Match Results/Updates

NEWS and SHOOT RESULTS

Thirteen competitors and 8 visitors came out to enjoy the day with the black powder and white smoke. We even picked up a couple of curious people from the competition going on at the air gun range. Maybe we made some converts.

Schutzenmeister Sherkus was at his evil best in target selection. There was a minor save when the Standing Groundhog for 5 shots at 50 yards mysteriously moved to 25 yards. A bit of slight of hand by Scorekeeper Sucher. The Large Turkey Head was then substituted at 50 yards.

The first target at 25 yards was a 3 Critters, but there was a turkey in the top of the tree on this one. JP Sherkus held top score with a 30 while Art Twichell took Second with 29. A 28X was good for Third by Al Short and Rich Wolverton got Fourth with a 27.

Next was the vile Split Bull for 3 shots. Rich Wolverton was in First Place with 25. Rob Capp and Kevin Collins tied with 24 and JP Sherkus rounded out the finishers with 23.

The final 25 yard target was the Standing Groundhog. Pete Salvano must be doing some groundhog hunting because he turned in a very respectable 46 for First Place. Rich Wolverton took Second with a 44 while Rob Capp and Kevin Collins tied again at 42.

At 50 yards there was the Egg to start. Things were really tight with Pete Salvano claiming First Place with 29XX. Rich Wolverton was right there in Second Place with 29X while JP Sherkus was Third with 29 and Frank Niccoli was Fourth with 28.

The final rifle target was the Big Turkey Head. Pete Salvano got another First Place with a 48. Second Place went to JP Sherkus with 46. The Third Place winner was Art Twichell with 44. Then came Rich Wolverton with a 42.

Four competitors entered the pistol shoot. It was a tight race and anyone’s game at 25 yards. JP Sherkus lead the pack with a 47X with Matt Shuster right behind at 46X. Kevin Collins and Rich Wolverton were still in the game tied at 43. At 50 yards Kevin Collins pulled ahead with a 41 and a total of 84 for Frist Place. Matt Shuster outshot JP Shurkus 37 to 36X but JP squeaked through with 83XX versus Matt’s 83X. JP Sherkus in Second Place with Matt Shuster in Third. Rich Wolverton finished with 67 and Fourth place.

The Top Shot in the Aggregate Match was Rich Wolverton with a score of 167X. Second Place went to Art Twichell with 161. JP Sherkus was Third with 160 and Pete Salvano was 159XX and Fourth. Then came Rob Capp, Al Short, Max Kingsley, Kevin Collins, Frank Niccoli, Bob Drake, Tony Sucher, Richard Drake, and Matt Shuster.

The next match will be July 21, 2019. It will be an Individual Score 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.

Keep yer powder dry.

Tony

It was a pretty nice day for a shoot and everyone seemed to be happy to be back after missing out on an April shoot. A total of eleven shooters showed up to test their skills with a rifle. Five of those also brought along pistols. The pistol event seems to be increasing in popularity.

Someone said that Art had a hand in the target selection this time around. Therefore, it was poetic that on the last target, in the last relay, he suddenly realized that his powder charge was short by 10 grains!!! AND when he made the proper adjustment he shot a beautiful group ….. Just a tad low.

At 25 yards the first target to make an appearance was the Three Critters for one shot each. Shooting wily critters is old hat to JP Sherkus who won with a 30. Next was Mike Rodzianko with a 23 followed by John Marhefka with a 22. John Arpin brought in fourth with a 19 beating Mike Kingsley being closer to the eye on the smaller critter.

Then, at Art’s insistence, the Invisible Squirrel for three shots was next. Again Wily Critter Shooter Sherkus took First Place with another 30. Kevin Collin was Second with a 28. Doug Crowe was Third with 27 while Jim Ellis took Fourth with 26.

The Pheasant for 5 shots was the final 25 yard target. Kevin Collin nailed it for 50XXX for First Place. JP Sherkus was right behind at 49XX for Second Place. Doug Crowe was Third with 49X. John Marhefka took Fourth with 46XX.

With his score of 50XXX on a NMLRA recognized target Kevin Collin became our second “Perfect 50” shooter winning the “50 Pin” Congratulations Kevin!!!

