May 2015

May, 2015

The Voice of the NBRSA

Inside: A Cactus Classic To Remember

Walt Berger Dedication Ceremony, Luke AFB Color Guard, Antique Aircraft Fly-Over & More!

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In This Issue...

Arizona Benchrest Shooters’ SW Regional Leg 2....................................4 Larry Kuse Memorial from Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis, by Joe Fesi......7 A Match to Remember: 2015 Cactus Classic at Ben Avery Range.................8 Mini Biography: Walt Berger...........................................................12 Keeping it All in the Family at RVSSA, by Phil Grammatica......................13 Club de Tir du Castellas Benchrest, La Fare Les Oliviers, France...............14 2015 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule.............................................16 March Madness: St Louis Score Match, by Wayne Corley..........................20 Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest March 1st Results, by Craig St Claire.....21 Sloughhouse Short-Range March Group Match, by Dan Lutke....................22 Visalia’s Cactus Classic Warm-Up.....................................................23 Southwest Louisiana VFS & Tri-Cities MSA Hunter Matches......................25 Ambushed by the Billotte Gang, by Dale Arenson.................................26 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts..............................................................28 NBRSA News..............................................................................30 Officer, Regional Director & Business Contact Information......................31 On the cover: Antique Aircraft Fly-Over Ben Avery Range during Walt Berger Dedication Ceremony.

Pictured from left are David Hamilton, Walt Berger & Eric Stecker, Berger Bullets President

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It’s Two & Three Guns for Gary & the Four Gun for Larry!

Southwest Regional Leg 2: February 7th and 8th, 2015 Phoenix, Arizona Thirty-seven competitors from 6 states (AZ, CA, CO, OR, UT, NV) made it out to the second half of the Southwest Regional at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, Arizona.

Those who attended the 1st half of the Southwest Regional experienced highs in the mid 40s to low 50s with high winds making for an uncomfortable shooter at best. Those who came out for Thursday’s practice for the 2nd half of the Southwest Regional found temperatures in the low 80s with winds calm and steady. Gratefully, it was quite the contrast from the January match. The highs held in the low 80s through the weekend. Winds were present but were typically lower velocity. This is one of the reasons why shooting winter BR in Phoenix is such a pleasure.

Saturday, February 7th started with the Light Varmint 100 yard. Teen aggs took the top three places with Gary Ocock leading the way with a .1484 yardage agg. It was great to see Russ Hardy back shooting BR in Phoenix. He was right on Gary’s heals with a .1560.

The Heavy Varmints were pulled out for the afternoon shooting. To no one’s surprise there were more teen aggs shot with the HV with the top 8 shooters posting .18 aggs or smaller.

This match was particularly interest-

ing due to a photo finish race between the top two shooters. Roy Damron and Gary Ocock went into match 5 with .15 aggs. Gary was slightly ahead of Roy but only slightly. Both shooters had stacked up 4 consecutive .1 groups however, also interesting is the fact that neither shooter posted the small group for any of these matches in spite of all the .1 size groups they were shooting. “Commence fire” was called for match 5. Both shooters showed patience putting their groups together deliberately. Each shooter would post their first .2 group for the day but it was too close to call looking through the spotting scope. In the end Gary shot the bigger group at .221 but Roy’s smaller group at .220 wasn’t enough to pull ahead. In the end Gary took the yardage agg with a .1676. It was a great race to the finish; Roy was right on his heals with a .1696. What an impressive display of shooting by both.

On Sunday, February 8th we stayed with the Heavy Varmint for the 200 yard. George Lozano who had finished 3rd in the Heavy Varmint 100 yard came out of the gate with back to back small groups for the match with a .231 and .145 respectively. His third group at .240 was .001 larger than the smallest group in match 3.

He finished strong with 2 more ¼ MOA groups finishing with a .1768 yardage agg. It was the only teen agg with second place a distant .2311 away.

Great shooting George! George’s back to back .17 aggs secured his 1st place finish in the Heavy Varmint Grand with a .1775. The Light Varmint guns were pulled out to end the day. Bud Mundy who placed 5th in the Heavy Varmint was the top shooter in the Light Varmint with .2260 yardage agg. In the end, Gary Ocock’s strong 100 yard teen aggs (.1484 and .1676) along with steady 200 yard aggs earned him the title of Southwest Regional 2 Gun Champion. Excellent shooting Gary!

This being the 2nd half of the Southwest Regional, these results also allowed us to determine a 3 Gun and 4 Gun Southwest Regional Champions.

Given the much colder temperatures of the January it would be interesting to see who could hold out for the top honors. Gary Ocock’s .26 Sporter Grand agg earned him the distinction of being the Southwest Regional 3 Gun Champion. Typically a consistent top finisher, Gary’s dominance would not hold over the entire match. With a .17 Unlimited Grand agg, Larry White took the honor of becoming the Southwest Regional 4 Gun Champion. Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who left the range happy that they were able to enjoy winter BR shooting in Phoenix, AZ. Next up is the Cactus Classic in March.

Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Gary Ocock......................0.1676

May, 2015 Precision Rifleman Roy Damron...................... 0.1696 George Lozano.................. 0.1782 Lou Murdica...................... 0.1834 Bud Mundy....................... 0.1866 Larry White...................... 0.1892 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2144 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2300 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2428 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.2586 Phil Nick.......................... 0.2600 Stephen Everson................ 0.2602 Jack Snyder...................... 0.2616 Dana Andrus...................... 0.2626 Tim Gaylor....................... 0.2658 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards George Lozano..................0.1768 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2311 Larry White...................... 0.2327 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2418 Dan Sutton....................... 0.2518 Chuck Miller..................... 0.2547 Ed Slagel.......................... 0.2792 William Marsh.................... 0.2852 Walt Berger...................... 0.2897 Jim Folwell....................... 0.2943 Tony DeBacco.................... 0.3078 Roy Damron...................... 0.3109 Garett Atkins.................... 0.3174 Lou Murdica...................... 0.3180 Bob Brackney.................... 0.3213 Heavy Varmint Grand George Lozano..................0.1775 Gary Ocock....................... 0.1993 Larry White...................... 0.2110 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2142 Roy Damron...................... 0.2403 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2507 Chuck Miller..................... 0.2608 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2679

Dan Sutton....................... 0.2751 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2787 Jim Folwell....................... 0.2834 Ed Slagel.......................... 0.2859 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.2917 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2940 Tim Gaylor....................... 0.2946 Dana Andrus...................... 0.2955 Jack Snyder...................... 0.2959 Walt Berger...................... 0.3002 William Marsh.................... 0.3028 Phil Nick.......................... 0.3224 Light Varmint 100-Yards Gary Ocock......................0.1484 Russel Hardy..................... 0.1560 Chuck Miller..................... 0.1710 Walt Berger...................... 0.2162 Larry White...................... 0.2164 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2280 Dana Andrus...................... 0.2368 Ed Slagel.......................... 0.2408 Phil Nick.......................... 0.2420 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2422 David Hamilton.................. 0.2438 Roy Damron...................... 0.2530 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2568 George Lozano.................. 0.2586 Jim Folwell....................... 0.2686 Dan Sutton....................... 0.2688 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2772 Randy Burgess................... 0.2832 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.2846 Light Varmint 200-Yards Bud Mundy.......................0.2260 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2405 William Marsh.................... 0.2430 Larry White...................... 0.2669 Chuck Miller..................... 0.2771 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2802

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George Lozano.................. 0.3013 Lester Bruno..................... 0.3077 Dana Andrus...................... 0.3106 Joe Pipola........................ 0.3118 Max Maxwell..................... 0.3263 Jim Gardner..................... 0.3275 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3527 Lou Murdica...................... 0.3623 Don Carter....................... 0.3732 Walt Berger...................... 0.3741 Roy Damron...................... 0.3790 Garett Atkins.................... 0.3831 Dave Woodward................. 0.3901 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.3981 Light Varmint Grand Gary Ocock......................0.1945 Chuck Miller..................... 0.2241 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2414 Larry White...................... 0.2417 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2612 William Marsh.................... 0.2651 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2679 Dana Andrus...................... 0.2737 George Lozano.................. 0.2799 Walt Berger...................... 0.2952 Jim Gardner..................... 0.3024 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3107 Max Maxwell..................... 0.3115 Roy Damron...................... 0.3160 Joe Pipola........................ 0.3250 Don Carter....................... 0.3291 Jim Folwell....................... 0.3393 Garett Atkins.................... 0.3395 Lou Murdica...................... 0.3404 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.3414 Two Gun Gary Ocock......................0.1969 Larry White...................... 0.2263 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2278

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George Lozano.................. 0.2287 Chuck Miller..................... 0.2424 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2645 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2733 Roy Damron...................... 0.2781 William Marsh.................... 0.2840 Dana Andrus...................... 0.2846 Dan Sutton....................... 0.2929 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2955 Walt Berger...................... 0.2977 Jim Gardner..................... 0.2982 Jim Folwell....................... 0.3114 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.3165 Jack Snyder...................... 0.3224 Max Maxwell..................... 0.3289 Garett Atkins.................... 0.3313 Joe Pipola........................ 0.3326 Three Gun Gary Ocock......................0.2194 Larry White...................... 0.2366 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2417 Chuck Miller..................... 0.2433 William Marsh.................... 0.2702 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2707 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2736 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2749 Roy Damron...................... 0.2803 Dan Sutton....................... 0.2909 Walt Berger...................... 0.2930 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.3323 Dave Woodward................. 0.3357 Stephen Everson................ 0.3388 Max Maxwell..................... 0.3493 David Hamilton.................. 0.3729 Chris Baitx....................... 0.4079 Larry Leser....................... 0.4183

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Greg Swezey Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.4252 Pete Savage...................... 0.4350 Four Gun & SW Region Champion Larry White.....................0.2210 Chuck Miller..................... 0.2285 Lester Bruno..................... 0.2426 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2431 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2471 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2541 Roy Damron...................... 0.2547 William Marsh.................... 0.2575

Walt Berger...................... 0.2804 Dan Sutton....................... 0.2824 Tom DeBacco.................... 0.2905 Stephen Everson................ 0.3189 Max Maxwell..................... 0.3302 Gary Ocock....................... 0.3321 Dave Woodward................. 0.3374 David Hamilton.................. 0.3740 Larry Leser....................... 0.3840 Chris Baitx....................... 0.3878 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.3982

Arizona Benchrest Shooters SW Regional Leg 2 Equipment List Shooter Light Varmint: Gary Ocock Chuck Miller Bud Mundy Larry White Bob Brackney William Marsh Lester Bruno Dana Andrus George Lozano Walt Berger Heavy Varmint: George Lozano Gary Ocock Larry White Bud Mundy Roy Damron Lou Murdica Chuck Miller Bob Brackney Dan Sutton Lester Bruno

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Larry Kuse Memorial Match at St Louis We had some interesting weather for the Larry Kuse Memorial Match held February 28-31, 2015. Twentytwo brave shooters made the trek to St Louis despite a terrible forecast, and we really appreciate their effort.

We ended up with about 5" of snow on Saturday, but by Sunday morning the roads were better and Scott did a great job clearing all of the roads back into the club. We had much better weather Sunday with warmer temperatures and light winds.

The results follow. Thanks again to everyone that came out to shoot. I know that the weather will be better for our April match.

