April, The Voice of the NBRSA

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1 April, 2017 The Voice of the NBRSA

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3 April, 2017 Precision Rifleman 3 Made in USA Matters! Superb images, overnight delivery, and world class quality. Proudly made in Rochester, New York, the Imaging and Optics Capitol of the World. PRECISION BORESCOPES Designed, made and sold by precision shooters! Gradient Lens Corporation In This Issue... Arizona Benchrest Shooter s AZ State Championship Two Gun by AZ Benchrest Club...5 AZBR s Arizona State Championship Four Gun, by AZ Benchrest Club...8 Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest November Numbers, by Craig St Claire...12 Sloughhouse Benchrest s November Group Results & Shooter of the Year, by Dan Lutke...13 Palomino s Nevada State 200 & 300 Yard Championship, by Jan Sarras NBRSA Registered Match Schedule...16 Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest: Surrounded by the Billotte Gang, by Dale Arenson...20 Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest: Winter in the Desert, by Dale Arenson...22 Mill Creek s Kansas State Two Gun Score Championship, by Ron Shultz...24 Richard Bruce Andrews Obituary...26 Advertising Index...30 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts...28 A Short & Sweet Goodbye, by Audrey Brown...30 Officer, Regional Director & Business Contact Info...31 On the cover: Tony DeBacco prepares to fire at Arizona Benchrest in Phoenix. Photo credit to AZ Benchrest Shooters. Thank you.

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5 April, 2017 Precision Rifleman 5 Arizona State Championship Two Gun January 7-8, 2017 We would like to thank everyone who came out to this January s Sporter and Unlimited 5-shot Arizona State Championships. This championship will combine with February s to create a 3 and 4 gun aggregate. We were happy to see 35 shooters in total over this weekend, including 4 junior shooters. As always, thank you to those who brought out junior shooters; Lou Murdica brought his grandchildren, Anthony and Angelina, Chuck Miller brought his grandson Garett, and Tom DeBacco brought his son Tony. This weekend s match started off windy, but then we had some of the best conditions we ve seen at Ben Avery Shooting Facility in a while. The entire weekend went off without a hitch, which was a great considering all the wind we had to put up with in December. The match kicked off with sporter 100 yard. Brad Jensen had a screamer in match two with a Larry White finished in the top place with a agg, followed behind closely by Gary Ocock s , with James Coulter taking 3rd place with a Saturday afternoon s Unlimited 100 yard matches gave us some of the best conditions we ve seen. Every single match had a screamer! In match 1 small group went to Doc Marsh with a 0.081, Match 2 Dan Sutton shot a 0.080, Match 3 James Coulter got a 0.078, Match 4 Edwin Maxwell shot a 0.097, and Match 5 ended with Dan Sutton getting a The real star of the 100 yard agg though was local junior shooter, Tony DeBacco, who shot 3 screamers and ended with a grand agg of ! He was followed by Dan Sutton s and Dana Andrus s We submitted both Tony and Dan s targets to the record committee to see how they measure. If Tony s agg rings true upon checking, then he will have beaten the standing record by Sunday continued with great conditions and great groups. We started with Unlimited 200 yard, and Bob Brackney showed us all how it is done. Not only did he shoot small group for the day, which was 0.107, but his grand agg was ! That is below the current record. That made 3 possible records that we turned in this weekend. Behind him, James Coulter took 2nd with a and Chuck miller took 3rd with a For the sporter 200 yards we had Keith Cottrell in the lead with a , followed by Lester Bruno s and Bud Mundy s At the end of Sunday, the sporter grand went to Bud Mundy with a , with Lester Bruno in 2nd with a and Randy Burgess in 3rd with a The unlimited grand went to Bob Brackney with a , followed by Chuck miller at and James Coulter with This weekend s 2-gun grand agg was taken by Bob Brackney with a , with Randy burgess right behind him at and

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7 James Coulter close behind with a All in all, this turned out to be a great weekend with some amazing groups and aggs. For more information about the Arizona Bench Rest Shooters and upcoming matches, visit our website at Sporter 100-Yards Larry White Gary Ocock James Coulter Earl Horgeshimer Bud Mundy Bob Brackney Randy Burgess Justin Young Dan Sutton John Verhagen Sporter 200-Yards Keith Cottrell Lester Bruno Bud Mundy Randy Burgess John Verhagen Bob Brackney James Coulter Dan Sutton Mike Sosenko Doug Seib Sporter Grand Bud Mundy Lester Bruno Randy Burgess James Coulter Bob Brackney Keith Cottrell John Verhagen Gary Ocock Larry White Dan Sutton Unlimited 100-Yards Tony Debacco Dan Sutton Dana Andrus Chuck Miller Randy Burgess James Coulter Pete Savage Max Maxwell Angelina Gonzalez William Marsh Unlimited 200-Yards Bob Brackney James Coulter Chuck Miller Randy Burgess Dave Woodward Tom Debacco Mike Sosenko Gary Ocock Angelina Gonzalez William Marsh Unlimited Grand Bob Brackney Chuck Miller James Coulter Randy Burgess Dan Sutton Dana Andrus Dave Woodward Angelina Gonzalez Tony Debacco Gary Ocock Two Gun Bob Brackney Randy Burgess James Coulter Dan Sutton Gary Ocock Lester Bruno Bud Mundy Larry White Keith Cottrell Dave Woodward Dana Andrus Chuck Miller April, 2017 Precision Rifleman 7 Mike Sosenko Tony Debacco Angelina Gonzalez Tom Debacco John Verhagen Joe Pipola Justin Young Walt Berger Anthony Murdica Duke Rovarino Ed Slagel Max Maxwell Stephen Everson Gene Viele Roy Damron Hector Elias, Jr Larry Leser Pete Savage

8 8 Precision Rifleman Arizona State Championship 4-Gun February 4-5, 2017 The Arizona Bench Rest Shooters would like to thank everyone who came out this last weekend for the second leg of the 2017 Arizona State Championships. This weekend consisted of Light Varmint and Heavy Varmint at 100 and 200 yards. It combined with last month s Sporter and Unlimited scores to create a 3-gun and a 4-gun. Practice started off with perfect weather and a few shooters eager to start practicing as soon as we set up Thursday morning. The mornings were a little chilly, but in all we had just about perfect weather until Sunday morning, when the wind kicked up quite a bit. Later into the day on Sunday it calmed back down and we saw some improvements M E T A L Magnum Metal shunter@nts-online.net PRECISION PERFORMANCE Magnum Metal hunter.scott1@twc.com on group sizes. Saturday morning started with Light Varmint 100 yard matches. Bud Mundy started the day off right with a screamer, shooting a in the first match. Followed by William Marsh who shot a in the second match. Bob Brackney ended up getting the small group for the gun and yardage though, with a in the fifth match. In the Agg, Tom DeBacco took 3rd with a , Ed Adams took 2nd with a , and Lester Bruno came in 1st with a Saturday afternoon we shot the Heavy Varmint 100 yard matches. We had one more screamer in the afternoon in the first match, where Tom Libby shot a In the Agg, Bob Brackney came in 3rd with a , Tom Libby took 2nd with a , and Stephen Everson took 1st with a Sunday started off windy and we saw a lot of groups well over an inch at 200 yards with Heavy Varmint Rifles. However, Lester Bruno didn t let the wind get to him and started the morning off with a in some pretty harsh conditions. This allowed him to take 3rd in the agg with a Joel Nader took 2nd with a , and Bob Brackney came in 1st with a In the Heavy Varmint Grand Agg, Stephen Everson took 3rd with a , Lester Bruno took 2nd with a , and Bob Brackney took 1st with a Sunday afternoon s Light Varmint 200 yard matches had a little bit better conditions than the morning, and we saw better groups overall even with lighter rifles. Randy Burgess came in 3rd with a , Bud Mundy took 2nd with a , and Lester Bruno took the lead with a In the Light Varmint Grand Agg Ed Adams took 3rd with a , Bud Mundy came in 2nd with a , and Lester Bruno came in 1st with a The Light Varmint and Heavy Varmint Grand Aggs combined into a 2-Gun Grand Agg. Larry White took 3rd with a , Bob Brackney took 2nd with a , and Lester Bruno had a convincing lead with a When adding on the Sporter from last month to create the 3-Gun, Bob Brackney came in 3rd with a , Bud Mundy took 2nd with a , and Lester Bruno took 1st with a Finally adding in the Unlimited 5-Shot matches from last month, we get the 4-Gun Grand Agg. Randy Burgess came in 3rd with a , Bob Brackney took 2nd with a , and In the lead we had Lester Bruno with a Thanks again to everyone who came out this month and last

