To all: The report for this month will be combined for both BPCR and Lever Action due to my screw up of leaving the results from the BPCR match at the range last week along with the box containing the award pins. Thanks to Fred Stansbury, who picked up the box and score cards and returned them to me at the Lever Action match this weekend. The BPCR match was pretty challenging due to switching winds and temperatures hovering around 100 deg. When it’s hot like it was the mirage is pretty active but not always a good indicator of the wind condition. Some were able to compensate and others really struggled at the longer ranges. A good example is Ron Calderone who has been almost unbeatable lately. Ron and his partner Bob Delatorre’s scores were way off for the day because they weren’t able to pick up on the correct indicators for the conditions. Trent Lawrence won his first BPCR match and it wasn’t a fluke as Trent has been putting in a lot of time practicing on Wednesdays. Shooting on Wednesdays without wind flags helps get you in tune with the conditions at Ben Avery and I really recommend coming out to the range during the week if you can manage that. We are starting to get a pretty good crowd of BPCR shooters for Wednesday practice and their match scores reflect the effort. Besides improving the scores, its good fun so come on out if you can. Summer has finally arrived in Arizona and it was pretty evident at the Lever Action matches. It didn’t take long for the thermometer to get over 100 degrees and the heat waves coming off the barrels made it hard to see the targets. Dave Phillips again kicked everyone’s butt in the combined .22/pistol caliber match with a great 36X40 but it was the old Master himself Bill Cole who got the job done in the rifle caliber match after lunch shooting his way to the top of the page with a 34X40. Speaking of lunch, I brought ice cream cups and popsicles for desert and considering how fast they disappeared I think they will be a permanent addition at all the summertime matches. The NRA has really screwed up my scheduling during July and August due to their rearrangement of the Raton National Matches. We will have both a BPCR and Lever Action match next month even though some will be gone to Raton and for next year I’m scheduling matches in August for the first time. For those who choose to not shoot the Nationals at Raton at least you will be able to keep in practice by shooting matches at home. I consider myself to be one of the luckiest match directors in the USA with a fine range facility to shoot on and the worlds greatest competitors to shoot with. Thanks for your support! Steve Rhoades Match Director
BPCR SILHOUETTE 6/19/2010 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 4 10 6 8 28 M/WINNER DOUG HART AA-SCOPE 4 8 6 9 27 1ST AA CHIP MATE MASTER 4 9 7 6 26 1ST MASTER STEVE RHOADES AAA 3 8 7 8 26 1ST AAA BOB HITCHENS AA 4 10 4 7 25 2ND AA KEN GOSE AAA 3 8 4 7 22 2ND AAA SMOKEY SLAUGHTER AA-SCOPE 1 9 8 4 22 3RD AA RON CALDERONE MASTER 1 9 5 5 20 PAUL BARROW AA 1 6 5 7 19 LARRY WILKES AAA 0 9 4 6 19 FRED STANSBURY AA 2 8 5 3 18 JIM DORRELL A 1 7 5 5 18 1ST A RICHARD TREES AAA 1 8 3 5 17 RICK GREY AA 3 5 2 5 15 DON PEDERSEN A 2 5 4 4 15 WARREN BARE A 1 7 2 5 15 BOB DELATORRE AAA 1 7 3 4 15 ORRIS GRESS AA 0 6 1 6 13 JIM DODSON AA 1 4 5 3 11 JIM KEENAN B 0 1 4 5 10 1ST B MIKE WHITESELL AAA 1 4 2 1 8 MELINDA KEENAN B 0 4 1 0 5