--Joe Fesi Light Varmint 100-Yards Tom Rippee......................0.2506 Wayne Corley.................... 0.2696 Jim Hart.......................... 0.2864 Mark Harpenau.................. 0.2934 Dustin Martin.................... 0.3030 Joe Fesi........................... 0.3040 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.3076 Lee Gardner..................... 0.3158 Lou Kerhlikar.................... 0.3486 James Carstensen............... 0.3620 Jerry Kloeppel................... 0.3626 Brett Stroud...................... 0.3670 Steve Turner..................... 0.3740 Brad Hawkey..................... 0.3770 Ron Hoehn........................ 0.3856 Scott Pieper...................... 0.3900 Cecil Peterson................... 0.3908 Dennis Boyet..................... 0.3950 Greg King......................... 0.4180 Jerry King, Jr.................... 0.4364 John Magoulias.................. 0.4818 Dean Stroud...................... 0.4960 Light Varmint 200-Yards Cecil Peterson..................0.2823 Joe Fesi........................... 0.2947 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.3095 Ron Hoehn........................ 0.3189 Dustin Martin.................... 0.3250 Jim Hart.......................... 0.3344 Greg King......................... 0.3450 Steve Turner..................... 0.3618 Jerry King, Jr.................... 0.3649 Mark Harpenau.................. 0.3787 Tom Rippee...................... 0.3788 Lou Kerhlikar.................... 0.4236 James Carstensen............... 0.4327

Dennis Boyet..................... 0.4498 John Magoulias.................. 0.4720 Light Varmint Grand Joe Fesi..........................0.2994 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.3086 Jim Hart.......................... 0.3104 Dustin Martin.................... 0.3140 Tom Rippee...................... 0.3147 Mark Harpenau.................. 0.3361 Cecil Peterson................... 0.3366 Ron Hoehn........................ 0.3523 Steve Turner..................... 0.3679 Greg King......................... 0.3815 Lou Kerhlikar.................... 0.3861 James Carstensen............... 0.3974 Jerry King, Jr.................... 0.4007 Dennis Boyet..................... 0.4224 John Magoulias.................. 0.4769 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Tom Rippee......................0.2124 Mark Harpenau.................. 0.2288 Greg King......................... 0.2296 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2300 Steve Turner..................... 0.2472 Ron Hoehn........................ 0.2558 Wayne Corley.................... 0.2658 Jim Hart.......................... 0.2732 Brad Hawkey..................... 0.3134 James Carstensen............... 0.3182 Joe Fesi........................... 0.3190 Dean Stroud...................... 0.3262 Jerry King, Jr.................... 0.3278 Lee Gardner..................... 0.3380 Brett Stroud...................... 0.3566 Scott Pieper...................... 0.3582 Dustin Martin.................... 0.3708 Lou Kerhliker.................... 0.3774 Dennis Boyet..................... 0.3882 John Magoulias.................. 0.4054 Jerry Kloeppel................... 0.4164 Cecil Peterson................... 0.9848 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Joe Fesi..........................0.2257 Greg King......................... 0.2275 Tom Rippee...................... 0.2349 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2504 Steve Turner..................... 0.2634 Mark Harpenau.................. 0.2676 Ron Hoehn........................ 0.2803 Cecil Peterson................... 0.2834 Jim Hart.......................... 0.3058 Scott Pieper...................... 0.3101 Dustin Martin.................... 0.3168 John Magoulias.................. 0.3750 Lou Kerhlikar.................... 0.3818 Jerry King, Jr.................... 0.3860

Dennis Boyet..................... 0.3911 James Carstensen............... 0.4584 Heavy Varmint Grand Tom Rippee......................0.2237 Greg King......................... 0.2286 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2402 Mark Harpenau.................. 0.2482 Steve Turner..................... 0.2553 Ron Hoehn........................ 0.2681 Joe Fesi........................... 0.2724 Jim Hart.......................... 0.2895 Scott Pieper...................... 0.3342 Dustin Martin.................... 0.3438 Jerry King, Jr.................... 0.3569 Lou Kerhlikar.................... 0.3796 James Carstensen............... 0.3883 Dennis Boyet..................... 0.3897 John Magoulias.................. 0.3902 Cecil Peterson................... 0.6341 Two Gun Tom Rippee......................0.2692 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2744 Joe Fesi........................... 0.2859 Mark Harpenau.................. 0.2921 Jim Hart.......................... 0.3000 Greg King......................... 0.3050 Ron Hoehn........................ 0.3102 Steve Turner..................... 0.3116 Dustin Martin.................... 0.3289 Jerry King, Jr.................... 0.3788 Lou Kerhlikar.................... 0.3829 James Carstensen............... 0.3928 Dennis Boyet..................... 0.4060 John Magoulias.................. 0.4336 Cecil Peterson................... 0.4853

Larry Kuse, NBRSA Life Member from Overland Park, Kansas

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2015 Cactus Classic at Ben Avery Range This was an especially exciting match for the new crew of Arizona Bench Rest Shooters as they held a range dedication ceremony for Berger Bullets founder, Walt Berger, to celebrate his years of hard word and effort in furthering bench rest shooting. This dedication was complete with a color guard, the national anthem played by Dr Jesse McGuire, fireworks and a four plane fly-over.

Practice started off well during the beginning of the week. The weather and winds were kind and the mood was calm and happy. Thursday and Friday brought some harsh bursts of wind, ripping apart practice targets and blowing over wind flags. Luckily, by the first day of the match the wind had calmed back down to typical Ben Avery conditions.

Friday night shooters enjoyed a free banquet dinner complete with a prize table with some very generous gifts donated by our sponsors. In total, we had over $20,000 in donations thanks to their support!

There were 111 competitors from 16 states and Canada for this match.

During the HV100, Jim Folwell shot an impressive .046 small group. There were some great groups throughout the match, however, Gary Ocock shot

steady all weekend to bring home the title of Cactus Classic Two-Gun Champion with a Grand Aggregate of 0.2382.

Shooters and staff all worked together to create a match with a fun and inviting atmosphere. It was great to hear that Floyd Joss was able to mark shooting the Cactus Classic off his bucket list this year. It is always a pleasure to welcome new shooters as well as reunite with old friends and enjoy a fun weekend of shooting.

Pictures and videos of the match and dedication ceremony will be posted soon on the Berger Bullets Youtube and Flickr pages. All shooters that attended can expect to receive a dvd containing pictures and videos as well as the results, equipment list and a sponsor list. AZBR will also send out checks and bullet certificates to match winners.

Thank you to everyone who came this year. The AZBR team was thrilled to have everyone attend and cannot wait until they get to see you again at the 2016 Cactus Classic. *Pictured above are the Two-Gun Top 10 with Gary Ocock center.

Light Varmint 100-Yards Richard Brensing............... 0.1882 Mike Conry....................... 0.1982

Bud Mundy....................... 0.2026 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2054 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2092 Ed Adams......................... 0.2348 Roy Damron...................... 0.2394 Larry Baggett.................... 0.2500 Stephen Everson................ 0.2512 Mike Bryant...................... 0.2576 Justin Young..................... 0.2608 High Williamson................. 0.2608 Darrel Loker..................... 0.2636 Don Carter....................... 0.2654 Bob Martinez..................... 0.2658 George Lozano.................. 0.2658 Larry Boers....................... 0.2666 William Marsh.................... 0.2726 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2758 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2758 Small Group Russel Hardy...................... 0.094 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Bob Brackney...................0.1904 Gary Ocock....................... 0.1938 Ed Adams......................... 0.1982 Russel Hardy..................... 0.2076 Larry Boers....................... 0.2078 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2142 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2162 Gary Bristow..................... 0.2196 Rodney Brown................... 0.2216 Darrel Loker..................... 0.2286 Scott Smallwood................ 0.2300 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2370

May, 2015 Precision Rifleman Joel Nader....................... 0.2400 Hugh Williamson................ 0.2438 William Marsh.................... 0.2530 Mike Bryant...................... 0.2534 Everet Smith..................... 0.2612 Don Carter....................... 0.2614 Larry White...................... 0.2618 Timothy Oltersdorf............. 0.2624 Small Group Jim Folwell........................ 0.046 Light Varmint 200-Yards Lawrence Weisdorn...........0.2299 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2395 Mike Bryant...................... 0.2529 Chuck Miller..................... 0.2544 Justin Young..................... 0.2545 Scott Smallwood................ 0.2554 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2595 Tom Ross.......................... 0.2608 Don Creach....................... 0.2624 Joel Nader....................... 0.2628 Mike Conry....................... 0.2775 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2791 Rick Pollock...................... 0.2791 Richard Brensing................ 0.2871 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2943 William Marsh.................... 0.2962 Bob Hamister.................... 0.2979 Timothy Oltersdorf............. 0.3084 Larry Boers....................... 0.3160 Joe Pipola........................ 0.3176 Small Group Rex Reneau........................ 0.201 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Larry White.....................0.2302 Joel Nader....................... 0.2308 Ed Adams......................... 0.2407 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2460 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2605 Gary Bristow..................... 0.2632 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2635 Tom Libby........................ 0.2643 Justin Young..................... 0.2693 Bob Martinez..................... 0.2722 Rex Reneau....................... 0.2743 Scott Haywood.................. 0.2743 George Lozano.................. 0.2787 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2791 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2884 Daryl Dudley..................... 0.2885 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2902 Timothy Oltersdorf............. 0.2920 Lowell Frei....................... 0.2934 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2998 Small Group Todd Tyler......................... 0.204 Light Varmint Grand Lawrence Weisdorn...........0.2177 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2211 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2343

Richard Brensing................ 0.2376 Mike Conry....................... 0.2378 Mike Bryant...................... 0.2553 Justin Young..................... 0.2576 Don Creach....................... 0.2720 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2774 Ed Adams......................... 0.2813 William Marsh.................... 0.2844 Joel Nader....................... 0.2850 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2856 Chuck Miller..................... 0.2879 Larry Boers....................... 0.2913 Tom Ross.......................... 0.3010 Rick Pollock...................... 0.3011 Scott Smallwood................ 0.3023 Larry Baggett.................... 0.3031 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.3111 Heavy Varmint Grand Ed Adams........................0.2195 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2311 Joel Nader....................... 0.2354 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2414 Larry White...................... 0.2460 Larry Scharnhorst............... 0.2487

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Bob Brackney.................... 0.2591 Tom Libby........................ 0.2692 George Lozano.................. 0.2728 Scott Haywood.................. 0.2749 Scott Smallwood................ 0.2770 Timothy Oltersdorf............. 0.2772 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2796 Rodney Brown................... 0.2801 William Marsh.................... 0.2812 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2816 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2822 Mike Bryant...................... 0.2883 Richard Brensing................ 0.2883 Two Gun Gary Ocock......................0.2382 Lawrence Weisdorn............. 0.2499 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2503 Ed Adams......................... 0.2504 Charles Huckeba................ 0.2543 Joel Nader....................... 0.2602 Richard Brensing................ 0.2630 Mike Bryant...................... 0.2703 Bob Brackney.................... 0.2724 Justin Young..................... 0.2765

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Mike Conry....................... 0.2780 Larry White...................... 0.2824 William Marsh.................... 0.2828 Scott Smallwood................ 0.2896 Don Creach....................... 0.2918 Scott Haywood.................. 0.2932 Chuck Miller..................... 0.2989 George Lozano.................. 0.3031 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.3061 Timothy Oltersdorf............. 0.3065 Todd Tyler........................ 0.3117 Larry Baggett.................... 0.3118 Tom Libby........................ 0.3120 Gary Bristow..................... 0.3180 Tom Ross.......................... 0.3208 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3208 Darrel Loker..................... 0.3239 Roy Damron...................... 0.3283 Lou Murdica...................... 0.3295 Gene DeLoney................... 0.3336 Rex Reneau....................... 0.3336 Bob Martinez..................... 0.3400 Rodney Brown................... 0.3411 Hector Elias, Jr.................. 0.3462 Jim Erickson..................... 0.3473 Hugh Williamson................ 0.3493 John Horn........................ 0.3525 Turk Takano...................... 0.3542 Steve Kostanich................. 0.3546

Rick Pollock...................... 0.3571 Kenneth Terrell.................. 0.3586 Don Carter....................... 0.3601 Jack Sutton...................... 0.3607 Robert Seemann................. 0.3619 Daryl Dudley..................... 0.3620 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3622 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3632 Stephen Everson................ 0.3634 Bob Hamister.................... 0.3635 Joe Olas.......................... 0.3662 *Pictured above is Luke AFB’s Color Guard flag presentation ceremony followed by legendary trumpeter Rev. Dr. Jesse McGuire.

