The Voice of the NBRSA. February, 2015

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1 The Voice of the NBRSA February, 2015

2 2 Precision Rifleman Hydro Bullet Seater with extended base and interchangeable loading blocks Our New 21st Century Reloading Hydro Bullet Seater is designed for bullet seating with hand dies. Height adjustment is a simple twist of the knob with very little effort. With this press you will receive the feedback and data to help control neck tension. Unique design for the field or bench. No need to bolt or fasten to bench. Extended base also available with the New Generation Press. Enter FBOOK10 and receive 10% off order Click Head Stainless Steel Bench Rest Quality Primer Tool The feel, the precision, the quality and the ease of adjustment of this tool are unique. Features include click head adjustments for precise primer seating and all stainless steel components with aluminum handle. Concentricity Gauge with wheel This device enables the user to rotate the case one complete revolution with about 1/8 of a turn on the wheel. Providing consistent pressure on the case. Easily retrofits in a snap to the 21st Century Shooting Concentricity Gauge (run out gauge - as shown). Features include canting to the left or right to keep the base of the case rotating against the stop. For unlimited setup scenarios. Simply amazing! 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 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. DOES NOT DRIVE OFF THE PRIMER POCKET NO PRIMER POCKET OR CASE DAMAGE. Driver shaft is hexed to use power screw driver or drill. 17cal. Fireball to a.416 Rigby. Also 50cal

3 February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 3 Upgraded. Inspect chambers, leades, bores, gas ports, and crowns. Find tool marks, erosion, fouling, and flaws that affect accuracy. Image quality comparable to medical endoscopes. Upgraded to adjustable focus. 17 borescope and mirror tube, light source, batteries, cleaning kit in a box with die-cut foam. Adjustable Focus Box version. HS17-SHOT-AFB $745 MSRP. Made in USA by Gradient Lens Corporation PRECISION BORESCOPES Designed, made and sold by precision shooters! Matches In This Issue... My Old Friend Fatso, by Dick Wright 4 Arizona State Championship, by Melesia Cisneros 7 Sahuaro 1000-Yard Long Range Benchrest Oct & Nov Results, by Dale Arenson 9 Minnetonka s Final Group Match for 2014, by Jerry Lahr 11 Sahuaro 1000-Yard Long Range Benchrest December Results 11 Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club s Heavy Varmint & VFS Match, by Ron Miller 12 Desert Sportsman s Long Range VFS, by Keith Myers 13 Sheldon Turf Dominates the Silver State Shootout, by Keith Myers 13 Desert Sportsman s November VFS Match, by Keith Myers 14 Jack Neary Wins Fall Finale at Shelby Cty Deer Hunters, by Jerry Jarrett 15 Lawrence Weisdorn Wins Visalia Invitational, by Bill Mellor 18 Lee Hachigian Wins WWCCA s Fall Classic, by Dana Raven 20 Mississippi Valley Regionals At Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis 22 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis October Score Match Results 24 New Group World Records Set in Organizational Information & Cover Shot Info... NBRSA Registered Matches 16 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 28 Advertising Index 30 Officer & Director Info 31 Cover: 2014 photo from Prairie Dog Target Club. R.Brown photo

4 4 Precision Rifleman My Old Friend Fatso I started hunting and fishing at an early age. Our home was in a rural area outside Saginaw, MI and was surrounded by forests and farms, excellent habitat for small game. Nearby was a state game refuge where two rivers met and formed the Saginaw River. There were several ponds near our house where we swam and fished in the summer and skated in cold weather. One summer we found a hawk s nest in the woods behind our house. Before the young were old enough to fly we climbed the tree and took one baby hawk and put him in our chicken house. For the rest of the summer I used my Daisy Red Ryder BB gun to shoot frogs and birds to 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 by Dick Wright feed the hawk. Somehow he survived and I became a falconer of sorts. I did manage to train him to fly from my glove and return. When fall and school came we took him to the Saginaw zoo since I would no longer have time to hunt and feed him. I spent most of my free time hunting, fishing and shooting till college came. Then there was a hiatus till I was done with school. As soon as I graduated and found a job, I started shooting on the Saginaw Gun Club smallbore rifle team. Weekly we shot four-position indoors from October till April. I worked very hard at learning to shoot well. Most weekday evenings and weekends would find me either playing basketball at the local YMCA or in Saginaw city league or shooting in rifle matches or practicing for same. By 1969 I managed to achieve one of my goals...an NRA Master card for four-position smallbore rifle. That old card is still in my wallet. In 1977 I heard of some local benchrest matches for hunting rifles. I had a little Sako.308 which I used for deer and elk hunting and which I thought was very accurate. Never totally lacking in self-confidence, this seemed to me to be a wonderful opportunity to teach the locals a lesson. Hey, I wuz a Master-class rifleman and had this wonderful gun that would put two or three shots pretty close at 100 yards. What could be better than that? Unusually, I kept my mouth shut and didn t share these thoughts with the other competitors. I soon found out what could be better than that. The other competitors had big fat plastic guns with shiny barrels and big scopes. They were chambered in wimpy calibers. One fellow even had a 6 PPC, which I had never heard of but which was supposed to be the latest thing. Those don t look much like hunting rifles to me. Hunter Rifles, fool, not hunting rifles Oh. This was an IBS registered Hunter Rifle match. They shot five IBS fivebull targets for a possible 250 points. Ties were broken by counting X s, hitting the little dot in the center of the ten ring. I soon found out why the other competitors were shooting light caliber rifles. After twentyfive record shots and a few sighters my shoulder hurt. Really hurt. My ego also took a beating that day; I shot a score of 175 points. The winner had around 240 points. I was in last place by a wide margin. It s interesting that today it would take a 250 score with around 20 X s to have a chance to win. Anyway, your scribe was not a happy camper. They cheated. Them ain t hunting rifles. However, I didn t go home, never to re-appear as I ve seen so many do over the years. The next day when I got back to my office I

5 called Shilen Rifles with whom our company had done business for years. Doug, I gotta problem In a few days I owned a brand new Shilen DGA rifle chambered in.222 Remington. I bought a Lyman 6X target scope, some 4198 powder, dies, cases and some Remington.22 match bullets. I loaded some rounds and took it out to the club and shot it. Then I repeated same and repeated it till I was satisfied with the results. I won the next match. Thusly, in 1977, did the writer become a benchrest shooter. That was a long time, almost forty years ago and many guns and many matches have come and gone since those early days. In 1986 I met Glorya Jean Lyons and in 1987 she became Mrs. Wright. A few years later she became known to benchrest shooters as A. The Child Bride and B. for beating her husband in most matches in which they both shot. I became known as one who wrote about benchrest better than I could shoot benchrest. For years Glorya and I travelled to matches all over the country. We bought, shot and sold many guns, both for hunting and for competition. Now as old age attacks our bodies and abilities there are just a few of the guns left. Glorya no longer competes. I still shoot in some matches but can t really say I compete. Most of the competition guns and the hunting rifles are gone and are just memories FATSO Probably the gun I miss the most is Fatso. For some masochistic reason I have always been attracted to the old Heavy Bench guns, the predecessors of our modern rail guns. Developed for the Unlimited class they were invariably big and heavy. Most of them had wood stocks of which some were quite elegant in a massive way and some which looked like slightly modified railroad ties. My pal, Jeff Aberegg, had one he bought from Creighton Audette that has a stock, which really does look like a railroad tie, painted poorly. Jeff says it shoots like crazy. In contrast I have enjoyed watching George Kelbley and Stan Buchtel shoot their old heavy bench guns, both of which have attractive walnut stocks and the elegant Unertl scopes of yesteryear. I have seen both Stan and George shoot these guns competitively against rail guns, which, to me, have all the aesthetic appeal of a lathe. I found Fatso at the Nationals held at Kelbly s Range in There was a For Sale sign on the wall at the east end of the big barn. I knew the fellow selling it and watched him shoot. He was shooting a lot of tiny groups and seemed to be competitive against the rail guns. The price was very reasonable and I decided to take a closer look. I found the seller, told him I was interested and asked to see the rifle. He complied. Some guy I never heard of in the Midwest had built it years ago. It was based on a Remington 700 action that had the magazine mortise plugged and a huge steel sleeve. The stock was solid Fiberglas and needed some work to make it more beautiful. He said it would probably need a new barrel before long. How come you are selling it? I watched you shoot and it looked great. Honestly, I m just February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 5 tired of lugging this thing around. Every time I take it to a match my shoulder hurts for two weeks. That made sense and I paid his asking price without quibbling. Thusly did Fatso come to live with the Wrights. Benchrest season was nearly over, which gave me the whole winter to work on it. The rifle was chambered for my favorite caliber, the.22 PPC,.100 short. I took the whole rifle down to my gunsmith, Dwight Scott, who lives a couple of hours south of me. I asked Dwight to set back the original barrel and re-chamber it, same caliber, his chamber, and to order me a new barrel from Douglas. I ve shot a lot of their match barrels and have always been very satisfied. Dwight seemed to like the gun and spent quite a bit if time going thru the action completely. He set back the old barrel and called and said, Come get it. When I picked the gun up Dwight told me that it deserved a good paint job and the sleeve re-blued. I told him I would do so. I took it home and set to

