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Regional Diretors Staff

Dennis Thornbury, President 1114 S McAuliff St Visalia, CA 93292 H: 559 732-4401 C: 559 280 6243 [email protected] Term Expires 2012

Don Nielson, Vice President 20456 Hart St, Winnetka, CA 91306 H: 818 883-5866 [email protected] Term Expires 2012 Jim Erickson, Financial Officer PO Box 1607, Draper, UT 84020 H: 801 576-8712 C: 801 949-8335 [email protected] Expires 2012

World Records Committee Gene Bukys, Chairman 2111 Silver Moon Trail Crosby, TX 77532 281 324-2605 [email protected]

Long Range Bench Rest Committee Karl Hunstiger, Chairman 2901 E Cortez St Phoenix, AZ 85028 602 971-4400, [email protected]

Long Range Rules Representative Robert Hoppe 2750 Salem Place #9 Reno, NV 89509 775 397-3358 [email protected]

International Representative Wayne Campbell

Standing Score Committee David Halblom [email protected] 556-5833

Hall of Masters Committee Lou Murdica, Interim Chairman

Long Range Measuring Committee Don Nielson, Chairman 818 883-8566 [email protected] Gary Noble 541 753-9842Mike Sosenko 714 693-7524 [email protected]

Eastern Region Term Exp 2012Joe Krupa 538 Highview St Dearborn, MI 48128 H: 313 277-6740 C: 313 247-4344 [email protected]

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South West Region Exp 2012Lou Murdica 73200 Hilltop Rd Sky Valley, CA 92241 C: 760 275-6261 [email protected]

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September, 2012 Precision Rifleman 3

Table of Contents

East-West Show-Me Shootout 4 2012 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 17Brock’s Gap 4-Gun 5 Gulf Coast Regionals 18Mill Creek’s Mid-Continent HV 6 Ojai 600-Yard Benchrest 18Van Dyne Sportsmen’s Club 8 South Dakota State Championship 19Raton’s NM State 2-Gun 9 Dear Uncle Timmy 20Texas Shootout at Midland 10 Ouachita Sportsmen’s Association 20Kansas State Hunter/VFS 11 Northern Colorado’s Muy Grande 21Southwest Louisiana 11 Visalia’s Southwest Regionals 22St Louis Score 12 Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest 23Land’s End Western Colorado 13 Minnetonka Benchrest 24Oak Hill Gun Club 14 Sloughhouse 200-Yard 25WWCCA Wolverine Challenge 15 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 26-28Logan’s Doctor & Professor 16 NBRSA News 28

SPECIAL THIS ISSUE: 2012 NBRSA Annual Board Meeting Agenda Items 29-31

Advertiser IndexGradient Lens 5Shilen Rifles 6BAT Machine 7Benchrite 13Pro Shot Products 14PMA Tool 15Meyer Custom Bullets 19Paul Holland 22Shadetree Engineering 24Bryant Custom Rifles 25Lilja Rifle Barrels 28Wayne’s Gun Stocks 30Berger Bullets 31Kelbly’s Back Page

On the Cover: Wisconsin State Champion Tom Henckenphoto by Dick BaierThis Page: Waiting for Scores at Ojai Gun Clubphoto by John Crawford


9th Annual East-West Show-Me Shootout ResultsJune 23-24, 2012Typical summertime in St Louis--HOT and HUMID. The practice days were mild to start and the temperatures and humidity just kept climbing. Sat-urday started off in the high seventies and got to the low nineties by noon. We had a break from the sun in the afternoon with clouds but the humid-ity could be cut with a knife. Sunday brought clear skies and direct sun and by 10AM we were in the high eighties and early afternoon the high nineties. the loading barn went into the low hundreds even iwth all the fans run-ning.

Saturday started with the LV 100. Gene Bukys took the honors with a .1632 with Richard Milton following up with a .1964 and Larry Costa for the second year in a row got third with a .2012. Don Nielson got the small group with a .102. After a fine lunch we changed over to HV 100 and Gene Bukys was on a roll to take first with a .1996, Mike Ratigan was second with a .2008 and Larry Costa pulled off another third with a .2174. Kevin Hovis go the small group with a .088.

Sunday we started with the HV 200 and Tony Boyer spanked them all to show he was still in it with a .1948. Gene Bukys held on for second with a .2169 and Larry Scharnhorst got third with a .2180. Small group honors went to Lowell Hottenstein shooting a .213. After filling everyone’s bellies we fired up the light guns and it was Don Creach taking first with a .2203, Jack “The Streakier” Neary in second with a .2547 and Tony Boyer third with a .2605. Small group was Lee Gardner shooting a .262.

In the light combined aggregates, Gene Bukys was first with a .2145,

Tony Boyer second with a .2421, Larry Costa third with a .2455, Ken Hotten-stein fourth with a .2484 and fifth was Charles Huckeba with a .2507.

In the heavy gun combined aggregate, it was Gene Bukys first with a .2083, Tony Boyer second with a .2200, Larry Costa third with a .2201, Larry Scharn-horst fourth with a .2279 and Charles Huckeba fifth with a .2483.

Two-gun and overall winner that took home the heavy crystal goblet -- Gene Bukys with a grand aggregate of .2113, second was Tony Boyer with .2310, third Larry Costa with .2327, fourth was Larry Scharnhorst with .2446 and fifth Charles Huckeba with .2495. Rounding out the top twenty in order of ranking, receiving the commemo-rative patch were Mike Ratigan, Don Creach, Pat Canning, Jerry Kloeppel, Lee Hachigan, John Horn, Bud Mundy, Wayne Campbell, Ken Hottenstein, Bart Sauter, Rodney Brown, Don Niel-son, Bob Scarbrough, Dean Ekstrom and Jack Neary.

Thanks to all who attended and all who helped make this another suc-cessful Shootout. It was great getting to see old friends and making a few new ones.

A special note of thanks to Nancy Scar-brough. She was a life saver and made it all run as smooth as a swiss watch. With any luck, I hope to have her run the match (matches) next year here at BRRC.

Lets all help benchrest grow. Bring a friend to your next shoot. Hope to see you all here in St Louis. Scott Pieper

Light Varmint 100Gene Bukys.......................0.1632Ralph Milton.......................0.1964Larry Costa.........................0.2012

Dave Coots.........................0.2016Charles Huckeba..................0.2066

Light Varmint 200Don Creach.......................0.2203Jack Neary.........................0.2547Tony Boyer..........................0.2605Mark Harpenau....................0.2622Ken Hottenstein...................0.2622

Light Varmint GrandGene Bukys.......................0.2145Tony Boyer..........................0.2421Larry Costa.........................0.2455Ken Hottenstein...................0.2484Charles Huckeba..................0.2507

Heavy Varmint 100Gene Bukys.......................0.1996Mike Ratigan.......................0.2008Larry Costa.........................0.2174Tony Alexander....................0.2198Cecil Peterson.....................0.2206

Heavy Varmint 200Tony Boyer........................0.1948Gene Bukys........................0.2169Larry Scharnhorst.................0.2180Larry Costa.........................0.2227Bud Mundy..........................0.2332

Heavy Varmint GrandGene Bukys.......................0.2083Tony Boyer..........................0.2200Larry Costa.........................0.2201Larry Scharnhorst.................0.2279Charles Huckeba..................0.2483

Two-GunGene Bukys.......................0.2113Tony Boyer..........................0.2310Larry Costa.........................0.2327Larry Scharnhorst.................0.2446Charles Huckeba..................0.2495

East West Top Ten Shooters L-R:Gene Bukys, Tony Boyer, Don Nielson, Larry Scharnhorst, Charles Huckeba,

Don Creach, Larry Costa, Richard Milton, Lee Gardner & Jack Neary


Wayne Campbell Wins the 1st 4-Gun at Brock’s GapJune 9-10, 2012

Our first shoot at Brock’s Gap Training Center in Birmingham was a great suc-cess with 25 shooters in attendance. Saturday morning Wayne’s incredible rail gun hummed right along (we need to get up a pool to buy and retire that gun) shooting a .1794 agg to run away with the Unlimited.

Saturday afternoon Scotty Grimes was very consistent finishing first place in Heavy Varmint with a .2366 aggre-gate.

Sunday morning Bart Sauter started out on a world record pace but let Billy Stevens pass him on the last two groups giving the Light Varmint win to Billy with a .1960 aggregate.

Brady Knight was hot Sunday after-noon until a single bullet dropped him to second place in Sporter giving the agg win to Wayne Campbell.

Congratulations to Scotty Grimes, Billy Stevens and Wayne Campbell for their aggregate wins and to Wayne for win-ning the four gun.

Everyone had a great time. We are planning to have at least one and pos-sibly two shoots next year, so hope to see everyone there. Steve Lee

Unlimited 100-YardsWayne Campbell.................0.1794Dale Rose...........................0.2296Dwight St Romain.................0.2340Mark Roper.........................0.2426Jeff Graves........................0.2448

Heavy Varmint 100-YardsScotty Grimes....................0.2366Bart Sauter.........................0.2426Mark Roper.........................0.2548Dwight St Romain.................0.2592Randy Mitchell.....................0.2818

Light Varmint 100-YardsBilly Stevens......................0.1960

Bart Sauter.........................0.2114Danny Morgan......................0.2184Eddie Bowman.....................0.2260Dwight St Romain.................0.2418

Sporter 100-YardsWayne Campbell.................0.2122Brady Knight.......................0.2228Gary Morgan.......................0.2262Dwight St Romain.................0.2416Dale Rose...........................0.2416

Four-GunWayne Campbell.................0.2363Bart Sauter.........................0.2405Dwight St Romain.................0.2442Billy Stevens.......................0.2532Eddie Bowman.....................0.2735

Wayne Campbell, Four-Gun Winner at

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Mid-Continent Region’s Heavy Varmint at Mill CreekBruce Hodgdon Range July 7-8We held the Mid-Continent Regional Heavy Varmint match on Saturday. There were 31 dedicated bench rest shooters present to start the match. The temperature was over 100-degrees and peaked out at 107 around 4M; light and variable winds with heavy mirage topped the day off. Needless to say, it was very uncomfortable to be out-side.Dean Ekstrom was the 100-yard winner. Dave Coots second, Jim Gardner third, Ron Hoehn fourth and Richard Brensing was fifth. Small group honors went to Ron Hoehn with a .103. We moved the frames to 200-yards and Larry Scharn-horst was the winner. Dean Ekstrom second, Bud Mundy third, John Leu fourth and Keith Christensen was fifth. Small group went to Dean Ekstrom this time with .319.Dean Ekstrom is Mid-Continent’s Heavy Varmint Regional Grand winner. Dave Coots second, Bud Mundy third, Rich-ard Brensing fourth and Dee Myers was fifth. This was the final match for the

Mid Continent Regionnal 3-Gun tro-phy. Ray Barnes is the winner for this year. Light Varmint was fired at Raton. Sporter was shot at Okie Shooters.

Sunday we fired Unlimited 5-Shot and Light Varmint. The temperature was around 80 degrees and peaked out at 93 by the end of the match. Ron Hoehn was the Unlimited-200 winner. Don Creach second, Don Crunk third, Rich-ard Brensing fourth and Dave Coots

fifth. Small group of .272 is owned by Ron Hoehn. Light Varmint-200 winner was Dean Ekstrom, DeWayne Stafford second, Ray Barnes third, Joel Gard fourth and Chet Whitebread fifth. Small Group was Fred Martin’s with .283.We moved the frames to 100 and the Unlimited winner this time was Ron Hoehn again. Keith Christensen second,Don Crunk third, Richard Brensing fourth and Dave Coots fifth. Small group of .096 was Keith Chris-tensen. Light Varmint winner was Dean Ekstrom. Daniel Kinder took second, Jim Gardner third, Chet Whitebread fourth and Donald Hansen fifth. Small Group of .136 was claimed by Larry Scharnhorst.Unlimited Grand Aggregate win-ner was Ron Hoehn. Don Crunk sec-ond, Keith Christensen third, Richard Brensing fourth and Dave Coots fifth. Light Varmint Grand Aggregate winner was Dean Ekstrom. Jim Gardner took second, Chet Whitebread third, Ray Barnes fourth and Donald Hansen fifth. Thanks to all for attending!

