We have rescheduled Match 3 of the 2019 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League to July 4, 2019 vice July 6, 2019. Please make a note of it.
See you on the 4th!
2019 Michigan Fullbore Rifle Prone Championship Results
On May 25, 2019 the Michigan Fullbore Rifle Prone Championship was held. We had twenty competitors who chanced a poor weather report and came to shoot. Fortunately, we had nice weather, some overcast, gentle winds. However, it did rain. Shortly after the targets were put away we had some sprinkles.
Of the Twenty (20), we had nine (9) F-Open Competitors, four (4) F-TR, and surprisingly seven (7) Target Rifle (sling) competitors.
The Winner and State Champion for F-Open was Marcel Bollinger with a 445-18X. F-TR was won by Steve Goyette with a 437-14X. Target Rifle was won by Leo Cebula with a 447-21X.
Championship plaques will be available at the Suburban Mid-Range Prone June League Match on June 15, 2019. Program is available: 2019 Suburban Mid-Range Prone Championship
2019 Fullbore Rifle Prone Championship
2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Match 4 Results
While the southeastern portion of Michigan got pummeled with rain, Midland enjoyed the sun and being dry. However, we did get wind. Enough wind that there were no cleans today. The closest were the two sling shooters, who both managed one 198.
After firing one of the 198s on my first string with my Mousegun Palma Rifle. I thought, that was easy, if I hadn’t broke the two bad shots I would have been clean. Then I started the second string, and until my last five shots I don’t between I had two tens together, and no “X’s” until my very last shot. Moreover, there was no predicting where the wind was moving me.
The high sling shooter was Ray Gross with a 392-25X. Ray was using his Palma Rifle with 155s. The high F-Open shooter was Mike Ruhlman with a 387-13X.
2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Match 4
We had one other “fun” faux pas with Tony Dekelaita. He had 60 rounds of ammo, but only 40 of them had primers. Over the years, we have all made mistakes, but this is the first time I saw this one. He explains he ran out of one lot of brass, and just grabbed some more, without noticing that it wasn’t primed, yet.
We have the potential for one additional Winter League Match for 2019. That would be on April 27, 2019. Watch this spot for updates. Program is: 2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Program.
2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League – Match 3 Results
We had a small turnout for today’s match. Only four (4) competitors. We were greeted with low 40’s and high winds. Aside from that, it was a pleasant shoot….
We had one each F-Open and F-TR, so those shooters are the high in their category: F-Open – Tony Dekeliata with a 386-10X, F-TR – Charley Hayes with a 374-8X. In the sling category (Target Rifle) we had two Luddites (using metallic sighted Palma Rifles). Ray Gross was high with points with a 397-17X, and Leo Cebula with high with “X’s” with a 396-18X. I guess you could argue that everybody won today.
2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Match 3
The next potential date is April 20, 2019, which would be Easter Saturday. Usually a good day for a rifle match. Program is: 2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Program
2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Match for April 13, 2019 is ON!
The weather expected for Saturday, April 13, 2019 is partially sunny, and 41 degrees F at 10:00 AM. So we are on to shoot.
This will be a 2×600, and we will start squadding at around 9:15 AM. The program is here: 2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Program
2019 Snow Country English Match Series – Final Results
We finally reached the end of the 2018-2019 Snow Country English Match Series. Two Winners were crowned: Al Moore with a score of 1199-98X in the F-Class Category and Dan Altman with a score of 1184-61X for the Sling Shooters.
Left to right: Al Moore, F-Class Winner; Mike O’Connor, Jackson Sportsman’s Club; Dan Altman, Sling Winner
Scores:
Photo Gallery:
This is the end of the indoor shooting until November. Watch this site for information about the 2019-2020 Snow Country English Match Series. We should be posting the schedule in October.
2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League – Match 2 Results
On a beautiful spring morning eight (8) competitors enjoyed the weather, and gentle breezes.
The high F-Open shooter was Marcel Bollinger with a 396-14X. High F-TR was Scott Burr with a 393-14X. Lastly, high sling shooter was Ray Gross with a 400-19X.
Complete results: 2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Match 2
Next potential date is April 13, 2019. Program is 2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Program
2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Match 1
After several false starts due to the weather, on March 23, 2019, the first of the Winter Mid-Range Prone League matches was conducted at the Midland County Sportsman’s Club. Ten (10) competitors braved the 30 degree temperatures.
The high F-TR competitor was Ben Hicks with a 396-16X. High F-Open was Larry Sustrick with 389-16X. High Any Rifle shooter (sling) was Ray Gross with a 398-16X.
2019 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Match 1
Next potential match date is March 30, 2019. Watch this spot for updates.
2019 Snow Country League Final Results
The “regular season” of the 2018-2019 Snow Country English Match Series is complete.
In F-Class the Winner is Ed Gostomski with a completely clean score of 2400-200X. He was closely followed by Al Moore with a 2399-210X.
In the Sling category, the winner was Dan Altman with a 2385-131X, followed by two shooters with 2375, Jason Piatek and Leo Cebula. Jason ends up in Second place with 138X to Leo’s 124X.
Complete results: 2019 Snow Country League Final Results
The Snow Country Shoot-Off is scheduled for April 6, 2019 at the Jackson Sportsman’s Club. The range will open at 8:00 AM, and we will commence fire no later than 9:00 AM.
Based upon competitor/matches 41% of the total were F-Class, and 59% were Sling. To keep things fair, I have rounded both up to 50% and 60% respectively. As such, we are inviting five (5) F-Class competitors, and six (6) sling competitors to the Shoot-Off.
F-Class: Ed Gostomski, Al Moore, Bret Solomon, Steve Jones, and Steve Goyette.
Sling: Dan Altman, Jason Piatek, Leo Cebula, Gary Duda, Matt Gorby, and Jamie Root.
2019 Snow Country English Match Series – Results to January 12, 2019
Today was an exciting day at Monroe. Well, sort of. We had eight (8) shooters, and Muskegon had four (4). So we are getting into the swing of this winter league. Except for relatively no snow. It’s early, yet. I’m sure Michigan will provide an opportunity to use my snow shoes this winter, eventually.
Back to the exciting. While clearing my firing point, I accidentally dropped my rifle:
This explains why I’m having an IPA while I do the results. Fudge!
Okay, the up to date scores:
The next matches are: January 26 – Howell, February 9 – Muskegon, February 16 – Monroe. Still time to get in your four (4) matches to qualify for the Shoot-Off.