November, 2013 by National Bench Rest Shooters Association

November, 2013

The Voice of the National Benchrest Shooters Association

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Larry Costa! 2013 National Champion & Hall of Fame Inductee

Precision Rifleman

Minnetonka’s Minnesota State Championship Minnetonka Game & Fish Club

MGFC hosted the second leg of the Minnesota State Championship on August 24th and 25th. This weekend was actually two different matches shot over the same days. Some had shot the first leg of the MN State in June and were in contention for the 3 gun title and well as the 4 gun title. The Sporter State Champion would be crowned and we had a HV/SP Two Gun for those that missed the June match. The weekend brought varying weather conditions. The practice day on Friday was beautiful with light winds that were very stable and limited mirage. Spirits were high and everyone had fun putting bullets down range. The first match of the Sporter 100 commenced and conditions were fairly stable. The wind velocity began to pick up through the third target and match 4 and 5 were a very different story. The shooters now faced gusty head winds that switched to tail winds along with sharp velocity changes. Those that dared to shoot the very brief periods of calm paid the price. A lot of head scratching was going on, I saw other heads shaking and heard a few choice words that can’t be put to print. Jerry Lahr got figured out a little something, found the zone and shot very well. He finished in 1st place with a .2348, Keith Christianson was 2nd at .2768 and Bill Storbeck took 3rd at .3270. Keith had the small group, a nice .127. After a much needed lunch break the line split, We had four shooters competing in the Unlimited 100 and the balance shot HV100. The wind conditions did not get any better; they actually got worse. Mirage was not a factor but a trigger pull at the wrong time was devastating. Jerry decided to put his bag gun to the test and compete with the rail guns, We welcomed his challenge. After a long afternoon picking the dust out of our eyes, load adjustments and a little frustration here is how it played out. Mark Buettgen took top Unlimited honors shooting a .2402. Bill Storbeck finished 2nd with a .2882 and Keith Christianson captured 3rd at .3888. On

L-R Stan Durda, Bill Storbeck, Jerry Lahr, Kieth Christianson & John Hanson the Heavy Varmint side John Hanson finished 1st with a .3648, Jay Sperry came in 2nd at .4368 and Stan Durda had 3rd place shooting a .4420. Small group for the rail guns was shot by Bill Storbeck a.138. The small group trophy for the bag shooters went to Dave Birch with a .130. At the end of the day every one was happy to be cleaning their guns and hoping for a little calmer conditions on Sunday. The following morning kicked off the 200 yard Unlimited/Heavy Varmint. Everyone on the line was greeted with bright sunshine and cooler temps. Wind conditions started out slightly calmer than we had on the previous day thru match 1. By the start of match 2 conditions had changed dramatically. The tails winds were back and intensifying, along with heavy mirage that made it difficult to see bullet holes or target rings. It was pretty clear at this point that any semblance of a group was going to go a long way on the stat sheet. In the Unlimited class, yours truly found a little gap in the conditions and shot a .2214 to claim 1st place. Mark Buettgen followed in 2nd with a .3073

and Mr. “bag gun” Jerry Lahr finished 3rd at .3245. The Heavy Varmint shooters had a tougher time peering thru the scopes but Stan Durda shot well in the conditions and took 1st place with a .3337. Ken Hanson finished in 2nd at .3341 followed by John Hanson in 3rd with a .3952. Small group honors went to Ken Hanson in HV with a .387 and Bill Storbeck in UL with a .250. The Sporter 200 was contested after lunch with the exact same wind conditions we had faced in the morning. The mirage got a little worse as everyone tried to buckle down and survive the agg. In the end I managed to shoot a .3476 to take 1st place, Jerry Lahr claimed 2nd place with a .3896 and John Hanson finished in 3rd at .4034. Everyone that shot on Sunday was really challenged by the range and gained some great experience to apply in the future. Nevertheless, no one was disappointed it was over. Jerry Lahr took home the MN State Sporter trophy and the Three Gun title...Congratulations! --Bill Storbeck Jr Please see match results on page 27...

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Table of Contents Minnetonka State Championship 2 2013 Group Nationals 4 Oak Hill: Don’t Shoot A Big One 8 Board & Membership Minutes 9 Oak Hill: Free Recoil 13 Northern Colorado Unlimited 14 Holton’s Eastern Regionals 16 Prairie Dog Shoot 18 Registered Match Schedule 20 Sloughhouse 200 Four-Gun Fun 22 Mill Creek July Group Match 24 Ouachita Results 25

Palomino’s Nevada State Shoot Mill Creek: Kansas State 2-Gun Columbus 600Yd Benchrest Sahuaro 1000Yd Benchrest New Mexico’s Roadrunner Minnetonka Results Tri Cities MSA Score Matches Advertiser Index Visalia’s Cal State 4Gun Ranges, Clubs & Contacts NBRSA News NBRSA Board & Staff

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Precision Rifleman

Larry Costa Wins 2013 Group Nationals! Fairchance Gun Club hosted the 2013 Group Nationals and opened to competitors three days early for practice. Standard protocol for a National event…and it was necessary. This range can test the best of the best and leave them in tears. The topography is such that the range drops off the side of a hill causing strange and unpredictable wind currents. Flag stands must be erected 10-15 feet high so shooters can gauge conditions and the weather itself was throwing curves with ground fog and threatening precipitation. Regardless of this, 100 shooters came to vie for the title of Four Gun Champion. After the opening ceremony, we began the UNL100 promptly at 8AM. The comeback kid, Lester Bruno gave a good run for the money but Kenneth Pritt won the first yardage with a 0.1964. The following day began with

a heavy blanket of fog which persisted until around 10AM. Tony Boyer, benchrest shooter extraordinaire, once again took center stage and won the SP100 with a 0.1798 aggregate. In the afternoon it was time for Larry Costa to make his move with an aggregate 0.1820 for the LV100 win. Wednesday morning the HV100 was contested and US World Team member Lee Hachigan took the win with a 0.1640. After the 100-yard awards were presented by MC’s Bill Reahard and Jerry Van Sicle, the General Membership meeting was held. You can read the Board and General Membership Meeting Minutes in this issue. Moving right along, Thursday morning was time for the UNL200 and southern boy Wayne Campbell won handily with a 0.2176 aggregate. Tallying up the points for grand and Lester Bruno was the winner with a nice 0.2268. Following this long day of shooting, our gracious hosts provided the hungry shooters with a tasty spaghetti dinner. Friday morning came and the shooters were up promptly beginning with the LV200. Honey Badger and new Hall of Fame entrant Bart Sauter stood apart from the rest with a 0.2052 win giving him an overall grand score of 0.1940 which landed him the Grand as well. Wrapping up the SP200 was new HOF entrant Harley Baker’s job and he took it seriously by winning the yardage with a 0.1975. Points being tallied up it was a very close call for the Sporter Grand but Mr Benchrest, Tony Boyer held the lead with a 0.2161 a full 6/10,000ths of an inch ahead of Larry Costa’s 0.2167. This second place finish only served to fuel Larry’s fire as he went on the next morning to win the HV200 with a tight 0.1774. Points tallied for the Heavy Grand and Lee Hachigan was top dog in this battle with a 0.1863 aggregate. Four-man team “Boyer’s Bunch” won this year with a combined agg of 0.2222. Team members were Tony Boyer, Bob Scarbrough, Jr, Andy Shifflett and Jeff Gaidos. When the points were calculated at the end, Larry Costa was not to take another second place finish in this

National event. He closed the gap on the pack and won the trifecta; 2-Gun with a 0.2097, 3-Gun with a 0.2056 and 4-Gun with a 0.2213. After a decade of working towards the goal of Hall of Fame induction, Larry Costa is now not only the 2013 Group Nationals 4-Gun Champion, he is also the latest HOF inductee. Congratulations to Larry and all the winners in this event. Thank you to all those who participated and to our great hosts at Fairchance, as well as the target crew, statistician and kitchen help. We are grateful for your kind hospitality. A special thank you to PMA Tool, Smiley Hensley wind flags, Lyman Products, BAT Actions, Bruno Shooters Supply, Accugauge, Bartlein Barrels and Sinclair International for their numerous and thoughtful donations in support of benchrest and the NBRSA.

Ken Pritt, Lester Bruno & Wayne Campbell Unlimited 100-Yards Kenneth Pritt...................0.1964 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2033 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2358 Greg Walley...................... 0.2368 Paul Mitchell..................... 0.2413 Dave Bruno....................... 0.2425 Lee Hachigan.................... 0.2453 Russell Rains..................... 0.2489 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2505 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2515 Hal Drake......................... 0.2519 Bob White........................ 0.2530 Al Auman......................... 0.2530 Dana English..................... 0.2553 Bob Hamister.................... 0.2558 Lee Euber........................ 0.2579 Rodney Brown................... 0.2594 Larry Costa....................... 0.2595 Chris Harris...................... 0.2621 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2641

November, 2013 Precision Rifleman Unlimited 200-Yards Wayne Campbell...............0.2176 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2237 Dave Bruno....................... 0.2299 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2504 Frank Marks...................... 0.2635 Lee Hachigan.................... 0.2657 Tony Boyer....................... 0.2720 ChrisHarris....................... 0.2733 Paul Mitchell..................... 0.2743 Russell Rains..................... 0.2751 Larry Costa....................... 0.2771 Mike Huff......................... 0.2881 Kip Jones......................... 0.2931 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2938 Dave Coots....................... 0.3002 Harley Baker..................... 0.3018 Jack Neary....................... 0.3019 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.3028 Jim Carmichel................... 0.3041 Dana English..................... 0.3074 Unlimited Grand Lester Bruno....................0.2268 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2297 Dave Bruno....................... 0.2362 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2409 Lee Hachigan.................... 0.2555 Kenneth Pritt.................... 0.2557 Paul Mitchell..................... 0.2578 Russell Rains..................... 0.2620 Chris Harris...................... 0.2677 Larry Costa....................... 0.2683 Frank Marks...................... 0.2737 Tony Boyer....................... 0.2739 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2767 Greg Walley...................... 0.2774 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2790 Dana English..................... 0.2813 Kip Jones......................... 0.2853 Harley Baker..................... 0.2858 Bob White........................ 0.2866 Dale Woolum, Jr................ 0.2928 Sporter 100-Yards Tony Boyer......................0.1798 William McIntyre................ 0.1922 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.1952 Dave Bruno....................... 0.1986 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2060 Ronald Miller..................... 0.2088 Kip Jones......................... 0.2114 Dominic Grunoas................ 0.2126 Larry Costa....................... 0.2158 Bob White........................ 0.2184 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2282 Smiley Hensley.................. 0.2300 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2346 Jim Miller........................ 0.2350 Mark Shepler..................... 0.2352 Al Aumen......................... 0.2380 Lee Hachigan.................... 0.2428

Russell Rains..................... 0.2508 Dana English..................... 0.2544 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2556

Harley Baker & Tony Boyer Sporter 200-Yards Harley Baker....................0.1975 Larry Costa....................... 0.2175 Dave Coots....................... 0.2323 Russell Rains..................... 0.2396 Gary Sullivan..................... 0.2414 Dave Holmes..................... 0.2473 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2496 Jack Neary....................... 0.2511 Tony Boyer....................... 0.2524 Steve Turner..................... 0.2588 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2639 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2708 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2708 John Horn........................ 0.2732 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2743 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.2769 Terry Meyer...................... 0.2790 Donald Rosetti................... 0.2803 Andy Laidlaw.................... 0.2814 Bob Hamister.................... 0.2817 Sporter Grand Tony Boyer......................0.2161 Larry Costa....................... 0.2167 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2296 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2402 Russell Rains..................... 0.2452 Dominic Grunas................. 0.2493 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2496 Dave Bruno....................... 0.2526

Billy Stevens..................... 0.2526 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2527 Harley Baker..................... 0.2562 Kip Jones......................... 0.2582 Jim Miller........................ 0.2636 Gary Sullivan..................... 0.2643 Smiley Hensley.................. 0.2680 Ronald Miller..................... 0.2718 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2751 Tim Courtney.................... 0.2765 Dave Holmes..................... 0.2773 Light Varmint 100-Yards Larry Costa......................0.1820 Bart Sauter....................... 0.1828 Andy Laidlaw.................... 0.1836 Kenneth Pritt.................... 0.2050 Paul Mitchell..................... 0.2068 Russell Rains..................... 0.2102 Steve Turner..................... 0.2108 Chris Harris...................... 0.2136 Tony Boyer....................... 0.2152 Mark Shepler..................... 0.2160 Greg Walley...................... 0.2176 Dana English..................... 0.2218 Jim Miller........................ 0.2250 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.2306 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2356 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2400 Dave Bruno....................... 0.2402 Scott Hunter..................... 0.2402 Terry Osborne.................... 0.2442 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2482 Light Varmint 200-Yards Bart Sauter......................0.2052 Dana English..................... 0.2126 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2130 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2194 Larry Costa....................... 0.2236 Andy Laidlaw.................... 0.2237 Dennis Wagner................... 0.2286 Russell Rains..................... 0.2288 Greg Walley...................... 0.2323 Chris Harris...................... 0.2328

Precision Rifleman

Hal Drake........................ 0.2336 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2358 Bob Brushington................. 0.2419 Donald Nielson.................. 0.2424 Kenneth Pritt.................... 0.2464 Smiley Hensley.................. 0.2471 Dominic Grunas................. 0.2552 Dale Woolum, Jr................ 0.2554 John Hurst....................... 0.2558 Richard Spencer................. 0.2558

Bart Sauter & Col Billy Stevens Light Varmint Grand Bart Sauter......................0.1940 Larry Costa....................... 0.2028 Andy Laidlaw.................... 0.2036 Dana English..................... 0.2172 Russell Rains..................... 0.2195 Chris Harris...................... 0.2232 Greg Walley...................... 0.2250 Kenneth Pritt.................... 0.2257 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2265 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2338 Tony Boyer....................... 0.2379 Steve Turner..................... 0.2386 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2424 Dennis Wagner................... 0.2426 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.2439 Donald Nielson.................. 0.2479 Dave Bruno....................... 0.2521 Paul Mitchell..................... 0.2530 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2579 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2580

Bob Scarbrough, Jr, Lee Hachigan & Dennis Wagner Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Lee Hachigan...................0.1640 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.1766 Dennis Wagner................... 0.1872 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.1886 Dale Woolum, Jr................ 0.1900 Wayne Campbell................ 0.1908 Allie Euber....................... 0.1914 Roy Hunter....................... 0.1962 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2056 Charlie Gough................... 0.2066 Ralph Stewart................... 0.2130 William McIntyre................ 0.2142 Larry Costa....................... 0.2172 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2202 Bob White........................ 0.2228 Russell Rains..................... 0.2276 Jack Snyder...................... 0.2288 Kip Jones......................... 0.2288 Tim Courtney.................... 0.2294 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2298 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Larry Costa......................0.1774 Donald Rosetti................... 0.1834 Jack Neary....................... 0.1980 John Mangus..................... 0.2055 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2059 Hal Drake......................... 0.2076 Lee Hachigan.................... 0.2085 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.2095 Steve Turner..................... 0.2210 Bob Brushingham................ 0.2224 John Hurst....................... 0.2253

Charlie Gough................... 0.2275 Dave Bruno....................... 0.2293 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2300 Paul Mitchell..................... 0.2328 Bob White........................ 0.2331 Tony Boyer....................... 0.2344 James Morris..................... 0.2373 Paul Whitt........................ 0.2383 Tom Libby........................ 0.2398 Heavy Varmint Grand Lee Hachigan...................0.1863 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.1930 Larry Costa....................... 0.1973 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2058 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2104 Charlie Gough................... 0.2170 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2203 John Mangus..................... 0.2239 Donald Rosetti.................... 0.224 Roy Hunter....................... 0.2248 Hal Drake......................... 0.2269 Bob White........................ 0.2279 Kip Jones......................... 0.2344 Tony Boyer....................... 0.2353 Jack Snyder...................... 0.2356 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2358 Dennis Wagner................... 0.2383 Dave Bruno....................... 0.2419 Joel Nader....................... 0.2421 Russell Rains..................... 0.2433 2-Gun (LV/SP) Larry Costa......................0.2097 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2171 Tony Boyer....................... 0.2270 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2280 Russell Rains..................... 0.2323 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2475 Dana English..................... 0.2477 Dave Bruno....................... 0.2513 Andy Laidlaw.................... 0.2521 Dominic Grunoas................ 0.2546 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2553 Greg Walley...................... 0.2575 Steve Turner..................... 0.2594

