Big Bang Benchrest Results - Sept. 30, 2017

[AQBill]

Dear Friends,

There were just four competitors for our Big-Bang Benchrest event but we all had fun and, amazingly, each competitor won one match resulting in some very balanced scoring.

Centerfire Scoped (120-12X Maximum Score)

1st 119-7X David Estis, Custom Benchrest, 6mm PPC, Weaver T-36, Custom Handloads
2nd 119-5X Mark Estis, Ruger Precision Rifle, 6.5 Creedmore, Vortex Scope, Custom Handloads
3rd 113-2X Danny Creasy, Ithaca LSA-55, 22-250 Rem., Leupold M8 fixed 6 power, Custom Handloads
4th 101-0X Bill Parkhurst, CZ 527, 6.5 Grendel, Weaver GS 6-20x40mm, Custom Handloads

Centerfire Iron Sights (100-10X Maximum Score)

1st 95-3X Danny Creasy, Springfield Sporter, 30-06, Lyman Aperture, Custom Handloads
2nd 90-3X Bill Parkhurst, Rem. 722, .222 Rem, Open Sight, Custom Handloads
3rd 70-0X Mark Estis, Ruger AR, .223 Rem., Ruger Aperture Sight, Federal
4th ---- David Estis, Mauser Model 96, 6.5x55 Swede, Hunting Handloads

Rimfire Scoped (200-20X Maximum Score)

1st 196-8X Mark Estis, Anschutz Model 54, Sun Optics 36, Lapua Center-X
2nd 194-2X David Estis, Winchester 52, Weaver T-36, Lapua Center-X
3rd 192-4X Danny Creasy, CZ 452 American, Weaver GS 6-20x40mm, Eley Match
4th 190-4X Bill Parkhurst, Kidd 10/22, Leupold VX3i 6.5-20x40mm, Federal UM

Rimfire Iron Sights (200-20X Maximum Score)

1st 199-11X Bill Parkhurst, Anschutz 1416D HB, Redfield Sights, Federal UM
2nd 195-9X Danny Creasy, CZ 452 UL, Open Sights, Eley Match
3rd 193-4X Mark Estis, Winchester 52, Lyman Sights, Lapua Center-X
4th 171-0X David Estis, Winchester 75, Lyman Sights, Lapua Center-X

Big-Bang Benchrest totals: Danny = 595-18X, Mark = 578-17X, Bill = 580-18X, and David 484-9X.

or scoring weighted by finishes in each class

Danny 2 + 4 + 2 + 3 = 11 with 18X
Mark 3 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 11 with 17X
Bill 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 = 9 with 18X
David 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 = 9 with 9X

Cheers,
Bill

[Danny Creasy]

Bill, thanks for creating a truly imaginative and challenging new match. Excellent match directing too. Karen and my thoughts and prayers are with you as you undergo back surgery this week. Your regular competitors will combine efforts to cover the rimfire matches in your absence. Take care of yourself and give your rehab 110%.

[AQBill]

Thanks Dan! I'm sure that October 2017 will be an interesting and challenging month for me and Melissa. I'm hoping to be back to the range by November but will take it slow and easy. I'm excited by the prospect of getting going on the rehab after being too long in pain. I'm so fortunate to live in a time when medical science has advanced sufficiently to work its many miracles and to be able to afford excellent medical insurance.

I'm glad you tried a different way of "scoring" the final results. I thought about doing that but realized that it was my original intent that each of the four classes would be "worth" the same amount and so that's why I thought a low-point scoring method (just like we use in sailing) would effectively do that. Adding up the scores gave the rimfire events more "weight" (400 points) than the centerfire events (220 points). We'll talk about this some more for the next match! I'm still marveling at your handiwork with that O3-A3 and the UL. Those CZ tangent sights are so much better than the almost vestigial open sights of most non-European makes.

Peace, Brother Danny and have a wonderful October!

[Danny Creasy]

Oh, I just feared the back pain and fatigue got your math. I apologize. Although the overall results were the same either way, please edit it back if you prefer. I thought, perhaps, you scored it like the Sporter Master. When I used that weighted method, the results correspond exactly to your original post. Points from 1 to 4 are assigned to the shooters based on their finish in each class of rifle:

Danny 2 + 4 + 2 + 3 = 11 with 18X
Mark 3 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 11 with 17X
Bill 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 = 9 with 18X
David 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 = 9 with 9X

Anyway, all three methods result in the same finishing placements — interesting.

By the way, I spotted a scoring error on my scoped rimfire target. Bull #1 had no Xs and was marked with three. I edited in the lower score. That makes it real close, huh — 1X between Mark and I.

[AQBill]

My error on the target. Obviously was thinking about the 10s rather than the Xs! We'll leave it as you scored it!

Cheers,
Bill