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The Voice of the National Benchrest Shooters Association

January, 2014

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My First Trip on the US World Team by Tom Libby

First of all I would like to thank ev-eryone that helped to support our USA Team for the trip to Australia; it would have made the trip much more difficult without the support of these people. I was very fortunate to make the team that went to Australia this year and it has been a great experience for me. As a regular shooter, it shows that some of us can have a shot at this also. (I know me, regular?) I could not thank enough the Austra-lian officials that organized and ran the match while we were there. Talking to several of them during the competi-tion, they were very interested to see some of the best shooters in our sport shoot their range as they, themselves had trouble reading the conditions. Shooters from all over the world were having trouble with what seemed to be a ghost condition that moved bullets without revealing from where it came. Case in point, I had four bullets in a nice group at two hundred yards, then one bullet goes left to Chicago and I couldn’t see why. I thought I was miss-ing something, but the best thing that happened was Tony Boyer, top shooter in our sport, was watching me through the spotting scope and told me he nev-er saw anything that would have moved the bullet like that. Those words were a great comfort to me to know that I was doing the best I could under these conditions. When shooters complete their equip-ment list many people disclose what they plan to shoot. On this trip, the teams were changing loads faster then they change their socks, so the planned equipment list goes out the window. Some are secretive and guard their in-formation saying that their load won’t work for anyone else. Either way, in the end, it all boils down to what happens when you pull the trigger. Benchrest is not usually a team sport. At WBC12, I was very impressed at how the Team came together and worked with each other on loads, bullets and shooting conditions. Most of the USA Team members were shooing Vihta Vu-ori 133. I remember listening to all the team members discussing what load they were shooting. It was like watch-ing a chemist or a mad scientist mix-

ing up a bullet pill..adding a couple of grains here, or taking away some to get that number on the scale they want-ed to shoot. All I know is they were packing in the powder. They may have taped two drop tubes together to get it in (not really). I believe I was the only one of all the countries that was shoot-ing my original 600 rounds of 8208. While everyone was setting up when we arrived, I was pulling bullets to get the powder out and into my powder bottle being very careful not to spill a grain, as I didn’t know if I would have enough powder to make it through the competition. As it turned out I did have enough and actually had about 1/8th of the bottle left at the end of the match. Usually I am the one that is messing with other shooters trying to lighten up the mood as most of the shooters know or just think I am nuts. Well, at this competition most of the team mem-bers seemed to be in a competitive mode but still relaxed enough to have a good time in the loading building. They even turned the tables on me and took the opportunity to photo bomb me while I happen to take a medita-tion break (nap) between matches as it was sort of like the Super Shoot having about an hour between each time you went up to the line. All in all it will be something I will re-

member for a lifetime. I want to thank Wayne and Pam Campbell for the time and effort they put into getting the

team together and all the paper work that it took to get into Australia. Trust me on this. We as a country do NOT want this to happen in the USA; it is a nightmare of paperwork and regula-tions for gun owners to travel to Aus-tralia. A personal note of thanks to John Loh for making a special front rest with the inscription “World Benchrest Team 2013 Sydney Australia” so I could sell it at the competition to help me with my expenses. This helped a lot as I have been out of work for a long time.

Light Varmint 100-YardsFreddie Botha, SAB ..........0.1936 Todd Tyler, USAC ............... 0.2258Wayne Campbell, USAB ....... 0.2464Peter Haxell, NZA .............. 0.2484Gene Bukys, USAA .............. 0.2486Ed Adams, USAA ................ 0.2518Stuart Foate, AUSA ............. 0.2576Bob Scarbrough, Jr, USAA ..... 0.2648Charles Huckeba, USAC ....... 0.2712Craig Whittleton, AUSB ....... 0.2780George Carter, CANA .......... 0.2788Jeff Thompson III, USAB ...... 0.2808Fred Hattingh, SAB ............ 0.2840Thomas Spang, AUSA .......... 0.2852Dan Henderson, CANB ......... 0.2864Bruce Lenton, UKA ............. 0.2866Tony Boyer, USAA ............... 0.2884Roland Thomsen, SAA.......... 0.2926Ian Owen, NZB .................. 0.2928Hugh Williamson, CANB ...... 0.29467

Heavy Varmint 100-YardsTony Boyer, USA-A ............0.1574Charles Huckeba, USAC ....... 0.1722Craig Whittleton, AUSB ....... 0.1872Wayne Campbell, USAB ....... 0.1874Bob Scarbrough, Jr, USAA ..... 0.1900Gert Coetzer, SAB .............. 0.1902Jeff Thompson III, USAB ...... 0.1902Gene Bukys, USAA .............. 0.1966Ivan Piana, ITAA ................ 0.1992Peter Haxell, NZA .............. 0.2056Roland Thomsen, SAA.......... 0.2068Anthony Foate, AUSA .......... 0.2086Tom Libby, USAC ............... 0.2120Paul Sullivan, AUSB ............ 0.2164Mario Coetzer, SAA ............. 0.2196Heinz Kostner, ITAA ............ 0.2320Kobus Visser, SAA ............... 0.2348Wayne Miller, CANA ............ 0.2428Fergus Bailey, AUSC ............ 0.2438Jan Hemmes, SA-A ............. 0.2448

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My First Trip on WBC12, by Tom Libby 2Twelve Questions for WBC12 52013 VFS Nationals at Desert Sportsman Club 9VFS Nationals Minutes, by Dan Zaccanti 10Rogue Valley Inaugural Brings LR World Record 12Sloughhouse Two Gun & Shooter of the Year 14Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest 15NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 16New Score Shooting World Records 17Shelby County Fall Finale 18Kloeppel Wins Two-Gun at St Louis 20Keith Cottrell Wins Southwest Regional 21Gary Ocock Wins Visalia Invitational 22Nick Marino Wins at Southwest Louisiana VFS 24Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 28NBRSA News 30Officer & Director Contact Information 31

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Light Varmint 200-YardsJan Hemmes, SAA .............0.2939Gert LeRoes, SAB ............... 0.2962Roland Thomsen, SAA.......... 0.2978Gene Bukys, USAA .............. 0.3106Todd Tyler, USAC ............... 0.3375Peter Haxell, NZA .............. 0.3458Stuart Foate, AUSA ............. 0.3548Charles Huckeba, USAC ....... 0.3655Jeff Thompson III, USAB ...... 0.3669Paul Sullivan, AUSB ............ 0.3710Wayne Campbell, USAB ....... 0.3732Ed Adams, USAA ................ 0.3920Mike Ratigan, USAB ............ 0.3923Fergus Bailey, AUSC ............ 0.3960Darren Parsons, AUSC ......... 0.3975Ivan Piana, ITAA ................ 0.3991Bob Scarbrough, Jr, USAA ..... 0.4078Carlo Madinelli, ITA-A ......... 0.4147Tony Boyer, USA-A .............. 0.4163Thomas Spang, AUS-A ......... 0.4183

Light Varmint GrandGene Bukys, USAA ............0.2796Todd Tyler, USAC ............... 0.2817Roland Thomsen, SAA.......... 0.2952Peter Haxell, NZA .............. 0.2971Jan Hemmes, SAA .............. 0.3024Stuart Foate, AUSA ............. 0.3062Wayne Campbell, USAB ....... 0.3098Gert LeRoes, SAB ............... 0.3148Charles Huckeba, USAC ....... 0.3184Freddie Botha, SAB ............ 0.3217Ed Adams, USAA ................ 0.3219Jeff Thompson III, USAB ...... 0.3238Bob Scarbrough Jr, USAA ...... 0.3363Thomas Spang, AUSA .......... 0.3518

Tony Boyer, USAA ............... 0.3523Paul Sullivan, AUSB ............ 0.3550Mike Ratigan, USAB ............ 0.3580Craig Whittleton, AUSB ....... 0.3621Anthony Foate, AUSA .......... 0.3640Murray Hicks, AUSA ............ 0.3732

Heavy Varmint 200-YardsIvan Piana, ITAA ...............0.2786Ed Adams, USAA ................ 0.2869Bob Scarbrough, Jr USAA...... 0.2897Charles Huckeba, USAC ....... 0.3126Jari Laulumaa, FINA ........... 0.3168Brendan Atkinson, AUSC ...... 0.3257Kobus Visser, SAA ............... 0.3275Freddie Botha, SAB ............ 0.3336Murray Hicks, AUSA ............ 0.3423Tony Boyer, USAA ............... 0.3466Lee Hachigan, USAB ........... 0.3477Neville King, AUSC ............. 0.3500Fergus Bailey, AUSC ............ 0.3545Bob Richards, CANB ............ 0.3636Gary Stewart, UKA ............. 0.3674Roland Thomsen, SAA.......... 0.3702Jeff Thompson III, USAB ...... 0.3752Michael Huebner, AUSB ........ 0.3761Peter Haxell, NZA .............. 0.3762Thomas Spang, AUSA .......... 0.3780

Heavy Varmint GrandIvan Piana, ITAA ...............0.2389Bob Scarbrough, Jr USAA...... 0.2399Charles Huckeba, USAC ....... 0.2424Tony Boyer, USAA ............... 0.2520Ed Adams, USAA ................ 0.2781Kobus Visser, SAA ............... 0.2812Jeff Thompson III, USAB ...... 0.2827Roland Thomsen, SAA.......... 0.2885

Peter Haxell, NZA .............. 0.2909Gene Bukys, USAA .............. 0.2929Fergus Bailey, AUSC ............ 0.2992Neville King, AUSC ............. 0.3005Brendan Atkinson, AUSC ...... 0.3007Paul Sullivan, AUSB ............ 0.3028Murray Hicks, AUSA ............ 0.3041Jari Laulumaa, FINA ........... 0.3073Lee Hachigian, USAB .......... 0.3076Freddie Botha, SAB ............ 0.3126Gary Stewart, UKA ............. 0.3204Craig Whittleton, AUSB ....... 0.3217

WBC 2-GunCharles Huckeba, USAC ....... 0.3184 Gene Bukys, USAA .............. 0.2796 Bob Scarbrough Jr USAA....... 0.3363 Roland Thomsen, SAA.......... 0.2952 Peter Haxell, NZA .............. 0.2971 Ed Adams, USAA ................ 0.3219 Tony Boyer, USAA ............... 0.3523 Jeff Thompson III, USAB ...... 0.3238 Ivan Piana, ITAA ................ 0.3857 Freddie Botha, SAB ............ 0.3217 Paul Sullivan, AUSB ............ 0.3550 Kobus Visser SAA ............... 0.3885 Jan Hemmes, SAA .............. 0.3025 Murray Hicks, AUSA ............ 0.3732 Craig Whittleton, AUSB ....... 0.3621 Fergus Bailey, AUSC ............ 0.3850Stuart Foate, AUSA ............. 0.3062 Mike Ratigan, USAB ............ 0.3580 Brendan Atkinson, AUSC ...... 0.3885 Anthony Foate, AUSA .......... 0.3640

WBC 2-Gun TeamsUnited States A ................0.3225South Africa A ................... 0.3413Australia A ....................... 0.3487Australia B ...................... 0.3747Australia C ...................... 0.4243South Africa B .................. 0.3696United States B ................. 0.3452Finland A ........................ 0.4058Canada B ........................ 0.4355New Zealand A .................. 0.4078Canada A ........................ 0.4273United States C ................. 0.3754Italy A ............................ 0.4817United Kingdom ................ 0.4798New Zealand B ................. 0.5020Russia A .......................... 0.5726

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Twelve Questions for WBC12 by Audrey Brown

To pay tribute to one of my favor-ite editors, Dave Brennan, I’ve taken the liberty of sending out twelve ques-tions for the USA Teams that attended WBC12. I’ll cover the responses I received from Teams A,B & C, but let’s start with the winner of this event; humble Texas nobility, Sir Charles Huckeba. (I can see his eyes rolling as I type this sentence.)1. How long have you been shooting?I’ve been benchrest shooting about 25 years.2. What other shooting sports do you do?Nothing. Just benchrest. I used to shoot score but at that time there was insufficient interest so I gave this up.3. What are the 3 top benchrest mo-ments of your career?Getting in the Hall of Fame and win-ning WBC12 were the biggest high-lights. The third was at the Phoenix Nationals in years past, I shot 5 out of 8 groups that measured 0.3999 at 200 yards.4. How did you do that?

The barrel was an outstanding barrel; I haven’t had one since. Anyone who doesn’t believe in a screamer barrel, they are out there. When you get one, it’ll make you look really good and when you lose it, it will make you look really bad.5. When did you first figure out you might win the WBC12?I really didn’t realize it. I knew I was shooting well and on the second match of the last day I thought I might just pull this off. I didn’t press things; I just focused on not making a blunder. I knew it would be close at any rate.6. What were your first thoughts when you realized you won?I still couldn’t believe it. I was as shocked as anybody else; there were several shooters who were very con-sistent. I was just lucky I had a good gun and things just fell into place. I was happy with my groups and hap-py with my aggs and everything felt good. There were 4-5 shooters there that consistently shoot better than I do that could have possibly won be-

cause they were both shooting well but bad luck struck.7. How did you handle the “ghost con-ditions” that seemed to plague the participants?I think it happened to everyone shoot-ing; in my last group the fifth shot flew out and I thought I had shot myself in the foot but everyone seemed to have this problem. Don’t know if it was the conditions or what but most if not all of the teams seemed to be experienc-ing the same problems. In my experi-ence on ranges there can be something that you’re just missing. The Austra-lians had the same problem as well as New Zealand and South Africa teams.8. Did you change your load like ev-eryone else? If so, what was the trick?I shot 30.2 of VV133 at 200 yards; I shot hot loads too throughout the matches. the first day 30 grains, sec-ond day 29.4 to 29.5 because the hu-midity was higher and it was cooler. I’d try 2-3 loads prior to the match at warm up and then used what worked best.


