2023 Halloween BSA Charity Match Results

On what many thought was going to be a rainy day, four (4) competitors fired the 2023 Halloween BSA Charity Match.  We put up our rain pop-ups, and ran four (4) targets in the air. It didn’t rain at all. It may have rained around us, but we didn’t even need the pop-ups. Just a gentle day to shoot.

With only four (4) shooters, we ran a single relay, and completed before 11:00 AM.  The results are below:

2023 Halloween BSA Charity Match

Solomon Diving contributed $300, MCSC provided $80 ($20/competitor), and another competitor kicked in another $20. So, the Venture Crew walked away with $400. Additionally, Pierce Engineering has committed to providing an additional $300 to the Venture Crew.

Bret Solomon handing contributions of $400 to the Venture Crew.

Next match will be the Annual Foul Weather Rifle match on November 25, 2023. Program is: 2023 Annual Foul Weather

2023 Suburban Mid-Range Prone Match 3

On a mostly rainy day, ten (10) motivated competitors fired the third match of the Suburban Mid-Range Prone league.  It was still raining at 9:00 AM, so we waited for a let off.  At 9:10 AM we decided to go.  The rain held off while both relays finished and only started again around noon. Only two persons were finishing up when those rain drops started.

I will for reporting roll Any Rifle and Palma Rifle together. Peter Church firing an iron sight Palma rifle posted the high score with a 594-31X.  High F-TR was Leo Cebula with a 579-11X. High Junior was Leo’s grandson, Reece Pippin with a 576-21X.

Of particular note was Peter Church’s first stage was a 200-15X with an iron sighted Palma Rifle.  Not bad at 84 years old.

2023 SMRP Match 3

2022 Halloween BSA Charity Match

On a really pleasant day we held the 2022 Halloween BSA Charity Match at the Midland County Sportsman’s Club.  We had ten (10) shooters.  With the help of donations from Solomon Diving and Pierce Engineering we were able to raise $700 for Venturing Crew 7772.

Bret Solomon, of Solomon Diving presents a check and cash to Venturing Crew 7772.

The winning F-Open Shooter was Nick Nadenoff with a 600-39X.  600s with Any Rifles or F-Class are rare occurrences.  Congratulations to Nick on fine performance. Second in F-Open was Mike Ruhlman with a 595-26X, third was Bret Solomon with a 594-26X.

In F-TR William Gravatt was winning shooter with a 582-21X, besting Leo Cebula with a 577-17X, and Jeremy Jahr with a 550-10X.

Roger Franklin was the sole Service Rifle Shooter, so he was high Any Rifle with a 577-13X

We had one new shooter Oliver Barnes, a Junior who fired a 539-3 in his first match.  We hope to see him back again.

Complete results:

2022 Halloween BSA Charity Match

The next match for 2022 will be the Annual Foul Weather Rifle Match on the Saturday following Thanksgiving. A great opportunity to get away from the in-laws or other relatives that are causing tension over the holidays.  Come home refreshed and ready for Christmas….

2022 Michigan Mid-Range Prone Championship – Final Results

Saturday, September 3, 2022 was a calm sunny day, that turned challenging as the morning continued to noon. Twenty-four (24) competitors competed for the Michigan Championships.

For this match, we combined Palma, Service and Any Rifle shooters into a single category.  The match winner was Gary Duda using a Palma Rifle with a score of 596-27.  He was trailed by John Luitnik with a 593-19 and Peter Church with a 592-33.

Of note, Jason Quayle firing a service rifle briefly had a 200-8 in his first string. Unfortunately, his target was configured for a .30 bullet, however, he was using a 223 Remington.  Given the few thousandths difference between the a .308 and a .224  I did not expect to see a change, but one close round converted to a “9” as a result of a change.  Jason’s 199-8 was still his highest 600 yard score. Good job, Jason!

In F-Class the F-open winner was Dave Monette with a 599-36, followed by Marcel Bollinger with a 598-35, and Don Hicks with a 597-36.  For F-TR Jim Grissom was high in a small turnout with a 591-22.

2022 Michigan Mid-Range Prone Championship

The next match at Midland will be the 4th of the Suburban Mid-Range prone league on September 17, 2022.  Program is: 2022 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League

2021 Halloween BSA Charity Match Results

On a cool rainy Saturday in October, the Midland Sportsman’s Club conducted their annual Halloween BSA Charity match.  We have eleven (11) shooters who actually fired, and a few others who were almost rans, but chickened out with the rain.

Truthfully, we ended up not getting wet (unless you knelt in the wet grass), and had relatively calm conditions.  Conditions so calm that Bret Solomon fired an F-Open score of 600-53X, which equalled the F-Open record (which Bret holds) for a 3×600.  Needless to say, Bret was high F-Open.  He was chased by Dave Monette with a 599-46X.

A notable achievement was her first clean.  Marisa Tundo fired her first F-Open clean target on Saturday.

Marisa Tundo’s clean.

In the F-TR Category, Tom Fisher fired a 599-33X, second was Dale Lucy with a 596-29X.

For the sling shooters, we had three.  I know I shot a legal Palma Rifle, but wasn’t sure about the other two.  At any rate I was high with a 586-29X, followed by Mike Quillinan with a 585-24X.

2021 Suburban Mid-Range Prone Match 6

In terms of contributions to the Explorer Crew, we had contributions from Solomon Diving (Bret Solomon) and Pierce Engineering (John Pierce) as well as unsolicited contributions from Mike Ruhlman, and John Luitink.  Adding to that the MCSC contribution of $10/competitor the Crew left with $740.00.

