Post by Danny Creasy on Jan 22, 2011 14:15:23 GMT -6
11 shooters came to shoot the first P Dog Sniper Match this morning with rifle (and bi-pod) in hand. The wind stayed away until the very end of the match but the temp did not climb above freezing until about the same point.
Congratulations to Steve Stone on his victory this morning and the same goes for the second place shooter, John Savage, who went head to head through all five of the pre-set tie breakers and then two more created on the fly before the day was decided. Four small chickens were placed on the 95 yard rack and the shooters had one minute to engage them - both knocked down two chicks in the first run and then Steve did the same in the second run and John knocked only one down. Steve's solid hits paid off as John spun a bird in both of the last two strings leaving the silhouettes standing.
The attendees felt that it was a good turnout for a cold winter's day and they found the event exciting as well.
Here are the match rules restated for the benefit of the uninformed:
We will roll our four new King racks over to the 100 yard rifle range. The first will be located 70 yards from the shooting pavilion to the left of center and we will put all 24 of the new small chicken silhouettes on it. The second rack will be located slightly left of center at 78 yards and will hold all 24 of our new pig silhouettes. Next, will be a rack of turkeys at 86 yards positioned slightly right of center. And finally, at 95 yards and to the right will be a rack holding the five new prairie dog silhouettes.
A single shooter will come to the firing position between the middle two 100 yard bench rests on the pavilion with his rifle (bi-pod required - no throw down bags or bench rests for this one). After getting into prone position and given the load and start commands, he will have two minutes to make one shot at each rack. The four racks must be engaged from left to right - chicken, pig, turkey, and "p dog".
The RO will be seated at the right center bench rest with a spotting scope set to view the entire field of targets. After the shooter's first shot, the RO will call out "chicken hit" (or "miss"
) and his scribe will record same on the shooter's score sheet. After the shooter's second shot, the RO will call out "pig miss" (or "hit" 
). And etc. etc. . After the shooter has fired a single shot at all four racks, he will quickly clear and flag his rifle and remove it from the line. The next shooter will be on deck and another will be in the hole ready to keep the competition moving. The exiting shooter should confirm his recorded score with the scribe and make any protest at that time (his score will be his hits). Each shooter will have four runs at the targets.
Target reset delays will only be needed as the five p dogs are cleared. Full resets will be required less frequently .
I anticipate frequent tie scores. With the line scores recording which animals were hit and missed, it is quite easy to break ties:
The tied shooter with the most p dog hits will be the winner.
If that doesn't break the tie, then the tied shooter with the most turkey hits will be the winner.
If that doesn't break the tie, then the tied shooter with the most pig hits will be the winner.
And, finally the number of chicken hits will be employed if needed.
If still tied and the shooters are still present, then they will have one minute to take four shots at four p dogs, repeat as necessary. If a tied shooter is in a shoot-off scenario and has already packed up and headed home, then the victory will go to the shooter that is still present.
The results are posted below in the following order: place, shooter's name, rifle, scope, ammo, # of chickens hit, # of pigs hit, # of turkeys hit, # of prairie dogs hit, and finally the total # of silhouettes knocked down (the shooter's score). The higher the score - the higher the placing. Tie breaker notes follow each line score.
1st, Steve Stone, Izmash Biathlon Basic, Barska 10-40, CCI Std Vel, 3, 4, 3, 4, 14 (won in shoot off as described above)
2nd, John Savage, CZ 452 American, NC Star, Wolf MT, 3, 4, 3, 4, 14 (refer to shoot off as well)
3rd, Peary Willard, Kimber 82 (sporter), Barska 6.5-20X50, Federal 510, 4, 3, 2, 4, 13 (took one more turkey than Paul Enlow)
4th, Paul Enlow, CZ 452 American Tribal, Mueller 4.5-14, CCI MiniMag HP, 2, 4, 3, 4, 13 (took one less turkey than Peary Willard)
5th, James Day, CZ Varmint, Center Point, Wolf MT, 3, 2, 3, 4, 12 (took one more turkey than Willie Rhodes)
6th, Willie Rhodes, CZ Varmint, Barska 6.5-32, Federal Gold Metal HV, 2, 4, 2, 4, 12 (took one less turkey than James Day)
7th, Danny Creasy, Kimber Hunter, Weaver T-36, Wolf MT, 2, 3, 3, 3, 11 (no tie breaker required)
8th, Ulus Farris, CZ 452 American, Tasco World Class 4-16, Federal Gold Metal 719, 2, 4, 2, 2, 10 (took one more P Dog than Tony Gilmore)
9th, Tony Gilmore, Suhl 150, Weaver T-36, Federal 719, 3, 3, 3, 1, 10 (took one less P Dog than Ulus Farris)
10th, David Hollimon, CZ 452 American, Vortex 4-12X40, Federal 510, 1, 2, 2, 3, 8 (no tie breaker required)
11th, Keith McBrayer, Biathlon Basic, Tasco 8-32, CCI Std Vel, 0, 0, 2, 3, 5 (no tie breaker required)
Congratulations to Steve Stone on his victory this morning and the same goes for the second place shooter, John Savage, who went head to head through all five of the pre-set tie breakers and then two more created on the fly before the day was decided. Four small chickens were placed on the 95 yard rack and the shooters had one minute to engage them - both knocked down two chicks in the first run and then Steve did the same in the second run and John knocked only one down. Steve's solid hits paid off as John spun a bird in both of the last two strings leaving the silhouettes standing.