At 50 yards the Egg appeared for five shots. First place went to JP Sherkus with 48XX. New Member Matt Shuster took Second place with 46X beating Kevin Collin by being closer to the X leaving Kevin Collin in Third Place. Al Short took Fourth Place with 45X.

Welcome Matt!! Good Shooting !!!!

The final rifle target was the Blob for 3 shots. Mike Rodzianko had a 28X for First place while new comer Matt Shuster took second with 28. JP Sherkus was Third with 27 and Jim Ellis was Fourth with 26.

The top shooter for the match was JP Sherkus with 184XXXX followed by Kevin Collin with 156XXXXX. Third was John Marhefka with 155XX and Fourth was Mike Rodzianko with 145XX. Al Short was close behind with 144XX just beating Jim Ellis’ 144X. Then came Matt Shuster at 143X, Doug Crowe, Mike Kingsley, John Arpin and Art Twichell.

In the Pistol Competition it was too close to call at 25 yards with John Marhefka at 45X, Kevin Collin at 44X, Mike Kingsley at 43, JP Sherkus at 42 and Mike Rodzianko at 38X.

But at 50 yards John Marhefka’s steady hand and consistent shooting got him a 41 for an 86X total and First Place. Kevin Collin shot a 36 for a total of 80X and Second Place while JP Sherkus shot 37 for 79 and Third Place. Mike Kingsley also shot 36 and totaled 79 for Fourth Place while Mike Rodzianko shot 36 for 74 total and Fifth Place.

The next match will be June 16, 2019. It will be an Aggregate Score 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.

Keep yer powder dry.

Tony

News Flash!!! – – – John Marhefka has volunteered for the position of President. THANK YOU, JOHN!!!

Mike Rodzianko has 3F powder. JP Sherkus has 2F.

It was a little on the chilly side to start but it turned out to be a pretty nice day.

Schutzenmeister Sherkus brought a couple of new targets to add some variety and fresh challenges.

At 25 yards the first target was the Fleu De Leis for three shots. Al Short cleared the boards with a 30 and First Place. After that it got crowded. John Marhefka scored 29 for Second
Place and a better group than Mike Kingsley at 29 and Third Place with a better group than Pete Salvano at 29 and Fourth Place. JP Sherkus, Dwight Hlustick and Art Twichell were all
at 28.

Next was the Invisible Squirrel for three shots. First Place belonged to JP Sherkus with 30 and a better group than Mike Rodzianko with 30 and Second Place. Then came Pete Sal-
vano with 28 and Third Place and Kevin Collins with 26 and Fourth Place.

The last 25 yard target was one of JP’s new ones —— A TURKEY. JP’s TURKEY. And for 5 shots!!! A score of 41 and the Best Group got First Place for Art Twichell. JP Sherkus had a 41 also, but took Second Place. Third Place at 40 went to Pete Salvano. Doug Crowe wrapped things up with a 38 and Fourth Place.

At 50 yards the first target was the Groundhog Head for 3 shots. JP Sherkus scored 30X and First Place while Pete Salvano took Second Place with 28. Third Place with to Mike Kingsley also with 28 but a larger group. Mike Rodzianko took Fourth Place with 27.

The last target was a new one, a Rhinoceros. Rhinoceros??? Yep, an almost invisible, hard to score, confusing Rhinoceros. JP Sherkus had a 47 for First Place. He must have been practicing. Pete Salvano scored 45 for Second Place. Where’d he get the practice? Kevin Collins took Third Place with 40 while Frank Niccoli scored 39 for Fourth Place.

We had the biggest Pistol Competition we’ve had in a long time with 6 shooters participating. At 25 yards the scores were: John Marhefka (41), Doug Crowe (25X), Mike Rodzianko (39X), Mike Kingsley (43X), JP Sherkus (44X) and Kevin Collins (35).

At 50 yards we had John Marhefka (35X), Doug Crowe (33X), Mike Rodzianko (34), Mike Kingsley (38), JP Sherkus (45) and Kevin Collins (25). First Place went to JP Sherkus with 89X. Second Place was Mike Kingsley with 81X. Third Place was John Marhefka with 76X. Fourth Place was Mike Rodzianko with 73X.