6 6 Precision Rifleman work on the stock. Some lines needed to be changed and straightened and some holes filled. This type of rifle will never make it to the Museum of Modern Art but I thought I could make it a lot more aesthetically pleasing. I set about doing so. First stop was an auto parts store. I have made stocks for years but have always worked in wood. It was now time for some Bondo. I spent most of the winter working on the stock and, when satisfied, glued it back together. I also made a 60-count box of new brass. When warm weather arrived I was ready but the rifle still needed a paint job. In a hurry to shoot, I quickly sprayed it with a few coats of black primer and a couple of coats of matte clear coat. During the winter I had adapted my Gary Hayes front rest to hold the special top that came with the rifle. Combined with a huge bag from Russ Haydon that was filled with heavy sand I had a set-up which, I guessed, weighed around a hundred pounds although I never weighed it. Fire forming went well and I was soon ready to shoot. Shortly thereafter we had a group match coming up at the local club. At that time I was the match director and Joe Krupa called me. Could we shoot an unlimited class? There was a Nationals coming up and a few competitors wanted to shoot a practice match. I agreed but stipulated that we shoot five shot unlimited so it meshed with the LV/HV competition. Match day, when it came, was very special for me. It was one of those rare days (very rare for me) when you can t seem to do anything wrong. The wind that day was coming from over my right shoulder and seemed quite steady. Unusual for our range. The steady, light wind stayed and I concentrated on lining the gun up and waiting till the wind flags and my Wind Probe looked just exactly right and touching the trigger. Carefully, slowly picking my way, my first target was a.092. The next was a.179, which was followed by the best single target I have ever shot in competition, a.063. There were three or four competitors that day shooting rail guns but at this stage I was well ahead. This old gun was unbelievable. In the fourth group disaster struck. I missed a slight switch on my second shot. The Probe had moved from just right of twelve o clock to just left; enough to have paper between the shots. I cursed vilely. My mother, God rest her soul, would never have understood or approved. Calming myself I waited till the Probe went back where it had been and shot three more times. They all went thru the first hole. This group measured.358 and your humble scribe was not happy. Relevant of absolutely nothing, the four-shot group measured.090. I went into the scoring building and busied myself measuring targets. At that time I did the paperwork at our matches. It was time for introspection. In spite of one idiotic shot, I was still slightly ahead of the rail guns and could still win the unlimited class with a good last group. The gun was accurate beyond my experience. We had wind conditions that I could handle which is not a normal thing for me. All I had to do to win was calm down and get off five good shots. Come time to shoot I did all of the above and my last group was a.126 and the aggregate was just over.160. I had won the unlimited class and beat the rail guns. At that time, the IBS world record for five-shot unlimited was.174 which, I thought, given our equipment, was artificially high. This was mostly because five-shot unlimited matches are rare. Anyway, our matches are unregistered and world records were not relevant. I went home with the targets, the winners badge and money and a picture of Krupa pretending to use a deburring tool on Fatso s crown. Then, not being able to stop myself, I calculated the agg minus the dumb shot in the fourth group. It came to.108. This is from memory but I think the world record for 100 yd. five-shot unlimited has now been reduced to a more realistic.125 and I think Bart Sauter did it. There are just very few matches. I do know that a few years later we had an unlimited practice match at our club, again five shots, and Krupa shot an agg that was right around.125. Our matches are in the Northwoods, two hundred miles from any population center, and fairly small. I think that in the twenty-three years we have had them that we have averaged between twenty and thirty competitors per match. However, as many hot dogs have found, this doesn t make winning easy. There are almost always shooters here with Hall of Fame points and, occasionally, a Super Shoot winner. I guess that, in the grand scheme of things, winning a small match with Fatso against a few competitors didn t amount to all that much. But I was soon to have a chance to see what I could do in a real match. Holton would be hosting the Eastern Regional Championships. A few weeks later, I went to Holton and competed Fatso against the best shooters in the area and their rail guns. I managed to take third place in the 100 yard match and had the second best target of the day; a ten-shot group well under.200. The load I almost always used for the.22 PPC,.100 Short was grains of Scottish 322 (This is 48 clicks, Jones.) and Bart s.22 bullets which I moly coat. Here, in the cool Northwoods, this shoots well most of the time. If we get too much heat or humidity I have to go to Plan B. Alas, I don t have a real good Plan B. Since that first year, Fatso has set on it s rest here in my office almost all the time. Old age makes carting it around bothersome. I could sit here at the computer and see it and the targets I shot that day and get warm, fuzzy feelings. Just knowing what that old gun would do, even against the best shooters with modern equipment. A while back Fatso went to a friend, a real Southern gentleman who lives on the Mississippi delta and who genuinely appreciates what he has. I m so glad it went to a good home. Still, I sit here and occasionally look where Fatso used to set on its rests on the bookshelves that cover the end of the office I really do miss that old gun.

7 February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 7 Arizona State Championship by Melesia Cisneros The Arizona Benchrest Shooters held the LV/HV 2-Gun Arizona State Championship on October 4-5, Shooters were thrilled to see the familiar faces of Eric Stecker and David Hamilton back to run the Arizona Benchrest Shooters matches. There were very gusty winds on the practice days, but luckily for the 22 competitors it calmed down by Saturday. The target crew kept the match flowing perfectly without any delays. Everyone took a welcome break for free lunches provided by the Arizona Benchrest Shooters. Gary Ocock finished on top in all the LV Aggs, which helped him secure the Two Gun Grand Agg win. Larry White took the 100 yard HV Agg while Doc Marsh took the 200 yard HV Agg and the HV Grand Agg. The Arizona Benchrest Shooters surprised everyone by announcing the Ironman Award. This award will combine shooters 6 best 2 day Aggs over the season (Oct-April) with hall of famers not able to compete for the main prize. Instead, hall of famers will have their own division where they compete for a trophy. Thanks to everyone who attended and we hope to see you again. Pictured from left are Larry White, Chuck Miller, Tony DeBacco, Tom De- Bacco, Lester Bruno, Gary Ocock, Gene DeLoney, Dana Andrus, Doc William Marsh, Tom Guisewhite and Joe Pipola. Light Varmint 100-Yards Gary Ocock Chuck Miller Ed Slagel Gene Deloney Lester Bruno Stephen Everson Dana Andrus William Marsh Joe Pipola Walt Berger Light Varmint 200-Yards Gary Ocock Gene Deloney Lester Bruno Chuck Miller Larry White William Marsh Stephen Everson Earl Horgeshimer Tom Debacco Walt Berger Light Varmint Grand Gary Ocock Chuck Miller Gene DeLoney Lester Bruno Stephen Everson

8 8 Precision Rifleman William Marsh Larry White Earl Horgeshimer Ed Slagel Walt Berger Tom DeBacco Dana Andrus Tom Guisewhite Jim Folwell Joe Pipola Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Larry White William Marsh Chuck Miller Gary Ocock Max Maxwell Joe Pipola Randy Burgess Dana Andrus Ron Lax Walt Berger Heavy Varmint 200-Yards William Marsh Gene Deloney Gary Ocock Ed Slagel Dana Andrus Larry White Jim Folwell Stephen Everson Joe Pipola Tony Debacco Heavy Varmint Grand William Marsh Arizona Benchrest Shooters L-R: Eric Stecker, Gary Ocock Gene DeLoney & Doc William Marsh Larry White Gary Ocock Gene DeLoney Dana Andrus Joe Pipola Max Maxwell Jim Folwell Ed Slagel Chuck Miller Tony DeBacco Stephen Everson Hector Elias Jr Tom DeBacco Lester Bruno Two Gun Gary Ocock Gene Deloney William Marsh Chuck Miller Larry White Stephen Everson Ed Slagel Lester Bruno Dana Andrus Joe Pipola Jim Folwell Tom Debacco Max Maxwell Walt Berger Hector Elias Jr Earl Horgeshimer Tony Debacco Tom Guisewhite Ron Lax Pete Savage Randy Burgess Amanda Lax Arizona Benchrest Shooters at Ben Avery October 4-5, 2014 LV/HV Equipment List Light Varmint: Name Caliber Action Barrel Stock Mfg Stocker Gunsmith Scope & Power Powder & Weight Bullet & Weight Walter Berger 6 PPC Marsh Shilen Bruno/McMillan Ocock Berger Nightforce T gr Berger 65gr BT Lester Bruno 6 PPC BAT Kreiger Bruno/McMillan Lester Lester Leupold gr Bruno 7-S Gene DeLoney 6 PPC BAT Kreiger McMillan DeLoney DeLoney March LT 32 Berger Column Stephen Everson 6 PPC Panda Kreiger Borden Everson Brackney Leupold 45 H322 Barts 65gr BT Earl Horgeshimer 6 PPC BAT Kreiger McMillan Ocock Horgeshimer Leupold Horgeshimer 68gr William Marsh 6 PPC Marsh-Saguaro Bartlien Marsh/McMillan Marsh Marsh March gr Miller 68gr BT Chuck Miller 6 PPC BAT Bartlien Kelbly Miller Miller Weaver Miller 65gr Gary Ocock 6PPC Marsh Kreiger Bruno/McMillan Ocock Ocock Leupold Ocock 66gr Ed Slagel 6 PPC BAT Kreiger McMillan Slagel Brackney Leupold gr Berger 65gr Larry White 6 PPC Marsh Kreiger TM TM Ocock March 50 LT gr Martinez 65gr Heavy Varmint: Dana Andrus 6 PPC BAT Kreiger BAT n/a Ocock Weaver 36 LT 32 Miller 65gr Gene DeLoney 6 PPC BAT Kreiger McMillan DeLoney DeLoney March LT 32 Berger Column Jim Folwell 6 PPC Nesika Kreiger Leonaud MPR MPR Leupold 36 N133 68gr William Marsh 6 PPC Marsh-Saguaro Bartlien Marsh/McMillan Marsh Marsh Nightforce gr Miller 68gr BT Edwin Maxwell 6 PPC Teddy Bartlien McMillan n/a Maxwell Weaver 36 Berger 65gr FB Chuck Miller 6 PPC BAT Bartlien Kelbly Miller Miller Weaver Miller 65gr Gary Ocock 6PPC Marsh Kreiger Bruno/McMillan Ocock Ocock Leupold Ocock 66gr Joseph Pipola 243 BAT Kreiger Bruno/McMillan Ocock Ocock Marsh gr Pipola 66.5gr Ed Slagel 6 PPC BAT Kreiger McMillan Slagel Brackney Leupold gr Berger 65gr Larry White 6 PPC Marsh Kreiger TM TM Brackney Nightforce LT 32 29gr Martinez 65gr

