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Table of Contents Principles of Blueprinting an Action, by Mike Irwin 4 Shifflett Takes the Berger Cactus Classic, by Tom Libby 7 Larry Costa Wins the Shamrock XIII, by Bill Griffith 10 Sahuaro Long Range Benchrest, by Dale Arenson 12 Desert Sportsman VFS, by Keith Myers 13 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Score, by Wayne Corley 14 2014 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 16 Lessons Learned at Tomball, by Gary Walters 20 Tri-Cities MSA, by Rick DeGroat 24 Oak Hill: Be Careful What You Ask For, by Cecil Peterson 24 Sacramento Valley Shooters, by Dan Lutke 25 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 28 NBRSA News 30 Officer & Director Contact Information 31
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Principles of Blueprinting An Action by Mike Irwin
Many accuracy enthusiasts will suggest the biggest variables involved in precision rifle craft can be summed up with the three “B’s”: barrels, bullets, and bedding. These are undoubtedly vital issues to consider, but let us not neglect one more “B”; blueprinting. Blueprinting the action has commanded the attention of many rifle buffs, spawning countless books, tools, and fixtures, all designed to tweak variables out of the action and allow the remaining “B’s” to do their job flawlessly. The idea is to take a less than perfect action and with a little elbow grease refine it into a shooting platform equal or perhaps even better than many custom actions on the market today. Before the faithful reader begins to prepare themselves for yet another description on tools and procedures to achieve the finest blueprinting results possible, we are about to deviate into a discussion behind the theory of just what entails a “perfect” blueprinted action. This could be summed up in one word: geometry. All you who despised this subject in school, you are in good company with your humble author. Many fervent pleas to my incredibly patient teachers that “I would never use this stuff in real life” have been met with an ironic even comical reality that as a machinist/tool maker/ gun head, no matter the hat to be worn, this “stuff” is with me every day. When it comes to actions, geometry and blueprinting are essentially synonymous. Quite simply the object of blueprinting an action is to create a geometrically correct action. The barrel tenon threads are to be concentric to the bolt, bolt face diameter, as well as the firing pin; the re-
ceiver face is to be perpendicular to the barrel tenon threads and parallel with the bolt face. The bolt face is supported equally by lapping the locking lugs just behind it. To complete the job, when fitting the barrel to the action, (the barrel threads should already be concentric to the chamber and the threaded extension should culminate with a perpendicular shoulder just behind it) it should be secured with a minimal fit to the action threads and seated to the trued receiver face, thus the barrel will be concentric and perpendicular relative to the action and its components. Additionally, the bolt diameter may have bushings installed to create a minimal fit in the action in an attempt to maintain concentricity to the action and barrel, etc. Having dispensed the preamble, allow me to assert that the singular critical geometric relationship we need to be concerned with is the bolt face perpendicularity to the chamber. All other concerns, particularly concentricity concerns, are purely a means to this end, not the end itself. For the purists among us (all other readers may have already left us) allow me to explain this somewhat “controversial” statement. It is important to point out that the bolt is not the primary instrument to align the cartridge concentric to the barrel’s bore. It merely carries the cartridge forward into the chamber and holds it there via the bolt face. The chamber, when cut correctly, will hold the cartridge concentric to the barrel’s bore with its conical shape and perhaps with assistance from the bore itself when bullets are seated out to engage the rifling. In the latter case, the cartridge would theoretically be sus-
pended in the chamber, held by the bullet seated into the rifling and the cartridge head supported by the bolt face. Therefore, it would be easy to see why an out of square bolt face would force the rear of the cartridge to deviate from center, creating concentricity error of the chambered cartridge relative to the rifled bore. Why must the bolt face diameter (the cylinder protruding from the bolt face) be cut perfectly concentric to the bolt and the action and everything else? My contention is that it doesn’t. The typical cartridge head is .010” to .015” under size compared to the bolt face diameter. If it wasn’t, the cartridge would not pivot out of the bolt face pocket correctly during ejection. In the grand scheme of things, the bolt face diameter must only be concentric enough to keep from contacting and influencing the chambered cartridge head. Clearance of .010” to .015” is actually a generous tolerance to do so. Air is air, no matter if its .0001” or a mile. This is important as it clearly suggests the irrelevancy of varying amounts of clearance (concentricity error) around the circumference of the cartridge head to the walls of the bolt face. The walls of the bolt face do serve a purpose however, and will contact the cartridge head during the critical task of extracting and ejection of the cartridge. This would suggest that re-cutting the bolt face diameter in an effort to achieve perfect concentricity may prove not only to be unnecessary, but when overdone, could cause adverse effects on your rifle’s extraction and ejection. What about the firing pin you ask? While a perfectly centered firing pin strike to the cartridge primer
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The following is a digital rendering of a common 2-lug bolt head. (Note: the extractor is left out of the picture for clarity.) The bolt face diameter; highlighted red, under proper conditions never contacts the cartridge once it is chambered. However, during extraction and ejection of the cartridge, this surface is important. Therefore, unless contact between the bolt face diameter and the chambered cartridge is discovered, it is prudent to leave this diameter as is. is certainly advantageous, an actual positive effect on accuracy may prove difficult to demonstrate. If we are out of center a great deal and the primer mixture is not properly crushed between the firing pin tip and the primer anvil we certainly have a problem, likely misfires. As with just about every other variable with accurate rifles, consistency and repeatability is what is desired. If your firing pin tip resides off center .005”, it will reside there every strike. Should the barrel be attached to the action with such great care, taking pains to achieve a superb fit? Absolutely! But only to achieve the critical perpendicular relationship between the bolt face and the cartridge chamber, not concentricity. Think about it. If the walls of the bolt face diameter do not contact the chambered cartridge head, and the firing pin tip is centered enough to consistently ignite the cartridge primer, what else is there except the bolt face sitting just behind the barrel dead square? Providing these parameters are met, concentricity is really irrelevant. The problem with an improperly chambered barrel
isn’t necessarily run-out per se, but the chamber cut at an angle or out of parallel with the threads and out of square to the barrel extension shoulder. In other words, the chamber could run off of center, (much like a cam), and as long as it is still parallel with the threads and perpendicular to the barrel extension shoulder, it is still feasible to screw it into the action and have a correct perpendicular bolt face behind it. Now before the torches are lit and I’m hunted down for blasphemy, please note that there is no advocacy here of total disregard to indicating the barrel in or any other steps taken to achieve the best run-out possible. This procedure is absolutely critical for anything close to adequate results. The point is that the paramount concern behind the procedure of indicating a barrel for chambering, and blueprinting an action for that matter, is summed up by the relationship between the barrel’s chamber and the bolt face. If the hornet nest isn’t inflamed enough, let us move on to the installation of bushings on the bolt body. This procedure is commonly used to remedy a loose or otherwise sloppy fit bolt in the action. For those readers unfamiliar with this process, typically just behind the front locking lugs and just in front of the bolt handle grooves are turned in the outside diameter of the bolt to accommodate the permanent attachment of bushings. Once attached, usually by some sort of high grade epoxy, the bushings are turned concentric (there’s that word again) to the bolt body and to a size that achieves the desired fit into the action. By now the faithful reader probably anticipates where we’re going with this. Let me guess, you may say, “the fit of the bolt doesn’t matter either, right?” To the contrary. It most certainly does. Once again however, how the fit between the bolt and action affects the critical bolt face surface should be our primary concern. Any rimfire shooter will be able to tell us that the bolt doesn’t have to share a common center line with the action, barrel, or anything else so long as the bolt face, bolt face diameter, and firing pin are correctly
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The following is another digital rendering of a common 2-lug bolt seated in battery as seen from the barrel extension of the action. The bolt face; highlighted red in this picture, is the only surface of the bolt that will contact the cartridge once it is chambered. Therefore, provided the firing pin is centered enough to produce reliable strikes to the primer, and the two locking lugs are seated equally with full contact to their respected lug seats; maintaining the bolt face surface perfectly square to the chamber is the paramount goal to achieve when blueprinting an action. All geometric concerns should be on creating the bolt face perpendicular to the chamber and providing proper support to hold it square during firing, ie: lapping the lugs. located. We have already discussed the tolerance we have available with the firing pin and with the bolt face diameter clearance to the cartridge. To some degree, attempts to keep the bolt concentric to the action and barrel are basically attempts to prevent these tolerances to begin to stack and get out of hand. Stringent concentricity tolerances really only become necessary as the best means to keep the bolt face square to the chamber, again as a means to an end. The result to strive for when tightening the fit between the bolt and the action it rides in is an attempt to minimize the tilting of the bolt during closing the bolt on a cocked firing pin assembly, particularly when a common angled sear engagement style trigger system is in play. When an angled sear engages a similarly angled cocking piece pressurized rather intensely by the firing pin mainspring, rear bolt lift will certainly occur as well as a slight tilting out of square
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a close fitting bolt in an action that closes under spring pressure with a perpendicular bolt face, at least as perpendicular as possible, the short answer is nothing. The focus here is to keep the bolt face square at the instant of cartridge ignition and the subsequent bolt trust. All metal being elastic to some extent and when subjected to large amounts of chamber pressure, if one lug is less supported than the other, that will be the area we have flexing of the bolt head, creating in that instance of time an out of square bolt face. Equally lapped lugs provide the support to prevent this occurrence. Of course any bolt flex will spring back, but the point and the entire premise is to provide a true repeatable surface to secure the cartridge in the barrel chamber, a scenario only obtained with a wellsupported perpendicular bolt face relative to the chamber. Regardless of the literature, tools, order of operations and methodology involved getting it done; this is the desired outcome of blueprinting an action.