The attendees felt that it was a good turnout for a cold winter's day and they found the event exciting as well.
Here are the match rules restated for the benefit of the uninformed:
We will roll our four new King racks over to the 100 yard rifle range. The first will be located 70 yards from the shooting pavilion to the left of center and we will put all 24 of the new small chicken silhouettes on it. The second rack will be located slightly left of center at 78 yards and will hold all 24 of our new pig silhouettes. Next, will be a rack of turkeys at 86 yards positioned slightly right of center. And finally, at 95 yards and to the right will be a rack holding the five new prairie dog silhouettes.
A single shooter will come to the firing position between the middle two 100 yard bench rests on the pavilion with his rifle (bi-pod required - no throw down bags or bench rests for this one). After getting into prone position and given the load and start commands, he will have two minutes to make one shot at each rack. The four racks must be engaged from left to right - chicken, pig, turkey, and "p dog".
The RO will be seated at the right center bench rest with a spotting scope set to view the entire field of targets. After the shooter's first shot, the RO will call out "chicken hit" (or "miss"
) and his scribe will record same on the shooter's score sheet. After the shooter's second shot, the RO will call out "pig miss" (or "hit" 
). And etc. etc. . After the shooter has fired a single shot at all four racks, he will quickly clear and flag his rifle and remove it from the line. The next shooter will be on deck and another will be in the hole ready to keep the competition moving. The exiting shooter should confirm his recorded score with the scribe and make any protest at that time (his score will be his hits). Each shooter will have four runs at the targets. Target reset delays will only be needed as the five p dogs are cleared. Full resets will be required less frequently .
I anticipate frequent tie scores. With the line scores recording which animals were hit and missed, it is quite easy to break ties:
The tied shooter with the most p dog hits will be the winner.
If that doesn't break the tie, then the tied shooter with the most turkey hits will be the winner.
If that doesn't break the tie, then the tied shooter with the most pig hits will be the winner.
And, finally the number of chicken hits will be employed if needed.
If still tied and the shooters are still present, then they will have one minute to take four shots at four p dogs, repeat as necessary. If a tied shooter is in a shoot-off scenario and has already packed up and headed home, then the victory will go to the shooter that is still present.
The results are posted below in the following order: place, shooter's name, rifle, scope, ammo, # of chickens hit, # of pigs hit, # of turkeys hit, # of prairie dogs hit, and finally the total # of silhouettes knocked down (the shooter's score). The higher the score - the higher the placing. Tie breaker notes follow each line score.
1st, Steve Stone, Izmash Biathlon Basic, Barska 10-40, CCI Std Vel, 3, 4, 3, 4, 14 (won in shoot off as described above)
2nd, John Savage, CZ 452 American, NC Star, Wolf MT, 3, 4, 3, 4, 14 (refer to shoot off as well)
3rd, Peary Willard, Kimber 82 (sporter), Barska 6.5-20X50, Federal 510, 4, 3, 2, 4, 13 (took one more turkey than Paul Enlow)
4th, Paul Enlow, CZ 452 American Tribal, Mueller 4.5-14, CCI MiniMag HP, 2, 4, 3, 4, 13 (took one less turkey than Peary Willard)
5th, James Day, CZ Varmint, Center Point, Wolf MT, 3, 2, 3, 4, 12 (took one more turkey than Willie Rhodes)
6th, Willie Rhodes, CZ Varmint, Barska 6.5-32, Federal Gold Metal HV, 2, 4, 2, 4, 12 (took one less turkey than James Day)
7th, Danny Creasy, Kimber Hunter, Weaver T-36, Wolf MT, 2, 3, 3, 3, 11 (no tie breaker required)
8th, Ulus Farris, CZ 452 American, Tasco World Class 4-16, Federal Gold Metal 719, 2, 4, 2, 2, 10 (took one more P Dog than Tony Gilmore)
9th, Tony Gilmore, Suhl 150, Weaver T-36, Federal 719, 3, 3, 3, 1, 10 (took one less P Dog than Ulus Farris)
10th, David Hollimon, CZ 452 American, Vortex 4-12X40, Federal 510, 1, 2, 2, 3, 8 (no tie breaker required)
11th, Keith McBrayer, Biathlon Basic, Tasco 8-32, CCI Std Vel, 0, 0, 2, 3, 5 (no tie breaker required)