Joe Hynes........................ 0.2980 Bob Kerr.......................... 0.3009 Steve Turner..................... 0.3024 Rob MacLennan.................. 0.3057 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.3081
Dominic Grunas, President’s Cup Champion Bill Mitchell...................... 0.3091 Vic Halverson.................... 0.3137 Greg Reed........................ 0.3172 Tom Meredith.................... 0.3194 Bill Gammon..................... 0.3206 Dave Holmes..................... 0.3256 Larry Feusse..................... 0.3325 Steve Theye...................... 0.3331 Jerry Jarrett..................... 0.3361
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2013 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule OCTOBER
24-27
SW
VFS
5
SW
VFS
100/200
Desert Sportsman Assn, NV VFS Nationals Warm-Up
100/200 300
Desert Sportsman Assn, NV 2013 VFS NATIONALS
27
SW
LG/HG
600-Yard
Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA
5-6
ER
LV/HV
100/200
WWCCA, MI Fall Classic
NOVEMBER
5-6
SW
LV/HV
100/200
Arizona Benchrest Shooters, AZ 1st Half SW Regionals
2-3
SP/UNL10
100/200
Arizona Benchrest Shoters, AZ 2nd Half SW Regionals
5-6
MC
LV/HV
100/200
Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS
2-3
SW
LV/HV
200/100
Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA
5-6
SW
LV/HV
200/100
Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA
9
SW
LG/HG
1000-Yd
Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ
6
MV
HTR/VFS
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis
9
SE
4-Gun
100-Yard
Brock’s Gap Training Center, AL
12
SW
LG/HG
1000-Yd
Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ
23
NW
LG/HG
600-Yard
Rogue Valley Shooting Sport, OR
12-13
SE
LV/HV
100/200
River Bend Gun Club, GA
24
SW
LG/HG
1000-Yd
Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA
19
MV
LG/HG/Fac
600-Yard
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn, IA
DECEMBER
19-20
ER
LV/HV
100/200
Shelby Co Deer Hunters Assn, OH
7
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UNL-5
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Visalia Sportsman Assn, CA Visalia Invitational
Desert Sportsman Assn, NV Club Championship Set up 7AM Match begins 9AM
19-20
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Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Mississippi Valley Regionals
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UNL5
100/200
Arizona Benchrest Shooters, AZ CAL-AZ Combined Match
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VFS
100/200
Southwest Louisiana R&P Club
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1000-Yd
Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ
Rogue Valley Shooting Sport, OR
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600-Yard
Rogue Valley Shooting Sport, OR
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NW
LG/HG
600-Yard
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Van Dyne’s Wisconsin State Hunter Championship by Dick Baier July 13-14, 2013
The Wisconsin State Hunter shoot has become one of the biggest hunter matches in the country. I can only thank all the shooters that show up every year to make this match what it has become in 22 years. Fifty one of the best shooters I know showed up starting on Wednesday prior to the shoot. Practice wasn’t until Friday, but it gave them a chance to visit and catch up with old friends. By Friday morning they were ready to see if they could figure out the conditions on the range for the two day shoot. After shooting on this range for longer than I can remember, it doesn’t pay to worry about conditions on Friday because by Saturday morning everything will have changed and you can start all over again. Perfect score predictions at 100 yards were varied as usual but ranged anywhere from 10-15 250’s. Saturday morning the weather was great and it looked like we would have a trigger pulling contest at 100. That was not to be. Twenty seven shooters dropped points on the first match of the day. By the end of the 100 yard match there was a total of five 250’s. This is one of the lowest numbers I can ever remember at 100. At the top was club member Ron Bertrand from north of Green Bay who posted a 250-19X to win the 100 yard title. Second place went to Randy Perkowski from Ohio with a 250-17X. Randy has won in the past and was looking for another win but it was not to be. Third place went
TK Nollan, WI State Hunter Champion to club member Kevin Meise with a 250-16X. Very good shooting considering he had not been able to attend any of our one-day shoots earlier in the season. Fourth and fifth place were rounded out by Craig Nagel from Holmen, WI with a 250-15X in fourth and Joe Hemkens from Missouri took fifth place with a 250-14X. Sunday morning looked like it would be a great day for shooting but that was not to be either. Looking at the flags during the match it was clear that conditions were not telling any of the shooters what to do. One shooter, however, figured something out as he shot the only 250 of the day at 200 yards. TK Nollan from Oklahoma got it figured out and held on to it all day long to post a 250-7X at 200 yards and win the 200 yard title. In second
L-R: Randy Perkowski, TK Nollan, Ron Bertrand, Craig Nagel & Chris Taylor
was Chris Taylor with a 258-9X. Chris was clean through the fourth match but could not hold on and finished in second place. Third place was won by James Lederer with a 248-3X and another excellent score. Fourth and fifth were rounded out by Craig Nagel with a 247-7X and in fifth was Ron Bertrand with a 496-22X. The Grand Aggregate was won by none other than TK Nollan with an excellent score of 498-22X. TK had won a yardage some years back but I’m sure this title was much more important to him. In second place in the agg was Chris Taylor with a 497-23X. Chris had taken some time off from shooting but showed he still has the right stuff. Third place was Craig Nagel with a 497-22X. Fourth was Randy Perkowski with a 496-23X and in fifth was Ron Bertrand with a 496-22X. The traveling team trophy was won by The Intimidators. A group of shooters consisting of three from Missouri, one from Oklahoma and one from Nebraska. The three from Missouri were Wayne Corley, Joe Hemkens and Jerry Kloeppel. I believe the other two were the glue that held the team together. TK Nollan from OK and Don Crunk from NE, a well known group shooter. After the 100 yard event on Saturday the donations from manufacturers were given out to the shooters. We then took some time to have a presentation for Tom Hencken to be inducted into the Hunter Hall of Fame (see page 30). Tom has shot his way in last year at the Hunter Nationals in St Louis and was to be inducted at Mill Creek Rifle Club this year in August at the 2013 Hunter Nationals but he was not going to be able to attend Mill Creek this year, so we got to do the honors here at Van Dyne. Thank you to all the people behind the scenes, the Range Officer, Target Crew, Scoring, Statistician and those who served the food for both days. A very big thank you to all the manufacturers who supported our event with their very generous donations. Their involvement over these many years has kept our sport growing. Thanks to all of them.
