November, 2015

November,2015

The Voice of the NBRSA

Inside this issue: The 2015 Short-Range Score Nationals at Boone Valley Ikes

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In This Issue...

2015 Short Range Score Nationals at Webster City, Iowa....................................................4 Mill Creek Rifle Club’s July Group Match, by Don Creach...................................................8 The Vineyard at Oak Hill Gun Club’s July Match, by Cecil Peterson......................................10 Larry White Wins Northern Colorado Two Gun, by LuAnn Dill.............................................12 Larry White Wins Again at No Colorado’s Unlimited, by LuAnn Dill......................................14 Good Bullets, Good Barrel at Oak Hill Gun Club, by Cecil Peterson......................................16 Sahuaro: Thunder Under Clear Skies, by Dale Arenson......................................................18 2015 NBRSA Registered Match Calendar........................................................................20 Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest July Results.....................................................................21 Shooting In The Twilight Zone, by Dale Arenson..............................................................21 Steve Epstein Wins the Sloughhouse 200 in Sacramento, by Dan Lutke..................................23 Ouachita Sportsman’s Arkansas State Razorback Turkey Shoot, by Ray Porter..........................24 Desert Sportsman’s August Hunter Match, by Howard Bloom..............................................25 Tacoma’s Sam Wilson Memorial, Sniper King & Agg King, by Dan Kjelland...............................26 Rogue Valley 600-Yard Benchrest, by Phil Grammatica.....................................................29 Whittington Center’s Muchas Gracias Match, by Mark Motsko.............................................30 Prairie Dog Target Club’s NC Regional, by Mel Klasi.........................................................32 Holmen Gun Club’s Wisconsin State Hunter Championship, by Craig Nagel.............................35 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts........................................................................................36 Lincoln Izaak Walton Score Results, by Mike Shapoval......................................................38 Officer, Regional Director & Business Contact Information.................................................39 On the cover: Larry White Wins (again) at Northern Colorado Benchrest. Photo from LuAnn Dill. Thank you.

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Tim Naugle Makes Top Gun Look So Easy!

2015 Short-Range Score Nationals Webster City, Iowa

2015 Short-Range Score Nationals August 4-7, 2015 Boone Valley Ikes Range Under nearly perfect conditions, Boone Valley hosted the 2015 NBRSA Short Range Score Nationals; both Hunter and VFS were contested and the second Two Gun Score Champion was anointed.

Despite recent heavy precipitation, the grounds were in excellent condition (thanks to our hard working club members and Board, Head honcho, Mike Bigelow conspired with the weather bureau and ordered a full week of exceptionally pleasant weather featuring only night showers and zephyrs. Some shooters were able to capitalize while others wondered,what happened. The “Ikes gremlins” are ever present. At the BVI range, perfect scores are a rare com-

modity; especially for 200 yard and Grand Agg scores. More on that later.

Competitors began arriving and the grounds were buzzing, as people form all across the USA shared the last years experiences. Only two years removed from a near all-time low, it was pleasing to see a strong recovery in Hunter participation: the 55 competitors represented about a 61% gain over the 2013 NBRSA Hunter Nationals attendance. Just as rewarding, was the notable increase in VFS with 62 individuals (a 12% increase over last year). These shooters brawled for the VFS Championship, while all but three Hunter shooters stayed for the VFS competition, making 46 individuals eligible for the coveted Two Gun. The format was a revisitation of the traditional NBRSA Hunter Nationals: one gun, one yardage per day. On Day

one, we contested the Hunter 100. Day two Hunter 200 and at the conclusion we had the door-prize drawing and Awards ceremony. On day three we contested the VFS100, followed by the VFS200 and then awarded the VFS and Two Gun trophies, along with patches, medallions, etc.

We were very grateful for the generosity of our sponsors who made the prize drawing a BIG success! Most notably, NightForce Optics donated a 1555x56 Competition Scope garnered by Jason Dill. Defiance Machine, the action of choice (Paul Whitmore), BAT Machine provided $800 toward an action (Weldon Yoder) and a Custom Damascus blade knife, donated by Red Rock Tool. A complete list of sponsors is included on page 11.

The Hunter 100 was a full-blown brawl. Going into match 5, at least 5 individuals remained in contention for the crown. Following a respectable 250-16X, Jack Foster rode up to the hitchin’ post, dismounted, and sauntered into the saloon to celebrate his hard earned status: Hunter 100-yard National Champion! Following on Jack’s heels was Bill Small, while Joe Hemkens and Jason Stanley tied over third. Tim Naugle, Dean Thomas, and TK Nollan debated the merits of 13xes and Craig Nagel avoided being the lowest 250, by garnering 12x, to Marty Steffan’s 11!

That was it: 9 250-?X 100 yard scores set the stage for Wednesdays 200.

Promptly at 9AM, the competitors were ready for the Hunter 200.

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other National Championship victory for Mr. Naugle. It’s shaping up to be a very good year for Mr.Tim! Soon it was 9AM Friday and time for the VFS 200. The BVI gremlins sallied about the range, wafting great shooting conditions in all directions. This was going to be a trigger-pull! After 15 seasons at BVI, 250 scores at 200-yards can be counted using both hands...and now, two toes! Leading the pack was local, new kid on the block, National Champion, Russ Stiner, who builds his own rifles. Russ’ 250-7X bested Mike Bigelow’s ditto (7X), Mr. Stiner posted 3x during match one (tiebreaker), while Mike drilled a single dot. And that was it for 250, 200 yard scoring! Jason Stanley (249-9X) had a firm grip on third place, while Wade Hunnewell, Randy Perkowski,Terry Meyer, and Steve Rosendale, all posting 249-8X, sorted out the placements from 4th through 7th. Bill Small took a more civilized approach, and claimed 8th, via the sole 249-7X. Then, arguing over the color of beer, or something close to it, Gary Evans, Greg Swezey, and Chad Schmidt, all scored 248-6X and settled into their respective slots: 9th; 10th; 11th. VFS 200-Yd National Champion, Russ Stiner, take a bow!

Adhering to the, “unwritten rule”, via his 200-yd victory, Russ Stiner, 500-24X, laid claim to the title of VfS National Champion! Congratulations, Mr. Stiner! Only a pair of Xes behind, with an exceptional 500-22X tally, Mike Bigelow placed second and Randy Perkowski, 499-27X, was third. High X-

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lins had a different perspective. After three matches, only Chad Schmidt remained, “clean”. Chad managed to drop only one point during match four and another in match five. His 2483x provided a 1 point margin of victory and the Hunter 200-Yard National Championship! Hot on Mr. Schmidt’s trail, Tim Naugle posted a 247-7X for second place, while Jack Foster, Dean Thomas, and James Lederer, respectively, 7, 5,& 3X sorted out the top five.

Once tallied, the point total proved the value of points vs. Xes: Tim Naugle, via 497-20X, earned yet another Hunter Grand Aggregate National Championship! The Bob Pease Trophy was awarded to the top five-man team, at 100 Yards: This was claimed by, “The Wyoming, Montana & Washington Misfits”, comprised of Jack Foster, Tim Naugle, Greg Swezey, Bill and Sam Small with a combined score of 1244-64X. The Family Feud Trophy: best two person (family) team Grand Aggregate was gleaned by the father and son duo, Bill and Sam Small with 984-33X. And thus, concluded the 2015 NBRSA Hunter Championships.

The competitors didn’t waste any opportunity to score at the VFS 100. Note that the top ten placements were represented by all four relays, and all sections of the range. Tim Naugle, via the best match one score, wrested the 100 Yard Championship from Sam Langhofer. They each tallied 250-21X. Of the 62 competitors, 37 (59%) posted 250 scores. Amid that, it was an-

...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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Mike Bigelow, VFS Grand Champion at 100-200-300 yards

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count. Places 4th through tenth were filled via more 499 totals: Wade Hunnewell, 25X; Terry Meyer, 23X; Steve Rosendale, 23X; Jason Stanley, 22X; Chad Schmidt, 22X; Bill Small, 21X; Ron Powell, 18X. Two Gun National Champion, Chad Schmidt, posted a convincing two point win. His 996-33X paved the way for a satisfying victory. Congratulations, Chad! And so the 2015 Short Range Score Nationals concluded on a successful note.

Behind the scenes, the work was conducted by a crew who kept the pace steady. A single bobble (a 100 Yd target hung during the 200 Yards) made life exciting for Jason Dill, but was nicely handled by Chad Schmidt’s excellent refereeing team! Mary Berg scored while husband Ronnie was range officer for the Hunter event. Ron Shultz performed RO duties for the VFS. Larry Caston served as statistician, while Rhonda Schmidt mobilized the target detail; comprised of Dee K, Holden Hammen, and Tom Wardell. We especially thank David Halblom, for acquiring and engraving the crystal club trophies. Very nice trophies indeed!

Finally, our thanks to all who attended. Your patronage and sportsmanship were appreciated! Keep em on the X! --Randy Robinett Photo credit to Jim Dowling, David Halblom and Jason Stanley. Thank you.

Hunter 100-Yards Jack Foster..................... 250-16X Bill Small........................ 250-15X Joe Hemkens................... 250-14X Jason Stanley................... 250-14X Tim Naugle...................... 250-13X Dean Thomas................... 250-13X T.K. Nollan...................... 250-13X Craig Nagel...................... 250-12X Marty Steffan................... 250-11X Dean Walther................... 249-18X Hunter 200-Yards Chad Schmidt...................248-3X Tim Naugle....................... 247-7X Jack Foster....................... 246-7X Dean Thomas.................... 246-5X James Lederer................... 246-3X Ray Perry......................... 245-8X Dave Brooks...................... 245-8X Joe Hemkens.................... 245-6X Randy Robinett.................. 245-5X Wayne Corley.................... 245-4X

Hunter 100-200S Grand Tim Naugle..................... 497-20X Chad Schmidt................... 497-11X Jack Foster...................... 496-23X Dean Thomas................... 496-18X Joe Hemkens................... 495-20X James Lederer.................. 495-20X T.K. Nollan...................... 495-15X Ray Perry........................ 494-22X Wayne Corley................... 494-18X Steve Rosendale................ 494-16X Wade Hunnewell............... 494-14X Randy Perkowski............... 493-23X Dean Walther................... 493-20X Bill Small........................ 493-18X Randy Robinett................. 493-15X Marty Steffan................... 493-14X Tom Hencken................... 492-20X Dave Brooks..................... 492-17X Russ Stiner...................... 492-14X Mel Klasi......................... 492-13X Hunter 100-200-300 Grand Tim Naugle..................... 742-23X Jack Foster...................... 740-27X James Lederer.................. 738-21X Dean Thomas................... 735-18X Chad Schmidt................... 735-12X Bill Small........................ 734-20X Greg Swezey.................... 734-17X Wade Hunnewell............... 733-16X Sam Small....................... 732-16X Ron Powell....................... 727-3X Mike Bigelow.................... 726-18X Don Crunk....................... 725-10X Rich Carpenter................. 723-16X Gary Evans...................... 721-14X Weldon Yoder................... 720-15X Hunter 100-200-200-300 Grand Tim Naugle..................... 988-29X James Lederer.................. 985-25X Greg Swezey.................... 983-26X Dean Thomas................... 983-22X Bill Small........................ 978-22X Wade Hunnewell............... 978-19X

Sam Small....................... 976-18X Chad Schmidt................... 973-15X Mike Bigelow.................... 972-24X Ron Powell...................... 968-27X Rich Carpenter................. 966-22X Don Crunk....................... 965-12X Richard Hunnewell............. 964-21X Weldon Yoder................... 963-18X Gary Evans...................... 961-19X VFS 100-Yards Tim Naugle..................... 250-21X Sam Langhofer.................. 250-21X Richard Hunnewell............. 250-20X Don Crunk....................... 250-20X Wayne Corley................... 250-19X Gail McDaniel................... 250-19X Craig Nagel...................... 250-19X Randy Perkowski............... 250-19X Rick Allen........................ 250-18X William Van Osdel.............. 250-18X VFS 200-Yards Russ Stiner......................250-7X Mike Bigelow..................... 250-7X Jason Stanley.................... 249-9X Wade Hunnewell................ 249-8X Randy Perkowski................ 249-8X Terry Meyer...................... 249-8X Steve Rosendale................. 249-8X Bill Small......................... 249-7X Gary Evans....................... 249-6X Greg Swezey..................... 249-6X 100-200S VFS Grand Russ Stiner..................... 500-24X Mike Bigelow.................... 500-22X Randy Perkowski............... 499-27X Wade Hunnewell............... 499-25X Terry Meyer..................... 499-23X Steve Rosendale................ 499-23X Jason Stanley................... 499-22X Chad Schmidt................... 499-22X Bill Small........................ 499-21X Ron Powell...................... 499-18X Jeff Shultz...................... 498-23X Sam Small....................... 498-21X

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With Ease & Confidence Tim Naugle is Top Gun at Webster City’s Short-Range Score Nationals. Photo by Jason Stanley.

Chad Schmidt, Two Gun Champion Jason Dill........................ 498-16X Jim Franzen..................... 498-12X Tim Naugle...................... 497-26X Gary Evans...................... 497-24X James Lederer.................. 497-24X Dean Walther................... 497-23X Marlyn Kemnitz................. 497-22X Paul Whitmore.................. 497-19X 100-200-300 VFS Grand Mike Bigelow................... 745-27X Chad Schmidt................... 745-26X Tim Naugle...................... 743-29X Wade Hunnewell............... 743-28X Gary Evans...................... 742-29X Ron Powell...................... 742-20X Don Crunk....................... 741-31X James Lederer.................. 740-27X Jack Foster...................... 740-20X Sam Small....................... 739-26X Bill Small........................ 739-23X Gail McDaniel................... 738-26X

Greg Swezey.................... 738-21X Weldon Yoder................... 737-25X Ronnie Berg..................... 737-19X Dean Thomas................... 735-18X Rich Carpenter................. 735-17X Richard Hunnewell............. 731-28X James Hoffpauir................ 730-26X Jason Dill........................ 728-18X 100-200 200-300 VFS Grand Chad Schmidt.................. 994-29X Mike Bigelow.................... 993-34X Gary Evans...................... 992-39X Ron Powell...................... 990-23X Tim Naugle...................... 987-37X Sam Small....................... 987-33X Don Crunk....................... 986-36X Wade Hunnewell............... 986-31X Jack Foster...................... 985-25X Weldon Yoder................... 982-28X Bill Small........................ 982-27X Ronnie Berg..................... 981-19X Rich Carpenter................. 980-25X Greg Swezey.................... 980-23X Gail McDaniel................... 979-29X Richard Hunnewell............. 977-31X James Lederer.................. 976-29X James Hoffpauir................ 972-32X Dean Thomas................... 970-19X Jason Dill........................ 969-21X 100-200S TWO GUN Chad Schmidt.................. 996-33X Tim Naugle...................... 994-46X Wade Hunnewell............... 993-39X Steve Rosendale................ 993-39X Randy Perkowski............... 992-50X James Lederer.................. 992-44X Bill Small........................ 992-39X

Russ Stiner...................... 992-38X Joe Hemkens................... 991-42X Wayne Corley................... 990-46X Dean Walther................... 990-43X Jack Foster...................... 990-39X Ron Powell...................... 990-38X Sam Small....................... 989-36X Randy Robinett................. 989-35X Jason Stanley................... 988-37X Bruce Hansen................... 988-24X Mike Bigelow.................... 987-38X TK Nollan........................ 987-32X Dean Thomas................... 987-32X 100-200S-300 TWO GUN Tim Naugle.................... 1485-52X Jack Foster......................1480-47X Chad Schmidt...................1480-38X James Lederer..................1478-48X Wade Hunnewell...............1476-44X Bill Small........................1473-43X Greg Swezey....................1472-38X Mike Bigelow....................1471-45X Sam Small.......................1471-42X Dean C. Thomas................1470-36X Ron Powell......................1469-23X Don Crunk.......................1466-41X Gary Evans......................1463-43X Rich Carpenter.................1458-33X Weldon Yoder...................1457-40X Richard Hunnewell.............1449-44X Gail McDaniel...................1428-32X 100-200S 200L-300 TWO GUN Tim Naugle.................... 1975-66X Jack Foster......................1973-59X Chad Schmidt...................1967-44X continued on page 11

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Mill Creek Rifle Club

Bud Mundy Wins LV, Richard Brensing HV & James Carstensen UNL

July 11-12, 2015 We had three classes over the weekend; Light Varmint, Unlimited 5-Shot or Heavy Varmint. There were 22 shooters contending at this match.