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9. Do you think living in Texas (windy conditions) helped you win this event?The wind does help. If you shoot in wind, it takes the worry out of pulling the trigger. I’d rather shoot the wind than calm conditions because its just what I’m used to.10. With all the excitement were you able to concentrate or were you “in the zone.”When I’m shooting decent, I try to load and shoot the best I can. I don’t stress myself out about shooting a small group. I never go to the line try-ing to shoot a little group; I just focus on shooting the best group I can each time. I never try to pressure myself up. I was calm because I knew I had a good gun.11. Did jet lag affect you?It affected me a little going over there but not near as bad as going home. It didn’t zap me. You could tell for a couple days that it took it’s toll for a few days. Coming home was a total disaster for me. 12. How did you get the nickname, “Sir Charles Huckeba”?I don’t know which one of the pros

started that but I think it was Jeff Thompson who put that on me. The first time was when I won the Nats in Phoenix and one at Raton one time Ron Hoehn might of said that. When I hear it I tell them then can stop that any time.12 1/2. Any last comments you want to share?Everybody on that team shook hands and told me how glad they were for me. The South Africa team is getting stronger every year; as well as Aus-tralia and New Zealand. They want to beat the US and they are working on that for sure. Everybody, all of the of-ficials, I personally congratulated ev-eryone who ran the range as they did a great job. Everybody was extremely nice and I enjoyed visiting with them. Moving along to the USA Team re-sponses, following are answers from Team C: Todd Tyler (TT), Team B: Lee Hachigian (LH), Team C: Tom Libby (T3) and Team A: Gene Bukys (GB). To shorten this article, I’ve affixed their initials next to their responses...1. What were the temps/winds each

day during the match? TT: Monday hot and windy. Tuesday was dead calm all day. Wed hot and windy. One day was overcast with some sprinkles. There was a lot of smoke from the fires;they were real close to us. LH: The temper-atures varied by day, ranging from 75 to 94 degrees. The humidity started the day in the 50% range but quickly dropped to the 20% and lower. The range was cut into a side of a large hill, which gave the range bowl like conditions. You would normally see flags up range and down range moving in opposite conditions. The red flag conditions (right to left) gave me a large amount of vertical, so I focused on heads winds and green conditions (even if they were hard pushes). T3: It was the hottest October Sydney has had. The humidity was higher than the temperature in the morning 68 to 72% down to mid 45% later in the day. GB: The match started on Monday and it was about 68 degrees in the morning going to 90 degrees by mid afternoon with humidity, if I believe what I saw on the gauge, down in the single digits like 2%. I didn’t think it could get that dry, but that’s what my mickey mouse dealy said. Winds were mild but quite switchy. Tuesday was overcast most of the day; winds were light to non-existent and temps were a balmy 80 degrees or so. Wednesday apparently a front of some kind came through. The wind was howling; prob-ably gusts to 30 mph and temps hi 60’s in the AM and low 90’s in the af-ternoon Thursday, when we arrived, the range was covered in smoke and I later learned that the fires were only a kilometer away from the range. They did take the time to make sure that everyone knew what the evacu-ation plan was and we shot all day without incident. Much cooler in the morning. The only day I wore shorts to the range. Big mistake as the wind had lost some of its intensity though it was still blowing quite a bit and was quite switchy. My guess is that the intensity was half of what it had been on Wednesday and by midday I was comfortable in my shorts; prob-ably high of 80F and humidity 30% by midday. Friday was 10 shot 200 yards. Wind was back to what it was like the first day; 10-15 mph gusts and plenty switchy. It was no trigger pull for sure


but certainly shootable. High 60’s in the morning to high 80’s by midday.2. How did you prepare for the match? TT: I just wanted to stay calm, not be nervous and be a team player. LH: I don’t have time to practice too much during the year, so I attended the Eastern Regional Championship at Holton and the NBRSA Nationals at Fairchance. T3: McDuck’s in the morn-ing before the bus picked us up. Pan-cakes no sausage small coke AUD$9 or the Krispy Kream donut shop. First thing at the range was to get your guns from lockup. When shooting was done, the guns had to be checked in and locked up. No practice after 4:30 before the Competition started, then when that started, the guns had to be locked up after the last match; no practice allowed. GB: Mostly worked on paperwork to get a rifle license for Australia and to get the exit pa-perwork in order. I also worked thru a few barrels in the never ending search for that hummer.3. What was your strategy for winning? Did you stick with your original plan or did you make changes? TT: Stuck to my shooting style and loading; I did not want to change. LH: I have to ad-mit, I was a little nervous starting off because I didn’t want to do something to hurt the team. My plan was not to make any mental mistakes, which I believe I didn’t. I hurt myself by not making load adjustments in the first two days quickly enough. T3: I was the only one that shot 8208 with the powder I brought in loaded rounds; had to pull the bullets to get my pow-der to use. My load was what I shot in the USA and the bullet was the same 66 Bishop flat base and I only shot my light the whole time. It was in tune except for the “no see them” condi-tion that we all had an issue with.

GB: My Strategy for winning was to shoot small! I tried to stick to the original plan but it didn’t work out so well on Thurs-day or Friday for that matter.4. Did you make any changes to your equipment, load, bul-lets, primers, etc? If so, what did you

change? TT: I had to go up on powder just a little. I have been using 2009 VV. They supplied 2011 VV133. I did like the powder. It shot very well. LH: I shot the powder provided, which was Vithauvohi N-133 2011 Lot with Federal M205 primers and Hotten-stein Boat tail bullets. I’m not ac-customed to shooting in low humidity (I’ve only been to Phoenix once). T3: Everyone that was shooting 133 was changing like a baby’s diaper. I did not change my load of 8208; I stayed with a light load weight 29.0. GB: I made no changes to anything that I shot. The gun shot the same as it did over here and I feel like my gun shot well the entire match.5. How was the range? Did they do anything differently or have any ame-nities at the Aussie range that you wish we had here? TT: The range was great; it had a low barrier to stop from shooting over the berm,which was fine. LH: The food at the range was pretty darn good. From the pic-tures that people have taken, you can see that the bench area was like look-ing on the range with tunnel vision. The overhang on the firing line had columns that blocked your vision of the entire range to see flag and con-dition changes. T3: The range was defi-nitely different. with the angle overhang it felt like you were in a tunnel or duck blind waiting for the ducks to shoot. GB: Beer was available from the range.

6. Was jet lag a factor? TT: Not going. I was excited to go. Coming back was a different story; it took me 7 days to feel back at home. LH: No. T3: Not for me as I was just out of the hospital 4 days before we left so I really had no pressure on me. It was all done be-fore I got there. GB: Jet lag seems to be more of a factor coming this way than it is going over there. At least to me it seems that way. In any case, we arrived in Australia 4 days before we had to compete and that was plenty of time to adjust. 7. What would you do differently if you had a chance at a do-over? TT: Shot the wrong target on the last day of the match. First time I ever crossed fired and I picked the best time to do it. I never felt so bad. LH: Make load changes quicker and watch the guys that were shooting the best to pick out the optimum scoring condi-tions (assuming the gun was tuned). Charles shot after me on the bench. I should have stuck around to watch him, rather than leaving the benches to clean my gun! He shot GREAT! T3: Shoot better. GB: I would shoot small on Thursday. At least smaller than Charles did!8. Did any wacky things happen on or off the range that you care to share with the readers? TT: Yes, I can’t say about all of them but one did involve an Australian cookie called a Tim-Tam. LH: No. T3: I fell asleep between the matches as we had an hour between relays and I got photo bombed by sev-

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eral shooters. Todd took the pictures. 9. How was the mirage during the event? TT: Tuesday was the only day with clear conditions. The other days if you waited the mirage might clear up enough to shoot a group, but not always. LH: At 200 yards, the mirage was so bad at times you couldn’t shoot the condition that held the best. T3: You could see mirage at 100 but it was heavy at 200. With my 40 power March scope it was ok for me. I like to use the mirage. GB: At times the mirage was severe enough that the March Scope shooters complained that they couldn’t see the rings. I was shooting a Leopold, so I had no problems.10. How was the traveling back and forth over such a distance? Do you think the travel affect your perfor-mance? TT: Not really. LH: No prob-lem. T3: Travel was not a factor. It was like a class reunion, especially going home after the shoot. Every-body had a great time ragging on each other, especially when the bus driver stopped at the store on the way back. GB: Traveling over long distances (more than 3-4 hours) in an airplane is never fun and Australia is an addi-tional 14 hours after taking the 3 hour flight from Houston to LA; however, we arrived in Australia 4 days before the match started, so we had plenty of time to decompress.11. How were the Aussie hosts? Did you feel welcome? Were accommoda-tions and transportation punctual and easily available? TT: The Aussies were perfect. I felt welcome the whole time. Wayne and his wife did the best job organizing the travel plans. I can-not tell you how much respect I have

for Wayne. He is one heck of a gentle-man. Everything went smoothly. LH: Our hosts were fantastic! Absolutely no complaints. T3: You could not ask for more friendly people; all very po-lite, happy and bend over backwards to help you. I felt very welcome. The hotel was very good, eating was with-in walking distance and shopping was a ways away. The Casino was next door and had some great restaurants; only $100 for 4 of us to have 4 dishes and a drink. GB: The Aussies were great hosts. They went out of their way to make us feel welcome and to help us out in any way. It’s a shame how dif-ficult the government makes holding international shooting competitions.12. Share any insights or words of wis-dom you learned. TT: It was a great experience that I will remember for-ever. LH: Team events are much dif-ferent than individual events. It puts a lot of pressure on you. I made the mistake of licensing (in July) one of two rifles that I shot at the NBRSA Na-tional’s in Fairchance. Unfortunately, the rifle that I shot the 0.16 agg in HV was not the one I picked to take to Australia. As we all know, rifle, action and barrel must all work together to shoot small. I would recommend for others that get this opportunity to li-cense all the rifles they may take and then you would be good no matter which combination of barrel and ac-tion works the best. T3: Yes, in 2016 the World will be held in New Zea-land and if you are going to try and make the team, better start saving your money NOW. GB: If you travel to Australia take lots of beer money with you...

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2013 Varmint For Score NationalsOctober 15-16: Short Range VFS The competition this year was as fierce as the wind on the first day. At 100 yards points were dropping ev-erywhere except for only a handful of shooters. Lou Murdica, shooting his new 30BR for the first time in a regis-tered match won at 100 yards with a 250-19X. In second was local shooter Ron Carter with a 250-17X. Ron is the only shooter who shoots without wind flags. As you can see in the pictures he has a beard which I am convinced is wired to some wind sensors with the way he shoots. And in third com-ing down from Wyoming is Raymond Becker scoring a 250-13X.

Short Range VFS 100-YardsLou Murdica ................... 250-19XRon Carter ...................... 250-17XRaymond Becker .............. 250-13XTom Guisewhite ............... 250-13XGary Vanlier .................... 250-12XDan Zaccanti ................... 249-17XRussell Cree .................... 249-14XKeith Myers .................... 249-13XDon Carter ..................... 249-12XHank Henss ..................... 249-10XGeorge King .................... 248-10XConnie Murdica ................ 247-11XDave Blazzard ................. 247-11XTom Debacco ................... 247-7XDale Nylander ................. 246-12X On the second and final day of the Short Range Nationals we were wel-comed to light but very switchy winds. In first at 200 yards was your match director Keith Myers shooting a 248-7X. Second place went to Russell Cree also from Montana with a 248-6X and in third was Dave Blazzard scoring a 246-6X losing to Russell Cree by Creedmoor.

Short Range VFS 200-YardsKeith Myers .....................248-7XRussell Cree ..................... 248-6XDave Blazzard .................. 248-6XTom Guisewhite ................ 246-5XLou Murdica ..................... 246-5XRaymond Becker ............... 245-3XDale Nylander .................. 245-3XConnie Murdica ................. 244-5XTom Debacco ................... 244-2XGeorge King ..................... 243-6XGary Vanlier ..................... 243-2XDan Zaccanti .................... 242-6X

Don Carter ...................... 242-2XRandy Burgess .................. 240-4XBob Brud ......................... 240-1X For the 100/200 Short Range aggregate we had a tie for first place. Russell Cree and Keith Myers both shot 497-20X. The deciding factor was the first target shot at 100 yards. Russell Cree broke the tie with the better first target and won first place. You already know who took second and Lou Murdica shot a 496-24X for a very respectable third place fin-ish. Lets just see what Lou has up his sleeve for the Long Range Nationals the next two days.

Short Range Grand AggregateRussell Cree ................... 497-20XKeith Myers .................... 497-20XLou Murdica .................... 496-24XTom Guisewhite ............... 496-18XDave Blazzard ................. 495-17XRaymond Becker .............. 495-16XGary Vanlier .................... 493-14XDan Zaccanti ................... 491-23XGeorge King .................... 491-16XConnie Murdica ................ 491-16XDale Nylander ................. 491-15XDon Carter ..................... 491-14XTom Debacco ................... 491-9XRon Carter ...................... 487-19XRandy Burgess .................. 486-8XOctober 17-18 Long Range VFS The long range portion of the Na-tionals started on the third day. We began at 200 yards with very unusual conditions that lasted for the dura-tion of the week. Light switchy winds and then all of a sudden dead calm. Which relay you were on really made a difference on the scores. Shooting his way into first place and a pending world record was Lou Murdica with an awesome 250-14X. Dan Zaccanti came in second scoring a 250-11X. And once again Raymond Becker in the top three with a 250-9X.

Long Range VFS 200-YardsLou Murdica ................... 250-14XDan Zaccanti ................... 250-11XRaymond Becker ............... 250-9XKeith Myers ..................... 250-4XDon Carter ..................... 249-11XRussell Cree ..................... 249-9XRon Carter ....................... 248-5XDave Blazzard .................. 248-5X

Hank Henss ...................... 247-0XGeorge King ..................... 247-5XRandy Burgess .................. 247-3XDale Nylander .................. 246-0XTom Guisewhite ................ 245-0XGary Vanlier ..................... 245-4XSue Blazzard .................... 245-4X On the fourth and final day we shot 300 yards. There were numerous times during the day when the wind would just stop blowing and targets would just float. This had shooters kind of guess-ing where to aim. This did not deter Lou Murdica from shooting into first place with a 247-3X. With one less point Keith Myers placed second scoring a 246-3X and in third making a great recovery was Don Carter scoring 245-1X.

