Shooters News -- 4/25/10

300m State Championship-- Results
Mpls. Rifle Club held the 300m St. Champ matches on April 10 & 11
Congratulations to Stacey Tamulinas for winning the 2010  300 m prone St. Championship and to Lance Peters for again winning the 3P State Championship

                                       Iron Sight          Any Sight           Aggregate

Name                             Match One         Match Two         Match Three                     

Kurt Borlaug                     557                         DNF                       577

Erhard Bruderer                570                         DNF                       570

Chuck Diehl                      551                         579                       1126

Morgan Dietrich                572                         580                        1152               Third

Chris Hazelton                  553                         DNF                       553

Eric Hazelton                    514                         DNF                       514               
           MN 300M Junior Prone  State Champion

Garold Jones                    486                         559                        1054

Phillip Klanderud               548                         DNF                       548

Bill Lair                             577                         579                        1156                Second

Bob Peasley                     576                         573                        1149

Bruce Rawlings                 545                         DNF                       545

Brian Shiffman                  496                         572                         1068

Stacey Tamulinas             591                         578                         1169       
            MN 300M Prone State Champion

International Match, no “X” count used

Minnesota 300M 3-Position High Power State Championship Results – April 11, 2010

Name                   Prone           Standing              Kneeling              Total                     

Erhard Bruderer      196                174                         186                     556

Greg McCarty         180                114                         149                    443

Tom O’Donnell        172                130                         149                    454

Lance Peters          197                174                         186                    564  
                 3-Position StateChampion

International Match, no” X” count used

Results: Click here

Team Warm-Up Match -- May 30th
NorthStar Rifle Club will host a Warm-up team match (over the course) on May 30th.  This is a good chance for any shooter to get involved in Team shooting and for the coaches to practice their coaching skills.  Newer shooters should all try to participate in team matches as they will be coached in each firing position.  You will always learn something at a team match.  All the clubs will have teams, so contact your club Highpower Chairman and get on one of the teams -- Service Rifle or Match Rifle and have some fun.  Your coach will read the wind--you just pull the trigger.  That's why team matches are so much fun.

From:  Bob Peasley

"HP shooters:

 Attached is your program for the 50 shot team warm up match May 30 at NorthStar. By popular demand this is a low budget deal. Entry fee is 8 bucks per shooter and the match scores will NOT be sent in for classification. Low budget for you, low work for me, we all win!

 PUH-LEESE try to get your teams together & drop me a note so I can plan on number of targets needed.

 HOLDHARD,

 Capt.  Bob"  
Program --http://www.scribd.com/doc/30395276/Team-Warm-Up-10-Rev-4-23

From: State Team Capt. Kurt Borlaug
We want you on a team!
"Alright Kiddies! Calling all team type shooters; Those who have, those who haven't and those who never thought of it. I need to know soonest who's in. We will stress Perry type conditions at this match. That means for Perry Team shooters....NO SCOPES AT 600!! We will try this in a low-key environment and run it just like the big boys do. That puts stress on the coach and simple easy concentration on shooter to break good shots....WITH INSTANT CALL FEEDBACK TO COACH!!!
 Lemme know so I can compile lists. Those of you outside metro area don't hesitate if your not a local clubbie. We'll find a team for you!
 Later, Kurt"        kubeborlaug@msn.com

Mpls Rifle Club -- Work days coming up May 1st.
From Brian Shiffman:

May 1 is range workday at both Minnetonka Game and Fish and Minneapolis Rifle Club.  All ranges will be closed while various repair and upgrade work is carried out.

We need your help on this day.  Work teams are established and begin at 9AM.  MRC members should assemble at the 300 meter house.

 Also, this is the day that Range Orientation is being conducted.  It begins at 9AM from the main clubhouse building (the one to the right as soon as you come through the main gate).  This orientation is REQUIRED before club membership can be granted to either club.  Even if you are not sure or if you are planning on waiting for a few months before deciding, I urge you to take this orientation because it will not be offered again until September.

 For those seeking MRC membership, in addition to the range orientation you will need to go through a separate electronic target system orientation.  I expect that George Minerich will conduct this important orientation after the main range orientation is completed.

