The Week Ahead for Shooters
Well shooters, the competitive season here in MN is winding down. There is one Over the Course Service Rifle match left. This coming Sunday, GRRC is hosting a Service Rifle Leg Match - 50 shot OTC. If you own, and occasionally shoot a service rifle - this is the match for you and its a good one to wind down the season with. This is a Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) sanctioned Match and points towards a Distinguished Rifleman badge are the prize. For those in the hunt for these elusive points, the competition will be fierce. For the Rest of us, it will just be a fun match to shoot. 50 shots---easy day.
We would like to see as many of you there as possible to support this worthwhile CMP program. Numbers count, and the more shooters that participate the more justification there is to keep this program going. So, please support the CMP and come to this Match. Note: Harris exit closed--get off at North Branch, take #61 north to Harris and then west over freeway.
Program -- http://www.mrra.org/downloads/grrc/2009_EIC.pdf
Last Weeks matches
No news
1997 MN Service Rifle Team (ITT) - Picture posted at http://minnesotarifleshooting.blogspot.com/
2010 Proposed Small Bore Schedule
"Hi Guys: You have expressed interest in smallbore shooting. Attached is a Word file with the proposed 2010 Outdoor smallbore schedule. Due to feed back Second Saturday Prone League is now third Sunday Prone League. This is your last chance to comment. The State Championship dates will be submitted to the MN Rifle and Revolver Assoc. Board at the Oct. 17 Board Meeting. Thanks! George Minerich MRRA President
Proposed Sched: http://www.scribd.com/doc/20386100/Proposed-2010-Outdoor-Smallbore-Match-Schedule-Word-20031
Winter Air pistol League
"Here is the program for the Winter Air Pistol League we will be starting on Tuesday, October 6th at Bill's in Robbinsdale. If you can post this on the MRRA website under airgun, it would be appreciated. I have copied this to those who may be interested in participating as well.
Thanks Mike Marzitille."
Air Pistol Program -- http://www.mrra.org/downloads/air_pistol/Air_Pistol_League09.pdf
Winter Air Rifle League
"Shooters All. Below is a proposed Air Rifle League for this following fall. All is in place. Is there sufficient interest? All is in place, we only need attendees. I haven't heard any followup on Kurt's earlier query so Larry S and I set this up and are wondering if anyone is interested other than us. Let me know.
Mike Marzitille"
Air rifle Program http://www.mrra.org/downloads/air_pistol/Air_Rifle_League09.pdf
300 m Matches
"The 300 meter match at MRC on Oct 11 is the State 3p Championship Match."
Brian D. Shiffman
The Week Ahead
Head to GRRC on Sunday Oct 4 and shoot the CMP Service Rifle Match -- See you there
Question ? Has this news letter (and the Blog) been worthwhile? --
Reply to ( ARman772@aol.com,) Blank replys are fine, I just need to know how many read these msgs, and I will use the replys to form the new E-mail list. I assume that those on this years list who don't reply -- don't read it and don't want to. So, If you want to keep receiving "The Week Ahead" next season, just hit reply, then send.
The same goes for the Blog - Go to the right hand column and vote. (no votes-no blog)
Take care.
Hawkeye
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Mpls Rifle Club -- 2009 Champion Rifle Club
Steve Knutson, Kurt Kisch, Stacey Tamulinas,
and Erhard Bruderer
Match pics posted below along with Complete Report on Match
The Week Ahead -- Sept 22nd, 2009
Results team match--click to enlargeThe Week ahead -- competitions
Shooters
Next weekend I show little on my schedule locally for Rifle matches. However, a short drive to Eau Claire National Rifle Club will offer 2 matches to prevent shooting withdrawal symptoms (SWS). Saturday (9/26) is the usual 600 prone match and there will be an Over the Course match on Sunday. Other than the GRRC Service rifle Leg Match on Oct 4th, these will be the last OTC and MR matches within easy driving distances. I suspect there will be a great turnout. You've seen the pics on the shooting blog, Eau Claire is a very nice range to shoot at.
Last Weekend
Talk about a way to wind up the High Power shooting season with a bang --just schedule the NRA Champ match and the all important Club vs. Club championship match on the same weekend in September.
NorthStar Rifle Club near Red Wing, Mn was the place to be last Sat and Sunday. The rescheduled NRA Regional Championship match on Saturday saw Kevin Bangen complete his sweep of the Over the Course Minnesota championships, this year by firing a 783-26x to take the Gold Medal. I remember Rudy Wadekamper saying that if you shoot 25Xs that's a good days shooting, so congratulations to Kevin for a good days shooting and that Gold Medal. Silver Medal to Omer Hamer, and Bronze to Steve Erickson who overcame equipment problems to take that medal. Other Class winners were Mark Havlik - master, Don Mastro - Expert, and Lisa Johnson -Sharpshooter. A gentle breeze and Fall colors appearing made this a fine day to pull some triggers. Mike May match director-- great job!
The Big Match
It was the Big Match -- all the marbles were on the table, the bragging rights were up for grabs, it was the Club vs Club shoot-off and the State's top rifle clubs sent their best shooters to contest for honors. This would be a prone match at 300 yds to 600yds. There would be three 20 shot matches with irons and one 600 yd match with any sights to test the shooting skills, and the wind coaching skills of the each team.
After years of dwindling participation in Team Matches, this year would be different. All Star teams of open associations would be discouraged, and shooters would be encouraged to shoot for the Home club. Club championships would mean something again. The challenge was issued and the Clubs answered that challenge.
