Benchrest Coverage from Pennsylvania to Visalia and all points in between In This Issue... Get Inspired Like Richard Brensing & Super-Slick Bags

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1 July, 2013 The Voice of the National Benchrest Shooters Association Benchrest Coverage from Pennsylvania to Visalia and all points in between In This Issue... Get Inspired Like Richard Brensing & Super-Slick Bags

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3 July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 3 Aim, Fire, Ready. You are on target and ready to squeeze the trigger. But if hot loads have taken their toll, your barrel isn t ready. The Hawkeye knows! Hawkeye Borescopes inspect firearms for defects that affect accuracy. Image rotation allows 360º examination of lands and grooves with the clarity of a medical endoscope. Adjustable Focus $895. PRECISION BORESCOPES Designed, made and sold by precision shooters! Gradient Lens Corporation View by eye, on a monitor, or computer. Table of Contents North Texas State VFS Championship 4 Casper Benchrest VFS Match 5 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Hunter/VFS 6 Nifty New Super Slick Material for Bags 7 Council Bluffs Nebraska-Iowa Shootout 8 Utah State Championship at Springfield 10 Visalia Sportsman s Spring Match 12 Tri-Cities MSA Score Matches NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 16 Tacoma s Allen Bench Trophy 18 Get Inspired! by Richard Brensing 19 Southwest Louisiana VFS 20 25th Annual Hog Roast at Fairchance 22 Oak Hill Gun Club 24 Desert Sportsman s SW Regional Championship 25 Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest 26 NBRSA News & Advertiser Index 27 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 28 NBRSA Officers & Regional Directors 30

4 4 Precision Rifleman North Texas State VFS Championship at Denton... Ralph Stewart is Two-Times the Champion The Texas VFS Championship is over for a well fought event. Ryan started the morning wielding his 30 like a club on everyone. There was no mercy as he pounded out his X. Twelve other good souls however would not give up so easily and managed to pull a 250 to remain in striking distance. As we all know, the Texas afternoon and 200 yard distance will extract its pound of flesh for the wind Gods 100 yards for show and 200 yards for dough! And, so it begins with each shooter and bench slowly being consumed as a well shot X is moved into the 9 or even 8 ring with the small flip of a tail. No apologies were provided as competitors dragged back to the loading area, eyes downcast, and the cleaning rods bowing as its rammed home again and again looked like a tree being sawed into. Fear prevented most from asking the simple question how did it go that time? knowing full well Dr. Tim could blow any minute! To the end, several shooters you know within their heart of hearts were hoping, the leader would just drop one point; just one small mistake is all that s needed to swing the balance of things, but it was not to be as Ralph Stewart completed the 200 yard event clean and for the second year was crowned Texas State VFS Champion. Good job to all the winners and of course, a great big thanks to everyone who took the time and effort to support the Denton Club - I appreciate all you guys. Mike Stinnett 100-Yards Ryan Harrison X Michael Louwien X Ralph Stewart X John Horn X Michael Stinnett X Scott Hunter X Johnny Johnson X Tommy Long X Russ Rosene X Richard Pullum X RJ Hamilton X North Texas Shooters L-R: Ryan Harrison, Michael Louwien, Ralph Stewart, Russ Rosene, John Horn and a mystery shooter! Kenny Kuperman X Stan Mitchell X Brandon Johnson X James Johnson X Jason Goodley X Mark Wheatley X Ron Sewell X Tim Oltersdorf X Tom Parks X Bill Whitner X Lew Cohen X Gary Bristow X Glenn Chism X Joe Kubon X 200-Yards Ralph Stewart X John Horn X Russ Rosene X Michael Stinnett X Jason Goodley X James Johnson X Michael Louwien X Ryan Harrison X Tommy Long X Kenny Kuperman X Mark Wheatley X Lew Cohen X Glenn Chism X Stan Mitchell X RJ Hamilton X Tim Oltersdorf X Johnny Johnson X Richard Pullum X Brandon Johnson X Gary Bristow X Bill Whitner X Scott Hunter X Tom Parks X Ron Sewell X Joe Kubon X Grand Aggregate Ralph Stewart X John Horn X Michael Louwien X Michael Stinnett X Russ Rosene X Ryan Harrison X Jason Goodley X James Johnson X Tommy Long X Kenny Kuperman X Mark Wheatley X RJ Hamilton X Lew Cohen X Stan Mitchell X Johnny Johnson X Richard Pullum X Tim Oltersdorf X Brandon Johnson X Gary Bristow X Scott Hunter X Bill Whitner X Tom Parks X Glenn Chism X Rod Sewell X Joe Kubon X

5 Casper Benchrest Shooters VFS Match... Don Carter Takes the Trophy & the Dough! July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 5 Fifteen shooters got together for Casper s Benchrest s Money Shoot. On Saturday the plan was to shot VFS and Sunday the Hunter class. Sometimes plans have to change, but more on that later. For the VFS match, Jack Foster reigned supreme with a beautiful X. In fact, there were many a fine score posted in the 100-yard aggregate; a total of six 250 scores were shot which set the stage for some fine competition. When speaking with Jack about the match, he said all day Saturday there were the best conditions he had ever seen in Casper; he said there was no need for him to correct for windage on the 100-yard line. This is a shock for Casper, as the town sits at a juxtaposition of mountain ranges create a venturi effect concentrating the wind velocity in the area. Getting back to the match, Jack said he just changed his barrel from a PPC to a 30BR and added a drop-port Viper action. This allowed him to gauge the conditions and determine whether to rapid fire or hold and correct as optimal. All was well until the 200-yard began. Things looked like more of the same until the third match, when things became unglued. Jack said nothing went where it was supposed to; there was as much vertical as horizontal with shots landing at 10, 2, 4 and 7. Yuck! The weather didn t hold and rain began pouring with vigor and a vote was taken to end the match on Saturday cancelling the planned Hunter Class match scheduled for the following Sunday. When Jack went to retrieve his flags, he had to slog through about 7 of water. As mother nature is sure to have the last laugh, after the vote to cancel the match was taken, wouldn t you know that the rain ceased...at least for a while. As Jack was driving back home to the north, he said there was clear sailing from Casper north to Sheridan and then the deluge hit again from north of Sheridan all the way up past Billings, Montana. In fact, it kept pouring for the rest of the weekend. Yuck again. Don Carter is running solo this spring. Sandy Carter, January s cover girl, returned to Indiana for a few weeks, so Don is running a VFS circuit throughout the western states. Don s on a two-win roll right now. He won the Northern Colorado VFS match and again this match at Casper. Don said Saturday s shoot was pretty pleasant until the very last target. While they were loading for the last target, the rainstorm hit. Don knew if he kept it in the middle, he d do well. He shot 13 sighters to get 5 shots on target. He said you had to pay close attention if you didn t want to drop a bunch of points at the end. Don began the match shooting 117 grain Fowler bullets then switched and bought 500 of Rich Carpenter s 110 grain bullets he bought from Jack Foster at that match. There was no stopping Don then. When he later asked Jack whether he could buy more of those bullets, Jack said he wanted to keep them for himself! Smart move. This match was a money shoot and the club distributed cash for 1st Place at 100-yards, 1st Place at 200-yards and top three finishes in the Grand Aggregate. Correspondingly, Don Carter won $246, Jack Foster won about $140. Not too shabby a take. Although things did not quite go according to plan, it appears to have been a good match all the same. Go Pokes! Audrey Brown 100-Yards Jack Foster X Tim Naugle X Russell Cree X Rick Burgin X Leonard Hensley X Rich Carpenter X Richard McQuisten X Durwood Hansen X Ron Powell X Don Carter X Scott Carpenter X Dean Thomas X Weldon Yoder X Jerry Schilling X Norm Wills X 200-Yards Don Carter X Ron Powell X Weldon Yoder X Jack Foster X Leonard Hensley X Russell Cree X Rich Carpenter X Richard McQuisten X Tim Naugle X Durwood Hansen X Rick Burgin X Dean Thomas X Scott Carpenter X Norm Wills X Jerry Schilling X Grand Aggregate Don Carter X Jack Foster X Leonard Hensley X Russell Cree X Ron Powell X Rich Carpenter X Tim Naugle X Richard McQuisten X Weldon Yoder X Durwood Hansen X Rick Burgin X Dean Thomas X Scott Carpenter X Jerry Schilling X Norm Wills X

6 6 Precision Rifleman Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis DeRousse wins VFS - Hencken is the Hunter Varmint-For-Score 100-Yards John Hutchins X John Hutchins X Dennis Boyet X Bill Haynes X James Gardner X Frank Mancuso X 200-Yards Galen DeRousse X Bill Haynes X James Gardner X Dennis Boyet X John Hutchins X Frank Mancuso X Grand Aggregate Galen DeRousse X Bill Haynes X James Gardner X Dennis Boyet X John Hutchins X Frank Mancuso X Hunter Benchrest 100-Yards Joe Hemkens X Clark Greene X Tom Hencken X Paul Hon X Leon Domijan X 200-Yards Tom Hencken X Joe Hemkens X Leon Domijan X Paul Hon X Clark Greene X Grand Aggregate Tom Hencken X Joe Hemkens X Paul Hon X Leon Domijan X Clark Greene X May 19, 2013 The conditions for this match were a wind from the East that sometimes switched to a tailwind and a couple of times from the West with varying velocities. In the VFS class at 100 yards the winner was John Hutchins with a X. This was John s first score match, 2nd was Galen DeRousse with X and 3rd was Dennis Boyet with 250-9X. At 200 yards the winner was Galen DeRousse with 243-4X, 2nd was Bill Haynes with 242-3X and 3rd was James Gardner with 242-2X. In the VFS grand the winner was 1st Galen DeRousse with X, 2nd was Bill Haynes with X and 3rd was James Gardner with X. In the Hunter class the 100 yard winner was Joe Hemkens with X, 2nd was Clark Greene with X and 3rd was Tom Hencken with X. At 200 yards the winner was Tom Hencken with 249-7X, 2nd was Joe Hemkens with 244-1X and 3rd was Leon Domijan with 240-2X. In the grand the winner was Tom Hencken with X, 2nd was Joe Hemkens with X and 3rd was Paul Hon with X. Thanks to all for coming out and we hope to see you at our next match! It would be great if each competitor would contact our fellow shooters that were not present for this match to see if we can get our attendance back up to our previous numbers. Wayne Corley, Match Director Competitor Cartridge Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Case Powder Load Primer Bullet Varmint For Score James Gardner 6PPC Viper Shilen Kuse Kuse March Lapua N Fed Berger Dennis Boyet 6PPC Panda Bartlen Hoehn McMillan Leu Lapua N Win Barts 68 Bill Haynes 30BR-6BR Stolle Shilen Self Self Weaver Lapua H Fed 118 Cheeks Galen DeRousse 30 BR Stolle Shilen Haynes n/a Weaver Lapua H Rem BR Cheeks John Hutchins 6PPC Wichita Krieger Davidson Davidson B&L 36 Sako Fed 68 Ultra Frank Mancuso 30 BR Shilen Shilen Shilen Self Leu Lapua H Fed Cheeks Custom Hunter Tom Hencken 30x47HBR Stolle Hart Smart Smart Weaver WW SRB Fed Chism 150 Leon Domijan 308S Rem Rock Creek Hoehn Corley Weaver Rem N Fed BR 135 Sierra Joe Hemkens 30x47HBR Rem 700 Krieger Smart Corley Leu-Pre Lapua SRB F210M Chism 150 Paul Hon 30x44 Stolle Hart n/a n/a Leu Lapua H Fed 112 BIB Clark Greene 308S Rem Lilja Self Self Leu WW W Fed 10-X