The weather was good with fair skies and southwest wind at 10-12 mph.

Temps were in the mid-nineties.

Bud Mundy won the LV100 with the only teen aggregate for the weekend; a .1942. Jon Leu, Eddy Collins, Bob Hammack and Don Creach were the top five placements. The small group was shot by Richard Brensing with .156.

Richard Brensing won the HV100 with .2138. Tony Levenson, Jon Leu, Ron Miller and Merlin Hubbard were the top five finishers. Tony Levenson won the small group with a .116.

Jim Carstensen won the UNL100 with

a .2002 aggregate with Don Creach, Greg King, Keith Christensen and Eddie Collins placing second through fifth respectively. Keith Christensen had the small group with a .144.

Keith went on to win the UNL200 with a .2426 and shot the small group of .236. Jim Carstensen, Greg King, Eddie Collins and Bud Mundy rounded out the top five.

Richard Brensing won the HV200 with a .2979 and Ron Miller, Jim Hemmert, Bob Hammack and Howard Cowher were the top five. Richard also shot the small group of .369. Richard went on to win the HV Grand with a .2558 and the remaining top five placements were Ron Miller, Jim Hemmert, Bob Hammack and Howard Cowher.

Bud Mundy won the LV Grand with a .2801 with Richard Brensing, Greg King, Fred Martin and Eddie Collins in the top five places.

Jim Carstensen won the UNL Grand with a .2292 with Greg King, Keith Christensen, Don Creach and Eddie Collins in the top five.

Thanks for coming to the match and a special thank you to the great crew for running it so smoothly.

--Don Creach In the photo above from left are Tony Levenson, Ron Miller, Keith Christensen, Jon Leu, Greg King, Richard Brensing, Jim Hemmert, Jim Carstensen. Photo from Don Creach.

Light Varmint 100-Yards Bud Mundy.......................0.1942 Jon Leu........................... 0.2464

November, 2015 Precision Rifleman Edward Collins................... 0.2564 Bob Hammack................... 0.2616 Don Creach....................... 0.2658 Chet Whitebread................ 0.2726 Sam Langhofer................... 0.2790 Richard Brensing................ 0.2836 Fred Martin...................... 0.2936 Merlin Hubbard.................. 0.3078 Light Varmint 200-Yards Greg King........................0.2874 Darrel Loker..................... 0.2995 James Carstensen............... 0.3026 Ron Miller........................ 0.3095 Richard Brensing................ 0.3202 Keith Christensen............... 0.3206 Fred Martin...................... 0.3237 Donald Hansen................... 0.3262 Howard Cowher................. 0.3283 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.3377 Light Varmint Grand Bud Mundy.......................0.2801 Richard Brensing................ 0.3019 Greg King......................... 0.3073 Fred Martin...................... 0.3086 Edward Collins................... 0.3087 Don Creach....................... 0.3174 Keith Christensen............... 0.3190 Bob Hammack................... 0.3224 Donald Hansen................... 0.3271 James Carstensen............... 0.3292 Jon Leu........................... 0.3307 Ron Miller........................ 0.3327 Chet Whitebread................ 0.3327 Darrel Loker..................... 0.3489 Merlin Hubbard.................. 0.3510

Sam Langhofer................... 0.3518 Howard Cowher................. 0.3580 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.3625 Dee Myers........................ 0.3683 Tony Levenson................... 0.3973 Kurtis Brown..................... 0.4280 Dewayne Stafford............... 0.4628 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Richard Brensing...............0.2138 Tony Levenson................... 0.2742 Jon Leu........................... 0.2792 Ron Miller........................ 0.2820 Merlin Hubbard.................. 0.2920 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.2968 Bob Hammack................... 0.2994 Fred Martin...................... 0.3150 Howard Cowher................. 0.3258 Darrel Loker..................... 0.3426 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Richard Brensing...............0.2979 Ron Miller........................ 0.3155 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.3202 Bob Hammack................... 0.3224 Howard Cowher................. 0.3233 Dee Myers........................ 0.3472 Dewayne Stafford............... 0.3494 Chet Whitebread................ 0.3635 Merlin Hubbard.................. 0.3653 Fred Martin...................... 0.3742 Don Hansen...................... 0.3828 Heavy Varmint Grand Richard Brensing...............0.2558 Ron Miller........................ 0.2988 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.3085 Bob Hammack................... 0.3109

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Howard Cowher................. 0.3246 Merlin Hubbard.................. 0.3286 Jon Leu........................... 0.3406 Fred Martin...................... 0.3446 Dee Myers........................ 0.3460 Tony Levenson................... 0.3466 Darrel Loker..................... 0.3726 Dewayne Stafford............... 0.3782 Donald Hansen................... 0.3788 Chet Whitebread................ 0.3853 Sam Langhofer................... 0.4854 Unlimited 100-Yards James Carstensen..............0.2002 Don Creach....................... 0.2262 Greg King......................... 0.2266 Keith Christensen............... 0.2758 Edward Collins................... 0.2828 Kurtis Brown..................... 0.2936 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2958 Unlimited 200-Yards Keith Christensen..............0.2426 James Carstensen............... 0.2583 Greg King......................... 0.2636 Edward Collins................... 0.2668 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2676 Kurtis Brown..................... 0.2929 Don Creach....................... 0.2967 Unlimited Grand James Carstensen..............0.2292 Greg King......................... 0.2451 Keith Christensen............... 0.2592 Don Creach....................... 0.2614 Edward Collins................... 0.2748 Bud Mundy....................... 0.2817 Kurtis Brown..................... 0.2932

Mill Creek Rifle Club July, 2015 Equipment List Light Varmint Grand: Name Action Bud Mundy BAT Richard Brensing Panda Greg King Farley Fred Martin Panda Edward Collins Panda Heavy Varmint Grand: Richard Brensing Viper Ron Miller BAT Jim Hemmert Panda Bob Hammack BAT Howard Cowher BAT Unlimited Grand: James Carstensen BAT Greg King BAT Keith Christensen BAT Don Creach Bat-3L Edward Collins Rem 700

Barrel Krieger Krieger Bartlein Krieger Shilen

Stock Mfr BAT Kelbly Scoville Scoville McMillan

Stocker BAT Brensing Scoville Scoville Kuse

Gunsmith Self Brensing Skeeter Whitebread Hubbard

Cartridge 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC

Bullet/Wt Miller/66BT C-Bar/65 Berger/65BT Berger/64FB Hart/68FB

Powder/Wt 133/29 133/28 8208 133 133/28

Primer 205 205M 205M 205 205M

Case Lapua Lapua Lapua n/a Lapua

Scope/Pwr March/40 March/40 Leupold/45 Leupold/36 Leupold/36

Bartlein Bartlein Bartlein Bartlein Krieger

Rimrock Robertson McMillan Leonard Leonard

Brensing Miller n/a Brackney Leonard

Brensing Miller Bryant Self Whitebread

6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC

C-Bar/65 Bart/68BT Tucker/66BT Bart/68BT Bart/68FB

133/28 LT32/28 133/29 133/29 133/29

205M 205 205 205 205

Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua

March/40 March/50 Leupold/36 March/50 Leupold/40

Krieger Bartlein Krieger Bartlein Shilen

JLC Powell Larson Powell Forys

JLC Powell Larson Powell Forys

JLC Skeeter Self Bryant Hubbard

22BR 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC

Tucker/52BT 133 Rubright/66BT 8208 n/a n/a Creach/62FB 133/29 Chism/65-7S 133/28

n/a 205M n/a 205 205M

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

March/60 Leupold/45 Leupold/36 Leupold/36 Weaver/36

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The Vineyard Oak Hill Gun Club July 19, 2015

Raisins and grapes never had it so bad. Raisins were shot at 100 yards and grapes were shot at 200 yards.

One successful shot would entitle you to a $1.00 prize and bragging rights. Those that did not get shot (the extras) were divided between the riflemen for personal consumption. If wine really relaxes one, then the pre-fermented products took the edge off the shooters and great re-competition relaxation. It was a diversion that kept us from getting uptight before shooting our matches of Heavy Varmint and Unlimited during this July 19 match.

It was an unusual, but fun match.

Following the raisin contest, we began with a hot, humid, sultry day. This did not bother sharpshooters Jerry Wick, Brian Volkers, Dean Ekstrom, Larry Rickertson or Jerry King. Small Group of 0.084 was evidence the competition level was increasing.

Two hundred hard competition followed the grape shoot. Masters of this venue were Dean Ekstrom, Frank Taucher, Larry Richertson, Joe Morgan and Jerry Wick. Small group of 0.263 just missed creamer criteria. The weather had changed with a wind picking up and swirling challenging the shooters.

Heavy Varmint grand aggregate winners were Dean Ekstrom, Jer-

ry Wick, Larry Rickertson, Frank Taucher and Brian Volkers. The statistics follow for your review.

Concurrently we were shooting Unlimited class. The ranking after 100 yards was Jim Carstensen, Harry Rowold, Cecil Peterson, Keith Christianson and Ethan Carstensen.

Two hundred yard placements were Jim Carstensen, Keith Christianson, Cecil Peterson, Harry Rowold and Ethan Carstensen. Unlimited Grand ranking was Jim Carstensen, Cecil Peterson, Keith Christianson, Harry Rowold and Ethan Carstensen. The results are here for your review. Many thanks to the target crew, statistician, Jim and Jerry for their range officer duties and general help.

--Cecil Peterson Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Jerry Wick.......................0.2050 Brian Volkers..................... 0.2110 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2150 Larry Rickertson................. 0.2578 Jerry King........................ 0.2618 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.2718 Joe Morgan....................... 0.2738 Carl Dillon........................ 0.2922 Frank Taucher................... 0.3044 Robert Jacobs................... 0.3272 Bob Cotton....................... 0.3564 Wes Johnson..................... 0.3692 Jim Franzen...................... 0.4528 Small Group Dean Ekstrom..................... 0.084

Heavy Varmint 200-Yards

Dean Ekstrom...................0.2709 Frank Taucher................... 0.2859 Larry Rickertson................. 0.3075 Joe Morgan....................... 0.3199 Jerry Wick........................ 0.3357

Jim Schmidt...................... 0.3511 Jerry King........................ 0.3787 Brian Volkers..................... 0.3814 Robert Jacobs................... 0.4199 Wes Johnson..................... 0.5188 Carl Dillon........................ 0.5634 Jim Franzen...................... 0.5865 Bob Cotton....................... 4.0784

Heavy Varmint Grand

Dean Ekstrom...................0.2430 Jerry Wick........................ 0.2704 Larry Rickertson................. 0.2827 Frank Taucher................... 0.2952 Brian Volkers..................... 0.2962 Joe Morgan....................... 0.2969 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.3115 Jerry King........................ 0.3203 Robert Jacobs................... 0.3735 Carl Dillon........................ 0.4278 Wes Johnson..................... 0.4440 Jim Franzen...................... 0.5196 Bob Cotton....................... 2.2174

Unlimited 100-Yards

Jim Carstensen.................0.1674 Harry Rowold.................... 0.1906 Cecil Peterson................... 0.2024 Keith Christianson.............. 0.2494 Ethan Carstensen............... 0.2648 Small Group Jim Carstensen................... 0.124

Unlimited 200-Yards

Jim Carstensen.................0.1845 Keith Christianson.............. 0.2106 Cecil Peterson................... 0.2246 Harry Rowold.................... 0.2799 Ethan Carstensen............... 0.3211 Small Group Keith Christianson............... 0.206

Unlimited Grand

Jim Carstensen.................0.1760 Cecil Peterson................... 0.2135 Keith Christianson.............. 0.2300 Harry Rowold.................... 0.2352 Ethan Carstensen............... 0.2930

Oak Hill Gun Club July, 2015 Equipment List Heavy Varmint: Name Dean Ekstrom Jerry Wick Larry Rickertson Brian Volkers Unlimited: Jim Carstensen Cecil Peterson Harry Rowold Ethan Carstensen

Action BAT Viper Panda Cobra

Barrel Bartlein Krieger Shilen Shilen

Stock Mfr Leonard Klub Borden McMillan

Stocker Leonard Wick JLC Self

Gunsmith Self Wick JLC Self

Caliber 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC

Bullet/Wt Barts Barts/68BT Barts Barts/68

Powder/Wt V133 N133 n/a 8208

Scope/Pwr March Leupold Leupold/36 Leupold/36

BAT BAT Stolle Panda

Krieger Krieger Shilen Krieger

JLC Young Rush River JLC

JLC CLP WBRU JLC

JLC CLP JLC JLC

BR 6PPC Dinkey 6PPC

Tucker/52BT CLP/65BT Niemi Rossing/65BT

n/a LT32/29 n/a n/a

March/60 Weaver/36 Weaver/36 Weaver/36

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2015 SR Score Nationals continued from page 7

Mike Bigelow....................1965-58X Wade Hunnewell...............1964-50X Sam Small.......................1963-51X Greg Swezey....................1963-49X James Lederer..................1961-54X Bill Small........................1960-49X Ron Powell......................1958-50X Gary Evans......................1953-58X Dean Thomas...................1953-41X Don Crunk.......................1951-48X Rich Carpenter.................1946-47X Weldon Yoder...................1945-46X Richard Hunnewell.............1941-52X Gail McDaniel...................1908-37X 200-300 TWO GUN Long Range Jack Foster..................... 983-20X Tim Naugle...................... 981-20X Mike Bigelow.................... 978-20X Gary Evans...................... 977-21X Greg Sweezy.................... 977-15X Leonard Hensley............... 975-21X Russel Cree...................... 974-16X Sam Small....................... 974-15X Chad Schmidt................... 971-11X Wade Hunnewell............... 971-11X

Ryan Lienemann................ 969-19X James Lederer.................. 969-10X Ron Powell...................... 968-12X Bill Small........................ 968-10X Don Crunk....................... 967-14X Ronnie Berg...................... 967-6X Rich Carpenter................. 966-19X Bob Lunder...................... 966-11X Dean Thomas.................... 966-9X Weldon Yoder................... 964-13X

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CJ’s Custom (Craig Nagel) Defiance Machine Edgewood Shooting Bags ERB Bullets (Bill Small) Flying Fish Fundamentals Hart Rifle Barrels Hawk Hill Custom Hodgdon - The Gun Powder People Hoehn Sales, Inc. Krieger Barrels, Inc. K & M Precision Shooting Products Lederer Rifle Barrels Lee Precision Lilja Precision Rifle Barrels Gary Long Nightforce Optics, Inc. T K Nolan Pacific Tool & Gauge, Inc. PMA Tool (Pat Reagin) Red Rock Tool (Steve Grosvenor) Shadetree Engineering & Accuracy (Butch Lambert) Shilen Rifles, Inc. Sierra Bullets Sightron (Allen Orr)

Score Nationals Sponsors

The following sponsors contributed greatly to the success of this event. We thank you for your donation and support.