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2013 Hunter Nationals at Mill Creek by Ron Shultz Sam Small is 2013 Top Gun The Hunter Nationals and Mid-Continent Regional shot at Mill Creek Rifle Club in DeSoto, Kansas was a very tightly contested match at every yardage and aggregate in both guns. The 250’s at 100 yard Hunter ran 10 deep with Greg Swezey out X-ing the crowd. Randy Robinett with his 25X47 took 200 yard honors and the 100 and 200 yard championship with a solid 499-18X. The Long Range started out with some much more tricky conditions and other than the top 3, the scores really showed that. Ron Bertrand pulled off a 250-6X for the win. Day 4 and 300 yard proved to be one of the best days we have ever had in the 16 years of 300 yard shooting here. Swezey, Shultz, Naugle and Sam Small flirted with 250’s until late in the match when the mirage and wind picked up. Greg Swezey won the yardage at 249-7X. The Long Range aggregate went to Sam Small with an excellent 497-9X. Swezey, Naugle and Small stayed neck and neck all the way through. Greg managed to win the 100/200/300 with Tim and Sam right on his tail. Sam took the 100/200/200L/300 with Greg and Tim right behind. Heartfelt thank you to all those who helped with targets, scoring and stats. It wouldn’t have been such a success without your help. Also thanks to David Halblom for the great photos. 100-Yard HBR Greg Swezey................... 250-18X Russell Cree..................... 250-16X Ron Bertrand.................... 250-16X R. G Robinett................... 250-15X Wade Hunnewell............... 250-15X TK Nollan........................ 250-15X Bob Maedgen................... 250-12X Tim Naugle...................... 250-12X Sam Small....................... 259-12X Richard Hunnewell............. 250-10X 200-Yard HBR R.G. Robinett...................249-3X Mark Taylor....................... 248-6X Ron Bertrand..................... 248-4X Greg Swezey..................... 248-3X Boyd Dartez...................... 248-2X Tim Naugle....................... 247-7X TK Nollan......................... 247-6X
Sam Small........................ 247-4X Russell Cree...................... 246-6X Ron Shultz........................ 246-4X 100 & 200 HBR R.G.Robinett................... 499-18X Greg Swezey.................... 498-21X Ron Bertrand.................... 498-20X TK Nollan........................ 497-21X Tim Naugle...................... 497-19X Sam Small....................... 497-16X Mark Taylor...................... 497-16X Russell Cree..................... 496-22X Wade Hunnewell............... 496-18X Joe Hemkens................... 494-18X Ron Shultz....................... 494-15X Bill Small........................ 494-12X Chuck Hearn.................... 493-19X James Lederer.................. 493-17X Jim Koffman.................... 493-16X Wayne Corley................... 493-12X Wally Juneau................... 493-12X Terry Meyer...................... 493-9X Jerry Kloeppel.................. 492-14X Mike McFarland................. 492-12X 200-Yard Long Range HBR Ron Bertrand....................250-6X Sam Small........................ 249-7X TK Nollan......................... 248-4X Russell Cree...................... 247-7X Bill Small......................... 247-6X Tim Naugle....................... 247-5X Chuck Hearn..................... 246-5X
James Lederer................... 246-3X Don Crunk........................ 245-4X Mike McFarland.................. 245-3X 300-Yard Long Range HBR Greg Swezey....................249-7X Ron Shultz........................ 248-9X Tim Naugle....................... 248-3X Sam Small........................ 248-2X Bill Small......................... 246-4X Richard Hunnewell.............. 246-2X TK Nollan......................... 245-4X Mike Bigelow..................... 245-3X Russell Cree...................... 244-5X Mark Taylor....................... 244-4X 200 & 300 Long Range HBR Sam Small........................497-9X Tim Naugle....................... 495-8X Greg Swezey..................... 494-9X Bill Small........................ 493-10X TK Nollan......................... 493-8X Russell Cree..................... 491-12X Richard Hunnewell.............. 491-2X Ron Bertrand..................... 489-8X James Lederer................... 489-8X Chuck Hearn..................... 488-9X Mike McFarland.................. 488-6X Mike Bigelow..................... 488-4X Ron Shultz....................... 487-12X Don Crunk........................ 487-5X Jerry Kloeppel................... 487-4X Jim Koffman..................... 487-4X Wade Hunnewell............... 486-11X