A heartfelt thank you to our many generous sponsors that made this event a very special match to remember: Hart Barrels Shadetree Engineering & Accuracy H-S Precision Krieger Barrels, Inc CAL Shooting Supplies Kelbly’s Bruno Shooters Supply Butch’s Guns & Butch’s Reloading Bob Brackney Bart’s Bullets Mark King Rifles

21st Century Shooting Bartlein Barrels, Inc K&M Precision Shooting Products Bell & Carlson Dave Manson Precision Reamers Hodgdon Night Force Optics PMA Tool Marsh Industries Redding Reloading Equipment Western Powders Lee Precision, Inc Pacific Tool & Gauge Decot Hy-Wyd Sport Glasses Midway USA Edgewood Shooting Bags Gunstop Reloading Supplies Sportsman’s Warehouse Whidden Gunworks Shilen Rifles, Inc IOSSO Products J Dewey Rods BAT Machine Company Sightron MTM Case-Gard Creedmoor Sports Brownells Caldwell Shooting Supplies Kowa-USA Sierra Bullets

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2015 Cactus Classic Equipment List Name

Caliber Action Barrel

Stock Mfr

Stocker

Gunsmith

Scope/Power

Powder/Wt Bullet/Wt

Seating Depth

Light Varmint: Lawrence Weisdorn 6PPC

Panda Krieger Lee Six

Sutton

Sutton

March/60

N133/29.5 Miller 66BT

On

Bud Mundy

6PPC

BAT

Krieger BAT

BAT

Self

March/40

N133/28.9 Miller 65BT

Off

Gary Ocock

6PPC

Marsh

Krieger BW/McM

Ocock

Ocock

Leupold

8208

On

Richard Brensing

6PPC

BAT 3L Bartlein Robertson

Loker

Brensing

March/40

N133/29.5 Cbar/65

On

Mike Conry

6PPC

BAT

Krieger Scarbrough

Scarbrough

Conry

March/40

V133/28.8 Self/68BT

On

Mike Bryant

6PPC

BAT

Bartlein Scoville

Scoville

Bryant

March/40

LT32/27.6

Bryant/68

On

Justin Young

6PPC

BAT 3L Bartlein Leonard

Self

SOS

Leupold/45

LT32/28.8

Berger/65BT

off

Don Creach

6PPC

Panda Krieger Lee Six

TM

Creach

Leupold/45

T32/28.9

Creach/66FB

off

Charles Huckeba

6PPC

BAT 3L Bartlein Scoville

Scoville

Self

March/40

V133/29.1 Self/67

off-10

Ed Adams

6PPC

Farley Bartlein Borden

Adams

Adams

Sightron/36

V133/28.3 Miller/66

n/a

William Marsh

6PPC

Marsh

Bartlein McMillan

Marsh

Marsh

March/40

LT32/28.8

Berger/65BT

off-30

Joel Nader

6PPC

BAT

Krieger Scoville

Scoville

Self

Leupold/Bukys/45 8208/29.2

Nader/66

On

Bob Brackney

6PPC

Marsh

Krieger Brackney

Brackney

Brackiney

Leupold/35

8208/29.0

Miller/65

On

Chuck Miller

6PPC

Marsh

Krieger Bruno

Ocock

Self

Weaver/36

LT32/28.6

Miller/65BT

On

Larry Boers

6PPC

BAT

Bartlein BAT

Boers

Boers

Leupold

N133/29

Boers/65

Jam

Ed Adams

6PPC

BAT

Bartlein Kelbly Klub

Adams

Adams

Leupold/45

V133/28.5 Miller/66

n/a

Charles Huckeba

6PPC

BAT 3L Bartlein Scoville

Scoville

Self

March/40

V133/29.1 Self/67

off-10

Joel Nader

6PPC

BAT

Krieger Scoville

Scoville

Self

Leu-Bukys/45

8208/29.2

Nader/66

on

Gary Bristow

6PPC

BAT

Bartlein Scarbrough

Scarbrough

Bristow

n/a

8208/28.5

Cheek/68BT

off

Gary Ocock

6PPC

Marsh

Krieger BW/McM

Ocock

Ocock

Leupold

8208

Ocock/66

on

Larry White

6PPC

Marsh

Krieger TM

Dowling

Brackney

NightForce/55

LT32/28.5

Berger BR Column on

Larry Scharnhorst

6PPC

BAT

Bartlein Scoville

Scoville

Reneau

March/60

LT32/28.4

Conawaya/65

on

Bob Brackney

6PPC

Marsh

Krieger Brackney

Brackney

Brackney

Leupold/35

8208/29.0

Miller/65

on

Tom Libby

6PPC

BAT

Bartlein Tom Dickson

Tom Dickson Tom Dickson March/40

8208/29.0

Bishop/66

on

George Lozano

6PPC

BAT

Krieger Bruno/McMillan Ocock

Ocock

Leupold/45

LT32/28.0

Miller/66BT

on

Scott Haywood

6PPC

BAT

n/a

Tucker

Tucker

Leupold/45

V133/28.5 n/a

10 off

Scott Smallwood

6PPC

Farley Krieger Scoville

Scoville

Dwight Scott March/40

N133/29.6 Cheek/68BT

on

Tim Oltersdorf

6PPC

Polar

Krieger Adamovich

Speedy

Self

Leupold/40

T322/28.0 Conaway/65

on .006

Bud Mundy

6PPC

BAT

Krieger BAT

BAT

Self

March/40

N133/28.9 Miller/65BT

off

Rodney Brown

6PPC

BAT

Bartlein BAT

Dickson

Self

Leupold/45

N133/29.1 Berger BR Column .007 off

Ocock/66

Heavy Varmint:

Kelbly Klub

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Mini Biography: Walt Berger Just as was published last month in April’s issue of Precision Rifleman, the same questions Gary Ocock addressed were asked of Walt Berger.

He was kind enough to answer back last year and this appears to be the perfect time to publish Walt’s biography, given the recent Cactus Classic and dedication.

How did you become interested in shooting benchrest matches?

My brother and two cousins had built a small range to tune our varmint/hunting rifles and this was in the late 1940’s. Not long after we built it the range, someone mentioned there was a bench rest club at Minerva which was only about 50 or 60 miles from us and there was a match the following week end, so myself and a class mate by the name of Don Snyder decide we would drive down and see what was going on. One of the first things we noticed is that this is an OLD MAN’S sport as most of the competitors were much older than we were.

They were a friendly bunch and showed us their rifles and by today’s standards they were little more than a HV rifle that weighed more as the stock was wider and the barrels were 1.250 OD. The interesting thing was the premier rifle was a Taylor and Robbins rifle and the barrel was bedded. We told them we had a little range and they said if you make a moving backer some of them would come and shoot with us. We had no cover over the benches or electricity. My brother devised a moving backer consisting of a wire above and below the recorded target holding a strip of paper pulled by a battery operated rotisserie motor. This was a very efficient system as it not only traveled horizontally it would bounce up and down. This range is now the Chippewa Rifle Club and

this is how I became interested in bench rest and I have not regretted a moment of it.

Where do you usually shoot and in what regions?

I started shooting matches in the early fifties and my shooting was confined to Minerva and Chippewa the first few years.

I currently shoot from the Southwest to the Eastern region and the clubs are Visalia, Phoenix, Raton, St Louis, Chippewa, Kelby’s and wherever the group national match is held.

What is your favorite range to shoot and why?

I do not have a favorite range.

Since I live in Phoenix most of my shooting is done in what I call desert locations. I do enjoy going to ranges that hasve grass. One of the things that makes a favorite range are the people I meet and the manner in which the match is conducted.

What equipment do you use, rifles,

rests, sandbags, etc? Who builds your rifles?

Back through the years I guess I have used about all of the popular barrels, rests, sand bags, and other accessory’s that has been available. I am currently shooting Marsh actions, Krieger barrels, Bruno/McMillan stock, Nightforce scopes, gunsmithed by Gary Ocock and some chambered by myself.

What do you contribute to your longevity in shooting benchrest?

It is not about winning, as I shot very poorly the first ten plus years.

If winning was the motivating factor I would have quit during this time period. I think some of it is the individuals that participate in benchrest. Where else can you go and leave thousands of dollars worth of equipment lying around and not worry about someone picking it up or have your equipment malfunction and have five competitors wanting to loan you their equipment so you can beat them?

This says a lot to me and I enjoy

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being around these type of individuals.

What advice would you give a new shooter?

This is very hard to answer as it is likely everyone is doing it for a different reason. If you enjoy competing against a bunch of very competitive individuals of high integrity, hang around as you have found them. We do not make it easy for a new competitor to win.

What do you attribute to your success?

Not being smart enough to know when to quit.

--Walt Berger Pictured above is Rick Duncan, 2014 Long Range Benchrest Grand Champion with his trophy. Rick also won HG Score & TwoGun Score Championhips. The Long Range Nationals are scheduled in June at Colorado. Who will win this trophy next?

Keeping it in the Family at RVSSA March 22, 2015 Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn White City, Oregon Twelve contestants readied themselves for the second match of the season at RVSSA and as the results show, it turned out to be a family event with Canada Cummins trading off wins in Light Gun with her father, Bill Johnston at the Heavy Gun. When the smoke cleared and the Two Guns were tabulated, it was dad who came in first. Congratulations to this dynamic duo on a job well done!

Light Gun Score Canada Cummins...............145-2X Bill Johnston..................... 143-2X Everet Smith..................... 143-1X Regina Hoffman................. 140-3X Curt Mendenhall................. 139-3X David Wilson..................... 138-2X Katlin Sulffridge................. 137-2X Bruce Bangeman................ 135-0X Chris Warren..................... 129-2X Billy Copelin..................... 127-1X Richard Sulffridge............... 121-1X Chris Sheehan................... 112-0X High Score Curt Mendenhall.................. 50-3X Light Gun Group Canada Cummins...............1.7897 Curt Mendenhall................. 1.7973

Bill Johnston..................... 2.0177 Bruce Bangeman................ 2.6490 Everet Smith..................... 2.7217 Regina Hoffman................. 2.7777 Katlin Sulffridge................. 2.9703 Billy Copelin..................... 3.3417 Chris Sheehan................... 3.5720 Richard Sulffridge............... 4.2053 David Wilson..................... 4.8887 Chris Warren..................... 5.1327 Small Group Curt Mendenhall................. 1.3910 Heavy Gun Score Bill Johnston....................283-2X Bruce Bangeman................ 281-4X Canada Cummins................ 279-5X Everet Smith..................... 272-2X Richard Sulffridge............... 268-3X Billy Copelin..................... 268-3X Curt Mendenhall................. 266-3X Regina Hoffman................. 265-3X Chris Warren..................... 262-3X David Wilson..................... 260-2X Chris Sheehan................... 254-1X Katlin Sulffridge................. 243-1X High Score Chris Warren...................... 97-3X Heavy Gun Group Bill Johnston....................2.4187 Billy Copelin..................... 3.1370 Bruce Bangeman................ 3.4033 Canada Cummins................ 3.7483 Curt Mendenhall................. 4.0823 Everet Smith..................... 4.2617

Katlin Sulffridge................. 5.0800 Chris Warren..................... 5.6850 Richard Sulffridge............... 5.7600 Regina Hoffman................. 6.0597 David Wilson..................... 6.0713 Chris Sheehan................... 6.5397 Small Group Bill Johnston..................... 1.9540 Two Gun Score Bill Johnston....................426-4X Canada Cummins................ 424-7X Bruce Bangeman................ 416-4X Everet Smith..................... 415-3X Curt Mendenhall................. 405-6X Regina Hoffman................. 405-6X David Wilson..................... 398-4X Billy Copelin..................... 395-4X Chris Warren..................... 391-5X Richard Sulffridge............... 389-4X Katlin Sulffridge................. 380-3X Chris Sheehan................... 366-1X Two Gun Group Bill Johnston....................2.2182 Canada Cummins................ 2.7690 Curt Mendenhall................. 2.9398 Bruce Bangeman................ 3.0262 Billy Copelin..................... 3.2393 Everet Smith..................... 3.4917 Katlin Sulffridge................. 4.0252 Regina Hoffman................. 4.4187 Richard Sulffridge............... 4.9827 Chris Sheehan................... 5.0558 Chris Warren..................... 5.4088 David Wilson..................... 5.4800

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Club de Tir du Castellas Benchrest

12th Annual Benchrest Match at La Fare Les Oliviers, France March 6-8, 2015 There were thirty-one participants at this 12th Annual benchrest match.

Club de Tir du Castellas is the NBRSA’s newest club and a welcome addition to the European Region.

The results for this match follow.

Keep an eye out for our fellow NBRSA members who participated Jean Claude Eymieu, Louie Artaud, Alain Beaumont, Anne Marie Deletang, and

NBRSA European Region Director, Jean Marie Deletang.

Of note is Jean Claude Eymieu, who claimed the small group at HV200 with 5,37, and again at LV100 with 3,89. Likewise, Anne Marie Deletang was small group winner at HV100 with 3,13. Congratulations to our european contingent of fine shooters.