BEN AVERY .22/PISTOL 6/26/2010 DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 10 9 8 9 36 M/WINNER CRAIG BUCHANAN AAA 7 9 10 7 33 1ST AAA TIM FINLEY AAA 6 10 6 10 32 2ND AAA BILL COLE AAA 9 9 5 9 32 3RD AAA BRIAN HUNTER AA 6 10 6 9 31 1ST AA ERIC SUNDSTROM MASTER 6 8 7 8 29 1ST MASTER STEVE RHOADES AAA 8 8 4 8 28 CHIP MATE MASTER 8 9 4 6 27 BUBBA DANIELS AA 7 7 6 6 26 2ND AA BRIAN HUNTER AA 6 8 6 6 26 SHOT 2 CLASSES BOB DELATORRE AA 6 9 5 6 26 3RD AA RADA PLESINGER AAA 6 9 6 4 25 WARREN BARE AA 4 8 9 3 24 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 4 6 7 7 24 KEN GOSE A 5 4 6 8 23 1ST A JEANIE HERSHEY AAA 4 9 5 5 23 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 7 9 2 5 23 DAVE PEDERSON AA 5 8 6 5 22 BOB HERSHEY AAA 4 7 4 7 22 JIM CROSSON AA 2 7 7 4 20 FRED STANSBURY AA 3 9 2 6 20 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 4 8 4 3 19 LARRY BASTELORFF A 4 6 4 4 18 YVONNE ROBERTS B 5 4 4 1 14 1ST B RICK GREY B 6 5 0 3 14 BRAD CASE B 4 6 2 0 12 EDDIE CASE AA 4 5 0 2 11 ORRIS GRESS AA 2 3 2 2 9
RIFLE CALIBER 6/26/2010 BILL COLE MASTER 8 9 8 9 34 M/WINNER TIM FINLEY AAA 9 9 8 6 32 1ST AAA BOB HERSHEY AAA 8 8 8 7 31 2ND AAA DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 9 9 8 4 30 1ST MASTER CRAIG BUCHANAN AAA 9 7 7 7 30 ERIC SUNDSTROM MASTER 9 8 7 6 30 RADA PLESINGER AAA 8 8 6 6 28 CHIP MATE AAA 8 9 7 3 27 TRENT LAWRENCE AA 8 9 7 3 27 1ST AA YVONNE ROBERTS AA 7 7 7 4 25 2ND AA FRED STANSBURY AA 8 5 6 6 25 JEANIE HERSHEY AAA 8 7 6 4 25 ORRIS GRESS AA 7 8 4 6 25 WARREN BARE A 8 9 4 3 24 1ST A DAVE PEDERSON AA 5 7 4 5 21 RICK GREY B 6 5 2 7 20 1ST B LARRY BOSTDORFF A 7 7 3 2 19 STEVE RHOADES AAA 7 7 2 3 19 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 8 3 2 5 18 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 6 8 3 0 17 BUBBA DANIELS AA 6 4 2 4 16 KEN GOSE A 5 5 1 0 11 EDDIE CASE AA 4 3 2 1 10 JIM CROSSON A 4 3 1 1 9 BRAD CASE B 2 2 1 0 5
MAY BEN AVERY SILHOUETTE RESULTS To all: I’ve been a little busy for the past couple of weeks so haven’t been very current on posting the scores and I apologize for that. This report will not only be brief but will cover both the BPCR match and the Lever Action matches. First off I want to congratulate the winners of all the matches as the shooting conditions were pretty challenging due to gusty wind conditions in the Phoenix area for the past two weeks. Our weather, with the exception of the wind, has been awesome for the month of May with temperatures staying below 100 degrees for the first time in recent memory. If it keeps this up everyone will want to live here! Ron Calderone was again our BPCR match winner and since partnering up with Bob Delatorre has been pretty successful. To bad Bob doesn’t seem to be getting as good a job from Ron in the spotting department as he is giving! Hopefully the uncomfortable shooting conditions, due to the wind, were offset by the ice cream and Carolyn’s homemade strawberry topping that we had for desert after lunch. It was pretty much the same story for the Lever Action matches with very gusty winds out of the south which made off hand shooting pretty tough. Craig Buchannan edged out some good shooters for the match win in the .22/Pistol morning match. This was a special moment for Craig as this was his first ever match win since taking up Lever Action Silhouette. After lunch Craig showed everyone that his morning match wasn’t a fluke by shooting an amazing score of 33/40 for the tough windy conditions. The only one close to Craig was Bill Cole