10X Bullets (D.Baier & C.Schmidt) Applied Ballistics (Bryan Litz) Dick Baier BAT Machine Company, Inc. Bell & Carlson Berger Bullets BIB Bullets (RG Robinett) Mike Bigelow Borden Rifles Boyd’s Gunstock Industries Brownells/Sinclair International 2015 Short-Range Score Nationals Equipment List

Name Caliber 100-200-300 VFS Grand: Mike Bigelow 30BR Chad Schmidt 30BR Tim Naugle 30BR Wade Hunnewell 30BR Gary Evans 30BRX Ron Powell 30BR Don Crunk 30BR James Lederer 30BR Jack Foster 30BR Sam Small 30BR Bill Small 30BR Gail McDaniel 30BR Greg Swezey 30x47 Weldon Yoder 30BR Ronnie Berg 6MM 100-200-300 HBR Grand: Tim Naugle 30x47 Jack Foster 30BR James Lederer 30BR Dean Thomas 30BR Chad Schmidt 30BR Bill Small 30BR Greg Swezey 30x47 Wade Hunnewell 30x47 Sam Small 30x47 Ron Powell 30x47 Mike Bigelow 30x47 Don Crunk 30X44 Rich Carpenter 30x47 Gary Evans 30BRX Weldon Yoder 30BR

Action

Trigger

Barrel

Gunsmith

Stock

Stocker

Scope/Pwr

Bullet/Wt

Powder/Wt

Primer

BAT Panda Panda Panda BAT Stolle RFD Stiller Viper BAT BAT BAT BAT Stolle Viper

Jewell Jewell Jewell Jewell Bix-n-Andy Jewell Jewell Timney Jewell Jewell Jewell Jewell Jewell n/a Jewell

Kreiger Rock Creek Kreiger Bartlein Kreiger Kreiger Lilja Lederer Kreiger Kreiger Lilja Kreiger Bartlein Kreiger Shilen

Bigelow REO Gold Creek SGR self Hensley Davis Lederer Self Swezey Swezey Swezey Swezey Carpenter n/a

McMillan Borden McMillan McMillan McMillan McMillan Borden McMillan McMillan Montana n/a McMillan Montana McMillan Kelbly

Bigelow Borden Muhall REO self Self n/a Lederer Self Swezey Swezey Swezey Swezey Carpenter n/a

NightForce NightForce NF 15x55 NF 15.55 NF 15x55 15-55 NF 15x55 Leupold/36X Leu/Brac 58X Sightron/32X Sightron NightForce Leupold/36x Weaver/36X Leupold/36X

Self/112 10X/115 ERB 112 10x / 115 RC 110 RC/110 Bibs/112 10X/115 RC-118 ERB/112 self/119 ERB/112 ERB/119 RC/110 ?-68

H4198/34.7 H4198 4198 34.5 H4198 / 34 H4198 H 4198/34.0 H4198 4198/34.7 LT30 - 36.3 H4198 H4198/34.7 n/a N135 H4198 LT32-28.5

Federal Federal Federal Federal Federal 205m Federal CCI Federal Federal Federal Federal Federal Federal Federal

BAT Kodiak Stiller Kodiak Borden Bat Bat Neskika Bat Stolle Bat Grizzly Stolle NW Precision Stolle

Jewell Jewell BixnAndy Jewell Jewell Jewell Jewell Jewell Jewell Jewell Jewell Jewell Jewell Bix-N-Andy n/a

Kilia Lilja Lederer Shilew Lederer Lilja Leaderer Kreiger Kreiger Kreiger Pacnor Lilja Rock Creek Bartlien Kreiger

Gold Greek Self Lederer Carpenter Lederer Swezey Swezey SGR Swezey n/a Bigelow Davis Self Self Carpenter

Mt Stock McMillan McMillan McMillen McMillan n/a BAT Lee 6 McMillan McMillan McMillan Kelbly McMillan McMillan McMillan

Gold Geek Self Lederer Thomas n/a Swezey Swezey REO Swezey n/a Bigelow n/a Self self n/a

Burris 6 Leu/Brac. 6x Weaver/6 Burris 6 Leu/6 Leu/6 Wea/6 Weaver/6 Leu/6 6x Burris/6 Burris/6 Weaver 6 Leu-6 Weaver/6

ERB 119 RC-118 10X/115 115 Berger 10X/115 119/self Bibs/127BT 10x / 115 EBR/117 RC/135 Own/118 10X/115 125 RC 118 RC/110

135 43.0 LT-30 36 4198/34.7 H4198 H4198/34.0 H4198/34.7 N-135 N135/43 N135 748/42.0 N-135/42.5 N-135 N135 H-4198 H4198

Federal Federal CCI Federal Federal Federal Federal Federal Federal Federal Federal Federal Wolf Federal Federal

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Larry White Wins Northern Colorado

Sporter/Heavy Two Gun

June 13-14, 2015 Howdy all! Wile E Coyote reporting from Northern Colorado Benchrest Shooters. Our second match of the year was held June 13-14 with 19 shooters contending. We also welcomed Tim Hu at his first benchrest match. Tim is a long-time friend of Rod Brown’s and we were glad to have him share in the fun. Although I am reporting, I was unable to attend this match due to a serious case of fever, cold, and sickness. So this will be a bare bones report. This little coyote hid at home in bed while all the others went out to have fun shooting the Sporter leg of the 4-Gun. Our top winners are as follows: Sporter 100 was won by John Reiss with a score of 0.2334; Small group was 0.0900 by Tom Evans. Sporter 200 winner was John Reiss again, with a score of 0.2633; Small group was 0.2820 by Phillip Sheldon. Heavy Varmint 100 was won by Larry White with an aggregate of 0.1768; Small group was 0.1170 by Larry White as well. Heavy Varmint 200 was won by Larry White again with an agg of 0.2186; Small group was 0.1920

by (you guessed it) Larry White. The Sporter Grand first place was claimed

by John Reiss with a score of 0.2484.

The Heavy Varmint Grand Agg winner was Larry White with a score of 0.1977. For the combined 2-day Agg win, Larry White cleaned house with a score of 0.2455. Great shooting Larry!

As always, none of this could happen without the shooters who come to play and the top notch staff, match director and target crew. We hope you come to join us at any of our matches.

--LuAnn Dill Sporter 100-Yards John Reiss.......................0.2334 Roger Tillery..................... 0.2364 Larry White...................... 0.2368 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.2522 Rodney Brown................... 0.2622 Jack Duncan..................... 0.2668 Bob Martinez..................... 0.2722 Tom Evans........................ 0.2742 Michael Beard................... 0.2752 Al Johnson....................... 0.2870 Justin Young..................... 0.2882 Phillip Sheldon................... 0.2886 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.2912 Bud Schalles..................... 0.2940 Dean Thomas .................... 0.3016 Dennis Prendergast............. 0.3240 Tim Hu............................ 0.3618 Barry Benson..................... 0.4176

Joseph Fontara.................. 1.1830 Sporter 200-Yards John Reiss.......................0.2633 Barry Benson..................... 0.2707 Bob Martinez..................... 0.2882 Michael Beard................... 0.2999 Dean Thomas .................... 0.3151 Jack Duncan..................... 0.3166 Justin Young..................... 0.3201 Rodney Brown................... 0.3384 Al Johnson....................... 0.3388 Phillip Sheldon................... 0.3426 Tom Evans........................ 0.3432 Roger Tillery..................... 0.3475 Larry White...................... 0.3496 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3522 Tim Hu............................ 0.3646 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.3647 Dennis Prendergast............. 0.4571 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.5424 Joseph Fontara.................. 0.6513 Sporter Grand John Reiss.......................0.2484 Bob Martinez..................... 0.2802 Michael Beard................... 0.2876 Jack Duncan..................... 0.2917 Roger Tillery..................... 0.2920 Larry White...................... 0.2932 Rodney Brown................... 0.3003 Justin Young..................... 0.3042 Dean Thomas .................... 0.3084 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.3085 Tom Evans........................ 0.3087

Northern Colorado's June 13-14, 2015 Sporter & Heavy Equipment List Name Phillip Sheldon Irv Sheldon Roger Tillery Dennis Prendergast Barry Benson Tom Evans Bud Schalles Cliff McNairy Larry White Bob Martinez Mike Beard Dean Thomas Justin Young Rodney Brown Tim Hu Joseph Fonfara John Reiss Jack Duncan

Caliber 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC

Action Sheldon Sheldon BAT Stolle Panda Panda Marsh BAT Marsh Panda Panda Panda BAT BAT Marsh BAT Marsh Stolle

Scope Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold n/a Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold Weaver Marsh Leupold Leupold Leupold March Leupold

Barrel Krieger Krieger Hart Bartlein Krieger Bartlein Lilja Shilen Bartlein Bartlein Hart Krieger Bartlein Bartlein Bartlein Shilen Bartlein Bartlein

Gunsmith Sheldon Sheldon Tillery Kinneman D Scott Evans Self Evans Ocock Self Dow BIB Machine SOS Scott R Brown Stevens Ocock Duncan

Stocker Sheldon Sheldon Tillery Kinneman Scoville Leonard Self Scoville Dowling Self Self Thomas Self Dickson R Brown Stevens Leonard Duncan

Primer Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 n/a Federal 205

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

Powder N133 N133 N133 T32 LT32 N133 N133 Blend Blend LT32 N133 N133 n/a LT32 LT32 n/a n/a n/a

Bullet Berger Martinez Zeros ww RAM Evans Berger Self Self Self Carpenter Berger Berger Martinez Martinez Berger RAM Bart's

November, 2015 Precision Rifleman Al Johnson....................... 0.3129 Phillip Sheldon................... 0.3156 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3231 Barry Benson..................... 0.3442 Tim Hu............................ 0.3632 Dennis Prendergast............. 0.3906 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.4168 Joseph Fontara.................. 0.9172 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Larry White.....................0.1768 Rodney Brown................... 0.2486 John Reiss........................ 0.2614 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.2830 Michael Beard................... 0.3026 Dean Thomas .................... 0.3144 Barry Benson..................... 0.3200 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3376 Roger Tillery..................... 0.3386 Jack Duncan..................... 0.3708 Phillip Sheldon................... 0.3728 Al Johnson....................... 0.3734 Tom Evans........................ 0.3872 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.4188 Justin Young..................... 0.4206 Bob Martinez..................... 0.4492 Dennis Prendergast............. 0.4796 Joseph Fontara.................. 5.0000 Tim Hu............................ 5.0000 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Larry White.....................0.2186 Barry Benson..................... 0.2664 Dean Thomas .................... 0.2703 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.2781 Bob Martinez..................... 0.2816 Bud Schalles..................... 0.2941 Phillip Sheldon................... 0.3074 Michael Beard................... 0.3152 Roger Tillery..................... 0.3302 Jack Duncan..................... 0.3330 Al Johnson....................... 0.3446 John Reiss........................ 0.3572 Tom Evans........................ 0.3587 Justin Young..................... 0.3619 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3833 Rodney Brown................... 0.3896 Dennis Prendergast............. 0.4081 Joseph Fontara.................. 0.4101 Tim Hu............................ 5.0000 Heavy Varmint Grand Larry White.....................0.1977 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.2806 Dean Thomas .................... 0.2924 Barry Benson..................... 0.2932 Michael Beard................... 0.3089 John Reiss........................ 0.3093 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3159 Rodney Brown................... 0.3191 Roger Tillery..................... 0.3344 Phillip Sheldon................... 0.3401 Jack Duncan..................... 0.3519

Al Johnson....................... 0.3590 Bob Martinez..................... 0.3654 Tom Evans........................ 0.3730 Justin Young..................... 0.3913 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.4011 Dennis Prendergast............. 0.4439 Joseph Fontara.................. 2.7051 Tim Hu............................ 5.0000 Two Gun Larry White.....................0.2455 John Reiss........................ 0.2788 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.2945 Michael Beard................... 0.2982 Dean Thomas .................... 0.3004 Rodney Brown................... 0.3097 Roger Tillery..................... 0.3132 Barry Benson..................... 0.3187 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3195 Jack Duncan..................... 0.3218 Bob Martinez..................... 0.3228 Phillip Sheldon................... 0.3279 Al Johnson....................... 0.3360 Tom Evans........................ 0.3408

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Justin Young..................... 0.3477 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.4089 Dennis Prendergast............. 0.4172 Joseph Fontara.................. 1.8111 Tim Hu............................ 2.6816

Above: Larry White & Tim Hu. Below: “Men at Work” Photos by Barry Benson

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Larry White Wins Again at No Colorado’s Unlimited Match

Howdy all! Wile E Coyote reporting from Northern Colorado Benchrest Shooters. Our third match of the year was held July 11-12.

Gorgeous weather for shooting graced 17 shooters who came out for Unlimited 10 and 5 Shot matches. This match is the Unlimited leg of the Northern Colorado Four Gun. Varmint shooters lined up at the benches, rifles and rail guns at the ready. Everyone was eager to get started on the 100 yard Unlimited 10-Shot target. Larry White was repeating his last performance and scored an Agg of 0.1912. He also took the Small Group with a beautiful group of 0.1490. Great shooting Larry!

After target frames were moved to 200 yards and everyone loaded another mass of shells we headed to the benches again. Larry White once again took the first place position with a score of 0.2178 and the Small Group, which was our only Screamer for this 200yards,

of 0.2330. What a group Larry-and with 10 shots, this little coyote is in awe!

The 100/200 Grand Agg for the day went to Larry too with his awesome score of 0.2045. This is one good shooter folks!

Sunday’s 200 yards Unlimited 5-Shot match was again dominated by Larry who shot a beautiful score of 0.1536. Larry was smoking hot and impossible to touch this weekend. He claimed a Screamer and Small Group for the match of 0.1360. Cliff McNairy was getting serious with a small Screamer Group of 0.2320 as well as Dave Gibson (aka Super Dave) with his Screamer Group of 0.1900. Wow guys!

After a quick lunch break to move the targets and settle down from the excitement of the morning and tiny groups flying left and right, we went to the line. Irv Sheldon took the lead in this 100 yard match with his tiny agg of 0.2022 and Dave Tunbridge claimed the Small Group (which was a Screamer too) with a 0.0950. Really smart shooting guys!

The 100/200 yard win for the

day went to Irv Sheldon with his combined Agg of 0.2006. Beautiful shooting Irv! As always none of this could happen without the shooters who come to play and the top notch staff, match director and target crew. We hope you come to join us at any of our matches and don’t forget about our Annual Firewalker!

--LuAnn Dill

In the photo above from Left are Rodney Brown, Dave Tunbridge, Cliff McNairy, Larry White, Betty & Irv Sheldon. Photo from LuAnn Dill.