November, 2013 Precision Rifleman Kip Jones......................... 0.2621 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.2663 Kenneth Pritt.................... 0.2683 Jim Miller........................ 0.2697 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2697 Smiley Hensley.................. 0.2713 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2718 3-Gun (HV/LV/SP) Larry Costa......................0.2056 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2206 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2233 Tony Boyer....................... 0.2298 Russell Rains..................... 0.2360 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2403 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.2419 Dave Bruno....................... 0.2482 Kip Jones......................... 0.2529 Dana English..................... 0.2563

Billy Stevens..................... 0.2564 Steve Turner..................... 0.2566 Bob White........................ 0.2598 Hal Drake......................... 0.2622 Dennis Wagner................... 0.2634 Kenneth Pritt.................... 0.2638 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2638 Dominic Grunas................. 0.2652 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2652 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2667 4-Gun Larry Costa......................0.2213 Jeff Gaidos....................... 0.2229 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2372 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2405 Tony Boyer....................... 0.2408 Russell Rains..................... 0.2425 Dave Bruno....................... 0.2452

Lester Bruno..................... 0.2546 Kip Jones......................... 0.2610 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.2615 Kenneth Pritt.................... 0.2618 Dana English..................... 0.2625 Lee Hachigan.................... 0.2659 Bob White........................ 0.2665 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2686 Chris Harris...................... 0.2691 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2692 Paul Mitchell..................... 0.2694 Greg Walley...................... 0.2695 Hal Drake......................... 0.2714 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2714 Steve Turner..................... 0.2770 Dave Coots....................... 0.2786 Harley Baker..................... 0.2799 Smiley Hensley.................. 0.2802

2013 Group Nationals Equipment List Top 10 by Class Unlimited Top 10

Caliber

Action

Scope

Barrel

Gunsmith

Stock

Stocker

Powder

Bullet

Lester Bruno

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Bruno

Bruno/McMillan

T-32

Bruno

Jeff Gaidos

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Bruno

Young

V-133

Gaidos

Dave Bruno

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Dave Bruno

Young

N/A

Hottenstein

Wayne Campbell

6PPC

Farley

Leupold

Bartlein

Campbell

Powell

N-133

Hottenstein

Lee Hachigan

6PPC

Grizzly

Leupold

Krieger

Scott

Young

V-133

Hottenstein

Kenneth Pritt

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Dave Bruno

N/A

Young

N-133

67 Cheeks

Paul Mitchell

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Hart

LaChapelle

Welch

N-133

self

Russell Rains

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

LaChapelle

Young

N-133

G.S. W/PT

Chris Harris

6PPC

BAT

March

Krieger

Harris

N/A

Young

V-133

Hottenstein

Larry Costa

6PPC

BAT

March

Bartlein

self

Young

N-133

self

Light Varmint Top 10 Bart Sauter

6PPC

CST

Leupold

Bartlein

Stevens

Von Minden

Stevens

N-133

Barts

Larry Costa

6PPC

BAT

March

Bartlein

self

Scoville

Scott

N-133

self

Andy Laidlaw

6PPC

Farley

Leupold

MacLennan

Laidlaw

Scarbrough

8208

Nader

Dana English

6PPC

BAT

March

Bartlein

English

Scarbrough

English

N-133

Knight

Russell Rains

6PPC

BAT

March

Krieger

LaChapelle

Hunter

LaChapelle

N-133

G.S.

Chris Harris

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Harris

Scoville

V-133

Hottenstein

Greg Walley

6PPC

Panda

March

MacLennan

Kelbly

LT-32

Kelbly

Kenneth Pritt

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Dave Bruno

Kelbly

N-133

67 Cheeks

Jeff Gaidos

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Bruno

Young

V-133

Gaidos

Andy Shifflett

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Scott

Scarbrough

N-133

Sporter Top 10 Tony Boyer

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Bartlein

Scott

Scarbrough

N-133

Pagliai

Larry Costa

6PPC

BAT

March

Bartlein

self

Scoville

Scott

N-133

self

Jeff Gaidos

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Bruno

Young

V-133

Gaidos

Bart Sauter

6PPC

CST

Leupold

Bartlein

Stevens

Von Minden

Stevens

N-133

Barts

Russell Rains

6PPC

BAT

March

Krieger

LaChapelle

Hunter

LaChapelle

N-133

G.S.

Dominic Grunas

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Scott

Scoville

N-133

Hottenstein

Lester Bruno

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Bruno

Bruno/McMillan

T-32

Bruno

Dave Bruno

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Bartlein

Dave Bruno

Scoville

N/A

Barts

Dave Coots

6PPC

BAT

March

Bartlein

Ocock

Leonard

Meredith

N-133

Cheek

Wayne Campbell

6PPC

Farley

Leupold

Bartlein

Campbell

Borden

Campbell

N-133

Hottenstein

Heavy Varmint Top 10 Lee Hachigan

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Scott

Scoville

V-133

Hottenstein

Bob Scarbrough, Jr

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Scott

Scarbrough

V-133

Conaway

Larry Costa

6PPC

BAT

March

Bartlein

self

Scoville

Scott

N-133

self

Jeff Gaidos

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Bruno

Young

V-133

Gaidos

Wayne Campbell

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Bartlein

Campbell

Scarbrough

Campbell

N-133

Hottenstein

Charlie Gough

6PPC

Stolle

Leupold

Hart

Gough

McMillan

Hurst

N-133

Hottenstein

Larry Scharnhorst

N/A

Viper

March

Krieger

self

Edge

Hunter

V-133

Cheek

John Mangus

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Bartlein

Ezell

Kelbly

Meredith

LT-32

N/A

Don Rosetti

6PPC

BAT

Leupold

Krieger

Dave Bruno

Scoville

V-133

Hottenstein

Roy Hunter

6PPC

N/A

Precision Rifleman

Oak Hill: Don’t Shoot A Big One by Cecil Peterson July 21, 2013

You don’t have to shoot the smallest groups all day to win; Just Don’t Shoot A Big One. Our winner today did not shoot any of the smallest groups on the 100 yard match. He then shot three groups at 200 yards that were the small groups for this yardage but he really managed to pull away from the pack by NOT shooting a big one. How do you keep from shooting the big group? Some suggestions are: 1. Keep the gun in tune during the match. 2. Really good consentration on what the flags are doing and shoot only when they are aligned the same for each shot and the same intensity. 3. Be able to shoot 5 shots quickly to take advantage of a condition. 4. Table manners need to be consistent from shot to shot. The list goes on and on and each competitor places different emphasis based on his shooting style. Equipment and components are certainly important but most shooters are not handicapped in thsi area and most are equal from shooter to shooter. The exception here is the unusually good (Hummer) barrel. Dean Ekstrom won the 100 yard event followed closely by Kenny Stone (Our Newbie), Jim Schmidt, Bob Cotton and Keith Christianson. Bob Cotton had the small group of 0.153. Dean continued his dominance at 200 yards by putting a whopping on the pack with a 0.2164 agg, followed by Jerry Wick, Jim Schmidt, Kenny Stone, Jerry King. Dean also had the small group of 0.279.

Oak Hill Boys L-R: Dean (I never shoot big groups) Ekstrom, Bob Cotton, Jim Carstensen, Cecil Peterson & Kenny Stone Well, when you win 100 and 200 yards, you also get the grand trophy by Not Shooting The Big One. We also shot the Unlimited gun with Jim Carstensen winning at 100 yards and Cecil Peterson winning at 200 yards and the grand aggregate. Look at the match results and view your favorite shooter’s results. We’ll see you next time at Oak Hill and remember, Don’t Shoot The Big One. Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Dean Ekstrom...................0.2196 Kenny Stone...................... 0.2292 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.2570 Bob Cotton....................... 0.2582 Keith Christianson.............. 0.2706 Jerry King........................ 0.2928 Jerry Wick........................ 0.3134 Larry Rickertson................. 0.3752

Small Group Bob Cotton........................ 0.153 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Dean Ekstrom...................0.2164 Jerry Wick........................ 0.2738 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.3019 Kenny Stone...................... 0.3153 Jerry King........................ 0.3281 Keith Christianson.............. 0.3404 Bob Cotton....................... 0.3550 Larry Rickertson................. 0.4529 Small Group Dean Ekstrom..................... 0.279 Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Dean Ekstrom...................0.2180 Kenny Stone...................... 0.2722 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.2794 Jerry Wick........................ 0.2936 Keith Christianson.............. 0.3055 Bob Cotton....................... 0.3066 Jerry King........................ 0.3104 Larry Rickertson................. 0.4141 Unlimited 100-Yards Jim Carstensen.................0.1522 Cecil Peterson................... 0.1574 Small Group Jim Carstensen................... 0.099 Unlimited 200-Yards Cecil Peterson..................0.1926 Jim Carstensen.................. 0.2170 Small Group Jim Carstensen................... 0.238 Unlimited Grand Aggregate Cecil Peterson..................0.1750 Jim Carstensen.................. 0.1846

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2013 Board & Membership Meeting Minutes The annual meeting of the NBRSA Board of Directors was called to order by Vice President Don Nielson at 10:02AM on Satuday, September 14, 2013 at the Uniontown Public Library in Pennsylvania. In attendance were: Don Nielson, Vice President, John Horn, Financial Officer, Audrey Brown, Business Manager, Editor & Secretary, Jack Neary, Eastern Regional Director, Scott Hunter, Gulf Coast Region Director, Jack Snyder, Mid-Continent Region Director, Bud Mundy, Mississippi Valley Region Director, Terry Meyer, North Central Region Director, Wayne Campbell, Southeast Region Director & International Representative, Eric Stanton, Northwest Region Director, Tom Libby, Southwest Region Director Kent Harshman, World Records Committee Member, David Halblom, Score Records Committee Chairman. RE: World Records Report: Kent Harshman was presenting the Group World Records Report on behalf of Chairman Gene Bukys. Mr Harshman indicated all is well with only one outstanding request for the Board’s consideration. He proposed a change in Section D. TOURNAMENT RULES, Rule (14) PROCEDURE FOR OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF A WORLD RECORD, paragraph (g) [pg. 29 of the online vsn.] to: The Chairman then records the scores of the 3 Committee Members (range measurement is not included), computes an average of .0001 inch on individual groups and aggregates, and that score is the official measurement. In the case of the Hunter Class, the Chairman will use the score determined by the majority of the Records Committee instead of an average measurement. Mr Campbell made a motion to accept the change in measuring verbiage as submitted which was seconded by Mr Hunter. The motion passed unanimously. RE: Score Records Report. Mr Halblom said there are 2 records in process that will fill all the categories for score world records. There have been no 25X’s shot this year or at least none presented to the committee. RE: World Team Report: Mr Campbell said that the team is set but there are issues with gun permits and govern-

mental approval backlogs are a concern. After discussion, the 2014 World Team Qualifiers will be: Cactus: March 15-16, 2014 Hog Roast: 1st weekend in May St Louis East-West: 2nd week in June Rattlesnake: August Group Nationals: Holton in September RE: Long Range World Records & Rule Book Report: Mr Nielson said there were several records shot and that he has turned the Long Range Score Committee over to Karl Hunstiger. Mr Hunstiger will take care of all the records now. Mr Nielson discussed the tie breaking rules for the Long Range rulebook. Mr Nielson said his opinion is to continue with the method Dick Davis and Karl Hunstiger use, which is: For a Long Range Score Tie: Refer to X count. If the X count is tied, refer to the highest single target score. There are up to 6 chances to break a tie. For a Long Range Group Aggregate Tie: Refer to the smallest single group. There are up to 6 chances to break a tie. This language will replace that which exists on p.24 in Edition #1 (January, 2012) Long Range Rules under Section H. Ties. Mr Libby motioned to change long range tie breaking to the method described above and with the change the rulebook is accepted as presented by Mr Nielson with the two changes to the tie breaking method and mach fee change to $3/shooter/day. Motion seconded by Mr Meyer and unanimously passed. RE: Target Committee Report. Mr Horn said the NBRSA has had a longstanding relationship with Orrville Printing and has historically entered into an agreement to purchase paper by the truckload. As targets are needed they are printed and Orrville maintains the inventory in their plant. We have a 2 year supply of paper remaining and are using about 300 cases per year. We have currently 300 cases printed and paid for so we have an approximate 1-year supply of targets printed and paid for. When we will need to purchase more, it is quetionable whether NBRSA will have funds needed to repeat the current process, so we are investigating alternatives

with Terry Meyer, who is knowledgeable in the printing industry. RE: Financial Report. Mr Horn addressed the condensed financial statement. Mr Meyer asked if we are making money sufficient to cover our needs and Mr Hunter asked if we should consider increasing target costs. Mr Horn said it is worth considering. Mr Neary asked if we should increase advertising costs and Mr Horn agreed. Mr Horn noted that D&O insurance is in place. He reviewed the Cash Flow and Profit and Loss Statements. Membership trends show 2011-2013 statistics with pertinent data. Comparing 2012 match statistics to 2013 shows a drop in group shooting and score remains the same as does long range. Mrs Brown discussed the magazine cost breakdown and match fee payment status. Mr Libby made a motion to approve Mr Horn’s financial statements seconded by Mr Mundy and approved unanimously. Mr Stanton made motion to break at 11:45am seconded by Mr Libby. The Board reconvened at 12noon. RE: Hall of Masters Program. Mr Mundy made a motion to disband the Hall of Masters seconded by Mr Neary. In Favor votes: Mr Meyer, Mr Hunter, Mr Neary, Mr Campbell, Mr Mundy and Mr Snyder. Opposed: Mr Libby and Mr Stanton. Motion passed. RE: Traveling Trophy Committee. St Louis was receptive to building a display case for the group perpetual trophies as a permanent home. Mr Mundy made a motion to table perpetual trophy storage until next week which was seconded by Mr Meyer. Motion passed unanimously. Old Business from 2012 Board of Director Meeting Minutes: Page 3. Open item on whether or not to continue the Hall of Masters program. The Board decided this meeting to disband the program. Page 4. Test case proposals for online voting to include one long range item, one score and one short range item. These were to be placed on the website to illicit online voting by the membership. Mr Hunter said that the bylaws state that changes for the

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courses of fire must be approved by the general membership. After the online participation numbers were discussed with the Board, Mrs Brown said the participant numbers were too small to be a statistically valid sample size to accurately reflect the member population. Page 4. The perpetual trophies as well as the new as yet still incomplete traveling trophy plaques were on display in the clubhouse at the Fairchance Group Nationals for the member participants to view. Mrs Brown said they are not yet complete and will be returned to Sheridan this year. They will be completed and available for next year’s Group Nationals. Mr Meyer made a motion to table traveling trophy disbursement until these new plaques are completed in 2014. Hunter second and passed unanimously. Page 7. Long Range Varmint Nationals attendance has dropped from last year’s event. Mr Stanton made a motion to keep this event as is with the hope that participation will increase. Mr Hunter seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Page 9. Change in Nationals format. Mr Neary said this motion came from former SW Regional Director, Mr Murdica last year and he tabled this motion to see if the new sporter class went through. Mr Stanton made a motion to keep nationals format and retain sporter class. Motion was seconded by Mr Neary and passed unanimously. Page 9. Semiautomatic rifle class. Mr Stanton made a motion that the Board vote that the trial period of semiautomatic rifles has concluded and there is insufficient interest to pursue this at this time. Motion second by Mr Neary and unanimously passed. North Central agenda Items: 1. Reduce print issues of Precision Rifleman to 11/year; combine JanuaryFebruary or February-March. Saves $5,000 ($2000 editing expense + $2300 printing cost + $700 postage).Potential loss of ad revenue is unknown. Mr Meyer said he is making a motion to accept this item as written. Motion died due to lack of a second. 2. Initiate Endowment Series of donation levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum Levels with commensurate, complimentary “thank you” items which recognize the contribution level, ie: $1000 Bronze Level includes embroi-

