SMACK the SMILEY Spring 2014 - ENTRY OPEN!

[jb1000br]

**If you don't know about this match, please KEEP READING!**


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Anything you want to know about the match can be found here:


Smack the Smiley --- Home of the Tactical Shooter's Local Rifle Match


Participating in this match also helps raise money for AmericanSnipers.org. In 8 years of contributing part of the entry fee to AmericanSnipers.org, we have raised over $10800 which has been used to buy gear for our soldiers in harm’s way!

This is a postal match, where you shoot the targets I send you on your home range, then send them back to be scored and posted on several shooting forums as well as the home website.





More info below and on the website.


PRIZES - Those up for grabs are shown below!


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Calendar:


Spring '14 Match
14 March 2014: Begin accepting Spring entries
7 April 2014: Spring Match Starts!
28 April 2014: ENTRY FEE DEADLINE (POSTMARK DATE)
19 May 2014: Send your finished Spring targets back!




*** Note the term on the calendar: "MATCH STARTS" That is the date that I send the first batch of targets out to those that are paid up.


PAYMENT Check or Paypal

HOW TO ENTER:

Contact Smack the Smiley!




ENTRY COST:

Targets are $4.00 each with a limit of 4 targets per class (Rimfire and Centerfire)

$1 per target goes to: Home Page

Max of 4 targets per class, Centerfire and/or Rimfire. Please see the RULES page on the website for more info.

Smack the Smiley!




FULL YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO SAVE YOU STAMPS:
You can now pay for a year's worth of targets at one time so you will be never forget a deadline and miss a match. This will also save you some postage throughout the year. For instance, you can pay for 2 of each class for each of the 4 matches during the Spring match, then at the beginning of each of the year's matches you will automatically receive the proper number of targets in the mail. Subscription participants will be listed on the homepage so they know they will receive their targets throughout the season.



IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING WHAT THE TARGETS LOOK LIKE

Smack the Smiley! --- Match Photos




DEADLINES


Mailed entry fees must be postmarked by the listed date. With the deadline where it is, someone entering at the deadline will still have a minimum of 2 weekends to shoot. This


means your entry needs to be POSTMARKED by the date listed to be entered in the current match.


Please note: ALL DEADLINES LISTED REFER TO POSTMARK, NOT RECEIVED-BY DATE



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SPRING 2014 PRIZES:


--- Vortex Optics: ONE 6-24x50 PST FFP rifle scope - choice of MOA or MRAD
More Info: Vortex Optics - Home


--- US Optics: ONE Certificate for 20% off any scope purchase
More Info: U.S. OPTICS - Engineered for Extreme Performance


--- Eurooptic Ltd: 1 Certificate for 25% off next purchase - max discount $500
More Info: Nightforce, Sako, Schmidt Bender, Benelli, Swarovski, Zeiss


--- Manners Composite Stocks: ONE Certificate for $475 off your custom stock order
More Info: Tactical


--- Long Range Accuracy: ONE LRA Ultra Light Scout Bipod
More Info: http://www.lraccuracy.com


--- Lapua: ONE Certificate for 200 Lapua brass cases
More Info: Home - Lapua


--- Berger Bullets: TWO Certificates for 300 bullets (600 bullets total) of Winner's Choice
More Info: http://www.bergerbullets.com/


--- Badger Ordnance: ONE Certificate for "Badger Surprise" - could be M5 triggerguard, rings and/or bases or FTE Brake
More Info: Badger Ordnance | Quality firearm products


--- Rock Creek Barrels: ONE Certificate for 1/2 off retail price of any barrel
More Info: www.rockcreekbarrels.com


--- Sierra Bullets: ONE Certificate for 500 Bullets
More Info: Sierra Bullets - The Bulletsmiths


--- TAB Gear: TWO certificates for ONE TAB Gear Sling in choice of color and swivel/hook type
More Info: http://www.riflesonly.com/store/TAB/index.html


--- Seekins Precision: ONE Certificate for Choice of Rings or Base (Non-Custom)
More info: Seekins Precision


--- Sniper Tools: ONE Certificate for FREE Mil-Spec Angle Cosine Indicator (ACIMIL-A2)
More Info: Sniper Tools Design Co - Home of the Angle Cosine Indicator


