The Voice of the National Benchrest Shooters Association. October, 2013

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1 The Voice of the National Benchrest Shooters Association October, 2013

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4 4 Precision Rifleman Lot s Going On In St Louis Score Scene A really big thanks to all competitors for coming to our match, the competitors that missed this match missed some really nice conditions. This is our annual score match paying tribute to two of our enthusiastic hunter shooters of the past, Guy Chism and his sonin-law Danny Jarvis. We had a light to medium steady wind from the west on Saturday and an even steadier light wind from the west on Sunday. These are great conditions for this range and were taken advantage of, especially by Jerry Kloeppel in the Varmint for Score class. Jerry shot a world record in the VFS 100/200 grand by shooting a X. Jerry shot a 30 BR at 100 yards (250-18X) and shot a 6 PPC at 200 yards (250-12X). Jerry built both of these rifles himself. Read more about Jerry Kloeppel s latest accomplishment on page 30 under NBRSA News in this issue. Competitors that like to shoot score matches should really put this match on their list to attend next year. Guy Chism Mississippi Valley Memorial Hunter Match The 100 yard winners were Wade Hunnewell with X, 2nd Richard Hunnewell with 250-8X and 3rd was Jerry Kloeppel with X. At 200 yards the winners were 1st Wade Hunnewell with 250-6X, 2nd was Chuck Hearn with X and 3rd was Tom Hencken with 248-6X. The grand aggregate winners were 1st Wade Hunnewell with X, 2nd was Chuck Hearn with X and 3rd was Jerry Kloeppel with X. The Smiling Faces of St Louis Score L-R: Richard Hunnewell, Wade Hunnewell Jeff Conover, William Haynes, Chuck Hearn, Jerry Kloeppel, Ron Hoehn Tom Hencken Wayne Corley & Larry Scharnhorst Danny Jarvis Missouri State Memorial Hunter Match The Hunter Class 100 yard winners were 1st Wade Hunnewell with X, 2nd Wayne Corley X and 3rd Tom Hencken with 249-7X. At 200 yards the winners were 1st Tom Hencken with 248-7X, 2nd Richard Hunnewell with 247-6X and 3rd was Wayne Corley with 246-4X. The grand aggregate winners were 1st Tom Hencken with X, 2nd Wayne Corley with X and 3rd was Richard Hunnewell with X. Mississippi Valley Regional Varmint for Score Match At 100 yards the winners were William Haynes with X, 2nd was Larry Scharnhorst with X and 3rd was Wayne Corley with X. At 200 yards the winners were Larry Scharnhorst with 250-8X, 2nd was Wayne Corley with 250-8X and 3rd was Jeff Conover with 248-8X. The grand agg winners were 1st Larry Scharnhorst with X, 2nd was Wayne Corley with X and 3rd was William Haynes with X. Missouri State Varmint for Score The winners for the Varmint for Score 100 yard were 1st Jerry Kloeppel X, 2nd Williams Haynes X and 3rd Jeff Conover 250-7X. At 200 yards the winners were 1st Jerry Kloeppel X, 2nd William Haynes 250-8X and 3rd Larry Scharnhorst 249-7X. The winner of the grand aggregate and establishing a new world record was Jerry Kloeppel with X, 2nd was William Haynes with X and 3rd was Jeff Conover with X. We hope to see you all at our next and final club score match of the year and that will be on Sunday October 6th at (9AM) and it will be a Hunter and VFS match combined, hope to see you all there! Competitor Cartridge Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Case Powder Load Primer Bullet Hunter Class: Buford Seabolt 30X47 Kodiak Shilen Hoehn TM Leupold WW N Fed 10-X 125 Chuck Hearn 30X48 Stolle Bartlein Hern TM Weaver T WW N Fed 10-X 150 Wayne Corley 30X48 HBR Stolle Lilja Hoehn Self Sightron Win N Fed HiScore 140 Ron Hoehn 30X47 Kodiak Bartlein Hoehn TM Leupold Lapua V Fed Fowler 150 Wade Hunnewell 30X47 Nesieka Krieger Stan Ware REO Weaver WW N Fed 10-X Tom Hencken 30X47 HBR Stolle Hart Smart Smart Weaver WW SRB Fed Chism 150 Paul Hon 30X44 Stolle Hart n/a n/a Leupold n/a H Fed 10-X 115 Richard Hunnewell 30X47 Nesieka Kreiger Stan Ware Speedy Weaver T Win N Fed 10-X 115 Joe Hemkens 30X47 HBR Rem 700 Kreiger Smart Corley Leu-Pre Lapua SRB Fed Chism 150 Clark Greene 308S Rem Black Star Smart Self Leupold WW Win Fed 10-X Varmint for Score Class: Jerry 30 BR BAT Krieger Kloeppel Kloeppel March Lapua LT Fed 10-X 115 Jerry 6 PPC BAT Krieger Kloeppel Kloeppel March Lapua V Fed Bart Ultra Galen 30 BR Stolle Shilen Haynes n/a Weaver Lapua H Rem Ckeek 118 Galen 6 BR Stolle Shilen Haynes n/a Leupold Lapua 8208 n/a Rem Griffin Larry Scharnhorst 30 BR BAT Rock Creek Reneau Scoville March Papua LT Fed 10-X Dennis Boyet 6 PPC Panda Shilen Hoehn TM Leupold Lapua N Win Barts 68 Jeff 30 BR Stolle Shilen Self Self Weaver 36 Lapua H Fed Cheek 118 Jeff 6 BR BAT Shilen Self Self Weaver 36 Lapua Varget 32.5 Fed Cheek 80 William 30 BR Stolle Shilen Self TM Weaver 36 Lapua H Fed Cheek 118 William 6 BR Stolle Shilen Self TM Weaver 36 Lapua Fed Cheek 80

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6 6 Precision Rifleman Tyler Takes New Mexico State 4-Gun & Hemmert Charms the Rattlesnake by Mark Motsko The Whittington Center felt a little like the United Nations, but not the part that doesn t get anything done, as nearly 500 shooters from around the world descended on Raton, New Mexico in August for the World F-Class championship shoot. Since this is the NBRSA magazine, you re probably wondering what any of this has to do with Benchrest. Well, the 52 shooters who came to compete at the Rattlesnake (and the second half of the New Mexico State Championship) were sharing stories and loading areas with our international friends all weekend. Mild temperatures and light winds greeted the shooters both mornings and on Saturday Justin Ross set the bar for the morning with a.114 in the light varmint 100 yard. The 32 other shooters kept their scores smaller than a.3. In the second match, Larry Scharnhorst took the lead with a match small group of.131. Don Mulhall and Glenn Burditt were close behind Scharnhorst in second and third. Scharnhorst and Mulhall remained in first and second after the third match, with Larry Leser and Ed Adams closing the gap. A morning shoot small group of.107 won Aaron French a piece of hardware and put him in 5th place, but the battle for first remained between Scharnhorst and Mulhall, with Mulhall taking the lead from Scharnhorst with an agg of.2140 to.2145 after four matches. Ed Maxwell, Ed Adams, Aaron French and Todd Tyler were both within striking distance entering the final match. Todd Tyler did his best to win with match with a fifth small group of.120, but Don Mulhall held him off with a.129 to with the Light Varmint 100 yard shoot with an aggregate of Tyler finished with a Scharnhorst finished with a trophy for third, while Maxwell and Dean Thomas rounded out the top five. Six one-thousands of an inch. That s what separated one shooter from a clean sweep in all five matches in the afternoon s heavy varmint 100 yard shoot. Two one-thousands of an inch kept this same shooter from shooting all five matches in groups of less than.2 (more on this later). Joe Hargadine started the afternoon off with a.128 to lead after the first match of the shoot. Roy Damron finished second with a.133, and Larry Scharnhorst kept his morning hot hand going with a.144. But this shoot was all about who was going to finish in second place as Damron dominated the next four matches. Damron shot the second match small group of.192 to take the lead, and he would never look back. In the third match, Damron shot a.149 to extend his lead over the pack. Ed Adams took home the trophy for small group with a.126. In the fourth match, Jack Snyder s match small group of.159 moved him into 5th place, but all eyes were on competitor 157 to see if he could keep his hot hand. When his fourth target was hanged, Damron s.201 maintained his lead, but some were saying the scorekeeper could have shaved.002 to keep him under.2 for all his targets. Reportedly, the scorekeeper was aware of Damron s sub-two streak, and took an extra long look at the target. If Damron was irked, he didn t show it, because in the fifth and final match of the day, he bounced back with a.187 to win the heavy varmint 100 yard shoot with a blistering.1688 aggregate. Jim Hemmert took home the second place trophy with a.2378, and Steve Murphy continued collecting hardware with a.2468 third place finish. Dean Thomas and Todd Tyler rounded out the top five. An afternoon rain shower couldn t keep Larry Baggett (shooting on the second relay) from shooting the final match small group of a.162. On Sunday, the winds went from breezy to calm and back. Jim Hemmert kicked things off in the first match of the heavy varmint 200 yards with a small group trophy winning.218. Don Mulhall, Roy Damron, Todd Tyler, William Marsh and Greg Smith all had sub.3 groups. Mulhall knocked Hemmert down to second after the second match with a.290. Tyler, Damron and Larry Baggett rounded out the top five. Mulhall and Hemmert remained in first and second place after the third match with a.446 and.409. Hector Elias Jr. moved up to third, and Walt Berger shot a.269 for the small group in this match. Mulhall kept the pressure on the other shooters by scoring a.432 in the fourth match, but Elias Jr. and Damron were game, as all three had sub.2 aggregate scores going into the fifth match. And that s how they finished: Mulhall s.343 bested Elias Jr. s.445 and Damron s.452 in the fifth match to take first, second, and third place trophies. Mulhall s agg was.1760, and Eilas Jr. s was Marsh finished fourth, and Hemmert rounded out the top five. The 200 yard light varmint started immediately after the heavy was finished