9 month. A big thanks to those who brought out junior shooters. We love to see them out at the matches. We also saw a few new faces at the range that we were happy to see and we hope that you continue to come out and visit us. For more information about the Arizona Bench Rest Shooters and upcoming matches, visit our website at Light Varmint 100-Yards Lester Bruno Ed Adams Tom Debacco Dave Woodward Bud Mundy Stephen Everson William Marsh Joel Nader Max Maxwell Justin Young Bob Brackney Dana Andrus Gary Ocock Lou Murdica Paul Snow Larry White Roy Damron Cameron Snow Shelby Snow John Verhagen Light Varmint 200-Yards Lester Bruno Bud Mundy Randy Burgess Gary Ocock Larry White Chuck Miller Dan Sutton Duke Rovarino Justin Young Tom Libby Lou Murdica Ed Adams Paul Snow Tom Debacco William Marsh Joel Nader Doug Seib Bob Brackney Garett Atkins Dave Tunbridge Light Varmint Grand Lester Bruno Bud Mundy Ed Adams Gary Ocock Justin Young Tom DeBacco Larry White Lou Murdica William Marsh Randy Burgess Joel Nader Paul Snow Stephen Everson Chuck Miller Bob Brackney Tom Libby April, 2017 Precision Rifleman 9 Dana Andrus Max Maxwell Dave Woodward Doug Seib Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Stephen Everson Tom Libby Bob Brackney Larry White John Verhagen Lester Bruno Dave Woodward Harry Ward Dana Andrus Ed Adams Randy Burgess Doug Seib Joel Nader

10 10 Precision Rifleman Wayne Christian Duke Rovarino Max Maxwell Gary Ocock Paul Snow Tom Debacco Justin Young Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Bob Brackney Joel Nader Lester Bruno Justin Young Paul Snow William Marsh Stephen Everson Harry Ward John Verhagen Dan Sutton Tom Debacco Larry White Lou Murdica Bud Mundy Gary Ocock Randy Burgess Shelby Snow Tony Debacco Ed Adams Chuck Miller Heavy Varmint Grand Bob Brackney Lester Bruno Stephen Everson Joel nader John Verhagen Larry White Harry Ward Paul Snow Justin Young Randy Burgess Tom DeBacco Tom Libby Ed Adams Lou Murdica Dave Woodward Gary Ocock Bud Mundy Shelby Snow Doug Seib Tony DeBacco Two Gun Lester Bruno Bob Brackney Larry White Bud Mundy Stephen Everson Justin Young Joel Nader Ed Adams Tom DeBacco Paul Snow Gary Ocock Randy Burgess Lou Murdica Tom Libby Dave Woodward William Marsh Chuck Miller Doug Seib Shelby Snow Dana Andrus Three Gun Lester Bruno Bud Mundy Bob Brackney Larry White Randy Burgess Gary Ocock Tom DeBacco Justin Young Stephen Everson Dave Woodward Chuck Miller Dana Andrus Doug Seib

11 Tony DeBacco Duke Rovarino Walt Berger Roy Damron Joe Pipola Larry Leser Gene Viele Four Gun Lester Bruno Bob Brackney Randy Burgess Larry White Bud Mundy Gary Ocock Tom DeBacco Dave Woodward Chuck Miller Justin Young Dana Andrus Stephen Everson Tony DeBacco Duke Rovarino Walt Berger Joe Pipola Max Maxwell Roy Damron Larry Leser Gene Viele April, 2017 Precision Rifleman 11 Arizona State Championship Light Varmint Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Stock Mfr Stocker Gunsmith Scope/Pwr Powder/Wt Bullet/Wt Lester Bruno 6PPC BAT 3L Krieger Bruno Bruno Bruno Nightforce/55X VV133/29.9 Bruno/68BT Bob Brackney 6PPC BAT Krieger BAT Mundy Mundy March/40X Blend/28.2 Miller/65BT Ed Adams 6PPC BAT Bartlein Scarbrough Scarbrough Adams Leupold/45X V133/29.1 Millertime/66 Gary Ocock 6PPC BAT SV Krieger Bruno/McMillan Ocock Ocock Weaver/55X 8208 Ocock/66 Justin Young 6PPC BAT Bartlein Scarbrough SOS SOS Nightforce/42X N201/30.4 Millertime/68 Tom Debacco 6PPC BAT 3L Krieger McMillan Sutton CFM Nightforce/55X LT30 Millertime/65 Larry White 6PPC Marsh Bartlein TM Ocock Ocock Nightforce/42X LT31/29 White/65 Lou Murdica 6PPC Panda Shilen Scoville Scoville Sosenko March/50X LT32/28.2 Berger Column Willaim Marsh 6PPC Marsh Krieger Marsh/McMillan Marsh Marsh Nightforce/55X 133/30.2 Marsh/65 Randy Burgess 6PPC RFD Krieger SiX RDB RDB Leupold/36X 133 Miller Joel Nader 6PPC BAT Bartlein Scarbrough Scarbrough Nader March/40X 8208/29.2 Nader/68 Paul Snow 6PPC Marsh Krieger McMillan Sutton Brackney Nightforce/42X LT31/28 68BT Stephen Everson 6PPC Panda Krieger Borden Everson Brackney Leupold/45X N133/28.2 Berger/64 Chuck Miller 6PPC Marsh Krieger Bruno Ocock Miller Nightforce/55X 133/29 Miller/65 Bob Brackney 6PPC Marsh Krieger Brackney Brackney Brackney March 8208/29 Miller/67 Tom Libby 6PPC BAT Bartlein Tom DiXon Tom DiXon Tom DiXonLeupold/45X 8208/29 Berger Column

12 12 Precision Rifleman Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest Sunday, November 27, 2017 by Craig St Claire Light Gun Group Bob Dorton Dan Roberson Mike Scadden Tom Price John McGaughey Larry Mather Mike Noumov Ken Schroeder Greg Wilson Small Group Mike Scadden Light Gun Score Mike Scadden X Bob Dorton X Mike Noumov X Tom Price X John McGaughey X Dan Roberson X Larry Mather X Ken Schroeder X Greg Wilson X High Score Mike Scadden X Heavy Gun Group John McGaughey Bob Dorton Tom Price Mike Scadden Larry Mather Dan Roberson Ken Schroeder Greg Wilson Mike Noumov Small Group Mike Scadden Heavy Gun Score Tom Price X Mike Scadden X Dan Roberson X Ken Schroeder X Bob Dorton X Larry Mather X Greg Wilson X John McGaughey X Mike Noumov X High Score Tom Price X Two Gun Group Bob Dorton

13 John McGaughey Tom Price Mike Scadden Dan Roberson Larry Mather Ken Schroeder Mike Noumov Greg Wilson Two Gun Score Mike Scadden X Tom Price X Dan Roberson X Bob Dorton X Ken Schroeder X Larry Mather X Greg Wilson X John McGaughey X Mike Noumov X Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters by Dan Lutke Sacramento Valley Shooting Facility November 5-6, 2016 This was our last match of the year and the weather was in the 60 s all weekend. Here are the scores. Gabe Ledesma shot a new range record of in the Two Gun. Congratulations to Gabe on his new gun that really shoots! He built a BAT action with a Scoville stock, Bartlein barrel, Leupold 45 scope, Scott was the gunsmith, with Lee bullets & V133 powder. Also congratulations to Steve Epstein with a big year of achievements and his first shooter of the year! Steve shot a BAT action with Krieger barrel, Leonard stock, Ocock was the gunsmith. He used a Leupold 36 scope with Berger column bullets and V133 powder. In the photo from left: Bob Dorton, Gabe Ledesma, Steve Epstein, Greg Wilson & Ray Garric Light Varmint 100-Yards Gabe Ledesma Steve Epstein Greg Wilson Small Group Steve Epstein Light Varmint 200-Yards Ray Garric Greg Wilson Steve Epstein Small Group Ray Garric Light Varmint Grand Steve Epstein Ray Garric Greg Wilson Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Dan Lutke Gabe Ledesma Bob Dorton Small Group Dan Lutke Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Gabe Ledesma Greg Wilson Art Kawai Small Group Dan Lutke Heavy Varmint Grand Gabe Ledesma Dan Lutke Steve Epstein Two Gun Gabe Ledesma April, 2017 Precision Rifleman 13 Steve Epstein, Shooter of the Year Steve Epstein Greg Wilson Shooter of the Year Steve Epstein points Dan Lutke Greg Wilson... 70

14 14 Precision Rifleman Nevada State Long Range Varmint 200 yard Championship by Jan Sarras The first leg of the 2016 inaugural Nevada State Long Range Varmint Championship was held over Labor Day Weekend at the Regional Shooting Facility north of Reno. Seven competitors contested all four gun classes at 200 yards with the 300 yard leg to follow on October 22nd- 23rd. First up on Saturday was Unlimited five shot and Jan Sarras won the class with a agg as well as an awesome small group of with his rail gun in switching conditions. Steve Archibald took 2nd place with Lonnie Gordon in 3rd place. Next up the same day was Sporter class and Jan Sarras once again prevailed with a agg in worsening conditions as the day progressed. Mark Ronchetti followed in 2nd and 3rd place went to Lonnie Gordon. Travis Archibald shot a small group for Sporter. First up Sunday was Light Varmint and Steve Archibald earned 1st place with a agg and New Year New Rules New Bags Call: sales@edgebag.com also shot the small group of Mark Ronchetti finished 2nd and Everet Smith of Mt. Shasta, CA placed third. We finished up the weekend with Heavy Varmint and Don Archibald took top honors with a agg followed by Mark Ronchetti in2nd and Jan Sarras in 3rd place. Thank you to Kelly Marsh and Kerry Sarras for pulling and scoring our targets. Unlimited 5 Shot 200-Yards Jan Sarras Steve Archibald Lonnie Gordon Everet Smith Mark Ronchetti Don Archibald Travis Archibald Small Group Jan Sarras Sporter 200-Yards Jan Sarras Mark Ronchetti Lonnie Gordon Don Archibald Everet Smith Travis Archibald Steve Archibald Small Group Travis Archibald Light Varmint 200-Yards Steve Archibald Mark Ronchetti Everet Smith Jan Sarras Lonnie Gordon Travis Archibald Don Archibald Small Group Steve Archibald Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Don Archibald Mark Ronchetti Jan Sarras Lonnie Gordon Steve Archibald Everet Smith Travis Archibald Small Group Mark Ronchetti Nevada State Long Range Varmint 300 yard Championship & Two, Three & Four Gun Results by Jan Sarras The 300 yard leg of the Nevada State Long Range Varmint Championship was held the weekend of October 22nd and 23rd at the Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility north of Reno. The Unlimited 5 shot was first up on Saturday and Jan Sarras won the class with a agg. Everet Smith finished second shooting a bag gun and Steve Archibald placed third and shot the small group of Next up the same day was Sporter Class and Jan Sarras took top honors again shooting a agg and small group of Everet Smith placed second and Pete Savage placed third. On Sunday morning, Light Varmint was contested and Everet Smith placed first with a agg. Mark Ronchetti placed second and Jan Sarras third, while Don Archibald fired a small group of

15 Heavy Varmint class finished up the weekend on Sunday afternoon and Everet Smith topped the field again that day with a agg and small group of Jan Sarras placed second and Mark Ronchetti placed third. Complete results are listed below with Everet Smith winning the 2 Gun and 3 Gun. Jan Sarras was our 4 Gun Winner, edging out Everet Smith by a mere ! We would like to thank our target pulling/scoring crew of Kelly Marsh and Kerry Sarras and thank you to Everet Smith, Pete Savage, and Henry Pinkney for travelling from out of state to compete with the locals. Unlimited 5 Shot 300-Yards Jan Sarras Everet Smith Steve Archibald Pete Savage Henry Pinkney Travis Archibald Mark Ronchetti Don Archibald Sporter 300-Yards Jan Sarras Everet Smith Pete Savage Steve Archibald Henry Pinkney Mark Ronchetti Don Archibald Travis Archibald Light Varmint 300-Yards Everet Smith Mark Ronchetti Jan Sarras Henry Pinkney Steve Archibald Don Archibald Pete Savage Travis Archibald Heavy Varmint 300-Yards Everet Smith Jan Sarras Mark Ronchetti Steve Archibald Pete Savage Henry Pinkney Don Archibald Travis Archibald Combining these results with the 200yd leg contested the previous month, the placings are as follows: Light Varmint Grand Steve Archibald Everet Smith Mark Ronchetti Jan Sarras Don Archibald Travis Archibald Heavy Varmint Grand Everet Smith Mark Ronchetti Jan Sarras Don Archibald Steve Archibald Travis Archibald Sporter Grand Jan Sarras Everet Smith Steve Archibald Mark Ronchetti Don Archibald Travis Archibald Unlimited Grand Jan Sarras Steve Archibald Everet Smith April, 2017 Precision Rifleman 15 Mark Ronchetti Don Archibald Travis Archibald Two Gun Everet Smith Mark Ronchetti Steve Archibald Jan Sarras Don Archibald Travis Archibald Three Gun Everet Smith Steve Archibald Jan Sarras Mark Ronchetti Don Archibald Travis Archibald Four Gun Jan Sarras Everet Smith Steve Archibald Mark Ronchetti Don Archibald Travis Archibald In the photo from left: Mark Ronchetti, Don Archibald, Jan Sarras, Steve Archibald, Lonnie Gordon and Travis Archibald