9 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest Results October 11, 2014 Light Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick Jeff Billotte Hal Byrd Steve Everson Lon Persun Ross Herrick Heavy Gun Aggregate Steve Everson Ross Herrick Jerry Reisdorff John Benz Ross Herrick Light Gun Total Score Ross Herrick X Steve Everson X Jeff Billotte X Hal Byrd X Lon Persun X High Score Ross, Hal & Jeff... 49X Heavy Gun Total Score Jerry Reisdorff X Ross Herrick X Steve Everson X John Benz X High Score Ross Herrick X Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest Match Three Points Range, Tucson, AZ November 8, 2014 November 2014 and much of the United States is getting hit with an icy blast of arctic air, dropping large amounts of snow and temps into the single digits in many states. Of course we had to put up with some of that too. At the seven o clock shooters meeting, the temperatures were in the low 60 s, but soon warmed into the low 80 s. February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 9 Sorry to gloat, but hey, that s why we live in Arizona. It is our opinion that, at least during the winter, we have the best shooting conditions in the country. Hawaii does not count because to my knowledge there are no 1,000 yard ranges there. The lucky competitors on hand today that got to shoot relays one and two had some pretty good conditions; a 9 o clock wind out of the west of about 5 to 7 mph. Relays 3 and 4 were tougher, with winds first switching to a fishtail from six o clock, then a 3 to 4 o clock wind at 10 to 15 mph. Clear blue skys prevailed all day though. No clouds at all to cause those pesky sunshine to shadow conditions that always give long range shooters headaches. In the end, Bill Warner, shooting a , won the light gun aggregate which included the small group of 4. Dale Arenson also with a , won the light gun score, and with a Lazzaroni 7.82 Patriot, he won heavy gun score and heavy gun aggregate. Ross Herrick did his usual stellar shooting with his 7.82 Patriot, even though he had to struggle with the afternoon winds, he still shot the smallest 10 shot group in heavy gun relay 4 with a Match Director Karl Hunstiger performed his usual efficient and organized job of running another fun match for everyone. As usual, everyone pitched in to put the equipment, targets, and wind flags away, then we were off to Cindy Lou s for ice cold sodas, or ice teas, juicy hamburgers and exploding mustard bottles. An N.D. Actually. That s another story, but I would just like to remind everyone of some of the rules of mustard bottle safety, like, Always treat a mustard bottle as if it is loaded, never point a mustard bottle at anything you don t plan to eat, and never squeeze off a burst unless you are sure of your target and what s behind it. Already preparing ourselves for the next match, in December, we will probably be bundling up to endure what will almost certainly be daytime temps in the mid 60 s. But you never know, it could always be in the 70 s too. Come and join us sometime! Light Gun Aggregate Bill Warner Dale Arenson Ross Herrick John Benz Jerry Riesdorff Bill Warner Heavy Gun Aggregate Dale Arenson Bill Warner Ross Herrick Jerry Reisdorff John Benz Ross Herrick Light Gun Total Score Dale Arenson X John Benz Bill Warner Ross Herrick Lon Persun High Score Dale Arenson... 49X Heavy Gun Total Score Dale Arenson X Bill Warner X Ross Herrick X Jerry Riesdorff X John Benz X High Score Dale Arenson X Continued on page Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest October 11, 2014 Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Powder Bullet/Wt R Herrick 30Patriot Nesika Krieger Wells Tracker Nightforce Lazz H4831 JLK/210 J Billotte (L) 6.5x57 McMillan PacNor Peterson McMillan Nightforce Remington H1000 Berger/140 Everson (L) 6.5/57 Panda Krieger Brackney Borden Leupold Lapua LR17 Berger/130 Everson (H22) 284 Nesika Krieger Brackney McMillan Leupold Lapua H4831 Sierra/168 Byrd 6.5/284 Remington Krieger Beginski Tracker Leupold Lapua H4831 Sierra/142 Persun 30wsm McMillan Classic Reisdorff McMillan Nightforce Norma H4831 Berger/210 Resdorff (L) 30/284 BAT Shilen Reisdorff TM Leupold Norma RL17 BIB/187 Resdorff (H/50) 30Patriot Nesika Hart Reisdorff McMillan Leupold Lazz H4831 Berger/210 Benz 6.5/284 Savage Criterion Savage Savage Nightforce Lapua H4831 Lapua/139

10 10 Precision Rifleman Sahuaro Long Range Winners from November pictured L-R: Ross Herrick, Dale Arenson & Bill Warner Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest November 8, 2014 Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Powder Bullet/Wt R Herrick 30Patriot Nesika Krieger Wells Tracker Nightforce Lazz H4831 JLK/210 Billotte 7saum Pierce Krieger Pierce McMillan Nightforce Remington H4831 Berger/168 Persun 300wsm McMillan Classic Reisdorff McMillan Nightforce Norma H4831 Berger/210 Warner 6.5/284 BAT Krieger Bruno McMillan Nightforce Lapua H4350 Sierra/140 Arenson (L) 6.5/284 Nesika Krieger Carey McMillan Nightforce Lapua RL22 Sierra/142 Arenson (H/24) 30Patriot BAT Krieger Bruno McMillan Nightforce Lazz RL19 Sierra/190 Resdorff (L) 30/284 BAT Shilen Reisdorff TM Leupold Norma RL17 BIB/187 Resdorff (H/50) 30Patriot Nesika Hart Reisdorff McMillan Leupold Lazz H4831 Berger/210 Benz 6.5/284 Savage Criterion Savage Savage Nightforce Lapua H4831 Lapua/139

11 February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 11 Minnetonka s Final Group Match Sept 15-16, 2014 Minnetonka hosted a LV and HV match on September 15 and 16. It was a perfect weekend for a benchrest match. With temperatures in the 70s that is about as good as it gets in Minnesota. Jay Sperry was the big winner this weekend with Dave Dowd hot on his heels all weekend long. Ken Hanson won the HV100 shooting a 6br. Light Varmint 100-Yards Dave Dowd Jay Sperry Mark Buettgen Van Schmeichel Light Varmint 200-Yards Jay Sperry Dave Dowd Mark Herschlip Jay Sperry Light Varmint Grand Jay Sperry Dave Dowd Mark Buettgen Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Ken Hanson Dave Dowd Jerry Lahr Dave Dowd Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Jay Sperry Jerry Lahr Dave Dowd Heavy Varmint Grand Jay Sperry Jerry Lahr Dave Dowd Two Gun Jay Sperry Dave Dowd Jerry Lahr This was the last match of the year for Minnetonka so Janet Moser M E T A L Magnum Metal shunter@nts-online.net had a very nice BBQ for everyone on Saturday night. I got to say she sure can cook. Thanks Janet. I also want to thank the target crew Dan and Jennet. They have been with us for 15 years and are the very best. See you all next year. --Jerry Lahr Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest December 13, 2014 Light Gun Aggregate Steve Everson Jeff Billotte Ross Herrick Steve Everson PRECISION PERFORMANCE Heavy Gun Aggregate Jeff Billotte Steve Everson Ross Herrick Steve Everson Light Gun Total Score Steve Everson X Jeff Billotte X Ross Herrick X High Score Steve Everson... 50X Heavy Gun Total Score Ross Herrick X Steve Everson X Jeff Billotte X High Score Ross Herrick X Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest December 13, 2014 Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Powder Bullet/Wt R Herrick 30Patriot Nesika Krieger Wells Tracker Nightforce Lazz H4831 JLK/210 Billotte (L) 6.5x47 LazzMcMillan PacNor Pederson McMillan Nightforce Remington H1000 Berger/140 Billotte (H) 6.5x47 LazzMcMillan PacNor Pederson McMillan Nightforce Norma H1000 Berger/140 Everson (L) 6.5x47 Panda Krieger Brackney Borden Leupold Lapua RL17 Berger/130 Everson (H) 284win Nesika Krieger Brackney McMillan Leupold Lapua H4831 Berger/180

12 12 Precision Rifleman Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club Heavy Varmint & VFS September 6-7, 2014 Thirteen shooters enjoyed near perfect weather Sept 6 and 7 to compete in the Nebraska State Heavy Varmint and VFS Championships held at the Council Bluffs, Iowa, Rifle and Pistol Club range. The Heavy Varmint group state championship was held on Saturday. In the 100-yard competition, Jon Leu was first with a.2750, followed by Jeff Shultz with a Sam Langhofer was third with a.2794, Jason Stanley was fourth with.2876, and Dave Brooks was fifth with Jeff Shultz, shooting a 30BR, had the small group at 100 yards with a.148. When the targets were moved out to 200 yards, Jon Leu was first with a.2695 followed by Dave Brooks in second place with a Rounding out the top five were Ron Miller with a.2968, Jeff Shultz with a.3025, and Howard Cowher with a Howard Cowher had the small group for the yardage with a.323. With wins at both 100 and 200 yards, Jon Leu won the Nebraska State Heavy Varmint Championship with a Coming in second was Jeff Shultz with a.2900, and Dave Brooks was third with a Rounding out the top ten in the Heavy Varmint Championship were Ron Miller,.3059; Chet Whitebread,.3255; Jason Stanley,.3473; Howard Cowher,.3586; Mike Toby,.3847; Sam Langhofer,.3850; and Neil Bickley, Shooters had to contend with a little more wind on Sunday as 13 competitors contested the Nebraska State Varmint For Score Championship. Jason Stanley won the 100-yard stage in the morning with a X followed by Jeff Shultz, who also fired a X. Stanley won the yardage by virtue of a 50-5X first match while Shultz had a 50-4X on the first target. Howard Cowher was third with a X, Ron Miller was fourth with a X, and Mike Shapoval was fifth with a250-14x. With the targets moved out to 200 yards, Ron Miller was first with a 249-6X, followed by Sam Langhofer with a 249-5X. Rounding out the top five at 200 yards were Chet Whitebread with a 248-7X, Jeff Shultz with a 248-5X, and Tony Levenson with a 247-6X. When the yardages were combined, Ron Miller won the Nebraska State Varmint For Score Championship with a X. Second place in the championship went to Sam Langhofer with a X, and Jeff Shultz was third with a X. Rounding out the top ten were Chet Whitebread, X; Howard Cowher, X; Neil Bickley, X; Tony Levinson, X; Mike Toby, X; Jason Stanley, ; and Doug Brooks, X. Pictured left to right: Howard Cowher, Sam Langhofer, Jason Stanley, Jeff Shultz, Ron Miller, Zach Miller (Jr winner) and Jon Leu. Thank you all for coming. --Ron Miller Council Bluffs Group Match for September 6-7, 2014 Equipment List Heavy Varmint: Shooter Cartridge Action Barrel Stocker Stock Mfg Gunsmith Bullet Weight FB/BT Powder Weight Primer Case Scope Power Jon Leu 6PPC Bat 3-L Bartlein Larson Larson Miller Barts 68 BT LT M Lapua Leupold 36 Jeff Shultz 30 BR Panda Krieger Kelbly Kelbly Kelbly Bib n/a FB M Lapua Leupold 45 Dave Brooks 6PPC Bat 3-L Shilen Self Scoville Miller Barts 68 BT LT CCI BR4 Lapua Leupold 45 Ron Miller 6PPC Bat 2-L Bartlein Self n/a Self Barts 68 BT LT M Lapua March 50 Chet Whitebread 6PPC Panda Krieger Kelbly Kelbly Self Berger 64 FB LT M Lapua Leupold 45 Varmint For Score: Ron Miller 6PPC Bat 2-L Bartlein Self Self Barts 68 BT LT M Lapua March 50 Sam Langhofer 30BR Rem 700 Bartlein Self Kelbly Brensing Berger 115 FB M Lapua Leupold 45 Jeff Shultz 30BR Panda Krieger Kelbly Kelbly Kelbly Bib n/a FB M Lapua Leupold 45 Chet Whitebread 6PPC Panda Kreiger Kelbly Kelbly Self Berger 64 FB LT M Lapua Leupold 45 Howard Cowher 30BR Stiller Bartlein Lawson Lawson Kuse Berger n/a n/a M Lapua NightForce n/a