Pictured above at left are HV200 top placements including Alain Beaumont in first and Anne Marie Deletang in second. Center photo has 2-Gun winner,

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Roger Serain, Louis Artaud in second and Gerard Sandavini in third. Above are LV100 placements with Roger Serain in first, Gerard Sansavini in second and NBRSA European Region Director, Jean Marie Deletang in third place. At far right is Louis Artaud.

Thank you to the Management, Logistics, Measuring Committee, Statistician, Target Crews, Restaurant and Snack bar personnel for their gracious help and expertise which made holding this benchrest match possible.

Light Varmint 100 Meters Roger Serain....................0.2322 Gerard Sansavini................ 0.2460 Jean Marie Deletang............ 0.2478 Louis Artaud..................... 0.2503 Yves Rondony.................... 0.2581 Jean Claude Eymieu............ 0.2609 Roberta Martini.................. 0.2692 Anne Marie Deletang........... 0.2755 Alain Beaumont................. 0.2851 Luca Paoni....................... 0.2884 Light Varmint 200 Meters Roger Serain....................0.2840 Alain Beaumont................. 0.2867 Jean Claude Eymieu............ 0.2895 Gerard Sansavini................ 0.3011 Ivaldo Gabasio................... 0.3101 Louis Artaud..................... 0.3137 Roberta Martini.................. 0.3278 P Clemens Munschauer......... 0.3372 Gerard Lang...................... 0.3386 Luca Paoni....................... 0.3388 Jean Marie Deletang............ 0.3422 Anne Marie Deletang 24th..... 0.4058 Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Roger Serain....................0.2581 Gerard Sansavini................ 0.2736 Jean Claude Eymieu............ 0.2752

May, 2015 Precision Rifleman Louis Artaud..................... 0.2821 Alain Beaumont................. 0.2859 Jean Marie Deletang............ 0.2950 Roberta Martini.................. 0.2985 Yves Rondony.................... 0.3006 Luca Paoni....................... 0.3137 Gerard Lang...................... 0.3180 Joel Lax.......................... 0.3231 Luciano Zanetti................. 0.3293 Anne Marie Deletang........... 0.3407 Heavy Varmint 100 Meters Roger Serain....................0.1906 Jean Marie Deletang............ 0.2340 Gerard Sansavini................ 0.2406

Luca Paoni....................... 0.2493 Louis Artaud..................... 0.2493 Jean Pierre Troin................ 0.2589 Jean Claude Eymieu............ 0.2673 Luciano Zanetti................. 0.2792 P Clemens Munschauer......... 0.2827 Joel Lax.......................... 0.2890 Anne Marie Deletang........... 0.2921 Yves Dondony.................... 0.3214 Ivaldo Gabasio................... 0.3258 Roland Davin..................... 0.3282 Roberta Martini.................. 0.3330 Francois Luciani................. 0.3464 Alain Beaumont................. 0.3573 Heavy Varmint 200 Meters Alain Beaumont................0.2436 Anne Marie Deletang........... 0.2737 Luca Paoni....................... 0.2763 Louis Artaud..................... 0.2770 Roberta Martini.................. 0.2784 Alain Demonchy................. 0.2896 Jean Claude Eymieu............ 0.3024 Roger Serain..................... 0.3025 Ivaldo Gabasio................... 0.3211 Gerard Sansavini................ 0.3260 Piero Girardi..................... 0.3303 Dario Dell’Aglio.................. 0.3422

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Francois Luciani................. 0.3496 P Clemens Munschauer......... 0.3536 Jean Marie Deletang............ 0.3689 Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Roger Serain....................0.2466 Luca Paoni....................... 0.2628 Louis Artaud..................... 0.2680 Anne Marie Deletang........... 0.2829 Gerard Sansavini................ 0.2833 Jean Claude Eymieu............ 0.2849 Alain Beaumont................. 0.3005 Jean Marie Deletang............ 0.3015 Two Gun Roger Serain, FR...............0.2524 Louis Artaud, FR................. 0.2750 Gerard Sansavini, FR........... 0.2785 Jean Claude Eymieu, FR....... 0.2800 Lucia Paoni, IT................... 0.2882 Alain Beaumont, FR............. 0.2932 Jean Marie Deletang, MO...... 0.2983 Roberta Martini, IT.............. 0.3021 Anne Marie Deletang, MO...... 0.3118 Yves Rondony, FR................ 0.3308 P Clemens Munschauer, FR.... 0.3322 Luciano Zanetti, IT............. 0.3338 Joel Lax, FR...................... 0.3375 Ivaldo Gabasio, IT............... 0.3386

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2015 NBRSA Registered Matches SOUTHWEST REGION

Nov 7-8

HTR/VFS 2-Gun

100/200

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club SW Regional Championship

May 2

VFS

100/200

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Glitter Gulch

Nov 7-8

SP/UNL5

100/200

May 2-3

SP/UNL

100/200

Central Utah Benchrest Utah State Championship Leg 1

Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona State Championship Leg 2

Nov 7-8

LV/HV

100/200

Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters

May 2-3

LV/HV

100/200

Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters

Nov 14

LG/HG

1000-yds

Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ

LG/HG

600-Yd

Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

May 9

LG/HG

1000-yds

Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ

Nov 29

May 10

HTR

100/200

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club

Dec 5

VFS

200/300

May 16-17

UNL5/UNL5

100/200

Visalia Sportsman Assn Visalia Unlimited Challenge

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Long Range Benchrest Match

Dec 5-6

UNL5/UNL5

100/200

May 23-24

LV/HV

200/100

Palomino Valley Gun Club Nevada State Championship Leg 1

Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona Invitational

Dec 12

LG/HG

1000-yds

Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ

May 24

LG/HG

600-Yd

Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

Dec 13

HTR

100/200

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club

June 6

VFS

100/200

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Silver State Shoot-Out

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION May 3

HTR/VFS

100/200

Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis

June 6-7

SP/UNL

200/100

Palomino Valley Gun Club Nevada State Championship Leg 2

May 16

LG/HG

600-Yds

Columbus Sportsman’s Assn

June 6

LG/HG

600-Yds

Columbus Sportsman’s Assn

June 14

HTR/VFS

100/200

Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis

June 20

LG/HG

600-Yds

Columbus Sportsman’s Assn

June 20-21

LV/HV

100/200

Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis East-West Show-Me Shootout

July 4

LG/HG

600-Yds

Columbus Sportsman’s Assn

July 11-12

HTR

100/200

Holmen Rod & Gun Club, WI Wisconsin State Hunter Champ.

June 6-7

LV/HV

100/200

Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters

June 13

LG/HG

1000-yds

Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ

June 14

HTR

100/200

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club

June 20-21

HV/UNL5

100/200

Visalia Sportsman Assn California State Championship #1

July 4-5

4-Gun

200-Yds

Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters Sloughhouse 200

July 11

LG/HG

1000-yds

Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ

July 12

HTR

100/200

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club

July 18-19

HTR/VFS

100/200

Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Buford Seabolt Memorial

Aug 1-2

HV/LV

100/200

Central Utah Benchrest Utah State Championship Leg 2

July 25-26

UNL5 or HV/LV

100/200

Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Missouri State 4-Gun (Part 2)

Aug 1-2

LV/HV

100/200

Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters

100/200

LG/HG

1000-yds

Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ

Aug 29-30

HTR/VFS

Aug 8

Holmen Rod & Gun Club, WI Roy Oines Memorial Match

Aug 9

HTR

100/200

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club

4-Gun

100/200

Aug 23

LG/HG

1000-Yd

Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

Sept 14-19

Bench Rest Rifle Club St Louis 2015 NBRSA Group Nationals

Aug 29-30

SP/LV/HV

100/200

Visalia Sportsman Assn California State Championship #2

Sept 22-26

LV/HV

100/200

Bench Rest Rifle Club St Louis WBSF Championship

Sept 5-6

LV/HV

300/200

Palomino Valley Gun Club 2015 LR Varmint Nationals

Oct 4

HTR/VFS

100/200

Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis

100/200

LG/HG

1000-yds

Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ

Oct 17-18

LV/HV

Sept 12

Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Mississippi Valley Regionals

Sept 13

HTR

100/200

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Nevada State Championship

Sept 26-27

LV/HV

200/100

Palomino Valley Gun Club

Oct 3

VFS

100/200

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Short Range VFS Championship

Oct 3-4

LV/HV

100/200

Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters

Oct 3-4

LV/HV

100/200

Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona State Championship Leg 1

Oct 10

LG/HG

1000-yds

Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ

Oct 11

HTR

100/200

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Turkey Shoot

Oct 17-18

UNL5/UNL5

100/200

Visalia Sportsman Assn California Unlimited Invitational

Oct 24-25

4GUN

300-yds

Palomino Valley Gun Club

MID-CONTINENT REGION May 2-3

LV/HV

100/200

Mill Creek Rifle Club Group Match

May 16-17

LG/HG

600/1000

Colorado Rifle Club

May 2-3

HTR/VFS

100/200

Northern CO Benchrest Shooters

May 23-24

LV/HV

100/200

Whittington Center Benchrest Best in the West

May 30-31

HTR/VFS

100/200

Mill Creek Rifle Club Kansas State Two Gun

June 6-7

SP/HV

100/200

Okie Shooters Leg 2 OK State

June 8-12

LG/HG

600 & 1000-yds

Colorado Rifle Club 2015 Long Range Nationals

June 13-14

LV/HV

100/200

Mill Creek Rifle Club Group Match HV Regional

June 13-14

SP/HV

100/200

Northern CO Benchrest Shooters SP Leg of NorCo 4Gun

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2015 NBRSA Registered Matches June 20-21

SP/UNL or HV

100/200

Whittington Center Benchrest New Mexico State 1st Half

July 25-26

LV/HV

100/200

Boone Valley Ikes Iowa State Group Championship

July 11-12

UNL10/ UNL5

100/200

Northern CO Benchrest Shooters UNL is 4th Leg of NorCo 4Gun

July 26

VFS

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

July 11-12

LV/HV or UNL

100/200

Mill Creek Rifle Club Group Match

Aug 4-7

HTR/VFS

100/200

2015 Short-Range Score Nationals Boone Valley Ikes, Webster City, IA

July 18-19

UNL/SP

100/200

Lands End Benchrest Shooters 2nd & 3rd Leg of 4Gun

Aug 8-9

LV/HV or UNL

100/200

Minnetonka Game & Fish Club Minnesota State Championship Leg 2

July 18-19

LV/HV

100/200

Whittington Center Benchrest Muchas Gracias

Aug 9

HTR

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

Aug 16

LV

100/200

Oak Hill Gun Club

Aug 1-2

HTR/VFS

100/200

Northern CO Benchrest Shooters

Aug 23

VFS

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

Aug 1-2

LV/HV

100/200

Ouachita Sportsmen’s Assn, AR

HV/VFS

100/200

Aug 22-23

LV/HV

100/200

Whittington Center Benchrest The Rattlesnake

Aug 29-30

Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club Midstates Shootout Top Gun Final Leg

