Post by Danny Creasy on Nov 12, 2011 20:30:47 GMT -6
We had a good turnout at the matches this morning. As well as a dozen or so regulars, two first time participants competed. Mark Golson traveled an hour to shoot with us after viewing some of our match results on the board and young Trace Reynolds came with friends to try his hand at shooting. Also, Ron Nunley and Brandon Lindsey shot for the first time with us in last week's deliberate fire match and they returned this week to try the rapidfire match. So, we must be doing something right.
25/25 PISTOL SILHOUETTE MATCH
Open Sighted Revolver Class
1st 6X6 Dwight Pilkilton, Colt OMM, CCI MiniMag
2nd 8X7 Andrew Butler, S&W K22, CCI Std Vel
3rd 14X7 Danny Creasy, Ruger Single Six, CCI Std Vel
4th 16X7 Robert Patterson, Taurus Tracker, CCI SV
5th 17X6 Peary Willard, S&W Model 17, Federal 510
6th 18X6 Keith McBrayer, S&W 617, CCI Std Vel
Open Sighted Pistol Class
1st 6X6 Dwight Pilkilton, S&W 41, CCI Std Vel
2nd 7X6 Danny Creasy, S&W 41, CCI Std Vel
3rd 10X6 Andrew Butler, Browning Buckmark, CCI SV
4th 13X6 Chelsea Torbert, S&W 41, CCI Std Vel
5th 14X7 David Malone, S&W 41, CCI SV
6th 15X6 Peary Willard, S&W 41, CCI Blazer
6th 15X6 Bart Harkins, Ruger Mk III, CCI SV
7th 17X7 Mark Golson, Ruger 22/45, Federal 510
8th 18X7 Ben Broyles, S&W 41, CCI SV
9th 22X6 Trace Reynolds, S&W 41, CCI SV
Telescopically Sighted Class
1st 9X6 Danny Creasy, Ruger Single Six, Leupold 2X, CCI SV
2nd 12X7 Ulus Farris, Ruger Mk III, Bushnell 1.3X, CCI SV
2nd 12X7 Bart Harkins, Ruger Mk III, UltraDot, CCI SV
3rd 13X6 Keith McBrayer, Hi Std, Leupold, CCI SV
4th 16X6 Paul Enlow, Thompson Center Contender, Tasco 2X, CCI MiniMag
5th 17X7 Robert Patterson, Ruger 22/45, BSA, CCI SV
Lucky 6s huh Dwight? Congrats to Andrew and Ulus as well. Hey Ulus - you must be feeling better every week - glad to see it.
RAPIDFIRE RIMFIRE MATCH
Scope and Peep Sighted Class
1st 14.34 Seconds Dwight Pilkilton, Ruger 10/22, Weaver V-16, CCI SV
Here are Dwight's line scores - three of his four runs were clean:
Rams 4.22 - 3 = 1.22
Turkeys 6.37 - 0 = 6.37
Pigs 5.35 - 3 = 2.25
Chickens 7.50 - 3 = 4.50
Total = 14.34
2nd 34.91 Jerry Oliver, Marlin 60, Simmons 3-9, CCI SV
3rd 35.60 Thomas A. Reed, Ruger 10/22, Bushnell 6X, CCI SV
4th 37.72 Danny Creasy, Winchester 190, Simmons DeerField 4-12, Aguila Std Vel
5th 40.54 Robert Patterson, Winchester 190, Nikon 3-9, CCI MiniMag
6th 47.51 Peary Willard, Ruger 10/22, Barska 3-12, Fed 510
7th 54.28 Paul Enlow, Ruger 10/22 Dragunov, Simmons 3-9, CCI MiniMag
8th 57.41 Ron Nunley, Remington 597, Tasco, Remington Hollow Point
9th 59.56 David Malone, Ruger 10/22, Simmons 3-9, CCI SV
10th 73.47 Chelsea Torbert, Ruger 10/22, Weaver RV7, CCI SV
11th 74.10 Trace Reynolds, Ruger 10/22, Weaver RV 7, CCI SV
12th 75.13 Joe Caldwell, Ruger 10/22, Leupold FX-1 4X, CCI SV
13th 84.34 Ben Broyles, Ruger 10/22, Tasco, CCI Blazer
14th 102.69 Jack Brewster, GSG 5, Bulk
15th 105.43 Brandon Lindsey, Remington 597, Rem 3-9, Rem HP
16th 129.93 Keith McBrayer, Ruger 10/22, Bushnell 1.5-4.5, CCI SV
Open Sighted Class
1st 78.03 Danny Creasy, Taurus Model 62, Aguila Std Vel
2nd 89.47 Dwight Pilkilton, Thompson Center Classic, CCI SV
3rd 92.94 Peary Willard, CZ 452 Lux, Fed 510B
4th 94.88 Mark Golson, Ruger 10/22, Federal
5th 106.31 Ron Nunley, Remington 597, Rem HP
6th 139.63 Paul Enlow, Henry Lever, CCI CB Shorts
Dwight, that is an awesome scope score! Hey Jerry, that was a great run today!