Long Range VFS 300-YardsLou Murdica ....................247-3XKeith Myers ..................... 246-3XDon Carter ...................... 245-1XRussell Cree ..................... 244-3XDale Nylander .................. 242-4XTom Debacco ................... 239-3XRon Carter ....................... 239-1XRaymond Becker ............... 238-2XDan Zaccanti .................... 238-2XTom Guisewhite ................ 235-5XRandy Burgess .................. 235-1XGary Vanlier ..................... 233-1XSue Blazzard .................... 227-2XGeorge King ..................... 184-1XHank Henss ...................... 140-0X After the dessert dust settled we had ourselves a 200/300 Long Range Cham-pion. Lou Murdica in first place shoot-ing a 497-17X. Keith Myers in second scoring a 496-7X. And in third was Don Carter with a 494-12X. The shooters endured all the elements and surprises that came along for the week and after four days of shooting it takes a lot out of you to “ stay on the game“. Those who prevailed shot their way into the top five places and Lou Murdica be-came the new Grand Champion. Con-gratulations to Lou and everyone else who participated in the fun.

Long Range Grand AggregateLou Murdica ................... 497-17XKeith Myers ..................... 496-7XDon Carter ..................... 494-12XRussell Cree .................... 493-12XDan Zaccanti ................... 488-13X


Raymond Becker .............. 488-11XDale Nylander .................. 488-6XRon Carter ....................... 487-6XRandy Burgess .................. 482-4XTom Guisewhite ................ 480-7XTom Debacco ................... 478-6XGary Vanlier ..................... 478-5XSue Blazzard .................... 472-6XGeorge King ..................... 431-6XHank Henss ...................... 387-0X100/200 200/300 Grand Aggregate

Lou Murdica ................... 993-41XKeith Myers .................... 993-27XRussell Cree .................... 990-32XDon Carter ..................... 985-25XRaymond Becker .............. 983-27X

Dan Zaccanti ................... 979-36XDale Nylander ................. 979-21XTom Guisewhite ............... 976-25XRon Carter ...................... 974-25XGary Vanlier .................... 971-19XTom Debacco .................. 969-15XRandy Burgess ................. 968-12XGeorge King .................... 922-22XHank Henss ..................... 860-14XDave Blazzard ................. 856-22X On a side note to the shooters who had to leave early due to family mem-bers passing away. You were missed very much but family comes before our favorite past time.

The Awesome Fivesome of VFS L-R: Ray Becker, Don Carter, Russell CreeKeith Myers & 2013 VFS Grand Champion, Lou Murdica

2013 VFS Minutes A meeting was held at the 2013 VFS Nationals in Las Vegas, NV on October 16, 2013. There was a list of things the Varmint For Score shooters had ques-tions about. They would like to see them clarified and/or set up. Following are the items of discussion:1. One representative from all the Re-gions to form a Score Shooter commit-tee. You must be an active shooter in Hunter or VFS to be part of this com-mittee.2. The Score Shooters Rules to be part of the NBRSA’s Rule book under its own heading/section.3. Have a VFS, World Records and Two Gun Hall of Fame set up now instead of years down the road. This way we won’t have to search for records later just so we can give points to a shooter years later. 4. Following is a proposed scoring set up. Its goal is to give everyone a chance to earn points. It is based on the score rule National Trophies; section 7, para-graph D: Points would be awarded for the 2012 and 2013 VFS Nationals, and world record points for those standing on December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013 at which time all the catego-ries should be filled. From this point forward, every time a record is reset. The Two Gun points to start at the first two gun nationals on August 4, 2014 in Casper, WY. This would establish (4) four separate categories you can shoot for. Once you have been inducted into the Hall of Fame in a category, you are in. Now you would just keep earning points to get to the top.1) Hunter, which has its own point sys-tem2) VFS3) Two Gun4) World Records Points would be given to the top (5) five places in the following categories:100, 200, 200, 300 matches100, 200 agg200, 300 agg100, 200, 300 agg100, 200, 200, 300 aggeach world record set Proposed Points awarded: World Re-cords would receive 6 points each. Yardages would receive 5 pts for first


2013 VFS Nationals Meeting Minutesplace, 4 pts for second, 3 pts for third, 2 pts for fourth and 1 pt for fifth. In VFS aggregates and Two Gun, 6 points would be awarded for first place, 5 pts for sec-ond, 4 pts for third, 3 pts for fourth and 2 pts for fifth place finish. To qualify to be inducted into the Hall of Fame you would have to earn 50 points in the categories listed above. This would require you to place in at least two different Score National Matches.5. At a National or local event that shoots consecutive days, to qualify as a 100, 200, 200, 300 floor mate could the,100, 200, 300 world record be set using your long range 200, 300 agg and add in the 100 yd from your short range match? They currently use only short range agg and add in the 300yd score from your long range match. My understanding for this is by using the short range and adding the 300 to it is to make it so every one has a equal and fair chance,(no second chance/practice day at a better 200 yard score). A question was asked whether there could be a 100, 200, 300 yd record for both short and long range. This would have to be addressed by the Board. The next six items were asked to be clarified:1. When a bullet hole is outside the sighter bull and not touching the verti-cal or horizontal extension line, how is it scored? The answer is from the rules. Current score rules off the NBRSA web page is. page 2, #3, part g. There shall be no penalty of the first shot of each match if it strikes outside the sighter bull area if it is reported to the Range Officer before firing another shot. Any shot outside of and not touching the sighter bull after the first shot will be counted as the score of the nearest re-cord bull. However, a shot in the area to the right of the sighter box or above the sighter box that still touches the extensions of the surrounding lines of the sighter box shall be considered as sighter shots. Old rule book No. 37 page 79, #4, part g. There shall be no penalty of the first shot of each match when it hits out-side the sighter bull, if it is reported to the Range Officer before firing another shot. Any shot outside of and not touch-

ing the box of the sighter bull after the first shot on the target will be counted as the score of the nearest bull. How-ever, a shot in the area to the right of the sighter box that touches or is below an extension of the top horizontal sight-er box line will be considered a sighter shot. A shot in the area below the sight-er box that touches or is right of an ex-tension of the left vertical sighter box line will be considered a sighter shot. So if I understand and am reading it correctly per the new rule, only shots to the right of the target are to be con-sidered sighter shots and to the left and below the sighter box that don’t touch the sighter box lines will be counted as zero scores for number 1 or 5 bulls.2. Two or more shots on a bull when no cross fire occurred? Answer from the rules. Current score rules off the NBRSA web page is page 2, #3, part d. Penalties. When an identifiable crossfire occurs on another competitor’s target, the low value or identifiable shot shall be transferred to the offender’s target and a penalty of one (1) point shall be de-ducted. If the crossfire is a 10-X, the X score shall be null and void. The point will be deducted from the “10” score and the “X” will not be counted. Should the same competitor crossfire again on the same target, then he/she shall receive no points for that crossfire or subsequent crossfires. The competitor who crossfires must not then shoot the corresponding bull on their own target. To do so may result in a disqualifica-tion, if it is determined that this was an attempt to conceal the crossfire. Any open bull, not a crossfire shall be scored as a 0. If there is more than 1 shot on a record bull, only the lowest score on that bull will count. Old rule book No. 37 Same as above.3. How long do you have to challenge a score on a target? Answer from the rules. Current score rules off the NBRSA web page is page 3, #4, part d. At the end of the match, the aggregate score will be posted. The time of posting will be noted and 15 minutes will be allowed for protest of scores. Old rule book No. 37 Same as above.4. On a proposed cross fire shouldn’t the referees go down range to make the de-

termination that there was a cross fire? I wasn’t able to find an answer in the current score rules off the NBRSA web page and Old rule book No. 37. A suggestion was to add a sentence that the referees need to go and verify that it was or was not, by reviewing both the backer and the target before either are removed or backer holes are covered. Then they report to the range master there findings. This is based on the fact that that’s how shooters have seen it done at other hunter national matches. 5. Could there be a blank sheet of paper placed between the targets so a shooter that is having trouble getting on paper has a place to shoot. This way target frames don’t get shot unnecessarily and it’s a penalty free spot to shoot. This would not be a rule but placed in the rule book as a suggestion so it could be done if the range has the room/space.6. Proper reading/use of the reticle for scoring targets. It seems that some scorers use the inside of the ring to de-termine whether or not a shot is good. Which is to be used; inside or outside of the ring? Could there be a proper use procedure added to the rule below? Current score rules off the NBRSA web page is Page 3, #4 f. All score targets shall be scored with the official NBRSA scoring reticle. If you have information for the clarifi-cation to the above items, wish to give constructive input to the discussion items above,or if you have questions about any discussion items / score rules please send it to me. I will see what an-swers I can find out. I will also present them to the Score shooters at the 2014 Score Nationals for the answers. I will need to have your name, contact infor-mation and region in which you live, along with the question or discussion item. You can contact me at [email protected] or mail to my attention at 1542 Tacoma Ave, Bridgeport, WA 98813. Remember there is a (3) three year moratorium on rule changes. We are just looking for clarification to cur-rent rules so all matches are run the same. Please also keep your regional director informed.

Respectfully submitted,Dan Zaccanti, NW Regional Director


Rogue Valley 600-Yard Inaugural Event Brings Crawford A New World Record!

October 20, 2013 Jackson County Sports Park Shooting Complex’s Historic Camp White Rifle Range hosted its first 600 yard NBRSA registered match. When the gates opened at 7:00am the thermometer stood at 39°F and it didn’t take long for things to warm up. Competitors from Washington, Oregon, California, and Nevada provided the heat. The Light Gun Relays score belonged to John Crawford of South San Fran-cisco, CA shooting a World Record 147 with an X-count of 5! Placing second was Larry Kahle of Corvallis, OR shooting 145 with an X-count of 3. Following Larry was Billy Copelin of Tacoma WA (Long Range Hall of Fame member) shooting 145 with an X-count of 2. The Light Gun Relays group was owned by John A. Johnson of Grants Pass, OR with an average group of 2.2457”. Placing second was John Crawford grouping at 2.3437”. Third place belonged to Billy Copelin group-ing at 2.4820”. The Heavy Gun Relays score saw John Crawford just nudge Bob Dorton of W. Sacramento, CA 270 to 269; each with X-counts of 3. Third place belonged to Everet Smith of Mt. Shasta CA with 264 and an X-count of 1. The Heavy Gun Relays group was also owned by John A. Johnson with an average group of 3.0213”. Placing second was Robert Hoppe of Reno, NV with 3.5633”. Third place belonged to Billy Copelin grouping at 3.6437”.Ahh the Aggregates: The Two Gun score had John Craw-ford on top with a LG score of 149 and a HG score of 270 making an aggre-gate of 419 with an X-count of 9. Fol-lowing John was Bruce Bangeman of Roseburg, OR with a LG score of 144 and a HG score of 264 making an ag-gregate of 408 with an X-count of 7. Third Two Gun Score belongs to Ever-et Smith with a LG score of 140 and a HG score of 264 making an aggregate of 404 with an X-count of 3.

The Two Gun group had John John-son on top with a LG group of 2.2457” and a HG group of 3.0213” making an aggregate of 2.6335”. Following John was Billy Copelin with a LG group of 2.4820” and a HG group of 3.6437” making an aggregate of 3.0628”. Third Two Gun group belongs to Bruce Bangeman with a LG group of 2.6533” and a HG group of 3.8350” making an aggregate of 3.2442”. All of the top shooting competi-tors were awarded plaques or medals sponsored by Whips Crushing & Scrap Metal of White City OR – Thanks Gary. Drinking water was sponsored by the Tuesday Morning Rocking Chair Shoot-ers of Medford OR – Thanks Bob. At the completion of the event award ceremony Bruce Bangemen presented Phil Grammatica, Match Director and RVSSA Long Range facility administra-tor, with a plaque recognizing his and the RVSSA support personnel for their tireless efforts for the NBRSA mem-bers and event. Phil Grammatica invited all of the competitors to give feedback on im-provements that might make the facility and/or event better and to come back for the upcoming NBRSA 600 yard events.

Light Gun ScoreJohn Crawford .................147-5XLarry Kahle ...................... 145-3XBilly Copelin .................... 145-2XBruce Bangeman ............... 144-4XJohn Johnston .................. 140-2XEveret Smith .................... 140-2XCanada Cummins ............... 139-1XRobert Hoppe ................... 136-0XSteve Roemer ................... 135-0XBob Dorton ...................... 126-4XBilly Souza ...................... 124-1XGary Noble ...................... 124-1XLynn Dragoman, Sr ............. 123-1X

Light Gun GroupJohn Johnston .................2.2457John Crawford .................. 2.3437Billy Copelin .................... 2.4820Larry Kahle ...................... 2.5407Bruce Bangeman ............... 2.6533Robert Hoppe ................... 3.2950Canada Cummins ............... 3.4050Steve Roemer ................... 3.4163Lynn Dragoman, Sr ............. 3.6970Everet Smith .................... 3.8777Gary Noble ...................... 4.8613Bob Dorton ...................... 5.5093Billy Souza ...................... 5.6777

Heavy Gun ScoreJohn Crawford .................270-3XBob Dorton ...................... 269-3XEveret Smith .................... 264-1XBruce Bangeman ............... 264-3XRobert Hoppe ................... 262-3XJohn Johnston .................. 258-0XBilly Copelin .................... 257-3XCanada Cummins ............... 256-1XBilly Souza ...................... 252-0XLarry Kahle ...................... 250-2XGary Noble ...................... 249-1XLynn Dragoman, Sr ............. 231-0X

Heavy Gun GroupJohn Johnston .................3.0213Robert Hoppe ................... 3.5633Billy Copelin .................... 3.6437Bruce Bangeman ............... 3.8350Billy Souza ...................... 3.8747Canada Cummins ............... 3.9150Lynn Dragoman, Sr ............. 4.3147John Crawford .................. 4.3310Bob Dorton ...................... 5.0503

RVSSA continued on p.14

John Crawford Sets New World Record


Light Gun: Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Stocker Scope Powder Primer Case Bullet

Billy Copelin 6 dasher Bat Krieger n/a Tracker n/a NF 12X42 CCI 450 n/a Berger105

Billy Souza 300 Win 700 Bartlein Billy n/a n/a Bushnell 7828 Fed FC MatchKing

Bob Dorton 6 BR Grizzley Krieger n/a n/a n/a Leupold 24 Fed Lapua Sierra

Bruce A. Bangeman 6 dasher Nesika Krieger McMunn Tooley MBR n/a March Hodgden Fed 205M Lapua Berger

Canada Cummins 6 dasher Bat Bartlein n/a Shehane T. Wright NF 42 n/a CCI 450 Lapua n/aEveret Smith 6 dasher Bat Krieger R Begewski TMBR Begiwski NF H4895 205M Lapua Berger108

Gary Noble 6 dasher Bat Bartlein Wright Rifles Bostrom Bostrom NF 12X42 CCI 450 Lapua Berger105

John A. Johnston 6 dasher Bat Bartlein n/a Shehane T. Wright NF 42 n/a CCI 450 Lapua n/aJohn M. Crawford 6 grendel Borden Krieger Ocock Leonard Ocock March Varget CCI BR Lapua Spencer

Larry Kahle 6mm BRX Stiller Hart R Begewski McMillan n/a Leupold 50X CCI 450 Lapua 105AMAX

Lynn Dragoman Sr 6mm Borden Bartlein J.K. Bill S. J.K. NF RL 15 CCI 450 Lapua C.S.

