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Table of Contents
It’s Back! Tomball 4x100 Results 4 Vendors of Benchrest Interest, by Rodney Brown 6 Arizona Warms Up for the Cactus, by Tom Libby 8 Welcome to Holton, by Jack Neary 11 Improving Your Brass Process, by Boyd Allen 13 Desert Sportsman’s VFS Shoot, by Keith Myers 15 2014 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 16 Visalia’s Cactus Warm-Up, by Bill Mellor 20 Sloughhouse Benchrest March Group Match, by Dan Lutke 22 Sloughhouse 600-Yard Benchrest, Craig St Claire 24 St Louis Score Match, by Wayne Corley 26 Advertising Index 27 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 28 NBRSA News 30 Officer & Director Contact Information 31
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They’re Back! Tomball’s 4-Gun 100
Tomball’s 4-Gun 100-yard competition was held February 22-23, 2014. Joe Duke starts out by saying a big thank you to Dwayne and Richard Pullum and all their crew for bringing registered matches back to the Tomball Gun Club. This is the first registered match in two years and it was sorely missed. This weekend of shooting the 4 by 100 format was a blast. Tomball is the junkyard dog of the ranges. It will and does extract its penalty from every shooter sooner or later. Joe said his knees will be sore for a week after wading thru the gravel for three days. There was a variety of conditions to overcome and some did it better than the rest of us. Tomball on a cool, still, almost foggy morning took its toll on most of us. It is hard to understand why the groups are so big when there are so little conditions. Joe managed to scratch out a yardage win and when
by the most popular guys in all of Texas, The Pullum Brothers
shooting against all the talent in the Gulf Coast region, he counts that as a very special accomplishment. Those guys (and Lady) never give anything. Zana Carter turned in a very special performance this weekend. She was the most consistent shooter all weekend long and took home an entire arm load of trophies. Way to go Zana! Joe credits his success this weekend to Ronnie Cheek’s fine shooting 6mm bullets. Dale Metzger shared a special thanks to the Pullum brothers for taking on the monumental task of being match directors. They did an exemplary job. Also thanks to John Jones, Gary Walters and all of the other Tomball Gun Club members who assisted in calling the match and scoring. Thanks to the target crew who, for a first time outing, did a great job. Special recognition to Zana Carter who was “ON
FIRE” this weekend. Excellent shooting, Zana! We started with 5 shot unlimited and finished with heavy varmint on Saturday. Sunday we shot the sporter in the morning and ended the weekend with the light varmint. Richard Pullum said they had a wonderful turn out with 38 shooters on Saturday and 39 on Sunday. Thanks to everybody that came out to shoot and a special thanks to everybody that helped get this thing going. As a reminder, this was only the first half of the 4-Gun. The 200 yard results contested April 5-6 will be printed in an upcoming issue. Congratulations to all the winners. Unlimited-100 Gene Bukys......................0.1826 Kenneth Terrell.................. 0.2040 Vic Smith......................... 0.2134 Zana Carter...................... 0.2250 Jay Gore.......................... 0.2342
May, 2014 Precision Rifleman John Horn........................ 0.2430 Scott Hunter..................... 0.2568 Gary Walters..................... 0.2594 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.2618 Joe Duke......................... 0.2794 Matt Wilkinson................... 0.2830 Wendell Rhodes................. 0.2880 Darryl Whitman................. 0.2970 Larry Baggett.................... 0.3008 Dickie Pustejovsky.............. 0.3010 Gary Bristow..................... 0.3102 John Jones....................... 0.3176 James Johnson.................. 0.3184 Bob Maedgen.................... 0.3198 Russell Mathews................. 0.3200 Renard Alexander............... 0.3246 Nick Marino...................... 0.3266 Mark Wheatley.................. 0.3326 Mike Elliott....................... 0.3364 Richard Pullum.................. 0.3400 Tim Oltersdorf................... 0.3406 Frank Wilson..................... 0.3574 Dale Metzger..................... 0.3606 Small Group Zana Carter....................... 0.113 Heavy Varmint 100 Joe Duke.........................0.2606 Zana Carter...................... 0.2690 Kenneth Terrell.................. 0.2804 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.2808 Wendell Rhodes................. 0.2834 John Horn........................ 0.2866 Gene Bukys....................... 0.2934 Gary Walters..................... 0.2944 Vic Smith......................... 0.2984 Dale Metzger..................... 0.2984 Tim Oltersdorf................... 0.3042 Darryl Whitman................. 0.3116 Wade Hull........................ 0.3246 Russell Mathews................. 0.3320 Richard Pullum.................. 0.3330 Eddie Carter..................... 0.3332 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3474 Ron Parker....................... 0.3506 Ron Sewell....................... 0.3512 Gary Bristow..................... 0.3518 Dickie Pustejovsky.............. 0.3540 Tommy Long..................... 0.3560 Bob Maedgen.................... 0.3650 Frank Wilson..................... 0.3666 Nick Marino...................... 0.3688 Larry Baggett.................... 0.3694 Jay Gore.......................... 0.3810 Richard Milton................... 0.3970 Small Group Joe Duke.......................... 0.158 Sporter 100 Larry Baggett...................0.1870 Dickie Pustejovsky.............. 0.2308 John Horn........................ 0.2326
Gene Bukys....................... 0.2364 Matt Wilkinson................... 0.2418 Gary Walters..................... 0.2452 John Jones....................... 0.2512 Darryl Whitman................. 0.2518 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.2530 Larry Saavedra.................. 0.2594 Zana Carter...................... 0.2616 Joe Duke......................... 0.2656 Russell Mathews................. 0.2736 Frank Wilson..................... 0.2776 Jay Gore.......................... 0.2806 Dale Metzger..................... 0.2860 Gary Bristow..................... 0.2900 Ron Parker....................... 0.2902 Scott Hunter..................... 0.2912 James Johnson.................. 0.2922 Richard Milton................... 0.2930 Tom Parks........................ 0.3018 Wendell Rhodes................. 0.3040 Ron Sewell....................... 0.3054 Richard Pullum.................. 0.3072 Tommy Long..................... 0.3088 Mike Elliott....................... 0.3098 Tim Oltersdorf................... 0.3098 Small Group Joe Duke.......................... 0.085 Light Varmint 100 Zana Carter......................0.1944
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Gene Bukys....................... 0.2150 Vic Smith......................... 0.2156 Nick Marino...................... 0.2298 Larry Saavedra.................. 0.2488 Joe Duke......................... 0.2552 Gary Bristow..................... 0.2662 Mark Wheatley.................. 0.2748 Dale Metzger..................... 0.2812 Larry Baggett.................... 0.2854 John Horn........................ 0.2898 Gary Walters..................... 0.2924 Richard Milton................... 0.3002 Wade Hull........................ 0.3062 Dickie Pustejovsky.............. 0.3068 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3070 Joe Kubon........................ 0.3082 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.3082 Renard Alexander............... 0.3084 Richard Pullum.................. 0.3112 Wendell Rhodes................. 0.3196 Tommy Long..................... 0.3206 Kenneth Terrell.................. 0.3224 Darryl Whitman................. 0.3304 James Johnson.................. 0.3316 Jay Gore.......................... 0.3336 Mike Elliott....................... 0.3354 Tim Oltersdorf................... 0.3426 Small Group Zana Carter....................... 0.111
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Vendors of Benchrest Interest For gun enthusiasts, there are several annual shows that allow one to peruse the multitude of vendors with up and coming products that are of interest. One of the biggest is the SHOT Show. This last January, the Shot Show was held in Las Vegas and Rod Brown was present to visit with the many, many vendors. Following are some of the companies which offer interesting benchrest products and services. Take a look…
Gunright: Shooting for Accuracy Located in Gilbert, Arizona, this company is a father and son operation. They re-profile barrels and build it up with a titanium or aluminum spray to reduce barrel weight. Typical light
varmint barrels weigh around 5.2 lbs and this process shaves 30-40% off that weight. You could then get a barrel that weighs 3-4 lbs allowing more room for a heavier scope, action or stock.
Score High Gunsmithing Located in Albuquerque, NM. The company’s products are geared towards the benchrest crowd. They make an epoxy material for bedding and aluminum jigs you can use when you take a standard Remington rifle and this jig makes sure your holes are square. According to Rod, it is a very nice and clean professional process of bedding actions. Ballistol Located in Kitty Hawk, NC this com-
pany produces multi-purpose cleaning solutions. This is an old product dating back to the World War II era that is still popular today. Nathaniel G Lambreth, Sr Mr Lambreth developed a micrometer reamer adjustment device which he sells out of Pacific Tool & Gauge. You can adjust the depth the reamer cuts the chamber. In benchrest, where everyone wants their chambers to be the same, Nathaniel’s product makes it easy for a gunsmith to exactly hit chamber depth. www.customgunsandammunition.com.
Sportear This was one of many hearing protection companies represented. This
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Gunzilla This is a cleaning chemical company. Their chemical formulation and demonstration looked very interesting. His product is comparable to Baristol.
Don’t miss the Berger 6mm BR Column Bullet!
Scab-Its Custom made swabs that screw into your cleaning rod that are reusable.
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BS Planet Technology Solutions Over the Top in high-end Long Range and Benchrest category rifles. Selling for upwards of $50,000 these rifles include one solid piece action and scope rings for the hardcore shooter with deep pockets.
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SCATT Sells laser training devices to help develop proficiency in accuracy. They attach a camera device to the rifle for Olympic style shooting. Normally this would be of zero interest to the benchrest crowd because it traces the movement of the gun. There is, however, the possibility to produce a training regimen to determine where you were holding when you fired. If, for example, you held off ¾ of a bullet and the shot landed, it may help in determining bad bench manners.
The Berger 6mm BR Column Target bullet uses the physics of dispersion mitigation to provide BR Berger offers a full line of match grade rifle shooters with a reliable option that offers the widest and lowest tune valley. This means the bullet bullets for varmint, target, hunting and tactical shoots best in the widest variety of loads and seating depths. In this case, overall balance of the applications. Ask your dealer if they stock Berger bullet is more important than overall weight, so there is no listed weight. Rather, Bullets or visit our website for full details. the 6mm BR Column bullet achieves a specific internal lead column height, resulting in minor weight differences from lot to lot.