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of our coveted bolt face. To those who attempt to counter this phenomenon with the clever idea of lapping the lugs with the trigger in and under firing pin spring pressure there is an unkind by-product to consider. You are simply lapping the bolt face out of square! To correct this would involve re-cutting the bolt face with the bolt positioned exactly at the same angle as it would be positioned under pressure from the mainspring. For the typical bolt action, the best means to hold the bolt face captive as perpendicular as possible under firing pin spring pressure is a close fit between the bolt and action. Finally is the lapping of the locking lugs. To be true to form, I would be remiss not to ask the question just how does lapping the locking lugs help obtain the square bolt face we desire? (Allowing this to be a solitary question ignores the occurrence of harmonic vibrations from metal movement and impact, and although pertinent to blueprinting an action, it would prove to be an entire article by itself). If we have achieved
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Shifflett Wins Berger Cactus Classic
A heartfelt congratulations to all the shooters who made the trip and shot this years Berger Cactus Classic. After hearing of the tough wind conditions, Doug Penttinen quipped it sounded like a kite flying contest. Temperatures were hot by Canada standards; around 21C in the AM and 28C PM. Richard Pollock said it was the biggest turnout in years with lots of Canucks in attendance. Art Clegg & Ed Maxwell deserve high praise for putting on the smoothest run match with a huge turnout and lots of last minute surprises which did not stop until the Classic had concluded. Kudos to the target and score pros too on another awesome job as well as our illustrious Walt Berger for another sumptuous feast. Numbers exceeded 160 each day with three relays as the battle waged on through wind and more wind. Although our Canadian friends were just glad to thaw out from this most dastardly of winters, the high winds and temps tested everyone’s mettle. Tom Libby shares that despite the large groups, the match went as well as it could and makes special note of all the shooting businesses and individual shooters who were so generous in giving their products, gift certificates and money for the shooters this year. It was very much appreciated and he hopes those that won these gifts will send, call or email the people a big thank you. Here is a list of the prizes given away this year during the Saturday night dinner: 1 Nightforce Scope 1 Marsh Action 1 Marsh Stock 2 Kreiger Barrels 2 Bartein Barrels 1 Shilen Barrel 1 Shilen Trigger 2 certificates Pacific Tool Reamer $250 Manson Reamer certificate $500 certificates for McMillan Stocks $400 certificate from BAT Machine $300 March Scope certificate
by The Cactus Participants and SW Region Director, Tom Libby
Edgewood Leather Bag Set 5 certificates for 500 Bart’s Bullets 2 certificates Butch’s Reloading/ Butch’s Guns Art and Ed are especially thankful to Chuck Miller, Bud Mundy, Doug Schwind and his wife Nancy for helping clean up the range on Monday after the Cactus ended. They were quite touched by their thoughtfulness and it made their jobs much easier. SW Director Tom Libby says in closing, “For those shooters that traveled so far to get to this end of the earth, as a lot of shooters think it is, PLEASE BRING BACK OUR DIRT. Seriously, thank you all for coming.” Congratulations to all the shooters and especially to Andy Shifflett (on the cover) on a superb win and garnering 50 WBC qualification points.
Heavy Varmint 100 Larry White.....................0.2328 Todd Tyler ....................... 0.2426 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2442 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2476 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2480 Don Neilson...................... 0.2582 Roy Damron...................... 0.2600 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2674 Gene Bukys....................... 0.2760
Dale Boop........................ 0.2786 Ed Adams......................... 0.2858 David Hudson.................... 0.2894 Charles Huckeba................ 0.3016 Joe Krupa........................ 0.3026 Jeff Thompson................... 0.3102 Jack Snyder...................... 0.3122 Mark Walker...................... 0.3162 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.3164 Joe Hargadine................... 0.3172 Joel Nader....................... 0.3212
Heavy Varmint 200 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............0.2198 Gene Buckys .................... 0.2341 George Lozano .................. 0.2387 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2418 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2515 Mike Conry....................... 0.2628 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2732 William Summers................ 0.2788 Timothy Otersdorf.............. 0.2827 Larry Baggett.................... 0.2861 Jack Neary....................... 0.2876 Don Nielson...................... 0.2908 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2983 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2994 Jeff Thompson................... 0.3013 Larry Costa....................... 0.3014 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.3022 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.3061 Michael Strange................. 0.3086 Joel Nader ....................... 0.3103
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Heavy Varmint Grand Andy Shifflett...................0.2449 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2496 Gene Bukys....................... 0.2551 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.2681 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2710 Don Nielson...................... 0.2745 George Lozano.................. 0.2816 Mike Conry....................... 0.2946 Charles Huckeba................ 0.3000 Roy Damron...................... 0.3018 Jeff Thompson................... 0.3058 Joel Nader....................... 0.3158 Jim Gardner..................... 0.3165 Joe Krupa........................ 0.3198 Dale Boop........................ 0.3207 Lou Murdica...................... 0.3208 Jack Neary....................... 0.3212 Larry Costa....................... 0.3222 Gary Ocock....................... 0.3253 Larry Baggett.................... 0.3273
Light Varmint 100 Gene Bukys......................0.2120 Jeff Thompson................... 0.3252 Aaron Segura.................... 0.2388 Larry Costa....................... 0.2466 Rex Reneau....................... 0.2616 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2634 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2666 Joel Nader....................... 0.2714 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2800 David Hudson.................... 0.2904 George Lozano.................. 0.2930 Dana Andrus...................... 0.2944 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2958 Keith Cottrell.................... 0.2996 Roy Damron...................... 0.3006 Lester Bruno..................... 0.3038 Bruce Black...................... 0.3114 Lee Euber........................ 0.3146 Chris Harris...................... 0.3158 Gary Ocock....................... 0.3172
Light Varmint 200 Larry Costa......................0.2287 Walt Berger...................... 0.2419 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2449 Mike Conry....................... 0.2543 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2582 Lestern Bruno.................... 0.2605 Darrel Loker..................... 0.2687 John Horn........................ 0.2788 Kenneth Pritt.................... 0.2867 Dave Bruno....................... 0.2881 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2898 Ed Adams......................... 0.2977 Lou Murdica...................... 0.3015 Robert Seemann................. 0.3022 Bob Brackney.................... 0.3022 Lowell Hottenstein............. 0.3042 Mike Cordes...................... 0.3107 Larry Baggett.................... 0.3115 Light Varmint Grand Larry Costa......................0.2377 Gene Bukys....................... 0.2682
Charles Huckeba................ 0.2704 Andy Shifflett.................... 0.2782 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2822 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2824 Mike Conry....................... 0.2880 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2911 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2968 George Lozano.................. 0.3040 Joel Nader....................... 0.3060 Rex Reneau....................... 0.3074 Aaron Segura ................... 0.3078 Dana Andrus...................... 0.3144 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3195 Larry Baggett.................... 0.3209 Jeff Thompson................... 0.3242 Kenneth Pritt.................... 0.3267 Robert Seemann................. 0.3280 Bob Richardson.................. 0.3290 Two Gun Andy Shifflett ..................0.2615 Gene Bukys....................... 0.2616 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2659 Larry Costa....................... 0.2799 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2851 Mike Conry....................... 0.2913 George Lozano.................. 0.2928 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............. 0.3015 Lou Murdica...................... 0.3016 Todd Tyler........................ 0.3029 Joel Nader....................... 0.3109 Jeff Thompson................... 0.3150 Rex Reneau....................... 0.3201 Don Nielson...................... 0.3209 Norm Jeffery.................... 0.3229 Larry Baggett.................... 0.3241 Ed Adams......................... 0.3296 Jack Neary....................... 0.3309 Roy Damron...................... 0.3333 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3333
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2014 Berger Cactus Classic Equipment List Light Varmint Shooter Larry Costa Gene Bukys Charles Huckeba Andy Shifflett Lester Bruno Lou Murdica Mike Conry Bob Brackney Norm Jeffery George Lozano Joel Nader Rex Reneau Aaron Segura Dan Andrus Dan Sutton Larry Baggett Jeff Thompson Kenneth Pritt Robert Seemann Bob Richardson Heavy Varmint Andy Shifflett Lester Bruno Gene Bukys Bob Scarbrough, Jr Todd Tyler Don Neilson George Lozano Mike Conry Charles Huckeba Roy Damron Jeff Thompson Joel Nader Jim Gardner Joe Krupa Dale Boop Lou Murdica Jack Neary Larry Costa Gary Ocock Larry Baggett
Action Bat Bat Bat Bat-3lug Bat Panda Bat Marsh Bat Bat SV Panda Farley Marsh Bat Bat Bat Bat-3lug Bat Bat-3lug Bat
Barrel Bartlein Bartlein Bartlein Krieger Krieger Bartlein Bartlein Krieger Krieger Krieger Krieger Hart Bartlein Krieger Krieger Bartlein Bartlein Krieger Krieger Krieger
Stock Scoville Scoville Scoville Scarbrough Brn/McM Kelbly Scarbrough Brackney Lee Six Ocock Leonard Kelbly Klub Combs McMillan McMillan Scoville Dave B. Robertson Brn/McM
Caliber 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 22 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc
GunSmith Costa Buckys Huckeba Scott Lester Murdica Conry Brackney Tom Sakai Ocock Laidlaw Reneau Adams Miller Sutton Bagget Campbell Dave B. Seemann Richards
Stocker Costa Scoville Scoville Scarbrough Lester Kelbly Scarbrough Brackney Iwatsubo Ocock Leonard Reneau Adams Combs Sutton Bagget Campbell Dave B. Seemann Richards
Bullet/Wt Costa-68 Buckys 68 68gr BT 68gr 00-66 bt Berger Column 68gr BT Miller 65 Bishop 67gr Miller 66 bt Nader 68gr Reneau 51 Miller 66 Miller 65gr Berger 65gr Bagget 67 JT3-68gr Hottenstein Bart's bt Berger Column
Powder/Wt 133-30gr 133-29.6gr 8208-29gr LT32-28.8 T-32 LT32-28.8 8208-29gr 8208-29gr LT32-28gr LT32-28 8208-29.2 BLC-1 26gr 133-28.3gr LT32-27.2 8208-30gr 8208-29gr 133-29.1 133 133-29gr LT32
Scope 50x March Leu/Buckys 58x 40x March Leupold 45x Leupold 45x 50x March 40x March Leupold 35x leu/Tuck 36x Leupold 45x Leupold 40x 40x March Weaver 36x Leupold 40x Weaver 36x Weaver 36x Leupold 45x Leupold 45x 40x March Leupold 45x
Bat-3lug Bat Bat Bat Bat P-6 Bat SV Conry Bat Bat Bat-3lug Panda Viper Bat Bat Grizzly Bat Bat Marsh Viper
Kreiger Kreiger Bartlein Kreiger Kreiger Bartlein Kreiger Bartlein Bartlein Kreiger Bartlein Kreiger Kreiger Kreiger Hart Bartlein Bartlein Bartlein Kreiger Kreiger
Scarbrough Brn/McM Scoville Scarbrough Scoville Larson Ocock Scarbrough Scoville Scarbrough Scoville Kelbly Speedy Scoville Borden Kelbly Dave B. Scoville Brn/McM Lee Six
6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc 6ppc
Scott Lester Buckys Scott Bagget Nielson Ocock Conry Huckeba Brackney Campbell Laidlaw Kuse Scott Goodling Murdica Dave B. Costa Ocock Bagget
Scarbrough Lester Scoville Scarbrough Scoville Nielson Ocock Scarbrough Scoville Scarbrough Campbell Kelbly Kuse Scoville Trutt Kelbly Dave B. Costa Ocock Bagget
68gr 00-66 bt Buckys 68 Hottenstein Miller 65 Berger 65 Miller 66bt 68gr BT 68gr BT Miller 65 JT3-68gr Nader 68gr Berger 69 Hottenstein 68 Bart's 68gr Miller 66 Bart's 68gr Costa-68 Ocock 66 Bagget 67
LT32-28.8 T-32 133-29gr 133-30gr 133 T-32 LT32-28gr 8208-29gr 8208-29gr LT32-30 133-29.1 8208-29.2 133-29gr 8208-29.2 VT-29 LT32-28.8 133 133-30gr 8208 8208- 29gr
Leupold 45x Leupold 45x Leu/Buckys 58x Leupold 45x 40x March 50x March Leupold 45x 50x March 40x March Leupold 36x Leupold 45x 40x March 50x March Leupold 45x Leupold 40x 50x March Leupold 45x 50x March Leupold 45x Weaver 36x
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Larry Costa Wins the Shamrock XIII
March 22-23, 2014