13 February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 13 Congratulations to Sheldon Turf for his clean sweep of the Silver State Shootout. If you have not noticed Sheldon's winning aggregate was a X. That's the same score shot for the current NBRSA VFS world record. His targets will be submitted and rescored by the world record's committee. Good luck on the possible world records. The equipment list for both of these matches follows on the next page. Thank you to everyone for coming out and supporting our range. Desert Sportsman s Nevada State Long-Range VFS Sept 6, 2014 We had nice weather for the Nevada State Long Range VFS Championship. We shot 300 yards first then after lunch finished off with 200 yards. At 300 yards, Keith Myers took first with Brian Jones with a very close second. At 200 yards, Ron Carter took first with Brian Jones once again in second. One interesting tidbit is both Ron Carter and Keith Myers both shot 30 BRXs at 300. The jury is still out if it will replace the 30 BR here in Las Vegas. Now for the drum roll...congratulations to Brian Jones for winning the Nevada State Long Range VFS Championship! Pictured above are Keith Myers, Brian Jones & Ron Carter. 200 Yards Ron Carter X Brian Jones X Keith Myers X Randy Burgess X John Crissman X 300 Yards Keith Myers X Brian Jones X John Crissman X Ron Carter X Randy Burgess X 200/300 Aggregate Brian Jones X Keith Myers X Ron Carter X John Crissman X Randy Burgess X Sheldon Turf Dominates the Silver State Shootout October 4, 2014 Sunny skies and lighter than normal winds were the conditions for the VFS match at Desert Sportsmans in Las Vegas. Starting at 100 yards, Sheldon Turf came in first scoring a X shooting his 30BR. Second place went to Brian Jones scoring a X. And in third was Scott Smith from Utah shooting a X. Next up was the 200 yard match. Sheldon switched rifles for 200 yards and shot his new BAT 3-lug chambered in 30BRX. Well let me tell you it sure was a good move. Scoring a X Sheldon once again took first place. Second place went to Keith Myers scoring a 249-3X. And in third was Doc Smith shooting a X with his 6BR. 100 Yards Sheldon Turf X Brian Jones X Scott Smith X Keith Myers X Ron Carter X Doc Smith X John Seines X Dave Beck (F-cls) X 200 Yards Sheldon Turf X Keith Myers X Doc Smith X John Seines X Brian Jones X Ron Carter X Scott Smith X Dave Beck (F-cls) X Aggregate Sheldon Turf X Keith Myers X Brian Jones X Ron Carter X Doc Smith X Scott Smith X John Seines X Dave Beck (F-cls) X

14 14 Precision Rifleman Desert Sportsmans September Long Range VFS Championship Competitors Caliber Action Barrel Stock Gunsmith Scope Power Powder Bullet Weight Primer Keith Myers 30BR Stolle Krieger TMBR Turf NightForce 12-42X H4198 BIB 118 Fed 205M Brian Jones 30BR BAT Krieger TMBR Turf NightForce 8x55X H4198 Berger 115 Fed 205M Randy Burgess 30BR RDB Lilja RDB RDB Leupold 36X H4198 DeBacco 125 Fed 205M John Crissman 30BR Kodiak Krieger McMillan Turf Leupold 36X N135 E Scott 119 Fed 205M Ron Carter BR Stolle Krieger McMillan Turf NightForce 12-42X H4198 Eazor 118 Fed 205M Desert Sportsman's Silver State Shootout Equipment List Shooter Caliber Action Barrel Stock Gunsmith Scope/Pwr Powder Bullet Primer Howard Bloom 30BR Stolle Krieger McMillan Turf NightForce/42X H4198 Berger/115 Federal 205M John Seines 30BR Marsh Krieger McMillan Ocock Leupold/35X H4198 Conley/116 Federal 205M David Smith (100) 6PPC Stiller Krieger McMillan Turf Weaver/36X N133 Barts/68 Federal 205M Keith Myers 30BR Stolle Krieger TMBR Turf NightForce/55X H4198 BIB/118 Federal 205M David Smith (200) 6.5x47 Marsh Krieger McMillan Turf NightForce/42X RE-15 Berger/120 Federal 205M Brian Jones 30BR BAT Krieger TMBR Turf NightForce/55X H4198 Berger/115 Federal 205M Ron Carter (100) 30BR Stolle Krieger McMillan Turf NightForce/42X H4198 Eazor/118 Federal 205M Scott Smith 30BR Kelbly Krieger Kelbly Frei Weaver/45X H4198 Berger/115 Federal 205M Sheldon Turf (100) 30BR Stolle Krieger TMBR Turf NightForce/42X H4198 Conley/118 Federal 205M Sheldon Turf (200) 30BRX BAT Krieger Franklin Self NightForce/42X H4198 BIB/118 Federal 205M Desert Sportsman s Varmint For Score Match November 1, 2014 The wind is my friend is a famous quote from the best bench rest shooter in history. Today we kept repeating that same quote to ourselves as if it were a mantra; the winds were a steady 25 mph gusting to 35 mph at times. Anything that was not tied, staked, or weighted down was sure to topple over. Shooters came up with creative ways to keep their wind flags upright for the day. The wind flags survived but not one shooters reloading box survived. They ended up flying off benches into the desert sand. The match was originally suppose to start at 200 yards but we ended up shooting both matches at 100 yards. I subscribe to the idea to give what the shooters want within reason or watch them go home. I would rather encourage then discourage the faithful who showed up with the best of intentions and had to endure such crappy conditions. Keith Myers took the win in Match 1 and Tom Guisewhite took the win in Match 2. Congratulations to Tom Guisewhite who managed to eek out a win with gusto despite all the challenges. Thanks to everyone for coming. Pictured at right is Keith Myers & Tom Guisewhite. 100 Yards Match 1 Keith Myers X Tom Guisewhite X Scott Smith X Tom Debacco X Tony Debacco X Gary Vanlier X David Smith X 100 Yards Match 2 Tom Guisewhite X Tom Debacco X Scott Smith X Gary Vanlier X Keith Myers X Tony Debacco X David Smith X Total Aggregate 100/100 Tom Guisewhite X Keith Myers X Scott Smith X Tom Debacco X Gary Vanlier X Tony Debacco X David Smith X

15 2014 Fall Finale Shelby County Deer Hunters Association October 18-19, 2014 There were 17 shooters attending the annual Fall Finale at the Shelby County Deer Hunters Association. This has, for the last several years, been the final match for shooters in the Eastern Region. The weather was, to say the least, mixed. Saturday was wind and rain. Sunday was sunny and a little less windy. These conditions were generally problematic for the shooters. Saturday morning s 100 Light Varmint started with rain and 10 mph plus winds. As the morning wore on, conditions got worse. This did not stop Pat Metcalf from shooting a very respectable.2326 for first place. He was followed by Vic Potts with a.2565 and Jack Neary with a went to Steve Theye with a.149. Remember, I said it was windy. After a great lunch prepared by the Club, the shooters were greeted with 15 mph winds and gusts to who knows what velocity. The flags were waving like it was a Veterans Day parade on Main Street. The 100 Heavy Varmint ended with Jack Neary coming in first shooting a blistering He was followed by Dale Dillingham with a.2698 and Steve Theye with a Small Group went to Jack Neary with a near record breaking.098. Overnight the skies cleared and the sun broke through. Winds and guests would be less aggressive than Saturday. However, when shooting the 200 yard distance at Shelby County, never take for granted that the day will turn out well. Stan Buchtel took top honors for the 200 yd. Heavy Varmint with a He was followed by Vic Potts with a.2341 and Jack Neary with The range actually looked like it should have been a trigger pull, but that was not the case. After the above mentioned shooters, scores jump considerably. Small group was won by Vic Potts with a.256. The 200 yd. Light Varmint continued much the same as the morning with the shooter contending with ever switching winds and conditions. Jack Neary stayed the course and took first place with a.2514 followed by Ted Heindselman with a.2523 and Steve Theye with a Jack shot the small group for the afternoon with a.171. When the final results were complied the Light Varmint Aggregate winner was Jack Neary with a.2584, followed by Ted Heindselman with a.2651 and Pat Metcalf with a Heavy Varmint Aggregate honors went to Jack Neary with a.2133 followed by Vic Potts with a.2833 and Steve Theye with a Everyone seemed to have a good time. The range is always a challenge, especially at 200 yards. We at Shelby County thank everyone for coming and hope to see you again in June for the Briar Hail Memorial. --Jerry Jarrett Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Jack Neary Dale Dillingham Steve Theye DeWayne Wood Ted Heindselman Vic Potts Randy Perkowski February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 15 John Petteruti Pat Metcalf Stan Buchtel Jack Neary Light Varmint 100-Yards Pat Metcalf Vic Potts Jack Neary DeWayne Wood Ted Heindselman Stan Buchtel Steve Theye Dale Dillingham Jim Hold Jerry Jarrett Steve Theye Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Stan Buchtel Vic Potts Jack Neary Steve Theye Jim Hold Ted Heindselman Pat Metcalf Dale Dillingham John Petteruti John Grice Vic Potts Light Varmint 200-Yards Jack Neary Ted Heindselman Steve Theye Pat Metcalf Stan Buchtel Jerry Jarrett Vic Potts John Grice David Holblom Dale Dillingham Jack Neary Two Gun Jack Neary Ted Heindselman Vic Potts Pat Metcalf Stan Buchtel Steve Theye Dale Dillingham DeWayne Wood Jim Hold Margaret Jarrett John Petteruti Jerry Jarrett Randy Perkowski David Holblom John Grice