The Top Rifle Shooter of the event was JP Sherkus with 176X. Second was Pete Salvano with 170. Welcome back, Pete. Good shooting. Then came Mike Rodzianko in Third with 150 and Kevin Collins with 147 in Fourth. Welcome back to you too, Kevin. Then following along were John Marhefka, Mike Kingsley, Dwight Hlustick, Doug Crowe, Al Short, Art Twichell and Frank Niccoli.

No April match – range closed for Easter.

The next match will be May 19, 2019. It will be an Individual Score 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.

Keep yer powder dry.

Tony

So we need one of two things: 1) A volunteer to take over as BRML President, or 2) A couple of volunteers to become candidates for a Special Election.

The president position is probably the second easiest position on the BRML Board with vice president being the easiest :o) You run the monthly meeting by calling on the other members of the Board to make their reports.

We could also do with a third Prize Getter to spread the load a little. This involves buying about $200 of groceries for either an Aggregate or Individual Target competition. If done right it would happen 4 times a year. Plenty of advice and guidance would be available. Come on, people. Let me hear from you.

It was a VERY unusual day for a February shoot. IT WAS NICE!!! The temperature started out a little cool at 25°F but quickly got to 38°. It was a little humid, but didn’t feel like it. The barometer was fairly steady at 30.18 inHg and the winds were light at 5 mph from the southeast. Not a snow flake in sight.

In his first outing as Schutzenmeister JP Shurkus didn’t get much grumbling about his target selection. There is confidence that this will change soon. At 25 yards the first target was the X with 0’s for 3 shots. 4 people shot 30X, 4 shot 30, 2 shot 29X and 1 shot 23. Measuring closest to the X in millimeters Mike Rodzianko took First Place. Tony Sucher took Second. John Marhefka took Third. Rob Capp took Fourth. JP Shurkus said this target will only appear at 50 yards from now on.

Next was the front half of the Running Fox for 3 shots. (what happened to the rear half?). Tony Sucher took First Place with 30XX. JP Sherkus was close behind in Second with 30X while John Marhefka scored 30 for Third Place. Bob Drake rounded out the top with a 29 and Fourth.

The Running Deer was the third target for 5 shots. First Place with to Tony Sucher with 50. JP Sherkus was only 1 point back with 49 for Second. John Marhefka was close with 48X and Third while Mike Rodzianko was Fourth also with 48X but not as close to the X. Tony’s score qualified him for our first NMLRA “Perfect 50” pin award. Congratulations. Good shooting!!! Note Tony’s scores; he didn’t have time to shoot the 50 yard targets.

At 50 yards the first target was the large Turkey Head for 3 shots. When the smoke cleared JP Sherkus was in First Place with 30. John Marhefka was in Second with 29 and Doug Crow was in Third with 28X. Mike Rodzianko took Fourth with 27.

The final target was the Standing Groundhog for 5 shots. First Place was Mike Rodzianko with 37. Second was Dwight Hlustick also with 37 but not closer to the X. Third belonged to JP Sherkus with 36 a hair closer to the X over Doug Crowe also with 36 and Fourth Place. Maybe the X with 0’s and the Standing Groundhog will swap places.

In the Pistol Competition after the 25 yard targets were turned in John Marhefka was in First Place with 45 followed by JP Sherkus (44) and Mike Rodzianko (41). But consistency won the at 50 yards as JP Sherkus shot 46 for 90 and First Place. Mike Rodzianko took Second Place with 71 and John Marhefka was Third with 70.

After the aggregate scores were all added up JP Sherkus was on top in First Place with 175X. Mike Rodzianko was Second with 170XX. Third belonged to John Marhefka with 166XX. With a better Standing Groundhog score Dwight Hlustick was Fourth with 155XX over Doug Crowe with 155XX. Then came Rob Capp, Art Twichell, Bob Drake, Rich Burkhart, Tony Sucher and Frank Niccoli.

The next match will be March17, 2019. It will be an Individual

Score Competition. You get 3 of each rifle target and, if compet-ing, 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.

Keep yer powder dry.

Tony

For those of you who were not at the shoot. Yes, there was a shoot. Yes, it was cold, but it’s been colder. Yes, there was some interesting wind deflection of as much as 4 inches.