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October, 2013 Precision Rifleman Tony Levenson................... 486-7X Joe Hemkens.................... 485-5X Wayne Corley.................... 484-8X 100-200-300 HBR Greg Swezey................... 747-28X Tim Naugle...................... 745-22X Sam Small....................... 745-18X TK Nollan........................ 742-25X Ron Shultz....................... 742-24X Mark Taylor...................... 741-20X Russell Cree..................... 740-27X Bill Small........................ 740-16X Wade Hunnewell............... 739-23X Joe Hemkens................... 738-20X Ron Bertrand.................... 737-22X Richard Hunnewell............. 737-15X James Lederer.................. 736-22X Chuck Hearn.................... 735-23X Jim Koffman.................... 735-18X Jerry Kloeppel.................. 735-16X Mike McFarland................. 735-15X Wayne Corley................... 734-16X Mike Bigelow.................... 733-17X Don Crunk....................... 732-17X 100-200-200-300 HBR (Top Gun) Sam Small....................... 994-25X Greg Swezey.................... 992-30X Tim Naugle...................... 992-27X TK Nollan........................ 990-29X Russell Cree..................... 987-34X Ron Bertrand.................... 987-28X Bill Small........................ 987-22X Wade Hunnewell............... 982-29X James Lederer.................. 982-25X Richard Hunnewell............. 982-15X Chuck Hearn.................... 891-28X Ron Shultz....................... 981-27X Mark Taylor...................... 981-23X Jim Koffman.................... 980-20X Mike McFarland................. 980-18X Joe Hemkens................... 979-23X Jerry Kloeppel.................. 979-18X Don Crunk....................... 977-21X Wayne Corley................... 977-20X Mike Bigelow.................... 976-18X Tim Naugle Takes MC Regional VFS & Two-Gun VFS was a little different with a handful of other shooters jumping in the mix. The 250’s went 17 deep with Russell Cree’s 250-22X taking top honors. Greg Swezey shot the only 200 yard 250-8X to win the yardage. That was the first VFS 200 yard 250 ever shot here at Mill Creek. That makes Greg’s win at 500-28X the first 500 in VFS shot here. The Long Range started out with Jerry Kloeppel going 250-11X with a 6PPC for the win. The 300 went to Tim Naugle
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2013 Hunter Nationals Top Dogs L-R: Randy Robinett & Greg Swezey at 249-7X. His pair of 249’s along with a dozen X’s gave him the 200L and 300L win. The 100/200/300 went to Greg Swezey with a 747-32X. Tim Naugle was only 3 X’s behind him but he took the Top Gun 100/200/200L/300 at 996-34X one point ahead of Swezey. The Two Gun final was a two man showdown with Tim Naugle 1988-61X and Greg Swezey 1987-72X super close. 100-Yard VFS Russell Cree.................... 250-22X Bill Small........................ 250-21X Greg Swezey.................... 250-20X Sam Langhofer.................. 250-20X Don Crunk....................... 250-19X Don Crunk....................... 250-19X TK Nollan........................ 250-18X Larry Tilley...................... 250-18X Tim Naugle...................... 250-18X Ken Kuperman.................. 250-18X 200-Yard VFS Greg Swezey....................250-8X Mike Bigelow.................... 248-10X Ken Kuperman................... 248-7X Don Crunk........................ 248-6X Tim Naugle....................... 248-4X Chuck Hearn..................... 247-4X James Lederer................... 247-3X Terry Meyer...................... 247-1X Chad Schmidt.................... 246-7X Gardner Rose.................... 246-5X
100-200 Aggregate Greg Swezey................... 500-28X Don Crunk....................... 498-25X Ken Kuperman.................. 498-25X Tim Naugle...................... 498-22X Mike Bigelow.................... 497-23X Chuck Hearn.................... 497-16X Terry Meyer..................... 497-13X Russell Cree..................... 496-25X Chad Schmidt................... 495-23X Larry Tilley...................... 495-21X Jim Koffman.................... 495-21X Jerry Kloeppel.................. 495-18X Gardner Rose................... 495-17X RG Robinett..................... 495-14X George Pfettscher............. 495-13X Sam Small....................... 494-25X Bill Small........................ 494-23X James Lederer.................. 494-17X Terry Nunemaker............... 494-15X Sam Langhofer.................. 493-24X 200-Yard Long Range VFS Jerry Kloeppel................. 250-11X Ken Kuperman.................. 249-10X Larry Tilley....................... 249-9X Bobby Ayo........................ 249-8X George Pfettscher.............. 249-5X Chuck Hearn..................... 249-5X Tim Naugle....................... 249-5X Wally Juneau.................... 249-4X Greg Swezey.................... 248-10X Jim Koffman..................... 248-9X
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Precision Rifleman 300-Yard Long Range VFS Tim Naugle......................249-7X Russell Cree...................... 248-6X Chuck Hearn..................... 248-2X Chad Schmidt.................... 248-2X Bill Small......................... 248-2X Terry Nunemaker................ 248-1X Jim Koffman..................... 247-5X Greg Swezey..................... 247-4X Wayne Corley.................... 246-6X Mike Bigelow..................... 245-8X 200 & 300 Long Range VFS Tim Naugle..................... 498-12X Chuck Hearn..................... 497-7X Russell Cree..................... 496-12X Bill Small........................ 496-10X Jerry Kloeppel.................. 495-14X Greg Swezey.................... 495-14X Jim Koffman.................... 495-14X Chad Schmidt.................... 495-9X Wayne Corley................... 494-10X Mike Bigelow.................... 493-14X Sam Small....................... 492-15X Ken Kuperman.................. 492-12X Sam Langhofer.................. 492-10X Wally Juneau................... 492-10X Terry Nunemaker................ 492-5X Larry Tilley...................... 491-12X Ron Berg.......................... 491-6X TK Nollan......................... 490-7X Don Crunk....................... 489-13X James Lederer................... 489-7X 100-200-300 VFS Greg Swezey................... 747-32X Tim Naugle...................... 747-29X Chuck Hearn.................... 745-18X