who also had a pretty good score, considering the wind, of 30X40. As you can see the ranks dropped considerably in the afternoon as most of the fair weather shooters packed up their stuff and went home. Thanks goes to those who stuck it out. Your reward will come from the experience gained by shooting in tough conditions. Speaking of thanks, I want to thank Virginia Spurlock for once again providing us with two plates of her homemade brownies and also to Bubba Daniels for a big bowl of salted in the shell peanuts. I’m beginning to wonder if the reason so many shooters left after lunch was really because we ran out of Virginia’s brownies! Even with the windy conditions the matches this month at Ben Avery have been enjoyable for me with a good turn out of good friends and good shooters. I hope the feeling was the same for all competitors. See you next month. Steve Rhoades Match Director
BPCR SILHOUETTE 5/15/2010 RON CALDERONE MASTER 4 10 8 6 28 M/WINNER CHIP MATE MASTER 3 10 6 7 26 1ST MASTER STEVE RHOADES AAA 2 7 8 8 25 1ST AAA PAUL BARROW AA 1 10 7 7 25 1ST AA DAVE NATER AA 3 10 5 6 24 2ND AA BOB DELATORRE AAA 3 10 4 7 24 2ND AAA LARRY WILKES AAA 2 10 7 5 24 DOUG HART AA-SCOPE 1 8 8 7 24 3RD AA KEN GOSE AAA 1 9 8 6 24 DENNIS HALL AA 4 10 5 4 23 ROMNEY RUSSELL A 1 7 6 9 23 1ST A PAT TAYLOR AA-SCOPE 1 10 6 6 23 TOM LEWANDOWSKI AA-SCOPE 0 10 4 9 23 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 1 9 6 6 22 CORY LEWANDOWSKI AA 2 7 5 7 21 JIM DODSON AA 2 8 7 3 20 MIKE WHITESELL AAA 2 8 6 4 20 BOB HITCHENS AA 0 6 5 7 19 ORRIS GRESS AA 1 6 6 5 18 SMOKEY SLAUGHTER AA-SCOPE 0 8 6 4 18 JIM DORRELL A 1 9 3 4 17 2ND A DON PETERSEN A 0 7 3 7 17 KYLE LEWANDOWSKI A 1 7 4 3 15 FRED STANSBURY AA 1 8 1 5 15 ROSS MC COLLUM B 1 7 2 4 14 1ST B PERRY SHIRLEY AA 1 4 2 5 12 WARREN BARE A 1 7 1 2 11 WAYNE LIEBITZ B 0 3 1 3 7
LEVER ACTION SILHOUETTE .22/PISTOL 5/22/2010 CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 8 10 7 7 32 M/WINNER CHIP MATE MASTER 8 10 7 6 31 1ST MASTER JOEL CULLUM AAA 5 9 7 9 30 1ST AAA TIM FINLEY AAA 7 8 6 9 30 2ND AAA GEORGE HESTER AAA 6 10 8 5 29 3RD AAA DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 6 9 6 8 29 DAVE NATER AAA 7 8 5 9 29 WARREN BARE AA 5 8 8 6 27 1ST AA STEVE RHOADES AA 6 8 6 7 27 2ND AA JEANIE HERSHEY AAA 7 9 6 5 27 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 7 9 5 6 27 BILL COLE AAA 8 9 6 3 26 JOHN NESBITT AA 5 9 5 7 26 3RD AA KEN GOSE A 8 7 6 4 25 1ST A BOB DELATORRE AA 7 8 6 4 25 BOB HERSHEY AAA 7 9 6 2 24 BRIAN HUNTER AA 3 8 5 5 21 DAVE SPURLOCK AAA 6 8 3 4 21 JIM CROSSEN AA 2 8 6 4 20 BOB HITCHENS A 5 6 4 5 20 2ND A RICK BURTON A 5 5 2 7 19 ERIN O'NEIL A 6 6 2 5 19 FRED STANSBURY AA 5 6 4 3 18 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 5 6 5 0 16 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 3 8 4 1 16 DAN ALCORN AA 3 6 3 4 16 RADA PLESINGER AAA 4 7 1 4 16 ORRIS GRESS AA 2 7 1 4 14 BUBBA DANIELS AA 3 5 3 1 12 DALE WANG B 4 6 1 1 12 1 ST B DAVE BRADFORD B 3 5 1 2 11 BARB BURTON A 4 3 1 2 10 PAUL TUFANO B 2 3 2 0 8
RIFLE CALIBER 5/22/2010 CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 10 10 7 6 33 M/WINNER BILL COLE MASTER 8 10 4 8 30 1ST MASTER DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 8 9 6 6 29 JOHN NESBITT AA 7 9 5 8 29 1ST AA JEANIE HERSHEY AAA 9 5 5 7 26 1ST AAA TIM FINLEY AAA 9 10 5 2 26 2ND AAA WARREN BARE A 8 6 6 5 25 1ST A TRENT LAWRENCE AA 5 7 5 7 24 2ND AA BOB HERSHEY AAA 7 6 5 6 24 3RD AAA STEVE RHOADES AA 9 6 4 5 24 3RD AA DAVE NATER AAA 8 9 3 4 24 RICK BURTON A 9 7 5 2 23 BUBBA DANIELS AA 5 5 4 8 22 DAN ALCORN AA 7 8 3 4 22 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 8 6 2 5 21 CHIP MATE AAA 9 6 1 5 21 ORRIS GRESS AA 9 5 2 3 19 FRED STANSBURY AA 6 7 3 0 16 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 4 4 2 3 13 DAVE SPURLOCK AA 5 4 1 2 12 DALE WANG B 5 2 3 1 11 1ST B BOB DELATORRE AA 4 6 1 0 11 BARB BURTON A 4 2 0 0 6