Sellmark Not related to benchrest specifically but worth an honorable mention. This company sells Pulsar scopes which are digital scopes and have night vision for evening coyote hunting.
Oehler System 88 Oehler has a new product coming out that is a downrange chronograph. For the long range shooters, there is concern for high BC’s. To have a real number instead of a calculated number requires different inputs from math including time of flight. This product does just that. It measures flight time from muzzle to target. This is the important figure in figuring out your BC.
These bullets are being tested by top BR shooters, with great success. Lou Murdica has won matches in both Florida and California, Don Nielson won Two Gun Aggs three weekends in a row and Tony Boyer shot a 200 yard HV Agg of .1928 at the 2012 East/West match in Missouri.
GunsAmerica.com This is an online auction program for those seeking an alternative to gunbroker.com.
JGS Precision Tool Manufacturing Their primary business is making chamber reamers. They are in the same business as Pacific Tool & Gauge, Clymer and Dave Manson. JGS is out of Coos Bay, Oregon.
4275 N. Palm St. Fullerton, CA 92835 PHONE (714) 447-5422 FAX (714) 447-5421
company makes custom molded hearing protection that is specifically designed for the sportsman and provides hearing enhancement. This product is used as a “binocular for your ears”. The process incorporates a custom mold with a hearing aid built into it which blocks loud noises but allows normal conversation to be heard. This would be great for the benchrest crowd as it would allow a shooter to wear hearing protection throughout a match without having to remove them between match conversations with fellow shooters or to hear range commands. This is an active earplug. Good solutions cost good money and the price was around $900 for a set.
Nightforce Their newest product is a competition scope that benchrest shooters may want to consider. They are introducing a 15-55 x 52 competition scope. The heavy weight of the Nightforce scopes has keep them from the shortrange crowd but with the introduction of this new scope with a feather weight around 28 ounces, things are positioned to change. This new scope competes directly with Leupold and March completion scopes currently among the standard in short range benchrest.
www.bergerbullets.com
For a show the size of the 2014 Annual Shot Show which runs four days; if one wanted to visit each and every vendor represented, to do this in the allotted time would allow a person exactly 22 seconds with each vendor.
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Arizona Benchrest Cactus Warm-Up
For this February Cactus warm up match, there were 40 shooters participating on Saturday and 37 on Sunday; everyone trying to get tuned up for the big event. The weekend was cool in the morning with very light wind to start. You know its going to be a fairly nice day when you drive into the range and see the hot air balloons in the sky. (Not from the shooters). Jim Gardner was shooting with the rest of us but his secret was having his wife set his flags, clean his brass, and load for him. He tried to get her to clean his rifle but she couldn’t get the brush through it without standing on the bench to get enough leverage. In the HV200, I almost caught Jim. He didn’t know that I had his wife come over and help with my loading! On the HV Grand, Jim said he would have done much better but his wife took off to go shopping. Bob Brackney said he would have done much better if he was not distracted talking to Dan Sutton’s wife trying to get her to let Dan put custom exhaust on his new truck. Keith said he would have done much better but he was too busy watching the hot air balloons. I say I would have done much better but was too busy having an argument with some of the voices in my head on which one was going to get lunch. Light Varmint 100-Yards Bob Hammack...................0.1964 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.1996 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.2102 Jim Erickson..................... 0.2152 Roy Damron...................... 0.2268 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.2302 Gene DeLoney................... 0.2352 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2386 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2470 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.2532 Ed Adams......................... 0.2588 Cameron Snow................... 0.2598 Joe Pipola........................ 0.2672 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2736 Randy Burgess................... 0.2746 Chuck Miller..................... 0.2766 Aaron Snyder.................... 0.2842 Phill Nick......................... 0.2866 Larry White...................... 0.2880 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2900
Small Group Hector Elias, Jr................... 0.105 Light Varmint 200-Yards Bob Brackney...................0.2354 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.2445 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.2754 Joe Pipola........................ 0.2845 Jim Erickson..................... 0.2920 Phill Nick......................... 0.2963 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3034 Jim Gardner..................... 0.3095 Gary Ocock....................... 0.3167 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.3171 Ed Adams......................... 0.3213 Tom Libby III..................... 0.3267 Bob Hammack................... 0.3294 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3309 Lou Murdica...................... 0.3324 Don Nielson...................... 0.3449 Phillip Sheldon................... 0.3497 Larry White...................... 0.3515 Randy Burgess................... 0.3538 Larry Leser....................... 0.3658 Small Group Bob Brackney..................... 0.281 Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Bob Brackney...................0.2370 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.2488 Jim Erickson..................... 0.2536 Bob Hammack................... 0.2629 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.2736 Joe Pipola........................ 0.2758 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2819 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.2855 Ed Adams......................... 0.2900 Phill Nick......................... 0.2914 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.2933 Lou Murdica...................... 0.3030 Jim Gardner..................... 0.3040 Roy Damron...................... 0.3114 Gene DeLoney................... 0.3115 Randy Burgess................... 0.3142 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3158 Larry White...................... 0.3197 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.3302 Phillip Sheldon................... 0.3345 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Jim Gardner.....................0.1680 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2146 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.2240 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.2278 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.2492 Larry Whote...................... 0.2572 Stephen Everson................ 0.2620 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.2682
by Tom Libby, III
Gene DeLoney................... 0.2824 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2834 Joe Pipola........................ 0.2904 Dan Sutton....................... 0.2914 Don Nielson...................... 0.2954 Jim Erickson..................... 0.2956 Tom Libby, III.................... 0.2962 Ed Adams......................... 0.2988 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.2990 Jack Snyder...................... 0.3010 Roy Damron...................... 0.3020 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3040 Small Group Tom DeBacco..................... 0.096 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Jim Gardner.....................0.1983 Tom Libby, III.................... 0.2006 Ed Adams......................... 0.2323 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2346 Walt Berger...................... 0.2368 Joe Pipola........................ 0.2426 Roy Damron...................... 0.2456 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2503 Garett Atkins.................... 0.2523 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2531 Bud Schalles..................... 0.2701 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.2703 Stephen Everson................ 0.2764 Larry White...................... 0.2771 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.2907 Phillip Sheldon................... 0.2911 Bob Hammack................... 0.2941 Gene DeLoney................... 0.2964 Dave Woodward................. 0.2983 Ronal Hensley.................... 0.3007 Small Group Bob Brackney..................... 0.226 Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Jim Gardner.....................0.1832 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2339 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.2471 Tom Libby, III.................... 0.2484 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2590 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.2592 Ed Adams......................... 0.2655 Joe Pipola........................ 0.2665 Larry White...................... 0.2672 Stephen Everson................ 0.2692 Roy Damron...................... 0.2738 Walt Berger...................... 0.2771 Garett Atkins.................... 0.2782 Bud Schalles..................... 0.2871 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2899 Gene DeLoney................... 0.2894 Bob Hammack................... 0.3000
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Dan Sutton....................... 0.3002 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.3030 Jim Erickson..................... 0.3044 Two-Gun Bob Brackney...................0.2354 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2436 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.2541 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.2604 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2704 Joe Pipola........................ 0.2712 Ed Adams......................... 0.2778 Jim Erickson..................... 0.2790 Bob Hammack................... 0.2814 Roy Damron...................... 0.2926 Larry White...................... 0.2935 Tom Libby, III.................... 0.2959 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2960 Gene DeLoney................... 0.3004 Ed Maxwell....................... 0.3034 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3080 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.3096 Phill Nick......................... 0.3100 Stephen Everson................ 0.3121 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.3166 Phillip Sheldon................... 0.3214 Don Nielson...................... 0.3231 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3255 Chuck Miller..................... 0.3299 Randy Burgess................... 0.3333
Garett Atkins.................... 0.3411 Ronal Hensley.................... 0.3638 Bud Mundy....................... 0.3643 John Verhagen................... 0.3720 Greg Evanson.................... 0.3754 John Orn.......................... 0.3770
Mike Sosenko.................... 0.3770 Larry Leser....................... 0.3841 Dave Woodward................. 0.3841 Tony DeBacco.................... 0.4337 Pete Savage...................... 0.4396 Walt Berger...................... 0.7219
Arizona Benchrest Shooters February, 2014 Equipment List Light Varmint Grand Equipment ShooterName Action Bob Brackney Marsh Tom DeBacco Bat 3Lug Jim Erickson Bat SV Bob Hammack Bat Keith Cottrell Bat Joe Pipola Bat 3Lug Gary Ocock Marsh Ed Maxwell Marsh Ed Adams Viper Phill Nick Bordan Heavy Varmint Grand Equipment Jim Gardner Viper Bob Brackney Marsh Keith Cottrell Bat Tom Libby, III Bat Gary Ocock Marsh Tom DeBacco Bat 3lug Ed Adams Viper Joe Pipola Bat 3lug Larry White Marsh Stephen Everson Panda
Barrel Kreiger Kreiger Hart Broughton Bartlein Kreiger Kreiger Kreiger Bartlein Bartlein
StockMfg Brackney BRN/MacMillan Kelbly Scarbourgh Dickson Brn/MacM Brn/MacM Brn/MacM Klub Robertson
Caliber 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc
GunSmith Brackney n/a Brackney Self Ocock Ocock Ocock Ocock Adams Linkatis
Stocker Brackney Sutton Brackney Scarbourgh Dickson Ocock Ocock Ocock Adams Linkatis
BulletWgt Miller 65 Miller 67 Column Bart bt Miller 66 Pipola 67 Ocock 65 Miller Miller 67 Bart 68
PowderWgt 8208/29 8208 LT 32/28.5 133/29 133 8208/27.4 8208 133 133/29.1 LT 32/29
ScopePower Leupold/35X Sightron 36 LCS 40 March/50X March 50RR March Leupold/45X Weaver 36 March/40X Leupold/40X
Kreiger Bartlein Bartlein Kreiger Kreiger Bartlein Kreiger Kreiger Kreiger
Speedy Brackney Dickson Tom Dixon Brn/MacM Brn/MacM Klub Brn/MacM TM Bordan
6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc
Kuse Brackney Ocock Tom Dixon Ocock Self Adams Ocock Ocock Brackney
Kuse Brackney Dickson Tom Dixon Ocock Sutton Adams Ocock Ocock Everson
Berger 64 Miller 65 Miller 66 Bishop 66 Ocock 65 Miller 67 Miller 67 Pipola 67 Miller Column 64
133/29.5 8208/29 133 8208/29 8208 8208 133/29.1 8208/27.4 Lt 32 H322/27.5
March/50X Leupold/35X March March/40X Leupold/45X Sightron 36 March/40X 50RR March Nightforce 55 Leupold/45X
Welcome! To the 2014 NBRSA Group Nationals,
sponsored by the Holton Gun and Bow Club. On behalf of the Holton Gun and Bow Club, Bob and Nancy Scarborough, the shooters of the NBRSA Eastern Region and I, we are proud to host this year’s NBRSA Group Nationals which will be held September 22nd - 27th and the final WBC-15 USA team qualifying match. We are very excited to have Holton Gun and Bow Club, with its long history in hosting many key group matches within the NBRSA Eastern Region, host this year’s Group Nationals. The weather should be beautiful at Holton during the last week of September. The Holton Gun and Bow Club membership, Match Director’s Bob and Nancy Scarborough and I are currently working very hard to ensure we host a great National Championship match and….to ensure everyone has a great time as well! We are expecting very strong attendance and excitement at this year’s
Group Nationals, as this match is the final crescendo to the WBC-15 USA World Team qualification process. Please ensure you make your hotel and travel reservations early. Hotel information can be found online at www. holtongunandbowclub.com under the Calendar tab or you can contact Nancy Scarbrough with any questions at 231 519-2822. We look forward to seeing everyone again during the week of September 22nd at Holton! Please do not hesitate to contact Bob & Nancy Scarborough or myself with any questions. My cell is 336 542-8711. Safe Travels. Jack Neary Eastern Region Director
Holton Events! Did you know that Michigan is the baby food capital of the world? Did you know that there are five Chambers of Commerce within 40 minutes of Holton? Why do you care? If you are planning to take a little sojourn with the wife or even with your buddies after a day of shooting, this is a grand opportunity to see what the area of-
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Civil War Muster
If you arrive early, Sept 20-21 there’s a Civil War weekend re-enactment including professional re-enactors making camp and recreating battles. This year, the all-new, free admission event features two days worth of music, impressions of historical figures, performances, medical scenarios, period-style vendors, and (of course) a battle. The event is held at Van Raalte Farm. For more information call 616 796-3324.