Don Creach

Heavy Varmint 100Dean Ekstrom....................0.2360Dave Coots.........................0.2454Jim Gardner........................0.2606Ron Hoehn.........................0.2644Richard Brensing..................0.2706

Small GroupRon Hoehn...........................0.103

Light Varmint 100Dean Ekstrom....................0.2154Daniel Kinder.......................0.2820Jim Gardner........................0.2856Chet Whitebread..................0.3108Donald Hansen.....................0.3298

Small GroupLarry Scharnhorst...................0.136

Heavy Varmint 200Larry Scharnhorst...............0.2299Dean Ekstrom......................0.2555Bud Mundy..........................0.2689Jon Leu.............................0.2879Keith Christensen.................0.3008

Small GroupDean Ekstrom.......................0.319

Light Varmint 200Dean Ekstrom....................0.2539Dewayne Stafford.................0.2841


Ray Barnes.........................0.2999

Joel Gard...........................0.3080Chet Whitebread..................0.3107

Small GroupFred Martin..........................0.283

Light Varmint GrandDean Ekstrom....................0.2347Jim Gardner........................0.3013Chet Whitebread..................0.3108Ray Barnes.........................0.3291Donald Hansen.....................0.3302

Heavy Varmint GrandDean Ekstrom....................0.2457Dave Coots.........................0.2745Bud Mundy..........................0.2788Richard Brensing..................0.2917Dee Myers..........................0.2936

Unlimited 100Ron Hoehn........................0.2000Keith Christensen.................0.2124Don Crunk..........................0.2440Richard Brensing..................0.2610Dave Coots.........................0.2708

Small GroupKeith Christensen...................0.096

Unlimited 200Ron Hoehn........................0.2179Don Creach........................0.2411Don Crunk..........................0.2695Richard Brensing..................0.2752Dave Coots.........................0.2813

Small GroupRon Hoehn...........................0.272

Unlimited GrandRon Hoehn........................0.2089Don Crunk..........................0.2567Keith Christensen.................0.2679Richard Brensing..................0.2681Dave Coots.........................0.2761

Name Action Barrel Stock Stocker Gunsmith Bullet/Wt Ogive Powder Primer Case Scope/Pwr

Dean Ekstrom BAT Krieger Leonard Leonard Scott Hottenstein/68 BT 133 Fed Lapua March/50Dave Coots BAT Krieger Leonard TM Ocock Genric/65 FB 133 N/A N/A March/40Bud Mundy Stolle Bartlein BAT Mundy Mundy Miller/68 BT 133 205 Lapua March/40Richard Brensing Viper Krieger Rim Rock Brensing Brensing Gass/66 N/A 133 205 Lapua March/40Dee Myers Borden Krieger Robertson Kuse Kuse Barts/68 FB 133 205M Lapua Leupold/36

Dean Ekstrom BAT Krieger Leonard Leonard Scott Hottenstein/68 BT 133 Fed Lapua March/50Jim Gardner Viper Shilen Speedy Kuse Kuse Barts/68 N/A 8208 Fed Lapua March/50Chet Whitebread Panda Shilen Hall TM Whitebread Euber/68 N/A 133 205 Lapua Leupold/45Ray Barnes Nesika Krieger Borden Borden Brensing N/A N/A 133 Fed Lapua Leupold/36Donald Hansen Viper Shilen Kelbly Hansen Hansen Barts/52 N/A 133 Fed Lapua Leupold/45

Ron Hoehn BAT Bartlein Young Young Hoehn Hottenstein/68 FB 8208 205M N/A Leupold/45Don Crunk Panda Hart Dodd Dodd Scott FFB/63 N/A 133 Fed Lapua Leupold/36Keith Christensen BAT Krieger N/A N/A Christensen Christensen/65 BT 133 Fed Lapua Weaver/36Richard Brensing Panda Krieger N/A Kensler Brensing Gass/66 N/A 133 205 N/A March/40Dave Coots BAT Krieger N/A Larson Ocock Hottenstein/68 BT 133 N/A N/A Leupold/45

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Right L-R: Keith Chris-tensen, Dave Coots

Don Crunk, Ron Hoehn, Chet Whitebread

Fred Martin, Ray Barnes & Dean Ekstrom


Tom Hencken Wins the Wisconsin State Hunter Championship at Van DyneJuly 14 & 15, 2012Twenty-one years and still going strong. The Wisconsin state hunter champion-ship has been a premier event since it started long ago. This year we had 48 of the best hunter class shooters in the country attend and again, many past National Champions and past Wis-consin winners were in attendance along with some new faces that were here for the first time all with hopes of winning the Wisconsin title. Friday was practice and it didn’t help to pay too much attention to conditions as by Saturday morning they would be all new again. Most time was spent on loads and testing.

So on to Saturday at 100 yards. Condi-tions were what most would call nor-mal for the range but there were some of course that dropped the first shot of the match and wondered if they could recover enough to still win. The 100 yards yielded 14 250’s which is not an unusual amount considering condi-tions. When all was said and done at the end of the 100 yards we had a tie with two shooters with 250-18X; Al Ny-hus from South Dakota and a first-time attendee, Ron Shultz from Kansas. Al has won a yardage in the past and the tie breaker went to him with a 50-5X on the first target. Ron was very pleased with his performance for his first time shooting on our range. The rest of the top five at 100 went as follows: Dean Walther from Iowa with a very fine 250-17X in third place. Fourth went to Richard Hunnewell from Minnesota

with a 250-16X and fifth was Tom Shil-ka with a 250-14X. With Tom placing fifth at least there was one shooter from Wisconsin in the top five.

On to 200-yards on Sunday. In all my years of shooting on this range I have never seen conditions like I saw on Sunday at 200 yards. Our normal winds are from the west but on this day they started out north west and then went to the north east and then due east--a condition that is considered the worst we can ever have on this range because we have trees along our entire east side on this range. The surprise was that the wind never moved the tails on the flags. I was told most of the shoot-ers were just watching mirage all day. It must have worked as two shooters posted 250’s at 200 yards. Tom Henck-en from Missouri shot a possible new world record with a 250-14X to take first place. Tom has been a life mem-ber of the Van Dyne club ever since we started to hold hunter matches here. As if one 250 and 200 wasn’t enough,

Wisconsin State Hunter Champions L-R: Front: Al Nyhus, Tom Hencken

Back: Ron Shultz, Wade Hunnewell, Mark Taylor & Randy Perkowski

Name Caliber Action Barrel Maker Gunsmith Stocker Scope/Pwr Case Powder Wt BulletTom Hencken 30 x 47 Stolle Hart Smart Smart Weaver/6X W-W SRB-118 44.0 Chism/150Al Nyhus 30Ware Stolle Lilja S. Ware Self Sightron/6X Lapua N-135 N/A Self/117Wade Hunnewell 30x 47 Borden Krieger SGR REO Weaver/6X W-W N-135 43.0 10X/115Mark Taylor 30WareW BAT Rock Creek SGR BAT Leupold/6X Lapua N-133 41.7 BIB/112Randy Perkowski 30 x 48 Stolle Shilen Self Self Leupold/6X Lapua Benchmark 42.0 10X/135

Van Dyne Sportsmen's Equipment List

Wade Hunnewell, a second year shooter shot another 250-10X to place second. Excellent shooting for a new shooter. The top five was rounded out by Brian Miller in third with a 249-11X, Al Nyhus in fourth with a 249-9X and fifth was Craig Nagel with a 249-7X.

The grand aggregate was won by Tom Hencken with a 499-34X; an excellent score along with the possible World Record at 200-yards. Second in the aggregate was Al Nyhus with 499-27X. The 499’s seemed to be the number of choice in the aggregate, as everyone in the top five had that score. In third place was Wade Hunnewell with a 499-23X and rounding out the top five was Mark Taylor in fourth with 499-14X and fifth Randy Perkowski with 499-11x.

The traveling team trophy that is con-tested every year for bragging rights was won by a team called the Wan-nabes, which consisted of Tom Henck-en, Richard Hunnewell, Clark Greene, Craig Nagel and Al Nyhus. Their team totals for the two days were 1246-81X at 100-yards, 1234-37 at 200-yards and their aggregate score was 2480-118X. Excellent shooting gentlemen.

Thanks to all the shooters that make this match what it is year after year. Without all the people that always help with all the extra work, this would not be possible. Thanks also to all the manufacturers that have supported this and many others shoots through-out the years. Your support and dona-tions are greatly appreciated.

Dick Baier

The Whole Gang at Van Dyne’s Wisconsin State Hunter Championships

for 2012.

Good Shooting, Gentlemen!


Van Dyne ResultsWisconsin State

Hunter Championship

Hunter 100-YardsAl Nyhus.........................250-18XRonald Shultz....................250-18XDean Walther.....................250-17XRichard Hunnewell..............250-16XTom Shilka........................250-14XMark Taylor.......................250-13XDavid Halblom...................250-13XLaVerne Nelson..................250-12XTK Nollan.........................250-11XChad Schmidt....................250-11X

Hunter 200-YardsTom Hencken...................250-14XWade Hunnewell................250-10XBrian Miller.......................249-11XAl Nyhus............................249-9XCraig Nagel........................249-7XAlan Forbes........................249-6XRandy Perkowski..................249-3XMark Taylor.........................249-1XKevin Meise........................248-9XRG Robinett........................248-8X

Hunter Grand AggregateTom Hencken...................499-34XAl Nyhus..........................499-27XWade Hunnewell................499-23XMark Taylor.......................499-14XRandy Perkowski.................499-11XCraig Nagel.......................498-24XBrian Miller.......................498-24XAlan Forbes.......................498-18XChad Schmidt....................498-17XRG Robinett......................497-24X

Huckeba Claims Two Gun at Raton

New Mexico State ChampionshipJune 16-17, 2012

Charles Huckeba won the Two-Gun at this first leg of the New Mexico State Championship. Perhaps being from Texas gives him a leg up on reading the wind at Raton. Whatever the reason, he sure seemed to know what he was doing! Congratulations Charlie.

UNL 10-Shot 100-YardsEd Adams..........................0.2360Charles Huckeba..................0.2466Todd Tyler..........................0.2720Sam Arnett.........................0.2976Fran Ito.............................0.3752Larry Leser.........................0.3850

Small GroupEd Adams............................0.128

UNL 10-Shot 200-YardsCharles Huckeba................0.2959Todd Tyler..........................0.3230Ed Adams...........................0.3268

Roger Tillery........................0.5526Fran Ito.............................0.5897

Small GroupCharles Huckeba....................0.385

UNL Grand AggregateCharles Huckeba................0.2713Ed Adams...........................0.2814Todd Tyler..........................0.2975Sam Arnett.........................0.4471Fran Ito.............................0.4825

Sporter 5-Shot 100-YardsCharles Huckeba................0.2422Larry Baggett......................0.2508Sam Arnett.........................0.2552Speedy Gonzalez..................0.2614Jim Hemmert......................0.2658

Small GroupCharles Huckeba....................0.141

Sporter 5-Shot 200-YardsBud Mundy........................0.2090Speedy Gonzalez..................0.2280Keith Cottrell......................0.2313Jim Hemmert......................0.2414Larry Baggett......................0.2521

Small GroupLarry Baggett.......................0.222

Sporter Grand AggregateSpeedy Gonzalez................0.2447Larry Baggett......................0.2515Jim Hemmert......................0.2536Keith Cottrell......................0.2598Bud Mundy..........................0.2617

Two-GunCharles Huckeba................0.2731Ed Adams...........................0.2930Todd Tyler..........................0.2971Sam Arnett.........................0.3801Bud Mundy..........................0.4075

Name Action Caliber Barrel Gunsmith Stock Bullett/Wt Pdr/Chge Scope/PwrCharles Huckeba Hart 6PPC Bartlein Self Hall 68 29.1 March/40Ed Adams BAT 6PPC Krieger Adams Dodd Miller BT V133 N/ATodd Tyler BAT 3L 6PPC Bartlein Baggett RFD CM/65 133 Weaver/36Sam Arnett BAT 6PPC Krieger Leonard Dott RFD Baggett/67 30.3/8208 Leupold/45Fran Ito BAT 6PPC Bartlein Dickson Dickson Cheek/68 V133 Leupold 45

Speedy Gonzalez Farley 6PPC Shilen Speedy Scoville 6mm/68 29LT/32 March/40Larry Baggett BAT 3L 6PPC Bartlein Baggett Scoville Baggett/BT 28T/32 Leupold/45Jim Hemmert Panda 6PPC Bartlein Bryant Kelbly Tucker/68 28.5/133 Leupold/36Keith Cottrell BAT 6PPC Bartlein Dickson Dickson Rubright N133 MarchBud Mundy BAT 6PPC Bartlein Self BAT Miller/68 Blend March/40

Whittington Center, Raton, NM Equipment ListUnlimited Grand Top Five

Sporter Grand Top Five

Charles Huckeba, Winner NM State Two-Gun


T.O. Makes a T.K.O. at Midland’s Texas ShootoutJune 30 & July 1, 2012Hot temperatures and moderate but switchy winds were what the 27 shoot-ers faced both days at this midsummer shoot out here in West Texas. Starting Saturday morning with the Light Var-mint 100, Ken Terrell won with a .2394 aggregate. Second was Steve Murphy, .2614 and dan Batko came in third, .2692. Mike McWhorter shot the small group with a nice .103.

After lunch, complete with Brenda’s outstanding desserts, the Heavy Var-mint 100 was contested. Tim Oltersdorf easily won the yardage shooting a nice .2188 aggregate. Gary Bristow (.2836) and Steve Murphy (.2882) were second and third, with Steve Murphy shooting the small group, an even 100.

Sunday morning brought with it the same switchy conditions everyone had to deal with the day before, however a few shooters were starting to get a handle on them. Brad Calhoun was one of them, winning the Heavy Varmint 200 with a .2494 aggregate. John Horn was second with .2556 and Tim Olt-ersdorf was third with a .2578. Larry Baggett shot the small group for the yardage, a nice .238.

That afternoon in the Light Varmint 200, Todd Tyler garnered the win with a .2747. Leon Gass was second, .3074 and John Horn was third, .3088. John Horn also shot the small group with .300.

John Horn won the Light Varmint grand with a .2929 aggregate with Todd Tyler second, .2772, Mike Conry third with .2993, Brad Calhoun fourth with .3112 and Larry Baggett fifith with .3205.

In the Two-Gun, Todd Tyler took fifth with .3243, Ken Terrell was fourth, .3218, Mike Conry was third with .3122, John Horn was runner-up with .2851 and getting the win was Tim Olt-ersdorf with a .2777 aggregate.

Special thanks go to all the great folks that made this match go so smoothly. Without you , these matches would not be the good time they always are! We hope to see you all back here in September for the Buffalo.