7 July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 7 Nifty New Super Slick Material for Bags! Grab your April issue of Precision Rifleman and take a closer look at the front cover. (If you can t find your copy and need to order a replacement, I can send you another for $5. (Shameless plug, I know.) I wasn t aware of it at the time, but Jack Snyder is sporting a front rest with a new material. I got a call from Boyd Allen tipping me off to the new material and called Jack to get the scoop. Benchrest shooters are always pushing the envelope in precision and accuracy and this is demonstrated in a number of ways; load development, powder experimentation, etc. One factor in precision does not have to do with the rifle as much as it does the peripheral equipment, ie: the bags upon which the rifles are placed in competition. The focus here is to have a clean release thru recoil with a better return to battery. In the past, benchrest shooters have used silicon or dryer sheets to make front and rear bag tops slick and yet retain their taught shape but now their is new material available from 3M that is reflective and super slick which can be substituted for cordura on all rear bag ears and front bag tops. The material is embedded with microscopic glass beads that are very durable and friction free. According to Jack Snyder of Edgewood Bags, this new material allows a smoother recoil and better returnability of your rifle. Over the last few years, this product has slowly evolved in the benchrest community. If I got the story right, Larry Baggett first used the material and had it draped over his front bag rest during matches. He gave some to John Horn to try as well. John liked the material very well and thought if it works this well when it is simply draped over the bag, how much better it would be if it were sewn into the bag? John invested some time and money to hunt down manufacturers and forwarded a sample to Jack Snyder. The rest, as they say is history. There were a handful of Texas benchrest shooters involved in the initial product testing; one of which was Gulf Coast Regional Director, Scott Hunter. Scott said, in 40 years of benchrest shooting, I have tried every bag product in the market and these super-slick bags are by far, the best I ve ever used. Since Jack began offering the superslick bags for sale, the benchrest community has been quick to adopt the new material and the market has just exploded. Jack says the advantage is that you can tighten the stock down against the side. It releases cleanly thru recoil with a better return to battery. If you set up the gun really well, this should help any shooter run a condition quicker. Audrey Brown

8 8 Precision Rifleman Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club Hosts Nebraska-Iowa Shoot-Out Don Crunk Wins Heavy Varmint Jeff Shultz Takes Varmint For Score By Ron Miller Despite cooler than normal late-april temperatures, 18 group shooters and 20 score shooters braved the weather for the Nebraska-Iowa Shootout sponsored by the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Rifle and Pistol Club on April In the 100-yard Heavy Varmint group match held on Saturday, Mike Bigelow topped the field with a.2228 aggregate. Second was Jon Leu with a.2326, followed by Mike Toby in third with a.2644 aggregate, Larry Kuse in fourth with a.2806 aggregate and Jeff Shultz shooting a 30 BR in fifth with a Mike Bigelow fired a fine.157 for the small group at 100 yards. Not uncommon for the Council Bluffs range, the wind got more challenging when the targets were moved out to 200 yards. Don Crunk was first with a.3528 aggregate, followed by Ron Miller with a.3820, Jeff Shultz in third with a.3833, Randy Robinett in fourth with a.3966 and Larry Kuse in fifth with a Don Crunk had the small group at 200 yards with a.397. In the Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate, Don Crunk was first with a.3231, Jon Leu was second at.3266, Jeff Shultz third at.3338, Larry Kuse fourth at.3386 and Mike Bigelow fifth with a In the 100-yard Varmint For Score match on Sunday, Larry Kuse was first with a X followed by Arlyn Copley, X; Brad Borges, X; Jason Stanley, X; and Cole Kepler, X. When the target frames were moved out to 200 yards, Jeff Shultz was first with a 247-4X; followed by Brad Borges, 245-7; Larry Kuse, 245-3X; Don Kearney, 245-1X; and Mike Bigelow, 245-5X. Jeff Shultz was first in the Varmint For Score Grand Aggregate with a X followed by Brad Borges, X; Larry Kuse, X; Don Kearney, X; and Mike Bigelow, X. The next page has the Top 10 in each category. Take a look. We had a great time and look forward to the next match. Come by and join the fun. You re always welcome here. Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Stocker Scope Case Primer Powder Charge Bullet/Wt Heavy Varmint Don Crunk 6PPC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Jon Leu 6PPC Bat Bartlein Miller TM TM Sightron 36 Lapua 205M LT Berger Col Jeff Shultz 30 BR Panda Krieger N/A N/A N/A Leupold 45 Lapua 205M H-4198 N/A BIB 118 Larry Kuse 6PPC Viper DP Krieger Kuse Robertson Kuse Leupold 45 Lapua Fed N Levenson 68 Mike Bigelow 6PPC Bat Krieger Self McMillan Self Leupold 45 Lapua Fed N BIB 65 VFS Jeff Shultz 30 BR Panda Krieger N/A N/A N/A Leupold 45 Lapua 205M H-4198 N/A BIB 118 Brad Borges 30 BR Bat Krieger Gritters McMillan Gritters Sightron 10x50 Lapua CCI Bib 118 Larry Kuse 30 BR Viper DP Rock Creek Kuse Robertson Kuse Leupold 45 Lapua Fed Berger 115 Don Kearney 6PPC Bat Bartlein L. Bruno Bruno/McMillan L. Bruno Leupold 45 Lapua 205 LT-32 N/A Berger Col Mike Bigelow 30 BR Stiller Krieger Self Bordon Self Leupold 40 Lapua Fed H Own 112

9 July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 9 Don Crunk, Heavy Varmint Winner is featured on Page 8. VFS Winners L-R: Brad Borges, Cole Kepler, Jeff Smith & Larry Kuse shown above Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Mike Bigelow Jon Leu Mike Toby Larry Kuse Jeff Shultz Don Crunk Sam Langhofer Don Kearney Randy Robinett Ron Miller Yards Don Crunk Ron Miller Jeff Shultz Randy Robinett Larry Kuse Don Kearney Jon Leu Mike Shapoval Mike Bigelow David Halblom Grand Aggregate Don Crunk Jon Leu Jeff Shultz Larry Kuse Mike Bigelow Ron Miller Don Kearney Randy Robinett Mike Toby Jason Stanley Varmint For Score 100-Yards Larry Kuse X Arlyn Copley X Brad Borges X Jason Stanley X Cole Kepler X Don Kearney X Neil Bickley X Jeff Shultz X Mike Bigelow X Mike Toby X 200-Yards Jeff Shultz X Brad Borges X Larry Kuse X Don Kearney X Mike Bigelow X Mike Toby X Daniel Kinder X Randy Robinett X Jason Stanley X David Halblom X Grand Aggregate Jeff Shultz X Brad Borges X Larry Kuse X Don Kearney X Mike Bigelow X Mike Toby X Jason Stanley X Arlyn Copley X David Halblom X Cole Kepler X N. Palm St. Fullerton, CA PHONE (714) FAX (714) SHOOT BETTER SHOOT BERGER These bullets are being tested by top BR shooters, with great success. Lou Murdica has won matches in both Florida and California, Don Nielson won Two Gun Aggs three weekends in a row and Tony Boyer shot a 200 yard HV Agg of.1928 at the 2012 East/West match in Missouri. Varmint Target Hunting Tactical Match Grade Rifle Bullets The Berger 6mm BR Column Target bullet uses the physics of dispersion mitigation to provide BR Berger offers a full line of match grade rifle shooters with a reliable option that offers the widest and lowest tune valley. This means the bullet bullets for varmint, target, hunting and tactical shoots best in the widest variety of loads and seating depths. In this case, overall balance of the applications. Ask your dealer if they stock Berger bullet is more important than overall weight, so there is no listed weight. Rather, Bullets or visit our website for full details. the 6mm BR Column bullet achieves a specific internal lead column height, resulting in minor weight differences from lot to lot. Made Exclusively With J4 Precision Jackets Don t miss the Berger 6mm BR Column Bullet!

10 10 Precision Rifleman Central Utah Benchrest Club Hosts the Utah State Championship - Leg #1 Dana Andrus Wins Sporter Dave Woodward Takes Unlimited Dana Andrus Wins the Two-Gun Written by Jim Erickson May 4-5, 2013 It was truly a glorious weekend. We experienced a long cold, snowy winter in northern Utah followed by a cold, wet spring through April. This all changed the week before our tournament as nice weather moved in. Temperatures in the morning were mid 40 s and afternoons in the high 60 s with partly cloudy skies and light winds. Mirage was manageable and there were no bugs pestering us! They ran the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, Sunday was Cinco de Mayo and we got to shoot the first leg of the Utah State Championship all weekend. And, to top it off, we got to celebrate Bruce and Pam Black s forty-first wedding anniversary on Sunday with a beautifully delicious cake. Congratulations again Mr and Mrs Black. You are a marvelous couple and we are delighted to have you with us! Janet Goulette got the jump on everyone with a.169 group in Match 1 of the Sporter 100 and followed it up with the small group for the yardage; a.125 in Match 3. Gil Graser took Match 2 honors with a.161 group, while Dave Gibson won Match 4 with a.148 and Lowell Frei won Match 5 with a.166 small group. Shooting steady all morning with four two s and.192 group in Match 5 powered Joe Olas to victory in the Sporter 100 with a.2340 agg. In second place was Gil Graser and Bruce Black took third place honors. After lunch the big guns came out and the ten shot Unlimited got underway. Gil Graser won the first match with a.295 group. Dave Woodward won Match 2 with a.335 and also Match 4 with a nice.283 group. In between, Truman Wilson won Match 3 with small group for the yardage, a very good.249 and dasher Dan Dowling won Match 5 with a.252 group. Gil Graser won the Dean Parker & Dan Dowling Central Utah Benchrest: Utah State Championship 1st Leg Equipment List for Top-10 Competitor Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Scope Power Stock Stocker Case Primer Powder Bullet Weight Sporter Top-10: Dana Andrus 6PPC BAT Krieger Ocock Leupold 40 Comb Comb Lapua Fed LT32 Miller 65 Gil Graser 6PPC Panda Bartlein Parker Leupold 36 Kelbly Parker Lapua 205 V133 Bart 65BT Lowell Frei 6PPC Panda Krieger Frei Leupold 36 Borden Frei Lapua 205 N133 Frei 67 Dean Parker 6PPC Stolle Hart Parker Leupold 45 McMillan Parker Lapua Fed N133 Sage 65 Dave Gibson 6PPC BAT Krieger Frei Leupold 45 Leonard Frei Norma 205M 133 S Otto 66 Randy Higgs 6PPC Kelbly Bartlein Parker Leupold 40 McMillan Parker Lapua 205M Tac Moore 65 Bruce Black 6PPC BAT Krieger Parker Leupold 45 Scoville Scoville Lapua 205M LT32 Black 68 Truman Wilson 22sPPC Panda Hart Wilson Leupold 45 McMillan Wilson Lapua Wolf XBR8208 Kimmell 52 Joe Olas 6PPC Panda Krieger Olas Leupold 36 Meredith Olas Lapua Fed LT32 Column 64 Tom Stiner 6PPC BAT Bartlein Dowling Leupold 35 n/a Dowling Lapua 205M LT32 Meyers 68 Unlimited Top-10: Dave Woodward 6PPC BAT Bartlein Kessler Leupold 45 n/a Nielson Lapua 205M W133 Woodward 65 Bob Prather 22100S Stolle Bartlein Brackney Le/Tkr 45 Otto Otto Lapua 205 LT32 Tucker 52 Dana Andrus 6PPC BAT Krieger Ocock Leupold 45 Hasecus Hasecuster Lapua 205M N133 Barts 68 Lowell Frei 6PPC BAT Krieger Frei Weaver 36 Sheldon Frei Lapua Frei 67 Dan Dowling 6PPC Nesika Hart Dowling March 40 Rail Dowling Lapua 205M Tac Meyers 68 Gil Graser 6PPC Grizzly Bartlein Parker Leupold 45 McMillan Parker Lapua 205 V133 Barts 65BT Dave Gibson 6PPC TimePre Lilja Kimmell Leupold 36 Kimmel Kimmell Lapua 71/2 LT32 Column 64 Joe Olas 6PPC 40X Krieger Olas Weaver 36 Olas Olas Lapua Fed LT32 Cheek 66 Bob Sedgwick 6PPC Hall Bartlein Brackney Leupold 36 n/a Dowling Lapua Fed 133 Sage 66 Scott Smith 6PPC Teddy Krieger Dowling Leupold 45 McMillan n/a Lapua 205 N133 Leon Gass 66

