The 2019 Winter League is completed. Participation awards will be available at the first Suburban Mid-Range Prone League Match scheduled for May 11, 2019.
This summer league will fire 3 strings at 600 yards, and each match will start at 9:00 AM.
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
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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