Mike Conry

Light Varmint 100-YardsKen Terrell........................0.2394Steve Murphy.......................0.2614Dan Batko..........................0.2692John Horn..........................0.2770Larry Baggett......................0.2780

Small GroupMike McWhorter.....................0.103

Light Varmint 200-YardsTodd Tyler.........................0.2747Leon Gass..........................0.3074John Horn..........................0.3088Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.3186Britt Robinson.....................0.3444

Small GroupJohn Horn...........................0.300

Light Varmint GrandJohn Horn........................0.2929Todd Tyler..........................0.2995Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.3177Ken Terrell.........................0.3225Mike Conry..........................0.3251

Heavy Varmint 100-YardsTim Oltersdorf...................0.2188Gary Bristow.......................0.2836Steve Murphy.......................0.2882John Horn..........................0.2988Mike McWhorter...................0.3020

Small GroupSteve Murphy........................0.100

Heavy Varmint 200-YardsBrad Calhoun.....................0.2493John Horn..........................0.2556Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2568Kelly Morman......................0.2578Larry Baggett......................0.2757

Small GroupLarry Baggett.......................0.238

Heavy Varmint GrandTim Oltersdorf...................0.2378John Horn..........................0.2772Mike Conry..........................0.2993Brad Calhoun......................0.3112Larry Baggett......................0.3205

Two-GunTim Oltersdorf...................0.2777John Horn..........................0.2851Mike Conry..........................0.3122Ken Terrell.........................0.3218Todd Tyler..........................0.3243

SHOOTER CARTRIGE ACTION SCOPE BARREL GUN SMITH STOCK CASE POWDER BULLET PRIMER

JOHN HORN 6PPC VIPER LEUPOLD KRIEGER SELF HUNTER LAPUA 133 CHEEK 205MTODD TYLER 6PPC BAT LEUPOLD BARTLEIN BAGGETT SCOVILLE LAPUA 133 TUCKER 205MTIM OLTERSDORF 6PPC STOLLE LEUPOLD KRIEGER SELF SCOVILLE LAPUA 8208 HOTTENSTEIN 205KEN TERRELL 6PPC BAT MARCH KRIEGER HUCKEBA SCOVILLE NORMA 133 CHEEK 66 FEDMIKE CONRY 6PPC CONRY MARCH KRIEGER SELF SCARBROUGH LAPUA 133 SELF 205

TIM OLTERSDORF 6PPC POLAR LEUPOLD KRIEGER SELF ADAMOVICH LAPUA 8208 HOTTENSTEIN 205MJOHN HORN 6PPC VIPER LEUPOLD KRIEGER SELF HUNTER LAPUA 133 CHEEK 205MMIKE CONRY 6PPC BAT MARCH KRIEGER SELF SCARBROUGH LAPUA 133 SELF FEDBRAD CALHOUN 6PPC POLAR LEUPOLD KRIEGER TUCKER BRYANT LAPUA 2015 CHEEK 66 205LARRY BAGGETT 6PPC BAT LEUPOLD BARTLEIN SELF LEONARD SAKO N201 BAGGETT BT 205M

LIGHT VARMINT

HEAVY VARMINT

Raising the flag at Midland Range


DeSoto, KansasJune 30-July 1, 2012TK Nollan wins Kansas State Hunter and the state 2-Gun; Ron Shultz wins Kansas state Varmint for Score.

Not much I can say about this match. Disappointing hunter crowd; only sev-en of us appeared. By far the small-est hunter match in some years. The weather conditions left alot to be de-sired. Pushed 100 degrees on Saturday with some of the strangest switchy wind and mirage that we have seen. The scores reflect the conditions. Even the VFS guys had their troubles. Tim Henderson won the Hunter 100-Yard aggregate, but from then on it was all TK Nollan and his 200-Yard win really separated him from the crowd.

Sunday’s Kansas State VFS started out with some pretty good conditions and since we started at 200-Yards, there were some good scores. Everybody was close along ways down the list. Ron Shultz won the yardage with a 249-8X. The 100-Yard got a little tougher be-cause the heat started increasing alon with the wind. Terry Tholen won the 100 with a nice 250-11X.

TK Nollan’s good performance in the hunter and hanging close to the top in VFS earned him the first Kansas State Hunter and VFS Two-Gun Champion-ship.

Kansas State Two-Gun Top FiveTK Nollan........................989-25XMike McFarland..................984-30XRon Shultz........................983-23XMike Bigelow.....................981-32XTim Henderson...................980-32X

Kansas State Hunter 100-YardsTim Henderson..................249-9XTK Nollan..........................249-8XMike McFarland...................246-9XRon Shultz.........................246-3XJeff Shultz.........................244-5X

Kansas State Hunter 200-YardsTK Nollan.........................246-2XMike Bogelow......................242-4XMike McFarland...................241-1XRon Shultz.........................239-3XTim Henderson....................237-2X

Hunter Grand AggregateTK Nollan........................493-10XMike McFarland..................487-10X

Tim Henderson...................486-11XMike Bigelow.....................485-10XRon Shultz.........................485-6X

Kansas State VFS 100-YardsTerry Tholen....................250-11XHoward Cowher..................250-10XLarry Scharnhorst...............249-13XMike McFarland..................249-12XTim Henderson...................249-12X

Kansas State VFS 200-YardsRon Shultz........................249-8XMike McFarland...................248-8XMike Bigelow.......................248-6XTerry Tholen.......................248-2XDonald Crunk......................247-7X

Kansas State VFS Grand AggregateRon Shultz......................498-17XTerry Tholen......................498-13XMike McFarland..................497-20XMike Bigelow.....................496-22XLarry Scharnhorst...............496-16X

On Saturday, the Varmint for Score shooters participated in a regular match held concurrently with the Hunter State. The results of this match are as follows:

Saturday VFS 100-YardsChet Whitebread................250-7XLarry Scharnhorst...............249-15XTim Turnbull......................249-13XMike Toby.........................249-13XJoel Gard.........................249-12X

Saturday VFS 200-YardsLarry Scharnhorst...............247-7XChet Whitebread......................246Terry Tholen.......................245-5XTim Turnbull.......................241-3XMerlin Hubbard....................237-1X

Saturday VFS Grand AggregateLarry Scharnhorst.............496-22XChet Whitebread..................496-7XTerry Tholen......................492-17XTim Turnbull......................490-15XMerlin Hubbard..................483-10X

Kansas State Hunter/VFS at Mill Creek Southwest LouisianaOn July 29 we held our 2012 Louisi-ana State VFS Championships. Nick Marino continued his winning streak with honorable mention for Richard Milton, winner of the 100 and Michael Louwien the 200. In addition to wood, participants who shot an “X” received a homemade cookie. Yum.

Thanks to Mrs. Tilly for the cookies, Frances Broussard, Mike Guillot and Larry Tilly for their hard work and making this match happen.

100-YardsRichard Milton.................250-19XNick Marino.......................250-19XKenny Kupperman...............250-18XMike Guillot......................250-16XLarry Tilly.........................250-12X

200-YardsMichael Louwien...............250-12XMike Guillot........................250-8XNick Marino........................250-6XKenny Kupperman................249-4XRichard Milton...................248-12X

Grand AggregateNick Marino.....................500-25XMike Guillot......................250-24XKenny Kupperman...............499-22XRichard Milton...................498-31XMichael Louwien.................498-25X

On June 24, the Southwest Louisiana Rifle & Pistol Club held their score shoot. Results are as follows:

100-YardsNick Marino.....................250-23XLarry Tilley.......................250-14XRocky Legrande..................250-12XClayton Gray.....................250-12XBobby Ayo........................250-10X

200-YardsNick Marino.....................250-10XLarry Tilley.......................249-10XGardner Rose.....................249-10XRocky Legrande...................249-8XBobby Ayo..........................249-7X

Grand AggregateNick Marino.....................500-33XLarry Tilley.......................499-24XRocky Legrande..................499-20XBobby Ayo........................499-17XGardner Rose.....................498-26XL-R: LA State Champion, Nick Marino

Michael Louwien, Richard Milton Mike Guillot, Kenny Kupperman

& Larry Tilley


Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis’ June Score Shoot

St Louis Score Shootin’ Gang’s Top-Three in Hunter & VFS: Michael Hagerty Ron Hoehn, Bill Haynes, Tom Hencken, Jerry Kloeppel and Joe Hemkens

VFS 100-YardsRon Hoehn........................250.17Bill Haynes.........................250.16Michael Hagerty...................250.16Jeff Conover.......................249.15Bill Downey........................248.08

VFS 200-YardsRon Hoehn........................248.06Michael Hagerty...................246.08Keith Metzler.......................246.05Robert Hammack..................246.04Bill Haynes.........................245.04

VFS Grand AggregateRon Hoehn........................498.23Michael Hagerty...................496.24Bill Haynes.........................495.20Robert Hammack..................493.14Keith Metzler.......................493.13

SHOOTER CARTRIDGE ACTION BARREL GUNSMITH STOCKER SCOPE CASE POWDER LOAD PRIMER BULLETRon Hoehn 30 BR Polar Shilen Hoehn TM March Lapua H-4198 34.2 205 M FowlerMichael Hagerty 30 BR Panda Kriger Griffin Weaver Lapua H-4198 CCI 10XBill Haynes 30 BR/6BR Stolle Shilen Self Self Weaver36 Lapua H-4198 34.2 205 Cheeks 118Robert Hammack 6ppc Farley Shilen Self Self March Lapula v-133 29 205 MillerKeith Metzler 6 BR Stolle Krieger McMillan NightForce Lapua RL-115 31 CCI450 Berger

Jerry Kloeppel 30x47 Stolle Lilja Self TM Leupold Win V-135 41.4 Fed 10X 150Joe Hemkens 30x47 HBR Kodiak Accumax II Smart Smart Leu-Pre Lapua SRB-118 44 F210M Chism 150Tom Hencken 30x47 HBR Stolle Hart Smart Smart Weaver KT-6 Win SRB-118 44.5 Fed 150 ChismChuck Hearn 30x47 Stolle Shilen Hoehn Meredith Weaver Win N-135 42.9 Fed 150 10-XWayne Corley 30x48 Stolle Rock Creek Hoehn Self Sightron Win v-135 42 Fed 10-X 120

CUSTOM HUNTER GRAND AGGREGATE TOP-FIVE

VARMINT FOR SCORE GRAND AGGREGATE TOP-FIVE

Hunter 100-YardsJoe Hemkens.....................250.12Jerry Kleoppel.....................249.13Tom Hencken......................249.13Clark Greene......................249.12Mark Frost..........................248.13

Hunter 200-YardsJerry Kloeppel...................247.05Joe Hemkens.......................246.03Tom Hencken......................245.03Chuck Hearn.......................244.05Wayne Corley......................243.06

Hunter Grand AggregateJerry Kloeppel...................496.18Joe Hemkens.......................496.15Tom Hencken......................494.16Chuck Hearn.......................492.14Wayne Corley......................491.18

June 17, 2012

We had a pretty decent day to shoot for this match; the winds were light to medium and were switching from left and right just occasionally -- what most of us considered shootable. We had 12 hunter shooters, 2 factory class and 11 varmint for score for a total of 25 shooters.

In the VFS class at 100-yards, we had three 250’s; the winner was Ron Hoehn with 250-17X. At 200-yards he did it again with 248-6X. It comes as no sur-prise now that Ron Hoehn won the VFS Grand with 498-23X.

In the Hunter class at 100-yards, Joe Hemkens won with 250-12X. Moving on to 200-yards Jerry Kloeppel won with 247-5X and he also won the Hunter Grand Aggregate with a score of 496-18X.

This was our third postal Hunter class TCL 5-person team match for the year at 100-yards and our top 5 shooters are Jerry Kloeppel, Joe Hemkens, Tom Hencken, Chuck Hearn and Wayne Cor-ley for a total TCL score of 1245-63X.

In our club factory class the winner was Neill Greenwell with 235-5X.

Thanks to all for coming out. Coming soon will be the results from our two-day memorial match honoring two of our score shooters of the past; Guy Chism and Danny Jarvis. Wayne Corley


California Boy Marty Childers Wins at Western ColoradoJuly 14-15, 2012California Boy, Marty Childers took the 2nd Leg of the Western Colorado Four-Gun championship by winning both yardages in the Unlimited with suf-ficiently high scores that he held the Two-Gun win through a 5th place in the Sporter 200 and a dead last place-ment in the Sporter 100. That’s some shootin’, Marty! We’ll be waiting to see what rabbit you pull out of your hat at the Purple Haze in September!

Unlimited 100-YardsMarty Childers...................0.3012Bob Prather.........................0.3040Lowell Frei.........................0.3112Dave Tunbridge....................0.3402Tom Stiner..........................0.3554

Small GroupBob Prather.........................0.1930

Unlimited 200-YardsMarty Childers...................0.4400Lowell Frei.........................0.5331Roy Damron........................0.5778Bud Schalles.......................0.6070Truman Wilson.....................0.6232

Small GroupMarty Childers.....................0.4530

Unlimited GrandMarty Childers...................0.3706Lowell Frei.........................0.4222Roy Damron........................0.4705Truman Wilson.....................0.4984Bud Schalles.......................0.5086

Sporter 100-YardsLowell Frei.......................0.2502Roy Damron........................0.2650Tom Stiner..........................0.2660Dan Dowling........................0.3036Cliff McNairy.......................0.3054

Small GroupLowell Frei..........................0.098

Sporter 200-YardsDave Tunbridge..................0.2927Rodney Brown.....................0.3458Dan Dowling........................0.3559Dave Gibson........................0.3662Marty Childers.....................0.3666

Small GroupCliff McNairy.......................0.3820

Sporter GrandRoy Damron......................0.3296Dan Dowling........................0.3298Cliff McNairy.......................0.3469Bob Prather.........................0.3599Dave Tunbridge....................0.3690

Two GunMarty Childers...................0.3943Roy Damron.......................0.40000Dan Dowling........................0.4400Bob Prather.........................0.4428Bud Schalles.......................0.4581

Marty Childers, Two-Gun Winner Land’s End Benchrest

Land’s End Benchrest’s Western Colo-rado Two-Gun Group Shoot

L-R: Rodney Brown, Cliff McNairy with Brandon McNairy seated for-ward, Western Colorado Two-Gun

winner Marty Childers, Dan Dowling, Lowell Frei, Bob Prather Dave Gibson, Roy Damron

& Truman Wilson


Oak Hill Gun Club’s Light VarmintWinning 200Winning at any yardage is great but winning at 200 has special rewards it seems. It’s hard to win a match with-out winning some yardage but winning the match seems easier if you win the 200 yard event. Is it because the mea-surement is divided by 2 for the real measurement of record? Is it because everyone seems to shoot much larger groups at 200? Do people just give up and shoot 5 down range hoping for a good group? OR Is it more difficult to watch more flags/more conditions therefore if you score good you are re-warded with a lower aggregate? Just the good shooters can shoot well at 200 yards?

