May 22, 2024 - Recap of the URSA NorCal May ‘24 event (by RD, Lynn Dragoman; build info and notes from Oscar)
Shooters - we had some new barrels on and had a very rewarding day of shooting gongs. [Both matches were shot at 2147 yards.] In the first match RickyRacer87, using his BillyGoat 33xc with a 2-day-old barrel, took the win over Jim Roby and his 375 CheyTac. Good shooting RickyRacer87 and good shooting Mr Roby (and congrats to Jim on scoring his second achievement point)!
In the second match I got lucky and got the win and our own Nick Wheeler was Runner-up after his long drive to shoot with us again. Nick was shooting his 338 Lapua magnum and 285 ELD bullets. He put a hurt on the gongs all day.
Jim and Nick are both good shooters and we expect match wins out of both of them sooner than later. Jim broke the bolt holding his bipod extension and, even after wire-tying it back together, he still shot extremely well. For those who still had ammo left, we shot out to 3311 yards after the second match concluded. RickyRacer87 got 3 hits at 1.88 miles away.
Next month is our last match date before the archery deer hunts start, followed by the rifle hunts, so mark your calendars. We will shutdown for 3 months so our shooting doesn't bother those pursuing big game and we can go hunting as well. During the down time we will be clearing up the 2147 and 2600 target locations, and our furthest gong at 3700 yards so we can more easily see the splashes.
Match 1 Winner, RickyRacer87, was shooting 299 gr. (David Tubb) DTAC’s (with nose ring) out of his Billy Goat Machine-built 33XC with BGM Ovis (Defiance Deviant Tactical) action, 32” Bartlein barrel, Manners T-5A stock, and Nightforce 7-35x56 ATACR scope on ERATAC 0-70 MOA base and rings.
Match 1 Runner-up, Jim Roby, was shooting 350 gr. Sierra Match Kings (SMKs) out of his Benchmark-chambered .375 CT with Stiller TAC 408 (TAC DRIVER) 1.450 action, Benchmark 27” barrel, McMillan A3-5 stock, and Nightforce 7-35x56 ATACR scope with Nightforce rings on a special-order 60 MOA Stiller rail.
Match 2 Winner, Lynn, was shooting 400 gr.Cutting Edge Lasers out of his Tamagni-barreled .375 CT with Stiller 1.600 TAC 408 (TAC DRIVER) action, Bartlein 36” barrel, McMillan LBR stock, March 5-42 Wide Angle High Master scope, and Burris XTR rings on a 70 MOA Pic rail.
Match 2 Runner-up, Nick, was shooting Hornady 285 gr. ELD-Matches out of his Billy Goat Machine-built .338 LM Savage 112 with 32” Krieger barrel, McRee Precision chassis, and Nightforce 5-25x56 ATACR SFP scope on a Ken Ferrell 40 MOA base with Nightforce X-Treme Duty Ultralight rings.
Pics in the Gallery - yes, some fairly recent pics are now not displaying online (they display fine in the software); need to decode and, if possible, fix - old, discontinued, software. [The page length is maxed out. Unable to move the oldest to the gallery archive ...and the link to that archive, at the bottom of the gallery page, is now below the visible area, so not reachable.]
Shooters - we had some new barrels on and had a very rewarding day of shooting gongs. [Both matches were shot at 2147 yards.] In the first match RickyRacer87, using his BillyGoat 33xc with a 2-day-old barrel, took the win over Jim Roby and his 375 CheyTac. Good shooting RickyRacer87 and good shooting Mr Roby (and congrats to Jim on scoring his second achievement point)!
In the second match I got lucky and got the win and our own Nick Wheeler was Runner-up after his long drive to shoot with us again. Nick was shooting his 338 Lapua magnum and 285 ELD bullets. He put a hurt on the gongs all day.
Jim and Nick are both good shooters and we expect match wins out of both of them sooner than later. Jim broke the bolt holding his bipod extension and, even after wire-tying it back together, he still shot extremely well. For those who still had ammo left, we shot out to 3311 yards after the second match concluded. RickyRacer87 got 3 hits at 1.88 miles away.
Next month is our last match date before the archery deer hunts start, followed by the rifle hunts, so mark your calendars. We will shutdown for 3 months so our shooting doesn't bother those pursuing big game and we can go hunting as well. During the down time we will be clearing up the 2147 and 2600 target locations, and our furthest gong at 3700 yards so we can more easily see the splashes.
Match 1 Winner, RickyRacer87, was shooting 299 gr. (David Tubb) DTAC’s (with nose ring) out of his Billy Goat Machine-built 33XC with BGM Ovis (Defiance Deviant Tactical) action, 32” Bartlein barrel, Manners T-5A stock, and Nightforce 7-35x56 ATACR scope on ERATAC 0-70 MOA base and rings.
Match 1 Runner-up, Jim Roby, was shooting 350 gr. Sierra Match Kings (SMKs) out of his Benchmark-chambered .375 CT with Stiller TAC 408 (TAC DRIVER) 1.450 action, Benchmark 27” barrel, McMillan A3-5 stock, and Nightforce 7-35x56 ATACR scope with Nightforce rings on a special-order 60 MOA Stiller rail.
Match 2 Winner, Lynn, was shooting 400 gr.Cutting Edge Lasers out of his Tamagni-barreled .375 CT with Stiller 1.600 TAC 408 (TAC DRIVER) action, Bartlein 36” barrel, McMillan LBR stock, March 5-42 Wide Angle High Master scope, and Burris XTR rings on a 70 MOA Pic rail.
Match 2 Runner-up, Nick, was shooting Hornady 285 gr. ELD-Matches out of his Billy Goat Machine-built .338 LM Savage 112 with 32” Krieger barrel, McRee Precision chassis, and Nightforce 5-25x56 ATACR SFP scope on a Ken Ferrell 40 MOA base with Nightforce X-Treme Duty Ultralight rings.
Pics in the Gallery - yes, some fairly recent pics are now not displaying online (they display fine in the software); need to decode and, if possible, fix - old, discontinued, software. [The page length is maxed out. Unable to move the oldest to the gallery archive ...and the link to that archive, at the bottom of the gallery page, is now below the visible area, so not reachable.]