We had great weather this year at the Shamrock Shoot in Dublin Georgia. With such mild winds it was hard to tell if the new extended side berm on the left side of the range had much effect. On Sunday it sprinkled for about thirty minutes. Both days were overcast which made the temperature very comfortable at 75 degrees. Saturday’s shooting was very competitive. Terry Leonard won the LV100 with an aggregate of 0.1786”. While Bill Symons had the smallest group of 0.054” but it was not enough to put him in the top ten. Greg Walley won the HV100 with an aggregate of 0.1806”. Greg has not shot in Dublin in many years, so this was a good comeback victory for him. Marc Nachman made the small group of 0.107”. Sunday was Larry Costa’s day. He pulled out as the Two Gun win by placing first in both light (0.1969”) and heavy (0.1789”) varmint at 200 yards. Terry Leonard made the small group for HV200 with 0.130” and Larry Costa made the small group for LV200 with 0.145”. With only 66 competitors this year, the Shamrock Shoot was a very fast paced three relays. One person said that we were keeping his heart rate up. No rain and a good target crew can make all the difference. Our turnaround times were averaging 37 minutes from cease fire to commence fire. Attendance was down some due to the Cactus and Shamrock being only a week apart. Next year we will make sure to have at least two weeks between the two. Shilen Rifles gave Twin Oaks Range a certificate for a free barrel. It was good for a pre-tuned barrel blank in the winner’s choice of contour, caliber, twist and grade of steel. Calibers could range from .17 to .458. This was raffled and won by club member Richard Allen. We had some new faces at the Shamrock Shoot this year including Frank Parker’s granddaughter. This was Cieara’s first big shoot. She had
competed in club level matches many years ago. She shot very respectable groups for a novice benchrest shooter and kept her concentration throughout the match. If you want to be a new face at the shoot then check out www. mggoa.com. Light Varmint 100 Terry Leonard................... 0.1786 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2052 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2174 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2194 Roger Avery...................... 0.2220 Larry Costa....................... 0.2236 Dana English..................... 0.2248 Steve Turner..................... 0.2274 Dan Monfort...................... 0.2292 Jerry Sharrett................... 0.2294 Kip Jones......................... 0.2306 Paul Krokovic.................... 0.2320 Steve Lee......................... 0.2336 Dale Metzger..................... 0.2402 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2410 Harley Baker..................... 0.2442 Buddy Ross....................... 0.2470 Bill Greene....................... 0.2474 Bill Symons....................... 0.2538 Jeff Graves....................... 0.2548 Light Varmint 200 Larry Costa...................... 0.1969 Bill Forrester..................... 0.2526 Bill Greene....................... 0.2530 Mark Engle....................... 0.2532 Dana English..................... 0.2614 Dan Honert....................... 0.2628 Steve Lee......................... 0.2638
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Kip Jones......................... 0.2676 Don Hardeman................... 0.2696 Andy Laidlaw.................... 0.2777 George Pariso.................... 0.2891 Harley Baker..................... 0.2913 Gary Conaway................... 0.2921 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2936 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2949 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2960 Brady Knight..................... 0.3108 Danny Morgan.................... 0.3175 Bill Von Minden.................. 0.3175 Scotty Grimes.................... 0.3201 Light Varmint Grand Larry Costa......................0.2103 Dana English..................... 0.2431 Steve Lee......................... 0.2487 Kip Jones......................... 0.2491 Bill Greene....................... 0.2502 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2506 Terry Leonard.................... 0.2509 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2562 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2565 Mark Engle....................... 0.2587 Harley Baker..................... 0.2678 Roger Avery...................... 0.2719 Bill Forrester..................... 0.2747 Jerry Sharrett................... 0.2759 Andy Laidlaw.................... 0.2771 Dan Monfort...................... 0.2810 Don Hardeman................... 0.2821 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2847 Dan Honert....................... 0.2876 Buddy Ross....................... 0.2877 Heavy Varmint 100 Greg Walley.....................0.1806 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2004
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Shooting Equipment
June, 2014 Precision Rifleman Terry Leonard.................... 0.2158 Larry Costa....................... 0.2250 Roger Avery...................... 0.2254 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2278 Bill Symons....................... 0.2286 Steve Turner..................... 0.2336 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2452 Dwight Scott..................... 0.2458 Bill Forrester..................... 0.2546 Buddy Ross....................... 0.2564 Bill Brawand..................... 0.2628 Mark Engle....................... 0.2648 Marc Nachman................... 0.2664 George Waldrep................. 0.2670 Mike Neville...................... 0.2684 Harley Baker..................... 0.2742 Scott Dittman.................... 0.2900 Steve Lee......................... 0.2902 Heavy Varmint 200 Larry Costa......................0.1789 Steve Lee......................... 0.1906 Roger Avery...................... 0.2139 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2205 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2234 Bill Forrester..................... 0.2363 Kip Jones......................... 0.2380 Terry Leonard.................... 0.2404
Floyd Cline....................... 0.2454 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2619 Scott Dittman.................... 0.2619 Bill Symons....................... 0.2642 Dan Monfort...................... 0.2644 Wesley Thrift.................... 0.2647 Dan Honert....................... 0.2723 Jeff Graves....................... 0.2755 Dave Abbott...................... 0.2759 Andy Laidlaw.................... 0.2768 Harley Baker..................... 0.2785 George Waldrep................. 0.2789 Heavy Varmint Grand Larry Costa......................0.2020 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2119 Roger Avery...................... 0.2197 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2242 Terry Leonard.................... 0.2281 Greg Walley...................... 0.2308 Steve Lee......................... 0.2404 Bill Forrester..................... 0.2455 Bill Symons....................... 0.2464 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2536 Steve Turner..................... 0.2649 Kip Jones......................... 0.2684 George Waldrep................. 0.2730 Mark Engle....................... 0.2748
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Scott Dittman.................... 0.2760 Harley Baker..................... 0.2764 Buddy Ross....................... 0.2812 Mike Neville...................... 0.2831 Bill Brawand..................... 0.2852 Gary Conaway................... 0.2864 Two Gun Larry Costa......................0.2061 Bart Sauter....................... 0.2340 Wayne Campbell................ 0.2374 Terry Leonard.................... 0.2395 Steve Lee......................... 0.2446 Roger Avery...................... 0.2458 Kip Jones......................... 0.2588 Bill Forrester..................... 0.2601 Mark Engle....................... 0.2668 Billy Stevens..................... 0.2691 Greg Walley...................... 0.2701 Bill Symons....................... 0.2704 Harley Baker..................... 0.2721 Bill Greene....................... 0.2746 Dana English..................... 0.2759 Jeff Summers.................... 0.2828 Buddy Ross....................... 0.2845 Steve Turner..................... 0.2877 Andy Laidlaw.................... 0.2882 Scott Dittman.................... 0.2900
Shamrock XIII Top Ten Equipment List Name Larry Costa Bart Sauter Wayne Campbell Terry Leonard Steve Lee Roger Avery Kip Jones Bill Forrester Mark Engle Mark Engle Billy Stevens
Yardage LV, HV LV, HV LV, HV LV, HV LV, HV LV, HV LV, HV LV, HV HV LV LV, HV
Caliber 6 PPC 6 PPC 6 PPC 6 PPC 6 PPC 6 PPC 6 PPC 22 6 PPC 6 PPC 6 PPC
Action Bat CST Bat Bat Bat Bat Bat Stolle Panda Bat Bat
Barrel Bartlein Krieger Bartlein Bartlein Krieger Bartlein Krieger Krieger Krieger Krieger Bartlein
Gunsmith Self Stevens Campbell Leonard Stevens n/a D. Scott n/a Kelby Self Stevens
Stock Scoville Von Minden Scarbrough Leonard Leonard Athey CCG n/a Kelby Scoville Scarbrough
Stocker Scott Stevens Campbell Leonard Stevens Self CCG n/a Kelby Scoville Scarbrough
Scope March Leupold Leupold Leupold Leu-45 March Leupold n/a March March Leupold
Powder N133 133 N133 V133 LT-32 133 V133 n/a V133 V133 V133
Wt 30 29.7 Lots FC 29 29 n/a n/a 29.8 29.8 29.5
Primer Fed Fed 205 205M 205M 205 205M n/a 205M 205M Fed
Case Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua n/a Lapua Lapua Lapua
Bullet Self Bart's BT JT III Leonard Bart 68BT Own 66 CCG n/a Generic 65gr Generic 65gr Bart's
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Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest The weather report for April 12 was calling for winds of 20 to 30 mph for match day. We had a good turn out, and Match Director Extraordinaire, Karl Hunstiger had us pulling triggers by 8:00 AM. There were high overcast clouds and temps were already warming in the morning at 68 degrees; the high for the day was 85 degrees. The wind steadily picked up, but although we didn’t have a wind meter, no one thought it got up to 30 mph. We figured that 20 was about the maximum. Ross Herrick dominated heavy gun, taking both score and aggregate group, while Steve Everson took light gun score and Dale Arenson was able to win for light gun group. Everyone had a great time, How can you not have fun shooting rifles at 1,000 yards with friends? We had the range cleared by noon so that Jim Schmidt of Arizona Ammunition and a group of shooters could take over and test some of their guns at long range. As always, we are looking forward to next month. Light Gun Aggregate Dale Arenson.................... 6.90” Steve Everson.....................7.42” Jeff Billotte...................... 10.15” Ross Herrick...................... 10.52” Lon Persun....................... 10.52” Hal Byrd.......................... 10.90” Small Group Steve Everson.....................4.75” Light Gun Score Steve Everson...................141-1X Jeff Billotte...................... 136-2X Ross Herrick...................... 135-1X Hal Byrd.......................... 134-1X Dale Arenson....................... 123 High Score Ross Herrick.........................49
by Dale Arenson
Ross, hard at work, doing what he does best
L-R: Steve Everson, Dale Arenson, Ross Herrick Heavy Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick.....................12.50” Jeff Billotte...................... 13.02” Steve Everson.................... 17.48” Bill Warner....................... 20.71” Dale Arenson..................... 23.04” Small Group Ross Herrick..................... 8.6825”
Heavy Gun Score Ross Herrick.....................274-4X Jeff Billotte...................... 263-2X Steve Everson...................... 262 Bill Warner....................... 251-1X Dale Arenson..................... 226-1X High Score Ross Herrick....................... 98-2X
Sahuaro April Equipment List Shooter Name Hal Byrd Everson (LG) Everson (HG) Jeff Billotte (LG) Jeff Billotte (HG) Hal Byrd Ross Herrick Bill Warner Lon Persun Dale Arenson (LG) Dale Arenson (HG)
Caliber 6.5x284 6.5x47 284 6.5 Lazz 6.5 Lazz 6.5/284 30Patriot 6.5x284 30wsm 6.5/284 30Patriot
Action Remington Panda Nesika McMillan McMillan Remington Nesika BAT McMillan Remington BAT
Barrel Krieger Krieger Krieger PacNor PacNor Krieger Krieger Krieger Classics Classics Krieger
Gunsmith Beginski Brackney Brackney Lazzarini Lazzarini Beginski Wells Bruno Wells Briggs Bruno
Stock Tracker Borden McMillan McMillan McMillan Tracker Tracker McMillan McMillan McMillan McMillan
Scope Leupold Leupold Leupold Nightforce Nightforce Leupold Nightforce Nightforce Nightforce Nightforce Nightforce
Case Lapua Lapua Lapua Remington Norma Lapua Lazz Lapua Norma Norma Lazz
Powder H4831 RL15 H4350 H1000 H1000 H4831 H4831 H4350 H4831 RL22 H4831
Bullet/Wt Sierra/142 Berger/140 Berger/180 Berger/140 Berger/140 Berger/140 JLK/210 Sierra/140 Berger/210 Sierra/142 Berger/210
June, 2014 Precision Rifleman Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest March 8, 2014 Results Light Gun Aggregate Steve Everson....................5.92” John Benz......................... 7.79” Jeff Billotte....................... 7.81” Dale Arenson...................... 8.33” Wayne McDonald................. 9.38” Small Group Jeff Billotte..................... 5.4375” Light Gun Total Score Wayne McDonald...............139-1X Steve Everson.................... 138-1X Dale Arenson..................... 138-1X Jeff Billotte...................... 136-0X Hal Byrd.......................... 133-1X High Score Jeff Billotte......................... 50 Heavy Gun Aggregate Steve Everson....................7.85” Jeff Billotte....................... 9.48” John Benz........................ 11.29” Small Group Steve Everson..................... 9.50” Heavy Gun Total Score Steve Everson...................244-0X Jeff Billotte...................... 242-0X John Benz........................ 212-2X High Score Jeff Billotte......................... 89
New 600-Yard World Records
Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn
February 23, 2014 Long Range Measurement Chairman, Karl Hunstiger has just confirmed the following new World Records...
