"A picture is worth a thousand words", right? But you know me, here are the thousand words as well.
It started out a little chilly but turned out to be a beautiful day - pretty much a totally blue sky for most of the match. Perfectly still this morning with winds picking up later in the morning. It was actually gusty at times for the longer range Raptor Match.
Three first time Sporter Master competitors took the firing line today and exhibited the characteristics that make NASA, Inc. a great place to shoot - safety, sportsmanship, and competitiveness.
Here are todays shooters and what they brought to the party:
Randy King (his second Sporter Master), Marlin 795, Bushnell 4-12, SK Std Plus
David Malone (his second), Ruger 10/22, Leupold VariX III 6.5-20, Lapua Center X
B. J. Kavanaugh (his first), Savage Mk II FV, Barska Varmint 6-24X42, CCI SV
Dave Hollimon (his third), CZ 452 American, Weaver 40/44 6.5-20X44, Wolf ME
Gary Loden (his first), Ruger 10/22, Nikon ProStaff, CCI SV
Ricky King (his third), Savage Mk II, Shootersedge 6-18X40, Wolf MT
Bill Parkhurst (his second), Ruger 10/22, Nikon Buckmasters 6-18X40, SK Std Plus
John Warffeli III (his first), CZ 452 American (left hand model), Nikon ProStaff 3-9X40, SK Rifle Match
50 Yard Benchrest Event (USBR target) - possible score = 250-25XRookie B. J. calmly set up his bench and edged out Bill Parkurst and not by X count my friends, but 10 count for first place.
B. J. Kavanaugh 221-1X-10/10s
Bill Parkhurst 221-1X-8/10s
David Malone 216-0X-7/10s
Dave Hollimon 216-0X-4/10s
Gary Loden 202-2X
Randy King 190-0X
Ricky King 180-2X
John Warffeli 159-0X
Here is B. J.'s USBR target (Green Monster indeed):
50 Yard Silhouette Event (50/25 Sporter set up) - total # of silos left standing by # left up in top rowRandy King shot exceptionally well and only left three little chickens standing. He is always near the top in our monthly 50/25 Matches.
Randy King 3X3
David Malone 4X4
B. J. Kavanaugh 5X5
Gary Loden 6X6
Ricky King 8X6
Bill Parkhurst 10X6
Dave Hollimon 11X6
John Warffeli 14X7
Here are the top two 50/25 scoresheets:
25 Yard Speed Event (Rapidfire Rimfire set up) - aggregate time to clean four rows of silos with a 36 second handicap for bolt gunsDavid has become an accomplished offhand shot this year and he smoked the field in Rapidfire Rimfire.
David Malone 25.42 seconds
Randy King 30.80
Gary Loden 42.68
Dave Hollimon 67.12
Ricky King 68.16
B. J. Kavanaugh 86.78
John Warffeli 101.19
Bill Parkhurst 119.87
Here are the top two RFRF score sheets. Are ya beginning to see a pattern folks?
50 and 25 Yard Three Position Match (the three slow fire stages of CMP Sporter) - prone and sitting at 50 and offhand at 25The CMP Sporter session of the Sporter Master is always tight at the top and this year was no exception. Randy edged out the two Davids with a solid performance.
Randy King 99-5x, 96-3X, 99-5X, 294-13X
Dave Hollimon 100-9X, 97-0X, 96-2X, 293-11X
David Malone 97-8X, 98-5X, 95-5X, 290-18X
B. J. Kavanaugh 99-5X, 94-1X, 97-5X, 290-11X
Gary Loden 96-2X, 98-2X, 95-2X, 289-6X
Ricky King 98-4X, 84-1X, 98-2X,280-7X
Bill Parkhurst 99-1X, 86-2X, 99-1X, 276-4X
John Warffelli 89-2X, 93-0X, 91-1X, 273-3X
Here are Randy's targets:
90 Yard Long Range Prone Event (Raptor Match set up) - standing start to prone, 10 rds in one minute, 5 chickens, bi-pod or throw down bagRicky and Randy were the only two shooters that knocked down all fifteen of the little chickens. David Malone came in to this event with the lead but two stubborn little birds simply would not fall.
Ricky King 0 left standing (tied with his brother Randy)
Randy King 0
Dave Hollimon 1
David Malone 2
John Warffeli 3 (tied with other first timer B. J. Kavanaugh)
B. J. Kavanaugh 3
Bill Parkhurst 4
Gary Loden 5
The King brothers were the only two that cleaned the racks. They split the 1st and 2nd place Sporter Master points of the Raptor event.
It was an exciting match with a close finish between David Malone and Randy King. They are two great guys and it is a shame one of em had to finish second.
Keep in mind folks, Randy won this with a Marlin 795. He has CZs, Rugers, and who knows what else but on this day, he grabbed the little Marlin semi-auto and showed why their have been like
elevendy million made.
Dwight admires Randy's Sporter Master prize at a later match: