March, The Voice of the NBRSA

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1 March, 2015 The Voice of the NBRSA

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 March, 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... Gary Ocock is 2014 Arizona State Champion, by Melesia Cisneros 4 Arizona Invitational at Ben Avery, by Melesia Cisneros 7 Visalia Southwest Regional Two, Three & Four Gun Results, by Bill Mellor 9 Larry White Takes Land s End Purple Haze by Storm 12 Steve Archibald Tops Windy 300-yard 4-Gun in Northern Nevada, by Jan Sarras 13 Columbus Sportsman 600-yard Results, by Terry Balding 15 Ojai Valley Gun Club January 600-yard benchrest, by Barry Bluhm NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 16 Regional Director Election Information 18 Sloughhouse Benchrest Group Match & Shooter of the Year, by Dan Lutke 20 Tacoma s Washington State & Ed Frombach Memorial, by Dan Kjelland 21 A Review of the Leupold s V6 7x42 56mm Riflescope, by James Mock 24 Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest January Results, by Dale Arenson 27 New Group World Record Set by Mark Buettgen 30 WBC-13 USA Team Members, Editor s Note 30 Organizational Information & Cover Shot Info... NBRSA Registered Matches 16 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 28 Advertising Index 26 Officer & Director Info 31 Cover: Thank you Bill Greene for your many photos.

4 4 Precision Rifleman The Arizona Benchrest Shooters held the Sporter & Unlimited 5-shot Arizona State Championship on November 8-9, This Championship combined with the LV/HV 2-Gun Arizona State Championship held on October 4-5 to create the 4-Gun Arizona State Championship. We welcomed 32 shooters from Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Idaho and California. Day 1 was 100 yards for both Sporter and Unlimited. Bob Brackney raised the flag that morning and then proceeded to get some great groups, including one that measured at That group has been submitted for a possible record! We were happy to see Bruce Newell come out to attend his first benchrest match. Bruce won one of the matches with a group, great shooting! Thanks to Lester Bruno for helping Bruce get into benchrest and for inviting him out to the match. On Day 2 the wind picked up a little and quite a few matches had fishtailing flags. Shooters were happy to see a water truck come out to keep dust down from target crew travel. In the end, Bob Brackney won the Grand Aggs for Sporter, Unlimited 5 and the Sporter-Unlimited 5 2-Gun. Gary Ocock ended up taking home both the 3 and the 4 Gun Grand Aggregates. For this Championship, the Arizona Benchrest Shooters came out with some new awards for those who are on top of the Ironman Running Agg as well as an award that was presented to Garett Atkins for being the top Junior Shooter. Thanks to Chuck Miller and Tom Debacco for bringing junior aged shooters to the match. With the introduction of this new award, we hope to see more shooters bringing juniors for the next match. In the photo above are Bruce Newell, William Marsh, George Lozano, Lester Bruno, Stephen Everson, James Gardner, Gary Ocock, Tom DeBacco, Dan Andrus, Gene DeLoney, Chuck Miller, Bob Brackney, Garrett Atkins, Duke Rovarino, Dan Sutton, Gary Vanlier & Larry White. Next page photo shows shooters at the line: Randy Burgess, Doug Seib, Chuck Miller, Garett Atkins, Gene DeLoney, Gary Ocock, Dave Blazzard, Hector Elias, Tom Guisewhite, Lester Bruno & Tom DeBacco. Pictured on page 6 are Eric Stecker and Gary Ocock. --Melesia Cisneros Sporter 100-Yards Lester Bruno Bob Brackney Chuck Miller Jim Gardner Stephen Everson Roy Damron Dana Andrus Gary Ocock Dan Sutton Bob Brackney Sporter 200-Yards Tom DeBacco Dan Sutton Larry White Bob Brackney Dana Andrus Roy Damron Walt Berger Lester Bruno Gary Ocock Lou Murdica Dan Sutton Sporter Grand Aggregate Bob Brackney Lester Bruno Dana Andrus Roy Damron Dan Sutton Walt Berger Chuck Miller Gary Ocock Larry White Tom DeBacco Gene Deloney

5 March, 2015 Precision Rifleman 5 Gary Ocock is the 2014 Arizona State Champion Lou Murdica Stephen Everson William Marsh Jim Gardner George Lozano Ryan Neal Marty Childers Hector Elias, Jr Tony DeBacco Unlimited 100-Yards Dana Andrus Bob Brackney Tom DeBacco Chuck Miller William Marsh Gene Deloney Marty Childers Garett Atkins Gary Ocock Tom Guisewhite Dana Andrus Unlimited 200-Yards Bob Brackney Larry White Duke Rovarino Gary Ocock William Marsh Dave Blazzard George Lozano Lester Bruno Dana Andrus Tom DeBacco Bob Brackney Unlimited Grand Aggregate Bob Brackney William Marsh Gary Ocock Dana Andrus Larry White Duke Rovarino Tom DeBacco Garett Atkins Gene Deloney Marty Childers George Lozano Chuck Miller

6 6 Precision Rifleman Tom Guisewhite Lester Bruno Dave Blazzard Jim Folwell Gary Vanlier Hector Elias, Jr Lou Murdica Dan Sutton Stephen Everson Three Gun Gary Ocock Chuck Miller Gene Deloney Larry White William Marsh Lester Bruno Dana Andrus Stephen Everson Tom DeBacco Walt Berger Hector Elias, Jr Jim Folwell Max Maxwell Tony DeBacco Tom Guisewhite Four Gun Gary Ocock Chuck Miller Larry White William Marsh Gene Deloney Dana Andrus Lester Bruno Tom DeBacco Stephen Everson Walt Berger Jim Folwell Hector Elias, Jr Tom Guisewhite Tony DeBacco Arizona Benchrest Shooters at Ben Avery November 8-9, 2014 SP/UNL-5 Equipment List Sporter Class: Name Cartridge/Caliber: Action: Barrel: Stock Mfg: Stocker: Gunsmith: Scope & Power: Powder & Weight: Bullet & Weight: Bullet Seating Bob Brackney 6 PPC Marsh Kreiger Brackney Brackney Brackney Leupold Miller 65gr Off Lester Bruno 6 PPC BAT Kreiger Bruno/McMillan Lester Lester Leupold 45 T-32 66gr Bruno-00 Off Dana Andrus 6 PPC BAT Kreiger Comb Comb Ocock Len LT 28 Miller 65gr On Roy Damron 6 PPC n/a Kreiger n/a Scarbrough n/a Marsh 40 n/a Miller n/a Dan Sutton 6 BR Marsh Kreiger McMillan Sutton Sutton Leupold 45x gr Berger 65gr Walter Berger 6 PPC Marsh Shilen Bruno/McMillan Ocock Ocock Nightforce T gr Berger 65gr BT On Chuck Miller 6 PPC Marsh Kreiger McMillan Ocock Miller Leupold gr Miller 65gr BT On Gary Ocock 6 PPC Marsh Kreiger Bruno/McMillan Ocock Ocock Leupold Ocock 66gr Off Larry White 6 PPC Marsh Kreiger TM Dowling Ocock March 55 LT gr Miller 65gr On Tom DeBacco 6 PPC BAT Kreiger Bruno/McMillan Sutton RDB Leupold 8208 Miller 67gr On Unlimited Class: Name Cartridge/Caliber: Action: Barrel: Stock Mfg: Stocker: Gunsmith: Scope & Power: Powder & Weight: Bullet & Weight: Bullet Seating Bob Brackney 6 PPC Remington Kreiger Brackney Brackney Brackney Leupold Miller 65gr Off William Marsh 6 PPC Marsh Kreiger Young Marsh Marsh March 10-60x gr Miller 65gr BT Off Gary Ocock 6 PPC Marsh Kreiger Young Young Ocock Nightforce Ocock 66gr Off Dana Andrus 6 PPC BAT Kreiger Hasecusten Ocock LT 28 LT 32 Miller 65gr On Larry White 6 PPC Marsh Kreiger Young Young Ocock Nightforce LT gr Miller 65gr On Duke Rovarino 6 PPC BAT Kreiger Kensler Ocock Leupold 45 LT 32 28gr Barts 68gr Tom DeBacco 6 PPC BAT Kreiger Young Young RDB March 8208 Miller 67gr On Garrett Atkins 6 PPC Marsh Kreiger Powell Miller Miller Lyman Miller 65gr On Gene DeLoney 6 PPC BAT Kreiger RFD RFD DeLoney Sighton 50 LT gr Berger BR Column On Marty Childers 6 PPC Bat Kreiger Young Ocock Ocock Luepold gr Childers 66 BT Off

