June/July 2010 - Roswell Gun Club

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JUNE/JULY 2010
8 pigs, 8 turkeys, and 6 rams. Bill Hamilton, from Carlsbad, shot
both matches and won AAA class in both, scoring 29 in this one. I
8 pigs, 8 turkeys, and 6 rams. Bill Hamilton, from Carlsbad, shot
both matches and won AAA class in both, scoring 29 in this one. I
won AA Class with 28 and Marty Tressell, our Clovis shooter for
today, won A Class with 18.
Bob Beeson won the Cowboy 22 Match with the score of 30, 9
chickens, all 10 pigs, 7 turkeys and 4 rams. Bill Hamilton’s AAA
class winning score was 25 in this one, and Janet Bloomer won A
Class with 23.
Other shooters out today included Scotty Davis, Randy Dana,
Alan Bloomer, John Hudson, and Mike Russo.
High Power Rifle Silhouette
Match 4-10-10
REGULAR LOW POWER MATCH
04-03-10
Reported by Scott Davis
This month’s match consisted of ten Iron sight and fourteen Scope
sight shooters. Ernie Edmonston won overall in the Iron sight
category with a score of 32 by taking 9 chickens, 7 pigs, 8 turkeys
and 8 rams. Ernie’s equipment consisted of a T. C. Contender carbine
chambered for .218 Bee with a W-W 55 grain FMJBT bullet ahead of
14.0 grains of AA-2200. Scott Davis won Master class with a score
of 22, Jim Pruett won AAA class with a score of 27, John Hudson
won AA class with a score of 25, and Sonny Odell won A class with
a score of 19.
In the Scope sight category Randy Dana won overall with a score
of 31. Randy used a Savage model 25 chambered for the .223
Remington shooting a 60-grain cast bullet ahead of 14.5 grains of
AA-2200. Randy managed to topple 9 chickens, 10 pigs, 6 turkeys
and 6 rams. Kenny Padilla won Master class with a score of 29, Bob
Beeson won AAA class (after a shoot-off with Tim Price) with a
score of 28, so this caused Tim to win 2nd AAA with a score of 28
also. Keith Odell won AA class with a score of 24, and Jim
Montgomery won A class with a score of 22. Also, Troy Christensen
won unclassified with a score of 23. This puts him in AA class.
COWBOY 22/ LOW POWER
04-04-10
By James Cravener, Match Director
Easter Sunday, April 04, 2010. Winner of the Cowboy Low
Power Match was Ernie Edmonston with the score of 30, 8 chickens,
By Bill Kennedy, Match Director
The weather was really nice for this months match. I was really
surprised that we did not have more shooters come out to shoot, but
the regular five came out and we had a good match. The over all
winner was Randy Dana with an impressive 15 taking 6 chickens, 3
pigs, 2 turkeys, and 4 rams. Randy shot his score with a Savage
model 12 BVSS chambered in 308 shooting a 155-grain Nosler bullet
and 40.5 grains of 4064. The A class winner was Carroll Hargrove
with 4 pigs, 2 turkeys and 2 rams for a score of 8. James Cravener
took the b class win with 1 chicken, 2 pigs, 3 turkeys, and 2 rams
scoring 8. This month we saw the return of John Hudson welcome
back. John was in the running until a broken scope ring ended his
run. I was the odd man out. Hopefully some more brave shooters will
come out and try this humbling match next time. Thank you to all the
people that shot the match and the guys who came out to watch.
200 Meter Cast Bullet Military
Rifle Match
11 April 2010 by Juan Paco
Today’s match was won by Ernie Edmonston with a score of 28. He
took it with 9 chickens, 10 pigs, 3 turkeys and 6 rams. He was using
an 03A3 Springfield. His bullet was a Lyman 311332 180 grain and
backed by 25 grains of Reloader #7. AAA was won by Alan
Bloomer with a score of 25. AA was taken by Bill Hamilton with a
27. There were enough AA shooters to award a second place award
which went to John Thoesen with a 25. All shooters from match
winner to the lowest score were within 10 points of each other which
could have made this any ones match. Thanks for all that showed and
hope to see you next month.