Whatever the thinking or logic, Jim Carstensen won the 200 yard event at Oak Hill Gun Club on June 16, 2012 and squeaked the Light Varmint Grand Ag-gregate from Dean Ekstrom by 0.0004. This is not winning by a mile but it is a win. However, he won the 200 yard handily to cement his win by 0.02 over his nearest competitor Jerry King. Jim won the small group at 200 yards; a dandy 0.278 (real group size).

Dean Ekstrom won the 100 yard ag-gregate with 0.2174. This lead at 100 yards plus claiming the small group of 0.133 almost carried him through for LV Grand but was not meant to be.

Next up is our Heavy Varmint/Unlim-ited match. See you then!

Cecil Peterson

Light Varmint 100Dean Ekstrom....................0.2174Cecil Peterson.....................0.2288Riley Rowold.......................0.2560Dave Coots.........................0.2582Jim Carstensen....................0.2652

Small GroupDean Ekstrom.......................0.133

Light Varmint 200Jim Carstensen..................0.2412Jerry King..........................0.2607Dean Ekstrom......................0.2898Keith Christensen.................0.2998Brian Volkers.......................0.3107

Small GroupJim Carstensen.....................0.278

Light Varmint GrandJim Carstensen..................0.2532Dean Ekstrom......................0.2536Jerry King..........................0.2636Keith Christensen.................0.2870Cecil Peterson.....................0.2959

Name Action Barrel Stock Stocker Gunsmith Cartridge Bullet Powder Primer Scope/PowerJim Carstensen Panda Bartlein Adamovic JLC JLC PPC Neimi N/A F205 Leupold/45Dean Ekstrom BAT Krieger Leonard Leonard Scott PPC Hottenstein V133 F205 March/50Jerry King BAT Krieger Larson N/A JLC PPC Gentner V133 F205 Leupold/45Keith Christensen BAT Bartlein Leonard Self Self WD Self V133 F205 Leupold/45Cecil Peterson BAT Krieger Scoville Scoville Scott PPC Self 2015 F205 March/50John Hutchins Wichita Hart McMillan Masker Borden PPC Fowler 8208 F205 Sightron/36Carl Dillon Panda Krieger Larson Morris Scott PPC Rubright V133 F205 Weaver/36Dave Coots BAT Krieger Leonard Leonard O'Cock PPC JD V133 F205 March/50Jim Schmidt BAT Hart Larson Larson Self PPC N/A V133 N/A Leupold/45Jerry Wick Viper Krieger TM TM Wick PPC Rossing XBR F205 Sightron/36

Oak Hill Gun Club Equipment List

Oak Hill Gun Club shooters L-R:

Keith Christensen Jerry King, Jim Carstensen

Dean Ekstrom & Tyler Rowold


WWCCA: Krupa Wins the Wolverine Challenge

Light Varmint 100 YardsJoe Krupa.........................0.1888Jeff Gaidos.........................0.2018Ted Heindselman..................0.2282Dominic Grunas....................0.2294Lee Hachigian.....................0.2372

Small GroupJoe Krupa............................0.120

Heavy Varmint 100 YardsJack Neary........................0.1844Dominic Grunas...................0.2202Lee Hachigian.....................0.2512Joe Krupa..........................0.2596Steve Theye.......................0.2652

Small GroupJack Neary..........................0.088

Heavy Varmint 200 YardsJoe Krupa.........................0.2098Tim Bassham......................0.2306Rob MacLennan...................0.2569Peter Smith........................0.2572Tom Majewski.....................0.2635

Small GroupPeter Smith.........................0.224

Heavy Varmint GrandJack Neary.......................0.2292Joe Krupa..........................0.2347Stan Buchtel.......................0.2702

Dominic Grunas....................0.2717Peter Smith........................0.2758

Light Varmint 200 YardsJoe Krupa.........................0.2058Jeff Gaidos.........................0.2300Jack Neary.........................0.2330Steve Theye.......................0.2447Pat Metcalf.........................0.2567

Small GroupPeter Smith.........................0.260

Name Action Barrel Gunsmith Scope Load Bullet PrimerJoe Krupa BAT Krieger Scott Leupold 8208 Hottenstein FedJeff Gaidos BAT Krieger Bruno Leupold V133 Self FedJack Neary BAT Bartlein Bruno Leupold N133 Conaway Wham-oTed Heindselman Stolle Bartlein Self Leupold N133 Woodman FedTom Majewski Stolle Hart Kelbly Weaver N133 Hottenstein Fed

Jack Neary BAT Bartlein Bruno Leupold N133 Conaway Wham-oJoe Krupa BAT Krieger Scott Leupold 8208 Hottenstein FedStan Buchtel Stolle Shilen Bruno Leupold H322 Self FedDominoc Grunas BAT Krieger Scott Leupold N133 Hottenstein FedPeter Smith BAT MacLennanJohansen Leupold V133 Mitchell Fed

Light Varmint Top Five

Heavy Varmint Top Five

Wolverine Challenge Equipment List

Plymouth, MichiganTwenty three brave souls came out June 16 & 17 for the Wolverine Chal-lenge. The weather was not too bad; hot and humid on Saturday and over 90 degrees. Like Holton Gun Club, the mirage was very heavy. Sunday’s weather was the opposite; cooler with some rain and mild downpours.

Jack Neary hosted a Vihta Vouri rifle tuning session the Friday prior to the match. Subjects covered included proper neck turning and prepping cas-es, die set up and maintenance, rufle tining, interpreting group formations, bag construction and set up, match strategies and was concluded with an open question and answer session.

The competition remained HOT both days with a tug-of-war between Joe Krupa and Jack Neary. In the end it was Joe Krupa who won the two gun this year. Congratulations to Joe and thank you to all those who participated.

Tim Bassham

Light Varmint GrandJoe Krupa.........................0.1973Jeff Gaidos.........................0.2159Jack Neary.........................0.2522Ted Heindselman..................0.2560Tom Majewski......................0.2606

Two-GunJoe Krupa.........................0.2160Jack Neary.........................0.2407Jeff Gaidos.........................0.2468Stan Buchtel.......................0.2682Steve Theye.......................0.2689

L-R: Stan Buchtel, Peter Smith, Dominic Grunas, Tim Bassham, Jack Neary, Joe Krupa


The 2nd Annual Doctor & Professor Shoot at Logan UtahDave Tunbridge Wins the Un-limited Grand & Two-Gun; Joe

Olas Wins the SporterWell, winds were forecasted and winds did blow. This was somewhat unusual for this range which normally has light switchy, conditions. However, the temps were very moderate, 60’s in the mornings and mid 70’s in the af-ternoons. By mid June we are usually experiencing 90-degrees and heavy mirage, so this was a welcome change. No matter the conditions,it is always nice to spend a weekend in this pic-turesque mountain valley in Northern Utah.

Our host for the tourna-ment, Keith K i r k m a n , started Satur-day morning’s Sporter 100 with three consecut ive .1’s, a .138, .149 and .156 on his way to winning the 100 stage with

a .2094 agg. Joe Olas was second with a .2260 ag-gregate and Gil Graser was third with a .2436. Jim Bawden had the small group for the yardage, a screaming .092.

Just coming for lunch is worth the trip, fresh veggies and dip for appe-tizers followed by thick grilled pork chops, pasta and potato salads, chips, cookies and drinks. I think lunch put some of us to sleep for the afternoon 10-shot Unlimited 100.

Lou Murdica started the afternoon with the small group for the yardage, a very nice .267 in match one. Lou also shot the small group in match four, a .292. Dave Tunbridge had the small group in match two, a .315, on his way to edg-ing out Lou for the win with a .3514 aggregate with Lou coming in second with a .3562, and Keith Kirkman taking third place with a .4052.

Sunday morning Dave Tunbridge contin-ued his winning ways in the Unlimited

by winning the 200-yard stage with an almost identical .3515 aggregate as his 100 yard winning agg. of .3514. Randy Higgs was second in the Unlimited 200 with a .3575, and Keith Kirkman was third with a .4052 agg.

Dave took all the suspense out of who the Unlimited Grand winner was as Dave’s .3514 Grand Aggregate eas-ily put him in first with Lou Murdica’s .3963 in second place and Sandbag Bob Sedgwick .3980 in third place.

After another sumptuous lunch of burgers, brats and all the fixins’, the Sporter-200 commenced. Jim Bawden found a tune his Sporter liked and won the Sporter-200 with a .2529 aggre-gate with Lou Murdica .2659 in second and Rudy Carnesecca’s .2729 in third place. Rudy also shot the small group for the yardage, a very nice .230. Joe Olas won the Sporter Grand Aggre-gate with a .2515 agg, second was Jim Bawden with a .2528 and third was Keith Kirkman with a .2580.

Dave Tunbridge won the Unlimited/Sporter two gun with a .3567 aggre-gate. Lou Murdica was second with a .3685 followed by Dean Parker’s .3738 for third place.

Thanks to everyone for coming and hope to see you all back for our LV/HV tournament September 15-16th. A BIG thanks to Keith and Lori Kirkman and Randy Higgs for hosting us this week-end. Also a BIG thanks to the target and scoring crew for a job well done.

Jim Erickson

Sporter 100-YardsKieth Kirkman....................0.2094Joe Olas............................0.2260Gil Graser...........................0.2436Jim Bawden........................0.2526Scott Smith........................0.2598

Sporter 200-YardsJim Bawden......................0.2529Lou Murdica........................0.2659Rudy Carnesecca..................0.2729Joe Olas............................0.2771Keith Kirkman......................0.3066

Sporter GrandJoe Olas...........................0.2515Jim Bawden........................0.2528Keith Kirkman......................0.2580Gil Graser...........................0.2814Rudy Carnesecca..................0.2831

Unlimited 100-YardsDave Tunbridge..................0.3514Lou Murdica........................0.3562Bob Sedgwick......................0.3866Dave Woodward...................0.3960Randy Higgs........................0.4442

Unlimited 200-YardsDave Tunbridge..................0.3515Randy Higgs........................0.3575Keith Kirkman......................0.4052Norm Cox...........................0.4070Bob Sedgwick......................0.4094

Unlimited GrandDave Tunbridge..................0.3514Lou Murdica........................0.3963Bob Sedgwick......................0.3980Randy Higgs........................0.4008Dave Woodward...................0.4064

Two GunDave Tunbridge..................0.3567Lou Murdica........................0.3685Dean Parker........................0.3738Randy Higgs........................0.3758Dave Woodward...................0.3789

Dave Tunbridge, Winner of the 2nd Annual Doctor & Professor Shoot

Keith Kirkman

L-R: Jim Erickson & Joe Olas Sporter Grand Winner


2012 NBRSA Registered Match ScheduleSEPTEMBER

1-2 MC LV/HV 100/200 Rio Grande BR Shooters, NMRoadrunner - Cash Prizes

1-3 ER LV/HV 100/200 Holton Gun Club, Holton, MIEastern Regionals

1 MC LV/HV 100/100 Mill Creek Rifle Club, 12noonKansas State 2-Gun

2 MC LV/HV 200/200 Mill Creek Rifle Club, 8:00AMKansas State 2-Gun

1-2 NC HV/LV 100/200 Prairie Dog Target Club, SDNC Region Championship

1-3 NW SP/LV/HV

100/200 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver, WA Ed Frombach Memorial & WA State 3-Gun Championship

1-3 SW HV/UNL5

100/200 Visalia Sportsmens Assn, CA Shooters Choice UNL/HV

8-9 MC LV/HV 100/200 Northern Colorado Benchrest Firewalker, 3rd & 4th Legs of NCBS 4 -Gun

8 SW LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ

8-9 GC LV/HV 100/200 Midland Shooters Assn, TXThe Buffalo

8-9 SW LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

14-16 SW LV/HV 100/200 Logan Rifle & Pistol Club, UT3rd Annual Tomato King Shoot

15 GC VFS 100/200 San Angelo Gun Club, TX

15 MV VFS 100/200 Van Dyne Sportsmens Club, WI

15-16 NC LV/HV 100/200 Minnetonka Game & Fish, MN

15-16 NC HV/HV 100/200 Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol 10AMIA State 15th-Group 16th-VFS