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Desert Sportsman VFS by Keith Myers
April 5, 2014 Murdica & Myers Lead Long Range VFS Shooters from the surrounding states headed to Las Vegas for the 200/300 Long Range Varmint For Score Match at Desert Sportsman’s. Temperatures in the 70’s with stiff winds out of the North played out to be quite challenging when the flags would have the slightest color change. At 200 yards Lou Murdica was still on a roll following the VFS Nationals to take first place. Second went to Sheldon Turf and third was Tom Debacco. Moving out to 300 yards is when the bullets really started to go all different directions. Some shooters taking their first sighter shots ended up with them landing in the record bulls. After all the Mojave dust settled , Keith Myers came out in first place. Lou Murdica was close by with second place and Tom Debacco in third. Congratulations to Lou Murdica for winning the 200/300 aggregate. 200 Yards Lou Murdica..................... 246-4X Sheldon Turf..................... 245-6X Tom Debacco.................... 245-2X Randy Burgess................... 244-4X
Doc Smith........................ 243-2X Keith Myers...................... 242-5X Ron Carter........................ 242-2X John Seines...................... 241-4X Dave Blazzard................... 239-1X John Crissman................... 237-3X Tom Guisewhite................. 234-2X Pete Savage...................... 233-1X 300 Yards Keith Myers......................240-6X Lou Murdica...................... 238-5X Tom Debacco.................... 237-2X Sheldon Turf..................... 237-2X Ron Carter........................ 233-3X Doc Smith........................ 233-2X Dave Blazzard................... 228-1X Randy Burgess................... 222-0X Tom Guisewhite................. 215-1X Pete Savage...................... 209-1X John Crissman................... 158-0X 200/300 Yards Lou Murdica.....................484-9X Keith Myers..................... 482-11X Sheldon Turf..................... 482-8X Tom Debacco.................... 482-4X Doc Smith........................ 476-4X Dave Blazzard................... 467-2X Randy Burgess................... 466-4X Tom Guisewhite................. 449-3X Pete Savage...................... 442-2X John Crissman................. 422-3X
Heavy Gun Small Group
1.4190”
Heavy Gun 3-Target Group Aggregate
2.0530”
Two Gun 6-Target Group Aggregate
2.3064” Congratulations to Bill Johnston Member #86012 NW
Desert Sportsman VFS April 5, 2014 Equipment List
Competitor
Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock
Stocker Scope Power Bullet
Powder Load Case
Primer
Lou Murdica Keith Myers Sheldon Turf Tom Debacco Doc Smith
30BR 30BR 30BR 30BR 6.5x47
Self Self Self RGB Turf
LT-30 H4198 H4198 H4198 R15
205m 205m 205m 205m 205m
Grizzly Panda Teddy Stiller Berger
Shilen Krieger Krieger Krieger Krieger
Self Turf Turf RGB Turf
Kelbly TMBR TMBR McMillan McMillan
March NF NF NF NF
50 12x42 12x42 20x60 12x42
Berger BIB BIB Debacco Berger
36.8 35.0 34.8 34.6 37.0
Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua
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Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis: Jerry Kloeppel Wins VFS Tom Hencken Wins Hunter Class by Wayne Corley
April 6, 2014 We really had a pleasant day for a match. After the winter we had in this area, everyone was very glad to be at the range. The wind was a little tricky for most of us to get a handle on, as it was changing in velocity so quickly , but as always, several competitors did figure it out. The wind was a generally from the east the entire day and there were no real let ups- just changes in speed. At 200 yards, the mirage was heavy enough that it was difficult to see the scoring lines of the target. We had 22 competitors, several traveled a long distance to attend and we truly do appreciate the good turnout. In the VFS class at 100 yards the winner was Denis Boyet with 250-18X, 2nd was Wayne Corley with 250-17X and 3rd was Ron Hoehn with 250-17X. Denis is a new shooter in his 2nd year and really seems to be catching on! At 200 yards Jerry Kloeppel was the winner with 246-7X, 2nd was Dean Weston with 246-4X and 3rd was Tom Rippee with 2447X. In the grand agg the winner was Jerry Kloeppel with 49619X, 2nd was Dean Weston with 496-13X and 3rd was Tom Rippee with 493-19X. Dean is also a new shooter and doing well. In the Hunter class the 100 yard winner was Tom Hencken with 250-16X, 2nd was Tim Hen-
derson with 249-9X and 3rd was Paul Hon with 248-12X. At 200 yards the winner was Joe Hemkens with 244-4X, 2nd was Tom Hencken with 244-3X and 3rd was Clark Greene with 238-5X. In the grand agg the winner was Tom Hencken with 494-19X, 2nd was Joe Hemkens with 490-14X and 3rd was Tim Henderson with 486-12X. Tim is our first competitor to shoot a 30 BR in Hunter class. Thanks to all for coming out. VFS 100-Yards Dennis Boyet................... 250-18X Wayne Corley................... 250-17X Ron Hoehn....................... 250-17X Jeff Conover.................... 250-15X Frank Mancuso.................. 250-13X Jerry Kloeppel.................. 250-12X Galen DeRousse................ 250-12X Dean Weston..................... 250-9X Bill Haynes...................... 249-13X Tom Rippee..................... 249-12X Brad Hawkey.................... 248-10X Bud Mundy....................... 248-8X Dustin Martin.................... 244-5X VFS 200-Yards Jerry Kloeppel..................246-7X Dean Weston..................... 246-4X Tom Rippee...................... 244-7X Bud Mundy....................... 243-1X Bill Haynes....................... 242-2X Wayne Corley.................... 240-5X Jeff Conover..................... 240-1X Brad Hawkey..................... 239-4X Galen DeRousse................. 239-2X Dennis Boyet..................... 239-1X Ron Hoehn........................ 238-5X Dustin Martin.................... 234-1X Frank Mancuso................... 221-2X
VFS Grand Aggregate Jerry Kloeppel................. 496-19X Dean Weston.................... 496-13X Tom Rippee..................... 493-19X Bill Haynes...................... 491-15X Bud Mundy....................... 491-9X Wayne Corley................... 490-22X Jeff Conover.................... 490-16X Dennis Boyet.................... 489-19X Galen DeRousse................ 489-14X Ron Hoehn....................... 488-22X Brad Hawkey.................... 487-14X Dustin Martin.................... 478-6X Frank Mancuso.................. 471-15X Hunter 100-Yards Tom Hencken.................. 250-16X Tim Henderson.................. 249-9X Paul Hon......................... 248-12X Clark Greene.................... 247-13X Chuck Hearn..................... 247-9X Ronald Shultz.................... 247-8X Joe Hemkens................... 246-10X Leon Domijan.................... 240-6X Robert Christensen............. 238-6X Hunter 200-Yards Joe Hemkens....................244-4X Tom Hencken.................... 244-3X Clark Greene..................... 238-5X Tim Henderson.................. 237-3X Ronald Shultz.................... 236-4X Chuck Hearn..................... 233-2X Leon Domijan.................... 231.0X Paul Hon.......................... 228-1X Robert Christensen............. 220-0X Hunter Grand Aggregate Tom Hencken.................. 494-19X Joe Hemkens................... 490-14X Tim Henderson................. 486-12X Clark Greene.................... 485-18X Ronald Shultz................... 483-12X Chuck Hearn.................... 480-11X Paul Hon......................... 476-13X Leon Domijan.................... 471-6X Robert Christensen............. 458-6X
June, 2014 Precision Rifleman
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Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis April Score Match Equipment List Varmint For Score: Bud Mundy Jerry Kloeppel Tom Rippee Brad Hawkey Ron Hoehn Dennis Boyet Jeff Conover Wayne Corley Dean Weston Dustin Martin Bill Haynes Galen DeRousse Frank Mancuso Hunter Class: Joe Hemkens Clark Greene Tom Hencken Chuck Hearn Tim Henderson Bob Christensen Ron Shultz Leon Domijan Paul Hon
Caliber 6 PPC 30 BR 6 PPC 30 BR 30 BR 30 BR 30 BR 30 BR 6 PPC 6 BR 30 BR 30 BR 30 BR
Action Farley BAT Farley Farley Polar Panda Stolle BAT BAT Savage Stolle Stolle Shilen
Barrel Krieger Krieger Bartlien Bartlien Bartlien Bartlien Shilen Rock Bartlien Savage Shilen Shilen Shilen
Gunsmith Self Self Self Rippee Hoehn Hoehn Self Hoehn Hoehn n/a Self Haynes Shilen
Stocker n/a Self Self Leonard TM McMillan Self Self Hoehn n/a Self n/a Self
Scope Leupold March Leupold Leupold March Leupold Sightron March Leupold Weaver Weaver Weaver Leupold
Case Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Norma Lapua Lapua Lapua
Powder N-133 LT-32 N-133 H-4198 H-4198 N-133 H-4198 H-4198 LT-32 Varget H-4198 H-4198 H-4198
Load 28.9 35 29.2 34.0 34.2 33.8 33.0 34.0 n/a 33.2 34.2 32.0 34.2
Primer Fed Fed Fed Fed Fed Fed Fed Fed Fed CCI Fed Rem CCI
Bullet Ulrich 68 BT 10X-115 Rippee Berger Fowler 117 Bart Cheek 118 10-X 115 Berger Berger 68 Cheek 118 Cheek 118 Cheek 118
30X47 308 S 30X47 30X48 30 BR 308 30X47 308 S 30X44
Rem Rem Stolle Stolle Rattler Rem Rattler Rem Stolle
Krieger Lilja Hart Bartlien Pac Nor Shilen Hart Shilen Hart
Smart Self Smart Hearn Shultz n/a Shultz Smart n/a
Corley Self Smart TM Shultz Self Shultz Corley n/a
Leu/Pre Leupold Weaver KT Weaver T Sightron Bushnell Lyman Weaver Leupold