O. F. COWBOY 30-30 MATCH
04-14-10
O.F. Cast Bullet Match
4-21-10
Reported by Scott Davis
By John Hudson, Match Director
Six shooters braved the elements (wind & threatening rain) to
shoot this month’s match. Ernie Lewis took top honors with a score
of 29. Ernie used a Rossi .357 Magnum rifle shooting a 158 gr.
jacketed bullet ahead of 16.5 gr. H-110. He was successful in taking
9 chickens, 9pigs, 3 turkeys, and 5 rams. Ernie Edmonston won
AAA Class with a score of 22. After a three-way tie (sudden death
shoot-off) for AA Class between Carroll Hargrove, Bob Beeson and
Mike Russo, Carroll won with a score of 20.
We had a gorgeous day and 13 shooters show-up
for our monthly O.F. Cast Bullet match.
In the Iron Sight category, we had a tie between me
and Bobby Beeson with a 28. After an arduous shoot
off, I managed to squeeze into overall winner. I was
shooting a Model 1895 Chilean Mauser in 7.62X51
NATO with a 190 gr. SAECO cast bullet in front of 12 Gr. Unique.
Master Class went to Ernie Edmonston with a 22, AAA-class went
to Scotty Davis with a 23, AA-class went to Jim Byrd with a 22, and
A-class went to Bobby Beeson with a 28. We had two unclassified
shooters in John and Paula Thoeson, who finished with a score of 23
and 19 respectively. Other Iron Sight shooters included Tony Nunez,
Manuel Lucero, Roy Vargas, and Sonny Odell,
In the Scope Category, the Hargrove’s walked away with all the
honors. Tom Hargrove took Overall Winner with a 35. Tom was
shooting a Remington Model 700 in .308 Winchester with a 150 gr.,
cast bullet and 22 gr. IMR-4198 powder. AAA-class went to Carroll
Hargrove with a 28.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Sorry guys – rained out, but April showers bring
May flowers (weeds?)
COWBOY 30-30 MATCH, 4-18-10
By Ernie Edmonston, Match Director
DENNIS SULLIVAN 22 MATCH
4-24-10
Following a day of wind and rain where other
matches were cancelled today showed up as a
shooters dream. We had 16 shooters on hand
including 6 from Clovis and 1 from Carlsbad. Bill
Hamilton, the one from Carlsbad, shot both rifle and
pistol although he was the only pistol shooter. In the end, Bill out
shot all the rifle shooters, including his self, scoring 33 with his
pistol.
Not only did Bill Hamilton win his private pistol match, he beat
me out in a tie for Over All Winner with a rifle, both having scored
31. Bill used a Marlin model 336 in 30-30 caliber, a Lyman #311291
bullet of about 180 gr. and 20.0 gr. of AA2230. This combination
took 9 chickens, 9 pigs, 5 turkeys, and 8 rams. Turkeys are bad
enough on the best of days, but seemed to make trouble for nearly
everyone today. Getting beat in the shoot off, I took Master Class by
default. Alan Bloomer won AAA Class with 30 with his Marlin
carbine in .357. 1st AA Class was won by Randy Dana with 26 while
2nd AA went to Don Upham with 24. A Class went to Ernie Lewis
with another .357 rifle and the score of 30.
We had two junior shooters, both from Clovis. Garrett Ford was
1st Junior Class shooter with 12 while Ethan Baldock was 2nd with 4.
Hopefully, the weather will continue to cooperate with us and
more people will dig out their old trusty lever guns and come out to
give this match a try.
By Ernie Edmonston, Match Director
For the 2nd month in a row we had some very high winds on this
4th Saturday. Last month we did have a free match for the few
shooters that braved the weather, but today we threw in the towel.