16 16 Precision Rifleman SOUTHWEST REGION April 1-2 UNL/UL5 Season Closing match Arizona Benchrest Club April 1-2 LV/HV 200/100 Sloughhouse Benchrest April 8 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest April LV/HV Visalia Sportsman Club April April LG/HG 600/1000 VFS/HBR 300/ Long Range Nationals Sloughhouse LR Benchrest Club Sacramento, California Desert Sportsman Club May 6-7 LV/HV 200/100 Sloughhouse Benchrest May 6-7 SP/UNL Utah State Championship Central Utah Benchrest May 13 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest May 13 VFS 200/100 Palomino Valley Gun Club May LV/HV Visalia Sportsman Club May 21 LG/HG 600 Ojai Valley Gun Club May 28 LG/HG 600 Sloughhouse LR Benchrest June 3 HV Score Match Sloughhouse Benchrest June 3 VFS 200/100 Palomino Valley Gun Club June 4 LV/HV 100 Palomino Valley NV State June 10 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest June June UNL/UNL VFS/HBR 200/100 Visalia Sportsman Club Visalia Unlimited Challenge Desert Sportsman Club June 25 LG/HG 1000 Sloughhouse LR Benchrest July Gun 200-yds 200-yard 4-Gun Challenge Sloughhouse Benchrest July 8 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest July 16 LG/HG 600 Ojai Valley Gun Club July 23 LG/HG 600 Sloughhouse LR Benchrest July 22- VFS/HBR Desert Sportsman Club /100 Aug 5 HV Score Match Sloughhouse Benchrest Aug 5-6 LV/HV Utah State Championship Central Utah Benchrest Aug 12 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest Aug VFS/HBR Desert Sportsman Club 200/100 Aug 27 LG/HG 1000 Sloughhouse LR Benchrest Sept 2-3 4Gun200 Palomino Valley NV State LR Sept NBRSA Registered Matches SP/LV/HV Visalia Sportsman Club California State Championship Sept 9 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest Sept 9 LG/HG 600 Tehama Shooters, Red Bluff, CA Inaugural LR benchrest match Sept 17 LG/HG 600 Ojai Valley Gun Club Sept 24 LG/HG 600 Sloughhouse LR Benchrest Sept Sept SP/UNL 200/100 VFS/HBR 200/100 Palomino Valley Gun Club Nevada State Championship Desert Sportsman Club Oct 7-8 LV/HV 200/100 Sloughhouse Benchrest Oct 7-8 4Gun 300 Palomino Valley NV State LR Oct 7-8 LV/HV Arizona Benchrest Club Oct 14 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest Oct UNL/UNL Visalia Sportsman Club Visalia Invitational Oct 21 VFS Palomino Valley Gun Club Oct 22 LV/HV 200 Palomino Valley NV State Oct 22 LG/HG 1000 Sloughhouse LR Benchrest Oct Nov 4-5 VFS/HBR 200/100 SP/UNL5 SW Regional Championship Desert Sportsman Club Arizona Benchrest Club Nov 4-5 LV/HV 200/100 Sloughhouse Benchrest Nov 11 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest Nov 19 LG/HG 600 Ojai Valley Gun Club Nov 26 LG/HG 600 Sloughhouse LR Benchrest Dec 2-3 UNL/UNL5 Arizona Invitational Arizona Benchrest Club Dec 9 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest NORTH CENTRAL REGION April 9 HBR Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY April 23 VFS Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY April April HV/VFS LV/HV Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club Mid-State Championship, Leg 1 Minnetonka Game & Fish Club April 29 LV Oak Hill Gun Club May 13 HBR Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY May HBR/VFS Boone Valley Ikes, Madrid, IA May 21 HV Oak Hill Gun Club May LV/HV or UNL Minnetonka Game & Fish Club May 28 VFS Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY June 3-4 UNL/SP Prairie Dog Target Club South Dakota State, Leg 1 June 11 HBR Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY June HBR/VFS 200/ LR Score Nationals Casper Score Shooters (WY)

17 June June April, 2017 Precision Rifleman NBRSA Registered Matches LV/HV HBR/VFS Minnetonka Game & Fish Club Minnesota State Champ. Leg 1 Boone Valley Ikes, Madrid, IA Iowa State Championship June 25 VFS Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY June 17 LV Oak Hill Gun Club July 1-2 HV 123/LV 1/2 Prairie Dog Target Club LV Leg of South Dakota State July 9 HBR Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY July July 16 July LV/HV HV/UNL LV/HV Minnetonka Game & Fish Club Don Judd Memorial Oak Hill Gun Club Boone Valley Ikes, Madrid, IA Iowa State Championship July 23 VFS Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY Aug HBR/VFS 200/300 Lincoln Izaak Walton League Bennet, NE Aug 13 HBR Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY Aug HV/VFS Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club Mid-State Championship, Leg 2 Aug LV/HV or UNL Minnetonka Game & Fish Club Minnesota State Champ. Leg 2 Aug 27 VFS Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY Aug 20 LV Oak Hill Gun Club Sept 2-3 LV/HV Prairie Dog Target Club HV leg of South Dakota State & Butch Kimmel Memorial Sept 10 VFS Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY Sept Sept 30- Oct 1 HBR/VFS LV/HV Boone Valley Ikes, Madrid, IA Minnetonka Game & Fish Club Jerry Simison Memorial MID-CONTINENT REGION April 1-2 LV/HV Okie Shooters Oklahoma State & Mid Continent Regional April 8-9 HBR/VFS 123 Mill Creek Club Score Match April May 6-7 May 6-7 May June 3-4 June LV/HV HBR/VFS SP/UNL LV/HV HBR/VFS SP/HV Mill Creek Club Group Match Northern Colorado Benchrest Okie Shooters Oklahoma State Land s End Benchrest 1st leg of Land s End 4-Gun Mill Creek Club Score Match Northern Colorado Benchrest SP leg of NorCO 4-Gun July 8-9 July 8-9 July August 1-4 Sept 2-3 Sept 9-10 Sept 30- Oct 1 UNL/UNL LV/HV/UNL5 UNL10/SP HBR/VFS LV/HV LV/HV LV/HV GULF COAST REGION April 1 HBR/VFS Northern Colorado Benchrest UNL leg of NorCO 4-Gun Mill Creek Club Group Match Land s End Benchrest 4th & 2nd leg of Land s End 4-Gun 2017 SR Score Nationals Northern CO Benchrest Club Ault, Colorado Mill Creek s Kansas State 30th Annual Firewalker Northern CO Benchrest Club Land s End Benchrest Purple Haze & 3rd leg of 4-Gun Walker County Benchrest April 9 VFS SW Louisiana R&P Club April 8-9 SP/LV No TX Shooters Assn, Denton GC Regionals April 23 VFS Tomball Gun Club TX State, Leg 1 April SP/LV Hill Country Shooters, New Braunfels TX State Championship May 6 VFS 200/300 Walker County Benchrest TX State, Leg 2 May UNL/HV Seymour Stool Shooters TX State Championship May 21 VFS SW Louisiana R&P Club LA State VFS Championship June June UNL/HV 4-Gun 200-yds Walker County Benchrest GC Regional No TX Shooters Assn, Denton Texas Showdown June 25 VFS SW Louisiana R&P Club GCR VFS Championship July 8-9 LV/HV Midland Shooters Assn July 16 Aug 13 Aug 26 VFS/HBR HBR/VFS HBR/VFS 200/300 SW Louisiana R&P Club LA State HBR Championship & VFS SW Louisiana R&P Club HBR GC Regional & VFS match Walker County Benchrest Aug LV/HV Midland Shooters Assn Sept 9-10 LV/HV Llano Estacado Shooters Assn Lubbock, TX Inaugural benchrest match Sept 10 VFS SW Louisiana R&P Club