7 as it was still pretty early in the morning. Hemmert started things off again in the lead with a.294. Don Creach and Jim Erickson followed in second and third. Creach s.302 in the second match was the small group for the match and moved him ahead of Hemmert. The two competitors remained in first and second after the third match, while Tonkawa, Oklahoma s own Mike Cordes took home the trophy for small group of the shoot with a.277. In the fourth match, Hemmert retook the lead with a.350, bumping Creach into second place. Rex Reneau and Todd Tyler rounded out the top four. Going into the fifth and final match of the day, and the year for the Whittington Center range, Hemmert s lead over Creach was a mere sixty-thousands,.1951 to And that s how they finished. While Cordes.351 was the small group of the final match, Hemmert s.465 captured a bevy of trophies for the Kansan, starting with his first place trophy with a light varmint agg was a Creach finished second with a Tyler took home the third place trophy. Darrel Phillips, and Joe Hargadine rounded out the top five. Going to the score cards, Todd Tyler won the light varmint grand aggregate with a.2346, Jim Hemmert came in second at.2420, and Larry Scharnhorst finished third with a Don Creach and Darrel Phillips rounded out the top five. In the heavy varmint grand aggregate, Roy Damron s.1883 won going away. Hemmert came in second with a.2279, and Don Mulhall took home the third place trophy with a Bob Brackney and Todd Tyler finished fourth and fifth. Two second place finishes for Hemmert in the individual guns equaled the first Raton Rattlesnake Charmers from 2013 place trophy for Hemmert with a two gun grand aggregate of a Todd Tyler came in second with a.2438, and Larry Scharnhorst third with a Don Mulhall s fourth place grand aggregate was a Don Creach finished fifth. Since this was the second half of the New Mexico State Championship, the three gun and four gun awards were also handed out. Jim Hemmert s final piece of hardware came in the form of the first place in the three gun grand aggregate of Todd Tyler s.2596 earned him second place while Steve Murphy s.2690 earned him third. Larry Baggett finished fourth and Ed Adams took fifth in the three gun. And finally, in the four gun, Tyler s.2801 brought him the first place trophy, while Baggett took home second with a.2949 and Adams.3055 finished third. Bob Brackney and Ed Maxwell finished fourth and fifth. Compliments were again handed out to the target crew as Aaron Snyder and John Horn once again risked heat stroke running the targets and backers. We look forward to hosting the shooters next year October, 2013 Precision Rifleman 7 as the 2014 Rattlesnake is a world team qualifying match. See you all there. Light Varmint 100-Yards Don Mulhall Todd Tyler Larry Scharnhorst Ed Maxwell Dean Thomas Jim Erickson Ed Adams Charles Huckeba Larry Leser Steve Murphy Aaron French Light Varmint 200-Yards Jim Hemmert Don Creach Todd Tyler Darrel Phillips Joe Hargadine Larry Scharnhorst Ed Adams Merlin Hubbard Mike Cordes Justin Ross Mike Cordes Light Varmint Grand Todd Tyler Jim Hemmert Larry Scharnhorst Don Creach Darrel Phillips Ed Adams Joe Hargadine Larry Baggett Steve Murphy Don Mulhall Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Roy Damron Jim Hemmert Steve Murphy Dean Thomas

8 8 Precision Rifleman Todd Tyler Larry Scharnhorst Jack Snyder Larry Baggett Bob Brackney Ed Adams Ed Adams Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Don Mulhall Hector Elias, Jr Roy Damron William Marsh Jim Hemmert Bob Brackney Rex Reneau Don Creach Melin Hubbard Todd Tyler Jim Hemmert Heavy Varmint Grand Roy Damron Jim Hemmert Don Mulhall Bob Brackney Todd Tyler Jack Snyder Larry Baggett Steve Murphy Larry Scharnhorst Don Creach Two-Gun Jim Hemmert Todd Tyler Larry Scharnhorst Don Mulhall Don Creach Roy Damron Larry Baggett Steve Murphy Ed Adams Joe Hargadine Jack Snyder Charles Huckeba Rex Reneau Bob Brackney Walt Berger Darrel Phillips Ed Maxwell Dean Thomas Hector Elias, Jr Merlin Hubbard Three-Gun Jim Hemmert Todd Tyler Steve Murphy Larry Baggett Ed Adams Ed Maxwell Jack Snyder Bob Brackney Roy Damron Aaron French Mike Cordes Darrel Phillips Larry Leser Jason Mayhew Butch Fjoser Randy Pumphrey Matt Busse Cliff Lewis Ron Lax Four-Gun Todd Tyler Larry Baggett Ed Adams Bob Brackney Ed Maxwell Jack Snyder Roy Damron Butch Fjoser Larry Leser Ron Lax Rattlesnake Equipment List Name Action Caliber Barrel Gunsmith Stock Bullet/Weight Powder/Charge Scope/Power Primer Light Varmint Todd Tyler BAT 6PPC Krieger Baggett Scoville Miller Time 133 March 40X Fed 205 Jim Hemmert Panda 6PPC Bartlein Bryant Kelby Tucker n/a Fed 205 Larry Scharnhorst BAT 6PPC Krieger Reneau Scoville LT 32 March 40X Fed 205 Don Creach Stolle Panda 6PPC Bartlein Kuse Six Euber Leupold 45X Fed 205 Darrel Phillips Stolle.22 Waldog Hart Dowling Meridith 22 Tucker LT 32 Leupold 45X Fed 205 Heavy Varmint Roy Damron BAT 6PPC Krieger Brackney Scarbrough Miller Leupold 36 Fed Jim Hemmert Panda 6PPC Bartlein Bryant Kelby Tucker n/a Fed 205 Don Mulhall BAT 6PPC Bartlein Mulhall Mulhall 62.5 Berger 28.4 Lt 32 March 40X Fed 205 Bob Brackney Marsh 6PPC Krieger Brackney Brackney 66 Miller Leupold 35X 7 1/2 Todd Tyler BAT 6PPC Krieger Baggett Scoville Miller Time 133 March 40X 205 Fed

9 October, 2013 Precision Rifleman 9 Bud Schalles Wins 2-Gun at Land s End by Truman Wilson Setting flags Saturday at 8AM and 70F, cloudless blue sky promised a good shooting weekend. By 9am sixteen shooters brought the range to life and as shooting progressed things got hot, both figuratively and literally. The breezes were gentle but switched from right to left. In the UNL100, Bud Schalles set the pace with a.293 for the first target. Then things got hot fast with local rail gun operator Bob Prather shooting a remarkable.158 for the second target and then Larry Leser shot a very respectable.194 on the third match. Utah entrant Joe Olas claimed the fourth match with a.221, with another home boy Dave Gibson claiming the fifth match with a.192. When the dust settled Bob Prather had won the agg. After a substantial and tasty lunch with most of the rib bones in the trash, the temps rose rapidly past 90F and the breezes were getting more vigorous. The UNL200 was afoot. Bud Schalles again lead the pack with a.692 in match one. Schalles also took match two with a.815. Larry Leser from Delta, CO backed up his 100 yard performance with a very respectable.627 third match win. Cliff McNairy from east of the Rockies got a good grip on the tough conditions and turned in a.715 for the fourth match win. Part time local resident and full time benchrest competitor, Lowell Frei read the 100 degree wind and mirage to take the fifth match with a.965. The determined and steady Bud Schalles turned in the winning performance. Sunday was clear, bright and hotter by the hour, but it was a dry heat. Variable blustery winds made for wild mirage all day. By afternoon even the Land s End lizard mascot was fighting for position under the cooler water spout. No one told me that the little buggars have teeth. Thanks to Tom Stiner and Dan Dowling I was still able to compete. At 8am Sunday the SP200 came to life. After several years, John Reiss returned to benchrest and showed us how to win the first match with a.373. Utah s Dave Tunbridge took the second match with a.476. Tom Stiner shot a.522 in the midmorning bluster for match three. Then after many-a-year sabbatical, the newly reactivated Larry White shot a.355 in the bluster and mirage to win the fourth and a.446 to win the fifth matche. Results tallied and Larry White won the Sporter 200 aggregate. After moving the frames to 100 yards and setting wind flags we had another great lunch. After a brief full belly rest we got the SP100 underway. Dave Tunbridge led the way with a.200 for the first match. Lowell Frei took the second with a.204. Then Super Dave Gibson showed us how to shoot an ought with a.094 for the third match. With the help of a few band aids and a cold compress most of the bleeding had stopped by now. And Dowling, if you are going to wear a hearing aid, turn it on, and then maybe you can hear a cry for help. Where was I? Oh, the fourth match was won by Bob Prather shooting a.252. The fifth match Tom Stiner took with a.179. But, for the aggregate Super Dave Gibson took home the trophy. For those of you that wish to submit a name for the Name the Mascot contest, contact Tom Stiner. In the interest of full disclosure, you should know that I have already submitted Fang as a mascot name. Unlimited 100-Yards Bob Prather Larry Leser Dave Gibson Joe Olas Lowell Frei Bud Schalles Tom Stiner Truman Wilson Cliff McNairy Dave Tunbridge Bob Prather Unlimited 200-Yards Bud Schalles Lowell Frei Larry Leser Bob Prather Dave Tunbridge Joe Olas Tom Stiner Mark Schwab Truman Wilson Cliff McNairy Larry Leser Unlimited Grand Larry Leser Bob Prather Bud Schalles Lowell Frei Joe Olas Tom Stiner Dave Tunbridge Truman Wilson Cliff McNairy Mark Schwab Sporter 100-Yards Dave Gibson Bob Prather Dave Tunbridge Lowell Frei Brandon McNairy Tom Stiner Darrel Phillips Bud Schalles Dan Dowling Cliff McNairy Dave Gibson Sporter 200-Yards Larry White Bud Schalles Tom Stiner Cliff McNairy Darrel Phillips John Reese Dan Dowling Lowell Frei Dave Gibson Bob Prather Larry White Sporter Grand Dave Gibson Larry White Bud Schalles Tom Stiner Lowell Frei Darrel Phillips Cliff McNairy Bob Prather Dave Tunbridge Dan Dowling Two Gun Bud Schalles Lowell Frei Bob Prather Tom Stiner Dave Tunbridge Joe Olas Cliff McNairy Dave Gibson Darrel Phillips Larry Leser

