The Week Ahead -- April 28th

This Weekend: Upcoming Match
NorthStar Rifle Club starts out it's highpower season this coming Saturday and Sunday with a pair of Highpower matches that should interest all shooters.  Prone shooters, Saturday is your day, and you will be able to contest your skills in a Mid Range prone match shot at 300 yds, 500yds, and 600 yds. with the first three matches using Iron sights, and the last 600 yd match -- any sights.  Altogether it is 4 x 20 shots plus sighters.  
   Sunday's Match is an 80 shot Over the Course --- Standing, Sitting Rapid fire, Prone rapid fire, and the Last match being Prone Slow fire. So---as you all can see, There is something for all shooters.  NorthStar Rifle club is just a short distance south of Hastings and north of Redwing  -- just off Hyw #61.    Map-- click here
   Click for Program

Highpower results-- no news from Eau Claire matches.

 Small bore News:
Congratulations to Larry Sawyer and Cramen Fry.----winners in the St Championship Junior and Open 4 position Small bore matches held at Fegus Falls Rifle club last week.
Click Here -- Description of match and condensed Results
Final scores -- Click here
Junior Scores -- click here

Service Rifle Rule Changes:
From Team Capt. Kurt Borlaug
" I just got the new CMP rules yesterday and they have some important changes/clarifications;

5.10.2  Completed match........2 stages or 20 shots in a PISTOL NMC and three stages or 30 shots in a RIFLE NMC

6.1.1........Rear sight apertures must be round, front sights must be square topped

6.2.3......after market fixed stocks for AR/M16 type rifles must have at least a 10" length of pull. No collapsible type stocks allowed.

6.3.1.......on as-issued matches (CMP Games) no bayonets attached

6.3.2.....M1C and M1D Garands without telescopic sights are allowed provided they comply with other as-issued rules.

6.9.3....Slings must be attached directly to the front sling swivel; a hook may NOT be used to attach a M1907 pattern OR M1 sling to the front swivel.

8.1.6....military or former military members who received Purple Hearts that resulted in partial or complete loss of lower extremities will be allowed to remain in position for rapid fire stages provided they load on command and do not shoulder rifles prior to targets rising and begin firing AFTER a standing shooter has begun firing.
 
8.5.2......Infantry match......between stages while advancing to next yard line magazines must be removed and bolts must be open.
 
9.1.4 and 9.1.6...CMP Games..."Coaching" is limited to assisting other shooters into position, adjusting sights and controlling safety.NO USE OF SPOTTING SCOPES ARE ALLOWED FOR CMP GAMES COACHING  my emphasis added.
Thanks Kurt

Remember --- this weekend
1. Work days at Mpls Rifle club
2. Matches a NorthStar Rifle club
    Saturday -- May 1st  -- Mid-range Prone match 4 x 20 with sighters
    Sunday   --  May 2nd -- 80 shot OTC

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 


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