LV/HV

100/200

Sept 5-6

LV/HV

100/200

Northern CO Benchrest Shooters Firewalker & 2nd & 3rd Legs of 4Gun

Aug 29-30

Prairie Dog Target Club, SD South Dakota State & Butch Kimmel Memorial

Sept 5-6

LV/HV

100/200

Mill Creek Rifle Club Kansas State Championship

Sept 12-13

HTR/VFS

100/200

Boone Valley Ikes Two Gun Score Grand Championship

Oct 3-4

LV/HV

100/200

Lands End Benchrest Shooters Purple Haze & LV Leg of 4Gun

Sept 26-27

LV/HV

100/200

Minnetonka Game & Fish Club Jerry Simison Memorial Match

Oct 3-4

LV/HV

100/200

Mill Creek Rifle Club Group Match

Sept 27

HV/UNL

100/200

Oak Hill Gun Club

SOUTHEAST REGION

Oct 17-18

LV/HV

100/200

Rio Grande Benchrest Shooters, NM Tumbleweed

June 13-14

LV/HV

100/200

Unaka Rod & Gun Club

Aug 15-16

LV/HV

100/200

Unaka Rod & Gun Club *Format may be changed

Oct 10-11

3GUN

100/200

River Bend Gun Club *Format subject to change

NORTH CENTRAL REGION May 9

HTR

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

May 9-10

LV/HV or UNL

100/200

Minnetonka Game & Fish Club

May 16-17

HTR/VFS

100/200

Casper Score Shooters Wyoming State Championship

May 16-17

HTR/VFS

100/200

Boone Valley Ikes, IA

May 17

HV

100/200

Oak Hill Gun Club

May 24

VFS

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

May 30-31

HTR/VFS

200/300

Lincoln Izaak Walton Club, NE Score Two Gun

May 30-31

UNL10/SP

100/200

Prairie Dog Target Club, SD NC Region Championship Leg 1

June 6-7

HTR/VFS

200/300

Casper Score Shooters, Casper, WY 2015 Long-Range Score Nationals

June 13-14

LV/HV

100/200

Minnetonka Game & Fish Club Minnesota State Championship Leg 1

June 14

HTR

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

June 20

LV

100/200

Oak Hill Gun Club

June 27-28

HTR/VFS

100/200

Boone Valley Ikes Iowa State Hunter & Iowa State VFS

June 28

VFS

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

July 4-5

LV/HV

100/200 & 300

Prairie Dog Target Club, SD NC Region Champ Leg 2 & Prairie Dog

July 11-12

LV/HV

100/200

Minnetonka Game & Fish Club Don Judd Memorial Championship

July 11-12

HTR/VFS

200/300

Lincoln Izaak Walton Club, NE Two Gun Score

July 12

HTR

100/200

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY

July 19

HV/UNL

100/200

Oak Hill Gun Club

NORTHWEST REGION May 2-3

SP/HV

100/200

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Manley Oakley Trophy

May 2-3

HTR/VFS

200/300

Whittecar Rifle & Pistol Club Montana State Long Range

May 9-10

VFS/HTR

200/300

North Cascades Sportsmans Club

May 23-24

HTR

100/200 & 300

LeGrande Rifle & Pistol Club Oregon Trail Classic

May 23-24

HTR/VFS

100/200

Yellowstone Rifle Club

May 30

HTR

100/200

Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club

May 31

VFS

100/200

Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club

June 6-7

HV/UNL

100/200

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Northwest HV Regional

June 13-14

VFS/HTR

100/200

North Cascades Sportsmans Club Washington State VFS Championship

June 14

HTR/VFS

100/200

Whittecar Rifle & Pistol Club

June 20-21

HTR/VFS

100/200

LeGrande Rifle & Pistol Club Oregon State Championship

June 27

VFS

100/200

Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club

June 28

LG/HG

600

Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn

June 28

HTR

100/200

Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club Idaho State

June 27-28

HTR/VFS

100/200

Yellowstone Rifle Club Mac Clark Memorial

July 3-5

UNL

100/200

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club WA State UNL Champ & Sniper King

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UNL/HV

100/200

Seymour Stool Shooters Gulf Coast Regional Championship

July 19

HTR/VFS

100/200

Southwest Louisiana Rifle Club Louisiana State Hunter Championship

July 26

VFS

100/200

North Texas Shooters Association Margarita Challenge

Aug 29-30

LV/HV

100/200

Midland Shooters Association The Buffalo

Sept 20

VFS

100/200

Southwest Louisiana Rifle Club Louisiana State Championship

Oct 18

VFS

100/200

Southwest Louisiana Rifle Club

July 4-5

HTR/VFS

100/200

Whittecar Rifle & Pistol Club

July 11-12

HTR/VFS

100/200 & 300

North Cascades Sportsmans Club Bob Miller Memorial Match

July 18-19

HTR/VFS

100/200

LeGrande Rifle & Pistol Club Northwest Score Regional

July 25

HTR

100/200

Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club

July 25-26

LV/HV

100/200

Yellowstone Rifle Club Montana State Championship

Aug 1-2

SP/LV

100/200

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Northwest SP & LV Regionals

Aug 16

LG/HG

600

Rogue Valley Shooting Sports

Aug 22-23

LV/HV

100/200

Yellowstone Rifle Club

May 2-3

LV/HV

100/200

Fairchance Gun Club Hog Roast

Sept 5-7

SP/LV/HV

100/200

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club WA State 3Gun & Ed Frombach

May 16-17

LV/HV

100/200

Chippewa Rifle Club Super Shoot Warm-Up

Sept 27

LG/HG

600

Rogue Valley Shooting Sports

LV/HV

100/200

Oct 18

LG/HG

600

Rogue Valley Shooting Sports

May 20-23

43rd Annual Super Shoot Kelbly’s Rifle Range

Nov 17-22

LG/HG

600/1000

Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Northwest Regional

June 6-7

LV/HV

100/200

Holton Gun Club MI State Champ.

June 13-14

LV/HV

100/200

WWCCA Wolverine Challenge

June 27-28

LV/HV

100/200

Shelby Cty Deer Hunters Assn Briar Hail Memorial Match

Aug 8-9

UNL/LV

100/200

Fairchance Gun Club Two-Gun

LV/HV

100/200

Kane Fish & Game Club Pennsylvania State Championship

GULF COAST REGION May 2-3

LV/SP

100/200

Central Texas Benchrest Shooters Texas State Championship Leg 1

EASTERN REGION

May 16-17

UN/HV

100/200

Seymour Stool Shooters Texas State Championship Leg 2

Aug 15-16

May 24

VFS

100/200

Southwest Louisiana Rifle Club

Sept 5-7

100/200

May 30-31

LV/SP

100/200

North Texas Shooters Assn Gulf Coast Regional Championship

LV/HV UNL

Fairchance Gun Club Eastern Region 3-Gun Champ.

Oct 3-4

LV/HV

100/200

WWCCA Fall Classic

LV/HV

100/200

Shelby Cty Deer Hunters Assn Fall Finale

100/200 meters

Club de Tir du Castellas La Fare Les Oliviers, France

June 13-14

4-Gun

200-yds

North Texas Shooters Assn Texas Showdown

Oct 17-18

June 27-28

HTR/VFS

100/200

Southwest Louisiana Rifle Club HTR GCR & GC Championship

EUROPEAN REGION

June 27-28

HV/SP

100/200

Midland Shooters Association Texas Shootout

Oct 10-11

LV/HV

2015 Chippewa Rifle Club Super-Shoot Warm Up Practice Thursday, 5/14 10am-5pm & Friday, 5/15 10AM-4PM NBRSA Match Begins: 9AM Registered Bench Rotation at Yardage Change Only $45/day Group Match 2-Relays with 25 benches each

May 16-17, 2015 Shooting HV/LV 100/200 Yards Chippewa Rifle Club, located 7 miles from Kelbly’s Pre-Register by email: robertsdenk66@gmail.com or chippewarifleclub@gmail.com Call: Bob Denk 440 596-7238 Mail Check to: 7728 E Linden Ln, Parma, OH 44130

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March Madness Score Match at St Louis Bill Haynes wins VFS & Clark Greene Wins Hunter

by Wayne Corley

March 15, 2015 We had a nice day for a match; especially after the snow we had two weeks prior. The wind started in the morning from the left and was moderate and readable but as the day progressed so did the wind. At 200 yards most competitors said they were holding just outside of the outer red ring at 200 yards. We had 16 competitors and several traveled a long distance to attend and we truly do appreciate it.

In the VFS class at 100 yards the winner was Ron Hoehn, Galen DeRouse Bill Haynes in first through third respectively. At 200 yards Bill Haynes was the winner, Jeff Conover took second and Ron Hoehn in third. In the Grand Agg the winner was Bill Haynes with Ron Hoehn second and Tom Rippee third.

In the Hunter class the 100 yard winner was Clark Greene with Paul

Hon in second and Joe Hemkens in third place. At 200 yards the winner was Clark Greene with Joe Hemkens again in second and Matthew Hon in third. The Grand Agg winner was Clark Greene with Joe Hemkens next and Matthew Hon in third. Results are below.

Pictured above from left are Matthew Hon, Clark Greene, Tom Rippee, Bill Haynes, Ron Hoehn and Joe Hemkens.

VFS 100-Yards Ron Hoehn...................... 250-20X Galen DeRouse................. 250-19X Bill Haynes...................... 250-19X Brad Hawkey.................... 250-16X Harry Ward...................... 250-15X Dennis Boyet.................... 250-12X Tom Rippee..................... 250-11X Dean Weston..................... 250-8X Jeff Conover.................... 246-10X Mike Schneidman................ 244-9X

VFS 200-Yards Bill Haynes.......................246-7X Jeff Conover..................... 246-4X Ron Hoehn........................ 245-3X Tom Rippee...................... 244-3X Galen DeRouse.................. 242-7X Mike Schneidman................ 242-3X Brad Hawkey..................... 239-2X Dean Weston..................... 239-1X Harry Ward....................... 230-3X Dennis Boyet..................... 227-4X VFS Grand Aggregate Bill Haynes.......................496-3X Ron Hoehn........................ 495-2X Tom Rippee...................... 494-1X Galen DeRouse.................. 492-3X Jeff Conover..................... 492-1X Brad Hawkey..................... 489-2X Dean Weston..................... 489-1X Mike Schneidman................ 486-1X Harry Ward....................... 480-2X Dennis Boyet..................... 477-2X Hunter Class 100-Yards Clark Greene................... 250-12X Paul Hon.......................... 249-7X Joe Hemkens................... 248-12X Tom Sisler........................ 245-8X Matthew Hon.................... 244-6X Leon Domijan.................... 241-7X 200-Yards Clark Greene....................240-3X Joe Hemkens.................... 238-1X Matthew Hon.................... 237-2X Tom Sisler........................ 231-0X Paul Hon.......................... 230-2X Leon Domijan.................... 229-4X Grand Aggregate Clark Greene....................490-2X Joe Hemkens.................... 486-1X Matthew Hon.................... 481-1X Paul Hon.......................... 479-1X Tom Sisler........................ 476-1X Leon Domijan.................... 470-1X

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Light Gun Group Aggregate Bill Bonser........................5.746 Louie Tamagni.................... 8.413 Mike Scadden..................... 8.909 Bob Landis........................ 8.928 Raymond Garric.................. 9.849 Dick Colyar....................... 10.662 Norm Matzen.................... 11.344 Ken Schroeder................... 15.587 Craig St Claire................... 28.716 Light Gun Score Norm Matzen....................137-3X Mike Scadden.................... 129-1X Raymond Garric................. 126-0X Louie Tamagni................... 119-1X Bill Bonser........................ 119-0X Ken Schroeder................... 116-0X Bob Landis....................... 116-0X Dick Colyar....................... 114-0X Craig St Claire.................... 42-0X Heavy Gun Group Aggregate Louie Tamagni..................11.375 Raymond Garric................. 12.770

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Following are the results from first sanctioned long range benchrest match for the 2015 season at Sloughhouse. There were nine shooters contending at this match.

Congratulations to Louie Tamagni from Clear Lake on winning the Two Gun Group aggregate with a 9.894 and also to Norm Matzen for winning Two Gun Score with 386.4X.

Norm Matzen.................... 13.318 Mike Scadden.................... 13.400 Craig St Claire................... 13.439 Bob Landis....................... 14.993 Dick Colyar....................... 18.683 Ken Schroeder................... 20.247 Bill Bonser........................ 25.583 Heavy Gun Score Mike Scadden...................257-2X Louie Tamagni................... 255-0X Norm Matzen.................... 249-1X Dick Colyar....................... 247-1X Raymond Garric................. 247-0X Craig St Claire................... 230-0X Bob Landis....................... 229-0X Bill Bonser........................ 198-1X Ken Schroeder................... 196-1X Two Gun Group Louie Tamagni...................9.894 Mike Scadden.................... 11.154 Raymond Garric................. 11.310 Bob Landis....................... 11.961 Norm Matzen.................... 12.331 Dick Colyar....................... 14.673 Bill Bonser........................ 15.665 Ken Schroeder................... 17.917 Craig St Claire................... 21.078 Two Gun Score Norm Matzen....................386-4X Mike Scadden.................... 386.3X Louie Tamagni................... 374-1X Raymond Garric................. 373-0X Dick Colyar....................... 361-1X Ken Schroeder................... 312-1X Bob Landis....................... 345-0X Bill Bonser........................ 317-1X Craig St Claire................... 272-0X

...says Lou Murdica of Palm Springs, California. His granddaughter, Angelina Gonzalez, recently shot at Arizona Benchrest Shooters' Unl5-Unl5 Arizona State Invitational and earned 4th place out of 37 shooters in the 2nd 100 yard agg. Her 0.1612" agg was smaller than 2 benchrest hall of famers!