11 yardage shooting a.3612 agg with his Heavy Varmint rifle! Dave Woodward took second place and Dana Andrus (pictured left) was third. Sunday morning was 10 ⁰ warmer than Saturday morning when Match 1 got underway. Dave Woodward started things off with a.620 small group in Match 1 and Joe Olas shot a nice.518 in Match 2. Our resident sandbagger Bob Sedgwick shot a nice.505 small group in Match 3 with his Cruiser. Than JD Goulette came alive and shot a very good.492 small group in Match 4 but the old master, Dan Dowling, snuck by JD to take small group honors for the yardage by shooting a very nice.463 group in Match 5. Lowell Frei finished up with three 5 s in the last three matches to win the Unlimited 200 and a.3484 agg. Dave Gibson, shooting his Skip Otto style unlimited for the first time in competition, was second. Bob Prather also shooting a Skip Otto underslung rail, was third. Dave Woodward won the Unlimited Grand with a.3778 agg followed by Bob Prather in second and Dana Andrus in third place. Dave Woodward After a break for pizza and anniversary cake, the shooting resumed and the smell of gunpowder wafted through the air. The Sporter 200 was underway! Dave Gibson shot a.436 in Match 1 followed by Jim Erickson s.420 in Match 2 and Gil Graser shot a.401 in Match 3. Here he comes Dana Andrus shot the small groups in Match 4, a.495 and a.341 in Match 5 on his way to winning the Sporter 200 with a.2584 agg. Lowell Frei comes in second and Dean Parker takes third place. Dana Andrus wins the Sporter Grand with a.2709 agg. And with his third place finish in the Unlimited, he wins the Two Gun Championship. Lowell Free comes in second and Gil Graser takes third place in the first leg of the Utah State Championship. Thanks to Dave Tunbridge for hosting us and a big thanks to Marsha, our Range Officer. A big thank you also to Shane, Misty and Justin, our target crew. We appreciate all your time and efforts on our behalf. Sporter 5-Shot 100-Yards Joe Olas Gil Graser Bruce Black Janet Goulett Dana Andrus Dean Parker Norm Cox Lowell Frei Dave Gibson Truman Wilson Sporter 5-Shot 200-Yards Dana Andrus Lowell Frei Dean Parker Dave Gibson Gil Graser Randy Higgs Tom Stiner Dave Woodward Dan Dowling Truman Wilson Sporter Grand Aggregate Dana Andrus Gil Graser Lowell Frei Neck Turning Equipment Powder Measures July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 11 Dean Parker Dave Gibson Randy Higgs Bruce Black Truman Wilson Joe Olas Tom Stiner Unlimited 10-Shot 100-Yards Gil Graser Dave Woodward Dana Andrus Bob Prather Joe Olas Dan Dowling Truman Wilson Bob Sedgwick Dallan Andrus Randy Higgs Unlimited 10-Shot 200-Yards Lowell Frei Dave Gibson Bob Prather Dave Woodward Dana Andrus Dan Dowling Scott Smith Bob Sedgwick Joe Olas JD Goulette Unlimited Grand Aggregate Dave Woodward Bob Prather Dana Andrus Lowell Frei Dan Dowling Gil Graser Dave Gibson Joe Olas Bob Sedgwick Scott Smith Continued on next page support@pmatool.com Case Trimmers Bob Prather & Dave Gibson Rifle Maintenance Scope Rings & Bases Shooting Equipment

12 12 Precision Rifleman Utah State Championship Two Gun Dana Andrus Lowell Frei Gil Graser Dave Woodward Dave Gibson Joe Olas Dan Dowling Randy Higgs Truman Wilson Bob Sedgwick Gary Ocock Wins Visalia Sportsman s Spring Match The light and heavy varmint match held at Visalia in April drew an average of thirty shooters per day. It was a great weekend for a benchrest match with clear skies and the temperature staying in the eighties. The humidity was higher than usual, which made for heavy mirage during the 200-yard matches. Gary Ocock started out in his usual fashion and won the light varmint 100-yard shooting a.2464 agg. Second place went to Norm Jeffery with a Joe Stanovich shot a.2626 for third place. The small group also went to Norm for his.118. Moving out to 200-yards, Bill Summers started out with a.582 group and finished with a.2534 aggregate to win first place. Bill Mellor finished in second with a Gary Ocock took third with a.2571 for a very close finish. Dan Lutke took small group honors with a.304. Gary Ocock snuck ahead of everyone and won the light varmint grand with a.2517 agg. Bill Mellor placed second with a.2677 aggregate. A.2823 took third place for Bill Summers. The heavy varmint 100-yard match had some real competition. The first fifteen positions had aggregates in the two s. George Lozano came out on top, shooting four groups in the low two s and a.099 screamer for a.2082 aggregate to win the first place trophy. George also won the small group trophy with his.099 screamer. Dennis Visalia Shooters L-R: George Lozano, Tom Libby, Art Kawai, Don Nielson, Joe Stanovich, Dennis Thornbury, Bill Summers, Bill Mellor & Norm Jeffery Thornbury took second with a.2238 aggregate. Bill Summers was third with a.2264 agg. Dennis Thornbury had the conditions figured out at the heavy varmint 200 and won the first place trophy with a nice.2315 aggregate. Art Kawai placed a close second with a.2339 agg. Our new Regional Director, Tom Libby shot a.2494 for third place and Art Kawai won the small group with a.224 screamer. The heavy varmint grand aggregate first place trophy went to Dennis Thornbury. Dennis shot a.2277 agg for the win. Art Kawai shot a.2410 aggregate for the second place trophy. Norm Jeffery took third place shooting a Gary Ocock was the big winner for the weekend. Gary put together a nice.2691 two-gun aggregate for first place. Bill Summers took second with a.2727 agg and Dennis Thornbury took third with a Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone for attending. Bill Mellor Light Varmint 100-Yards Gary Ocock Norm Jeffery Joe Stanovich Don Nielson Bill Mellor Gary Sinclair Tom Libby Don Forbes Bill Summers Mike Sosenko Art Kawai Jim Nicolas George Lozano Dennis Thornbury Francis Lee John Pierce Everet Smith John Verhagen Dan Capps Russ Hessey Small Group Norm Jeffery

13 Light Varmint 200-Yards Bill Summers Bill Mellor Gary Ocock Walt Berger Don Nielson Tom Libby Dennis Thornbury Steve Epstein Joe Stanovich Art Kawai Francis Lee Everet Smith Greg Evanson Gary Sinclair Norm Jeffery Jim Nicolas George Pizzillo Alan Crossan Don Forbes Gabe Ledesma Small Group Dan Lutke Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Gary Ocock Bill Mellor Bill Summers Don Neilson Joe Stanovich Tom Libby Norm Jeffery Gary Sinclair Dennis Thornbury Art Kawai Steve Epstein Jim Nicolas Francis Lee Walt Berger Don Forbes Everet Smith Greg Evanson Alan Crossan George Pizzillo Gabe Ledesma Heavy Varmint 100-Yards George Lozano Dennis Thornbury Bill Summers Gary Sinclair Joe Stanovich Art Kawai Steve Epstein Gary Ocock Don Forbes Norm Jeffery Don Nielson Tom Libby Duke Rovarino Dan Capps Bill Mellor Robert Weikart John Verhagen Walt Berger Marty Childers George Pizzillo Small Group George Lozano Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Dennis Thornbury Art Kawai Tom Libby Norm Jeffery Dan Lutke Joe Stanovich Robert Weikart Gary Sinclair Everet Smith Bill Mellor Bill Summers Gary Ocock Don Forbes Gabe Ledesma Don Nielson Jim Nicolas Dan Capps Walt Berger Marty Childers George Lozano July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 13 Small Group Art Kawai Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Dennis Thornbury Art Kawai Norm Jeffery Gary Sinclair Joe Stanovich Bill Summers Tom Libby Gary Ocock Don Forbes Robert Weikart Don Nielson Bill Mellor George Lozano Dan Lutke Dan Capps Steve Epstein Everet Smith Jim Nicolas Gabe Ledesma Walt Berger Two-Gun Gary Ocock Bill Summers Dennis Thornbury Joe Stanovich Bill Mellor Norm Jeffery Tom Libby Art Kawai Don Nielson Gary Sinclair Don Forbes Steve Epstein Jim Nicolas Everet Smith Walt Berger Robert Weikart Francis Lee Dan Capps Gabe Ledesma George Pizzillo Visalia Sportsman's Spring Match Equipment List Competitor Caliber Action Scope Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Case Load Primer Bullet Light Varmint: Gary Ocock 6PPC Marsh B&L 55X Krieger Ocock Ocock Lapua Ocock Bill Mellor 6PPC BAT Leupold 45X Krieger Iwatsubo Six Lapua Bishop Bill Summers 6PPC BAT March Krieger Summers Summers Lapua 50X 205 Summers Don Nielson 6PPC PVI Leupold Bartlein Nielson Larson Lapua LT Berger Joe Stanovich 6PPC Panda March Krieger Ocock Deloney Lapua Blend 205 Miller Heavy Varmint: Dennis Thornbury 6PPC BAT 3lug March 40X Bartlein Nielson Iwatsubo Lapua LT Miller Art Kawain 22100S Panda Leupold Bartlein Ocock McMillan Lapua LT Berger Norm Jeffery 6PPC BAT Leu-Tuk Krieger Sakai Iwatsubo Lapua Bishop Gary Sinclair 6PPC Grizzly March 40X Krieger Ocock Ocock Sako Sinclair Joe Stanovich 6PPC Panda March Krieger Ocock Deloney Lapua Blend 205 Lee