15-16 ER LV/HV 100/200 WWCCA, Plymouth, MIFall Classic

15-16 SE 4GunUnl10

200 Rachel’s Glen, Ft Deposit, ALSE Regional Champ. 2nd Leg

16 NC HV/UNL 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club, Bluegrass IA

22-23 GC 4Gun 200 North TX Shooters, Denton, TXTexas Showdown

23 SW LG/HG 600 Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

22-23 MC HTR/VFS 100/200300

Mill Creek Rifle Club Sat 12:00 100/200, Sun 9AM 300yds

22-23 ER LV/HV 100/200 Holton Gun Club, Holton, MIGreat Lakes Invitational

27-28 MV LV/HV 100/200 BR Rifle Club of St Louis, MOMississippi Valley Regionals

29-30 MC LV/HV 100/200 Lands End BR Shooters, CO Purple Haze & LV Leg of 4-Gun

29-30 SW SP/UNL 200/100 Palomino Valley Gun Club, NVNevada State Championship

30 GC VFS 100/200 SW Louisiana Rifle Club, LAOCTOBER

8-13 SW UNL/SP/LV/HV

100/200 Ben Avery Range, Phoenix, AZ2012 GROUP NATIONALS


21 MV HTR/VFS 100/200 BR Rifle Club of St Louis, MO

27-28 ER LV/HV 100/200 Shelby Cty Deer Hunters Assn, Sidney, OH - Fall Finale


28 GC VFS 100/200 SW Louisiana Rifle Club, LA

27-28 MV LV/HV 100/200 BR Rifle Club of St Louis, MOMississippi Valley Regionals

NOVEMBER3-4 SW VFS 100/200 Desert Sportsman, Las Vegas

VFS NATIONALS

3-4 SW LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA

3-4 SW UNL/HV 100/200 Arizona State Championship Ben Avery Range, Phoenix, AZ


10-11 SE LV/HV 100/200 River Bend Gun Club, GA


DECEMBER1-2 SW UNL-5

SHOT100/200 Ben Avery Range, Phoenix, AZ

CA-AZ 5-Shot Invitational

1 SW VFS 100/200 Desert Sportsman, NVClub Championship




29 GC HTR/VFS 100/200 Austin Rifle Club, Austin, TX

Boldface Matches are World Team Qualifying Events or 2012 National Matches

Rank Name Total (Best 3 of 5)1 Tony Boyer 2792 Gene Bukys 2603 Bob Scarbrough, Jr 2594 Lee Hachigian 2585 Don Creach 2566 Charles Huckeba 2537 Pat Canning 2518 Jack Neary 2449 Jeff Thompson 24310 Wayne Campbell 223311 Mike Ratigan 23012 Mark Harpenau 22113 John Horn 21814 Michael Stinnett 21315 Don Nielson 20216 Bart Sauter 19917 Andy Shifflett 19818 Mike Bryant 19519 Rodney Brown 19220 Chris Harris 191

World Team 2012 US Team Point Standings


Light Varmint 100 YardsRyan Harrison....................0.2168Wade Hull..........................0.2268Michael Stinnett..................0.2318Ron Parker..........................0.2470Turk Takano........................0.2654

Light Varmint 200 YardsScott Hunter......................0.2333Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2796Ryan Harrison......................0.2859John Horn..........................0.3107Russell Matthews..................0.3284

Leg 1 Gulf Coast Regionals at North Texas Shooters AssnLight Varmint Grand

Ryan Harrison....................0.2514Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2834Scott Hunter.......................0.2835Michael Stinnett..................0.2949Ron Parker..........................0.3024

Sporter 100 YardsMichael Stinnett.................0.2298Ryan Harrison......................0.2496David Robinson....................0.2644Tim Oltersdorf.....................0.2720Ralph Stewart.....................0.2726

Sporter 200 YardsKenneth Terrell..................0.2377Ralph Stewart.....................0.3286Daryl Whitman.....................0.3314Wade Hull..........................0.3340Ryan Harrison......................0.3404

Sporter GrandRyan Harrison....................0.2950Ralph Stewart.....................0.3006Wade Hull..........................0.3036Kenneth Terrell....................0.3036Michael Stinnett..................0.3110

Ojai Valley Gun Club 600-Yard Match for JuneJune 17, 2012Ojai Valley Gun Club hosted another nice 600-yard match with 13 shooters in attendance in Beautiful Rose Valley up in the high desert. Most of the reg-ular shooters attended with others at a short range match. We had two new shooters attend the match as well; Al Lemmon brought his grandson Chandler Lemmon who had a great time and we hope to see them come out and shoot more matches in the future.

The day started off with typical Ojai conditions which are calm and great for shooting small groups. By the time the first relay shot their third heavy gun target the winds had picked up 9-12 mph and were quickly changing providing interesting conditions on their third heavy gun. The conditions continued to get worse for the second relay. Wind speed was a constant 11-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph and 180 degree reversals and an occasional tail wind thrown in to make the sec-ond relay interesting and challenging.

There was no X’s shot on the second relay only a few on the first with Gene Hooper having the high X count with 7 –X’s.

In Light Gun Score, Bill Hubina took first with 142-3X, followed by Mike Leonard in second with 142-1X and Gene Hooper took third place with 137-6X.

Light Gun Group was won by Bill Hu-bina with a 2.9417” agg, second was Mike Leonard with a 3.5477” and third place was John Crawford with a 3.7807” agg.Heavy Gun Score was won by Lynn Dragoman, SR with a 260-2X, second was won by Leroy Johnson with a score of 248 and third place was Bill Hubina with 241-1X.

Heavy Gun Group was won by John Crawford with a 4.0110” agg, second was Lynn Dragoman, SR with a 5.0707” agg and third place was Leroy Johnson with a 5.1030” agg.

Two Gun Score was won by Lynn Drago-man, SR with a score of 392-3X, sec-ond was Bill Hubina with 383-4X and third was Mike Leonard with a score of 377-2X.

Two Gun Group was won by John Craw-ford with a 3.8958 agg, second was Bill Hubina with a 4.0440 agg and third was Leroy Johnson with a 4.8652 agg.

As always it was a fun match in Ojai and many thanks to Barry Bluhm for putting on a great 600-yard match.

John Crawford

Light Gun ScoreBill Hubina........................142-3XMike Leonard......................142-1XGene Hooper.......................137-6XLynn Dragoman, Sr....................132Cindy Duran.......................130-2X

Light Gun GroupBill Hubina........................2.9417Mike Leonard......................3.5477John Crawford.....................3.7807Cindy Duran........................3.8133Leroy Johnson.....................4.6277

Heavy Gun ScoreLynn Dragoman, Sr..............260-2XLeroy Johnson.........................248Bill Hubina.........................241-1XKelly Mason........................239-1XMike Leonard......................235-1X

Heavy Gun GroupJohn Crawford...................4.0110Lynn Dragoman, Sr................5.0707Leroy Johnson.....................5.1030Bill Hubina.........................5.1463Barry Bluhm.......................5.7407

Two-Gun ScoreLynn Dragoman, Sr..............392-3XBill Hubina.........................383-4XMike Leonard......................377-2XLeroy Johnson.........................371Cindy Duran.......................355-2X

Two-Gun GroupJohn Crawford...................3.8958Bill Hubina.........................4.0440Leroy Johnson.....................4.8653Mike Leonard......................5.0880Cindy Duran........................5.1104


Dave Tunbridge Wins the South Dakota State ChampionshipJune 30, 2012

LV 100-YardsBill Pond..........................0.2566Keith Hakeman....................0.2590Dan Dowling........................0.2594Dean Parker........................0.2762Cliff McNairy.......................0.2806

Small GroupDean Parker..........................0.078

LV 200-YardsDan Dowling......................0.3113Mike Beard.........................0.3139Rodney Brown.....................0.3303Dave Tunbridge....................0.3435Dean Parker........................0.3584

Small GroupKeith Hakeman......................0.303

LV 100-200 AggregateDan Dowling......................0.2854Dave Tunbridge....................0.3138Dean Parker........................0.3173Rodney Brown.....................0.3290Keith Hakeman....................0.3350

HV 100-YardsBill Pond..........................0.1884Dave Tunbridge....................0.2114Dean Parker........................0.2114Dan Dowling........................0.2188Terry Hettich.......................0.2250

Small GroupDave Tunbridge.....................0.068

HV 200-YardsMike Beard.......................0.2989Keith Hakeman....................0.3407Dean Parker........................0.3459Mel Klasi............................0.3500Heath Ferguson....................0.3533

Small GroupMike Beard..........................0.241

HV 300-YardsDave Tunbridge..................0.3285Rodney Brown.....................0.3345Dean Parker........................0.3490Mark Schwab.......................0.3571Cliff McNairy.......................0.3612

Small GroupDean Parker..........................0.581

HV 100-200-300 AggregateDave Tunbridge..................0.2981Dean Parker........................0.3021Mike Beard.........................0.3206Bill Pond............................0.3527Rodney Brown.....................0.3616Mel Klasi............................0.3650Tom Conger.........................0.3674Cliff McNairy.......................0.3712Heath Ferguson....................0.3785Dan Dowling........................0.3802

Two-GunDave Tunbridge..................0.3059Dean Parker........................0.3097Dan Dowling........................0.3328Mike Beard.........................0.3345Rodney Brown.....................0.3453Cliff McNairy.......................0.3534Keith Hakeman....................0.3654Bill Pond............................0.3662Mel Klasi............................0.3673Terry Hettich.......................0.4005

Name Caliber Action Scope Powder Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Primer Load BulletDave Tunbridge 22PPC Panda March 40 Lilja Brackney Kimmell 205 133 Kimmell 52Dean Parker 6PPC Stolle Leupold 45 Bartlein Self Self 205M N133/28.4 N/ADan Dowling 6PPC Panda Leupold 35 Hart Self Self 205M T Meyer 6Mike Beard 6PPC Stolle Leupold 36 Hart Dowling Self 205M 29.5 RCRodney Brown 6PPC BAT Leupold 45X Bartlein Leider Dickson 205 N133/28.3 Brown 68Cliff McNairy 6PPC BAT Leupold 36 N/A N/A N/A Fed 2015 BartsKeith Hakeman 6PPC Stolle Leupold 36 Lilja Pond N/A 205 2015 RC 66Bill Pond 22 Mongrel Panda Ly/Sei 30 H-S Self Self 205 2015/24 Remington 52Mel Klasi 22 Waldog Stolle Leupold 36 Krieger Pond Mulhall 205 2015 Remington 52Terry Hettich 22 Waldog Grizzly B & L 36 H-S Pond Delaseandro 205 2015/24.5 Kimmel 52*All participants listed used Lapua brass.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TWO-GUN TOP-TEN EQUIPMENT LIST

Above: View of the firing line at Ojai Valley Gun Club in California.

Page 18: A view of the pits that were built late 1930’s at Ojai.


Ask Uncle Timmy... A Monthly Column of Shootin’ Shenanigans

Dear Uncle Timmy: I am starting to worry that our emergency medical supplies at the range may be inad-equate for our upcoming major ben-chrest match. Given the average age of our shooters and their uncivilized lifestyles, it is a wonder that they are not dropping like moths at a bug zap-per. What can we do to beef up our preparedness?

Dear EMT: You are in luck. Uncle Timmy Enterprises, LLC, INC, BMF. is introduc-ing the Medical Benchrest Shooter Re-covery System. It comes in various per-formance packages depending on the need of the benchrest community. The basic recovery module includes Thora-zine 500mg. Ten preloaded syringes with large bore, fast delivery needles,

five electroshock therapy headsets with conscious sedation kits, two pad-ded interior port-a-potties as isola-tion wards, aerosol spraying of prozac twice a day over the loading area, a certified witch doctor to cast and re-move spells, a team of board certified Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea cardiovascular surgical team (recently rocket scientists but now cardiovascular surgeons), and three Amazonian headhunters who comprise the acute stroke interventional team. In the deluxe package the editorial team of MSNBC is included as guid-ance counselors and Rosie O’Donnell will sing the national anthem of Iran at the start of the match. In the super-deluxe package, the editorial cartoon-ist of the Washington post will draw a caricature of the winners instead of a group picture. The trophy winners will be shown as wearing bib overalls with no shirt, bare footed, having fangs dripping blood and proudly holding their plaques.

Dear Uncle Timmy: Where can I as a benchrest shooter go to see the latest Batman movie without being attacked by loonies?

Dear Nervous: Why at the Uncle Tim-my Metroplex Theatre near you, of course. Every adult patron who is a member of the NBRSA or IBS will be issued a firearm of their choosing; ma-chete, hatchet, blow gun, crossbow, midieval battle mace or gasoline pow-ered ice auger at the entrance. Any copycat killer who shows up will be sent home in small zip lock baggies, so have some popcorn and enjoy the show, whatever it may be.

Dear Uncle Timmy: Why do I have to wear safety glasses and hearing pro-tection during the match?

Dear Huh? Because if you don’t you could go blind and deaf. Then you would have to become a liberal politi-cian.

Ouachita Sportsman’s Association Group & Score ActionThe first half of the Arkansas state 4-Gun and Sam Eifling memorial match was held May 12-13, 2012 with 9 shoot-ers contending. This match included Sporter and Unlimited classes only.

Sporter 100-YardsRichard Watson..................0.2402Dusty Stevens......................0.2582Doc Sorge..........................0.2808Jimmy Stevens....................0.2956Jim Carpenter......................0.2992

Sporter 200-YardsJay Gore..........................0.3094Richard Watson....................0.3889Doc Sorge..........................0.4015Dusty Stevens......................0.4204Ray Porter..........................0.4360

Sporter AggregateRichard Watson..................0.3146Dusty Stevens......................0.3393Doc Sorge..........................0.3411Jay Gore............................0.3422Jim Carpenter......................0.3720

Unlimited 100-YardsJay Gore..........................0.2250Richard Watson....................0.2268Jim Carpenter......................0.2414Dusty Stevens......................0.2480Doc Sorge..........................0.2718

On June 23, we held our first and only Varmint For Score match for 2012 with 8 contestants participating. Results are as follows:

100-YardsJoe Hargadine..................250-21XJimmy Knox......................250-17XDoc Sorge.........................249-15XDusty Stevens....................249-13XJim Carpenter.....................249-8XJimmy Stevens...................248-15XJohn Henry.........................245-6XEarl Rodgers.......................245-4X

200-YardsJoe Hargadine...................249-2XJimmy Knox........................248-3XJim Carpenter.....................248-1XDoc Sorge..........................247-1XDusty Stevens.....................238-4X Earl Rodgers.......................235-1XJimmy Stevens....................235-4XJohn Henry.............................230

Grand AggregateJoe Hargadine..................499-23XJimmy Knox....................498-20XJim Carpenter...................497-9XDoc Sorge.........................496-16XDusty Stevens....................487-17X

Unlimited 200-YardsJay Gore..........................0.2315Dusty Stevens......................0.2729Richard Watson....................0.3638Ray Porter..........................0.4301Earl Rogers.........................0.4423

Unlimited AggregateJay Gore..........................0.2282Dusty Stevens......................0.2605Richard Watson....................0.2953Jim Carpenter......................0.3456Doc Sorge..........................0.3624

Two-Gun Grand AggregateJay Gore..........................0.2852Dusty Stevens......................0.2999Richard Watson....................0.3049Doc Sorge..........................0.3518Jim Carpenter......................0.3588

Ouachita River near Pencil Bluff


Shootin’ In The Rain: Northern Colorado BenchrestLuck Be A Lady...and what a lady she is! Our friend and competitor Betty Sheldon demonstrated in Muy Grande style as to how one should put ten “Little Old Shots” into a single hole. Betty won the hundred yardage and small group on Saturday morning and won the two-hundred yardage as well. On Sunday, Betty’s shooting remained steady and on target earning her the two-gun trophy for the weekend.