Gopher Rifle and Revolver Club would send 3 complete sling shooter teams and one F-class team under team captian Kurt Borlaug. Elk River Sportsman's Club sends both an F team and a Sling team led by Tim Thole. North Star Rifle Club under Dbl. Distinguished Capt. Bob Peasley, also fields a team in each division -- a High Master Sling Team, and the F-Team to be anchored by Ken Erickson - former NRA National Champion in 1960, and celebrating his 85th Birthday today. LaCrosse Rifle Club sent US Palma team shooters, Sandy Pagel (capt) and Bill Lair to bolster their teams chances. Air Force Rifle Team shooter Matt Griffen, HM Elliot Zunich--NWGC, would form an Assoc. pickup team with Elk River prone masters Mark Rohrman, and Phill Klandurd. And if you think that even one of these hard holding teams would have a lock on the trophy -- Forget It! Minneapolis Rifle Club was also sending current members of the US Palma team, Stacy Tamulinas, and Steve Knutson, International 300 m shooter Erhard Bruderer, and he who wins most every type of shooting event he participates in--Kurt Kisch. Minneapolis Rifle club came to play.
The day was gorgeous, 75 deg, blue sky, and light fishtailing wind that would come into play later at the 500 yd line.
Mpls Rifle club (MRC) started right out at the 300 yd iron sight match with two clean scores from Stacey T., and Kurt Kisch (16Xs), coming off the line only 4 pts. down. The LaCrosse Rifle team also benifited from two clean targets fired by their Palma experts, B. Lair, and Sandy Pagel-(11x) and went to the 500 yd line 5pts down. MRRA assoc team hung in there and but had dropped
9pts. Unforced errors by Gopher shooters took the pressure off that team early.
At the 500 yd line MRC did well with Steve K. on the scope and turning the knobs for his shooters. Stacy T. again cleaned the target- (17Xs !), but with the 6 range flags now all pointing different directions, and the breeze getting stiffer, MRC lost 17 pts and would have to suck it up to have any chance of final victory. On the other hand Northstar, and MRRA teams had all shooters firing solid 198s or 197s, losing only 10 pts per team. Even with Sandy Pagel turning the knobs, the LaCrosse team lost 16 for their 4 shooters.
The 600 yd line -- MRRA assoc. team was in the lead by 3 pts, two matches to go. Matt Griffen started things out for those guys with a 199 but it wasn't enough to keep them in front. They have their worst match and go down 21 pts. Fishtailing wind also confounds LaCrosse, and Northstar who average 4 pts lost per shooter, but not MRC and Kurt Kisch again shoots clean, while the others only lose 8 total, and MRC goes into the scope match, now ahead by 7 pts--not necessarily comfortable with that slim margin.
The Scope Match. The pressure is on. Steve Erickson of NorthStar, Stacey. T of MRC, and Matt Griffen of MRRA hold hard, losing no pts for their teams. Even with local knowledge, the home team NorthStar, loses 16 in the difficult conditions. LaCrosse also suffers a couple unforced errors and loses their chance to win by losing 24 pts in that match. However its those 300 m and Plama experts from MRC that shine in this final match, only losing 13 team pts. They hold on to their lead and win the match.
Congratulations to Minneapolis Rifle Club -- winners of the 2009 upper midwest Club Championship. NorthStar Rifle club --2nd, and Lacrosse 3rd. Top Individual shooters in the Team Match was Stacey Tamulinas who lost only 3pts the whole match -- 797-45x, and Sandy Pagle with a 795-42x --- That's fine shooting.
F-Class champs are NorthStar Rifle club, with Jerry Johnson, Ken Erickson, Bruce cotton, and Ben Winget. 2nd place to the new team of shooters from GRRC -- S. Hoskins, Collin Mitchell, Greg Wahistrom, and G. Mitchell. They did very well for their first match as a team. Ben Winget turned in the top F Score with an astounding 792-39x -- whew!
This was the best team match we have had in many years. 11 club teams from around the state and Wisc. participated. It would have been nice to have seen a team from Northwestern Gun Club (frozen in already or what?), and Eau Claire Nat. Rifle club. They can both field powerful teams but chose to rest on the laurels of their past triumphs and did not contest for honors this year. Next year maybe they will answer the Challenge. We hope so.
Last weeks 50m Free Pistol match at MRC-- no News
Copper Fouling problems ? -- See Blue Goop recipe at: http://minnesotarifleshooting.blogspot.com/
The Week Ahead
Saturday Sept 26 -- Mid Range 600 yd 80 shot match -- Eau Claire Rifle Club
Program: http://www.wrpa.com/2009_Match_Programs/090926-27_EauClaire.pdf
Saturday Sept 26 -- 50 m Free Pistol at Oakdale
Sunday Sept 27 -- 80 shot OTC match -- Eau claire Rifle club
Program: http://www.wrpa.com/2009_Match_Programs/090926-27_EauClaire.pdf
Take care
Hawkeye
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The Week Ahead -- Sept 15th 2009
Shooters
The Week Ahead
This is the weekend when all the bragging rights are on the line. The two biggest matches of the year are on this weekends schedule. NorthStar Rifle Club will be the site for the rescheduled NRA Regional OTC championship on Saturday. On Sunday it is Club vs Club in the hotly contested Mid Range prone Team Championship. This year there is more interest in shooting for Club vs Club bragging rights than ever before. With a new format that encourages shooters to shoot for their "home" team, and not some "intra-club Lightholder, or Association all star teams", each club will have a much better chance to put their name on the Team Trophy. Clubs are taking this match seriously this year, with GRRC rumored to be sending 3 Teams, Elk River bringing 2 teams, and even Mpls Rifle Club is sending a team of 300 meter experts. Will the hard-holders from Northwestern Gun club, or the always powerful NorthStar team be able to defend their past championships--- We'll see. Eau Claire National Rifle Club,--bring your best!
Are you going to be there shooting for your club? I hope so.
But First
It's not often that I Iike to get extra early (0500 hrs) to go to a rifle match, but when there is a chance to get up north for the day and shoot a good match, I'll make the sacrifice. So with the range at Hunter Lake on the radar I was crossing the St Louis River in Cloquet Saturday about an hour after sun up. It was a misty scene with mirror smooth water--what a sight. When I crossed again up near the range---Well, see the picture on the blog. I guess us Norwegians just like smell the pine trees and lakes once in a while.