We couldn’t have kept the targets on the stands if we had had a good
crowd. Maybe next month??
Cast Bullet Any Gun
4-25-10
By Bill Kennedy, Match Director
I was really surprised with how nice the weather was for the
match. Considering how much wind we had the days before I was
expecting more wind, but it held off for most of the match. This nice
weather brought out a crowed of 19 shooters. There were 12 iron
sight shooters and 7 scope shooters. Alan Bloomer took the Iron
sight overall win using a Ruger M77 chambered in 308 shooting a
150-grain bullet and 12 grains of Unique. Alan shot 10 chickens, 10
pigs, 9 turkeys and 7 rams for a final score of 36. Ernie Edmonston
got AAA with 10 chickens, 10 pigs, 5 turkeys and 6 rams totaling 31.
AA class winner was Ronnie Gould with a 29 having taken 8
chickens, 9 pigs, 8 turkeys, and 4 rams. The A class winner was Joel
Mosher with a score of 28 having taken 7 chickens, 7 pigs, 6 turkeys,
8 rams. Joel was here from California visiting family, but has been a
long time club member. Thanks for coming out and have a safe trip
home.
We had 7 scope shooters Bill Hamilton was the Over All Winner.
Bill won using a Remington 700 chambered in 308 shooting a 185grain Lyman 311291 bullet with 25 grains of 2230C. This
combination took down 9 chickens, 10 pigs, 9 turkeys and 8 rams for
a score of 36. Master class winner was Tom Hargrove who switched
places with Bill Hamilton this month. Tom took the win with a 30
have taken down 8 chickens, 9 pigs, 7 turkeys, and 6 rams. Next
came Ernie Lewis winning AAA with a 35 having taken 9 chickens,
10 pigs, 7 turkeys, and 9 rams. Randy Dana won AA with 9 chickens,
9 pigs, 8 turkeys, and 6 rams totaling 32 and a promotion to AAA.
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The rest of us did our best, but just fell a little short. Better luck next
time. Thank you to all the people that shot the match. Please come
out and join us next time.
In the Low Power Match, Ernie Edmonston won Overall with the
score of 31 including 7 chickens, all 10 pigs, 9 turkeys, and 5 rams.
Scotty Davis won AAA Class with 18, I won AA Class with 30, and
Marty Tressell (shooting both matches) won A Class with 17.
Others out today were Susan and Sonny Odell, Alan Bloomer,
Mike Russo, and John Hudson. I might add that it was rather windy
today which didn’t make for really good attendance.
O. F. LOW POWER MATCH,
4-28-10
By John Hudson, Match Director
High Power Rifle Silhouette
Match 5-8-10
We had 14 shooters show-up for our monthly O.F. Low Power
match.
In the Iron Sight category, Ernie Edmonston was overall winner
with a score of 27. Ernie was shooting a Ruger #3 in .22 Hornet, a RP 45 gr. bullet, and 13.0 gr. AA2200.
AAA-Class went to Scotty Davis with a 24. AA-class was a tie
between Carroll Hargrove and Sonny Odell with a 20. After a heartstopping shoot-off, AA-Class went to Carroll. There were no A-class
shooters, but B-Class went to Mike Borum with a 17. The other Iron
Sight shooter was Tony Nunez.
In the Scope Category, I managed top score with a 29. I was
shooting a BSA Martini Cadet chambered for .218 Mashburn Bee
with a 40 gr. Sierra soft point bullet and 14.5 gr. IMR-4198. Ernie
Lewis took AAA-Class with a 28, AA-class went to Bob Elder with a
26, A-Class went to Jim Montgomery with a 15, and B-Class went to
Virdis Isler with a 22. We had one unclassified shooter in Bill Jones,
who shot a 23. He is no longer Unclassified. Other scope shooters
included Lee Jensen and Bill Newman.