 If you come out for work day in addition to helping the club with important service that saves us time and money, you will be treated to a lunch that is always really, really tasty.

 The next 300 meter match will be on Sunday, May 9^th beginning at 10AM."

Brian Shiffman

Small Bore Rifle -- upcoming match
There will be a Conventional Outdoor Prone 1600 rifle match on May 16th at MPLS Rifle Club
click for Match Program

Matches in Eau Claire this weekend

Well, its off to Eau Claire this weekend for traveling trigger pullers. The Eau Claire Rifle Club is hosting a Mid Range Prone match shot at 600 yds on Saturday for both sling shooters, and F-ers.  As usual, this will be a 4 x 20, with 2 matches shot with Iron sights and 2 with scope.
On Sunday it's Over the Course shooting with matches from 200yds to 600yds, and from the standing, sitting, and prone position in both slow fire and rapid fire. I love Rapid fire. 
There is always great competition at Eau Claire matches, as some of the best shooters from the Mid West will be there. Will you?
Click here for program

Elk River 80 shot OTC

Highpower season was officially opened this year with a good 80 shot OTC match at Elk River Sportsman's Club.  Thirteen shooters enjoyed the spring weather pulling some triggers, and fireing for scores at 200yds through 600yds. Kevin Bangen showing everyone  that he had lost nothing in the skills department over the long winter and topped the field with a fine score of  781-28x to take the over all win-- and including a awsome 200-13x in 300 yd rapid fire. .  Jeremy Harrison was right behind with a 776-14x and took the Master class.  I think that Jeremy will soon find a High Master card in his mail box. Mark Rohrman led the Expert class with a solid 720-11x.

Yes, there was a Mid range match on Sat. --but  no news forwarded to me.

click for Results

For our AZ Friends (snow birds and traveling shooters)

New pits at Rio Salado.

Rio Salado Sportsman's club is in the finishing stages of a $75,000 project to build a new set of pits for OTC matches on the High Power Range at that club.
Here we see long time highpower director and club officer John Martin, Range Manager Bill Lagusis, Pres. Terry Abbot, and Project Coordinator Mike Toliver discussing final target carrier placement along the new pit wall. .

Click here for more Pictures of project

The Weekend Ahead -- Shooters News

Just a short msg this week about a few activities for Minn Shooters.  I have been neglecting my duties as Blog master here this past couple weeks, as I have been working on projects for the new target pits at my Out of Town range here at Rio Salado Sportsman's Club in Mesa, AZ.  We are building a whole new complete set of target pits at the 300 yd line, so all phases of OTC matches can be shot from the regular 500yd line.  200yd standing, Sitting and 300yd reduced rapid will be shot on the new pits 200yds out in front of the 500, and then pullers will move to the old pits for mid range 500 yds slow fire. This arrangement will lessen the need for folks to be down range during OTC matches and subject to possible bullets falling out of the sky from ricochets off the main public range. So Bill Luth and my self have been making all new target frames (4' x 6') and uprights for the 15 new target carriers to be installed in the coming weeks. The pit wall is poured, catwalk is poured, footings for the target carriers are being poured today. Life is good.

New target carrier and uprights (mock-up): 

Click for more pictures of new pit project





 Now back to business:


This coming Weekend for Minnesota shooters

Elk River Sportsman's Club - High Power
The regular HP season seems to be starting earlier and earlier every year.  This Weekend the Elk River Sportsman's Club will be hosting two days of shooting for Highpower shooters.  Saturday there will be a 4 x 20 600 yd any rifle prone match -- 2 twenty shot matches with irons and 2 with scope (F-class included).  Sunday's match will be at 80 shot OTC match.  The folks at ERSC always put on a good match -- so be prepared to have some fun.
See Program - click here

Ferges Falls Rifle Club -- Small bore
Junior and Open Class Small Bore shooters will be heading to Ferges Falls for the State 4 position Championship. Shooting will start Friday evening and continue through Sunday.The Junior shooters will start off each morning , followed by the Open Class shoot and Team match.
  See program -- click here

Gopher Rifle and Revolver Club -- work days
GRRC will be having its members involved in many work projects this weekend (both days) in order to get the ranges ready for the season and to complete new projects as well as regular maintenance work. Breakfast for all works to be served at the range.