Northwestern Gun Club was hosting the 9/11 Patriot's match -- 2 days of prone shooting and a good tune up for the MR club championship coming up. Saturdays course of fire was all at 300 yds, with 2 iron sight matches and 2 any sight matches. The morning fog caused a short delay till the targets could be seen, but by 10 o'clock the first relay was on the line and the match was on. Stacey Tamulinas showed that he hasn't lost anything since his success at the Canadian Nationals by hammering the X-ring 16 times in that first iron sight match and going clean for the first 19 shots when he proved the old adage that "8s happen" and left the line a couple Xs ahead of Dave Salo with 198 scores and a pt ahead of Elliot Zunich at 197. In the 2nd iron sight match Stacey made up for his only bad shot so far and fired a 200-15x getting a couple pt jump on D. Salo but right behind were Larry Miller and Mark Rohrman with 199-10x. In the first Any Sight match both Dave S. and Larry M. shot clean and this put Dave up by one over Stacey, with Larry down by 2 and Elliot and yours truly now 5 pts back and losing traction. In the final any sight match Larry M. would not be denied and again shot a clean 200-13x to Stacey and Dave's 198s. but this good shooting would only manage to tie Dave's 793, and Dave Salo's 42 Xs beats Larry's 37 Xs for the Win. Stacey T. landed in 3rd place 1 pt back, with a monstrous 56 X count on that 2 in x ring. Amazing! In the Master class John Andres finished with a 199 and Omer Hamer finished with a pair of 199s--John taking the class win over Omer and Elliot by just one pt.
Sunday saw another short fog delay before the start of the 500 yd matches -- a good time to ck out the competition and chit chat for a while. Good Eyes and a tenacious hold saw Stacey take the first Iron match on a 199-9 score but only 1 ahead of Phill Klanderud's 198. The 2nd Iron match shuffled things up a bit, with Larry miller clawing back to go one up on Stacey with a fine 199-6 for the conditions, but not good enough to stay with Phill K. who was now down only 5 and leading into the scope matches. In these last two Any sight matches, Larry Miller never gave the competition a chance --shooting every one of the 40 record shots in to the ten and x ring. Both Omer Hamer and Stacey shot one of those matches clean, but a 398 or 399 never beats a 400, and Larry Miller takes the day with a 794 to Stacey' 791 and Dave Salo at 788.
So the competition was very tight for the two great days of matches at Northwestern Gun Club. Larry Miller takes the 1600 two day agg. with a 1587-72. 2nd was Stacey T. with 1583-91. Omer Hamer squeaked out a Master Class win over John Andres by only Xs as both shot 1567s.
In the ever more popular F-Class, D. Zeffke pretty much had his own way all weekend over the 6 other F Troops, ending up both days a little ahead of Ron Berg and Gary LaValley and taking the two day agg.
Pictures of this match are posted Above:
Small Bore
I received a nice note from Canadian Shooter interested in attending some of our matches.--
"Hawkeye,
I stumbled across your blog looking for info on rifle shooting in Minnesota. I shoot ISSF smallbore prone and live right across the border in Fort Frances and I’m thinking of getting the paperwork so I can bring my rifle into the U.S. and compete next year. I was going to drop down to Hibbing to see the state championships a couple of weeks ago but I’d just gotten home from the Canadian nationals so had a largish “honey do” list to work through first. J
I’ve visited the MSSEC and check out the MRRA website regularly, but – until I found your blog
– don’t really know how else to reach out to Minnesota shooters. Any suggestions?"
Jason Jarvis thejarvisfamily@vianet.ca
Fort Frances, Ontario
Jason is on the list of match bulletins now and we hope to see him sometime next summer, and he has been invited to center fire matches at Northwestern Gun Club in the future. He might also be a good 300m recruit. Brian?
300 m Shooting
"The MRC 300 meter club match was held Sunday, September 13, 2009. There were 5 competitors and Chuck Diehl breaking in barrels of two guns. What a wonderful day to shoot. Calm, sunny and comfortable in the air-conditioned shooting house; outside it was also calm and sunny with temp at high as 76 but with humidity in the 80’s, at least.
The results can be seen at http://www.edfpages.com/mgfc/results.php?match=9
Kurt Kisch came a bit late but managed to beat everyone even though he was handicapped using iron sights. He beat F-class shooters (of which there was one…me). He kicked butt shooting a 6.5-308 thingie.
I shot about my average for my Savage box stock .223 even though I shot fast but had good sight pictures through the scope and I felt good. ..........
The next 300 meter club match would normally be on October 11, but, this October 11 will be=2 0the state 3P match at the club so there will not be a club match. All you 3P shooters should come out for this major match. More to come a bit later. "
Brian Shiffman
F-Class at Elk River
"Hello,
Wanted to let you know that F Class in Elk River ends on Sept. 14th-Monday. 6 months of fun is coming to a close.
Sincerely,"
Lisa Olson, Corresponding Secretary, Elk River Sportsman's Club
Note: Gary LaValley, Mfg. of the excellent Phoenix Precision rifle sights, has posted a couple vidoes on his web site featuring local shooters, and the our Elk River Range. Gary, you are making us all look good. link: http://www.phoenixprec.com/
News from other matches last weekend
Wahl Classic Rifle shoot --- No news
Bald Eagle Sportsman's Assoc. CMP match -- No news
The Week Ahead
Saturday Sept 19 -- NRA Regional at NorthStar Rifle Club -- program link in schedule below.
Saturday Sept 19 -- Free Pistol 50m at MRC
Sunday Sept 20 -- Mid Range Prone Team Championship at NorthStar Rifle Club
MR match program: http://www.scribd.com/doc/19334030/Mid-Range-Team-091
note: A change has been made to the team match program due to an printing error----
From Capt. Bob
"I discovered this error at about 2 AM this morning when I woke up in a cold sweat and realized I had shown the entry fee of $28.00 per team. It should have been $64.00 per team or $16.00 per shooter. Even at that it leaves little for awards & club income."
