April 11, 2008 SRRPC Small Bore Rifle Silhouette Match Results

Silhouette Rifle

Shooter             Class     Ckns     Pigs      Trkys    Rams    Total     Place

Mical Bowling    AA        8          6          6          6          26         MW

Wayne Robinson AAA    7          6          2          7          22         1st AA

Jethro Curry      AA        7          5          4          3          19

Rex Lutz           AA        3          7          5          2          17

Ed Sharp           A          7          7          2          3          19         1st A

Gordon Baker    A          3          4          7          3          17        

Hunting Rifle

Shooter             Class     Ckns     Pigs      Trkys    Rams    Total     Place

Mical Bowling    AA        9          9          4          8          30         MW

Wayne Robinson AAA    7          9          6          7          29         1st AA

Rex Lutz           AA        8          5          3          5          21

Jethro Curry      AA        4          5          4          7          19

Ed Sharp           A          3          6          2          3          14         1st A

Gordon Baker    A          3          2          1          4          10        

Six shooters took on the clouds, wind and rain. Mical Bowling showed what practice and coaching (?) can do, convincingly winning both matches.  Congratulations to Mical for shooting his first AAA score in Hunting Rifle, and getting the five in a row pins he lacked for rams and chickens.

Jethro Curry showed up to control the HVAC for us, but did not turn down the fan speed very well.  This month, he shot a rifle with optics instead of iron sights, and posted a pair of 19s.

I managed to demonstrate that superficial cleaning of ones bolt assembly is inadequate, as my Model 54 failed to strike hard enough several times to detonate the cartridge in the first match.  Though it always fired on the second hit, that distraction was enough to take my head out of it and hold my score where it landed.  I did fire my first in-class score of the year in hunting rifle with my CZ. 

Thanks to all participants who showed up and assisted as able in set up, paperwork, and break down.  The fellowship was great, it was a safe match, and we all hope to see more competitors in the future.  Of course, as soon as everything was put away, the rain was over and the sun came out.

Only more SRRPC shooters to fill up the line would have made the day more enjoyable.

Here’s hoping for a better weather forecast for the MCRC SBR silhouette match next Saturday.  Their re-graded range turned out real nice, and they host a good match.  Practice begins at 11:00, silhouette match starts at 12:00.

Shoot safely.

Rex Lutz