16 16 Precision Rifleman SOUTHWEST REGION Feb 7-8 LV/HV 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shooters Southwest Regional Leg 2 Feb 8 HTR 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Feb LV/HV 100/200 Visalia Sportsman Assn Mar 1 LG/HG 1000-yd Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest Mar 7-8 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters Mar 7-8 Mar HTR/VFS 2-Gun 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Club Championship LV/HV 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shooters Cactus Classic Apr 4 VFS 200/300 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Long Range Benchrest Match Apr LV/HV 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shooters Season Ender Apr 12 HTR 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Apr LV/HV 100/200 Visalia Sportsman Assn Apr Apr LG/HG 600-Yd Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest Sloughhouse 600 *4/22 sign in LG/HG 1000-Yd Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest Sloughhouse 1000 *4/27 rain date May 2 VFS 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Glitter Gulch May 2-3 SP/UNL 100/200 Central Utah Benchrest Utah State Championship Leg 1 May 2-3 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters May 10 HTR 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club May UNL5/UNL5 100/200 Visalia Sportsman Assn Visalia Unlimited Challenge May 24 LG/HG 600-Yd Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest June 6 VFS 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Silver State Shoot-Out June 6-7 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters June 14 HTR 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club June NBRSA Registered Matches HV/UNL5 100/200 Visalia Sportsman Assn California State Championship #1 July Gun 200-Yds Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters Sloughhouse 200 July 12 HTR 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Aug 1-2 HV/LV 100/200 Central Utah Benchrest Utah State Championship Leg 2 Aug 1-2 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters Aug 9 HTR 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Aug 23 LG/HG 1000-Yd Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest Sept 5-7 SP/LV/HV 100/200 Visalia Sportsman Assn California State Championship #2 Sept 13 HTR 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Nevada State Championship Oct 3 VFS 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Short Range VFS Championship Oct 3-4 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters Oct 3-4 LV/HV 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona State Championship Leg 1 Oct 11 HTR 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Turkey Shoot Oct Nov 7-8 UNL5/UNL5 100/200 Visalia Sportsman Assn California Unlimited Invitational HTR/VFS 2-Gun 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club SW Regional Championship Nov 7-8 SP/UNL5 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona State Championship Leg 2 Nov 7-8 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters Nov 29 LG/HG 600-Yd Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest Dec 5 VFS 200/300 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Long Range Benchrest Match Dec 5-6 UNL5/UNL5 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shooters Arizona Invitational Dec 13 HTR 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION Feb LV/HV 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Larry Kuse Memorial Match Mar 15 HTR/VFS 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis April HV/SP 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Missouri State 4-Gun (Part 1) Apr 19 HTR/VFS 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis May 3 HTR/VFS 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis May 9 HTR 100/200 Van Dyne Sportsmens Club May 16 LG/HG 600-Yds Columbus Sportsman s Assn June 6 HTR 100/200 Van Dyne Sportsmens Club June 6 LG/HG 600-Yds Columbus Sportsman s Assn June 14 HTR/VFS 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis June 20 LG/HG 600-Yds Columbus Sportsman s Assn June LV/HV 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis East-West Show-Me Shootout July 4 LG/HG 600-Yds Columbus Sportsman s Assn July July July Aug Sept Sept HTR 100/200 Van Dyne Sportsmens Club Wisconsin State Championship HTR/VFS 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Buford Seabolt Memorial UNL5 or HV/LV 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Missouri State 4-Gun (Part 2) HTR/VFS 100/200 Holmen Rod & Gun Club, WI Roy Oines Memorial Match 4-Gun 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club St Louis 2015 NBRSA Group Nationals LV/HV 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club St Louis WBSF Championship Oct 4 HTR/VFS 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Oct LV/HV 100/200 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Mississippi Valley Regionals MID-CONTINENT REGION Mar LG/HG 600/1000 Colorado Rifle Club April LG/HG 600/1000 Colorado Rifle Club May LG/HG 600/1000 Colorado Rifle Club May 2-3 HTR/VFS 100/200 Northern CO Benchrest Shooters

17 May LV/HV 100/200 Lands End Benchrest Shooters Leg #1 of 4Gun June 6-7 SP/HV 100/200 Northern CO Benchrest Shooters SP is 1st Leg of NorCo 4Gun June 8-12 July July LG/HG UNL10/ UNL5 UNL10/ UNL5 600 & 1000-yds Colorado Rifle Club 2015 Long Range Nationals 100/200 Northern CO Benchrest Shooters UNL is 4th Leg of NorCo 4Gun 100/200 Lands End Benchrest Shooters 2nd & 3rd Leg of 4Gun Aug 1-2 HTR/VFS 100/200 Northern CO Benchrest Shooters Sept 5-6 LV/HV 100/200 Northern CO Benchrest Shooters Firewalker & 2nd & 3rd Legs of 4Gun Oct 3-4 LV/HV 100/200 Lands End Benchrest Shooters Purple Haze & LV Leg of 4Gun NORTH CENTRAL REGION April 19 LV 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club April May HV/VFS 100/200 Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club Midstates Shootout Top Gun Leg 1 HTR/VFS 100/200 Boone Valley Ikes Two Gun Score Match May 17 HV 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club June 6-7 HTR/VFS 200/ Long-Range Score Nationals Casper Score Shooters, Casper, WY June 20 LV 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club June HTR/VFS 100/200 Boone Valley Ikes Iowa State Hunter & Iowa State VFS July 19 HV/UNL 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club July LV/HV 100/200 Boone Valley Ikes Iowa State Group Championship Aug 4-7 HTR/VFS 100/ Short-Range Score Nationals Boone Valley Ikes, Webster City, IA Aug 16 LV 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club Aug Sept HV/VFS 100/200 Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club Midstates Shootout Top Gun Final Leg HTR/VFS 100/200 Boone Valley Ikes Two Gun Score Grand Championship Sept 27 HV/UNL 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club SOUTHEAST REGION March April June July Oct LV/HV 100/200 Middle Georgia Gun Owners Assoc SHAMROCK LV/HV 100/200 River Bend Gun Club LV/HV 100/200 Unaka Rod & Gun Club LV/HV 100/200 Unaka Rod & Gun Club *Format may be changed 3GUN 100/200 River Bend Gun Club *Format subject to change NORTHWEST REGION Mar 28 HTR 100/200 Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club Apr 25 VFS 100/200 Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club May 30 HTR 100/200 Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club June 27 VFS 100/200 Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club February, 2015 Precision Rifleman NBRSA Registered Matches July 25 HTR 100/200 Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club GULF COAST REGION Feb 22 VFS 100/200 Southwest Louisiana Rifle Club March LV/HV 100/200 Tomball Gun Club Crawfish Invitational Mar 29 VFS 100/200 Southwest Louisiana Rifle Club April VFS 100/200 Tomball Gun Club San Jacinto & Texas State Championship May 2-3 LV/SP 100/200 Central Texas Benchrest Shooters Texas State Championship Leg 1 May UN/HV 100/200 Seymour Stool Shooters Texas State Championship Leg 2 May 24 VFS 100/200 Southwest Louisiana Rifle Club May June June June July LV/SP 100/200 North Texas Shooters Assn Gulf Coast Regional Championship 4-Gun 200-yds North Texas Shooters Assn Texas Showdown HTR/VFS 100/200 Southwest Louisiana Rifle Club HTR GCR & GC Championship HV/SP 100/200 Midland Shooters Association Texas Shootout UNL/HV 100/200 Seymour Stool Shooters Gulf Coast Regional Championship July 19 HTR/VFS 100/200 Southwest Louisiana Rifle Club Louisiana State Hunter Championship July 26 VFS 100/200 North Texas Shooters Association Margarita Challenge Aug LV/HV 100/200 Midland Shooters Association The Buffalo Sept 20 VFS 100/200 Southwest Louisiana Rifle Club Louisiana State Championship Oct 18 VFS 100/200 Southwest Louisiana Rifle Club EASTERN REGION Apr LV/HV 100/200 WWCCA Spring Tune-Up Apr LV/HV 100/200 Holton Gun Club President s Cup May 2-3 LV/HV 100/200 Fairchance Gun Club Hog Roast May May LV/HV 100/200 Chippewa Rifle Club Super Shoot Warm-Up LV/HV 100/200 43rd Annual Super Shoot Kelbly s Rifle Range June 6-7 LV/HV 100/200 Holton Gun Club MI State Champ. June LV/HV 100/200 WWCCA Wolverine Challenge June LV/HV 100/200 Shelby Cty Deer Hunters Assn Briar Hail Memorial Match Aug 8-9 LV/HV 100/200 Fairchance Gun Club Two-Gun Aug Sept 5-7 LV/HV 100/200 Kane Fish & Game Club Pennsylvania State Championship LV/HV UNL 100/200 Fairchance Gun Club Three-Gun Championship Oct 3-4 LV/HV 100/200 WWCCA Fall Classic Oct LV/HV 100/200 Shelby Cty Deer Hunters Assn Fall Finale Match Directors: Please double-check these dates and formats & contact the office for changes. Thanks!

