NEWS and SHOOT RESULTS

What a day for a shoot!!! The temperature started off at 45°F and didn’t get much warmer. Dew Point was 32°F and didn’t move. Humidity was 60% and stayed there. WINDS were NW/NNW between 13 and 24 mph with GUSTS up to 35 mph. The barometer was steady at 29.9inHg.

Rule of Thumb – wind deflection on a bullet is 1 inch for every 10 mph of wind at 100 yards.

BRML, as a member of the NMLRA 1 of 1,000, was invited to enter the annual Postal Match. JP Sherkus was elected to make the ONE shot at the target to be mailed to the NMLRA. Only the score team knows the location of the bullseye. The winner will be announced after the first of the year.

Welcome to Doug Crowe. Doug shoots the Bud Meyer Silhouette Match and the Ram Bash at the Fairfax Rod & Gun Club but this was his first time with BRML. He did pretty good too. Al Short brought all kinds of good things. First he brought Mike Senko and Vernon Kunns to introduce them black powder and muzzle loading. They may have inhaled too much of that white smoke and become addicted because there were lots of grins.

Al also brought a big bag of honest-to-goodness, authentic Irish scones!! We know this is true because they were made by his wife, an honest-to-goodness, authentic Irish lass!!!! It was a BIG bag, but they sure didn’t last long.

Because of the wind all targets were shot at 25 yards to preserve the target frames.

The first target was 5 shots at the Fleur-De-Lis with that big white spot nobody can hit. Newbie Doug Crowe polished it off with a 45. Real close was a 44 by JP Sherkus. Next came Mike Rodzianko and Frank Niccoli with 40.

Next was that lovable Egg for 5 shots. A 50X by JP Sherkus took First Place. Bob Speegle (welcome back Bob!!) was Second with 48X. Newbie Vernon Kunns
and Mike Rodzianko both finished with 48.

The Soccer Ball for 3 shots was next. This time it was Mike Rybak with a big score at 72 to take First Place. Frank Niccoli was Second with 45. Al Short claimed Third
Place with 40 while JP Sherkus took Fourth with 35.

The Standing Bear with 3 shots was next. JP Sherkus came back with an impressive 30XX for First Place. Mike Rodzianko was chasing hard with 29X and Second Place. Third Place belonged to Al Short with 24 and Fourth was Bob Speegle with 18.

The final target of the day was the White Groundhog for 3 shots. Mike Rodzianko squeaked in a 29 for First Place over JP Sherkus’ 28X for Second. Bob Speegle was right there with 28 for Third Place while Al Short took Fourth with 27.

There were only two pistol shooters this time with Mike Rodzianko just beating JP Sherkus 83 to 81 to take First Place.

In the TOP SHOT 2018 competition JP Sherkus is still ahead in points. Frank Niccoli and John Marhefka have swapped positions with Frank now in Second and John in Third. Art is still Fourth by 25 points over Mike Rodzianko. Two more shoots to go.

The next match will be November 18, 2018. It will be the annual Turkey Shoot Individual Target Competition. You get 3 of each rifle target and, if competing, three of each pistol targets. Score your own, hand in your best. Please, do not stock pile or delay handing in your targets. You have 3 of each. After you shoot your best score of the three and score your own, turn it in so we can keep the
score sheet current. All shots are from the free-standing, off-hand position.

Shooting begins at 8 AM and ends at 12 PM. Relays are approximately 20 minutes each.

Any safe muzzle loader (flint, cap, firelock, side slapper, under hammer, inline) may be used. Iron sights (open, peep, aperture) only, no scopes or optics permitted. Spotting scopes may be used.

Subject to change without notice—generally there are 5 targets, some requiring 5 shots, some only 3. Expect the unexpected and have a bundle of fun. Usually distances are 25 and 50 yards.

The Turkey Shoot is unique in that everyone wins one turkey. You can only win one turkey. Entry for BRML Members is free. Non-members pay $20. You must
shoot the competition to win a prize.

If you have the high score on a target but have already won a turkey you will win an consolation prize. The next highest score wins the prize UNLESS they have also already won one. They then get a consolation prize and the third highest score wins the turkey. This continues through each target until everyone has won a turkey.

Then there may be a pick from the table based on aggregate scores. Of course, the Schutzenmeister may have a different method of distribution.

Keep yer powder dry.

Tony