State Service Rifle Team: -- no news

So you see there is no reason to sit home this weekend. Work days, socializing, and trigger pulling are all on the schedule --Winter is over.

Next Weekend:
Matches at Eau Claire Rifle club Both Sat and Sunday.  
Saturday Apr. 24   4 gun Mid range Prone -- shot at 600yds
Sunday   Apr. 25   80 shot  OTC  200yds thru 600yds
See program -- click here 


Hawkeye

Use of Rifle Sling in Prone position

Target Shooter magazine (April Issue) has a very interesting short article on the modification and use of the Rifle Sling for Prone shooting.  Author and champion shooter, Don Brook claims that with good position and using the sling properly, he can hold 1/8 min on target. See Page #81.
"Target Shooter" -- Apr 2010

The Weeks Ahead -- shooters news 4/4/10

Robert Sandager has left the range

Robert (Sandy) Sandager passed away yesterday.  Sandy was a long time member of Mpls Rifle Club, a great patron of our sport, a great shooter and an all around great guy to everyone who knew him. 
Sandy was a 300 m shooter who shot on the Olympic team in 1952.  He was instrumental in promoting, funding and building the 300 m range at Mpls Rifle Club-- one of only two electronic target 300 m ranges in the US.  He promoted 300 m shooting right to the end and was always ready to coach interested shooters such as myself.
He also served as a officer  in the US Army during WW2 and was a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge --Dec- Jan 1945, a bloody battle that cost the US more than 19,000 killed in action.
Rest in Peace Sandy            We are diminished 
"No Less than Victory"  Story of the Battle of the Bulge by Jeff Shaara 
 

Next Weekend:

300 meter State Championship --  April 10th and 11th at Mpls Rifle Club

 "Hi Guys:
  High Power season is is almost here! Attached are the bulletins for the 300M HP Prone State Championship on April 10, 2010 and the bulletin for the 300M--3 Position State Championship on April 11th. Please forward these to other shooters that may be interested. If anyone knows the folks up in  Grand Rapids, I would appreciate you sending it on. Thanks!"
  George  Minerich

300m Prone State Champ Program  Click Here
300m 3P State Champ Program  Click Here

Two weeks out 
Elk River Sportsman's club will host Mid range Prone and OTC matches the weekend of April 17th and 18th.
Saturdays match is a 4x20 4 gun prone 600 yd match.  First two matches are Any sights and 2nd two matches are Iron sights only. F-Class allows scope and rests in all 4 matches.
Sunday's match is an 80 shot Over the Course match held at 200 to 600 yds for both Service Rifle and Match rifle.
Click here for Match Programs  (map to range included)

Dave Dexter wins!
Dave Dexter showed his great off hand shooting skill by winning the State Offhand Championship held at NWGC on Mar 27th.  Dave shot an amazing 780-18x in this 80 shot standing match at 200 yds to take home the Traveling Trophy this year.  Kevin Bangen was 1st High Master only 5 pts behind Dave.  Erick Hartley took the  MA class with a 766-15x and Lorne Smith's 752-09 won the EX class.
click for Complete Results


2010 GRRC Smallbore Prone league

Gopher rifle and Revolver club (GRRC) will again host a Monday night Small Bore league. This evening league will start 5/3/10 and will continue through till 8/23/10 with firing starting at 1700hrs most Mondays (see program).  League is open to all shooters, adult and juniors,  GRRC members or not.  Three complete 1600s will fired over the summer and make up days are scheduled.   I believe that Monday or Tuesday morning shooting will continue this year for the unemployed and Retired folks.  Match Director--Mark Schoess 651-357-4281 (note correction)
 Program:  Click Here

Highpower State Championship matches

"HP shooters:

PLEASE NOTE the {this year's State} championship is MATCH RIFLE OR SERVICE RIFLE. You must declare which you are entering. This is the only OTC championship. There are not 2 separate weekend championships as in the past.  HOLDHARD"