dered/patched Leather Bomber Jacket with logo and level. Mr Meyer made a motion to initiate endowment series of donation levels as written in agenda item 2. After discussion, he amended his motion to make an Endowment Committee to explore new methods of contributions with John Horn as the Chair. Mr Hunter seconded the motion and added he feels we do need to get some type of a program developed. This motion passed unanimously. 3. Redistricting proposals for more even member representation. Item withdrawn. 4. Amend By-Laws to establish a requirement by Life Members for at least annual contact with the NBRSA office. Life membership will expire if contact is not made annually to ensure database integrity. Item withdrawn. 5. Mr Meyer made a motion to discontinue Life Memberships which was seconded by Mr Libby. Mr Libby and Mr Stanton are in favor of discontinuing Life Memberships. Mr Meyer, Mr Hunter, Mr Neary, Mr Snyder and Mr Mundy were against. Mr Campbell abstained. Motion failed. The Board adjourned for lunch at 1:18pm and reconvened at 2:40pm. 6. Proposal for establishing a pool of National Event locations across the country in a rotation schedule for the ranges. Establish a set of criteria by which a range will be certified to hold a National Event in a particular NBRSA certified discipline, ie: 50 benches, amenities.) Establish a set of rules of insertion for new member ranges to be added to this pool. Item withdrawn. 7. Form an F-Class Bench committee to advance the organization by supporting and publicizing F-Class Bench shooting as a sanctioned class. Clarify rules for the sport and promote the class. Mr Libby made a motion that will form a committee to explore this. Motion seconded by Mr Mundy. All directors voted in favor except Mr Snyder. Motion passes. 8. Each Region to have an Alternate Director for continuity. Mr Meyer made a motion to accept this item as written; second by Mr Hunter and passed unanimously. 9. Relay rotation at the National Day one Starts with relay one. Next relay two would be first. Day three relay

three starts and so until all relays have started and then start all over until match is over. Mr Meyer made motion to accept as written and seconded by Mr Campbell. In Favor Mr Meyer, Mr Hunter, Mr Campbell and Mr Stanton. Against Mr Libby, Mr Mundy, Mr Snyder and Mr Neary. Mr Neary expressed concern shooters may miss their respective relay by changing relays each day during the Nationals. Mr Nielson broke the tie and voted for mandatory national relay rotation. Motion passed. 10. Each Director will appoint and Alternate Director to help him. The Director or Alternate must go to any National Match that is scheduled in their Region to get feedback from the shooters, ie: Hunter, Long Range or Varmint for Score. This information should be reported back to Directors meeting at the Group National. Item withdrawn. 11. Member ranges must ensure match fees and membership dues are paid in full by year end to secure a shooting schedule for the subsequent year. Mr Meyer made motion to accept this item as written. Second by Mr Stanton. All directors in favor except Mr Snyder. Motion passed. 12. Propose to sell match directors at member ranges patches at $2.50/patch to provide on-site to those members who earn the patch. This provides immediate gratification and distributes cost. Currently NBRSA has the entire burden of the cost of the program. This allows NBRSA to recover the cost of the patch purchases. After discussion, Mr Neary amended his motion for the Business Manager to provide each director a quantity of patches to distribute to members/match directors as needed. Neary would prefer control over the patches than a club. The Business Manager will place a notice in the magazine “for screamer patches, contact your Regional Director.” Mr Hunter seconded the amended motion. Motion passed unanimously. Hunter Class: Mr Meyer wanted to discuss the hunter class meeting at the 2013 Hunter Nationals which was held by Ron Shultz at Mill Creek. The hunters voted 20 to 15 to remove the case capacity and caliber restriction for a 2-year period. Mr Meyer asked for a vote to accept their 2-year trial period. Second by Mr Campbell and passed unanimously.

November, 2013 Precision Rifleman Mississippi Valley Agenda Items: 1. Merge Hunter & VFS Nationals at least two out of every three years. Mr Mundy said there were 38 HTR and 31 VFS shooters at the Hunter Nationals. Had the Director not run the hunter nationals without the VFS addition, he would not have broken even. At 30 shooters they cannot hold a National match. This was confirmed by Mr Meyer. Mr Mundy made a motion that the HTR and VFS merge together as a Nationals event. Second by Mr Meyer. Mr Mundy clarified that the motion is for every year not as written in the agenda item. Mr Neary said the Eastern Region score shooters said they support combined HTR/VFS. Mr Libby said his region wants it separate. Format and relay discussion ensued. In favor of combining HTR/VFS every year is Mr Meyer, Mr Hunter, Mr Neary, Mr Campbell, Mr Mundy, Mr Stanton and Mr Snyder. Opposed is Mr Libby. Motion passed. 2. Bid St Louis for the 2015 Varmint Nationals for the week prior to the World Shoot in St Louis. Item is addressed in National Event Hosting Selection. 3. Registration fees for 600-Yard matches. It currently stands at $50 regardless of the number of classes being fired. I think the fee should be determined by the individual range not NBRSA. We currently charge 50/60/70 for 1/2/or 3 classes of competition. We will comply with NBRSA rules for their matches but feel this should be a range decision. Mr Mundy said our rules stipulate a cap of $50/day. He said if a range wants to charge more for different guns, what harm would there be in that. After further discussion, Mr Mundy withdrew the item pending further clarification with the requesting range. Southwest Agenda Items: 1. Modify the current Board of Directors to include a representative of each discipline within our organization, i.e. Directors for VFS, Long Range, Hunter, etc. Leave the current regional Directors as now in place and add new positions for the Director for each discipline. Mr Libby made a motion to accept #1 as written. Motion died due to lack of a second. 2. In the new rule book on page 55 under number 5, Official Scorer, it reads,

“Competitors are not permitted in the scoring area.” We would like it to read: Competitors are not permitted in the scoring area or stat house while the scoring is going on without being accompanied by a Referee or Match Director. Violators will be disqualified from that aggregate. Mr Libby made motion to accept this agenda item as written and seconded by Mr Stanton. All Directors voted in the affirmative except for Mr Meyer. 3. Arizona Benchrest Shooters at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, Arizona would like to be considered for the 2015 NBRSA Group Nationals. Item is addressed in National Event Hosting Selection. 4. I would like to see the NBRSA make printable certificates for match awards. These would be downloadable for a match director to utilize for awards. I would say 8.5 x 11 size; something suitable to frame for 1st, 2nd 3rd placements per yardage per class & small group. I would like a line to fill in the name of the shooter. This would help the small clubs with lower turn out. Mr Libby made a motion to accept #4 as written. Mr Stanton seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 5. Clarify stock dimension regulations to address dependency on action length. Mr Libby made a motion to form a committee to review #5 with John Horn and Don Nielson to address this issue before the end of the year. Second by Mr Stanton. Motion passed unanimously. Mid Continent Agenda Items: 1. Propose to clarify Section D5.c “Approval of Tournament Dates” in the NBRSA Rules & By-Laws v38. Page 17 states, “No date for a Registered Tournament may be approved if within 7 days of the first day of the National Championship Matches…” Does this apply only to the Group Nationals or does the rule apply to all NBRSA tournaments, ie: Hunter, Long Range & VFS? Mr Snyder made a motion seconded by Mr Neary as follows:“No date for a registered tournament may be approved if within 7 days of the first day of the National Championship Matches of a like discipline unless approved by the President.” All Directors voted in favor except for Mr Campbell and Mr Meyer. Motion passed. Eastern Region Agenda Items:

1. All 2014 NBRSA Group matches with only (2) relays, based upon low-match attendance, will have 37 minutes between the respective matches in lieu of the current 30 minute break. Mr Neary made a motion to accept #1 as written. Seconded by Mr Campbell. Discussion ensued and those in favor were Mr Neary and Mr Campbell. All others opposed. Motion failed. 2. Extend the current target protest period from 30 minutes to 2 hours so that it may give shooters additional time to review their targets score, in the event targets are posted late or during the start of the afternoon aggregate; whereby a shooter may not have time to review their last target. Mr Neary made a motion to accept #2 as written. Motion died due to lack of a second. 3. Change the monthly match schedule in the Precision Rifleman magazine to list the match dates by region, by month vs. its current format of listing all given group matches, from all regions, per month. Mr Neary made it a motion as written and Seconded by Mr Hunter. Unanimously approved to change format to by region instead of chronological in the tournament schedule. 4. New item introduced. Mr Neary made a motion proposing that we change course of fire to introduce a warm-up match at the beginning of each day for group nationals and world team qualifying events. Second by Mr Campbell. The motion was then amended by Mr Neary to exclude regional championships. In favor Mr Neary, Mr Campbell, Mr Stanton, Mr Libby. Opposed were Mr Meyer, Mr Hunter, Mr Mundy, Mr Snyder. Mr Nielson broke the tie and voted against. Motion failed. Gulf Coast agenda items: 1. Permit out-of-class shooting events to be registered NBRSA events to promote membership and add a new source of revenue. For score or group records the shooter must be an NBRSA member. Mr Hunter made motion to accept this item as written. Motion died due to lack of a second. 2. NBRSA Class F will accept NRA equipment rules and NBRSA procedural and safety rules. Mr Hunter made motion to accept this item as written. Motion died due to lack of a second. 3. For future single group world re-

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cords, use four decimal points instead of the current three. Item passed; see Group World Record Report. The Board moved to recess from the library at 5PM and reconvene at the Fairchance Gun Club Clubhouse at 5:28PM. Northwest Agenda Item (new): Mr Stanton presented an item for marketing for new memberships. He proposes to garner support from bullet/ gun/powder manufacturers to provide support for Benchrest 101 clinics. Mr Stanton made a motion to form a committee to review promotional and marketing for financial and/or educational support for initiating Benchrest schools. Seconded by Mr Neary. Discussion ensued as to how to market benchrest to the shooting public. Mr Neary will be part of this committee. Motion was passed unanimously. Southeast Agenda Item: No items submitted. President’s Items For Discussion: 1. Hold two annual Group National events: East and West. Motion made to accept as written by Mr Nielson and seconded by Mr Hunter. Mr Hunter voted in favor. All others opposed. Motion failed. 2. Mr Nielson asked the Board to make a decision whether to continue world records in sporter class if the members accept the sporter class changes. All in favor except Mr Meyer. Item passed. 3. Hall of Fame to include NBRSA exclusively. The Board decided not to pursue this. 4. Long Range Rulebook review. The LR Rulebook was accepted. 5. Review target and rulebook prices. The Board decided to wait 1 year for target price changes. Rulebook prices are now $15. The Board voted unanimously to leave price as is. 6. Review Life Memberships and determine if they should be offered and at what price. See NC #5. 7. Discuss financial disclosure. Email correspondence between Mr Al Elliot, NBRSA Tax Attorney and Mrs Brown was read to the Board. NBRSA By Laws addressing disclosure were read to ensure adherence. 8. Consider allowing ranges to dualregister IBS matches with NBRSA so that our members can receive screamer patches at IBS events and results can be published as well. Mr Nielson

withdrew the item. 9. A Letter received from member Creach was reviewed and discussed. The Board confirmed that Mrs Brown, the Business Manager is authorized to submit agenda items to her Regional Director per 2012 Board Minutes. Mr Meyer made a motion that the magazine publish match results from registered matches. Seconded by Mr Snyder and unanimously passed. National Event Hosting: 2014 Group Nationals are awarded to Holton Gun Club in Holton, Michigan 2015 Group Nationals: St Louis in the first part of September and World Team to follow. 2014 Long Range Nationals: Sloughhouse in Sacramento bids same format as 2013. Format is approved for 600 and 1000 yardages but not F-bench. F-bench needs to be worded not as a national event and no trophies will be awarded by NBRSA for the F-bench match. 2014 VFS Nationals: Casper bids combined VFS/HTR: format is a 100/200/200/300 both guns August 4th. Las Vegas bids VFS only Short range & Long range. 2014 LR Varmint Nationals: open Other Items: Mr Hunter requested a notice be published that if there is are any errors in the printing of the new rule book to please notify your Regional Director. The two errors the Board is aware of are the Map of Europe and no smoking information is not included. Mr Meyer made a motion to have a 3-year moratorium on all rule changes for all three disciplines once the Hunter/VFS Rules are approved with the exception of safety items. The Board has requested Mr Mundy to review the Hunter/VFS Rules and once approved, these too will be included in the 3-year moratorium on rule changes. The moratorium will be concluded January 1, 2017. Motion seconded by Mr Hunter. All in favor except for Mr Stanton. Motion passed. Mr Hunter made a motion at 7:15PM to adjourn the meeting second by Mr Mundy and unanimously passed.

Respectfully Submitted: Audrey Brown, Secretary

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Mr Nielson began the meeting by going over the minutes of the Board meeting and he reviewed the new procedure for measuring groups to 4 decimal placements on a group measurement. World team qualifiers were read. Change to long range world record tie breaking change. Mr Horn’s financial report was available in the clubhouse. Hall of Masters was disbanded. Traveling trophy committee – perpetual trophies will be displayed at St Louis permanently. The new traveling trophy plaques were on display for the members to see. Agenda items were all read to the members present. Highlights of which are the Hunter class voted 20/15 to remove case capacity and caliber restriction, which passed. Merging of HTR/VFS nationals every year passed. Adding class representation to each discipline died. 2014 Group Nationals will be held in Holton, Michigan. He stated there would be one week between St Louis Nationals and World Team Championships. Member Bob White asked whether a member going to the stat room would be disqualified to which Mr Nielson replied in the affirmative. Member Chris Harris asked why the world team is after the nationals to which Wayne Campbell responded he didn’t know why it was that way. Mr Harris said the world shoot may tire shooters participating in back to back big events. Mr Campbell said this is the schedule now but there are 2 years for the final format to be determined so it is not yet cast in stone. Manny Garcia asked whether incentives were provided for junior shooters. Don Nielson said there was no agenda item presented for the Board to review on that subject. Mr Campbell said WBC-12 team leaves 10/14/13. He said the US is about 10 senate votes away from the same paperwork problem they are encountering with the Australian government. He wanted the membership to be aware of this. He then reviewed the team A, B, C members going to Australia and representing the US. continued on page 29

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Oak Hill August Match: Free Recoil by Cecil Peterson August 18, 2013 Well, we had the pleasure of introducing a new shooter to Benchrest. Everyone was trying to help and show how to play this game to the newbie. One seasoned shooter was helping the newbie and demonstrating the advantages and procedure of shooting, “free recoil”. The new shooter was anxious to try this technique out; the instructor forgot to explain that the shoulder should be close to the stock. Well, we now have a new shooter with the typical “scope eye syndrome”. The new shooter is looking for a new instructor. Maybe he can begin shooting again in a week or two. What a way to welcome a new shooter to his first match! Oak Hill had its Light Varmint match in perfect August weather. The high temp was 82F and a light but switchy wind at 5-15MPH, bright sunshine with some mirage. Dean Ekstrom took advantage of the conditions winning the 100 yard aggregate with a 0.183 followed by Jerry Wick, Cecil Peterson, Keith Christianson and Bob Cotton. Small group was shot by Cecil with a 0.052. Dean continued his winning ways at 200-yards (0.2589) followed by Jim Carstensen, Jerry Wick, Keith Christianson and Cecil Peterson. Small Name Dean Ekstrom Jerry Wick Jim Carstensen Keith Christianson Cecil Peterson Jim Schmidt Bob Cotton Kenneth Stone Dave Pohlmann

Action BAT Viper Panda BAT BAT BAT Panda BAT Viper

Barrel Bartlein Krieger Bartlein Hart Krieger Krieger Bartlein Krieger n/a

L-R: Bob Cotton, Jerry Wick, Dean Ekstrom & Cecil Peterson group at this yardage was shot by Bob Cotton with a 0.237. Dean also won the Light Varmint Grand Agg (0.2210), followed by Jerry Wick, Jim Carstensen and Keith Christianson. Match results follow; review at your leisure. Thanks to the Target Crew and Statistician for their excellent job. We’re sorry about the “Free Recoil- Scope-Eye” incident! Light Varmint 100-Yards Dean Ekstrom...................0.1830 Jerry Wick........................ 0.2168 Cecil Peterson................... 0.2320 Keith Christianson.............. 0.2374 Bob Cotton....................... 0.2408 Jim Carstensen.................. 0.2434 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.2500 Kenneth Stone................... 0.2626 Dave Pohlmann.................. 0.2866 Small Group Cecil Peterson.................... 0.053

Oak Hill Gun Club August 18, 2013 Equipment List Stock Stocker Gunsmith Cartridge Bullet/Wt Leonard Leonard KC PPC Barts Wick Wick Wick PPC Column Scoville Scoville JLC PPC Rowold Leonard Leonard Self WD Self Scoville Scoville Scott PPC Docs Pills/68 Scoville Scoville Self PPC Meyer/68 Larson Morris Scott PPC Barts Kelbly JLC JLC PPC Barts/68 Borden JLC JLC PPC Gentner/65

