What a great weekend for a match. Other than some crazy wind coming out of nowhere on Sunday afternoon it was beautiful and calm conditions. A lot of great scores were shot but those that battled thru the wind on Sunday endured some wild conditions. I had to let some have extra sighter shots due to not getting first round hits on the 7 1/4" square sighter plates.
Many thanks to those that helped me paint targets, score and spot for the other competitors. It really helps me and also keeps things flowing smoothly and moving the shooters thru. I'd like to mention a few high spots for the match, Joe Bender shot his personal best and also winning the match, first time he's tried a high end ammo (Midas+} and his comment was WOW what a difference over mid level stuff. Bill Moran cleaned the 10" down to 1" targets at 197 yards again. Kenneth Triplett hit all 10 for the first time and is the first to do it with Tac-22. Many are now hitting 9 of them which was rare a few years ago. Better ammo, better equipment and shooter skills are getting that much better, I'm still gonna say any decent gun can be competitive and ammo is the main deciding factor. If you disagree my Son has a $249.00 Savage shooting Lapua SLR that will prove otherwise, the Vudoos, Rim-Xs and even custom guns don't dominate but a good shooter, decent gun and top shelf ammo the gun likes can be a winner.
Only one shooter, Jerry Galbraith shot the bonus rack perfect, started off struggling but sure made up for it at 170 yards on the little dogbones. It was a KYL rack after your first hit and if you managed to hit the first 4 little bones there was a smaller on on the far end that was worth 2 points but it was still part of the KYL rack which really made the gamble to keep going a tough decision. Absolutely great to watch being done and great shooting. Some shooters found their limit one target past where they should have stopped. I'll include a picture of the dogbone, they were definately tough. Friday and Saturay was nearly as perfect shooting conditions and anyone could ask for, there were 48 competitors so there was a short wait at times but the tales, stories and info shared while waiting seemed to be nearly as good as sitting down and hitting targets. Joe Bender won "A" class, Bob Brown won "B" class and Cuda won "C" class shooting Aguila.
On to the scores. I didn't keep track of which day each competitor shot but if you see some low scores you can figure it out but not one competitor complained about conditions, true competitors all. The top possible perfect score could be 96 points with all bonuses and gamble targets. All ties decided by reverse count including the bonus rack. When double checking, some scores changed slightly so if you remember something different accidents in the heat of keeping score, spotting and adding do happen but I double check and make corrections, wish it could always be for the better but it is what it is.
Score Class Name Gun Scope Ammo
1. 91 A Joe Bender CZ 457 MTR Vortex RZR Midas+
2. 90 A Bill Moran Anschutz 1710 Arken R-50
3. 89 A Randy Wise Anschutz Pistol Arken Lapua SLR
4. 88 A Brien Murray Vudoo NF Midas
5. 87 A Dan Bartok Anschutz MPR NF R-50
6. 87 A Jeff Valentine Vudoo NF Lapua SLR
7. 86 B Bob Brown Rem 40X Athlon SK Bia.
8. 86 A Mike Drake Rim-X NF Eley Match
9. 85 B Scott Hussell CZ 457 Leupold MK 5 SK LR
10. 85 A Bill Moran (2) BSA Martini Peep Sights R-50
11. 84 A Jerry Galbraith CZ 457 NF Center-X
12. 84 B Kenny Arnold Anschutz 54 Vortex SK Bia.
13. 84 A Bob Merillat Anschutz 1907 March Lapua SLR
14. 84 B Jim Lochary CZ 457 March Wolf (old)_
15. 84 A Dave Poske CZ 457 NF Center-X
16. 83 A Josh Moodispaw Vudoo NF Eley Match
17. 83 A Chris Kirkpatrick Izhmash Arken Lapua SLR
18. 83 A Michelle Murray Bergara Vortex Midas
19. 83 B Mike Filbert Tikka Arken SK Match
20. 83 B Tim Humphrey Vudoo NF SK Bia,
21. 83 B Marty Kerr CZ 457 Arken SK
22, 82 C Cuda Gatten Savage MK II Arken Aguila
23. 82 A Walter Jasulevich Bergara Athlon Center-X
24. 82 A Herman Crooks 10X NF Lapua LR
25. 82 A Bill Nesbitt Vudoo NF Midas
26. 82 B Phil Palmisano Vudoo Arken SK Bia.