7 Arizona Invitational at Ben Avery 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 The Arizona Benchrest Shooters held the Unlimited 5 Shot Invitational on December 7th and 8th, This Invitational produced a Combined 1 Gun Agg (2 Unlimited Aggs) and also combined the Visalia Unlimited 5 Shot Invitational to create a Combined 4 Gun Agg. Practice started off with a day of unexpected rain that wouldn't let up. By the end of the day there was a rainbow that could be viewed touching down right behind the berm. The match had a great turnout with 37 total shooters, three of which were juniors. Shooters came from Nevada, California, Idaho, Colorado, Missouri along with those from all over Arizona. On Day 1, Lou Murdica's Granddaughter, Angelina Gonzalez, achieved her first small group match win with a in the 2nd match. Congratulations are definitely in order to this March, 2015 Precision Rifleman 7 skilled 10 year old who finished 4th during the second 100 yard stage with a yardage agg! (Pictured at left). Day 2 started off with the harshest wind we have seen at any AZBRS matches this season. The first 200 yard agg was won by Dan Sutton, who was shooting a bag gun! After a very rough start, the wind calmed down and some great 200 yard 5 shot groups were fired, including an amazing group from Lester Bruno that has been submitted for a possible Unlimited 5 Shot 200 yard record! What we referred to as the 3rd Unlimited 5 Shot Agg (a combination of 100 yard and 200 yard) was won by Gary Ocock with a agg. The 4th Unlimited 5 Shot Agg was won by Lester Bruno with a agg. In the end, the California and Arizona Unlimited Invitational winner was Gary Ocock with a " Combined 4 gun Agg. --Melesia Cisneros Unlimited 100-Yards George Lozano Roy Damron Gary Ocock Angelina Gonzalez Lawrence Weisdorn Lawrence Weisdorn Unlimited 200-Yards Dan Sutton Marty Childers Gary Ocock Dana Andrus George Lozano Dana Andrus Unlimited 100-Yards Lester Bruno Roy Damron Lawrence Weisdorn Gary Ocock Marty Childers Tom Libby Unlimited 200-Yards George Lozano Lester Bruno Lou Murdica Larry White Gary Ocock Lester Bruno

8 8 Precision Rifleman Third Aggregate Gary Ocock George Lozano Lou Murdica Lawrence Weisdorn Marty Childers Duke Rovarino Chuck Miller Bob Brackney Jack Childers Dan Sutton Fourth Aggregate Lester Bruno Gary Ocock George Lozano Lawrence Weisdorn Marty Childers Lou Murdica Tom DeBacco Larry White Chuck Miller John Verhagen One-Gun Combo Agg (2 UNL aggs) Gary Ocock George Lozano Lawrence Weisdorn Lou Murdica Marty Childers Chuck Miller Bob Brackney John Verhagen Max Maxwell Tom DeBacco Four Gun Aggregate (Including Visalia Invitational) Gary Ocock George Lozano Lawrence Weisdorn Marty Childers Lou Murdica Jack Childers Joe Stanovich Duke Rovarino Gary Sinclair Tom Libby George Lozano, Duke Rovarino, Marty Childers, Gary Ocock, Tom Debacco, Larry White, Dana Andrus, Lester Bruno, Lawrence Weisdorn, Chuck Miller, Angelina Gonzalez, Lou Murdica, Garett Atkins, Tom Libby, Roy Damron, Dan Sutton Arizona Benchrest Shooters at Ben Avery December 6-7, 2014 UNL-5 Equipment List Unlimited Class: Name Cartridge/Caliber Action Barrel Stock Mfg Stocker Gunsmith Scope & Power Powder & Weight Bullet & Weight Bullet Seating Gary Ocock 6 PPC Marsh Krieger Young Young Ocock 55x 133 Ocock On George D. Lozano 6 PPC Bat 3-Lug Krieger Young Young Ocock Leupold 45x Lt Miller 66gr BT On Lawrence Weisdorn 6 PPC BAT Krieger Mattingley Mattingley Ocock March 60x N Milller 66gr Int.012 Lou Murdica 22 Walldog Panda Shilen Kensler n/a n/a March 8x80 Lt 30-26gr Berger 52gr FB On Marty Childers 6 PPC BAT Krieger Young Young Ocock Leupold 45x gr Childers 66gr BT On Chuck Miller 6 PPC Marsh Krieger Powell Miller Miller Weaver 46x T-32 Miller 65gr BT On Bob Brackney 6 PPC Remington Krieger Brackney Brackney Brackney Leupold 35x Miller 65gr BT Off John Verhagen 6 PPC BAT Krieger Young Young Sobuko Weaver CT Bruno 68gr BT Off "Max" Maxwell 6 PPC BAT Krieger Powell Ocock Ocock Weaver 36x 748 Berger 65gr BT Off Tom DeBacco 6 PPC BAT 3L Krieger Young n/a Bruno March 60x 8208 Miller 65gr Off

9 March, 2015 Precision Rifleman 9 Local Boy, Dennis Thornbury Wins Visalia Two, Three & Four-Gun The Southwest region Varmint class matches were held during the Labor three day weekend at the Dale Wimp range in Visalia Ca. The weather was not as hot as usual for this time of year and stayed around 90F with mild winds that would kick up once in a while. The twenty nine competitors that made the trip had a good time and enjoyed the lunch prepared by the Visalia volunteer cooks. Marty Childers started the weekend off the right way by winning the Sporter 100-yard match with a.2260 aggregate. Art Kawai placed second shooting a.2444 agg. and Duke Rovarino placed third with a The small group trophy was won by Marty Childers with a.125. As usual things got a bit tougher for the 200-yard match but Norm Jeffery figured things out and won the first place trophy with a.2471 aggregate. Gary Ocock placed second with a.2499 aggregate. Bill Summers placed third with a.2662 and Bill Summers also won the small group award with a.245 screamer. Bill Summers won the Sporter class Grand first place trophy shooting a.2589 aggregate. A.2695 agg. won the second place trophy for Norm Jeffery, Marty Childers took the third place trophy home with a.2711 agg. Art Kawai placed fourth with a.2906 agg. and Gary Ocock placed fifth with a.2957 aggregate. Marty Childers kept up his winning ways and won the Light Varmint 100- yard match again shooting a.2450 aggregate. Dennis Thornbury placed second with.2560 agg. and Gary Ocock took third place with a.2632 agg. The 100 yard small group trophy as won again by Marty Childers with a.131. Gary Ocock may have thought he was still shooting at 100 yards instead of 200, his first and second group were both small two's. Gary won the two hundred match with a nice.1605 aggregate. Second place was won by Tom Libby with a.2287 agg. Dennis Thornbury shot a.2461 for third place. The small group trophy went to Gary Ocock for his.226 group. Gary Ocock came out on top and won the light Varmint grand aggregate first place trophy with a very nice.2119 aggregate. Dennis Thornbury placed second, shooting a.2510 agg. A.2610 aggregate took third place for Tom Libby. Marty Childers shot a.2637 agg. for fourth place. and Gary Sinclair placed fifth with a The groups and aggregates for the Heavy Varmint match were a bit smaller. After two days of shooting, more of the competitors had the conditions figured out. The Heavy Varmint 100- yard first place trophy went to Tom Libby. Tom shot a.2144 agg. for the win. Second place was taken by Dennis Thornbury with a Gary Ocock took the third place trophy.2736 agg. A.119 group by tom Libby won the small group trophy. The 200 hundred heavy varmint match was won by Dennis Thornbury shooting three groups in the threes and two groups in the fours to win the 200-yard first place trophy with a.2012 aggregate. Dennis shot a.302 and won the small group trophy.