10 10 Precision Rifleman Sacramento August Group Match by Dan Lutke Sacramento Winners L-R: Art Kawai, Francis Lee, Dan Lutke, Don Nielson, Steve Epstein, Ray Garric, Stu Harvey & Michael Taner August 3-4, 2013 We had great weather this weekend with a high of 92 Saturday and 85 on Sunday. The wind was strong with a left to right push and we had 17 shooters on Saturday and 18 join us on Sunday. We shot all 200-yards on Saturday and all 100-yards on Sunday. Here s how things shaped up... Light Varmint 200-Yards Dan Lutke Francis Lee Arthur Kawai Don Nielson Ray Garric Steve Epstein Jan Sarras Marty Childers Stu Harvey Michael Taner Stu Harvey Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Don Nielson Dan Lutke Ray Garric Arthur Kawai Bill Mellor Marty Childers Ray Hoffman Greg Wilson Francis Lee Dave Tack Arthur Kawai Light Varmint 100-Yards Stu Harvey Steve Epstein Dan Lutke Arthur Kawai Francis Lee Bill Mellor Don Nielson Bob Dorton Greg Wilson Jan Sarras Steve Epstein Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Greg Wilson Don Nielson Michael Taner Ray Garric Steve Epstein Jan Sarras Marty Childers Dave Tack Dan Lutke Arthur Kawai Greg Wilson Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Dan Lutke Steve Epstein Francis Lee Arthur Kawai Stu Harvey Don Nielson Jan Sarras Ray Garric Bill Mellor Greg Wilson Neck Turning Equipment Powder Measures support@pmatool.com Rifle Maintenance Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Don Nielson Ray Garric Dan Lutke Greg Wilson Arthur Kawai Marty Childers Bill Mellor Francis Lee Steve Epstein Dave Tack Two Gun Dan Lutke Don Nielson Arthur Kawai Ray Garric Steve Epstein Francis Lee Bill Mellor Greg Wilson Stu Harvey Marty Childers It was a close weekend. The Grand was decided on the last group. Greg Wilson looked and there was a.002 difference between first and second place. Stu Harvey switched to a 6ppc from his beloved.22 and he shot very well. Heartbreak awards go to Art Kawai and Marty Childers. Art was in 1st in the LV200 but his last group got away from him and Marty was in 3rd in the LV100, got powder in his chamber, borrowed a gun and wasn t able to finish his group. A big thanks to Don Nielson who helped me when I broke by die. I am sure he wishes he hadn t done so. Thanks to everyone for attending. Next match will be October 5-6. Hope to see you then. Scope Rings & Bases Shooting Equipment Case Trimmers

11 October, 2013 Precision Rifleman 11 NTSA s Texas Showdown: 200-Yd 4-Gun Fun! August 17-18, 2013 Wylie, TX Once these shooters warm up, there s no stopping them. North Texas Shooter s Association has been having fun all summer long. Doesn t matter how hot and dry things get. Once these people set their minds on something, you had better just relax and enjoy the ride! Fresh off his newly minted world record, Mike Stinnett shows he s still the top dog in this 200-yard Texas-style showdown. Gary Bristow placed a nice second but remember, he just won the NTSA s Gulf Coast Regional Championship 4-Gun in June which was shot here at NTSA as well. That s nothing to sneeze at either. Here are the individual yardage results. Thank you to all for attending and congratulations to Mike Stinnett who get s another feather in his cap. Heavy Varmint Brandon Johnson Michael Stinnett Mike Wickizer Gary Bristow Tim Oltersdorf Matt Harris Wendell Rhodes Tommy Long Scott Hunter James Johnson Ron Sewell Joe Kubon Mike Stinnett Light Varmint Tim Oltersdorf Gary Bristow Scott Hunter Mike Stinnett Wendell Rhodes Ron Sewell Tommy Long Brandon Johnson Mike Wickizer Joe Kubon James Johnson Ron Sewell Sporter Tommy Long Gary Bristow Mike Stinnett Brandon Johnson Mike Wickizer Tim Oltersdorf James Johnson Scott Hunter Wendell Rhodes Joe Kubon Tommy Long Unlimited Michael Stinnett Joe Kubon Gary Bristow Tommy Long Wendell Rhodes Mike Wickizer Scott Hunter Matt Harris Tim Oltersdorf Ron Sewell James Johnson Brandon Johnson Samll Group Wendell Rhodes Four Gun Mike Stinnett Gary Bristow Tommy Long Mike Wickizer Tim Oltersdorf Wendell Rhodes Brandon Johnson Scott Hunter James Johnson Joe Kubon Sizzlin Sahuaro 1000-yard Benchrest by Karl Hunstiger August 10, 2013 Tucson, Arizona in the middle of summer. These are the heavy-duty long range shooters. With monsoon season beginning and temperatures dipping below 100F around midnight, nothing stops the game. Light Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick Jeff Billotte Dale Arenson Wayne McDonald Steve Everson Ross Herrick Heavy Gun Aggregate Ross Herrick Steve Everson Bill Warner Jeff Billotte Steve Everson Light Gun Total Score Steve Everson X Wayne McDonald Ross Herrick Lon Persun Jeff Billotte High Score Steve Everson... 48XX Heavy Gun Total Score Ross Herrick X Steve Everson X Bill Warner Jeff Billotte X High Score Ross Herrick...92XXX Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest August Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Powder Bullet/Wt Lon Persun 30wsm McMillan Classic Wells McMillan Nightforce Norma H4831 Berger/210 Wayne McDonald 242 Remington Rock Creek GAP HS Leupold Lapua H1000 DTAC/115 Dale Arenson 6.5/284 Remington Classic Pederson McMillan Nightforce Lapua RL22 Berger/140 Steve Everson (L) 6.5x47 Panda Krieger Brackney Borden Leupold Lapua RL15 Berger/130 Steve Everson (H) 6.2/284 Nesika Krieger Brackney McMillan Leupold Winchester H4350 Sierra/142 Ross Herrick 30Patriot Nesika Krieger Wells Tracker Nightforce Lazzerini H4831 JLK/210 Bill Warner 6.5/284 BAT Krieger Bruno McMillan Nightforce Lapua H4350 Sierra/140 Jeff Billotte 6.5x47 McMillan PacNor Lazzarini McMillan Nightforce Remington H1000 Berger/140