Light Varmint 200-Yards Dean Ekstrom...................0.2589 Jim Carstensen.................. 0.2762 Jerry Wick........................ 0.2781 Keith Christianson.............. 0.3130 Cecil Peterson................... 0.3274 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.3368 Bob Cotton....................... 0.3631 Kenneth Stone................... 0.4122 Dave Pohlmann.................. 0.4352 Small Group Bob Cotton........................ 0.237 Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Dean Ekstrom...................0.2210 Jerry Wick........................ 0.2474 Jim Carstensen.................. 0.2598 Keith Christianson.............. 0.2752 Cecil Peterson................... 0.2797 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.2934 Bob Cotton....................... 0.3020 Kenneth Stone................... 0.3374 Dave Pohlmann.................. 0.3609 Powder/Wt N133 LT32 n/a N133 LT32/28 N133 XBR8 N133 N133/27

Oak Hill Gun Club July Match Equipment List Name Action Barrel Stock Stocker Gunsmith Cartridge Bullet Dean Ekstrom BAT Krieger Leonard Leonard KC PPC Generic Kenny Stone BAT Krieger Kelbly JLC JLC PPC Barts Jim Schmidt BAT Krieger Scoville Scoville Self PPC Meyers Jerry Wick Viper Krieger Wick Wick Wick PPC Berger Keith Christianson BAT Hart Leonard n/a Self Waldog Self Bob Cotton Panda Bartlein Larson Morris Scott PPC Barts Jerry King BAT Bartlein Larson JLC JLC PPC Meyers

Primer F205 F205 F205 F205 F205 F205 F205 F205 F205

Powder V133 V133 V133 n/a n/a XBR8 205

Case Lapua n/a Lapua Lapua Lapua n/a n/a Lapua Lapua

Primer 205 205 205 205 205 205 205

Scope/Pwr March/50 Sightron/36 March/60 Leupold/45 March/40 Leupold/45 Leupold/45 Leupold/36 Sightron/36

Scope/Pwr March/50 Leupold/36 Leupold/45 Sightron/36 Leupold/45 Leupold/45 Leupold/45

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NorCo: The Sky’s Unlimited for Roger Tillery! by LuAnn Dill July 13-14, 2013 Ault, CO

Welcome back readers to another exciting tale of the Northern Colorado Benchrest Shooter Coyotes. I, Wile E Coyote, was again present. Our two day match was held on July 13th and July 14th. The name of the game was Unlimited 10 shot and 5 shot. Rail guns and bag guns lined our benches as 17 shooters got ready. Let me tell you, those rail guns sure are shiny in the bright July sun. This coyote had to wear shades to avoid seeing spots. Unlike our previous month’s shoot we were blessed with good shooting weather. Not one coyote ate dirt…unless they were sneaking it behind the loading barn. The weekend kicked off with the 2nd leg of our 4-gun, Unlimited Varmint 10 shot at 100 yards. Small groups are so much more difficult when throwing 10 rounds down range but Bob Prather, aka White Panther, showed everyone how it was done with a small group of 0.1550. I’d like to mention as well, Mr. Prather wasn’t content to only shoot one small group for the 100 yard match; he shot three! The Panther wasn’t satisfied with showing off his skills on small groups; he also won the match with an Agg of 0.2008. Great job Bob! Please join me in a cheer for the other half of Bob’s team, Mary. A nice break was welcomed by all as the heat and wind was working itself up. Tall tales and friendly banter filled our loading barn along with the sounds of chewing. Our match director, Bud Schalles, gathered everyone to the line and shooting resumed. The Unlimited Varmint 10 shot at 200 yards turned the tables on all the shooters. Mirage wiggled and rolled through our scopes and evened up the odds between bench gun and rail gun. Roger Tillery took the lead and won the match with an Agg of 0.3162. Impressive! Rodney Brown claimed the small

group with a 0.4080. Top dog shooting as only a coyote can do. The final day of our shoot began with Unlimited Varmint 5 Shot at 200 yards. It was a gorgeous Colorado day and all shooters were raring to go. Roger was still leading the pack with his Agg win of 0.3201. The small group was claimed by Dave Tunbridge with a score of 0.3680. Wow! This coyote was struggling to even see the winner’s dust from the end of the pack. I’m pretty sure I was blinded by the shiny guns; that’s why I couldn’t see anything…yeah. Great shooting guys! Like most Sundays, time seems to zip by and before you know it you’re on the final match of the weekend. Ours was Unlimited Varmint 5 Shot at 100 yards. Mr. Tunbridge pulled out all the stops winning the match with an Agg of 0.1866, while Loren Lieder shot the small group of 0.109. Like Bob before him, Loren was bound and determined to get the small group; he also shot three of them in the match. Excellent shooting! I’d like to recognize the Grand winners now. Rodney Brown stood tall in 1st place with a Grand Agg of 0.3084 for Unlimited Varmint 10 Shot 100/200, 2nd leg of the 4 gun. Roger Tillery held his trophies high in 1st place with a Grand Agg of 0.2993 for Unlimited Varmint 5 Shot 100/200. Can I get a drumroll please? Roger Tillery won the weekend with a Grand Agg of 0.3039. Awesome shooting everyone! This coyote loves to shoot and loves to see you all come out; having fun is what it’s all about. Everyone is welcome so please come out and join us. Lastly a round of applause for our office staff, target crew and match director and all the other folks who work to make these shoots happen. Unlimited 100-Yard 10-Shot Bob Prather.....................0.2008 Dave Gibson...................... 0.2528 Rod Brown........................ 0.2770 Bud Schalles..................... 0.2880 Roger Tillery..................... 0.3008 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3016 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.3150 Dean Thomas.................... 0.3808

Don Jensen....................... 0.3814 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.4062 Loren Lieder..................... 0.4394 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.4442 Bob Martinez..................... 0.5010 Norm Wills....................... 0.6638 Dick McQuisten.................. 1.4716 Small Group Bob Prather....................... 0.155 Unlimited 200-Yard 10-Shot Roger Tillery....................0.3162 Rod Brown........................ 0.3398 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3714 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3862 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.4166 Dick McQuisten.................. 0.4497 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.4596 Dave Gibson...................... 0.4836 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.4838 Bob Martinez..................... 0.4964 Dean Thomas.................... 0.4967 Don Jensen....................... 0.5047 Loren Lieder..................... 0.5186 Bob Prather...................... 0.5320 Norm Wills....................... 0.7411 Small Group Rod Brown......................... 0.408 Unlimited 10-Shot Aggregate Rod Brown.......................0.3084 Roger Tillery..................... 0.3085 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3365 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3371 Bob Prather...................... 0.3664 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3682 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.3873 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.4114 Dean Thomas.................... 0.4388 Don Jensen....................... 0.4431 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.4640 Loren Lieder..................... 0.4790 Bob Martinez..................... 0.4987 Norm Wills....................... 0.7025 Dick McQuisten.................. 0.9607 Unlimited 200-Yard 5-Shot Roger Tillery....................0.3201 Dean Thomas.................... 0.3505 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.3889 Bob Martinez..................... 0.3907 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.4018 Brandon McNairy................ 0.4072 Bob Prather...................... 0.4131 Bud Schalles..................... 0.4141 Dave Gibson...................... 0.4316 Loren Lieder..................... 0.4735 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.4757 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.4933

November, 2013 Precision Rifleman Name Irv Sheldon Betty Sheldon Bob Prather Dave Gibson Bud Schalles Rodney Brown Don Jensen Dave Tunbridge Bob Martinez Loren Lieder Roger Tillery Norm Wills LuAnn Dill Dean Thomas

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Norm Wills....................... 0.5384 Don Jensen....................... 0.5751 Rod Brown........................ 0.6553 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.6883 Dick McQuisten.................. 5.0000 Small Group Dave Tunbridge................... 0.368 Unlimited 100-Yard 5-Shot Dave Tunbridge.................0.1866 Loren Lieder..................... 0.1910 Bob Prather...................... 0.2216 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.2596 Dave Gibson...................... 0.2600 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.2740 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.2740 Roger Tillery..................... 0.2784 Don Jensen....................... 0.2802 Brandon McNairy................ 0.3154 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3256 Bob Martinez..................... 0.3342 Norm Wills....................... 0.3520 Dean Thomas.................... 0.3520 Rod Brown........................ 0.3714 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3716 Dick McQuisten.................. 5.0000 Small Group Loren Lieder...................... 0.109 Unlimited 5-Shot Aggregate Roger Tillery....................0.2993 Bob Prather...................... 0.3174 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.3315 Loren Lieder..................... 0.3323 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3400 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3458 Dean Thomas.................... 0.3513 Brandon McNairy................ 0.3532 Bob Martinez..................... 0.3582 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3648 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.3677 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3867 Don Jensen....................... 0.4277 Norm Wills....................... 0.4363

Northern Colorado 2nd Leg of 2-Gun Scope Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Leupold Krieger Sheldon Sheldon Leupold Krieger Sheldon Sheldon Leupold Shilen Otto Otto Leupold Lilja Kimmell Otto LTA Lilja Schalles Schalles Leupold Bartlein Lieder Powell B&L Krieger Ocock Ocock March Lilja Brackney Davidson Leupold Krieger Martinez Sheldon Lymon Bartlein Bibs Machine n/a Leupold Hart Tillery John Galt Leupold Lilja Bibs Machine Bruno Leupold Broughton n/a n/a Weaver Krieger Bibs Machine Thomas

LuAnn Dill........................ 0.4812 Rod Brown........................ 0.5134 Dick McQuisten.................. 5.0000 Unlimited Combined Grand Roger Tillery....................0.3039 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3382 Bob Prather...................... 0.3419 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3509 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3570 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.3714 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.3775

Primer n/a n/a Fed 205 n/a n/a Fed 205 Fed 205 Fed 205 Fed 205 Fed 205 Fed 205 Fed 205 Fed 205 Fed 205

Case Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua

Powder N133 N133 N133 N133 N133 LT32 N133 N133 N133 N133 N133 N133 IMR 8208 N133

Bullet n/a Zero Tucker Berger Schalles Tucker Berger Carpenter Ram Carpenter Zero Carpenter Carpenter Carpenter

Dean Thomas.................... 0.3950 Loren Lieder..................... 0.4056 Rod Brown........................ 0.4109 Bob Martinez..................... 0.4284 Don Jensen....................... 0.4354 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.4726 Norm Wills....................... 0.5694 Dick McQuisten.................. 2.9803 Brandon McNairy................ 5.1766 Cliff McNairy..................... 5.1934

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Hachigian Takes Eastern Regional 3-Gun It couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen to a nicer guy. Lee Hachigian wins the 2013 Eastern Regional Three-Gun; Jack Neary wins the Regional Two-Gun. Congratulations to Lee Hachigan on his Three-Gun win at Holton this past September. What a great ending to the season on this hemisphere as Lee and the other WBC12 contenders get ready to try their hand in Australia at the World Benchrest Championships. Also, congratulations to Jack Neary for winning the Two-gun against a pretty stout field. Lee was right behind him in the Two-gun. Joel Nader won the unlimited grand on Monday with Lee close behind contributing to his Three-Gun win. An interesting aside to this match is that our great bullet maker, Lowell Hottenstein was third in LV grand and second in the unlimited grand while winning UNL 200. The reason this is so interesting is that Lowell has been relearning how to shoot the bag guns right-handed due to problems with his left eye over the past couple of years. Lowell shot the bag gun right-handed and the rail gun left-handed at Holton this past weekend. Try that sometime and let us know how that works out for you. There were 45 contenders for the

LV/HV competition. Again, congratulations to the winners at Holton this past weekend. Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Bill Brawand.....................0.1924 Dale Dillingham................. 0.2110 Lee Hachigian................... 0.2134 Ted Heindselman................ 0.2152 Joel Nader....................... 0.2182 Steve Theye...................... 0.2192 Jack Neary....................... 0.2254 Victor Potts...................... 0.2298 Joe Hynes........................ 0.2404 Clayton Martin................... 0.2470 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Jack Neary......................0.1905 Dave Abbott...................... 0.2097 Joe Hynes........................ 0.2176 George Kelbly.................... 0.2183 Steve Turner..................... 0.2277 Steve Theye...................... 0.2328 Dwight Scott..................... 0.2374 Rob MacLennan.................. 0.2384 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.2422 Ken Hottenstein................. 0.2424 Heavy Varmint Grand Jack Neary......................0.2080 Steve Theye...................... 0.2260 Joe Hynes........................ 0.2290 Bill Brawand..................... 0.2337 Dale Dillingham................. 0.2419 Victor Potts...................... 0.2431 Lee Hachigian................... 0.2453

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Steve Turner..................... 0.2459 Joel Nader....................... 0.2490 George Kelbly.................... 0.2502 Light Varmint 100-Yards Bill Mitchell......................0.2208 Joe Hynes........................ 0.2234 Chuck MacCluer................. 0.2244 Steve Theye...................... 0.2380 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.2424 Rob MacLennan.................. 0.2428 Dominic Grunas................. 0.2444 Joel Nader....................... 0.2478 Steve Turner..................... 0.2490 Lee Hachigian................... 0.2528 Light Varmint 200-Yards Jack Neary......................0.2409 Lee Hachigian................... 0.2464 Ted Heindselman................ 0.2648 Dale Dillingham................. 0.2822 Pat Canning...................... 0.2839 Dave Abbott...................... 0.2961 Vic Halverson.................... 0.3030 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.3064 Ken Hottenstein................. 0.3068 George Kelbly.................... 0.3073 Light Varmint Grand Lee Hachigian...................0.2496 Jack Neary....................... 0.2561 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.2744 Rob MacLennan.................. 0.2778 Joe Hynes........................ 0.2787 Ted Heindselman................ 0.2803 Dale Dillingham................. 0.2838 Joel Nader....................... 0.2891 Victor Potts...................... 0.2914 Peter Smith...................... 0.2961 Two Gun Jack Neary......................0.2320 Lee Hachigian................... 0.2474 Joe Hynes........................ 0.2539 Dale Dillingham................. 0.2629 Steve Theye...................... 0.2644 Victor Potts...................... 0.2672 Joel Nader....................... 0.2690 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.2711 Ted Heindselman................ 0.2718 Steve Turner..................... 0.2750 Unlimited 100-Yards Lee Hachigian...................0.2638 Jim Hole.......................... 0.2914 Andy Laidlaw.................... 0.3014 Joel Nader....................... 0.3152 Bill Mitchell...................... 0.3224 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.3230 Jack Neary....................... 0.3298 Chuck MacCluer................. 0.3402

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Holton Eastern Regionals Equipment List Two-Gun: Name Jack Neary Lee Hachigian Joe Hynes Dale Dillingham Steve Theye Victor Potts Joel Nader Lowell Hottenstein Ted Heindselman Steve Turner Three-Gun: Lee Hachigian Jack Neary Joel Nader Lowell Hottenstein Steve Turner Bill Mitchell Chuck MacCluer Bill Brawand Jim Hole Dominic Grunas

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Steve Turner..................... 0.3690 Bill Brawand..................... 0.4322 Unlimited 200-Yards Lowell Hottenstein............0.2956 Joel Nader....................... 0.2969 Bill Mitchell...................... 0.3353 Steve Turner..................... 0.3416 Lee Hachigian................... 0.3572 Bill Brawand..................... 0.3614 Jim Hole.......................... 0.3666 Jack Neary....................... 0.3801 Chuck MacCluer................. 0.3979 Dominic Grunas................. 0.4734 Unlimited Grand Joel Nader.......................0.3061 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.3093 Lee Hachigian................... 0.3105 Bill Mitchell...................... 0.3289 Jim Hole.......................... 0.3290 Jack Neary....................... 0.3550 Steve Turner..................... 0.3553 Chuck MacCluer................. 0.3691 Bill Brawand..................... 0.3968 Dominic Grunas................. 0.4628 Three Gun Lee Hachigian...................0.2685 Jack Neary....................... 0.2730

Gunsmith D Bruno Scott Self Hasecuster Scott TH Laidlaw Scott Heindselman Borden

Stocker D Bruno Scoville Self TM Scarbrough Metric Kelbly Scarbrough Scarbrough Borden

Scope Leupold Leupold March Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold March

Case Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua

Load 30.1 V133 29.2 LT32 133 29.4 29.2 V133 N133 LT32

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Hottenstein Cheek Self Self Self Self Hottenstein n/a Self Hottenstein

Federal Federal Win Federal Federal Federal Federal Federal Rem Federal

Joel Nader....................... 0.2814 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.2838 Steve Turner..................... 0.3017 Bill Mitchell...................... 0.3056

Chuck MacCluer................. 0.3317 Bill Brawand..................... 0.3383 Jim Hole.......................... 0.3507 Dominic Grunas................. 0.3539

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Prairie Dog Target Club’s July Shoot by Mel Klasi July 6-7 Porcupine, SD

July 6 is the Heavy Varmint Regional at 100, 200 and 300 yards. We call it the Prairie Dog Shoot. On July 7, we contested the Light Varmint 100-200 yards which is the LV Regional and third leg of the 4Gun. The morning of July 6 began cool and cloudy with winds from the north and remained that way most of the day. We had 18 shooters including old grouchy for the annual 100-200-300 yard Prairie Dog Shoot and HV Regional. Tom Evans won the 100 yard aggregate with a 0.2460 with Keith Hakeman in 2nd place and Mel Klasi taking 3rd place. Tom also shot a 0.117 for small group at 100 yards. The 200 yard aggregate went to Rodney Brown with a 0.3663 aggregate followed by Heath Ferguson in 2nd and Mel Klasi in 3rd place. Darrel Phillips took small group honors with a 0.424. At 300 yards we had enough mirage to make seeing bullet holes a challenge. First time shooter at Porcupine Larry White had the winning aggregate of 0.3309 with Dave Gibson taking 2nd place and Bud Schalles 3rd place. Small group at 300 yards was Larry White’s 0.485. The winner of the $5 gold piece for the single shot at the prairie dog’s head at 300 yards was Truman Wilson.