10 10 Precision Rifleman Tom Libby won the second place trophy.2629 aggregate, a.3123 agg. won the third place for Marty Childers, Dan Lutke placed fourth with a.3225 aggregate and in fifth place was Gary Ocock with a.3227 agg. The winner of the Heavy Varmint Grand was Dennis Thornbury shooting a.2253 aggregate for the win. a.2386 took the second place trophy for Tom Libby, Marty Childers.2952 aggregate earned him third place, Gary Ocock had a.2982 for fourth place and a.3088 agg placed Dan Lutke in fifth place. In the photo above from left to right are Dan Lutke, Marty Childers, Dennis Thornbury, Tom Libby, Bill Summers, Steve Epstein, Norm Jeffery & Gary Sinclair. --Bill Mellor Light Varmint 100-Yards Marty Childers Dennis Thornbury Gary Ocock Gary Sinclair Tom Libby Steve Epstein Ed Maxwell Bob McGraw Norm Jeffery Duke Rovarino Bill Summers Art Kawai Joe Stanovich Don Nielson Don Forbes Light Varmint 200-Yards Gary Ocock Tom Libby Dennis Thornbury Bill Marsh Don Nielson Gary Sinclair Bill Summers Steve Epstein Bob McGraw Art Kawai Marty Childers Walt Berger Bill Mellor Norm Jeffery Paul Garin Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Gary Ocock Dennis Thornbury Tom Libby Marty Childers Gary Sinclair Steve Epstein Bob McGraw Don Nielson Bill Summers Art Kawai Norm Jeffery Walt Berger Bill Marsh Joe Stanovich Duke Rovarino Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Tom Libby Dennis Thornbury Gary Ocock Gary Sinclair Bob McGraw Marty Childers Jim Obrien Dan Lutke Ed Maxwell Paul Garin Art Kawai Norm Jeffery Steve Epstein Ed Aulestia Don Nielson Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Dennis Thornbury Tom Libby

11 Marty Childers Dan Lutke Gary Ocock Steve Epstein Joe Stanovich Duke Rovarino Henry Pinkney Norm Jeffery Don Nielson Walt Berger Ed Maxwell Art Kawai Bill Summers Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Dennis Thornbury Tom Libby Marty Childers Gary Ocock Dan Lutke Steve Epstein Norm Jeffery Duke Rovarino Ed Maxwell ArtKawai Don Nielson Gary Sinclair Walt Berger Joe Stanovich Henry Pinkney Sporter 100-Yards Marty Childers Art Kawai Duke Rovarino Bill Summers Gary Sinclair Bill Mellor George Pizzillo Dan Capps Norm Jeffery Steve Epstein Paul Garin Joe Stanovich Gary Ocock Dan Lutke Walt Berger Sporter 200-Yards Norm Jeffery Gary Ocock Bill Summers Dennis Thornbury Tom Libby Paul Garin Marty Childers Art Kawai Don Forbes Don Nielson Walt Berger Dan Lutke Steve Epstein George Pizzillo Ed Maxwell Sporter Grand Aggregate Bill Summers Norm Jeffery Marty Childers Art Kawai Gary Ocock Paul Garin George Pizzillo Dennis Thornbury Gary Sinclair Tom Libby Steve Epstein Walt Berger Duke Rovarino Dan Lutke Joe Stanovich Two Gun Dennis Thornbury Tom Libby Gary Ocock Marty Childers Visalia Southwest Regional Equipment List March, 2015 Precision Rifleman 11 Steve Epstein Gary Sinclair Dan Lutke Norm Jeffery Don Nielson Art Kawai Bob McGraw Duke Rovarino Walt Berger Bill Summers Joe Stanovich Three Gun Dennis Thornbury Gary Ocock Marty Childers Tom Libby Norm Jeffery Bill Summers Steve Epstein Art Kawai Gary Sinclair Dan Lutke Walt Berger Duke Rovarino Don Nielson Joe Stanovich Bob McGraw Four Gun Dennis Thornbury Marty Childers Bill Summers Norm Jeffery Dan Lutke Joe Stanovich Duke Rovarino Don Nielson Bill Mellor Francis Lee Dan Capps Henry Pinkney John Pierce Gary Sinclair Name Caliber Action Scope Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Case Load Primer Bullet Sporter Class: Bill Summers 6PPC BAT March Krieger Summers Summers Lapua 50X 205M Summers Norm Jeffery 6PPC BAT Leu-Tuk Krieger Sakai Iwatsubo Lapua M Bishop Marty Childers 6PPC BAT Leupold Krieger Ocock Ocock Lapua 133 Wolf Childers Art Kawai 6PPC Panda Leupold Bartlein Ocock McMillan Lapua LT32 205M Iwatsubo Gary Ocock 6PPC Marsh Leupold Krieger Ocock Ocock Lapua Ocock Light Varmint: Gary Ocock 6PPC Marsh Leupold Krieger Ocock Ocock Lapua Ocock Dennis Thornbury 6PPC BAT 3Lug March Krieger Nielson Nielson Lapua LT32 205M Miller Tom Libby 6PPC BAT March Bartlein Dixon Dixon Lapua Bishop Marty Childers 6PPC BAT Leupold Krieger Ocock Ocock Lapua 133 Wolf Childers Gary Sinclair 6PPC Grizzly Leupold Krieger Ocock Ocock Lapua Sinclair Heavy Varmint: Dennis Thornbury 6PPC BAT 3Lug March Krieger Nielson Nielson Lapua LT32 205M Miller Tom Libby 6PPC BAT March Bartlein Dixon Dixon Lapua Bishop Marty Childers 6PPC BAT Leupold Krieger Ocock Ocock Lapua 133 Wolf Childers Gary Ocock 6PPC Marsh Leupold Krieger Ocock Ocock Lapua Ocock Dan Lutke 6PPC Panda Leupold Krieger Iwatsubo Ocock Lapua M Lee

12 12 Precision Rifleman Larry White Wins the Two, Three & Four Gun at 2014 Purple Haze Larry White won the Land s End 4-Gun & Purple Haze despite crazy high winds, rain & cold on Sunday. No equipment list was available but we have nice photos! Pictured above is winner Larry White with Tom Stiner, match director in the background. The group photo is below and to the lower right is Mr & Mrs Joe Olas. Light Varmint 100-Yards Larry White Rodney Brown Darrel Phillips John Reiss Dave Tunbridge Al Johnson Joe Olas Scott Smith Michael Beard Cliff McNairy John Reiss Light Varmint 200-Yards Roy Damron Larry White Joe Olas Michael Beard Tom Evans Brandon McNairy Rodney Brown Darrel Phillips Cliff McNairy Dave Gibson Todd Jensen Light Varmint Grand Larry White Roy Damron Joe Olas Rodney Brown Darrel Phillips Michael Beard John Reiss Brandon McNairy Cliff McNairy Tom Evans Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Joe Olas Janet Goulette Michael Beard Dave Tunbridge John Reiss Bob Martinez Larry White Rodney Brown Leon Noel Roy Damron Rodney Brown Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Larry White Dave Gibson Tom Evans Bob Martinez Roy Damron Truman Wilson John Reiss Cliff McNairy Jack Duncan Brandon McNairy Roy Damron Heavy Varmint Grand Larry White Bob Martinez Roy Damron Tom Evans John Reiss Joe Olas Dave Gibson Dave Tunbridge Truman Wilson Michael Beard Two Gun (LV/HV) Larry White Roy Damron Joe Olas John Reiss Bob Martinez Michael Beard Tom Evans Rodney Brown Darrel Phillips Dave Tunbridge Three Gun (LV/HV/SP) Larry White Michael Beard Tom Stiner Truman Wilson Dave Gibson Dave Tunbridge Cliff McNairy Joe Olas Four Gun Larry White Dave Gibson Michael Beard Truman Wilson Dave Tunbridge Tom Stiner Cliff McNairy Joe Olas