From Capt Bob

Being out of the loop, I am not sure why the State Match rifle and Service rifle championships are being held concurrently this year.  Personally, I would have liked to participate in both and it will be a hard choice to decide which rifle to compete with. 
Hawkeye

Minnesota Service Rifle team
Be the first to visit the new Minnesota State Service Rifle Team web site.
  Click here  (under development now)
This site, while associated with Minnesota Rifle Shooting blog, will be specifically targeted to news and information about the Minnesota State Service Rifle Team and Service Rifle competition.  Kurt Borlaug, State Team Capt. will use this site to promote service rifle shooting and recruit service rifle shooters for the State Team.  All service rifle shooters in MN are encouraged to contact Kurt and become members of the State Team.  Kurt is trying to recruit 16 shooters (2 teams) to compete in the Camp Perry Nationals in Ohio this Aug.
I'm sure that Kurt will want all service rifle shooters to submit, for posting on this site, any pictures, and news interesting to other service rifle shooters.  Let's go guys and gals, we need to send a good team from Mn this year to compete and have some fun!

Dont Forget
Don't forget to renew your MRRA membership.  One year membership is only $15.  This is our sanctioning organization.  Support it.
Membership info and form:  Click Here

GRRC work days coming up!  
from Kurt Borlaug
"Howdy Guys and Gals.
I know your patiently waiting project details for KD/HP stuff. Cliff Secord has fabbed some new point markers for the KD range. We need 2-3 people w/ stencils, paint and steady hands to number these w/ spray paint.
 The big project is helping our friends on the Black Powder range with their roof project. As many of us use that range for smallbore I believe it would be nice of us to help them out. They will need shovels, rakes, nails, hammers and screw guns to get the forms ready and leveled for footings. That is the Saturday plan. Sunday will be cement mixing and pouring. We have access to one mixer that needs a generator that the club has. Water hauling, mixing and scooping. Not necessarily brain work, but deffinately a bit of skill involved and ability to take direction. If we all got on this it would go fast.
 I believe that Cliff and Mark may be re-working the smallbore post holes as well.....I think. Please respond to these pleas for help with willing hands and a show of brotherhood. Remember all the work that the BP boys have done for us in the past. Our range may not even have existed had it not been for these members w/ long teeth who purchased it in the first place!"
Later, Kurt

Minn Service Rifle Team

Be the first to visit the new Minnesota State Service Rifle Team web site.
  Click here  (under development now)

This site, while associated with Minnesota Rifle Shooting blog, will be specifically targeted to news and information about the Minnesota State Service Rifle Team and Service Rifle competition.  Kurt Borlaug, State Team Capt. will use this site to promote service rifle shooting and recruit service rifle shooters for the State Team.  All service rifle shooters in MN are encouraged to contact Kurt and become members of the State Team.  Kurt is trying to recruit 16 shooters (2 teams) to compete in the Camp Perry Nationals in Ohio this Aug.
I'm sure that Kurt will want all service rifle shooters to submit, for posting on this site, any pictures, and news interesting to other service rifle shooters.  Let's go guys and gals, we need to send a good team from Mn this year to compete and have some fun!

Out of town Match -- Phoenix Rod and Gun club 500yd 3x20 Mar 27, 2010

25 shooters faced Windy and warm conditions that held down the scores but made for a great 500 yd match Saturday 3/27 at the Phoenix Rod and Gun club.  Doug (Dogface) Frerich won the match followed closely by Ken (Mapleleaf) Nelson, German Salazar, and Tom (Turbo) Albinito.  Close behind, dropping only 13 pts in the gusty conditions was Frank (cheese head) Fisher, and Jim (hawkeye) Evenson. 