The winner of the Prairie Dog Trophy for the 100-200-300 HV grand aggregate was Mel Klasi who turned two 3rds and a 4th into a first. Second place was taken by Rodney Brown and 3rd place went to Larry White. On Sunday morning the temperature started at around 70 degrees and rose to the mid-80s by the afternoon. The winds started out from the south then switched to the west then the east and finally ended the day from the north. We began shooting in a light rain but it ended after about 30 minutes. We shot the LV 200 first and the top 4 finishers were very close with Cliff McNairy winning with a 0.2645 aggregate. The next 3 aggregates were in the 27s with Dave Tunbridge taking 2nd place and Dave Gibson 3rd place. The small group at 200 yards was a 0.262 shot by the youngest shooter on the range, Brandon McNairy. Brandon’s picture is on the cover of the July 2013 Precision Rifleman where he is standing at the bench to shoot. There was a little bragging going on at the McNairy loading bench. Brandon also had the second smallest group in the HV 200. Good shooting Brandon! At 100 yards Dave Tunbridge won with a 0.2562 aggregate with Mark Schwab taking 2nd and Dave Gibson 3rd place. The small

group at 100 yards was Terry Hettich’s 0.118. The LV grand aggregate winner was Dave Tunbridge with a 0.2638 aggregate, Dave Gibson was 2nd and Mark Schwab 3rd. The two gun winner for the weekend was Mel Klasi with a 0.3389 aggregate, Dave Tunbridge was 2nd and Dave Gibson was 3rd. In the five yardages shot for the weekend, eleven of the eighteen competitors finished in the top three in at least one yardage plus three other competitors shot the small group in a yardage. So fourteen of the eighteen competitors won a certificate, plaque, or prairie dog making for a fun competition. Tim Stamm did the scoring for Pat Deckert who is recovering from her recent illness and surgery. The next match at Prairie Dog is a LV/HV on Aug. 31/Sept 1. The HV will be the last leg of the 4 gun. Keep reading. See page 38 if you just can’t wait. Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Tom Evans.......................0.2460 Keith Hakeman.................. 0.2536 Mel Klasi.......................... 0.2830 Rod Brown........................ 0.2976 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.2978 Terry Hettich.................... 0.3182 Brandon McNairy................ 0.3278 Bill Pond.......................... 0.3282 Larry White...................... 0.3380 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3462 Small Group Tom Evans......................... 0.117 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Rod Brown.......................0.3663 Heath Ferguson.................. 0.3799 Mel Klasi.......................... 0.3831 Terry Hettich.................... 0.3876 Larry White...................... 0.4274 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.4468 Dave Gibson...................... 0.4619 Bud Schalles..................... 0.4620 Truman Wilson................... 0.4641 Don Deckert...................... 0.4859 Small Group Darrel Phillips..................... 0.424 Heavy Varmint 300-Yards Larry White.....................0.3309 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3458 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3795

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Prairie Dog Target Club July Match Equipment List Light Varmint: Name Dave Tunbridge Dave Gibson Mark Schwab Darrel Phillips Bill Pond Cliff McNairy Bud Schalles Mel Klasi Terry Hettich Tom Evans Heavy Varmint: Mel Klasi Rodney Brown Larry White Terry Hettich Bud Schalles Dave Tunbridge Dave Gibson Bill Pond Heath Ferguson Darrel Phillips

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Primer 205m 71/2 71/2 205 205 205 Fed 205m Fed Fed

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McMillan Tom Dixon Edge n/a self Speedy Meridith McMillan n/a n/a

n/a Tom Dixon Dowling Larsen Self Kimmell Self Parker Schalles Dowling

Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua

2O5 205m 205m 205m Fed 205m 205m 205 205 205

N133 8208 LT32 2208 133 133 T 32 133 N133 133

Tucker Tucker Barts Meyer Berger Kimmell Meyer Barts Kimmell Tucker

52 68 65 65 64 52 68 65 62 52

Mel Klasi.......................... 0.3888 Rod Brown........................ 0.4070 Terry Hettich.................... 0.4141 Bill Pond.......................... 0.4164 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.4279 Truman Wilson................... 0.4319 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.4479 Small Group Larry White....................... 0.485 Heavy Varmint Grand & South Dakota State Championship Mel Klasi.........................0.3516 Rod Brown........................ 0.3570 Larry White...................... 0.3654 Terry Hettich.................... 0.3733 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3959 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.4092 Dave Gibson...................... 0.4096 Bill Pond.......................... 0.4249 Heath Ferguson.................. 0.4446 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.4616 Light Varmint 100-Yards Cliff McNairy....................0.2645

Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.2714 Dave Gibson...................... 0.2759 Mel Klasi.......................... 0.2772 Mark Schwab..................... 0.3049 Bill Pond.......................... 0.3059 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.3130 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3279 Rod Brown........................ 0.3297 Tom Evans........................ 0.3426 Small Group Brandon McNairy................. 0.262 Light Varmint 200-Yards Dave Tunbridge.................0.2562 Mark Schwab..................... 0.2688 Dave Gibson...................... 0.2724 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.2744 Bud Schalles..................... 0.2944 Bill Pond.......................... 0.2946 Terry Hettich.................... 0.3228 Tom Evans........................ 0.3358 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3412 Larry White...................... 0.3438

Small Group Terry Hettich..................... 0.118 Light Varmint Grand Dave Tunbridge.................0.2638 Dave Gibson...................... 0.2742 Mark Schwab..................... 0.2869 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.2937 Bill Pond.......................... 0.3002 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3029 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3112 Mel Klasi.......................... 0.3199 Terry Hettich.................... 0.3329 Tom Evans........................ 0.3392 Prairie Dog Two Gun Mel Klasi.........................0.3389 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3510 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3554 Terry Hettich.................... 0.3571 Larry White...................... 0.3605 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3620 Rod Brown........................ 0.3630 Bill Pond.......................... 0.3750 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.3945 Heath Ferguson.................. 0.4139 Prairie Dogs Back Row L-R: Darrel Phillips, Terry Hettich, Bud Schalles, Rod Brown, Heath Ferguson, Dave Gibson, Keith Hakeman, Dave Tunbridge, Bill Pond, Larry White, Tom Evans, Cliff McNairy, Truman Wilson Front row: Mark Schwab, Brandon McNairy & Mel Klasi

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2013 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule NOVEMBER 2-3

SP/UNL10

100/200

Arizona Benchrest Shoters, AZ 2nd Half SW Regionals

2-3

LV/HV

200/100

Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ

4-Gun

100-Yard

Brock’s Gap Training Center, AL

DECEMBER 7

VFS

100/200

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

7-8

UNL5

100/200

Arizona Benchrest Shooters, AZ CAL-AZ Combined Match

LG/HG

600-Yard

Rogue Valley Shooting Sport, OR

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

LG/HG

600-Yard

Rogue Valley Shooting Sport, OR

Do you recognize these two men in this photo? Here’s a hint... They are long time, long range shooters from the southwest. It’s Jeff Billotte & Ross Herrick. Read about the lastest Sahuaro match at Tucson on page 30 of this issue.

Attention Match Directors Start planning for next year’s match schedule. The sooner the dates are approved by your Regional Director, the sooner we can post them in this magazine!

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Dave Tack Dominates Sloughhouse 200 by Dan Lutke July 6-7, Folsom Shooting Club

We shot the 5th Annual Sloughhouse 200 over the weekend in July. This is our big fun match of the year where we shoot all four classes at 200 yards with trophies for all the winners. We had 14 contestants on Saturday and 16 on Sunday. The club provided a pizza lunch on Saturday and chili on Sunday. We also had a big birthday cake for Bob Dorton and Bill Mellor and Megan the Range Officer. Weather was not as bad as expected; a high of 90F both days. We also had a visiting shooter from Washington state - Mike Zdilar. Marty Childers shot the smallest group of the whole weekend, a .303. It was a great weekend. Hope to see you all next year. Sporter 5-Shot Dave Tack........................0.3093 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3174 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3376 Greg Wilson...................... 0.4039 Michael Taner.................... 0.4152 Bob (Birthday Boy) Dorton..... 0.4205 Francis Lee....................... 0.4512 Bill Mellor........................ 0.4551 Sam Tack......................... 0.4816 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.4844 Small Group Henry Pinkney.................... 0.404 Light Varmint 5-Shot Dave Tack........................0.3806 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3925 Dan Lutke........................ 0.4168 Michael Taner.................... 0.4204 Henry Pinkney................... 0.4539 Marty Childers................... 0.4733 Francis Lee....................... 0.4988 Stu Harvey....................... 0.5099 Bill Mellor........................ 0.5277 Bob Dorton....................... 0.5357 Small Group Dave Tack......................... 0.323 Two-Gun (SP&LV) Dave Tack........................0.3449 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3671 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3957 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3982 Michael Taner.................... 0.4178 Francis Lee....................... 0.4750 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4781 Marty Childers................... 0.4841 Bill Mellor........................ 0.4914 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.5188

Heavy Varmint 5-Shot Dave Tack........................0.3254 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3289 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3493 Mike Zdilar....................... 0.3745 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3877 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3885 Michael Taner.................... 0.3901 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3987 Francis Lee....................... 0.4470 Raymond Garric................. 0.4524 Small Group Mike Zdilar........................ 0.334 3 Gun (SP/LV/HV) Dave Tack........................0.3384 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3544 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3984 Michael Taner.................... 0.4086 Bill Mellor........................ 0.4571 Francis Lee....................... 0.4657 Henry Pinkney................... 0.4684 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4701 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.4751 Stu Harvey....................... 0.4773 Dave Tack, Winner takes a well earned respite from the match

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Unlimited 5-Shot Bill Mellor........................0.2786 Marty Childers................... 0.2820 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3094 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3173 Dave Tack........................ 0.3353 Bob Dorton....................... 0.3547 Francis Lee....................... 0.3558 Raymond Garric................. 0.3705 Michael Taner.................... 0.3993 Stu Harvey....................... 0.4664 Small Group Marty Childers.................... 0.303 Sloughhouse 200 Shooters L-R: Mike Zdilar, Art Kawai, Bill Mellor, Dave Tack, Stu Harvey, Greg Wilson, Michael Taner & Marty Childers

Sloughhouse 200 L-R: Dan Lutke, Greg Wilson, Dave Tack & Henry Pinkney

4 Gun Dave Tack........................0.3377 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3451 Michael Taner.................... 0.4063 Bill Mellor........................ 0.4125 Greg Wilson...................... 0.4223 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.4336 Francis Lee....................... 0.4382 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4413 Marty Childers................... 0.4537 Raymond Garric................. 0.4735 Stu Harvey....................... 0.4746 Henry Pinkney................... 0.5009 Mike Zdilar....................... 0.5446 Sam Tack......................... 0.6102

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Saturday we held the Mid-Continent Regional Heavy Varmint Championship. The weather was cloudy with south winds 10mph at the start of the match with gusts up to 18 making difficult shooting conditions. Dewayne Stafford is the Mid Continent Regional 100-Yard Champion. Jim Gardner was second, Chet Whitebread was third, TK Nollan was fourth and Mike McFarland was fifth. Small group .163 fired by TK Nollan. Larry Scharnhorst is the Mid Continent Regional 200-Yard Champion. Brian Cook was second, Jim Gardner third, Jon Leu was fourth and Chet Whitebread was fifth. Small group .309 fired by Jon Leu. Larry Scharnhorst is the Mid Continent Regional Grand Aggregate Champion. Jim Gardner was second, Chet Whitebread was third, Dean Ekstrom was fourth and Brian Cook was fifth. Sunday we shot Unlimited 5-shot match and Light Varmint. Weather was again cloudy with light wind for the first two matches then we had strong south gusts. We shot 200 yards first. Cecil Peterson won the Unlimited 200 yard match. Don Crunk was second, Keith Christensen was third, Brian Cook was fourth and Don Creach was fifth. Small group .248 fired by Cecil Peterson. Chet Whitebread won the Light Varmint 200 yard match. Larry Kuse was

second, Dean Ekstrom was third, Jim Gardner fourth and Dan Kinder was fifth. Small group .219 fired by TK Nollan. Cecil Peterson won the Unlimited 100. Don Crunk was second, Don Creach was third, Keith Christensen was fourth and Brian Cook was fifth. Wayne Corley won the Light Varmint 100 with Chet Whitebread second, Dean Ekstrom third, TK Nollan fourth and Jim Gardner fifth. Small group .133 fired by Wayne Corley. Unlimited Grand Aggregate winner is Cecil Peterson. Don Crunk was second, Keith Christensen was third, Don Creach fourth and Brian Cook was fifth. Light Varmint Grand Aggregate winner is Chet Whitebread. Dean Ekstrom was second, Wayne Corley third, TK Nollan was fourth and Jim Gardner was fifth. Darrel Loker wins the Mid Continent Region Three Gun Trophy. Rex Reneau was second and Tom Ross was third. The Sporter Regional and Light Varmint Regional were both shot at Okie Shooters earlier this spring. --Don Creach Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Dewayne Stafford..............0.3044 Jim Gardner..................... 0.3172 Chet Whitebread................ 0.3198 TK Nollan......................... 0.3208 Mike McFarland.................. 0.3284 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.3400 Rex Reneau....................... 0.3440 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.3458 Keith Christensen............... 0.3618 Ron Miller........................ 0.3636 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Larry Scharnhorst..............0.2147 Brian Cook....................... 0.2784 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2788 Jon Leu........................... 0.2875 Chet Whitebread................ 0.2929 Darrel Loker..................... 0.3044 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.3060 Wayne Corley.................... 0.3098 Tom Ross.......................... 0.3126 Don Creach....................... 0.3350 Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Larry Scharnhorst..............0.2774 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2980

November, 2013 Precision Rifleman Chet Whitebread................ 0.3063 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.3259 Brian Cook....................... 0.3346 TK Nollan......................... 0.3429 Jon Leu........................... 0.3455 Darrel Loker..................... 0.3486 Don Creach....................... 0.3516 Ron Miller........................ 0.3545 Light Varmint 100-Yards Wayne Corley...................0.2020 Chet Whitebread................ 0.2310 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2320 TK Nollan......................... 0.2646 Jim Gardner..................... 0.3214 Rex Reneau....................... 0.3334 Jon Leu........................... 0.3392 Darrel Loker..................... 0.3448 Daniel Kinder.................... 0.3604 Tom Ross.......................... 0.3670 Light Varmint 200-Yards Chet Whitebread...............0.2355 Larry Kuse........................ 0.2612 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2747 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2965 Daniel Kinder.................... 0.3009 Darrel Loker..................... 0.3174 TK Nollan......................... 0.3266 Ron Miller........................ 0.3280 Dee Myers........................ 0.3390 Jon Leu........................... 0.3392 Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Chet Whitebread...............0.2333 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2533 Wayne Corley.................... 0.2765 TK Nollan......................... 0.2956 Jim Gardner..................... 0.3090 Larry Kuse........................ 0.3161 Daniel Kinder.................... 0.3307 Darrel Loker..................... 0.3311 Jon Leu........................... 0.3392 Rex Reneau....................... 0.3512 Unlimited 100-Yards Cecil Peterson..................0.2242 Don Crunk........................ 0.2402 Don Creach....................... 0.2878 Keith Christensen............... 0.2936 Brian Cook....................... 0.4150 Unlimited 200-Yards Cecil Peterson..................0.2184 Don Crunk........................ 0.2881 Keith Christensen............... 0.2970 Brian Cook....................... 0.3634 Don Creach....................... 0.3748 Unlimited Grand Aggregate Cecil Peterson..................0.2213 Don Crunk........................ 0.2641 Keith Christensen............... 0.2953 Don Creach....................... 0.3313 Brian Cook....................... 0.3892

Mill Creek July Group Match

Light Varmint Name Action Barrel Stock Stocker Chet Whitebread Panda Shilen Kelbly Bret Hail Dean Ekstrom BAT Bartlein Leonard Leonard Wayne Corley BAT Krieger Kelbly self TK Nollan BAT Bartlein BAT TK Jim Gardner Viper Shilen Speedy Kuse Heavy Varmint Larry Scharnhorst BAT Krieger Scoville Scoville Jim Gardner Viper Shilen Speedy Kuse Chet Whitebread Panda Shilen Kelbly Bret Hail Dean Ekstrom BAT Bartlein Leonard Leonard Brian Cook RFD Krieger Lee Six Lee Six Unlimited Cecil Peterson BAT Krieger Young n/a Don Crunk Panda Krieger Dodd Dodd Keith Christensen BAT Krieger Tony L n/a Don Creach Panda Shilen Powell Powell Brian Cook Hail Krieger n/a n/a *All used 6PPC cartridges, 205 primers & Lapua cases.

