NEWS AND SHOOT RESULTS
For August it was pretty hard to beat the weather for the shoot. Temperatures started at 71° and got up to 80°. Humidity was 84% at the beginning but dropped to 63%. North winds 8 to 10 mph moved the smoke out of the way and the barometer was steady at 29.8 inHg. Ten shooters came to enjoy the morning, the company and to make smoke. JP brought a whole passel of groceries and the “pickin’s from the table” went around 10 times.
We got an email from Trevor Evans who has been MIA since November. Trevor threw his back out and has been on a long, hard road to recovery. He hopes to be coming back soon. Speedy recovery, Trevor!!! We’ll save a spot on the line for you.
We hear Ed Cunningham will be undergoing a corrective procedure. Should we tell the doctors that NOTHING”S going to work. Then he’s getting bionic eyeballs and coming back to the shoots.
After passing his initiation to the “Zipper Club” Dwight Hulstick has actually been early or on time for competitions. If he doesn’t change his ways we may need a new Director of Tardiness.
At 25 yards the first target was the 3 SHAPES for 3 shots (one apiece). Tony Sucher took First Place with a 30X. Jim Ellis and JP Sherkus both scored 30. John Marhefka scored 24 and Art Twichell got 20.Next was the Buffalo for 3 shots. JP Sherkus and Frank Niccoli scored 28 with Tony Sucher and Al Short close behind at 27 and Jim Ellis at 26.
Then came the Fleu-De-Lis for 5 shots. Tony Sucher scored 47 but JP Sherkus and Max Kingsley were close behind with 46. Jim Ellis was chasing hard with 45 while Frank Niccoli and Al Short both had 43.
At 50 yards we had the OVAL TARGET for 3 shots. This looked like a target that had been run through a pasta machine. At least there weren’t any minus scores. JP Sherkus and John Marhefka both scored 22. Tony Sucher stood alone at 20 while Max Kingsley and Art Twichell were next at 14.
The final rifle target and the 50-pin target was the STANDING BEAR. There weren’t any 50’s scored but Max Kingsley scored a very respectable 46XXX. That put him 8 points and 2 X’s ahead of Tony Sucher at 38X. Then came John Marhefka with 35 and Jim Ellis at 30. Frank Niccoli was in there too with 29.
There were 3 pistol shooters at this match. JP Sherkus scored 2 points higher than Max Kingsley and 3 points higher than John Marhefka at 25 yards. But John came back with 4 points more than JP at 50 yards. John Marhefka wins with 83X. JP Sherkus was Second with 82 and Max Kingsley was Third with 76.
The Top Shooter for the match was Tony Sucher with a score of 162XX. Second Place was JP Sherkus with 149X. Third belonged to John Marhefka with 146 and Fourth was Jim Ellis with 144. Max Kingsley took Fifth with 142XXX while Frank Niccoli was Sixth with 131. Then came Art Twichell, Al Short, Mike Rybak and Richard Wolverton.
In the TOP SHOT 2018 competition JP Sherkus is still ahead in points followed by John Marhefka, Frank Niccoli and then Mike Rodzianko. JP Sherkus has won 3 matches so far this year while John Marhefka has won two. Frank Niccoli and Al Short have both won one. Tony Sucher also snuck into the win column with one win.
The next match will be September 16, 2018. It will be an 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.
Usually does not mean always. :o) and our Schutzenmeister promises something “interesting”. Cue the evil laughter
Keep yer powder dry.
Tony