Thanks to everyone who showed-up to shoot, and we look forward
to wind free summer matches.
By Bill Kennedy
Carroll Hargrove, Match Director
The weather was really nice for this months match or
so I heard I was out of town for the match. The over all
winner Alan Bloomer using his Remington model 700
chamber in 30-06 loaded with a 150 BTSP and 49.5
grains of IMR4895 to win the match with 16. He took 3
chickens, 4 pigs, 5 turkeys, and 4 rams. John Wostal
was the A class winner with 2 chickens, 6 pigs, 1
turkeys, and 2 ram for a score of 11. James Cravener
took 2 chickens, 4 pigs, 1 turkey, and 3 rams for a final
score of 10.
Hopefully some more brave shooters will come out
and try this humbling match next time. Thank you to all
the people that shot the match and the guys who came
out to watch.
REGULAR LOW POWER MATCH
05-01-10
200 Meter Cast Bullet Military
Rifle Match
Reported by Scott Davis
9 May 2010 by Juan Paco
Nineteen shooters; eight iron sight shooters and eleven scope
shooters attended this month’s match. Ernie Edmonston took top
honors in the iron sight category with a score of 32. Ernie used a TCCarbine chambered in .30 U. S. Carbine with a Lyman 311410 cast
bullet of about 130 gr. ahead of 13.0 grains of H-116. He downed 9
chickens, 8 pigs, 8 turkeys and 7 rams. Scott Davis won Master with
a score of 29. Mike Russo won AAA with a score of 27. Sonny
Odell won A (after a shoot-off with Dara Dana) with a score of 13,
and a new shooter, Joel Castelo, won unclassified with a score of 11.
In the scope category Ernie Lewis won top honors with a score of
32. Ernie used a 700 Remington chambered in .221 Fireball shooting
a 55 grain Dogtown bullet ahead of 12.9 grains of H-4198. Ernie
managed to topple 10 chickens, 9 pigs, 6 turkeys and 7 rams. Other
winners were John Thoesen- Master class with a score of 29. Randy
Dana won AAA with a score of 30. Jim Byrd won 2nd AAA (after a
shoot-off with Alan Bloomer) with a score of 29. Keith Odell won
AA with a score of 30. And Jim Montgomery won A with a score of
11.
Today we had 12 shooters out and top shooter was John
Thoesen with a score of 34. Very nice. He shot 9 chickens,
10 pigs, 5 turkeys and all 10 rams. He was using his 03A3
and using a combination of 150 and 200 grain bullets.
Powder choice was 4198 in the amount of 25 grains per
charge. Master was taken by Ernie Edmonston with a score
of 24. He was experimenting with his SKS and a cast bullet
load. AAA went to John Wostal with a score of 26, AA to
Bob Beeson with a 26 also after a grueling 1 shot shoot-off
with Bill Hamilton. B class went to Jim Byrd and we had an
unclassified shooter, Todd Davis, with a score of 22. John
Thoesen was promoted to AAA class with his score.
COWBOY 22/LOW POWER, 5-2-10
By James Cravener, Match Director
In the Cowboy 22 Match, Marty Tressell from
Clovis took top honors with the score of 23, 7
chickens, 6 pigs, 6 turkeys, and 4 rams. Janet
Bloomer won AA Class with 13, and Keith Odell
won A Class with 18.
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O.F. Cowboy Rifle
Match 5-12-10
By John Hudson, Match Director
RGC Bowling
Pin Match
On the prettiest day so far this year to shoot, we had eight shooters
show-up on for our monthly O.F. Cowboy Rifle match.
Ernie Edmonston was overall winner with a score of 29. Ernie was
shooting a Model 1894 Winchester in .25-35 WECF with RCBS 120
gr. cast bullets and 17 gr. IMR-4198 powder.