Gunsmith self KC Hoehn TK Kuse

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Scope/Pwr Leupold/45 March/50 Leupold/45 March/40 March/60

Reneau Kuse self KC Cook

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133/n/a 133/28 LT32/28 133/28 133/n/a

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Ouachita July Results by John Henry July 20, 2013

Heavy Varming 100-Yards Ray Porter.......................0.2566 Jim Carpenter................... 0.2588 Joe Hargadine................... 0.2972 Bradley Apple.................... 0.3148 Jason Porter..................... 0.3488 Joe McNeill....................... 0.3544 Earl Rogers....................... 0.4570 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Joe Hargadine..................0.2394 Ray Porter........................ 0.3212 Jim Carpenter................... 0.3257

Jason Porter..................... 0.3612 Bradley Apple.................... 0.5050 Joe McNeill....................... 0.5493 Earl Rogers....................... 0.6349 Grand Aggregate Joe Hargadine..................0.2683 Ray Porter........................ 0.2889 Jim Carpenter................... 0.2923 Jason Porter..................... 0.3550 Bradley Apple.................... 0.4099 Joe McNeill....................... 0.4518 Earl Rogers....................... 0.5459

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Jan Sarras Wins Nevada State Four Gun The 2nd half of the Nevada State Four Gun took place on September 28th and 29th, 2013 at the Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility in Palomino Valley, Reno Nevada. The attendance was small and the winds were huge! The shooters endured 12 to 20 mph winds on Saturday in a warm –up for the 35-45 mph winds all day Sunday! It was challenging to say the least and the scores reflected the difficulties. The first agg was the Sporter 200. Jan Sarras took this agg while also shooting two small groups along the way. Mark Ronchetti nailed down second and was followed by Don Archibald. Small group for the agg was turned in by Arizonan Pete Savage, a nice .380. The afternoon portion was now “Rail Gun” time. At 200 yards, young Travis Archibald show everyone the way it should be done! Congratulations to Trav on winning this agg. There were only two aggs in the twos; the other shot by Trav’s dad, Steve who took 2nd place and Jan Sarras held on for third. Travis also shot the small group at .328. Saturday night at the range was somewhat spooky! I was rocked to sleep by the winds, BIG WINDS! I awoke around midnight, something weird, what? No wind! That lasted about 3 minutes and then it really

cranked up. The beautiful sunrise met up with the howling winds and it was a draw. Neither backed down as the winds kept blowing and the sun kept shining. Thank goodness, as Saturday was cold enough that all shooters were wearing sweatshirts and jackets. At least on Sunday one could get by with less outer wear as the temps made it into the 75°F range. Sunday morning we got underway with the rails @ 100 yards. Sarah Archibald whooped us all! In the big winds she held on and won the agg. Woohoo! Steve Archibald and Jan Sarras shot the exact same scores and Jan was awarded 2nd via Creedmoor having shot the smallest group twixt them, a nice .196. Steve settled for third and Lonnie Gordon had a hummer @ .140 for small group for the yardage. The last agg was again in the Sporter class. Jan Sarras took top honors and also the small group for the yardage, .240. Yes, the winds were still rippin’. Don Archibald took 2nd and Mark Ronchetti nestled in for the 3rd place spot. Sporter Grand standings were Jan Sarras, Don Archibald and Mark Ronchetti from first to third. Unlimited Grand standings were Steve Archibald, Jan Sarras and Travis Archibald. The top three in the Three Gun were Mark Ron-

L-R: Don Archibald, Mark Ronchetti, Steve Archibald, Jan Sarras Travis Archibald and “The Princess” Sarah Archibald

chetti, Jan Sarras and Steve Archibald and the Four Gun top three were Jan Sarras, Mark Ronchetti and Steve Archibald. Sporter 100-Yards Jan Sarras.......................0.3758 Don Archibald.................... 0.4420 Mark Ronchetti.................. 0.4560 Sarah Archibald.................. 0.5206 Travis Archibald................. 0.5256 Bob Dorton....................... 0.5884 Steve Archibald.................. 0.6528 Lonnie Gordon................... 0.6768 Small Group Jan Sarras......................... 0.240 Sporter 200-Yards Jan Sarras.......................0.3052 Mark Ronchetti.................. 0.3396 Don Archibald.................... 0.3527 Pete Savage...................... 0.3815 Steve Archibald.................. 0.4101 Lonnie Gordn.................... 0.4358 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4624 Sarah Archibald.................. 0.4885 Travis Archibald................. 0.7272 Small Group Pete Savage....................... 0.380 Sporter Grand Jan Sarras.......................0.3405 Don Archibald.................... 0.3974 Mark Ronchetti.................. 0.3978 Sarah Archibald.................. 0.5045 Bob Dorton....................... 0.5254 Steve Archibald.................. 0.5314 Lonnie Gordon................... 0.5563 Travis Archibald................. 0.6264 Unlimited 100-Yards Sarah Archibald.................0.3142 Steve Archibald.................. 0.3450 Jan Sarras........................ 0.3450 Lonnie Gordon................... 0.3794 Travis Archibald................. 0.3868 Mark Ronchetti.................. 0.3952 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4072 Don Archibald.................... 0.4632 Pete Savage...................... 0.4964 Small Group Lonnie Gordon.................... 0.140 Unlimited 200-Yards Travis Archibald................0.2797 Steve Archibald.................. 0.2874 Jan Sarras........................ 0.3189 Pete Savage...................... 0.3367 Bob Dorton....................... 0.3385 Lonnie Gordon................... 0.3472 Mark Ronchetti.................. 0.3702 Sarah Archibald.................. 0.3757

November, 2013 Precision Rifleman Sporter Equipment List: Name

Cal

Action Barrel

Gunsmith Stocker

Jan Sarras

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Don Archibald

6 PPC Panda Krieger Sutton

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Primer Bullet

Robertson Leu 45

8208

205M

Fowler 66

Edge

Leu 45

8208

205M

Mark Ronchetti

6 PPC Bruno

Watson 65

Krieger Sutton

Edge

Leu 45

N133/28 205M

Berger 68

Sarah Archibald

6 PPC Panda Krieger Sarras

Edge

Leu 45

8208

205M

Bart 68

Bob Dorton

6 PPC Farley Lilja

n/a

Sightron n/a

205M

n/a

Krieger Sarras

n/a

Scope

Rail Gun Equipment List: Steve Archibald

6 PPC Bat

Krieger n/a

Young

Weaver

8208

205M

Bart 68

Jan Sarras

6 PPC Bat

Krieger Sarras

Powell

Leu 45

8208

205M

Fowler 66

Travis Archibald 6 PPC Nesika Krieger Sarras

Young

Weaver

8208

205M

Bart 68

Sarah Archibald

6 PPC Bat

Krieger Sarras

Young

Weaver

8208

205M

Bart 68

Lonnie Godron

6 PPC Nesika Krieger Sutton

Young

Leu 36

8208

205M

Watson

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Don Archibald.................... 0.3948 Small Group Travis Archibald.................. 0.328 Unlimited Grand Steve Archibald.................0.3162 Jan Sarras........................ 0.3320 Travis Archibald................. 0.3332 Sarah Archibald.................. 0.3449 Lonnie Gordon................... 0.3633 Bob Dorton....................... 0.3729 Mark Ronchetti.................. 0.3827 Pete Savage...................... 0.4166 Don Archibald.................... 0.4290 Three Gun Mark Ronchetti.................0.4238 Jan Sarras........................ 0.4404 Steve Archibald.................. 0.4661 Don Archibald.................... 0.4737 Lonnie Gordon................... 0.5038 Sarah Archibald.................. 0.5324 Bob Dorton....................... 0.5419 Travis Archibald................. 0.5776 Four Gun Jan Sarras.......................0.4133 Mark Ronchetti.................. 0.4135 Steve Archibald.................. 0.4286 Don Archibald.................... 0.4625 Lonnie Gordon................... 0.4687 Sarah Archibald.................. 0.4856 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4996 Travis Archibald................. 0.5165

Minnesota State Championship, continued from page 2 Sporter 100 Jerry Lahr.......................0.2348 Keith Christianson.............. 0.2768 Bill Storbeck..................... 0.3270 Mark Buettgen................... 0.3638 John Hanson..................... 0.3886 Small Group Keith Christianson............... 0.127 Sporter 200 Bill Storbeck....................0.3476 Jerry Lahr........................ 0.3896 John Hanson..................... 0.4034 Keith Christianson.............. 0.5354 Stan Durda....................... 0.5803 Small Group Jerry Lahr......................... 0.442 Sporter Grand Jerry Lahr.......................0.3112 Bill Storbeck..................... 0.3373 John Hanson..................... 0.3960 Keith Christianson.............. 0.4061 Stan Durda....................... 0.5092 Unlimited 100 Mark Buettgen..................0.2402 Bill Storbeck..................... 0.2882

Keith Christianson.............. 0.3888 Jerry Lahr........................ 0.4120 Small Group Bil Storbeck....................... 0.138 Unlimited 200 Bill Storbeck....................0.2114 Mark Buettgen................... 0.3073 Jerry Lahr........................ 0.3245 Keith Christianson.............. 0.3302 Small Group Bill Storbeck...................... 0.250 Unlimited Grand Bill Storbeck....................0.2815 Mark Buettgen................... 0.2849 Keith Christianson.............. 0.2960 Jerry Lahr........................ 0.2999 Heavy Varmint 100 John Hanson....................0.3648 Jay Sperry........................ 0.4368 Stan Durda....................... 0.4420 Ken Hanson...................... 0.4710 Dave Birch........................ 0.4928 Small Group Dave Birch......................... 0.130

Heavy Varmint 200 Stan Durda.......................0.3337 Ken Hanson...................... 0.3341 John Hanson..................... 0.3952 Dave Birch........................ 0.4239 Small Group Ken Hanson....................... 0.387 Heavy Varmint Grand John Hanson....................0.3800 Stan Durda....................... 0.3879 Ken Hanson...................... 0.4026 Dave Birch........................ 0.4584 Two Gun (SP/HV) John Hanson....................0.3880 Stan Durda....................... 0.4485 Ken Hanson...................... 0.5273 Dave Birch........................ 0.5652 Three Gun (SP/LV/HV) Jerry Lahr.......................0.2806 Bill Storbeck..................... 0.3083 Stan Durda....................... 0.3692 Ken Hanson...................... 0.6440 Dave Birch........................ 0.6970 Four Gun Bill Storbeck....................0.2937 Jerry Lahr........................ 0.3025

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Jim Gardner Wins Kansas State 2-Gun

Labor Day Weekend, Mill Creek

On Saturday we held the Kansas State Light Varmint and Heavy Varmint 100 and 26 shooters came to compete. The weather forecast called for temps in excess of 100F but actual weather was cloudy looking like rain, light and variable winds and a high of 91F. There were shooters from 6 states present and two 1st time Mill Creek shooters; Joe Fesi and Louis Kerhlikar. Bud Mundy was back from the Klondike with a container full of gold. Jim Gardner started off winning the LV100. Joe Fesi, Bud Mundy, Chet Whitebread and Larry Scharnhorst were the next four. Chet fired the small group .082. Don Creach won the HV100 with Bud Mundy, James Carstensen, Don Crunk and Larry Kuse were the next four. Small group .124 fired by Jim Gardner. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forecast was about the same as Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s but actual weather at the range was pouring rain from 0630 until 0945 when we were able to start the match. Chet Whitebread started off the morning winning the HV200. Jim Gardner, TK Nollan, Greg King and Joe Fesi were the next four. Small group .311 fired by Larry Kuse. Jim Gardner won the LV200. Don Creach, Larry Kuse, James Carstensen and Don Crunk were the next four. Small group .327 fired by Jim Gardner. Jim also won the LV Grand Agg with Don Creach, Chet Whitebread, Larry Kuse and TK Nollan as the next four. Chet Whitebread won the HV Grand Agg with Don Creach, Jim Gardner, James Carstensen and Greg King as the next four. Jim Gardner is the Kansas State Two Gun Champion winning the Bruce Hodgdon Trophy. Don Creach, Chet Whitebread, Larry Kuse and James Carstensen were the next four. Thanks to all who attended the match and thanks to the crew for running targets and scoring. --Don Creach Light Varmint 100 Jim Gardner.....................0.2014 Joe Fesi........................... 0.2152 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2246 Chet Whitebread................ 0.2274 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2288

Louis Kerhlikar................... 0.2324 TK Nollan......................... 0.2502 Don Creach....................... 0.2506 Jon Leu........................... 0.2702 Darrel Loker..................... 0.2750 Light Varmint 200 Jim Gardner.....................0.3093 Don Creach....................... 0.3267 Larry Kuse........................ 0.3503 James Carstensen............... 0.3686 Don Crunk........................ 0.3702 Fred Martin...................... 0.3778 Tony Levenson................... 0.3941 TK Nollan......................... 0.3951 Chet Whitebread................ 0.4006 Darrel Loker..................... 0.4035 Light Varmint Grand Jim Gardner.....................0.2553 Don Creach....................... 0.2887 Chet Whitebread................ 0.3140 Larry Kuse........................ 0.3203 TK Nollan......................... 0.3226 Fred Martin...................... 0.3300 Bud Mundy....................... 0.3305 James Carstensen............... 0.3326 Darrel Loker..................... 0.3392 Tony Levenson................... 0.3402 Heavy Varmint 100 Don Creach......................0.2138 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2218 James Carstensen............... 0.2292 Don Crunk........................ 0.2324 Larry Kuse........................ 0.2352 Daniel Kinder.................... 0.2352 Dee Myers........................ 0.2360

Brian Cook....................... 0.2444 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2520 Fred Martin...................... 0.2532 Heavy Varmint 200 Chet Whitebread...............0.2480 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2884 TK Nollan......................... 0.2929 Greg King......................... 0.2950 Joe Fesi........................... 0.3112 James Carstensen............... 0.3156 Fred Martin...................... 0.3185 Don Creach....................... 0.3224 Larry Kuse........................ 0.3266 Tony Levenson................... 0.3291 Heavy Varmint Grand Chet Whitebread...............0.2592 Don Creach....................... 0.2681 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2702 James Carstensen............... 0.2724 Greg King......................... 0.2761 Larry Kuse........................ 0.2809 Fred Martin...................... 0.2858 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2923 Dee Myers........................ 0.2982 Joe Fesi........................... 0.3061 Two Gun Jim Gardner.....................0.2628 Don Creach....................... 0.2784 Chet Whitebread................ 0.2866 Larry Kuse........................ 0.3006 James Carstensen............... 0.3025 Fred Martin...................... 0.3079 Bud Mundy....................... 0.3115 Greg King......................... 0.3135 TK Nollan......................... 0.3175 Joe Fesi........................... 0.3361

Mill CreekLabor Day Group Match Light Varmint Name Action Barrel Stock Stocker Gunsmith Bullet/Wt Jim Gardner Viper DP Krieger Speedy Kuse Kuse Berger/64 Don Creach BAT Krieger Scarbrough Scarbrough Creach Hottenstein/68 Chet Whitebread Panda Shilen Kelbly Hail Self Berger/64 Larry Kuse Viper DP Krieger Robertson Kuse Kuse Levenson/68 TK Nollan BAT 3L Bartlein BAT BAT TK Bishop/63 Heavy Varmint Chet Whitebread Panda Shilen Kelbly Hail Self Berger/64 Don Creach Panda Bartlein Six TM Kuse Euber/68 Jim Gardner Viper DP Krieger Speedy Kuse Kuse Berger/64 James Carstensen Panda Bartlein Scoville Scoville JLC Rowold/67 Greg King BAT Bartlein Leonard Leonard Hail n/a *All used 6PPC cartridges, 205 primers & Lapua cases.