Unlimited 10-Shot 100-Yards Larry White.....................0.1912 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.2616 Roger Tillery..................... 0.2692 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.2864 Rodney Brown................... 0.3172 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.3190 Barry Benson..................... 0.3496 Cecil Peterson................... 0.3518 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3548 Bud Shalles....................... 0.4102 Brandon McNairy................ 0.4168 Norm Wills....................... 0.4174 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.4328 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.4532 Michael Beard................... 0.4800 Dean Thomas.................... 0.5094 Phil Sheldon...................... 5.0000

November, 2015 Precision Rifleman Unlimited 10-Shot 200-Yards Larry White.....................0.2178 Rodney Brown................... 0.3432 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.3478 Roger Tillery..................... 0.3736 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.3809 Cecil Peterson................... 0.4490 Dave Gibson...................... 0.4519 Barry Benson..................... 0.5242 Norm Wills....................... 0.5440 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.5634 Dean Thomas.................... 0.5743 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.5793 Brandon McNairy................ 0.5883 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.5917 Michael Beard................... 0.6397 Bud Shalles....................... 4.1390 Phil Sheldon...................... 5.0000 Unlimited 10-Shot Grand Larry White.....................0.2045 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.3047 Roger Tillery..................... 0.3214 Rodney Brown................... 0.3302 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.3500 Cecil Peterson................... 0.4004 Dave Gibson...................... 0.4034 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.4329 Barry Benson..................... 0.4369 Norm Wills....................... 0.4807 Brandon McNairy................ 0.5026 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.5083 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.5123 Dean Thomas.................... 0.5419 Michael Beard................... 0.5599 Bud Shalles....................... 2.2746

Phil Sheldon...................... 5.0000 Unlimited 5-Shot 100-Yards Irv Sheldon......................0.2022 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.2240 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.2396 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.2458 Larry White...................... 0.2582 Dean Thomas.................... 0.2604 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.2714 Dave Gibson...................... 0.2766 Cecil Peterson................... 0.2792 Michael Beard................... 0.2982 Bud Shalles....................... 0.3224 Barry Benson..................... 0.3702 Phil Sheldon...................... 0.3754 Brandon McNairy................ 0.3808 Rodney Brown................... 0.3826 Norm Wills....................... 1.4832 Roger Tillery..................... 5.0000 Unlimited 5-Shot 200-Yards Larry White.....................0.1536 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.1989 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.2176 Dave Gibson...................... 0.2193 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.2341 Rodney Brown................... 0.2602 Bud Shalles....................... 0.2645 Phil Sheldon...................... 0.2656 Cecil Peterson................... 0.2860 Barry Benson..................... 0.2999 Dean Thomas.................... 0.3037 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.3111 Brandon McNairy................ 0.3230 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3540 Michael Beard................... 0.3795

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Norm Wills....................... 0.4096 Roger Tillery..................... 5.0000 Unlimited 5-Shot Grand Larry White.....................0.2052 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.2723 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.2753 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3257 Rodney Brown................... 0.3258 Cecil Peterson................... 0.3415 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3646 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3648 Barry Benson..................... 0.3860 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.4018 Dean Thomas.................... 0.4120 Brandon McNairy................ 0.4272 Michael Beard................... 0.4494 Norm Wills....................... 0.7136 Bud Shalles....................... 1.2840 Phil Sheldon...................... 2.6603 Roger Tillery..................... 2.6607 Unlimited 2-Day Aggregate Larry White.....................0.2052 Betty Sheldon.................... 0.2723 Irv Sheldon....................... 0.2753 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3257 Rodney Brown................... 0.3258 Cecil Peterson................... 0.3415 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3646 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3648 Barry Benson..................... 0.3860 LuAnn Dill........................ 0.4018 Dean Thomas.................... 0.4120 Brandon McNairy................ 0.4272 Michael Beard................... 0.4494

Northern Colorado's July 11-12, 2015 Unlimited Equipment List Name Larry White Roger Tillery Irv Sheldon Betty Sheldon Rodney Brown Cecil Peterson Mike Beard Cliff McNairy Bud Schalles Brandon McNairy Dean Thomas LuAnn Dill Barry Benson Norm Wills Dave Tunbridge Dave Gibson

Caliber 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 30BR 6PPC 6PPC 10sPPC 6PPC

Action Marsh BAT Sheldon Sheldon BAT BAT BAT RFD BAT BAT Panda Marsh Panda BAT Panda Time Precision

Scope NightForce Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold Weaver Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold Weaver NightForce NightForce Lau March Leupold

Barrel Bartlein Hart Krieger n/a Bartlein Krieger Shilen Hart Bartlein Hart Lilja n/a Shilen Krieger Lilja Lilja

Gunsmith Brackney Tillery Sheldon Sheldon Leider CLP Dowling Adams Schalles Evans n/a Scofield n/a Ocock Brackney Kimmel

Stocker Young Tillery Sheldon Sheldon Powell Young Tillery Otto Schalles Schalles Thomas Scofield Scofield Ocock Davidson Otto

Primer Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205 Federal 205

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

Powder LT30 N133 N133 N133 N133 LT32 N133 N133 N133 LT32 LT32 n/a LT32 LT32 N133 N133

Bullet Delf/Ulrich Zeros Martinez Zeros L Harris Docs Pills Martinez RAM Berger McNairy Carpenter Carpenter Berger Carpenter Carpenter Berger

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Good Bullets, Good Barrel Oak Hill Gun Club August 16, 2015

Is that all there is to winning at benchrest matches? Is it that simple to be a repeat winner? Is there something secret that we aren’t privy to? Is there not some practice involved? Some planning? Is there some lucky charms in his packets, ie: rabbit foot or an acorn? Is that

all there is to this game?

Well at Oak Hill Gun Club on August 16, we had a shooter earn the top prize for the third time this year. Everyone wanted to know his secret to success. His answer must be good bullets and a good barrel.

Some of us are getting suspicious that those good bullets and barrel also have a very good driver.

The 100 yard competition re-

vealed the top five were Jerry Wick, Dean Ekstrom, Jerry King, Paul Whitmore and Carl Dillon.

Small group honors went to Dean Ekstrom with 0.142.

The 200 yard venue honors went to Jerry Wick, Frank Taucher, Carl Dillon, Jim Carstensen, Cecil Peterson and Jim Schmidt. Small group honors went to Jerry Wick with 0.287.

Oak Hill Gun Club August, 2015 Equipment List Light Varmint: Name Dean Ekstrom Jerry Wick Jim Schmidt Cecil Peterson Jim Carstensen Paul Whitmore Robert Jacobs Larry Caston JJ Coe Joe Morgan Keith Christianson Louis Kerhlikar Bob Cotton Wes Johnson Mike Godman Brian Whitmore

Action BAT Viper BAT BAT BAT Stiller Panda BAT Panda Rem 40X Farley BAT Panda Marsh Remington Savage

Barrel Bartlein Krieger Bartlein Bartlein Hart Shilen Shilen Bartlein Bartlein Krieger Krieger Shilen Bartlein Bartlein Bartlein Savage

Stock Mfr Leonard Klub Scoville Scoville Scoville McMillan McMillan TMBR Kelbly McMillan Scoville Leonard Larson McMillan HS Savage

Stocker Leonard Wick Scoville Scoville Scoville Bigelow KC Meredith n/a n/a Scoville Leonard Scott Ocock Knapp Savage

Gunsmith Self Wick Self Self JLC Bigelow KC Bigelow n/a Self KC Siminson JLC Self Knapp Savage

Caliber 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC BR 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC n/a Hornaday/68

Bullet/Wt Barts Barts/68BT Meyers CLP/68BT Tucker BIB Docs Pills Barts/68BT Barts Meyers n/a Ultra Meyers EPS Berger/90VLP Bench

Powder/Wt N133 N133/29 N133 LT32 N133/26 N133/29 N133 N133 LT32 N133 N133 n/a V133 LT30/28 N150 n/a

Primer 205 205 205 205 205 CCI 205 205 WSR 205 205 n/a n/a 205 n/a n/a

Scope/Pwr March/50 Leupold Leupold/45 March/50 March/60 Leupold/45 Weaver/36 Leupold/45 Weaver/36 Weaver/36 B&L/36 Leupold/45 Leupold/45 Leupold/45 Leupold n/a

November, 2015 Precision Rifleman

The Light Varmint Grand standings at the end of the day were Jerry Wick, Frank Taucher, Carl Dillon, Dean Ekstrom, Jerry King and Jim Schmidt.

Congratulations are in order for a good driver; Jerry Wick!

We welcomed two new shooters at our range. A junior shooter, Dustin Godman who shot a true 6PPC benchrest gun and finished great for his first match. Brian Whitmore traveled more than 3 hours to shoot with us and shot a factory savage for his first match. We hope both continue shooting with us. It was great having both gentlemen at our match. Both were blessed to have their fathers also in attendance and shooting alongside them.

Thank you to Marvin for handling the targets and backers and David for scoring. Also Jim and Jerry for running the match and their help organizing the shoot.

--Cecil Peterson Light Varmint 100-Yards Jerry Wick.......................0.2426 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2564 Jerry King........................ 0.2568 Paul Whitmore................... 0.2602 Carl Dillon........................ 0.2672 Frank Taucher................... 0.2712 Joe Morgan....................... 0.2846 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.2926 JJ Coe............................. 0.3104 Robert Jacobs................... 0.3174 Cecil Peterson................... 0.3336 Dustin Godman.................. 0.3414 Larry Caston..................... 0.3426 Jim Carstensen.................. 0.3454 Louis Kerhlikar................... 0.4244 Keith Christianson.............. 0.4250 Bob Cotton....................... 0.4578 Wes Johnson..................... 0.5854 Brian Whitmore................. 0.6442 Mike Godman.................... 0.6724 Small Group Dean Ekstrom..................... 0.142 Light Varmint 200-Yards Jerry Wick.......................0.2691 Frank Taucher................... 0.2858 Carl Dillon........................ 0.2988 Jim Carstensen.................. 0.3070 Cecil Peterson................... 0.3112 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.3294

Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.3338 Keith Christianson.............. 0.3542 Jerry King........................ 0.3583 Larry Caston..................... 0.3821 Robert Jacobs................... 0.4003 JJ Coe............................. 0.4155 Paul Whitmore................... 0.4347 Bob Cotton....................... 0.4571 Joe Morgan....................... 0.4637 Louis Kerhlikar................... 0.4710 Dustin Godman.................. 0.4964 Mike Godman.................... 0.5964 Brian Whitmore................. 0.6653 Wes Johnson..................... 0.6672 Small Group Jerry Wick......................... 0.287 Light Varmint Grand Jerry Wick.......................0.2558 Frank Taucher................... 0.2785

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Carl Dillon........................ 0.2830 Dean Ekstrom.................... 0.2951 Jerry King........................ 0.3076 Jim Schmidt...................... 0.3110 Cecil Peterson................... 0.3224 Jim Carstensen.................. 0.3262 Paul Whitmore................... 0.3475 Robert Jacobs................... 0.3589 Larry Caston..................... 0.3623 JJ Coe............................. 0.3629 Joe Morgan....................... 0.3741 Keith Christianson.............. 0.3896 Dustin Godman.................. 0.4189 Louis Kerhlikar................... 0.4477 Bob Cotton....................... 0.4575 Wes Johnson..................... 0.6263 MIke Godman.................... 0.6344 Brian Whitmore................. 0.6548

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Sahuaro Long Range Benchrest Thunder Under Clear Skies

by Dale Arenson

After gently inserting the big .50 BMG cartridge into the open breach, I slowly closed the bolt, feeling that satisfying slight pressure of the perfectly sized case seating firmly into the chamber.

Making one last adjustment to the rear rest for windage, I centered the 1/4 MOA dot into the middle of the X-Ring of the target 1,000 yards away, I reached into the trigger guard, careful to keep my thumb down, away from the back of the action and away from the bolt handle, I touched the trigger, which is adjusted to about a 6 ounce pull.

The thirty two and a half pound gun slammed back against my shoulder, causing me to temporarily lose my sight picture as my body was driven back about a foot.

Sliding the gun back forward in the rests against the stop, I quickly opened the bolt, withdrew the empty case (this action has no ejectors) and inserted another round into the chamber. Repeating this whole process, I put five rounds down range as quickly as possible, I was so focused, it was only after my last shot

did I realize that the blast from the muzzle brake had cleared off everything on my bench, including my chilled vodka martini and my plate of melba toast and caviar. We are not entirely without class down here in the southern desert you know!

Okay, I was just kidding about the Martini, we certainly would not be drinking while shooting. And caviar doesn't exactly go with soda pop.

But yes, I was shooting a .50 BMG at the NBRSA match in Tucson, not for competition of course, since as most readers will know, NBRSA limits calibers to .40.

However, Match Director Karl Hunstiger, being a long time .50 shooter himself, will allow the big guns at the match so that we can practice, or work on load development at long range. It is the only place in Arizona where we can shoot at 1,000 yards and have someone pull your target.

The group that I shot, by the way, measured 4 5/8''.

But now down to the brass tacks of this article, we are here of course to shoot an NBRSA match with the regular crowd of intrepid, eagle eyed,

long range shooters. I also shot Light and Heavy Gun that day and, as usual, was trounced by Ross Herrick and the Billotte Gang. Not that it was all bad, I managed to shoot the smallest group and the highest light gun score of the match. A 3.87'' group that was also a 50 score, But my 6.54'' aggregate was not enough to beat Jeff Billotte, who snuck up on me with a 6.40'' agg, (he was very consistent with 5, 6 and 7 inch groups), and his 141 score flattened my 138.

The top four shooters in light gun all had sub-MOA agg's. After drawing the bad wind card, Ross still shot a 4.0'' group, with a 6.71'' aggregate, while Steve Everson Had a 7.06''.

Conditions were about average for the Tucson Three Points Range, clear skies with temps in the 80's to begin with, they rose to about 102 by the time we were done shooting. Winds were not terrible and not great, although they predictably picked up toward the end of the match.

Heavy gun had Pat Billotte taking aggregate group with a 10.13'', also shooting smallest group in heavy with a 6.12''. But it was Ross Herrick

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with his Lazzaroni 7.82 (.30 cal) Patriot, who beat the afternoon winds to win for heavy gun score with a 271-4X, also posting the highest single target score of 94-3X. With eight shooters and 13 guns, it was a typically small match with plenty of room for more shooters to show up and join in the fun. You can bring whatever you have, 6BR's are not uncommon and they can do surprisingly well at the longer ranges.

Occasionally, in spite of the clear skies, there will be nearby thunder if someone brings a .50 BMG. Mark your calendar, the second Saturday of every month. Even if someone brings caviar, dress is still casual, but a smile is required.

In the photo from Left: Pat Billotte, Dale Arenson, Jeff Billotte and Ross Herrick. Plaques are for first place.

T-Shirts are for small group and high score.

Light Gun Aggregate Jeff Billotte......................6.40”

Dale Arenson.................. 6.54” Ross Herrick................... 6.71” Steve Everson................. 7.06” Mike Billotte................. 10.69” Small Group Dale Arenson................. 3.875” Heavy Gun Aggregate

Pat Billotte......................10.13”

Jeff Billotte.................. 12.73” Dale Arenson................. 13.54” Ross Herrick.................. 13.96”

Steve Everson................ 17.59” Small Group Pat Billotte................... 6.125” Light Gun Total Score

Jeff Billotte.....................141-2X

Dale Arenson................. 138-1X Steve Everson.................. 134 Pat Billotte................... 127-1X Mike Billotte................... 124

High Score Dale Arenson.................... 50 Heavy Gun Total Score

Ross Herrick.....................271-4X

Jeff Billotte.................... 249 Pat Billotte................... 239-1X Steve Everson.................. 239 Dale Arenson................. 228-1X High Score Ross Herrick................... 94-3X

Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest June 13, 2015 Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Herrick 30Patroit Nesika Krieger Wells Tracker Niteforce Lazz J Billotte (L) 6.5x47Lazz McMillian PacNor Lazzarini McMillian Niteforce Rem J Billotte (H/35) 6.5x47Lazz McMillian PacNor Lazzarini McMillian Niteforce Norma P Billotte (H) 300wsm Nesika Krieger Carey McMillian Niteforce Norma P Billotte (L) 6.5/284 BAT Krieger Carey McMillian Niteforce Lapua M Billotte 7saum BAT Krieger Carey McMillian Niteforce Rem Arenson (L) 6.5/284 Nesika Hart Carey McMillian Niteforce Norma Arenson (H/24) 30Patroit BAT Krieger Burno McMillian Niteforce Lazz Everson (L) 6.5x47 Panda Krieger Brackney Everson Leupold Lapua Everson (H/22) 7mm/284 Nesika Krieger Brackney McMillian Leupold Lapua

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Powder H4831 H4831 RL17 H4831 H4831

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Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest July 11, 2015 Results

Light Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick......................5.92” Mike Billotte...................... 8.83” Jeff Billotte...................... 12.08” Lon Persun....................... 12.28” Steve Everson.................... 14.08”

Small Group Ross Herrick...................... 3.625” Heavy Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick......................9.21” Steve Everson.................... 24.23” Small Group Ross Herrick...................... 5.625” Light Gun Total Score Mike Billotte...................... 131 Lon Persun......................... 125

Shooting in the Twilight Zone

by Dale Arenson

August 8, 2015 You could feel the humidity pressing in on you with the 100 plus degree temperatures. It seemed more like I was on a safari in the Ituri rain forest at the base of Mt. Mbiya in the Congo, rather than in the Arizona desert. The only thing missing were crocodiles lurking in the river. But then, there was no river here, just the 1,000 yard rifle range of the Three Points Shooting Range of Tucson, Arizona.