Sam Small, 2013 Hunter Nationals Top Gun - Congratulations, Sam. Ken Kuperman.................. 741-27X Russell Cree..................... 744-31X Don Crunk....................... 740-28X Chad Schmidt................... 743-25X Jerry Kloeppel.................. 740-21X Mike Bigelow.................... 742-11X Sam Small....................... 739-29X Jim Koffman.................... 742-26X Wayne Corley................... 739-26X Bill Small........................ 742-25X Sam Langhofer.................. 738-29X Terry Nunemaker............... 742-16X
2013 Hunter Nationals & Super Regional VFS Top 10 Equipment List Hunter Class: Name Sam Small Greg Swezey Tim Naugle TK Nollan Russell Cree Ron Bertrand Bill Small Wade Hunnewell James Lederer Richard Hunnewell Mid-Continent Super Tim Naugle Greg Swezey Chuck Hearn Russell Cree Ken Kuperman Mike Bigelow James Koffman Bill Small Chad Schmidt Jerry Kloeppel
Cartridge Action 30X47 Stolle 30X47 BAT 30X47 BAT 30-284 Farley 30X47 Kodiak 30X47 Remington 30X47 BAT 30X47 Nesika 30X47 Stiller 30X47 Nesika VFS Regional: 30BR Stolle 30X47 BAT 6PPC BAT 30BR BAT 30BR BAT 30BR Stiller 30BR Hall 30BR BAT 30BR Stolle 30BR BAT
Barrel Lilja Krieger Lilja Krieger Lilja Bartlein Lilja Krieger n/a Krieger
Gunsmith Swezey Swezey Swezey TK Carpenter Self Swezey S Ware self S Ware
Scope Leupold Weaver Burris March Leupold Weaver Leupold Weaver Weaver Weaver
Stocker Swezey BAT Swezey BAT Jetter L Smart n/a Lee Six self Speedy
Case Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Winchester Lapua WW
Primer n/a F205 F205 F205 F210 FED FED F210 CCI FED
Powder N135 N135 N135 N135 IMR8208 N135 N135 N135 N135 N135
Bullet ERB/119 ERB/119 ERB/119 BIB/125 BS/119 Ron-Al/130 Self/119 10X/115 10X/120 10X/115
Krieger Krieger Bartlein Krieger Bartlein Krieger Broughton Krieger Rock Creek Krieger
Swezey Swezey self Carpenter Roscoe Self Self Swezey REO self
Leupold Leupold March Nightforce Nightforce Nightforce Nightforce Sightron Nightforce March
Mulhall Swezey TM BAT Roscoe Self Self n/a Borden Scoville
Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Remington Lapua
FED FED FED FED FED FED FED FED FED FED
H4198 N135 LT32 H4198 H4198 H4198 H4198 H4198 H4198 N133
ERB/112 ERB/119 Hottenstein BS/112 10X/115 self/112 10X/115 self/112 10X/115 10X/115
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Hunter Nationals Winner’s Circle L-R Back row: Tim Naugle, Russell Cree, Randy Robinett, Mark Taylor L-R Front: Bill Small, TK Nollan, Mike Bigelow, Ron Bertrand, Don Crunk & Greg Swezey James Lederer.................. 738-19X Ron Berg......................... 738-15X Larry Tilley...................... 737-24X Wally Juneau................... 735-24X TK Nollan........................ 733-27X 100-200 & 200LR-300LR VFS Tim Naugle..................... 996-34X Greg Swezey.................... 995-42X Chuck Hearn.................... 994-23X Russell Cree..................... 992-37X Ken Kuperman.................. 990-37X Mike Bigelow.................... 990-37X Jim Koffman.................... 990-35X Bill Small........................ 990-33X Chad Schmidt................... 990-32X Jerry Kloeppel.................. 990-32X Don Crunk....................... 987-38X Wayne Corley................... 987-30X Sam Small....................... 986-40X Larry Tilley...................... 986-33X Terry Nunemaker............... 986-20X Sam Langhofer.................. 985-34X Wally Juneau................... 984-28X Ron Berg......................... 984-19X James Lederer.................. 983-24X TK Nollan........................ 981-30X 2-Gun Champion 100-200-300 HBR & VFS Flying Fish Fundamentals Trophy Greg Swezey.................. 1494-60X 2-Gun Champion 100/200/200L/300 HBR & VFS Tim Naugle.................... 1988-61X Greg Swezey....................1987-72X Sam Small.......................1980-65X Russell Cree.....................1979-71X
Bill Small........................1977-55X Chuck Hearn....................1975-51X TK Nollan........................1971-59X Jim Koffman....................1970-50X Jerry Kloeppel..................1969-50X Mike Bigelow....................1966-55X James Lederer..................1965-49X
Don Crunk.......................1964-59X Wayne Corley...................1964-50X Wally Juneau...................1960-42X Dave Halblom...................1952-35X Chad Schmidt...................1942-44X Lathem Hodges.................1864-21X George Pfettscher.............1859-28X