Our President, Mike Rybak, and his lovely wife, Casey (our Schutzenmeister), are taking advantage of a wonderful professional opportunity which requires they move to Connecticut.

JP Sherkus has volunteered to take over as Schutzenmeister, and proved his ability to select almost impossible targets at the match. (Spoiler Alert) But he was felled by his own doing when Mike Rodzianko took First Place in the aggregate score.

So we need one of two things: 1) A volunteer to take over as BRML President, or 2) A couple of volunteers to become candidates for a Special Election.

Unless we get a volunteer my thought is to collect candidates from now to the February shoot. Then open voting at the shoot and continue it via emails to me until the March shoot when the winner would be announced. This way the maximum number of members would have the opportunity to select a new president.

The president position is probably the second easiest positionon the BRML Board with vice president being the easiest :o) You run the monthly meeting by calling on the other members of the Board to make their reports.

We could also do with a third Prize Getter to spread the load a little. This involves buying about $200 of groceries for either an Aggregate or Individual Target competition. If done right it would happen 4 times a year. Plenty of advice and guidance would be available. Come on, people. Let me hear from you.

It was a TERRIBLE day for a shoot, but it was fun. It was cloudy and the temperature started at 36° and dropped to 34°; Humidity did drop from 97% to 65% but the NW winds ranged from 5 to 26 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. The barometer did hold fairly steady at 29.2 inHg.

Welcome Barry Carlisle and Bob Drake!! They looked to be having fun and promised to come back.

Shutzenmeister Shurkus chose the White Groundhog for 5 shots at 25 yards for the first target. John Marhefka saw this one coming and scored a solid 48 for First Place. JP Sherkus was Second with 47 and Rob Capp took Third with 46. Art Twichell rounded out the top four with a 45.

Shapes was the next target. Mike Rodzianko took First Place with 39X and JP Sherkus was Second with 39. Art Twichell and Dwight Hlustick both shot 30.

Next was the Half and Quarter Bull. Rob Capp was First with Dwight Hlustick was Second with 25 and Mike Rybak tied with Mike Rodzianko at 24.

The 25-yard Standing Groundhog made an appearance at 50 yards amid many moans and groans. And for 5, not 3, shots. Eagle Eye John Marhefka came through with a 42 for First Place while JP Sherkus managed a 28X for Second. Third was taken by Mike Rodzianko with 26 while Dwight Hlustick scored 24 for Fourth.

Then we had a special appearance by the Mosquito at 25 yards again. This time Rob Capp was closest to the X with 1 mm for First Place. JP Sherkus was Second at 3 mm. Then Dwight Hlustick was Third with 13.5 mm and Mike Rybak was Fourth at 20 mm.

In the pistol competition Mike Rodzianko decided that there was too much wind for him. Indeed getting good rifle shots consumed a lot of time with the wind. At 25 yards JP Sherkus scored 45 while John Marhefka scored 40. At 50 yards JP Sherkus managed a respectable 44 for 89 total and First place. John Marhefka scored 21 for 61 and Second place.

Adding up the total rifle scores showed Mike Rodzianko in First Place with 163X. JP Sherkus was close behind with 159XX and Second Place. Third Place belonged to John Marhefka with 154X. Rob Capp was Fourth Place with 152X. Then came Dwight Hlustick, Art Twichell, Mike Rybak, Bob Drake, Rich Burkhart and Barry Carlisle.

The next match will be February 17, 2019. It will be an Aggregate Score 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.

The day was dark and dreary and it rained and rained and rained, but there was no wind. The temperature was about 45° F throughout the shoot, but the cold damp soaked through your coat and left you chilled.

JP bought prizes for 12 competitors, but only 8 showed up. Even that was questionable as it took Tony Sucher almost 2 hours to fix whatever was wrong with his rifle. But it looked like everyone was going to have a big haul.

The first target was a closest to the X Mosquito. The distance from the center of the ball to the X was measured in millimeters. The shortest distance was awarded 10 points, next was 9, etc. Tony Sucher’s first shot, first target, was 2.5mm from center for First Place. Dwight Hlustick was Second with 10mm. Then Rich Burkhart with 11.75mm and John Marhefka with 12mm.