AAA-Class went to Scotty Davis with a 19, AA-class was a tie
between me and Mike Russo with a 24. After a brief shoot-off, I
managed to prevail. A-class went to Tony Nunez with a 17. We had a
new unclassified shooter in Tom Hargrove, and Tom managed a 15
for his first time out and he was instantly promoted to A-class. Other
shooters included Sonny Odell.
Thanks to everyone who showed-up to shoot, and we look
Forward to summer matches.
5/15/10 By Randy Dana
For the past two months the weather prevented us from having
the bowling pin match and today was questionable because of rain
but Ernie pulled the steel tables out of the mud hole they were in and
we decided to give it a go.
Seven shooters came out but only four signed up for the Auto
Pistol. Scott Davis had a malfunction and couldn’t finish. Ernie
Edmonston and I were trying but we couldn’t keep up with Caveman
Patterson who finished with a total time of 25.5 seconds. I finished
second with a total time of 43.8 seconds.
Alan Bloomer was giving Kevin Patterson some competition in
the Revolver class but Kevin still got the job done and finished first
with a total time of 41.6 seconds.
Alan’s total time with his monster gun was 49.1 seconds.
Janet Bloomer, Kevin Patterson and I had a pretty tight race going
in the .22 Auto class but someone had to stop the runaway train
called Kevin. I pulled ahead on my second round and Kevin finished
a close second place with 17.5 seconds total. My total time was 13.6
seconds.
This was the first time we tried the .22 Revolver class and it was a
character building experience to say the least. Kevin Patterson not
only shot all his pins down faster than the rest of us but he also shot
some dirt clods, some clay pigeons and then had to shoot two of my
pins just so we could finish before the sun went down. Good shooting
Kevin and maybe next month you’ll have some better competition.
Hope to see everyone next month, weather permitting! We start
practice at 8:00 and the match starts around 9ish. Just ask Ernie about
that!
SOUTHEASTERN NM HI POWER
RIFLE LEAGUE, May 15, 2010
By Jerry King
When I arrived at the range at 6:55A.M., it was a very misty and
overcast morning. Shooters started showing up after 7:30 A.M. We
got the targets and everything set up and then I started signing
everybody up. By the time we started shooting , it had stopped
misting and there was no wind. It was a great morning to shoot.
We had a fair turn out. We only had 8 shooters. We finish around
12:45 PM.
The weather was great for shooting and there was a slight breeze
with about 3-8 mph wind back at the 600 yard line.
MATCH WINNERS
Bill Rodolph
Match Winner 772 – 23
Bill Lamb
Expert class winner 770 - 15
MATCH SCORES
1. Bill Rodolph
772 – 23
2. Bill Lamb
770 – 15
3. Dave Crider
748 – 15
4. Gary Shaver
743 – 13
5. Steve Jones
738 – 12
6. Phil Overly
697 – 5
7. Scott Landry 680 - 8
8. Jarrod Shaner 661 - 8
COWBOY 30-30 MATCH, 5-16-10
By Ernie Edmonston, Match Director
The berms were wet and muddy from the rain we had the last
couple of days, but it was a fine day for shooting otherwise. There
were 16 shooters out today, including some of our regulars from
Clovis and Carlsbad. Bill Hamilton also shot his pistol just for the
fun of it, but was unopposed and easily won.
Alan Bloomer was in rare form today and won the Match with a
pistol caliber rifle, a Marlin model 1894 in .357 Magnum. Alan
scored on all 10 chickens, 9 pigs, 7 turkeys, and 8 rams for a total of
34. His load was a Lyman 358156 of about 158 gr. and 14.0 gr. of
H108. Bill Hamilton won 1st AAA Class with 31, and James
Cravener won 2nd AAA Class with 30. 1st AA Class went to Randy
Dana win the score of 30 while 2nd AA was determined between Don
Upham and John Hudson by a shoot off, both having socred 29. Don
won. Ernie Lewis won A Class with the score of 29 and was also
using a .357 Magnum rifle. The rest of us sure didn’t break any
records and we are going to say that we are too used to shooting in
the wind!