14 14 Precision Rifleman Stainless Steel Click Head Hand Priming Tool The Feel The Precision The Quality The Ease of adjustment The most unique feature: The CLICK HEAD for Primer Seating Adjustment: Each click of the head equals.0025 for precise seating depth. All stainless steel components with aluminum handle. Includes both large and small punch housing and spring assembly. Concentricity Gauge This type of indicator was designed specifically for checking rotating diameters and in fact is exactly the type of gauge used in the machining industry for decades to measure run out; the very thing that we as hand loaders are striving to minimize or eliminate. st At 21 Century Shooting it is our goal to modernize an industry that has seen little change over the years. Our concentricity gauge is a perfect example. Neck Turning Lathe The floating design of our neck turner and the universal floating case driver allows the case mouth (bore) to run on the arbor absolutely concentric. Therefore allowing O.D. to be turned concentric with I.D. The tail-stock creates a horizontal inline support DOES NOT DRIVE OFF THE PRIMER POCKET. NO PRIMER POCKET OR CASE DAMAGE. for the base of the case. Also allows the operator to keep both hands on the power screw driver or drill. This makes it very easy to control feed rate of the cutting operation, generating a very fine turned finish. Case holder drivers are designed to be the most gentle driver, yet providing an adequate hold.

15 July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 15 Tri Cities MSA VFS & Hunter By Rick DeGroat April 27, 2013 Only six brave souls challenged the wind for our first VFS match of the year, the rest must have got blown off the road on the commute to the range. I always say if you don t like to shoot in the wind you won t be doing much shooting in the Northwest. Paul really amazed us by dropping only 1 point at 200 yards to win the aggregate with a real fine x. Glen was 2nd with x and Dick was 3rd with x. The rest of us just enjoyed the windy day and were glad when it was over. Rick DeGroat VFS 100-Yards Glen Sampson X Dick Mayer X Paul Gylling X Rick DeGroat X Dan Norgrove X John Anderson X VFS 200-Yards Paul Gylling X Glen Sampson X Dick Mayer X Dan Norgrove X John Anderson X Rick DeGroat X VFS Grand Aggregate Paul Gylling X Glen Sampson X Dick Mayer X Rick DeGroat X Dan Norgrove X John Anderson X May 18, 2013 Hunter match After suffering through the wind at our April VFS match we found that wind was just getting warmed up for our May Hunter match. Only four of us braved the wind and some of us wished we hadn t. I personally found out that big ears aren t all that good wind indicators but will work if you don t have anything else. Paul did it again by winning both 100 & 200 yard matches with 482 7X with Glen coming in second with X. Paul and Glen car pool together from the Palouse country and the trips home are getting quieter all the time. Rick DeGroat Hunter 100-Yards Paul Gylling X Glen Sampson X Rick DeGroat X Randy Hoge X Hunter 200-Yards Glen Sampson X Paul Gylling X Rick DeGroat X Randy Hoge X Hunter Grand Aggregate Paul Gylling X Glen Sampson X Rick DeGroat X Randy Hoge X Tri Cities MSA Equipment List April VFS: Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Scope Powder Bullet/wt Case Gylling 30BR Farley Rock Creek Swezey Sightron 8x32 Fed ERB 112 Lapua Sampson 30BR BAT Rock Creek Swezey Signtron 24X Fed 205M ERB 112 Lapua Mayer 30BR Stiller Lilja Gold Creek Sightron 8x32 Fed 205M ERB 112 Lapua DeGroat 308short Rem 700 Shilen Self Weaver 6X Fed 205 Lapua Norgrove 30BR Sako Lilja Swezey Sightron 36X Fed ERB 112 n/a Anderson Savage Shilen n/a Weaver CCI Win May HTR: Gylling 30x47 Stolle Lilja Swezey Lapua Sampson 30x47 BAT Rock Creek Thompson Leupold 6X 8208 n/a Lapua DeGroat 308short Rem 700 Shilen self Weaver 6X 8208 Berger 125 Lapua Hoge 30x47 Rem 700 Krieger self Weaver 6X N Lapua

16 16 Precision Rifleman 2013 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule JULY 5-7 NW UNL10/5 100/200 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club WA Sam Wilson Memorial, Sniper King & NW Unlimited Championship 6-7 SW SP/LV/HV/ UNL5 6-7 MC HV/UNL5 or LV 200-Yard Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA 5th Annual 200-Yd 4-Gun 100/200 Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS Regional Championship 6-7 ER LV/HV 100/200 Holton Gun Club, MI Michigan State Championship 6-7 NC LV/LV 100/ Prairie Dog Target Club, SD North Central Regional Leg 2 7 NW HTR/VFS 100/200 Whittecar Rifle & Pistol, MT 13 SW LG/HG 1000-Yd Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ MC LV/HV 100/200 Whittington Center Benchrest NM MUCHAS GRACIAS (LV Regional) ER HV/LV 100/200 Kane Fish & Game, PA Pennsylvania St Championship MV HTR 100/200 Van Dyne Sportsmens Club, WI Wisconsin State MV LV/HV 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis July 13: NIGHT MATCH 5PM NC LV/HV 100/200 Minnetonka Benchrest Assn, MN Don Judd Memorial SE LV/HV 100/200 Unaka Gun Club, TN State Champ NW HTR/VFS 100/ Wenatchee Benchrest Club Bob Miller Memorial GC UNL/HV 100/200 North Texas Shooters Assn Gulf Coast Regionals Leg 3& MC UNL10/ UNL5 100/200 Northern Colorado Benchrest 2nd Leg of NoCo 4-Gun 14 MV LG/HG/Fac 600-Yd Columbus Sportsman s Assn, WI 14 NC HTR 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY 20 ER HTR/VFS 100 Isabella Cty Sportsmans Club, MI MC UNL/SP 100/200 Land s End Benchrest, CO 3rd & 4th Leg of 4-Gun MV HTR/VFS 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Missouri State/Danny Jarvis MV Regional/Guy Chism NC HTR Casper Benchrest Club, WY 21 GC VFS 100/200 Southwest Louisiana R&P Club Louisiana State VFS Championship 21 NC HV/UNL 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA NW LV/HV 100/200 Yellowstone Rifle Club, MT Montana State Championship 27 NW HTR 100/200 TriCities Metallic Silhouette, WA WA State Hunter Championship 28 NC VFS 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY AUGUST 3-4 SW LV/HV 100/200 Central Utah Benchrest Club, UT Utah State Championship 2nd Leg 3-4 MC HTR/VFS 100/200 Northern Colorado Benchrest 3-4 SW LV/HV 200/100 Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA 3-4 NW SP/LV 100/200 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club, WA Northwest SP & LV Regionals 10 MV LG/HG/Fac 600-Yds Columbus Sportsman s Assn, WI 10 SW LG/HG 1000-Yd Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ 11 NC HTR 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY 17 ER HTR/VFS 100 Isabella Cty Sportsmans Club, MI MC LV/HV 100/200 Whittington Center Benchrest, NM RATTLESNAKE NM State Champ # GC UNL5/HV SP/LV 200-Yd North Texas Shooters Assn Texas Showdown MC LV/HV 100/200 Ouachita Sportsman s Assn AR State Championship 2nd Leg MC HTR 100/ Yd Mill Creek Rifle Club, MO 2013 Hunter Nationals 18 NC LV 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA NC SP/UNL UNL/HV 100/200 Minnetonka Benchrest Assn, MN Minnesota State Championship NW LV/HV 100/200 Yellowstone Rifle Club, MT 25 SW LG/HG 1000-Yd Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA 25 NC VFS 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY 31-9/1 NC LV/HV 100/200 Prairie Dog Target Club, SD Butch Kimmel Memorial 31-9/1 SE 4-Gun 200-yard Unaka Gun Club, TN Southeast Regional Championship 31-9/1 MC LV/HV 100/200 Rio Grande Benchrest Shoters THE ROADRUNNER 31-9/1 GC LV/HV 100/200 Midland Shooters Assn, TX The BUFFALO 31-9/1 MC LV/HV 100/200 Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS Kansas State Championship 31-9/2 ER LV/HV/UNL 100/200 Holton Gun Club, MI Eastern Regional Championship 31-9/2 NW SP/LV/HV 100/200 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club, WA Ed Frombach Memoria, WA State SP, LV, HV & 3Gun Championships 31-9/2 SW SP/LV/HV 100/200 Visalia Sportsman Assn, CA California State 2nd Leg SEPTEMBER 7-8 MC LV/HV 100/200 Northern Colorado Benchrest FIREWALKER & 4th leg of 4Gun 14 SW LG/HG 1000-Yd Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ 14 MV VFS 100/200 Van Dyne Sportsmens Club, WI 15 NC HV/UNL 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club, Blue Grass, IA ER 4Gun 100/200 Fairchance Rod & Gun Club, PA NBRSA Group Nationals MC VFS 100/ /300 Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS VFS Regional; Long Range Regional 21 MV LG/HG/Fac 600-Yard Columbus Sportsman s Assn, WI GC HTR/VFS 100/200 Southwest Louisiana R&P Club Gulf Coast HTR & VFS Regionals SW SP/UNL 200/100 Palomino Valley Gun Club, NV Nevada State Championship Boldface Matches are 2013 National Events Boldface Matches are 2013 National Events

17 July, 2013 Precision Rifleman NBRSA Registered Match Schedule NC LV/HV 100/200 Minnetonka Benchrest Assn, MN MC LV/HV 100/200 Land s End Benchrest, CO PURPLE HAZE & 2nd Leg of 4Gun OCTOBER 5 SW VFS 100/200 Desert Sportsman Assn, NV VFS Nationals Warm-Up 5-6 ER LV/HV 100/200 WWCCA, MI Fall Classic 5-6 SW LV/HV 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shooters, AZ 1st Half SW Regionals 5-6 MC LV/HV 100/200 Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS 5-6 SW LV/HV 200/100 Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA 6 MV HTR/VFS 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis 12 SW LG/HG 1000-Yd Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ SE LV/HV 100/200 River Bend Gun Club, GA 19 MV LG/HG/Fac 600-Yard Columbus Sportsman s Assn, IA ER LV/HV 100/200 Shelby Co Deer Hunters Assn, IA SW UNL-5 100/200 Visalia Sportsman Assn, CA Visalia Invitational MV LV/HV 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Mississippi Valley Regionals 20 GC VFS 100/200 Southwest Louisiana R&P Club SW VFS 100/ Desert Sportsman Assn, NV 2013 VFS NATIONALS 27 SW LG/HG 600-Yard Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA NOVEMBER 2-3 SW SP/UNL10 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shoters, AZ 2nd Half SW Regionals 2-3 SW LV/HV 200/100 Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA 9 SW LG/HG 1000-Yd Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ 9 SE 4-Gun 100-Yard Brock s Gap Training Center, AL 24 SW LG/HG 1000-Yd Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA DECEMBER 7 SW VFS 100/200 Desert Sportsman Assn, NV Club Championship Set up 7AM Match begins 9AM 7-8 SW UNL5 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shooters, AZ CAL-AZ Combined Match 14 SW LG/HG 1000-Yd Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ M E T A L PRECISION PERFORMANCE Magnum Metal shunter@nts-online.net