Farmer’s Markets
Need a little something-something to tie you over? Feeling lost without your home-made bread? Missing your honey? If you have a hankering for homemade produce, honey, plants, baked goods and crafts, then look no further than the Farmer’s Markets. There’s one on Friday’s 2-7pm in Newaygo in Brooks Park (26 miles west of the range). Fremont Market Place is 17 minutes north-east of the range and holds them Saturdays 8-1pm and Tuesdays 3:30-6:30pm.
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White Lake
West 30 minutes is White Lake area with it’s beaches and parks, light house museum, boating, biking and golfing. The White Lake area has a 22 mile bike path and before leaving for home, consider dropping by the 34th Annual Fall Fest Arts & Crafts on Saturday, September 27, 2014 10am5pm where you can enjoy live music, hayrides, cider mill & food vendors in Downtown Whitehall in the North Mears Parking Lot.
Harvest Festival
We will be there during Harvest Festival and just in time to enjoy the parade at 6pm on Thursday, Sept 26. There’s pumpkin bowling, a seed spitting contest, pedal pulls and a Sidewalk Star Party sponsored by the Newaygo County Dark Sky Astronomers. Friday the 27th there’s the Fireman’s Pancake Supper from 5-7 and an Antique Tractor Show from noon until 7pm.See www.fremontcommerce.com for details.
Hart-Montague Bike Trail
Within an hour’s drive is the Hart-Montague Bike Trail with 22 miles of rural scenery and picnic areas to enjoy.
Muskegon Beach & State Park
Southwest 30 minutes Muskegon Beach & State Park boasts 1,165 acres on Lake Michigan for sun bathing, swimming, fishing and boating as well as 12 miles of hiking trails.
Silver Lake Park & Sand Dunes
An hour northwest is Silver Lake State Park with 2,000 acres of rolling sand dunes 1.5 miles wide and 3 miles long. It’s still growing and moving.
Novi Gun & Knife Show
On your way back home, if you are heading east, consider dropping by the Novi Gun & Knife Show and view their Shotguns, Rifles, Handguns, Scopes, Knives, Shooting Supplies, Ammunition, Reloading Equipment, Gun Cases, Pistol & Rifle Magazines, Military Surplus, Collector Items, Archery, Fishing Supplies, Safes, Custom hand made gun cabinets & Wild Game Jerky. Saturday 9-5 & Sunday 10-3pm $6/day.
American Sewing Expo
For the wife, there’s an American Sewing Expo running Sept 26-28 9am5pm at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.
Unruly Brewing Company
Although currently under construction, here’s to hoping it will be completed in time for the Group Nationals.
Hackley & Hume Historic Site
Located 15 miles from Holton, these restored Queen Ann homes were built in the late 1880’s and were once the home to two of Muskegon’s most prominent lumber barons. Featuring intricate wood carvings, stained glass, stenciled walls and ceilings, some original furniture and family possessions. This site is featured on the National Register and is sponsored by the Muskegon County Museum.
Scolnik House
A Historic House of the Depression Era. The house is a site of the Muskegon County Museum and will tell the story of common families living during the Great Depression. In fall 1929, stocks fell 75%, income fell 40% and a quarter of the workforce was unemployed. A fictional Polish Catholic family owns the two story home which was built in the late 1880s in classic Queen Anne-Inspired Folk Victorian style. The family includes a couple, their five children and the paternal grandmother. They initially lived on both floors of the home, but because of the depression, now only occupy the main floor. The second floor is now an apartment to a young fictional PolishJewish couple, their two children and the wife’s brother. They immigrated to the United States before the Holocaust. The Scolnik House is open for public tours Wednesday through Sunday 12pm - 4pm from May to October. No admission fee.
Lake Effect Winery
Lake Effect Winery is located on Michigan’s west coast in the beautiful, lakefront Muskegon County. The winery uses premium Michigan fruits and berries to produce delicious wines, boasting unique flavors. The wines include: Apple, Blueberry, Elderberry, Cherry, Black Currant, Pear, Aronia, Marion Berry and Elderblue.
White River Light Station
A vintage 1875 lighthouse now used as a museum which offers the opportunity to see what life used to be like around the great lakes. It features photos, paintings, artifacts, and newspaper articles about the lighthouse, shipping, and lumbering.
Country Dairy, Inc
Take a tour of the processing plant and show barn in order to see where it all begins. Country Dairy is a fourth generation family farm and has been bottling their own milk free of rBST (bovine growth hormone) for over 20 years. Country Dairy also makes rBST free cheese, butter, and premium ice cream. Country Dairy has a farm store and deli hosting a bottomless cup of their own fresh milk. At the deli, guests can enjoy cold and hot sandwiches, wraps, grilled panini sandwiches and hoagies. Afterward they can top off their meal with a selection from the dairy’s various specialty sundaes or choose from their 17 flavors of ice cream made right here on the farm. Farm store and visitor’s center is open Mon thru Sat 7am—8pm.
Grand Haven Art Walk
Grand Haven ArtWalk is an art event that enables artists to display their work in public or private spaces throughout Downtown & Centertown Grand Haven. The public can explore art, interact with artists and vote for their favorite pieces in the following categories: photography, painting, sculpture, and drawing/mixed media.
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Straighter Brass Makes Straighter Ammo by Boyd Allen
Improving The Process Someone told me that Ferris Pindell said that unless things are in perfect alignment, you are better off letting them float a little, or words to that effect. Without getting to the issue of how straight is straight enough, this article is about how to make straighter brass with the equipment that you already own, by using a better die setup technique, and modifying your press and shell holder. A couple of weeks back, a friend, Don Forbes, who has a lot of race engine building experience, builds his own rifles, and has a lathe, mill and boundless energy and curiosity, took an interest in the alignment of his Rock Chuckers’ (2) ram to die thread alignment. What he learned, and the bit that I added to it, more than halved the runout of my FL sized PPC brass. This all began with an after lunch bull session at a local (Selma, CA) carniceria that serves huge, tasty, chili verde burritos. During the wide ranging discussion of possible things to try to improve our
results, I told him of an idea that became the basis for a successful investigation and equipment modification. Of course without his skill and equipment, my idea would have remained unproven theory. As it turned out, it worked very well. By careful examination of brass that he had raised into contact with a die (minus bushing) lowering the ram and seeing if there was room to push the case to either side, and to the rear, Don determined that the case had no room to move to one side and to the rear, a possible indication that it was being held off center from the die. It turned out that it was a combination of the shell holder and the length of the slot in the ram that needed fixing. First the shell holder. It had been my idea to allow it to float a little by reducing the diameters of the bottom flange and the necked down part between it and the upper flange. Using his lathe, he did that and then discovered that there was still an issue getting the shell holder far enough to the rear in the
face of the ram, so he chucked up the ram and opened up the back of the slot in a circle, that was centered in the ram and slightly larger in diameter than its original width, creating more clearance to the rear and sides while leaving the front of the slot as it had been manufactured. This combination gave him float all around, and when combined with first touching the case to the die and then retracting it slightly, to center the shell holder and case on the die before sizing the case, was able to achieve much better sized case concentricity. Since I happen to have an extra RCBS # 32 shell holder (My investigation would be with 6PPC cases.), I asked him to do to it what he had done to his and take .015 off of the top as well. The next time that I saw him, he handed me the shell holder, with the middle and bottom diameters reduced, and the top cut down as I requested. Sometime later, I had a chance to test the results of the modifications, comparing them to those from a
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shell holder that had only had its height reduced. For the test, I used a Harrell turret press, and a RCBS Gold Medal (bushing) FL die, that I had come by as part of a writing assignment. At first I inserted the fully modified shell holder in the top of the press’s ram to see if it could be moved. It could not, and after some thought, it came to me that it was being held further off center because of the reduced diameters, which was not what I was looking for, so I improvised. I removed the shell holder retainer. Then it could float as intended, and with the ram fully retracted the press frame prevented the shell holder from falling out. So far so good. Then I began to do my comparison of the results from that shell holder and one with stock diameters. The results with the modified one were better, but not as good as I had hoped for, or as good as my friend had reported. The good news is that I managed to figure out why, and come up with a fix. It seems that the threads of the RCBS die were slightly smaller than those of the Harrell’s die that I normally use, which were about as tight a fit as would be workable in the minimum sized threads of the turret. The RCBS die had significant float within those threads, which could result in its being locked down slightly off center, and/or cocked. Fortunately, this was not my first encounter with this sort of a problem. I had a plan. Holding the die so that it could not turn, I raised the lock ring, leaving a gap between it and the press turret and tightened the set screw, securing its position on the die. Then I secured the die from turning with strips of Gorilla tape down the sides of the die body, across the top and edge of the lock ring, bridging the gap, and down the sides of the two hole turret, so that the die could float but not turn in the press’s threads. I used two half inch wide strips across from each other, and tested the result. It worked. My final step was to size a couple of cases. This gave me end of neck runout of a half thousandth, or
less, about twice as good as it had been after all of the previous work. (For all of my runout measurements I used an old Sinclair concentricity gauge that supports the case body on four bearing balls.) Not wanting to settle for pieces of tape, it seemed to me that if I screwed down the trued (another story) lock ring to the top of the press turret, with a case that was in the process of being sized in place, that this would hold the die centered, and let me do away with the ugly and fragile tape connection. It was not to be. Even though I did my best to be careful while tightening the lock ring, the runout was increased, significantly, so I returned to the previous configuration, with the tape and the space, and resolved to work on a more elegant solution, while continuing to use what works the best. So there you have it. I can size cases with a factory die, in a turret press, so that they have no more than a half of a thousandth runout at the ends of their necks (measured on an old Sinclair concentricity gauge that uses four bearing balls to support the case). Of course if you are already getting results that are this good or better, this has been a complete waste of your time, and I should be reading your article;-) My apologies to those of you who cannot deal with functional ugly, but for me, for this kind of situation, how a thing works takes precedence over how it looks.
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Desert Sportsman Varmint For Score by Keith Myers
Las Vegas, Nevada 3/1/2014 Even with gusty winds and rain in the forecast, shooters came in from the surrounding states to see who will prevail for the start of the 2014 VFS season. Thankfully, the rain did not show up. With the prevailing wind in our faces all day, rain would have soaked us and our precious rigs. We started at 100 yards with nice steady wind and no mirage. By the time the first match had begun at 200 yards, the winds picked up and started blowing a few flags over and some targets from their frames. Here are the results. 100 Yards Keith Myers..................... 250-18X Tom Debacco................... 250-14X Scott Smith...................... 250-9X Howard Bloom.................. 249-15X Tony Debacco.................... 249-8X 200 Yards Tom Debacco....................248-1X Tom Guisewhite................. 243-3X Pete Savage...................... 242-4X Keith Myers...................... 242-3X Randy Burgess................... 242-0X 100/200 Aggregate Tom Debacco................... 498-15X Keith Myers..................... 492-21X Randy Burgess................... 490-9X Howard Bloom.................. 489-18X Tom Guisewhite................ 488-11X
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2014 Hunter & Varmint For Score Nationals August 4-7 at Casper, Wyoming
Stool shooter Keith Myers prepares at Desert Sportsman Club. See page 30 to read a special letter from 2-Gun winner, Tom DeBacco’s son Tony.
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2014 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule SOUTHWEST REGION
Oct 18-19
UNL-5
100/200
Visalia Sportsmen Association Visalia Invitational
Oct 25-26
4Gun
300/300
Palomino 5-Shot 300 Palomino Valley Gun Club
Oct 26
LG/HG
1000
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
May 3
VFS
100/200
Desert Sportsman’s Rifle Club Nevada State Championship
May 3-4
SP/LV
100/200
Sloughhouse Group Benchrest CA State Championship Part 1
May 3-4
SP/UNL
100/200
Central Utah Benchrest Club Utah State Championship Part 1
Nov 1
VFS
200/300
Desert Sportsman’s Rifle Club Glitter Gulch LR Championship
May 10
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
Nov 1-2
LV/HV
100/200
Sloughhouse Group Benchrest
Nov 8
LG/HG
1000
May 17-18
LV/HV
100/200
Visalia Sportsmen Association Visalia Group Match
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
Nov 8-9
SP/UNL5
100/200
May 24-25
LV/HV
200/100
Palomino Valley Gun Club Nevada State Championship #1
Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona State Championship #2
Nov 23
LG/HG
600
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
May 25
LG/HG
600
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
Dec 6-7
UNL5/UNL5
100/200
June 6-8
HTR/VFS
100/200 300
Desert Sportsman’s Rifle Club Southwest Regional Two Gun
Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona Invitational Unlimited
Dec 13
LG/HG
1000
June 7-8
HV/UNL
100/200
Sloughhouse Group Benchrest CA State Championship Part 2
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
Dec 28
LG/HG
1000
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
June 7-8
SP/UNL-5
200/100
Nevada State Championship #2 Palomino Valley Gun Club
NORTH CENTRAL REGION
June 14
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
May 10
HTR
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
May 10-11
LV/HV
100/200
Minnetonka Game & Fish, MN
HTR/VFS
100/200
Boone Valley Ikes, IA *New Club* Two Gun Championship
June 21-22
HV/UNL-5
100/200
Visalia Sportsmen Association Unlimited SW Regional
May 17-18
June 22
LG/HG
1000
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
May 18
HV
100/200
Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA
July 5-6
LV/HV
100/200
Sloughhouse 200 4-Gun Challenge Sloughhouse Group Benchrest
May 25
VFS
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
May 31June 1
UNL10/SP
100/200
Prairie Dog Target Club, SD NC Regional Legs 1&2
July 12
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
June 8
HTR
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
July 27
LG/HG
600
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
June 14
LV
100/200
Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA
Aug 2-3
LV/HV
100/200
Sloughhouse Group Benchrest
100/200
LV/HV
100/200
Central Utah Benchrest Club Utah State Championship Part 2
June 21-22
LV/HV
Aug 2-3
Minnesota State Championship Minnetonka Game & Fish, MN
100/200
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
June 21-22
HTR/VFS
Aug 9
Casper Benchrest Shooters WY Wyoming State Hunter/VFS
June 22
VFS
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
Aug 24
LG/HG
1000
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
HTR/VFS
100/200
Aug 30-31
SP/LV/HV
100/200
Southwest Regional Championship Visalia Sportsmen Association
June 28-29
Boone Valley Ikes, IA Iowa State Score Championship
July 5-6
HV/LV
Sept 6
VFS
200/300
NV State Long Range Championship Desert Sportsman’s Rifle Club
100/200 300
Prairie Dog Target Club, SD Sat HV SD State 100/200/300 Sun LV NC Regional
Sept 6-7
LV/HV
300/200
Long Range Varmint Nationals Palomino Valley Gun Club, NV
July 12-13
LV/HV
100/200
Don Judd Memorial Minnetonka Game & Fish, MN
Sept 13
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
July 13
HTR
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
100/200
UNL/UNL
300/200 100
Palomino Unlimited 5-Shot Palomino Valley Gun Club, NV
July 19-20
HTR/VFS
Sept 27-28
Casper Benchrest Shooters, WY Trail Run Shoot
July 20
HV/UNL
100/200
Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA
Sept 28
LG/HG
600
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
100/200
VFS
100/200
Desert Sportsman’s Rifle Club Silver State Shootout
July 26-27
LV/HV
Oct 4
Boone Valley Ikes, IA Iowa State Group Championship
July 27
VFS
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
Oct 4-5
LV/HV
100/200
Sloughhouse Group Benchrest
Aug 4-7
HTR/VFS
Oct 4-5
LV/HV
100/200
Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona State Championship #1
100/200 200/300
Casper Benchrest Shooters, WY 2014 Hunter/VFS Nationals
Aug 10
HTR
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
Oct 11
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
Aug 16-17
SP/UNL
100/200
Minnesota State Championship Minnetonka Game & Fish, MN
Aug 17
LV
100/200
Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA
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2014 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule Aug 23-24
HTR/VFS
200/300
Lincoln Izaak Walton League 1st NBRSA Registered Match
Oct 11-12
LV/HV
100/200
WWCCA Fall Classic
Aug 24
VFS
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
LV/HV
100/200
Aug 30-31
LV/HV
100/200
Prairie Dog Target Club, SD Sat HV Butch Kimmel & NC Regional Sun LV Butch Kimmel & SD State
Oct 18-19
Shelby County Deer Hunters Fall Finale
Sept 6-7
LV/HV
100/200
Minnetonka Game & Fish, MN
Sept 6-7
HTR/VFS
100/200
Boone Valley Ikes, IA Two Gun Score Shoot
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION May 10
HTR
100/200
Van Dyne Sportsmens Club
May 18
HTR/VFS
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis
June 7
HTR
100/200
Van Dyne Sportsmens Club
HTR/VFS
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis
Sept 6
HV
100/200
Nebraska State Championship Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club
June 15 June 20
LV/HV
100/200
East-West Show-Me Set-Up Day
Sept 7
VFS
100/200
Nebraska State Championship Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club
June 21-22
LV/HV
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis East-West Show Me Shootout
Sept 14
VFS
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
July 12-13
HTR
100/200
Van Dyne Sportsmens Club WI State Championship
July 13
LG/HG
600
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn
July 19-20
HTR/VFS
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis MO State/Jarvis/MVR Chism
July 26-27
LV/HV
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Sat Night Match 5pm, Sun 8AM
Aug 17
LG/HG
600
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn
Sept 13
VFS
100/200
Van Dyne Sportsmens Club
Sept 20
LG/HG
600
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn
GULF COAST REGION May 3-4
LV/SP
100/200
Central Texas Benchrest Shooters
May 17-18
UNL/HV
100/200
Seymour Stool Shooters Texas State Championship
May 18
VFS
100/200
Southwest LA Rifle & Pistol Club
May 31June 1
LV/SP
100/200
North Texas Shooters Assn Gulf Coast Region Showdown
June 14-15
UNL/HV
100/200
Seymour Stool Shooters Gulf Coast Regionals
June 21-22
VFS/HTR
100/200
Tomball Gun Club VFS/HTR San Jacinto
Oct 5
HTR/VFS
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis
Oct 11
LG/HG
600
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn
June 29
VFS
100/200
Southwest LA Rifle & Pistol Club
100/200
SP/HV
100/200
Midland Shooters Association Texas Shootout
Oct 18-19
LV/HV
July 5-6
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Mississippi Valley Regionals
Nov 8
LG/HG
600
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn
July 19-20
4-GUN
200
North Texas Shooters Association
July 27
HTR/VFS
100/200
Southwest LA Rifle & Pistol Club Louisiana State Score Champion
Aug 17
VFS
100/200
North Texas Shooters’ VFS Match
Aug 30-31
LV/HV
100/200
Midland Shooters Association Buffalo
Sept 21
VFS
100/200
Southwest LA Rifle & Pistol Club HTR & Gulf Coast VFS Regionals
Oct 26
HTR/VFS
100/200
Southwest LA Rifle & Pistol ClubVFS & Gulf Coast HTR Regionals
EASTERN REGION May 3-4
LV/HV
100/200
Fairchance Gun Club Hog Roast
May 17-18
LV/HV
100/200
Chippewa Super Shoot Warm-Up
May 21-24
LV/HV
100/200
Kelbly’s Super Shoot
Jun 7-8
LV/HV
100/200
WWCCA Wolverine Challenge
June 28-29
LV/HV
100/200
Shelby County Deer Hunters Briar Hail Memorial
July 4-6
LV/HV/UNL
100/200
Fairchance Gun Club Eastern 3-Gun Championship
July 19-20
LV/HV
100/200
Kane Fish & Game PA State Championship
July 26-27
LV/HV
Sept 22-27
4-GUN
100/200 100/200
Holton Gun Club Michigan State Championship
NORTHWEST REGION May 3-4
SP/HV
100/200
Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Manley Oakley Memorial Trophy
May 3-4
HTR/VFS
200/300
Whittecar Rifle Range, MT Montana State Long Range
May 10-11
VFS/HTR
200/300
Wenatchee Benchrest Club, WA
May 24-25
HTR/VFS
100/200
Yellowstone Rifle Club, MT
May 31
HTR
100/200
Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette, WA
June 1
VFS
100/200
Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club, ID
June 7-8
HV/UNL-5
100/200
Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Northwest HV Regional
June 7-8
HTR/VFS
100/200 300
Whittecar Rifle Range, MT Northwest Score Regionals
June 14-15
HTR/VFS
100/200
Wenatchee Benchrest Club, WA Washington State Score Two-Gun
June 22
LG/HG
600
Rogue Valley Sport Shooting Assn
June 28-29
HTR/VFS
100/200
Yellowstone Rifle Club, MT Mac Clark Memorial & MT State
June 28
VFS
100/200
Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette, WA
June 29
HTR
100/200
Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club, ID Idaho State Championship
July 4-6
UNL-10 UNL-10 UNL-5
100/200
Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Sam Wilson Memorial, Sniper King & WA UNL Championship
July 6
HTR/VFS
100/200
Whittecar Rifle & Pistol Club
Holton Gun Club, Holton, MI 2014 Group Benchrest Nationals
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2014 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule Aug 2-3
HTR/VFS
100/200
Northern Colorado Benchrest
Aug 16-17
LV/HV
100/200
Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette
Whittington Center Benchrest Rattlesnake
100/200
Yellowstone Rifle Club Montana State Group Championship
Aug 30-31
LV/HV
100/200
Mill Creek Group Benchrest, KS
SP/LV
100/200
Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Northwest SP & LV Regionals
Sept 6-7
LV/HV
100/200
Northern Colorado Benchrest Firewalker LV&HV 4Gun
Aug 17
LG/HG
600
Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn
100/200
LV/HV
100/200
Yellowstone Rifle Club
Sept 27-28
LV/HV
Aug 23-24
Land’s End Benchrest, CO LV Leg of 4-Gun & Purple Haze
Aug 30Sept 1
SP/LV/HV
100/200
Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Ed Frombach Memorial & WA State SP, LV, HV & 3Gun
Oct 4-5
LV/HV
100/200
Mill Creek Group Benchrest, KS
Oct 18-19
LV/HV
100/200
Rio Grande Benchrest, NM
Sept 14
LG/HG
600
Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn
EUROPEAN REGION
Oct 19
LG/HG
600
Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn
LG/HG
600
Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn
June 5-8
100/200
Nov 16
Alpen Cup Benchrest Dolomiti, Dobbiaco IT
July 12-13
HTR/VFS
100/200 300
Wenatchee Benchrest Bob Miller Memorial
July 26
HTR
100/200
July 26-27
LV/HV
Aug 2-3
LV/HV
SOUTHEAST REGION
MID-CONTINENT REGION May 3-4
HTR/VFS
100/200
Northern Colorado Benchrest
May 3-4
LV/HV
100/200
Mill Creek Group Benchrest, KS
May 17-18
LV/HV
100/200
Land’s End Benchrest, CO HV Leg of 4-Gun Challenge
May 24-25
LV/HV
100/200
Whittington Center Benchrest Best in the West
May 31 June 1
HTR/VFS
100/200 300
Sat 100/200, Sun 300 Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS
June 7-8
SP/HV
100/200
Northern Colorado Benchrest SP Leg of 4Gun
June 7-8
LV/HV
100/200
Mill Creek Group Benchrest, KS
June 14-15
HV-UNL/SP
100/200
Whittington Center Benchrest Leg 1 New Mexico State 4Gun
July 12-13
UNL10/ UNL5
100/200
Northern Colorado Benchrest UNL10 Leg of 4Gun
July 12-13
LV/HV
100/200
Mill Creek Group Benchrest, KS
July 19-20
UNL10/SP
100/200
Land’s End Benchrest, CO 2nd & 3rd Legs of 4-Gun
July 19-20
LV/HV
100/200
Whittington Center Benchrest Muchas Gracias
July 12-13
LV/HV
100/200
Unaka Rod & Gun Club, TN
Aug 23-24
4-GUN
100
Southeast Region Champ Leg 1 Brock’s Gap Training Center
Sept 6-7
4-GUN
200
Southeast Region Champ Leg 2 Unaka Rod & Gun Club, TN
Oct 11-12
LV/HV
100/200
River Bend Gun Club, GA
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Visalia’s Cactus Warm-Up
Written by Bill Mellor The first match of the year for Visalia was almost canceled when Dennis Thornbury called the range and said he was sick in bed and could not even get to the range. They held a meeting and Dan Lutke, Don Nielson and Scott Hamilton volunteered to run the match. The weather was cool and overcast both days and the 36 shooters attending did some great shooting. The Winner of LV100 was Robert Doi with a .1838 aggregate. Jack Childers was not far behind with a .1864 for second place. Steve Epstein shot his first screamer, a .060 for the small group trophy. Art Kawai won the LV200 shooting a .2439 aggregate. Norm Jeffery took second with a .2464. Norm also won the small group trophy with a .128 screamer. The LV Grand winner is a newcomer to Visalia, Bob Hammack shot a nice .2274 aggregate for the win. Norm Jeffery took second with a .2302 aggregate. Keith Cottrell placed third with a .2369, In Fourth place shooting a .2420 was Steve Epstein and George Lozano placed fifth with a .2478. It didn’t take Bob Hammack long to figure out the conditions at Visalia. He won the HV100 with a .1748 aggregate. Taking second with a .1786 aggregate was George Lozano. The small group trophy was presented to Everet Smith who shot a .043 screamer. The HV200 went to George Lozano shooting a fine .1971 aggregate. Jim Nicolas placed second with a .2229 and Jim also won the small group award with tiny .134 group. The HV Grand was awarded to George Lozano shooting a
.1878 aggregate. Jim Nicolas won second with .2153, and placing third with a .2207 aggregate was Walt Berger. Francis Lee shot a .2226 aggregate for fourth and fifth place went to Norm Jeffery with a 2282. George Lozano won the Two Gun first place trophy with a .2178 aggregate. George had the pleasure of sharing the moment with his son David whom he had brought to the match and competed in his first Benchrest match. Coming in second place with a .2292 aggregate was Norm Jeffery, Bob Hammack shot a .2358 for third place, placing fourth was Tom Libby with a .2426 and in fifth place was Larry White shooting a .2450. A big thank you goes to Dan Lutke, Don Nielson and Scott Hamilton for stepping up and taking over for Dennis Thornbury. On a sad note, Scott Hamilton’s father and our range master for many years, Bob Hamilton passed away recently. He will be missed. George said David enjoyed the weekend and got a feel for how challenging this sport can be. He also sent a big thank you to Dan Lutke who provided him with much encouragement and support. Take a closer look at the names listed and consider who George was shooting against. Norm Jeffery is a benchrest winning stalwart, Tom Libby just returned from WBC-12, Keith Cottrell is a World Record holder, Walt Berger is a benchrest icon, Dan Lutke is two-time shooter of the year in Sacramento, Lou Murdica is the reigning VFS Champion,
Don Nielson’s long range legacy has never been equalled and that’s just to name some. Regardless of all the titles and qualifications, it’s always one shooter against another on even footing and anyone’s game. A heartfelt congratulations to George. The win couldn’t go to a nicer guy. Light Varmint 100-Yards Robert Doi.......................0.1838 Jack Childers.................... 0.1864 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.1920 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.1964 Bob Hammack................... 0.2032 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2140 Mel Iwatsubo..................... 0.2154 Walt Berger...................... 0.2186 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2258 Steve Epstein.................... 0.2288 Tom Libby........................ 0.2370 Larry White...................... 0.2454 George Lozano.................. 0.2466 Everet Smith..................... 0.2524 Art Kawai......................... 0.2590 Greg Evanson.................... 0.2686 David Woodward................ 0.2718 Francis Lee....................... 0.2756 Duke Rovarino................... 0.2786 John Pierce...................... 0.2814 Small Group Steve Epstein..................... 0.060 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Bob Hammack...................0.1748 George Lozano.................. 0.1786 Russ Hessey...................... 0.1814 Tom Libby........................ 0.1854 Larry White...................... 0.1954 Walt Berger...................... 0.1982 Marty Childers................... 0.2000 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2044 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2076
May, 2014 Precision Rifleman Don Nielson...................... 0.2132 Francis Lee....................... 0.2152 John Pierce...................... 0.2220 Art Kawai......................... 0.2236 Mel Iwatsubo..................... 0.2238 Everet Smith..................... 0.2362 Dan Capps........................ 0.2586 Steve Epstein.................... 0.2592 Steve White...................... 0.2606 Mike Sosenko.................... 0.2632 Duke Rovarino................... 0.2662 Small Group Everet Smith...................... 0.043 Light Varmint 200-Yards Art Kawai........................0.2439 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2464 George Lozano.................. 0.2490 Bob Hammack................... 0.2517 Steve Epstein.................... 0.2551 Tom Libby........................ 0.2596 Larry White...................... 0.2655 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.2819 Mike Sosenko.................... 0.2830 Duke Rovarino................... 0.2857 Steve White...................... 0.2863 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2941 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2961 John Pierce...................... 0.3095 Paul Garin........................ 0.3098 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.3135 Francis Lee....................... 0.3197 Don Nielson...................... 0.3209 Everet Smith..................... 0.3217 Jack Childers.................... 0.3257 Small Group Norm Jeffery..................... 0.128 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards George Lozano..................0.1971 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2229 Francis Lee....................... 0.2300 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.2342 Walt Berger...................... 0.2431 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2520 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2678 Greg Evanson.................... 0.2732 Everet Smith..................... 0.2733 Larry White...................... 0.2738 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2850 Tom Libby........................ 0.2882 Marty Childers................... 0.2951 George Pizzillo.................. 0.2999 Gary Sinclair..................... 0.3063 David Woodward................ 0.3126 Bob Hammack................... 0.3134 Art Kawai......................... 0.3208 Gregg Ferrell.................... 0.3259 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.3298 Small Group Jim Nicolas........................ 0.134
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Above: Sunday Winners L-R back: Francis Lee, Steve Epstein, Jim Nicolas, front:Keith Cottrell, George Lozano, Bob Hammack, Art Kawai & Norm Jeffery Page 20 Saturday’s Winners L-R: Robert Doi, Keith Cottrell, Steve Epstein, Bob Hammack, Russ Hessey, Everet Smith. Front: George Lozano & Jack Childers Light Varmint Grand Bob Hammack...................0.2274 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2302 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.2369 Steve Epstein.................... 0.2420 George Lozano.................. 0.2478 Tom Libby........................ 0.2483 Art Kawai......................... 0.2515 Larry White...................... 0.2555 Jack Childers.................... 0.2560 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2697 Duke Rovarino................... 0.2822 Walt Berger...................... 0.2853 Everet Smith..................... 0.2871 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2885 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2898 John Pierce...................... 0.2955 Francis Lee....................... 0.2977 Steve White...................... 0.3045 David Woodward................ 0.3128 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.3140 Heavy Varmint Grand George Lozano..................0.1878 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2153 Walt Berger...................... 0.2207 Francis Lee....................... 0.2226 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2282 Larry White...................... 0.2346 Tom Libby........................ 0.2368 Bob Hammack................... 0.2441 Marty Childers................... 0.2475 Everet Smith..................... 0.2548 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.2551 Don Nielson...................... 0.2716 Art Kawai......................... 0.2722
Greg Evanson.................... 0.2787 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2857 George Pizzillo.................. 0.2862 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2903 Gary Sinclair..................... 0.2937 Steve Epstein.................... 0.2950 Mel Iwatsubo..................... 0.3007 Two-Gun George Lozano..................0.2178 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2292 Bob Hammack................... 0.2358 Tom Libby........................ 0.2426 Larry White...................... 0.2450 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.2460 Walt Berger...................... 0.2530 Francis Lee....................... 0.2601 Art Kawai......................... 0.2618 Steve Epstein.................... 0.2686 Everet Smith..................... 0.2709 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2819 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2878 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2894 Don Nielson...................... 0.2950 Jack Childers.................... 0.2968 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.3009 John Pierce...................... 0.3014 Duke Rovarino................... 0.3043 George Pizzillo.................. 0.3048 Marty Childers................... 0.3075 Gary Sinclair..................... 0.3123 David Woodward................ 0.3159 Mel Iwatsubo..................... 0.3239 Greg Evanson.................... 0.3321 Mike Sosenko.................... 0.3332 Russ Hessey...................... 0.3393
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Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters
Our first match of the year was held March 1-2, 2014 at Sacramento Valley Shooting Facility. We had 17 shooters on Saturday and 19 on Sunday. Weather was cold and very windy with a low of 50F and a high of 65F; winds were very gusty up to 19mph. We shot both LV and HV 200 on Saturday and LV and HV 100 on Sunday. Mark Walker from Washington visited our range on his way to the Cactus who won the Two Gun shooting the range for the first time. Congratulations to Mark on a clean sweep and thanks to Bob Dorton for fixing lunch on Saturday. Light Varmint 100 Mark Walker.....................0.2804 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2926 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.3134 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3250 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3402 Robert Wademan................ 0.3646 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3650
TA L M E
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Bill Mellor........................ 0.3742 Dave Tack........................ 0.3752 Don Nielson...................... 0.3802 Small Group Robert Wademan................. 0.157 Light Varmint 200 Mark Walker.....................0.2580 Greg Wilson...................... 0.2892 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3348 Raymond Garric................. 0.3950 Dave Tack........................ 0.4232 Francis Lee....................... 0.4269 Dan Lutke........................ 0.4335 Everet Smith..................... 0.4346 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4369 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.4547 Small Group Mark Walker....................... 0.361 Light Varmint Grand Mark Walker.....................0.2692 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3147 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3631 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.3841 Dave Tack........................ 0.3992
PRECISION
PERFORMANCE
by Dan Lutke
Raymond Garric................. 0.4075 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.4110 Michael Taner.................... 0.4248 Don Nielson...................... 0.4365 Everet Smith..................... 0.4402 Heavy Varmint 100 Mark Walker.....................0.2142 Steve Epstein.................... 0.2384 Everet Smith..................... 0.2484 Michael Taner.................... 0.2572 Dave Tack........................ 0.2580 Raymond Garric................. 0.2656 Greg Wilson...................... 0.2688 Bill Mellor........................ 0.2844 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.3066 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3354 Small Group Arthur Kawai...................... 0.141 Heavy Varmint 200 Mark Walker.....................0.2974 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3913 Dan Lutke........................ 0.4011 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.4641 Dave Tack........................ 0.5071 Everet Smith..................... 0.5083 Raymond Garric................. 0.5101 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.5447 Joe Pahanick..................... 0.5873 Bill Mellor........................ 0.5897 Small Group Dan Lutke......................... 0.408 Heavy Varmint Grand Mark Walker.....................0.2558 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3300 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3729 Everet Smith..................... 0.3783 Dave Tack........................ 0.3826 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.3853 Raymond Garric................. 0.3878 Bill Mellor........................ 0.4371 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.4403 Michael Taner.................... 0.4547 Two-Gun Mark Walker.....................0.2625 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3224 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3679 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.3847 Dave Tack........................ 0.3909 Raymond Garric................. 0.3977 Everet Smith..................... 0.4093 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.4256 Bill Mellor........................ 0.4392 Michael Taner.................... 0.4397 Henry Pinkney................... 0.4558 Joe Pahanick..................... 0.4697