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22 Bench Rest
1st & 3rd Fridays
A bit of spring cleaning . . .
1) Puma M92 16" SRC. Has large lever loop & round barrel.
Will grade between 95 & 98%. Basically been a safe queen, but
I'm sending her out to earn her keep. Hopefully one of the SASS
shooters will fall in love with her & they'll live happily ever
after. A nice shooter. $600/Partial trades okay.
Jim Pruett, Match Director
Both March matches were cancelled due to weather
Conditions: Cold and wind got the best of us. Results
Of the April matches are listed below.
2) Brno ZKM611, .22 Magnum autoloader, checkered walnut
stock, 20.5" bbl, AK sling & swivels, 4x32 Simmons scope,
98%. A real tack driver with any ammo I've ever put through it.
to I have five 10 shot mags, and two six shot mags, which
should carry you through this lifetime. Last I could find them for
sale, the 10's were a whopping $150 apiece & the six rounders
commanding $75 each. Package deal, $1250. Once again, partial
trades accepted.
Still looking for a correct bayonet for the FN 35/46 & 50 Short
Rifle.
Call Norm (575)637-2202 or email [email protected]
Date
Relay
Name
Score
“X”
05-07-10
1
Gail Bennett
Jim Pruett
Lee Anderson
230
246
211
3
3
0
05-21-10
1
Tim Rowland
Don Froghle
Jim Pruett
Lee Anderson
209
245
248
234
0
8
9
4
Conditions are improving so come and join us.
Any good 22 rifle will get you started.
Any questions call Jim Pruett @ 622-0222.
O.F. Cast Bullet Match 5-20-10
By John Hudson, Match Director
I read receipts the same way I read science fiction, I get to the
end and think, “Well, that’s not going to happen”.
After being blown out by spring winds on
Wednesday, we postponed our monthly O.F. Cast
Bullet Match until Thursday, May 20, 2010. Eight
shooters showed-up on the best weather day we
have had so far this year.
Ernie Edmonston was overall winner in the Iron
Sight Class with a score of 30. Ernie was shooting
a Chilean Model 1912 Mauser made by Steyr in 7.62 NATO with a
Cramer 49A 160 gr. cast bullets and 18 gr. 4759 powder.
There were no AAA-Class shooters, and AA-class went to Jim
Pruett with a 24, and A-class went to John Thoeson with a 23. Other
Iron Sight shooters included Sonny Odell, Tony Nunez, and yours
truly.
We had two Scope Class shooters, and Ernie Lewis took overall
with a 31. AAA-Class went to Scotty Davis with a 21. Ernie’s
winning equipment consisted of a Remington model 700 in 308 Win.
caliber, a Saeco 150 gr. bullet, and 22.0 gr. IMR 4198.
Thanks to everyone who showed-up to shoot, and we look forward
to more great summer matches.
DENNIS SULLIVAN 22 MATCH,
5-22-10
By Ernie Edmonston, Match Director
It was fairly breezy before the Match and predicted to blow hard,
so I didn’t collect any match fees for fear of being blown out like we
were next month. However, names were in 18 spaces on the score
sheet and we shot. We were able to finish before the wind got real
strong, but what we had was enough of a menace. There was only
one shooter who broke 30 and that was our Carlsbad regular, Bill
Hamilton. Bill shot both iron sight and scope class, winning both
with 32 and 31.
2nd place and AAA Winner in the Scope competition was Ernie
Lewis with 29, and Janet Bloomer won AA Class with 23. Janet out
shot her hubby Alan today who scored a whopping 19 compared to
the 34 he shot last weekend.
I was the only Master Class shooter using iron sights, so my 27 held
up, Jim Pruett won AAA Class with 28, Sonny Odell won AA Class
with 15, Susan Odell won A Class with 16, and Joel Costelo won
Unclassified with 14.