12 12 Precision Rifleman Lowell Frei is Utah State Four-Gun Champion by Jim Erickson August 3-4, 2013 Well, the weather cooperated and we didn t have any afternoon monsoons interrupt our tournament; however, hot days and blustery canyon winds made for challenging conditions. Partly cloudy skies during the weekend did moderate the mirage to a tolerable level, all the same there were no screamers shot and only a few teen aggregates were scored. The quirky personality of this range is hard to overcome on a good day and it tormented us once again. Nevertheless, we all had a great time trying and are looking forward to our tournaments next year when better aggs will be had! Dana Andrus started things off with the small group in match one, a.159. Lowell Frei shot a.223 for small group in match two and Tom Guisewhite followed with the small group for the yardage, a nice.151 in match three. Tom also shot the small group in match 5,a.186. In between, Norm Cox shot a.183 for small group in match 4. Dean Parker won the LV100 by shooting five small two s for a.2286 agg which was well ahead of second place Keith Kirkman s.2880 and third place Mike Strange s After our pizza lunch break, Keith Kirkman started off winning match 1 of the HV100 with a.192 small group followed by Jim Erickson s.157 in match two which won small group honors in that yardage. Tom Guisewhite won match three with a.212 group, Lowell Frei won match 4 with a.267 and Dennis Pendergast took match 5 with a.251 small group. Shooting the only agg in the 2 s, Jim Erickson s fantastic.2990 won the HV100 (did I mention the conditions were tough!) Keith Kirkman took second place with a.3146 and Todd Jensen s.3156 took third. Lowell Frei got a bit jump on everyone Sunday morning as we started the HV200. Lowell shot the small groups in match 1, a.246 and match 2, a.287. Scott Smith won match 3 with a.265. Jim Bawden took match 4 with a.243 which was also the small group of the yardage. Jim Erickson won match five with a.297 small group, but ultimately it was Lowell Frei with his hot start that won the HV 200 with a nice.1972 agg. Jim Bawden s.1995 won him sec- The Motley Crew from Springville Front L-R: Lowell Frei, Keith Kirkman, Larry White, Todd Jensen & Mike Strange. Back row L-R: Tom Guisewhite Bob Sedgwick, Dana Andrus, Dave Gibson, Bob Prather & Jim Bawden ond place and Scott Smith s.2508 took third. Lowell s.2605 won the HV Grand while Jim Bawden s.2643 took second and Keith Kirkman s.2950 took third. After a short lunch break, Randy Higgs started the LV200 off with a.459 to win match 1. Dave Gibson took match 2 and small group of the yardage with a nice.213. Larry White s.427 won match 3 while Jim Bawden s.402 won him match 4. Dana Andrus won the final match of the tournament with a.375. Bob Prather s.3604 took second in LV200 and Dave Gibson s.3655 took third. Shooting steady all weekend paid off for Jim Bawden as he won the LV200 with a.3287 agg, the LV Grand with a.3158 and the Utah State Two-Gun Championship with a Lowell Frei took second and Bob Sedgwick was in third. Always a tough competitor, Lowell Frei won both the Three-Gun and Four-Gun Utah State Championship. Congratulations to both Lowell Frei and Jim Bawden on their great performances. and thank you to all the competitors for supporting our tournaments. We look forward to next year. Special thanks to Dave Tunbridge and his crew, Shane, Marsha, Misty and Justin for hosting us and running a smooth and entertaining tournament. We appreciate your efforts. Light Varmint 100-Yards Dean Parker Keith Kirkman Mike Strange Lowell Frei Bob Sedgwick Jim Bawden Dave Gibson Gary Vanlier Gil Graser Dana Andrus Light Varmint 200-Yards Jim Bawden Bob Prather Dave Gibson Larry White Randy Higgs Bob Sedgwick Joe Olas Bruce Black Dana Andrus Lowell Frei Light Varmint Grand Jim Bawden Dave Gibson Bob sandbag Sedgwick Larry White Lowell Frei Joe Olas Keith Kirkman Dana Andrus Mike Strange Bob Prather Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Jim Erickson Keith Kirkman Todd Jensen Lowell Frei Jim Bawden

13 Bob Sedgwick Tom Guisewhite Bruce Black Scott Smith Dana Andrus Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Lowell Frei Jim Bawden Scott Smith Keith Kirkman Randy Higgs Dean Parker Jim Erickson Tom Guisewhite Larry White Bob Sedgwick Heavy Varmint Grand Lowell Frei Jim Bawden Keith Kirkman Jim Erickson Scott Smith Bob Sedgwick Tom Guisewhite Todd Jensen Dean Parker Larry White LV/HV Two Gun Jim Bawden Lowell Frei Bob Sedgwick Keith Kirkman Larry White Dave Gibson Jim Erickson Dean Parker Bruce Black Dana Andrus Two Gun Jim Bawden Lowell Frei Bob Sedgwick Keith Kirkman Larry White Dave Gibson Jim Erickson Dean Parker Bruce Black Dean Andrus Three Gun Lowell Frei Dave Gibson October, 2013 Precision Rifleman 13 Dana Andrus Dean Parker Keith Kirkman Bob Sedgwick Bruce Black Gil Graser Joe Olas Randy Higgs Four Gun Lowell Frei Dana Andrus Dave Gibson Bob Sedgwick Gil Graser Joe Olas Dan Dowling Keith Kirkman Randy Higgs Bob Prather Utah State Champion, Springville, Utah: Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Scope/Pwr Stock Stocker Case Primer Powder Bullet/Wt Light Varmint Jim Bawden 6ppc Panda Krieger Olas Leupold/40X BRUX Black Lapua 205 XBR Berger/65 Dave Gibson 22/6 Viper Lilja T Wilson Leu-TK/36X Six SPG S Otto Lapua 71/2 N133 Cheek/22/67.3 Bob Sedgwick 6ppc Grizzly Bartlein Brackney Leupold/36X Kelbly Brackney Lapua Fed N133 Sage/66 Larry White 6ppc BAT Krieger Scott March/45X Scoville Scoville Lapua 205 LT32 Hottenstein/65 Lowell Frei 6ppc BAT Krieger Frei March/40X Frei Frei Lapua 205 H322 Frei/66 Joe Olas 6ppc Panda Krieger Olas Leupold/36X Meredith Olas Lapua 205 LT32 Cheek/66 Keith Kirkman 6ppc Grizzly Hart Parker Leupold/36X McMillan Parker Lapua Fiocchi N133 Gentner/65 Dana Andrus 6ppc BAT Krieger Ocock Leupold/45X Combs Combs Lapua Fed LT32 Miller/65 Mike Strange 6ppc Marsh Bartlein Ed Adams Weaver/36X Meredith Ed Adams Lapua 205 N133 Berger Column Bob Prather 22sppc Panda Bartlein Prather Leu/BRK/40X McMillan T Wilson Lapua 205 V133 Carpenter/52 Heavy Varmint Lowell Frei 6ppc BAT Krieger Frei Leupold/40X Speedy Frei Lapua 205 H322 Frei/66 Jim Bawden 6ppc Panda Krieger Olas Leupold/40X BRUX Black Lapua 205 XBR Berger/65 Keith Kirkman 6ppc BAT Bartlein Parker Leupold/36X n/a Parker Lapua Fiocchi N133 Woodward/65 Jim Erickson 6ppc BAT 3L Krieger Brackney Leupold/40X Kelbly Brackney Lapua Winchester LT32 Berger Column/64 Scott Smith 6ppc Teddy Krieger Prather Leupold/45X McMillan Frei Lapua 205 N133 Gass/65 Bob Sedgwick 6ppc Teddy Krieger Brackney Leupold/36X Six Dowling Lapua Fed N133 Sage/66 Tom Guisewhite 6ppc BAT 3L Shilen Deloney Leu-TK/40X Combs Combs Lapua 205M LT32 Bart BT/65 Todd Jenson 6ppc BAT Krieger Parker March/50X Scoville Scoville Lapua Fed N133 Berger/65 Dean Parker 6ppc Panda Bench MK Parker Leupold/36X McMillan Parker Lapua 205 N133 Sage/68 Larry White 6ppc Marsh Krieger Dowling March/55X n/a Dowling Lapua 205 LT32 Hottenstein/65

14 14 Precision Rifleman Light Shines on Hoehn at Black-Out Match by Scott Pieper July 13-14, 2013 Summer in St. Louis Hot and Muggy. Enough said. We got the light gun in and two of the heavy in before we had to turn on the lights. Even though the winds were calm you could tell by the targets that there was a condition that no one was use to. Sunday brought more east winds with light gusts, some got it figured out early and some never did. We had 18 shooters that all had a great time shooting in the dark and are asking for more next year. Larry Scharnhorst won the LV100 with a.1746 aggregate and also got the small group with a.117. After the switch to HV, Bob Hammack took the win at 100 with a.2086 aggregate and Jim Hart shot the small group of.120. Sunday had a forecast of more hot and muggy. Surprise, surprise. We started Sunday off with the HV first, and Ron Hoehn won the 200 with a.2099 aggregate and Chuck Hearn got the small group with a.233. Just like the night before, we kept it rolling fast and finished up the Heavy and got started with the LV early in the morning. Joe Fesi got things working and won the LV 200 aggregate with a.3306 and John Magoulias scorched out the small group at.195. The Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Winner was Larry Scharnhorst followed by Ron Hoehn in second and Jim Hart rounding out the top three. The Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Winner was Bob Hammack with Ron Hoehn in second and Jim Gardner third. The 2-Gun went to Ron Hoehn, with Larry Scharnhorst 2nd, Bob Hammack 3rd, Jim Gardner 4th, and Jim Hart 5th. We all still have a lot to learn or remember about night conditions, so we will need to plan more of these in the future. Our next match is the Mississippi Valley regional in October, I will be attending the Worlds in Australia and leave you all in the capable hands of Mike and Julie Walton. Hope you all had a great summer and come back in October for another great match here in St. Louis. Safe shooting and keep them on the paper. Light Varmint 100-Yards Larry Scharnhorst Ron Hoehn John Magoulias Jim Gardner Wesley Pietsch Bob Hammack Jim Hart Chuck Hearn Keith Christensen Harry Ward Light Varmint 200-Yards Joe Fesi Anthony Kiefer Ron Hoehn Jim Hole St Louis Night Match Equipment List Light Varmint Grand: Name Action Barrel Stocker Gunsmith Bullet Mfr Powder Case Scope/Pwr Larry Scharnhorst BAT n/a Scoville n/a Conaway n/a Lapua n/a Ron Hoehn BAT Bartlein TM Hoehn Hottenstein 8208 Lapua March/40 Jim Hart BAT Shilen Green Skeeter Conaway 133 Lapua Sightron/36 Bob Hammack BAT Bartlein Scarbrough Self Hottenstein 133 Lapua March/50 Keith Christensen BAT Bartlein Leonard Self own n/a Lapua Leupold/45 Heavy Varmint Grand: Bob Hammack BAT Bartlein Self Self Hottenstein V133 Lapua March/50 Ron Hoehn BAT Shilen TM Hoehn Hottenstein 8208 Lapua March/40 Jim Gardner Viper Shilen Kuse Kuse Berger 133 Lapua March/50 Larry Scharnhorst BAT n/a Scoville Reneau Conaway n/a Lapua n/a Jim Hart BAT Shilen Green Skeeter Conaway 133 Lapua Sightron/36 St Louis Shooters L-R: Jim Gardner, Ron Hoehn, Bob Hammack, Joe Fesi hiding in back, Larry Scharnhorst, Keith Christensen, John Magoulias and Jim Hart Larry Scharnhorst Keith Christensen Jim Hart Jesse Williams Bob Hammack Chuck Hearn Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Bob Hammack Jim Gardner Jim Hart Greg King Larry Scharnhorst Jim Hole Ron Hoehn Wesley Pietsch Keith Christensen Joe Fesi Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Ron Hoehn Bob Hammack Jim Gardner Keith Christensen Larry Scharnhorst Chuck Hearn Jim Hart Wesley Pietsch John Magoulias Greg King Two Gun Ron Hoehn Larry Scharnhorst Bob Hammack Jim Gardner Jim Hart Keith Christensen Wesley Pietsch Chuck Hearn Jim Hole John Magoulias