APRIL BEN AVERY COWBOY LEVER ACTION SILHOUETTE
To all: After two months off the Cowboy Lever Action shooters in Arizona were ready to shoot! Thirty six shooters signed up for the combined Pistol Caliber/.22 Caliber match in the morning which filled up the match but caused one of the worst moments for a match director. Two shooters showed up as we were getting ready to start the match and I had to turn them away. It’s really hard for me to turn shooters away so if you are planning to shoot a match please show up as early as possible so we I can find a way to fit you in. My apologies to you both and please come back! For those that shot the match we experienced great conditions along with a large supply of brownies donated as always by Virginia Spurlock. Dave Phillips again showed us how to shoot by turning in a fine 36X40 for the match win followed by Chip Mate and Trent Lawrence who both drive considerable miles to come to the matches. Chip from Elgin, Arizona which is below Tucson and a three hour drive and Trent who comes in from Prescott. I should also point out that Rick and Barb Burton also commute from Arivaca, Arizona which is above Nogalas, Dan Alcorn from Flagstaff, Rick Grey from Prescott, Ken and Gretchen Gose from Sonoita and Dave Nater from Payson. I really appreciate the effort they all put in to attend the matches! After the traditional lunch, to celebrate the start of the baseball season, of Ball Park Franks, chips and ice cream with strawberry sauce it was time to shoot the afternoon Rifle Caliber match. (Easier said than done after a couple of hot dogs, a bag of chips and a helping of ice cream covered with homemade strawberry sauce) But it was a tough match and somebody had to do it and that somebody was Dave Nater. Dave shot his way to his first match win at Ben Avery since June of 2008 with an outstanding 35x40. The winds picked up pretty good in the afternoon and were accompanied by several dust devils that came through the range. As you can see Dave excelled in spite of the conditions beating the second place competitor Bill Cole by four shots and third place Chip Mate by six shots. Once again Trent Lawrence was in the top five shooters as was Arizona new comer and long time Lever Action shooter Jeanie Hershey. Welcome to Phoenix Jeanie! We also had several first time shooters this month and I want to thank them for attending. I hope to see the new shooters along with the rest of our regular competitors back again next month. Steve Rhoades Match Director
