SEMNO High Masters Shooting Team
Hosted at the Midland County Sportsman’s Club (mcsc.info)
April 29, 2017 was a cool, but sunny day for the last Winter League match of 2017. We had twelve (12) shooters, ten (10) F-Class and, two (2) sling.
Even with some challenging breezes , John Pierce was high F-TR with a 399-17X, and Peter Church was high Target Rifle (Sling) with a 398-27X.
This ends the Winter League for 2017. However, the Suburban Mid-Range Prone League starts on May 6, 2017. Note, the Suburban Mid-Range is a 3×600. Moreover, it will start at 9:00 AM.
The sixth Winter Mid-Range Prone Match will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017. The weather guessers forecast mid-40’s and party cloudy. Should be a good day.
It will be a 2×600, and start squadding at around 9:15 AM. The match will be conducted on electronic targets. As such, you will not be required to spend time in the pits. Program is here: 2017 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Program.
For your interest, the Midland Weather Forecast:
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The fifth Winter Mid-Range Prone Match of 2017 was held on Saturday, April 22, 2017. Weather was sunny, and in the 40’s. A cool breeze was present for the entire day.
Had one notable score: Peter Church fired a ‘clean’ with his .223 Palma Rifle in the Target Rifle category. An impressive 400-28X.
Ray Gross was the high F-TR shooter with a 394-17X.
Today’s Scores:
The early morning rain cleared off, and left us with a bright, sunny day. It was over 80 F when we finished. Ten (10) competitors (eight (8) F-TR and two (2) TR – Sling) competed.
John Roethlisberger was high F-TR with a 396-21X. Jake Bondy was high Target Rifle (TR) with a 395-17X.
Results:
We had a decent, sunny day for Match 3 of the Winter Mid-Range Prone League. Moreover, we had the best turn-out of the year with ten (10) shooters.
Jake Bondy was the high Target Rifle shooter (sling shooter), with a 398-23X. John Roethlisberger was the high F-TR shooter with a 397-26X besting John Pierce by three X’s. It appears everyone is starting to get into practice for 2017.
We did record a couple of concerning photos:
They appear to be of a notable F-TR shooter wearing a shooting jacket, slung up, and firing an Any Rifle. When we left Midland the competitors were still in shock…. We are withholding his name to protect his reputation.
We held the 2017 Snow Country English Match League Shoot-Off at the Jackson Sportsman’s Club in Jackson, Michigan on April 1, 2017. Nine of the Ten qualified competitors shot.
Once again, Kevin Nevius won the Shoot-off with a score of 1188-81X. He bested Dan Altman, and Ken Potter by three points in establishing his victory.
| Kevin Nevius | 591 | 37 | 597 | 44 | 1188 | 81 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Potter | 593 | 34 | 592 | 32 | 1185 | 66 |
| Dan Altman | 595 | 31 | 590 | 34 | 1185 | 65 |
| Matt Gorby | 578 | 13 | 582 | 28 | 1160 | 41 |
| Jake Bondy | 578 | 22 | 580 | 25 | 1158 | 47 |
| Leo Cebula | 573 | 28 | 583 | 29 | 1156 | 57 |
| Gary Duda | 564 | 13 | 586 | 27 | 1150 | 40 |
| Jamie Root | 570 | 23 | 574 | 21 | 1144 | 44 |
| Jason Piatek | 564 | 12 | 575 | 25 | 1139 | 37 |
Competitors and their Equipment
We were finally able to complete Match 2 of the Winter Mid-Range Prone League. Eight shooters enjoyed a chilly, but sunny day to shoot.
Okay, the matches for March are complete.
Results to date:
Final regular season results:
Congratulations to Kevin Nevius on winning the regular season aggregate.
Shoot-Off, April 1, 2017:
The 2017 Snow Country Shoot-Off will be held at the Jacksons County Sportsman’s Club on April 1, 2017. The range will open at 8:00 AM. We will commence fire no later than 9:00 AM.
The following shooters are invited to the Shoot-Off:
Kevin Nevius
Ken Potter
Dan Altman
Leo Cebula
Gary Duda
Jacob Bondy
Matt Gorby
Richard Pardini
Jamie Root
Jason Piatek
For Highpower Mid-Range Prone, watch for Winter League dates at Midland County Sportsman’s Club. Program: 2017 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Program.
Frankly, the weather was wonderful. Just plain wonderful. You could not believe it was February. Well, except for the ice:
First time in my life that I wore ice crampons to shoot a rifle match. Wasn’t necessary on the line, but on the back of the firing mound, it was slippery from the unmelted ice.
For an early winter match we had a fair turn-out: six shooters.
Then we had some education, between Ray Gross and Bret Solomon. This revolved around how to deploy a Lab Radar to pick up the velocity of the bullet. They were successful (which puts ’em ahead of me, I still haven’t got mine working).
Finally, we did shoot:
No comments on the performance. Its still the middle of winter in Michigan, and everyone was guessing about loads, and trying to remember to sight with right or left eye…..
The Winter League program (2×600) is here: 2017 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Program
We have established the following dates for the 2017 summer season:
Suburban Mid-Range Prone League: May 6, June 10, July 15, August 12, September 23, October 14.
Annual Foul Weather: November 25
Fullbore State Championship: May 17
Mid-Range State Championship: September 2
All of those matches are listed in the “Events” tab on this site, with their programs.
Remember, every weekend in March and April is shown as a potential shoot for the Winter Mid-Range league. We will announce on every Friday whether the match will be held on the following Saturday or not.