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Sloughhouse March Group Match Results

Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters Sacramento Valley Shooting Facility March 7-8, 2015 This was our first match of the year and the weather was very nice; cold in the morning around 50F with a high of 70F. Wind and mirage were huge factors in the afternoon shooting sessions. There were sixteen shooters competing and we had two visiting shooters on the way to the cactus from Washington state: Mark Walker & Douglas Schwind.

We also had a first-time shooter Carson Dugal. We shot all 200 yards on Saturday and all 100 yards on Sunday. It turned out to be a weekend of close finishes with the top three in the Two Gun 68-thousandths apart and all yardages were won and lost on the last group; either by small group to move up or a large group by the leader after four matches. Everyone had a great weekend. Congratulations to all the winners and special thanks to our Washington visitors and great shooting to a first-timer, Carson Dugal.

--Dan Lutke *Pictured above from Left is Carson Dugal, Bill Mellor, Michael Taner, Dan Lutke & Steve Epstein.

Light Varmint 100-Yards Michael Taner...................0.2466 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2602 Carson Dugal..................... 0.2626 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.2750 Greg Wilson...................... 0.2924 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3060 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3134 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3296 Raymond Garric................. 0.3384 Francis Lee....................... 0.3690 Bob Dorton....................... 0.3726 Doug Schwind.................... 0.3882

Mark Walker...................... 0.3950 Ron Chisick....................... 0.4544 Robert Wademan................ 0.5114 Larry Mather..................... 0.5872 Small Group Michael Taner..................... 0.115 Light Varmint 200-Yards Dan Lutke........................0.2981 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3098 Michael Taner.................... 0.3341 Ronald Chisick................... 0.3409 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3519 Raymond Garric................. 0.3540 Douglas Schwind................ 0.3591 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3951 Francis Lee....................... 0.3985 Mark Walker...................... 0.4109 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.4323 Carson Dugal..................... 0.4356 Henry Pinkney................... 0.4653 Larry Mather..................... 0.5368 Bob Dorton....................... 0.6260 Small Group Ray Garric......................... 0.305 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Bill Mellor........................0.2092 Carson Dugal..................... 0.2142 Steve Epstein.................... 0.2358 Raymond Garric................. 0.2380 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2480 Greg Wilson...................... 0.2638 Robert Wademan................ 0.2760 Mark Walker...................... 0.2766 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.2808 Michael Taner.................... 0.2944 Doug Schwind.................... 0.3130 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3206 Francis Lee....................... 0.3240 Bob Dorton....................... 0.3344 Ron Chisick....................... 0.3920 Larry Mather..................... 0.4884 Small Group Dan Lutke......................... 0.109

Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Bill Mellor........................0.3172 Michael Taner.................... 0.3362 Francis Lee....................... 0.3420 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3615 Mark Walker...................... 0.3704 Larry Mather..................... 0.3770 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3846 Ronald Chisick................... 0.4079 Dan Lutke........................ 0.4322 Stu Harvey....................... 0.4360 Henry Pinkney................... 0.4470 Doug Schwind.................... 0.4680 Carson Dugal..................... 0.4805 Bob Dorton....................... 0.6047 Ray Garric........................ 0.6047 Small Group Bill Mellor......................... 0.305 Light Varmint Grand Dan Lutke........................0.2792 Michael Taner.................... 0.2903 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3197 Ray Garric........................ 0.3462 Carson Dugal..................... 0.3491 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3505 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3729 Doug Schwind.................... 0.3737 Francis Lee....................... 0.3837 Ron Chisick....................... 0.3977 Mark Walker...................... 0.4029 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4993 Larry Mather..................... 0.5620 Heavy Varmint Grand Bill Mellor........................0.2632 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3102 Michael Taner.................... 0.3153 Mark Walker...................... 0.3235 Francis Lee....................... 0.3330 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3401 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3410 Carson Dugal..................... 0.3474 Doug Schwind.................... 0.3905 Ron Chisick....................... 0.3999 Ray Garric........................ 0.4236 Larry Mather..................... 0.4327 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4696 Two Gun Michael Taner..................0.3028 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3069 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3096 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3149 Carson Dugal..................... 0.3482 Arthur Kawai..................... 0.3570 Francis Lee....................... 0.3584 Mark Walker...................... 0.3632 Doug Schwind.................... 0.3821 Ray Garric........................ 0.3849 Ron Chisick....................... 0.3988 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4844 Larry Mather..................... 0.4974

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Visalia Sportsman’s Cactus Warm Up February 21-22, 2015 Visalia, California Dale Wimp Range For the first match of the 2015 benchrest season there were 28 shooters attending. Temperatures were at a high of 55F both days and Sunday had rain with a low of 47F. Thank you to our Tacoma Washington visitors who dropped by to visit and shoot our match as they were making their way to Phoenix Arizona to compete at the Cactus Classic. We appreciate your visiting our range.

This match turned out to be a Ocock steamroller from the LV 100 all the way through to the Two Gun. The only two shooters who distinguished themselves by winning a yardage during this match were Dennis Thornbury, who won the LV 200 with a .1935 and Lou Murdica who won the HV 200 with a .2072.

Small Groups winning was shared by a different shooter each yardage, with Gary Ocock taking the LV 100 with a .126 followed by John Verhagen in the LV 200 with a .182. In the HV 100 it was Mel Iwatsubo’s turn with a .120 and along with the HV200 yardage, Lou Murdica added the small group win with a .289.

Congratulations to Gary on his Cactus Warm-Up win. It looks like he’s been practicing quite a lot! Thank you to everyone who helped make this a great match and a special thank you to President Dennis Thornbury (pictured) for keeping the range alive and well with benchrest for over 40 years. He and the crew run things so smoothly you never have to worry about a thing... except “the steamroller” that is.

--Dan Lutke & Bill Mellor Light Varmint 100-Yards Gary Ocock......................0.1914 Tom Libby........................ 0.2164 Walt Berger...................... 0.2246 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2316 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2436 Larry White...................... 0.2488 John Verhagen................... 0.2592 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.2618 Bill Mellor........................ 0.2620 Mel Iwatsubo..................... 0.2694 Don Forbes....................... 0.2698 Duke Rovarino................... 0.2838

Art Kawai......................... 0.2854 George Lozano.................. 0.2856 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2942 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.3008 John Pierce...................... 0.3180 George Pizzillo.................. 0.3200 Jack Childers.................... 0.3202 Russ Hessey...................... 0.3204 Dan Capps........................ 0.3218 Marty Childers................... 0.3262 Ed Aulestia....................... 0.3380 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3420 Mike Sosenko.................... 0.3452 David Woodward................ 0.3452 Ron Christiansen................ 0.3538 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3948 Francis Lee....................... 0.4096 Joe Paulik........................ 0.4214 Small Group Gary Ocock........................ 0.126

Light Varmint 200-Yards Dennis Thornbury..............0.1935 Art Kawai......................... 0.2256 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2326 Ed Aulestia....................... 0.2476 Don Forbes....................... 0.2498 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2525 John Verhagen................... 0.2537 Duke Rovarino................... 0.2556 George Lozano.................. 0.2592 Larry White...................... 0.2625 George Pizzillo.................. 0.2632 Bill Mellor........................ 0.2649 Tom Libby......................... 0.265 Walt Berger...................... 0.2663 Dan Capps........................ 0.2685 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2708 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2710 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3077 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3105 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.3138 Ron Christiansen................ 0.3196 David Woodward................ 0.3199

John Pierce...................... 0.3213 Mike Sosenko.................... 0.3265 Mel Iwatsubo..................... 0.3319 Francis Lee....................... 0.3641 Russ Hessey...................... 0.3982 Joe Paulik........................ 0.5315 Small Group John Verhagen.................... 0.182 Light Varmint Grand Gary Ocock......................0.2120 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2185 Tom Libby........................ 0.2407 Walt Berger...................... 0.2455 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2512 Art Kawai......................... 0.2555 Larry White...................... 0.2557 John Verhagen................... 0.2564 Don Forbes....................... 0.2598 Bill Mellor........................ 0.2634 Duke Rovarino................... 0.2697 George Lozano.................. 0.2724 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2767 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2826 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.2878 George Pizzillo.................. 0.2916 Ed Aulestia....................... 0.2928 Dan Capps........................ 0.2952 Mel Iwatsubo..................... 0.3007 John Pierce...................... 0.3196 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3248 David Woodward................ 0.3325 Mike Sosenko.................... 0.3359 Ron Christiansen................ 0.3367 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3526 Francis Lee....................... 0.3868 Joe Paulik........................ 0.4764 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Gary Ocock......................0.1874 Bill Mellor........................ 0.2010 George Lozano.................. 0.2254 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2390 Art Kawai......................... 0.2406 Mel Iwatsubo..................... 0.2468 Dan Capps........................ 0.2592 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2658 Don Forbes....................... 0.2688 Larry White...................... 0.2694 Marty Childers................... 0.2708 Walt Berger...................... 0.2718 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2924 George Pizzillo.................. 0.2952 David Woodward................ 0.3000 Tom Libby........................ 0.3050 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.3126 Duke Rovarino................... 0.3136 Ed Aulestia....................... 0.3236 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.3284

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Lou Murdica...................... 0.3298 John Pierce...................... 0.3334 Mike Sosenko.................... 0.3358 Russ Hessey...................... 0.3482 John Verhagen................... 0.3596 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3660 Ron Christiansen................ 0.3930 Joe Paulik........................ 0.4004 Francis Lee....................... 0.4108 Jack Childers.................... 0.4516 Small Group Mel Iwatsubo...................... 0.120 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Lou Murdica.....................0.2072 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2107 George Lozano.................. 0.2152 Gary Ocock....................... 0.2343 Larry White...................... 0.2394 Art Kawai......................... 0.2422 Tom Libby........................ 0.2476 Ed Aulestia....................... 0.2526 Don Forbes....................... 0.2546 John Verhagen................... 0.2642 Mel Iwatsubo..................... 0.2700 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2739 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2751 Walt Berger...................... 0.2760 Duke Rovarino................... 0.2778 Dan Capps........................ 0.2825

Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2837 Mike Sosenko.................... 0.2990 George Pizzillo.................. 0.3012 Russ Hessey...................... 0.3169 Francis Lee....................... 0.3431 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.3677 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3818 David Woodward................ 0.4084 Joe Paulik........................ 0.4741 John Pierce...................... 0.5511 Bill Mellor........................ 0.6329 Ron Christiansen................ 1.2460 Small Group Lou Murdica....................... 0.289 Heavy Varmint Grand Gary Ocock......................0.2109 George Lozano.................. 0.2203 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2248 Art Kawai......................... 0.2414 Larry White...................... 0.2544 Mel Iwatsubo..................... 0.2584 Don Forbes....................... 0.2617 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2685 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2704 Dan Capps........................ 0.2709 Walt Berger...................... 0.2739 Tom Libby........................ 0.2763 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2831 Ed Aulestia....................... 0.2881

Lou Murdica Duke Rovarino................... 0.2957 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2982 George Pizzillo.................. 0.2982 John Verhagen................... 0.3119 Mike Sosenko.................... 0.3174 Russ Hessey...................... 0.3325 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.3480 David Woodward................ 0.3542 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3739 Francis Lee....................... 0.3769 Bill Mellor........................ 0.4169 Joe Paulik........................ 0.4372 John Pierce...................... 0.4423 Ron Christiansen................ 0.8195 Two Gun Gary Ocock......................0.2114 Dennis Thornbury............... 0.2217 George Lozano.................. 0.2464 Art Kawai......................... 0.2484 Larry White...................... 0.2550 Tom Libby........................ 0.2585 Walt Berger...................... 0.2597 Lou Murdica...................... 0.2598 Don Forbes....................... 0.2607 Mel Iwatsubo..................... 0.2795 Joe Stanovich.................... 0.2799 Duke Rovarino................... 0.2827 Dan Capps........................ 0.2830 John Veragen.................... 0.2842 Jim Nicolas....................... 0.2904 Ed Aulestia....................... 0.2905 George Pizzillo.................. 0.2949 Dan Lutke........................ 0.2977 Gabe Ledesma................... 0.3179 Mike Sosenko.................... 0.3266 Bill Mellor........................ 0.3402 David Woodward................ 0.3434 Russ Hessey...................... 0.3459 Henry Pinkney................... 0.3633 John Pierce...................... 0.3810 Francis Lee....................... 0.3819 Joe Paulik........................ 0.4568 Ron Christiansen................ 0.5781

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Southwest Louisiana VFS

by Mike Guillot

February 22, 2015

The first match of the new year brought out 16 competitors. SWLA lucked out with the weather--the match was held between two fronts. We had 5 to 10 mph crosswinds but no rain. New shooter was Larry Deese from Huntsville, Texas. He came out 5th in the Grand and will be a tough competitor.