13 Steve Archibald Tops Windy 300 Yard 4-Gun in Northern Nevada The Palomino Valley Gun Club held its last Benchrest Match of the season on October 25th & 26th in the most challenging wind conditions for a match held thus far at the Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility north of Reno, Nevada. A light turn out of shooters faced a heavy dose of wind and blowing dust with cool temperatures on Saturday for the first of two days of all 300 yard shooting. We started off in 30+ mph winds with the Unlimited 5 shot and Henry Pinkney, one of two out of state shooters to join us, won the category with the only aggregate in the fives, a.5517 along with the small group of Travis Archibald finished second with a.6977, followed by his dad, Steve, with a Moving on to Sporter Class with increasing winds and light rain beginning to fall, we were forced to suspend shooting for the day after two of the five groups. Our brave target pulling and scoring team of Kelly Marsh and Kerri Sarras, could no longer keep the damp targets in place in the 55 mph wind. At the end of the day, the author had cranked 13-1/2 minutes of windage into his scope. The winds backed off on Sunday to 20-30mph and we were able to finish the final three groups of Sporter Class before moving on. The decrease in wind showed on the targets as the small group after giving up on Saturday was a by Don Archibald but when we started up on Sunday, Don s son Steve shot a small group of.749. Our other out of state shooter, Everet Smith took top honors in Sporter with an agg of Don Archibald finished second with a.4946, and Mark Ronchetti was third with a With two guns to go for the match, we quickly moved on to Light Varmint and Everet Smith kept his stride with a winning aggregate of.6160 and small group of.895 in winds that just March, 2015 Precision Rifleman 13 weren t going to let up for the day. Lonnie Gordon placed second in LV with a.6633 and Steve Archibald was a close third with a We finished up the weekend with Heavy Varmint and Steve Archibald, the only shooter to have just one group over 2 in this class, won with the only HV agg in the fives, shooting a Travis Archibald finished second with a.6434 and small group of Lonnie Gordon was third with a In the Two Gun, Steve Archibald prevailed with a.6110, followed by Everet Smith in second with a.6716, and third place went to Lonnie Gordon with a Everet Smith was our Three Gun winner with an agg of.5985, followed by Steve Archibald shooting a second place.6066, and third was Mark Ronchetti with a Finally, our 4 Gun 300 Yard Champion was our match director, Steve Archibald, edging out Everet Smith by a mere in the grand aggregate! Henry Pinkney was our third place finisher. The top three grand aggregates were, , and Jan Sarras was unable to attend the

14 14 Precision Rifleman match, as he was recovering from back surgery he had just several days prior; however, he turned out three beautiful red, white and blue ball point pens on his lathe for the top three awards in the 4 GUN competition. Jan s wife Kerri Sarras on, crutches and in a boot cast from surgery herself, and her sister Kelly Marsh persevered in daunting weather conditions to provide us with great target service. In the photo on the previous page from L-R is Henry Pinkney, Steve Archibald, Travis Archibald, Mark Ronchetti, Everett Smith, Lonnie Gordo and Don Archibald. Please check the 2015 NBRSA Schedule and join us for our matches. --Jan Sarras 2014 Palomino Valley Gun Club 300yd 4 Gun Equipment Lists Light Gun & Sporter: Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Load Primer Bullet Everet Smith 6PPC BAT Krieger O'Cock O'Cock March 40X LT M Miller 65 Lonnie Gordon 6PPC Panda Krieger Sutton Sutton Leupold 36 N M Bart's 68 Steve Archibald 6PPC Panda Krieger Sarras Edge Leupold M Bart's 68 Henry Pinkney 6PPC Nesika Krieger Sarras Lee Six Weaver 36 N CCI Lee 66 Mark Ronchetti 6PPC Bruno Krieger Sutton Edge Leupold 45 N M Berger 68 Travis Archibald 6PPC Nesika Krieger Sarras Edge Leupold M Bart's 68 Don Archibald 6PPC Panda Krieger Sutton Sutton Leupold M Watson 65 FB Sarah Archibald 6PPC Panda Krieger Sarras Edge Leupold M Bart's 68 Heavy Gun: Steve Archibald 6PPC Panda Krieger Sarras Edge Leupold M Bart's 68 Travis Archibald 6PPC Nesika Krieger Sarras Edge Leupold M Bart's 68 Lonnie Gordon 6PPC Panda Krieger Sutton Sutton Leupold 45 N M Bart's 68 Everet Smith 6PPC BAT Krieger O'Cock O'Cock March 40X LT M Miller 65 Mark Ronchetti 6PPC Bruno Krieger Sutton Edge Leupold 45 N M Berger 68 Henry Pinkney 6PPC Nesika Krieger Sarras Lee Six Weaver 36 N CCI Lee 66 Don Archibald 6PPC Panda Krieger Sutton Sutton Leupold M Watson 65 F Unlimited: Henry Pinkney 6PPC Nesika Krieger O'Cock Powell Rail Bushnell Wolf Lee 66 Travis Archibald 6PPC Nesika Krieger n/a Young Rail Weaver M Bart's68 Steve Archibald 6PPC BAT Hart Sarras Young Rail Nightforce M Bart's68 Everet Smith 6PPC BAT Krieger O'Cock O'Cock March 40X LT M Miller 65 Sarah Archibald 6PPC BAT Krieger n/a Young Rail Weaver M Bart's68 Mark Ronchetti 6PPC BAT Shilen Archibald n/a Weaver 36 N M Berger 68 Don Archibald 6PPC BAT Krieger Sutton Young Rail Weaver M Watson 65 Lonnie Gordon 6PPC Nesika Krieger n/a n/a Leupold M Watson 65 Eastern Region top shooter, Greg Walley pauses for a photo at Holton Gun Club. September, 2014.

15 Columbus Sportsman s 600-Yard Competition November 8, 2014 Overall match winner was Terry Balding with Brian Messerschmidt in second place and Tom Esser in third. Thanks to everyone for attending and see you in Light Gun Score Tom Esser X Terry Balding X Donald Bucholtz X Brian Messerschmidt X Ted LeDoux X Dennis Klemm X Heavy Gun Score Tom Esser X Brian Messerschmidt X Terry Balding X Donald Bucholtz X Dennis Klemm X Light Gun Group Brian Messerschmidt Terry Balding Tom Esser Ted LeDoux Donald Bucholtz Dennis Klemm Heavy Gun Group Terry Balding Brian Messerschmidt Donald Bucholtz Tom Esser Dennis Klemm Ojai Valley Gun Club 600-Yard Competition January 18, 2015 Ojai had a good turnout with fourteen long range shooters contending for this match in southern California. Bill Bonser did exceptionally well in the Light Gun Aggregate and his records have been forwarded for World Record consideration to the Chairman, Karl Hunstiger. Bill also won the Light Gun Score, Light Gun Group and Heavy Gun Score events. Winning in Heavy Gun Group was Wayne Schick with a aggregate. Great shooting everyone and a special thanks to all those who helped out working target boards and getting targets ready. Congratulations to Bill Bonser and Wayne Schick on the wins. --Barry Bluhm, Match Director Light Gun Score Bill Bonser X Leroy Johnson X Wayne Schick X Austin Ward X Mike Leonard X Chris McCarthy Amling X John Blackman X Keith Cottrell X Barry Bluhm X Vic Kretsinger X Mike Marcelli X Bill Hubina X Al Lemmon X Light Gun Group Bill Bonser Leroy Johnson Keith Cottrell Chris McCarthy Amling Wayne Schick Mike Marcelli Vic Kretsinger Bill Hubina John Blackman Mike Leonard Austin Ward Barry Bluhm Heavy Gun Score Bill Bonser X Wayne Schick X Leroy Johnson X Austin Ward X Barry Bluhm X Mike Leonard X Chris McCarthy Amling X Mike Marcelli X Keith Cottrell X March, 2015 Precision Rifleman 15 John Blackman X Al Lemmon X Vic Kretsinger X Heavy Gun Group Wayne Schick Barry Bluhm Vic Kretsinger Leroy Johnson Keith Cottreil Chris McCarthy Amling Austin Ward Mike Leonard Bill Bonser Al Lemmon Mike Marcelli John Blackman Two Gun Score Bill Bonser X Wayne Schick X Leroy Johnson X Austin Ward X Mike Leonard X Barry Bluhm X Chris McCarthy Amling X Keith Cottreil X John Blackman X Mike Marcelli X Al Lemmon X Bill Hubina X Two Gun Aggregate Wayne Schick Leroy Johnson Keith Cottreil Chris McCarthy Amling Bill Bonser Vic Kretsinger Mike Marcelli Mike Leonard Austin Ward Barry Bluhm Bill Hubina John Blackman Al Lemmon