18 18 Precision Rifleman 2017 NBRSA Registered Matches SOUTHEAST REGION April 8-9 LV/HV Virginia State Championship Roanoke Rifle Club October LV/HV Brady Knight Memorial/SER 4Gun October NORTHWEST LV/HV Ted Manning Challenge Roanoke Rifle Club April 1-2 LV/HV Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Allen Bench Trophy April 8-9 HBR North Cascades Sportsman Club /300 April 22 VFS Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Club April 23 HBR Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club May 6-7 May 6-7 May SP/HV VFS/HBR 200/300 VFS/HBR Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Manley Oakley Trophy Whittecar Rifle Range MT State LR Score Championship North Cascades Sportsman Club Two Gun May 14 LG/HG 600 Rogue Valley Shooting Sports May HBR/VFS Yellowstone Rifle Club June 3-4 HV/UNL5 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Denny Andrews Memorial June 4 HBR/VFS Whittecar Rifle Range June June VFS /300 LG/HG 600 North Cascades Sportsman Club Rogue Valley Shooting Sports June 24 HBR Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Club June HBR/VFS Yellowstone Rifle Club Mac Clark Memorial June 25 VFS Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club Idaho State VFS Championship July 1-2 July 1-3 July 8-9 VFS/HBR UNL HBR/VFS /300 Whittecar Rifle Range MT State SR Score Championship Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Sam Wilson/WA State & Sniper King North Cascades Sportsman Club Bob Miller Memorial July 22 VFS Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Club July LV/HV Yellowstone Rifle Club Montana State 4Gun Leg 1&2 July 23 HBR Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club Idaho State HBR Championship Aug 5-6 SP/LV Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Northwest Regionals Aug VFS/HBR North Cascades Sportsman Club /300 Aug 20 LG/HG 600 Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Aug 26 HBR Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Club Aug HV or UNL10/ Yellowstone Rifle Club SP Montana State 4Gun Leg 3&4 Sept 2-4 SP/LV/HV Sept 9-10 VFS & 300 Sept 19- LG/HG Sept LG/HG 1000 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club WA State & Ed Frombach Memorial North Cascades Sportsman Club Washington State Championship Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Northwest Regionals Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Northwest Regionals Sept 23 HBR Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Club Wash. State HBR Championship Oct 15 LG/HG 600 Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Oct 21 LG/HG 600 Tri-County Gun Club, WA Nov 18 LG/HG 600 Tri-County Gun Club, WA MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION April 8-9 4Gun 100 MV Regional Leg 1 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis April 23 HBR/VFS Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis May 7 HBR/VFS Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis June July 8-9, 2017 July July LV/HV HBR HBR/VFS East West Show Me Shootout Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Holmen Gun Club Wisconsin State HBR Championship MVR & MO State Championship Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis 4Gun 200 MV Regional Leg 2 Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis August 27 HBR/VFS Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Sept 9-10 HBR/VFS Holmen Gun Club Roy E Oines Memorial match Sept GUN 2017 Group Nationals Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis October 1 HBR/VFS Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis Oct LV/HV Missouri State Championship Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis EASTERN REGION: Apr LV/HV WWCCA Spring Tune Up *54 bench limit. Call to register Apr LV/HV Holton President s Cup May 6-7 LV/HV Fairchance Hog Roast Jun LV/HV WWCCA L. Hottenstein Memorial *54 bench limit. Call to register Jun LV/HV Shelby County Briar Hail Memorial July 8-9 LV/HV Holton Michigan State Championship Jul LV/HV Kane Pennsylvania State Champ. Aug 5-6 LV/HV Holton Summer match Aug LV/HV Chippewa Rifle Club Summer match

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20 20 Precision Rifleman Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Surrounded by the Billotte Gang by Dale Arenson What was I doing here? In this tense situation, sitting there, surrounded by the notorious Billotte Gang. How was I going to shoot my way out of this? These hombres were some of the best shooters in the Arizona desert and they had me right in their sights. And I really was surrounded by them. Mike was on the bench to my right, Jeff to my left and Pat on the one next to him. We had a good turn out, almost filling up the firing line on all of the relays. The weather can be just about perfect this time of year at the Three Points Range, thirty miles west of Tucson. Temps were about 50 degrees in the early morning and Accugauge Quick case sizing measurement to Readjust sizing die w/o using bolt feel Observe case ageing as you load 6mmPPC Can be used for other calibers using your 7/8 seating dies by means of an optional $5 bushing by the time we were done at 1:00, it was only about 82 degrees. Not bad for the middle of winter. I wish I could say the same for the shooting conditions. For relay one, the wind was somewhat kind to us, and even the light gun crew in relay three turned in some very good groups and agg's. For the day, there were 21 sub-moa groups and two thirds of our light gun shooters put in sub-moa aggregates. Dale Arenson shot a 4.43'' group, Kim Krueger shot a 4.18'' and Mike Billotte had a 4.06'' and none of those even got small group. All three of Bill Warner's groups were sub-moa for a respectable 8.68'' aggregate, but he was still fourth. Billotte Gang leader Jeff, who has apparently been on the run somewhere for the last few months, was back and shot three very nice groups, a 6.2'', a 6.5'' and a 5.6'' for a 6.12'' agg and he was only second! It was Mike Billotte who really $90 shipped U.S. showed us how it was done with a 3.6'', that previously mentioned 4.06'' and a 5.2'' for an amazing 4.31'' aggregate. Who does he think he is, Ross Herrick? We were all appropriately impressed and envious at the same time. Wow! In Score, Mike only dropped ten points for a 140, but it was Pat Billotte who out-drew his brother, also shooting a 140, but with two X's to win for score. Right on their heels was Jeff with a 137-4X. So it was the whole Billotte Gang topping first, second and third in Light Gun. Oh, and the high individual score in light was Mike's 3.6'' group which was also a 50 score. Nice shootin' guys! In the pits during relay four, the winds would blow, sometimes standing the flags out at 12 to 15 mph, then a few minutes later they would be hanging down along the pole, limp and unmoving. When the record firing period would start, here would come the wind again, and you could watch the shots start traveling across the target like a car being tracked on a map of Route 66, and the shots heading from Chicago to Los Angeles. Remember, there are no wind flags for the first 500 yards at this range, so any change in the conditions can be, shall we say, challenging to keep up with. Heavy Gun produced eleven sub- MOA groups, but only one sub-moa aggregate. That would be Dale Arenson who was lucky enough to post all three groups as sub-moa, for a winning 7.93'' agg. It was the same in score, where Dale was able to keep all three groups centered enough for a 90, 97 and 99 to end with a 286-4X. Also winning for both high score and small group, just like Mike Billotte, with one target. In this case, a 99-3X that was a 6.43'' group. Targets and equipment put away, trophies handed out, pictures taken, we wrapped it up for the last

21 match of the year. Lucky for us, even though our favorite cafe, Cindy Lou's, was closed for good, a new restaurant had opened just down the road, so we were still able to get together for lunch and talk about all things gun related, or not related. Come join us in 2017, second Saturday of every month. Even with our large turnouts, we still have room for a few more shooters to join the fun, Just watch out for that Billotte Gang, if they're not in jail somewhere, they will probably be back to harass the rest of us again. In the photo p20 Mike Billotte, Dale Arenson & Pat Billotte. This page Mike Billotte with his score. Light Gun Group Mike Billotte Jeff Billotte Dale Arenson Bill Warner Pat Billotte Kim Krueger Wayne McDonald Lon Person Steve Everson Ross Herrick Jim Brown Jeff Nagy Light Gun Score Pat Billotte X Mike Billotte X Jeff Billotte X Ross Herrick X Lon Person X Wayne McDonald X Steve Everson X Dale Arenson X Kim Krueger X Bill Warner X Jim Brown X Jeff Nagy X Heavy Gun Group Dale Arenson Steve Everson Ross Herrick Pat Billotte Jeff Billotte Kim Krueger Mike Billotte Bill Warner Jim Brown April, 2017 Precision Rifleman 21 Jeff Nagy Heavy Gun Score Dale Arenson X Pat Billotte X Ross Herrick X Jeff Billotte X Mike Billotte X Steve Everson X Kim Krueger X Bill Warner X Jim Brown X Jeff Nagy X

