NEWS and SHOOT RESULTS
August 2022 NEWS and SHOOT RESULTS from the July 17, 2022 individual target match.
First of all, what a fine day we had for a match! With the day in mind, all were expecting a really hot day for shooting. After the last few days, sweat was expected to be a problem both with it in your eyes and causing fouling problems. However, we had a perfect day. It was a bit humid and some did have a few hang fires, but we had a new 2022 record of 11 shooters! After the last few months with 6 or fewer riflemen, it was a great day for the club.
We arrived to find a temperature of 74 degrees with a slight breeze already blowing and very low humidity at 0800. The wind wasn’t brisk enough to ruffle the grass, damp as it was. I was again looking forward to seeing more of the old gang with great clear weather and we had had use the clubhouse! Think air conditioner again. But, there is still no table or chairs in the clubhouse. What is the situation here??? We also had ELEVEN competitors which was way more than last month. There was also a new member who only shot a pistol and did not compete in the rifle match – well there is always next month. The usual bunch of diehards showed up and we saw several who made appearances finally. Way to go gents! Let’s see if we can build up the shooters again in Aug.
Weather luck was with us for sure as the day started out really fine and kept up with a breeze that kept the smoke away. Thank the Lord and IWLA for air conditioning again.
Schutzenmeister JP Sherkus chose the targets, so you all can blame him again this month. Three of the targets were shot before, perhaps in the far past, but there was a “New” one in honor of the month of July. It caused some consternation as usual. The pistol match was about the same, both at 25 and 50 yards. (But wait till next month BWA HA HA HA!)
The first target at 25 yards for three shots was the Small Diamond. For a rifle at 25 yards, it should not have been that hard. Anyway, Art Twitchell and Rich Stock both wacked it with a 28, with Rich coming closest to the X for 1st. Al Short and JP Sherkus also managed to tie at 27 with Al coming closest to the X hit for 3rd. El Presidente John Marhefka and Frank Niccoli also tied at 26 with John closest to the X for 5th. Mike Rodzianko came in at 8th with a 25 with Mike Smith hitting 9th. John Rodzianko ( WELCOME BACK “CHIEF”!) came in 10th with a 23.
The second target at 25 yards for three shots was called the “Wedge and Crescent”. You had to hit both the wedge and the crescent once with one of them twice. That did raise some eyes, and Art was hoping for two invisible squirrels. Anyway JP Sherkus hit both for a 24 for first with John Marhefka also shooting a 24 for 2nd. JP was closest to the X. Rich Stock claimed 3rd with a 22 and Mike Rodzianko claimed 4th with an 18. Art Twitchell came in 5th with a 16 X, Frank Niccoli came in 6th with a 14. Rich Burkhart hit a 10 for 7th, Al Short came in 8th with a 9, and Mike Smith came in 9th with a 7.
The final 25 yard target was the new one, the “Fireworks” or “Rocket” (or several unprintable names) for five shots. Rich Stock was unfazed and shot a 48 2X for 1st. JP Sherkus came in 2nd with a 48 1X, John Marhefka shot a 46 for third and Rich Burkhart claimed 4th with a 39. Frank Niccoli hit 5th with a 34 2X, John Rodzi-anko came in 6th with a 34, Art Twitchell came in 8th with a 32, Mike Smith hit a 20 for 9th, and Al Short came in 10th with a 17.
At 50 yards, the three-shot target was the venerable “Ham Blob”. Rich Stock was on that one with a 29 1X, followed by JP Sherkus with a 24 for 2nd. John Marhefka and Mike Rodzianko both shot a 23 with John hitting closest to the X for 3rd. Rich Burkhart shot a 21 for 5th, Art Twitchell claimed 6th with an 18, followed by Al Short also shooting an 18. Mike Smith claiming 8th with 15. And John Rodzianko finishing 9th with a 7.
The 50 yard target chosen for five shots was the infamous “X with Zeros”. And the whining began in earnest. JP Sherkus mounted the thing side-ways (?) as he was having no problems with his windage. He managed a creditable 48 1X for first place. Rich Burkhart came in 2nd with a fine 43. Third place went to Mike Smith with a 42 followed by John Marhefka with a 34 1X. John Rodzianko came in 5th with a 30 1X, Rich Stock shot a 30 for 6th. Mike Rodzianko, Frank Niccoli, and Art Twitchell all shot 29, with Mike being closest to the X. John Rodzianko turned in a 7, (needs to shoot more in the future).
Overall scores for rifle out of a possible score of 190 were JP Sherkus with a very respectable 171 2X. Rich Stock shot a 157 3X, John Marhefka with 153 1X, followed by Rich Burkhart with 137. Art Twitchell had a 123 1X, Mike Rodzianko with 120, Mike Smith with 108, Frank Niccoli with 103 2X, John Rodzianko with 94 1X and Al Short with 90. Art Twitchell brought up the usual “Need more invisible targets!” whine.
We only had three pistol shooters this month. Looking for less whining, JP chose the standard bullseye for 25 yards. JP Sherkus shot a 42 for 1st, Rich Burkhart came in second with a close 38 and new member Mike Welick shot a 35.
Now without the whining, we had the standard bullseye at 50 yards. J.P Sherkus managed to hit the thing five times with a score of 30. Rich Burkhart unfazed with a 17. Overall pistol scores were JP Sherkus with a total of 72, Rich Burkhart shot a 55 and Mike Welick shot a 35.
At any rate, JP came up with the idea for the 50 yard pistol target for the August match. You can blame him when you see it. BWA HA HA HA.
The next match will be Sunday, August 21 be-ginning at 9:00 AM and ending at 2:00 PM. It will be an Aggregate Target Score Competition with prizes for individual targets at 25 and 50 yards. Everyone who shoots WILL win some-thing!!!