15 October, 2013 Precision Rifleman 15 Holton Gun Club s 2013 Presidents Cup July 6-7, 2013 Holton s been a busy place this summer. Back to back big matches mean little dialogue to share but luckily results speak louder than words, so without further ado, here are the results from the 2013 President s Cup match. Congratulations to Dominic and all the winners. Thank you all for making this another successful match! Light Varmint 100-Yards Dave Holmes Tony Alexander Jack Neary Lowell Hottenstein Steve Theye Bill Mitchell Raymond Marvin Rob MacLennan Melvyn Newransky Bob Kerr Light Varmint 200-Yards Dominic Grunas Dave Abbott Tom Meredith Ted Heindselman Pat Canning Joe Hynes Bob Scarbrough, Jr Jeff Aberegg Jack Neary Larry Feusse Light Varmint Grand Dominic Grunas Jack Neary Ted Heindselman Rob MacLennan Joe Hynes Bill Mitchell Jeff Aberegg Dave Abbott Pat Canning Bob Kerr Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Bob Scarbrough, Jr Jeff Aberegg Dominic Grunas Vic Halverson Joe Hynes Ted Heindselman Lowell Hottenstein Pat Canning Larry Feusse Rob MacLennan Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Bob Scarbrough, Jr Pat Canning Jack Neary Steve Robbins Bob Kerr Ted Heindselman Bill Gammon Steve Turner Kevin Hovis Heavy Varmint Grand Bob Scarbrough, Jr Pat Canning Dominic Grunas Ted Heindselman Jack Neary Jeff Aberegg Clayton Martin Bob Kerr Steve Turner Joe Hynes Two Gun Dominic Grunas Bob Scarbrough, Jr Jack Neary Ted Heindselman Pat Canning Jeff Aberegg Joe Hynes Bob Kerr Steve Turner Rob MacLennan Lowell Hottenstein Dominic Grunas, President s Cup Champion Bill Mitchell Vic Halverson Greg Reed Tom Meredith Bill Gammon Dave Holmes Larry Feusse Steve Theye Jerry Jarrett

16 16 Precision Rifleman 2013 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule OCTOBER 5 SW VFS 100/200 Desert Sportsman Assn, NV VFS Nationals Warm-Up 5-6 ER LV/HV 100/200 WWCCA, MI Fall Classic 5-6 SW LV/HV 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shooters, AZ 1st Half SW Regionals 5-6 MC LV/HV 100/200 Mill Creek Rifle Club, KS 5-6 SW LV/HV 200/100 Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA 6 MV HTR/VFS 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis 12 SW LG/HG 1000-Yd Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ SE LV/HV 100/200 River Bend Gun Club, GA 19 MV LG/HG/Fac 600-Yard Columbus Sportsman s Assn, IA ER LV/HV 100/200 Shelby Co Deer Hunters Assn, OH SW UNL-5 100/200 Visalia Sportsman Assn, CA Visalia Invitational MV LV/HV 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis Mississippi Valley Regionals 20 GC VFS 100/200 Southwest Louisiana R&P Club 20 NW LG/HG 600-Yard Rogue Valley Shooting Sport, OR SW VFS 100/ Desert Sportsman Assn, NV 2013 VFS NATIONALS 27 SW LG/HG 600-Yard Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA NOVEMBER 2-3 SW SP/UNL10 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shoters, AZ 2nd Half SW Regionals 2-3 SW LV/HV 200/100 Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA 9 SW LG/HG 1000-Yd Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ 9 SE 4-Gun 100-Yard Brock s Gap Training Center, AL 23 NW LG/HG 600-Yard Rogue Valley Shooting Sport, OR 24 SW LG/HG 1000-Yd Sloughhouse Benchrest, CA DECEMBER 7 SW VFS 100/200 Desert Sportsman Assn, NV Club Championship Set up 7AM Match begins 9AM 7-8 SW UNL5 100/200 Arizona Benchrest Shooters, AZ CAL-AZ Combined Match 14 SW LG/HG 1000-Yd Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest, AZ 15 NW LG/HG 600-Yard Rogue Valley Shooting Sport, OR Attention Match Directors. Please begin planning for next years match schedule match dates will be added as soon as approved by the Regional Directors.

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18 18 Precision Rifleman Van Dyne s Wisconsin State Hunter Championship by Dick Baier July 13-14, 2013 The Wisconsin State Hunter shoot has become one of the biggest hunter matches in the country. I can only thank all the shooters that show up every year to make this match what it has become in 22 years. Fifty one of the best shooters I know showed up starting on Wednesday prior to the shoot. Practice wasn t until Friday, but it gave them a chance to visit and catch up with old friends. By Friday morning they were ready to see if they could figure out the conditions on the range for the two day shoot. After shooting on this range for longer than I can remember, it doesn t pay to worry about conditions on Friday because by Saturday morning everything will have changed and you can start all over again. Perfect score predictions at 100 yards were varied as usual but ranged anywhere from s. Saturday morning the weather was great and it looked like we would have a trigger pulling contest at 100. That was not to be. Twenty seven shooters dropped points on the first match of the day. By the end of the 100 yard match there was a total of five 250 s. This is one of the lowest numbers I can ever remember at 100. At the top was club member Ron Bertrand from north of Green Bay who posted a X to win the 100 yard title. Second place went to Randy Perkowski from Ohio with a X. Randy has won in the past and was looking for another win but it was not to be. Third place went TK Nollan, WI State Hunter Champion to club member Kevin Meise with a X. Very good shooting considering he had not been able to attend any of our one-day shoots earlier in the season. Fourth and fifth place were rounded out by Craig Nagel from Holmen, WI with a X in fourth and Joe Hemkens from Missouri took fifth place with a X. Sunday morning looked like it would be a great day for shooting but that was not to be either. Looking at the flags during the match it was clear that conditions were not telling any of the shooters what to do. One shooter, however, figured something out as he shot the only 250 of the day at 200 yards. TK Nollan from Oklahoma got it figured out and held on to it all day long to post a 250-7X at 200 yards and win the 200 yard title. In second L-R: Randy Perkowski, TK Nollan, Ron Bertrand, Craig Nagel & Chris Taylor was Chris Taylor with a 258-9X. Chris was clean through the fourth match but could not hold on and finished in second place. Third place was won by James Lederer with a 248-3X and another excellent score. Fourth and fifth were rounded out by Craig Nagel with a 247-7X and in fifth was Ron Bertrand with a X. The Grand Aggregate was won by none other than TK Nollan with an excellent score of X. TK had won a yardage some years back but I m sure this title was much more important to him. In second place in the agg was Chris Taylor with a X. Chris had taken some time off from shooting but showed he still has the right stuff. Third place was Craig Nagel with a X. Fourth was Randy Perkowski with a X and in fifth was Ron Bertrand with a X. The traveling team trophy was won by The Intimidators. A group of shooters consisting of three from Missouri, one from Oklahoma and one from Nebraska. The three from Missouri were Wayne Corley, Joe Hemkens and Jerry Kloeppel. I believe the other two were the glue that held the team together. TK Nollan from OK and Don Crunk from NE, a well known group shooter. After the 100 yard event on Saturday the donations from manufacturers were given out to the shooters. We then took some time to have a presentation for Tom Hencken to be inducted into the Hunter Hall of Fame (see page 30). Tom has shot his way in last year at the Hunter Nationals in St Louis and was to be inducted at Mill Creek Rifle Club this year in August at the 2013 Hunter Nationals but he was not going to be able to attend Mill Creek this year, so we got to do the honors here at Van Dyne. Thank you to all the people behind the scenes, the Range Officer, Target Crew, Scoring, Statistician and those who served the food for both days. A very big thank you to all the manufacturers who supported our event with their very generous donations. Their involvement over these many years has kept our sport growing. Thanks to all of them.

