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The Voice of the National Bench Rest Shooters Association

August, 2012

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Dennis Thornbury, President 1114 S McAuliff St Visalia, CA 93292 H: 559 732-4401 C: 559 280 6243 [email protected]

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Table of Contents

Advertising Index

Gradient Lens 5Roadrunner 6Bryant Custom 9

Shadetree 11BAT Machine 13Benchrite LLC 15PMA Tool 17Shilen Rifles 19Berger Bullets 21 Terry Meyer Bullets 21Lilja Barrels 23Paul Holland 30 ShooterShed 31 Kelbly’s Back Page

On the Cover: Ready For ActionThis Page: Shooters Enjoy an Evening in South DakotaPhotos by Rod Brown

Long Range Varmint Nationals 4Rigidity of Benchrest Barrels, by Dan Lilja 6NBRSA Election Results 9NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 10Oak Hill Gun Club 11Chippewa Super Shoot Warm-Up 12Firearms Industry Super Shoot 13Southwest Regional Two-Gun at Visalia 14California State Championship 1st Leg at Sacramento 14Lands End Benchrest: Western Colorado 4-Gun, 1st Leg 15Seymour Stool Shooters: Texas State Championship 2nd Leg 16Hog Roast at Fairchance Gun Club 17Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Hunter/Varmint For Score 18Prairie Dog Target Club 19Best in the West: Whittington Center 20McMillan Follow-Up 21Manley Oakley Trophy at Tacoma Rifle Club 22Tacoma’s Northwest Regional Two-Gun 23Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest 23Texas State 1000-Yard Championship at Emert Ranch Range 24Mill Creek Rifle Club 25Van Dyne Sportsman Club: Hunter Match 26Palomino Valley Gun Club, Nevada State Championship 27Southwest Louisiana Hunter/Varmint For Score 27Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 28NBRSA News 30New Long Range World Records 31


Pinkney Wins the 2012 Long Range Varmint Nationals!

took the top spot. Steve Archibald garnered second and was followed by “Dangerous”(no flags) Bob Dorton. Ron Chisick shot the small group for the yardage in the first relay, winning it with a nice .265.

With a really short break for snacks we soon started the afternoon LV200 con-test. After the earlier agg, Don Neilson figured it out and won this event! Hen-ry Pinkney again captured second, fol-

Henry Pinkney, Winner of the 2012 Long Range Varmint Nationals

June 9-10, 2012The LRVN were held at the Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility in Reno Nevada. We had a lower than expected turnout due to the econo-my and a very demanding range. The week end weather forecast was so, so, so, wrong! It was predicted “breezy” on Saturday and “nice” on Sunday. What really happened? We entertained winds in the mid 20mph range all day Saturday, with occasional “gusts” and not really too much relief on Sunday either. So it often times goes at the WCSF range. The playing field was re-ally quite leveled by the conditions. Oh, did I mention it was COLD too? Long handles, overalls and sweatshirts with overcoats were the norm.

How tough was it, really? The first agg of the day, LV @ 300 yards saw 13 targets produce the allotted 15” pen-alty, 3” per bullet off the target. We made sure everyone was “ON” before starting but with the constant changes in speed, let ups, and direction, we all suffered as did the backers! Most could not ascertain where their bullets were impacting the targets due to the heavy mirage that lasted throughout the day!

The LV @ 300 saw Jan Sarras in first place. Henry Pinkney placed second followed by “Dangerous” Bob Dorton in third. Don Nielson shot very nice for the conditions, 1.078 for the small group agg award. It is difficult to re-alize conditions so tough that the 1” mark was not broken throughout the entire agg. That folks, is WINDY!!!

Not moving the backers we then shot the 300HV class. Local shooter Cody Archibald stepped up and handily won this event. Marty Childers took the second place award followed by Don Neilson in third. Don also had the small group for the yardage with a .712 in match 4. We ended late in the day and the target crew immediately moved the backers in to 200 yards for Sunday’s contests! Most shooters reset their flags but some waited until Sun-day morning.

Sunday we shot 200 yards all day! Starting in the HV class, Bill Mellor

Back L-R: Bill Mellor, Don Nielson, Henry Pinkney, Steve Archibald & Bob DortonKneeling L-R Jan Sarras, Marty Childers and Cody Archibald

lowed by local shooter and Match Di-rector Steve Archibald in third. Again, Don Nielson shot the small group of the agg, a .522, in the 2nd match!

The top 5 in the LV Grand are as fol-lows. In descending order, Henry Pinkney, Jan Sarras, Bob Dorton, Marty Childers and Bryn Borras. The HV Grand played out thusly, Cody Archibald, Don Nielson, Marty Childers, Tom Price and Jan Sarras.

The 2 Gun winners were, 1st Henry Pinkney, 2nd Jan Sarras, 3rd Marty Childers, 4th Bob Dorton and 5th went to Mark Ronchetti.

A big thank you goes out to the Tar-get Crew: Kerry Sarras, Kelly Marsh and Bob Hoppe. Without these three hard workers we would have been in trouble. The mere size of the 300 yard targets in the wind proved to be very demanding. We wish to thank the contestants who braved these tough conditions and we do appreciate your support. Shoot well and be well!

Jan Sarras

Name Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Load BulletHenry Pinkney Nesika Krieger Sarras S/Y Weaver 36 133 LeeJan Sarras Bat Krieger Sarras Robertson Leu45 8208 FowlersBob Dorton Farley Lilja Borden Borden Sightron 36 N133 N/AMarty Childers Viper Krieger Ocock Ocock Leu 45 8208 ChildersBryn Borras Panda Bartlein Harvey Sutton Leu 45 8208 Fowlers

Cody Archibald Panda Krieger Sarras Edge Leu45 8208 Barts 68Don Nielson P-5 Bartlein Nielson Larson Mar-50 T BergerMarty Childers Viper Krieger Ocock Ocock Leu 45 8208 ChildersTom Price Polar Krieger Nielson N/A Leu 36 8208 N/AJan Sarras Bat Krieger Sarras Robertson Leu45 8208 Fowlers*All contestants used 205M primer and 6PPC caliber.

Washoe County Shooting Facility Equipment ListLight Varmint

Heavy Varmint


2012 Long Range Varmint Nationals ResultsLight Varmint 300

Jan Sarras.........................1.0793Henry Pinkney.....................1.1514Bob Dorton.........................1.1791Marty Childers.....................1.2035Mark Ronchetti....................1.3456Bryn Borras.........................1.3596Steve Archibald....................1.6701Ron Chisick.........................1.6810Cody Archibald....................1.9711Everet Smith.......................1.9725

Small GroupDon Nielson..........................1.078

Heavy Varmint 300Cody Archibald...................0.5379Marty Childers.....................0.6306Don Nielson........................0.6866Jan Sarras..........................0.8121Tom Price..........................0.8241Everet Smith.......................0.8772Henry Pinkney.....................0.8947Bill Mellor...........................0.9612Mark Ronchetti....................0.9829Don Archibald......................0.9852


Heavy Varmint 200Bill Mellor.........................0.3187Steve Archibald....................0.3210

Bob Dorton.........................0.3319Don Nielson........................0.3657Bryn Borras.........................0.3873Tom Price..........................0.3960Henry Pinkney.....................0.4075Don Archibald......................0.4334Ron Chisick.........................0.4366Jan Sarras..........................0.4438

Small GroupRon Chisick..........................0.265

Light Varmint 200Don Nielson.......................0.3966Henry Pinkney.....................0.4155Steve Archibald....................0.4618Everet Smith.......................0.5002Bob Dorton.........................0.5170Tom Price..........................0.5317Bryn Borras.........................0.5792Cody Archibald....................0.5920Pete Savage........................0.5923Jan Sarras..........................0.5980


Light Varmint GrandHenry Pinkney...................0.7835Jan Sarras..........................0.8387Bob Dorton.........................0.8481Marty Childers.....................0.9154

Bryn Borras.........................0.9694Mark Ronchetti....................0.9844Steve Archibald....................1.0660Ron Chisick.........................1.1849Everet Smith.......................1.2364Don Nielson........................1.2791

Heavy Varmint GrandCody Archibald...................0.5231Don Nielson........................0.5261Marty Childers.....................0.5656Tom Price..........................0.6101Jan Sarras..........................0.6279Bill Mellor...........................0.6399Henry Pinkney.....................0.6511Everet Smith.......................0.6745Don Archibald......................0.7093Ron Chisick.........................0.7124

Two-GunHenry Pinkney...................0.7173Jan Sarras..........................0.7333Marty Childers.....................0.7405Bob Dorton.........................0.7860Mark Ronchetti....................0.8764Cody Archibald....................0.9023Don Nielson........................0.9026Bryn Borras.........................0.9449Ron Chisick.........................0.9487Everet Smith.......................0.9554


The Rigidity of Benchrest Barrels... by Dan LiljaWhile there are a number of factors that determine the accuracy of a rifle barrel, one of the more critical ele-ments is its stiffness or rigidity. Obvi-ously the larger in diameter a barrel is, the stiffer it will be. Almost as ob-viously, as the length of a barrel in-creases it becomes more limber. So, there is a trade off of sorts if our goal is a stiff barrel, and as a result a po-tentially more accurate one. If we are limited to a barrel of a certain weight, as we are with a varmint or hunter class rifle, the compromise becomes length verses diameter. When a cartridge is fired in a chamber, the barrel undergoes many stresses. It begins to vibrate when the firing pin starts its fall and these vibrations in-crease dramatically from then on. Dur-ing recoil and while the bullet is still in the barrel, the barrel will whip verti-cally. This happens because the thrust axis of the rifle is above the centerline of the stock. During recoil the barrel comes back and up. The muzzle will lag behind the rest of the barrel in this movement and the vertical whip-ping motion is set up. While these vi-brations of the barrel are very small, they do exist. The stiffer a barrel is, the less the muzzle will jump around. This brief description is of course an

oversimplification of the dynamics that take place, but they do point out the type of barrel movements occur-ring and why a stiffer barrel is more accurate.