16 16 Precision Rifleman SOUTHWEST REGION Mar 1 LG/HG 1000-yd Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest Mar 7-8 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters Mar 7-8 HTR/VFS 2-Gun 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Club Championship Mar 14 LG/HG 1000-yds Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ Mar LV/HV 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shooters Cactus Classic Apr 4 VFS 200/300 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Long Range Benchrest Match April 11 LG/HG 1000-yds Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ 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 9 LG/HG 1000-yds Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ 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 13 LG/HG 1000-yds Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ June 14 HTR 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club June HV/UNL5 100/200 Visalia Sportsman Assn California State Championship #1 July Gun 200-Yds Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters Sloughhouse 200 July 11 LG/HG 1000-yds Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ 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 8 LG/HG 1000-yds Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ Aug 9 HTR 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club Aug 23 LG/HG 1000-Yd Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest Aug NBRSA Registered Matches SP/LV/HV 100/200 Visalia Sportsman Assn California State Championship #2 Sept 12 LG/HG 1000-yds Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ 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 10 LG/HG 1000-yds Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ 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 14 LG/HG 1000-yds Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ 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 12 LG/HG 1000-yds Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest, AZ Dec 13 HTR 100/200 Desert Sportsman Rifle Club MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION 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

17 April April LV/HV 100/200 Okie Shooters OK State HTR/VFS 100/200 & 300 Mill Creek Rifle Club Score Match April 25 HV 100/200 Ouachita Sportsmen s Assn, AR April LG/HG 600/1000 Colorado Rifle Club April LV/HV 100/200 Land s End Benchrest Club, CO HV leg of Land s End 4-Gun May 2-3 LV/HV 100/200 Mill Creek Rifle Club Group Match May LG/HG 600/1000 Colorado Rifle Club May 2-3 HTR/VFS 100/200 Northern CO Benchrest Shooters May May LV/HV 100/200 Whittington Center Benchrest Best in the West HTR/VFS 100/200 & 300 Mill Creek Rifle Club Score Match June 6-7 SP/HV 100/200 Okie Shooters Leg 2 OK State June LG/HG 600 & Colorado Rifle Club yds 2015 Long Range Nationals June June June July July July July LV/HV 100/200 Mill Creek Rifle Club Group Match HV Regional SP/HV 100/200 Northern CO Benchrest Shooters SP Leg of NorCo 4Gun SP/UNL or HV UNL10/ UNL5 LV/HV or UNL 100/200 Whittington Center Benchrest New Mexico State 1st Half 100/200 Northern CO Benchrest Shooters UNL is 4th Leg of NorCo 4Gun 100/200 Mill Creek Rifle Club Group Match UNL/SP 100/200 Lands End Benchrest Shooters 2nd & 3rd Leg of 4Gun LV/HV 100/200 Whittington Center Benchrest Muchas Gracias Aug 1-2 HTR/VFS 100/200 Northern CO Benchrest Shooters Aug 1-2 LV/HV 100/200 Ouachita Sportsmen s Assn, AR Aug LV/HV 100/200 Whittington Center Benchrest The Rattlesnake Sept 5-6 LV/HV 100/200 Northern CO Benchrest Shooters Firewalker & 2nd & 3rd Legs of 4Gun Sept 5-6 LV/HV 100/200 Mill Creek Rifle Club Group Match Kansas State Oct 3-4 LV/HV 100/200 Lands End Benchrest Shooters Purple Haze & LV Leg of 4Gun Oct 3-4 LV/HV 100/200 Mill Creek Rifle Club Group Match Oct LV/HV 100/200 Rio Grande Benchrest Shooters, NM Tumbleweed NORTH CENTRAL REGION Apr 12 HTR 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY April 19 LV 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club April LV/HV 100/200 Minnetonka Game & Fish Club April HV/VFS 100/200 Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club Midstates Shootout Top Gun Leg 1 March, 2015 Precision Rifleman NBRSA Registered Matches Apr 26 VFS 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY May 9 HTR 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY May 9-10 LV/HV or UNL 100/200 Minnetonka Game & Fish Club May HTR/VFS 100/200 Casper Score Shooters Wyoming State Championship May 17 HV 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club May 24 VFS 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY May June 6-7 June 6-7 June HTR/VFS 200/300 Lincoln Izaak Walton Club, NE Score Two Gun HTR/VFS 200/300 Casper Score Shooters, Casper, WY 2015 Long-Range Score Nationals UNL10/SP 100/200 Prairie Dog Target Club, SD NC Region Championship Leg 1 LV/HV 100/200 Minnetonka Game & Fish Club Minnesota State Championship Leg 1 June 14 HTR 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY June 20 LV 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club June HTR/VFS 100/200 Boone Valley Ikes Iowa State Hunter & Iowa State VFS June 28 VFS 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY July 4-5 LV/HV 100/200 & 300 July July Prairie Dog Target Club, SD NC Region Champ Leg 2 & Prairie Dog LV/HV 100/200 Minnetonka Game & Fish Club Don Judd Memorial Championship HTR/VFS 200/300 Lincoln Izaak Walton Club, NE Two Gun Score July 12 HTR 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY July 19 HV/UNL 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club July LV/HV 100/200 Boone Valley Ikes Iowa State Group Championship July 26 VFS 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY Aug 4-7 HTR/VFS 100/ Short-Range Score Nationals Boone Valley Ikes, Webster City, IA Aug 8-9 LV/HV or UNL 100/200 Minnetonka Game & Fish Club Minnesota State Championship Leg 2 Aug 9 HTR 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY Aug 16 LV 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club Aug 23 VFS 100/200 Buffalo Outdoor Rifle Club, WY Aug Aug Sept Sept HV/VFS 100/200 Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Club Midstates Shootout Top Gun Final Leg LV/HV 100/200 Prairie Dog Target Club, SD South Dakota State & Butch Kimmel Memorial HTR/VFS 100/200 Boone Valley Ikes Two Gun Score Grand Championship LV/HV 100/200 Minnetonka Game & Fish Club Jerry Simison Memorial Match Sept 27 HV/UNL 100/200 Oak Hill Gun Club SOUTHEAST REGION March April LV/HV 100/200 Middle Georgia Gun Owners Assoc SHAMROCK LV/HV 100/200 River Bend Gun Club

18 18 Precision Rifleman June July Oct 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 Mar 29 VFS 100/200 Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club Apr 4-5 LV/HV 100/200 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Allen Bench Trophy Apr HTR/VFS 100/200 LeGrande Rifle & Pistol Club Apr 25 VFS 100/200 Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club Apr 26 HTR 100/200 Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club, WA May 2-3 SP/HV 100/200 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Manley Oakley Trophy May May HTR 100/200 & 300 LeGrande Rifle & Pistol Club Oregon Trail Classic HTR/VFS 100/200 Yellowstone Rifle Club May 30 HTR 100/200 Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club May 31 VFS 100/200 Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club June 6-7 HV/UNL 100/200 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Northwest HV Regional June 27 VFS 100/200 Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club June 28 HTR 100/200 Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club Idaho State June June HTR/VFS 100/200 Yellowstone Rifle Club Mac Clark Memorial HTR/VFS 100/200 LeGrande Rifle & Pistol Club July 3-5 UNL 100/200 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club WA State UNL Champ & Sniper King July HTR/VFS 100/200 LeGrande Rifle & Pistol Club Northwest Score Regional July 25 HTR 100/200 Tri Cities Metallic Silhouette Club July LV/HV 100/200 Yellowstone Rifle Club Montana State Championship Aug 1-2 SP/LV 100/200 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club Northwest SP & LV Regionals Aug LV/HV 100/200 Yellowstone Rifle Club Sept 5-7 SP/LV/HV 100/200 Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club WA State 3Gun & Ed Frombach GULF COAST REGION 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 & TX 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 Attention Members from Regions... North Central Northwest Gulf Coast Mid-Continent It s Election Time Again! Please review the details online at The home page has all the informatio you need to know including qualifications, nomination process & deadlines!