100-Yards Larry Tilley..................... 250-22X Kenny Kuperman............... 250-20X Bobby Ayo....................... 250-20X Larry Deese..................... 250-18X Dale Metzger.................... 250-18X 200-Yards Gardner Rose...................249-9X Dale Metzger..................... 249-7X Clayton Gray..................... 249-7X Ray Perry......................... 249-4X Kenny Kuperman............... 248-11X Grand Aggregate Dale Metzger................... 499-23X Kenny Kuperman............... 498-31X Gardner Rose .................. 498-24X Michael Louwein............... 498-23X Larry Deese..................... 498-22X

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Southwest Louisiana VFS Match Equipment List for February 22, 2015 Name Dale Metzger Kenny Kuperman Gardner Rose Michael Louwein Larry Deese Name Glenn Sampson Paul Gylling Tom Halecki Randy Hoge Frank Taggart Rick DeGroat

Caliber 30BR 30BR 30BR 30BR 6BR

Caliber 30BR 30BR 30x47 30BRX 308 6BR

Action BAT BAT BAT Panda Kodiak

Barrel Krieger Bartlein Bartlein Krieger Krieger

Stock Mfr Robertson TMBR Scoville McMillan n/a

Gunsmith Long Roscoe Brackney Roscoe Deese

Scope/Power Leupold NightForce Leupold NightForce n/a

Powder/Wt H4198 H4198 H4198/33.4 LT32/35.0 H322/34.5

Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Club March 28, 2015 Hunter Match Action Barrel Scope/Pwr Powder/Wt Primer Case Bullets/Wt BAT Hart Leupold/6X H4198/34.7 205M Lapua ERB/112 Stolle Rock Creek Burris/6X H4198/34.7 205M Lapua ERB/112 Stiller n/a Burris/6X N135 205M Lapua ERB/119 Remington Bartlein Weaver/6X LT32/35.6 Wolf 223M Lapua ERB/118 Remington Lilja n/a N140 CCI 200 Lapua Carpenter/135 Remington Shilen Weaver/6X IMR4895/30 Winchester Lapua n/a

Tri-Cities MSA Hunter Match

by Rick DeGroat

March 28, 2015 Only six shooters were brave enough to show up for our first Hunter class match of the season. The weather showed up with GUSTO with 20-30 mph winds and gusts of blowing dirt that were much higher than that and if that wasn’t bad enough I made it out to the range with no cookies to go with our coffee that we couldn’t make because the tarp that we used for a wind break blew down and we couldn’t keep the propane burner going to make the coffee.

The cookies probably would have blown away anyway.

There always has to be one of those guys show up that figures the conditions out and makes everyone else

Bullet/Wt n/a 10X/115 BIB/118 Connely/116 Berger Column Stock Gunsmith Edge Thomason n/a Sweezey McMillan W Ruff McMillan Self n/a n/a Edge Self

look bad and today that guy was Glenn Sampson shooting a fantastic 100 yard score of 250-16X when the rest of us worked hard for much worse scores.

Triggers were filling up with blowing dust and targets were left bare while others’ guns broke down altogether.

Despite all the chaos the wind brought our way, Paul Gylling managed to eek out a win at 200 yards, which cleared the way for him to win the grand aggregate with a 481-7X. Congratulations to Paul on winning this match and we’re hoping next month’s VFS will have more shooters and less wind!

100-Yards

Glenn Sampson................ 250-16X

Paul Gylling.................. 244-5X Rick DeGroat................. 230-4X Tom Halecki.................. 228-5X Frank Taggart................ 220-2X Randy Hoge.................. 153-3X 200-Yards Paul Gylling.................. 237-2X Glenn Sampson.............. 229-2X Randy Hoge.................. 226-0X Tom Halecki.................. 216-0X Rick DeGroat................. 210-0X Grand Aggregate Paul Gylling.................. 481-7X Glenn Sampson..............479-18X Tom Halecki.................. 444-5X Rick DeGroat................. 440-4X Randy Hoge.................. 379-3X

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Ambushed by the Billotte Gang!

Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Competition

March 14, 2015 Three Points Range Tucson, Arizona They are a rough looking bunch, even without their horses, Stetsons and spurs. They weren’t even wearing side arms, but they ambushed us anyway.

I’m talking about the Billotte Gang.

The three brothers who might remind you of the Youngers, or the James Gang, only these guys can probably shoot better.

I knew it was going to be a rough day when I was setting my equipment on the bench for relay one and the wind kept blowing things off onto the ground. Not important stuff like the rifle or rests, but smaller, lighter things like ammo boxes or cleaning supplies.

For the first sighter period, I made a guess at the wind and dialed in six

minutes of right wind. My first shot proved that was not enough and I had to crank in two more to get on target.

The Weather Channel app on my phone said the wind was expected to be 15 to 20, but we were all convinced it was from 50 to 100, because of the way the shooting line in Tucson is perched up on a hilltop. There is nothing to slow down the wind sweeping in from across the desert.

I was squatted with the Billotte Gang for relays one and two so of course, I had to keep a wary eye on those Hombres at all times.

Eventually the gun smoke cleared and all of the yelling (and complaining) quieted down and Match Director Karl Hunstiger had the stat’s ready for us. Surprisingly in spite of the wind, in light gun, five shooters out of nine turned in sub MOA aggregates.

by Dale Arenson

Some nice small groups were shot by Lon Persun with a 7.68, Ross Herrick, a 6.93, Jeff Billotte, (the Gang’s shifty eyed leader) shot a 7.75” and a 6.0”.

Pat Billotte had a 5.5”, Dale Arenson a 5.0”.

But the Gang’s head gunslinger on this day was Mike Billotte who shot all sub MOA groups and had the smallest group of 4.68’’ to win light gun aggregate with a 7.22’’.

In light gun score, Mike only dropped 7 points to win with a 143-2x, and, he shot the highest single target score of 49x. I think he must have been waiting for the wind to stop before he shot each target.

In heavy gun, again the Gang came riding in, with Pat Billotte taking the aggregate with a 10.02’’. Yes, the winds continued to get worse as the gun battle, er, uh, I mean the match went on. Pat also had smallest group in heavy, a 9.56’’. Normally not that great, but no small feat in that wind.

In heavy score Dale Arenson won with a 272-5x. I guess it paid off to keep an eye on those Outlaws.

Much to everyone’s surprise, when the wind was at its worst, Ross Herrick came galloping in to shoot the highest single target in heavy gun, a 95x. Proving that even a bad wind can’t keep a good man down.

I have to mention the excellent shooting by Kim Krueger, (since I was pulling his target and got to witness it). Kim was shooting a 6mm Creedmoor, and

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while the groups were not stellar, he managed to keep his groups centered, shooting the highest score of the late relay four, in the worst winds. Proving that even a little bullet will do the job in the wind, IF you know how to use it.

Before we left, Jim Schmidt of Arizona Ammunition stopped by, as he usually does. He brought his lovely wife Nancy, who was showing off a new product of theirs, jewelled ear protectors.

Even though I am familiar with Jewell triggers, I had no experience with jewelled ear protectors. It was only after modeling them for the ‘’Winners Photo’’ that she informed me that they are for the ladies. NOW SHE TELLS ME! Damn!

Anyway, we are all looking forward to next month. As for me, I am off to the Post Office to see if there are any wanted posters on the Billotte Gang.

There may be a reward...

Light Gun Group Mike Billotte.....................7.23” Jeff Billotte....................... 8.25” Ross Herrick....................... 8.35” Dale Arenson...................... 9.54” Pat Billotte........................ 9.69” Small Group Mike Billotte.................... 4.6875” Light Gun Score Mike Billotte....................143-2X Ross Herrick...................... 141-0X Dale Arenson..................... 135-0X Jeff Billotte...................... 132-1X Pat Billotte....................... 126-0X High Score Mike Billotte....................... 49X Heavy Gun Group Pat Billotte......................10.02” Dale Arenson..................... 11.50”

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Jeff Billotte...................... 12.87” Kim Krueger...................... 16.33” Ross Herrick...................... 18.69” Small Group Pat Billotte...................... 9.5625” Heavy Gun Score Dale Arenson....................272-5X

Pat Billotte....................... 268-1X Kim Krueger...................... 256-4X Jeff Billotte...................... 250-1X Ross Herrick...................... 248-1X High Score Ross Herrick....................... 95-1X *Equipment List on page 30.

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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts ER—Eastern Region Chippewa Rifle Club

www.chippewarifleclub.com GPS: N40 56.820 W81 44.583 Contact: Bob Denk 440 596-7238 7728 E Linden Ln, Parma, OH 44130 robertsdenk66@gmail.com Contact: Pat Metcalf 419 886-3467 528 Alexander Rd, Bellville, OH 44813 plmohio@aol.com

Fairchance Rod & Gun Club

GPS: N39 48.704 W79 47.179 Contact: Bill Reahard 724 323-5044 PO Box 156, McClellandtown, PA 15458 reahard@verizon.net Contact: Jerry Van Sickle 724 569-2216 181 Guthrie Rd, Smithfield, PA 15478

Holton Gun & Bow Club

6201 Crystal Lake Rd, Holton, MI 49425 PO Box 128, Holton, MI 49425 www.holtongunandbowclub.com 231 821-9608 GPS: N43 23.742 W86 05.2566 Contact: Bruce Torrey, 231 288-4769 3951 Molly Blvd, Muskegon, MI 49444 Alternate: Nancy Scarbrough 231 638-6775 544 N Buys Rd, Muskegon, MI 49445 stocksunlimited@comcast.net

Kane Fish & Game

Dwight Rd, 1 mile N of Kane on SR 321 www.kanefishandgameclub.org Steve Timpano – Group 814 837-9644 stimpano@verizon.net Ed Hanes - Group 814 837-9868 hanes329@comcast.net

Kelbly’s Rifle Range

7222 Dalton Fox Lake Rd N Lawrence, OH 44666 www.kelbly.com GPS: N40 52.9836 W81 40.6218 Contact: Jim Kelbly 330 683-4674 jim@kelbly.com

Shelby County Deer Hunter Assn

7988 Johnston-Slagle Rd, Sidney, OH 45365 937 492-2972 Contact: John Petteruti 937 654-7950 jpetteruti@woh.rr.com

WWCCA

6700 Napier Rd, Plymouth, MI 48170 734 453-9843 http://wwcca.com Contact: Dana Raven 734 748-5394 10930 Old 27N, Frederic, MI 49733-9734 dana_raven@yahoo.com Contact: Bill Gammon 519 453-6734 387 Speight Blvd, London, ONT N5V 3J8 Canada Bill.gammon@rogers.com

GC—Gulf Coast Region Austin Rifle Club

www.austinrifleclub.org PO Box 141399, Austin, TX 78714 Contact: Virgil Howarth 512 447-8968 2704 Inridge Dr, Austin, TX 78745 vhowarth@sbcglobal.net

Central Texas Benchrest

Minnetonka Benchrest Assn

Midland Shooters Association

Oak Hill Gun Club

GPS: N29 44.695 W098 14.141 421 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 4108 East County Rd 160, Midland, TX 79706 432 682-2332 www.midlandshooters.com Contact: Mike Conry 3212 E County Rd 136, Midland, TX 79706 432 528-8718 or 432 683-1332 MEConry@suddenlink.net

North Texas Shooters Association

www.shootntsa.com GPS: N33 19.351 W97 08.938 Contact: Michael Stinnett 214 794-8006 6651 Blackjack Oaks Rd, Aubrey, TX 76227 mkstinnett@gmail.com

Seymour Stool Shooters

448 Hwy 283 South, Seymour, TX 76380 Contact: John Horn 940 636-9984 924 Peterson Rd S, Iowa Park, TX 76367 John.Horn44@gmail.com