Robert Hoppe 6 dasher Panda Hart Dierks Dierks Dierks NF Varget CCI 450 Lapua Hoppe

Steve Roemer 6 dasher Panda Bartlein T. Wright Xes Self NF RL 15 CCI BR4 Lapua Berger108 moly

Heavy Gun:Billy Copelin 284 Bat BenchMark n/a Tracker n/a NF 12X42 CCI B2 n/a Berger 180

Billy Souza 300 WSM Bat Bartlein Borden McMillan Sitman NF H4350 CCI Norma Ber187

Bob Dorton 6 BR Grizzley Krieger n/a n/a n/a Leupold 24 Fed Lapua Sierra

Bruce A. Bangeman 6 dasher Nesika Krieger McMunn Tooley MBR n/a March Hodgden Fed 205M Lapua Berger

Canada Cummins 6 dasher Bat Bartlein n/a Shehane T. Wright NF 42 n/a CCI 450 Lapua n/a

Everet Smith 6 XC Bat Krieger R Begewski TMBR Begiwski NF REL17 210M Norma Berger105

Gary Noble 284 Shelkme Bat Bartlein Wright Rifles Lee Wright NF 12X42 Tula Lapua Berger 180

John A. Johnston 6 dasher Bat Bartlein n/a Shehane T. Wright NF 42 n/a CCI 450 Lapua n/a

John M. Crawford 6 grendel Borden Krieger Ocock Leonard Ocock March Varget CCI BR Lapua Spencer

Larry Kahle 6mm Myer Rem 40X Broghton G. Myer McMillan n/a NF 42X Fed LR Lapua 105AMAX

Lynn Dragoman Sr. 6mm Borden Bartlein J.K. Bill S. J.K. NF RL 15 CCI 450 Lapua C.S.

Robert Hoppe 6 dasher Stiller Krieger Fleming McMillan Fleming NF Varget CCI 450 Lapua Berger 105

Rogue Valley Sport Shooting Association 600-Yard Benchrest Equipment List for October, 2013


Sloughhouse Group Benchrest

Greg Wilson Wins 2-Gun &Dan Lutke is Shooter of the Year

Everet Smith .................... 5.6157Gary Noble ...................... 5.7737Larry Kahle ...................... 6.2513

Two Gun ScoreJohn Crawford .................417-8XBruce Bangeman ............... 408-7XEveret Smith .................... 404-3XBilly Copelin .................... 402-5XRobert Hoppe ................... 398-3XJohn Johnston .................. 398-2XBob Dorton ...................... 395-7XLarry Kahle ...................... 395-5XCanada Cummins ............... 395-2XBilly Souza ...................... 376-1XGary Noble ...................... 373-2XLynn Dragoman, Sr ............. 354-1X

Two Gun GroupJohn Johnston .................2.6335Billy Copelin .................... 3.0628Bruce Bangeman ............... 3.2442John Crawford .................. 3.3373Robert Hoppe ................... 3.4292Canada Cummins ............... 3.6600Lynn Dragoman, Sr ............. 4.0058Larry Kahle ...................... 4.3960Everet Smith .................... 4.7467Billy Souza ...................... 4.7762Bob Dorton ...................... 5.2798Gary Noble ...................... 5.3175

John Johnston

November 2-3 This was our last match of the year for Sacramento over the weekend. We had 15 shooters on Saturday and 16 on Sunday. The weather was cold and windy; Saturday began at 50 but warmed up quickly to a high of 77 with a strong wind. Sunday began a chilly 48 and only reached 65 with wind. Most shooters wore jackets all day. In the afternoon the wind was very twitchy and hard to read. The roof vibrated from the wind; a good indicator not to shoot. We began Saturday shooting all 200-yards and all 100-yards on Sunday. Shooter of the year would come down to the last yardage and the grand. A big thank you to Greg Wilson for be-ing the match director the last 11 years. Greg has decided to step aside and pursue some other hobbies. In the picture above, the shooters shown are Dan Lutke, Greg Wilson, Dave Tack, Francis Lee and Ray Garric. Following are our results.

Light Varmint 200-YardsDan Lutke .......................0.2523Francis Lee ...................... 0.2815Greg Wilson ..................... 0.3201Ray Garric ....................... 0.3399Arthur Kawai .................... 0.3446Everet Smith .................... 0.3583Steve Epstein ................... 0.3647Henry Pinkney .................. 0.3698Michael Taner ................... 0.3714Bill Mellor ....................... 0.3820

Small GroupFrancis Lee ....................... 0.328

Heavy Varmint 200-YardsGreg Wilson ....................0.3122Michael Taner ................... 0.3150Dave Tack ....................... 0.3367Bill Mellor ....................... 0.3436Everet Smith .................... 0.3441Steve Epostein .................. 0.3715Arthur Kawai .................... 0.3920Stu Harvey ...................... 0.3994Bob Dorton ...................... 0.3995Marty Childers .................. 0.4133

Small GroupArt Kawai ......................... 0.263

Heavy Varmint 100-YardsGreg Wilson ..................... 0.2234Ray Garric ....................... 0.2646Dave Tack ....................... 0.2858Francis Lee ...................... 0.2978Everet Smith .................... 0.3088Gabe Ledesma .................. 0.3448Stu Harvey ...................... 0.3650Steve Epstein ................... 0.3866Arthur Kawai .................... 0.4024Marty Childers .................. 0.4036

Small GroupRay Garric ........................ 0.161

January, 2014 Precision Rifleman 15Heavy Varmint Grand

Greg Wilson ....................0.2728Dave Tack ....................... 0.3113Everet Smith .................... 0.3264Francis Lee ...................... 0.3599Michael Taner ................... 0.3636Steve Epstein ................... 0.3790Stu Harvey ...................... 0.3822Arthur Kawai .................... 0.3972Gabe Ledesma .................. 0.4037

Light Varmint GrandDan Lutke .......................0.2738Francis Lee ...................... 0.3237Arthur Kawai .................... 0.3521Steve Epstein ................... 0.3523Ray Garric ....................... 0.3738Michael Taner ................... 0.3792Bob Dorton ...................... 0.3823Dave Tack ....................... 0.3900Greg Wilson ..................... 0.4090Bill Mellor ....................... 0.4300

Two GunGreg Wilson ....................0.3409Francis Lee ...................... 0.3418Dan Lutke ....................... 0.3494Dave Tack ....................... 0.3507Steve Epstein ................... 0.3657Michael Taner ................... 0.3714Arthur Kawai .................... 0.3747Ray Garric ....................... 0.3760Everet Smith .................... 0.3842Bob Dorton ...................... 0.4051Bill Mellor ....................... 0.4181Stu Harvey ...................... 0.4278Marty Childers .................. 0.4437

Shooter of the Year PointsDan Lutke ..........................97Greg Wilson ........................85Don Nielson ........................51Ray Garric ..........................41Dave Tack ..........................35

Sloughhouse BenchrestShooter of the Year, Dan Lutke

Sahuaro 1000-Yd Benchrest

Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stock Scope Case Powder Bullet/WtRoss Herrick 30Patriot Nesika Krieger Wells Tracker Nightforce Lazzeroni H4831 JLK/210Dale Arenson (HG) 30wsm McMillan Lilja Lazzarini McMillan Nightforce Norma H4831 Berger/210Dale Arenson (LG) 6.5/284 Remington Classic Briggs McMillan Nightforce Norma RL22 Norma/130Steve Everson (L) 6.5x47 Panda Krieger Brackney Borden Leupold Lapua RL15 Berger/130Steve Everson (H) 6.2/284 Nesika Krieger Brackney McMillan Leupold Winchester H4350 Sierra/142Ross Herrick 30Patriot Nesika Krieger Wells Tracker Nightforce Lazzerini H4831 JLK/210Jeff Billotte (LG) 6.5x47Lazz McMillan PacNor Lazzarini McMillan Nightforce Remington H1000 Berger/140Jeff Billotte (HG) 6.5x47Lazz McMillan PacNor Lazzarini McMillan Nightforce Norma H1000 Berger/140Bill Warner 6.5x284 BAT Krieger Bruno McMillan Nightforce Lapua H4350 Sierra/140Hal Byrd 6.5/284 Remington Krieger Beginski Tracker Leupold Lapua H4831 Sierra/142Dave Osborn 300wsm Remington Krieger Bruno McMillan Millet Nosler RL22 Sierra/200

Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrest November Equipment List

November in Tucson is pretty hard to endure. It was sunny (of course) and in the early morning the temperatures were in the low 50’s, but by noon, we were enjoying the high 70’s to low 80’s. It was a good turn out with 10 shoot-ers in light gun and seven in heavy, Including rifle maker John Lazzaroni who was testing a couple of his prod-ucts at the 1,000 yard range. Match director Karl Hunstiger had us pulling triggers by 8:00 A.M. Condi-tions in relays one and two were rea-sonably good with winds in the 5 to 10 mile per hour range, but with lots of mirage and thermals. But as often happens at any range, you just never know. In relays three and four, the conditions improved dra-matically. In the pits we were amazed to watch the dust clouds, from the bullet impacts on the berm, going straight up and then dissipating. New to the Sahuaro range was Hal Byrd who took first in both Light Gun score and Light Gun group. Obviously, Hal is not new to long range shooting, having been doing the 600 yard game for years. That experience paid off this weekend. In Heavy Gun, it was long time Sa-huaro shooter Steve Everson who won both score and group, outclassing the rest of the competition. Hal & Steve are pictured above. As usual, we all had a good time and we are all looking forward to next month. Dale Arenson

Light Gun AggregateHal Byrd ..........................5.92”Ross Herrick ...................... 6.81”Steve Everson .................... 7.08”Dale Arenson ..................... 7.86”Jeff Billotte ...................... 8.44”

Small GroupRoss Herrick ...................... 3.00”

Heavy Gun AggregateSteve Everson ...................8.15”Ross Herrick ...................... 9.35”Bill Warner ...................... 10.33”Jeff Billotte ..................... 11.85”Dale Arenson .................... 12.94”

Small GroupSteve Everson .................... 6.75”

Light Gun Total ScoreHal Byrd .........................144-2XSteve Everson ................... 141-4XRoss Herrick ..................... 140-2XDale Arenson .................... 140-0XDave Osborn .................... 140-0X

High ScoreHal Byrd ..........................49-2X

Heavy Gun Total ScoreSteve Everson ..................284-5XDave Osborn .................... 264-0XJeff Billotte ..................... 262-1XDale Arenson .................... 245-2XRoss Herrick ..................... 245-0X

High ScoreSteve Everson ....................96-2X


2014 NBRSA Registered Match ScheduleSOUTHWEST REGIONJan 4-5 LV/HV 100/200 Winter Warm Up

Arizona Benchrest Shooters

Jan 11 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yard BenchrestThree Points Range, Tucson, AZ

Jan 26 LG/HG 1000 Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

Feb 1-2 LV/HV 100/200 Berger Cactus Classic Warm UpArizona Benchrest Shooters

Feb 8 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yard BenchrestThree Points Range, Tucson, AZ

Feb 15-16

LV/HV 100/200 Visalia Group MatchVisalia Sportsmen Association

Feb 23 LG/HG 600 Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

Mar 1-2 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Group Benchrest

Mar 8 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yard BenchrestThree Points Range, Tucson, AZ

March15-16

LV/HV 100/200 Berger Cactus ClassicArizona Benchrest Shooters

Apr 5-6 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Group Benchrest

Apr 12 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yard BenchrestThree Points Range, Tucson, AZ

April 12-13

UNL5/UNL10

100/200 Arizona Unlimited MatchArizona Benchrest Shooters

April 19-20

SP/HV 100/200 Visalia Group MatchVisalia Sportsmen Association

Apr 22 LG/HG 600 Registration & Prep Day: 2014 Long Range Benchrest NationalsSloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

April23-24

LG/HG 600 11th Sloughhouse 600 NationalsSloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

Apr 25 F-Class 1000 2nd Sloughhouse F-Class BenchSloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

April26-27

LG/HG 1000 6th Sloughhouse 1000 NationalsSloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

April 26-27

LV/HV 100/200 President’s Cup, Holton Gun Club

May 3-4 LV/HV 100/200 CA State Championship Part 1Sloughhouse Group Benchrest

May 3-4 SP/UNL 100/200 Central Utah Benchrest ClubUtah State Championship Part 1

May 10 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yard BenchrestThree Points Range, Tucson, AZ

