Results June 2024 Topstraps Rimfire Challenge

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The June match was much nicer weather wise than May with having no rain at all but the winds were higher. Friday was terrible, the tops of the trees were going back and forth at least 6 ft and all the trees down both sides of the range were just swirling all different directions. The ones that shot didn't worry too much saying "It is what it is and I'm here to shoot". Saturday was better with Sunday being the calmest but still plenty breezy with wind switching constantly.

This weekend was really slow with only 4 or 5 showing up on Saturday but Sunday was better. Sitting there Saturday had me wondering if shooting matches were fading away since my buddy had a really low turnout at his the weekend before. I thought that if Sunday was a bad as Friday I might take a couple months off since there is a lot I could be doing around the house for those 4 days. Quite a few mentioned that it's hay season here and also a lot of graduation parties and also people on vacations might be happening. I was wondering if the quality ammo shortage and prices may also be influencing the turnout. We'll do another in July and see how it goes. I really do enjoy having the matches and watching others shoot is probably as much fun as actually doing the shooting.

I found little candy dogbones about 1/2" tall by 1/4" wide and thought they'd make a neat "boneus" rack. Started at 87 yards, nope, then 75 yards but kinda maybe but settled on 62 yards. That seemed about right, only one shooter cleaned all five with them being turned different angles with the last one on end pointing at the shooter. Not as big a poof as lollypops but something different.

Saw some good shooting with a couple shooters finally getting all 10 targets (10" down to 1") at 197 yards with 10 shots and got to write their name on the shooting shed ceiling. Good shooting Rich Harris and Herman Crooks. Not many names up there for as many years as I've been having matches. That little 1 inch circle is tough after working your way thru the others as they keep getting smaller.

Free entry winners are Marty Kerr in "B" class and Jeff Wolfe in "C" class. Kurt Yoder would have been the "A" class winner but a lower class "B" shooter beat their score it bumped them. Gotta try harder next time. There are little coupons with your name on them that will be hanging on a nail for you next time.

I had a few new shooters with the farthest travel award going to Jeff Wolfe coming from Indiana. He was visiting and caught a couple shoots while in Ohio. Was a pleasure meeting all the first timers and hope you had fun shooting my little range. All tied scores are settled by reverse count, some had to go back 3 or 4 places to settle. That one extra point or a shot at a gamble target can be so important at the end.

Score Class Name Gun Scope Ammo Day they shot

1. 89 B Marty Kerr CZ 457 Arken SK Saturday
2. 88 A Kurt Yoder Sako Quad SWFA 20X Eley Black Match Sunday
3. 87 B Randy Wise Savage MK II Arken SK LR Friday
4. 87 B Tim Humphrey Vudoo NF SK Bia. Sunday
5. 87 B Herman Crooks 10X NF SK Bia. Sunday
6. 86 B Bob Brown Rem 40X Athlon SK Bia. Friday
7. 85 A Bob Merillat Anschutz 1907 March Lapua SLR Sunday
8. 85 B Joe Bender CZ 457 Vortex Razor SK Bia. Sunday
9. 85 B Mike Filbert Tikka Arken SK Saturday
10. 85 B Kenny Arnold Anschutz 54 Vortex SK Bia. Friday
11. 83 B Phil Palmisano Vudoo Arken SK Bia. Friday
12. 81 B Phil Baird Bergara Athlon Eley Team Sunday
13. 81 B Dave Callipare Vudoo NF SK Bia. Friday
14. 81 B Rich Harris Bergara Vortex SK LR Sunday
15. 80 A Dan Steyaert Savage MK II Arken EP-5 Lapua SLR Friday
16. 80 B Matt Shatto Tikka SWFA Eley Club Saturday
17. 78 B Chuck Wagner H&R 12 SWFA Rem Eley Friday
18. 78 B Cuda Gatten Anschutz Match Peep Sights SK Bia. Saturday
19. 77 B Jerry Shaw H&R 12 Arken EP-5 SK Bia. Friday
20. 77 B Bill Nesbitt CZ 457 Vortex SK LR Saturday
21. 75 B Jim Lochary CZ 457 March Wolf (old) Saturday
22. 73 B Tom Rayner Ruger 77 NF SK LR Friday
23. 73 B Scott Hudson Discovery SK Pistol Match Sunday
24. 72 A Jacob Slyder (2) Ruger RPR Bushnell Lapua LR Sunday
25. 71 B Andrew Blank (sorry if I misspelled last name) Tikka Arken SK LR Sunday
26. 71 B Steve Wilson CZ Vortex SK Bia. Friday
27. 68 C Jeff Wolfe Ruger RPR Simmons CCI Std. Sunday
28. 68 A Walter Jasulevich Ruger AM Tact. Vortex Lapua Friday
29. 67 A Jacob Slyder (1) Ruger RPR Bushnell Lapua LR Sunday