Lapua Win Win Win Lapua Lapua Lapua Rem Lapua
SRB-118 W-748 SRB-118 N-135 H-4198 N-135 N-135 N-135 H-322
45.0 45.0 n/a n/a 34.0 40.0 n/a 42.0 39.4
Fed Fed Fed Fed Fed Fed Fed Fed Fed
Chism 150 10X-150 Chism 150 10-x 150 BIB 112 Chism 150 10-X 120 Sierra 135 BIB 118
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2014 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule SOUTHWEST REGION June 6-8
HTR/VFS
100/200 300
Desert Sportsman’s Rifle Club Southwest Regional Two Gun
June 7-8
HV/UNL
100/200
Sloughhouse Group Benchrest CA State Championship Part 2
June 7-8
LV/HV
300/200
Long Range Varmint Nationals Palomino Valley Gun Club
June 14
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
June 21-22
HV/UNL-5
100/200
Visalia Sportsmen Association Unlimited SW Regional
June 22
LG/HG
1000
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
July 5-6
LV/HV
100/200
Sloughhouse 200 4-Gun Challenge Sloughhouse Group Benchrest
July 12
LG/HG
1000
July 27
LG/HG
Aug 2-3 Aug 2-3
Dec 13
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
Dec 28
LG/HG
1000
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
NORTH CENTRAL REGION June 8
HTR
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
June 14
LV
100/200
Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA
June 21-22
HTR/VFS
100/200
Casper Benchrest Shooters WY Wyoming State Hunter/VFS
June 22
VFS
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
June 28-29
HTR/VFS
100/200
Boone Valley Ikes, IA Iowa State Score Championship
July 13
LG/HG/Fac
600
Columbus Sportsmen Assn, WI
July 13
HTR
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
July 19-20
HTR/VFS
100/200
Casper Benchrest Shooters, WY Trail Run Shoot
600
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
July 20
HV/UNL
100/200
Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA
LV/HV
100/200
Sloughhouse Group Benchrest
LV/HV
100/200
LV/HV
100/200
Central Utah Benchrest Club Utah State Championship Part 2
July 26-27
Boone Valley Ikes, IA Iowa State Group Championship
July 27
VFS
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
HTR/VFS
100/200 200/300
Casper Benchrest Shooters, WY 2014 Hunter/VFS Nationals
Aug 9
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
Aug 4-7
Aug 24
LG/HG
1000
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
Aug 10
HTR
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
Aug 30Sept 1
SP/LV/HV
100/200
Southwest Regional Championship Visalia Sportsmen Association
Aug 17
LG/HG/Fac
600
Columbus Sportsmen Assn, WI
Sept 6
VFS
200/300
NV State Long Range Championship Desert Sportsman’s Rifle Club
Aug 17
LV
100/200
Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA
Aug 23-24
HTR/VFS
200/300
Lincoln Izaak Walton League 1st NBRSA Registered Match
Sept 13
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
Aug 24
VFS
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
Sept 6-7
HTR/VFS
100/200
Boone Valley Ikes, IA Two Gun Score Shoot
Sept 28
LG/HG
600
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
Sept 27-28
4Gun
300
Palomino Valley Gun Club Palomino Valley 4-Gun
Sept 14
VFS
100/200
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY
Sept 20
LG/HG/Fac
600
Columbus Sportsmen Assn, WI
Oct 4
VFS
100/200
Desert Sportsman’s Rifle Club Silver State Shootout
Oct 11
LG/HG/Fac
600
Columbus Sportsmen Assn, WI
Oct 4-5
LV/HV
100/200
Sloughhouse Group Benchrest
Nov 8
LG/HG/Fac
600
Columbus Sportsmen Assn, WI
Oct 4-5
LV/HV
100/200
Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona State Championship #1
Oct 11
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
Oct 18-19
UNL-5
100/200
Visalia Sportsmen Association Visalia Invitational
Oct 25-26
SP/UNL
200/100
Palomino Valley Gun Club Nevada State Championship #2
Oct 26
LG/HG
1000
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
Nov 1
VFS
200/300
GULF COAST REGION 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
June 29
VFS
100/200
Southwest LA Rifle & Pistol Club
July 5-6
SP/HV
100/200
Desert Sportsman’s Rifle Club Glitter Gulch LR Championship
Midland Shooters Association Texas Shootout
July 19-20
4-GUN
200
Central Texas Benchrest Shooters
HTR/VFS
100/200
Southwest LA Rifle & Pistol Club Louisiana State Score Champion
Nov 1-2
LV/HV
100/200
Sloughhouse Group Benchrest
July 27
Nov 8
LG/HG
1000
Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ
Aug 17
VFS
100/200
Central Texas Shooters’ VFS Match
Nov 8-9
SP/UNL5
100/200
Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona State Championship #2
Aug 30-31
LV/HV
100/200
Midland Shooters Association Buffalo
Nov 23
LG/HG
600
Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest
Sept 21
VFS
100/200
Dec 6-7
UNL5/UNL5
100/200
Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona Invitational Unlimited
Southwest LA Rifle & Pistol Club HTR & Gulf Coast VFS Regionals
June, 2014 Precision Rifleman
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2014 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule Oct 26
HTR/VFS
100/200
Southwest LA Rifle & Pistol ClubVFS & Gulf Coast HTR Regionals
EASTERN REGION
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
July 12-13
VFS/HTR
100/200 300
Wenatchee Benchrest Bob Miller Memorial
July 26
HTR
100/200
Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette
July 26-27
LV/HV
100/200
Yellowstone Rifle Club Montana State Group Championship
Aug 2-3
SP/LV
100/200
Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Northwest SP & LV Regionals
Jun 7-8
LV/HV
100/200
WWCCA Wolverine Challenge
June 21-22
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
100/200
Holton Gun Club Michigan State Championship
Aug 17
LG/HG
600
Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn
Sept 22-27
4-GUN
100/200
Holton Gun Club, Holton, MI 2014 Group Benchrest Nationals
Aug 23-24
LV/HV
100/200
Yellowstone Rifle Club
Oct 11-12
LV/HV
100/200
WWCCA Fall Classic
Aug 30Sept 1
SP/LV/HV
100/200
Oct 18-19
LV/HV
100/200
Shelby County Deer Hunters Fall Finale
Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Ed Frombach Memorial & WA State SP, LV, HV & 3Gun
Sept 14
LG/HG
600
Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn
Oct 19
LG/HG
600
Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn
LG/HG
600
Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION June 7
HTR
100/200
Van Dyne Sportsmens Club
Nov 16
June 15
HTR/VFS
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis
MID-CONTINENT REGION
June 20
LV/HV
100/200
East-West Show-Me Set-Up Day
SP/HV
100/200
June 21-22
LV/HV
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis East-West Show Me Shootout
June 7-8
Northern Colorado Benchrest SP Leg of 4Gun
LV/HV
100/200
Mill Creek Group Benchrest, KS
July 12-13
HTR
100/200
Van Dyne Sportsmens Club WI State Championship
June 7-8
HV-UNL/SP
100/200
July 13
LG/HG
600
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn
June 14-15
Whittington Center Benchrest Leg 1 New Mexico State 4Gun
July 19-20
HTR/VFS
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis MO State/Jarvis/MVR Chism
July 12-13
UNL10/ UNL5
100/200
Northern Colorado Benchrest UNL10 Leg of 4Gun
July 26-27
LV/HV
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Sat Night Match 5pm, Sun 8AM
July 12-13
LV/HV
100/200
Mill Creek Group Benchrest, KS
Aug 17
LG/HG
600
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn
July 19-20
UNL10/SP
100/200
Land’s End Benchrest, CO 2nd & 3rd Legs of 4-Gun
Sept 13
VFS
100/200
Van Dyne Sportsmens Club
100/200
LG/HG
600
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn
July 19-20
LV/HV
Sept 20
Whittington Center Benchrest Muchas Gracias
Oct 5
HTR/VFS
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis
Aug 2-3
HTR/VFS
100/200
Northern Colorado Benchrest
Oct 11
LG/HG
600
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn
100/200
LV/HV
100/200
Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Mississippi Valley Regionals
Aug 16-17
LV/HV
Oct 18-19
Whittington Center Benchrest Rattlesnake
LV/HV
100/200
Mill Creek Group Benchrest, KS
Nov 8
LG/HG
600
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn
Aug 30-31 Sept 6-7
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Sept 13-14
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June 7-8
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June 7-8
HTR/VFS
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June 22
LG/HG
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Southeast Region Champ Leg 1 Brock’s Gap Training Center
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200
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Oct 11-12
LV/HV
100/200
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Lessons Learned at Tomball’s 4-Gun