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Richard Milton is LA State VFS Champion by Wayne Bengston It was raining when I drove to the range that morning for the match. I was thinking what happened to the forecast for no rain? That’s about right, it rains when you don’t want it to and doesn’t rain when you want it to. About the time I was thinking that, the prettiest double rainbow appeared right over the range. It turned out to be a good omen. A short time later the rain stopped and we had the nicest July day that I can remember. The temperature started in the low 70’s and ended in the low 80’s. It was mostly cloudy with very little mirage in the afternoon. The wind was light from 3 to 7 mph out of the south during the morning match. Kenny Kuperman took first in the 100 yd match with a clean 250 20x. Kenny is known to groan out an expletive or two if he drops a point. I knew he must have been doing well since he was being so quite. Eleven out of the nineteen other shooters were able to stay clean. During the 200 yd match that afternoon, the winds became more variable and tricky to read because of thunderstorm clouds in the area. The wind had picked up from earlier and started blowing from 7 to 15 mph. Richard Milton showed everyone how to shoot the condition and ended up with a 248 7x to capture first place at the 200 yd plus the Louisiana State Champion title and trophy. What’s more, he did it with his heavy varmint 6ppc. Congratulation Richard! We thank all of the competitors for coming to participate. We also thank
Francis Broussard for running and scoring the match. We didn’t have a match in August but we hosted the September 22nd Gulf Coast Regionals. You can look forward to reading about that tough competition and a good time in an upcoming issue soon! 100-Yards Kenny Kuperman.............. 250-20X Nick Marino..................... 250-19X James Mock..................... 250-18X Bobby Ayo....................... 250-18X Dwayne Pullum................. 250-18X Larry Tilley...................... 250-15X Dale Metzger.................... 250-15X Richard Milton.................. 250-15X Richard Pullum................. 250-14X Wayne Bengston................ 250-12X Gardner Rose.................... 250-9X Clayton Gray.................... 249-17X Mike Guillot..................... 249-14X Carroll Green................... 249-12X Mike Wall......................... 249-9X Rodney Landry.................. 248-12X Renard Alexander.............. 248-12X Michael Louwien............... 246-11X 200-Yards Richard Milton..................248-7X James Mock...................... 247-7X Kenny Kuperman................ 246-6X Larry Tilley....................... 246-5X Rodney Landry................... 246-3X Dale Metzger..................... 245-6X Richard Pullum.................. 245-5X Gardner Rose.................... 245-2X Michael Louwien................ 245-2X Bobby Ayo........................ 245-1X Carroll Green.................... 244-7X Renard Alexander............... 244-7X Mike Guillot...................... 244-5X
Wayne Bengston................. 244-4X Clayton Gray..................... 244-4X Mike Wall......................... 244-4X Dwayne Pullum.................. 243-5X Nick Marino...................... 242-5X Grand Aggregate Roger Milton.................... 498-22X James Mock..................... 497-25X Kenny Kuperman............... 496-26X Larry Tilley...................... 496-20X Dale Metzger.................... 495-21X Bobby Ayo....................... 495-19X Richard Pullum................. 495-19X Gardner Rose................... 495-11X Wayne Bengston................ 494-16X Rodney Landry.................. 494-15X Dwayne Pullum................. 493-23X Clayton Gray.................... 493-21X Mike Guillot..................... 493-19X Carroll Green................... 493-19X Mike Wall........................ 493-13X Nick Marino..................... 492-24X Renard Alexander.............. 492-19X Michael Louwien............... 491-13X Most X’s 100-Yards Kenny Kuperman................... 20 Most X’s 200-Yards Carroll Green........................7 Most X’s Grand Aggregate Kenny Kuperman................... 26
Richard Milton, 2013 LA State VFS Champion
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Columbus 600Yd Benchrest by Terry Balding August 10, 2013
Although things began with a bit of a rocky start for our new 600-yard benchrest club, Columbus Sportsman’s Association had a far more successful second match in August. A special welcome to our newest long range members, John Myers, Ryan Jahner, Ron Kuhn, Dennis Klem, Don Bucholtz and David Meyer. Glad to have you all on board. Details follow for our two-gun match. Come join the fun next time. Hope to see you here. Light Gun 3-TGT Score Tom Esser.......................... 140 Ryan Jahner........................ 126 Dennis Klem........................ 126 Terry Balding....................... 125 Don Bucholtz....................... 120
Name Tom Esser Don Bucholtz Ryan Jahner (LG) Ryan Jahner (HG) David Meyer Terry Balding (LG) Terry Balding (HG) John Myers
Caliber 6 Dasher 6 Dasher 223 308 6x47 6 Dasher 284 6 Dasher
John Myers......................... 111 David Meyer........................ 101 Ron Kuhn............................ 25 Light Gun 3-TGT Group Tom Esser.........................2.145 Terry Balding...................... 3.414 Don Bucholtz...................... 3.656 John Myers........................ 3.687 Ryan Jahner....................... 5.277 Dennis Klem....................... 5.434 David Meyer....................... 8.960 Ron Kuhn......................... 45.763 Heavy Gun 3-TGT Score David Meyer....................... 238 Tom Esser........................... 229 Terry Balding....................... 227 Don Bucholtz....................... 224 Dennis Klem........................ 187 John Myers......................... 164 Ryan Jahner........................ 150