BEN AVERY PISTOL/.22 4/24/2010 DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 10 10 7 9 36 M/WINNER CHIP MATE MASTER 8 9 9 7 33 1ST MASTER TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 7 8 9 8 32 1ST AAA BILL COLE AAA 8 8 9 7 32 2ND AAA JEANIE HERSHEY AAA 6 10 8 7 31 3RD AAA TIM FINLEY AAA 8 10 7 6 31 DAVE NATER AAA 9 9 8 4 30 JOEL CULLUM AA 9 9 6 6 30 1ST AA BUBBA DANIELS AA 8 8 8 4 28 2ND AA CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 8 10 6 4 28 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 4 10 7 6 27 3RD AA ED BIANCHI AA 8 9 6 4 27 BOB DELATORRE AA 8 7 5 7 27 RICH BLOUNT AAA 7 8 4 8 27 ORRIS GRESS AA 7 6 6 7 26 RADA PLESINGER AA 4 8 8 4 24 DAVID SPURLOCK AAA 8 7 6 3 24 FRED STANSBURY AA 6 6 5 6 23 AL KRAMER AA 7 8 5 3 23 RICK BURTON A 8 5 3 7 23 1ST A RICK GREY B 4 8 6 4 22 1ST B WARREN BARE AA 3 9 4 6 22 EDDIE CASE AA 4 9 3 6 22 KEN GOSE AA 2 9 5 5 21 ERIN O'NEIL A 5 7 5 4 21 DAVE PEDERSEN AA 8 6 4 2 20 DAN ALCORN AA 4 8 3 5 20 STEVE RHOADES AAA 3 7 5 4 19 STEVE SUDDE A 4 4 5 5 18 BARB BURTON A 6 5 4 2 17 JIM CROSSEN AA 5 6 3 3 17 GRETCHEN GOSE A 5 4 3 3 15 PAUL TUFANO B 3 6 0 0 9 ROLAND WONG B 0 2 1 1 4 BRAD MEERFELD B 0 1 0 0 1 ROBT. HERSHEY AAA DNF DNF DNF DNF 0
BEN AVERY RIFLE CALIBER 4/24/2010 DAVE NATER AAA 10 10 8 7 35 M/WINNER BILL COLE MASTER 10 9 5 7 31 1ST MASTER CHIP MATE AAA 10 8 6 5 29 1ST AAA TIM FINLEY AAA 9 8 6 5 28 2ND AAA CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 6 9 6 6 27 TRENT LAWRENCE AA 6 7 7 6 26 1ST AA DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 6 10 7 3 26 RICH BLOUNT AAA 8 7 6 5 26 STEVE RHOADES AA 9 6 3 5 23 2ND AA ORRIS GRESS AA 4 6 6 6 22 3RD AA BARB BURTON A 5 8 4 4 21 1ST A VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 8 6 4 3 21 DAVE PEDERSEN AA 6 8 3 4 21 DAVE SPURLOCK AA 6 6 6 2 20 ED BIANCHI AA 6 4 4 6 20 RICK GREY B 7 4 4 5 20 1ST B RICK BURTON AA 9 4 2 5 20 ROLAND WONG AA 3 9 4 3 19 BOB DELATORRE AA 6 6 3 4 19 AL KRAMER AA 5 5 3 5 18 JIM CROSSEN A 5 5 4 3 17 DAN ALCORN AA 8 1 3 4 16 WARREN BARE A 4 6 2 4 16 BUBBA DANIELS AA 7 5 2 1 15 RADA PLESINGER AAA 6 6 0 3 15 STEVE SUDDE B 3 4 2 4 13 FRED STANSBURY AA 5 3 3 1 12 PAUL TUFANO B 3 1 1 2 7
APRIL BEN AVERY BPCR SILHOUETTE
To all:
OK this month I’m going to do something a little different.
I don’t want to slight the winners of the match by not pointing out their achievements so I’ll commend Ron Calderone for a fine score in pretty tough wind conditions and also his new spotter Bob Delatorre for a fine job of making the wind calls. Chip Mate didn’t win for a change but was still in the hunt with the help of Ken Gose on the spotting scope. Also to the AA class shooters, Paul Barrow, Orris Gress and Bob Hitchens who shot some pretty good scores and whipped up on a bunch of higher classified shooters; good shooting, thanks for attending and keep up the good work!
What I want to do this month is open for discussion how I can make our matches more fun for everyone and possibly more attractive to some new competitors.
I’m asking not only the Ben Avery regulars for their input on our matches but also those who shoot at matches in other parts of the country.
If it’s not too much trouble please take the time to email me at bpsteve@cox.net and pass along your thoughts on what makes some matches better than others and what I can do to improve the BPCR matches at Ben Avery.
Please don’t hold back! I want to know the good and the bad on subjects such as the way the matches are run, the match commands, range conditions, awards, how you are treated by those running the match, match fees, lunch menus, soft drink selection, starting times, etc. Simple things like not having your favorite soft drink might be a sore point with you but if I don’t know your preference I’ll just keep bringing what I like. (I’m sure I’ll get a comment or two from one of the Harsh Bros. in Wyoming saying that we should substitute Makers Mark for the diet drinks. Maybe if enough ask we just might do it!)