Hopefully, the wind will give us a break before summer is over
and we can report more shooters and some better scores, but I would
like to thank all the people that did show up today in spite of the
wind.
Cast Bullet Any Gun
5-23-10
By Bill Kennedy, Match Director
After three weekends on the road I showed up for the match at
6:45am and found a light fog holding off to just past the rams. Then
the fog closed in and we could barely see the turkeys, but the wind
came up before 9:00am and the fog lifted. The wind however gusted
during the rest of the match. In all 17 shooter showed up for a good
match. There were 10 iron sight shooters and 7 scope shooters. John
Wostal took the Iron sight overall win using a Uberti High Wall
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world weird, now the world is weird and people
take Prozac to make it normal.
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chambered in 38-55 shooting a 260-grain Hoch bullet and 11.3 grains
of Trailboss. John shot 9 chickens, 9 pigs, 6 turkeys and 8 rams for a
final score of 32. Alan Bloomer got AAA with 9 chickens, 10 pigs, 5
turkeys and 7 rams totaling 31. Mike Russo was the winner of AA
class with 10 chickens, 8 pigs, 4 turkeys, and 5 rams for a 27 final
score. The A class winner was Bill Kennedy with a score of 31
having taken 9 chickens, 10 pigs, 7 turkeys, 5 rams. I shot my self
into a promotion to AA and earned my first AAA score, Good Job.
We had 7 scope shooters the king of the hill this month was Dave
Farmer. Dave was using his Ruger #1 30 CBR shooting a 308 caliber
230 grain Hoch bullet with 19 grains RL-15. This combination took
down 10 chickens, 10 pigs, 8 turkeys and 7 rams for a score of 35.
Master class winner was Bill Hamilton with a 32 having taken down
10 chickens, 6 pigs, 7 turkeys, and 9 rams. The AAA class winner
was Randy Dana with a 30 having taken 9 chickens, 9 pigs, 6 turkeys,
and 6 rams. Bob Beeson took AA class with 6 chickens, 5 pigs, 2
turkeys, and 4 rams for a total of 17. Thank you to all the people that
shot the match. Please come out and join us next time.
23, and A-class went to Sonny Odell with a 16. Other Iron Sight
shooters included Ronnie Gould, Tony Nunez, Mike Russo, and Jim
Pruett.
We had four Scope Class shooters, and Ernie Lewis took overall
with a 28. AAA-Class went to Carroll Hargrove with a 25, and Lee
Jensen won AA-class with a 17. The other scope shooter was Bobby
Beeson.
Thanks to everyone who showed-up to shoot, and we look forward
To more great summer matches.
FIFTH SATURDAY MATCH,
5-29-10
By Ernie Edmonston, Match Director
As is generally the case when a fifth Saturday rolls around, we
held a Pistol Caliber Cowboy Rifle Silhouette Match on the 200
meter range and today was no exception. However, it being a holiday
weekend and a gun show in Ruidoso, attendance was down to 9
shooters. It was a little breezy, but not nearly as bad as we have
experienced the past couple of months.
Alan Bloomer is still hotter than a two-dollar pistol and won the
Match with the score of 30, all 10 chickens, 7 rams, 8 turkeys, and 5
rams. Alan used his trusty Marlin model 1895 chambered in .357
Magnum, a Lyman 258156 cast bullet of about 158 gr. and 14.0 gr. of
H-108.
James Cravener was the AAA Class winner with 28, John Hudson
won AA Class with 27, and Ernie Lewis won A Class with 27. Those
left holding the stinky end of the stick included Mike Russo, Randy
Dana, Sonny Odell, and me. Lee Jensen left early due to equipment
problems.
NEW MOM ON RANGE
Evidently, early in the morning of 5-26-10 a pronghorn
antelope decided to give birth right in the middle of range 4.