18 18 Precision Rifleman Lawrence Weisdorn Wins Visalia Invitational October 18-19, 2014 Lawrence Weisdorn Wins Visalia Invitational October 18-19, 2014 The Visalia 2-day Unlimited Invitational match held in October is the final match of the year. This year some of the competitors from Washington who really like to shoot rail guns made the trip. They made a good choice. The weather and conditions were good to very good for the weekend with the temperature staying around 70F and light winds. There was a good turnout with thirty competitors on the firing line. We shot the 100 yard matches on Saturday and the 200 yard matches on Sunday. The first day, 100 yard match was won by Gary Ocock shooting a.1510 aggregate for the first place trophy. Taking the second place trophy was Lawrence Weisdorn with a.1562 agg. Henry Pinkney won the third place trophy with a.1584 agg. The small group trophy was Paul Garin s who shot a.088 screamer. The competition got even tougher for the 200-yard matches. Lawrence Weisdorn shot two groups in the low two's and three groups in the three's to win the two hundred yard first place trophy with a.1559 aggregate. Lou Murdica took second with a.1604 agg. Lou also won the small group trophy with a.129 screamer. George Lozano shot a.1612 agg. for the third place trophy. The day 1 Grand Aggregate first place trophy was awarded to Lawrence Weisdorn who shot very steady all day. Lawrence shot a fifteen aggregate in the 100 and 200 yard match for a grand aggregate of.1560 for the win. George Lozano placed second shooting a.1610 aggregate. Gary Ocock took the third with a.1658 aggregate. Jack Childers placed fourth shooting a.1919 agg. and Larry Boers shot a.1923 for fifth place. The day yard match was won by Gary Ocock shooting all five groups in the one's for a.1330 aggregate to win the first place trophy. Larry Boers placed second with a.1528 aggregate. Dan Capps shot a.1676 for third place. Larry Boers shot a real nice.058 screamer for the small group trophy, Norm Jeffery shot an.089 with a bag gun for honorable mention. Lawrence Weisdorn had the right load for the 200-yard match and shot two groups in the two's and three in the three's to win the 200-yard match for the second time. Lou Murdica took the second place trophy with a A.1783.agg won the third place for Marty Childers. George Lozano won the small group trophy with a.120. The day-2 winner of the first place Grand aggregate trophy was Lawrence Weisdorn again in a close finish among the first three places. Lawrence shot a.1724 aggregate for the win. Larry Boers placed second with a.1795 agg. Marty Childers shot a.1796 agg. in a very close finish for third place. Dan Capps shot a.1814 agg. for fourth place and Gary Ocock came in fifth place with a.1830 aggregate. The Visalia Invitational Grand Aggregate two-day first place award was won by Lawrence Weisdorn with a two day aggregate of Gary Ocock place second with a.1744 aggregate, George Lozano shot a.1759 aggregate to win the third place trophy, Larry Boers placed fourth with a.1859 and Marty Childers shot a.1860 for fifth place. In the photo above shooters are as follows, L-R: Dan Capps, George Lozano, Lawrence Weisdorn, Larry Boers, Tom Libby, Marty Childers, Jack Childers, and Paul Garin. Thank you everyone for sharing the benchrest fun with us and we look forward to 2015 s matches. --Bill Mellor Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Gary Ocock Lawrence Weisdorn

19 Henry Pinkney George Lozano Larry Boers Francis Lee Marty Childers Paul Garin George Pizzillo Don Nielson Paul Garin Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Lawrence Weisdorn Lou Murdica George Lozano Jack Childers Steve Kostanich Joe Stanovich Gary Ocock Jim Nicolas Russ Hessey John Verhagen Lou Murdica Heavy Varmint Grand Lawrence Weisdorn George Lozano Gary Ocock Jack Childers Larry Boers Marty Childers George Pizzillo Russ Hessey Dan Capps Lou Murdica Paul Garin Steve Kostanich Don Nielson Joe Stanovich Francis Lee Jim Nicolas Bill Mellor Tom Libby John Verhagen Dennis Thornbury Unlimited 5-Shot 100-Yards Gary Ocock Larry Boers Dan Capps George Lozano Marty Childers Joe Stanovich Paul Garin Steve Kostanich Lawrence Weisdorn Marge Garin Larry Boers Unlimited 5-Shot 200-Yards Lawrence Weisdorn Lou Murdica Marty Childers Steve Kostanich Joe Stanovich Francis Lee Dan Capps Jack Childers George Lozano Larry Boers George Lozano Unlimited Grand Lawrence Weisdorn Larry Boers Martty Childers Dan Capps Gary Ocock Lou Murdica Joe Stanovich Steve Kostanich George Lozano Jack Childers Francis Lee George Pizzillo Tom Libby Dennis Thornbury Norm Jeffery Dan Lutke Henry Pinkney Don Nielson Paul Garin Duke Rovarino Two Gun Lawrence Weisdorn Gary Ocock George Lozano Larry Boers Marty Childers Dan Capps Lou Murdica Jack Childers Steve Kostanich Joe Stanovich Francis Lee George Pizzillo Don Nielson Paul Garin Tom Libby Dennis Thornbury Jim Nicolas Gary Sinclair John Verhagen Dan Lutke Duke Rovarino Russ Hessey Norm Jeffery Jim Folwell Bill Mellor Mike Sosenko John Pierce February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 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!

20 20 Precision Rifleman WWCCA s Fall Classic October 11-12, 2014 Well I got here on the Tuesday before the match with my trusty four footed sidekick, Sandy. Set up camp and went shopping for food. I happen to love Michigan in the fall with all the leaves turning color. The weather was a balmy 43F at night and about 60F in the daytime. No rain. Now WWCCA (short for Western Wayne County Conservation Association) is just on the outskirts of Plymouth MI, which is just on the outskirts of Detroit. The club consists of about 100 acres with a place for all shooting disciplines. They have skeet and trap fields, a 50yd, 100yd, and 200yd range, along with a world class air gun range, a turning target pistol range, complete archery and a complete black powder range. They also have walk throughs and camping facilities. The club can be viewed at But the thing that amazes me about this place is the wildlife. I have yet to walk on this property and not see deer and there are two groups of wild turkeys with about 50 birds per group, along with other wildlife. I have seen lots of turkeys before, but never this many with feathers. The weather could not have been better with the sun at its best through both days. On to the match, Butch Lipscomb showed us with a starting.2112 in the LV 100yd, I think the next was Lee Hachigian with a.2344 and Canadian Peter Smith at a As you can see there was quite a spread between 1st and 3rd. In the HV 100yd stage it was Lee Hachigian in the lead with a.2414 followed by that pesky Canadian, Peter Smith with a.2436, third was Butch Lipscomb at The HV 200yd stage was won by Jerry Jarrett,.2925, in second was WWCCA s own Tim Bassham at a.2960 and third was Ted Heindselman with a That left the LV 200yd stage for all of the marbles to Lee with a.2474, Dominic (The Dominator), Grunas with a.3024 and that pesky Peter Smith at The Two Gun went to Lee Hachigian with a.2712, Peter Smith at a.2778 and Ted Heindselman at This was the last group match at WWCCA for this year and Dana Raven wants to wish everyone lots of luck until next year. Light Varmint 100-Yards Butch Lipscomb Lee Hachigian Jerry Jarrett Peter Smith Victor Potts Pet Metcalf NO WAITING AT MCMILLAN S NEW ONLINE STORE TOLL FREE MCMILLANUSA.COM Hundreds of stocks now in stock for your rifl e. Ted Heindselman Lowell Hottenstein Dominic Grunas Bill Gammon Butch Lipscomb Light Varmint 200-Yards Lee Hachigian Dominic Grunas Peter Smith Ted Heindselman Bill Gammon Tim Bassham John Petteruti Victor Potts Lowell Hottenstein Butch Lipscomb Peter Smith Light Varmint Grand Lee Hachigian Peter Smith Dominic Grunas Ted Heindselman Victor Potts Bill Gammon Butch Lipscomb Jerry Jarrett John Petteruti Pat Metcalf Dave Abbott Rob MacLennan

21 February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 21 WWCCA s Winner s Circle L-R: Pat Metcalf, Butch Lipscomb, Peter Smith, Ron Robovitsky, Ted Heindselman, Lee Hachigian, Tim Bassham & Jerry Jarrett Ron Robovitsky Margaret Jarrett Tim Bassham Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Lee Hachigian Peter Smith Butch Lipscomb Ted Heindselman Tim Bassham Pat Metcalf John Petteruti Victor Potts Chuck Green Jerry Jarrett Pat Metcalf Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Jerry Jarrett Tim Bassham Ted Heindselman Peter Smith Lowell Hottenstein Ron Robovitsky Butch Lipscomb Dave Abbott Lee Hachigian Rob MacLennan Ron Bobovitsky Heavy Varmint Grand Tim Bassham Peter Smith Ted Heindselman Butch Lipscomb Lee Hachigian Jerry Jarrett Pat Metcalf John Petteruti Victor Potts Dave Abbott WWCCA's 2014 Fall Classic Equipment List Dominic Grunas Rob MacLennan Bill Gammon Ron Robovitsky Margaret Jarrett Two Gun Lee Hachigian Peter Smith Ted Heindselman Butch Lipscomb Dominic Grunas Victor Potts Jerry Jarrett John Petteruti Bill Gammon Pat Metcalf Dae Abbott Rob MacLennan Ron Robovitsky Margaret Jarrett Tim Bassham Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Case Load Bullet/Wt Primer Lee Hachigian 6PPC BAT Krieger Scott Scoville Leupold Lapua V133 Hottenstein Federal Peter Smith 6PPC BAT MacLennan Johansen Scoville Leupold Lapua 8208 Mitchell Federal Ted Heindselman 6PPC BAT Krieger Self Scarbrough Leupold Lapua N133 Mitchell Federal Butch Lipscomb 6PPC BAT Krieger Scott Scoville Leupold Lapua LT32 Bassham Federal Dominic Grunas 6PPC BAT Spencer Scott Scoville Leupold Lapua N133 Hottenstein Federal Victor Potts 6PPC BAT Krieger Heindselman Metric Leupold Lapua N133 JDS Federal Tim Bassham 6PPC Swindlehurst Krieger MacLennan TM Leupold Lapua LT32 Hottenstein Federal Pat Metcalf 6PPC BAT Shilen Scott Scoville Leupold Lapua V133 Generic Federal Dave Abbott 6PPC Stolle Hart Kelbly Kelbly Leupold Lapua H322 Bart's Federal John Petteruti 6PPC BAT Krieger Bruno Scoville Leupold Lapua 8208 Hottenstein Federal Bill Gammon 6PPC BAT MacLennan Johansen Scoville Leupold Lapua 8208 Mitchell Federal Jerry Jarrett 6PPC Stolle Hart Piechota n/a Leupold Lapua N133 Bart's Federal