Ogive FB BT FB 7 n/a

Pwdr/Wt 133/28 133/28 LT32/28 133/29 133/n/a

Scope/Pwr March/50 Leupold/45 Leupold/45 Leupold/45 March/40

n/a FB FB FB BT

LT32/28 133/28 133/28 T322/29 n/a

Leupold/45 Leupold/45 March/50 March/60 Leupold/45

November, 2013 Precision Rifleman General Membership Meeting Minutes continued from page 13 Corporate sponsorships were generous this year. Bartlein Barrels, Shilen, Krieger, BAT, Keblyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Bruno Shooters Supply, Shooterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner, cash donations received: Lowell Hottenstein, Stan Buchtel, Pam and Terry Meyer, Harley Baker, Howard Payne, Fairchance Gun Club, Bart Sauter, Billy Stevens, and numerous other and anonymous donors were listed. US World Team Raffle items: windflag set with carrying case made by David Woodward and sold to Chris Harris, Nel Watson hand painted tshirts for multiple matches and multiple years. Manny Garcia was high bid. Don Nielson neck turner sold to John Horn. PMA Tool cleaning cradle and set of cleaning rods. High bid was Dave Woodward. Don Nielson then asked whether the members wanted to review the sporter changes. Scott Hunter stated the new sporter rules; unrestricted stock, unrestricted barrel contour shot off current sand bag rules, any caliber not in excess of a .308, 10.5 # weight limit. In favor of allowing the building of a new sporter: 54 for, 7 opposed. Motion passes. Tom Libby addressed rotation issues with the scheduling of group national tournaments. Presently, there is Phoenix, St Louis and Fairchance that are willing to hold group national events. Midland is tied up with the oil boom, Raton is available but he was unsure whether there were people available to run a national event there. He is concerned that ranges able to hold national events are slim and encouraged the membership to look at different range locations and work together to hold national events at new and different locations. There being no other questions from the general membership, the meeting adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted, Audrey Brown, Secretary

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Columbus Sportsman Assn’s 600-Yard Benchrest

Debbie Balding.................... 128 Jeffrey Tomaro..................... 63 Heavy Gun 3-Target Group Don Buchholtz...................5.199 Tom Esser.......................... 5.341 Light Gun 3-Target Group September 21, 2013 Terry Balding...................... 5.731 Columbus Sportsman’s Association is John Hutchins...................3.026 John Ross.......................... 5.778 one of NBRSA’s newer long range clubs Terry Balding...................... 4.058 John Hutchins.................... 6.616 and we’re glad to have them help Tom Esser.......................... 4.120 Dave Meyer....................... 6.657 the organization grow this strong and John Ross.......................... 6.853 Robert Loepfe.................... 7.602 steady discipline. Welcome aboard Don Buchholtz.................... 4.333 James Bauer..................... 10.940 to new members Debbie Balding and Dave Meyer....................... 7.133 Debbie Balding.................. 13.697 James Bauer as well as returning Jeffrey Tomaro.................. 11.229 Jeffrey Tomaro.................. 42.333 Debbie Balding.................. 28.809 member Jeffrey Tomaro. Two Gun Winner Heavy Gun 3-Target Score Light Gun 3-Target Score John Hutchins Don Buchholtz.................... 268 Terry Balding...................... 125 Factory Class Score Dave Meyer........................ 266 John Hutchins..................... 116 Don Buchholtz.................... 116 John Hutchins..................... 257 Tom Esser........................... 114 John Hutchins..................... 113 Terry Balding....................... 253 Dave Meyer........................ 101 Terry Balding........................ 66 Robert Loepfe..................... 247 John Ross........................... 100 Factory Class Group John Ross........................... 244 Don Buchholtz...................... 86 John Hutchins...................6.539 Tom Esser........................... 244 Jeffrey Tomaro..................... 64 Terry Balding...................... 8.829 James Bauer....................... 236 Debbie Balding..................... 32 Don Buchholtz.................... 9.472 Name Caliber Action Barrel Stock Gunsmith Scope/PwrBullet Case Powder Primer Tom Esser 6 Dasher BAT Bartlein McMillan Sturmeier Nightforce/42X BIB 108 Lapua H4895 CCI 450 Don Bucholtz 6 Dasher Nesika Muller Tracker Bucholtz n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Jeffrey Tomaro 6mmBR Savage Savag Savage Savage Bushnell 105 NoslerLapua Varget CCI 450 NightforceBerger Lapua Varget Fed 205 John Ross 6 BRX Borden Krieger Precision Griffin John Hutchins 6mmBR Wichita Spencer Tracker Spencer Nightforce105 HybridR-P LRM Fed 205 Terry Balding 6 Dasher (LG) BAT Krieger McMillan WahlstromMarch/50X105VLD Lapua Varget CCI 450 Terry Balding 284(HG) Savage BenchmarkShehane Cutright Nightforce/42X 180HB Lapua H4350 215M David Meyer 6x47 BAT Bartlein McMillan Bartlein Weaver Berger 105Lapua H4350 Fed Match Debbie Balding 6 Dasher BAT Krieger McMillan Bruno NightforceSierra Lapua Varget CCI 450

Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest September 14, 2013 Tucson, AZ

It was the usual gathering of intense, eagle eyed shooters that showed up at the Three Points range, west of Tucson Arizona. Of course, some of us need glasses to retain those eagle eyes. The weather was good with clear skies and light winds. Temps rapidly rose into the 90’s which is usually not bad for the southern desert, but with the humidity remaining from the monsoon season, everyone was sure that it was much warmer than that. In spite of the relatively calm winds of about 6 to 12 mph, conditions were still a little tricky, as they always seem to be at this range. Several good groups were shot while those pesky fliers were constantly giving us fits.

Unlike some matches shot here, there were no world records set, but some good shooting was seen just the same. Out of six shooters and ten guns, Jeff Billotte, shooting his 7X57 Improved, won the light gun group with a 5.8” aggregate, Also shooting the smallest group of the match of 4.250”. While Ross Herrick took everything else, Light gun score, heavy gun score and heavy gun group, using his trusty Lazzaroni 30 Patriot. Jeff had to DNF in heavy gun when his barrel-blocked action started unscrewing from the barrel halfway through the relay. Match Director Karl Hunstiger had us finished shooting before noon. Jim and Nancy Schmitt from Arizona Ammuni-

tion stopped by to make sure we were behaving ourselves, and soon, after the trophies were awarded, we were all off to Cindy Lou’s for hamburgers and lots of cold water and soda to fight off the heat. The usual conversations of bullets, barrels, loads, stocks, scopes, powders and practically everything gun related ensued. Sometimes I think I learn more from the lunch time conversations than I do at the shooting bench. As always, we are all looking forward to next month. --Dale Arenson Light Gun Group Jeff Billotte......................3.92” Dale Arenson...................... 7.17” Ross Herrick....................... 7.22” Steve Everson..................... 8.19” Wayne McDonald................. 8/71 Small Group Jeff Billotte........................4.0”

November, 2013 Precision Rifleman Light Gun Total Score Ross Herrick....................... 138 Wayne McDonald................ 137-1X Jeff Billotte...................... 136-1X Dale Arenson..................... 131-2X Steve Everson...................... 126 High Score Ross Herrick......................... 50 Heavy Gun Group Ross Herrick......................8.46” Steve Everson.................... 14.52” Dale Arenson..................... 19.23” Jeff Billotte...................... 41.00” Small Group Ross Herrick........................7.5”

Name Wayne McDonald Dale Arenson Steve Everson (L) Steve Everson (H) Ross Herrick Jeff Billotte

Caliber 242 6.5/284 6.5x47 6.2/284 30Patriot 6.5x47

Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest September Equipment List Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Remington Rock Creek GAP HS Leupold Lapua Remington Classic Pederson McMillan Nightforce Lapua Panda Krieger Brackney Borden Leupold Lapua Nesika Krieger Brackney McMillan Leupold Winchester Nesika Krieger Wells Tracker Nightforce Lazzerini McMillan PacNor Lazzarini McMillan Nightforce Remington

Heavy Gun Score Ross Herrick....................... 265 Steve Everson.................... 236-1X

Powder H1000 RL22 RL15 H4350 H4831 H1000

Bullet/Wt DTAC/115 Berger/140 Berger/130 Sierra/142 JLK/210 Berger/140

Dale Arenson....................... 205 Jeff Billotte........................ 139 High Score Ross Herrick......................... 90

Todd Tyler Stays Hot This Summer & Wins Roadrunner Twenty-two shooters came to a warm Albuquerque range over the Labor Day weekend to shoot the 2013 Roadrunner. William “Doc” Marsh started the light varmint 100 yard match with a .162. Dean Thomas was a close second at .167. Thomas followed that up with a .116 in the second match to take the lead and win a piece of hardware for overall small group. Bob Brackney and Dan Sutton both had targets under .2 to move into second and third. Thomas remained in first place after the third match with a .284, with Brackney holding onto his second place with a .182. Ed Adams bumped Sutton into fourth with a third match small group of .159. Brackney and Adams both moved ahead of Thomas after the fourth match. Brackney shot a .187 to Adams’ .202 and when the dust settled after the fifth match, Bob Brackney took home the first place trophy with a .1954 agg to Adams’ .2096. Sutton finished third, Thomas finished fourth and Ed Maxwell came in fifth. In the afternoon, the mirage kicked in, but that didn’t stop Ed Adams from leading wire to wire in the Heavy Varmint 100 yard match. Adams’ .234, .185, .178, .202, and .308 gave him a .2214 aggregate to take home the first place trophy. The battle was for second place. Larry White’s .288 had him in second after the first match with Hector Elias Jr.’s .289 an angel’s hair behind him. Elias’ .171 in the second match bumped him into second, Butch Fjoser and R.B. Carl in third and fourth. In the third match, Durward Wofford’s

.143 gave him the trophy for overall small group, and moved him into second place, bumping Elias Jr. into third. In the fourth match, Elias Jr’s .246 moved him into second and Bob Brackney’s .172 leapfrogged him into third. Brackney’s .250 was enough to give him the second place trophy while Elias Jr’s .324 was good enough for third. Randy Pumphrey finished fourth and Durward Wofford rounded out the top five. Sunday morning brought another gorgeous Albuquerque morning and the Heavy Varmint 200 yard match started with Butch Fjoser taking the lead after the first match and winning the small group trophy with a .282. Todd Tyler’s .328 and Dean Thomas’ .381 were good enough for second and third. Fjoser couldn’t hang on, and Tyler’s .353 moved him into first place. Durward Wofford’s match small group .325 moved him in to second with Michael Turner moving into third. Tyler’s small hiccup of .638 didn’t hurt too much in the third match, as he stayed in first place. Wofford remained in second, while Jack Snyder’s small group of .372 moved him into third. By the time the fourth match started, the winds started changing and the holes in the targets started getting a little bigger. Tyler’s .490 kept him in first place, while Snyder’s .385 moved him into second. Ed Maxwell moved him into third place. Ron Lax’s small group of .379 helped a bit but he remained middle of the pack. Tyler bounced back in the final match of the morning with a .385 to wrap up the first place trophy with a

.2193 grand aggregate. Ed Maxwell’s .2857 was enough to best Snyder’s .2921 for second and third. Ed Adams finished fourth while Durward Wofford came in fifth. Adams took home the first place trophy for the Heavy Varmint grand agg with a .2629. Tyler was second with a .2686, and Elias Jr came in third with a .2997. Durward Wofford came in fourth and Dave Gibson fifth. Tyler kept his hot hand going in the first match of the Light Varmint 200 yard shoot with a .337. Dean Thomas’ .352 and Durward Wofford’s .357 had them in second and third. Both Thomas and Wofford leapfrogged Tyler in the second match. Bob Brackney’s .447 was small group for the second match. After the third match target’s were hanged, Thomas remained in first place, Tyler’s match small group of .336 moved him into second and Wofford remained in third. Tyler put his stamp on the day in the fourth match by taking the lead and winning the small group trophy with a .272. Wofford’s .383 kept him ahead of Thomas and Ed Adams who where in third and fourth going into the final match of the day and the year for the Albuquerque range. Another shift in the wind brought larger scores on targets and moved competitors around to end the day. Randy Pumphrey scored the small group of the final match with a .499. Todd Tyler maintained his first place with a .571 to win the first place trophy with a .2200 grand aggregate. Durward Wofford took home the second place tro-

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phy with a .2882 aggregate. Ed Adams finished third with a .3274. Pumphrey just missed out on a piece of hardware in fourth place with a .3287, and Tonkawa, Oklahoma’s own Mike Cordes finished in fifth. For the Light Varmint grand aggregate, Adams and Tyler switched places from the Heavy Varmint. Tyler finished first with a .2542 to Adams’ .2685. Durward Wofford took home the third place trophy with a .2835. Dan Sutton and Bob Brackney rounded out the top five. For the two gun, Todd Tyler wins with a .2614 grand aggregate, Ed Adams finishes second with a .2657, and Durward Wofford takes third with a .2928. Bob Brackney and Randy Pumphrey rounded out the top five. The target crew of Aaron Snyder and Sam Shelton did another excellent job, There wasn’t one mistake made with switching out targets. The Rio Grande Benchrest Shooters group provided a tasty lunch of cold cuts and soda’s both days. We all look forward to having more shooters next year for our September match, as shooters who come here remark on the quality of facilities as well as the quality of competition and camaraderie. --Mark Motsko Light Vamint 100-Yards Bob Brackney.................... 0.1954 Ed Adams......................... 0.2096 Dan Sutton....................... 0.2362 Dean Thomas.................... 0.2584 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.2744 Durward Wofford................ 0.2788 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2884 Randy Pumphrey................ 0.2904 Greg Smith....................... 0.2930 William Marsh.................... 0.2984 Small Group Dean Thomas..................... 0.116 Light Varmint 200-Yards Todd Tyler........................ 0.2200 Durward Wofford................ 0.2882 Ed Adams......................... 0.3274 Randy Pumphrey................ 0.3287 Mike Cordes...................... 0.3318 Jack Snyder...................... 0.3377 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3436 William Marsh.................... 0.3503 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.3624 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3723 Small Group Todd Tyler......................... 0.272

Roadrunner Equipment List Light Varmint Shooter Todd Tyler Ed Adams Durward Wofford Dan Sutton Bob Brackney Heavy Varmint Ed Adams Todd Tyler Hector Elias, Jr Durward Wofford Dave Gibson

Action Bat Cobra Panda Bat 3L Marsh

Caliber 6PPC 6PPC 22-100 6PPC 6PPC

Barrel Krieger Bartlein Shilen Krieger Krieger

Gunsmith Baggett Adams Wofford Sutton Brackney

Stock Scoville Klub Klub McMillan Brackney

Bullet/Weight Miller Time Miller 66 52/Bro. D 65 Berger Miller 66

Powder 133 V-133-28.0 133 24.2 28.7-8208 29-8208

Scope March 40 Sightrun 36 Leupold 36 Weaver 36 Leupold 35

Primer Fed 205M 205M 205 205 7.5

Cobra Bat Panda Panda Bat

6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 22-100 6PPC

Bartlein Krieger Krieger Shilen Krieger

Adams Baggett Brackney Wofford Frei

Klub Scoville McMIllan Klub Leonard

Miller 66 Miller Time Berger 66 52/Bro. D Column 64

V-133-28.0 133 Blend 28.7 133 24.2 30 N133

Sightrun 36 March 40 NF 15-55x Leupold 36 Leupold 45

205M Fed 205M 205M 205 7.5

Light Varmint Grand Todd Tyler........................ 0.2542 Ed Adams......................... 0.2685 Durward Wofford................ 0.2835 Dan Sutton....................... 0.2899 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2914 Randy Pumphrey................ 0.3095 Mike Cordes...................... 0.3174 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.3184 Dean Thomas.................... 0.3206 Jack Snyder...................... 0.3221 William Marsh.................... 0.3243 Greg Smith....................... 0.3519 Dae Gibson....................... 0.3760 Michael Turner................... 0.3812 RB Carl............................ 0.3841 Larry White...................... 0.4308 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.4376 Ron Lax........................... 0.4421 Butch Fjoser..................... 0.4448 Matt Busse....................... 0.4857 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Ed Adams......................... 0.2214 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2632 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.2734 Randy Pumphrey................ 0.2800 Durward Wofford................ 0.2864 Dave Gibson...................... 0.2968 Butch Fjoser..................... 0.2978 Dean Thomas.................... 0.3032 Todd Tyler........................ 0.3180 Larry White...................... 0.3430 Small Group Durward Wofford................. 0.143 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Todd Tyler........................ 0.2193 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.2857 Jack Snyder...................... 0.2921 Ed Adams......................... 0.3044 Durward Wofford................ 0.3179 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.3260 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3302 Butch Fjoser..................... 0.3452 Dean Thomas.................... 0.3462 Arthur Stuart.................... 0.3523

