On a Saturday where I was in Arizona (and the temperature hit the low 90's each day), we had five (5) shooters come out for the first of the Suburban Mid-Range Prone matches for 2021. I would comment on the weather, but seeing how I wasn't around, I have no clue. I will admit that it appears that conditions got dicey as the day moved forward. Many of the stage three (3) scores showed a drop.
The high F-Open was Marcel Bollinger with a 589-24X. The high and only Palma Rifle shooter was Ray Gross with a 593-28X.
Cassie Coultston-Gerigk was the high Collegiate/Junior in the 2020-2021 Snow Country English Match Series with a score of 2341.70. She bested Collin Fox who finished second with a 2332.30.
On a really pleasant, although overcast day, we had only five (5) shooters come out to compete. Especially notable was the numbers, only one (1) F-Class Shooter, and four (4) Palma Shooters.
The high F-TR, and only F-TR was Charley Hayes with a 380-7X. High Palma Shooter was Dan Altman with a 399-20X. Interestingly Dan bested Ray Gross and Peter Church by one (1) point. In the X count, either Ray or Peter were better.
This was the last of the Winter Mid-Range Prone matches for 2021. Next weekend, May 1, 2021 will be the first of the Suburban Mid-Range Prone League matches for 2021. Program is: 2021 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League.
On a sunny April Saturday, we had ten (10) competitors for Match 5 of the Winter Mid-Range Prone League. We had four (4) F-Open shooters, three (3) F-TR shooters (including one new gentleman, Robert Burner), two (2) Palma shooters, and one (1) lonely any rifle competitor.
The high F-Open was Marcel Bollinger with a 392-14X, he was chased by Tony DeKelaita with a 390-16, and Dave Monette with a 390-13.
In F-TR the high shooter was Donald Hicks with a 389-7, followed by Charley Hayes with a 387-8.
In Palma, Ray Gross was high with a 394-19 followed by Leo Cebula with a 391-14.
The sole any rifle competitor was Mike Quillinan with a 393-23.
The next and final Winter Mid-Range Prone League scheduled for 4/24/21. The program is: 2021 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Program. Watch this spot for updates regarding weather for the match on the 24th.
On April 10, 2021 the 2020-2021 Snow Country Shoot-off was conducted at the Jackson Sportsman's Club in Jackson, Michigan. Of the twelve (12) shooters invited, nine (9) attended. One of the non-attendees was recovering from open heart surgery, one was at the ASSA Collegiate Club Championship with one of the shooters he coaches, and one forgot about the match (it happens).
Snow Country Winners: (l) Dave Strycharz, F-Class, and (r)Dan Altman, Sling receiving their award check from (c) Leo Cebula
The winning F-Class Shooter was Dave Strycharz with a 1271.7, besting Ed Gostomski in second place with a 1265.0. In the Sling category, Dan Altman fired a 1247.3, beating his second place shooter, Gary Duda who had a 1233.4.
First
Last
Category
First Match
Second Match
Aggregate
Dave
Strycharz
F-Class
637.9
633.8
1271.7
Ed
Gostomski
F-Class
632.0
633.0
1265.0
Bret
Solomon
F-Class
630.9
631.8
1262.7
Steve
Goyette
F-Class
629.1
631.7
1260.8
Mark
Javit
F-Class
626.3
623.6
1249.9
Dan
Altman
Sling
621.5
625.8
1247.3
Gary
Duda
Sling
615.9
617.5
1233.4
Leo
Cebula
Sling
616.6
616.4
1233.0
Tim
Schmeltzer
Sling
604.2
597.8
1202.0
Dave Strycharz: Remington 40X, Benchmark Barrel, Bell&Carlson stock, Jewell trigger, Sightron III 10-50, Phoenix bipod, Midas +
Dan Altman: Walther KK500 Action and barrel, Anchutz Stock, Anschutz Scope, Center-X. Modeling a new Mac Cap courtesy of Leo Cebula.
Gary Duda: Stiller 2560 Action, Krieger Barrel, SK Standard Plus
Leo Cebula: Winchester 52E action, Hart Barrel, Trevor Palma Stock, Mueller 6.5-24, Center-X and SK (didn’t have enough Center-X to finish)
Tim Schmeltzer: Feinwerkbau 2800; Eley Tenex
This ends the the 2020-2021 Snow Country. We thank all of the shooters who competed in this season, and hope that you will return for the 2021-2022 Snow Country. Watch this spot for details about when it begins.
This is the final results for the Grand Aggregate of the 2020-2021 Snow Country English match series.
The following persons are invited to the Shoot-Off on April 10, 2021 at the Jackson Sportsman's Club in Jackson, Michigan (see event for map).
F-Class:
Ed
Gostomski
Steve
Goyette
Bret
Solomon
Dave
Strycharz
Steve
Jones
Mark
Javit
Sling:
Dan
Altman
Jamie
Root
Leo
Cebula
Gary
Duda
Cameron
Zwart
Timothy
Schmeltzer
The course of fire will be two sixty shot English matches (120 record shots total). The range will be open at 8:00 AM, and we will start shooting as soon as all competitors arrive, but no later than 9:00 AM.
On a day that was only a couple degrees shy of almost perfect when we started and perfect when we finished, we only were able to convince four (4) shooters to attend.
We had two (2) of each: F-Open and Palma Rifle Shooters. Tony Dekelaita was high F-Open with a 393-15X, and Ray Gross was high Palma with a 397-20X.
We had seven (7) competitors out for the Winter Mid-Range Prone League at the Midland County Sportsman's Club. The weather was only slightly cool. The good news was the tent was down. The bad news was the tent was down. You can take that however, you might like.
Of the seven (7) competitors we had four (4) different categories represented. The high and only Any Rifle was Mike Quillinan with a 391-16. High F-Open was Marcel Bollinger with a 398-25. High and only F-TR was Charles Hayes with a 377-3. High Palma Rifle by outlasting the second Palma shooter was Leo Cebula, with a 387-11.
The next League match is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 3, 2021. Shooting starts at 10:00 AM with squadding at 9:15 AM. Program is: 2021 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Program
Aggregate scores are based upon the high four match score of six fired matches. Please bring obvious errors to my attention (Lcebula@comcast.net).
This is NOT the final results. There are still a match to be shot, April Fool's Day in Grand Rapids. We will then finalize the results, and name the Shoot-Off contestants.
As I go through the posting I felt it was worthwhile to review the high scores by Category: So here they are:
Collegiate/Junior: Collin Fox 592.7
F-Class Prone: Ed Gostomski 638.0
Sling Prone: Dan Altman 630.6
March is upon us, so we have only one league match left: March 27 - Muskegon.
We will be making cuts at determining who will be invited to the Shoot-Off on April 10, 2021 at Jackson. We will make the final determinations after the last scores are entered from Muskegon. Watch this spot!