Betty, in her usual modest style, com-mented that she shot her first hole-in-one in golf a couple of weeks ago and it seems her luck stayed with her during this weekend too. This shoot was her first big win in ten years of benchrest shooting; however, I believe that we were all lucky shooters to witness her proud escapade.

Mike McQuiston shot Bill Wilkerson’s old rail gun. Mike said that due to its “rustic” condition, it needed a bit of modification (which his dad ac-complished) somewhat with hopes of shooting it well. And shooting well he did taking the second place trophy and small group on Sunday’s two-hundred, five shot yardage. Rustic sure did de-scribe Old Bill, so why not his old rail gun? Super shooting Mike!

Richard McQuisten

Unlimited 10-Shot 100YdsBetty Sheldon....................0.2998Loren Lieder........................0.3020Dean Thomas......................0.3130JD Goulette........................0.3136Michael Beard.....................0.3140

Small GroupBetty Sheldon.......................0.192

Unlimited 10-Shot 200YdsBetty Sheldon....................0.3580Roger Tillery........................0.3956Dean Thomas......................0.4165Bob Prather.........................0.4274Darrel Phillips......................0.4309

Small GroupBob Prather..........................0.466

UNL 10-Shot AggregateBetty Sheldon....................0.3289Roger Tillery........................0.3554Dean Thomas......................0.3658Bob Prather.........................0.3751Michael Beard.....................0.3815

Unlimited 5-Shot 100YdsLoren Lieder......................0.2084Bob Prather.........................0.2204Roger Tillery........................0.2460Michael McQuisten................0.2580JD Goulette........................0.2762

Small GroupLoren Lieder.........................0.076

Unlimited 5-Shot 200YdsLoren Liedder....................0.2099Michael McQuisten................0.2153Betty Sheldon......................0.2236Jason Mayhew......................0.2261Michael Beard.....................0.2460

Small GroupMichael McQuisten.................0.177

UNL 5-Shot AggregateLoren Lieder......................0.2092Michael McQuisten................0.2367Bob Prather.........................0.2427Roger Tillery........................0.2507Michael Beard.....................0.2625

UNL 5 & 10-Shot Grand AggregateBetty Sheldon....................0.2962Loren Lieder........................0.2998Roger Tillery........................0.3030Bob Prather.........................0.3089Michael Beard.....................0.3220

June 9-10 Sporter ResultsSporter 100-Yards

Michael Beard....................0.1564Don Jensen.........................0.2194LuAnn Dill..........................0.2424Roger Tillery........................0.2432Michael Kiess......................0.2790

Small GroupMichael Beard.......................0.099

Sporter 200-YardsRoger Tillery......................0.2847Loren Lieder........................0.3742Dean Thomas......................0.3911Josh Kiess..........................0.3917Don Jensen.........................0.3998

Small GroupDean Thomas........................0.384

Sporter Grand AggregateRoger Tillery......................0.2640Michael Beard.....................0.2859Don Jensen.........................0.3096Dean Thomas......................0.3369Michael Kiess......................0.3447

Name Caliber Action Scope/Pwr Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Primer Case Powder BulletBetty Sheldon 6PPC Sheldon Leupold/36 Krieger Sheldon Sheldon N/A N/A N/A N/ALoren Lieder 6PPC Hart Lyman/40 Bartlein BIBS Hascuster Fed205 Lapua N133 BartRoger Tillery 6PPC BAT Leupold/36 Krieger Tillery John Galt Fed 205 Lapua N133 BartBob Prather 22 Stolle Leupold/45 Bartlein self Otto Fed 205 Lapua V133 KimmellMichael Beard 6PPC Nesika Nightforce/56 Hart Dowling Dowling 205M Lapua N133 RCMichael McQuisten 6PPC Stolle Weaver/36 Krieger R.McQuisten R. McQuisten Fed Lapua N/A CouncilDean Thomas 6PPC Panda Weaver/36 Krieger BIBS Thomas Fed Lapua N133 RC

Muy Grande Equipment List

Above:Betty Sheldon, winner of the Northern Colorado Muy Grande Unlimited

Left: Shooters seek cover under the loading shed from a downpour during the Muy Grande match.


Visalia Southwest Regionals ConclusionJune 16-17, 2012The weather was just a tad bit on the warm side for the conclusion of the Southwest Regionals. The temperature varied between 102 and 104 for both days. The loading area looked like a wind farm with all the fans blowing on the twenty-three competitors trying to keep cool.

Saturday was the Heavy Varmint class and Gary Sinclair started the day with a .093 screamer which took the small group award. Gary Sinclair then shot all one’s and two’s to win the 100-yard match with a nice .1634 aggregate. Dennis Thornbury took over the 200-yard match, winning the first place trophy with a .2176 aggregate. Dennis also won the small group trophy with a .242 screamer.

There was some great shooting done all day and the first thirteen places in the grand were all aggregates in the two’s. Don Nielson won the Heavy Varmint Grand aggregate first place trophy with a .2083 aggregate. Gary Sinclair won the second place trophy shooting with a .2091 aggregate.

The Unlimited class was shot on Sun-day and as expected the aggregates got smaller. Dennis Thornbury won the 100-yard match with four ones and a small two for a .1602 aggregate to take the first place trophy. Don Niel-son won the small group trophy with a .088 screamer. Gary Ocock shot very well and won the 200-yard Unlimited first place trophy shooting a great .1308 aggregate. William Marsh shot a .147 to win the small group trophy.

The first six places in the Unlimited Grand were in the ones. Gary Ocock shot the smallest aggregate to win the first place tro-phy with a .1699. The second place trophy went to Dennis Thornbury with a .1751.

Southwest Regionals Winners L-R: Joe Stanovich, Bob McGraw, Norm Jeffery Don Nielson, Dennis Thornbury, Gary Sinclair & Marty Childers

Having won the Two-Gun first place trophy in May, Don Nielson continued his streak and won the Three-Gun with a .2377 aggregate. Norm Jeffery won second shooting a .2768 aggregate. Don Nielson kept his winning streak alive and won the Four-Gun with a nice .2238 aggregate. Dennis Thorn-bury took home the second place tro-phy with a .2548. Congratulations to the winners and everyone who attend-ed the match.

Heavy Varmint 100Gary Sinclair......................0.1634Don Nielson........................0.1868Bill Mellor...........................0.2070Norm Jeffery.......................0.2170Joe Stanovich......................0.2224

Small GroupGary Sinclair.........................0.093

Heavy Varmint 200Dennis Thornbury...............0.2176Don Nielson........................0.2298Gary Sinclair.......................0.2548Jim O’Brien........................0.2727Marty Childers.....................0.2755

Small GroupDennis Thornbury...................0.242

Heavy Varmint GrandDon Nielson.......................0.2083Gary Sinclair.......................0.2091Dennis Thornbury..................0.2361Bill Mellor...........................0.2479Norm Jeffery.......................0.2686

Unlimited 100Dennis Thornbury...............0.1602Don Nielson........................0.1622Gary Sinclair.......................0.1876Ed Maxwell.........................0.2066Gary Ocock........................0.2090

Small GroupDon Nielson..........................0.103

Unlimited 200Gary Ocock.......................0.1308Bob McGraw........................0.1816Marty Childers.....................0.1816Paul Garin..........................0.1841Ed Maxwell.........................0.1888

Small GroupWilliam Marsh.......................0.147

Unlimited GrandGary Ocock.......................0.1699Dennis Thornbury..................0.1751Don Nielson........................0.1823Gary Sinclair.......................0.1961Ed Maxwell.........................0.1977

Three GunDon Nielson.......................0.2377Norm Jeffery.........................2768Dennis Thornbury..................0.2813Joe Stanovich......................0.2903Bill Mellor...........................0.2918

Four GunDon Nielson.......................0.2238Dennis Thornbury..................0.2548Gary Sinclair.......................0.2728Bill Mellor...........................0.2737Norm Jeffery.......................0.2790


Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Results from July 14, 2012Light Gun Aggregate

Bill Warner..........................5.35”Ross Herrick.........................6.48”Dan Redford.........................8.96”Lon Persun...........................9.63”Ryan Mayo.........................12.00”

Small GroupBill Warner........................3.785”

Heavy Gun AggregateDan Redford........................8.96”Ross Herrick.........................9.98”Mark Sundell.......................27.79”Dave Wilson........................37.04”Bill Warner.........................38.81”

Small GroupDan Redford....................7.0625”

Light Gun Total ScoreBill Warner......................141/150Ross Herrick......................134/150Lon Persun........................130/150Wayne McDonald................126/150Dan Redford......................122/150

High ScoreBill Warner...........................50XX

Heavy Gun Total ScoreDan Redford....................287/300Ross Herrick......................260/300Bill Warner........................171/300Mark Sundell.....................151/300Dave Wilson......................103/300

High ScoreRoss Herrick........................99XXX

Sahuaro cacti can live to 200 years old & are found in the Sonoran desert,

which includes the Tucson area; home to Sahuaro Benchrest.

Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Powder Bullet/WtMcDonald 260 Remington Krieger Harold Manners Leupold Win H4350 Sierra/142Herrick 30Patriot Nesika Krieger Wells Shehane Niteforce Lazz H4831 JLK/210Mayo 6BR Remington Broughton Bryant Shehane Niteforce Lapua Varget Sierra/107Sundell 6.5/06AI Remington Broughton Self Elisco Niteforce Win H4831 Berger/130Persun 300wsm McMillan Classic Wells McMillan Niteforce Norma H4831 Berger/210Warner 6.5/284 BAT krieger Bruno mcMillan Niteforce Lapua H4350 Sierra/140Wilson 6.5/Gernd AR-15 Schneider N/A Magplus US Optics Hornady Factory Hornady/123Redford (L) 300wsm Remington Krieger Springman custom Niteforce Norma H4831 Berger/210Redford (H) 300AI BAT Krieger Artis custom Niteforce RWS R22 Berger/210

Sahuaro Equipment List

Name Caliber Action Scope/Power Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Case Load Primer Bullet

Don Nielson 6PPC P-V March/50 Bartlein Nielson Six Lapua T 205M BergerGary Sinclair 6PPC Grizzly March/50 Krieger Spencer Ocock Lapua 2015 Fed SinclairDennis Thornbury 6PPC Polar Leu-Brack Krieger Nielson Six Lapua 8208 205M BergerBill Mellor 6PPC Panda Leupold/36 Krieger Iwatsubo Six Lapua 8208 205M BishopNorm Jeffery 6PPC BAT Leu-Tuck Krieger Sakai Six Lapua T-32 205M Bishop

Gary Ocock 6PPC Marsh Leupold/45 Krieger Ocock Young Lapua 8208 205M OcockDennis Thornbury 6PPC BAT March/50 Krieger Nielson Young Lapua 8208 205M BergerDon Nielson 6PPC BAT March/40 Bartlein Nielson Kinsler Lapua T 205M BergerGary Sinclair 6PPC Panda March/50 Krieger Nielson Young Lapua 2015 Fed SinclairEd Maxwell 6PPC Saquaro Weaver/36 Krieger Ocock Powell Lapua 8208 205M Miller

Southwest Regionals Conclusion at Visalia, California

HEAVY VARMINT CLASS EQUPMENT LIST FOR TOP-FIVE

LIGHT VARMINT CLASS TOP FIVE

Left: Jerry Brandon at Sahuaro Benchrest at Three Points Range in Tucson, Arizona. Photo

from annealingmachines.com.

Right: 1000 yard rifle. Picture from www.6mmbr.com.


The Moser’s Make Good at MinnetonkaWe held the Minnesota State LV/HV match this weekend. It was a Moser weekend, if it wasn’t Scott it was his 15 year old son Josh beating up on us.

Saturday, Scott won at LV 100 with a fine .1950 agg. In the morning and after lunch we shot HV 100 and he started were he left off with a .090 in match 1. We new it was going to be a long day for the rest of us. Scott won with a 2044 agg. but not without a fight from Josh who was 2nd with a .2062 agg.

We shot HV 200 on Sunday morning with Josh Moser again winning with a fine .2289 agg. I was 2nd with a .3037 agg. Now that is a whooping. We shot LV 200 in the afternoon with Bill Storbeck winning with a .2639 agg. This was the only yardage not won by a Moser. Scott won the 2gun with a .2549 and Josh hot on his heals with a .2556.

That was a real battle between dad and son. Next match we will be honor-ing a past Benchrest icon in Minnesota,

Don Judd. Don got a lot of us started in benchrest. He started shooting in the early 70s so he had lots of stories to tell. We will also be shooting the Battle of the States, where each state has a 4 man team with the best agg winning. Everyone has lots of fun with this match, so get you team together.