The Tomball Gun Club, 12600 Zion Road, hosted the all 100 yard portion of the Tomball 4-Gun match February 22 & 23, 2014. The results were published on pages 4-5 in May’s issue but let’s do a quick summary before moving forward. This year we are lucky to have Dwayne Pullum and Richard Pullum as match directors. They put together an excellent group of people to put on the matches. The all 200 yard portion of the 4-Gun was contested April 5 & 6, 2014. On February 22, 2014 (Saturday) at 9:00 A.M. the Unlimited 5-Shot 100 yard match was held with 38 shooters in attendance. Gene Bukys won the match with a teen aggregate of .1826. Second place with a .2040 aggregate was Dr. Kenneth Terrell. Third place with .2134 aggregate was Vic Smith. Fourth place with .2250 aggregate was Zana Carter. In fifth place with a .2342 aggregate was Jay Lynn Gore. Vic and Zana were shooting bag guns against the rail guns. This was quite an impressive performance from the two of them. Zana Carter shot the small group of the match with a .113. After lunch, the Heavy Varmint 100 yard match was contested. First place went to Joe Duke (of long range fame) with a .2606 aggregate. Second place with a .2690 aggregate was Zana Carter. Third place with a .2804 aggregate was Dr. Kenneth Terrell. Fourth place with a .2808 aggregate was Mike Wickizer. In fifth place with a .2866 was Wendell Rhodes. Joe Duke shot the small group of the match with a .158. Sunday morning, February 23, 2014 at 8:00 A.M. the Sporter 100 yard match was contested with 39 shooters in attendance. Larry Baggett won the match with a teen aggregate of .1870. Second place with a .2308 aggregate was Dickie Pustejovsky. Third place with a .2326 aggregate was John Horn. Fourth place with a .2364 was Gene Bukys. In fifth place with a .2418 aggregate was Matt Wilkinson. Joe Duke shot the small group of the match with an impressive .085. After lunch, we took on the Light Var-
mint 100. Zana Carter won the match with a teen aggregate of .1944. Second place with a .2150 aggregate was Gene Bukys. Third place with a .2156 aggregate was Vic Smith. Fourth place with a .2298 was Nick Marino. In fifth place with a .2488 was Larry Saavedra. Zana Carter shot the small group of the match with a .111. Zana Carter shot really well all weekend and beat-up on her husband (Eddie Carter) handily. Did Eddie get revenge at the 200 yard portion of the 4-Gun? On April 5, 2014 (Saturday) at 9:00 A.M. the Unlimited 5-Shot 200 yard match was contested with 34 shooters in attendance. Gene Bukys won the match with a .2542 aggregate. Second place with a .2979 aggregate was Eddie Carter. Third place with a .3083 aggregate was John Jones. Fourth place with a .3256 aggregate was Scott Hunter. In fifth place with a .3390 was John Horn. Charles Huckeba shot the small group of the match with a .298. Eddie gets revenge! After lunch the Heavy Varmint 200 yard match was fought. First place with a .2643 aggregate went to John Horn. Second place with a .2680 aggregate went to Mark Wheatly. Third place with a .2823 went to Eddie Carter. Fourth place with a .2976 went to Gary Bristow. In fifth place with a .3045 aggregate was Richard Pullum. Mark Wheatly shot the small group of the match with a .255. Eddie gets revenge again! On April 6, 2014 (Sunday) at 8:00 A.M. the Sporter 200 yard match was contested with 31 shooters in attendance. Eddie Carter won the match with a .2447 aggregate. Second place with a .2588 aggregate was Dr. Tim Oltersdorf. Third place with a .2602 aggregate was Gary Bristow. Fourth place with a .2619 aggregate was Charles Huckeba. In fifth place with a .2898 aggregate was Mike Wickizer. Dr. Tim Oltersdorf shot the small group of the match with a .236. Eddie gets revenge once again! After lunch the Light Varmint 200 yard match was contested. First place
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with a .2208 aggregate went to Gene Bukys. Second place with a .2897 aggregate was Charles Huckeba. Third place with a .3007 aggregate was Matt Wilkinson. Fourth place with a .3131 aggregate was Zana Carter. Sorry, Eddie she got you back. In fifth place with a .3202 was Dickie Pustejovsky. Gene Bukys shot the small group of the match with a .289. With the second half of the Tomball 4-Gun completed it is time to compute the Grand Aggregates. The Unlimited Grand was won by Gene Bukys with a .2184 aggregate. Second place with a .2726 aggregate was Dr. Kenneth Terrell. Third place with a .2793 aggregate was Vic Smith. Fourth place with a .2910 aggregate was John Horn. In fifth place with a .2912 was Scott Hunter. Vic did exceptionally well shooting a bag gun against the rail guns. The Heavy Varmint Grand was won by John Horn with a .2754 aggregate. Second place with a .2981 aggregate was Dr. Kenneth Terrell. Third place with a .3074 was Gene Bukys. Fourth place with a .3078 aggregate was Eddie Carter. In fifth place with a .3120 was Joe Duke. The Sporter Grand was won by Gene Bukys with a .2657 aggregate. Second place with a .2677 aggregate was John Horn. Third place with a .2714 aggregate was Mike Wickizer. Fourth place with a .2747 aggregate was Gary Walters. In fifth place with a .2751 was Gary Bristow. The Light Varmint Grand was won by Gene Bukys with a .2179 aggregate. Second place with a .2537 aggregate was Zana Carter. Third place with a 3059 aggregate was Larry Saavedra. Fourth place with a .3111 aggregate was John Horn. In fifth place with a .3126 aggregate was Richard Milton. The 2-Gun was won by Gene Bukys with a .2627 aggregate. Second place with a .2933 aggregate was John Horn. Third place with a .3175 aggregate was Richard Pullum. Fourth place with a .3183 aggregate was Joe Duke. In fifth place with a .3200 aggregate was Dr. Kenneth Terrell.
June, 2014 Precision Rifleman The 3-Gun was won by Gene Bukys with a .2637 aggregate. Second place with a .2848 aggregate was John Horn. Third place with a .3095 aggregate was Gary Bristow. Fourth place with a .3129 aggregate was Mike Wickizer. In fifth place with a .3208 aggregate was Gary Walters. With a .2524 aggregate, Gene Bukys became the Tomball 4-Gun Champ for 2014. Second place with a .2863 aggregate was John Horn. Third place with a .3113 aggregate was Dr. Kenneth Terrell. Fourth place with a .3129 aggregate was Mike Wickizer. In fifth place with a .3253 aggregate was Dickie Pustejovsky. Congratulation to some fine shooters. To the lesson learned portion of this write-up, I bet Gene Bukys that John Horn would win the 4-Gun. I lost my money! Don’t think I will bet against him again. Thank you Dwayne and Richard Pullum for taking-on the challenges of being match directors for the Tomball Gun Club this year. You two did a really great job and I know that everyone appreciates your efforts. The two matches came off without any major hitches. Jim Lusk did a good job as Range Officer. Felton Corbett is appreciated for measuring the targets for the two matches. Thanks to Ryan for handling the computer duties. Thanks to Zak, Aaron and Joseph for handling the target crew duties. Don’t forget that the Tomball Gun Club will host a VFS/Hunter combined match June 21 & 22, 2014. This will be a 100 & 200 yard match. Hope to have a good turn-out for the matches. Thanks for attending the Tomball 4-Gun match this year. From what I saw, everyone had a great time. Unlimited 200-Yards Gene Bukys......................0.2542 Eddie Carter..................... 0.2979 John Jones....................... 0.3083 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3256 John Horn........................ 0.3390 Kenneth Terrell.................. 0.3413 Vic Smith......................... 0.3452 Nick Marino...................... 0.3465 Dickie Pustejovsky.............. 0.3491 Charles Huckeba................ 0.3568 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards John Horn.......................0.2643 Mark Wheatley.................. 0.2680
Eddie Carter..................... 0.2823 Gary Bristow..................... 0.2976 Richard Pullum.................. 0.3045 Nick Marino...................... 0.3082 Kenneth Terrell.................. 0.3158 Gene Bukys....................... 0.3215 Charles Huckeba................ 0.3324 Tommy Long..................... 0.3368 Sporter 200-Yards Eddie Carter.....................0.2447 Tim Oltersdorf................... 0.2588 Gary Bristow..................... 0.2602 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2619 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.2898 Gene Bukys....................... 0.2949 John Horn........................ 0.3029 Gary Walters..................... 0.3041 Kenneth Terrell.................. 0.3185 Matt Wilkinson................... 0.3232 Light Varmint 200-Yards Gene Bukys......................0.2208 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2897 Matt Wilkinson................... 0.3007 Zana Carter...................... 0.3131 Dickie Pustejovsky.............. 0.3202 Richard Pullum.................. 0.3212 Glenn Chism..................... 0.3310 John Horn........................ 0.3324 Tim Oltersdorf................... 0.3512 Unlimited Grand Aggregate Gene Bukys......................0.2184 Kenneth Terrell.................. 0.2726 Vic Smith......................... 0.2793 John Horn........................ 0.2910 Scott Hunter..................... 0.2912 Zana Carter...................... 0.3107
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Mike Wickizer.................... 0.3126 John Jones....................... 0.3130 Dickie Pustejovsky.............. 0.3250 Nick Marino...................... 0.3365 Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate John Horn.......................0.2754 Kenneth Terrell.................. 0.2981 Gene Bukys....................... 0.3074 Eddie Carter..................... 0.3078 Joe Duke......................... 0.3120 Richard Pullum.................. 0.3187 Gary Bristow..................... 0.3247 Dale Metzger..................... 0.3257 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.3293 Nick Marino...................... 0.3385 Sporter Grand Aggregate Gene Bukys......................0.2657 John Horn........................ 0.2677 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.2714 Gary Walters..................... 0.2747 Matt Wilkinson................... 0.2825 Tim Oltersdorf................... 0.2843 Dickie Pustejovsky.............. 0.2972 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3097 Dale Metzger..................... 0.3152 Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Gene Bukys......................0.2179 Zana Carter...................... 0.2537 Larry Saavedra.................. 0.3059 John Horn........................ 0.3111 Richard Milton................... 0.3126 Nick Marino...................... 0.3131 Dickie Pustejovsky.............. 0.3135 Mark Wheatley.................. 0.3153 Richard Pullum.................. 0.3152 Joe Duke......................... 0.3246