Heavy Gun 3-TGT Group David Meyer......................4.519 Don Bucholtz...................... 6.001 Terry Balding..................... 10.267 John Myers....................... 11.183 Tom Esser......................... 13.974 Dennis Klem...................... 19.523 Ryan Jahner...................... 27.104 Light Gun Score Winner Tom Esser Light Gun Group Winner Tom Esser Heavy Gun Score Winner David Meyer Heavy Gun Group Winner David Meyer Two-Gun Overall Winner Terry Balding
Columbus Sportsman's Association 600-Yard Benchrest Equipment List Action Barrel Stock Gunsmith Scope/Pwr Bullet BAT Bartlein McMillan Sturmeier Nightforce/42X BIB 108 Nesika Muller Tracker Bucholtz n/a n/a Rem 700 n/a HS n/a Nightforce n/a BAT Rock Creek A-5 Laminate n/a Nightforce 178 BAT Bartlein McMillan Bartlein Weaver Berger 105 BAT Krieger McMillan Wahlstrom March/50X 105VLD Savage Benchmark Shehane Cutright Nightforce/42X 180HB Panda Krieger Shehane Penrod Nightforce SMK
Southwest Louisiana VFS Championship Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Carroll Green 30BR Panda Krieger Self McMillan Night Force n/a Dale Metzger 30BR BAT Krieger R. Long Robertson March/60X n/a Lapua Dwayne Pullum 30BR Farley Krieger Piper Speedy/Robertson Leupold/45X n/a Gardner Rose 30BR BAT Krieger Brackney Scoville Weaver/36X n/a James Mock 6PPC BAT Bartlein Stevens Leonard March/60X Kenny Kuperman 30BR BAT Bartlein Roscoe TMBR Nightforce/42X Lapua Lapua Larry Tilley 30BR Farley Hart Perry McMillan Leupold Michael Louwien 30BR Panda Krieger LPR McMillan Nightforce/42X Lapua Lapua Mike Guillot 6PPC Rimrock Bartlein Borden Robertson March/40X n/a Mike Wall 30x47 Rem700 Krieger Fite H&S Weaver/6X Lapua Nick Marino 30BR Farley Krieger Bucky Lee Leupold/40X n/a Renard Alexander 30BR Kelbly n/a Kelbly Kelbly Leupold/40X n/a Richard Milton 6PPC Panda Bartlein Milton Kelbly March/40X Lapua Richard Pullum 30BR BAT Krieger Peiper Bruno Leupold/40X n/a Rodney Landry 30BR Hall Krieger Smith n/a Leupold Lapua Wayne Bengston 30BR Panda Shilen Perry Robertson Leupold/45X n/a n/a n/a Bobby Ayo 30BR BAT n/a Night Hawk
Powder T32 H4198/9 H4198/34.3 n/a LT32/28.3 H4198 H4198/34.4 H4198 V133/28.2 H322/41.7 V120/30 H4198/33.9 LT32/28.3 H4198/34.4 n/a H4198/34.4 H4198
Case Lapua n/a mixed Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua
Powder H4895 n/a n/a n/a H4350 Varget H4350 Varget
Primer CCI 450 n/a n/a n/a Fed Match CCI 450 215M CCI 450
Bullet/Wt BIB/118 Cheeks/112 BIB/112 BIB/118 Hottenstein/68 10X/115 10X/125 Conley's/116 Barts/68 BIB/118 Hills/118 Berger/115 Milton/66 Cheek/118 n/a Conley's/116 BIB/118
Primers Remington Fed 205M Fed 205M Fed 205M Fed 205M Fed 205M Fed 205M Fed 205M Fed 205M Fed 205M n/a Fed 205M n/a Fed 205M n/a Fed 205M Fed 205M
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Lou Murdica Rules the Range At Yellowstone by Ryan Lienemann On July 27, 2013 we held our first of the year group match in beautiful Billings, Montana. We had visitors from all over join us for exceptional weather, great camaraderie and challenge of the sport. George Kelbly joined us from Ohio, Lou Murdica from California, Jeff Wardlow made the Canadians proud as well as shooters from South Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado were there for good measure. Saturday began the LV100 and it looked like the shooters got the bungles out of their system by cross firing when it didn’t count…on the warm up. After Match 3 it appeared that Richard Lynn had it all sewn up but in Matches 4 and 5, Lou Murdica stole the lead and wouldn’t give it up. In the afternoon we contested the LV200 after a bountiful pulled pork lunch masterfully prepared by Tina Cree, Russell Cree’s wife. During Match 3 the thunder-boomers began to kick up a fuss causing some distraction. Lou Murdica held on to his lead and wouldn’t let go and by Match 5 he was the clear winner with George Kelbly a close second. Lou took small group honors at 100 yards with .146 and at 200 yards, Dave Hellekson with a .294. Points were tallied and Lou won the LV Grand with Rod Brown in second and Dave Hellekson in third. Sunday morning we started off with the HV200 and Terry Hettich made his debut in the winner’s circle. David Singleton won the first 3 matches so things were looking pretty strong for an aggregate win for David. Then George Kelbly took over in the 4th match and Terry, who had been lurking around the top five all morning finally made his move when David left an opening in the fourth match and took the lead for the aggregate win. Jack Foster got small group honors with a 0.276. Lunch was provided once again and this time we got…homemade strawberry pie for desert. Yum! Don’t you wish you were here for that? Sorry you missed it! It is with no small amount of regret that we had to cancel the August group match as it conflicted with the Hunter Nationals, so we’ll try again next year.