Folks, relative to today's RFRF Match, I believe there were some hurt feelings and stress produced by the new 45 second rule. But, I think it made for a more logical, faster moving, and more exciting match overall. Lets give this new rule a chance. I advise everyone to practice with their rifles, carefully test their ammunition for accuracy and feeding reliability, and most of all, let's try to concentrate on positive reinforcement delivered in a tactful manner. Here they are again:
Rapidfire Rimfire Match Rules
This is a speed shooting .22 rifle match fired after the completion of our 25/25 Pistol Matches. The same 25 yard silo rack set up is used as in the pistol match (less the prairie dog in the top row). However, a shooter uses a rifle to see how little time it takes him or her to knock down a row of six critters. All of the shooting is done offhanded (standing and unsupported). There are open sight and telescopic/peep sight classes. We use handicapping times to equalize various action styles i.e. bolt action, lever action, pump action, and semi-auto (a bolt action shooter subtacts 36 seconds from his/her time, straight pull bolt action = 30, lever action = 24, pump action = 18, and semi-auto = 0). A stop watch starts when the first shot is fired and stops when the last silhouette of the row is down. The aggregate time for all four rows less any applicable action handicap and good shooting awards (3 seconds off for each clean run - no misses) is the shooters score and the low score wins. Reloads are allowed but the range officer that is timing the shooter will command "cease fire" if the shooter has not knocked down a string of six targets in 45 seconds and the shooter's time for that string will be recorded as 45 seconds.
Any repeating rifle chambered for the .22 long rifle round is eligible for this match.
There are two classes - optically/peep sighted class and open sighted class. In the interest of time, a shooter may compete in both classes but he or she is limited to one entry in each class.
The RFRF Match does not demand an expensive rifle to do well or win but it must be a reliable one and it needs to be capable of holding a one and half inch 10 shot group at 25 yards. For example, I had a blast today shooting T Class with an old Winchester 190 that I purchased for a $100 last year. The rifle had latex paint blobs on it and it had been standing in the back of a closet for over 20 years. The action and bore were filthy. Some TLC brought it back to a high level of reliability and an acceptable level of accuracy. It's Simmons scope cost me about $50.
If one chooses to compete with a manual repeater, he or she must be aware that in spite of the feeding mechanism handicaping, he or she will accept the challenge of shooting against the more efficient semi-automatics. The manual action handicaps have been established over many years of experience and observation but they are set to equalize shooters experiencing no more than four or five overall misses. Any higher feeding mechanism handicapping would simply not work as a sharp shooting pump, lever, or bolt shooter would have an unfair advantage over an equally skilled semi-auto shooter. So, if you choose to shoot a manual repeater, you simply must minimize missed shots.
I brought my wife's neat little Taurus 62 pump today. It is fun to shoot but I new I was facing the following challenges particular to this rifle: It has a youth length buttstock (thus a short length of pull), a 12 round tubular magazine that reloads very slowly, heavy trigger pull, and it only weighs just over four pounds. It was warming up but I put back on my Carhartt coat to take up length of pull. After a dis-heartening first string against the rams which included an on-the-clock reload, I reminded myself that one "can't miss fast enough to win". I concentrated on sight picture and trigger squeeze for the next three rows and due to a vexing magazine issue for my friend Dwight and the King brothers' absence today, I won O Class. I try to win every time - I give no quarter and I ask for none. I follow the rules - cheating to win is losing - I love guns and shooting - I love spending time with my shooting friends. Saturdays are my release. When I lose, I try to shake the hand of those that shot better that day and congratulate them and take joy in the fact that a friend did well.