Phoenix Sky Line and firing lines from PRGC pits

More Pictures form this match at:
Pics: Click Here


Scores - click here

Robert Sandager has left the range

Robert (Sandy) Sandager passed away yesterday.  Sandy was a long time member of Mpls Rifle Club, a great patron of our sport, a great shooter and an all around great guy to everyone who knew him. 
Sandy was a 300 m shooter who shot on the Olympic team in 1952.  He was instramental in promoting, funding and building the 300 m range at Mpls Rifle Club-- one of only two electronic target 300 m ranges in the US.  He promoted 300 m shooting right to the end and was always ready to coach interested shooters such as myself.
He also served as a officer  in the US Army during WW2 and was a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge --Dec- Jan 1945, a bloody battle that cost the US more than 19,000 killed in action.
Rest in Peace Sandy

"No Less than Victory"  Story of the Battle of the Bulge by Jeff Shaara

This Weekend -- Mar 27th

The state Offhand Championship is being held this weekend -- March 27th-- at Northwestern Gun Club, a few miles NW of Duluth. Take this chance to visit another of Minnesota's great rifle ranges and participate in this match.  Shooting is from indoors to outside at 200 yds so you will stay nice and toasty warm in the shooting house--Plenty of socializing when not shooting.
Offhand match program click here

Western Wildcat matches Day 1- 4

Pictures of Western Wildcat Matches Day 1-4
Click Here      a few Day 2, 3, and 4 pics added

I did use the smaller rear apertures and I shot my best Iron sight score in the Wildcat matches---8 pts above my average.  I used a .85 rear ap-- worked for me

4 Day Western Wildcat Grand Aggregate scores--
Click Here
Winner is Tarl Kempley followed by Rea Kempley.

Will Silverman's pictures from Wildcat matches posted at: 
 Click Here

Old eyes, can't see, and rear apertures

 Old Eyes and Iron sights  --  Part 1
It gets harder and harder to get a good sight picture, and sight allignment these days. They say that old eyes lose resolving power, and suffer reduced depth of field as one approaches 60 years old.  Well, for me, that age milestone was passed years ago, and Iron sights are becoming a real problem -- and for some strange reason aperture sights are more a problem than battle sights (???).
   I shot two matches this past weekend.  Saturday I did very poorly in the Sm Bore Road Runner match -- lots of wild shots, off call.  I just couldn't see the target.  Sunday, I shot the Martin Cup 500 yd match and did quite well -- 4th, one pt out of 2nd, and I could see the target.  So, what was different?   Lunching with German Salazar, Mike and Tara Toliver after the match,  I mentioned that today I had been using a very small rear aperture(0.9) whereas on Sat. the light must have been different as I was using a very large rear aperture (1.5). Both German and Mike said right away the large Rear aperature I used on Sat was the cause of not being able get a good sight picture and the cause of the wild shots.
  I have been using larger rear apertures for years, and recently more so because I have been using a 30mm "Right Sight" on the front, and I like to have a good line of white around the front globe for the purposes of getting good sight alignment.  Yes, I use the front globe for sight alignment not just the aperature.  I have also thought that my real problem with "wild" shots was sight alignment and not sight picture, NPA, position, etc.
   German, being the good mentor that he is, once again advised me to forget the front globe, and the concept of sight alignment, and just concentrate on the front aperture and centering the bullseye.  He says to just "look through" the Rear ap, and forget about it.  "If you close the Rear Aperture down to where you can barely see anything, then open it up just a little and simply look through it, you will not have sight alignment problems.  If the rear aperture is really small, your eye must be centered to even see through it.  The small aperture will increase your depth of field, the front sight and the bull will be much sharper and sight alignment will become automatic.  On a small bore rifle--snuggle right up to the rear sight and close that aperture down to even 0.7 and just "look through it and forget it".
  Well, I'm ready to try anything to help my sagging scores, so I went out yesterday to the range and tried the very small rear aperture, and yes I could see much more clearly and I seemed to have no alignment problems.  The first 3 shots went in the same hole! The rest of the target went very well, and I am now ready for the first day of the Western Wildcat matches starting tomorrow.