There are a lot more options for shooters today and in order to keep you coming back it’s necessary to make sure you are getting the most BANG for your buck. Hopefully with your input I’ll be able to provide you with that.
Thanks for your help.
Steve Rhoades Match Director
BPCR SILHOUETTE 4/17/2010 RON CALDERONE MASTER 3 9 10 9 31 M/WINNER CHIP MATE MASTER 1 9 10 8 28 1ST MASTER KEN GOSE AAA 3 10 6 6 25 1ST AAA PAUL BARROW AA 1 8 7 8 24 1ST AA ORRIS GRESS AA 5 9 4 5 23 2ND AA BOB HITCHENS AA 2 8 5 8 23 BOB DELATORRE AAA 2 10 7 3 22 2ND AAA JEFF BLOHM AAA 1 10 5 6 22 TOM LEWANDOWSKI AA-SCOPE 0 5 8 9 22 STEVE RHOADES AAA 3 8 5 5 21 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 3 9 4 5 21 MIKE WHITESELL AAA 1 8 7 5 21 SMOKEY SLAUGHTER AA-SCOPE 1 10 3 7 21 JIM DORRELL A 0 6 8 5 19 1ST A DOUG HART AA-SCOPE 2 5 5 4 16 DON PETERSEN A 1 8 5 2 16 ROGER MAZE AAA-SCOPE 0 7 9 0 16 RICK GREY AA 2 5 6 2 15 ROMNEY RUSSELL B 1 10 4 0 15 1ST B FRED STANSBURY AA 0 9 2 3 14 ROSS MCCOLLUM B-SCOPE 1 4 6 0 11 JIM KEENAN B 0 6 0 4 10 PAUL SCOTT B 0 0 3 6 9 RICK WESCOTT B 1 0 3 2 6
APRIL BEN AVERY MID-RANGE
To all:
It doesn’t get much better than Saturday’s mid-range. A bunch of good guys, brand new targets, nice warm weather with just enough wind to be a challenge, some good scores and FREE BEER after the match!!! Thanks to the efforts of Tom Lewandowski, Trent Lawrence and Rick Grey we had all new mid-range targets with new cardboard backers and new wood frames for the match. We threw away all of our shot-up old targets and made all new ones for this match. The targets turned out so well it’s our intension to do the same for the Creedmoor matches and make twenty five new targets with full wood frames. It’s a lot more work but it’s really worth it with the quality of the targets. Leading the pack once again was Chip Mate shooting his Shiloh 44-77. Chip came close to matching the National Record score of 294 by shooting a real respectable 291-9X. Coming out of a very short retirement to spot for Chip was Ken Gose. Ken not only did a nice job of making the wind calls for Chip but also managed to stick around after the match long enough to collect the wind flags and drink TWO beers!! If you know Ken he is usually half way home before the rest of the shooters get to the pits and turn in their score cards. We also had three new mid-range competitors shoot with us today, Romney Russell from Sierra Vista, Bob Hitchens from New River and a local silhouette shooter Warren Bare. I hope they had as much fun shooting mid-range as we did shooting with them. I wish we could get more of the silhouette shooters to try mid-range. They would have a good time and also find out how well their silhouette loads really shoot. Who knows, it might help them knock down some more targets. Our next scheduled mid-range match is October 9th so mark your calendar and make sure you have some extra ammo loaded so you can join us on the high-power range and have some FUN!