25/25 PISTOL SILHOUETTE MATCH
Open Sighted Revolver Class
1st 6X6 Dwight Pilkilton, Colt OMM, CCI MiniMag
2nd 8X7 Andrew Butler, S&W K22, CCI Std Vel
3rd 14X7 Danny Creasy, Ruger Single Six, CCI Std Vel
4th 16X7 Robert Patterson, Taurus Tracker, CCI SV
5th 17X6 Peary Willard, S&W Model 17, Federal 510
6th 18X6 Keith McBrayer, S&W 617, CCI Std Vel
Open Sighted Pistol Class
1st 6X6 Dwight Pilkilton, S&W 41, CCI Std Vel
2nd 7X6 Danny Creasy, S&W 41, CCI Std Vel
3rd 10X6 Andrew Butler, Browning Buckmark, CCI SV
4th 13X6 Chelsea Torbert, S&W 41, CCI Std Vel
5th 14X7 David Malone, S&W 41, CCI SV
6th 15X6 Peary Willard, S&W 41, CCI Blazer
6th 15X6 Bart Harkins, Ruger Mk III, CCI SV
7th 17X7 Mark Golson, Ruger 22/45, Federal 510
8th 18X7 Ben Broyles, S&W 41, CCI SV
9th 22X6 Trace Reynolds, S&W 41, CCI SV
Telescopically Sighted Class
1st 9X6 Danny Creasy, Ruger Single Six, Leupold 2X, CCI SV
2nd 12X7 Ulus Farris, Ruger Mk III, Bushnell 1.3X, CCI SV
2nd 12X7 Bart Harkins, Ruger Mk III, UltraDot, CCI SV
3rd 13X6 Keith McBrayer, Hi Std, Leupold, CCI SV
4th 16X6 Paul Enlow, Thompson Center Contender, Tasco 2X, CCI MiniMag
5th 17X7 Robert Patterson, Ruger 22/45, BSA, CCI SV
Lucky 6s huh Dwight? Congrats to Andrew and Ulus as well. Hey Ulus - you must be feeling better every week - glad to see it.
RAPIDFIRE RIMFIRE MATCH
Scope and Peep Sighted Class
1st 14.34 Seconds Dwight Pilkilton, Ruger 10/22, Weaver V-16, CCI SV
Here are Dwight's line scores - three of his four runs were clean:
Rams 4.22 - 3 = 1.22
Turkeys 6.37 - 0 = 6.37
Pigs 5.35 - 3 = 2.25
Chickens 7.50 - 3 = 4.50
Total = 14.34
2nd 34.91 Jerry Oliver, Marlin 60, Simmons 3-9, CCI SV
3rd 35.60 Thomas A. Reed, Ruger 10/22, Bushnell 6X, CCI SV
4th 37.72 Danny Creasy, Winchester 190, Simmons DeerField 4-12, Aguila Std Vel
5th 40.54 Robert Patterson, Winchester 190, Nikon 3-9, CCI MiniMag
6th 47.51 Peary Willard, Ruger 10/22, Barska 3-12, Fed 510
7th 54.28 Paul Enlow, Ruger 10/22 Dragunov, Simmons 3-9, CCI MiniMag
8th 57.41 Ron Nunley, Remington 597, Tasco, Remington Hollow Point
9th 59.56 David Malone, Ruger 10/22, Simmons 3-9, CCI SV
10th 73.47 Chelsea Torbert, Ruger 10/22, Weaver RV7, CCI SV
11th 74.10 Trace Reynolds, Ruger 10/22, Weaver RV 7, CCI SV
12th 75.13 Joe Caldwell, Ruger 10/22, Leupold FX-1 4X, CCI SV
13th 84.34 Ben Broyles, Ruger 10/22, Tasco, CCI Blazer
14th 102.69 Jack Brewster, GSG 5, Bulk
15th 105.43 Brandon Lindsey, Remington 597, Rem 3-9, Rem HP
16th 129.93 Keith McBrayer, Ruger 10/22, Bushnell 1.5-4.5, CCI SV
Open Sighted Class
1st 78.03 Danny Creasy, Taurus Model 62, Aguila Std Vel
2nd 89.47 Dwight Pilkilton, Thompson Center Classic, CCI SV
3rd 92.94 Peary Willard, CZ 452 Lux, Fed 510B
4th 94.88 Mark Golson, Ruger 10/22, Federal
5th 106.31 Ron Nunley, Remington 597, Rem HP
6th 139.63 Paul Enlow, Henry Lever, CCI CB Shorts
Dwight, that is an awesome scope score! Hey Jerry, that was a great run today!