22 22 Precision Rifleman Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Winter in the Desert by Dale Arenson January 14, 2017 There we were, standing around in the pits, hands in pockets, stamping our feet, winter coats on, trying to stay out of the rain. But it was worse on the shooting line, even though covered, the shooters in relay four were trying to stay dry from the wind blowing in under the roof, (it wasn't working), wiping rain drops off the lenses of scopes, trying to keep ammo dry, hoping to get it over with soon so they could get their gear put away and go somewhere to dry out. Not a scene you see very often in the southern Arizona desert. But being as the rest of the country was putting up with ice storms, snow, floods and mud slides, we still didn't think we were all that bad off. We had a big crowd out to brave the elements this time. Must be the last election that put people in good spirits and made them want to go try their hand at long range shooting competition. It seemed to start out well for shooting conditions in relay one, but even though we had seven sub-moa aggregates in light gun, relay one was tougher than it looked. It turned out that the top light gun shooters were all from the second squad in relay three. Being as I was in relay one, I am claiming we just had crappy conditions. That's my story and I am sticking to it! I consider the conditions like the luck of the draw in a card game. You get dealt what ever you get dealt, what you do with it is what counts. I just wish that buffing worked better. Not that the relay three guys didn't do some excellent shooting. The weather was moving in and the wind was picking up. We had no less than 23 sub-moa groups shot in light gun that day, and yes, many of them by the guys in relay one. But it was the relay three guys who really shined. Bill Warner shot some great targets with a 7.39'' aggregate and a 133-2X score, but he was tied by John Benz who not only shot a 133-2X, but he turned in a 6.13'' aggregate, winning for group, plus the highest target, a 50-2X and the smallest group of 4.12''. So the tie in light gun score went to John also. Out of all of these shooters, Heavy Gun produced 10 sub-moa groups and only three sub-moa aggregates, (anything less than '') Ross Herrick braving the relay four storm put in a 10.04'' aggregate to take second place for group, however Dale Arenson, who got dealt a better hand in relay two, turned in all sub-moa groups with a 7.1'' aggregate for first place. One of his groups had 9 shots in just under 4'', but with one maverick bullet opening it up to 6''. Another Screamer Patch slips away. Don't you just hate flyers! In score, there was no less than 11 single target scores in the 90's, good shooting by all, Mike Billotte, also battling the wind and rain put in the best score of relay four with a 270-2X, but in the end once again it was Dale who was able to keep all three targets centered, with a 97-X (highest single target), a 97 and a 94-xx to win for high score 288-3X. You will notice that there are no smiling ''winner pictures'' this time, since the targets were all

23 wet and scoring had not gone as smoothly as usual, Karl had all the stat's written down but not tallied, so we decided the final results could wait and that it was more important to go dry off, have lunch together and get off the range before the flash floods started. The trophies could be distributed next month. In spite of the weather, we all had a good time getting to shoot together and visit once again. It happens every month on the second Saturday. Mark your calendar and we'll see you there, but don't bother to bring your raincoat and umbrella, weather like this never happens more than once a year in Arizona. In the photo p.22 is Lon Persun. Below left: Dale Arenson & right: Mike Billotte. Photos in all Sahuaro articles courtesy of Dale Arenson. Thank you. Light Gun Aggregate John Benz Bill Warner Mike Billotte Ross Herrick Steve Everson Wayne Malmstrom Kim Krueger Jerry Riesdorff Wayne McDonald Pat Billotte Dale Arenson Lon Persun Jim Brown Jeff Nagy Small Group John Benz Heavy Gun Aggregate Dale Arenson Ross Herrick Kim Krueger Mike Billotte Steve Everson Bill Warner Jerry Riesdorff John Benz Wayne Malmstrom Pat Billotte Jim Brown Jeff Nagy Small Group Dale Arenson... 6 Light Gun Total Score John Benz X BillWarner X Ross Herrick X Wayne Malmstrom X Kim Drueger Wayne McDonald X Jerry Riesdorff Steve Everson Dale Arenson Pat Billot6te Mike Billotte Lon Persun Jim Brown X Jeff Nagy High Score John Benz X Heavy Gun Total Score Dale Arenson X Mike Billotte X Steve Everson X Kim Krueger April, 2017 Precision Rifleman 23 Jerry Riesdorff X John Benz X Wayne Malmstrom Ross Herrick X Bill Warner X Pat Billotte Jim Brown Jeff Nagy High Score Dale Arenson X

24 24 Precision Rifleman 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 Mill Creek Rifle Club Kansas State Score Two Gun Championship by Ron Shultz September 17-18, 2016 One of the best condition weekends we have ever had at Mill Creek in ages and the scores really show it. We began with the VFS 100 yards on Saturday with temperatures in the low 80 s and light but switchy winds. The 250 s ran 8 deep with Chet Whitebread out X-ing the pack at X. The 100 yard Hunter got a little trickier with temps and wind both picking up. TK Nollan was the only one who managed to stay clean at X. We started Sunday morning 200 s with Hunter and more mild conditions. Mike Bigelow shot a solid 250-4X for the win which also gave him the Hunter Grand at X. We finished off with VFS 200 s and Howard Cowher shot a nice 250-7X. Mike Bigelow s 250-6X combined with his X at 100 gave him the Grand. Mike wound up with a X for the Two Gun Score Championship. Congratulations to Mike and thank you for all the shooters who participated in this fun event. VFS 100-Yards Chet Whitebread X Mike Bigelow X Mike McFarland X Howard Cowher X TK Nollan X Ronnie Berg X Ron Shultz X Tim Henderson X Don Hansen X Jim Shipley X Jason Stanley X Mike Toby X Tony Levenson X Kevin Merriman X Terry Nunemaker X VFS 200-Yards Howard Cowher X Mike Bigelow X TK Nollan X Jim Shipley X Tony Levenson X Chet Whitebread X Ron Shultz X Jason Stanley X Mike McFarland X Ronnie Berg X Henry Collins X Kevin Merriman X Don Hansen X Tim Henderson X Mike Toby X Terry Nunemaker X VFS Grand Mike Bigelow X Howard Cowher X TK Nollan X Chet Whitebread X Ron Shultz X Jim Shipley X Mike McFarland X Tony Levenson X Ronnie Berg X Jason Stanley X Tim Henderson X Don Hansen X Kevin Merriman X Mike Toby X Terry Nunemaker X Henry Collins X Hunter 100-Yards TK Nollan X Jason Stanley X Mike Bigelow X Mike Toby X Ronnie Berg X Tony Levenson X Mike McFarland X Ron Shultz X Tim Henderson X Terry Nunemaker X Hunter 200-Yards Mike Bigelow X Tony Levenson X TK Nollan X Ronnie Berg X Ron Shultz X Mike Toby X Jason Stanley X Henry Collins X Mike McFarland X Tim Henderson X

25 Terry Nunemaker X Hunter Grand Mike Bigelow X TK Nollan X Tony Levenson X Ronnie Berg X Mike Toby X Jason Stanley X Ron Shultz X Mike McFarland X Tim Henderson X Terry Nunemaker X Henry Collins X Kansas State Two Gun Mike Bigelow X TK Nollan X Tony Levenson X Ronnie Berg X Ron Shultz X Jason Stanley X Mike Toby X Mike McFarland X Tim Henderson X Terry Nunemaker X Photo p.25 Mike Bigelow April, 2017 Precision Rifleman 25 Mill Creek Rifle Club's Kansas State Two Gun Score Equipment List Hunter Class: Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Powder Bullet Primer TK Nollan 30BR BAT Krieger TK Nollan BAT March LT Cheek Federal Ron Shultz 30x47 Rattler Hart Shultz McMillan Lyman N X Federal Mike Bigelow 30BR BAT Krieger Bigelow McMillan Burris H Self Federal Tim Henderson 30BR Rattler Shilen Kuse McMillan Sightron H BIB CCI Mike McFarland 30x47 Remington Lilja Shultz Speedy Burris N135 10X Federal Tony Levenson 30BR Rattler Lederer Kuse Kelbly Leupold H Berger Federal Ronnie Berg 30BR Rattler Lederer Bigelow MFC Burris H Berger Federal Terry Nunemaker 30x47 Rattler Bartlein Bilyen Kelbly Leupold n/a n/a n/a Jason Stanley 30x47 BAT Krieger Bigelow Kelbly Burris N BIB n/a Mike Toby 30BR BAT Pac-Nor Bigelow BAT Weaver H X CCI Henry Collins 30BR Remington Walther Greene Kelbly Weaver N BIB Federal VFS: TK Nollan 30BR BAT Krieger TK Nollan BAT Nightforce LT Cheek Federal Ron Shultz 6BRSH Panda Shilen Shultz McMillan B&L H Tony Federal Kevin Merriman 6PPC Panda Krieger n/a n/a B&L N Tony CCI Mike Bigelow 30BR BAT Krieger Bigelow McMillan Nightforce H Self Federal Tim Henderson 30BR Stiller DP Krieger Shultz Robinson B&L H BIB CCI Mike McFarland 30BR Panda Krieger Kuse Robertson Leupold H Berger Federal Tony Levenson 30BR BAT Rock Creek Kuse Robertson Leupold H Tony Federal Ronnie Berg 30BR Viper Pac-Nor Bigelow MFC Lyman H Berger Federal Howard Cowher 30BR Diam BK Krieger Kuse Lenand Leupold H ERB Federal Terry Nunemaker 30x47 Stolle Bartlein Bilyen Kelbly Nightforce n/a n/a n/a Chet Whitebread 6PPC Panda Krieger Whitebread Kelbly Leupold N133 65BT Berger Federal Don Hansen 6PPC Viper Krieger Hansen Kelbly Leupold N133 Hansen Federal Jason Stanley 30BR BAT Lederer n/a n/a Sightron H BIB n/a Jim Shipley 6PPC Panda Hart Speedy Lee Six Leupold N Chism Federal Mike Toby 30BR Remington Rock Creek n/a Stockade Weaver H4198 Berger CCI Henry Collins 30BR Lawton Lawton Lawton McMillan Weaver H BIB Federal

