HIGH POWER RIFLE MATCH SCORES
For the match held February 22, 2009 at the Springs Rod & Gun Club
O. H. R.Sit R. Pr. Sl. Pr. Total
Dave Dunkle M1A 88-1X 97-3X 90-2X 186-5X 460 -11
Pete Mathews M1 84-0X 86-0X 87-1X 192-3X 449-4X
Mike Jobe 03A3 82-1X 77-0X 90-0X 177-1X 426-2X
Jim Flick M1 77-0X 77-0X 71-0X 174-2X 399-2X
Con Shearer M1 65-1X 68-0X 90-1X 166-1X 389-3X
Greg Evans M1 62-0X 65-0X 69-0X 147-1X 343-1X
Mike Mioduszewski Mini14 6-0X 59-0X 83-0X 186-4X 334-4X
Matt Smith AR 82-0X 65-0X 61-0X 121-0X 329-0X
Andy Connolly AR 32-1X 10-0X 41-0X 119-0X 202-1X
Alan Seaman AR 28-0X 26-0X 49-0X 98-1X 201-1X
Carlos Davila HP 9 43-0X 6-0X 26-0X 0 75-0X
Zak Davila Carb 0 0 7-0X 0 7-0X
Twelve competitors is the best turn-out we have had in a while. Three were from Rochester, NY. The weather was a little damp at first, but the rain let up as we finished. It didn’t matter much since we shoot from beneath our canopy.
Zakariah had trouble finding the target, he didn’t get help when some expert adjusted his sights and turned the windage screw the wrong way. That only made it worse for him, especially when the elevation mechanism couldn’t be adjusted for a good Six-O’clock hold either. It could have been moving too! His dad shot a Hi-Point Carbine in 9mm, not the most proficient target rifle although the least costly on the line. Then there was Mike Mioduszewski shooting a scoped Ruger Mini 14. I guess we better forget about this being a sanctioned match – it wasn’t intended to be such.
Dave Dunkle has the bad habit of beating me by a single point. Guess what? He shot the wrong target and ended up with a total score of 450. How disgusting! Since he and Con shot together in the afternoon relay and put up two targets at a time to speed up the match, we gave him the shot so he ended up with a total of 460. It makes me feel better. I think I shot my best score ever! And lost! And I started from standing in both of the rapid series – pretty good for old bones! It isn’t the getting down, it’s the getting back up!
Some of the regulars shot the national match targets for the first time. That can be cruel and for some it was!
We don’t shoot again for a month so, hopefully, all wounds will heal and all of you will come back another day. Remember, if you shoot poorly, congratulate the guys that shot well. Then when you shoot well they will congratulate you. That is what will bring more shooters back and make this game more fun for all.
Thanks for coming!
Pete Mathews (398-4368)
Dave Dunkle (398-4052