Rayners April long range rifle match

[Goin'Hot]

Just a reminder that next Sunday the 25th will be Rayners rifle match. Cost is still a whopping $10. Sign up begins at 9am, head up to the first position(s) around 9:30, shooting begins at 10am.

Top of the hill should be open and there are now two positions up there. We'll break into two groups and each position will support two shooters at a time.

Hope to see all the usual suspects and a couple new faces there.

 

[mscott]

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Top of the hill is open and will be shot next weekend. I took a peek today at the pistol match. Might even have some new wind flags up as well. Here's a link with schedule and other info. if you haven't been there yet. http://www.raynersrange.com/

In case anybody hadn't seen it, oneeyedmac has a thread in the member link up forum for a day of shooting at Rayner's on May 2nd.
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1751837#Post1751837

 

[Heat]

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I'm planning on being there next Sunday if I can find the place again. Thank goodness for the GPS, lol.

 

[Breeze260]

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I'll be there if I get the parts to fix my press in time. Broke last night in the middle of sizing brass. No, I will be there one way or another.

 

[dwt]

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Looks like the short bbl guys are in ?

 

[Topstrap]

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Unless it's raining so hard it's horizontal and can't see the 200 yard target me and son should be there.

Topstrap

 

[mwroseberry]

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I'll be there if the weather cooperates.

Thanks,
Merritt

 

[mscott]

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Match will happen rain or shine. Last match Tom put up canopies to stand under. I don't think anybody got all that wet.

 

[W00DY]

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Hi Guys, Just curious on the course of fire for your long range rifle matches? How many shooter? How long do the matches last? If anyone has any range or match pictures, send me a message. I'll give you an e-mail address. Thanks!

 

[Topstrap]

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Hi, there should be all the info about the shoot and also some pictures on this previous thread about Rayners.

http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1701691#Post1701691

Look forward to seeing you there.

Topstrap

 

[mscott]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: W00DY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi Guys, Just curious on the course of fire for your long range rifle matches? How many shooter? How long do the matches last? If anyone has any range or match pictures, send me a message. I'll give you an e-mail address. Thanks! </div></div>
There are 4 positions with 2 targets each. You get 3 shots at each target and points are awarded for each hit. Some stations have different size targets worth varying points depending on how lucky you feel. I'd expect to see 30-40 shooters with a wide variety of equipment. The group will be divided into 2 squads. We'll shoot the first 2 stations, break for lunch, and then finish up. There will be a concession stand with hot sandwiches, pop, gatorade, chips, pie, etc. Make plans to be there all day as it's typically late afternoon by the time the match is done.

 

[Heat]

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Looks like everyone better pack their rain gear...again. Calling for rain Saturday and Sunday so it will at least be sloppy.

 

[Goin'Hot]

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Rain just adds a little to the challenge. As long as its not coming in sideways, we'll be alright.

 

[mscott]

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Everybody wish Mrs. Rayner a Happy Birthday.

 

[Goin'Hot]

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Happy birthday Mrs. Tom.

 

[Breeze260]

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Is she on Hide? Is it today?

 

[Goin'Hot]

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It's today. I doubt she's checking here but Tom probably is.

 

[Breeze260]

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Well then
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS RAYNER
Wayde

 

[mwroseberry]

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Happy bday Mrs. Rayner.

Just got my loads finished for Sunday.

See you boys at 9:00am.

Thanks,
Merritt

 

[mscott]

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Weather looks like we might get a break. Keep your fingers crossed.

 

[Breeze260]

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What forecast are you looking at? This is the one I found and you need a lot of wish full thinking to stay dry...... Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Not that it matters I'll be there wet or dry

 

[mwroseberry]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Breeze67</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What forecast are you looking at? This is the one I found and you need a lot of wish full thinking to stay dry...... Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Not that it matters I'll be there wet or dry </div></div>

The constant wind doesn't bother me but the gusts doesn't give me a warm and fuzy with the longer shots.

