Gunsmoke January 2014 Gunsmoke The Official Newsletter of the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association January 2014 World Championship Rifle Matches to be Held at Camp Perry in 2015 Ho Ho Ho Pistol Page 5 Akron Rifle Page 6 Target Pullers Needed Page 3 Cimarron Young Guns Page 4 SERVING OHIO WITH PRIDE SINCE 1934 By ORPA Highpower Co-Director Keith Bailey For those of us not able to go to Sochi next year, we have the opportunity to see a World Championship competition in our own backyard the following year. In 2015, the World Championship Fullbore Rifle Matches will be sponsored by the NRA and held at Camp Perry, Ohio in August of 2015. Make plans now to schedule some vacation or downtime to compete or watch part of the world championship matches. The fullbore rifle matches are similar to our standard NRA Highpower rifle matches and are fired at distances from 300 yards to 1,000 yards. They are fired with either match rifles or F-Class rifles. Ammunition is limited to either.308 Winchester or.223. The matches are governed by the International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations (ICFRA). The ICFRA is made up 30 full and associate member countries, whose national rifle associations govern fullbore (highpower) rifle shooting. The course of fire uses different targets than the standard US targets and there are some special rules that apply. Standard scoring practices during fullbore matches allow for two convertible sighters to be used at each stage of fire. They are called convertible because the shooter may elect to have one or both of these transferred to the scored shot section of the scorecard so that they will count as record shots. The targets used are 5V targets in which scoring is recorded as 2, 3, 4, 5, and V which is similar to our 7, 8, 9, 10 and X. These targets are the same as those which our international teams such as the Palma team must shoot when competing in foreign countries. If you have the time, a rehearsal for the World Championships will be held following the 2014 Camp Perry Highpower National Championships. Several countries will send teams to the US for a practice run for 2015. This will allow the National Matches staff at Camp Perry to familiarize themselves with procedures, targets, scoring etc. before the actual World Championships in 2015. The tentative schedule continued on page 3
2 Gunsmoke January 2014 Mail this form along with a check made payable to the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association to: ORPA P.O. Box 43083 - Cincinnati, OH 45243-0083 Large patch (3.5 ) - 1/$4.00 or 2/$7.00 Small patch (2.5 ) - 1/$3.00 or 2/5.00 Lapel pin - 1/$5.00 or 2/$9.00 Sticker - $1.00 Life Member Sticker - $1.00 Inside Window Decal - $1.00 total enclosed: FREE TRAP ROUND Hilltop Sportsman Club 12146 Darby Creek Orient, Ohio 43146 (614) 284-8647 www.hilltopsportsmansclub.com INDEX World Champ Fullbore... 1 NRA Needs Target Pullers... 3 ORPA Trustee Meetings... 3 Cimarron Young Guns... 4 Greene Co. Cowboys Scores... 4 Renew Early for Free Gift... 4 Ho Ho Ho Smallbore Pistol... 5 Akron Rifle First Half... 6 Gunsmoke Printed Version Deadline: Jan. 10, 2014 Electronic Deadline: Jan. 21, 2013 ORPA Member Clubs: Please send Gunsmoke your event information and photos so that we may promote all the good things you do in our newsletter. Email Editor Rachel Scofield at Gunsmoke@orpa.net. Southern Ohio Field Rep. Dave Meszaros DMeszaros@nrahq.org Regional Director Bryan Hoover 185 Dur Mel Drive, Zanesville, OH - (740) 297-4255 - bhoover@nrahq.org Northern Ohio Field Rep. Marc Peugeot 10701 County Road G., Bryan, OH - mpeugeot@nrahq.org If you have a story or photo that would be of interest to other members of the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association, please submit them to Editor Rachel Scofield via email at: gunsmoke@orpa.net or by mail at: P.O. Box 333 Pickerington, Ohio 43147 The Gunsmoke is published six times a year by the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association, P.O. Box 43083, Cincinnati, OH 45243-0083, Robert Sacco, President. The Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association (ORPA) is a not-for-profit organization, incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio as an educational group. Affiliated with the National Rifle Association of America, ORPA promotes safety in the use of firearms, and encourages interest and support of the many and various shooting disciplines. Reprint permission is granted to those who make the request to the editor in writing. All opinions expressed are those of the by-lined authors and not necessarily those of ORPA or Gunsmoke. CAUTION: All technical data in this publication, especially hand loading, reflects the limited experience of individuals using specific tools, products, equipment, and components under specific conditions and circumstances not necessarily reported in the article and over which ORPA has no control. The data has not otherwise been tested or verified by ORPA. The ORPA, its agents, officers, and employees accept no responsibility for the results obtained by persons using such data and disclaim all liability for any consequential injuries or damages. GUNSMOKE P.O. Box 333 Pickerington, OH 43147