19 March, 2015 Precision Rifleman 19 Sloughhouse Benchrest November 1-2, 2014 This was the last match of the year for Sloughhouse at the Sacramento Valley Shooting Facility. On Friday, it rained all day. Saturday was cold with a high of 60F but no rain. Sunday was nice...until the wind kicked up with a high of 60F and a low of 46F both days. There were fourteen shooters in attendance. After a two-year hiatus, Greg Wilson is back as Shooter of the Year. Congratulations to Greg Wilson for SOY and LG Grand winner as well as Steve Epstein the Two Gun and HV Grand winner of this match. Thank you to all the shooters for a great year. Pictured above from Left are Bill Mellor, Michael Taner, Greg Wilson, Steve Epstein, Bob Dorton, Robert Wademan & Ray Garric. Dan Lutke, Match Director Light Varmint 100-Yards Bill Mellor Ronald Chisick Raymond Garric Greg Wilson Arthur Kawai Steve Epstein Henry Pinkney Stu Harvey Robert Wademan Michael Taner Dan Lutke Francis Lee Steven Raeder Bob Dorton Ronald Chisick Light Varmint 200-Yards Greg Wilson Steve Epstein Michael Taner Raymond Garric Steven Raeder Bob Dorton Bill Mellor Arthur Kawai Dan Lutke Henry Pinkney Stu Harvey Francis Lee Ronald Chisick Mike Noumov Greg Wilson Light Varmint Grand Greg Wilson Steve Epstein Bill Mellor Raymond Garric Arthur Kawai Michael Taner Ronald Chisick Henry Pinkney Stu Harvey Dan Lutke Steven Raeder Bob Dorton Francis Lee Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Steve Epstein Ronald Chisick Robert Wademan Michael Taner Raymond Garric Gear Specs: Barrel: Shilen Action: Panda Stock: Kensler Scope: 8-80 March Load Specs: Cartridge: 6 PPC Powder: LT 32 Bullet: 6mm BR Column Made In America...says Lou Murdica of Palm Springs, California. His granddaughter, Angelina Gonzalez, recently shot at Arizona Benchrest Shooters' Unl5-Unl5 Arizona State Invitational and earned 4th place out of 37 shooters in the 2nd 100 yard agg. Her " agg was smaller than 2 benchrest hall of famers! Phone Made Exclusively With J4 Precision Jackets Her success is a direct result of training, a well built riie and the Berger BR Column bullet. Varmint Match Grade Rifle Bullets for Target Hunting Tactical Share your story with us at bergerbullets.com SHOOT BETTER SHOOT BERGER

20 20 Precision Rifleman Steven Raeder Bob Dorton Arthur Kawai Francis Lee Greg Wilson Bill Mellor Henry Pinkney Dan Lutke Stu Harvey Ronald Chisick Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Francis Lee Michael Taner Bob Dorton Steve Epstein Greg Wilson Bill Mellor Henry Pinkney Arthur Kawai Dan Lutke Raymond Garric Steven Raeder Stu Harvey Ronald Chisick Mike Noumov Steve Epstein Heavy Varmint Grand Steve Epstein Michael Taner Bob Dorton Francis Lee Arthur Kawai Greg Wilson Raymond Garric Bill Mellor Ronald Chisick Henry Pinkney Steven Raeder Dan Lutke Stu Harvey Two Gun Steve Epstein Michael Taner Greg Wilson Raymond Garric Bill Mellor Arthur Kawai Ronald Chisick Henry Pinkney Bob Dorton Francis Lee Steven Raeder Dan Lutke Stu Harvey Greg Wilson, 2014 Shooter of the Year

21 Light Varmint Winners: Dan Kjelland, Mustafa Bilal, Larry Boers, Mark Walker, Bob Boldman, Allen Condif, Sandra Simon, Paul Steinman, Don Carter Larry Boers Wins Washington State & Ed Frombach Memorial Aug 30 - Sept 1, 2014 Once again the Washington State Championship & Ed Frombach Memorial 3-gun was held at Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club in Washington over the Labor Day weekend. Competitors arrived from all over Washington, parts of Oregon and Idaho and from as far away as Arizona. A potluck dinner with BBQ NO WAITING AT MCMILLAN S NEW ONLINE STORE TOLL FREE MCMILLANUSA.COM Hundreds of stocks now in stock for your rifl e. was served and dozens of prizes were awarded at random. Thanks to everyone who helped in providing the feast, especially Teresa Boers and thanks also to the following vendors for donating the many fine prizes which were given away Stiller Precision Firearms Berger Bullets Graham Wind Flags Krieger Barrels Steve Kostanich Hart Barrels March, 2015 Precision Rifleman 21 Manners Stocks L.E. Wilson Shilen Rifles Inc. McMillan Stocks PMA Tool Pacific Tool and Gauge Nesika (Dakota Arms) Leupold Scopes This year the trophy was awarded to Larry Boers, with his.2428 grand aggregate. Congratulations, Larry, on your fine 3-day shooting performance! Second place was taken by Allen Condif (.2506) and third went to Steve Kostanich (.2520). Jeff Lewis (.2015) won the Sporter Grand Agg on Saturday, Larry Boers (.2314) won the Light Varmint Grand Agg on Sunday, and Mustafa Bilal (.2335) won the Heavy Varmint Grand Agg on Monday. The weekend started with rain and light winds, but by Sunday midmorning the clouds began to scatter and the temperature rose to 80F degrees. Wind conditions picked up but were still manageable and mirage was not a problem. When the match was over, all of the grand aggregates (100 & 200 yards) throughout the year were tallied and the 2014 Shooter of the Year was awarded to Steve Kostanich. Congratulations Steve, on an outstanding year-long achievement! Also of note: Allen Condif shot a.198" small group in the Sporter 200, Larry Boers shot a microscopic.062" small group in the Sporter 100, newcomer Matt Spradlin shot in his first benchrest match and in the Sporter 200 rookie Dan Kjelland scored his first win and teen agg. This was our final competition of 2014 and we would like to acknowledge and thank our range crew for their excellent year-long efforts: Range Officer Jim Silverton, Target Crew Lead Jon Wyant, Statistician Ken Crouse, and Official Scorer Craig Kensler. We are already looking forward to the 2015 season!

22 22 Precision Rifleman Sporter 100-Yards Steve Kostanich Jeff Lewis Daniel Kjelland Allen Condif Sandra Simon Denny Andrews Rick Graham Paul Steinman Larry Boers Eric Stanton John Parrish Mustafa Bilal Mark Walker Bruce Andrews Doug Schwind Bob Boldman Don Carter Darrell House Matt Spradlin Larry Boers Sporter 200-Yards Daniel Kjelland Jeff Lewis Bob Boldman Allen Condif Rick Graham Steve Kostanich Larry Boers Mark Walker Denny Andrews Paul Steinman Mustafa Bilal Doug Schwind Eric Stanton Darrell House Bruce Andrews Don Carter Sandra Simon John Parrish Matt Spradlin Ben Schwind Allen Condif Sporter Grand Jeff Lewis Steve Kostanich Daniel Kjelland Allen Condif Rick Graham Larry Boers Denny Andrews Bob Boldman Paul Steinman Mark Walker Sandra Simon Mustafa Bilal Eric Stanton Doug Schwind Bruce Andrews Darrell House Don Carter John Parrish Matt Spradlin Light Varmint 100-Yards Allen Condif Mustafa Bilal Larry Boers Eric Stanton Steve Kostanich Bob Boldman Paul Steinman Daniel Kjelland Mark Walker Darrell House Jeff Lewis Denny Andrews Rick Graham Bruce Andrews Don Carter Sandra Simon John Parrish Matt Spradlin Denny Andrews Light Varmint 200-Yards Don Carter Larry Boers Paul Steinman Daniel Kjelland Allen Condif Rick Graham Mark Walker Sandra Simon Mustafa Bilal Jeff Lewis Steve Kostanich Bob Boldman Denny Andrews Darrel House Matt Spradlin Eric Stanton Bruce Andrews Mark Walker Light Varmint Grand Larry Boers Allen Condif Mustafa Bilal Paul Steinman Daniel Kjelland Mark Walker Steve Kostanich Jeff Lewis Rick Graham Don Carter Bob Boldman Sandra Simon Denny Andrews Darrel House Eric Stanton Bruce Andrews Matt Spradlin Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Mustafa Bilal Larry Boers Sandra Simon Allen Condif Jeff Lewis Steve Kostanich Bob Boldman Duane Hatch Denny Andrews Paul Steinman Mark Walker Darrell House Doug Schwind Bruce Andrews Allen Condif From L-R: Mustafa Bilal, Mark Walker, Larry Boers (kneeling) Allen Condif & Steve Kostanich This picture is a combo of Heavy Varmint and Three Gun Winners from Tacoma