The stiffness of a barrel can be de-termined mathematically by knowing a little about the physics involved. A free-floating rifle barrel is a classic example of a cantilevered beam sup-ported at one end and with a load ap-plied to the other, the muzzle end. The basic formula for calculation of muzzle deflection is:

D = (W*l^3)/3*E*Ix

Where D is the deflection at the muz-zle in inches, W is the force or load ap-plied at the muzzle in pounds, l is the free length of the barrel in inches (not including threads), E is the modulus of elasticity or Young’s modulus for the barrel material, and Ix is the moment of inertia for the barrel.

While it is difficult if not impossible to determine the exact force on the muzzle, we can compare the stiffness of one barrel to another by plugging the same load (W) into the formula. In all of the examples shown, this force will be one pound.

The length of a barrel is easily mea-sured. Perhaps surprisingly though, we can see from the formula that the cube of the length is used. This indi-cates that rigidity decreases greatly as barrel length increases.

The modulus of elasticity is a constant, and in the case of steel it is 30 million PSI. Regardless of the heat treatment of the steel or its alloy, this modulus does not change. So unless we are dealing with a barrel made from some other material, this part of the equa-tion remains the same.

Most gunsmiths are familiar with a somewhat similar example to our rifle barrel, modeled after a beam support-ed at one end: the boring bar used on a lathe. The farther out the boring bar is slid from its holder, the more easily it deflects during a cut. Increasing its diameter would help greatly, but the diameter of the hole being bored lim-its bar size. For this reason, the best quality boring bars available are made from solid carbide - that is, the bar it-self is carbide. The modulus of elastic-ity for carbide is about 94 million PSI, or over three times that of steel. As a result, the carbide bars are more than 3 times as still.

With rifle barrels we are limited to steel, but this example shows the im-portance that the modulus of elastic-ity plays in overall stiffness.

The moment of inertia of a barrel is the most difficult part to calculate. It is a measure of the cross sectional area of the barrel. A larger diameter barrel will have a higher moment of inertia value and as a result will be stiffer. Calculating the moment for a straight cylinder barrel is relatively easy though. The equation looks like:

Ix = Pi *(D1^4 - D2^4)/64

where; again, Ix is the moment of in-ertia; Pi is 3.1416; D1 is the outside diameter of the barrel and D2 is the barrel groove diameter. From this equation we can see that the moment of inertia increases with the fourth


The Rigidity of Benchrest Barrels... by Dan Lilja

Jay Young railgun with a 2” diameter barrel in a barrel-block. This is a

super-stiff barrel.

power of the diameter. As an example of this significance it might be inter-esting to note that a 2” diameter bar-rel is 16 times stiffer than a 1” diam-eter barrel because 2^4 is 16.

Figuring the moment of inertia for a straight tapered barrel, such as a heavy varmint barrel, is much more difficult requiring integration over its entire length. While I was shooting at the 1991 NBRSA Nationals in Midland, Texas, I had the good fortune of sitting next to my friend Mel Klasi of Rapid City, South Dakota. For those who don’t know Mel, he is a professor of Civil Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Some-time during the week I mentioned to Mel that I was working on a computer program to calculate barrel stiffness. At that time I had the program working for unlimited type barrels but told Mel that I was not getting anywhere fast on the integration aspect for tapered barrels. Mel volunteered to derive the equations for me and a few weeks af-ter getting home I got a nice little disk in the mail that did the calculations. I’m very grateful to Mel for his efforts in this. Without his input, I probably wouldn’t be writing this article. Mel’s equations are too lengthy and involved to show them here though.

When dealing with a weight limit for a rifle barrel, as we usually are, what we want then is the highest moment of in-ertia for the barrel. As we pointed out, increasing the diameter is the way to achieve this. We are limited by NBRSA rules however to a maximum set of barrel dimensions. This maximum bar-rel is one that is 1.250” in diameter for a length not greater than 5” at the chamber end with a straight taper to a diameter of .900” at a length of 29”. This is a taper of .01458” per inch. A heavy varmint class rifle can easily make weight utilizing this maximum barrel configuration. The amount of weight left from 13.5 pounds for the barrel usually determines the barrel length. Often it is from 22-25 inches long.

When dealing with a light varmint rifle however, limited to 10.5 pounds

total weight, usually about half of the weight is in the barrel or about 5 pounds 4 ounces. To utilize a maximum heavy varmint contour barrel and have it weigh 5 and a quarter pounds means the barrel can be no longer than about 18.60”. This is shorter than most will accept. The trend today is, from my observation, for a light varmint bar-rel of around 22”. Some like them

even longer, up to 24” or so. To get these longer barrels we have several choices; 1) we can cut off some of the chamber end of a heavy varmint bar-rel and use more of the skinny end; 2) we can use a smaller diameter barrel blank, perhaps having more taper per inch, or; 3) the barrel can be fluted.

If the barrel is fluted a maximum heavy varmint blank is usually used and for good reason. As we saw above, the larger the diameter, the stiffer it is going to be. Using a heavy varmint blank then gives us the maximum di-ameter allowed. Fluting a barrel re-moves weight, up to one pound or so depending on flute size. It also low-ers a barrel’s moment of inertia value but not by very much. Some have the mistaken idea that fluting alone in-creases the stiffness of a barrel. This is not true. The fluted barrel of a given weight and length will be stiffer than an unfluted barrel of the same weight. The fluted barrel will not be stiffer than the same taper and length barrel that is not fluted though.If either of the first two options for

selecting a 5 pound 4 ounce barrel mentioned above were used, I won-dered what barrel contour would be the stiffest. To find out I incorporated the rigidity calculations mentioned al-ready with the barrel weight calcula-tions that I wrote about in the Febru-ary 1990 issue of NBRSA NEWS. I was then able to easily calculate with the computer, the weights, lengths, di-ameters, and muzzle deflection for a variety of straight taper barrel con-figurations all weighing 5 pounds - 4 ounces. The results of this can be seen in the accompanying table. Without the aid of a computer, these calcula-tions would have been so time consum-ing and lengthy that they never would have been done, at least not by me.

I also made some calculations for max-imum heavy varmint dimension barrels of varying lengths. I did the same for different diameter straight cylinder, unlimited type barrels, all of the same length. The results were revealing.

For example, I found that a 24” heavy varmint barrel is 32% stiffer than a 26” version. A 22” HV barrel is about 35% stiffer than that 24” barrel and an 18” HV barrel is 98% stiffer than the 22” barrel. Remember the earlier state-ment about length being raised to the third power in the deflection equation? The 18” barrel is 3.51 times stiffer than the 26” barrel. Interesting?

I left the lengths of the unlimited bar-rels the same, 24” with a 1” thread shank, leaving 23” of free barrel. I found that the 1.350” diameter barrel was 36% stiffer than the 1.250” diam-eter barrel and that the 1.450” diam-eter barrel was 33% stiffer than the 1.350” example. Because I’ve made a few barrels from 1 7/8” diameter ma-terial, I wondered about them, too. A 1.850” diameter barrel is 2.65 times stiffer than the 1.450” barrel and it is also 4.80 times more still than the 1.250” barrel. Again this emphasizes the importance played by diameter and the resulting higher moment of inertia in rigidity. They play it to the tune of diameter raised to the fourth power.


The Rigidity of Benchrest Barrels... by Dan LiljaWhen I calculated the deflection for the barrels all weighing 5 pounds - 4 ounces, there were a few surprises. Remember now, these examples all weighed the same but contour and length changed. The stiffest barrel was the already mentioned 18.60” long maximum heavy varmint barrel. The second stiffest barrel was one from what I call a 1.200” heavy var-mint blank. It is just like a maximum heavy varmint blank but its diameter is .050” smaller its full length. This barrel is almost 21” long and utilizes all 5” of the 1.200” diameter cylinder. It fared so well because of the full use of the cylinder before the taper. The next stiffest barrel was a maximum heavy varmint blank with four of its five inches of 1.250” diameter cylinder cut off. With a 1” long thread shank (as all the examples have), this left no cylinder in front of the receiver. This barrel was 20.92” long to make the 5 and one quarter pound weight limit. At this length, almost 21”, it is long enough that most shooter would ac-cept it. That is probably not true of the short 18.6” long maximum heavy var-mint barrel that was the stiffest. This barrel and the previous one are really of the same stiffness for all practical applications, just .000012” of deflec-tion difference between them. The next stiffest barrel surprised me. It was a maximum Hunter class diameter barrel using all four inches of allow-able 1.250” diameter shank. It came in at 21.85” in length and has a taper of .02273” per inch. The reason this barrel fared so well has to do with its maximum 1.250” diameter shank at the receiver. Remember the im-portance of diameter in the moment of inertia calculation. Even over the entire barrel length integration, this maximum diameter, at the breech end, was important. In all honesty, I thought this Hunter barrel would do poorly and used it as an example just to see how badly it would do. Every-one knows how whippy looking those Hunter barrels are.The worst barrel was the longest - al-most 24” long, with a straight taper

from 1.200” diameter at the receiver but with no cylinder section. For in-terest, I also calculated the maximum length 1.250” straight cylinder barrel that would still make weight. It was about 16.5” long and obviously the stiffest of the bunch. It is not legal for use in matches though for two reasons, one, it doesn’t meet the diameter require-ments of the rule-book, and it is also shorter than the minimum 18” re-quired by the rules. This barrel is the first one listed on the chart under 5 pound - 4 ounce barrels.