The second target was the Eggs in a Pan. JP Sherkus said he was having a bad day, but he scored 30XX for First Place. Dwight Hlustick got 28X for Second while Rich Burkhart and Richard Wolverton tied at 28.

The final 25 yard target was the Egg. JP Sherkus and his “bad day” came through again for a 29XXX and First Place. Dwight Hlustick had a good day with 49X and Second Place. John Marhefka had a good day also with 48XXX and Third Place. Richard Wolverton had a pretty good day too with 48XX and Fourth Place.

At 50 yards Big Foot made an appearance and got nailed by Tony Sucher with 25 for First. He was followed by Richard Wolverton with 22 and Second. John Marhefka and Mike Rybak tied at 20.

The big Standing Buffalo was the NMLRA “Perfect 50” and final target. John Marhefka came within half an inch of getting our first “Perfect 50” But he did score a nice 49 for First Place. Richard Wolverton was Second with 43 while Tony Sucher was Third with 41. Fourth belonged to Dwight Hlustick with 39.

There were 3 competitors in the Pistol Match and all 3 turned in 45’s at 25 yards. John Marhefka had a slight advantage with one X. But at 50 yards JP Sherkus scored 44 for a 89 total and First Place. John Marhefka scored 37 for a 82X total and Second Place and Rich Wolverton scored 27 for a 72 total and Third Place.

In the TOP SHOT 2018 competition JP Sherkus took First Place and won the Powder Horn donated by Jay Forman. John Marhefka was making up ground fast but couldn’t quite catch JP and took Second Place. Third Place belonged to Mike Rodzianko. Fourth Place went to Dwight Hlustick while Fifth Place was Tony Sucher.

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The next match will be January 20, 2019. 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.

Keep yer powder dry.

Tony

Election of Officers for 2019—President: Mike Rybak. Vice President: Frank Niccoli. Secretary: Tony Sucher. Treasurer: Art Twichell. The Director of Tardiness was late. A VOLUNTEER for Schutzenmeister will be considered before a draft is imposed.

It was a wonderful November day for the annual TURKEY SHOOT. Temperatures started at 34°F but quickly got up to 48°F. Winds were calm to just enough to move the smoke. The barometer stayed steady at 30.1 inHg. Fourteen people came out to shoot but only twelve competed. Mike Rybak wasworking on a rifle load and Liam Connors was introducing some friends to black powder.

The Schutzenmeister’s target selection was varied and more challenging that it appeared.

At 25 yards there was the PHEASANT OR GROUSE from 3 shots. JP Sherkus didn’t need a shotgun to nail that bird for a 30XX score. Kevin Collins was close behind with 29XX while John Marhefka and Dwight Hlustick both scored 28. Mike Rodzianko and Tony Sucher scored 27.

A Thanksgiving CROW showed up for 3 shots and got blasted by Dwight Hlustick at 29 with Tony Sucher at 28 and Kevin Collins at 27. Doug Crowe wrapped things up with a 26.

The TURKEY HEAD for 5 shots was the final 25 yard target. That turkey didn’t have a chance. JP Sherkus turned in a 50XX. A relay later Mike Rodzianko also turned in a 50XX. Then a couple of relays later Tony Sucher turned in a 50XX. Tony won with a tighter group. John Marhefka was right there with 48, while Doug Crowe had a 47.

At 50 yards for 3 shots was the STANDING BUFFALO. John Marhefka scored a 29. Jim Ellis came in with a 27. Frank Niccoli and Mike Rodzianko both scored 26.
The final target was the STANDING BEAR for 5 shots. John Marhefka brought in a 45XX followed by Mike Rodzianko with 41. Dwight Hlustick was next with 33X and JP Sherkus rounded things out with a 30XXX.

There was no pistol competition.

The winner of the match was John Marhefka with 175XX. Mike Rodzianko was next with 168XX followed by Dwight Hlustick with 160XX. Kevin Collins returned to competition with a 157XXXX. Then there was JP Sherkus with a bunch of X’s at 156XXXXXXXX and new comer Doug Crowe with 157XXXX. Then Louis Novak, Jim Ellis, Frank Niccoli, Tony Sucher (only 3 targets), Art Twichell (4 targets, and Rich Burkhart (4 targets).