 

[Goin'Hot]

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Nice weather in cetral ohio today. I hope they're wrong about tomorrow too.

 

[Goin'Hot]

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Another great time at Rayners. 34 of us nuts were there despite the hail storm (that I hope someone got pics of). The freshly painted targets looked like BIG oranges.

Thanks again Tom. See ya on May 2nd to do it all again.

 

[mwroseberry]

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Tom much appreciated. Didn't get a change to thank you before I left.

Thanks,
Merritt

 

[mscott]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Breeze67</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What forecast are you looking at? This is the one I found and you need a lot of wish full thinking to stay dry...... Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Not that it matters I'll be there wet or dry </div></div>

That wasn't so bad, now was it? What .... 10 minutes of storm and the rest of the day was perfect. Anyone that stayed home due to the weather missed out on a pretty nice day of shooting. I noticed a few new faces, so word is apparently getting around. See you all next week, month, or whenever.

 

[Topstrap]

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Yup, had another great day. Mostly sunshine and quite a few new faces. Seems like everyone had a great time shooting, spotting and making up excuses about our misses. Nice assortment of shooting sticks to drool over although most are too long to stuff in a glove box.

I'm glad that one close lighning hit decided a tree in the woods was a better target then the canopy we were holding down. Been a few less shooters to spot for otherwise.

I got to spot for quite a few shooters today and wanted to say that even with the misses I didn't see any bad shots. Mostly just a few wrong guesses on wind hold or slight elevation changes. A few that will remain unnamed decided to not check settings on their scopes or turn them the wrong way to give the rest of us a chance. I think everyone should give themselves a pat on the back for some great shooting, sometimes the scores don't reflect so many very close misses.

Topstrap

 

[TalkingBush]

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I've never been to Rayner's, but may attend in the future. Are there any UKD? Movers? Are we allowed to gather dope prior to the match?

 

[mwroseberry]

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Yeah close misses was all me, and I'll be the first to admit the wind on this coarse kicked my butt. Every miss from the spotter was "elevation correct, miss XXXXX." But that's part of the game.

Thanks again for a good shoot,
Merritt

 

[mscott]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TalkingBush</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I've never been to Rayner's, but may attend in the future. Are there any UKD? Movers? Are we allowed to gather dope prior to the match? </div></div>

All target distances are known (200 -900). No movers. You can contact Tom and shoot on a day that nothing is scheduled to gather data. I think he charges $10 for use of the range. There will be a few shooters there next Sunday on May 2nd for an informal day at the range if you are interested.

 

[Breeze260]

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Well here are a few photo's

 

[Breeze260]

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Then the rain came

And then "THE STORM" blew in

And then it left

 

[Breeze260]

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These pictures don't show the real storm because I couldn't see anything from the car. To the guys that held the canopies down during the storm, You are good people.

 

[mscott]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Breeze67</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> To the guys that held the canopies down during the storm, You are good people.
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I'll second that.

Those canopies may not last too much longer. I noticed one of them is broken in a couple of spots.

 

[Robert Fellows]

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Thank you Tom for the hospitality and to Mrs Rayner for the great food. The match on Apr 25th was my first. It was amazing. I am now hooked. The storm was fun too. Keep up the great work.

 

[dwt]

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Nice pictures Breeze ,I think a great time was had by all,despite alittle storm and some fine shooting happen along the way. Congrats to my Pistol Pard Topstrap,he put on quite a show !!!

 

[Topstrap]

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Thanks, I have a good pard to learn with. All that practice and effort might be paying off. I'm always paying attention to others and what they are doing and saying even though it may look like I'm staring off into space somewhere.

Topstrap

 

[Robert Fellows]

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One last thank you. I really appreciated the spotters. A good shooter(sniper) is only as good as his spotter. Thanks to all that spotted and volunteered to spot. It was greatly appreciated by me. Thanks guys.