Looking at the chart, we can see that as the length of the barrel increases, its stiffness decreases. The stiffest barrel is the shortest and the longest one is the most limber. With just a .050” difference in cylinder diameters in these barrels, the full importance of barrel diameter is not realized as it is with the unlimited barrels.

Another question is, does the caliber of the barrel make any difference in stiffness? The answer: yes it does, but not a great deal. To find out I ran calculations for two 1.250” diameter straight cylinder barrels both 23” long. One of them was a .224 caliber and the other .308 caliber. As might be assumed the 22 was stiffer but not by that much. It would deflect .000112” under the one pound load and the 30 would bend .000132”. This means the 22 is about 17% stiffer. In the moment of inertia formula, the caliber is raised to the fourth power and subtracted from the outside diameter raised to the fourth power. When dealing with decimals this results in a fairly small number in the equation from the in-side hole diameter.

We can see from these examples that the short and fat barrel is the stiff-est. To a degree, fatness is better than shortness (don’t forget we’re discuss-ing barrels now). The reason goes back

to the original equation where length is raised to the third power but diam-eter is raised to the fourth power in moment of inertia calculations. So, if you need more weight in a barrel and you’re wondering whether to make the barrel longer or larger in diam-

eter, especially at the receiver end, I’d suggest going with the increased diameter.

This discussion about length brings me to another point. I think one of the reasons that barrel block unlim-ited-type rifles shoot so well has to do with the block. Depending on how the barrel is clamped, the free end of the barrel that is left to vibrate is that part of the barrel beyond the block. It is not quite that simple because every-thing in contact with the barrel is go-ing to vibrate but the block will surely dampen most of the whipping from the clamped portion of the barrel back to the receiver. With a 24” barrel and a 1” thread shank and a 6” block, that leaves about 17” of barrel to vibrate. If we take as an example two 1.450” diameter barrels, one blocked as just mentioned and the other free-floating in front of a conventionally bedded re-ceiver, we are comparing a 17” barrel and a 24” barrel. The difference in ri-gidity may surprise you; it did me. The shorter barrel is 2.48 times stiffer.

With a long barrel on a long-range rifle or 1000 yard benchrest rifle, the bar-rel blocks become even more impor-tant. With a 30” long barrel, not only is there much unsupported barrel able to vibrate, but that extra length adds up to quite a bit of weight. Hanging 15 pounds of barrel from a short receiver thread shank is a good way to stretch threads and mess up a conventional bedding job too. Perhaps more than


The Rigidity of Benchrest Barrels... by Dan Liljaany other rifle type, these rifles ben-efit from a barrel block.

It is probably for this same reason that the short barrels on the Reming-ton XP-100’s shoot as well as they do. Phenomenally well in many cases. The little 14-15” tubes are very rigid.

Another advantage to the short barrels is the relocation of the center of grav-ity towards the shooter. In my opinion a muzzle heavy rifle is hard to control on the sand bags and may cause some vertical stringing in a group. I like the balance point to be as far back as is reasonably possible.

We can see from these numbers that both length and diameter are very important in determining barrel stiff-

ness and potential accuracy. If the advantages of a short and fat barrel are clear, an obvious question is, are there any disadvantages? The only real disadvantage to the short barrels is a decrease in the muzzle velocity of the bullet and as a result an increase in wind drift.

With a cartridge capacity of a 6PPC’s and using a bullet of about 68 grains and a powder with a burning rate close to 322, an inch of change in barrel length is worth just about 25 FPS in velocity. A 20” long barrel would then produce about 100 FPS less velocity than a 24” long barrel firing the same load. These figures are averages; indi-vidual barrels might vary, but the ma-jority of them will fall into this range.A change in velocity of 25 FPS is worth

about .020” of wind drift at 100 yards and about .060” at 200 yards with a 10 MPH crosswind. These figures are true using the velocities expected from a 6PPC shooting a 68 grain flat base bul-let with a C1 ballistic coefficient of .265. Wind drift is directly proportion-al with wind velocity so a 5 MPH wind would have one half of the effect of a 10 MPH breeze.We have pointed out here the signifi-cance of barrel length and diameter in barrel rigidity. The individual shooter must decide if going to a shorter and stiffer barrel is worth the velocity and wind drift penalty. In the unlimited class, where barrel weight is of no concern, I like the barrel block system and as much barrel diameter as pos-sible.

Regional Director Election Results for 2012 Following the NBRSA By-Laws pertain-ing to the annual election process, Ar-ticle II, Section C, I hereby announce the following Regional Directors have been elected to their respective re-gions. The term of office shall be for two (2) years, beginning on the first Monday following the conclusion of the Varmint Nationals, which are sched-uled to be held October 8-13, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Congratulations and thank you for your dedication and service to the NBRSA.*

Audrey Brown Board Secretary

EASTERN REGIONJack Neary is elected to serve

his first term

EUROPEAN REGIONPhilippe Riboulet is elected to

serve his first term

SOUTHWEST REGIONTom Libby is elected to serve

his first term

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONBud Mundy is re-elected

SOUTHEAST REGIONWayne Campbell is re-elected

*Members may request the actual number of ballots sent, the number returned and the number of votes each nominee received. Contact the NBRSA business office to obtain this information.


2012 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule

Boldface Matches are World Team Qualifying Events or 2012 National Matches

AUGUST4-5 MC HTR/VFS 100/200 Northern Colorado Benchrest

4-5 NW SP/LV 100/200 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver, WANW SP & LV Regionals

4-5 SW LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

4-5 SW LV/HV 100/200 Central Utah Benchrest, UT

4-5 ER LV/HV 100/200 WWCCA, Plymouth, MIDog Days of Summer

11 SW LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ

18-19 MC LV/HV 100/100 Ouachita Sportsmans Assn, AR 2nd Leg AR State Championship & Sam Eifling Memorial

18-19 MC LV/HV 100/200 NRA Whittington Center, NMRattlesnake & 2nd Leg NM State Championship

18-19 NC SP/UNL 100/200 Minnetonka Game & Fish, MN2nd Leg MN State Championship

19 NC LV 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club, Bluegrass, IA

20-24 MV HTR 100/200300

Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis2012 HUNTER NATIONALS

26 SW LG/HG 1000 Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

25-26 ER LV/HV 100/200 Shelby County Deer Hunters, OHBriar Hail Memorial

SEPTEMBER1 MC LV/HV 100/100 Mill Creek Rifle Club 12noon

Kansas State 2-Gun

2 MC LV/HV 200/200 Mill Creek Rifle Club 8:00AMKansas State 2-Gun

1-2 MC LV/HV 100/200 Rio Grande Benchrest Shooters, NMRoadrunner - Cash Prizes

1-2 NC HV/LV 100/200 Prairie Dog Target Club, SDNC Regional Championship

1-3 ER LV/HV 100/200 Holton Gun Club, Holton, MIEastern Regionals

1-3 NW SP/LV/HV 100/200 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver, WA Ed Frombach Memorial & WA State 3-Gun Championship

1-3 SW HV/UNL-5 100/200 Visalia Sportsmens Assn, CA Shooters Choice UNL/HV

8-9 MC LV/HV 100/200 Northern Colorado BenchrestFirewalker, 3rd & 4th Legs of 4-Gun


8-9 GC LV/HV 100/200 Midland Shooters Assn, TXThe Buffalo


15-16 SW LV/HV 100/200 Logan Rifle & Pistol Club, UT3rd Annual Tomato King Shoot

15 GC VFS 100/200 San Angelo Gun Club, TX

15 MV VFS 100/200 Van Dyne Sportsmens Club, WI

15-16 NC LV/HV 100/200 Minnetonka Game & Fish, MN

15-16 NC HV/HV 100/200 Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol 10AMIA State 15th-Group 16th-VFS

15-16 ER LV/HV 100/200 WWCCA, Plymouth, MIFall Classic

15-16 SE 4-Gun/UNL

200 Rachel’s Glen, Ft Deposit, AL2nd Leg SE Regional Championship

16 NC HV/UNL 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club, Bluegrass, IA

22-23 GC 4-Gun 200 North TX Shooters, Denton, TX


22-23 MC HTR/VFS 100/200300

Mill Creek Rifle Club Sat 12:00100/200, Sun 9AM 300yds

22-23 ER LV/HV 100/200 Holton Gun Club, Holton, MIGreat Lakes Invitational

27-28 MV LV/HV 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St LouisMississippi Valley Regionals

29-30 MC LV/HV 100/200 Lands End Benchrest ShootersPurple Haze & LV Leg of 4-Gun

29-30 SW SP/UNL 200/100 Palomino Valley Gun Club, NVNevada State Championship

30 GC VFS 100/200 SW Louisiana Rifle Club, LA

OCTOBER8-13 SW 4-Gun 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shooters

2012 GROUP NATIONALS


21 MV HTR/VFS 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis

27-28 ER LV/HV 100/200 Shelby County Deer Hunters AssnFall Finale

28 GC VFS 100/200 SW Louisiana Rifle Club, LA

27-28 MV LV/HV 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St LouisMississippi Valley Regionals

NOVEMBER3 SW VFS 100/200 Desert Sportsman, Las Vegas

VFS NATIONALS


3-4 SW UNL/HV 100/200 Arizona Benchrest ShootersArizona State Championship


10-11 SE LV/HV 100/200 River Bend Gun Club, GA


DECEMBER1 SW VFS 100/200 Desert Sportsman, NV

Club Championship

1-2 SW UNL-5 100/200 Arizona Benchrest ShootersCA-AZ 5-Shot Invitational




29 GC HTR/VFS 100/200 Austin Rifle Club, Austin, TX

Real Cowboys have no fear...