A heartfelt thank you to Haley, Elena & Monica who ran targets and to Russell & Tina Cree the dynamic duo at Yellowstone as well as Ryan Lienemann. The efforts are so much more fun when you’re doing it with good friends. Thanks so much for coming out and sharing in our fun. Light Varmint 100-Yards Lou Murdica.....................0.2146 Richard Lynn..................... 0.2788 Rod Brown........................ 0.2830 Larry White...................... 0.2862 Dave Hellekson.................. 0.2940 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3044 Jack Foster....................... 0.3082 Ryan Lienemann................. 0.3210 Jeff Wardlow.................... 0.3210 David Singleton.................. 0.3284 Small Group Lou Murdica...................... 0.146 Light Varmint 200-Yards Lou Murdica.....................0.2990 George Kelbly.................... 0.3154 Dave Hellekson.................. 0.3449 Rod Brown........................ 0.3460 Jeff Wardlow.................... 0.3489 Jeff Donnelly.................... 0.3907 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3954 David Singleton.................. 0.4011 Larry White...................... 0.4163 Terry Hettich.................... 0.4205 Small Group Dave Hellekson................... 0.294 Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Lou Murdica.....................0.2568 Rod Brown........................ 0.3145 Dave Hellekson.................. 0.3194 Jeff Wardlow.................... 0.3350 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3467 Larry White...................... 0.3512 George Kelbly.................... 0.3594 David Singleton.................. 0.3647 Jack Foster....................... 0.3674 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Terry Hettich....................0.2863 David Singleton.................. 0.2909 George Kelbly.................... 0.2987 Rod Brown........................ 0.2988 Jack Foster....................... 0.3031 Dave Hellekson.................. 0.3123 Lou Murdica...................... 0.3437 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3452 Larry White...................... 0.3806 Bob Lunder....................... 0.3890
Small Group Jack Foster........................ 0.279 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Lou Murdica.....................0.2138 Larry White...................... 0.2210 George Kelbly.................... 0.2654 Terry Hettich.................... 0.2654 Dave Hellekson.................. 0.3154 Jeff Donnelly.................... 0.3312 Jack Foster....................... 0.3324 Ernie Martin...................... 0.3354 Rod Brown........................ 0.3370 David Singleton.................. 0.3622 Small Group George Kelbly.................... 0.118 Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Terry Hettich....................0.2763 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2788 George Kelbly.................... 0.2821 Larry White...................... 0.3008 Dave Hellekson.................. 0.3138 Jack Foster....................... 0.3178 Rod Brown........................ 0.3179 David Singleton.................. 0.3266 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3627 Jeff Donnelly.................... 0.3699 Two-Gun Lou Murdica.....................0.2678 Rod Brown........................ 0.3162 Dave Hellekson.................. 0.3167 George Kelbly.................... 0.3207 Terry Hettich.................... 0.3259 Larry White...................... 0.3260 Jack Foster....................... 0.3426 David Singleton.................. 0.3456 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3547 Jeff Donnelly.................... 0.3792
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COMPETITOR NAME
CALIBER
YELLOWSTONE RIFLE CLUB JULY EQUIPMENT LIST ACTION SCOPE BARREL GUNSMITH STOCK STOCKER PRIMER
CASE
POWDER
BULLET
Two Gun Top Ten: Lou Murdica Rodney Brown Dave Hellekson George Kelbly Terry Hettich Larry White Jack Foster David Singleton Dave Gibson Jeff Donnelly
6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 22mongrel 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 22 6PPC
Veit BAT Panda Stolle Panda BAT Cobra BAT Viper Farley
Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Norma Lapua
LT32/28.2 N133/27.6 45 Fed n/a LT32 T/27.8 N133/28.3 N133/25.5 LT32
Berger Column Berger 66Fowler Hottenstein 52TuckerBT Hottenstein Berger Fowler66 Cheek Berger 64
March Leupold Leupold/45 Marcha/50 Weaver/36 Mar-32 Leu/Brac n/a Leupold/36 n/a
Shilen Bartlein Krieger Krieger Krieger Krieger Krieger Krieger Lilja n/a
Self Leider Self Kelbly Pond Scott Self n/a T Wilson n/a
Pierce Dickson Edge Kelbly Larson Scoville Edge Shehane Lee SPG n/a
Pierce Dickson Self Kelbly Larson Scoville Self n/a Otto n/a
Fed 205M 205 205M Fed 205 CCI 205 Fed n/a Fed
2013
IBS 600 YARD BENCHREST NATIONALS ST. LOUIS BENCH REST RIFLE CLUB
OCTOBER 26-27, 2013
*** SUPER FEET REQUIRED ON ALL BENCH TOPS *** SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2013 8:00 A.M. LIGHT GUN 8 TARGETS FOR RECORD, 5 RECORD SHOTS EACH AND UNLIMITED SIGHTERS. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2013 8:00 A.M. HEAVY GUN 8 TARETS FOR RECORD, 5 RECORD SHOTS EACH AND UNLIMITED SIGHTERS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2013, MAKE UP DAY, IF NEEDED. ENTRY FEES: ADVANCE REGISTRATION CLOSES OCTOBER 21, 2013 – ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED LIGHT OR HEAVY GUN
BEFORE 10/21/13: $70.00
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$150.00
CAMPING
$10.00 PER DAY
LOADING TRAILERS W/HOOKUP
$5.00 PER DAY
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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts ER—Eastern Region Camillus Sportsmens Club
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 PO Box 128, Holton, MI 49425 www.holtongunandbowclub.com 231 821-9608 GPS: N43 23.742 W86 05.2566 Contact: Connie Wyant 231 821-2994 7918 Holton Road, Holton, MI 49425 sissy620@comcast.net Alternate: Arlene Inman 616 581-8406 5854 Adams, Twin Lake, MI 49457 adeanie@comcast.net
Isabella County Sportsmans Club
Corner of Winn & Millbrook Roads PO Box 383, Winn, MI 48896 www.isabellacountysportsmansclub.com Contact: Harry Ross 989 239-2738 3625 South Summerton Rd Mt Pleasant, MI 48858 heross@charter.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 Austin Rifle Club
www.austinrifleclub.org PO Box 141399, Austin, TX 78714 Contact: Virgil Howarth 512 447-8968 2704 Inridge Dr, Austin, TX 78745 vhowarth@sbcglobal.net
Central Texas Benchrest
GPS: N29 44.695 W098 14.141 Contact:Sammye Dietz 830 885-4662 421 Range Rd, New Braunfels, TX 78132 Contact: Kris Whitman 830 660-0313 611 Viewcrest, New Braunfels, TX 78130 kwhitman@gvtc.com