Bob, We'll come anyway.
This is a big weekend of shooting in MN--- See you all out there! Support your club rifle team!
Hawkeye
PS-- The blog is getting hits from all over the US and the World. The pictures of our local matches are being seen by many interested shooters. You're all looking good out there.
Minnesota area is a great place to shoot! Our local ranges are the best there is.
The Week Ahead
This is the weekend when all the bragging rights are on the line. The two biggest matches of the year are on this weekends schedule. NorthStar Rifle Club will be the site for the rescheduled NRA Regional OTC championship on Saturday. On Sunday it is Club vs Club in the hotly contested Mid Range prone Team Championship. This year there is more interest in shooting for Club vs Club bragging rights than ever before. With a new format that encourages shooters to shoot for their "home" team, and not some "intra-club Lightholder, or Association all star teams", each club will have a much better chance to put their name on the Team Trophy. Clubs are taking this match seriously this year, with GRRC rumored to be sending 3 Teams, Elk River bringing 2 teams, and even Mpls Rifle Club is sending a team of 300 meter experts. Will the hard-holders from Northwestern Gun club, or the always powerful NorthStar team be able to defend their past championships--- We'll see. Eau Claire National Rifle Club,--bring your best!
Are you going to be there shooting for your club? I hope so.
But First
It's not often that I Iike to get extra early (0500 hrs) to go to a rifle match, but when there is a chance to get up north for the day and shoot a good match, I'll make the sacrifice. So with the range at Hunter Lake on the radar I was crossing the St Louis River in Cloquet Saturday about an hour after sun up. It was a misty scene with mirror smooth water--what a sight. When I crossed again up near the range---Well, see the picture on the blog. I guess us Norwegians just like smell the pine trees and lakes once in a while.
Northwestern Gun Club was hosting the 9/11 Patriot's match -- 2 days of prone shooting and a good tune up for the MR club championship coming up. Saturdays course of fire was all at 300 yds, with 2 iron sight matches and 2 any sight matches. The morning fog caused a short delay till the targets could be seen, but by 10 o'clock the first relay was on the line and the match was on. Stacey Tamulinas showed that he hasn't lost anything since his success at the Canadian Nationals by hammering the X-ring 16 times in that first iron sight match and going clean for the first 19 shots when he proved the old adage that "8s happen" and left the line a couple Xs ahead of Dave Salo with 198 scores and a pt ahead of Elliot Zunich at 197. In the 2nd iron sight match Stacey made up for his only bad shot so far and fired a 200-15x getting a couple pt jump on D. Salo but right behind were Larry Miller and Mark Rohrman with 199-10x. In the first Any Sight match both Dave S. and Larry M. shot clean and this put Dave up by one over Stacey, with Larry down by 2 and Elliot and yours truly now 5 pts back and losing traction. In the final any sight match Larry M. would not be denied and again shot a clean 200-13x to Stacey and Dave's 198s. but this good shooting would only manage to tie Dave's 793, and Dave Salo's 42 Xs beats Larry's 37 Xs for the Win. Stacey T. landed in 3rd place 1 pt back, with a monstrous 56 X count on that 2 in x ring. Amazing! In the Master class John Andres finished with a 199 and Omer Hamer finished with a pair of 199s--John taking the class win over Omer and Elliot by just one pt.
Sunday saw another short fog delay before the start of the 500 yd matches -- a good time to ck out the competition and chit chat for a while. Good Eyes and a tenacious hold saw Stacey take the first Iron match on a 199-9 score but only 1 ahead of Phill Klanderud's 198. The 2nd Iron match shuffled things up a bit, with Larry miller clawing back to go one up on Stacey with a fine 199-6 for the conditions, but not good enough to stay with Phill K. who was now down only 5 and leading into the scope matches. In these last two Any sight matches, Larry Miller never gave the competition a chance --shooting every one of the 40 record shots in to the ten and x ring. Both Omer Hamer and Stacey shot one of those matches clean, but a 398 or 399 never beats a 400, and Larry Miller takes the day with a 794 to Stacey' 791 and Dave Salo at 788.
So the competition was very tight for the two great days of matches at Northwestern Gun Club. Larry Miller takes the 1600 two day agg. with a 1587-72. 2nd was Stacey T. with 1583-91. Omer Hamer squeaked out a Master Class win over John Andres by only Xs as both shot 1567s.
In the ever more popular F-Class, D. Zeffke pretty much had his own way all weekend over the 6 other F Troops, ending up both days a little ahead of Ron Berg and Gary LaValley and taking the two day agg.
Pictures of this match are posted Above:
Small Bore
I received a nice note from Canadian Shooter interested in attending some of our matches.--
"Hawkeye,
I stumbled across your blog looking for info on rifle shooting in Minnesota. I shoot ISSF smallbore prone and live right across the border in Fort Frances and I’m thinking of getting the paperwork so I can bring my rifle into the U.S. and compete next year. I was going to drop down to Hibbing to see the state championships a couple of weeks ago but I’d just gotten home from the Canadian nationals so had a largish “honey do” list to work through first. J
I’ve visited the MSSEC and check out the MRRA website regularly, but – until I found your blog
– don’t really know how else to reach out to Minnesota shooters. Any suggestions?"
Jason Jarvis thejarvisfamily@vianet.ca
Fort Frances, Ontario
Jason is on the list of match bulletins now and we hope to see him sometime next summer, and he has been invited to center fire matches at Northwestern Gun Club in the future. He might also be a good 300m recruit. Brian?