22 22 Precision Rifleman Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Mississippi Valley Regional October 18-19, 2014 We held the 2014 Mississippi Valley Regional group match at Benchrest Rifle Club in St. Louis October 18-19, 2014 and had 32 shooters in attendance. Most have traveled a long way to be here, and we really appreciate you guys making this a great shoot. We had some great weather. The winds proved to be a little challenging, but we still had several shooters post some great aggs. Most noticeable was Jim Hart (aka CrazyHart) and his reign of domination. He whooped up on the whole lot of shooters and won the LV100, HV100 and LV200 along with both Grands and the Two Gun. He let his guard down one time during the match, and big Joe Fesi took advantage and won the HV200. The only part of our weekend shoot that Jim did not dominate was our Friday fly shoot. Steve Turner was our master fly hunter killing 9 out of 10 of our little flies and went home with quite a bit of cash and a new nickname, the Exterminator. Honorable mention and gratitude goes out to newly minted Match Director, Joe Fesi for putting on a great shoot that ran flawlessly. Between the good food, great friends and fierce competition, everyone was assured a great time. Congratulations again to all of our winners, and thanks to everyone for showing up to the match. The results follow. Light Varmint 100-Yards Jim Hart Dave Dowd Larry Scharnhorst Mark Harpenau Jim Schmidt Bob Hammack Lou Kerhliker Lee Gardner Ron Miller Harry Ward Joe Fesi Bud Mundy Chuck Hearn Jon Leu Jerry Wick Jim Gardner Light Varmint 200-Yards Jim Hart Jon Leu Don Crunk Larry Scharnhorst Joe Fesi Lee Gardner Ron Miller Wayne Corley Dave Coots Bud Mundy Bob Hammack Mark Harpenau Steve Turner Jerry Wick Jim Gardner Jon Leu Light Varmint Grand Jim Hart Larry Scharnhorst Mark Harpenau Bob Hammack Jon Leu Lee Gardner Ron Miller Joe Fesi Don Crunk Bud Mundy Wayne Corley Jerry Wick Jim Schmidt Dave Dowd Steve Turner

23 Jim Gardner Ron Hoehn Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Jim Hart Jon Leu Larry Scharnhorst Ron Hoehn Chuck Hearn Jerry Wick Dave Coots Bob Hammack Mark Harpenau Dave Dowd Sam Langhofer Ron Miller Joe Fesi Scott Pieper Wayne Corley Jim Hart Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Joe Fesi Ron Hoehn Jim Hart Jim Gardner Jerry Wick Dave Coots Larry Scharnhorst Bob Hammack Mark Harpenau Dave Dowd Bud Mundy Sam Langhofer Lee Gardner Wayne Corley Ron Miller Sam Langhofer Heavy Varmint Grand Jim Hart Ron Hoehn Jerry Wick Larry Scharnhorst Dave Coots Joe Fesi Bob Hammack Mark Harpenau Dave Dowd Sam Langhofer Jim Gardner Jon Leu Bud Mundy Chuck Hearn Ron Miller Wayne Corley Lee Gardner Two Gun Jim Hart Larry Scharnhorst Bob Hammack February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 23 Mark Harpenau Joe Fesi Jon Leu Jerry Wick Ron Miller Lee Gardner Ron Hoehn Bud Mundy Dave Dowd Wayne Corley Don Crunk Jim Gardner Chuck Hearn Harry Ward Sam Langhofer Dave Coots Dennis Boyet Steve Turner Jim Schmidt Lou Kerhliker Scott Pieper John Hutchins James Lederer Daryl Dudley Dean Stroud Jesse Williams Wes Johnson Doug Brooks Dave Brooks Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis October 18-19, 2014 Mississippi Valley Regional Equipment List Light Varmint: Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Tuner Stock Stocker Trigger Bullet Powder/Load Scope/Pwr Jim Hart 6PPC BAT Bartlein Skeetlee n/a Green Green Jewell Conaway/66 133/29.8 Sightron/36 Larry Scharnhorst 6PPC BAT Bartlein Reneau Loker Scoville Self Jewell Conaway/63 133/30.5 March/60 Mark Harpenau 6PPC Farley Bartlein Brensing Loker Scarbrough Scarbrough Jewell Self 8208/29 Leupold/45 Bob Hammack 6PPC BAT Bartlein Self n/a Scarbrough Scarbrough Jewell Barts/68 133/29 March/50 Jon Leu 6PPC BAT Bartlein Miller n/a Larson Larson Jewell Barts/68 LT32/28.8 Leupold/36 Lee Gardner 6PPC Farley Bartlein Skeetlee Skeetlee Scoville Scoville Jewell Barts/68 LT32/29 Leupold/45 Ron Miller 6PPC BAT Bartlein Self n/a JTR Self Jewell Barts/68 LT32/28 March/50 Joe Fesi 6PPC BAT Shilen Skeetlee Bukys Scoville Scoville B&A Griffin/67 LT32/27.7 March/40 Don Crunk 6PPC Farley Krieger Scott n/a Borden TM Jewell Fowler/66 133/28.0 Leupold/36 Bud Mundy 6PPC BAT Krieger Self n/a BAT Self Jewell Miller/62 133/28.9 March/40 Heavy Varmint: Jim Hart 6PPC BAT Bartlein Skeetlee n/a Green Green Jewell Conaway/66 133/29.8 Sightron/36 Ron Hoehn 6PPC Panda Shilen Hoehn n/a TM TM Jewell Hottenstein/ /27.8 March/40 Jerry Wick 6PPC Viper Krieger Wick Wick Wick Wick Jewell Barts/68 133/29 Leupold/45 Larry Scharnhorst 6PPC BAT Bartlein Reneau Loker Scoville Self Jewell Conaway/63 133/30.5 March/60 Dave Coots 6PPC BAT Krieger Ocock n/a Leonard TM Jewell Miller/65 LT32/29.5 March/40 Joe Fesi 6PPC BAT Shilen Skeetlee Bukys Scoville Scoville B&A Griffin/67 LT32/27.7 March/40 Bob Hammack 6PPC BAT Bartlein Self n/a Leonard Leonard Jewell Barts/68 133/29 March/50 Mark Harpenau 6PPC Farley Bartlein Brensing Loker Scarbrough Scarbrough Jewell Self 8208/29 NightForce 55 Dave Dowd 6PPC BAT Krieger n/a n/a Leonard Leonard B&A n/a 8208/300 March/50 Sam Langhofer 6PPC RFD Bartlein Brensing n/a Lee Six Self Jewell Levenson/68 133/29 Weaver/36

24 24 Precision Rifleman Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis October, Score Match Dennis Boyet wins Varmint for Score Jerry Kloeppel wins Hunter Class Our score shooting season has came to an end. We had a total of 17 competitors who had a great time and a really nice October day. Great temperatures but a very strong wind from the west that was fun and definitely challenging as it increased as the day progressed. In the Varmint for Score class at 100 yards the winner was Dennis Boyet with X, second was Wayne Corley with X and third was Dean Weston with X. At 200 yards the winner was Dennis Boyet with 246-3X, second was Wayne Corley with 244-1X and third Mike Schneidman 243-2X. In the grand agg Dennis Boyet was clearly the winner with X, second was Wayne Corley with X and third was Mike Schneidman with X. In the Hunter class the 100 yard winner was Matthew Hon with X, second Paul Hon X and third Leon Domijan with 247-9X. At 200 yards the winner was Jerry Kloeppel with 242-3X, second was Joe Hemkens with 238-3X and third was Clark Greene with 235-2X. The winner in the grand agg was Jerry Kloeppel with X, second Joe Hemkens with X and third Matthew Hon with X. A very special welcome to new shooter Brett Stroud. Brett was doing just fine until he dumped powder in the action -- since we have all done that at least one time we know how frustrating this can be! Pictured above are St Louis Score Shooters from Left, Matthew Hon, Mike Schneidman, Joe Hemkens, Dennis Boyet, Jerry Kloeppel and Wayne Corley. Thanks to all of our competitors that show up at the matches and to our match workers that make it all possible. Special thanks to those that travel a long distance to compete. Our first score match next year will likely be mid-march and we hope to see you all then. Varmint for Score 100-Yards Dennis Boyet X Wayne Corley X Dean Weston X Tom Hencken X Galen DeRousse X Mike Schneidman X Jeff Conover X Brett Stroud X Frank Mancuso X Varmint for Score 200-Yards Dennis Boyet X Wayne Corley X Mike Schneidman X Jeff Conover X Dean Weston X Frank Mancuso X Galen DeRousse X

25 Tom Hencken X Brett Stroud X Varmint For Score Grand Aggregate Dennis Boyet X Wayne Corley X Mike Schneidman X Dean Weston X Jeff Conover X Galen DeRousse X Tom Hencken X Frank Mancuso X Brett Stroud X Hunter Class 100-Yards Matthew Hon X Paul Hon X Leon Domijan X Joe Hemkens X Chuck Hearn X Jerry Kloeppel X Ron Hoehn X Clark Greene X Hunter Class 200-Yards Jerry Kloeppel X Joe Hemkens X Clark Greene X Ron Hoehn X Chuck Hearn X Matthew Hon X Leon Domijan X Hunter Grand Aggregate Jerry Kloeppel X Joe Hemkens X Matthew Hon X Ron Hoehn X February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 25 Clark Greene X Chuck Hearn X Leon Domijan X Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis October 5, 2014 Score Match Equipment List Competitor Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Case Powder Load Primer Bullet Varmint for Score: Frank 30 BR Shilen Shilen Self Self Leupold Lupua H Br 4 Cheeks 117 Frank Mancuso@200 6 BR Savage Shilen Self Self Leupold Lapua n/a n/a n/a n/a Tom Hencken 30 BR Shilen Rock Smart n/a Leupold Rem H-4198 Full Rem 10X Dennis Boyet 30 BR Panda Bartlen Hoehn MCMillan Leupold Lapua H Fed 10X Wayne Corley 30 BR BAT Lederer Hoehn Self March Lapua H Fed HiScore 117 Mike Schneidman 6PPC Hall Lilja Self n/a Leu 36 Lapua 8208 Fed Berger Dean Weston 6PPC BAT Bartlein Hoehn Hoehn March Lapua LT Bart 68 Jeff Conover@ BR Surgeon Shilen Self Self Weaver Lapua H M Cheeks 118 Jeff Conover@200 6BR Viper Krieger Self Self Sightron Lapua Varget M Cheeks 80 Galen DeRousse 30 BR Stolle Shilen Haynes n/a Leupold Lapua H Rem BR Cheeks 118 Brett Stroud 6PPC Panda Shilen n/a n/a Leupold Lapua N Fed Bart 68 Custom Hunter Class: Jerry Kloeppel 30 BR Stolle Krieger Self Self Myer Lapua LT Fed X Ron Hoehn 30 BR Kodiak Lederer Hoehn TM Weaver Lapua H Fowler 117 Clark Greene 30x47 Rem Broughton Smart Smart Leu Lapua SBR Fed 10X 150 Joe Hemkens 30x47 HBR Rem 700 Kreiger Smart Corley Leu-Pre Lapua SBR F210M Chism 150 Chuck Hearn 30x48 Stolle Bartlein Hearn Meredith Weaver WW N-135 n/a Fed 130 gr 10X Paul Hon 30x44 Stolle Hart n/a n/a Leupold Lapua H Fed 118 Bib Matthew Hon 30X47 Rem Shilen Smart Smart n/a n/a VV Fed Burger 15.0 Leon Domijan 308S Rem Bartlein Smart Corley Weaver Rem N Fed BR X