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Two-Gun Gene Bukys......................0.2627 John Horn........................ 0.2933 Richard Pullum.................. 0.3175 Joe Duke......................... 0.3183 Kenneth Terrell.................. 0.3200 Nick Marino...................... 0.3258 Gary Bristow..................... 0.3267 Zana Carter...................... 0.3283 Dale Metzger..................... 0.3295 Eddie Carter..................... 0.3329 Three-Gun Gene Bukys......................0.2637 John Horn........................ 0.2848 Gary Bristow..................... 0.3095 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.3129 Gary Walters..................... 0.3208 Joe Duke......................... 0.3221 Kenneth Terrell.................. 0.3241 Dale Metzger..................... 0.3247 Dickie Pustejovsky.............. 0.3254 Eddie Carter..................... 0.3278
Name Gene Bukys (Varmint) Gene Bukys (UNL) John Horn (Varmint) John Horn (UNL) Kenneth Terrell (UNL) Kenneth Terrell (HV) Kenneth Terrell (LV/SP) Dickie Pustejovsky (UNL) Dickie Pustejovsky (HV) Dickie Pustejovsky (LV/SP) Zana Carter Gary Bristow (UNL) Gary Bristow (HV/LV/SP) Scott Hunter (UNL) Scott Hunter (HV/LV/SP) Eddie Carter Gary Walters (UNL) Gary Walters (HV) Gary Walters (LV/SP) Tim Oltersdorf (UNL/HV) Tim Oltersdorf (LV) Tim Oltersdorf (SP)
Caliber 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6MM 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6MM 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC
Four-Gun Gene Bukys...................... 0.2524 John Horn........................ 0.2863 Kenneth Terrell.................. 0.3113 Mike Wickizer.................... 0.3129 Dickie Pustejovsky.............. 0.3253 Zana Carter...................... 0.3259 Gary Bristow..................... 0.3278 Scott Hunter..................... 0.3279 Eddie Carter..................... 0.3306 Gary Walters..................... 0.3310 Joe Duke......................... 0.3322 Tim Oltersdorf................... 0.3364 Richard Pullum.................. 0.3380 Dale Metzger..................... 0.3422 Nick Marino...................... 0.3562 Richard Milton................... 0.3563 Tommy Long..................... 0.3646 Darryl Whitman................. 0.3684 Matt Wilkinson................... 0.3754 Wendell Rhodes................. 0.3770 Renard Alexander............... 0.3854
Tomball Gun Club 4-Gun Equipment List Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Stocker BAT Bartlein Bukys Scoville Scoville Farley Bartlein Bukys Young Young Viper Krieger Horn Edge Hunter Diamondback Krieger Horn Magnum Metal n/a Stolle Krieger Horn Young Young Stolle Bartlein Horn Scoville Scoville BAT Bartlein Horn Scoville Scoville Viper Krieger Byrne n/a n/a Red Stilen Byrne Borden self BAT Krieger Byrne Borden self Stolle Krieger Byrne n/a Byrne Panda Bartlein self n/a Young BAT Bartlein self Kelbly n/a Viper Shilen Hunter Hunter Hunter Viper Krieger Hunter Edge McMillan Farley Krieger Byrne n/a Byrne Panda Krieger Dale H Young Young Panda Krieger Dale H BRX Stick Farley Krieger Dale H Athey Dale H Polar Krieger self Aminovich Speedy Nesika Krieger Self Speedy Speedy Stolle Panda Shilen Self Scoville Scoville
Mark Wheatley.................. 0.3902 Ron Sewell....................... 0.3960 Ron Parker....................... 0.3985 Vic Smith......................... 0.4194 Glenn Chism..................... 0.4235 Joe Kubon........................ 0.4567 John Jones....................... 0.7434 Larry Saavedra.................. 1.6506 Larry Baggett.................... 2.6428 Jay Gore.......................... 2.6537 Charles Huckeba................ 2.6551 Russell Mathews................. 2.6630 James Johnson.................. 2.6744 Bob Maedgen.................... 2.6776 Frank Wilson..................... 2.6820 Mike Elliott....................... 2.6825
Scope Leu/Bukys Leupold March March Weaver Nightforce Nightforce Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold Weaver Leupold Leu/Brak Leu/Brak Leupold Leupold March Leupold Leupold March Leupold
Powder 133 133 V133 V133 V133 V133 V133 8208 8208 8208 N133 133 8208 133 133 133 2015BR 2015BR 2015BR T322 T322 T322
Weight 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.7 29.7 29.7 28.5 28.5 28.5 29.2 29.6 n/a 29.0 29.0 29.2 27.9 27.9 27.9 28.4 28.0 28.0
Primer 205 205 Federal Federal 205 205 205 Federal Federal Federal 205 205 205 Federal Federal 205 205 205 205 205 205 205
Case Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Norma Norma Norma Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Norma Norma Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua
Bullet Barts 68 Barts 68 Cheek 67 Cheek 67 Berger 64 Berger 64 Berger 64 Generic Generic Generic Gentner Cheek 68 Cheek 68 Cheek Cheek Gentner Hottenstein Hottenstein Hottenstein Column Column Column
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Allen Bench Hunter Memorial at Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Club by Rick DeGroat March 29, 2014 Washington
It rained all day Friday in the desert of south east Washington and there is one thing you can bet on. If it rains three drops or more, you will have at least three days of wind in the Tri Cities area...and we did. Saturday morning started out with 10 shooters and wind that turned into wind and mirage, which made for some interesting shooting. But that’s what makes it fun (and gives you a reason to drink and swear). Other reasons to drink and swear for some of us were leaving gun parts at home and case separation in the chamber that wouldn’t come out. The top five in each category follow. I want to thank everyone for coming and hope to see you at the next match.
Hunter 100-Yards Glenn Sampson................ 246-11X Tom Halecki..................... 246-10X Sam Small....................... 245-13X Randy Hoge...................... 245-7X Dick Mayer....................... 244-9X Hunter 200-Yards Tom Halecki.....................237-3X Paul Gylling...................... 236-1X Jim McConnell................... 234-1X Rick DeGroat..................... 230-3X Dick Mayer....................... 226-2X Hunter Aggregate Tom Halecki.................... 483-13X Jim McConnell................... 477-8X Paul Gylling...................... 473-6X Rick DeGroat.................... 472-11X Dick Mayer...................... 470-11X
Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Club March 29, 2014 Equipment List Name T Halecki J McConnell P Gylling R DeGroat R Mayer G Sampson R Hoge F Taggart S Small R Ekwortz
Cartridge 30X47 30X47 30X47 308short 30X47 30BR 30X47 308 30X47 30X47
Action Stiller Stiller Farley Remington Nesika BAT Remington Remington Stolle Nesika
Barrel Krieger Lilja Lilja Shilen Lilja Hart Krieger n/a Lilja Lilja
Scope Burris Burris Burris Weaver Burris Leupold Weaver Burris Leupold Burris
Bullet 10X 120 ERB 119 ERB 119 Self 125 BIB 117 ERB 112 125 Carpenter ERB 119 ERB 119
Powder N135/42 8208/43.5 8208/42.6 8208/42.5 N135 n/a 8208/41.4 N140/46.3 N135 8208/40.0
Primer 205M 205M 205M 205M 205M n/a 450CCI 450CCI 205M 205M
Case Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua
Gunsmith W.Ruff Swezey Swezey Self Gold Creek n/a DeGroat Cribbs Swezey Hellekson
Oak Hill Gun Club: Be Careful What You Ask For by Cecil Peterson
All we asked for was some warm weather and sunshine. Well, we got that but with it came strong switching winds with moments of calm and temperatures in the low 80’s at the end of the match. This is the first week we have not had temperatures sometime during the day of freezing-cold, snow, miserable, cold all winter. Enough whining! Oak Hill Gun Club hosted its first match of the season on April 12, 2014. The regulars were “chomping at the bit” to get some shooting done, although practice time prior to the match had been limited due to weather. We welcomed a new shooter, Wes Johnson, which is always a pleasure and giving us hope our shooting discipline is alive and well. The 100 yard venue was mastered by Larry Caston (Sinclair/Brownell employee) followed by Jerry Wick, Dean Ekstrom, Cecil Peterson and Jerry King. Small group was Dean Ekstrom’s. The 200 yard targets were attacked vigorously and mastered by Dean Ekstrom followed by Jerry Wick, Larry Caston, Bob Cotton, Kenneth Stone, who also got the small group. When all the crying was done about the conditions, we added, divided and then averaged and a winner was declared. Jerry Wick won the Light Varmint Grand Aggregate with his steady shooting. He also had the best score followed by Dean Ekstrom, Larry Caston, Bob Cotton and Kenneth Stone. All the statistics (numbers) are listed for your viewing pleasure. Please review as time permits and bring a friend to the next match.