27. 81 A Mathew Watson CZ 457 Burris XTR Center-X
28. 81 B Rob Jackson CZ 457 Arken SK Bia.
29. 81 B Phil Baird Rim-X Athlon Eley Team
30. 81 B Jacob Cain CZ 457 SWFA 20X SK Pistol
31. 80 A Bill Moran (3) Izhmash Arken R-50
32. 79 B Matt Dillon Vudoo Athlon SK Bia.
33. 79 A Tom Rayner Ruger 77 NF Center-X
34. 79 A Matt Shatto Savage Arken Eley Match
35. 79 A Jacob Slyder CZ 457 Bushnell Lapua LR
36. 79 B Dave Zander Bergara Kahles SK RIfle Match
37. 79 B Dave Callipare (1) Vudoo NF SK Bia.
38. 78 C Kenneth Triplett CZ 457 Vortex Norma Tac-22
39. 77 B Steve Watson CZ 457 Vortex SK Bia.
40. 76 C Jerry Shaw CZ 457 Arken CCI Std.
41. 76 A Abigail Murray Bergara Vortex Midas
42. 76 A Kurt Yoder Sako Quad SWFA 20X Eley Match
43. 75 B Dave Callipare (2) Vudoo NF SK Bia.
44. 72 B Jim Montgomery Tikka Arken SK LR
45. 72 A John Snyder CZ 457 Bushnell Lapua LR
46. 72 B Jeff Wolfe CZ 457 Simmons SK LR
47. 71 C Cuda Gatten H&R 12 Peep Sights Aguila
48. 68 B Chuck Wagner H&R 12 SWFA Rem Eley
Many thanks to those that helped me paint targets, score and spot for the other competitors. It really helps me and also keeps things flowing smoothly and moving the shooters thru. I'd like to mention a few high spots for the match, Joe Bender shot his personal best and also winning the match, first time he's tried a high end ammo (Midas+} and his comment was WOW what a difference over mid level stuff. Bill Moran cleaned the 10" down to 1" targets at 197 yards again. Kenneth Triplett hit all 10 for the first time and is the first to do it with Tac-22. Many are now hitting 9 of them which was rare a few years ago. Better ammo, better equipment and shooter skills are getting that much better, I'm still gonna say any decent gun can be competitive and ammo is the main deciding factor. If you disagree my Son has a $249.00 Savage shooting Lapua SLR that will prove otherwise, the Vudoos, Rim-Xs and even custom guns don't dominate but a good shooter, decent gun and top shelf ammo the gun likes can be a winner.
Only one shooter, Jerry Galbraith shot the bonus rack perfect, started off struggling but sure made up for it at 170 yards on the little dogbones. It was a KYL rack after your first hit and if you managed to hit the first 4 little bones there was a smaller on on the far end that was worth 2 points but it was still part of the KYL rack which really made the gamble to keep going a tough decision. Absolutely great to watch being done and great shooting. Some shooters found their limit one target past where they should have stopped. I'll include a picture of the dogbone, they were definately tough. Friday and Saturay was nearly as perfect shooting conditions and anyone could ask for, there were 48 competitors so there was a short wait at times but the tales, stories and info shared while waiting seemed to be nearly as good as sitting down and hitting targets. Joe Bender won "A" class, Bob Brown won "B" class and Cuda won "C" class shooting Aguila.