--- GA Precision: ONE Certificate for Choice of: side bolt release mod, Badger Bolt Knob and Installation, or ½ off Chamber-job,
More Info: Home - Home - GA Precision


--- JC Steel Targets: ONE Certificate for $100 off your next purchase of premium AR500 steel targets
More Info: JC Steel Targets


--- Tactical Intervention Specialists: ONE Certificate for sling (choice of type and color)
More Info: Rifle Slings - Tactical Intervention Specialists Sniper Rifle


--- Ivy Rods: ONE Certificate for a custom crafted stainless cleaning rod
More Info: Ivy Rods, custom crafted for all your shooting needs


--- Liberty Arms LLC: ONE Certificate for $50 toward any gunsmithing service.
More Info: Welcome


--- Applied Ballistics LLC: ONE copy of Bryans Book "Applied Ballistics For Long Range Shooting"
More Info: Home Page | Applied Ballistics, LLC


--- Lucas Bore Guides: ONE bore guide (w/ insert) of choice from Mike Lucas
More Info: (803)-356-0282


--- J. Dewey Mfg.: Dewey Cleaning Rod and Cleaning Kit (22cal)
More Info: J Dewey Rods | Quality Gun Cleaning Products for the Discriminating Shooter


--- Mildot Master: – ONE free Mildot Master
More Info: thankyou




Thanks guys, and Good Luck!


Jason

 

[z71rat]

Funds are in, and we are ready to get going!! Yeeehhhhaaaa!!!!

DK

 

[Doogie]

Check is in the mail as well for the year.


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[ARCOREY]

Sent my yearly for 2 each. Thanks for doing this Jason.

 

[verdugo60]

Subscription sent for two CF targets via Paypal. Looking forward to trying this again, last time I didn't get a chance to shoot it!

 

[lead ƒarmer]

Sending out a check tomorrow for a subscription.

 

[z71rat]

Gettin kinda excited around here... just waitin to get out there and bust some!!

DK

 

[z71rat]

Got the targets in the mail. Now we just have to find the time. Hopefully it will be soon.

DK

 

[triceratops3]

sent funds for 2 targets via paypal.

 

[JC Steel]

Vibberts are paid in full for the year!

 

[z71rat]

We will finally be gettin out early I'm the mornin and gettin it done!!

I'm sooooo ready!!

DK

 

[SFC Carpentier jr]

Got my targets today in the mail. Thanks JB.

 

[triceratops3]

Got to shoot my targets on Saturday. They're on their way back in the mail. I did pretty good (for me) on my centerfire target but did absolutely terrible on my rimfire target.

 

[lancetkenyon]

If the lousy winds would stop in AZ, I could get my targets shot at.....

 

[z71rat]

Kinda sad. I can do soooo good on the majority of the target, and then screw up the confidence shot. Unbelievable.

Still a good time out with family and friends, but dang.

DK

 

[Doogie]

Another lousy CF here, also had some help from a fellow shooter who didn't realize they were shooting my target (not that it messed up my score any). I tried to mark it pretty clearly Jason, but if I get a zero, no worries. RF was my best yet (possibly my first over 200), but almost butchered the confidence shot. Always a great learning experience.

 

[z71rat]

Yep, we had a few random "wrong target" hits as well. Cris is 12, so we try to cut him a little slack. He is trying though, I gotta give him that!!

DK

 

[clmayfield]

Kinda sad. I can do soooo good on the majority of the target, and then screw up the confidence shot. Unbelievable.

Still a good time out with family and friends, but dang.

DK

Happened to me with CF this round. I had a for sure winner. Hit all the smilies and a tiny group. I decided not to press my luck with the 40 point smiley and went for the 30 pointer... and whiffed it. Today, I was shooting the last shot and decided to go for the 40 pointer... AND HIT. It is a personal best for me (I think), but probably not good enough for the win unless other people screw up.

My RF this round... not so good. After getting an awesome score in my local club's rimfire F-class match a couple of months ago, I had a horrible round of Smack the Smiley and a bad smallbore F-class match. The Texas Championship is this coming weekend. I hope I do ok.

 

[verdugo60]

What's the postmark deadline for this one for finished targets? I totally spaced it with SH Cup coming up soon.

 

[justinbaker]

What's the postmark deadline for this one for finished targets? I totally spaced it with SH Cup coming up soon.