The moisture from the yearly monsoon season was really making its presence known. The night before, in the city of Tucson, the skies were lighting up and booming as if we were in Baghdad on the night of the beginning of Desert Storm when the Iraqi military was welcoming the U.S. Air Force with an unforgettable light show.

No... I wasn't there. At least I don't think I was.

But today we had fairly good conditions, to start with anyway. We considered ourselves lucky to not have the pounding thunder storms

while we were shooting the match.

The targets tend to get very soggy when that happens. It was an average sized match with nine shooters and sixteen guns. Plenty of room for more if you think you're up to it…or, as Rod Sterling would say, ''If you care to venture into the unknown".

As we have seen all too often, the conditions deteriorated as the day went on. It doesn't always work out that way though; you just never know. Today, the lucky shooters who drew the early relays did okay, except of course for Ross Herrick who was his usual stellar self.

We started out with fairly mild winds and the usual mirage was not too bad, just enough to verify what the wind flags were telling you. But on relay one, light gun, during the second string we all got hit with a gust of wind that none of us noticed (or maybe it was a gamma ray burst), and strangely four out of five of us all had 10'' groups, the other one was a 14''.

Otherwise, all five shooters in

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Jeff Billotte........................ 120 Ross Herrick........................ 100 Steve Everson....................... 75 High Score Mike & Lon.......................... 45 Heavy Gun Total Score Steve Everson..................... 222 Ross Herrick...................... 218-2X High Score Ross Herrick....................... 97-2X

relay one had sub-MOA groups in their first and third strings.

Ross shot a 3.75'' group right off the bat. (We hate it when he does that). Lon Persun shot a nice 7.5'' and a 6.18''. Wayne McDonald had a 7.0'' and a 6.5'', Dale Arenson's first and third groups were 8.5'' and 8.6'', while perennial top shooter Steve Everson put in a 9.12” and a 9.5''. Maybe if we could only do the best two out of three...

Ross prevailed in group with a 6.9'' aggregate and Dale Arenson took top score with a 138. High single target score went to Wayne McDonald with a 48-1x and Ross's 3.75'' group was the smallest group in light gun. Even with the gamma ray burst, I mean the sudden wind for the second string, the top five shooters in light gun all had subMOA aggregates.

Conditions started to go south during the second relay when the morning guys were doing heavy gun. Even so, Ross scored a respectable 10.9'' aggregate to win (again) for heavy group, although Dale Arenson was able to sneak up on him to get the small group trophy with a 6.9''. Along with of Ross's 7.7'' group, those were the only sub-MOA groups in heavy gun all day. Ross turned in a respectable 277-4x score to win that category. He was way ahead of everyone else. Way to go Ross.

Even though Rod Serling was nowhere to be seen, it started getting weird during the third relay.

The humidity had arrived big time and the wind kept coming and going, blowing hard, then nothing. Okay, I admit it, in the win-

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ter time we like to brag about the nice weather here in Arizona, but August is definitely not the time for that.

Normally a long range shooter does not want to see a lot of wind, but Jeff Billotte, shooting relays three and four, said it was so hot and clammy that he liked it when the wind would come up, anything to cool off! The strange thing was, with the prevailing seven o'clock wind, when it would start blowing, the flags on the left side of the range would be standing out straight, while the flags on the right side of the range would be hanging limp. Where the heck was that wind going? Nobody could tell, so you just had to make your best guess.

To make matters worse, the slow mirage was bending the light, seeming to move the targets around, so that no matter where you thought you were when you sighted in, the target would not be in the same place when you started your record string. Jeff's first two light gun targets were 8.2'' and 8.5'', then on his third target, he could tell that the target had ''floated'' left. He tried to chase it, but to no avail, he still ended up with all five shots off target.

Everyone in the third and fourth relays had shots off target, and it was not the fault of the shooters or the guns. At first the Twi-

light Zone winds and mirage took a break, and everybody in relay three started out well, Jerry Riesdorff shot a nice light gun group of 5.9'', Then Rod Serling stepped in and things started getting goofy.

One nice feature was that we had a bunch of targets with no holes in them that we could use again.

When looking at the conditions, the most common comment during the afternoon relays were, ''What am I supposed to do with this?''

The abusive conditions eased up just a little during relay four, but that didn't help Jerry Riesdorff who, after the second sighter period realized his scope base was loose. (Been there; done that.)

And while he got it tightened back up for the record string, he now had no idea where he was and ended up with 9 shots off of his second target. Somehow Pat Billotte, of the infamous Billotte Gang, in relay four, managed to keep all of his shots on target, taking third in heavy group with a very good (in those conditions) 12.8'' aggregate.

Yes, we get to do this kind of fun every month, always on the second Saturday, so put it on your calendar, bring your rifle and...a little imagination doesn't hurt.

Even though long range shooters are always going to have to put up with wind and sometimes bad mirage, dealing with it is a large part of the game. Fortunately

these kinds of conditions don't show up very often. We stopped by the range office on our way out and put in a request...if Rod Serling shows up again...Don't let him in!!!

Photo from Left: Wayne McDonald, Dale Arenson, Ross Herrick.

Light Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick......................6.90” Lon Persun........................ 8.15” Dale Arenson...................... 9.29” Wayne McDonald................. 9.44” Steve Everson..................... 9.85” Small Group Ross Herrick....................... 3.75” Heavy Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick.....................10.90” Dale Arenson..................... 11.79” Pat Billotte....................... 12.85” Steve Everson.................... 15.92” Lon Persun....................... 18.54” Small Group Dale Arenson.................... 6.9375” Light Gun Total Score Dale Arenson...................... 138 Lon Persun....................... 132-1X Wayne McDonald................ 130-1X Ross Herrick........................ 130 Steve Everson...................... 127 High Score Wayne McDonald................. 48-1X Heavy Gun Total Score Ross Herrick.....................277-4X Steve Everson...................... 236 Lon Persun....................... 225-1X Dale Arenson....................... 198 Jeff Billotte........................ 169 High Score Ross Herrick....................... 95-3X

Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest August 8,2015 Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Herrick 30Patroit Nesika Krieger Wells Tracker Niteforce Lazz M Billotte 7saum BAT Krieger Carey Wood/Lam Niteforce Rem Everson (L) 6.5x47 Panda Krieger Brackney Everson Leupold Lapua Everson (H/22) 7mm/284 Nesika Krieger Brackney McMillian Leupold Lapua Persun 30wsm McMillian Classic Wells McMillian Niteforce Norma Arenson (L) 6.5/284 Nesika Hart Carey McMillian Niteforce Lapua Arenson (H/23) 30Patroit BAT Krieger Burno McMillian Niteforce Lazz McDonald 6BR Remington Broughton Bryant Shehane Niteforce Lapua P Billotte 300wsm Nesika Krieger Carey McMillian Niteforce Norma J Billotte 6.5x47Lazz McMillian PacNor Lazzarini McMillian Niteforce Norma

Powder H4831 H4831 RL17 H4831 H4831 RL22 H4831 Varget H4831 H1000

Bullet/wt JLK/210 Berger/180 Berger/140 Berger/180 Berger/210 Sierra/142 Berger/210 Berger/105 Berger/210 Berger/140

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Steve Epstein Wins the Sloughhouse 200

Robert Wademan................ 0.5653

Small Group Stu Harvey........................ 0.406 Light Varmint 200-Yards Michael Taner...................0.3384 Sacramento Valley Shooting Facility Steve Epstein.................... 0.3621 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3984 The Sloughhouse Benchrest Shoot- Dan Lutke........................ 0.4016 ers shot all four guns at 200 yards Stu Harvey....................... 0.4131 on July 4-5, 2015. The weather was Francis Lee....................... 0.4228 hot with lots of mirage; 100F Sat- Robert Wademan................ 0.4399 urday and Sunday was very differ- Bob Dorton....................... 0.4685 Bill Mellor........................ 0.5014 ent with cold temperatures in the Small Group morning and a high of 82F with lots Robert Wademan................. 0.414 of wind. Congratulations to the Two Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Gun winner, Greg Wilson and Steve Steve Epstein...................0.3078 Epstein for winning the Three & Stu Harvey....................... 0.3842 Four Gun. Thank you to everyone Dan Lutke........................ 0.4077 for coming. In the photo from left: Greg Wilson...................... 0.4159 Michael Taner, Greg Wilson, Steve Bill Mellor........................ 0.4339 Francis Lee....................... 0.4672 Epstein & Stu Harvey.

--Dan Lutke, Robert Wademan................ 0.4727 Michael Taner.................... 0.4743

Match Director Bob Dorton....................... 0.5386 Sporter 200-Yards Small Group Greg Wilson.....................0.3255 Steve Epstein..................... 0.292 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3759 Unlimited 200-Yards Steve Epstein.................... 0.3790 Michael Taner...................0.3095 Michael Taner.................... 0.3907 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3260 Stu Harvey....................... 0.4253 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3277 Francis Lee....................... 0.4257 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3495 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4303 Francis Lee....................... 0.3615 Bill Mellor........................ 0.4650 Greg Wilson...................... 0.4025

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Bob Dorton....................... 0.5474 Bill Mellor........................ 0.6112 Robert Wademan................ 0.8314 Small Group Michael Taner..................... 0.235 Two Gun (SP & LV) Greg Wilson.....................0.3620 Michael Taner.................... 0.3645 Steve Epstein.................... 0.3706 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3887 Stu Harvey....................... 0.4192 Francis Lee....................... 0.4243 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4494 Bill Mellor........................ 0.4832 Robert Wademan................ 0.5026 Three Gun Steve Epstein...................0.3496 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3799 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3951 Michael Taner.................... 0.4011 Stu Harvey....................... 0.4075 Francis Lee....................... 0.4386 Bill Mellor........................ 0.4668 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4791 Robert Wademan................ 0.4926 Four Gun Steve Epstein...................0.3496 Dan Lutke........................ 0.3778 Michael Taner.................... 0.3782 Greg Wilson...................... 0.3856 Stu Harvey....................... 0.3876 Francis Lee....................... 0.4193 Bob Dorton....................... 0.4962 Bill Mellor........................ 0.5029 Robert Wademan................ 0.5773

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Arkansas State Razorback Turkey Shoot

by Ray Porter

On August 1-2, 2015 Ouachita Sportsman’s Club held the Arkansas State Razorback Turkey Shoot with 15 shooters contending for this match. My traveling buddy, Joe McNeill won a turkey Saturday morning in the LV100 and then that afternoon he won another for the HV100. Sunday morning the HV200 was contested and Joe Hargadine received his turkey.

Finally, Eddie Harris claimed his turkey in the afternoon’s LV200.

Joe Hargadine is a repeat winner of the Arkansas State match.

He was the only one to really figure out the conditions. We all had a good time and temperatures were not as hot as it could have been; as the high was only 91F. The benchrest weather man promised us gentle 3 mph winds all week end and he delivered!

We got 3 mph on the first half of the range out of the east and 3 mph out the west on the other half of the range.

In the picture from left standing are: Joe McNeill, Gary Cox, Matt Owens, Dusty Stevens, Jason Porter, Eddie Harris, Ray Porter & Jimmy Stevens. Kneeling are Joe Hargadine & Eddie’s niece.

Light Varmint 100-Yards Dusty Stevens...................0.2706 Ray Porter........................ 0.2772 Gary Cox.......................... 0.2776 Joe McNeill....................... 0.2834 Eddie Harris...................... 0.2846 Richard Watson.................. 0.3066 Jimmy Knox...................... 0.3098 Joe Hargadine................... 0.3166 Jimmy Carpenter................ 0.3514 Matt Owens...................... 0.3582 Danny Morgan.................... 0.3802 Jay Gore.......................... 0.3936 Jason Porter..................... 0.4112 Earl Rogers....................... 0.5132 Jimmy Stevens.................. 0.5186 Light Varmint 200-Yards Joe Hargadine................. 0. 2471 Matt Owens...................... 0.3083 Eddie Harris...................... 0.3388 Ray Porter........................ 0.3411 Jim Carpenter................... 0.3471 Richard Watson.................. 0.3810 Jay Gore.......................... 0.3921 Dusty Stevens.................... 0.3926 Jason Porter..................... 0.4026 Jimmy Stevens.................. 0.4057 Gary Cox.......................... 0.4665 Danny Morgan.................... 0.4685 Earl Rogers ...................... 0.5113 Joe McNeill....................... 0.5249 Jimmy Knox...................... 0.6201 Small Group Jimmy Stevens.....................290 Light Varmint Grand Joe Hargadine..................0.4402 Ray Porter........................ 0.4478 Eddie Harris...................... 0.4540 Dusty Stevens.................... 0.4669 Richard Watson.................. 0.4971 Gary Cox.......................... 0.5109 Matt Owens...................... 0.5124 Jimmy Carpenter................ 0.5250 Joe McNeill....................... 0.5459 Jay Gore.......................... 0.5897 Jason Porter..................... 0.6125 Danny Morgan.................... 0.6145 Jimmy Knox...................... 0.6199 Jimmy Stevens.................. 0.7215 Earl Rogers....................... 0.7689 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Joe Hargadine..................0.2144 Eddie Harris...................... 0.2826 Jason Porter..................... 0.2962 Ray Porter........................ 0.2966 Gary Cox.......................... 0.2968 Joe McNeill....................... 0.3164 Richard Watson.................. 0.3506 Danny Morgan.................... 0.3602

November, 2015 Precision Rifleman Matt Owens...................... 0.3620 Jimmy Carpenter................ 0.3738 Jay Gore.......................... 0.4138 Earl Rogers....................... 0.4298 Dusty Stevens.................... 0.4446 Jimmy Stevens.................. 0.4830 Jimmy Knox...................... 0.5032 Small Group Joe McNeill........................ 0.107 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Eddie Harris.....................0.2298 Dusty Stevens.................... 0.2545 Ray Porter........................ 0.2728 Gary Cox.......................... 0.2832 Joe Hargadine................... 0.2872 Jimmy Carpenter................ 0.2876 Jason Porter..................... 0.2889 Matt Owens...................... 0.2901 Danny Morgan.................... 0.3044 Richard Watson.................. 0.3233 Earl Rogers....................... 0.3563 Jimmy Knox...................... 0.4148 Jimmy Stevens.................. 0.4148 Joe McNeill....................... 0.5510 Jay Gore.......................... 1.2572 Small Group Gary Cox.............................266 Heavy Varmint Grand Joe Hargadine..................0.3580 Eddie Harris...................... 0.3975 Ray Porter........................ 0.4330 Gary Cox.......................... 0.4384 Jason Porter..................... 0.4407 Matt Owens...................... 0.5071 Richard Watson.................. 0.5123 Danny Morgan.................... 0.5124 Jimmy Carpenter................ 0.5176 Dusty Stevens.................... 0.5719 Joe McNeill....................... 0.5919 Earl Rogers....................... 0.6080 Jimmy Stevens.................. 0.6904 Jimmy Knox...................... 0.7087 Jay Gore.......................... 1.0424 Two Gun Joe Hargadine..................0.2663 Eddie Harris...................... 0.2840 Ray Porter........................ 0.2969 Matt Owens...................... 0.3296 Gary Cox.......................... 0.3310 Jimmy Carpenter................ 0.3400 Richard Watson.................. 0.3404 Dusty Stevens.................... 0.3406 Jason Porter..................... 0.3495 Danny Morgan.................... 0.3783 Joe McNeill....................... 0.4189 Earl Rgers........................ 0.4527 Jimmy Stevens.................. 0.4705 Jimmy Knox...................... 0.4860 Jay Gore.......................... 0.6142

Desert Sportsman’s Hunter Match August 9, 2015

We had a pretty good turn out today. The weather started out nice with little wind and no mirage, but when we got to the 200 yard line, everything changed. The wind and mirage came and most of the shooters had 7 or 8 rounds in the last relay. Thank you to the guys who helped change the targets and to Ron C.for help with the scoring.