300 m Shooting
"The MRC 300 meter club match was held Sunday, September 13, 2009. There were 5 competitors and Chuck Diehl breaking in barrels of two guns. What a wonderful day to shoot. Calm, sunny and comfortable in the air-conditioned shooting house; outside it was also calm and sunny with temp at high as 76 but with humidity in the 80’s, at least.
The results can be seen at http://www.edfpages.com/mgfc/results.php?match=9
Kurt Kisch came a bit late but managed to beat everyone even though he was handicapped using iron sights. He beat F-class shooters (of which there was one…me). He kicked butt shooting a 6.5-308 thingie.
I shot about my average for my Savage box stock .223 even though I shot fast but had good sight pictures through the scope and I felt good. ..........
The next 300 meter club match would normally be on October 11, but, this October 11 will be=2 0the state 3P match at the club so there will not be a club match. All you 3P shooters should come out for this major match. More to come a bit later. "
Brian Shiffman
F-Class at Elk River
"Hello,
Wanted to let you know that F Class in Elk River ends on Sept. 14th-Monday. 6 months of fun is coming to a close.
Sincerely,"
Lisa Olson, Corresponding Secretary, Elk River Sportsman's Club
Note: Gary LaValley, Mfg. of the excellent Phoenix Precision rifle sights, has posted a couple vidoes on his web site featuring local shooters, and the our Elk River Range. Gary, you are making us all look good. link: http://www.phoenixprec.com/
News from other matches last weekend
Wahl Classic Rifle shoot --- No news
Bald Eagle Sportsman's Assoc. CMP match -- No news
The Week Ahead
Saturday Sept 19 -- NRA Regional at NorthStar Rifle Club -- program link in schedule below.
Saturday Sept 19 -- Free Pistol 50m at MRC
Sunday Sept 20 -- Mid Range Prone Team Championship at NorthStar Rifle Club
MR match program: http://www.scribd.com/doc/19334030/Mid-Range-Team-091
note: A change has been made to the team match program due to an printing error----
From Capt. Bob
"I discovered this error at about 2 AM this morning when I woke up in a cold sweat and realized I had shown the entry fee of $28.00 per team. It should have been $64.00 per team or $16.00 per shooter. Even at that it leaves little for awards & club income."
Bob, We'll come anyway.
This is a big weekend of shooting in MN--- See you all out there! Support your club rifle team!
Hawkeye
PS-- The blog is getting hits from all over the US and the World. The pictures of our local matches are being seen by many interested shooters. You're all looking good out there.
Minnesota area is a great place to shoot! Our local ranges are the best there is.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Disgruntled Sharpshooter lashes out!
All is not peaches and roses in shooting land.
Its time for all you Masters and Highmaster shooters to look inward to see what you have done for shooting lately. I received the following thoughts from a disgruntled sharpshooter today, and I think it bears some reflection about us and our sport. Here is the excerpt
that is pertinent to us all.
"....... I personally think the masters and high masters don't do enough for the new shooters. They should be the ones putting teams together, running the practices, putting together teams to go to Perry and recruiting new shooters. Instead they provide terrible pit service, nit pick other shooters incorrectly about rules and do nothing to make a new shooter want to come back to a match. I try to get squaded with non high master because of these reasons...."
Does this bother me--- no, not much, I've been called High Master scum by experts. (where is Coby D. these days?) However, it's hard to even argue with someone who thinks this way. So, lets use this a teachable moment, and try to see what it is that newer shooters expect from us, even if they are not totally aware of who gets a lot of the work done in shooting sports. I'm sure that we can all work a little harder for the benefit of the newer shooters.
Hawkeye
Its time for all you Masters and Highmaster shooters to look inward to see what you have done for shooting lately. I received the following thoughts from a disgruntled sharpshooter today, and I think it bears some reflection about us and our sport. Here is the excerpt
that is pertinent to us all.
"....... I personally think the masters and high masters don't do enough for the new shooters. They should be the ones putting teams together, running the practices, putting together teams to go to Perry and recruiting new shooters. Instead they provide terrible pit service, nit pick other shooters incorrectly about rules and do nothing to make a new shooter want to come back to a match. I try to get squaded with non high master because of these reasons...."
Does this bother me--- no, not much, I've been called High Master scum by experts. (where is Coby D. these days?) However, it's hard to even argue with someone who thinks this way. So, lets use this a teachable moment, and try to see what it is that newer shooters expect from us, even if they are not totally aware of who gets a lot of the work done in shooting sports. I'm sure that we can all work a little harder for the benefit of the newer shooters.
Hawkeye
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Eau Claire Rifle Club 600 yd line
Full Up -- as usual at Eau Claire (click to enlarge)
This is an older pic as I was not able to get to Eau Elaire on Sat. Do I see Norris Lubkie and John Andres in this pic? Who else?
If you have missed the prone matches at Eau Claire Rifle Club last Weekend-- this is the kind of shooting you are missing. The matches there are popular because as we all know the wind never blows, the sun always shines, the competition is fierce and the Scores are High.
The same thing is happening at Northwestern Rifle club this weekend --Sat and sunday. Grab your service rifle, or match rifle and head north. Can't make it Saturday, then come Sunday. A good time will be had by all.
Northwestern Gun Club - Duluth MN
Click to enlarge
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Week Ahead -- Sept 7, 2009
The Week ahead for Shooters
The weekend ahead offers prone shooters two choices.
Northwestern Gun Club hosts it annual 9/11 Memorial Mid Range matches. Saturday will see competitors firing four 20 shot sighters matches at 300 yd using both iron sights and scopes, then on Sunday, it's another 80 shots in 4 matches at 500 yds --Iron and scopes. As in all prone matches, there will be an F-class to contest.
Minneapolis Rifle Club will be the place to be on Sunday for prone 300m on Electronic targets, and I believe there are 3P matches also.
OTC Service Rifle shooters can shoot a fun CMP 50 shot service rifle match Saturday at the Bald Eagle Sportsman's club.
If you happen to be up near Fergus Falls, try the OTC match at the Wahl Rifle club.
