The 20 September match was quite successful. It was the first match since March 2020. We had 16 people shooting and eleven of them competed. The guests all seemed be happy with their efforts and we hope to see them back again to compete. The day was perfect with the temperature in the mid 40s to start at 9 AM. By the end of shooting, the temperature rose to a comfortable65 so most had to shed some jackets. It was sunny and clear for shooting with almost no wind to start. The breeze did pick up as the morning went along, but did not provide much deterrence to the shooters. The IWLA range clubhouse was available for the restroom, but otherwise it was closed. The BRML meeting was held outside the clubhouse, under the gazebo.
This match featured the debut of the “Invisible Critter Shoot”. Judging from the weeping, whining, and complaining, Shutzenmeister JP may not have one again soon. Art Twitchel was loving it however. The first target at 25 yards was the infamous Invisible Squirrel (Art’s favorite). JP Sherkus came in first with a score of 29. John Marhefka came in second with 27, and Kevin Collins was third with 25. Mike Kingsley, Max Kingsley, and Mike Rodzianko all rounded out fourth with 19.
The next three shot target was a new one, the Invisible Cow. This target had lots of potential to score high numbers. JP Sherkus came in first with a 57, followed by Max Kingsley with a 44, and Al Short had a 33. Mike Rodzianko came in fourth with a 32 despite a ton of problems with his rifle. Kevin Collins had a 30 with Jim Ellis with a 29.
The five shot target was also a new one, the Five Invisible Rhinos. And the whining began anew. Our president John Marhefka came in first with a respectable41. JP Sherkus came in second with a 36 followed by Max Kingsley with a 26. Fourth place was taken by Mike Kingsley with a 21.
At 50 yards we had the old White Groundhog, for the five shot target which qualified as invisible because of its black background. JP Sherkus came in first with a43 X, followed by John Marhefka with a 43. Max Kingsley came in third with a 36 and Rich Burkhart hit fourth with a 32.
The three shot target was also a new one, the Invisible Critters. It was a take on the old three critter heads peeking from around a tree. No doubt, this one was the hardest target of the day. Shutzenmeister JP may need to relook that one for sure if it is used at 50 yards, or even at 25 yards again. This is borne out by JP Sherkus taking first place with a score of only 19.John Marhefka came in second with 18, followed by Max Kingsley with an 18 and fourth was Jim Ellis with an 18 also. The places were broken down by closest to the X.
We only had two pistol shooters this month. We had the standard circular targets for both 25 and 50 yards. At 25 yards, JP Sherkus did a fair job scoring 43.Mike Rodzianko came in second with a score of 35X.The 50 yard target didn’t offer much challenge for JP as he hit a respectable 42. Mike Rodzianko had a mirror image with a 24. That left JP in first place with a total score of 85 and Mike in second place with a score of 59X.
The overall rifle scores were: JP Sherkus 184, John Marhefka 148, Max Kingsley 143, Jim Ellis 106, Al Short 104, Kevin Collins 99, Rich Burkhart 88,Frank Nicoli 86, Art Twitchell 70, Mike Kingsley52, Mike Rodzianko, 51.
The next match will be Sunday, October 18, 2020. This will be the “Halloween Shoot”. Expect some extra frightening targets from Shutzenmeister JP . It will be an Aggregate Score Competition. You get three of each rifle target and, if competing, three of each pistol target. Score your own, hand in your best target sheet. Please, do not stockpile or delay handing in your target sheet. We want to keep the score sheet current. All shots are from the free-standing, off-hand position. Shooting begins at 9 AM and ends at 2 PM. If we finish early, we can stop before 2 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. Please return any unused, unshot targets at the end of the match.
Keep yer powder dry.
Rich