Steve Rhoades Match Director
BEN AVERY4/10/2010MID-RANGE200 YRDS300 YRDS600 YRDSTOTAL CHIP MATEPRONE44-77100-5X99-3X92-1X291-9X ZACK TAYLOR SR.PRONE100-7X98-2X90-1X288-10X RICK GREYPRONE100-5X97-3X81-0X278-8X ROMNEY RUSSELLPRONE99-1X96-1X81-0X276-2X BOB HITCHENSPRONE100-0X94-2X80-0X274-2X STEVE RHOADESPRONE40-6596-2X92-1X80-2X268-5X TOM LEWANDOWSKIPRONESCOPE100-3X96-2X71-1X267-6X TRENT LAWRENCEPRONE100-4X96-1X70-2X266-7X MIKE WHITESELLPRONE99-7X96-1X72-0X265-8X WALT GIPSONPRONESCOPE99-3X92-1X72-0X263-4X JIM DORRELLPRONEPAPER PATCH98-1X89-2X76-0X263-3X PAUL BARROWPRONE94-0X91-0X75-1X260-1X KEN GOSEPRONE40-6599-4X90-1X63-1X252-5X DR. ZACK TAYLORPOSITION77-0X92-0X77-0X246-0X WARREN BAREPRONE85-0X82-0X71-0X238-0X
AMERICAN CREEDMOOR CUP AND NRA REGIONAL CREEDMOOR
To all:
After five days of shooting it’s hard to come up with a story line that will cover everything that happened in those five days. My memory just isn’t that good anymore. So I’ll start off by breaking the events down day by day. Wednesday was the practice day and we had 25 shooters show up to get sight settings and a little insight as to the wind conditions at Ben Avery. We shortened the relays to thirty minutes for two shooters to speed things up and still be able to shoot at 800-900-1000 yards. Conditions were great for getting sight settings as there was no wind and sunny skies. The 80 deg. temps were a bit of a shock for everyone especially those who hadn’t been able to see the ground for the past 3-4 months. Thursday was the first day of the American Creedmoor Cup and it was marked by the absence of the match founder Mike Rix. Issues in Colorado prevented Mike from attending and his presence was defiantly missed although I’m sure not by all competitors as they felt that without Mike shooting their chances at a top finish were much better! After last year everyone was keeping an eye on Doc Lay but it was evident, as the day went along, that there was a problem with Doc’s equipment and that Phoenix newcomer Eron Ahmer and “local” Ron Calderone were the guys to beat in 2010. They were neck and neck at every yardage and at the end of the day Ronbo pulled off the win by one point. Georgia’s own Doug Gazaway suffered a little at 1000 yards but still held on for third place for the day. Friday was to be a different day as both Ronbo and Doug stumbled. Eron never missed a beat and finished the day with an outstanding 273-4X but right on his heels was Chip Mate with a 264-4X. Chip was shooting his Shiloh Creedmoor in 44-77 and we all know that 44-77s don’t shoot! That’s how the “Cup” finished up with Eron Ahmer the 2010 Champion, Chip Mate was 2nd Overall and a steady, two day performance by Pat Taylor earned him 3rd Overall. The top Paper Patch shooter for the second year in a row was Bob Delatorre and our top Senior was Trent Lawrence. After the match we retired to the Ben Avery Activity Center for some great New York strip steaks prepared by my better half Carolyn and her son Jeff, daughters Steph and Whit and grandkids Reilly and Justice. Every year they provide us with a great dinner and their contribution is one of the highlights of the match. Thanks guys! Although Mike Rix couldn’t come to the match he still did an outstanding job of furnishing the fine trophies and a considerable amount of swag for us to give away after dinner. I want to thank the following contributors to our drawing: Schuetzen Powder-Goex Powder-Buffalo Arms-Gentleman Jim Products-Redding-Creedmoor Sports-The NRA-Shooter 2-Lee Precision-Lyman-SPG-Paul Huard and Treebone Carving. If you were lucky enough to receive somethinf=g from one of the sponsors please take the time to let them know how much you appreciate their contribution. Two days down and two to go! Saturday was pretty much the same deal as Friday but now it was the NRA Regional match and a different format. The competitors now had a partner to help with the wind calls, you could take as many sighter shots as needed and you had more time to shoot your 10 shots for record. Doc was still