18 18 Precision Rifleman Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club s Jeff Yost Wins the Allen Bench Trophy April 6-7, 2013 Eleven hardy shooters gathered for the first match of the year, which is the second annually held Allen Bench Memorial. If this sounds confusing, it is because Allen Bench was a very popular benchrest enthusiast and experimenter who resided here at Tacoma for some time. In his later years moved to the Tri-Cities area. They too hold an annual Allen Bench Memorial match. (See May issue, page 15.) The weather was cold and rainy, as is the tradition of the first match of the season. If you were lucky or quick on your feet, you could get your flags set without getting rained on. Winds were light to moderate and switchy. Saturday morning started out with the LV100. Larry Boers took 3rd with a.2326, Rick Graham 2nd with a.2206 and Jeff Yost took 1st with a.2142 agg. Jeff Yost also took small group honors with a.111. After lunch break we moved to 200 to finish the LV match. Jeff Lewis took 3rd with a.2587, Jeff Yost took 2nd with a.2559 and Larry Boers took 1st place with a Jeff Lewis took small group with a.233. The LV grand went to Jeff Yost s.2351 agg., Larry Boers came in 2nd with a.2392 and Jeff Lewis took 3rd with a Sunday morning the 200 yd HV match was contested. Jeff Yost took 3rd place with his.2712 agg. Larry Boers shot a.2516 agg for 2nd and Rick Graham took 1st place with a.2072 agg. Jeff Lewis got small group with a.260. After lunch we moved to 100 yds. to finish up the weekend. This match found Jeff Yost again coming out on top with Allen Bench Contenders L-R: Mustafa Bilal, Larry Boers, Jeff Yost Steve Kostanich, Jeff Lewis & Rick Graham a.2250 agg. Steve Kostanich took 2nd with a.2514 and Rick Graham 3rd with a.2586 agg. Small group went to Bob Boldman s.123 group. The HV grand agg went to Rick Graham s.2329 with Jeff Yost taking 2nd with a.2481 and Steve Kostanich 3rd with his.2779 agg. The Allen Bench Trophy went to Jeff Yost s 2 Gun agg of Rick Graham took 2nd with a.2528 and Larry Boers took 3rd with his Congratulations to Jeff Yost on a fine performance! Many thanks to Jeff Lewis and the crew who took care of the stats and the target crew for a very well run match. Larry & Teresa Boers Light Varmint 100-Yards Jeff Yost Rick Graham Larry Boers Jeff Lewis Mustafa Bilal Light Varmint 200-Yards Larry Boers Jeff Yost Jeff Lewis Robert Seemann Mustafa Bilal Light Varmint Grand Jeff Yost Larry Boers Jeff Lewis Rick Graham Mustafa Bilal Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Jeff Yost Steve Kostanich Rick Graham Mustafa Bilal Jeff Lewis Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Rick Graham Larry Boers Jeff Yost Jeff Lewis Steve Kostanich Heavy Varmint Grand Rick Graham Jeff Yost Steve Kostanich Larry Boers Jeff Lewis Two Gun Grand Jeff Yost Rick Graham Larry Boers Jeff Lewis Steve Kostanich Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club's Allen Bench Trophy Equipment List Heavy Varmint Name Action Barrel Cartridge Gunsmith Stocker Bullet Powder Primer Case Scope Rick Graham Bat Krieger Kostanich Kostanich Larson N Lapua March Steve Kostanich Kostanich Bartlein 22 PPC Self RM/Kost KBB N 133 WSR Lapua LY/SIE Larry Boers Bat Hart 6 PPC Self Bat/Self Self N 133 Fed Lapua Leupold Jeff Lewis Nesika Krieger 6 PPC Kostanich Border Bishop N Lapua Weaver Light Varmint Larry Boers Bat Bartlein 6 PPC Kostanich Bat/Self Self N 133 Fed Lapua Leupold Jeff Lewis Nesika Krieger 6 PPC Kostanich Border Bishop N Lapua Weaver Rick Graham Bat Krieger 6 PPC Kostanich Kostanich Bishop N Lapua March

19 Get Inspired! Richard Brensing Is A One-Man Benchrest Crusader. Introducing Charlene s Meadow in Kansas. July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 19 This range is what I have been building instead of shooting as much as I would like this year. My goal is to introduce people around my area to the sport of benchrest. I live in southwest Kansas. To this end, I have built six benches on the firing line, with the option of adding more later on. I have shot at many different ranges and have combined the good ideas of each of these ranges into the development of Charlene s Meadow. This picture depicts the old shooting shack in the foreground and the newly built benchrest line in the background. We will offer fellow shooters the option of shooting short range or long range, as the range covers 100,200, , and 1000 yards. My goal is to be able to hold NBRSA matches at some date. Not for sure when that will be. It all started out with my girls play house. The shooting shack was originally a play house for my three girls. When they got older and outgrew the A look inside the shooting-shack play house, I told them that it was time for me to play. So I took the play house and put it on a concrete slab, added a canopy and a single bench that would allow a right and left hand shooter to practice at the same time. I ran underground conduit out to the 200 yard board so we could shoot at night. There s nothing quite like shooting until 2AM! As I began to get enough shooters, I decided to start a new range. That s how the whole project got started. It s only 100 yards from my house to the range and about the same to my shop, so If I am testing a rifle and I want to change something it s just a few steps back to the shop. It really is a class act. I have spent months on this thing so I am kind of biased. Right now I have target boards for score, but I will be working on the boards and backers for group soon. Richard Brensing & Audrey Brown The rifle in the picture is my Ranch Gun It was stocked by Darrell Loker of Loker Customs and air brushed by his son Brian Loker. Smithed by myself.

20 20 Precision Rifleman SW Louisiana s April VFS Match By Wayne Bengston It was a beautiful day for the match. The temperature started in the 50 s and ended in the 70 s. The sun was bright and the sky was clear, which stirred up the mirage later on in the morning. The mirage wasn t as bad as I had seen it, but it was enough to wonder where the real center of the bull s eye was at times. The wind was light and at our backs from 3 to 7 mph out of the southeast. It would also gust and switch to the south, then to the east. This was more pronounced in the afternoon during the 200 yd. match. Rollin Beeson showed everybody how shooting is supposed to be done by taking first in the 100 yd. match with a clean x. Seven of the other shooters were able to stay clean with a 250 score at the 100, so the match would be settled at 200 yds. By the beginning of the 5th match of the 200, Mike Guillot, Larry Tilley and Wayne Bengston were tied for 1st, having dropped only one point each. Mike held onto his score and was able to shoot clean, with Larry and Wayne dropping another point each, giving Mike a 249 and the win. Wayne came in second by beating Larry on the x count. We had a good turnout and a good time with a lot of tough shooting competition. Mike Wall drove the farthest (175 miles), but he said it didn t count because he was going this way anyway and just stopped short of his destination to shoot with us. We still appreciate him stopping. We also thank and congratulate Larry Tilley for some jambalaya and cake from his 50th wedding anniversary celebration he brought out for everyone to enjoy. We did miss a couple of regulars that were shooting at the Texas State VFS match: Kenny Kooperman and Mike Lowien. Congratulations Mike on taking 2nd at the 100 and 3rd Grand Agg. at the Texas State. We want to thank all of the competitors for coming and participating, Francis Broussard for running the match and scoring, and last but not least, Alex Celestine, Wayne s grandson, for helping change the targets and rooting for his Paw Paw. VFS 100-Yards Rollin Beeson X Larry Tilley X Wayne Bengston X Terry Tilley X Thomas Haglin X Mike Guillot X Ray Perry X Mike Wall X Gardner Rose X Clayton Gray X SWLA Winers L-R: Larry Tilley, Mike Guillot, Wayne Bengston & grandson Alex Celestine

21 Bobby Ayo X Carroll Green X Matthew Lucius X Rodney Landry X VFS 200-Yards Mike Guillot X Wayne Bengston X Larry Tilley X Gardner Rose X Rodney Landry X Terry Tilley X Thomas Hagelin X Ray Perry X Clayton Gray X Bobby Ayo X Mike Wall X Mathew Lucius X Carroll Green X Grand Aggregate Mike Guillot X Wayne Bengston X July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 21 Larry Tilley X Gardner Rose X Terry Tilley X Rodney Landry X Thomas Hagelin X Ray Perry X Clayton Gray X Mike Wall X Bobby Ayo X Carroll Green X Mathew Lucius X Southwest Lousiana Rifle & Pistol Club April 21, 2013 Match Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Case Powder Bullet/wt Primers Mike Guillot 6ppc Rimrock Bartline Borden Robertson March 40x Lapua V 133/28.8 Barts/68 Fed 205M Wayne Bengton 30br Panda Shilien Perry Robertson Leupold 45x Lapua H4198/34.4 Conley's/116 Fed 205M Larry Tilley 30br Farley Hart Perry McMillan Leupold Lapua H4198/ X/125 Fed 205M Gardner Rose 30br Bat Kreiger Brackney Scoville Weaver 36x NA NA/33.2 BIB's/118 Fed 205M Rodney Landry 30br Hall Kreiger Smith NA Leupold NA NA NA NA Rollin Beeson 30br Viper Hart Perry McMillan Weaver 36x Lapua H4198/33.8 BIB's/118 Fed 205M Clayton Gray 6ppc NA NA NA NA Leupold NA NA NA NA Mike Wall 30 X 47 Rem 700 Kreiger Fite H & S Weaver 6x NA H322/41.7 BIB's/118 Fed 205M Bobby Ayo 30br Bat NA NA NA Night Hawk NA H4198/NA BIB's/118 Fed 205M Matthew Lucius 30br Farley Pacnor R.Rows Speedy Weaver 36x NA H4198/34.0 Cheeks/116 Fed 205M Carroll Green 30 X 47 Borden Pacnor Borden McMillan Night Force NA V133/40 Sierra/120 NA Thomas Hagelin 30br Rem NA Self H & S Sightron 36x NA H4198/34.2 Knight/117 CCI BR-4 Ray Perry 30br Stiller Hart Self Robertson Night Force Lapua H4895/34.0 Conley's/116 Fed 205M Terry Tilley 6ppc Bat Shilien Estes Speedy Leupold Lapua V133/29.3 Fowler/66 Fed 205M