Jerry Lahr

LV 100-YardsScott Moser.......................0.1950Jerry Lahr..........................0.2360Nick Moser..........................0.2428

Small GroupJerry Lahr............................0.137

LV 200-YardsBill Storbeck......................0.2639Jerry Lahr..........................0.2734Scott Moser.........................0.3045

Small GroupJerry Lahr............................0.264

Light Varmint GrandScott Moser.......................0.2498Jerry Lahr..........................0.2547

Bill Storbeck.......................0.2670

HV 100-YardsScott Moser.......................0.2044Josh Moser..........................0.2062Jerry Lahr..........................0.2496

Small GroupScott Moser..........................0.090

HV 200-YardsJosh Moser........................0.2289Jerry Lahr..........................0.3037Scott Moser.........................0.3157

Small GroupJosh Moser...........................0.223

Heavy Varmint GrandJosh Moser........................0.2176Scott Moser.........................0.2601Jerry Lahr..........................0.2767

Two GunScott Moser.......................0.2549Josh Moser..........................0.2556Jerry Lahr..........................0.2657Bill Storbeck.......................0.2866Nick Moser..........................0.3341


4th Annual Sloughhouse 200 at Folsom Shooting Club

Sporter 5-ShotBill Mellor.........................0.3444Marty Childers.....................0.3584Dan Lutke..........................0.3866Francis Lee........................0.4014Henry Pinkney.....................0.4052

Small GroupHenry Pinkney.......................0.441

Light Varmint 5-ShotDave Tack.........................0.4297Bob Dorton.........................0.4309Henry Pinkney.....................0.4536Michael Taner......................0.4717Greg Wilson........................0.4793

Small GroupDan Lutke............................0.456

Two-Gun AggregateDave Tack.........................0.4265Bill Mellor...........................0.4277Henry Pinkney.....................0.4294Bob Dorton.........................0.4308Marty Childers.....................0.4344

Heavy Varmint 5-ShotDan Lutke.........................0.2530Bill Mellor...........................0.2945Henry Pinkney.....................0.3120Dave Tack..........................0.3159Ronald Chisick.....................0.3218


3-Gun AggregateDan Lutke.........................0.3799Bill Mellor...........................0.3833Dave Tack..........................0.3896Henry Pinkney.....................0.3903Bob Dorton.........................0.4027

Unlimited 5-ShotMichael Taner....................0.2785Dan Lutke..........................0.2932Greg Wilson........................0.2957Bob Dorton.........................0.3224Marty Childers.....................0.3318


4-Gun AggregateDan Lutke.........................0.3582Bob Dorton.........................0.3826Greg Wilson........................0.3843Bill Mellor...........................0.3885Dave Tack..........................0.3908

We shot our annual fun match this weekend, the Sloughhouse 200. All four classes at 200 yards. The weath-er was a hot 98 degrees but the wind made it seem tolerable. We had 13 shooters attend and began the morn-ing on Saturday with the Sporter. With the wind came alot of mirage. Every competitor but one (Marty Childers)

had a one-inch group! Bill Mellor won the sporter with a .3444.

We broke for a club sponsored pizza lunch and also had a birthday cake for Bob Dorton’s 75th. We shot Light Var-mint in the afternoon and the mirage came very heavy. Every competitor had a one-inch group but Dave Tack took the win with .4297 and the Two-Gun aggregate with .4265.

Sunday morning was Heavy Varmint and conditions were twitchy but readable. Dan Lutke took the agg with .2530 and the Three-Gun with .3799.

Sunday afternoon we shot the unlim-ited with Michael Taner winning the class with .2785. Dan Lutke shot a rare Sac screamer at .243 and won himself the Four-Gun with a .3582 aggregate.

As you can see from the scores, I really enjoyed the weekend! Dan Lutke

Bob Dorton enjoying a mouthful

of his 75th birthday

cake.

Yum!

Saturday winners L-R: Dan Lutke Bill Mellor, Bob Dorton, Dave Tack Henry Pinkney & Marty Childers


Ranges, Clubs, and ContactsER—Eastern RegionChippewa Rifle Club

www.chippewarifleclub.comGPS: N40 56.820 W81 44.583Contact: Gerry Jajowka 330 603-52361290 Meadowbrook BlvdStow, OH [email protected]@gmail.comContact: Randy Perkowski 330 472-08561259 Curtis AveCuyahoga Falls, OH [email protected]

Fairfield Sportsmen’s Assn6501 River Rd, Harrison, OH 45030www.fairfieldsportsmen.comContact: Rick Browning 513 738-00043943 Timberidge Ln, Okeana, OH 45053

Fairchance Rod & Gun ClubGPS: N39 48.704 W79 47.179Contact: Bill Reahard 724 323-5044PO Box 156, McClellandtown, PA [email protected]: Jerry Van Sickle181 Guthrie Rd, Smithfield, PA 15478

Holton Gun & Bow Club6201 Crystal Lake Rd, Holton, MI 49425231 821-9608GPS: N 43 23.742 W 86 05.2566Contact: Greg Reed 517 604-09745861 Brunswick Rd, Holton, MI [email protected]

Kane Fish & GameDwight Rd, 1 me N of Kane on SR 321www.kanefishandgameclub.orgSteve Timpano – Group 814 [email protected] Hanes - Group 814 [email protected]

Kelbly’s Rifle Range7222 Dalton Fox Lake RdN Lawrence, OH 44666 www.kelbly.comGPS: N40 52.9836 W81 40.6218Contact: Jim Kelbly 330 [email protected]

Shelby County Deer Hunter Assn7988 Johnston-Slagle RdSidney, OH 45365937 492-2972Contact: John Petteruti 937 [email protected]

WWCCA6700 Napier Rd, Plymouth, MI 48170734 453-9843http://wwcca.comContact: Dana Raven 734 748-539410930 Old 27N, Frederic, MI [email protected]: Bill Gammon 519 453-6734

387 Speight BlvdLondon, ONT N5V 3J8 [email protected]

GC—Gulf Coast RegionAustin Rifle Club

www.austinrifleclub.orgPO Box 141399, Austin, TX 78714Contact: Virgil Howarth 512 447-89682704 Inridge Dr, Austin, TX [email protected]

Central Texas BenchrestGPS: N29 44.695 W098 14.141Contact:Sammye Dietz 830 885-4662421 Range Rd, New Braunfels, TX 78132Contact: Kris Whitman 830 660-0313611 Viewcrest, New Braunfels, TX [email protected]

Emert Ranch RangeGPS: N31 48.344 W100 38.540Private Rd 0901, Robert Lee, TX Contact: Tad Emert 325 453-24716120 FM 2034, Robert Lee, TX [email protected]

Hub City Rifle & Pistol ClubRenamed Fusilier Complex

www.hcrpc.comContact: Francis Broussard320 Wilson St, Lafayette, LA 70501307 406-5685 or 318 235-3479

Midland Shooters Assn4108 East County Rd 160Midland, TX 79706432 682-2332 www.midlandshooters.comContact: Mike Conry 3212 E County Rd 136Midland, TX 79706432 528-8718 or 432 [email protected]

North TX Shooters Assn, Denton, TXwww.shootntsa.comGPS: N33 19.351 W97 08.938Contact: Michael Stinnett 214 794-8006 6651 Blackjack Oaks Rd Aubrey, TX 76227 [email protected]

Pine Valley Benchrest Shooters AssnHuntsville, TXContact: Mike Cockcroft 936 661-163674-A FM 2550, Huntsville, TX [email protected]

San Angelo Gun Club2231 West Beauregard AveSan Angelo, TX 76901325 942-8991www.sanangelogunclub.orgContact: Dan Batko 325 374-3015PO Box 3992, San Angelo, TX [email protected]

Seymour Stool Shooters448 Hwy 283 South, Seymour, TX 76380Contact: John Horn 940 636-9984924 Peterson Rd S, Iowa Park, TX [email protected]

Southwest Louisiana Rifle & Pistolwww.swla-rifleandpistol.orgContact: Mike Guillot 337 249-37121600 Cappy Dr, Lake Charles, LA [email protected]

Tomball Gun ClubPO Box 317, Tomball, TX 77377www.TGCwebsite.comContact: Russell Matthews 713 562-76582527 N Spring St, Spring TX [email protected] [email protected] or 281 355-1570

MC—Mid-Continent RegionLand’s End Benchrest Shooters

4 mi East of Hwy 50 on Reeder Mesa RdContact: Tom Stiner 970 257-91601521 Divide Rd, Whitewater CO [email protected]

Mill Creek Rifle Club 7215 Gardner Rd, DeSoto, KS 66018www.millcreekrc.orgContact:Larry Kuse Group 913 649-73448112 W 89th St, Overland Park KS [email protected]:Ronald Shultz Hunter/VFS913 557-9879

Northern CO Benchrest Shooters38967 CR 51, Eaton, CO 80615www.wcfw.orgContact: Bud Schalles 970 224-3740PO Box 83, La Porte CO [email protected]

Okie Shooters RangeContact: Rex Reneau 405 787-85297409 NW 28th TerraceBethany OK 73008405 623-6019 or [email protected]

Ouachita Sportsmen’s AssnContact: John Henry 870 326-5509278 Maquire Ln, Pencil Bluff AR [email protected]

Rio Grande Benchrest ShootersGPS: N 35.084129 W 106.64862816001 Shooting Range Access Rd NWAlbuquerque, NM 87120Contact: Todd Tyler 505 450-60294559 Platinum Dr, Rio Rancho NM [email protected]

Whittington Center34025 US 64, Raton, NM 87740575 445-3615 www.nrawc.org


Ranges, Clubs, and ContactsRanges, Clubs, and Contacts575 445-3615 www.nrawc.orgContact: Jack Snyder 505 440-7488PO Box 276, Edgewood NM [email protected] or 505 281-8994

MV—Mississippi Valley Aurora Sportsmen’s Club

www.aurorasc.orgGPS: N 41.75038 W 88.79677Contact: Vince Volpe 630 897-0185PO Box 414, Aurora, IL 60507630 466-9711 [email protected]

Bench Rest Rifle Club Of St Louis2280 Kohn Rd, Wright City, MO 63390www.shootingstl.comGPS: N38 53.353 W091 04.763Scott Pieper - GROUP 636 745-24542280 Kohn Rd, Wright City MO [email protected] Corley - HTR/VFS 636 928-08822 Sheffield Ct, St Charles, MO [email protected]

Van Dyne Sportsmen’s Clubwww.vdsc.orgContact: Dick Baier 920 688-2433PO Box 8, Van Dyne WI [email protected]

NC—North-Central RegionCasper Benchrest Shooters Assn

2330 N Station Rd, Casper, WY 82601307 265-2535 www.stuckenhoffshooterscomplex.netContact: Tim Naugle 307 237-71851926 S Walnut St, Casper WY [email protected]

Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Clubwww.cbr-pc.orgGPS: N41.39083 W 9537891Contact: Gary Flury 712 328-0301PO Box 1042, Council Bluffs, IA [email protected]: Ron Lee Miller 402 393-45368081 Dupont St. Omaha NE [email protected]

Minnetonka Benchrest Association8310 Hill n Dale Dr, St Francis, MN 55330www.mgfc.orgGPS: N45 23.42 W93 29.29Contact: Scott Moser 612 961-676110412 Abbott DrBrooklyn Park MN [email protected]

Oak Hill Gun Club12364 Coon Hunters RdBlue Grass, IA 52726 563 381-2677Contact: Cecil Peterson 563 359-19882260 Cromwell Cir, Davenport IA [email protected]

Prairie Dog Target ClubContact: Don Deckert 605 288-1919HC 54, Box 3, Porcupine SD [email protected]

NW—Northwest RegionLewis-Clark Wildlife Club

27007 South Tom Beall RdLapwai, ID 83540280 843-2987 www.lcwildlife.orgContact: Paul Gylling - HTR/VFS40102 State Route 195, Colfax WA [email protected] 509 553-1118Denny Andrews - Group13263 Snake River Rd, Asotin WA [email protected] 509 243-7039

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club8503 Chambers Creek Rd WUniversity Place, WA 98467www.tacomarifle.orgContact: Jeff Lewis 206 407-829932310 6th Ave SWFederal Way, WA [email protected]

Tri-Cities Metallic SilhouetteHwy 12 to Pasco-Kahlotus Rdwww.tcmsa.orgContact: Wallace Ruff 509 967-5087PO Box 4587,Pasco WA [email protected]

Wenatchee Benchrest Club2800 #2 Canyon Rd, Wenatchee, WA www.wenrrc.orgContact: Jim McConnell 509 884-84862526 NE 8th St, E Wenatchee WA [email protected]

Whittecar Rifle & Pistol Range578 Blodgett View DrHamilton, MT 59840 www.whittecarrange.com406 363-7078Contact: Jeff Jetter 406 777-53264168 Foxy Ridge RdStevensville, MT [email protected]

Yellowstone Rifle Club7212 Molt Rd, Billings, MT 406 656-2775 www.yrc.orgContact: Russell Cree 406 252-2230405 South 35th St, Billings MT [email protected]: Justin Young 406 [email protected]

SE—Southeast RegionBrock’s Gap Training Center *NEW*

www.scssa.orgGPS: N33 20 19.25 W86 52 28.003721 South Shades Crest RdBirmingham, AL 35244

Contact: Steve Lee 205 [email protected]

Manatee Gun & Archery Club1805 Logue Rd, Myakka City, FL 34251775 358-5014 www.manateegunclub.comGPS: N27 29.3610 W82 09.2448Contact: Buddy Ross 407 448-83931845 Coronado Rd, Ft Myers, FL 33901 [email protected]

Middle Georgia Gun Owners Assnwww.mggoa.comGPS: N32 24.3732 W82 53.0574PO Box 4096, Dublin, GA 31040Contact: Matt Walker 478 [email protected]

Rachel’s Glen Benchrest ClubContact: Mickey Coleman 334 382-6898778 Jasmine Hill RdGreenville AL [email protected]