23 Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Larry Boers Mustafa Bilal Mark Walker Don Carter Paul Steinman Steve Kostanich Darrel House Allen Condif Bob Boldman Jeff Lewis Doug Schwind Sandra Simon Bruce Andrews Denny Andrews Mustafa Bilal Heavy Varmint Grand Mustafa Bilal Larry Boers Mark Walker Steve Kostanich Paul Steinman Allen Condif Bob Boldman Jeff Lewis Darrel House Sandra Simon Denny Andrews Doug Schwind Duane Hatch Bruce Andrews Three Gun Champion Larry Boers Allen Condif Steve Kostanich Mustafa Bilal Jeff Lewis Paul Steinman Mark Walker Bob Boldman Denny Andrews Sandra Simon Darrel House Bruce Andrews Tacoma's Washington State Championship Equipment List March, 2015 Precision Rifleman Tacoma Shooter of the Year Smiling Steve Kostanich Congratulations, Steve! John Parrish Sporter Grand: Name Action Barrel Stock Mfr Gunsmith Caliber Bullet Powder Scope Jeff Lewis BAT Bartlein Kostanich Kostanich 6PPC Berger N133 Leupold Steve Kostanich Nesika Hart Six/Kostanich Self 6PPC SKN N133 Leupold Daniel Kjelland BAT Krieger McMillan Kostanich 6PPC Berger Varget Leupold Allen Condif Nesika Shilen McMillan Self 6PPC Self LT32 Leupold Rick Graham BAT Krieger McMillan Kostanich 6PPC Berger LT32 March Larry Boers BAT Krieger BAT Self 6PPC Boers N133 Leupold Denny Andrews BAT Krieger Scoville Self 6PPC Hottenstein N133 NightForce Bob Boldman BAT Bartlein BAT Dickson 6PPC Berger LT32 March Paul Steinman BAT Krieger n/a Pierce 6PPC n/a N133 Leupold Mark Walker BAT Brux Scoville Kostanich 6PPC Cheeks LT32 March Sandra Simon Marsh Krieger Stolle Ocock 6PPC Gass N133 Leupold Eric Stanton Veit Shilen Stanton Kostanich 6PPC Berger N133 Leupold Doug Schwind BAT Benchmark Kelbly Kostanich 6PPC Barts LT32 Leupold Bruce Andrews BAT Bartlein Larson Andrews 6PPC Berger N133 B&L Darrel House Stolle Shilen McMillan Self 6mm Self 2015 Leupold Matt Spradlin Nesika Lilja Kelbly n/a 6PPC Barts N133 Weaver Ben Schwind BAT Benchmark Kelbly Kostanich 6PPC Barts LT32 Leupold Heavy Varmint Grand: Larry Boers BAT Hart BAT Self 6PPC Bishop N133 Leupold Mark Walker BAT Brux Scoville Kostanich 6PPC Cheeks LT32 March Steve Kostanich Nesika Hart Six/Kostanich Self 6PPC SKN N133 Leupold Paul Steinman BAT Krieger n/a Pierce 6PPC n/a N133 Leupold Allen Condif Nesika Shilen McMillan Self 6PPC Self LT32 Leupold Bob Boldman BAT Bartlein BAT Dickson 6PPC Berger LT32 March Jeff Lewis BAT Bartlein Kostanich Kostanich 6PPC Berger N133 Leupold Darrel House Stolle Shilen McMillan Self 6PPC Self 2015 Leupold Sandra Simon Marsh Krieger Stolle Ocock 6mm Gass N133 Leupold Denny Andrews BAT Krieger Scoville Self 6PPC Hottenstein N133 NightForce Doug Schwind BAT Benchmark Kelbly Kostanich 6PPC Barts LT32 Leupold Bruce Andrews BAT Bartlein Larson Andrews 6PPC Berger N133 B&L John Parrish BAT n/a Pierce Kostanich 6PPC Parrish n/a Leupold

24 24 Precision Rifleman A Review of... Leupold s New V X 56 mm Riflescope As a long-time fan of Leupold scopes, I was elated to read of their new variable on the market. It was almost as if this scope was designed personally for me. It has all of the features that I want in a scope to shoot in 600 yard competition and few of the "bells and whistles" that I don't need. The features that I consider necessary for long range competition are as follows: 1. Great optics 2. High magnification 3. Adjustments in 1/8 moa 4. MOA reticle 5. Quick focus eyepiece 6. Generous vertical adjustments 7. Long eye relief 8. Side focus parallax adjustment This scope has all of the above and does not have some of the things that I, personally, do not need. I prefer 1/8 MOA adjustments and this scope has them for elevation, but uses 1/4 MOA for windage. Although some will disagree with the features that I list as not needed, they are as follows: 1. Lighted reticle 2. Zero stop 3. First focal plane reticle 4. Range finding reticle (the MOA is sufficient for my purposes). Although I personally don't need it, this scope features a type of zero stop for both windage and elevation. This feature keeps a person from going more than one revolution. It does allow one to make changes in both directions from zero. Testing at the range As with all scopes that I test, I first mount it on an accurate rifle and shoot the "square", ie: I fire one round at a clean target and move the point of aim up 32 clicks (4 MOA); fire a second round and move the POA 4 MOA right; fire a third round; move 4 MOA down; fire a fourth round; move 4 MOA left and fire a final round. This completes the square and gives evidence of the reticle tracking. For this test, I used my BAT rifle with a Hawk Hill barrel chambered in.30 BR. My load was one that I have not

25 used before. It consisted of 35.0 grains of LT-32 powder ignited by a Federal 205 primer and pushing a 115 grain bullet by 10X. Both the scope and load passed muster with ease. The three shots in the center were fired at 42X and 18X. I normally try a variable to see if there is a noticeable shift in point of impact when one changes the power setting. Again, this new Leupold passed with flying colors. Since the.30 caliber bullets are very expensive and hard to find, I did not shoot any more of them, but changed the barrel to a Bartlein 6mm PPC. On July 27th, I plan to use this scope for the 200 yard phase of the Louisiana VFS Championship. I will shoot the 6 PPC barrel at 200 and will fire the.30 BR at 100. Since I will be pre-loaded, I will use a different scope for the 100 yard stage. Let me give a shout out to Warner who, along with Leupold sent a set of their wonderful 34mm rings to mount the scope. Both rings are of a tactical nature and are steel and somewhat heavy. The Warner rings are a little lighter than the Leupold ones. I may have to use the lighter ones to make the 13.5 weight limit with the.30 BR. Specifications Field of view: X & X Eye relief: 7X & 42X Weight: 26.3 ounces Elevation adjustment: 55 MOA Windage adjustment: 45 MOA Length: 15.5 inches Lead-free optics Blacked lens edges to reduce glare Twin bias spring on erector system Diamond Coat on lenses that boost 92%-98% light transmission Quantum optical system designed to get maximum performance from the variable scopes (like this one) Fast focus eye piece MOA reticle Waterproof and shockproof As one can see, Leupold made this scope using the latest technology and quality costs. The suggested retail for this scope is $2499, but I don t know the street price. Is it worth the price? That is a personal decision, but I know that it is a quality product and exhibits a flat, sharp image that extends to the edges of the lens. It is designed with the finest coating and lens alignment to insure optimum low-light viewing. Having tested several premium scopes, I can recommend this one to a serious long range competitor. Testing in Competition Testing a scope on the home range is okay, but one really finds the worth of a scope during competition. On July 27th, the Louisiana State VFS Championship was held in Lake Charles, LA. Since I have only one benchrest rifle, and I plan to shoot a.30 BR at 100 yards and a 6 PPC at 200. This involves changing barrels between the two yardages. Therefore, I zeroed the.30 BR with another scope at 100 yards. The Leupold was zeroed with my 6 PPC barrel and I replaced both barrel and scope during the intermission. This seems like quite an ordeal but I wanted to pre-load my ammunition and I did not have enough prepped brass in either chambering to shoot the entire match. For this match I used 35.0 grains of DATA 4197 powder and 115 gr. flatbase bullets from 10X for the.30 BR; and I used 28.3 gr. of LT-32 to push Bart s Ultra 68 gr. FB bullets in the 6 PPC. The scope did much better than I at the match. I shot a X but the fault was mine and the hot cross wind. I asked Hall of Fame member Don Geraci to look through the scope and give his opinion of the optics. He was quite impressed with the March, 2015 Precision Rifleman 25 clarity of the scope of this hot, humid Louisiana day. Summary This is truly a quality scope and it performed well in all of the tests through which I subjected it. Are there some things that I did not find pleasing? Yes. The price is too much for those of us with a limited budgets; however, it is in line with many of the premium scopes designed for competition. I don t like having 1/4 minute adjustments for windage. Also, the clicks for elevation are like those found on many scopes that have 1/8th MOA adjustments...a little too mushy for my tastes. Maybe that is why they decided on 1/4th MOA for the windage. This scope was designed with long range competition like F- class, but it could certainly be a great scope for varmint hunters with it wide power range. The MOA reticle provides great rangefinding capability. I am glad to see that Leupold made the reticle subtend the MOA at the highest power (42X). The 56mm objective lens allows a large exit pupil at 7X and this scope could be used in low light situations such as those encountered by hunters. There are always those whose first question is, How much does it cost? The suggested retail is $2499, but I have seen them advertised at $1999. Is this latest offering worth the price? That is up to the individual, but compared to other premium scopes, the value is there for this price range. If you are in the market for a quality scope, take a look at this new offering from Leupold. --James Mock