May 17-18

LV/HV 100/200 Visalia Group MatchVisalia Sportsmen Association

May 24-25

LV/HV 200/100 Nevada State Championship #1Palomino Valley Gun Club

May 25 LG/HG 600 Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

June 7-8

LV/HV 100/200 CA State Championship Part 2Sloughhouse Group Benchrest

June 7-8

LV/HV 300/200 Long Range Varmint NationalsPalomino Valley Gun Club

June 14 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yard BenchrestThree Points Range, Tucson, AZ

June 21-22

HV/UNL-5 100/200 Unlimited SW RegionalVisalia Sportsmen Association

June 22 LG/HG 1000 Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

July 5-6 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse 200 4-Gun ChallengeSloughhouse Group Benchrest

July 12 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yard BenchrestThree Points Range, Tucson, AZ

July 27 LG/HG 600 Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

Aug 2-3 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Group Benchrest

Aug 2-3 LV/HV 100/200 Central Utah Benchrest ClubUtah State Championship Part 2

Aug 9 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yard BenchrestThree Points Range, Tucson, AZ

Aug 24 LG/HG 1000 Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

Aug 30-31

SP/LV/HV 100/200 Southwest Regional ChampionshipVisalia Sportsmen Association

Sept 13 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yard BenchrestThree Points Range, Tucson, AZ

Sept 28 LG/HG 600 Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

Sept 27-28

4Gun 300 Palomino Valley 4GunPalomino Valley Gun Club

Oct 4-5 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Group Benchrest

Oct 4-5 LV/HV 100/200 Arizona State Championship #1Arizona Benchrest Shooters

Oct 11 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yard BenchrestThree Points Range, Tucson, AZ

Oct 18-19

UNL-10 100/200 Visalia InvitationalVisalia Sportsmen Association

Oct 25-26

SP/UNL 200/100 Nevada State Championship #2Palomino Valley Gun Club

Oct 26 LG/HG 1000 Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

Nov 1-2 LV/HV 100/200 Sloughhouse Group Benchrest

Nov 8 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yard BenchrestThree Points Range, Tucson, AZ

Nov 8-9 SP/UNL5 100/200 Arizona State Championship #2Arizona Benchrest Shooters

Nov 23 LG/HG 600 Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

Dec 6-7 UNL5/UNL5 100/200 Arizona Invitational UnlimitedArizona Benchrest Shooters

Dec 13 LG/HG 1000 Sahuaro 1000-Yard BenchrestThree Points Range, Tucson, AZ

Dec 28 LG/HG 1000 Sloughhouse Long Range Benchrest

NORTH CENTRAL REGIONJuly 13 LG/HG/Fac 600 Columbus Sportsmen Assn, WI

Aug 4-7 HTR/VFS 100/200200/300

2014 Hunter/VFS NationalsCasper Benchrest Shooters, WY

Aug 17 LG/HG/Fac 600 Columbus Sportsmen Assn, WI

Sept 20 LG/HG/Fac 600 Columbus Sportsmen Assn, WI

Oct 11 LG/HG/Fac 600 Columbus Sportsmen Assn, WI

Nov 8 LG/HG/Fac 600 Columbus Sportsmen Assn, WI

GULF COAST REGIONFeb 9 VFS 100/200 Southwest LA Rifle & Pistol Club

Feb 22-23

4-GUN 100 Tomball Gun Club, TX (It’s back!)


2014 NBRSA Registered Match ScheduleMar 23 VFS 100/200 Southwest LA Rifle & Pistol Club

EASTERN REGIONApril 12-13

LV/HV 100/200 Spring Tune Up WWCCA

April 26-27

LV/HV 100/200 President’s Cup, Holton Gun Club

May 3-4 LV/HV 100/200 Hog Roast, Fairchance Gun Club

May 17-18

LV/HV 100/200 Super Shoot Warm-UpChippewa Rifle Club

May 21-24

LV/HV 100/200 Kelbly’s Super Shoot

June 7-8

LV/HV 100/200 Wolverine Challenge WWCCA

June 21-22

LV/HV 100/200 Briar Hail MemorialShelby County Deer Hunters

July 4-6 LV/HV/UNL 100/200 Eastern 3-Gun ChampionshipFairchance Gun Club

July 19-20

LV/HV 100/200 PA State ChampionshipKane Fish & Game

July 26-27

LV/HV 100/200 Michigan State ChampionshipHolton Gun Club

Sept 22-26

4-GUN 100/200 2014 Group Benchrest NationalsHolton Gun Club, Holton, MI

Oct 11-12

LV/HV 100/200 Fall Classic WWCCA

Oct 18-19

LV/HV 100/200 Fall FinaleShelby County Deer Hunters

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONMar 1-2 LV/HV 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis

10:30AM Sat, 8AM Sun

Mar 16 HTR/VFS 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis

April 6 HTR/VFS 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis

April 12-13

LV/HV 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St LouisSat 12 noon, Sun 8AM

May 10 HTR 100/200 Van Dyne Sportsmens Club

May 18 HTR/VFS 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis

June 7 HTR 100/200 Van Dyne Sportsmens Club

June 15 HTR/VFS 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis

June 20 LV/HV 100/200 East-West Show-Me Set-Up Day

June 21-22

LV/HV 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis East-West Show Me Shootout

July 12-13

HTR 100/200 Van Dyne Sportsmens ClubWI State Championship

July 13 LG/HG 600 Columbus Sportsman’s Assn

July 19-20

HTR/VFS 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St LouisMO State/Jarvis/MVR Chism

July 26-27

LV/HV 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St LouisSat Night Match 5pm, Sun 8AM

Aug 17 LG/HG 600 Columbus Sportsman’s Assn

Sept 13 VFS 100/200 Van Dyne Sportsmens Club

Sept 20 LG/HG 600 Columbus Sportsman’s Assn

Oct 5 HTR/VFS 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St Louis

Oct 11 LG/HG 600 Columbus Sportsman’s Assn

New Score World Records Greg Swezey

Established August 22, 2013VFS Grand Agg 100/200/300 747-32X

Two-Gun Grand Agg 100/200/300 1494-61X

Tim NaugleEstablished August 22, 2013

VFS Aggregate 300-yds 249-8XVFS Grand Agg 200/300 498-13X

Two-Gun Grand Agg 200/300 993-21XCongratulations to Greg & Tim!

This beauty was shot by Mel Iwat-

subo using a bag gun at the Visalia Invita-tional. This match is an unlimited match. Good shooting Mel.

Do you have a target picture you would like to see here? Email it to [email protected].

Oct 18-19

LV/HV 100/200 Benchrest Rifle Club of St LouisMississippi Valley Regionals

Nov 8 LG/HG 600 Columbus Sportsman’s Assn


Shelby County’s Fall Finale by John Petteruti

Twenty-five shooters met at the Shelby County Deer Hunters Associa-tion on October 19th and 20th to fin-ish the Eastern Region’s schedule with the Fall Finale. The weather was mixed with Saturday being cold with rain with light winds and Sunday be-ing bright and sunny but winds that started at 9 mph in the morning and ended up at 20 mph in the afternoon. The results were quite a bit different for each day. The range was opened for business at 8:30 am. It was to be a day of some re-ally small hole shooting. Steve Theye took first in the 100 Yard Light Varmint with a blistering .1682 aggregate fol-lowed by Melvyn Newramsky with a .2112 and Jack Neary with a .2120. Small group was shot by Margaret Jer-rett, a member of SCDHA. Margaret put an impressive .090 hole on the pa-per. Following the morning shoot an hour lunch break was taken. The Associa-tion’s kitchen turned out Chile, burg-ers, Chile Dogs, pies, cakes and other great things to eat. This after serving a great breakfast of biscuits and gravy in the morning. Doesn’t get much bet-ter than that! More small groups followed in the afternoon with Dale Dillingham win-ning the 100 Yard Heavy Varmint with a hot .1954, followed by Jack Neary at .1986 and Jerry Jerrett at .2138. Jack Neary’s .100 won the small group.The small group phase of the Fall Finale was not over.

Sunday morning opened bright, sunny and windy. At 200 yards the whole character of the Shelby County range changes drastically. The 200 Yard Heavy Varmint was won by Ted Heindselman who shot a .2593 followed by Paul Whitt at .2607 and Dominic Grunas at .2692. Fred Moreo shot a .255 to take the small group hon-ors. Greg Walley took top honors for the 200 Yard Light Varmint by shooting a .2270 while Ted Heind-selman took 2nd with a .2382 and Joel Nader, 3rd , with a .2620. Ted Heindselman’s .331 took small group. The Light Varmint Grand Aggregate honor went to Greg Walley with a .2314, followed by Ted Heindselman at .2349 and Steve Theye at .2368. Jack Neary won the Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate with a aggregate of .2409. He was followed by Dominic Grunas at .2563 and Greg Walley at .2710. When all was said and done, the winner of the Two Gun Aggregate was Greg Walley with a .2512. Con-gratulations! Following Greg was Jack Neary at .2521 and Ted Heindselman at .2534. As you can see, the com-petition was intense. Margaret Jarrett

had the small group of the shoot with a .090. Great shooting Margaret!

Light Varmint 100-YardsSteve Theye ....................0.1682Melvin Newransky .............. 0.2112Jack Neary ...................... 0.2120Joel Nader ...................... 0.2230Ted Heindselman ............... 0.2316Greg Walley ..................... 0.2358Pat Metcalf ...................... 0.2494Dominic Grunas................. 0.2500Melinda Armstrong ............. 0.2520Vic Halverson ................... 0.2530

Light Varmint 200-YardsGreg Walley ....................0.2270Ted Heindselman ............... 0.2382Joel Nader ...................... 0.3010Steve Theye ..................... 0.3053Jack Neary ...................... 0.3145Vic Halverson ................... 0.3255Paul Whitt ....................... 0.3626Dominic Grunas................. 0.3817Melinda Armstrong ............. 0.3839John Petteruti .................. 0.4051

Light Varmint GrandGreg Walley ....................0.2314Ted Heindselman ............... 0.2349Steve Theye ..................... 0.2368Joel Nader ...................... 0.2620Jack Neary ...................... 0.2633Vic Halverson ................... 0.2893Dominic Grunas................. 0.3159Melinda Armstrong ............. 0.3180


Paul Whitt ....................... 0.3237John Grice ...................... 0.3562

Heavy Varmint 100-YardsDale Dillingham ................0.1954Jack Neary ...................... 0.1986Jerry Jarrett .................... 0.2138Steve Theye ..................... 0.2286Dominic Grunas................. 0.2434Melvyn Newransky ............. 0.2514Joel Nader ...................... 0.2530Melinda Armstrong ............. 0.2566Greg Walley ..................... 0.2642Patrick Kennedy ................ 0.2674

Heavy Varmint 200-YardsTed Heindselman ..............0.2593Paul Whitt ....................... 0.2607Dominic Grunas................. 0.2692

Name Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Load Bullet PrimerGreg Walley Panda Maclennan Kelbly Kelbly March LT32 Estes 68 WinchesterJack Neary BAT Bartlein D.Bruno D.Bruno Leupold N133 Cheek Wham-oTed Heindselman BAT Krieger Self Scarbrough Leupold N133 Woodman/65 205MSteve Theye BAT Krieger Scott Scarbrough Leupold N133 Generic/65 205MJoel Nader Panda Bartlein Laidlaw Leonard Leupold N133 Nader/65 205MVic Halverson Panda Krieger Scott Scott Leupold V133 Hott/68 205MDominic Grunas BAT Krieger Scott Scoville Leupold V133 Hott/68 205MJerry Jarrett Panda Krieger Kelbly Kelbly Leupold N133 Bart/68 205MMelinda Armstrong Panda Krieger Campbell Campbell Weaver N133 Hott/68 205M*All shooters used 6ppc caliber and Lapua cases.

Shelby County Fall Finale Equipment List

Above: Margaret Jarrett gets small group honors for shooting a .090.Page 12: Greg Walley receives his plaque for winning the Two Gun.

Congratulations to Greg & Margaret!

Greg Walley ..................... 0.2777Jack Neary ...................... 0.2831Vic Halverson ................... 0.2861DeWayne Wood ................. 0.2927Joel Nader ...................... 0.3156Fred Moreo ...................... 0.3263David Abbott .................... 0.3392

Heavy Varmint GrandJack Neary .....................0.2409Dominic Grunas................. 0.2563Greg Walley ..................... 0.2710Ted Heindselman ............... 0.2720Jerry Jarrett .................... 0.2769Vic Halverson ................... 0.2786DeWayne Wood ................. 0.2815Joel Nader ...................... 0.2843Steve Theye ..................... 0.2955

Dale Dillingham ................ 0.3163Two Gun

Greg Walley ....................0.2512Jack Neary ...................... 0.2521Ted Heindselman ............... 0.2534Steve Theye ..................... 0.2661Joel Nader ...................... 0.2732Vic Halverson ................... 0.2839Dominic Grunas................. 0.2861Melinda Armstrong ............. 0.3328Paul Whitt ....................... 0.3413Patrick Kennedy ................ 0.3449Dale Dillingham ................ 0.3494John Petteruti .................. 0.3640Pat Metcalf ...................... 0.3756John Grice ...................... 0.3789


Mississippi Valley Regional October 19-20, 2013 Absentee? Yes, the Match Director failed to show for the Mississippi Valley Region-al, but not for lacking a good cause. I was in Australia for the Word Bench Rest Competition, tagging along with the US team. The Club sent me down under to do some snooping to help prepare for the Word Championships coming here to St. Louis in 2015. So I really have no idea how the conditions were for this match. Based on the scores, it looks like it was challenging to say the least. Greg Gardner won the LV100 with a .2560” aggregate and Steve Turner shot the small group with a .097”. After the switch to HV, Jerry Kloeppel took the win for HV100 with a .2924” aggregate and Joe Fesi shot the small group with a 0.166”. We started Sunday off with the HV first, and Chuck Hearn won the 200 with a .2877” aggregate. Chuck Hearn also got the small group with a .223”. After the switch to LV class Chuck Hearn took charge and won the LV 200 aggre-gate with a .2832”. Chuck also pulled out the small group at .317”. Looks like Chuck was a hand full at 200 yards. Light Varmint Grand Aggregate win-ner was Chuck Hearn followed by Jerry Kloeppel in second and Jim Gardner rounding out the top three. Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate winner was Jerry Kloeppel with Steve Turner in second and Bud Mundy third. The 2-Gun went to Jerry Kloeppel, with Jim Gardner 2nd, Chuck Hearn 3rd, Steve Turner 4th, and Bud Mundy 5th. Thanks again to all that came to St. Louis. It really is a pleasure running the matches for you all; just wish we could get a few more to show up to see what they are missing out on. I will be sending a 2014 schedule as soon as it is finalized. Keep an eye on the mail box and hope winter is easy on you all.