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Sloughhouse LV/HV Equipment List for March 1-2, 2014 Light Varmint: Shooter's Name Mark Walker Greg Wilson Dan Lutke Gabe Ledesma Dave Tack Heavy Varmint: Mark Walker Greg Wilson Dan Lutke Everet Smith Dave Tack
Action BAT BAT Stolle Stolle Stolle
Barrel Krieger Bartlein Bartlein Krieger Krieger
Caliber 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc
Stock BAT Borden McMillan Leonard McMillan
Stocker Kostanich Wilson Iwatsubo Ocock self
Scope Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold B&L
Bullet Berger Berger 64 Boers 66 Berger Tack 67
BAT BAT Stolle BAT Stolle
Krieger Krieger Krieger Krieger Shilen
6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc
BAT Borden Stolle McMillan McMillan
Kostanich Wilson Iwatsubo Ocock self
Leupold Leupold Leupold March B&L
Berger Barts 65 Lee 66 Miller 54 Tack 67
Sloughhouse Short Range Matches: May 3-4, June 7-8, July 5-6, Aug 2-3, Oct 4-5 & Nov 1-2 Long Range Matches: May 25, June 22, July 27, Aug 24, Sept 28, Oct 26, Nov 23 & Dec 28
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Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
The following are results from the February 23rd 600-yard long range benchrest match at Sacramento. Weekend weather was sunny, warm and dry. The morning started with temperatures in the low 40s with clear skies. and the afternoon warmed to the low 70s. If you are going to travel to Sacramento, there is no better time than the spring. Just remember to get here early enough in the season to avoid our “unseasonably� hot summers. As the results show, many shooters showed up to get some last-minute practice before testing their skills at the upcoming Long Range Nationals. Light Gun 3 Target Group Aggregate Bill Mellor........................ 2.922 Bill Hubina........................2.961 Andy Anderson....................3.043 Bob Landis........................3.107 Robert Hoppe.....................3.256 Stu Harvey........................3.319 Ken Schroeder....................3.606 Richard Heinsohn................3.894 Dan Roberson.....................4.280 Gerry Tierney.....................4.514 Louie Tamagni....................4.632
Bill Bonser......................... 4.859 Jim McNeil........................ 4.872 Norm Matzen..................... 4.965 Dick Colyar........................ 5.003 Michael Taner..................... 5.063 Raymond Garric.................. 5.779 Ron Chisick........................ 5.779 Bob Dorton........................ 5.988 Jim Shepard....................... 7.048 Larry Mather...................... 8.526 Rob Allen.......................... 8.787 Roger Schultz..................... 9.120 Heavy Gun 3 Target Group Agg Bill Hubina........................4.543 Andy Anderson.................... 4.784 Robert Hoppe..................... 5.016 Norm Matzen..................... 5.299 Bob Landis........................ 5.862 Gerry Tierney..................... 6.336 Bill Mellor......................... 6.491 Bob Dorton........................ 6.824 Louie Tamagni.................... 6.868 Rob Allen.......................... 6.902 Jim Mcneil......................... 7.007 Stu Harvey........................ 7.263 Ron Chisick........................ 7.549 Roger Schultz..................... 7.583 Richard Heinsohn................ 8.052 Bill Bonser......................... 8.298 Ken Schroeder.................... 12.03 Jim Shepard....................... 13.19
by Craig St Claire
Raymond Garric................. 17.696 Michael Taner.................... 28.826 Light Gun 3 Target Score Bob Landis.......................140-3X Ken Schroeder................... 139-2X Andy Anderson................... 136-1X Gerry Tierney.................... 134-2X Bill Mellor........................ 134-0X Norm Matzen.................... 133-2X Richard Heinsohn............... 131.3X Stu Harvey....................... 129-0X Dan Roberson.................... 128-2X Louie Tamagni................... 123-0X Raymond Garric................. 123-0X Ron Chisick....................... 122-1X Jim Shepard...................... 122-0X Jim McNeil....................... 122-0X Bill Hubina....................... 122-0X Robert Hoppe.................... 121-0X Bob Dorton....................... 118-1X Michael Taner.................... 117-0X Roger Schultz.................... 104-0X Bill Bonser......................... 86-0X Rob Allen.......................... 85-0X Dick Colyar........................ 71-0X Larry Mather...................... 66-0X Heavy Gun 3 Target Score Robert Hoppe...................267-4X Gerry Tierney.................... 263-2X Bill Hubina....................... 258-2X Jim McNeil....................... 256-2X Roger Schultz.................... 256-0X Bill Bonser........................ 254-3X Louie Tamagni................... 253-1X Richard Heinsohn............... 245-1X Bill Mellor........................ 244-2X Bob Landis....................... 240-1X Andy Anderson................... 239-2X Ron Chisick....................... 230-1X Stu Harvey....................... 220-0X Rob Allen......................... 208-2X Norm Matzen.................... 201-1X Bob Dorton....................... 189-0X Ken Schroeder................... 174-0X Jim Shepard...................... 165-1X Raymond Garric................. 158-1X Michael Taner..................... 82-0X Two Gun 6 Target Group Bill Hubina........................3.752 Andy Anderson.................... 3.913 Robert Hoppe..................... 4.136 Bob Landis........................ 4.484 Bill Mellor......................... 4.706 Norm Matzen..................... 5.132
May, 2014 Precision Rifleman Stu Harvey........................ 5.291 Gerry Tierney..................... 5.425 Louie Tamagni.................... 5.750 Jim Mcneil......................... 5.940 Richard Heinsohn................ 5.973 Bob Dorton........................ 6.406 Bill Bonser......................... 6.579 Ron Chisick........................ 6.664 Ken Schroeder.................... 7.818 Rob Allen.......................... 7.845 Roger Schultz..................... 8.352 Jim Shepard...................... 10.119 Raymond Garric................. 11.595 Michael Taner.................... 16.945 Dan Roberson.................... 32.140 Dick Colyar....................... 32.502 Larry Mather..................... 34.263 Two Gun 6 Target Score Gerry Tierney...................397-4X Robert Hoppe.................... 388-4X Bob Landis....................... 380-4X Bill Hubina....................... 380-2X Bill Mellor........................ 378-2X Jim McNeil....................... 378-2X Richard Heinsohn............... 376-4X
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NBRSA member and Berger Cactus Classic aficionado, Tony DeBacco holds his winning aggregate while wearing pal, Gary Ocock’s Hall of Fame jacket. Read more from Tony on page 30.
Louie Tamagni................... 376-1X Andy Anderson................... 375-3X Roger Schultz.................... 360-0X Ron Chisick....................... 352-2X Stu Harvey....................... 349-0X Bill Bonser........................ 340-3X Norm Matzen.................... 334-3X Ken Schroeder................... 313-2X
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Bob Dorton....................... 307-1X Rob Allen......................... 293-2X Jim Shepard...................... 287-1X Raymond Garric................. 281-1X Michael Taner.................... 199-0X Dan Roberson.................... 128-2X Dick Colyar........................ 71-0X Larry Mather...................... 66-0X
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St Louis Benchrest: Joe Hemkens Wins Hunter
WOW, what a rough day for a match! We had a headwind that varied from head on often but also switched to a crosswind at times from the start of the match until the end. The weatherman said it was a 23-27mph wind and the competitors thought it may have been a little more than that. The weather kept many shooters away as they cancelled out the day before. Mixed in with this wind was snow, and snow in the face made it difficult to see, since the temperature was in the 30’s. We had 3 Hunter shooters and 5 in the VFS class. At 100 yards we had no 250’s and no one even shot a 50 at 200 yards! At 100 yards the winning score of 249-10X was shot by Jim Hart, second was Wayne Corley with 249-9X and 3rd was Dennis Boyet 246-10X. At 200 yards the winner was Wayne Corley with 231-1X, second was Jerry Kloeppel with 231 and 3rd was Jim Hart with 229-2X. In the VFS grand the scores were first Wayne Corley with 480-10X, second was Jim Hart with 478-12X and third was Jerry Kloeppel with 475-10X. In the Hunter class the 100 yard winner was Joe Hemkens with 246-7X, second place went to Clark Greene with 244-5X and third was Chuck Hearn with 236-5X. At 200 yards Joe Hemkens was again the winner with 238-2X and second was Clark Greene with 225-1X. In the Grand, the winner was Joe Hemkens with 484-9X and Clark Greene was second with 469=6X. Thanks to everyone for coming out on such a lousy day and we hope to see you all at our next match. I can’t realCompetitor Caliber Varmint for Score: Dennis Boyet 30 BR Wayne Corley 30 BR Jim Hart 6ppc Dustin Martin 6mm BR Jerry Kloeppel 30BR(@100) Jerry Kloeppel 6PPC(@200) Hunter Class: Joe Hemkens 30x47HBR Chuck Hearn 30x48 Clark Greene 308S
& Wayne Corley Wins VFS
Winners L-R: Clark Greene, Dennis Boyet, Joe Hemkens, Jim Hart & Wayne Corley ly guarantee anything on the weather but am willing to bet it will be warmer than today! VFS 100 Jim Hart......................... 249-10X Wayne Corley.................... 249-9X Dennis Boyet.................... 246-10X Jerry Kloeppel................... 244-9X Dustin Martin.................... 243-3X VFS 200 Wayne Corley...................231-1X Jerry Kloeppel................... 231-0X Jim Hart.......................... 229-2X Dennis Boyet..................... 229-0X Dustin Martin.................... 196-1X
VFS Grand Aggregate Wayne Corley.................. 480-10X Jim Hart......................... 478-12X Dennis Boyet.................... 475-10X Jerry Kloeppel................... 475-9X Dustin Martin.................... 439-4X Hunter 100 Joe Hemkens....................246-7X Clark Greene..................... 244-5X Chuck Hearn..................... 236-5X Hunter 200 Joe Hemkens....................238-2X Clark Greene..................... 225-1X Hunter Grand Aggregate Joe Hemkens....................484-9X Clark Greene..................... 469-6X
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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts ER—Eastern Region Chippewa Rifle Club
www.chippewarifleclub.com GPS: N40 56.820 W81 44.583 Contact: Bob Denk 440 596-7238 1728 E Linden Ln, Parma, OH 44130 robertsdenk66@gmail.com Contact: Randy Perkowski 330 472-0856 1259 Curtis Ave, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 perkosrk@sbcglobal.net