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Keith Christianson Wins at Oak Hill Gun ClubHeavy Varmint 100

Keith Christianson...............0.2802Louis Kerhlikar.....................0.2810Jerry Wick..........................0.2960Jerry King..........................0.3476Bob Cotton.........................0.3664

Heavy Varmint 200Cecil Peterson....................0.3228Keith Christianson.................0.3640Dean Ekstrom......................0.3653Jim Carstensen....................0.4034Jerry Wick..........................0.4106

Grand AggregateKeith Christianson...............0.3221Jerry Wick..........................0.3533Louis Kerhlikar.....................0.3616Dean Ekstrom......................0.3668Jerry King..........................0.3941

Name Action Barrel Stock Smith Caliber Bullet Powder Scope PwrKeith Christianson BAT Hart Leonard Self Waldo Self N133 Leupold n/aJerry Wick Viper Bartlein TMBR Wick 6ppc Barts N133 Sightron 36Louis Kerhlikar BAT Krieger Leonard Scott 6ppc Barts 8208 Leupold 45Dean Ekstrom BAT Krieger Leonard Scott 6ppc Barts N133 March 50Jerry King BAT Krieger Larson JLC 6ppc Gentner N133 Leupold 45*All participants used F205 primer.

Oak Hill Gun Club Equipment List

May 20, 2012We held our match as scheduled but attendance was off a bit because of the Super Shoot.

Had an issue with forgetting to set the clock which caused some consterna-tion. Please remember the rules apply to everyone for fairness and safety. When in doubt, contact a referee.

Congratulations to Keith Christianson on winning the match and shooting his .22 Waldog in windy/switchy condi-tions. Hope to see everyone next time, bring a fellow shooter and remember to pay attention... Cecil Peterson

Keith Christianson


Chippewa Super Shoot Warm-Up: Bukys Starts Where He Left Off in 2011The weekend dawned sunny with pleasant temps and little wind. The 38 shooters came from five countries and many regions of the U.S. All were plan-ning on doing well and some still had a real chance of doing just that after the first couple of relays, and then the wind started to play with most every-one.

At the end of the first day the HV 100 standings were Mark Engle, Gene Bukys, Jerry Meissner, Manny Garcia,and Dale Dillingham. Mark Engle shot the small group of the HV with a nice .104. The HV match was won with a .1898 agg. shot by Mark Engle.

The Light Varmint 100 standings were Gene Bukys, Joe Krupa, Walt Berger, Dale Dillingham and Mark Engle. Walt Berger shot small group with a .132. The LV match was won by Gene Bukys with an agg of .1832. There were enough conditions out there on the range to keep quite a few shooters scratching their heads and mumbling to themselves.

Sunday morning looked to be a repeat of Saturday with bright, sunny skies and more pleasant temperatures and light breezes. The LV 200 got started and after a relay or so, so did the wind. The names of the winners were chang-ing and not very many from Saturday were repeated. The LV 200 yd. leaders were Jerry Meissner, Gene Bukys, Ivan

Piani, Italy, Jan Hemmes, South Africa, and Americo Angaran, also from Italy. Jerry Meissner had his Dinky Dog roar-ing; he won the LV 200 with an agg. of .1974, and also the small group of .147 in. The Light Varmint Grand Agg. was won by Gene Bukys with a really nice .1967 Grand agg. Jerry Meissner, Americo Angaran, Walt Berger, and Dale Dillingham followed in the next four places.

After lunch the Heavy Varmint 200 yd and the HV 200yd. Grand Agg were con-tested. Temperatures had increased by now and so did the wind velocity. Head shaking and creative excuse making 101 was also in evidence in the reload-ing areas. The size of the winning agg, along with the size of the small group in the afternoon is evidence of the deteriorating conditions the shooters were experiencing. The HV 200 yd. winner was Americo Angaran with an agg. of .2219. He also shot the small group of .261 for this gun. Jay Lynn Gore of Texas was second followed by TK Nollan of Oklahoma 3rd, local guy and club member Mark Engle 4th, and Canadian George Carter finished in fifth. That makes three in a row for Gene Bukys at the Chippewa Rifle Club. Gerry Jajowka

Chippewa’s Top-Ten equipment list is displayed at the bottom of page 13.

Chippewa Super Shoot Warm-Up Winner’s Circle L-R: TK Nollan, Walt Berger, Ivan Pani, Gene Bukys, Americo Angaran, Mark Engle

Jay Lynn Gore & Jerry Meissner

Two-Gun

Gene Bukys......................0.2276Mark Engle.........................0.2479Jerry Meissner.....................0.2522Americo Angaran*.................0.2568Jan Hemmes*......................0.2649

Light Varmint 100-YardsGene Bukys.......................0.1832Joe Krupa..........................0.2390Walt Berger.........................0.2480Dale Dillingham...................0.2516Mark Engle.........................0.2518

Small GroupWalt Berger..........................0.132

Light Varmint 200-YardsJerry Meissner...................0.1974Gene Bukys........................0.2101Ivan Pani*..........................0.2362Jan Hemmes*......................0.2534Americo Angaran*.................0.2539

Small GroupJerry Meissner.......................0.147

Light Varmint GrandGene Bukys.......................0.1967Jerry Meissner.....................0.2379Americo Angaran*.................0.2576Walt Berger.........................0.2612Dale Dillingham...................0.2626

Heavy Varmint 100-YardsMark Engle........................0.1898Gene Bukys........................0.1954Jerry Meissner.....................0.2198Manny Garcia......................0.2314Dale Dillingham...................0.2322

Small GroupMark Engle...........................0.104

Heavy Varmint 200-YardsAmerico Angaran*...............0.2219Jay Lynn Gore.....................0.2434TK Nollan...........................0.2461Mark Engle.........................0.2573George Carter......................0.2597

Small GroupAmerico Angaran*..................0.261

Heavy Varmint GrandMark Engle........................0.2236TK Nollan...........................0.2503Jay Lynn Gore.....................0.2527Americo Angaran*.................0.2560Gene Bukys........................0.2586

*Non-Member match participant.


Firearms Industry Super Shoot Scoop

Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Case Load Bullet PrimerGene Bukys 6ppc BAT Bartlein Bukys Scoville Leup/Bukys Lapua 29.6N133 Hott 68 Fed205MMark Engle 6ppc BAT Shilen Self Scoville March Lapua 29.4000 Generic Fed205MJerry Meissner-LV 6ppc BAT Bartlein D.Bruno D.Bruno March 60X Lapua 26.5 N200 Generic 58BT Fed205MJerry Meissner-HV 6ppc BAT Bartlein D.Bruno D.Bruno March 10X60 Lapua 29gr 8208 Generic 65BT Fed205MAmerico Angaran 6ppc Stolle Krieger Kelbly Kelbly March Lapua 29.0gr Berger FedJan Hemmes 6ppc Stolle Krieger T.Harrison Scoville March Lapua N/A K.K. Fed205MTK Nollan 6ppc BAT Bartlein TK TK March Lapua N133 Yes Fed205MGeorge Carter 6ppc BAT MackennanCarter Scoville Leupold Lapua 30.2gr8208 Mitchell FedIvan Pani 6ppc BAT Krieger Tooley ScarbroughMarch Lapua 29.0gr Berger FedJay Lynn Gore 6ppc Stolle Shilen Gore SG&Y Leupold Lapua 30.4XBR Hott Fed205MDale Dillingham 6MM SBRBAT Bartlein Hasecuster TM Leup 40X Lapua 8208 XBR own 66BT Fed205M

Chippewa Super Shoot Warm-Up Top-Ten Equipment ListChippewa Super Shoot Warm-Up Top-Ten Equipment List

Two-Gun Top TenJeff Summers....................0.2335Larry Costa.........................0.2460Jeff Gaidos.........................0.2557Wayne Campbell..................0.2607Gene Bukys........................0.2647Ken Pritt............................0.2656Russell Rains.......................0.2665Chris Harris........................0.2676Tony Boyer..........................0.2689Jeff Thompson.....................0.2705

Light Varmint 100-YardsJim Carmichel...................0.1922Chris Harris........................0.1946Tony Boyer..........................0.1984Jack Neary.........................0.2044Kip Jones...........................0.2074

Light Varmint 200-YardsMark Harpenau..................0.2247Dave Bruno.........................0.2339Alberto Lewzi......................0.2485Jeff Summers......................0.2528Russell Rains.......................0.2593

Light Varmint GrandMark Harpenau..................0.2168Jeff Summers......................0.2384Tony Boyer..........................0.2420Kip Jones...........................0.2428Russell Rains.......................0.2439

Heavy Varmint 100-YardsBill Goad..........................0.1766Jeff Summers......................0.1918

Bart Sauter.........................0.1934Hal Drake..........................0.1972Ken Pritt............................0.2056

Heavy Varmint 200-YardsJeff Gaidos.......................0.2428Jeff Summers......................0.2656Larry Costa.........................0.2729Wayne Campbell..................0.2769Barney Small.......................0.2780

Heavy Varmint GrandJeff Summers....................0.2287Larry Costa.........................0.2413Jeff Gaidos.........................0.2460Wayne Campbell..................0.2617Ken Pritt............................0.2626

Jeff Summers, Winner 2012 Super Shoot

The 2012 Firearms Industry Super Shoot attracted 270 shooters from all over the globe but it was Oak Ridge Boy, Jeff Summers who won the event and apparently it’s his second time doing so.