River Bend Gun Club988 River Bend Gun Club RoadDawsonville, GA 30534770 893-3502 www.rbgc.orgGPS: N34 20.198 W 084 14.819Contact: Jim Andress Group/Score3605 Blackwell Run, Marietta, GA [email protected] [email protected]@rbgc.org 770 876-2351 or 770 971-5269

Rockingham County Gun Club572 Long Branch RoadReidsville, NC 27320www.rockinghamcountygunclub.comGPS: N36 25.536 W79 31.864Contact: Roy Darnell 336 595-91104811 Camp Betty Hastings RdWalkertown, NC 27051

[email protected]

Unaka Rod & Gun Club90 Furnace Rd, Johnson City, TN 37601423 926-0221 www.unakarodandgun.com Contact: Matthew Keller 423 202-69321013 Washington College Station RdLimestone, TN [email protected]

SW—Southwest RegionArizona Benchrest Shooters

Ben Avery Shooting Facility4044 W Black Canyon BlvdPhoenix, AZ 85086GPS: N33 27 12.22 W112 37 12.20Contact: Gary Ocock 623 398-833715231 W Gelding Dr, Surprise AZ [email protected]


Greg SwezeyGreg Swezey

2010 IBS HunterBenchrest Nationals• 100-200 National Champion• 200 L-R National Champion• 100-200-300 National Champion• 200-300 Long Range

National Champion• 4 Gun Top Gun

NationalChampion

If you want to shoot likea champion, choose Lilja!

www.riflebarrels.comLilja Precision Rifle Barrels, Inc.P.O. Box 372, Plains, MT 59859Tel: 406-826-3084 • Fax: 406-826-3083

Ranges, Clubs, and ContactsCentral Utah Benchrest

Contact: Dave Tunbridge 801 571-6755966 Stacie Ave, Sandy UT [email protected]

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club12201 W Charleston BlvdLas Vegas, NV 89135 702 642-9928www.dsrpc.net GPS: N36.1498 W115.3653HTR Contact: Dave Reymore [email protected] or 702 378-3635VFS Contact: Keith Myers [email protected] or 702 217-3591

Logan Rifle & Pistol Club

Cache Valley Shooting Range2851 West 200 North, Logan, UT 84321Contact: Keith Kirkman 801 927-78001189 W 1290 S, Syracuse UT [email protected]

Ojai Valley Gun Clubwww.dock.net/ovgcContact: Barry Bluhm 805 798-2473608 E Oak St, Ojai CA [email protected]

Palomino Valley Gun Club

Washoe County Shooting Facility21555 Pyramid Lake Hwy Reno NV 80502palominovalleygunclub.homestead.comGPS: N 39 51.374 W 119 40.046Contact: Robert Hoppe - Long RangePO BOX 4251, Sparks NV [email protected] 827-8679 or 775 397-3358Contact: Steve Archibald - VarmintH: 775 356-5860 C: 775 742-1153

Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrestwww.tucsonrifleclub.orgContact: Karl Hunstiger 602 971-44002901 E Cortez St, Phoenix AZ [email protected]

Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters www.sloughhousebenchrest.comContact: Craig St Claire - Long Range10607 Sacramento Rd, Galt CA [email protected] 744-2274 or 916 812-3711Contact: Greg Wilson - Short Range415 342-4867 [email protected]: Dan Ludke - Short Range415 364-9665 [email protected]

Visalia Sportsman Assn7398 Avenue 328, Visalia, CA 559 651-3063www.visaliasportsmans.comContact: Dennis Thornbury 559 732-4401PO Box 105, Visalia CA [email protected] or 559 280-6243

NBRSA News...Meet Philippe Riboulette!

With the 2012 Elections completed, we have a new European Region Director. I’ve recently contacted him to thank him for his service to NBRSA and asked him to share a bit about himself with the membership...

“I’m born in Limoges in the center of the France in 1965. I joined the navy when I was seventeen years old and spent 22 years there. Now I work in

security service of the Marseille har-bor. I’ve been involved with benchrest since 2006 and fell in love with the extreme accuracy. Because Benchrest is not very known and practiced in France, in 2010 I created “Associa-tion Bench Rest France” to develop and encourage this discipline. In 2007 and 2011 I was in the national team for the Word Benchrest Championship and I participated in European Cham-pionships twice. This year, I won the National Championship. Now I work for the WBC12 French selection. The NBRSA European region hasn’t had a Regional Director for a while and I’m very happy to represent NBRSA on this continent. I’ll do the best I can.”

Mr. Riboulette will not be able to at-tend the 2012 Varmint Nationals as he has already committed to manage the 4th Grape Harvests Tournament in la Fare Des Oliviers in France.

Audrey Brown Board Secretary


2012 NBRSA BOARD MEETING AGENDA ITEMSNBRSA Group Nationals will be held October 8-13 in Phoenix this year. In preparation of the Annual Board Meet-ing, the following are agenda items submitted by the regions upon which decisions shall be rendered.

There may be additional agenda items forthcoming. Please check with your Regional Director for a complete list of agenda items for your area or if you have an item to add or to register your opinion. Thank you for your active participation in NBRSA.

Southwest Region1. Re-Evaluate Long-Range Varmint Na-tionals Event: If there is a LR 200/300 yard National event for Sporter and Unlimited, what impact does this have on the Long-Range Varmint Nationals?

2. Record Target Submission Chain-Of-Custody: Targets submitted for world record consideration need to be tracked from one person to the next. How best to accomplish this needs to be determined. Priority mail sub-mission may be an option to provide tracking needed.

3. Change or re-write to By-Laws. The proposed long range rule book should be regarded as tentative according to 2011 NBRSA board minutes page 3, Don Nielson, Long- Range Measuring Com-mittee Chairman Report. Per this, the rule book is to be voted on at Long Range Nationals in April 2012.

Many of the items proposed at the 2011 BOD meeting for Long Range are covered in the proposed rules as Ad-dendum No 1, Addendum No 2 and 600 and 1000 Rule Items; copies of which can be located by contacting Robert Hoppe, LR Rules Representative, Lou Murdica or the Business Manager.

At the 2011 BOD Meeting, the Gulf Coast Region, Item 2 proposed a Heavy Gun or Light Gun Format (6 targets per day) that was accepted. This format is not in the proposed rules.

4. Oversight at Registered Matches & Bench Selection: We need to strength-en our match operations to make sure they are run as compliant as possible.

Especially world qualifiers should be managed carefully by the regional di-rector or the World Team Executive.

At the East West world qualifier bench-es were not drawn, nor supervised by a referee. Benches were assigned and some were reserved by the admin-istrator for later assignment to late folks. This had a negative result and caused those who saw the impact to feel like some better informed com-petitors could have been able to se-lect benches. When the bench rotation was made, this left several benches in the middle of the range unused and therefore caused a hole in the center of the flags in the middle of the range, which made the situation obvious if one looked carefully.

The selection of the operational el-ements of the rules and have them reviewed between the Regional Di-rectors or World Team Executive and the Match Directors to ensure compli-ance needs to be considered by the Board. In no case should it be up to the range.

Proposed Rule: At all world qualifying shoots if the range does not follow the rules set by the board of directors, that shoot will not count that year.

5. Restructure regions to better rep-resent the shooters. NBRSA was origi-nally set up as a short range, group shooting organization that had a uni-formity of interest and participation. The Board could pass or deny rule changes because the board members were also familiar with what was be-ing considered. With the inclusion of other disciplines (long range, hunter, VFS) this isn’t the case any longer.

Each discipline should have a rules chairman/committee and there should be a Board member that also is a touch point for each discipline. Rules should be rewritten similar to what occurred with long range.

Future rules that are proposed from various regions should be routed to the appropriate rule chairman/committee for action. The new rules should be voted on at that disciplines’ National

Event. After the vote, a recommen-dation from the chairman should be forwarded to the discipline represen-tative on the Board and the originating Director. The Board can accept, mod-ify or deny the rule at their meeting but at this stage, it should be a rubber stamp.

This type of set up is how most cor-porations, cities and counties are set up. The Board (city council, county commissioners, and corporations) rely on staff to make the recommendations on technical issues and the Board is for administration and coordination.

6. Rule change for tuner adjustments at the bench. The rules should be equal for all movement at the bench. There appears to be disparity between a shooter adjusting a tuner at the bench (possible disqualification), vs someone who gets up to change a load or someone who gets a rod to release a jammed bullet or changes guns for a misfire. The rules should be equal for all movement at the bench.

7. Consolidate and redistribute re-gions for better representation as fol-lows: Combine the North Central and Mississippi Valley regions. Move Wyo-ming to North West region and add Mis-souri to the Mid-Continent region. The proposed North Central region would then encompass the states of North & South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. (Proposed redistribution maps with membership count changes are available by email from the business office.)

8. Board to evaluate whether it is per-missible to place rounds in a manual cartridge feeder prior to “commence fire” call.

9. Flag placement: Request for the Board to address whether the use of adjacent unoccupied flag lanes is per-missible when a shooter is not at the end positions.

10. Eliminate sporter class from Na-tionals and change format to either LV/HV/UNL and keep the existing re-cords or new class formats called 10.5 and 13.5 and apply new national re-


cords. Experimental class to be shot only at regional matches until the new gun is established by the Board at a later date.

11. Establish a semiautomatic rifle class nicknamed black gun class to be shot in Varmint for Score or Group based on Board’s decision.

12. Clarify rules pertaining to clamp-ing a block to the bench to keep your front rest from moving. The current rule book indicates that blocks are not appropriate for the rails. Page 15, “Neither the unlimited rifle nor the unlimited rests may contact any-thing that is affixed or clamped to the bench.” Many people do this so this item needs revisiting.

North Central Region1. Proposed rule to ban cell phone, notebook and laptop usage on the fir-ing line.

2. Board to reconsider banning the use of “smart flags” at registered matches.

3. Re-evaluate sporter class as a dis-cipline for new shooters to enter the sport.

4. Establish brand-new Rule Book with all applicable laws or modify current one to reflect actual practice.

5. Board to consider World Team Do-

2012 NBRSA BOAD MEETING AGENDA ITEMSnation option on NBRSA membership application forms.

6. Moratorium of 3 years for any rule changes in order to get the current rulebook up to date or to redesign it.

Eastern Region1. Crossfires: Address specifically on page 30 of the Official Rule Book and By-Laws under Section 15, Item b, Crossfires, the occurrence and penalty that occurs when a competitor shoots a target on his assigned bench but not his assigned relay. A search of the Rule Book showed nothing that covers this situation presently. In the past, it was determined that the only rule appli-cable was a crossfire rule and the ap-propriate MOA penalty was applied.

2. Propose that dry targets be hung to replace the wet targets when a match is stopped due to rain and no shots have been fired for that particular relay. The dry targets should be hung before the relay commences firing. This should become the standard at all matches, especially National events.

3. At the start of all Group National and World Team qualifying match events, the hosting club must apply new rubber-membrane material on each target frame holder prior to com-mencement.

4. Eliminate the annual (1) Money-

Match per region restriction.

5. In the event of a competitor pro-testing another competitor’s target, make public the name of the protester by printing the protestors name on the protested target.

6. Increase the fee from $5 dollars to $20 dollars if a competitor wishes to protest another competitor’s target.

7. Introduce a dedicated Factory Rifle class, whereby they would not com-pete against the Light Varmint class with the following restrictions:

A. Any caliber equal or smaller than a 30 caliber would be acceptable.B. Must shoot the factory rifle “as is” out of the box, with no alterations to any part of the rifle.C. Must not weigh in excess in 10.5 pounds.

Northwest Region1. Streamline target order process. Board to consider authorizing Orrville Printing to accept target orders and payments directly from membership and produce monthly accounting of transactions to Business Manager for audit and review.

2. National Event & World-Team Quali-fying Event Write-Ups: Regional Direc-tors to ensure write-ups are submitted for all World Team Qualifying events


AGENDA ITEMS, continuedand National events within their re-spective region.

Mid-Continent RegionTraveling Trophies: Request that all Group National traveling trophies be located at the business office during the year and brought to the group na-tional event each year. It will be the responsibility of the Business Manager or other person so designated by the Board to care for and keep the travel-ing trophies in a good state of repair; polished and ready for presentation and pictures for each years’ winners. Upon completion of the event, the traveling trophies will be returned for safe keeping to the NBRSA business of-fice or other location as specified by the Board.

Trophy Fee Clarification: Change “tro-phy fee” to “national match fee” to avoid confusion with ranges hold-ing national events that receive only patches.

Mississippi Valley Region1. Have the VFS & Hunter National combined, to be shot at the same range.

2. Make a rule that if a competitor leaves his or her bolt in the rifle at the bench they will be disqualified from that aggregate. This includes a closed or open bolt. This doesn’t include any command by the Range officer.

Gulf Coast RegionNo items submitted.

Southeast RegionNo items submitted.

Business Manager Submissions1. Board to consider allowing Business Manager to submit agenda items for consideration.

2. Precision Rifleman Article Submis-sion: Each Regional Director shall lo-cate two (2) original articles per year for submission to the magazine for the benefit of the membership OR consid-er allocating funds to pay for quality articles.

3. Online Members-Only set-up fee $10: Board to consider a one-time set-up fee for online members-only section of the website which will in-clude previous issues of the magazine and allow changes in personal infor-mation. An email will be auto-gener-ated notifying the Business Manager of the changes. The $10 would be used to build-up the NBRSA account and only charged to those memebers desiring access to back issues of the magazine and/or the ability to make modifica-tions to personal information via the nbrsa website.

4. Review NBRSA financials, statistics and trend analysis.

5. Review magazine revenues and ex-penses.

6. Raise back-issue price for maga-zines from $3.00 to $5.00.

7. Unveil proposed website “face-lift” to include members-only section as stated above and online novelty purchases of NBRSA products through online vendor as additional revenue source.

Respectfully submitted,

Audrey BrownBoard Secretary

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