This past Weekends matches--
Eau Claire matches-- No News
MRC Small Bore Matches -- No News
The Week ahead
Saturday Sept 12 -- CMP Service Rifle match at Bald Eagle Sportsman's Club, White Bear Lake.
match program; http://www.scribd.com/doc/19110212/Bald-Eagle-CMP-Rifle-Match-Program
Saturday Sept 12 -- 9/11 Mid Range Prone at Northwestern Gun Club, Duluth
Sunday Sept 13 -- 9/11 Mid Range Prone at Northwestern Gun Club
Sunday Sept 13 -- 300m Prone and 3P at MRC
Sunday Sept 13 -- Wahl Classic Rifle shoot -- Wahl Rifle club, Fergus Fall, MN Modified OTC match.
Program-- http://www.scribd.com/doc/19337668/Wahl-Classic-Rifle-Shoot-1
Two weeks out
Saturday Sept 19 -- NRA Regional at NorthStar Rifle Club
Saturday Sept 19 -- Free Pistol 50m at MRC
Sunday Sept 20 -- Mid Range Prone Team Championship at NorthStar Rifle Club
The weekend ahead offers prone shooters two choices.
Northwestern Gun Club hosts it annual 9/11 Memorial Mid Range matches. Saturday will see competitors firing four 20 shot sighters matches at 300 yd using both iron sights and scopes, then on Sunday, it's another 80 shots in 4 matches at 500 yds --Iron and scopes. As in all prone matches, there will be an F-class to contest.
Minneapolis Rifle Club will be the place to be on Sunday for prone 300m on Electronic targets, and I believe there are 3P matches also.
OTC Service Rifle shooters can shoot a fun CMP 50 shot service rifle match Saturday at the Bald Eagle Sportsman's club.
If you happen to be up near Fergus Falls, try the OTC match at the Wahl Rifle club.
This past Weekends matches--
Eau Claire matches-- No News
MRC Small Bore Matches -- No News
The Week ahead
Saturday Sept 12 -- CMP Service Rifle match at Bald Eagle Sportsman's Club, White Bear Lake.
match program; http://www.scribd.com/doc/19110212/Bald-Eagle-CMP-Rifle-Match-Program
Saturday Sept 12 -- 9/11 Mid Range Prone at Northwestern Gun Club, Duluth
Sunday Sept 13 -- 9/11 Mid Range Prone at Northwestern Gun Club
Sunday Sept 13 -- 300m Prone and 3P at MRC
Sunday Sept 13 -- Wahl Classic Rifle shoot -- Wahl Rifle club, Fergus Fall, MN Modified OTC match.
Program-- http://www.scribd.com/doc/19337668/Wahl-Classic-Rifle-Shoot-1
Two weeks out
Saturday Sept 19 -- NRA Regional at NorthStar Rifle Club
Saturday Sept 19 -- Free Pistol 50m at MRC
Sunday Sept 20 -- Mid Range Prone Team Championship at NorthStar Rifle Club
Friday, September 4, 2009
Historical Minnesota Shooting Plaque
Click to enlarge
From Capt. Bob Peasley:
"Sep. 3, 09 This plaque was won by John Andres Sr. in about 76 at Camp Ripley & the match was never run again. John has graciously donated it for a GS (Grand Senior) plaque and I had the original brass plate attached to the back. I have paid for the new plate & engraving. So from here on it will just cost MRRA 17 cts per character to have the name and year engraved. I also took the liberty to back date last years name on the plate so it's off & running. .......
HOLDHARD,
Bob"
And from George Minerich:
"Hi All: Just so everyone knows the logo in the upper left is the MN Army National Guard STARC Unit emblem (state support group) and it's still in use. The emblem on the upper right is the Viking Unit emblem which is the old MN emblem which is out of use now. Its changed to the 34 Div. Red Bulls. The towers and gates are the main gate to Camp Ripley. I like it!
Regards George"
Thanks Guys, Its great to learn a little history behind our sport
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The Week Ahead -- Sept 1, 2009
Shooters
The Week Ahead -- Sept 1, 2009
Highpower shooters will have to travel to the Eau Claire Rifle Club this weekend to find a match to shoot in. Once there they will have a MR 600 yd prone match on Saturday, and a 80 OTC Sunday to participate in. Small Bore shooters can stick closer to home this next Sat & Sun, as Mpls Rifle Club will be hosting the Small Bore 3P metric Regional. Programs for these matches can be viewed in "program links"
Pistol shooters have a 50m Free Pistol event at Oak Dale -Saturday, and an NRA State Champ Match and Leg match at MGFC on Sunday.
Note: Wahl Classic Rifle Shoot 9/13/09 (Fergus Falls) added to schedule .
But First
Long Range
Stacey Tamulinas sent in this Rpt. on the DCRA (Dominion of Canada Rifle Club) LR matches at the Canadian Nationals in Ottawa this month.
"First, let me say that this was the longest tournament I have ever participated in. After the 6th day I started getting used to it.
Second, it was kind of a long way there. Third, without having to be constantly doing scoring or pit duty, it wasn't nearly as exhausting
as Camp Perry. The routine was two 10 to 15 shot matches in the AM and Two 10 to 15 shot matches in the afternoon. When you are
not shooting you can go back to the motel (about 10 min away) or hang-out on the club house porch. Very civilized.
There was an amazing array of matches consisting of one, two or three distances ranging from 300 M, 500 yds, 600 yrds, 800 M and 900 M. Then just to make things more confusing there are aggregates of the various groupings of various matches.
If you go to the web site, you will see about 100 different matches. (www.dcra.ca/results/2009/cfrc/aggindex_a.htm) I hope that's right. If it's not let me know. Some of the matches are only open to the cadets ..... Canadians or F-Class shooters. There were about 200 TR (target rifle) shooters. The country of the shooter is listed behind each name.