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20 20 Precision Rifleman 2013 Hunter Nationals at Mill Creek by Ron Shultz Sam Small is 2013 Top Gun The Hunter Nationals and Mid-Continent Regional shot at Mill Creek Rifle Club in DeSoto, Kansas was a very tightly contested match at every yardage and aggregate in both guns. The 250 s at 100 yard Hunter ran 10 deep with Greg Swezey out X-ing the crowd. Randy Robinett with his 25X47 took 200 yard honors and the 100 and 200 yard championship with a solid X. The Long Range started out with some much more tricky conditions and other than the top 3, the scores really showed that. Ron Bertrand pulled off a 250-6X for the win. Day 4 and 300 yard proved to be one of the best days we have ever had in the 16 years of 300 yard shooting here. Swezey, Shultz, Naugle and Sam Small flirted with 250 s until late in the match when the mirage and wind picked up. Greg Swezey won the yardage at 249-7X. The Long Range aggregate went to Sam Small with an excellent 497-9X. Swezey, Naugle and Small stayed neck and neck all the way through. Greg managed to win the 100/200/300 with Tim and Sam right on his tail. Sam took the 100/200/200L/300 with Greg and Tim right behind. Heartfelt thank you to all those who helped with targets, scoring and stats. It wouldn t have been such a success without your help. Also thanks to David Halblom for the great photos. 100-Yard HBR Greg Swezey X Russell Cree X Ron Bertrand X R. G Robinett X Wade Hunnewell X TK Nollan X Bob Maedgen X Tim Naugle X Sam Small X Richard Hunnewell X 200-Yard HBR R.G. Robinett X Mark Taylor X Ron Bertrand X Greg Swezey X Boyd Dartez X Tim Naugle X TK Nollan X Sam Small X Russell Cree X Ron Shultz X 100 & 200 HBR R.G.Robinett X Greg Swezey X Ron Bertrand X TK Nollan X Tim Naugle X Sam Small X Mark Taylor X Russell Cree X Wade Hunnewell X Joe Hemkens X Ron Shultz X Bill Small X Chuck Hearn X James Lederer X Jim Koffman X Wayne Corley X Wally Juneau X Terry Meyer X Jerry Kloeppel X Mike McFarland X 200-Yard Long Range HBR Ron Bertrand X Sam Small X TK Nollan X Russell Cree X Bill Small X Tim Naugle X Chuck Hearn X 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 James Lederer X Don Crunk X Mike McFarland X 300-Yard Long Range HBR Greg Swezey X Ron Shultz X Tim Naugle X Sam Small X Bill Small X Richard Hunnewell X TK Nollan X Mike Bigelow X Russell Cree X Mark Taylor X 200 & 300 Long Range HBR Sam Small X Tim Naugle X Greg Swezey X Bill Small X TK Nollan X Russell Cree X Richard Hunnewell X Ron Bertrand X James Lederer X Chuck Hearn X Mike McFarland X Mike Bigelow X Ron Shultz X Don Crunk X Jerry Kloeppel X Jim Koffman X Wade Hunnewell X

21 Tony Levenson X Joe Hemkens X Wayne Corley X HBR Greg Swezey X Tim Naugle X Sam Small X TK Nollan X Ron Shultz X Mark Taylor X Russell Cree X Bill Small X Wade Hunnewell X Joe Hemkens X Ron Bertrand X Richard Hunnewell X James Lederer X Chuck Hearn X Jim Koffman X Jerry Kloeppel X Mike McFarland X Wayne Corley X Mike Bigelow X Don Crunk X HBR (Top Gun) Sam Small X Greg Swezey X Tim Naugle X TK Nollan X Russell Cree X Ron Bertrand X Bill Small X Wade Hunnewell X James Lederer X Richard Hunnewell X Chuck Hearn X Ron Shultz X Mark Taylor X Jim Koffman X Mike McFarland X Joe Hemkens X Jerry Kloeppel X Don Crunk X Wayne Corley X Mike Bigelow X Tim Naugle Takes MC Regional VFS & Two-Gun VFS was a little different with a handful of other shooters jumping in the mix. The 250 s went 17 deep with Russell Cree s X taking top honors. Greg Swezey shot the only 200 yard 250-8X to win the yardage. That was the first VFS 200 yard 250 ever shot here at Mill Creek. That makes Greg s win at X the first 500 in VFS shot here. The Long Range started out with Jerry Kloeppel going X with a 6PPC for the win. The 300 went to Tim Naugle at 249-7X. His pair of 249 s along with a dozen X s gave him the 200L and 300L win. The 100/200/300 went to Greg Swezey with a X. Tim Naugle was only 3 X s behind him but he took the Top Gun 100/200/200L/300 at X one point ahead of Swezey. The Two Gun final was a two man showdown with Tim Naugle X and Greg Swezey X super close. 100-Yard VFS Russell Cree X Bill Small X Greg Swezey X Sam Langhofer X Don Crunk X Don Crunk X TK Nollan X Larry Tilley X Tim Naugle X Ken Kuperman X 200-Yard VFS Greg Swezey X Mike Bigelow X Ken Kuperman X Don Crunk X Tim Naugle X Chuck Hearn X James Lederer X Terry Meyer X Chad Schmidt X Gardner Rose X October, 2013 Precision Rifleman Hunter Nationals Top Dogs L-R: Randy Robinett & Greg Swezey Aggregate Greg Swezey X Don Crunk X Ken Kuperman X Tim Naugle X Mike Bigelow X Chuck Hearn X Terry Meyer X Russell Cree X Chad Schmidt X Larry Tilley X Jim Koffman X Jerry Kloeppel X Gardner Rose X RG Robinett X George Pfettscher X Sam Small X Bill Small X James Lederer X Terry Nunemaker X Sam Langhofer X 200-Yard Long Range VFS Jerry Kloeppel X Ken Kuperman X Larry Tilley X Bobby Ayo X George Pfettscher X Chuck Hearn X Tim Naugle X Wally Juneau X Greg Swezey X Jim Koffman X

22 22 Precision Rifleman 300-Yard Long Range VFS Tim Naugle X Russell Cree X Chuck Hearn X Chad Schmidt X Bill Small X Terry Nunemaker X Jim Koffman X Greg Swezey X Wayne Corley X Mike Bigelow X 200 & 300 Long Range VFS Tim Naugle X Chuck Hearn X Russell Cree X Bill Small X Jerry Kloeppel X Greg Swezey X Jim Koffman X Chad Schmidt X Wayne Corley X Mike Bigelow X Sam Small X Ken Kuperman X Sam Langhofer X Wally Juneau X Terry Nunemaker X Larry Tilley X Ron Berg X TK Nollan X Don Crunk X James Lederer X VFS Greg Swezey X Tim Naugle X Chuck Hearn X Sam Small, 2013 Hunter Nationals Top Gun - Congratulations, Sam. Russell Cree X Chad Schmidt X Mike Bigelow X Jim Koffman X Bill Small X Terry Nunemaker X Ken Kuperman X Don Crunk X Jerry Kloeppel X Sam Small X Wayne Corley X Sam Langhofer X 2013 Hunter Nationals & Super Regional VFS Top 10 Equipment List Hunter Class: Name Cartridge Action Barrel Gunsmith Scope Stocker Case Primer Powder Bullet Sam Small 30X47 Stolle Lilja Swezey Leupold Swezey Lapua n/a N135 ERB/119 Greg Swezey 30X47 BAT Krieger Swezey Weaver BAT Lapua F205 N135 ERB/119 Tim Naugle 30X47 BAT Lilja Swezey Burris Swezey Lapua F205 N135 ERB/119 TK Nollan Farley Krieger TK March BAT Lapua F205 N135 BIB/125 Russell Cree 30X47 Kodiak Lilja Carpenter Leupold Jetter Lapua F210 IMR8208 BS/119 Ron Bertrand 30X47 Remington Bartlein Self Weaver L Smart Lapua FED N135 Ron-Al/130 Bill Small 30X47 BAT Lilja Swezey Leupold n/a Lapua FED N135 Self/119 Wade Hunnewell 30X47 Nesika Krieger S Ware Weaver Lee Six Winchester F210 N135 10X/115 James Lederer 30X47 Stiller n/a self Weaver self Lapua CCI N135 10X/120 Richard Hunnewell 30X47 Nesika Krieger S Ware Weaver Speedy WW FED N135 10X/115 Mid-Continent Super VFS Regional: Tim Naugle 30BR Stolle Krieger Swezey Leupold Mulhall Lapua FED H4198 ERB/112 Greg Swezey 30X47 BAT Krieger Swezey Leupold Swezey Lapua FED N135 ERB/119 Chuck Hearn 6PPC BAT Bartlein self March TM Lapua FED LT32 Hottenstein Russell Cree 30BR BAT Krieger Carpenter Nightforce BAT Lapua FED H4198 BS/112 Ken Kuperman 30BR BAT Bartlein Roscoe Nightforce Roscoe Lapua FED H X/115 Mike Bigelow 30BR Stiller Krieger Self Nightforce Self Lapua FED H4198 self/112 James Koffman 30BR Hall Broughton Self Nightforce Self Lapua FED H X/115 Bill Small 30BR BAT Krieger Swezey Sightron n/a Lapua FED H4198 self/112 Chad Schmidt 30BR Stolle Rock Creek REO Nightforce Borden Remington FED H X/115 Jerry Kloeppel 30BR BAT Krieger self March Scoville Lapua FED N133 10X/115

23 October, 2013 Precision Rifleman 23 Hunter Nationals Winner s Circle L-R Back row: Tim Naugle, Russell Cree, Randy Robinett, Mark Taylor L-R Front: Bill Small, TK Nollan, Mike Bigelow, Ron Bertrand, Don Crunk & Greg Swezey James Lederer X Ron Berg X Larry Tilley X Wally Juneau X TK Nollan X & 200LR-300LR VFS Tim Naugle X Greg Swezey X Chuck Hearn X Russell Cree X Ken Kuperman X Mike Bigelow X Jim Koffman X Bill Small X Chad Schmidt X Jerry Kloeppel X Don Crunk X Wayne Corley X Sam Small X Larry Tilley X Terry Nunemaker X Sam Langhofer X Wally Juneau X Ron Berg X James Lederer X TK Nollan X 2-Gun Champion HBR & VFS Flying Fish Fundamentals Trophy Greg Swezey X 2-Gun Champion 100/200/200L/300 HBR & VFS Tim Naugle X Greg Swezey X Sam Small X Russell Cree X Bill Small X Chuck Hearn X TK Nollan X Jim Koffman X Jerry Kloeppel X Mike Bigelow X James Lederer X Don Crunk X Wayne Corley X Wally Juneau X Dave Halblom X Chad Schmidt X Lathem Hodges X George Pfettscher X