On to the scores. I didn't keep track of which day each competitor shot but if you see some low scores you can figure it out but not one competitor complained about conditions, true competitors all. The top possible perfect score could be 96 points with all bonuses and gamble targets. All ties decided by reverse count including the bonus rack. When double checking, some scores changed slightly so if you remember something different accidents in the heat of keeping score, spotting and adding do happen but I double check and make corrections, wish it could always be for the better but it is what it is.
Score Class Name Gun Scope Ammo
1. 91 A Joe Bender CZ 457 MTR Vortex RZR Midas+
2. 90 A Bill Moran Anschutz 1710 Arken R-50
3. 89 A Randy Wise Anschutz Pistol Arken Lapua SLR
4. 88 A Brien Murray Vudoo NF Midas
5. 87 A Dan Bartok Anschutz MPR NF R-50
6. 87 A Jeff Valentine Vudoo NF Lapua SLR
7. 86 B Bob Brown Rem 40X Athlon SK Bia.
8. 86 A Mike Drake Rim-X NF Eley Match
9. 85 B Scott Hussell CZ 457 Leupold MK 5 SK LR
10. 85 A Bill Moran (2) BSA Martini Peep Sights R-50
11. 84 A Jerry Galbraith CZ 457 NF Center-X
12. 84 B Kenny Arnold Anschutz 54 Vortex SK Bia.
13. 84 A Bob Merillat Anschutz 1907 March Lapua SLR
14. 84 B Jim Lochary CZ 457 March Wolf (old)_
15. 84 A Dave Poske CZ 457 NF Center-X
16. 83 A Josh Moodispaw Vudoo NF Eley Match
17. 83 A Chris Kirkpatrick Izhmash Arken Lapua SLR
18. 83 A Michelle Murray Bergara Vortex Midas
19. 83 B Mike Filbert Tikka Arken SK Match
20. 83 B Tim Humphrey Vudoo NF SK Bia,
21. 83 B Marty Kerr CZ 457 Arken SK
22, 82 C Cuda Gatten Savage MK II Arken Aguila
23. 82 A Walter Jasulevich Bergara Athlon Center-X
24. 82 A Herman Crooks 10X NF Lapua LR
25. 82 A Bill Nesbitt Vudoo NF Midas
26. 82 B Phil Palmisano Vudoo Arken SK Bia.
27. 81 A Mathew Watson CZ 457 Burris XTR Center-X
28. 81 B Rob Jackson CZ 457 Arken SK Bia.
29. 81 B Phil Baird Rim-X Athlon Eley Team
30. 81 B Jacob Cain CZ 457 SWFA 20X SK Pistol
31. 80 A Bill Moran (3) Izhmash Arken R-50
32. 79 B Matt Dillon Vudoo Athlon SK Bia.
33. 79 A Tom Rayner Ruger 77 NF Center-X
34. 79 A Matt Shatto Savage Arken Eley Match
35. 79 A Jacob Slyder CZ 457 Bushnell Lapua LR
36. 79 B Dave Zander Bergara Kahles SK RIfle Match
37. 79 B Dave Callipare (1) Vudoo NF SK Bia.
38. 78 C Kenneth Triplett CZ 457 Vortex Norma Tac-22
39. 77 B Steve Watson CZ 457 Vortex SK Bia.
40. 76 C Jerry Shaw CZ 457 Arken CCI Std.
41. 76 A Abigail Murray Bergara Vortex Midas
42. 76 A Kurt Yoder Sako Quad SWFA 20X Eley Match
43. 75 B Dave Callipare (2) Vudoo NF SK Bia.
44. 72 B Jim Montgomery Tikka Arken SK LR
45. 72 A John Snyder CZ 457 Bushnell Lapua LR
46. 72 B Jeff Wolfe CZ 457 Simmons SK LR
47. 71 C Cuda Gatten H&R 12 Peep Sights Aguila
48. 68 B Chuck Wagner H&R 12 SWFA Rem Eley