To condense things, I will limit the matches that I got a medal in. The last I checked, all the matches did not have the medals assigned. There was only one gold and silver for each match or aggregate. Some matches the bronze go down to 15% of the # in that class.
Note: 5 ring target, 5's are 10's V's are X's
The Canadian Match:(Team) USA Gold (USA has not won this match in a LONG time. I received a medallion for high score for the all the teams. Could not have done this without 4 wind coaches though.
Commonwealth Match (Team) -- USA Gold (Team member Charles received medallion for high score for all the teams)
All Commers Aggregate: - 3rd Bronze
Colonel Brick: 100 V9 7th Bronze
The Gateneau: -- 75 V8 --5th Bronze. (Morgen was in 3 way shoot off for 1st. took the Gold)
The Gooderham: -- 124 V17 -- 5th Bronze
The Letson: 105 V17 -- (possible 105 V21) Gold
The Macdongal: 100 V12-- 4th Bronze
The Mapleleaf Aggregate: 368 V 46 --3rd Bronze
The Patron's: 150 V20 --Gold + Plaque
.......
Steve K. decided not to shoot any of the matches and instead took pictures of the flags and is making a note book ... about the range. Anyway, I'll probably go again next year. Enjoyed shooting with the other USA shooters. I met some fine competitors from Germany and Canada. ........
Pictures (of these matches) are all located at www.prone.fullbore-design.com/pictures/v/canada2009 ...... The link can be found on Longrange forum.
Best regards,
Stacey"
Thanks for the report. A picture of the Plaques Stacey received in lieu of being able to take home those big trophies can viewed below.
Small Bore
1. This past weekend, the Small Bore State Outdoor Conventional Prone championships
were held at a 2 day match in Hibbing, MN. Competitor Ross Ewert was kind enough to send us a short note about this match
From Ross--
"I attached the results and a couple of pictures from the state smallbore prone match held in Hibbing this past weekend. After a cold and blustery Saturday, with a strong quartering head-wind, the second day provided blue bird weather. In the end,
Lance Peters retained his State Champion title and
Alex Giesar won the Junior State Smallbore Prone Championship.
Note that the matches were shot in the following order(and listed in the results): Dewar, 100yd, 50 yd, Metric.
Results and a few pictures that can be seen below
Congratulations to Lance Peters and Alex Giesar -- Champions
2. The GRRC Prone Small Bore league has finished up it's summer schedule except for those who need to make up any of the matches. Four complete 1600s were shot over the summer --one match at a time each monday. The Monday morning contingent finished up yesterday on a good note. Gordy Kordoski tried out his new shooting glasses and fired a personal record 50 yd match---198. What a great way to end the league.
Nice shooting Gordy.
Service Rifle
1. A service rifle EIC Leg Match as been added to the schedule on October 4th to be held at GRRC.
2. Late news--- Bald Eagle Sportman's Assoc. , White Bear Lake, Mn. will be hosting a 50 shot CMP Service Rifle match on Sept 12. I have shot 4 matches there over the years and each was a good time with about 12 shooters competing, If you are not traveling to Duluth for the MR Prone matches that weekend, this is a good fun, low stress match to try that is close to home. But don't bring your ego, as there are some good shooters there that we don't normally see at other matches that can put up some pretty good scores. Sometime in the near future, it would be nice to encourage a team from BESA to be at our state matches.
BESA web site: http://www.besamn.com/
Match program: http://www.scribd.com/doc/19110212/Bald-Eagle-CMP-Rifle-Match-Program
The Week ahead
There are a good selection of matches to choose from this weekend, so get out there and participate in something and pull some triggers.
Saturday Sept 5th -- 600yd Mid Range Prone -- Eau Claire RifleClub
Saturday Sept 5th -- 50 m Free pistol -- Oak Dale
Saturday Sept 5th -- Sm Bore 3P Regional -- Mpls. Rifle Club
Sunday Sept 6th -- 80 OTC -- Eau Claire Rifle Club
Sunday Sept 6th -- Sm Bore 3P Regional -- Mpls. Rifle Club
Sunday Sept 6th -- Pistol NRA champ and Leg match at MGFC
Two Weeks out
Pleasant fall shooting awaits at the Northwestern Gun Club on Sept. 12 and 13. There will be two days of prone mid range shooting to cap off their summer match series.
On Sunday, Sept 13 you could try out those neat electronic targets at Mpls rifle club in a 300m match.
Need a "just plain fun" match -- try the Wahl Classic Rifle shoot in Fergus Falls
Saturday Sept 12th -- MR prone at Northwestern Gun Club
Sunday Sept 13th -- MR prone at Northwestern Gun Club
Sunday Sept 13th -- 300 meter Rifle at Mpls. Rifle Club
Sunday Sept 13th -- Wahl Classic Rifle shoot -- Wahl Rifle club, Fergus Fall, MN Modified OTC match.
Program-- http://www.scribd.com/doc/19337668/Wahl-Classic-Rifle-Shoot-1
Hawkeye
The Week Ahead -- Sept 1, 2009
Highpower shooters will have to travel to the Eau Claire Rifle Club this weekend to find a match to shoot in. Once there they will have a MR 600 yd prone match on Saturday, and a 80 OTC Sunday to participate in. Small Bore shooters can stick closer to home this next Sat & Sun, as Mpls Rifle Club will be hosting the Small Bore 3P metric Regional. Programs for these matches can be viewed in "program links"
Pistol shooters have a 50m Free Pistol event at Oak Dale -Saturday, and an NRA State Champ Match and Leg match at MGFC on Sunday.
Note: Wahl Classic Rifle Shoot 9/13/09 (Fergus Falls) added to schedule .
But First
Long Range
Stacey Tamulinas sent in this Rpt. on the DCRA (Dominion of Canada Rifle Club) LR matches at the Canadian Nationals in Ottawa this month.
"First, let me say that this was the longest tournament I have ever participated in. After the 6th day I started getting used to it.