26 26 Precision Rifleman Richard Bruce Andrews Bruce Andrews, age 69, passed away Monday January 30, 2017 in Portland, OR surrounded by loved ones. He was born on May 4, 1948 in Kodiak, AK to Denver and Oleta Clark Andrews. Bruce grew up on the island of Kodiak with his mother, father, and 5 siblings. As a young man, he worked in various fishing canneries. When not working, he spent his time hunting, fishing, and exploring the Island. At the age of 16, he met Robin Eyman, the girl he would spend the rest of his life with. Bruce and Robin were married in November 1966, and spent the next 50 years of their lives together. Shortly after their wedding in 1966, he joined the US Navy and set sail as a radioman on the WWII diesel submarine, USS Diodon (SS- 349). He then served on the WWII diesel submarine, USS Segundo (SS- 398) before transferring to nuclear powered submarines. Bruce sailed the 7 seas for the next 23 years on various submarines and retired USN Master Chief in After completing his military service, he went on to work for various DOD contractors as a satellite communications engineer working on some of the nation s most noted Naval vessels. In 2008, Bruce officially retired and proclaimed that he was going fishing (and so he did)! He spent his retirement years custom crafting fishing rods, tying flies and jigs and fishing in as many rivers in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Montana as he could. Bruce was also a competitive bench rest shooter who won many competitions. His passion for shooting was felt by many and he loved to share his experience and knowledge with others. His wife Robin, his daughters and grandchildren survive Bruce: Sheri Belonus of Lakewood, WA, and her children Justin and Kayla, Keri Keeling of Boise, ID and her daughter Kennedi. Surviving siblings are Lois Andrews of Puyallup, WA, David Andrews of Clarkston, WA, and Dale Andrews of Lewiston, ID. His youngest sister, Carol Andrews LaFramboise, eldest brother Denton Denny Andrews, and parents Denver and Oleta Andrews preceded him in death. Bruce is also a wellloved uncle to his many nieces and nephews. The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to all of the attending nurses and physicians of Oregon Health and Science University who worked tirelessly to help Bruce during his final days. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you contribute to St. Jude Children s Hospital in Bruce s name.

27 April, 2017 Precision Rifleman 27 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

28 28 Precision Rifleman ER Eastern Region Chippewa Rifle Club GPS: N W Call: Paul Weihe or Bob Abbott Mattingly Rd, Hinckley, OH Fairchance Rod & Gun Club GPS: N W Call Nestor Hernandez, Treasurer PO Box 638, Smithfield, PA phone: Contact: Jerry Van Sickle Guthrie Rd, Smithfield, PA Fairfield Sportsmen Club 3943 Timberidge Ln, Okeana, OH Richard Browning Holton Gun & Bow Club 6201 Crystal Lake Rd, Holton, MI 49425, PO Box 128, Holton, MI GPS: N W Contact: Connie Wyant Kane Fish & Game Dwight Rd, 1 mile North of Kane on State Route Steve Timpano stimpano@verizon.net Shelby Cnty Deer Hunter Assn 7988 Johnston-Slagle Rd, Sidney, OH Contact: John Petteruti jpetteruti@woh.rr.com WWCCA Napier Rd, Plymouth, MI Call: Dana Raven Old 27N, Frederic, MI dana_raven@yahoo.com Call: Bill Gammon Bill.gammon@rogers.com Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts GC Gulf Coast Region Austin Rifle Club Littig Rd, Manor, TX Call Virgil Howarth Hill Country Shooters Assn GPS: N W Range Rd, New Braunfels, TX Contact: Cody Engel PO Box 1423, Blanco, TX codyvp@satx.rr.com Midland Shooters Association 4108 East County Rd 160, Midland, TX Contact: Mike Conry or E CR 136, Midland, TX MEConry@suddenlink.net North Texas Shooters Assn 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 Call: Mike Guillot Cappy Dr, Lake Charles, LA Guillot4555@suddenlink.net Tomball Gun Club Call: Dwayne Pullum or Richard Pullum by at: richardpullum@embarqmail.com Walker County Benchrest Club GPS: N; W Call: Larry Deese, FM 1696 & Scales Ranch Rd, Texas larry@walkercobr.com Llano Estacado Shooters Assn Call: Kelly Morman or at ksmorman@outlook.com Mail: th St, Lubbock, TX NC North Central Region Boone Valley Ikes Contact: Ronnie Berg 104 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 Call: Tim Naugle Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club GPS: N W th St, Crescent, IA Contact: Ron Miller PO Box 1042, Council Bluffs, IA 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 Call: Scott Moser Abbott Dr, Brooklyn Park MN samoser@comcast.net Oak Hill Gun Club Coon Hunters Rd, Blue Grass, IA Call: Jim Schmidt jjwonderland325@gmail.com Prairie Dog Target Club Call: Don Deckert HC 54, Box 3, Porcupine SD pdtc57772@yahoo.com NW Northwest Region Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn 6900 Kershaw Blvd, White City, Call: Phil Grammatica philgrammatica@yahoo.com Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club South Tom Beall Rd, Lapwai, ID

29 Contact: Paul Gylling - HTR/VFS PGylling@gmail.com SR 195, Colfax WA North Cascades Sportsman s Club PO Box 1721, Chelan, WA Call: Wally Juneau ifish2@methow.com Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club 8503 Chambers Creek Rd W University Place, WA Contact: Jeff Lewis th Ave SW, Federal Way, WA varminthunter1@comcast.net Call: Mustafa Bilal mustafa@turkshead.com Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Hwy 12 to Pasco-Kahlotus Rd Contact: Bob Birney rebirney@gmailcom Tri-County Gun Club SW Tonquin Rd, Sherwood, OR Call: Fred Dobson or fdobson3@gmail.com Yellowstone Rifle Club 7212 Molt Rd, Billings, MT Contact: Ryan Lienemann Mirabel Ct, Billings, MT lienemannbr@gmail.com MV Mississippi Valley Bench Rest Rifle Club Of St Louis 2280 Kohn Rd, Wright City, MO GPS: N W Joe Fesi - Group old4and1@gmail.com Wayne Corley - Score waynecorley@sbcglobal.net Holmen Rod & Gun Club W7503 Cnty Road T, Holmen, WI Contact Craig Nagel Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts SE Southeast Region 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 PO Box 7, Marble Hill, GA benchrest@rbgc.org, or jim@precisionrifles.co or Roanoke Rifle & Revolver Club 1305 Gun Club Dr, Hardy, VA Contact: Gil Gross gilgrosscms@embarqmail.com MC Mid-Continent Region Land s End Benchrest Shooters Range Address: 3520 Reeder Mesa Road, Whitewater, CO Contact: Tom Stiner TSTooling@hotmail.com Mill Creek Rifle Club 7215 Gardner Rd, DeSoto, KS Contact: Don Creach - Group dcjcreach@aol.com Contact:Ronald Shultz - HTR/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: John Dumas N Main St Apt B, Tonkawa, OK jack.dumas@aol.com Ouachita Sportsmen s Assn Call: Ray Porter at Maquire Ln, Pencil Bluff AR Whittington Center US 64, Raton, NM April, 2017 Precision Rifleman Contact: Mark Motsko Henriette Wyeth Dr NE, Albuquerque NM mmmotsko@gmail.com SW Southwest Region Arizona Benchrest Shooters GPS: N W Call: Ryan Neal ryan.neal@abmammo.com Central Utah Benchrest Call: Dave Tunbridge drtunbridge@gmail.com Desert Sportsman Rifle Club GPS: N W Contact: Howard Bloom - HTR 1964.usmc@att.net or Ojai Valley Gun Club Call: Barry Bluhm TwiLiteZ585@hotmail.com Palomino Valley Gun Club palominovalleygunclub.homestead.com GPS: N W Call: Robert Hoppe - Long Range RobH@saturnnet.com or Call: Steve Archibald - Varmint nevadaswa@aol.com Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest Call: Karl Hunstiger E Cortez St, Phoenix AZ wfo13@aol.com Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters Call: Craig St Claire - Long Range galtshtr@gmx.com Call: Dan Lutke - Short Range lutke5@sbcglobal.net Tehama Shooters Association Call: Richard Heinsohn voyager658@yahoo.com Visalia Sportsman Association Call: Dennis Thornbury gunhandler@gmail.com