June, 2014 Precision Rifleman Light Varmint 100-Yards Larry Caston....................0.2448 Jerry Wick........................ 0.2754 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.3170 Cecil Peterson................... 0.3450 Jerry King........................ 0.3518 Bob Cotton....................... 0.3830 Kenneth Stone................... 0.3854 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.3930 Wes Johnson..................... 0.5396 Small Group Dean Ekstrom.....................0.131 Light Varmint 200-Yards Dean Ekstrom...................0.3891 Jerry Wick........................ 0.3938 Larry Caston..................... 0.4805 Bob Cotton....................... 0.4898 Kenneth Stone................... 0.4954 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.4965 Jerry King........................ 0.5718 Wes Johnson..................... 0.6162 Cecil Peterson................... 0.6253 Small Group Kenneth Stone....................0.406 Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Jerry Wick.......................0.3346 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.3530 Larry Caston..................... 0.3627 Bob Cotton....................... 0.4364 Kenneth Stone................... 0.4404 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.4448 Jerry King........................ 0.4618 Cecil Peterson................... 0.4852 Wes Johnson..................... 0.5779 Oak Hill winners from April’s match L-R: Bob Cotton, Jerry Wick, Kenneth Stone, Larry Caston & Dean Ekstrom
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APRIL 5-6, 2014 We held our second match of the year with 16 shooters who turned out for a cold and windy Saturday. Temps were a low of 41 with high of 60. Sunday was pretty nice; it warmed up quick to 72F. We shot all 200-yards on Saturday and 100-yards on Sunday. Ray Garric shot a screamer with a .087 and this was the smallest group he has ever shot. Congratulations Ray on a very nice group and for fine shooting all weekend! Light Varmint 100-Yards Ray Garric.......................0.2180 Steve Epstein.................... 0.2268
by Dan Lutke
Bill Mellor........................ 0.2296 Bob Dorton....................... 0.2682 Michael Taner.................... 0.2732 Light Varmint 200-Yards Dan Lutke........................0.2548 Ray Garric........................ 0.3121 Art Kawai......................... 0.3419 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3660 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3748 Light Varmint Grand Ray Garric.......................0.2650 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2744 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3008 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3194 Michael Taner.................... 0.3545 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Ray Garric.......................0.2150
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Greg Wilson...................... 0.2414 Michael Taner.................... 0.2540 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.2582 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2586 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Marty Childers..................0.2975 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3780 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3920 Greg Wilson...................... 0.4140 Ray Garric........................ 0.4311 Heavy Varmint Grand Marty Childers..................0.2790 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3183 Ray Garric........................ 0.3230 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3277 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3495 Two Gun Aggregate Ray Garric.......................0.2941 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2964 Marty Childers................... 0.3201 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3252 Art Kawai......................... 0.3355 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3601 Michael Taner.................... 0.3620 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3632 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3857 Dave Tack........................ 0.3887 Everet Smith..................... 0.3998 Francis Lee....................... 0.4035 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4168 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.4324 Sam Tack......................... 0.4878 This page upper right: Winners picture from April’s match at Sacramento’s Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters L-R: Dan Lutke, Greg Wilson, Marty Childers, Ray Garric & Steve Epstein
Sacramento Group Shooters April Equipment List Light Varmint: Name Ray Garric Dan Lutke Steve Epstein Art Kawai Bill Mellor Heavy Varmint: Ray Garric Marty Childers Dan Lutke Greg Wilson Steve Epstein
Caliber 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC
Action Nesika Stolle BAT Stolle BAT
Barrel Krieger Bartlein Krieger Bartlein Krieger
Stock SYG McMillan Scarbrough McMillan Six
Gunsmith Hammond Iwatsubo Scott Ocock Iwatsubo
Scope Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold
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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts ER—Eastern Region Chippewa Rifle Club
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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
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
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
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
Prairie Dog Target Club
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
MV—Mississippi Valley
North TX Shooters Association
Seymour Stool Shooters
Southwest Louisiana Rifle & Pistol
www.swla-rifleandpistol.org Contact: Mike Guillot 337 249-3712 1600 Cappy Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70605 Guillot4555@suddenlink.net
Tomball Gun Club
Contact: Dwayne Pullum: 281 684-9004 Richard Pullum by email: richardpullum@embarqmail.com
7988 Johnston-Slagle Rd, Sidney, OH 45365 937 492-2972 Contact: John Petteruti 937 654-7950 jpetteruti@woh.rr.com
Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club
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
W7503 County Road T Holmen WI 54636 608 792-4386 www.holmenrodandgunclub.com Contact: Jim Knower 608 526-3151 W8172 Holland Dr, Holmen, WI 54636
Oak Hill Gun Club
NC—North Central Region
WWCCA
Holmen Rod & Gun Club
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
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
garysflury@gmail.com Contact: Ron Lee Miller 402 393-4536 8081 Dupont St. Omaha NE 68124 ncnbrsa@cox.net
Boone Valley Ikes
Contact: Ronnie Berg 515 210-7772 104 S Dalander St, Madrid, IA 50156 mrberg@iowatelecom.net 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
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 Contact: Don Deckert 605 288-1919 HC 54, Box 3, Porcupine SD 57772 pdtc57772@yahoo.com
Bench Rest Rifle Club Of St Louis
2280 Kohn Rd, Wright City, MO 63390 www.shootingstl.com GPS: N38 53.353 W091 04.763 Scott Pieper - Group 636 745-2454 2280 Kohn Rd, Wright City MO 63390 pieper@shootingstl.com Wayne Corley - HTR/VFS 636 928-0882 2 Sheffield Ct, St Charles, MO 63304 waynecorley@sbcglobal.net
Columbus Sportsman’s Assn
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
Van Dyne Sportsmen’s Club
www.vdsc.org or info@vdsc.org Contact: Dick Baier 920 688-2433 PO Box 8, Van Dyne WI 54979
NW—Northwest Region Wenatchee Benchrest Club
2800 #2 Canyon Rd, Wenatchee, WA www.wenrrc.org, zaccs@televar.com Contact: Dan Zaccanti 509 733-1003
Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn
6900 Kershaw Blvd, White City, OR 97502 Contact: Phil Grammatica 714 749-7216 philgrammatica@yahoo.com
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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club
27007 South Tom Beall Rd, Lapwai, ID 83540 280 843-2987 www.lcwildlife.org Contact: Paul Gylling - HTR/VFS 40102 State Route 195, Colfax WA 99111 PGylling@gmail.com 509 553-1118 Denny Andrews - Group 13263 Snake River Rd, Asotin WA 99402 andrewslaw1@gmail.com 509 243-7039
Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club
8503 Chambers Creek Rd W University Place, WA 98467 www.tacomarifle.org Contact: Jeff Lewis 206 407-8299 32310 6th Ave SW, Federal Way, WA 98023 varminthunter1@comcast.net
Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Assn
Hwy 12 to Pasco-Kahlotus Rd www.tcmsa.org Contact: Rick DeGroat 509 308-7213 or 509 396-3166 rem10x308@aol.com
Whittecar Rifle & Pistol Range
578 Blodgett View Dr, Hamilton, MT 59840 www.whittecarrange.com 406 363-7078 Contact: Jeff Jetter 406 777-5326 4168 Foxy Ridge Rd, Stevensville, MT 59870 JLJ4HBR@msn.com
Yellowstone Rifle Club
7212 Molt Rd, Billings, MT 406 656-2775 www.yrc.org Contact: Ryan Lienemann 406 245-4056 1124 Horn St, Billings, MT 59101 LienemannBR@gmail.com Contact: Robert Lunder 406 252-9299 3100 Grelck Ln, Billings, MT 59105 robert.lunder@gmail.com
SE—Southeast Region Brock’s Gap Training Center
www.scssa.org GPS: N33 20 19.25 W86 52 28.00 3721 South Shades Crest Rd Birmingham, AL 35244 Contact: Steve Lee 205 428-2191 Lee.Steven@att.net
Manatee Gun & Archery Club
1805 Logue Rd, Myakka City, FL 34251 775 358-5014 www.manateegunclub.com GPS: N27 29.3610 W82 09.2448 Contact: Buddy Ross 407 448-8393 1845 Coronado Rd, Ft Myers, FL 33901 bross6mm@hotmail.com
Middle Georgia Gun Owners Assn
www.mggoa.com GPS: N32 24.3732 W82 53.0574 PO Box 4096, Dublin, GA 31040 Contact: Matt Walker 478 304-2749 mggoa1@gmail.com
River Bend Gun Club
988 River Bend Gun Club Road Dawsonville, GA 30534
770 876-2351 www.rbgc.org GPS: N34 20.198 W84 14.819 Contact: Jim Andress Group/Score 3605 Blackwell Run, Marietta, GA 30066 jim@precisionrifles.co, benchrest@rbc.org 770 876-2351 or 770 971-5269
Rockingham County Gun Club
572 Long Branch Road, Reidsville, NC 27320 www.rockinghamcountygunclub.com GPS: N36 25.536 W79 31.864 Contact: Roy Darnell 336 595-9110 4811 Camp Betty Hastings Rd Walkertown, NC 27051 DarnellRM@embarqmail.com
Unaka Rod & Gun Club
90 Furnace Rd, Johnson City, TN 37601 423 926-0221 www.unakarodandgun.com Contact: Matthew Keller 423 202-6932 1013 Washington College Station Rd Limestone, TN 37681 mk6ppc4@yahoo.com
MC—Mid-Continent Region Land’s End Benchrest Shooters
4 mi East of Hwy 50 on Reeder Mesa Rd Contact: Tom Stiner 970 257-9160 1521 Divide Rd, Whitewater CO 81527 TSTooling@hotmail.com
Mill Creek Rifle Club
7215 Gardner Rd, DeSoto, KS 66018 www.millcreekrc.org Contact: Don Creach - Group 816 586-9475 dcjcreach@aol.com Contact:Ronald Shultz - Hunter/VFS 913 557-9879
Northern CO Benchrest Shooters
38967 CR 51, Eaton, CO 80615 www.wcfw.org Contact: Bud Schalles 970 224-3740 PO Box 83, La Porte CO 80535 budschalles@aol.com
Okie Shooters Range
Contact: Rex Reneau 405 787-8529 7409 NW 28th Terrace, Bethany OK 73008 405 623-6019 or rreneau1@cox.net
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 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 - Short Range 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
Rio Grande Benchrest Shooters
Visalia Sportsman Association
Whittington Center
EU—European Region
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 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
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
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 * Bud (James) Welsh Passed Away North Central Region Meeting It brings me great sadness to announce that Bud (James) Welsh passed away this morning after a long illness. He had been hospitalized since about November or December. They did a bone marrow transplant and I guess it didn’t take. We (at least I) thought he was going to be doing OK as of about a month ago - he was still looking forward to going to the Hog Roast and the Super Shoot. I had visited with him about 3 weeks ago. Then about a week or two ago he started on Hospice. I had talked to him on Thursday but he was pretty doped up and then I received a call this morning from his wife. It was still quite a shock when I got the call. I first met Bud probably in the early 1980’s. He became interested in Benchrest and since about 1987 you would often find the two of us going to matches and loading together. My Dad made him his first bench gun around that time and then Bud got into the gunsmithing business himself. He and I also shared some other common interests. We often got together for coffee throughout the year. He was always good company and I shall miss him.
--Jerry Masker 5/3/14
Regional Director Terry Meyer has scheduled the annual meeting for the North Central Region at Boone Valley Ikes in Webster City, Iowa. On Saturday, July 26-27 they have scheduled a LV/HV match for that weekend. The regional meeting is to begin following the match on Saturday, July 26. Bring your ideas and agenda items to Terry at this time so they can be addressed by the Board in September at the annual Board meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Terry Meyer at 641 425-3397 or you can reach him by email at tdmeyer6ppc@gmail.com.
Mill Creek Match Cancelled
The group match scheduled for October 4-5 at Mill Creek has been canceled due to the NBRSA Nationals ending the Saturday prior.
Yellowstone Rifle Club
Russell Cree has handed the reigns for running benchrest matches over to two other fine gentlemen. Ryan Lienemann and Robert Lunder, both of Billings, will be in charge of matches for the 2014 season and beyond. If you have any questions, their contact info is on page 29.
Three New Clubs to North Central
Starting this year, there are three new clubs to enjoy. The NBRSA proudly welcomes Boone Valley Ikes in Webster City, Iowa, Lincoln Izaak Walton League in Bennet, Nebraska and Holmen Rod & Gun Club from Holmen, Wisconsin. These three clubs focus on score benchrest and you will notice their dates in the 2014 Schedule beginning this month and running through the end of September. Welcome to Boone Valley, Lincoln Izaak Walton & Holmen.
Board Meeting Agenda Items
As mentioned above, it’s not too soon to begin preparing your agenda items for the Board to review at the upcoming annual meeting. Please email items to your regional director now to avoid a last minute crunch. That way, if there are questions, they can be addressed earlier rather than later. Contact information for the regional directors is listed on page 31. Thank you for supporting NBRSA. Election Time is Here! Election ballots will be mailed by June 1. They must be received in the office by July 1st to be counted. I will tabulate them as soon as possible but no later than July 15 and will post the results online and publish them in this magazine. If you have any questions about the voting process or have a recent change of address, please contact me at your earliest convenience. Wanted: Charles Jennings Stocks
Charles Jennings, was NBRSA President in the early 50s and had carved beautiful gunstocks. He died in the ‘60s and his family would like to find and purchase at least one of his stocks. He made stocks for the Zinks & Wilkersons in Tulsa where he was from. If you have one you want to sell, please contact Charles’ daughter, Pam Jennings-Egert at pamegert@earthlink.net.
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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 Rich Carpenter, Committee Member Randy Perkowski, 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
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New KLP BR stock is a lot like a Scoville stock. The KLP features 1" forearm sidewalls, carbon fiber material and 24 ounces.
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