Ron didn’t shoot; he just came out to help. Thanks again guys.

by Howard Bloom Hunter 100-Yards Sheldon Turf................... 250-13X Doc Smith........................ 246-8X Tom DeBacco................... 245-13X Ron Orton....................... 244-10X Tony DeBacco.................... 244-5X Howard Bloom................... 241-8X Pete Savage...................... 239-8X John Seines..................... 236-11X Hunter 200-Yards Sheldon Turf....................245-8X John Seines...................... 240-5X Ron Orton........................ 240-3X Pete Savage...................... 233-3X Tom DeBacco.................... 233-3X Howard Bloom................... 233-1X Doc Smith........................ 230-2X Tony DeBacco.................... 230-0X Hunter Grand Sheldon Turf................... 495-21X Ron Orton....................... 484-13X Tom DeBacco................... 478-16X John Seines..................... 476-16X Doc Smith....................... 476-10X

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Howard Bloom................... 474-9X Tony DeBacco.................... 474-5X Pete Savage..................... 472-11X

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Tacoma’s Sam Wilson Memorial Sniper King & Agg King

by Dan Kjelland

Over The 4th of July weekend rail guns from 7 states congregated at the Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club for 3 days of Unlimited Class competition. For the fourth consecutive year Gary Ocock took the Sam Wilson Memorial Two Gun. Lou Murdica won the 72nd Sniper King, the oldest trophy in benchrest, and Steve Kostanich won the second annual Agg King trophy.

Over 24 competitors from WA, OR, ID, WY, CA, CO, and AZ were in attendance under sunny skies, with temps in the mid 80’s to low 90’s. Many folks camped on site, using the club’s RV facilities. On Friday evening, Teresa and Larry Boers’ put on another amazing BBQ, which featured her famous smoked brisket and pulled pork. It was a great way to enjoy the holiday weekend, here in the Pacific Northwest!

July 3, 2015

Unlimited 100-Yards Gary Ocock.................. 0.2252 Eric Stanton.................. 0.2264 Dave Woodward............. 0.2324 Steve Kostanich............. 0.2442 Jack Childers ................ 0.2480 Truman Wilson .............. 0.2542 Lou Murdica ................. 0.2570 William Marsh ............... 0.2598 Jeff Lewis ................... 0.2600 Mustafa Bilal ................ 0.2704 Larry White.................. 0.2788 Gary Vanlier.................. 0.2820 Ed Maxwell................... 0.2894 John Parrish.................. 0.2902 Jeff Williams ................ 0.2980 Henry Pickney .............. 0.2982 Mark Walker.................. 0.3042 Marty Childers............... 0.3072 Larry Boers .................. 0.3376 Jim Folwell................... 0.3568 Chuck Miller ................. 0.3618 Jim Lynn...................... 0.4040 Joe Stanovich................ 0.5070 Doug Schwind ............... 0.5108 Small Group Jeff Lewis..................... 0.138 Unlimited 200-Yards Lou Murdica ................ 0.2445

Mark Walker.................. 0.2767 Dave Woodward ............ 0.2711 William Marsh................ 0.2767 Eric Stanton ................. 0.2803 Steve Kostanich ............. 0.2855 Jack Childers ................ 0.2933 John Parrish.................. 0.2962 Joe Stanovich................ 0.3087 Gary Ocock .................. 0.3129 Larry Boers .................. 0.3185 Mustafa Bilal ................ 0.3186 Gary Vanlier ................. 0.3243 Truman Wilson .............. 0.3247 Marty Childers .............. 0.3310 Ed Maxwell .................. 0.3377 Jeff Williams ................ 0.3482 Larry White ................. 0.3574 Jeff Lewis ................... 0.3769 Henry Pickney .............. 0.3920 Jim Folwell .................. 0.4287 Doug Schwind ............... 0.4758 Chuck Miller................. 0.4793 Jim Lynn ..................... 0.4977 Small Group Lou Murdica................... 0.272 Unlimited Grand Lou Murdica................. 0.2508 Dave Woodward............. 0.2518 Eric Stanton.................. 0.2533 Steve Kostanich............. 0.2649

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William Marsh................ 0.2682 Gary Ocock................... 0.2691 Jack Childers................ 0.2706 Mark Walker.................. 0.2860 Truman Wilson............... 0.2894 John Parrish.................. 0.2932 Mustafa Bilal................. 0.2945 Gary Vanlier.................. 0.3031 Ed Maxwell................... 0.3135 Larry White.................. 0.3181 Jeff Lewis.................... 0.3185 Marty Childers............... 0.3191 Jeff Williams................. 0.3231 Larry Boers................... 0.3280 Henry Pinkney............... 0.3451 Jim Folwell................... 0.3927 Joe Stanovich................ 0.4078 Chuck Miller................. 0.4205 Jim Lynn...................... 0.4508 Doug Schwind................ 0.4933 July 5, 2015 Unlimited 100-Yards Gary Ocock.................. 0.1708 Larry White.................. 0.1834 Mark Walker.................. 0.1952 Dave Woodward............. 0.1980 Steve Kostanich............. 0.1994 Gary Vanlier.................. 0.2042 Lou Murdica.................. 0.2078 Jeff Williams................. 0.2102 Marty Childers............... 0.2148 Joe Stanovich................ 0.2156 Henry Pinkney............... 0.2198 Ed Maxwell................... 0.2276 Larry Boers................... 0.2276 Eric Stanton.................. 0.2530 Chuck Miller................. 0.2640 Jack Childers................ 0.2766 Jeff Lewis.................... 0.2788 Truman Wilson............... 0.2824 John Parrish.................. 0.2854 Mustafa Bilal................. 0.2932 Jim Lynn...................... 0.2940 Daniel Kjelland.............. 0.3114 William Marsh................ 0.3306 Jim Folwell................... 0.3554 Doug Schwind................ 0.3564 Bob Boldman................. 2.1764 Small Group Larry White.................. 0.0650 Unlimited 200-Yards Gary Ocock.................. 0.1556 Dave Woodward............. 0.1865 Jeff Williams................. 0.1879

Jeff Lewis....................

Mark Walker..................

Larry White..................

Lou Murdica..................

Henry Pinkney...............

Jack Childers................

Marty Childers...............

Mustafa Bilal.................

Steve Kostanich.............

Gary Vanlier..................

Larry Boers...................

Eric Stanton..................

Jim Folwell...................

Chuck Miller.................

Joe Stanovich................

William Marsh................

Truman Wilson...............

Bob Boldman.................

Ed Maxwell...................

Doug Schwind................

Jim Lynn......................

Daniel Kjelland..............

John Parrish..................

Small Group

0.1936 0.1981 0.1986 0.2023 0.2048 0.2051 0.2083 0.2098 0.2239 0.2356 0.2414 0.2596 0.2705 0.2846 0.2969 0.3143 0.3198 0.3236 0.3414 0.3622 0.3999 0.4660 0.6028

Mark Walker...................... 0.1740

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Unlimited Grand Gary Ocock.................. 0.1632 Larry White.................. 0.1910 Dave Woodward............. 0.1922 Mark Walker.................. 0.1967 Jeff Williams................. 0.1990 Lou Murdica.................. 0.2051 Marty Childers............... 0.2115 Steve Kostanich............. 0.2116 Henry Pinkney............... 0.2123 Gary Vanlier.................. 0.2199 Larry Boers................... 0.2345 Jeff Lewis.................... 0.2362 Jack Childers................ 0.2409 Mustafa Bilal................. 0.2515 Joe Stanovich................ 0.2562 Eric Stanton.................. 0.2563 Chuck Miller................. 0.2743 Ed Maxwell................... 0.2845 Truman Wilson............... 0.3011 Jim Folwell................... 0.3130 William Marsh................ 0.3224 Jim Lynn...................... 0.3469 Doug Schwind................ 0.3593 Daniel Kjelland.............. 0.3884 John Parrish.................. 0.4441

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July 5, 2015 Sniper King Double 200 Unlimited 5-Shot 200-Yards Steve Kostanich ........... 0.2146 Jack Childers ................ 0.2371 Lou Murdica ................. 0.2384 Gary Ocock .................. 0.2541 Larry White ................. 0.2556 Larry Boers .................. 0.2573 Ed Maxwell .................. 0.2611 Marty Childers............... 0.2648 Dave Woodward............. 0.2710 Eric Stanton.................. 0.2712 John Parrish.................. 0.2871 William Marsh................ 0.2951 Truman Wilson............... 0.2969 Mark Walker ................. 0.3033 Joe Stanovich................ 0.3101 Mustafa Bilal ................ 0.3119 Jeff Williams ................ 0.3316 Gary Vanlier ................. 0.3804 Chuck Miller................. 0.3820

Jim Folwell................... 0.3828 Henry Pickney............... 0.4048 Bob Boldman................. 0.4192 Doug Schwind................ 0.4269 Allen Condiff ................ 0.4437 Small Group Marty Childers................ 0.277 Unlimited 10-Shot 200-Yards Lou Murdica................. 0.2596 Gary Ocock .................. 0.2870 Mark Walker.................. 0.2931 Larry Boers .................. 0.2948 Larry White ................. 0.3017 Dave Woodward............. 0.3134 Marty Childers .............. 0.3146 Henry Pickney............... 0.3487 Eric Stanton.................. 0.3502 Mustafa Bilal ................ 0.3668 John Parrish ................. 0.3832 William Marsh ............... 0.3888 Jeff Williams ................ 0.4003 Truman Wilson .............. 0.4037 Chuck Miller ................. 0.4179

Ed Maxwell .................. 0.4211 Jack Childers ................ 0.4430 Doug Schwind................ 0.4516 Steve Kostanich ............. 0.4634 Jim Folwell .................. 0.5070 Joe Stanovich................ 0.5094 Allen Condiff ................ 0.5712 Gary Vanlier ................. 0.6726 Bob Boldman ................ 6.2899 Small Group Larry White................... 0.302 Unlimited Grand Lou Murdica................. 0.2490 Gary Ocock................... 0.2706 Larry Boers................... 0.2761 Larry Whit.................... 0.2787 Marty Childers............... 0.2897 Dave Woodward............. 0.2922 Mark Walker.................. 0.2982 Eric Stanton.................. 0.3107 John Parrish.................. 0.3352 Steve Kostanich............. 0.3390 Mustafa Bilal................. 0.3394 Jack Childers................ 0.3400 Ed Maxwell................... 0.3411 William Marsh................ 0.3419 Truman Wilson............... 0.3503 Jeff Williams................. 0.3660 Henry Pinkney............... 0.3767 Chuck Miller................. 0.3999 Joe Stanovich................ 0.4098 Doug Schwind................ 0.4393 Jim Folwell................... 0.4449 Allen Condiff................. 0.5074 Gary Vanlier.................. 0.5265 Bob Boldman................. 3.3545

November, 2015 Precision Rifleman Shooter Lou Murdica Dave Woodward Eric Stanton Steve Kostanich William Marsh Gary Ocock Jack Childers Mark Walker Truman Wilson John Parrish Larry White Jeff Williams Marty Childers

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club's Sam Wilson Memorial & Sniper King Equipment List Action Barrel Stock Mfr Stocker Gunsmith Caliber Bullet Mfr Powder Grizzly Shilen Kensler Kensler Sosenko 6PPC Berger/65 LT30 BAT Shilen Kensler Kensler Murdica 6PPC Miller/65 8208 BAT Bartlein Kensler Kensler Kostanich 6PPC Berger N133 Kostanich Krieger Hasecuster Hasecuster Kostanich 6PPC SKN/65 N133 Marsh Krieger Young Marsh Marsh 6PPC Miller/65BT N133 Marsh Krieger Young Young Ocock 6PPC Ocock/67 N133 BAT Krieger Young Ocock Ocock 6PPC Childers N133 BAT Krieger Kensler Kensler Kostanich 6PPC Condiff/65 LT32 Marsh Krieger Otto Otto Wilson 6PPC RAM/65 LT32 BAT Krieger Fisher Fisher Kostanich 6PPC Parrish/65 N133 Marsh Bartlein Young Young Ocock 6PPC Miller/65 Blend Stolle Krieger Powell Powell Wilson 6PPC Bishop/66 N133 BAT Krieger Young Ocock Ocock 6PPC Childers/66 8208

Rogue Valley 600-Yard Benchrest Bill Johnston Does it Again!

June 28, 2015 There were fourteen competitors including daughter, Canada Cummins at this match in White City, Oregon. Once again Bill Johnston took home both top placements Two Gun Group and Two Gun Score. Daughter, Canada Cummins gave dad a run for the money by taking the lead in LG Group and Bruce Bangeman showed he was a top contender as well by taking the HG Score win. The full results follow. Congratulations to Bill on more great shooting and thank you to everyone for coming.

Special thank you to Gary and Lew Whipple for sponsoring the trophies and to Spicer’s restaurant (Kevin Williams) for providing lunches.

Phil Grammatica,

Match Director Light Gun Score Bill Johnston....................143-2X Canada Cummins................ 138-2X Carl Hansen...................... 136-1X Katlin Sulffridge................. 136-0X Daniel Zaccanti.................. 134-2X Bruce Bangeman................ 133-2X Richard Sulffridge............... 131-0X Kevin Watson.................... 130-1X Regina Hoffman................. 129-0X Chris Warren..................... 122-1X

Sandra Sheehan................. 121-0X Loretta Whipple................. 120-2X Chris Sheehan................... 122-0X David Wilson...................... 82-1X Light Gun High Score Canada Cummins................. 49-2X Light Gun Group Canada Cummins...............2.5430 Bill Johnston..................... 2.5905 Daniel Zaccanti.................. 3.0307 Kevin Watson.................... 3.1933 Chris Warren..................... 3.2623 Carl Hansen...................... 3.5183 Loretta Whipple................. 3.7533 Bruce Bangeman................ 3.8980 Katlin Sulffridge................. 4.0040 Richard Sulffridge............... 4.3703 Regina Hoffman................. 4.6267 Sandra Sheehan................. 4.6338 Chris Sheehan................... 8.0633 David Wilson.................... 16.4007 Light Gun Small Group Bill Johnston..................... 1.2615 Heavy Gun Score Bruce Bangeman...............276-4X Bill Johnston..................... 275-3X Canada Cummins................ 273-2X Daniel Zaccanti.................. 273-1X Richard Sulffridge............... 268-1X Sandra Sheehan................. 245-0X Chris Warren..................... 238-2X Chris Sheehan................... 238-1X Loretta Whipple................. 238-0X Carl Hansen...................... 232-1X Katlin Sulffridge................. 228-0X Kevin Watson.................... 225-2X Regina Hoffman................. 211-0X Heavy Gun High Score Bill Johnston..................... 100-3X Heavy Gun Group Bill Johnston....................2.6862 Bruce Bangeman................ 3.5893

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Scope March Leupold Leupold Leupold March NightForce Weaver March Leupold Mitchell NightForce Leupold Weaver

Canada Cummins................ 3.7863 Daniel Zaccanti.................. 3.9095 Sandra Sheehan................. 5.6857 Chris Warren..................... 6.1960 Kevin Watson.................... 6.2847 Carl Hansen...................... 6.3685 Richard Sulffridge............... 6.8753 Regina Hoffman................. 7.1373 Katlin Sulffridge................. 7.6683 Loretta Whipple................. 9.1053 Chris Sheehan.................. 10.2927 Heavy Gun Small Group Bill Johnston..................... 1.7017 Two Gun Score Bill Johnston....................418-5X Canada Cummins................ 411-4X Bruce Bangeman................ 409-6X Daniel Zaccanti.................. 407-3X Richard Sulffridge............... 399-1X Carl Hansen...................... 368-2X Sandra Sheehan................. 366-0X Katlin Sulffridge................. 364-0X Chris Warren..................... 360-3X Loretta Whipple................. 358-2X Kevin Watson.................... 355-3X Chris Sheehan................... 350-1X Regina Hoffman................. 340-0X David Watson..................... 82-1X Two Gun Group Bill Johnston....................2.6384 Canada Cummins................ 3.1647 Daniel Zaccanti.................. 3.4701 Bruce Bangeman................ 3.7437 Chris Warren..................... 4.7292 Kevin Watson.................... 4.7390 Carl Hansen...................... 4.9434 Sandra Sheehan................. 5.1597 Rihcard Sulffridge............... 5.6228 Katlin Sulffridge................. 5.8362 Regina Hoffman................. 5.8820 Loretta Whipple................. 6.4293 Chris Sheehan................... 9.1780

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Raton’s Muchas Gracias: Baggett Bests the Field

by Mark Motsko

Twenty-five competitors showed up for the July “Muchas Gracias” shoot in Raton, NM. On Saturday, “Catfish” Todd Tyler, out of Rio Rancho, New Mexico set the bar with a .119 in the LV100. Two other shooters were in the ‘ones’, with Mike Bryant from Wheeler Texas shooting a .139 and Greg Smith out of Albuquerque, NM with a .153.