Gunsmoke January 2014 World Championship Rifle Matches cont. from front page. calls for the rehearsal to begin following the 2014 Long Range matches on August 4, 2014. The NRA is looking for experienced target pullers for this and will pay $75 per day and provide housing for those accepted. Applications can be requested or downloaded from the NRA website at: http://competitions.nra.org/documents/pdf/compete/natpdf/ 2014TargetPuller_Application.pdf Applications must be returned by May 1, 2014. I hope you have the opportunity to watch or take part in this historic event. NRA Paid Target Puller Positions The 2015 Long Range World Championships will be held at Camp Perry, Ohio. In preparation, Camp Perry will be hosting the World s dress rehearsal in 2014 (Aug. 4-10). The NRA Competitive Shooting Division is looking for reliable target pullers for both 2014 and 2015. These target pulling positions are paid at a flat rate of $75/day. Each target puller will also receive free housing in either the New Barracks building or one of the New Hutments (scheduled to be completed by summer 2014). Both options are newly built and have air conditioning and electricity. This is not a volunteer position. The NRA is flexible with experience, but does require at least three character references. They are currently soliciting for 2014 target puller positions only, 2015 applications will be available next fall. For more information or to apply, please contact NRA Tournament Resources Manager Beth Epley at (703) 267-1485 or by email at BEpley@nrahq.org. Attention Highpower Shooters! Camp Perry has cancelled our Highpower Matches for the weekend of June 28 & 29, 2014. Please stay tuned for updates to our schedule. 2014 ORPA Trustee Meeting Dates All meetings to be held at AMVETS Post 89, 3535 Westerville Road, Columbus, Ohio 43224 at 9 am Trustee meetings are open to all ORPA members. January 12 April 6 September 7 The Annual Members Meeting will be held November 8 at 1 pm Have You Been Denied Veterans Benefits? We re here to get the results you deserve. Service-Connected Disability PTSD and TBI Gulf War Illnesses Chronic Diseases Agent Orange Exposure Correction/Upgrade of Disability Rating Increased Disability from VA Health Care Estate Planning for Veterans and Their Families Social Security Disability/SSI Elder Law and Life Care Planning Firearms Trusts Call today for a free consultation. 3 Visit Gary at every OGCA Meeting, Table S7. Kenneth S. Kabb Veteran s Advocate Attorney 216-991-KABB (5222) 21625 Chagrin Boulevard Suite 240 Beachwood, Ohio 44122 info@kabblaw.com www.kabblaw.com/veteranlaw
4 Gunsmoke January 2014 Cimarron Firearms Announces Young Guns Program Cimarron is looking for young men and women who are aiming high in shooting sports, in academics, and in preserving our country s history. These Young Guns aren t necessarily the top of their class, but are able to demonstrate the drive and determination to be their personal best. Cimarron s inaugural Young Guns program will select a combination of six young men and women for the calendar year of 2014. Each participant will receive a pair of Pietta revolvers. Each Young Gun must agree to being photographed for inclusion in communications regarding the program. For more information visit: http://www.cimarron-firearms.com/young-guns-app GREENE COUNTY COWBOYS DECEMBER 1, 2013 Alias Category Final Time 1 Two Bit Drifter Forty-Niner 120.12 * 2 Lassiter Senior Gunfighter 124.16 3 Boaz Longhorn Gunfighter 137.64 4 Darby Elder Statesmen 163.22 5 Clementine Valentine Gunfighter 169.42 6 Blastin Brad Cowboy 170.01 7 Loco Leadslinger Classic Cowboy 174.02 8 Wilbur Greene Rexroat Senior Gunfighter 182.22 * 9 Ruger Ray Duelist 184.46 10 Crazy Cryder Frontier Cartridge 194.76 11 Longshot Ace Duelist 206.69 12 Forty Duelist 207.15 13 Dutch Wheeler Forty-Niner 208.92 14 Rance Stoddard Forty-Niner 214.18 15 Abe Cross Silver Senior Duelist 252.17 *Clean Shooters Renew Early This Winter to Receive a Free Gift! Members are always encouraged to renew their membership prior to the month of expiration. This helps ORPA to save postage costs when sending renewal notices. However, from now until the end of April 2014, those who renew at least two months prior to their expiration date will receive two complimentary ORPA decals; one window decal and one regular decal. Please renew online at www.orpa.net.