26 26 Precision Rifleman Announcing New Group World Records for 2014 Congratulations to the following shooters who bested the best to become the new world record holders based on their stellar performance during the 2014 NBRSA Group Nationals at Holton, Michigan. Jeff Gaidos 8, 10-Shot Groups UNL 100-Yards set on September 22, 2014 Gene Bukys 5, 5-Shot HV 100&200 Yds set on September 26, 2014 Gene Bukys 5, 5-Shot LV 100&200 Yds set on September 25, 2014 Gene Bukys 5, 5-Shot HV 100-Yards set on September 24, 2014 The record Jeff Gaidos set replaces that established by Tony Boyer in September, 21, 2009 which was The Heavy Varmint 100 & 200 yard record Gene Bukys set replaces the set by Clarence Hammonds on July 2, 1995 and Gene s new Light Varmint 100 & 200 yard record supercedes Tony Boyer s shot on September 25, His new Heavy Varmint 100- Gene Bukys Gary Ocock Jeff Gaidos

27 yard record replaces that set by Rex Reneau on September 6, 1982, which was Congratulations to the following shooters who set new world records at the Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club s Sniper King match. Gary Ocock 5, 10-Shot Groups UNL 100&200 Yds set on July 4, 2014 Eric Stanton 5, 10-Shot Groups UNL 200-Yards set on July 5, 2014 February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 27 Gary Ocock replaces Tony Boyer s set on April 18, 2009 and Eric Stanton s new Unlimited at 100-yards supercedes Rick Graham s set on July 3, 2009; most likely set at the same range during the same Sniper King match. Congratulations to those new World Record Holders for raising the bar yet higher in benchrest precision and accuracy. Well done gentlemen.

28 28 Precision Rifleman ER Eastern Region Chippewa Rifle Club GPS: N W Contact: Bob Denk E Linden Ln, Parma, OH robertsdenk66@gmail.com Contact: Pat Metcalf Alexander Rd, Bellville, OH plmohio@aol.com 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: Bruce Torrey, Molly Blvd, Muskegon, MI Alternate: Nancy Scarbrough N Buys Rd, Muskegon, MI stocksunlimited@comcast.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 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 Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts Central Texas Benchrest GPS: N W Contact:Sammye Dietz Range Rd, New Braunfels, TX Contact: Wayne Young Berry Oaks Dr, Bulverde, TX or 67 wayne@swmco.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 Seymour Stool Shooters 448 Hwy 283 South, Seymour, TX Contact: John Horn Peterson Rd S, Iowa Park, TX John.Horn44@gmail.com SW Louisiana Rifle & Pistol Club Contact: Mike Guillot Cappy Dr, Lake Charles, LA Guillot4555@suddenlink.net Tomball Gun Club Contact: Dwayne Pullum: Richard Pullum by richardpullum@embarqmail.com NC North Central Region Boone Valley Ikes Contact: Ronnie Berg S Dalander St, Madrid, IA mrberg@iowatelecom.net Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club 462 N Burritt, Buffalo, WY Contact Pete Eisele Casper Score Shooters 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 Lincoln Izaak Walton League S 134th St, Bennet, NE Contact: Mike Shapoval mike10shapoval@windstream.net Minnetonka Benchrest Assn 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 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 W10924 Bryer Road, Columbus, WI tabalding@gmail.com Contact Terry Balding W Main St #203, Sun Prairie, WI Holmen Rod & Gun Club W7503 County Road T, Holmen, WI Contact Jim Knower, 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 Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn 6900 Kershaw Blvd, White City, OR Contact: Phil Grammatica philgrammatica@yahoo.com 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 andrewslaw1@gmail.com

29 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: Ryan Lienemann Horn St, Billings, MT lienemannbr@gmail.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 588 River Bend Gun Club Road Dawsonville, GA GPS: N W Contact: Jim Andress Group/Score PO Box 7, Marble Hill, GA benchrest@rbgc.org, jim@precisionrifles.co or Rockingham County Gun Club 572 Long Branch Road, Reidsville, NC GPS: N W Contact: Roy Darnell Camp Betty Hastings Rd Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts 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 Colorado Rifle Club E 96th Ave, Byers, CO Contact: Nick Hoier or Nate Miller E McCullough Blvd, Pueblo West, CO namiller1979@gmail.com 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: Don Creach - Group dcjcreach@aol.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 Whittington Center US 64, Raton, NM Contact: Ed Adams Victoria Dr NW, Albuquerque NM trished5@comcast.net SW Southwest Region Arizona Benchrest Shooters 4044 W Black Canyon Blvd, Phoenix, AZ GPS: N W Contact: Melesia Cisneros N Palm St, Fullerton, CA melesia.cisneros@bergerbullets.com Central Utah Benchrest Contact: Dave Tunbridge February, 2015 Precision Rifleman 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 Contact: Howard Bloom - HTR 1964.usmc@att.net 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 galtshtr@gmx.com or Contact: Dan Lutke - Short Range lutke5@sbcglobal.net Contact: Bill Mellor - Short Range rollem11@att.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 Via Alemagna 1/a, Dobbiaco, Italy info@alpenfuchs.it Contact: Americo Angaran americo.angaran@gmail.com

30 30 Precision Rifleman Mickey Coleman Passes Dorothy Coleman, Mickey s wife writes He loved all of you so much. I don t think any of you really do know how deeply he cared for all of you. If you could make sure Tony and Faye, Billy Stevens and Bart Sauter know about his passing I will appreciate it so much. Also Wilbur Harris. I am going to miss him so much. George Ulrich shares that he spent a week with Mickey, Bart and Billy in one of the cabins at Raton in 99. Mickey had decided that to make it interesting between the four of us that who ever shot best got to wear a tee shirt that said rooster on it and who ever shot worst wore a tee shirt that said hen on it. He had them made up and airbrushed pictures and rooster and hen on back. After about four days Newick comes up and wants to know what a rooser is, they misspelled it. I never made it to rooster or hen, but after the first couple of days I really wasn t interested in wearing a tee shirt that had been worn and passed around anyway. It was all great fun and one of the better memories with him. This is a true loss. Buford Seabolt Passed Away Buford was born on December 21, 1941 and passed away on Monday, October 6, He was an avid benchrest shooter from the Mississippi Valley Region and a resident of Saint Charles, Missouri at the time of his passing. He is survived by his wife Laura. As a tribute, Match Director Wayne Corley from the Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis will hold the Buford Seabolt Memorial match on July 18-19, He will be greatly missed. Paul Thornbury Passed Away It is with deep regret I must inform you of the passing of Dennis Thornbury s father. Paul Thornbury was 95 years old. Pops, as he was affectionately referred to, was not a competitor, but he traveled to many shoots with Dennis, I am sure a lot of the traveling shooters met him over the years. Besides being President of the NBRSA and Visalia CA Match Director, Dennis is a good friend to a lot of the Benchrest community. Our deepest prayers and condolences go out the Dennis at this time. --Dan Lutke Advertising Index 21st Century Shooting...2 Gradient Lens Corp...3 Lilja Rifle Barrels...4 Shilen Rifle Barrels...5 PMA Tool...7 Western Powders Magnum Metal Hoehn Sales Butch s Reloading Marsh Industries Berger Bullets McMillan USA Accugauge/6mmPPC BAT Machine Company...24 Anneal Rite Edgewood Bags Sharp Shoot R Benchrite, LLC Shadetree Engineering...30 Kelbly s... 32

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 Kent Harshman, Committee Member Ron Hoehn, Committee Member Lowell Frei, Committee Member World Records Committee: Score David Halblom, Chairman Ashby Ave, Des Moines, IA DavidHalblom-BugTyer@att.net Dan Zaccanti, Committee Member Rich Carpenter, Committee Member Randy Perkowski, Committee Member Tom McPhee, Committee Member International Representative Wayne Campbell 264 Benchrest Ln, Concord, VA H: C: wcppc@icloud.com Varmint For Score Representative (Southwest Region) Keith Myers keithmyers@yahoo.com Long Range Measuring Committee Karl Hunstiger, Chairman wfo13@aol.com Regional Directors Eastern Region Exp 2016 Jack Neary 6204 Wild Oak Dr, North Olmstead, OH H: C: jrneary@hotmail.com Gulf Coast Region Exp 2015 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 2016 Bud Mundy 5956 Old Hickory Trail Hillsboro, MO C: bcmundy@earthlink.net North Central Region Exp 2015 Terry Meyer PO Box 52, Thornton, IA H: C: tdmeyer6ppc@gmail.com North Central Alternate Rodney Brown PO Box 7218, Sheridan, WY C: rbrown@vanaire.net Mid-Continent Region Exp 2015 Butch Fjoser 7 Summerfield St, Woodward, OK C: W: butchsguns@yahoo.com North West Region Exp 2015 Dan Zaccanti 1542 Tacoma Ave, Bridgeport, WA C: zaccs@televar.com North West Alternate Paul Holland PO Box 1498, Big Fork, MT plumbing@centurytel.net South East Region Exp 2016 Wayne Campbell 264 Benchrest Ln, Concord, VA H: C: wcppc@icloud.com South West Region Exp 2016 Tom Libby Aster Dr, Palm Desert, CA tomnbrsa@outlook.com South West Alternate David Woodward 34 W Dessert Knoll Pl, Oro Valley, AZ C: or dwoodward@dteworld.com European Region Exp 2016 Jean-Marie Deletang 15 Rue des Martyrs, Beausoleil, France redneckbr@neuf.fr February, 2015 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 Elliott, albertelliott@mail.com 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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