Today

 

[verdugo60]

Crap, guess I have some "practice" targets then.

 

[CMH]

As others have stated - there is always an opportunity to learn from this competition. This round I have been slammed with work and only had one opportunity to shoot. I managed to leave the house without my regular rear bag and decided to go ahead and shoot with a stand-in. Both my CF and RF targets severely suffered. Will make it a point not to do that again...

 

[Shootnjunky]

Sent my single rimfire in today. First time the target won't be wet from rain. Shot not as good as I could have though. Going to sign the wife up as well to shoot. She had a great time shooting my leftover targets and wants to challenge me now ?


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[clmayfield]

I have a Smack the Smiley geek story. I shot the 40 pt smiley and hit it low and left. I was going to go for it again and I had two choices, hold dead on and hope that I hit it the same again, or hold just a little to the right to try to get a closer hit and give me a little more margin for error. I opted to hold dead on and hit to the right this time. Had I held right, it would have been a miss. I think one of the most difficult things about this match where you have so little room for error is knowing when a shot is just a little off because of natural variation of the shot pattern and knowing when the shot is off because of something you did. Self awareness is key.

 

[z71rat]

It seems to me that EVERY target is getting to be a more and more humbling situation for me... as sad as it is. I finally got some different match rimfire ammo, as we are going to give that a try next time around. Hopefully it will be more to my Savage's liking. I still can't get my hands on any more Wolf Match.

I got the notification from Midway that my 105s are on the way for my .243Win. I am excited to see what the continued load recipes will produce from this stick!!

Let the humbling continue!! LOL

DK

 

[SFC Carpentier jr]

Well I guess I missed out. I shot my last target today and was getting them ready to send them out.

 

[Niles Coyote]

I finally got some different match rimfire ammo, as we are going to give that a try next time around. Hopefully it will be more to my Savage's liking. I still can't get my hands on any more Wolf Match.

I am in the same situation, I have just enough wolf match for one more STS match then I will be using unproven stuff I found.

 

[rem `06]

i think trying too hard is sometimes the problem.

 

[jb1000br]

Results posted

SMACK THE SMILEY SPRING 2014 RESULTS


Congrats to RichardL and Gremlin our SPRING Match Winners! Very nice scores fellas!



With the Spring match, we raised another $247 for AmericanSnipers.org!! That puts the total over $11000 raised from the Smack the Smiley Match!

Competition was tough as usual, with many good scores. Though not as many high scores as normal. You gotta nail everything to be near the top but this time only the top 6 targets were over 200 - normally it is double that!


Results should be up on the website soon, but here they are below for those that can't wait<graemlin_url>

RESULTS:

Smack The Smiley --- Match Results


CENTERFIRE

RIMFIRE

Pictures of the WINNING TARGETS:

CENTERFIRE WINNER:

RIMFIRE WINNER:

Smack the Smiley! --- Match Photos



Prizes should be on their way in the next week or so...if you have an address change and you won a prize, let me know ASAP.

Good job guys and gals!!


PRIZE WINNERS

**Please don't forget the prize donors when you need some gear**

Prizes are given away as a raffle using the completed targets you send back. So there is no incentive to cheat, as the winner has no assurance of getting any prizes. If you send back a completed target in both RIMFIRE and CENTERFIRE class, you have 2 chances to win.
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SPRING 2014 PRIZES:


-HALF- Vortex Optics: ONE 6-24x50 PST FFP rifle scope - choice of MOA or MRAD
More Info: Vortex Optics - Home


-RANDYM- US Optics: ONE Certificate for 20% off any scope purchase
More Info: U.S. OPTICS - Engineered for Extreme Performance


-TERRELL35744- Eurooptic Ltd: 1 Certificate for 25% off next purchase - max discount $500
More Info: Nightforce, Sako, Schmidt Bender, Benelli, Swarovski, Zeiss


-ANDREAK- Manners Composite Stocks: ONE Certificate for $475 off your custom stock order
More Info: Tactical


-BUSTERB- Long Range Accuracy: ONE LRA Ultra Light Scout Bipod
More Info: http://www.lraccuracy.com


-MIRAGE- Lapua: ONE Certificate for 200 Lapua brass cases
More Info: Home - Lapua


-SCOTTS1W- Berger Bullets: TWO Certificates for 300 bullets (600 bullets total) of Winner's Choice
More Info: http://www.bergerbullets.com/


-GREMLIN- Badger Ordnance: ONE Certificate for "Badger Surprise" - could be M5 triggerguard, rings and/or bases or FTE Brake
More Info: Badger Ordnance | Quality firearm products


-OUTASITE08- Rock Creek Barrels: ONE Certificate for 1/2 off retail price of any barrel
More Info: www.rockcreekbarrels.com


-SHELDONF- Sierra Bullets: ONE Certificate for 500 Bullets
More Info: Sierra Bullets - The Bulletsmiths


-DC45 & RAZOR100- TAB Gear: TWO certificates for ONE TAB Gear Sling in choice of color and swivel/hook type
More Info: http://www.riflesonly.com/store/TAB/index.html


-CMH- Seekins Precision: ONE Certificate for Choice of Rings or Base (Non-Custom)
More info: Seekins Precision


-MATCHKING- Sniper Tools: ONE Certificate for FREE Mil-Spec Angle Cosine Indicator (ACIMIL-A2)
More Info: Sniper Tools Design Co - Home of the Angle Cosine Indicator


--WOCUSLILLY- GA Precision: ONE Certificate for Choice of: side bolt release mod, Badger Bolt Knob and Installation, or ½ off Chamber-job,
More Info: Home - Home - GA Precision


-RICHD- JC Steel Targets: ONE Certificate for $100 off your next purchase of premium AR500 steel targets
More Info: JC Steel Targets


-CASSIDYJ- Tactical Intervention Specialists: ONE Certificate for sling (choice of type and color)
More Info: Rifle Slings - Tactical Intervention Specialists Sniper Rifle


-GREGV- Ivy Rods: ONE Certificate for a custom crafted stainless cleaning rod
More Info: Ivy Rods, custom crafted for all your shooting needs


-GREENE- Liberty Arms LLC: ONE Certificate for $50 toward any gunsmithing service.
More Info: Welcome


-Z71RAT- Applied Ballistics LLC: ONE copy of Bryans Book "Applied Ballistics For Long Range Shooting"
More Info: Home Page | Applied Ballistics, LLC


-NILES COYOTE- Lucas Bore Guides: ONE bore guide (w/ insert) of choice from Mike Lucas
More Info: (803)-356-0282


-JEDER212- J. Dewey Mfg.: Dewey Cleaning Rod and Cleaning Kit (22cal)
More Info: J Dewey Rods | Quality Gun Cleaning Products for the Discriminating Shooter


-LINEDRIVE301FT- Mildot Master: – ONE free Mildot Master
More Info: thankyou


Thanks guys!

I start accepting entries for the SUMMER 14 match JUNE 13. Don't forget, you can pay for the the rest of the year at one time and I will send out targets at the beginning of every match! Click here for details: Contact Smack the Smiley!

 

[Shootnjunky]

Congrats all


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[Doogie]

Damn hoping this would be my best rimfire yet but knew my group size was pretty bad. Time to go practice.

Nicely done to the winners. Thanks to all the sponsors and JB as always.

 

[clmayfield]

Nice work Gremlin and Richard L. Man! It has been a year since I have taken a rimfire match... not that I was expecting to win with this match's target. Gremlin, you should shoot smallbore f-class. You have been cleaning up with that 10/22, and most of the score is at 50 yards, just like STS.

 

[half]

Thanks Jason and Vortex. I don't think I have ever owned a new scope before. Nice shooting Gremlin, Carter, and Richard.

 

[z71rat]

Man oh man... even my best Rimfire score didn't even come close. Time to get serious it would seem!!

Congrats to everyone shooting, all the sponsors, and to JB!! Thanks for everything!!

DK

 

[linedrive301ft]

Thanks JB. Special Thank you to our generous sponsors.

Congrats to Gremlin and Richard L good shooting. Gremlin you have that 10/22 hammering.

Carter your consistency is remarkable, keep it up.

Mark

 

[BusterB]

Holy cow,
I just now looked at this and realized I have won an lra bipod. That makes my day!! Especially since the match kicks my butt every time! .

Thanks Jason for putting this all together. If there is any way you can send me any contact information for the people at LRA also so I can make sure to thank them that would be great.

B