As fellow shoot-er, Jeff Stover writes, “He is one fine shoot-er, and has been, for about 30 years... You will not find an-other shooter at his level that is more humble and low-keyed as Jeff. As a precursor to this win, he also won the Shamrock 2-gun in March. This Super Shoot win couldn’t have happened (again) to a nicer guy and one of the all time best at our game.


Don Nielson Wins Southwest Regional Two-Gun at Visalia

L-R: Dan Capps, Everet Smith, Norm Jeffery, Don Nielson Carolyn & Tom Libby, Joe Stanovich, Paul Garin & Jim Nicolas

The Southwest Regional matches were held at Dale Wimp range in Visalia, California, since it was Mother’s Day on Sunday and some competitors headed to Ohio for the Super Shoot, attendance was low with 23 shooters contesting. The weather was nice; temperatures ranging between 80-90 degrees both days.

We started with the Sporter 100 on Saturday. Conditions were challeng-ing with switching winds and heavy mirage. Everet Smith won 1st place by two ten-thousandths with a .2272 aggregate. Small group went to Paul Garin with .102. The 200 was a close finish with Tom Libby coming out on top with a .2752 aggregate for first place. Everet Smith shot a nice .120 screamer to win small group.

Norm Jeffery shot steady all day and finished near the top in both aggs to

win the Southwest Region Sporter Grand 1st place trophy with .2625. Placing second was Don Nielson with .2799.

Sunday began the Light Varmint 200. Jim Nicolas shot a nice .2212 aggre-gate to win first place. Don Nielson took second with .2365. Don also won the small group with a .288. Don was on a roll and won the 100-yard with .2132; Dan Capps in second with

.2438. Paul Garin won small group honors with a .094 screamer.

Winner of the Light Varmint Grand was Don Nielson with his .2248 aggregate. Jim Nico-las took second with .2749. Don shot well all

weekend and is the 2012 Southwest Region Two-

Gun winner. Bill Mellor

Sporter 100Everet Smith.....................0.2272Carolyn Libby......................0.2274Bob McGraw........................0.2384Paul Garin..........................0.2420Norm Jeffery.......................0.2458

Sporter 200Tom Libby.........................0.2752Norm Jeffery.......................0.2792Don Nielson........................0.2910Bill Mellor...........................0.2948Gary Ocock........................0.3197

Sporter GrandNorm Jeffery.....................0.2625Don Neilson........................0.2799Everet Smith.......................0.2898Bill Mellor...........................0.2910Joe Stanovich......................0.3031

Light Varmint 100Don Nielson.......................0.2132Dan Capps..........................0.2438Marty Childers.....................0.2472Norm Jeffery.......................0.2540Dennis Thornbury..................0.2576

Light Varmint 200Jim Nicolas.......................0.2212Don Nielson........................0.2365Dan Lutke..........................0.2781Carolyn Libby......................0.2943William Marsh.....................0.2958

Light Varmint GrandDon Nielson.......................0.2248Jim Nicolas.........................0.2749Joe Stanovich......................0.2839William Marsh.....................0.2884Dan Capps..........................0.2890

Two-GunDon Nielson.......................0.2523Norm Jeffery.......................0.2809Joe Stanovich......................0.2935Tom Libby...........................0.3014Dennis Thornbury..................0.3040

Name Action Scope Barrel Smith Load BulletDon Nielson P-IV March Bartlein Nielson T BergerNorm Jeffery BAT Leu-Tuk Krieger Sakai 8208 BishopJoe Stanovich Panda March Krieger Ocock Blend Miller*All shot 6ppc calibers, Lapua cases & 205M primer.

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL TWO-GUN EQUIPMENT LIST

Nielson Wins 2012 Cal State Championship 1st Leg

Sporter Grand AggregateDan Lutke.........................0.3331Bill Mellor...........................0.3338Everet Smith.......................0.3406Don Nielson........................0.3460Ron Chisick.........................0.3591

Light Varmint Grand AggregateHenry Pinkney...................0.3009Don Nielson........................0.3070Ron Chisick.........................0.3216Dan Lutke..........................0.3223Everet Smith.......................0.3252

Two-GunDon Nielson.......................0.3265Dan Lutke..........................0.3277Everet Smith.......................0.3329Ron Chisick.........................0.3403Gabriel Ledesma..................0.3632

L-R: Bill Mellor, Dave Tack, Everet Smith, Don Nielson, Marty Childers, Jan Sarras, Bryn Borras

Heavy Varmint GrandBryn Borras.......................0.2749Tom Price..........................0.2932Don Nielson........................0.2939Jan Sarras..........................0.3315Ron Chisick.........................0.3404

Three-GunDon Nielson.......................0.3156Everet Smith.......................0.3382Bryn Borras.........................0.3394Ron Chisick.........................0.3404Gabriel Ledesma..................0.3676

Unlimited GrandDon Nielson.......................0.2702Marty Childers.....................0.2729Bryn Borras.........................0.2736Bill Mellor...........................0.2810Dave Tack..........................0.3146

Four-GunDon Nielson.......................0.3043Bryn Borras.........................0.3230Bill Mellor...........................0.3485Everet Smith.......................0.3489Marty Childers.....................0.3609


Lands’ End Benchrest: Dan Dowling Wins 2 in a Row

Light Varmint 100Dan Dowling......................0.2258James Culver.......................0.3096Tom Conger.........................0.3188Lowell Frei.........................0.3352Dean Thomas......................0.3458

Small GroupJames Culver........................0.156

Light Varmint 200Rodney Brown...................0.3905Mark Schwab.......................0.4529James Culver.......................0.4657George jacobs.....................0.4864Bud Mundy..........................0.4877

Small GroupBud Mundy...........................0.340

Light Varmint GrandJames Culver.....................0.3877Dan Dowling........................0.4041George Jacobs.....................0.4171Lowell Frei.........................0.4214Bud Mundy..........................0.4300

Heavy Varmint 100Jim Erickson......................0.2436Rodney Brown.....................0.2922Dave Tunbridge....................0.2944

George Jacobs.....................0.3084Dean Thomas......................0.3142

Small GroupJim Erickson.........................0.153

Heavy Varmint 200Jim Bawden......................0.3485Roy Damron........................0.3711Lowell Frei.........................0.3852Thomas Stiner.....................0.3930Dan Dowling........................0.4052

Small GroupTom Stiner...........................0.367

Heavy Varmint GrandDave Tunbridge..................0.3629Rodney Brown.....................0.3700Jim Erickson.......................0.3702Lowell Frei.........................0.3769Jim Bawden........................0.3791

Two-GunDan Dowling......................0.3957Lowell Frei.........................0.3991Jim Erickson.......................0.4040Rodney Brown.....................0.4144Dean Thomas......................0.4162

May 19-20, 2012Hot, dusty and somewhat windy was the order of the day for the 28 shoot-ers contesting the first leg of the West-ern Colorado 4-Gun challenge.

Fresh off his Two-Gun win at Central Utah Benchrest, Dan Dowling strikes again making it a twofer for the ole geezer. But wait! That’s not enough for Dan, he’s gone and done it yet again at Porcupine in South Dakota making it three in a row! Goes to show you can’t keep a good man down!

Dan Dowling, Winner1st Leg Western Colorado 4-Gun

16 Precision Rifleman August 2012Seymour: Uncle Timmy is the 2012 Texas State Champion

Seymour,Texas, population approxi-mately 3,000,located about 130 miles Northwest of Fort Worth,Texas. If you look hard enough you can find it on the Texas Map. I’m sure some of you have spent your summer vacation in Seymour, right? Those of us that didn’t go to the Super Shoot,gathered at Sey-mour this past weekend for the second leg of the Texas State Championships: Unlimited and Heavy Varmint classes.

Twenty-six shooters braved the winds for two days of hard fought competi-tion. Practice on Friday brought the only decenty conditions seen all week-end - the “this is not gonna be all that bad” was heard up and down the line. Little did they know! We had a tail wind all weekend long. It blew hard, and every which way. 15 to 35mph with 40mph gusts. I heard a lot of “Where the #@%@ did that come from!”

First order of business Saturday morn-ing was staking down flag stands, gath-ering up flags from golf course, behind back stop and the west pasture. At 9AM the unlimited fun started! Texas State UNL 100-Yd Champion is Mike Conry. The 200-yds was as breezy as the morning and once again, the 2012 Texas State 200-yd UNL Champion, Unlimited Grand Champion and recipi-ent of the Texas cup is Mike Conry. The

Texas Cup was started in 1948 with the names and scores representing the history of benchrest shooting in Texas. Mike Conry is the only person who has his name on the Cup five times.

Saturday night was Ranger Creek with adult beverages, stuffed mushroom caps, gorganzola crostini with raspber-ry compote, salad, ribeyes, etc, etc..and chocolate something.