22 22 Precision Rifleman Tim Humphreys Roasts the Rest & Wins the Two-Gun Fairchance Gun Club s 25th Annual HOG ROAST Sixty nine benchrest shooters who arrived at Fairchance Gun Club for the 25th annual Hog Roast were greeted by warm and windy weather. Did I mention windy weather? It was a little more than breezy all weekend causing everyone to pull their hair out. Yikes! We were grateful to have several new shooters attend this as their first match. It was great to see some new shooters indeed! People were very impressed with the completely new roof Club had constructed last Fall over the entire firing line. The new roof is very nice and now covers all the shooters equipment behind the benches. This will bode very well for the upcoming NBRSA Group Nationals scheduled to be held here in September. It was great to see many old friends again from near and far. Our Hog Roast match is well attended, particularly this year s match as much for the hog we were roasting in celebration of our 25th anniversary as for practical range practice in anticipation of the Group Nationals. Many shooters arrived Thursday and Friday to get some much needed rifle tuning done and to catch up with the latest happenings in the world of benchrest. Saturday morning brought some switching, mild-winds as we kicked-off the Hog Roast match with the HV-100 class. Everyone s good friend, Smiley Hensley, led the way finishing in first place with a.2312 agg. Ever steady, Ted Heindselman took second place with a.2438 agg. I somehow managed third place with a.2487 Harley eat all of my snacks Baker took fourth place with.2530 agg. and up from Hill Country USA (aka Southern Ohio) Tim Humphreys finished fifth place with a Saturday afternoon brought warm and windy weather to start the LV100 yard stage. The ripening afternoon 3 o clock cross-winds would be a gentle precursor of what was to greet us on Sunday afternoon %$#@! Tony Alexander conducted a fine shooting clinic with a first place finish with a.2160 agg. Tony apparently was unaware of the strong winds that caused all other 68 shooters great fits! Master machinist, Jeff Peinhardt, showed us how it s done with a second place finish with a.2370 agg. Smiley Hensley showing great pre-super Shoot form came in third place with a.2560 agg. Don Rosetti with a fresh and perfect haircut, finished fourth with a.2682 agg. and fifth place was one of the original Oak Ridge Boys, Danny Pritt, who shot a.2752 agg under very difficult conditions to say the least. As in years past, Fairchance Gun Club sponsored a Hog Roast barbecue dinner for all the shooters. It was a great meal and enjoyed by all except me Apparently the caterer thought I would be better served up on a rotating spit over hot coals instead of shooting and did his best to try and capture me on Saturday morning. Alas I was still able to out-run the skinny, caterer and was able to shoot. (Never chase a plus-size man with a full-can of Brake Cleaner, Mr. Caterer!) That was a close one for sure. As a tradition, the loading area stayed occupied into the night with Tim Humpreys telling tales of days gone by in the holler. It was great to have our good friend, Danny Suptin back shooting with us again. On to Sunday and the 200-yard stage of completion in the morning, the weatherman decided we really needed to have a lot of very strong 3 o clock cross-winds to start the LV200 stage. Wow! Mark Engle, all-around great guy and first time Hog Roaster, displayed a fine set of his shooting skills with a 1st place finish in the LV200 with a.2937 agg. Second place was the ever steady I don t need to practice Danny Pritt with a.3338 agg. Jeff Ferrett was third with a.3484 agg. Fourth place was little Harley Baker with a.3510 agg. and fifth was good looking Russell Rains with a.3622 agg. Needless to say the winds were tough as the large aggs show. Again, this was just the start of the fun that awaited us as the hard winds followed in the afternoon HV200 stage Over the past 14 years of shooting, I, like you, have encountered some tough crosswind conditions; but the 3 o clock extremely strong, pulsing winds on Sunday afternoon were something we would rather not endure during a match.a number of top shooters very understandably shot off the record target. My normal 3 o clock/six-ring hold would not suffice in consistently keeping my sighter shots from going off the sighter target. Ouch! Thank God for some well needed nail head aim points I used on the target frame so I could keep my shots on the left-hand side of the record moth ball! WOW! The wind is pretty darn bad when you can t keep your Sinclair match timer from blowing off your %$#@! bench top! Tim Humpreys made it look easy, winning the HV-200 agg. with a very fine.3456 agg. Second place was Hal Drake who also showed his wind reading prowess with a.3635 agg. Third place was a fine performance by Joey Krupa with a.3885 agg. First time Hog Roaster, Bill McIntyre finished fourth with a.4055 agg. and Jeff Peinhardt (proud papa) finished fifth with a.4226 agg. For the record, Jeff s 15 year-old son, Wyatt

23 (future Benchrest Hall of Famer) finished in 6th place with a.4348 agg. Great job, Wyatt! With the dust settled, the Two-Gun went to Tim Humphreys with a.3223 agg followed by Bill McIntyre in second with.3591, Hal Drake in third with.3608, I snuck into fourth with a.3624 and Harley Baker rounded out the top five with a.3682 agg. Thanks to all who came and supported this match. The experience each of you gained in shooting some very tough, windy conditions will prove helpful in the future for sure! Special thanks to Bill, Jerry, the kitchen workers, scoring personnel and all the target crew volunteers for running a great match! We ll see you in September for the Nationals. Jack Neary, ER Director Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Smiley Hensley Ted Heindselman Jack Neary Harley Baker Tim Humphreys Wayne Campbell Russell Rains Mark Engle Jeff Gaidos Bill Brawand Small Group Mark Engle Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Tim Humphreys Hal Drake Joe Krupa William McIntyre Jeff Peinhardt Wyatt Peinhardt JD Denoff Frank Scheboth Floyd Cline Bob Scarbrough, Jr Small Group Frank Scheboth Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Tim Humphreys Hal Drake Jack Neary William McIntyre Wayne Campbell JD Denoff Wyatt Peinhardt Bud Welsh Ted Heindselman Bob Scarbrough, Jr Light Varmint 100-Yards Tony Alexander Jeff Peinhardt Smiley Hensley Don Rosetti Kenneth Pritt Tim Humphreys Dave Bruno Richard Spencer Bud Welsh William McIntyre Small Group Wyatt Peinhardt Light Varmint 200-Yards Mark Engle Kenneth Pritt Jeff Ferrett Harley Baker Russell Rains Smiley Hensley Greg Walley Tony Alexander Don Rosetti Jack Neary Small Group David Farrar Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Tony Alexander Kenneth Pritt Mark Engle Smiley Hensley Don Rosetti Harley Baker Greg Walley Tim Humphreys July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 23 Russell Rains Jeff Ferrett Two Gun Tim Humphreys William McIntyre Hal Drake Jack Neary Harley Baker Smiley Hensley Wayne Campbell Russell Rains Kenneth Pritt Bud Welsh Greg Walley Wyatt Peinhardt Don Rosetti Mark Engle Jeff Peinhardt JD Denoff Jeff Ferrett Tony Alexander Richard Spencer Al Auman, Sr Left: 2013 Hog Roast Two Gun Champion Tim Humphreys

24 24 Precision Rifleman Hog Roast Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Top 10 Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Case Load Bullet Primer Tim Humphries 6PPC Panda Krieger Goodling Delason Leupoold Lapua 133/29g Hottenstein Federal Hal Drake 6PPC BAT Krieger Drake Drake Leupoold Lapua 133/29.8g Drake WSRM Jack Neary 6PPC BAT Bartlein Peinhardt Bruno Leupoold Lapua N133 Cheek 205M William McIntyre 6PPC Panda Krieger Ocock Ocock Leupoold Lapua N133/29g Marks 205M Wayne Campbell 6PPC Farley Bartlein Campbell Campbell Leupoold Lapua N133 Campbell CCI JD Denoff 6PPC BAT Bartlein JDS Hail Weaver Lapua n/a JDS BT 205 Wyatt Peinhardt 6PPC BAT Krieger Peinhardt Hunter Leupoold Lapua V133/29.7g Berger 205 Bud Welsh 6PPC BAT Krieger Welsh n/a March n/a V133/29.2g Welsh n/a Ted Heindselman 6PPC Panda Bartlein Heindselman Hail Leupoold Lapua N133/29.6g Woodman Federal Bob Scarbrough, Jr 6MM BAT Krieger Scott Scarbrough Leupoold Lapua V133/30.1g Hottenstein Federal Hog Roast Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Top 10 Equipment List Tony Alexander 6PPC BAT Krieger Campbell Campbell Leupoold Lapua n/a JDS 205 Kenneth Pritt 6PPC BAT Krieger Bruno Kelbly Leupoold Lapua N133/29.5g Cheek Federal Mark Engle 6PPC BAT Krieger Engle Scoville March Lapua LT32/29.2g Generic 205 Smiley Hensley 6PPC Stolle Krieger Stevens Leonard Leupoold Lapua n/a Barts 205 Don Rosetti 6PPC BAT Krieger Bruno Scoville Leupoold 220 R V133/29.8g Hottenstein 205 Harley Baker 6PPC BAT Krieger Goodling Goodling Leupoold Lapua N133/29.2g JDS 205 Greg Walley 6PPC Panda Krieger Kelbly Kelbly March Lapua LT32/29g Kelbly Win Tim Humphries 6PPC Panda MacClennan Goodling Delason Leupoold Lapua V133/29g Hottenstein Federal Russell Rains 6PPC BAT Krieger Lachapelle Lachapelle March Lapua N133/29.2g Rains 205M Jeff Ferrett 6PPC Stolle Krieger Bruno Club Leupoold Lapua V133/29g Berger Federal The Newbie Wins at Oak Hill By Cecil Peterson It s been said by every shooter when giving advice to a new shooter. Just by you a good used gun and start there. Move up as your pocket book and desires dictate. A known gun will still perform well and your skills will improve with the continued exposure to the many aspects of benchrest shooting. Every once in a while there is a lot of life left in the gun/barrel when one picks up a used gun. Sometimes the previous owner wants the gun back after he realizes his mistake in selling a shooter. We had a new shooter at our range; his first benchrest match ever. He had just purchased a used benchrest gun and was here to try it out. Well, after the first five matches, he was leading the pack of veterans by and had shot the small group in the first two matches. At break time and switching over to 200 yards, there was a lot of congratulations but some discussion on the wisdom of selling a shooter. We don t want to mimimize the skill of the shooter. Kenny Stone had observed some matches last year as a spectator but over the winter he decided he wanted to compete. He was fortunate to find a gun and equipment for sale from one of our club members. It appears he made some good purchases but it is now apparent that he is a fast learner and a fierce competitor. We welcome Newbie Kenny Stone to Oak Hill Benchrest and hope his success continues, much to the chagrin of the previous gun owner (Jerry King). At 200 yards the veterans started fighting back. Our most experienced shooter/gunsmith, Jim Carstensen, started bearing down and took command of the match at 200 yards. Veteran shooters just don t want those kids getting all of the wood/attention. This was our first match of the season. Weather started cool 40 s but warmed to 60 s by ending time. We have had a wet spring with rivers flooding and water everywhere, so it was a welcome match today to have some fun and get