Result: 10 shots- 50m UIT target -- Iron sights --yesterday SK std ammo

  We'll see how it goes.
Hawkeye

Out of Town Matches

2010 Road Runner Sm bore competitors
Ben Avery, Phoenix AZ
March 13th, 2010
Winner:  Rick Curtis
notable:  Bill Burta-1600 in F-class

Winners at John Martin Cup 500yd match
Rio Salado,  Mesa, AZ
March 14th, 2010
Winner: German Salazar

Follow up to paper posted below

Army paper prompts look at combat gear (see below: Taking back the infantry half kilometer)
Army sees need for markmanship and long distance riflery
http://www.military.com/news/article/army-paper-prompts-look-at-combat-gear.html?ESRC=eb.nl&ESRC=army-a.nl

Shooters News -- Mar 10th (Minn area)

Next Match

State Off-hand Championship -- March 27th
Northwestern Gun Club (near Duluth on beautiful Hunter's lake) will be hosting the Start Offhand Championship March 27th 2010.
Less than 2 hrs north, NWGC, is a great place to shoot-- even in the winter, as all cold weather shooting is done from inside the shooting house --from shooting booths on the 200 yd line.  The pits are enclosed and heated by a barrel stove so cold weather is not a problem. The shooting house is also heated and is a good place to socialize when you are not shooting.  Quite often there are sausages and venison on the stove and a good time will be had by all.
Program and entry:     http://www.scribd.com/doc/28087993/State-Offhand-Match-Mar-27-2010

Up-coming: Service Rifle Clinic

  " We (Gopher Rifle and Revolver Club) are excited to announce the next Service Rifle Clinic.  This year we will be implementing a new teaching format. There will be a brief classroom session in the GRRC Red Shed. We will then proceed to the 200 yard line for the practical portion of the clinic.  The Clinic will be held on Saturday, May 15th, 2010 with a 7:30 am roll call.  The clinic should be completed around 2:00pm.

    The purpose of the clinic is to teach the Fundamentals of High Power Service Rifle Marksmanship.  We will cover many topics, including sight alignment, trigger control, breathing, and equipment.  The clinic will show the participant how to compete in a High Power Rifle Match; yet will be held in a relaxed and low-pressure environment.  After the Clinic, the participant will have enough information to compete in

High Power Rifle matches held all across the country, including the famous National Matches held at Camp Perry, Ohio. During the entire clinic, there will be an experienced rifleman on each firing point to coach, assist and share their expertise. These experienced riflemen will also be the safety officers. We want this experience to be safe and enjoyable.  Please bring a pen and notebook to the Clinic because we will be covering a lot of information!

Please contact me at kubeborlaug@msn.com with any questions.  We look forward to seeing you!"

Kurt Borlaug
Program and Entry form:    http://www.scribd.com/doc/28084223/Service-Rifle-Clinic-2010-GRRC

A really good read
    Why the M16/M4 as used in combat today is ineffective in KILLING the enemy! 
"Increasing small arms lethality in Afghanistan:  Taking back the infantry half-Kilometer by Major Thomas P. Ehrhart USA
   " Operations in Afghanistan frequently require US ground forces to engage and destroy the enemy at ranges beyond 300 meters. These operations occur in rugged terrain and in situations where traditional supporting fires are limited due to range or risk of collateral damage. With these limitations the infantry in Afghanistan require a precise lethal fire capability that exists only in a properly trained and equipped infantryman. while the infantryman is ideally suited for combat in Afghanistan, his current weapons doctrine and marksmanship training do not provide a precise, lethal fire capability to 500 meters and are therefore inappropriate.
   Comments from returning non-commissioned officers and officers reveal that about fifth percent of engagements occur past 300 meters. The enemy tactics are to engage US forces from high ground with medium and heavy weapons, often including mortars, knowing that we are restricted by our equipment limitations and the inability of our overburdened soldiers to maneuver at elevations exceeding 6000 feet. current equipment, training, and doctrine are optimize for engagements under 300 meters and on level terrain. ....."
Link:                http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA512331&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
This paper explains the problem, history, and gives realistic solutions.  It's rather long but a very good read.
   
Gun show Help Needed!
   "Boys, (and Gals) We need some help to man the GRRC HP Clinic booth March 20 and 21. Saturday is the critical day as Tom and Kurt need to be at the MRRA BOD/ GM meeting on the 20th. We can both be there on Sunday. I dealy we'd like 3 people at all times to answer questions and appear smart about HP shooting. This is a $ maker for our discipline and promotion is crucial.
 Reply back here or call me at 651-263-4576. NO CALLS AFTER 9 PM!!!"
Thanks, Kurt Borlaug

Air Rifle target for Off-hand practice
"Several folks have requested a copy of the 200yd NRA Target reduced to 10 Meters. I got my scanner working so I made a printable PDF file of the target. Its good for dry firing or shooting in the basement with air rifle....."
click here:   http://www.scribd.com/doc/28058388/200yd-Target-Reduced-to-10-meters
Regards"     George Minerich  MRRA Pres. 