Bret Solomon presenting checks from Solomon Diving and Pierce Engineering to the members of the Explorer Crew.

Its that time of the year where we move indoors.  Look at the “Snow Country” matches (indoor F-Class and sling with .22RF Rifles), this year’s program:  2021-2022 Snow Country English Match Series.

The next match at Midland is tentatively scheduled for November 27, 2021 (the Saturday after Thanksgiving).  We will watch the weather closely that date and decide whether to run the match or not.  Program is:  2021 Annual Foul Weather.

2021 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League Match 5 Results

Eleven (11) shooters came out for the last Mid-Range Prone League match of 2021.  After a lengthy delay due to fog, the match commenced.

We had a sprinkling of every category for this match.  High (and only) Any rifle was Peter Church with a 596-35. High F-Open was Kelley Neeley with a 594-26.  High (and only) F-TR was Ed Gostomski with a 593-29.  High (and only) Palma Rifle Shooter was Ray Gross with a 599-31.  Lastly, high service rifle shooter was Kyle Matzelle with a 575-15.

2021 Suburban Mid-Range Prone Match 5

Our next match at Midland Country Sportsman’s Club is the 2021 Halloween BSA Charity Match on October 23, 2021.

2021 Suburban Mid-Range Prone Match 4

It was a pleasant, if a little cool September morning.  The winds were certainly present, and did cause some difficultly, but were not terrible.  We had seventeen (17) competitors and finished by Noon.

A few photos showing the shade we had in the early morning and Dave Monett’s first string.

The highs by rifle type:  Marcel Bollinger, 597-38X, High F-Open.  Ed Gostomski, 576-23X, High F-TR, Leo Cebula, 588-16X, High Palma Rifle, John Luitink, 581-23X, High Any rifle, Kyle Matzelle, 577-18X, High Service Rifle.

Complete results:

2021 Suburban Mid-Range Prone Match 4

Our next match will be the last of the Suburban Mid-Range Prone Matches for 2021, it is scheduled for October 9, 2021.  Program is here: 2021 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League.

Remember, we have the Halloween BSA Charity Shoot on October 23, 2021.  Program is here: 2021 Halloween BSA Charity Match.

2021 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League Match 3 Results

 

An F-Class target with the X-Ring blown out. Courtesy of Dave Strycharz, and Jim Weinrich.

Well, it was an interesting day.  The weather guessers said it would be overcast and cool.  They were pretty much correct except the the last minute torrential down pour that was forecasted.  So we waited, and Ray Gross stood up and said “Let it be dry”.  The storm split and went on either side of us, and we only felt a little drizzle.  Well, the part about the storm going around us is true, I made up the part about Ray causing it.

In general the day had gentle conditions for the thirteen (13) shooters who came out.  We had five (5) Any Rifle shooters (combination of Palma, any rifle, and service rifle), representing the “sling” shooters, and eight (8) F-Open Shooters.

The high F-Open shooter was Ed Gostomski with a 592-30X.  Interestingly, we had two other F-Open 592’s.  Dave Strycharz and 29X, and Jim Weinrich with 24X.

In the Any Rifle category, Mike Quillinan was high shooter with a 586-22X, followed by John Luitink with a 584-20X.  The remainder of the category was subject to varying levels of disaster.  Ray Gross cross-fired and “X” (on a F-Class target, I might add), and Leo Cebula and Peter Church kept wondering why their shots were off call as their bullets passed through the low hanging branches of a tree on the high end of the range.  Time to squad the F-Classers down there….

2021 Suburban Mid-Range Prone Match 3

Our next match is scheduled for September 4, 2021, and will be the Michigan Mid-Range Prone Championship:  2021 Michigan Mid-Range Prone Championship.

2021 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League Match 2

The weather is getting hot, not quite Africa Hot, but pleasantly warm.  There was a breeze blowing, it did help to avoid Africa Hot, but it did cause some issues with scores.

We had nine (9) competitors, one fired a few shots, and decided his load wasn’t going to work, and left.  The other eight (8) were divided with five (5) F-Open shooters, and three (3) Any Rifle shooters (they may have all been shooting Palma Rifles, but I wasn’t sure).

The contest for high F-Open was decided by “X’s”.  Jim Weinrich and Dave Strycharz both posted 581s, with Jim having 21 X’s to Dave’s 18.  High F-Open was Jim Weinrich with a 581-21X.

Amongst the sling shooters, Mike Quillinan was high with a 585-23X.  We were pleased to see John Luitink come out for a match.  I think the last time we was John was several years ago.

2021 Suburban Mid-Range Prone Match 2

The next Suburban Mid-Range Prone League Match is July 3, 2021.  Program is:  2021 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League

2020 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League Match 3 Results

On a sunny, but surprisingly cool morning (try 33 F in September), we had twelve (12) shooters compete in the third Suburban Mid-Range Prone match of 2020.

Ray Gross shot the score he should have shot two weeks ago in the State Mid-Range Prone Championship. However, today he busted a 600-39Xs. It certainly wasn’t Ray’s first 600, and hopefully not his last either. It was a very nice score from a .223 Palma Rifle.

Mike Ruhlman was high F-Open with a 597-34X. Lastly Doug Boyer was the only F-TR shooter, and finished with a 573-8X, a far cry from his State Championship finish. We have to wonder what broke.