25 out into the sun. Hope to see everyone at July s match. Bring a friend or a newbie. Cecil Peterson Light Varmint 100 Kenny Stone Jim Carstensen Cecil Peterson Larry Caston Jerry Wick Dean Ekstrom Jim Schmidt Dave Ramm Bob Cotton Keith Christianson Light Varmint 200 Jim Carstensen Dean Ekstrom Cecil Peterson Jerry Wick Kenny Stone Larry Caston Jim Hayes Keith Christianson Bob Cotton Jerry King Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Jim Carstensen Cecil Peterson July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 25 Kenny Stone Dean Ekstrom Jerry Wick Larry Caston Bob Cotton Keith Christianson Dave Ramm Jerry King Oak Hill Gun Club's Light Varmint Equipment List (Pictured above) Name Action Barrel Stock Stocker Gunsmith Cartridge Bullet Pwdr Scope Jim Carstensen Panda Krieger Scoville Scoville JLC PPC WBRU T32 March/60 Cecil Peterson BAT Krieger Scoville Scoville Scott PPC Docs Pills 8208 March/60 Kenny Stone BAT Krieger n/a JLC JLC PPC Barts N133 Leupold/36 Dean Ekstrom BAT Krieger Leonard Leonard Scott PPC Hottenstein V133 March/50 Jerry Wick Viper Krieger Wick Wick Wick PPC Berger N133 Sightron/36 *Top-five shooters used F205 primer and Lapua brass. Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Ron Carter Is The SW VFS Regional Champion There s more to do than gamble and see shows on the strip here in Las Vegas. On May 4, summer-like weather greeted shooters for the Southwest Regional Varmint for Score match. As is typical for this time of the year, mirage likes to challenge the shooters. During the summer we start at the farthest distance first in the morning. Continuing his winning streak from last month, Ron Carter once again showed us that nice guys can finish first. Thanks goes out to Tom Debacco, Pete Savage and Don Carter, the three Musketeers from Arizona who faithfully attend our matches. Don t forget to mark your calendars for the Nationals this October here in Las Vegas. We re shooting 100/200 short range and 200/300 long rangeall in one week! As an added bonus for those who compete in both Nationals, Ron Carter, Winner Southwest VFS Regional, poses with Keith Myers, Range Aficionado they will be eligible to win a brand new Saguaro action, compliments of Doc Marsh. Keith Myers, Match Director 200-Yards Ron Carter x Keith Myers x Sheldon Turf x Tom Guisewhite x Howard Bloom x 100-Yards Keith Myers x Ron Carter x Howard Bloom x Sheldon Turf x Tom Debacco x Grand Aggregate Ron Carter x Keith Myers x Sheldon Turf x Howard Bloom x Tom Guisewhite x Pete Savage x Randy Burgess x David Smith x Tom Debacco x Competitor Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Stocker Scope Power Bullet Powder Load Case Primer Ron Carter 30BR Panda Krieger Turf TMBR Turf Weaver 36 Berger H Lapua BR4 Keith Myers 30BR Panda Krieger Turf TMBR Self NF 12x42 BIB H Lapua 205m Sheldon Turf 30BR Teddy Krieger Turf TMBR Self NF 12x42 BIB H Lapua 205m Tom Guisewhite 6PPC Panda Shilen N/A Larson N/A N/A N/A 66gr LT Lapua 205m Howard Bloom 30BR Panda Krieger Turf McMillan Turf Leupold 45 Cheek H Lapua 205m

26 26 Precision Rifleman Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest May 11, 2013 It is not easy to see grown men cry. What started out as a nice calm morning that lasted through the first light gun group and into the second light gun sighter period, suddenly turned malevolent. Before the second record group, the wind came on like a hurricane out of the south east. From the elevated perch on the Sahuaro shooting line, we could look out across the Arizona desert and see the blowing dust raging far away. We knew it was not going to let up any time soon. That wind kept up for the rest of the match. Nobody had a wind meter to see exactly what the numbers were, but most of us guessed it to be lulls of 12 to 15, with gusts to well over 30 or even 40 miles per hour, which blew everything off of your bench except the gun and rests. When the wind began, all the shooters on the line corrected as much as they dared, but it was mostly in vain. All had some shots off paper and that set the standard for everyone for the rest of the day. The routine came to be, lulls during the sighters, then during the record period, it would blow into the peaks of 30 or 40 mph, taking you off paper on the down wind side. It would be peak winds during sighters, and drop to a lull during record, taking your shots off on the upwind side. Your corrections never seemed to be enough. Trying to memorize a specific condition was total guess work due to the constantly changing direction and velocity. If you could recognize a condition you had sighted for, it would change before you could pull the trigger. Of course, I am just kidding about the crying part; this group has much experience at 1,000 yards, (much of it shooting on this range), and a couple with world records. Everyone took it in stride, knowing that this is all part of the game sometimes. But thankfully, not all the time! Here is how bad it was; out of 285 record shots, there were 100 shots off target! Out of a total possible score of 2850, the total score of the day was only 1061! Literally everybody had some shots off paper. The trophy winners were the ones with the least number of shots off, but the real winners were the ones who were able to learn a few more valuable lessons of shooting long range in nasty winds. It is possible,however, that we set a new world record for the per capita number of shots off target at a sanctioned NBRSA match. What a dubious distinction that would be. Dale Arenson Light Gun Aggregate Jeff Billotte Dale Arenson Steve Everson Ross Herrick Lon Persun Bill Warner Steve Larson Heavy Gun Aggregate Jeff Billotte Ross Herrick Dale Arenson Steve Everson Bill Warner Light Gun Total Score Dale Arenson Ross Herrick...94 Steve Everson...90 Jeff Billotte...85 Lon Persun...81 Bill Warner...46 Heavy Gun Total Score Jeff Billotte Dale Arenson Ross Herrick Steve Everson...89 Bill Warner...82

27 July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 27 *FLASH* NBRSA News *FLASH* NBRSA News *FLASH* NBRSA News *FLASH* NBRSA News *FLASH* North Central Regional Meeting Agenda Items BOLO: Two Long Range Benchrest Rifles Stolen If you reside in this region, please mark your calendars and plan to attend your annual meeting with Terry Meyer. The meeting will be held at Minnetonka s reloading shed at the range immediately following the match on Saturday, July 13, Write down your agenda items and plan on attending! Did I mention agenda items? September s Board and General Membership meeting is just around the corner. The Board will need time to review your ideas. Please don t delay in sending these in. Your thoughts are important and we want to grow the sport. Let s do it together...this year! NBRSA member Rodney Wagner recently had two rifles stolen from his enclosed trailer while en route to a match in Henderson, North Carolina. The stolen rifles are as follows: Both rifles are 17-lbs. Rifle #1 has a BAT-B action serial #B778 RBLP right eject; white, gray & black ST-1000 stock; March 10-60x52mm scope with tactical knobs & 6mm Brux barrel chambered for a 6mm Dasher wildcat. Rifle #2 has Rimrock action, serial #BR0253; red & black ST-1000 fiberglass stock with VAIS muzzle brake on a Brux barrel. March 10-60x52 scope with tactical knobs as well. The 2 March 10-60X scopes have serial #X341 and X291. There is a $500 reward posted on accurateshooter.com. Please keep your eyes open for these two rifles! On the Cover: Brandon McNairy on the firing line at Northern Colorado Benchrest. Photo from The Browns. Advertising Index 2010 IBS Hunter Benchrest Nationals National Champion 200 L-R National Champion National Champion Long Range National Champion 4 Gun Top Gun National Champion If you want to shoot like a champion, choose Lilja! Lilja Precision Rifle Barrels, Inc. P.O. Box 372, Plains, MT Tel: Fax: Greg Swezey Bullseye Camera Systems 2 GradientLens 3 Haverkamp Actions 7 Farley Manufacturing 8 Berger Bullets 9 PMA Tool 11 Paul Holland 12 21st Century Shooting 14 Butch s Reloading 15 Magnum Metal 17 Firewalker 17 Accugauge/6mmPPC 19 Benchrite LLC 20 ShadetreeEA 21 BAT Machine 23 Marsh Industries 24 Bryant Custom Rifles 26 Hoehn Sales 27 Lilja Rifle Barrels Group Nationals 30 Kelbly s Back Page

28 28 Precision Rifleman ER Eastern Region Camillus Sportsmens Club *NEW* 5801 Devoe Road, Camillus, NY Club phone: Contact: Gerald Malerba East Pinegrove Rd, Cicero, NY Chippewa Rifle Club GPS: N W Contact: Gerry Jajowka Meadowbrook Blvd, Stow, OH Contact: Randy Perkowski Curtis Ave, Cuyahoga Falls, OH Fairfield Sportsmen s Assn 6501 River Rd, Harrison, OH Contact: Rick Browning Timberidge Ln, Okeana, OH Fairchance Rod & Gun Club GPS: N W Contact: Bill Reahard PO Box 156, McClellandtown, PA reahard@verizon.net Contact: Jerry Van Sickle Guthrie Rd, Smithfield, PA Holton Gun & Bow Club 6201 Crystal Lake Rd, Holton, MI PO Box 128, Holton, MI GPS: N W Contact: Connie Wyant Holton Road, Holton, MI sissy620@comcast.net Alternate: Arlene Inman Adams, Twin Lake, MI adeanie@comcast.net Isabella County Sportsmans Club *NEW* Corner of Winn & Millbrook Roads PO Box 383, Winn, MI Contact: Harry Ross South Summerton Rd Mt Pleasant, MI heross@charter.net Kane Fish & Game Dwight Rd, 1 mile N of Kane on SR Steve Timpano Group stimpano@verizon.net Ed Hanes - Group hanes329@comcast.net Kelbly s Rifle Range 7222 Dalton Fox Lake Rd N Lawrence, OH GPS: N W Contact: Jim Kelbly jim@kelbly.com Shelby County Deer Hunter Assn 7988 Johnston-Slagle Rd, Sidney, OH Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts Contact: John Petteruti jpetteruti@woh.rr.com WWCCA 6700 Napier Rd, Plymouth, MI Contact: Dana Raven Old 27N, Frederic, MI dana_raven@yahoo.com Contact: Bill Gammon Speight Blvd, London, ONT N5V 3J8 Canada Bill.gammon@rogers.com GC Gulf Coast Region Austin Rifle Club PO Box , Austin, TX Contact: Virgil Howarth Inridge Dr, Austin, TX vhowarth@sbcglobal.net Central Texas Benchrest GPS: N W Contact:Sammye Dietz Range Rd, New Braunfels, TX Contact: Kris Whitman Viewcrest, New Braunfels, TX kwhitman@gvtc.com Midland Shooters Association 4108 East County Rd 160, Midland, TX Contact: Mike Conry 3212 E County Rd 136, Midland, TX or MEConry@suddenlink.net North TX Shooters Association GPS: N W Contact: Michael Stinnett Blackjack Oaks Rd, Aubrey, TX mkstinnett@gmail.com San Angelo Gun Club 2231 West Beauregard Ave, San Angelo Contact: Dan Batko PO Box 3992, San Angelo, TX Labs1@zipnet.us Seymour Stool Shooters 448 Hwy 283 South, Seymour, TX Contact: John Horn Peterson Rd S, Iowa Park, TX John.Horn44@gmail.com Southwest Louisiana Rifle & Pistol Contact: Mike Guillot Cappy Dr, Lake Charles, LA Guillot4555@suddenlink.net NC North Central Region Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club *NEW* 462 N Burritt, Buffalo, WY Contact Pete Eisele Casper Benchrest Shooters Assn 2330 N Station Rd, Casper, WY Contact: Tim Naugle S Walnut St, Casper WY tnaugle@bresnan.net Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club GPS: N W Contact: Gary Flury PO Box 1042, Council Bluffs, IA garysflury@gmail.com Contact: Ron Lee Miller Dupont St. Omaha NE ncnbrsa@cox.net Minnetonka Benchrest Association 8310 Hill n Dale Dr, St Francis, MN GPS: N W Contact: Scott Moser Abbott Dr, Brooklyn Park MN samoser@comcast.net Oak Hill Gun Club Coon Hunters Rd, Blue Grass, IA Contact: Cecil Peterson Cromwell Cir, Davenport IA peterson1@mchsi.com Prairie Dog Target Club Contact: Don Deckert HC 54, Box 3, Porcupine SD pdtc57772@yahoo.com MV Mississippi Valley Aurora Sportsmen s Club GPS: N W Contact: Allison Hartman PO Box 414, Aurora, IL office@aurorasc.org Bench Rest Rifle Club Of St Louis 2280 Kohn Rd, Wright City, MO GPS: N W Scott Pieper - Group Kohn Rd, Wright City MO pieper@shootingstl.com Wayne Corley - HTR/VFS Sheffield Ct, St Charles, MO waynecorley@sbcglobal.net Columbus Sportsman s Assn *NEW* W10924 Bryer Road, Columbus, WI Contact Terry Balding W Main St #203, Sun Prairie, WI tabalding@gmail.com Van Dyne Sportsmen s Club or info@vdsc.org Contact: Dick Baier PO Box 8, Van Dyne WI NW Northwest Region Wenatchee Benchrest Club 2800 #2 Canyon Rd, Wenatchee, WA zaccs@televar.com Contact: Dan Zaccanti