Team Warm-up match  May 30th

"HP shooters:

Yes I know there is still snow on the ground and there are flood forecasts for April.  But there has been a lot of interest in a NRA team practice/warm up match prior to the "real" team match in June.  So by popular demand here is your program for this event.  Most everyone who replied to my earlier note said they would prefer a 50 shot event.  We can do a 15-30 minute review of team shooting prior to kick off if desired.  This might make your new team shooters feel more comfortable.

This is just your reminder that it will happen.  So get busy and start lining up your teams.  Remember, club teams are preferred but state assn. teams are welcome as well as pick up teams.  I'll have a follow up late April with another reminder."
Program Rev 2 (50 shot)--    http://www.scribd.com/doc/28058978/Team-Warm-Up-May-30-Rev-2

 Bob Peasley 

Think Spring and Keep em in the Middle
Hawkeye 

Small Bore Ammo too expensive?

I recently picked up a brick of  Lapua Midas L Small bore ammo for my venerable but very accurate, Mod-52D Winchester.  This is a 1963 .22 target rifle that has had many many thousands of rds through it and it seems to like slightly larger dia. of the Midas L ammo.  With a few other purchases I paid my bill at Brunos and noted that I was spending  a little more than I thought it would be.  Well when I got home and looked at the bill, I found that I had payed $16.43/50 rd box for those little rimfire bullets.  Holy cow, I dont even feed my dog that good.  $16  a box--- I must be nuts! Well, it is a great rifle and I do love shooting it--but $16 a box,,arrrgh!
  I'm sure that you have all noticed the rise in prices of Sm bore ammo and you may feel like I do,  it isn't worth it---because it isn't, unless you are a High Master shooter that can expect to shoot a 1600 on a good day and win the Western Wildcats match.  Well, I'm not and I don't so I'm not going to lay out that kind of money for "The Best" ammo.  I am starting to believe that there is lots of good ammo out there at much more reasonable prices, so I am now shooting SK and Wolf ammo---$4 to $6 per box and I think I am getting just as good scores as I would with the "really good" stuff.  With me, it aint the ammo that shoots most of  those bad shots, it's my old eyes and lack of skill. 
  On a good day I can get in the 1590's with a scope (1598-105x last time) and average 1571-70x with irons weather its $16 per box or $4 per box--- so why pay too much for ammo.

  Can $6 ammo shoot well--see below. That's a 100 yd metric target from the last metric match I shot with iron sights.  Other than one called bad shot the group is about 1 min of angle.  Good enough for me and I think that it would have been half that with a scope and a rest.

SK Match ammo, Irons, 100 yds, A33 tgt
See you all at the Western Wildcats matches 3/17---3/21 Phoenix.

PGRC Small Bore 1600 --2/28/10 Die hards in the rain

 The day was chilly and overcast with some rain. Up against the Seinor Olympics 500 yard and the Vancouver Olympics we had a rather small turnout. Richard Layton had a great start but found fowling a problem later in the day (time for a new barrel already on order). Jake Crown a new Junior had a wonderful first day out. Bob Del Cotto came down for some practice before next weeks One Day Regional.

Phoenix Rod and Gun Club Smallbore Prone				Feb,28,2010
2/28/2010
Name	Class	50 Yard	50 Meter	Dewar	100 YRD	Grand Agg
Richard Layton Jr.	Jr.	400-33	400-23	397-17	397-23	1594-96
Jack Arnold	M	397-27	394-22	398-24	395-21	1584-94
Mick W Walker	S	399-16	393-21	398-30	398-26	1588-93
JakeCrownJrFclass	Jr.	397-28	394-21	396-23	397-20	1584-92

From Jack Arnold