Sunday morning conditions were just like Saturday. Texas State 100-yard Champion is Kenneth Terrell. Condi-tions flattened out some after a bbq sandwich. The Texas State 200-Yard HV Champion is Mike Conry and Texas State 2012 HV grand Champion is Ken Terrell. Two Gun Texas State Champi-on is Mike Conry. Three Gun Champion is Tim Oltersdorf and Four Gun 2012 Texas State Champion was won by our great Uncle Timmy.

Many thanks go out to the host orga-nizers, Trae and Tammi Reed, assisted by GC Regional Director, Scott Hunter and target crew, for putting on a glitch free match. Kami Reed is not only our statistician, she is our social director. Kami hit a home run on her dinner se-lection Friday night.

The highlights of the weekend were the delicious Mexican food at Bless-ings restaurant and the steak dinner at Ranger Creek Hunting Lodge. It says alot when the total tips collected were almost twice that of the total bill for 29 people. Top shelf hospitality is a major attraction in this little West Texas Community.

...and a good time was had by all!!!

Glen Chism & Scott Hunter

Photo Credit: Turk Takano

Unlimited 100Mike Conry........................0.2662Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2688Ralph Stewart.....................0.2882Brad Calhoun......................0.3024Trae Reed..........................0.3456Small Group: Mike Conry......... 0.179

Unlimited 200Mike Conry........................0.4326Larry Baggett......................0.4455Kelly Morman......................0.4725Brad Calhoun......................0.5362Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.5426Small Group: Trae Reed...........0.575

Unlimited GrandMike Conry........................0.3494Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.4057Brad Calhoun......................0.4193Larry Baggett......................0.4205Ralph Stewart.....................0.4317

Heavy Varmint 100Ken Terrell........................0.1870Mike Conry..........................0.2514Larry Baggett......................0.2568Scott Hunter.......................0.2634Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2678Small Group: Scott Hunter........0.073

Heavy Varmint 200Mike Conry........................0.2742Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2947Scott Hunter.......................0.3198Ken Terrell.........................0.3240Bill Sturm..........................0.3340Small Group: Tim Oltersdorf......0.406

Heavy Varmint GrandKen Terrell........................0.2555Mike Conry..........................0.2628Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2813Scott Hunter.......................0.2916Larry Baggett......................0.3300

Texas State Two-GunMike Conry........................0.3061Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.3435Ken Terrell.........................0.3504Larry Baggett......................0.3753Ralph Stewart.....................0.3897

Texas State Three-GunTim Oltersdorf...................0.3006Scott Hunter.......................0.3426Charles Huckeba..................0.3449Gary Bristow.......................0.3518Leon Gass..........................0.3913

Texas State Four-GunTim Oltersdorf...................0.3268Scott Hunter.......................0.3907Gary Bristow.......................0.4020Leon Gass..........................0.4223Dickie Pustejovsky................0.4559

Back L-R: Dickie Pustejovsky, Joe Kubon, Ralph Stewart, Scott Hunter

Front L-R: Tim Oltersdorf, Ken Terrell, Mike Conry & Trae Reed

A Happy Larry Baggett

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Jeff Gaidos is Top-Dog at the Hog Roast

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Two-Gun Top-TenJeff Gaidos.......................0.1960Harley Baker.......................0.2439Jeff Thompson.....................0.2456JD Denoff...........................0.2466Donald Rosetti*....................0.2501Don Powell.........................0.2528Ted Heindselman..................0.2598Wayne Campbell..................0.2635Paul Whitt..........................0.2638Jack Neary.........................0.2678

Name Caliber Action Barrel Smith Stocker Scope Power Load Case Bullet PrimerJeff Gaidos 6ppc BAT Krieger Bruno Scoville Leupold 45 20.0g Lapua Gaidos 66g FEDHarley Baker 6ppc BAT Krieger Campbell Campbell Leupold 45 29.2g Lapua JDS 205Jeff Thompson 6ppc BAT Krieger Campbell Campbell Leupold 45 29.0g Lapua JD 68g 205JD Denoff 6ppc BAT Bartlein JDS Hail Weaver 45 n/a Lapua JDS 68g 205Donald Rosetti 6ppc BAT Krieger Bruno Scoville Leupold n/a 29.3g 220 n/a 205Don Powell 6ppc Stolle Hart Powell TM Weaver 36 29g Lapua Hottenstein FEDTed Heindselman 6ppc Stolle Bartlein Self Hail Leupold 45 29.8g Lapua Woodman 68g FEDWayne Campbell 6ppc Farley Bartlein Campbell Campbell Leupold 36 133g Lapua JD n/aPaul Whitt 6ppc Panda Krieger Powell n/a n/a n/a n/a Lapua Barts 65g CCIJack Neary 6ppc BAT Bartlein Bruno Bruno Leupold 45 n/a Lapua n/a n/a

Hog Roast Two-Gun Top-Ten Equipment List

Light Varmint 100Jeff Gaidos.......................0.1910JD Denoff...........................0.2194Jeff Thompson.....................0.2294Jack Neary.........................0.2388John Hurst*........................0.2436

Light Varmint 200Joel Nader........................0.2042Wayne Campbell..................0.2053Harley Baker.......................0.2093Jeff Gaidos.........................0.2098Ken Pritt............................0.2211

Light Varmint GrandJeff Gaidos.......................0.2004Wayne Campbell..................0.2358Harley Baker.......................0.2368Jeff Thompson.....................0.2383Joel Nader..........................0.2396

Heavy Varmint 100Dave Bruno.......................0.1704Jeff Gaidos.........................0.1856Wayne Campbell..................0.1886JD Denoff...........................0.1892Lowell Hottenstein...............0.2046

Heavy Varmint 200Jeff Gaidos.......................0.1978Hal Drake..........................0.2449Don Powell.........................0.2543Greg Walley........................0.2593Jeff Thompson.....................0.2637

Heavy Varmint GrandJeff Gaidos.......................0.1917Dave Bruno.........................0.2360Greg Walley........................0.2410JD Denoff...........................0.2494Harley Baker(Tie).................0.2510Don Powell (Tie)..................0.2510

*Non member participant.

Jeff Gaidos Winner, 2012 Hog Roast

Hog Roast participants at the firing line, Fairchance, Pennsylvania


Bill Haynes Wins VFS; Clark Green Takes Hunter at St LouisMay 20, 2012

While it was a pretty windy day nearly everyone felt they should have shot higher scores but even the winners couldn’t get a handle on the condi-tions. The wind was switching from 7 O’clock to 9 O’clock mostly and even a few times came in from10 O’clock, there were seldom any let-ups. We had a total of 23 competitors which is a few less than usual do to several of our regulars going to the Super Shoot. In the VFS class at 100 yards the winner was Brad Hawkey with 250/17X Brad is a first year competitor and is learning quickly, 2nd was Tom Rippee and 3rd was Galen DeRousse. At 200 yards Bill Haynes was the winner with 246/5X, 2nd was Tom Rippee and 3rd was James Gardner. In the grand agg the winner was Bill Haynes with 496/18X, 2nd was Tom Rippee with 493/23X and 3rd was Brad Hawkey with 492/18X.

In the Hunter class the 100 yard win-ner was Clark Greene with 249/6X, 2nd was Jim Baker and 3rd was Joe Hemkens. At 200 yards the winner was Mark Frost with 242/2X, 2nd was Clark Greene and 3rd was Jim Baker. In the grand agg the winner was Clark Greene with 490/12X, 2nd was Jim Baker with 488/12X and 3rd was Mark Frost with 487/9X.

This was our 2nd Hunter class TCL Postal Match of the year, the highest five shooters at 100 yards shooting 6X scopes are turned in and those five for this match were: Clark Greene, Jim Baker, Joe Hemkens, Wayne Corley and Mark Frost- the team score was 1236/43X.

In our 100 yard club factory class the winner was young teenager and also a first time shooter Zack Price with 221/1X. Good shootin’ Zack!

Thanks to all for coming out today and we hope to see you at our next match on June 17th!

Wayne Corley

VFS 100-YardsBrad Hawkey....................250/17xTom Rippee......................250/15xGalen DeRousse.................250/15xBill Haynes.......................250/13xJohn Ross.........................249/22x

VFS 200-YardsBill Haynes........................246/5xTom Rippee........................243/8xJames Gardner....................242/2xBrad Hawkey......................242/1xTom Hencken......................241/6x

VFS Grand AggregateBill Haynes......................496/18xTom Rippee......................493/23xBrad Hawkey.....................492/18xTom Hencken....................490/21xJames Gardner....................489/8x

Hunter 100-YardsClark Greene.....................249/6xJim Baker.........................248/10xJoe Hemkens....................248/10xWayne Corley....................246/10xMark Frost.........................245/7x

Hunter 200-YardsMark Frost........................242/2xClark Greene......................241/6xJim Baker..........................240/2xJoe Hemkens......................238/4xWayne Corley......................238/1x

Hunter Grand AggregateClark Greene...................490/12xJim Baker.........................488/12xMark Frost.........................487/9xJoe Hemkens....................486/14xWayne Corley....................484/11x

Top-Three in both Classes L-R: Clark Greene, Jim Baker, Mark Frost Bill Haynes, Tom Rippee and Brad Hawkey

Competitor Cartridge Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Case Powder Load Primer BulletBill Haynes 30 BR Stolle Shilen Self Self Weaver Lapua H-4198 34.2 Fed CheeksTom Rippee 30BR&6PPC Farley Bartlien Rippee Rippee March Lapua N-133 33.8 Fed UlrichBrad Hawkey 6 PPC N/A N/A N/A N/A Weaver Lapua N-133 29.2 Fed BartsTom Hencken 30 BR Stolle Rock Creek Smart Smart Leupold Lapua H-4198 Full CCI 10X-115James Gardner 6 PPC Viper Shilen Kuse Kuse March Lapua 8208 28.7 Fed Barts