Second, it was kind of a long way there. Third, without having to be constantly doing scoring or pit duty, it wasn't nearly as exhausting
as Camp Perry. The routine was two 10 to 15 shot matches in the AM and Two 10 to 15 shot matches in the afternoon. When you are
not shooting you can go back to the motel (about 10 min away) or hang-out on the club house porch. Very civilized.
There was an amazing array of matches consisting of one, two or three distances ranging from 300 M, 500 yds, 600 yrds, 800 M and 900 M. Then just to make things more confusing there are aggregates of the various groupings of various matches.
If you go to the web site, you will see about 100 different matches. (www.dcra.ca/results/2009/cfrc/aggindex_a.htm) I hope that's right. If it's not let me know. Some of the matches are only open to the cadets ..... Canadians or F-Class shooters. There were about 200 TR (target rifle) shooters. The country of the shooter is listed behind each name.
To condense things, I will limit the matches that I got a medal in. The last I checked, all the matches did not have the medals assigned. There was only one gold and silver for each match or aggregate. Some matches the bronze go down to 15% of the # in that class.
Note: 5 ring target, 5's are 10's V's are X's
The Canadian Match:(Team) USA Gold (USA has not won this match in a LONG time. I received a medallion for high score for the all the teams. Could not have done this without 4 wind coaches though.
Commonwealth Match (Team) -- USA Gold (Team member Charles received medallion for high score for all the teams)
All Commers Aggregate: - 3rd Bronze
Colonel Brick: 100 V9 7th Bronze
The Gateneau: -- 75 V8 --5th Bronze. (Morgen was in 3 way shoot off for 1st. took the Gold)
The Gooderham: -- 124 V17 -- 5th Bronze
The Letson: 105 V17 -- (possible 105 V21) Gold
The Macdongal: 100 V12-- 4th Bronze
The Mapleleaf Aggregate: 368 V 46 --3rd Bronze
The Patron's: 150 V20 --Gold + Plaque
.......
Steve K. decided not to shoot any of the matches and instead took pictures of the flags and is making a note book ... about the range. Anyway, I'll probably go again next year. Enjoyed shooting with the other USA shooters. I met some fine competitors from Germany and Canada. ........
Pictures (of these matches) are all located at www.prone.fullbore-design.com/pictures/v/canada2009 ...... The link can be found on Longrange forum.
Best regards,
Stacey"
Thanks for the report. A picture of the Plaques Stacey received in lieu of being able to take home those big trophies can viewed below.
Small Bore
1. This past weekend, the Small Bore State Outdoor Conventional Prone championships
were held at a 2 day match in Hibbing, MN. Competitor Ross Ewert was kind enough to send us a short note about this match
From Ross--
"I attached the results and a couple of pictures from the state smallbore prone match held in Hibbing this past weekend. After a cold and blustery Saturday, with a strong quartering head-wind, the second day provided blue bird weather. In the end,
Lance Peters retained his State Champion title and
Alex Giesar won the Junior State Smallbore Prone Championship.
Note that the matches were shot in the following order(and listed in the results): Dewar, 100yd, 50 yd, Metric.
Results and a few pictures that can be seen below
Congratulations to Lance Peters and Alex Giesar -- Champions
2. The GRRC Prone Small Bore league has finished up it's summer schedule except for those who need to make up any of the matches. Four complete 1600s were shot over the summer --one match at a time each monday. The Monday morning contingent finished up yesterday on a good note. Gordy Kordoski tried out his new shooting glasses and fired a personal record 50 yd match---198. What a great way to end the league.
Nice shooting Gordy.
Service Rifle
1. A service rifle EIC Leg Match as been added to the schedule on October 4th to be held at GRRC.
2. Late news--- Bald Eagle Sportman's Assoc. , White Bear Lake, Mn. will be hosting a 50 shot CMP Service Rifle match on Sept 12. I have shot 4 matches there over the years and each was a good time with about 12 shooters competing, If you are not traveling to Duluth for the MR Prone matches that weekend, this is a good fun, low stress match to try that is close to home. But don't bring your ego, as there are some good shooters there that we don't normally see at other matches that can put up some pretty good scores. Sometime in the near future, it would be nice to encourage a team from BESA to be at our state matches.
BESA web site: http://www.besamn.com/
Match program: http://www.scribd.com/doc/19110212/Bald-Eagle-CMP-Rifle-Match-Program
The Week ahead
There are a good selection of matches to choose from this weekend, so get out there and participate in something and pull some triggers.
Saturday Sept 5th -- 600yd Mid Range Prone -- Eau Claire RifleClub
Saturday Sept 5th -- 50 m Free pistol -- Oak Dale
Saturday Sept 5th -- Sm Bore 3P Regional -- Mpls. Rifle Club
Sunday Sept 6th -- 80 OTC -- Eau Claire Rifle Club
Sunday Sept 6th -- Sm Bore 3P Regional -- Mpls. Rifle Club
Sunday Sept 6th -- Pistol NRA champ and Leg match at MGFC
Two Weeks out
Pleasant fall shooting awaits at the Northwestern Gun Club on Sept. 12 and 13. There will be two days of prone mid range shooting to cap off their summer match series.
On Sunday, Sept 13 you could try out those neat electronic targets at Mpls rifle club in a 300m match.
Need a "just plain fun" match -- try the Wahl Classic Rifle shoot in Fergus Falls
Saturday Sept 12th -- MR prone at Northwestern Gun Club
Sunday Sept 13th -- MR prone at Northwestern Gun Club
Sunday Sept 13th -- 300 meter Rifle at Mpls. Rifle Club
Sunday Sept 13th -- Wahl Classic Rifle shoot -- Wahl Rifle club, Fergus Fall, MN Modified OTC match.
Program-- http://www.scribd.com/doc/19337668/Wahl-Classic-Rifle-Shoot-1
Hawkeye
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