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Foul Weather and New Years Rifle Matches

Please note that we have a couple more matches at MCSC for 2025 and early 2026.

On Thanksgiving Saturday we have the Annual Foul Weather Rifle Match, a 2×600 fired from the comfort of our heated GP Tent on the 600 yard firing line.  Program:  2025 Annual Foul Weather

On the Saturday after New Year’s Day we have the New Years Rifle Match, also a 2×600 fired from the delights of our heated GP Tent on the 600 yard firing line.  Program:  2025 New Year’s Eve Rifle Match

Get away from the family, come out and shoot. Leave the stress of the holidays behind. You’ll feel better for it.

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2025 Halloween BSA Charity Match Final Results

On Saturday, October 25, 2025 the Midland County Sportsman’s Club conducted their Annual Halloween BSA Charity Match. On a cool fall day, we had eighteen (18) competitors.

The match was able to raise $960 for Venture Crew 7772 of Midland. Bret Solomon, of Solomon Diving is shown presenting his check and checks from Pierce Engineering and Charles Hayes, as well as $160 in cash from the competitors.

In F-Open one point and a few “X”s separated the top six (6) competitors. Winning the category was Seth Stoneburner with a 600-39X. He was chased by Cruz Stoneburner 599-43X, Bret Solomon 599-43X, Scott Rehkopf 599-39X, Don Hicks 599-39X, and Marcel Bollinger 599-38X.  Quite a day for F-Open.  It’s a hell of a note to drop a single point and end up sixth…

In F-TR Steve Beebe lead the field with a 599-27X, followed by Richard Dixon with a 598-38X, and Mike Boughner with a 596-25X.

Due a singular lack of sling (Any Rifle) shooters, we combined AR-Tactical and Any Rifle. Lance Espinosa won the top spot with a 594-26X followed by Mike Quillinan (our sole sling Any Rifle Shooter) with a 594-26X and Aaron Schultz with a 589-24X.

Winners (r to l): Cruz Stonerburner, Bret Solomon, Richard Dixon, Mike Boughner, Steve Beebe, Seth Stoneburner, Lance Espinosa, Aaron Schultz

2025 Halloween BSA Charity Match

The next match at Midland County Sportsman’s Club will be the Annual Foul Weather Rifle Match on November 29, 2025.

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2025 Suburban Mid-Range Prone Match 5 Results

On a cool early fall morning the fifth Suburban Mid-Range Prone match was held. Sixteen (16) competitors came out to cool temperatures, and gentle winds.

For F-Open we had seven (7) competitors. Seth Stoneburner started out with a 200-20X clean on the F-Class target. I’m not completely sure, but that may have been the first perfect score fired at MCSC. Seth continued all the way clean posting a 600-43X. He was chased by Bret Solomon with a 599-45X, and Cruz Stoneburner with a 598-39X.

In F-TR Brad Sauve led the way with a 598-44X, followed by Leo Cebula with a 596-28X.

We had three (3) AR-Tactical shooters, Dave Cloft fired a 593-31X for the win.

2025 SMRP Match 5

This was the last Suburban Mid-Range Prone match for 2025. On October 25, 2025 we will be running the Halloween BSA Charity shoot. Program:  2025 Halloween BSA Charity Match. We have changed the program for this match, its still a 3×600, but we have reduced the price to $30 per shooter. $10 for each competitor goes to Venture Crew 7772 from Midland. We have donated awards for the high shooters by category.

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2025 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League Match 4 Results

We had eight (8) shooters come out for the 4th Mid-Range Prone League match of 2025. An overcast day, with little wind, and good visibility.

We had four (4) F-TR shooters. They were led by Leo Cebula with a 599-38X with Cruz Stoneburner trying out F-TR with a 593-32X. Interestingly we had Nora Strait, Ray Gross’ fiancé firing F-TR for the first time using a rifle provided by Seth Stoneburner. Although only completing two strings, Nora did very well for a first time.

Only two (2) F-Open shooters. Seth Stoneburner claimed the top spot with a 599-37X.

There was only one (1) Palma shooter Ray Gross, who only fired two strings, and one (1) Service Rifle Shooter, Harold Pangilinan.  I didn’t recognize Harold who had completed with us in the past several times due to the enormous amount of weight he had lost. He looked very fit.

2025 SMRP Match 4

The next Suburban Mid-Range Prone Match will be held on October 11, 2025. Program is:  2025 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League 2. That will be our final Suburban Mid-Range of the year.