Competitor Cartridge Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Case Powder Load Primer BulletClark Greene 308s Rem Lilja Self Self Leupold WW W 748 N/A Fed 10 XJim Baker 30x47 Rem Lilja Smart Smart Leupold W/W W 748 45 Fed 10 XMark Frost 30x47 Stiller Shilen Hoehn TM weaver Lapua N-135 42 Fed 115 10XJoe Hemkens 30X47 HBR Kodiak K-P Smart Smart Leu-Pre WW SRB-118 45 Fed Chism-150Wayne Corley 30X48 Stolle Krieger Hoehn Corley Sightron Win N-135 41 Fed HiScore 125

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...And Prairie Dog Makes Three in a Row for Dan DowlingTwo-Gun Aggregate

Dan Dowling......................0.3591Mel Klasi............................0.4067Rodney Brown.....................0.4078Tom Stiner..........................0.4115Terry Hettich.......................0.4247

Unlimited GrandDave Tunbridge..................0.3630Dan Dowling........................0.3972Rodney Brown.....................0.4128Tom Stiner..........................0.4189Bob Prather.........................0.4262

Unlimited 100-YardsBob Prather.......................0.2610Dave Tunbridge....................0.3006Dan Dowling........................0.3390Tom Stiner..........................0.3646Bill Pond............................0.3802

Small GroupBill Pond.............................0.204

Unlimited 200-YardsRodney Brown...................0.4184Dave Tunbridge....................0.4254Dan Dowling........................0.4553Tom Stiner..........................0.4732Bill Pond..............................5050

Small GroupBob Prather..........................0.531

Sporter GrandDan Dowling......................0.3211Heath Ferguson....................0.3395Mel Klasi............................0.3447Terry Hettich.......................0.3602Rodney Brown.....................0.4029

Sporter 100-YardsHeath Ferguson..................0.2420Dan Dowling........................0.2778Mel Klasi............................0.2962Keith Hakeman....................0.3014Tom Stiner..........................0.3072

Small GroupHeath Ferguson.....................0.128

Sporter 200-YardsDan Dowling......................0.3643Terry Hettich.......................0.3864Mel Klasi............................0.3931Bud Schalles.......................0.4140Rodney Brown.....................0.4351

Small GroupDarrel Phillips.............0.235

On June 2-3, 2012, the North Central Regional Championship was held at Por-cupine, South Dakota with 16 shooters attending. Lightening lit up the sky, it rained and the wind howled during the first evening. At least one awning was torn to pieces in that raucus.

As mentioned on page 15, Dan Dowl-ing continued his winning streak. A

Dan Dowling, 2012 North Central Regional Champion

master gunsmith by trade, Dan has a wonderful little shooting shed right on his property near Grand Junction, CO which he uses to test his rifles. Looks like Dan’s been doing alot of testing recently because his shooting is darn fine! Congratulations, Dan. It couldn’t happen to a better man!

Audrey Brown


Raton: Ed Adams is the Best In the WestWhittington Center, Raton, NMThirty six shooters showed up for very windy conditions in contention for the “Best in the West” and the Alvin Davidson Memorial Trophy. (Last year there were 55 attendees...what’s go-ing on here guys? Probably watching the weather forecast and deciding not to get blown away!)

Saturday morning we got started early and hustled through the matches as the wind was forecast to get stronger as the day progressed. It did. A few small groups were shot, notably Speedy Gon-zales’ .065 in match 2 for small group at LV 100-yards. Most were really big 4’s, 5’s and 6’s that were pretty com-mon. Ed Adams won out with a .192 finish, Roy Damron 2nd and Speedy 3rd. Then at HV 100 yards, as the wind continued to pick up, Tyler Adams showed his skill at picking a condition in a hurricane and won it with a .3064. Roy Damron was once again 2nd with a .3904 and Ed Adams took 3rd. (No more mention of aggregates.) Speedy, once again got the small group trophy with a .152. We finished early and a good thing because not long after the frames were set out to 200 yards, the violent windstorm began ripping them out of the ground -- concrete footings and all. Not a pretty sight. Enough frames were left intact so that after repositioning a few shooters, we were able to continue Sunday morning with HV 200 yards.

The wind wasn’t as bad -- it was only 30 or so MPH and Ed Adams won it with John Horn 2nd and Speedy 3rd. Todd Tyler won the LV 200 yard in heavy crosswind conditions, Ed 2nd and Speedy 3rd. Speedy also shot the small group of the afternoon, a .296.

Monday, fourteen of us stayed and braved the strong but subsiding wind to shoot at 300 yards. We started with LV and Speedy showed us how. Again, he came away with small group and won the match. During intermission the target crew had a match of their own with Aaron Snyder coming out on top. Mark Motsko, our scorer and stat man got a taste of benchrest, having never shot a bench gun. They had a

blast! Afternoon, we finished up the weekend with HV 300 yards. I won. Wow! I want to thank Aaron and John who did an incredible job with the targets through impossible conditions, the aforementioned mark Motsko for his skill, savvy and ability to take the pressure off my mind, and the guys who jump whenever they’re needed. The frames have been re-cemented into the ground and all is well, so see you next time!

Jack Snyder

Light Varmint 100-YardsEd Adams..........................0.2632Roy Damron........................0.2762Speedy Gonzalez..................0.2796Lowell Frei.........................0.2818Charles Huckeba..................0.2880

Small GroupSpeedy Gonzalez...................0.065

Light Varmint 200-YardsTodd Tyler.........................0.3576Ed Adams...........................0.3730Speedy Gonzalez..................0.3898Larry Baggett......................0.4606Lowell Frei.........................0.4838


LV Grand AggregateEd Adams..........................0.3181Speedy Gonzalez..................0.3347Todd Tyler..........................0.3663Lowell Frei.........................0.3828Larry Baggett......................0.3848

Heavy Varmint 100-YardsTyler Adams......................0.3064Roy Damron........................0.3904Ed Adams...........................0.3952Jim Erickson.......................0.4040Chuck Miller........................0.4170


Heavy Varmint 200-YardsEd Adams..........................0.3101John Horn..........................0.3431Speedy Gonzalez..................0.3686Keith Cottrell......................0.3750Todd Tyler..........................0.3839

Small GroupJohn Horn...........................0.375

HV Grand AggregateEd Adams..........................0.3526John Horn..........................0.3844Todd Tyler..........................0.4085Larry Baggett......................0.4360Butch Fjoser........................0.4393

Two-GunEd Adams..........................0.3354Todd Tyler..........................0.3874Speedy Gonzalez..................0.3913John Horn..........................0.3935Larry Baggett......................0.4104

Light Varmint 300-YardsSpeedy Gonzalez................0.3616Keith Cottrell......................0.4081Ed Adams...........................0.4223Tyler Adams........................0.4535Jesse Snay..........................0.4799


Heavy Varmint 300-YardsJack Snyder.......................0.4162Speedy Gonzalez..................0.4586Tyler Adams........................0.4901Keith Cottrell......................0.5169Butch Fjoser........................0.5837

Small GroupButch Fjoser.........................0.716

300-Yard Two-GunSpeedy Gonzalez................0.4101Keith Cottrell......................0.4625Tyler Adams........................0.4718Butch Fjoser........................0.5470Jack Snyder........................0.5829

Ed Adams, 2012 Champion Best in the West


2nd Amendment & McMillan Follow-UpAs a follow up to the article in July’s issue, McMillan has made its decision and selected another banking insti-tution. On June 15, 2012, McMillan Group International posted on their corporate Facebook page the follow-ing:

“Today was a big day. We actually started closing accounts at Bank of America. When I went in and asked who I needed to see to close my ac-counts I was pointed to a woman I had not yet met. While in her office she asked my why I was closing my ac-counts. When I told her “you don’t want my business any more because I manufacture firearms” she says what do you mean. I said “Mr Fox, a Senior Vice President of your company came to my office and told me BOA no longer

wants my business because we make firearms.” She said “making guns is le-gal” to which I replied, “I know that, but apparently Mr Fox doesn’t.” And that was the last of the conversation. She had not heard of McMillan or any of the goings on and as far as she knew had not had anyone else close there accounts because of their treatment of McMillan.”

McMillan selected National Bank of Arizona as their new business banking institution. With ties to Zions Bancorp out of Salt Lake City, Utah, National Bank of Arizona prides itself on ex-ceptional customer service, is second amendment friendly and allows McMil-lan to keep their money in the state of Arizona, all of which were criteria for selection. --Audrey Brown

Raton L-R: Todd Tyler, Ed Adams, Speedy GonzalezTyler Adams, John Horn & Roy Damron

Raton: Best In The West Equipment ListNAME ACTION BARREL SMITH BULLET/WT PDR/CHG SCOPE/PWR PRIMEREd Adams Panda Krieger Adams Miller/68 133/27 Sightron/36 205Speedy Gonzalez Farley Shilen Speedy Speedy/68 LT32/28.5 March/50 205MTodd Tyler BAT Krieger Baggett Miller/65 133/ March/40 205MLowell Frei Panda Krieger Frei Frei/66 208/28.4 Leupold/45 205Larry Baggett BAT Bartlein Baggett Baggett/67 Norma 201 Leupold/ 205John Horn Viper Krieger Self Cheek/67 133/29 Leupold/40 FEDButch Fjoser BAT Krieger Busse RBC/66 Norma 29 March/40 205*All used 6PPC.