Light Varmint 100-YardsWayne Corley ..................0.2790Jerry Kloeppel .................. 0.2928Jim Gardner .................... 0.3116Steve Turner .................... 0.3286Bud Mundy ...................... 0.3336Fred Martin ..................... 0.3410

Kloeppel Wins Two-Gun at St Louis by Scott Pieper

Jerry Wick ....................... 0.3574Jim Hole ......................... 0.3644Chuck Hearn .................... 0.3710Bob Hammack .................. 0.3756

Light Varmint 200-YardsChuck Hearn ...................0.2832Jerry Kloeppel .................. 0.3860Jim Gardner .................... 0.3879Jim Hart ......................... 0.4370Chet Whitebread ............... 0.4711Steve Turner .................... 0.4963Bud Mundy ...................... 0.5196Dean Weston .................... 0.5826Bob Hammack .................. 0.6299William Greene ................. 0.6744

Light Varmint GrandChuck Hearn ...................0.3271Jerry Kloeppel .................. 0.3394Jim Gardner .................... 0.3497Steve Turner .................... 0.4124Bud Mundy ...................... 0.4266Jim Hart ......................... 0.4360Chet Whitebread ............... 0.4668Wayne Corley ................... 0.4861Bob Hammack .................. 0.5027Fred Martin ..................... 0.5095

Heavy Varmint 100-YardsJerry Kloeppel .................0.2924Jerry Wick ....................... 0.3270Steve Turner .................... 0.3368Bud Mundy ...................... 0.3406Joe Fesi .......................... 0.3576Bob Hammack .................. 0.3620Chet Whitebread ............... 0.3622Wayne Corley ................... 0.3662Jim Hole ......................... 0.3664Jim Hart ......................... 0.3712

Heavy Varmint 200-YardsChuck Hearn ...................0.2877Lou Kerhliker ................... 0.3433Joe Fesi .......................... 0.3679Wayne Corley ................... 0.3696Jim Gardner .................... 0.3736Steve Turner .................... 0.3759Bud Mundy ...................... 0.3832Jerry Kloeppel .................. 0.3936Jim Hole ......................... 0.3955Chet Whitebread ............... 0.4078

Heavy Varmint GrandJerry Kloeppel .................0.3430Steve Turner .................... 0.3564Bud Mundy ...................... 0.3619Joe Fesi .......................... 0.3627Wayne Corley ................... 0.3679Jim Hole ......................... 0.3810Chet Whitebread ............... 0.3850Jerry Wick ....................... 0.3894Jim Gardner .................... 0.3920Bob Hammack .................. 0.4150

Two GunJerry Kloeppel .................0.3412Jim Gardner .................... 0.3709Chuck Hearn .................... 0.3781Steve Turner .................... 0.3844Bud Mundy ...................... 0.3942Chet Whitebread ............... 0.4259Wayne Corley ................... 0.4270Jim Hart ......................... 0.4302Jerry Wick ....................... 0.4574Bob Hammack .................. 0.4589Fred Martin ..................... 0.4744Jim Hole ......................... 0.4846William Greene ................. 0.4913Lou Kerhliker ................... 0.5032Harry Ward ...................... 0.5375

St Louis Shooters L-R: Jim Gardner, Jerry Kloeppel, Chuck Hearn, Joe Fesi, Steve Turner, Wayne Corley and Bud Mundy


Name Action Barrel Stocker Smith Bullet Mfr Pwdr Wgt Case Scope PwrChuck Hearn BAT Bartlien Meredith Self Hottenstein LT32 n/a Lapua March 50Jerry Kloeppel BAT Krieger Self Self Hottenstein 133 29.7 Lapua March 50James Gardner Viper Krieger Kuse Kuse n/a 133 29.5 Lapua March 50Steve Turner Rimrock Bartlein Leonard Borden ST LT32 28.2 Lapua March 50Bud Mundy BAT Krieger Self Self Miller Blend 30.3 Lapua March 40Joe Fesi BAT Shilen Scoville Hall JDS LT32 28.5 Lapua Leupold 40Wayne Corley BAT Krieger Self Hoehn Generic LT32 29 Lapua March 50

Bench Rest Rifle Club of St Louis: Mississippi Valley Regional Equipment List Oct. 19-20, 2013

Keith Cottrell Wins SW Regional 2-Gun by Art Clegg & Ed Maxwell

Phoenix, AZ We shot the first half of the South-west Regional Championship was at the Ben Avery Shooting Range October 5-6, 2013. We had 23 shooters. It was one of the worst conditions that I have seen on that range since I’ve been shooting here. The wind gusts were between 40 and 60 mph and the wind switching, made for a very tough match. You could tell it was a tough shoot when the small group on the first 200 yard match was a 1.152 shot by Dana Andrus. The results follow. We would like to thank everyone for their continuing sup-port. Plan now to visit us for the Cactus Warm-Up and Berger Cactus Classic.

Light Varmint 100-YardsBob Brackney ................. 0.3008Keith Cottrell ................... 0.3018Dan Sutton ...................... 0.3186Stephen Everson ............... 0.3718Lou Murdica ..................... 0.3848Gary Ocock ...................... 0.4196Ed Maxwell ...................... 0.4342Gene DeLoney .................. 0.4362Dave Blazzard .................. 0.4668Don Carter ...................... 0.4838

Small GroupKeith Cottrell ....................0.165

Light Varmint 200-YardsTom DeBacco ...................0.2352Lou Murdica ..................... 0.2625William Marsh ................... 0.2809Keith Cottrell ................... 0.2886Chuck Miller..................... 0.2909Gary Ocock ...................... 0.3001Stephen Everson ............... 0.3082Dana Andrus ..................... 0.3116Dave Blazzard .................. 0.3202Ed Maxwell ...................... 0.3636

Small GroupChuck Miller......................0.274

Light Varmint GrandKeith Cottrell ..................0.2952Lou Murdica ..................... 0.3236Stephen Everson ............... 0.3400Bob Brackney ................... 0.3535Gary Ocock ...................... 0.3598Dan Sutton ...................... 0.3764Dave Blazzard .................. 0.3935Ed Maxwell ...................... 0.3989Chuck Miller..................... 0.4038Dana Andrus ..................... 0.4058

Heavy Varmint 100-YardsDave Blazzard ..................0.2918Bob Brackney ................... 0.3158Lou Murdica ..................... 0.3402Dana Andrus ..................... 0.3424Dan Sutton ...................... 0.3794George Lozano ................. 0.3838Gary Ocock ..................... 0.0.3852Keith Cottrell ................... 0.3894William Marsh ................... 0.3954Chuck Miller..................... 0.3972

Small GroupDana Andrus ...................... 0.147

Heavy Varmint 200-YardsChuck Miller ....................0.4324Joe Pipola ....................... 0.5533Keith Cottrell ................... 0.5651Lou Murdica ..................... 0.5986Gary Ocock ...................... 0.6003Dana Andrus ..................... 0.7818Dave Blazzard .................. 0.8430George Lozano ................. 0.8473Bob Brackney ................... 0.9047Tom DeBacco ................... 0.9431

Small GroupLou Murdica ...................... 0.376

Heavy Varmint GrandChuck Miller ....................0.4148Lou Murdica ..................... 0.4694Keith Cottrell ................... 0.4773Gary Ocock ...................... 0.4928Joe Pipola ....................... 0.5264Dana Andrus ..................... 0.5621Dave Blazzard .................. 0.5674Bob Brackney ................... 0.6102George Lozano ................. 0.6156Dan Sutton ...................... 0.6684

Two-GunKeith Cottrell ..................0.3862Lou Murdica ..................... 0.3965Chuck Miller..................... 0.4093Gary Ocock ...................... 0.4263Dave Blazzzard ................. 0.4805Bob Brackney ................... 0.4819Dana Andrus ..................... 0.4839Stephen Everson ............... 0.5123Joe Pipola ....................... 0.5213Dan Sutton ...................... 0.5224George Lozano ................. 0.5451Gene Deloney ................... 0.5787William Marsh ................... 0.5975Scott Smith...................... 0.6528Tom DeBacco ................... 0.6624Hector Elias, Jr ................. 0.6685Larry White ..................... 0.6809Ed Maxwell ...................... 0.6878Greg Evanson ................... 1.0649Don Carter ...................... 1.1539Hank Henss ...................... 1.2887


Gary Ocock Wins Visalia Invitational by Bill Mellor The Visalia Invitational is a two day unlimited five shot match which is the last match of the year for the Visalia Benchrest shooters. This match is held in October when the conditions are good and usually produce some very nice ag-gregates. This year the conditions were almost perfect for the twenty four shooters that attended the match. The temperature was cool and the winds were mild and sometimes the flags did not move. On day 1, the 100 yard match was won by Gary Ocock with a .1602 aggregate. Gary also won the small group trophy with a .066 screamer. George Lozano placed second with a .1832 aggregate. Dave Woodward shot a .1894 for third place. Moving out to 200 yards Gary Ocock got serious and put together a nice .1587 aggregate to win the first place trophy. The small group trophy was won by Mel Iwatsubo shooting a .144 screamer with a bag gun. A.1807 aggregate won the second place trophy for Dennis Thornbury, Lawrence Weis-dorn placed third with a .1885 agg. After winning both the 100 and 200 yard matches, it’s no surprise who won the first place trophy for the grand. Gary Ocock ended day 1 with a .1594 grand aggregate for his win and also set a new range record. George Lozano shot a .2000 to win the second place trophy, in third place was David Woodward with a .2035, fourth place was taken by Den-nis Thornbury’s .2042 and in fifth place with a .2131 was Lawrence Weisdorn. On day 2, I don’t know what Gary Ocock had for breakfast but it sure helped his shooting. Gary shot four screamers in a row and a one on his fifth target for a .1088 aggregate for the first place tro-phy and a new range record. Imagine shooting four screamers and not winning the small group trophy. The small group trophy went to Joe Stanovich with a .067 screamer. Joe also won the second place trophy with a .1374 aggregate. Chuck Miller shot five one’s to take the third place trophy with a .1464. One of the local shooters took over the 200 yard match, Marty Childers won the first place trophy shooting a .1649 aggregate. Marty also won the small group trophy with a .192 screamer. John Verhagen took the second place trophy

with a .1984 aggregate. Jim Nicolas shot a .2102 aggregate for the third place trophy. The Day 2 Grand Aggregate first place trophy was won by Gary Ocock. Gary shot another fine aggregate a .1620 for first place. Joe Stanovich placed second with a .1982, a .2030 took third place for Chuck Miller, Francis Lee was fourth with a .2048 and fifth place was won by Marty Childers shooting a ..2054. Gary Ocock had a great weekend of shooting, winning three out of the four yardages and both Grand aggregates. Gary Ocock won the two gun first place trophy with a great two day .1607 ag-gregate. George Lozano won the second place trophy with a .2048 aggregate, a .2080 aggregate by Dennis Thornbury took third place, Francis Lee shot a .2141 for forth place and in fifth place with a .2157 aggregate was Joe Sta-novich. There was a lot of fine shooting done during the weekend and congratu-lations to all the winners.

Unlimited 100-Yards Day 1Gary Ocock .....................0.1088Joe Stanovich ................... 0.1374Chuck Miller..................... 0.1464Lawrence Weisdorn ............ 0.1498George Lozano ................. 0.1684Francis Lee ...................... 0.1856Jim Nicolas ...................... 0.2016Dan Lutke ....................... 0.2054Dan Capps ....................... 0.2088Dennis Thornbury .............. 0.2104

Unlimited 200-Yards Day 2Marty Childers .................0.1649John Verhagen .................. 0.1984Jim Nicolas ...................... 0.2102Dennis Thornbury .............. 0.2133Gary Ocock ...................... 0.2152Francis Lee ...................... 0.2239David Woodward ............... 0.2442Dan Capps ....................... 0.2442Gary Sinclair .................... 0.2458George Lozano ................. 0.2506

Unlimited 100-Yards Day 1Gary Ocock .....................0.1602George Lozano ................. 0.1832David Woodward ............... 0.1894Francis Lee ...................... 0.2078Gary Sinclair .................... 0.2126Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2196Marty Childers .................. 0.2234Dennis Thornbury .............. 0.2278Paul Garin ....................... 0.2320

Lawrence Weisdorn ............ 0.2378Unlimited 200-Yards Day 2

Gary Ocock .....................0.1587Dennis Thornbury .............. 0.1807Lawrence Weisdorn ............ 0.1885Joe Stanovich ................... 0.1964Chuck Miller..................... 0.2083Dan Lutke ....................... 0.2119Jim Nicolas ...................... 0.2164George Lozano ................. 0.2168David Woodward ............... 0.2176Paul Garin ....................... 0.2187

Unlimited Grand Day 1Gary Ocock .....................0.1620Joe Stanovich ................... 0.1982Chuck Miller..................... 0.2030Francis Lee ...................... 0.2048Marty Childers .................. 0.2054Jim Nicolas ...................... 0.2059George Lozano ................. 0.2095Dennis Thornbury .............. 0.2119John Verhagen .................. 0.2237Dan Capps ....................... 0.2265

Unlimited Grand Day 2Gary Ocock .....................0.1594George Lozano ................. 0.2000David Woodward ............... 0.2035Dennis Thornbury .............. 0.2042Lawrence Weisdorn ............ 0.2131Francis Lee ...................... 0.2236Paul Garin ....................... 0.2254Gary Sinclair .................... 0.2315Joe Stanovich ................... 0.2331Dan Capps ....................... 0.2334

Unlimited 100-200 GrandGary Ocock .....................0.1607George Lozano ................. 0.2048Dennis Thornbury .............. 0.2080Francis Lee ...................... 0.2141Joe Stanovich ................... 0.2157David Woodward ............... 0.2193Jim Nicolas ...................... 0.2228Dan Capps ....................... 0.2300Chuck Miller..................... 0.2318Lawrence Weisdorn ............ 0.2321Paul Garin ....................... 0.2336Gary Sinclair .................... 0.2417Norm Jeffery.................... 0.2459Dan Lutke ....................... 0.2491Don Nielson ..................... 0.2505Bill Mellor ....................... 0.2593John Verhagen .................. 0.2659Duke Rovarino .................. 0.2675Marge Garin ..................... 0.2840Russ Hessey ..................... 0.2860Tom Price ........................ 0.2907Mel Iwatsubo .................... 0.3169


Name Action Scope Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Load Primer BulletGary Ocock Marsh B&L Krieger Ocock Young 8208 205M OcockJoe Stanovich Panda March Krieger Ocock Ocock LT32 205M BergerChuck Miller Panda Leupold Bartlein Miller Miller n/a 205M MillerFrancis Lee BAT B&L Krieger Iwatsubo Hasecuster 8208 205M LeeMarty Childers BAT Weaver Krieger Ocock Young N 133 Wolf ChildersGeorge Lozano BAT Leupold Krieger Ocock Young LT32 205M ColumnDavid Woodward BAT Leupold Bartlein Nielson Kessler N 133 205M WoodwardDennis Thornbury BAT March Krieger Neilson Young LT32 205M MillerLawrence Weisdorn BAT March Krieger Sosenko Mattingly N 133 205M Barts*All shooters used 6ppc caliber and Lapua cases.