24 24 Precision Rifleman Richard Milton is LA State VFS Champion by Wayne Bengston It was raining when I drove to the range that morning for the match. I was thinking what happened to the forecast for no rain? That s about right, it rains when you don t want it to and doesn t rain when you want it to. About the time I was thinking that, the prettiest double rainbow appeared right over the range. It turned out to be a good omen. A short time later the rain stopped and we had the nicest July day that I can remember. The temperature started in the low 70 s and ended in the low 80 s. It was mostly cloudy with very little mirage in the afternoon. The wind was light from 3 to 7 mph out of the south during the morning match. Kenny Kuperman took first in the 100 yd match with a clean x. Kenny is known to groan out an expletive or two if he drops a point. I knew he must have been doing well since he was being so quite. Eleven out of the nineteen other shooters were able to stay clean. During the 200 yd match that afternoon, the winds became more variable and tricky to read because of thunderstorm clouds in the area. The wind had picked up from earlier and started blowing from 7 to 15 mph. Richard Milton showed everyone how to shoot the condition and ended up with a 248 7x to capture first place at the 200 yd plus the Louisiana State Champion title and trophy. What s more, he did it with his heavy varmint 6ppc. Congratulation Richard! We thank all of the competitors for coming to participate. We also thank Francis Broussard for running and scoring the match. We didn t have a match in August but we hosted the September 22nd Gulf Coast Regionals. You can look forward to reading about that tough competition and a good time in an upcoming issue soon! 100-Yards Kenny Kuperman X Nick Marino X James Mock X Bobby Ayo X Dwayne Pullum X Larry Tilley X Dale Metzger X Richard Milton X Richard Pullum X Wayne Bengston X Gardner Rose X Clayton Gray X Mike Guillot X Carroll Green X Mike Wall X Rodney Landry X Renard Alexander X Michael Louwien X 200-Yards Richard Milton X James Mock X Kenny Kuperman X Larry Tilley X Rodney Landry X Dale Metzger X Richard Pullum X Gardner Rose X Michael Louwien X Bobby Ayo X Carroll Green X Renard Alexander X Mike Guillot X Wayne Bengston X Clayton Gray X Mike Wall X Dwayne Pullum X Nick Marino X Grand Aggregate Roger Milton X James Mock X Kenny Kuperman X Larry Tilley X Dale Metzger X Bobby Ayo X Richard Pullum X Gardner Rose X Wayne Bengston X Rodney Landry X Dwayne Pullum X Clayton Gray X Mike Guillot X Carroll Green X Mike Wall X Nick Marino X Renard Alexander X Michael Louwien X Most X s 100-Yards Kenny Kuperman...20 Most X s 200-Yards Carroll Green...7 Most X s Grand Aggregate Kenny Kuperman...26 Richard Milton, 2013 LA State VFS Champion

25 October, 2013 Precision Rifleman 25 August 10, 2013 Although things began with a bit of a rocky start for our new 600-yard benchrest club, Columbus Sportsman s Association had a far more successful second match in August. A special welcome to our newest long range members, John Myers, Ryan Jahner, Ron Kuhn, Dennis Klem, Don Bucholtz and David Meyer. Glad to have you all on board. Details follow for our two-gun match. Come join the fun next time. Hope to see you here. Light Gun 3-TGT Score Tom Esser Ryan Jahner Dennis Klem Terry Balding Don Bucholtz Columbus 600Yd Benchrest by Terry Balding John Myers David Meyer Ron Kuhn...25 Light Gun 3-TGT Group Tom Esser Terry Balding Don Bucholtz John Myers Ryan Jahner Dennis Klem David Meyer Ron Kuhn Heavy Gun 3-TGT Score David Meyer Tom Esser Terry Balding Don Bucholtz Dennis Klem John Myers Ryan Jahner Heavy Gun 3-TGT Group David Meyer Don Bucholtz Terry Balding John Myers Tom Esser Dennis Klem Ryan Jahner Light Gun Score Winner Tom Esser Light Gun Group Winner Tom Esser Heavy Gun Score Winner David Meyer Heavy Gun Group Winner David Meyer Two-Gun Overall Winner Terry Balding Columbus Sportsman's Association 600-Yard Benchrest Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Stock Gunsmith Scope/Pwr Bullet Case Powder Primer Tom Esser 6 Dasher BAT Bartlein McMillan Sturmeier Nightforce/42X BIB 108 Lapua H4895 CCI 450 Don Bucholtz 6 Dasher Nesika Muller Tracker Bucholtz n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Ryan Jahner (LG) 223 Rem 700 n/a HS n/a Nightforce n/a mixed n/a n/a Ryan Jahner (HG) 308 BAT Rock Creek A-5 Laminate n/a Nightforce 178 Lapua n/a n/a David Meyer 6x47 BAT Bartlein McMillan Bartlein Weaver Berger 105 Lapua H4350 Fed Match Terry Balding (LG) 6 Dasher BAT Krieger McMillan Wahlstrom March/50X 105VLD Lapua Varget CCI 450 Terry Balding (HG) 284 Savage Benchmark Shehane Cutright Nightforce/42X 180HB Lapua H M John Myers 6 Dasher Panda Krieger Shehane Penrod Nightforce SMK Lapua Varget CCI 450 Southwest Louisiana VFS Championship Equipment List Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Powder Bullet/Wt Primers Carroll Green 30BR Panda Krieger Self McMillan Night Force n/a T32 BIB/118 Remington Dale Metzger 30BR BAT Krieger R. Long Robertson March/60X n/a H4198/9 Cheeks/112 Fed 205M Dwayne Pullum 30BR Farley Krieger Piper Speedy/Robertson Leupold/45X Lapua H4198/34.3 BIB/112 Fed 205M Gardner Rose 30BR BAT Krieger Brackney Scoville Weaver/36X n/a n/a BIB/118 Fed 205M James Mock 6PPC BAT Bartlein Stevens Leonard March/60X n/a LT32/28.3 Hottenstein/68 Fed 205M Kenny Kuperman 30BR BAT Bartlein Roscoe TMBR Nightforce/42X Lapua H X/115 Fed 205M Larry Tilley 30BR Farley Hart Perry McMillan Leupold Lapua H4198/ X/125 Fed 205M Michael Louwien 30BR Panda Krieger LPR McMillan Nightforce/42X Lapua H4198 Conley's/116 Fed 205M Mike Guillot 6PPC Rimrock Bartlein Borden Robertson March/40X Lapua V133/28.2 Barts/68 Fed 205M Mike Wall 30x47 Rem700 Krieger Fite H&S Weaver/6X n/a H322/41.7 BIB/118 Fed 205M Nick Marino 30BR Farley Krieger Bucky Lee Leupold/40X Lapua V120/30 Hills/118 n/a Renard Alexander 30BR Kelbly n/a Kelbly Kelbly Leupold/40X n/a H4198/33.9 Berger/115 Fed 205M Richard Milton 6PPC Panda Bartlein Milton Kelbly March/40X n/a LT32/28.3 Milton/66 n/a Richard Pullum 30BR BAT Krieger Peiper Bruno Leupold/40X Lapua H4198/34.4 Cheek/118 Fed 205M Rodney Landry 30BR Hall Krieger Smith n/a Leupold n/a n/a n/a n/a Wayne Bengston 30BR Panda Shilen Perry Robertson Leupold/45X Lapua H4198/34.4 Conley's/116 Fed 205M Bobby Ayo 30BR BAT n/a n/a n/a Night Hawk n/a H4198 BIB/118 Fed 205M