Gunsmoke January 2014 5 Some of the award winners: Genny Swartwood (1st High Woman/6th place); Shannon Heist (1st Junior); Shane Lester (4th); Doug Hall (Match Winner); Dane Hogle (2nd); Tom Englehart (3rd); Bounthary Soungpradith (1st 2-handed) Ho Ho Holiday Smallbore Bullseye Match The Ohio State University Range - December 15, 2013 The Ohio State pistol coaches hosted the annual Ho Ho Holiday small bore conventional pistol competition Dec 15th at The Ohio State University range. Forty three shooters attended, most shooting at least two sixty-shot matches for a 120-shot aggregate score. Many first time shooters learned from the veterans who were generous with their help and advice. Four juniors were in attendance. We hope everyone had as great a time as the coaches did!! We will do this again soon! - Ohio State Pistol Coaches Donna Knisley and Jim Sweeney Some of the shooters who participated in the event who were at the awards assembly.
6 Gunsmoke January 2014 Akron Rifle ends First Half of Season with a Win Down two power players, the Zips team braved the chilly snow storm and slid on in to Terre Haute, Indiana on Dec. 7 to go up against the Fighting Engineers of Rose Hulman Institute of Technology. After the ice melted, the Zips (4581) emerged victorious over Rose (4385). Missing from this match was freshman hotshot Zach Strohl who was unable to travel due to the flu, and sophomore Matt Chezem. Chezem is a member of the US Olympic National Development team and was proudly representing the USA and Akron at the international Winter Air Gun Games held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Despite their absence, the Akron squad still managed to put up some nice numbers. Senior Victoria Brown and sophomore Tim Hopkins took control of the match with Hopkins earning top gun in smallbore and Brown taking top gun in air rifle. I am very proud of both Brown and Hopkins as they really put a lot of effort into leading this team every day, said coach Newt Engle, If anyone deserves to be on the top of the winner s board, it is these two. As the traveling team was in Indiana, the remainder of the Zips squad fired a home match in Akron. Despite being under the weather, freshman Zach Strohl still managed to tie his personal best air rifle score (587) while teammate sophomore Megan Pemberton shattered her personal best (577) air rifle with a very impressive 583. Freshman Connor O Mara also set a new high smallbore mark of 560. All in all, a pretty good weekend for the Akron team. Coming back from break early, Team Akron will train hard and prepare for the first match of Part II of the season which will take place January 26 th at the Palmyra Invitational rifle tournament in Palmyra Pennsylvania. Precision Shooting with the M1 Garand Good articles on accurizing the M1 plus some good stories. Send $15.00 +$3.00 s/h to: Roy Baumgardner 262 Swartz Road Akron, Ohio 44319-1115 UPCOMING CMP EVENTS Open Public Airgun Tuesday/Thursday 5:30-8 PM Gary Anderson Championship 7 December Area 3 Navy JROTC 13-14 December Camp Perry Open Championship 17-19 January Camp Perry, Port Clinton www.thecmp.org