Folks, relative to today's RFRF Match, I believe there were some hurt feelings and stress produced by the new 45 second rule. But, I think it made for a more logical, faster moving, and more exciting match overall. Lets give this new rule a chance. I advise everyone to practice with their rifles, carefully test their ammunition for accuracy and feeding reliability, and most of all, let's try to concentrate on positive reinforcement delivered in a tactful manner. Here they are again:
Rapidfire Rimfire Match Rules
This is a speed shooting .22 rifle match fired after the completion of our 25/25 Pistol Matches. The same 25 yard silo rack set up is used as in the pistol match (less the prairie dog in the top row). However, a shooter uses a rifle to see how little time it takes him or her to knock down a row of six critters. All of the shooting is done offhanded (standing and unsupported). There are open sight and telescopic/peep sight classes. We use handicapping times to equalize various action styles i.e. bolt action, lever action, pump action, and semi-auto (a bolt action shooter subtacts 36 seconds from his/her time, straight pull bolt action = 30, lever action = 24, pump action = 18, and semi-auto = 0). A stop watch starts when the first shot is fired and stops when the last silhouette of the row is down. The aggregate time for all four rows less any applicable action handicap and good shooting awards (3 seconds off for each clean run - no misses) is the shooters score and the low score wins. Reloads are allowed but the range officer that is timing the shooter will command "cease fire" if the shooter has not knocked down a string of six targets in 45 seconds and the shooter's time for that string will be recorded as 45 seconds.
Any repeating rifle chambered for the .22 long rifle round is eligible for this match.
There are two classes - optically/peep sighted class and open sighted class. In the interest of time, a shooter may compete in both classes but he or she is limited to one entry in each class.
The RFRF Match does not demand an expensive rifle to do well or win but it must be a reliable one and it needs to be capable of holding a one and half inch 10 shot group at 25 yards. For example, I had a blast today shooting T Class with an old Winchester 190 that I purchased for a $100 last year. The rifle had latex paint blobs on it and it had been standing in the back of a closet for over 20 years. The action and bore were filthy. Some TLC brought it back to a high level of reliability and an acceptable level of accuracy. It's Simmons scope cost me about $50.
If one chooses to compete with a manual repeater, he or she must be aware that in spite of the feeding mechanism handicaping, he or she will accept the challenge of shooting against the more efficient semi-automatics. The manual action handicaps have been established over many years of experience and observation but they are set to equalize shooters experiencing no more than four or five overall misses. Any higher feeding mechanism handicapping would simply not work as a sharp shooting pump, lever, or bolt shooter would have an unfair advantage over an equally skilled semi-auto shooter. So, if you choose to shoot a manual repeater, you simply must minimize missed shots.
I brought my wife's neat little Taurus 62 pump today. It is fun to shoot but I new I was facing the following challenges particular to this rifle: It has a youth length buttstock (thus a short length of pull), a 12 round tubular magazine that reloads very slowly, heavy trigger pull, and it only weighs just over four pounds. It was warming up but I put back on my Carhartt coat to take up length of pull. After a dis-heartening first string against the rams which included an on-the-clock reload, I reminded myself that one "can't miss fast enough to win". I concentrated on sight picture and trigger squeeze for the next three rows and due to a vexing magazine issue for my friend Dwight and the King brothers' absence today, I won O Class. I try to win every time - I give no quarter and I ask for none. I follow the rules - cheating to win is losing - I love guns and shooting - I love spending time with my shooting friends. Saturdays are my release. When I lose, I try to shake the hand of those that shot better that day and congratulate them and take joy in the fact that a friend did well.