Tyler’s .202 in the second kept him atop the leader board, while “The Man from Rifle, Colorado” Roy Damron moved into second with a .194.

Durward Wofford jumped to third with a .209. A name we haven’t seen in a long time here in Raton, Tom Guisewhite, from Las Vegas, Nevada had the small group at .119. We hope to see Tom a lot more in the future.

Greg Smith took the lead in the third match, with a small group .153. Damron and Wofford remained in second and third shooting a .204, and .199 respectively. Damron’s .147 in the fourth match was the small group, and moved him into first, bumping Smith in to second, with ‘Uncle’ Larry Baggett, out of Lubbock moving ahead of Wofford into third place.

The phrase, “I thought it was smaller” has to have been uttered by shooters around the world thousands of times. This time, however, it was said by one of the most influential shooters in the United States, Walt Berger. Berger’s .105 (while using a borrowed light varmint rifle from Mike Bryant) catapulted him into second place with a trophy for small match group. But when he was told of his near zero score, Berger said, “I thought it was a .075!” Berger, out of Glendale, Arizona, continues to show all shooters that age doesn’t matter in this sport. Berger’s aggregate of .2342 was good enough for second, but another ageless wonder, Damron’s .1998 earned him another

first place trophy. Damron has been on fire in Raton being near, or at the top of the winners list all year.

Baggett’s .2354 was good enough for third place, bumping Smith into fourth with a .2380. Wofford’s .2558 put him in fifth place.

Lighter than usual conditions greeted the shooters after lunch for the HV100 and “The Man from Rifle” picked up right where he left off in the Light Varmint. Damron’s .208 had him in the lead over Tyler and Baggett who shot .222, and .238 respectively. Damron held onto the lead, shooting a .206 in the second match. Baggett had the small group with a .196. Ed Adams, out of Albuquerque moved into third with a .235. An unusual slip by Damron, however, shooting a .335 pushed him into fifth place and opened the door for Adams who took full advantage with a .196 to move into first.

He was followed by Baggett (.286) and Aaron French (.228), also out of Lubbock, Texas. Steve Murphy, also from Lubbock, had the small group with a .158. Adams continued to keep the lead with a small group .196 in the fourth match and he was followed by Baggett and Tyler.

And that’s how they would finish after the fifth match was complete and the targets were hung on the wailing wall. Adams (.2360 Agg), Baggett (.2426) and Tyler (.2652) took home trophies. Smith (.2762) just edged out Damron (.2768) for fourth place. Jim Hemmert took home small group trophy with a .131.

While there were showers in the forecast earlier in the week, Sunday turned out to be a sunny warm day, with nary a hint of rain. The shooters wished there was nary a hint of switching winds, but in Raton, that’s not likely.

In the HV200 Sunday morning, Kelly Ellis, out of Dolores, Colorado started in first place with a .378. He was followed by Walt Berger (.413), and Mike Bryant (.414). “The Man from Rifle” didn’t let a .502 in the first match stop him, as his second match

small group .338 moved him to the top spot. Bryant stayed in second place with a .427 and Tonkawa, Oklahoma’s own Mike Cordes moved to third with a .372. Mid-Continent Director Butch Fjoser, out of Woodward, Oklahoma was in fourth.

Fjoser moved up to third after the third match with a .466, and Mike Bryant took over the top spot and bumped Damron to second with a third match small group of .316. But Damron roared back with a fourth match small group .303 in the fourth to retake the top spot, as Bryant fell to second. Fjoser held on to third.

In the fifth and final match, Dan Sutton, out of Glendale, Arizona took home the small group trophy with a .230. Damron held onto first place with a .1905 aggregate followed by Bryant with a .2284. Aaron French moved to third with a .2561 followed by Walt Berger’s .2631 and ‘Uncle’ Larry Baggett’s .2658.

Roy Damron won the first place trophy for the Heavy Varmint Grand with a .2336, followed by ‘Uncle’ Larry Baggett’s .2542, and French’s .2700. Greg Smith came in fourth followed by Tom Guisewhite.

In the LV200, Todd Tyler started with a .323, followed by Baggett’s .335. New shooter Gary Murray, out of Albuquerque was in third with a .351, followed by Cordes and French. Baggett and Tyler switched first and second place with a .333 and .592 respectively. Ed Adams’ .548 bumped Murray into fourth. Dr. Barton Carl, out of Edmond, Oklahoma won the small group trophy with a .317.

After the third match, Baggett held off Tyler .376 to .464 to remain in first place. French moved to third with a .432 and Jim Hemmert moved to fourth. Jack Snyder, proprietor of the famous Edgewood Bags, shot the third match small group with a .354.

Winds started switching during the fourth match, and the slide of the measuring tool got longer and longer. Baggett remained in first with a .528, Tyler second with a .625 and French third with a .589. Mike

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Bryant shot the fourth match small group with a .426.

It’s not often when the first place shooter shoots an inch group in the final match of the weekend and not only remains in first place, but wins the Two Gun Grand Aggregate. But that’s exactly what Larry Baggett did in Raton. His .985 gave him a .2559 aggregate and the victory.

French topped Tyler for second with a .529 and .2604 aggregate. Tyler’s .627 and .2631 was good enough for third place. Steve Murphy finished fourth and Mike Bryant fifth.

Baggett also won the Light Varmint Grand with a .2456, followed by French’s .2679, Bryant’s .2860. Todd Tyler came in fourth and Ed Adams finished fifth.

For the Two Gun, Baggett’s .2499 topped all shooters. He was followed by French’s .2689, and Damron’s .2767. Tyler finished fourth overall and Bryant fifth.

As usual, the Target Crew of John and Cole did an outstanding job. New match caller Aaron Snyder is quickly learning the intricacies of running matches, and the Whittington Center was a beautiful oasis in the New Mexico high country. We hope to see more shooters next year.

Light Varmint 100-Yards Roy Damron.....................0.1998 Walt Berger...................... 0.2342 Larry Baggett.................... 0.2354 Greg Smith....................... 0.2380 Durward Wofford................ 0.2558 Ed Adams......................... 0.2628

Aaron French.................... 0.2754 Dan Sutton....................... 0.2858 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.2972 Light Varmint 200-Yards Larry Baggett...................0.2559 Aaron French.................... 0.2604 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2631 Steve Murphy.................... 0.2937 Mike Bryant...................... 0.3042 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.3091 Ed Adams......................... 0.3338 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3983 Butch Fjoser..................... 0.4043 Jack Snyder...................... 0.4261 Light Varmint Grand Larry Baggett...................0.2456 Aaron French.................... 0.2679 Mike Bryant...................... 0.2860 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2860 Ed Adams......................... 0.2983 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.3031 Steve Murphy.................... 0.3183 Roy Damron...................... 0.3198 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3420 Walt Berger...................... 0.3425 Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Ed Adams........................0.2360 Larry Baggett.................... 0.2426 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2652 Greg Smith....................... 0.2762 Roy Damron...................... 0.2768 Aaron French.................... 0.2838 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.2892 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3070 Steve Murphy.................... 0.3104 Jack Snyder...................... 0.3110 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Roy Damron.....................0.1905 Mike Bryant...................... 0.2284 Aaron French.................... 0.2561 Walt Berger...................... 0.2631 Larry Baggett.................... 0.2658

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Tom Guisewhite................. 0.2738 Butch Fjoser..................... 0.2741 Dan Sutton....................... 0.2754 Greg Smith....................... 0.2860 Gary Murray...................... 0.2950 Heavy Varmint Grand Roy Damron.....................0.2336 Larry Baggett.................... 0.2542 Aaron French.................... 0.2700 Greg Smith....................... 0.2811 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.2815 Ed Adams......................... 0.2831 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2846 Mike Bryant...................... 0.2910 Dan Sutton....................... 0.2912 Steve Murphy.................... 0.3088 Two Gun Larry Baggett...................0.2499 Aaron French.................... 0.2689 Roy Damron...................... 0.2767 Todd Tyler........................ 0.2853 Mike Bryant...................... 0.2885 Ed Adams......................... 0.2907 Steve Murphy.................... 0.3135 Dan Sutton....................... 0.3166 Jim Hemmert.................... 0.3180 Greg Smith....................... 0.3248 Walt Berger...................... 0.3287 Jack Snyder...................... 0.3548 Gary Murray...................... 0.3724 Butch Fjoser..................... 0.3803 Tom Guisewhite................. 0.3963 Randy Sullivan................... 0.4266 RB Carl............................ 0.4319 Kelly Ellis......................... 0.4395 Hector Elias...................... 0.4535 Amanda Lax...................... 0.4674 Mike Cordes...................... 0.4691 Ron Lax........................... 0.4763 John Grantham.................. 0.6476 Sam Langhofer................... 0.9019

Raton's Muchas Gracias Equipment List Light Varmint: Shooter Larry Baggett Aaron French Mike Bryant Todd Tyler Ed Adams Heavy Varmint: Roy Damron Larry Baggett Aaron French Greg Smith Tom Guisewhite

Action Marsh Hall Bat Bat Farley

Caliber 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC

Barrel Krieger Bartlein Bartlein Krieger Bartlein

Gunsmith Baggett Baggett Bryant Baggett Adams

Stock Marsh Edge Scoville Scoville Borden

Bullet/Weight Baggett 67 Column Bryant 68 Miller Time Miller 66

Powder/Charge T32 133 29.1 133 29.4 133 V133 27.8

Scope/Power Valdada 36 Weaver 36 March 40 March 40 Weaver 46

Primer 205 205 205M 205M 205

Bat Marsh Hall Panda Bat 3L

6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC 6PPC

Krieger Krieger Krieger Bartlein Bartlein

Brackney Baggett Baggett Adams Gardner

Scarbrough Marsh Edge Lee Six Dickson Bat

Miller 65 Baggett BT Cheek Berger Miller 65 BT

133 29 T32 133 29.7 N133 8208 28.8

March 40 Valdada 36 Weaver 36 Leupold 36 Leupold 40

Fed 205 205 205 Fed Fed 205M

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Prairie Dog Target Club North Central Regional On Saturday July 4th nineteen shooters were present for the Prairie Dog 100-200-300 North Central Region Heavy Varmint and Prairie Dog Shoot at the Prairie Dog Target Club in South Dakota. The weather was sunny and warm. The whole countryside was still a beautiful green from the June rains. Both weekend days started in the low 70s and increased to the mid-80s by mid-afternoon. Saturday the winds were southerly at our backs all day.

Keith Hakeman took command of the HV100 by shooting the small group, a 0.135, on the first target and went on to win easily with an 18 aggregate. Dave Gibson was second and Terry Hettich third.

At 200 yards the old geezer Darrel Phillips shot the small group in two of the five matches to win with a nice 24 agg. Terry Hettich was second and Bill Pond third. Darrel took small group honors with a 0.271. In the HV300 we had minimal mirage and it was no problem seeing bullet holes. Bill Pond won the 300 yard aggregate convincingly with a 24 agg. Dave Tunbridge was second and Terry Hettich third. Small group was a 0.414 shot by Bill Pond. At the fifth target Don Deckert hung an animal target next to each 300 yard target. We could put one and only one shot on the animal target. The prize for hitting closest to a bullseye on the animal was a 5 dollar gold piece which was won by Dave Gibson. The 100-200300 aggregate winner and winner of the Prairie Dog Trophy for 2015 was Terry Hettich with a 0.2825 aggregate which edged out Darrel Phillips’ 0.2826 aggregate and Bill Pond finished in third.

On Sunday morning we started the North Central Region Light Varmint and third leg of the 4 gun. We began the day at 200 yards. The

old geezer Darrel Phillips was the 200 yard winner followed by Terry Hettich and Mel Klasi. Small group was a 0.244 shot by Bill Pond. As we changed flags for the 100 yard stage the winds switched from north to south and the humidity dropped. After the first target the winds came around to the east giving us a strong right to left push for the remainder of the match.

Rod Brown won the LV100 with Mel Klasi second and Darrel Phillips third. Small group was a 0.142 shot

by Cliff McNairy. Darrel Phillips put his third and first place finishes together to win the LV 100-200 aggregate. Rod Brown was second and Mel Klasi third.

The 2 gun consisting of the 100200-300 yard HV and the 100-200 yard LV was won by Darrel Phillips with a 0.2748 aggregate followed

by Bill Pond in second and Terry Hettich third.

We had a great 4th of July weekend of shooting. Thanks to Don Deckert for scoring, Dave Tunbridge for stats, Bud Schalles for match directing and Kristen Pippert and Vereen Forster for running targets.

--Mel Klasi In the Porcupine photo are back row from left: Keith Hakeman, Bill Pond, Rod Brown, Mike Beard, Dave Gibson, Dave Tunbridge. In Front: Cliff McNairy, Brandon McNairy, Terry Hettich, Darrel Phillips.

Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Keith Hakeman.................0.1882 Dave Gibson...................... 0.2194 Terry Hettich.................... 0.2282 Tom Evans........................ 0.2498 Brandon McNairy................ 0.2614 Mike Beard....................... 0.2644 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.2728 Bill Pond.......................... 0.2976 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3070 Mel Klasi.......................... 0.3078 Small Group Keith Hakeman................... 0.135 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Darrel Phillips..................0.2427 Terry Hettich.................... 0.2907

Bill Pond.......................... 0.3267 Brandon McNairy................ 0.3457 Mike Beard....................... 0.3463 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3570 Keith Hakeman.................. 0.3732 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3947 Rod Brown........................ 0.4018 Mel Klasi.......................... 0.4219 Small Group Darrel Phillips..................... 0.271 Heavy Varmint 300-Yards Bill Pond.........................0.2463 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.2904 Terry Hettich.................... 0.3287 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.3322 Keith Hakeman.................. 0.3525 Mike Beard....................... 0.3586 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3613 Mark Schwab..................... 0.3657 Dan Dowling..................... 0.3713 Tom Evans........................ 0.3835 Small Group Bill Pond........................... 0.414 HV 100-200-300 Terry Hettich....................0.2825 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.2826 Bill Pond.......................... 0.2902 Keith Hakeman.................. 0.3046 Mike Beard....................... 0.3231 Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3418 Brandon McNairy................ 0.3488 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3674 Tom Evans........................ 0.3676 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3701 Light Varmint 100-Yards Rod Brown.......................0.2310 Mel Klasi.......................... 0.2600 Darrel Phillips.................... 0.2682 Bill Pond.......................... 0.2704 Brandon McNairy................ 0.2724 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.2904 Norm Wills....................... 0.2938 Tom Evans........................ 0.3136 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3258 JD Goulette...................... 0.3328 Small Group Cliff McNairy...................... 0.142 Light Varmint 200-Yards Darrel Phillips...................0.2582 Terry Hettich.................... 0.2634 Mel Klasi.......................... 0.2786 Rod Brown........................ 0.3051 Bill Pond.......................... 0.3062 Mike Beard....................... 0.3314 Brandon McNairy................ 0.3316 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3462 Norm Wills....................... 0.3511 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3524 Small Group Bill Pond........................... 0.244

November, 2015 Precision Rifleman Light Varmint Grand Darrel Phillips...................0.2632 Rod Brown........................ 0.2680 Mel Klasi.......................... 0.2693 Bill Pond.......................... 0.2883 Brandon McNairy................ 0.3020 Terry Hettich.................... 0.3064 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3183 Norm Wills....................... 0.3225 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3391 Mike Beard....................... 0.3548

Two Gun (HV1-2-3/LV1-2) Darrel Phillips...................0.2748 Bill Pond.......................... 0.2894 Terry Hettich.................... 0.2921 Keith Hakeman.................. 0.3255 Brandon McNairy................ 0.3301 Mike Beard....................... 0.3358 Mel Klasi.......................... 0.3411 Rod Brown........................ 0.3456 Cliff McNairy..................... 0.3478 Bud Schalles..................... 0.3577

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Dave Tunbridge.................. 0.3644 Tom Evans........................ 0.3688 Dave Gibson...................... 0.3888 JD Goulette...................... 0.4247 Dan Dowling..................... 0.4526 Janet Goulette.................. 0.4631 Heath Ferguson.................. 0.4708 Mark Schwab..................... 0.4817 Norm Wills....................... 2.2982

Prairie Dog Target Club July 4-5, 2015 Equipment List Light Varmint: Name Darrel Phillips Rod Brown Mel Klasi Bill Pond Brandon McNairy Terry Hettich Cliff McNairy Norm Wills Bud Shalles Mike Beard Heavy Varmint: Terry Hettich Darrel Phillips Bill Pond Keith Hakeman Mike Beard Dave Tunbridge Brandon McNairy Cliff McNairy Tom Evans Bud Schalles

Caliber 6 PPC 6 PPC 6 PPc 22Mongrel 6 PPC 22 100S 6 PPC 6 PPC 6 PPC 6 PPC

Action Panda BAT Grizzly BAT Marsh BAT BAT Marsh Marsh Panda

Barrel Bartlein Bartlein Krieger K&P Bartlein Brux Bartlein Krieger Bartlein Hart

Gunsmith Dowling self Pond Pond Evans Pond Scott Ocock self Dowling

Scope Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold NightForce Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold

Pwr n/a 45 45 36 45 15/55 36 36 40 36

Stock n/a BAT Larson n/a Scoville Larson Scoville n/a self n/a

Stocker Dowling self Larson Pond Scoville Larson self Ocock self self

Case Lapua lapua Lapua Lapua lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua

Primer 205 205 205 Fed 205 205 205 Fed Fed 205

Powder LT32 N133 133 133 133 LT30 LT32 n/a 133 133

Bullet Martinez Carpenter Berger Tucker Own Tucker Evans Carpenter Berger Carpenter

Wt 65 68 64 52 65 52 65 65 68

6 PPC 6 PPC 22Mongrel 6 PPC 6PPC 22 100S 6 PPC 6 PPC 6 PPC 6 PPC

Panda Panda Panda Panda Panda Panda BAT BAT Panda Marsh

Bartlein Bartlein K&P Krieger Hart Lilja Bartlein Bartlein Shilen Bartlein

Pond Dowling Pond n/a Dowling Brackney Evans Scott Evans Schalles

NightForce Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold March Leupold Leupold Leupold Leupold

42/12 n/a 36 36 36 40 45 36 45 40

Larson n/a n/a n/a n/a Speedy Scoville Scoville Speedy own

Larson Dowling Pond n/a self Kimmell Scoville Scoville Lenard self

Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua

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

N133 LT32 N133 130 133 133 LT32 LT32 N133 133

Watson Martinez tucker Barts Carpenter Kimmell own Evans Evans Berger

65 65 52 65 64 52 65 65 65 65

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Wisconsin State Hunter Championship Holmen Rod & Gun Club July 11-12, 2015

Our state championship began with breakfast in the clubhouse at 7am and 36 competitors were called to the line at 8:45 for announcements and group pictures.

Weather conditions on Saturday were mostly cloudy. The temperature hovered about 80F and winds from the south at 5-15mph. The forecast called for possible severe thunderstorms later in the afternoon but that didn’t happen.

Eight people kept it together and shot 250’s. Katherine Perkowski’s first visit here and the only lady gave us a lesson and put a hurting on some pretty tough old dogs to finish on top with 17 X’s to take home the 100 yard trophy.

Pork tenderloin lunch was served and a drawing was held for numerous prizes donated. Bench rotation and flags were set for Sunday’s 200 yard event. In the morning, breakfast was again available at 6:30am and shooters were called to the line at 8AM. Weather forecast was much like Saturday with the temperature hitting 90F. The threat of rain kept the three relays moving.

That threat faded and soon the sun was breaking through to boost mirage that was doing the flip flop

and making for some grumbling comments. TK Nollan, however, held an excellent performance and shot one of the very few 250’s at 200 yards to take home the trophy with a 250-6X. TK’s 500-21X also won him the Grand Aggregate.

Everyone very quickly packed up for the trip home but most stopped by the clubhouse to (you guessed it) eat again. Trophies were awarded and the 2015 WI State was finished at 1pm, which is another record for us.

I would like to thank all the individuals and the companies who donated prizes for our drawing. We appreciate it very much!

Thank you to all the competitors.

Your attendance and gratitude made it all worth our efforts here at Holmen. Another special thank you to everyone who helped run the match; Mary B, Jeanette H, Glenn T, Tony B in targets, scoring & computer entry. Bruce H, Chad K, Chad S and my bride Jean, preparing and serving the delicious food. Jim L, Steve R and Bruce H for range preparation and last but certainly not least, to Dick Baier for helping me with prizes, awards, t-shirts and being Head Badger of the previous 23 Wisconsin State Hunter Championships.

by Craig Nagel Hunter 100-Yards Katherine Perkowski......... 250-17X

Steve Rosendale................ 250-16X TK Nollan........................ 250-15X Hank Kulhawich................ 250-15X Mike Bigelow.................... 250-13X Randy Robinett................. 250-13X Ronnie Berg..................... 250-11X Ray Perry......................... 250-9X Randy Perkowski............... 249-16X Joe Hemkens................... 249-15X Keith Reinhard.................. 249-14X Steve Call....................... 249-13X Boyd Dartez..................... 249-12X Dean Walther................... 249-12X Marilyn Kemnitz................ 249-12X Hunter 200-Yards TK Nollan........................250-6X Randy Perkowski................ 249-7X Tom Hencken.................... 248-8X Bill Koffman...................... 247-5X Chad Hilton...................... 246-6X Jim Koffman..................... 246-2X Steve Call........................ 245-4X Dean Walther.................... 245-2X David Halblom................... 244-3X Katherine Perkowski............ 244-3X Wade Hunnewell................ 244-3X Keith Reinhard................... 244-3X Mike Bigelow..................... 244-2X Richard Hunnewell.............. 243-4X Joe Hemckens................... 243-1X Hunter Grand TK Nollan....................... 500-21X Randy Perkowski............... 498-23X Tom Hencken................... 497-19X Bill Koffman..................... 495-13X Katherine Perkowski........... 494-20X Steve Call....................... 494-17X Mike Bigelow.................... 494-15X Dean Walther................... 494-14X Chad Hilton..................... 494-13X Keith Reinhard.................. 493-17X Wade Hunnewell............... 493-15X

November, 2015 Precision Rifleman Steve Rosendale................ 492-17X Dave Halblom................... 492-16X Joe Hemkens................... 492-16X Randy Robinett................. 492-16X Hank Kulhawich................ 491-17X Ray Perry........................ 491-10X Marilyn Kemnitz................ 490-13X Jim Koffman..................... 490-6X Jim Larson...................... 489-17X Rick Allen........................ 489-12X Phil Verville..................... 489-11X Richard Hunnewell............. 488-15X Ronnie Berg..................... 488-14X Mark Taylor...................... 488-14X Wayne Corley................... 488-13X James Lederer.................. 488-12X Jim Dowling..................... 486-14X Boyd Dartez..................... 485-14X Paul Weihe....................... 485-9X Mike Paluda..................... 482-12X Chad Schmidt.................... 481-6X James Minnig.................... 477-7X Harold Fredd.................... 473-12X Dick Baier........................ 466-5X Jim Knower...................... 459-9X

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Photos: Page 26: Wisconsin State Hunter Championship Group photo.

This page at Right: TK Nollan, 2015 Wisconsin State Hunter Champion.

Below: Randy Perkowski, Katherine Perkowski, Tom Hencken, TK Nollan & Steve Rosendale.

All photos provided by Jeanette Hencken.

Thank you.

Wisconsin State Hunter Championship Equipment List Name TK Nollan Randy Perkowski Tom Hencken Bill Koffman Katherine Perkowski Steve Call Mike Bigelow Dean Walther Chad Hilton Keith Reinhard

Caliber 6PPC 30x47 30x47 30x47 30BR 30BR 30x47 30BR 30x47 30x47

Action BAT Kodiak Stolle Remington Kodiak Remington BAT Stiller Remington Kodiak

Barrel Bartlein Rock Creek Hart n/a Rock Creek PacNor Lederer Lederer Rock Creek Lilja

Gunsmith Nollan FP&P Smart Koffman FP&P REO Self Bigelow CJ's Custom Bertrand

Stocker BAT Perkowski Smart Koffman Rechnitzer REO Self n/a Self Kinneman

Scope/Pwr March/6X Leupold/6X Weaver/6X Weaver/6X Leupold/6X Burris/6X Burris/6X Leupold/6X Weaver/6X Weaver/6X

Case Norma Lapua Winchester Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Lapua Winchester Winchester

Powder/Wt LT32/28.7 H322/40 SRB-118/44.4 N135/41.5 H4198/34 H4198/34.4 N135/42.5 4198/30.3 N135/42.5 N135/42

Bullet/Wt BIB/125 10X/115 Chism/150 10X/125 10X/115 10X/115 Self/118 BIB/118 10X/155 10X/130

Primer Federal BR4 Federal Federal BR4 Federal Federal Federal Federal Federal

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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

Hill County Shooters Assn

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: Cody Engel 210 535 2170 PO Box 1423, Blanco, TX 78606 codyvp@satx.rr.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 Craig Nagel, 608 783-5522

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

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

La 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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Lincoln Izaak Walton Score Match

by Mike Shapoval July 11-12, 2015 Hunter 200-Yards Day 1 Jason Stanley...................247-4X Jeff Shultz....................... 242-7X Mike Toby......................... 239-4X VFS 200-Yards Day 1 Rod Dewey......................246-4X Don Westover.................... 246-4X Hunter 300-Yards Day 1 Jason Stanley...................242-4X Jeff Shultz....................... 237-0X Name Don Westover Rod Dewey Jason Stanley Jeff Shultz Mike Toby VFS: Jeff Shultz Mike Toby Jason Stanley Rod Dewey

Mike Toby......................... 230-3X VFS 300-Yards Day 1 Don Westover...................238-1X Rod Dewey....................... 237-1X Hunter 200-300 Day 1 Jason Stanley...................489-8X Jeff Shultz....................... 479-7X Mike Toby......................... 469-7X VFS 200-300 Day 1 Don Westover...................484-5X Rod Dewey....................... 483-5X VFS 200-Yards Day 2 Jeff Shultz.......................247-8X Mike Toby......................... 246-7X Jason Stanley.................... 246-4X

Rod Dewey....................... 243-2X VFS 300-Yards Day 2 Jason Stanley...................247-1X Jeff Shultz....................... 246-2X Mike Toby......................... 236-3X Rod Dewey....................... 232-0X VFS 200-300 Day 2 Jeff Shultz...................... 493-10X Jason Stanley.................... 493-5X Mike Toby........................ 482-10X Rod Dewey....................... 475-3X Two Gun Jason Stanley.................. 892-13X Jeff Shultz...................... 972-17X Mike Toby........................ 951-17X

Boone Valley Ikes July 11-12, 2015 Score Match Equipment List Caliber Action Barrel Stock Gunsmith Scope Power Powder 6PPC Panda Krieger McMillan B. White Weaver 36x Benchmark 6PPC Remington Shilen Six S. Masker Weaver 36x Varget 30x44 Borden Krieger Kelbly Bigelow Burris 6x N135 30x47 Borden Krieger n/a Bigelow n/a 6x N135 30BR BAT Pac Nor Bat Bigelow Weaver 6x H4198

Bullet Cheek Berger Bib Bib 10X

Weight 66 68 118 118 115

Primer CCI BR4 CCI BR4 n/a Fed CCI

30BR 30BR 30 BR 6PPC

Bib EPS Bib Berger

118 115 116 68

Fed 205m CCI CCI CCI BR4

Panda Remington BAT Remington

Krieger Rock Creek Bartlein Shilen

Kelbly Stockade Kelbly Six

Kelbys n/a Bigelow S. Masker

Leupold Weaver Sightron Weaver

45x 36x 36x 36x

H4198 H4198 4198 Varget

Advertising Index 21st Century Shooting ��� 2 Gradient Lens Corp ���� 3 Hoehn Sales.............. 4 Berger Bullets............ 5 Butch’s Reloading ������ 6 PMA Tool.................. 8 Edgewood Bags......... 13 Accugauge/6mmPPC �� 17 Lilja Rifle Barrels....... 17 BAT Machine Co......... 19 McMillan USA Stocks �� 20 Benchrite, LLC.......... 20 Marsh Industries........ 24 Anneal-Rite.............. 25 Shilen Rifles............. 27 One Hole Bullet Co ���� 28 Sharp Shoot R........... 38 Kelbly’s............back page *Contact NBRSA Office for advertising information.

November, 2015 Precision Rifleman

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 2016 Don Nielson, Vice President 20456 Hart St, Winnetka, CA 91306 H: 818 883-5866 pkin@sbcglobal.net Term Expires 2016 John Horn, Financial Officer 924 Peterson Rd South Iowa Park, TX 76367-7237 C: 940 636-9984 Term Exp 2016 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: Long Range Bill Johnston, Chairman 7425 SE Madison Ave, Prineville, OR 97754 503 568-5199 billhonda65@gmail.com World Records Committee: Score Rich Carpenter, Chairman 307 265-8667 60 2nd St, Evansville, WY 82636 box425@bresnannet Wayne Corley, Committee Member Mike Guillot, Committee Member Dan Zaccanti, Committee Member Ron Powell, 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 Rep (SW Region) Keith Myers 702 217-3591 keithmyers@yahoo.com

Mississippi Valley Region Exp 2016

Bud Mundy 5956 Old Hickory Trail Hillsboro, MO 63050 C: 314 805-1313 bcmundy@earthlink.net

Exp 2017

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 2017

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 2017

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

North Central Region

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Exp 2017

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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Elliot Law Office Al Elliott, 325 387-3529 albertelliott@mail.com

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