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Nick Marino Wins at SWLA VFS by Wayne Bengston

October 20th was our last VFS match for the year. We had a good turnout and the weather was great with mild winds from the south around 1 to 3 mph during the 100 yd match. Nine of the thirteen shooters stayed clean through the 100 yd match with Dale Metzer shooting a 250-21X to take 1st place, Rodney Landry a 250-19X to take 2nd and Mike Louwein taking 3rd with a 250 19X. During the 200 yd match in the afternoon the wind picked up a bit and became very switchy with a little mirage thrown in. Ray Perry and Larry Tilley tied the 200 yd match with scores of 249-4X. However, Ray won 1st place with the tie breaker push-ing Larry to 2nd place and Nick Marino taking third with a 248 7X. With all scores added up for the Grand Ag. Nick Marino took first place with a 498-24X, Michael Louwein took 2nd with a 498-23X and Larry Tilley took 3rd with a 498-20X. Congratula-tions gentlemen, good shooting.

VFS 100-YardsDale Metzger .................. 250-21XRodney Landry ................. 250-19XMichael Louwein .............. 250-19XRenard Alexander ............. 250-17XNick Marino .................... 250-17XMike Guillot .................... 250-17XKenny Kuperman .............. 250-15XRollin Beeson .................. 250-14XWayne Bengston ............... 250-13XCarroll Green .................. 249-18XLarry Tilley ..................... 249-16XBobby Ayo ...................... 249-14XRay Perry ....................... 246-15X

VFS 200-YardsRay Perry .......................249-4X

Larry Tilley ...................... 249-4XNick Marino ..................... 248-7XMichael Louwein ............... 248-5XKenny Kuperman ............... 247-8XRollin Beeson ................... 246-6XWayne Bengston ................ 246-4XRenard Alexander .............. 246-2XBobby Ayo ....................... 245-8XDale Metzger .................... 245-6XCarroll Green ................... 245-4XRodney Landry .................. 244-7XMike Guillot ..................... 238-9X

Grand AggregateNick Marino ....................498-24X

Michael Louwein .............. 498-23XLarry Tilley ..................... 498-20XKenny Kuperman .............. 497-23XRollin Beeson .................. 496-20XRenard Alexander ............. 496-19XWayne Bengston ............... 496-17XDale Metzger ................... 495-27XRay Perry ....................... 495-19XRodney Landry ................. 494-26XCarroll Green .................. 494-22XBobby Ayo ...................... 494-22XMike Guillot .................... 488-26X

Name Caliber Action Barrel Gunsmith Stocker Scope Case Powder Bullet/wt Primers Wt.Dale Metzger 30BR Bat Krieger R. Long Robertson March10X50 NA H4198/34.0 Cheek/112 Fed 205M 13.5Nick Marino 30BR Farley Krieger Feusse NA Leupold NA Norma Cheek/115 NA 11.5Michael Louwien 30BR Panda Kreiger LPR McMillan Night Force 42 Lapua H4198/34.4 Conley's/116 Fed 205M n/aLarry Tilley 30BR Farley Hart Perry McMillan Leupold Lapua H4198/34.4 10X/125 Fed 205M 10.5Kenny Kupperman 30BR Bat Bartline Roscoe TMBR Nightforce12x42 Lapua H4198/34.1 10X/115 Fed 205M 13.5Rollin Beeson 30BR Panda Lilja Perry Kelby Leupold 40 Lapua H4198/33.8 BIB/118 Fed 205M 12.8Mike Guillot 30BR Rimrock Bartlein Borden Robertson NF Variable Lapua H4198/34.4 BIB/118 Fed 205M 13.5Renard Alexander 30BR Kelby Krieger Kelby Kelby Leupold/40 NA H4198/34.2 R Council/118 CCI 450 13#Rodney Landry 30BR Hall Kreiger NA McMillan 36x NA H4198 10X 115 Fed 205M n/aCarroll Green 30BR Panda Kreiger NA McMillan Night Force NA T-32 BIB/118 Rem n/aWayne Bengton 30BR Panda Shilien Perry Robertson Leupold 45x Lapua H4198/34.4 Conley's/116 Fed 205M 10.5Bobby Ayo 30BR Bat NA NA McMillan Night Force NA H4198/NA BIB's/118 Fed 205M n/aRay Perry 30BR Stiller Hart Self McMillan NF Variable Lapua H4198/34.5 10 X/116 Rem 7 1/2 10

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SWLA Winners L-R: Dale Metzger, Mike Louwein, Mike Guillot, Rodney Landry, Larry Tilley, Nick Marino (Grand Ag Winner) and Ray Perry


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January, 2014 Precision Rifleman 27Tomball is Back In Business! Make sure to check the calendar on page 16 and make arrangements to join up with the Pullum brothers for a return of the Tomball matches. 2014 Matches Your Regional Directors have been hard at work getting match agree-ments back signed and sent in to me to publish for you. If you haven’t already, please give them a helping hand and sign and return those match agree-ments as soon as feasible so I can get

these dates published for you. Thanks so much for your help.

Next Issue Not to many matches are scheduled during the winter months with the exception of our southern clubs. As I receive match data, I will publish it in the first available magazine. In the

meantime, to keep your attention, the focus will be on articles. Look forward to February’s issue which will cover an article entitled, “Ask The Pros” from Patrick Kennedy seeking advice across the disciplines from those in the know. See you next month! --Audrey Brown


Ranges, Clubs, and ContactsER—Eastern RegionCamillus Sportsmens Club

5801 Devoe Road, Camillus, NY 13031Club phone: 315 672-8331www.camillussportsmensclub.comContact: Gerald Malerba 315 458-07925932 East Pinegrove Rd, Cicero, NY [email protected]

Chippewa Rifle Clubwww.chippewarifleclub.comGPS: N40 56.820 W81 44.583Contact: Gerry Jajowka 330 603-52361290 Meadowbrook Blvd, Stow, OH [email protected]@gmail.comContact: Randy Perkowski 330 472-08561259 Curtis Ave, Cuyahoga Falls, OH [email protected]

Fairfield Sportsmen’s Assn6501 River Rd, Harrison, OH 45030www.fairfieldsportsmen.comContact: Rick Browning 513 738-00043943 Timberidge Ln, Okeana, OH 45053

Fairchance Rod & Gun ClubGPS: N39 48.704 W79 47.179Contact: Bill Reahard 724 323-5044PO Box 156, McClellandtown, PA [email protected]: Jerry Van Sickle 724 569-2216181 Guthrie Rd, Smithfield, PA 15478

Holton Gun & Bow Club6201 Crystal Lake Rd, Holton, MI 49425PO Box 128, Holton, MI 49425 www.holtongunandbowclub.com231 821-9608 GPS: N43 23.742 W86 05.2566Contact: Connie Wyant 231 821-29947918 Holton Road, Holton, MI [email protected]: Arlene Inman 616 581-84065854 Adams, Twin Lake, MI [email protected]

Isabella County Sportsmans Club Corner of Winn & Millbrook RoadsPO Box 383, Winn, MI 48896www.isabellacountysportsmansclub.comContact: Harry Ross 989 239-27383625 South Summerton RdMt Pleasant, MI 48858 [email protected]

Kane Fish & GameDwight Rd, 1 mile N of Kane on SR 321www.kanefishandgameclub.orgSteve Timpano – Group 814 [email protected] Hanes - Group 814 [email protected]

Kelbly’s Rifle Range7222 Dalton Fox Lake RdN Lawrence, OH 44666 www.kelbly.comGPS: N40 52.9836 W81 40.6218Contact: Jim Kelbly 330 [email protected]

Shelby County Deer Hunter Assn7988 Johnston-Slagle Rd, Sidney, OH 45365

937 492-2972Contact: John Petteruti 937 [email protected]

WWCCA6700 Napier Rd, Plymouth, MI 48170734 453-9843 http://wwcca.comContact: Dana Raven 734 748-539410930 Old 27N, Frederic, MI [email protected]: Bill Gammon 519 453-6734387 Speight Blvd, London, ONT N5V 3J8 [email protected]

GC—Gulf Coast RegionAustin Rifle Club

www.austinrifleclub.orgPO Box 141399, Austin, TX 78714Contact: Virgil Howarth 512 447-89682704 Inridge Dr, Austin, TX [email protected]

Central Texas BenchrestGPS: N29 44.695 W098 14.141Contact:Sammye Dietz 830 885-4662421 Range Rd, New Braunfels, TX 78132Contact: Kris Whitman 830 660-0313611 Viewcrest, New Braunfels, TX [email protected]

Midland Shooters Association4108 East County Rd 160, Midland, TX 79706432 682-2332 www.midlandshooters.comContact: Mike Conry3212 E County Rd 136, Midland, TX 79706432 528-8718 or 432 [email protected]

North TX Shooters Associationwww.shootntsa.com GPS: N33 19.351 W97 08.938Contact: Michael Stinnett 214 794-8006 6651 Blackjack Oaks Rd, Aubrey, TX 76227 [email protected]

San Angelo Gun Club2231 West Beauregard Ave, San Angelo 325 942-8991 www.sanangelogunclub.orgContact: Dan Batko 325 374-3015PO Box 3992, San Angelo, TX [email protected]

Seymour Stool Shooters448 Hwy 283 South, Seymour, TX 76380Contact: John Horn 940 636-9984924 Peterson Rd S, Iowa Park, TX [email protected]

Southwest Louisiana Rifle & Pistolwww.swla-rifleandpistol.orgContact: Mike Guillot 337 249-37121600 Cappy Dr, Lake Charles, LA [email protected]

Tomball Gun ClubContact: Dwayne Pullum at 281 684-9004 or Richard Pullum at [email protected]

NC—North Central RegionBuffalo Outdoor Rifle Club

462 N Burritt, Buffalo, WY 82834

Contact Pete Eisele 307 217- 1155Casper Benchrest Shooters Assn

2330 N Station Rd, Casper, WY 82601307 265-2535 www.stuckenhoffshooterscomplex.netContact: Tim Naugle 307 237-71851926 S Walnut St, Casper WY [email protected]

Council Bluffs Rifle & Pistol Clubwww.cbr-pc.org GPS: N41.39083 W95.37891Contact: Gary Flury 712 328-0301PO Box 1042, Council Bluffs, IA [email protected]: Ron Lee Miller 402 393-45368081 Dupont St. Omaha NE [email protected]

Minnetonka Benchrest Association8310 Hill n Dale Dr, St Francis, MN 55330www.mgfc.org GPS: N45 23.42 W93 29.29Contact: Scott Moser 612 961-676110412 Abbott Dr, Brooklyn Park MN [email protected]

Oak Hill Gun Club12364 Coon Hunters Rd, Blue Grass, IA 52726 563 381-2677Contact: Cecil Peterson 563 359-19882260 Cromwell Cir, Davenport IA [email protected]

Prairie Dog Target ClubContact: Don Deckert 605 288-1919HC 54, Box 3, Porcupine SD [email protected]

MV—Mississippi Valley Aurora Sportsmen’s Club

www.aurorasc.orgGPS: N41.75038 W88.79677Contact: Allison Hartman 773 324-5539PO Box 414, Aurora, IL [email protected]

Bench Rest Rifle Club Of St Louis2280 Kohn Rd, Wright City, MO 63390www.shootingstl.comGPS: N38 53.353 W091 04.763Scott Pieper - Group 636 745-24542280 Kohn Rd, Wright City MO [email protected] Corley - HTR/VFS 636 928-08822 Sheffield Ct, St Charles, MO [email protected]

Columbus Sportsman’s Assn W10924 Bryer Road, Columbus, WI 53925www.csa12.comContact Terry Balding 608 577-51931777 W Main St #203, Sun Prairie, WI [email protected]

Van Dyne Sportsmen’s Clubwww.vdsc.org or [email protected]: Dick Baier 920 688-2433PO Box 8, Van Dyne WI 54979

NW—Northwest RegionWenatchee Benchrest Club

2800 #2 Canyon Rd, Wenatchee, WA


Ranges, Clubs, and Contactswww.wenrrc.org, [email protected]: Dan Zaccanti 509 733-1003

Rogue Valley Shooting Sports Assn6900 Kershaw Blvd, White City, OR 97502Contact: Phil Grammatica 714 [email protected]