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2025 Michigan Mid-Range Prone Championship Results

On Saturday, August 30, 2025 the Midland County Sportsman’s Club and the Michigan Rifle and Pistol Association conducted the 2025 Michigan Mid-Range Prone Championship. Like last year, we filled the range with thirty-two (32) competitors. The weather was wonderful, sunny with just a slight breeze. The conditions were gentle, but required some attention to avoid getting caught with a switch.

We had ten (10) F-Open shooters. Cruz Stoneburner set the pace with a 599-41X (I was scoring him, he lost his last shot, damn…). Second was Peter Stumpo with a 599-33X, and third was Mike Ruhlman with a 597-32X.

In F-TR Leo Cebula started with a seven (7) for his first record shot, but managed to keep it together to finish with a 592-25X, followed by Mike Boughner with a 592-18X, and Greg Erkkila with a 587-21X.

Due to just a few Palma shooters we combined them with the Match Rifle Optical competitors. The finish was a family affair with Hanne Brantner firing a Palma rifle besting the field with a 593-27X. Followed by Nathan Abrams, also firing a Palma rifle with a 592-22X, and then his dad Jack Abrams with a 591-26X. Of note amongst the Palma shooters was Ray Gross with a 590-47X. Unfortunately, Ray tried to complete a 600 with a ten (10) on an adjacent target.

For Service Rifle the high shooter of the four (4) entered was Andrew Griggs with a 586-20X.  Of the three (3) AR-Tactical competitors David Schultz won with a 586-31X.

2025 Michigan Mid-Range Prone Championship

Some local color:

Next match at Midland will be the Suburban Mid-Range Prone League on September 13, 2025. Program is here: 2025 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League 2.

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2025 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League Match 3 Results

We had only five (5) competitors come out for the Saturday, July 26, 2025 league match. People were staying away in droves. For no particularly good reason.

The start of the match:

Notice there was no precipitation.  However, as we got going we developed a little drizzle. So, we put up our rain flys:

Then we had remarkably gentle conditions, and frankly, dry conditions. I rested on the benches behind the firing line outside of the rain fly’s between strings.

Finally, just as we finished firing, and had put all of the targets away, it rained hard.  Click the link below:

Only one Palma Shooter, Ray Gross. He posted a 599-35X. One F-Open shooter, Nick Nadenoff. He posted a 598-31X.

There were three (3) F-TR shooters, Leo Cebula finished with a 599-38X. As one of my Marine Corps coaches said:  “Even a blind sow finds an acorn now and then”. Maybe it will carry over to the F-Class Nationals.

2025 SMRP Match 3

Our next match will be the 2025 Michigan Mid-Range Prone Championship sanctioned by the Civilian Marksmanship Program. You can see the program and enter here:  2025 Michigan Mid-Range Prone Championship.

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2025 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League Match 2

Nine (9) competitors came out for the second Suburban Mid-Range Prone league match of 2025. A dark overcast day with only a hint of wind made for an easy day for some.

In F-Open the winner was Marcel Bollinger with a 599-38X chased by Todd Thie with a 599-36X.  Outstanding shooting to both.

In F-TR our resident grand-grand senior, Pete Church took the day with a 587-25X, followed by Leo Cebula with a 583-20X.

2025 SMRP Match 2

The next Suburban Mid-Range Prone match will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025.  Program is 2025 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League 2

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2025 Michigan Fullbore Rifle Prone Championship

Saturday, May 24, 2025 was a cool, overcast day with variable, gusty winds. Twenty (20) competitors came out to test their marksmanship at 300, 500 and 600 yards.  Ten (10) shooters fired F-Open, eight (8) F-TR, one (1) AR Tactical, and one (1) lonely Palma Rifle competitor.

We had two (2) perfect scores fired. One (1) with F-Open, Seth Stoneburner, and one (1) by our lonely Palma Rifle shooter, Ray Gross.

Seth won the F-Open category with a 450-34X, followed by Cruz Stoneburner with a 449-31X, and Nick Nadenoff with a 449-29X. Seth’s score maybe a new National Record. We are reviewing it for submittal to the NRA.

In F-TR, Richard Dixon set the pace with a 448-19X, followed by Leo Cebula with a 444-14X, Paul Phillips with a 443-21X and Mike Boughner with a 441-20X. I mistakenly misfiled Paul’s score card and failed to recognize him as third during the awards ceremony. Mea Culpa….

2025 Michigan Fullbore Rifle Prone Championship

 

A few shots that Tony Perry took during the match:

Our next match at the Midland County Sportsman’s Club will be on June 28, 2025. Program is:  2025 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League 2