26 26 Precision Rifleman Lou Murdica Rules the Range At Yellowstone by Ryan Lienemann On July 27, 2013 we held our first of the year group match in beautiful Billings, Montana. We had visitors from all over join us for exceptional weather, great camaraderie and challenge of the sport. George Kelbly joined us from Ohio, Lou Murdica from California, Jeff Wardlow made the Canadians proud as well as shooters from South Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado were there for good measure. Saturday began the LV100 and it looked like the shooters got the bungles out of their system by cross firing when it didn t count on the warm up. After Match 3 it appeared that Richard Lynn had it all sewn up but in Matches 4 and 5, Lou Murdica stole the lead and wouldn t give it up. In the afternoon we contested the LV200 after a bountiful pulled pork lunch masterfully prepared by Tina Cree, Russell Cree s wife. During Match 3 the thunder-boomers began to kick up a fuss causing some distraction. Lou Murdica held on to his lead and wouldn t let go and by Match 5 he was the clear winner with George Kelbly a close second. Lou took small group honors at 100 yards with.146 and at 200 yards, Dave Hellekson with a.294. Points were tallied and Lou won the LV Grand with Rod Brown in second and Dave Hellekson in third. Sunday morning we started off with the HV200 and Terry Hettich made his debut in the winner s circle. David Singleton won the first 3 matches so things were looking pretty strong for an aggregate win for David. Then George Kelbly took over in the 4th match and Terry, who had been lurking around the top five all morning finally made his move when David left an opening in the fourth match and took the lead for the aggregate win. Jack Foster got small group honors with a Lunch was provided once again and this time we got homemade strawberry pie for desert. Yum! Don t you wish you were here for that? Sorry you missed it! It is with no small amount of regret that we had to cancel the August group match as it conflicted with the Hunter Nationals, so we ll try again next year. A heartfelt thank you to Haley, Elena & Monica who ran targets and to Russell & Tina Cree the dynamic duo at Yellowstone as well as Ryan Lienemann. The efforts are so much more fun when you re doing it with good friends. Thanks so much for coming out and sharing in our fun. Light Varmint 100-Yards Lou Murdica Richard Lynn Rod Brown Larry White Dave Hellekson Dave Gibson Jack Foster Ryan Lienemann Jeff Wardlow David Singleton Lou Murdica Light Varmint 200-Yards Lou Murdica George Kelbly Dave Hellekson Rod Brown Jeff Wardlow Jeff Donnelly Dave Gibson David Singleton Larry White Terry Hettich Dave Hellekson Light Varmint Grand Aggregate Lou Murdica Rod Brown Dave Hellekson Jeff Wardlow Dave Gibson Larry White George Kelbly David Singleton Jack Foster Heavy Varmint 200-Yards Terry Hettich David Singleton George Kelbly Rod Brown Jack Foster Dave Hellekson Lou Murdica Dave Gibson Larry White Bob Lunder Jack Foster Heavy Varmint 100-Yards Lou Murdica Larry White George Kelbly Terry Hettich Dave Hellekson Jeff Donnelly Jack Foster Ernie Martin Rod Brown David Singleton George Kelbly Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate Terry Hettich Lou Murdica George Kelbly Larry White Dave Hellekson Jack Foster Rod Brown David Singleton Dave Gibson Jeff Donnelly Two-Gun Lou Murdica Rod Brown Dave Hellekson George Kelbly Terry Hettich Larry White Jack Foster David Singleton Dave Gibson Jeff Donnelly Lou Murdica, Yellowstone Winner

27 October, 2013 Precision Rifleman 27 YELLOWSTONE RIFLE CLUB JULY EQUIPMENT LIST COMPETITOR NAME CALIBER ACTION SCOPE BARREL GUNSMITH STOCK STOCKER PRIMER CASE POWDER BULLET Two Gun Top Ten: Lou Murdica 6PPC Veit March Shilen Self Pierce Pierce Fed Lapua LT32/28.2 Berger Column Rodney Brown 6PPC BAT Leupold Bartlein Leider Dickson Dickson 205M Lapua N133/27.6 Berger Dave Hellekson 6PPC Panda Leupold/45 Krieger Self Edge Self 205 Lapua 45 66Fowler George Kelbly 6PPC Stolle Marcha/50 Krieger Kelbly Kelbly Kelbly 205M Lapua Fed Hottenstein Terry Hettich 22mongrel Panda Weaver/36 Krieger Pond Larson Larson Fed 205 Lapua n/a 52TuckerBT Larry White 6PPC BAT Mar-32 Krieger Scott Scoville Scoville CCI Lapua LT32 Hottenstein Jack Foster 6PPC Cobra Leu/Brac Krieger Self Edge Self 205 Lapua T/27.8 Berger David Singleton 6PPC BAT n/a Krieger n/a Shehane n/a Fed Lapua N133/28.3 Fowler66 Dave Gibson 22 Viper Leupold/36 Lilja T Wilson Lee SPG Otto n/a Norma N133/25.5 Cheek Jeff Donnelly 6PPC Farley n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Fed Lapua LT32 Berger IBS 600 YARD BENCHREST NATIONALS ST. LOUIS BENCH REST RIFLE CLUB OCTOBER 26-27, 2013 *** SUPER FEET REQUIRED ON ALL BENCH TOPS *** SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, :00 A.M. LIGHT GUN 8 TARGETS FOR RECORD, 5 RECORD SHOTS EACH AND UNLIMITED SIGHTERS. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, :00 A.M. HEAVY GUN 8 TARETS FOR RECORD, 5 RECORD SHOTS EACH AND UNLIMITED SIGHTERS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2013, MAKE UP DAY, IF NEEDED. ENTRY FEES: ADVANCE REGISTRATION CLOSES OCTOBER 21, 2013 ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED LIGHT OR HEAVY GUN BEFORE 10/21/13: $70.00 AFTER 10/21/13 $80.00 BOTH LIGHT & HEAVY GUN BEFORE 10/21/13: $ AFTER 10/21/13 $ CAMPING $10.00 PER DAY LOADING TRAILERS W/HOOKUP $5.00 PER DAY CHECKS PAYABLE TO: BENCH REST RIFLE CLUB, (BRRC), ATTN: JOHN ROSS MAIL REGISTRATION & PAYMENT TO: BRRC, ATTN: JOHN ROSS, 2280 KOHN RD., WRIGHT CITY, MO LATE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE 12:00-5 P.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013 AND 10A.M.-6:00 P.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013 AT ST. LOUIS BENCH REST CLUBHOUSE. ALL REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 6:00 P.M. FRIDAY, OCT 25, RANGE WILL BE OPEN FOR SET UP AND SIGHT IN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, :00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. AND FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, :00A.M 5:00 P.M. FOR INFORMATION AND ACCOMODATIONS: JOHN ROSS ydnatl2013@gmail.com BBQ AVAILABLE SAT & SUN 11-5 DAILY BRRC OFFICE Office hours: Mon, Wed, Fri - 9AM-3PM LOADING TABLES AVAILABLE IN PAVILION ST LOUIS BENCH REST RIFLE CLUB

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

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

30 30 Precision Rifleman * Flash * NBRSA News * Flash * NBRSA News * Flash * NBRSA News * New World Record For Kloeppel It s been a pretty good year for Jerry Kloeppel (picture on page 4). On July 20, 2013 at Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis, Jerry shot a X and established a new world record at the yard aggregate in Varmint for Score. This supercedes Kenny Kuperman s X shot on 7/14/2012. Congratulations to Jerry. Hunter Hall of Fame Inductee Ron Bertrand from Wisconsin, (pictured on page 23) won the 200 yard LR in the 2013 Mill Creek Hunter Nationals and received his 10th point for induction into the Hunter Hall of Fame. Alongside Ron was Tom Hencken (pictured here) who, as mentioned on page 18 was also inducted into the Hunter Hall of Fame. Congratulations to both gentlemen on a job well done. Good Job Bart! Does this title look familiar? It may to those of you who have been members since September, 2003 when Ron Hoehn wrote an article in that issue of NBRSA News about the great shooting Bart Sauter did at a match in St Louis. It s time to say it again as Bart Sauter has done another REALLY good job. He is one of two latest Group Shooting Hall of Fame Inductees. Harley Baker Group HOF Inductee Along with Bart comes Harley Baker. When asked about his background, Harley says the only other shooting experience he has done before benchrest is groundhog hunting. He s been an avid benchrest shooter for 10 years and his first match was the IBS Nationals in When asked about his new entrance into the Hall of Fame, he says he is deeply honored. Congratulations to Harley, Bart, Ron, Tom and Jerry for achieving greatness and raising still higher the benchrest bar. The NBRSA is proud to count you amongst our ranks of fine shooters.

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 4315 Ashby Ave, Des Moines, IA DavidHalblom-BugTyer@att.net Dan Zaccanti, Committee Member Larry Kuse, Committee Member Rich Carpenter, 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 2014 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 2014 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: meyertd@frontiernet.net 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@att.net 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 2014 Wayne Campbell 264 Benchrest Ln Concord, VA H: C: wcppc@icloud.net South West Region Exp 2014 Tom Libby Aster Dr. Palm Desert, CA B: C: tomnbrsa@outlook.com European Region Exp 2014 Philippe Riboulet 126 Avenue De La Timone Marseille, France priboulet@hotmail.fr October, 2013 Precision Rifleman 31 Staff Business Manager, NBRSA Editor, Precision Rifleman Magazine Advertising Sales Contact Audrey Brown PO Box 6770, Sheridan, WY W: C: nbrsa.manager@gmail.com Legal Representation Elliot Law Office Al Elliot, acelliot@sonoratx.net Change of Address: To change your address or report a damaged or undelivered magazine, write: NBRSA, PO Box 6770, Sheridan, WY Do not return damaged copies. Change of address should include both new address and a mailing label bearing the old one. In case of duplication send both labels. Contributors: The editor is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. Advertisers: Rate cards and terms are available online at We appreciate your support! Safety Disclaimer: The publication, writers, organization officers, staff, and directors explicitly advise the readers that they make no representation of safety for any loads, techniques, and procedures if reported herein. The nature of participating in a shooting sport automatically requires caution at all times. Given the many variables present weather, equipment, and components the information presented is for your reading enjoyment. Printed in the USA Publisher: NBRSA, Inc. Printed By: Lithotech, Phoenix, AZ Advertising, Classifieds & Membership: Audrey Brown, Editor Precision Rifleman (ISSN X) is published monthly by NBRSA Inc PO Box US Hwy 87 Sheridan, WY Phone: nbrsa.manager@gmail.com for the benefit of its members. Membership dues is $60 per year US of which $40 is designated for a magazine subscription. Canadian postage add $25/ year. All other International postage add $60/year. For Membership inquiries call Copyright 2013, National Bench Rest Shooters Association. All rights reserved except where expressly waived. Periodicals Class Postage paid at Sheridan, WY & additional offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Precision Rifleman, PO Box 6770, Sheridan, WY

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