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27 Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest Tucson, Arizona January 10, 2015 Try as you might, all you could hear was the cricket and the Cactus Wren calling as the purple sky was slowly starting to lighten to dawn. The distant, soft thunder of a U.S. Border Patrol Blackhawk helicopter broke the erie silence of the desert morning. Suddenly, walking slowly and silently out of the mist, came a troop of steely eyed benchrest shooters, carefully, and yet casually caressing their prized precision 1,000 yard rifles. Focused and unblinking, their square jaws set with grim determination as they approached the secluded sign up area in the pits. They glanced around the gloom, seeming to take in every detail, every shadow, every possible hiding place. Coming to a halt in a semi-circle which appeared to look suspiciously like a defensive position. The one whom I presumed to be their leader finally spoke... In a voice that was more like a growl, he said, "Where the hell is Karl? That match director is supposed to be here by now!" I jumped back, putting my back to the wall, knowing I was hopelessly out-numbered... Too dramatic? Well...okay, how's this; The January ''Dead of Winter'' starting time of 8:00 AM, instead of the normal 7:00, was a nice 50F, although the weather report was expecting a high of 80F and predicting light winds. From light sweater or hoodie weather to T-Shirt weather in a matter of an hour or so. We were happy to see the two new faces of Kim Krueger and Ricky Stevens. The turn out was 10 shooters and 17 guns. Karl was there on time of course, just like he always is. Even though the conditions were very good throughout most relays, relay two (1st Heavy Gun) had the wind come to a complete halt. The flags were hanging limp, and with the desert sun beating down, the slow mirage made looking through the scope identical to looking through a fishbowl. Your target was dancing and wavering like it was painted on the side of a flag in the wind. The mostly mild conditions produced some excellent groups in Light Gun, the top six shooters in light gun shot a group or groups of six inches or less. We had three six inch groups, four five inch groups, and two four inch groups. Mike Billotte shot a 3.81'', we all thought he had won small group, when along came Ross Herrick in relay three, to shoot a 3.62'' group, handily winning Light Gun group with a 5.29'' aggregate! Ross, of course, won smallest group and highest single target score with a 50. Nice shooting Ross! His target is pictured at left.. remember, this is at 1000-yards. The top three Light Gun shooters all had five inch aggregates, and the top six out of ten were all sub-moa. Steve Everson, who's excellent shooting won for Light Gun Score, shot two fives and a six inch group and still came in third. Wow, what a match! Heavy Gun was not as dramatic with the top three shooter turning in sub- MOA aggregates. Dale Arenson won for Heavy Gun Group, plus highest score of 96-XX and smallest group of 8.12'', while Steve Everson placed first again in Heavy Gun Score with a 276-XX. As always, a great time was had by all, and pretty soon we were all off to Cindy Lou's for juicy hamburgers and ice cold drinks, where we sit and talk calibers, ballistics, rifles, scopes, shooting conditions and most importantly, how we are all going to do better next month. Speaking of next month, come join March, 2015 Precision Rifleman 27 the fun. There is always room for more shooters at the NBRSA Sahuaro match. Three Points Range is about 25 miles west of Tucson, Arizona. The second Saturday of every month. Hope to see you there! --Dale Arenson Light Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick Jeff Billotte Steve Everson Mike Billotte John Benz Ross Herrick Heavy Gun Aggregate Dale Arenson Ross Herrick Jeff Billotte Steve Everson Kim Krueger Dale Arenson Light Gun Total Score Steve Everson X John Benz X Bill Warner X Ross Herrick Jeff Billotte High Score Ross Herrick...50 Heavy Gun Total Score Steve Everson X Kim Krueger X Dale Arenson X Ross Herrick Jeff Billotte High Score Dale Arenson X

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 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 North Cascades Sportsman s Club PO Box 1721, Chelan, WA 98816

29 Call or 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 Ranges, Clubs, and Contacts Contact: Roy Darnell Camp Betty Hastings Rd Walkertown, NC DarnellRM@embarqmail.com Unaka Rod & Gun Club 90 Furnace Rd, Johnson City, TN Contact: Matthew Keller Washington College Station Rd Limestone, TN mk6ppc4@yahoo.com MC Mid-Continent Region 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 March, 2015 Precision Rifleman 29 Central Utah Benchrest Contact: Dave Tunbridge Stacie Ave, Sandy UT drtunbridge@gmail.com Desert Sportsman Rifle Club W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV GPS: N W Contact: Keith Myers - VFS keithmyers@yahoo.com or 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

30 30 Precision Rifleman Mark Buettgen Shoots New World Record The Light Varmint 100 yard record of shot by Jim Carmichel on May 11, 2012 has been replaced by Mark Buettgen s shot at the 2014 Holton Group Nationals on September 23, Congratulations to Mark, (pictured at right), who will also be shooting for Team USA s A-Team in St Louis in 2015 s World Benchrest Championship. What a way to begin the year! WBC USA Team Members Did you know the World Benchrest Championship USA Teams have been announced? Just in case you missed it, the following are the NBRSA team members who will be contending against the world s finest benchrest competitors. This event will be held at Bench Rest Rifle Club at St Louis, MO from September 22-26, 2015, which is following the 2015 NBRSA Group Nationals scheduled from September at the same venue. As always there was a hard fought competition to qualify for the US team. The competition turned even more intense due to the fact it is being held here in the USA. The average finishing spot to qualify in the top 12 was 14.7 in each qualifying grand. Congratulations on being selected and best of luck to you. --Wayne Campbell World Team Representative Southeast Region Director Team A Gene Bukys Tony Boyer Mark Buettgen Chris Harris Team B Lester Bruno Wayne Campbell Col Billy Stevens Larry Costa Team C Bob Scarbrough, Jr Mike Ratigan Jack Neary Mike Conry Alternates in order... Ed Adams, Lee Hachigian, Jeff Thompson III & Tony Alexander. How to Make Your Magazine Better & Keep Your Editor from Getting Gray Hair Dear Avid NBRSA benchrest fans, I am writing you to first and foremost thank you for the opportunity to produce this monthly magazine for you. It s a fun challenge and I enjoy it very much. I thought it would be a good idea to mention some ways to improve the process so that you can continue to enjoy reading your match write ups, pictures and equipment lists in the most efficient way. If I were to have a Christmas List for match write ups, this is what I would ask: 1. Match Results and Write-Ups. Word format are the best and quickest for me to work with, as they allow me to edit the content directly and then copy-paste into the publishing software program. PDF s require that each character be retyped which takes much more time, increases the chances for error and contributes to the dreaded gray hair. I ll take any format you send and work diligently to get each issue to you as quickly as possible with as much content as I can, (with the least amount of editing error), but my preference is for Word documents for match results and write ups. 2. Photo Phun. No, this is not a new vietnamese dish. It s a request to keep those pictures coming! Preferably in LARGE formats with 300dpi resolution. This can be easily manipulated on most smart phones with camera features. You ll be looking for the camera icon and then touch the settings icon. Look for the word resolution and then pick the largest size you can. Another help is under image quality where you would want to pick superfine for the best quality image. These files can be ed directly from your smart phone to me at nbrsa.manager@gmail. com. If you have a lot of pictures to , just send a few at a time so them transfer doesn t get bogged down. 3. Equipment Lists For these, Excel is the preferred format as it allows me to edit them quickly and efficiently. Again, I will gladly take whatever documents and in whichever format you send them and am grateful for every single one you send. These are your benchrest memories kept for your keeping in living color both in print and online. It is my pleasure to serve you. If you feel the compunction to send in an article of interest, I d be more than happy to review these as well. Your Humble Servant, Audrey Brown Jack of all trades; Master of none

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 March, 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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