There was shooting going on both range 3 and 5 and she would
just stand there. When she did decide to move a little, the firing
would stop until she moved out of the way. After about an hour
of stubbornly hanging around, she got junior to his feet (the first
we knew of him). He hobbled around a few minutes and then
both wandered off as if it were an everyday occurrence. At last
sight, mother and junior were safely out of danger with junior
running and jumping without a care in the world.
5th SUNDAY, 500 METER,
MILITARY RIFLE SILHOUETTE
5-30-10
By James Cravener, Match Director
Today started out nice and calm with 5 shooters present. We lost
one because of a case separation resulting in a minor eye injury and
another because the wind was picking up. Three of us stayed and
braved it out. I was the overall winner with 3 turkeys and 3 pigs
shooting a 30-40 Krag, a 200 gr. cast bullet from Norm Purcella and
23.0 gr. 5744. Alan Bloomer took AAA Class with 5 and Randy
Dana took AA. Hopefully it won’t be blowing the next time, but it’s
looking doubtful here anymore,
Special Cast Bullet Match
5-26-10
By John Hudson
Match Director
Thirteen shooters showed-up on a somewhat windy weather day
for our special Cast Bullet Match. This match is held whenever there
is a Wednesday before a fifth Saturday.
Alan Bloomer was overall winner in the Iron Sight Class with a
score of 33. Alan was shooting a Ruger Model 77 in .308 Winchester.
Master Class went to Ernie Edmonston with a 28. AAA-Class
went to Scotty Davis with a 25, AA-class went to yours truly with a
Health nuts are going to feel stupid some day lying in a hospital
bed dying of nothing.
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class with a 30. The other scope shooters included James Cravener,
Jim Byrd, Bill Kennedy, and yours truly.
Thanks to everyone who showed-up to shoot, and we look forward
to more special or holiday matches this summer.
HONESTY
Remember Our Country’s Heroes
on Memorial Day.
Our teacher asked us what our favorite animal
was, and I said, "Fried
chicken." She said I wasn't funny, but she
couldn't have been right,
everyone else in the class laughed.
FOUND
On the morning of 5-21-10 I found a magazine for a U. S.
30 caliber carbine on the range. Call Ernie at 622-3328, tell
me where you left it, and I’ll get it back to you.
My parents told me to always be truthful and
honest, and I am. Fried
chicken is my favorite animal. I told my dad
what happened, and
he said my teacher was probably a member of
PETA. He said they love
animals very much. I do, too. Especially chicken,
pork, and beef.
Anyway, my teacher sent me to the principal's
office. I told him what
happened, and he laughed too. Then he told me
not to do it again.
The next day in class my teacher asked me what
my favorite live animal
was. I told her it was chicken. She asked me why,
just like she'd
asked the other children. So I told her it was
because you could make
them into fried chicken. She sent me back to the
principal's office
again. He laughed, and told me not to do it again.
A Reminder
Vacation is here and the kids are out of school. We want
everyone to have a safe and great summer so you can continue
coming out to shoot every week.
Memorial Day
Special Cast Bullet Match
5-31-10
By John Hudson
Match Director
I don't understand. My parents taught me to be
honest, but my teacher
doesn't like it when I am. Today, my teacher
asked us to tell her what
famous person we admire most.
Twelve shooters showed-up for our special Memorial Day Cast
Bullet Match. Obviously, there are club members who would rather
shoot than BBQ, and the thought of a cast bullet match was magnetic.
In the Scope Class, Ernie Lewis was overall winner with a score
of 34. Master Class went to Bill Hamilton with a 28 and AAA-Class
went to Randy Dana with a 32. There were no other scope shooters.
We had eight Iron Sight shooters, and Bill Hamilton took overall
with a 31. Master Class went to Ernie Edmonston with a 30, AAAClass went to Scotty Davis with a 23, and Alan Bloomer won AA-
I told her, "Colonel Sanders".
Guess where I am now...
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