Lewis-Clark Wildlife Club27007 South Tom Beall Rd, Lapwai, ID 83540280 843-2987 www.lcwildlife.orgContact: Paul Gylling - HTR/VFS40102 State Route 195, Colfax WA [email protected] 509 553-1118Denny Andrews - Group13263 Snake River Rd, Asotin WA [email protected] 509 243-7039

Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club8503 Chambers Creek Rd W University Place, WA 98467www.tacomarifle.orgContact: Jeff Lewis 206 407-829932310 6th Ave SW, Federal Way, WA [email protected]

Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette AssnHwy 12 to Pasco-Kahlotus Rdwww.tcmsa.orgContact: Rick DeGroat 509 308-7213 or509 396-3166 [email protected]

Whittecar Rifle & Pistol Range578 Blodgett View Dr, Hamilton, MT 59840 www.whittecarrange.com 406 363-7078Contact: Jeff Jetter 406 777-53264168 Foxy Ridge Rd, Stevensville, MT [email protected]

Yellowstone Rifle Club7212 Molt Rd, Billings, MT 406 656-2775 www.yrc.orgContact: Russell Cree 406 252-2230405 South 35th St, Billings MT [email protected]

SE—Southeast RegionBrock’s Gap Training Center

www.scssa.orgGPS: N33 20 19.25 W86 52 28.003721 South Shades Crest RdBirmingham, AL 35244Contact: Steve Lee 205 [email protected]

Manatee Gun & Archery Club1805 Logue Rd, Myakka City, FL 34251775 358-5014 www.manateegunclub.comGPS: N27 29.3610 W82 09.2448Contact: Buddy Ross 407 448-83931845 Coronado Rd, Ft Myers, FL 33901 [email protected]

Middle Georgia Gun Owners Assnwww.mggoa.com GPS: N32 24.3732 W82 53.0574PO Box 4096, Dublin, GA 31040Contact: Matt Walker 478 [email protected]

River Bend Gun Club988 River Bend Gun Club RoadDawsonville, GA 30534 770 876-2351 www.rbgc.orgGPS: N34 20.198 W84 14.819Contact: Jim Andress Group/Score3605 Blackwell Run, Marietta, GA [email protected], [email protected] 876-2351 or 770 971-5269

Rockingham County Gun Club572 Long Branch Road, Reidsville, NC 27320www.rockinghamcountygunclub.comGPS: N36 25.536 W79 31.864Contact: Roy Darnell 336 595-91104811 Camp Betty Hastings RdWalkertown, NC [email protected]

Unaka Rod & Gun Club90 Furnace Rd, Johnson City, TN 37601423 926-0221 www.unakarodandgun.com Contact: Matthew Keller 423 202-69321013 Washington College Station RdLimestone, TN 37681 [email protected]

MC—Mid-Continent RegionLand’s End Benchrest Shooters

4 mi East of Hwy 50 on Reeder Mesa RdContact: Tom Stiner 970 257-91601521 Divide Rd, Whitewater CO [email protected]

Mill Creek Rifle Club 7215 Gardner Rd, DeSoto, KS 66018www.millcreekrc.orgContact:Larry Kuse - Group 913 [email protected]:Ronald Shultz - Hunter/VFS913 557-9879

Northern CO Benchrest Shooters38967 CR 51, Eaton, CO 80615www.wcfw.orgContact: Bud Schalles 970 224-3740PO Box 83, La Porte CO [email protected]

Okie Shooters RangeContact: Rex Reneau 405 787-85297409 NW 28th Terrace, Bethany OK 73008405 623-6019 or [email protected] Ouachita Sportsmen’s AssnContact: John Henry 870 326-5509278 Maquire Ln, Pencil Bluff AR 71965

Ouachita Sportsmen’s AssnContact: John Henry 870 326-5509278 Maquire Ln, Pencil Bluff AR 71965

Rio Grande Benchrest ShootersGPS: N 35.084129 W 106.64862816001 Shooting Range Access Rd NWAlbuquerque, NM 87124Contact: Ed Adams 505 401-50717923 Victoria Dr NW, Albuquerque NM 87120 [email protected]

Whittington Center34025 US 64, Raton, NM 87740575 445-3615 www.nrawc.org

Contact: Ed Adams 505 401-50717923 Victoria Dr NW, Albuquerque NM 87120 [email protected]

SW—Southwest RegionArizona Benchrest Shooters

4044 W Black Canyon Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85086GPS: N33 27 12.22 W112 37 12.20Contact: Art Clegg 623 878-49796210 W Mescal St, Glendale, AZ [email protected]

Central Utah BenchrestContact: Dave Tunbridge 801 571-6755966 Stacie Ave, Sandy UT [email protected]

Desert Sportsman Rifle Club12201 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89135 702 642-9928 www.dsrpc.net GPS: N36.1498 W115.3653Contact: Keith Myers - VFS [email protected] or 702 217-3591

Ojai Valley Gun Clubwww.dock.net/ovgcContact: Barry Bluhm 805 798-2473608 E Oak St, Ojai CA [email protected]

Palomino Valley Gun ClubWashoe County Shooting Facility21555 Pyramid Lake Hwy, Reno NV 80502palominovalleygunclub.homestead.comGPS: N39 51.374 W119 40.046Contact: Robert Hoppe - Long RangePO BOX 4251, Sparks NV [email protected] 827-8679 or 775 397-3358Contact: Steve Archibald - Varmint 5017 Pleasant View Dr, Sparks, NV 89434775 356-5850 (h) or 775 742-1153 (c) [email protected]

Sahuaro 1000-Yard Benchrestwww.tucsonrifleclub.orgContact: Karl Hunstiger 602 971-44002901 E Cortez St, Phoenix AZ [email protected]

Sloughhouse Benchrest Shooters www.sloughhousebenchrest.comContact: Craig St Claire - Long [email protected] or 209 744-2274Contact: Greg Wilson - Short Range415 342-4867 [email protected]: Dan Ludke - Short Range408 241-9759 [email protected]

Visalia Sportsman Association7398 Avenue 328, Visalia, CA 93291599 651-3063 www.visaliasportsmans.comContact: Dennis Thornbury 559 432-4401PO Box 105, Visalia, CA 93279559 280-6243 [email protected]

EU—European RegionBenchrest Dolomiti

Via Alemagna 1/a, Dobbiaco, Italy [email protected]: Americo Angaran [email protected]


Welcome 2013 New Members

With the busy shooting season over for 2013, we would like to recognize our new members who have joined the ranks of NBRSA’s shooters during the year. We welcome them and are glad to count them amongst our great many members. Welcome aboard ladies and gentlemen. Let the fun begin!James Miller EasternMichael Rosenswie EasternJerald Miller EasternGeorge Saito EasternJeffery Gates EasternPaul Vobecky EasternDavid Regula EasternJoseph Forcucci EasternCraig Rowe EasternLarry Aldy EasternKyle Nicol EasternJoe Freeman EasternMelinda Armstrong EasternJeff Peinhardt EasternWyatt Peinhardt EasternRobert Fairbanks EasternWyatt Fox EasternBlase Brunner EasternBruce LaChapelle EasternWilliam Wilson EasternTroy Trabacchi EasternScott Miller EasternHenry Miller EasternMichael Huff EasternJohn Myers EasternJohn Krinn EasternAlbert Clark EasternDewey Hancock EasternBrian Black EasternRoy Horton EasternMike Hollenbaugh EasternAmerico Angaran EuropeanPhillip Mason Gulf CoastJon Meddings Gulf CoastStephen Downie Gulf CoastJC Lee Gulf CoastRon Sewell Gulf CoastMatt Holcomb Gulf Coast

Addison Holcomb Gulf CoastRandy Upton Gulf CoastWilliam Sparks Gulf CoastCarl Landers Gulf CoastChristine Fritsch Gulf CoastRyan Wingate Gulf CoastJames Hoffpauir Gulf CoastGary Britton Gulf CoastMatt Harris Gulf CoastRob Johnson Gulf CoastMark Watkin Gulf CoastMark Smith Gulf CoastLynn Gibson Gulf CoastJim Thompson InternationalDon Ewin InternationalPeter Haxell InternationalKevin Thompson Mid-ContinentMuriel Hensley Mid-ContinentRon Hensley Mid-ContinentColin Shanks Mid-ContinentLarry White Mid-ContinentAndrew Loker Mid-ContinentJohn Mitchel Mid-ContinentAmanda Lax Mid-ContinentHayden Miller Mid-ContinentPhillip Sheldon Mid-ContinentRobert Anderson Mid-ContinentBradley Apple Mid-ContinentStacy Wheelbarger North CentralBrent Lipelt North CentralKenneth Stone North CentralKen Johnson North CentralCole Kepler North CentralRick Burgin North CentralRon Powell North CentralJerry Schilling North CentralPaul Hilgedick North CentralDamon Call North CentralMark Thompson North CentralTim Gonnerman North CentralSteve Grosvenor North CentralLathem Hodges North CentralTom Gollob, Jr North CentralBilly Brown NorthwestVictor Thomas NorthwestRichard Suffridge NorthwestLarry Darling NorthwestGreg Rogers NorthwestKeith Woodworth NorthwestRyan Lienemann NorthwestRobert Lunder NorthwestDan Norgrove NorthwestJohn Johnston NorthwestCanada Cummins NorthwestAustin Donnelly NorthwestJames Silverton Northwest

Steve Burson NorthwestDale Nylander NorthwestChris Evanov NorthwestMike Wesche NorthwestDanny Clauser SoutheastStephen Sanford SoutheastMichael Clayton SoutheastJim Scott SoutheastThomas Hutcheson, Jr SoutheastWayne Cree SoutheastWilliam Greene SoutheastWilliam Buck SoutheastTom Hagelin SoutheastGary Hendrix SoutheastMike Neville SoutheastJohn Weisner SoutheastEddie Walker SoutheastCalvin Morris SoutheastDalton Mouton SoutheastSteven White SouthwestColin Ripley SouthwestJoseph Pavlik SouthwestMichael Strange SouthwestThomas Rappath SouthwestDennis Bowman SouthwestDuke Rovarino SouthwestGreg Evanson SouthwestDavid Lloyd SouthwestJohn Pierce SouthwestRichard Eskite SouthwestDan Forbes SouthwestPeter Kitrinos SouthwestArnold Jorge SouthwestCameron Snow SouthwestRobert Brudd SouthwestJohn Benz SouthwestWilliam Coe SouthwestVincent Niedzielski SouthwestGeoff Dean SouthwestRichard Heinsohn SouthwestSam Tack SouthwestDavid Osborn SouthwestRobert Grigsby Mississippi VlyTimothy Puccinelli Mississippi VlyDean Weston Mississippi VlyMichael Anderson Mississippi VlyDennis Klemm Mississippi VlyRonald Kuhn Mississippi VlyRyan Jahner Mississippi VlyDonald Bucholtz Mississippi VlyDavid Meyer Mississippi VlyRichard Frank, Jr Mississippi VlyDebbie Balding Mississippi VlyJames Bauer Mississippi VlyFred Thruman Mississippi VlyMark Merten Mississippi Vly

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Message from the President

President Dennis Thornbury extends warmest wishes to all of our members for a Happy New Year and a prosper-ous 2014 shooting season. Let’s make this the best year ever!


Officers

Committees

Dennis Thornbury, President 1114 S McAuliff St Visalia, CA 93292 H: 559 732-4401 C: 559 280 6243 [email protected] Expires 2014

Don Nielson, Vice President 20456 Hart St, Winnetka, CA 91306 H: 818 883-5866 [email protected] Term Expires 2014

John Horn, Financial Officer 924 Peterson Rd SouthIowa Park, TX 76367-7237C: 940 636-9984 Term Expires [email protected]

World Records Committee: Group Gene Bukys, Chairman 2111 Silver Moon Trail Crosby, TX 77532 281 324-2605 [email protected] Harshman, Committee MemberRon Hoehn, Committee MemberLowell Frei, Committee Member

World Records Committee: Score David Halblom, Chairman4315 Ashby Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310 [email protected] 556-5833Dan Zaccanti, Committee MemberLarry Kuse, Committee MemberRich Carpenter, Committee Member

International Representative Wayne Campbell264 Benchrest Ln, Concord, VA 24538H: 434 993-9201 C: 434 [email protected]

Varmint For Score Representative (Southwest Region)Keith Myers 702 217-3591 [email protected]

Long Range Measuring Committee Karl Hunstiger, Chairman602 971-4400 [email protected]

Eastern Region Exp 2014Jack Neary6204 Wild Oak Dr, North Olmstead, OH 44070 H: 440 716-0600 C: 336 542-8711 [email protected]

Gulf Coast Region Exp 2015Scott Hunter 1612 Buchanan St, Wichita Falls, TX 76309 H: 940 723-5147 C: 940 631-4545 [email protected] Coast Alternate Mike Bryant 7761 FM 592, Wheeler, TX 79096 806 826-5958, [email protected]

Mississippi Valley Region Exp 2014Bud Mundy 5956 Old Hickory Trail Hillsboro, MO 63050 C: 314 805-1313 [email protected]

North Central Region Exp 2015Terry Meyer PO Box 52 Thornton, IA 50479 H: 641 998-2860 C: 641 425-3397 [email protected] Central Alternate Rodney BrownPO Box 7218, Sheridan, WY 82801C: 303 378-6085 [email protected]

Mid-Continent Region Exp 2015Butch Fjoser 7 Summerfield St, Woodward, OK 73801C: 580 334-2643 W: 580 254-9764 [email protected]

North West Region Exp 2015Dan Zaccanti1542 Tacoma Ave, Bridgeport, WA 98813C: 509 733-1003 [email protected] West Alternate Paul HollandPO Box 1498, Big Fork, MT 59911406 837-5583 [email protected]

South East Region Exp 2014Wayne Campbell 264 Benchrest Ln Concord, VA 24538 H: 434 993-9201 C: 434 665-2066 [email protected]

South West Region Exp 2014Tom Libby74056 Aster Dr.Palm Desert, CA 92260-2653 B: 760 341-7335 C: 760 [email protected]

European Region Exp 2014Philippe Riboulet126 Avenue De La Timone13010 Marseille, France [email protected]

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