Small Group Butch Fjoser...................... 0.282 Heavy Varmint Grand Ed Adams......................... 0.2629 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2686 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.2997 Durward Wofford................ 0.3022 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3135 Randy Pumphrey................ 0.3185 Butch Fjoser..................... 0.3215 Dean Thomas.................... 0.3247 Bob Brackney.................... 0.3252 Jack Snyder...................... 0.3381 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3598 Larry White...................... 0.3627 Greg Smith....................... 0.3654 Matt Busse....................... 0.3682 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.3686 William Marsh.................... 0.3880 RB Carl............................ 0.3961 Michael Turner................... 0.4011 Arthur Stuart.................... 0.4257 Mike Cordes...................... 0.4329 Two Gun Todd Tyler........................ 0.2614 Ed Adams......................... 0.2657 Durward Wofford................ 0.2928 Bob Brackney.................... 0.3083 Randy Pumphrey................ 0.3140 Dean Thomas.................... 0.3226 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3249 Jack Snyder...................... 0.3301 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.3435 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3448 William Marsh.................... 0.3562 Greg Smith....................... 0.3586 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.3686 Mike Cordes...................... 0.3751 Butch Fjoser..................... 0.3832 RB Carl............................ 0.3901 Michael Turner................... 0.3912 Larry White...................... 0.3968 Matt Busse....................... 0.4269 Ron Lax........................... 0.4585

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Tri-Cities MSA Varmint For Score June 29, 2013 Washington Eight shooters showed up for our June VFS match and they sure got their money’s worth. The morning started out with some really nasty looking clouds rolling in and about the time we were done with the warm up match, we had a good ole gully washer on our hands complete with lightening and thunder with gusto. We were okay under our tin roof and I am sure that our 40ft steel flag pole right in the middle of the firing line would have attracted most of the lightening bolts. If it got too bad, we could retreat to the all steel box car that we use to store our target backers and other equipment. Like the stalwart shooters we are, we lived through it and never quit shooting. The target boys got a good bath, but I don’t think that it hurt them a bit. The scores at 100 yards weren’t too bad considering all the activity and Jim shot a fine 250-16X, Glenn with a 250-14X right behind and Paul with a 250-12X. The 200 yards came around with the clouds breaking away to the normal

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sun, wind and mirage that the Tri Cities area is famous for and the scores dropped a little with Bill shooting a real fine 249-5X for first place, Jim with a 244-5X for second and Paul with a 244-4X for third. Thank you to all the competitors for toughing it out through the downpour and a great thank you to our target crew as well. Next to print will be the Washington State Hunter Benchrest match. 100-Yards Jim McConnell................. 250-16X Glenn Samplon................. 250-14X Paul Gylling..................... 250-12X Bill Small........................ 249-17X Dick Mayer...................... 249-16X Tom Halecki...................... 246-9X Dick DeGroat.................... 245-7X

John Anderson................... 245-1X 200-Yards Bill Small.........................249-5X Jim McConnell................... 244-5X Paul Gylling...................... 244-4X Dick Mayer....................... 244-3X Tom Halecki...................... 243-5X Glenn Sampson.................. 243-4X John Anderson................... 241-2X Rick DeGroat..................... 240-3X Grand Aggregate Bill Small........................ 498-22X Jim McConnell.................. 494-21X Paul Gylling..................... 494-16X Dick Mayer...................... 493-19X Glenn Sampson................. 493-18X Tom Halecki..................... 489-14X John Anderson................... 486-3X Rick DeGroat.................... 485-10X

Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest September Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Wayne McDonald 242 Remington Rock Creek GAP HS Leupold Lapua Dale Arenson 6.5/284 Remington Classic Pederson McMillan Nightforce Lapua Steve Everson (L) 6.5x47 Panda Krieger Brackney Borden Leupold Lapua Steve Everson (H) 6.2/284 Nesika Krieger Brackney McMillan Leupold Winchester Ross Herrick 30Patriot Nesika Krieger Wells Tracker Nightforce Lazzerini Jeff Billotte 6.5x47 McMillan PacNor Lazzarini McMillan Nightforce Remington

Powder H1000 RL22 RL15 H4350 H4831 H1000

Bullet/Wt DTAC/115 Berger/140 Berger/130 Sierra/142 JLK/210 Berger/140

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Thornbury Wins Cal State 4Gun & 2Gun Labor Day Weekend

The California state Varmint class matches were held during labor day weekend at the Dale Wimp Range in Visalia. Thirty four shooters showed for the three day match. The weather started off with temperatures in the low eighties with light winds and slowly changed as the sky became overcast due to smoke from the major forest fires in the Sierras. The temperatures stayed near the high eighties, the big change was the humidity that went up to over forty percent making it very muggy and the heavy mirage at 200 yards made it hard to see your bullet holes. When the 200 yard targets were posted, the moans and groans heard made it clear where the term “wailing wall” came from. The Sporter class match was a complete take over by Norm Jeffery. Norm won the 100 yard match with a .2066 aggregate, Steve Epstein placed second with a .2166 and also won the small group trophy with a .102. Norm shot a .2923 aggregate at 200 yards to win the first place trophy. Dennis Thornbury took second place with a .2935. Gary Sinclair shot a .310 for the small group trophy. Norm Jeffery shot steady all day and ended up with a nice .2494 aggregate to win the Sporter Grand first place trophy. Dennis Thornbury won the second place trophy with a .2609 Tom Libby started off well, winning the Light Varmint 100 yard match with a .2292 aggregate. Jim Nicolas placed second, with a 2458. The small group trophy went to Dan Capps for his .081 screamer. Tom Libby kept up the good shooting and won the 200 yard match with a smaller aggregate then he shot at 100 yards, a nice .2111 for the first place trophy. Dennis Thornbury won the second place trophy again with a .2300 aggregate. The small group trophy went to Geoff Garin with a .161 screamer. Tom Libby made a clean sweep of the Light Varmint class Grand with a .2201 aggregate for the first place trophy. Dennis Thornbury took the second place trophy (again) with a .2484 aggregate. Placing second in four out of six matches worked out well for Dennis

Thornbury. Dennis came out in first place in the two gun, winning the trophy with a .2546 aggregate. Norm Jeffery shot a .2597 aggregate to win the second place trophy and Tom Libby took home the third place trophy shooting a .2676. The Heavy Varmint 100 yard match first place trophy was won by Tom Libby, Tom shot three one’s and two two’s for a .1892 aggregate. The second place trophy went to Dennis Thornbury with a .1938 aggregate. The small group trophy was also won by Dennis with a .115. Gary Ocock put together three small groups and two medium groups for a .2491 aggregate to win the 200 yard first place trophy. Tom Libby won the second place trophy with a .2705 aggregate. The small group trophy also went to Tom Libby for his .310 group. Tom Libby came out on top and won the Grand Aggregate first place trophy with a nice .2298 agg. Winning the second place trophy with a .2632 aggregate was none other than Dennis Thornbury. Tom Libby held everything together

during three days of shooting under some tough conditions to win the California state three gun first place trophy. Tom shot a .2550 aggregate for the win. The second place trophy went to Dennis Thornbury with a .2575, which is a close finish for three days of competition. Norm Jeffery shot a .2685 to win the third place trophy. The Unlimited match was held in June and the four gun results are as follows. The first place trophy for the California state four gun was presented to Dennis Thornbury. Dennis shot a .2390 aggregate which is a heck of an aggregate for four days of shooting. Tom Libby won the second place trophy shooting a nice .2539 aggregate. Norm Jeffery took the third place trophy home with a .2668. Norm did it the hard way and shot a bag gun in the unlimited class. George Lozano shot a .2788 for the fourth place trophy and a .2991 placed Don Nielson fifth shooting a .2991. --Bill Mellor

Top L-R: Tom Price, George Lozano, Dennis Thornbury, Lawrence Weisdorn, Tom Libby, and Norm Jeffery. L-R: Don Nielson, Tom Libby, George Lozano, Lawrence Weisdorn, Stu Harvey, Dennis Thornbury, Gary Sinclair, Norm Jeffery, Geoff Garin & Jim Nicolas

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Libby Wins 3Gun in Visalia Sporter 100 Norm Jeffery....................0.2066 Steve Epstein.................... 0.2166 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2276 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2282 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2322 Don Nielson...................... 0.2368 Dan Capps........................ 0.2716 Bill Summers..................... 0.2730 Marty Childers................... 0.2804 Francis Lee....................... 0.2856 Sporter 200 Norm Jeffery....................0.2923 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2935 Gary Sinclair..................... 0.3013 Jim Nicholas..................... 0.3044 George Lozano.................. 0.3227 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.3241 Tom Libby........................ 0.3394 Duke Rovarino................... 0.3396 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3522 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3586 Sporter Grand Norm Jeffery....................0.2494 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2609 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2758 Jim Nicholas..................... 0.2965 Gary Sinclair..................... 0.3058 Don Nielson...................... 0.3110 Tom Libby........................ 0.3150 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3330 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3389 George Lozano.................. 0.3435 Bob McGraw...................... 0.3467 Don Forbes....................... 0.3614 Francis Lee....................... 0.3629 Dan Capps........................ 0.3636 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.3637 Light Varmint 100 Tom Libby........................0.2292 Jim Nicholas..................... 0.2458 Bill Summers..................... 0.2604 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2630 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2668 Carolyn Libby.................... 0.2758 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2768 Don Forbes....................... 0.2814 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2840 Jim Obrien....................... 0.2978 Light Varmint 200 Tom Libby........................0.2111 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2300 Stu Harvey....................... 0.2362 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2539 Geoff Garin...................... 0.2655 Dan Capps........................ 0.2764

Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2768 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2871 Robert Weikart.................. 0.2934 Art Kawai......................... 0.2937 Light Varmint Grand Tom Libby........................0.2201 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2484 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2699 Jim Nicholas..................... 0.2706 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2799 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2819 Dan Capps........................ 0.2900 Don Forbes....................... 0.2911 Bill Summers..................... 0.2939 Robert Weikart.................. 0.3000 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3061 Geoff Garin...................... 0.3088 Gary Ocock....................... 0.3112 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.3131 George Lozano.................. 0.3137 Two Gun Dennis Thornbury..............0.2546 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2597 Tom Libby........................ 0.2676 Jim Nicholas..................... 0.2835 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2945 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3075 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.3218 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3225 Don Nielson...................... 0.3243 Don Forbes....................... 0.3262 Dan Capps........................ 0.3268 Gary Sinclair..................... 0.3279 George Lozano.................. 0.3286 Robert Weikart.................. 0.3467 Greg Evanson.................... 0.3507 Heavy Varmint 100 Tom Libby........................0.1892 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.1938 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2358 Jim Obrien....................... 0.2364 George Lozano.................. 0.2432 Carolyn Libby.................... 0.2432 Francis Lee....................... 0.2584 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2660 George Pizzillo.................. 0.2674 Don Nielson...................... 0.2702 Heavy Varmint 200 Gary Ocock......................0.2491 Tom Libby........................ 0.2705 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2912 Don Forbes....................... 0.2993 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.3102 George Lozano.................. 0.3172 Francis Lee....................... 0.3298 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3304

Don Nielson...................... 0.3308 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.3326 Heavy Varmint Grand Tom Libby........................0.2298 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2632 George Lozano.................. 0.2802 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2860 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2862 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2881 Francis Lee....................... 0.2941 Don Forbes....................... 0.2988 Don Nielson...................... 0.3005 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.3011 Carolyn Libby.................... 0.3076 Walt Berger...................... 0.3230 Paul Garin........................ 0.3284 George Pizzillo.................. 0.3343 Bob McGraw...................... 0.3417 Three Gun Tom Libby........................0.2550 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2575 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2685 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2851 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2967 George Lozano.................. 0.3125 Don Nielson...................... 0.3164 Don Forbes....................... 0.3171 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3279 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3289 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.3308 Gary Sinclair..................... 0.3365 Dan Capps........................ 0.3381 Bob McGraw...................... 0.3499 Paul Garin........................ 0.3525 Four Gun Dennis Thornbury..............0.2390 Tom Libby........................ 0.2539 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2668 George Lozano.................. 0.2788 Don Nielson...................... 0.2991 Dan Capps........................ 0.3192 Bob McGraw...................... 0.3266 Gary Sinclair..................... 0.3311 Francis Lee....................... 0.3446 Duke Rovarino................... 0.3483 Jim Obrien....................... 0.3555 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.3689 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3728 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3769 John Pierce...................... 0.3963 Marty Childers................... 0.3994 George Pizzillo.................. 0.4215 Ron Christiansen................ 0.4224 Dan Lutke........................ 0.4843 Gary Ocock....................... 0.7560 Bill Summers..................... 0.7704

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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 * Rule Changes for Hunter Class

At the 2013 Hunter Nationals, in DeSoto Kansas, the Hunter Class members voted to eliminate the case capacity rule and the caliber restrictions for two years. At the Board of Directors Meeting a separate motion passed for a mandatory three year period for all new rules. What does this all mean for present and future Hunter Class Shooters? As long as you follow all the other rules for Hunter Class, outlined in the Official Rules For Score Shooting Competition posted on the NBRSA website, you can shoot whatever caliber you want for the next three years. For current Hunter Shooters, you do not have to change a thing if you do not want to. Everything that you have been using will still be allowed. The main reason for this rule change is to try and increase the number of Hunter Shooters. Removing the case capacity and caliber restrictions will allow anyone to use their favorite calibers such as 6ppc, 30BR, or anything else under the maximum .338 bullet diameter in this challenging discipline. Many are excited to see if this rule change will help with increasing the numbers. Good luck to all Hunter Class Shooters. --Jason Stanley To view the current NBRSA Rules, go to http://nbrsa.org/score-shooting and click on the link entitled “Official Rules for Score Shooting Competition”.

Vic Swindlehurst NBRSA and its members mourn the passing of fellow friend and shooter Vic Swindlehurst who died August 30. He was 95 years young. According to friend Mel Walker, Vic not only made fine rifles but lived and breathed benchrest for more years than he can count. He will be very missed. Our condolences go out to Vic’s family and friends.

A Letter From Porcupine

I received this letter from Don Deckert, Match Director of Prairie Dog Target Club. He wanted me to share with you some thoughts...

“Pat and I would like to express our deep thanks to all the shooters that came to the Prairie Dog Range this year. You all know by now that Pat had a stroke April 26 and it was iffy if we would have any matches for a while. We both decided to go ahead with our schedule and make it work. Well it did work, but not without the help of several individuals. I’ll start with Bud Schalles. He told me to go ahead with the season, then Dave Tunbridge called and said he’d run the computer and get the stats out. We really couldn’t have done it without him. Bud was range master for the Butch Kimmell shoot. Bud also had the trophy for this match made. Thanks a million Bud. Three of my close friends, Tack, Russ and Tim came from Iowa and helped run a match. Thanks guys. Cristan and Verzen ran targets all summer. Can’t have a match without a top-notch target crew. Bill Pond had the trophy plates made. Thanks again Bill. Andy Dowling and Morgan came and helped run targets. I could go on and on and I know I’m forgetting somebody. I hope you don’t get mad. Thank all you guys and gals for everything you’ve done for us, and special thanks to Mary Prather for the meal at the first match.

We plan on having matches next year, so hope you all can come. Pat says she’s going to be in top shape to run the computer but bring yours along anyway Dave. Thanks Mel Klasi too. That’s all for now. God bless everyone of you.” On this Cover: Shooter Extraordinaire Larry Costa fresh off the firing line at Fairchance Gun Club after winning the 2013 Group Nationals 2, 3 and 4-Gun.

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Regional Diretors 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

Exp 2015

Butch Fjoser 7 Summerfield St, Woodward, OK 73801 C: 580 334-2643 W: 580 254-9764 butchsguns@att.net

North West Region

Exp 2015

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

Exp 2014

South West Region

Exp 2014

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

Exp 2015

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

North Central Region

Exp 2014

Legal Representation Elliot Law Office Al Elliot, 325 387-3529 acelliot@sonoratx.net

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