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: Bruce Torrey, 231 288-4769 3951 Molly Blvd, Muskegon, MI 49444 Alternate: Nancy Scarbrough 231 638-6775 544 N Buys Rd, Muskegon, MI 49445 stocksunlimited@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: Wayne Young 210 288-3063 391 Berry Oaks Dr, Bulverde, TX 78163 830 612-1277 or 67 wayne@swmco.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
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
Contact: Ron Lee Miller 402 393-4536 8081 Dupont St. Omaha NE 68124 ncnbrsa@cox.net
Lincoln Izaak Walton League
10801 S 134th St, Bennet, NE 68317 Contact: Mike Shapoval 402 420-5763 mike10shapoval@windstream.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
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
www.swla-rifleandpistol.org Contact: Mike Guillot 337 249-3712 1600 Cappy Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70605 Guillot4555@suddenlink.net
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn
Contact: Dwayne Pullum: 281 684-9004 Richard Pullum by email: richardpullum@embarqmail.com
Van Dyne Sportsmen’s Club
Tomball Gun Club
NC—North Central Region Boone Valley Ikes
Contact: Ronnie Berg 515 210-7772 104 S Dalander St, Madrid, IA 50156 mrberg@iowatelecom.net
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club
462 N Burritt, Buffalo, WY 82834 Contact Pete Eisele 307 217- 1155
Casper Score Shooters
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
W10924 Bryer Road, Columbus, WI 53925 www.csa12.com tabalding@gmail.com Contact Terry Balding 608 577-5193 1777 W Main St #203, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 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
Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn
6900 Kershaw Blvd, White City, OR 97502 Contact: Phil Grammatica 714 749-7216 philgrammatica@yahoo.com
Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club
27007 South Tom Beall Rd, Lapwai, ID 83540 280 843-2987 www.lcwildlife.org Contact: Paul Gylling - HTR/VFS 40102 State Route 195, Colfax WA 99111 PGylling@gmail.com 509 553-1118 Denny Andrews - Group 13263 Snake River Rd, Asotin WA 99402 andrewslaw1@gmail.com 509 243-7039
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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club
8503 Chambers Creek Rd W University Place, WA 98467 www.tacomarifle.org Contact: Jeff Lewis 206 407-8299 32310 6th Ave SW, Federal Way, WA 98023 varminthunter1@comcast.net
Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Assn
Hwy 12 to Pasco-Kahlotus Rd www.tcmsa.org Contact: Rick DeGroat 509 308-7213 or 509 396-3166 rem10x308@aol.com
Whittecar Rifle & Pistol Range
578 Blodgett View Dr, Hamilton, MT 59840 www.whittecarrange.com 406 363-7078 Contact: Jeff Jetter 406 777-5326 4168 Foxy Ridge Rd, Stevensville, MT 59870 JLJ4HBR@msn.com
Yellowstone Rifle Club
7212 Molt Rd, Billings, MT 406 656-2775 www.yrc.org Contact: Russell Cree 406 252-2230 405 South 35th St, Billings MT 59101 RACreeMT@aol.com
SE—Southeast Region Brock’s Gap Training Center
www.scssa.org GPS: N33 20 19.25 W86 52 28.00 3721 South Shades Crest Rd Birmingham, AL 35244 Contact: Steve Lee 205 428-2191 Lee.Steven@att.net
Manatee Gun & Archery Club
1805 Logue Rd, Myakka City, FL 34251 775 358-5014 www.manateegunclub.com GPS: N27 29.3610 W82 09.2448 Contact: Buddy Ross 407 448-8393 1845 Coronado Rd, Ft Myers, FL 33901 bross6mm@hotmail.com
Middle Georgia Gun Owners Assn
www.mggoa.com GPS: N32 24.3732 W82 53.0574 PO Box 4096, Dublin, GA 31040 Contact: Matt Walker 478 304-2749 mggoa1@gmail.com
River Bend Gun Club
230 River Bend Gun Club Road Dawsonville, GA 30534 770 876-2351 www.rbgc.org GPS: N34 20.198 W84 14.819 Contact: Jim Andress 770 876-2351 3605 Blackwell Run, Marietta, GA 30066 benchrest@rbgc.org
Rockingham County Gun Club
572 Long Branch Road, Reidsville, NC 27320 www.rockinghamcountygunclub.com GPS: N36 25.536 W79 31.864 Contact: Roy Darnell 336 595-9110 4811 Camp Betty Hastings Rd Walkertown, NC 27051 DarnellRM@embarqmail.com
Unaka Rod & Gun Club
90 Furnace Rd, Johnson City, TN 37601 423 926-0221 www.unakarodandgun.com Contact: Matthew Keller 423 202-6932 1013 Washington College Station Rd Limestone, TN 37681 mk6ppc4@yahoo.com
MC—Mid-Continent Region Land’s End Benchrest Shooters
4 mi East of Hwy 50 on Reeder Mesa Rd Contact: Tom Stiner 970 257-9160 1521 Divide Rd, Whitewater CO 81527 TSTooling@hotmail.com
Mill Creek Rifle Club
7215 Gardner Rd, DeSoto, KS 66018 www.millcreekrc.org Contact: Don Creach - Group 816 586-9475 jicreach@hughes.net Contact:Ronald Shultz - Hunter/VFS 913 557-9879
Northern CO Benchrest Shooters
38967 CR 51, Eaton, CO 80615 www.wcfw.org Contact: Bud Schalles 970 224-3740 PO Box 83, La Porte CO 80535 budschalles@aol.com
Okie Shooters Range
Contact: Rex Reneau 405 787-8529 7409 NW 28th Terrace, Bethany OK 73008 405 623-6019 or rreneau1@cox.net Ouachita Sportsmen’s Assn Contact: John Henry 870 326-5509 278 Maquire Ln, Pencil Bluff AR 71965
Ouachita Sportsmen’s Assn
Contact: John Henry 870 326-5509 278 Maquire Ln, Pencil Bluff AR 71965
Rio Grande Benchrest Shooters
GPS: N 35.084129 W 106.648628 16001 Shooting Range Access Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87124 Contact: 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 http://palominogunclub.org contact@palominogunclub.org 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 galtshtr@gmx.com or 209 744-2274 Contact: Dan Lutke - Short Range 408 241-9759 lutke5@sbcglobal.net Contact: Bill Mellor - Short Range 916 354-1782 rollem11@att.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 * Larry Pertrey Passed Away
Larry Pertrey has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Larry was a long time benchrest shooter at Minnetonka Game & Fish Club, where he was a match director for many years and was always the first to help out with anything needing to be done. Larry didn’t travel to the big matches so many members may not know him. He was, however, a mainstay at Minnetonka. Larry just loved to be on the range on Friday before the match to do some shooting and hang out with the guys. Please keep Larry’s family in your prayers at this time of loss. Thank you to Jerry Lahr for keeping NBRSA members informed. Our condolences to the Pertrey family.
A Very Special Letter
I received the following letter shortly after the completion of the Berger Cactus Classic which will be featured in next month’s issue along with the Shamrock. Because of the contents of this letter, I just couldn’t wait to publish it. I double-dog dare you not to smile while you read it. Continue reading and see why...
Dear Audrey Brown, I was at my first benchrest Cactus Classic. It was a blast. I loved it. It was so fun and exciting. I had lots of fun with my friends and my dad, Thomas J DeBacco and I made tons of new friends. So many people have been nice and generous and very helpful and those people are Bud Mundy. He is my pal and he is very encouraging to me and he tells me to never give up and he gives me lots of bullets. Larry Lesser because he is very kind to me and he acts like I am family to him and he gave lots of supplies. Ed Maxwell and Thomas Maxwell I really appreciate them and all the work they do for the sport. Ed gives me lots of tips and he is kind to me and Thomas is very generous and he works hard on scores. I really appreciate it. George Lozano has been nice to me and he has taught me about good sportsmanship. Marty and Jack Childers they have given me confidence and they helped me stay calm if I shot a really small group and they helped me win my first ever group match and I thank you. Lawrence Weisdorn he taught me on how you can always try your best
and never give up. Charles Huckeba he is nice and he always wants others to shoot good. Lou Murdica has been really nice and generous because Lou gave me a gator bag and he has gave me good sportsmanship. Lester Bruno has taught me on how to handle the gun and also he has show me good bench manners. Randy Burgess has been like a third grandfather to me and he has been a real good friend to me. These are other people I would like to thank. Dan Suton, Bob Brackney, Walt Berger, Tom Guisewhite, Mike Sosenko, Keith Myers, Howey Bloom, Henry Pinkney, Keith Cottrell and many others. I appreciate all of what they did for me and the only think I can say is thank you. Tony DeBacco Glendale, Arizona 12 years NBRSA member
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Regional Directors Eastern Region
Staff Exp 2014
Jack Neary 6204 Wild Oak Dr, North Olmstead, OH 44070 H: 440 716-0600 C: 336 542-8711 jrneary@hotmail.com
Gulf Coast Region
Officers Dennis Thornbury, President 1114 S McAuliff St Visalia, CA 93292 H: 559 732-4401 C: 559 280 6243 gunhandler@gmail.com Term Expires 2014 Don Nielson, Vice President 20456 Hart St, Winnetka, CA 91306 H: 818 883-5866 pkin@sbcglobal.net Term Expires 2014 John Horn, Financial Officer 924 Peterson Rd South Iowa Park, TX 76367-7237 C: 940 636-9984 Term Expires 2014 John.Horn44@gmail.com
Committees World Records Committee: Group Gene Bukys, Chairman 2111 Silver Moon Trail Crosby, TX 77532 281 324-2605 egb243@msn.com Kent Harshman, Committee Member Ron Hoehn, Committee Member Lowell Frei, Committee Member World Records Committee: Score David Halblom, Chairman 4315 Ashby Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310 DavidHalblom-BugTyer@att.net 515 556-5833 Dan Zaccanti, Committee Member Randy Perkowski, Committee Member Rich Carpenter, Committee Member Tom McPhee, 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 tdmeyer6ppc@gmail.com 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@yahoo.com
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.com 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, bryantcustom@gmail.com
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Legal Representation
Elliot Law Office Al Elliott, 325 387-3529 albertelliott@mail.com
Change of Address: To change your address or report a damaged or undelivered magazine, write: NBRSA, PO Box 6770, Sheridan, WY 828017105. Do not return damaged copies. Change of address should include both new address and a mailing label bearing the old one. In case of duplication send both labels. Contributors: The editor is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. Advertisers: Rate cards and terms are available online at www.nbrsa.org/membership-info. We appreciate your support! Safety Disclaimer: The publication, writers, organization officers, staff, and directors explicitly advise the readers that they make no representation of safety for any loads, techniques, and procedures if reported herein. The nature of participating in a shooting sport automatically requires caution at all times. Given the many variables present—weather, equipment, and components— the information presented is for your reading enjoyment.
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Publisher: NBRSA, Inc. Printed By: Lithotech, Phoenix, AZ 85009 Advertising, Classifieds & Membership: Audrey Brown, Editor 307 655-7415 Precision Rifleman (ISSN 1061950X) is published monthly by NBRSA Inc PO Box 6770 3647 US Hwy 87 Sheridan, WY 82801 Phone: 307 655-7415 Email: nbrsa.manager@gmail.com for the benefit of its members. Membership dues is $60 per year US of which $40 is designated for a magazine subscription. Canadian postage add $25/ year. All other International postage add $60/year. For Membership inquiries call 307 655-7415. Copyright 2013, National Bench Rest Shooters Association. All rights reserved except where expressly waived. Periodicals Class Postage paid at Sheridan, WY & additional offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Precision Rifleman, PO Box 6770, Sheridan, WY 82801.
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