In the TOP SHOT 2018 competition in total points JP Sherkus (1788 22X’s) leads with Frank Niccoli (1421 3X’s)next. Then John Marhefka (1394 16 X’s), Mike Rodzianko (1168 13X’s) and Art Twichell (1119 7 X’s). With one match to go the best of 6 leader is JP Sherkus (1084 14X’s), followed by John Marhefka (1000 13 X’s), Mike Rodzianko (926 11 X’s), Al Short (879 5 X’s) and Frank Niccoli (838 2
X’s).

The next match will be December 16, 2018. It will be an Aggregate 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.

Keep yer powder dry.

Tony

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

There’s folklore that you can predict Winter by cutting a persimmon seed in half along the seam. It has to be a local persimmon, one from Tai Hang, China won’t tell the weather in Fairfax, Virginia. Inside the seed, if the kernel is knife shaped, expect a Winter with frigid winds that cut like a knife. If the kernel is shaped like a fork, plan on a mild Winter with powdery, light snow. If the kernel is spoon shaped, expect plenty of snow to shovel. So I got a couple of persimmons from the trees at IWL and cut them open. All four seeds were spoons. Hmmm.
All the Wooly Bears I’ve seen have been black too.

It was a little cloudy but temperatures were only in the upper 60’s and there was just enough wind to move the smoke. Humidity was high so the fouling stayed soft and easy to remove.

The first target at 25 yards was the Cross, with 0’s but no minus scores, for 5 shots. John Marhefka turned in a very impressive 49XX for First Place. A 49X by Tony Sucher got Second Place. Art Twichell did 49 for Third Place. JP Sherkus and Mike Rodzianko timed for Fourth but JP’s closest to the X was 8.25 mm versus 8.50 mm for Mike so JP Sherkus was Fourth.

The Groundhog was next for 3 shots. JP Sherkus took First Place with 29. Second, Third AND Fourth were all 28’s, decided by closest to the X. Second—Dwight Hlustick. Third—John Marhefka. Fourth—Frank Niccoli.

The final target at 25 yards we haven’t seen in a long time:  the Dinner Plate for 3 shots. John Marhefka walked away with First Place at 29XX. AGAIN Second, Third and Fourth were all the same, 27, and settled by closest to the X. Second—JP Sherkus. Third—Tony Sucher. Fourth—Art Twichell.

At 50 yards the first target was the Standing Bear. Mike Rodzianko came through with a 41XX for First Place. JP Sherkus shot 41 to take Second Place. Art Twichelland Tony Sucher tied at 37 with Art taking Third Place with closest to the X and Tony at Fourth Place.

Last was the Double Bull Buffalo also for 5 shots. First Place was JP Sherkus with 47. Second Place was Tony Sucher with 42 and closer to the X than Dwight Hlustick with 42 and Third Place. Frank Niccoli took Fourth
Place with 38.

In the pistol competition, After 25 yards it looked like anybody’s game. John Mar-
hefka came in with 48X while JP Sherkus had 45 and Mike Rodzianko had 44. At 50 yards JP made up the four point difference and added two points to finish with 84. JP Sherkus-First Place. John Marhefka-Second Place, 82. Mike Rodzianko-Third Place, 57.

With an Individual Match prizes are awarded for 4, or so, places on the individual targets. Then, by aggregate score, competitors pick prizes from the table. Overall First Place was JP Sherkus with 192. Tony Sucher took Second Place with 181X. Looks like Tony’s shoulder is recovering nicely. Then John Marhefka was in Third Place with 179XXXXX while came Dwight Hlustick in Fourth with
175X. Next was Mike Rodzianko with 174XXXX followed by Art Twichell at 169, Frank Niccoli with 151 and Mike Rybak at 104X.

In the TOP SHOT 2018 competition JP Sherkus is still ahead in points followed by John Marhefka, Frank Niccoli and then Art Twichell. Interestingly John Marhefka has scored more X’s, 14, than anyone else. Sherkus and Rodzianko have only scored 10 each. So now we enter the final quarter for the competition year. Three more shoots to go.

The next match will be October 21, 2018. It will be an AGGREGATE 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 stockpile 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

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