29 Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club South Tom Beall Rd, Lapwai, ID Contact: Paul Gylling - HTR/VFS State Route 195, Colfax WA PGylling@gmail.com Denny Andrews - Group Snake River Rd, Asotin WA denny@andrewslaw.info Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club 8503 Chambers Creek Rd W University Place, WA Contact: Jeff Lewis th Ave SW, Federal Way, WA varminthunter1@comcast.net Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Assn Hwy 12 to Pasco-Kahlotus Rd Contact: Rick DeGroat or rem10x308@aol.com Whittecar Rifle & Pistol Range 578 Blodgett View Dr, Hamilton, MT Contact: Jeff Jetter Foxy Ridge Rd, Stevensville, MT JLJ4HBR@msn.com Yellowstone Rifle Club 7212 Molt Rd, Billings, MT Contact: Russell Cree South 35th St, Billings MT RACreeMT@aol.com SE Southeast Region Brock s Gap Training Center GPS: N W South Shades Crest Rd Birmingham, AL Contact: Steve Lee Lee.Steven@att.net Manatee Gun & Archery Club 1805 Logue Rd, Myakka City, FL GPS: N W Contact: Buddy Ross Coronado Rd, Ft Myers, FL bross6mm@hotmail.com Middle Georgia Gun Owners Assn GPS: N W PO Box 4096, Dublin, GA Contact: Matt Walker mggoa1@gmail.com River Bend Gun Club 988 River Bend Gun Club Road Dawsonville, GA GPS: N W Contact: Jim Andress Group/Score Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts 3605 Blackwell Run, Marietta, GA jim@precisionrifles.co, benchrest@rbc.org or Rockingham County Gun Club 572 Long Branch Road, Reidsville, NC GPS: N W Contact: Roy Darnell Camp Betty Hastings Rd Walkertown, NC DarnellRM@embarqmail.com Unaka Rod & Gun Club 90 Furnace Rd, Johnson City, TN Contact: Matthew Keller Washington College Station Rd Limestone, TN mk6ppc4@yahoo.com MC Mid-Continent Region Land s End Benchrest Shooters 4 mi East of Hwy 50 on Reeder Mesa Rd Contact: Tom Stiner Divide Rd, Whitewater CO TSTooling@hotmail.com Mill Creek Rifle Club 7215 Gardner Rd, DeSoto, KS Contact:Larry Kuse - Group LRKuse@juno.com Contact:Ronald Shultz - Hunter/VFS Northern CO Benchrest Shooters CR 51, Eaton, CO Contact: Bud Schalles PO Box 83, La Porte CO budschalles@aol.com Okie Shooters Range Contact: Rex Reneau NW 28th Terrace, Bethany OK or rreneau1@cox.net Ouachita Sportsmen s Assn Contact: John Henry Maquire Ln, Pencil Bluff AR Ouachita Sportsmen s Assn Contact: John Henry Maquire Ln, Pencil Bluff AR Rio Grande Benchrest Shooters GPS: N W Shooting Range Access Rd NW Albuquerque, NM Contact: Ed Adams Victoria Dr NW, Albuquerque NM trished5@comcast.net Whittington Center US 64, Raton, NM Contact: Ed Adams Victoria Dr NW, Albuquerque NM trished5@comcast.net July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 29 SW Southwest Region Arizona Benchrest Shooters 4044 W Black Canyon Blvd, Phoenix, AZ GPS: N W Contact: Art Clegg W Mescal St, Glendale, AZ ahclegg@cox.net Central Utah Benchrest Contact: Dave Tunbridge Stacie Ave, Sandy UT drtunbridge@gmail.com Desert Sportsman Rifle Club W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV GPS: N W Contact: Keith Myers - VFS keithmyers@yahoo.com or Ojai Valley Gun Club Contact: Barry Bluhm E Oak St, Ojai CA TwiLiteZ585@hotmail.com Palomino Valley Gun Club Washoe County Shooting Facility Pyramid Lake Hwy, Reno NV palominovalleygunclub.homestead.com GPS: N W Contact: Robert Hoppe - Long Range PO BOX 4251, Sparks NV RobH@saturnnet.com or Contact: Steve Archibald - Varmint 5017 Pleasant View Dr, Sparks, NV (h) or (c) nevadaswa@aol.com Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Contact: Karl Hunstiger E Cortez St, Phoenix AZ wfo13@aol.com Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters Contact: Craig St Claire - Long Range bluto63@cwo.com or Contact: Greg Wilson - Short Range wfcustom@comcast.net Contact: Dan Ludke - Short Range lutke5@sbcglobal.net Visalia Sportsman Association 7398 Avenue 328, Visalia, CA Contact: Dennis Thornbury PO Box 105, Visalia, CA gunhandler@gmail.com EU European Region Benchrest Dolomiti *NEW* Via Alemagna 1/a, Dobbiaco, Italy info@alpenfuchs.it Contact: Americo Angaran americo.angaran@gmail.com

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31 Officers Dennis Thornbury, President 1114 S McAuliff St Visalia, CA H: C: gunhandler@gmail.com Term Expires 2014 Don Nielson, Vice President Hart St, Winnetka, CA H: pkin@sbcglobal.net Term Expires 2014 John Horn, Financial Officer 924 Peterson Rd South Iowa Park, TX C: Term Expires 2014 John.Horn44@gmail.com Committees World Records Committee: Group Gene Bukys, Chairman 2111 Silver Moon Trail Crosby, TX egb243@msn.com World Records Committee: Score David Halblom Ashby Ave, Des Moines, IA DavidHalblom-BugTyer@att.net International Representative Wayne Campbell 264 Benchrest Ln, Concord, VA H: C: wcppc@icloud.com Varmint For Score Representative (SW) Keith Myers keithmyers@yahoo.com Hall of Masters Committee Lou Murdica, Interim Chairman Hilltop Rd, Sky Valley, CA C: lou@murdica.com Joe Krupa, Co-Chairman 538 Highview St, Dearborn, MI H: , C: krooppc@aol.com Long Range Measuring Committee Karl Hunstiger, Chairman wfo13@aol.com Gary Noble Mike Sosenko mikesos@sbcglobal.net Regional Diretors Eastern Region Exp 2014 Jack Neary 6204 Wild Oak Dr North Olmstead, OH H: C: jrneary@hotmail.com Gulf Coast Region Exp 2013 Scott Hunter 1612 Buchanan St Wichita Falls, TX H: C: Shunter@NTS-online.net Gulf Coast Alternate Mike Bryant 7761 FM 592 Wheeler, TX mike@bryantcustom.com Mississippi Valley Region Exp 2014 Bud Mundy 5956 Old Hickory Trail Hillsboro, MO C: bcmundy@earthlink.net North Central Region Exp 2013 Terry Meyer PO Box 52 Thornton, IA H: C: meyertd@frontiernet.net Mid-Continent Region Exp 2013 Jack Snyder PO Box 276 Edgewood, NM C: SnyderJack1@gmail.com North West Region Exp 2013 Eric Stanton Sam Blehm Rd Scappoose, OR C: EricStanton@juno.com South East Region Exp 2014 Wayne Campbell 264 Benchrest Ln Concord, VA H: C: wcppc@icloud.net South West Region Exp 2014 Tom Libby Aster Dr. Palm Desert, CA B: C: tomnbrsa@outlook.com European Region Exp 2014 Philippe Riboulet 126 Avenue De La Timone Marseille, France priboulet@hotmail.fr July, 2013 Precision Rifleman 31 Staff Business Manager, NBRSA Editor, Precision Rifleman Magazine Advertising Sales Contact Audrey Brown PO Box 6770, Sheridan, WY W: C: nbrsa.manager@gmail.com Legal Representation Elliot Law Office Al Elliot, acelliot@sonoratx.net Change of Address: To change your address or report a damaged or undelivered magazine, write: NBRSA, PO Box 6770, Sheridan, WY Do not return damaged copies. Change of address should include both new address and a mailing label bearing the old one. In case of duplication send both labels. Contributors: The editor is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. Advertisers: Rate cards and terms are available online at We appreciate your support! Safety Disclaimer: The publication, writers, organization officers, staff, and directors explicitly advise the readers that they make no representation of safety for any loads, techniques, and procedures if reported herein. The nature of participating in a shooting sport automatically requires caution at all times. Given the many variables present weather, equipment, and components the information presented is for your reading enjoyment. Printed in the USA Publisher: NBRSA, Inc. Printed By: Lithotech, Phoenix, AZ Advertising, Classifieds & Membership: Audrey Brown, Editor Precision Rifleman (ISSN X) is published monthly by NBRSA Inc PO Box US Hwy 87 Sheridan, WY Phone: nbrsa.manager@gmail.com for the benefit of its members. Membership dues is $60 per year US of which $40 is designated for a magazine subscription. Canadian postage add $25/ year. All other International postage add $60/year. For Membership inquiries call Copyright 2013, National Bench Rest Shooters Association. All rights reserved except where expressly waived. Periodicals Class Postage paid at Sheridan, WY & additional offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Precision Rifleman, PO Box 6770, Sheridan, WY

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