Tacoma’s 2012 Manley Oakley Trophy Goes To Allen TuckerTacoma, May 5-6, 2012Competitors gathered at Tacoma Rifle and Revolver Club for the sec-ond match of the year. The weekend started with blue skies but it was no surprise to find it cold. We had mild winds that got stronger and switchier as the day wore on. Starting out with the Sporter Class, Mike Zdilar came out of retirement to show all that he could still shoot by posting the only teen agg. on Saturday with a .1808. Al-len Tucker came in second with a fine .2048 agg and Allen Condiff took 3rd with a .2432 agg. Small group for the yardage was a .123 by Mike Zdilar. After lunch we finished the Sporter event at 200 yards. The conditions continued to get trickier with rapid switches. Allen Tucker would prove to be the best at picking thru the conditions by posting a .2677, Rick Graham took 2nd place posting a .2707 and Allen Condiff was not far behind in 3rd place posting a .2726. Small group honors went to Chris Ross’s .346.

The Grand Agg saw Allen Tucker tak-ing first with .2362, Allen Condiff took second with a .2579 and John Parrish third with a .2696. Sunday brought a new day with sunshine and not quite as cold to shoot the Heavy Varmint leg of the competition. Light wind was the prevailing condition for the morning match at 200 yds and not as switchy as what we saw on Saturday. Rick Graham shot his way into first place with a .2255, with Mustafa Bilal hot on Rick’s heels with a .2278 agg and Steve Kostanich took third with a .2499 agg. Steve also took the small group coffee cup with a .305. We finished off the weekend shooting the 100 yard leg. Al-len Tucker picked thru the conditions shooting a fine .1992 agg to take first place. Allen Condiff got second with a .2312 and Rick Graham came in third shooting a .2448. The coffee cup went to Mustafa Bilal who shot a small group of .147. The grand agg showed Rick Graham coming out on top by posting a .2351 and Mustafa Bilal took second with a .2364 agg and Allen Tucker got third with a .2413 agg.

After the smoke cleared and the agg tallied up Allen Tucker proved to be

the most consistent shooter with an agg of .2388 winning the 2-gun agg and the Manley Oakley Trophy. Allen Condiff took 2nd second and Rick Gra-ham rounded out the top three. Great shooting, guys! Larry Boers

Sporter 100Mike Zdilar........................0.1808Allen Tucker........................0.2048Allen Condiff......................0.2432John Parrish........................0.2450Jeff Yost............................0.2464

Sporter 200Allen Tucker......................0.2677Rick Graham.......................0.2707Allen Condiff......................0.2726Steve Kostanich...................0.2896John Parrish........................0.2942

Sporter GrandAllen Tucker......................0.2362Allen Condiff......................0.2579John Parrish........................0.2696Jeff Yost............................0.2745Larry Boers.........................0.2860

Heavy Varmint 100Allen Tucker......................0.1992Allen Condiff......................0.2312Rick Graham.......................0.2448Mustafa Bilal.......................0.2450Jeff Yost............................0.2528

Heavy Varmint 200Rick Graham......................0.2255Mustafa Bilal.......................0.2278Steve Kostanich...................0.2499John Parrish........................0.2664Allen Tucker........................0.2835

Heavy Varmint GrandRick Graham......................0.2351Mustafa Bilal.......................0.2364Allen Tucker........................0.2413Allen Condiff......................0.2598Jeff Yost............................0.2905

Two-GunAllen Tucker......................0.2388Allen Condiff......................0.2589Rick Graham.......................0.2664Jeff Yost............................0.2825John Parrish........................0.2869

Manley Oakley 2 Gun Equipment ListName Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Load Bullet PrimerAllen Tucker Bat Kreiger Bruno Dale Sand Night Force N133 Conaway 205MAllen Condiff Nesika Kreiger Self Self Leupold N133 Self 205MRick Graham Bat Kreiger Kostanich Kostanich March N133 Barts 205MJeff Yost Bat Kreiger Dickson Kostanich March N133 Bishop 205M*All participants used 6PPC calibers and Lapua cases

Manley Oakley Top Finishers, L-R: Rick Graham, Allen Condiff, Steve Kostanich, Allen Tucker (kneeling), Mustafa Bilal, Bob Boldman & Chris Ross


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NW Regional Two-GunTacoma: June 2-3, 2012

We shot our Northwest Regional Heavy Varmint and Unlimited match with var-ied weather from cooland partly sunny to overcast. Winds weren’t too bad but it was pretty switchy. Aggregates in the Unlimited, however, show how tough the conditions were. Not many aggs in the teens. Rick Graham was the man after the final talley. Good shooting, Rick. Larry Boers

Heavy Varmint 100Jim Folwell.......................0.2210Douglas Schwind..................0.2228Mike Zdilar.........................0.2244Jeff Yost............................0.2280Bob Boldman.......................0.2386

Heavy Varmint 200Rick Graham......................0.2472Larry Boers.........................0.2691Steve Kostanich...................0.2835Jeff Yost............................0.2865Mike Zdilar.........................0.3013

Heavy Varmint GrandLarry Boers.......................0.2555Rick Graham.......................0.2558Jeff Yost............................0.2573Mike Zdilar.........................0.2628Steve Kostanich...................0.2558

Unlimited 100Rick Graham......................0.1814Jeff Lewis..........................0.1862Larry Boers.........................0.1902Bob Boldman.......................0.1918Mark Walker........................0.2036

Unlimited 200Steve Kostanich.................0.1877Rick Graham......................0.1878Mark Walker......................0.2151John Parrish......................0.2388Mustafa Bilal.....................0.2528

Unlimited GrandRick Graham......................0.1846Mark Walker........................0.2094Steve Kostanich...................0.2183Jeff Lewis..........................0.2262Mustafa Bilal.......................0.2306

Two-GunRick Graham......................0.2202Steve Kostanich...................0.2520Jeff Yost............................0.2565Larry Boers.........................0.2682Jim Folwell.........................0.2747

Sahuaro 1,000-Yard Benchrest

Light Gun AggregateRoss Herrick.......................5.19”Wayne McDonald..................10.33”Bill Warner.........................12.19”Dan Redford........................12.92”Lon Persun.........................20.17”

Small GroupRoss Herrick.........................4.50”

Heavy Gun AggregateRoss Herrick......................11.88”Bill Warner.........................12.60”Dan Redford........................15.79”Mark Sundell.......................24.17”Jeff Billotte........................44.67”

Small GroupBill Warner...........................8.81”

Light Gun Total ScoreRoss Herrick....................139/150Wayne McDonald................136/150Bill Warner........................137/150Dan Redford......................101/150Mark Sundell.......................90/150

High ScoreRoss Herrick...........................50x

Heavy Gun Total ScoreDan Redford....................239/300Bill Warner........................239/300Ross Herrick......................230/300Mark Sundell.....................200/300Jeff Billotte......................161/300

High ScoreMark Sundell............................88

June 9, 2012

Name Caliber Action Barrel Smith Case Powder Bullet/WtHerrick 30Patriot Nesika Krieger Wells Lazz H4831 JLK/210McDonald 6BR Remington Broughton Bryant Lapua Varget Sierra/107Warner 6.5/284 BAT Krieger Bruno Lapua H4350 Sierra/1040Redford-L 300wsm Remington Krieger Springman Norma H4831 Berger/210Redford-H 300AI BAT Krieger Artis RWS R22 Berger/210Sundell 6.5/06AI Remington Broughton Self Win H4831 Berger/130Billotte 6.5Lazz McBros PacNor Lazzarini Lazz VV165 Berger/140Persun 300wsm McMillan Classic Wells Norma H4831 Berger/210*All shooters used Niteforce scopes.

SAHUARO 1000-YARD BENCHREST EQUIPMENT LIST


2012 Texas State 1000-Yard ChampionshipOn June 1 and 2, 2012, we put the second annual Texas State 1000 yard Championships in the books. We had 16 shooters in the light gun class and 18 shooters in the heavy gun class. We shot light gun on Friday and heavy gun on Saturday. Both days were plagued with lots of high temps, mirage, and all the wind you could stand. The wind was a steady 7 to 9 mph with gusts to 15 mph. Both days were windy but I believe overall, the wind was more er-ratic on Friday while we were shooting the light gun class. However, both days saw several relays when there was a complete reversal during the record period. On one relay, we had a nice left to right wind during the sighter period. Then just before the record period began, the wind switched to right to left and stayed that way. You had to know what both holdoffs were or you were off the target either way. Some of the shooters managed to con-quer it all and indeed shot some nice targets considering the conditions.

Frank Vance was just home after a re-cord setting trip to the 600/1000 yard nationals and he kept up the hot pace here. Brett Mills, an accomplished F-class shooter again showcased his skills at 1000 yard benchrest. New shooter Leland Foster also had a great match.

Before the heavy gun competition started Saturday morning we shot a fun match: The Texas Sniper King Match. Someone had said that only a trained sniper could make a one shot kill at 1000 yards so we decided to find out if this was true. Admittedly, we shot off a bench at a well known 1000 yards. But, the rules were:

Light Gun Group:Brett Mills.........................0.584”Justin Cockcroft.................11.022”Tymn Combest...................12.101”

Light Gun Small Group:Tim Sellers.........................3.213”

Light Gun Score:Frank Vance......................236/2XFrank Matthews...................236/2XSam Duke..........................234/0X

Light Gun High Score:Gary Foster.........................49/2X

Heavy Gun Group:Tymn Combest.................14.250�

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