SW Louisiana Rifle & Pistol Club

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

NC—North Central Region Boone Valley Ikes

Contact: Ronnie Berg 515 210-7772 104 S Dalander St, Madrid, IA 50156 mrberg@iowatelecom.net

Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club

462 N Burritt, Buffalo, WY 82834 Contact Pete Eisele 307 217- 1155

Casper Score Shooters

2330 N Station Rd, Casper, WY 82601 307 265-2535 www.stuckenhoffshooterscomplex.net Contact: Tim Naugle 307 237-7185 1926 S Walnut St, Casper WY 82601 tnaugle@bresnan.net

Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club

www.cbr-pc.org GPS: N41.39083 W95.37891 Contact: Gary Flury 712 328-0301 PO Box 1042, Council Bluffs, IA 50502 garysflury@gmail.com Contact: Ron Lee Miller 402 393-4536 8081 Dupont St. Omaha NE 68124 ncnbrsa@cox.net

Lincoln Izaak Walton League

10801 S 134th St, Bennet, NE 68317 Contact: Mike Shapoval 402 420-5763 mike10shapoval@windstream.net

8310 Hill n Dale Dr, St Francis, MN 55330 www.mgfc.org GPS: N45 23.42 W93 29.29 Contact: Scott Moser 612 961-6761 10412 Abbott Dr, Brooklyn Park MN 55443 samoser@comcast.net 12364 Coon Hunters Rd, Blue Grass, IA 52726 563 381-2677 Contact: Cecil Peterson 563 359-1988 2260 Cromwell Cir, Davenport IA 52807 peterson1@mchsi.com

Prairie Dog Target Club

Contact: Don Deckert 605 288-1919 HC 54, Box 3, Porcupine SD 57772 pdtc57772@yahoo.com

MV—Mississippi Valley

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

Holmen Rod & Gun Club

W7503 County Road T, Holmen, WI 54636 www.holmenrodandgunclub.com Contact Jim Knower, 608 526-3151

Van Dyne Sportsmen’s Club

www.vdsc.org or info@vdsc.org Contact: Steve Owen 920 688-2433 PO Box 8, Van Dyne WI 54979

NW—Northwest Region Wenatchee Benchrest Club

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

Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn 6900 Kershaw Blvd, White City, OR 97502 Contact: Phil Grammatica 714 749-7216 philgrammatica@yahoo.com

Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club

27007 South Tom Beall Rd, Lapwai, ID 83540 280 843-2987 www.lcwildlife.org Contact: Paul Gylling - HTR/VFS 40102 State Route 195, Colfax WA 99111 PGylling@gmail.com 509 553-1118 Denny Andrews - Group andrewslaw1@gmail.com 509 243-7039

North Cascades Sportsman’s Club PO Box 1721, Chelan, WA 98816

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Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts http://www.chelangunclub.com Contact Dan Zaccanti 509 733-1003

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

Le Grande Rifle & Pistol Club www.lgrpc.com Contact Gary Vanlier 208 965-1992 or 208 461-0315 gwvjake1@msn.com

SE—Southeast Region

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

588 River Bend Gun Club Road Dawsonville, GA 30534 770 893-3502 www.rbgc.org GPS: N34 20.198 W84 14.819 Contact: Jim Andress Group/Score PO Box 7, Marble Hill, GA 30148 benchrest@rbgc.org, jim@precisionrifles.co 770 876-2351 or 770 893-3319

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 Colorado Rifle Club

76099 E 96th Ave, Byers, CO 80103 303 238-5696 http://crci.org Contact: Nick Hoier 719 499-0246 or Nate Miller 719 648-5334 524 E McCullough Blvd, Pueblo West, CO 81007 namiller1979@gmail.com

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

Ouachita Sportsmen’s Assn

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

Whittington Center

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

SW—Southwest Region Arizona Benchrest Shooters

4044 W Black Canyon Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85086 GPS: N33 27 12.22 W112 37 12.20 http://azbrs.com Contact: Melesia Cisneros 714-441-7220 4275 N Palm St, Fullerton, CA 92835 melesia.cisneros@bergerbullets.com

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 Contact: Howard Bloom - HTR

1964.usmc@att.net or 702 368-0568

Ojai Valley Gun Club

www.dock.net/ovgc Contact: Barry Bluhm 805 798-2473 608 E Oak St, Ojai CA 93023 TwiLiteZ585@hotmail.com

Palomino Valley Gun Club

Washoe County Shooting Facility 21555 Pyramid Lake Hwy, Reno NV 80502 palominovalleygunclub.homestead.com GPS: N39 51.374 W119 40.046 Contact: Robert Hoppe - Long Range PO BOX 4251, Sparks NV 89432 RobH@saturnnet.com 775 827-8679 or 775 397-3358 Contact: Steve Archibald - Varmint 5017 Pleasant View Dr, Sparks, NV 89434 775 356-5850 (h) or 775 742-1153 (c) nevadaswa@aol.com

Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest

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

Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters www.sloughhousebenchrest.com Contact: Craig St Claire - Long Range galtshtr@gmx.com or 209 744-2274 Contact: Dan Lutke - Short Range 408 241-9759 lutke5@sbcglobal.net Contact: Bill Mellor - Short Range 916 354-1782 rollem11@att.net

Visalia Sportsman Association

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

EU-European Region Benchrest Dolomiti

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

Club de Tir du Castellas

Route de Vautubiere, La Fare les Oliviers, France 13580 bench-rest@ctcastellas.com Contact Jean-Marie Deletang at redneckbr@neuf.fr or Andre Feraud at nagemar@vanadoo.fr

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Van Dyne Sportsman’s Club Matches Cancelled

The hunter matches which were scheduled to be held at Van Dyne Sportsman’s Club for May, June & July have been cancelled. Please stay tuned for matches at Van Dyne in 2016.

Wisconsin State Hunter Match

The Wisconsin State Hunter Championship has relocated to Holmen Gun Club in Holmen Wisconsin. The date is scheduled for July 11-12, 2015. Please direct any questions to Mississippi Valley Regional Director, Bud Mundy.

Thank you for your patience and flexibility.

Rattlesnake Match Dear shooters - please note that the date has changed for the 2015 Rattlesnake at the Whittington Center at Raton, New Mexico. The date for this event will be August 22-23. Please make a note of this date. Thank you.

Rulebook Updates There are two updates available for the latest edition of the NBRSA Rules & Bylaws. Each member club should receive their updates by the time this issue arrives. Updates can be obtained by contacting the NBRSA business office.

NBRSA Long Range Hall of Fame Points thru 2014 Nationals In anticipation of the upcoming 2015 Long Range Nationals to be held this year at Colorado Rifle Range in Byers, Colorado, here is the list of Long Range Hall of Fame Placements. We’ll have to wait until June to see how things change.

Good luck to those competitors heading to Colorado for this event.

Jerry Tierney....................... 20 Richard Schatz...................... 18 Don Nielson......................... 16 Billy Copelin........................ 12 Bill Johnston........................ 12 Skip Talbot.......................... 10 Pete White.......................... 10 Long Range Up-And-Comers...

Robert Hoppe.................... 9 Bruce Bangeman................ 9 Karl Hunstiger................... 8 Jay Cutright...................... 7

NBRSA Group Hall of Fame Points thru 2014 Nationals Tony Boyer..................... 164 Lester Bruno.................... 48 Alan Euber...................... 47 Gary Ocock...................... 34 Gene Bukys...................... 29 Ed Watson (D).................. 28 Wayne Campbell............... 27 Don Geraci...................... 26 Ron Hoehn....................... 26 Tom Gillman (D)................ 25 Lowell Frei...................... 25 Perry Morton (D)............... 22 Don Powell...................... 21 Charles Huckeba............... 20 Walt Berger..................... 20 Jef Fowler (D).................. 18 Jack Neary...................... 18 Lee Euber....................... 17 Russell Boop.................... 17 Larry Costa...................... 17 Jack Demming.................. 16 Jim Stekl........................ 16 Paul Gotschall (D).............. 16 Joe Krupa....................... 16 Bob Scarbrough, Jr............ 16 LE (Red) Cornelison (D) ������ 15 Smiley Hensley................. 15 Bill Forrester.................... 15 Richard Maretzo................ 14 Ferris Pindell (D)............... 14 Warren Page (D)................ 14 PJ Hart........................... 14 Jim Borden...................... 14 Allen Arnette................... 14 Bart Sauter...................... 14 Myles Hollister (D)............. 13

Ed Shilen........................ 13 Dave Hall........................ 13 Tom (Speedy) Gonzalez ������ 13 Fred Hasecuster................ 12 Rex Reneau...................... 12 Pat Bryne........................ 12 Faye Boyer...................... 12 Harley Baker.................... 12 Gerald Masker.................. 11 Richard Baker................... 10 John Brown, Jr................. 10 Dwight Scott.................... 10 Mike Ratigan.................... 10 NBRSA Score Shooting Hall of Fame Points thru 2014 Nationals Wayne Corley................... 33 Greg Swezey.................... 33 Cody Haslett.................... 24 Leroy Nethercott............... 17 Bill Small........................ 12 Rich Carpenter................. 12 Elzie Scott....................... 12 Carroll Green................... 11 Marcy Lyons..................... 11 Roland Potter................... 11 Richard LeBlanc................ 10 TK Nollan........................ 10 Guy CHism....................... 9 RG Robinett...................... 9 Joe Hemkens.................... 9 NBRSA Practice Targets For Sale Do you want to practice on the real thing? The Business Office sells 100-Yard practice targets printed on record paper. $53/box of 500 targets. Order some today!

Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest February 14, 2015 Equipment List Name Ross Herrick Jeff Billotte (L) Jeff Billotte (H/35) Steve Everson (L) Steve Everson Pat Billotte (H/22) Bill Warner Dale Arenson (L) Dale Arenson (H/24) Mike Billotte Krueger

Caliber 30Patriot 6.5x47 Lazz 6.5x47 Lazz 6.5x47 284win 333wsm 6.5/284 6.5/284 30Patriot 7saum 6mm

Action Nesika McMillan McMillan Panda Nesika Nesika BAT Nesika BAT Pierce Pierce

Barrel Krieger PacNor PacNor Krieger Krieger Krieger Krieger Krieger Krieger Krieger Bartlein

Gunsmith Wells Pederson Pederson Brackney Brackney Carey Bruno Carey Bruno Pierce GunWorks

Stock Tracker McMillan McMillan Borden McMillan McMillan McMillan McMillan McMillan Glass McMillan

Scope Nightforce Nightforce Nightforce Leupold Leupold Nightforce Nightforce Nightforce Nightforce Nightforce NightForce

Case Lazz Remington Norma Lapua Lapua Norma Lapua Lapua Lazz Remington Horn

Powder H4831 H1000 H1000 RL17 H4831 H4831 H4350 RL22 H4831 H4831 H4831

Bullet/Wt JLK/210 Berger/140 Berger/140 Berger/130 Berger/180 Berger/210 Sierra/140 Sierra/142 Berger/210 Berger/168 115

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Regional Directors Eastern Region

Staff Exp 2016

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 515 556-5833 4315 Ashby Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310 DavidHalblom-BugTyer@att.net 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 2016

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

Business Manager, NBRSA Editor, Precision Rifleman Magazine Advertising Sales Contact Audrey Brown PO Box 6770, Sheridan, WY 82801 W: 307 655-7415 C: 307 217-1966 nbrsa.manager@gmail.com

Exp 2015

Scott Hunter 1612 Buchanan St, Wichita Falls, TX 76309 H: 940 723-5147 C: 940 631-4545 Shunter@NTS-online.net Gulf Coast Alternate Mike Bryant 7761 FM 592, Wheeler, TX 79096 806 826-5958, mike@bryantcustom.com

North Central Region

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Dan Zaccanti 1542 Tacoma Ave, Bridgeport, WA 98813 C: 509 733-1003 zaccs@televar.com North West Alternate Paul Holland PO Box 1498, Big Fork, MT 59911 406 837-5583 plumbing@centurytel.net

South East Region

Exp 2016

South West Region

Exp 2016

European Region

Exp 2016

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 760 774-5256 tomnbrsa@outlook.com South West Alternate David Woodward 34 W Dessert Knoll Pl, Oro Valley, AZ C: 307 455-2296 or 520 219-0189 dwoodward@dteworld.com Jean-Marie Deletang 15 Rue des Martyrs, Beausoleil, 06240 France redneckbr@neuf.fr

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