30 30 Precision Rifleman A Short & Sweet Goodbye It was a pleasure serving the benchrest community for the last several years. The members of NBRSA are indeed a fine bunch. I appreciate all your support and kind words that I ve received over the last years and especially the last few months as I move along into other endeavors. I thank you kindly for your patience with me as I learned the different aspects of this position. In particular, I want to call out Mustafa Bilal, who I drove absolutely nuts in the early days of this magazine by stretching the pictures and contorting the images. He took the time to help me with the software and always encouraged me to ask questions of his staff, since he s in the business. I know several of you were victims of my pictorial attacks, but no one criticized me at the time and patiently waited with forbearance until I figured stuff out. I remember that fondly in hindsight. I also want to thank all of you for your kindness. I cannot believe my good fortune in finding such a great bunch of A-Type personalities as there is in the benchrest crowd. You re an intense bunch for sure, but you always treated me with great courtesy and respect...despite my personal handicap of not ever firing a rifle shot which did not end up in a bloody scope bite. I thank you for that. There s also Wilbur Harris, who always had my back on the website CMS...(by the way, there are several updates for you and I left the conversion to next gen for you too. ha!) There are several great pals of Rod s and mine. If I miss you by name here, please know that it s early onset Alzheimer s on my part and not any deliberate disregard. The Colorado crowd: Tom & Bonnie Stiner, Dan & Rose Dowling, Truman Wilson, Bud & Judy Schalles, always made me feel more than welcome and encouraged me. The Montana crowd: Ryan Lienemann, Jeff Thompson, Paul Holland for being just all-around great guys. Dan Zaccanti from Washington I consider my pal. Don & Pat Deckert, who run the Porcupine range are quite the dynamic duo. Nothing stops these two. If you haven t had the chance to meet them, you should. My friends in Texas, John Horn, Matt Harris, Scott Hunter, Mike Conry and also my great boss, Dennis Thornbury. Best boss I ever had! (not a Texan, but I like him anyway). Most important is my awesome hubby, Rod who worked tirelessly behind the scenes for years without pay or complaint. I humbly thank you all. Audrey Brown outbound Manager & Publisher Advertising Index Bartlein Barrels... 2 Gradient Lens Corp... 3 Nosler... 4 Leupold... 6 Marsh Industries... 7 Magnum Metal... 8 Hog Roast at Fairchance... 9 PMA Tool Redding Reloading...11 BAT Machine Company...12 Tucker Bullets...13 Edgewood Bags...14 Graf & Sons...19 Sharp Shoot R...19 Berger Bullets...19 Accugauge/6mmPPC...20 ShadeTree Engineering...21 Benchrite LLC...23 Lilja Rifle Barrels...24 Kelbly s FISS st Century Shooting...27 Butch s Reloading...30 Anneal-Rite...30 Bullet Central...back page

31 Officers Gene Bukys, President 591 FM 2402, Eden, TX Term Expires 2018 Dennis Thornbury, Vice President 1114 S McAuliff St Visalia, CA H: C: gunhandler@gmail.com Term Expires 2018 Larry Costa, Financial Officer 2610 Ranch Club Blvd, Myakka City, FL C: Term Exp 2018 hilariocosta1@aol.com Committees World Records Committee: Group Don Creach, Chairman 5498 NW Browning Dr, Kingston, MO PH: Kent Harshman, Committee Member Ron Hoehn, Committee Member Lowell Frei, Committee Member World Records Committee: Long Range Bill Johnston, Chairman 7425 SE Madison Ave, Prineville, OR billhonda65@gmail.com Karl Hunstiger, Committee Member Bruce Bangeman, Committee Member Richard Schatz, Committee Member Gary Childs, Alternate Member World Records Committee: Score Rich Carpenter, Chairman PO Box 425, Evansville, WY box425@bresnannet Wayne Corley, Committee Member Mike Guillot, Committee Member Dan Zaccanti, Committee Member Ron Powell, Committee Member International Representative Wayne Campbell 264 Benchrest Ln, Concord, VA H: C: wcppc@icloud.com Varmint For Score Rep (SW Region) Keith Myers keithmyers@yahoo.com Regional Directors Eastern Region Exp 2018 Jack Neary, Director 6204 Wild Oak Dr, North Olmstead, OH H: C: jrneary@hotmail.com Eastern Alternate: Stan Buchtel 5735 Sherwood Forest Dr, New Franklin, OH , sbuchtel@neo.rr.com Gulf Coast Region Exp 2017 Scott Hunter, Director 1612 Buchanan St, Wichita Falls, TX H: C: Shunter@NTS-online.net Gulf Coast Alternate, Mike Bryant 7761 FM 592, Wheeler, TX , bryantcustom@gmail.com Mississippi Valley Region Exp 2018 Bud Mundy, Director, Old Hickory Trail, Hillsboro, MO 63050, bcmundy@earthlink.net Alternate: Bob Hammack rdhammack@msn.com North Central Region Exp 2017 Terry Meyer, Director PO Box 52, Thornton, IA H: C: tdmeyer6ppc@gmail.com Alternate: Rodney Brown PO Box 7218, Sheridan, WY C: rbrown@vanaire.net Mid-Continent Region Exp 2017 Butch Fjoser, Director 7 Summerfield St, Woodward, OK C: W: butchsguns@yahoo.com Alternate: Ed Adams, longshot1503@gmail.com North West Region Exp 2017 Dan Zaccanti, Director Tacoma Ave, Bridgeport, WA zaccs@televar.com Alternate: Paul Holland PO Box 1498, Big Fork, MT plumbing@centurytel.net South East Region Exp 2018 Steve Lee, Director 1689 Monteagle Dr, Hoover, AL H: sclee6ppc@gmail.com Alternate: Jeff Thompson flifour@aol.com South West Region Exp 2018 David Woodward, Director 34 W Dessert Knoll Pl, Oro Valley, AZ C: or dwoodward@dteworld.com Alternate: Tom Libby tomnbrsa@outlook.com European Region Exp 2018 Jean-Marie Deletang 15 Rue des Martyrs, Beausoleil, France redneckbr@neuf.fr April, 2017 Precision Rifleman 31 Staff Business Manager, NBRSA Pam Campbell To be announced. Please be patience during the transition. Thank you! Office: nbrsa.manager@gmail.com Editor, Publisher & Advertising Contact: TBA 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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