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
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 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
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
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, zaccs@televar.com Contact: Dan Zaccanti 509 733-1003
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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club
27007 South Tom Beall Rd, Lapwai, ID 83540 280 843-2987 www.lcwildlife.org Contact: Paul Gylling - HTR/VFS 40102 State Route 195, Colfax WA 99111 PGylling@gmail.com 509 553-1118 Denny Andrews - Group 13263 Snake River Rd, Asotin WA 99402 denny@andrewslaw.info 509 243-7039
Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club
8503 Chambers Creek Rd W University Place, WA 98467 www.tacomarifle.org Contact: Jeff Lewis 206 407-8299 32310 6th Ave SW, Federal Way, WA 98023 varminthunter1@comcast.net
Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Assn
Hwy 12 to Pasco-Kahlotus Rd www.tcmsa.org Contact: Rick DeGroat 509 308-7213 or 509 396-3166 rem10x308@aol.com
Whittecar Rifle & Pistol Range
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
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
Mill Creek 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
Northern CO Benchrest Shooters
Yellowstone Rifle Club
SE—Southeast Region Brock’s Gap Training Center
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 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
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
Okie Shooters Range
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
Ouachita Sportsmen’s Assn
Manatee Gun & Archery Club
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
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 Contact: John Henry 870 326-5509 278 Maquire Ln, Pencil Bluff AR 71965
Rio Grande Benchrest Shooters
GPS: N 35.084129 W 106.648628 16001 Shooting Range Access Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87124 Contact: 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 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
Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters
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 408 241-9759 lutke5@sbcglobal.net
Visalia Sportsman Association
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
Via Alemagna 1/a, Dobbiaco, Italy 39034 info@alpenfuchs.it Contact: Americo Angaran americo.angaran@gmail.com
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* Flash * NBRSA News * Flash * NBRSA News * Flash * NBRSA News * New World Record For Kloeppel
is groundhog hunting. He’s been an avid benchrest shooter for 10 years and his first match was the IBS Nationals in 2003. When asked about his new entrance into the Hall of Fame, he says he is deeply honored. Congratulations to Harley, Bart, Ron, Tom and Jerry for achieving greatness and raising still higher the benchrest bar. The NBRSA is proud to count you amongst our ranks of fine shooters.
It’s been a pretty good year for Jerry Kloeppel (picture on page 4). On July 20, 2013 at Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis, Jerry shot a 500-30X and established a new world record at the 100-200 yard aggregate in Varmint for Score. This supercedes Kenny Kuperman’s 500-27X shot on 7/14/2012. Congratulations to Jerry.
Hunter Hall of Fame Inductee
Ron Bertrand from Wisconsin, (pictured on page 23) won the 200 yard LR in the 2013 Mill Creek Hunter Nationals and received his 10th point for induction into the Hunter Hall of Fame. Alongside Ron was Tom Hencken (pictured here) who, as mentioned on page 18 was also inducted into the Hunter Hall of Fame. Congratulations to both gentlemen on a job well done.
Good Job Bart!
Does this title look familiar? It may to those of you who have been members since September, 2003 when Ron
Hoehn wrote an article in that issue of NBRSA News about the great shooting Bart Sauter did at a match in St Louis. It’s time to say it again as Bart Sauter has done another REALLY good job. He is one of two latest Group Shooting Hall of Fame Inductees.
Harley Baker Group HOF Inductee Along with Bart comes Harley Baker. When asked about his background, Harley says the only other shooting experience he has done before benchrest
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Regional Directors Eastern Region
Staff Exp 2014
Jack Neary 6204 Wild Oak Dr, North Olmstead, OH 44070 H: 440 716-0600 C: 336 542-8711 jrneary@hotmail.com
Gulf Coast Region
Officers 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 Kent Harshman, Committee Member Ron Hoehn, Committee Member Lowell Frei, Committee Member World Records Committee: Score David Halblom, Chairman 4315 Ashby Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310 DavidHalblom-BugTyer@att.net 515 556-5833 Dan Zaccanti, Committee Member Larry Kuse, Committee Member Rich Carpenter, Committee Member 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 (Southwest Region) Keith Myers 702 217-3591 keithmyers@yahoo.com Long Range Measuring Committee Karl Hunstiger, Chairman 602 971-4400 wfo13@aol.com
Mississippi Valley Region Exp 2014
Bud Mundy 5956 Old Hickory Trail Hillsboro, MO 63050 C: 314 805-1313 bcmundy@earthlink.net
Exp 2015
Terry Meyer PO Box 52 Thornton, IA 50479 H: 641 998-2860 C: 641 425-3397 meyertd@frontiernet.net North Central Alternate Rodney Brown PO Box 7218, Sheridan, WY 82801 C: 303 378-6085 rbrown@vanaire.net
Mid-Continent Region
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Butch Fjoser 7 Summerfield St, Woodward, OK 73801 C: 580 334-2643 W: 580 254-9764 butchsguns@att.net
North West Region
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Dan Zaccanti 1542 Tacoma Ave, Bridgeport, WA 98813 C: 509 733-1003 zaccs@televar.com North West Alternate Paul Holland PO Box 1498, Big Fork, MT 59911 406 837-5583 plumbing@centurytel.net
South East Region
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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
European Region
Philippe Riboulet 126 Avenue De La Timone 13010 Marseille, France priboulet@hotmail.fr
Business Manager, NBRSA Editor, Precision Rifleman Magazine Advertising Sales Contact Audrey Brown PO Box 6770, Sheridan, WY 82801 W: 307 655-7415 C: 307 217-1966 nbrsa.manager@gmail.com
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Scott Hunter 1612 Buchanan St, Wichita Falls, TX 76309 H: 940 723-5147 C: 940 631-4545 Shunter@NTS-online.net Gulf Coast Alternate Mike Bryant 7761 FM 592, Wheeler, TX 79096 806 826-5958, mike@bryantcustom.com
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Legal Representation Elliot Law Office Al Elliot, 325 387-3529 acelliot@sonoratx.net
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