on suicide watch and mining lead out of his barrel and Eron and Chip were still shooting 10s and Xs. But the cream always comes to the top and solid performances by Dave Gullo and Ray Hanson had them positioned to take over the lead if Eron or Chip stumbled. At the end of the day Eron was the leader with a 268-5X, Chip was second with a 262-3X and third was Ray Hanson with a 256-3X. Another score from Saturday that deserves mentioning was the 900 yard score BPCR first time shooter Jerry Pitts from Idaho. This was Jerry’s first ever match and he fired what will probably be a lifetime Ben Avery Range record of 10-1X! Yup, that’s right, he shot 9 misses in a row and his tenth shot for record was an X!!!! While we got a lot of mileage out of kidding him about that I have to add that he came right back and fired an 83-1X at 1000 yards! Jerry is a great guy and a good addition to our sport. Sunday was the match for all the marbles. If any of the Saturday winners choked there were several shooters who could step up and win the Regional Championship. Chip started it off by shooting a 97-5x at 800 yards. Also shooting a 97-5X at 800 yards was first time Creedmoor Scope competitor Tom Lewandowski from Scottsdale. Chip looked like he just might have the momentum to pull off the win but Eron really stepped up at 1000 yards and fired an outstanding 94-3x which was enough to earn him the NRA Gold Medal for the NRA Regional Championship with an aggregate score of 542-12X. Following Eron was Chip Mate at 524-10x and third place went to the NRA’s favorite son Ray Hanson from Minnesota with a 512-4X. This was the first match for the new Tollofson class rifles and Jimbo Terry and Kenny Wasserburger, the “Wyoming Harsh Brothers”, shared in setting 7 new NRA records for that category. Another notable score that deserves mentioning is Dan Theodore’s 495-6X shot with a .38 caliber rifle! That score earned him a 2nd place Master trophy for the tournament. Make sure you look at his individual yardage scores for Saturday. Pretty amazing for a .38 caliber rifle! Another one is in the record books and I want to thank some people for making that happen: Harvey Trace from Canada for calling the match, Bob Delatorre and Mike Rix for the trophies and Carolyn and the kids for the great food! My special thanks still has to go to all of the competitors for making the long trip to Phoenix and your cooperation during the five days of shooting. Without you there wouldn’t be a match! Thank you all and I hope you can come back next year!!!
Steve Rhoades Match Director
American Creedmoor Cup
COMPETITOR800 YRD900 YRD1000 YRDTOTAL800 YRD900 YRD1000 YRDTOTALAGGR.AWARD E. AHMER93-0X85-1X84-3X262-4X94-2X88-1X91-1X273-4X535-8XCUP CHAMPION C. MATE91-1X89-1X62-0X242-2X93-4X92-0X79-0X264-4X506-6X2ND OVERALL P. TAYLOR84-1X80-2X82-0X246-3X96-3X89-1X74-0X259-4X505-7X3RD OVERALL D. THEODORE 94-2X83-1X74-2X251-5X97-3X91-2X65-0X253-5X504-10X R. CALDERONE95-2X86-0X82-2X263-4X94-1X87-2X58-0X239-3X502-7X T. LAWRENCE94-0X77-1X79-0X250-1X91-1X77-1X79-1X247-3X497-4XHIGH SENIOR D. GULLO93-3X83-0X65-0X241-3X94-2X87-0X73-0X254-2X495-5X R. HANSON83-0X65-0X241-3X94-2X87-0X73-0X254-2X495-5X492-12x B. YOUNGBERG84-1X84-0X68-1X236-2X80-0X81-2X85-0X246-2X482-4X Z. TAYLOR95-1X74-0X68-0X237-1X94-2X76-0X72-0X242-2X479-3X J. EGGLESTON***89-0X81-0X55-0X225-0X91-1X77-0X70-0X238-1X463-1X D. TONN90-1X81-1X62-1X233-3X93-3X62-0X74-1X228-4X461-7X K. LAY JR.82-0x81-0x83-1x246-1x86-1x77-0x62-0x225-1x461-6x D. WILEY94-2X87-1X57-0X238-3X93-3X72-0X58-0X223-3X461-6X G. GIPSON79-1X90-0X64-0X233-1X81-1X76-0X63-0X228-1X461-2X D. PUMPHREY92-0X74-2X79-1X245-3X83-1X88-1X43-0X214-2X459-5X S. RHOADES 93-1X86-0X41-1X220-2X91-2X77-0X69-0X237-2X457-4X D. GAZAWAY90-1X87-0X79-1X256-2X72-0X42-0X82-1X200-1X456-3X D. MAURER79-0X74-0X73-0X226-0X84-1X84-1X62-0X230-2X456-2X K.WASSERBERGER***90-0X81-1X74-0X245-1X71-0X60-0X70-0X201-0X446-7X J. TERRY62-1X72-0X74-1X208-2X86-1X81-2X62-0X229-3X437-5X B. DELATORRE **79-2X58-0X71-0X208-2X78-1X81-1X65-0X224-2X432-4X1ST PAPER PATCH K. GOSE85-0X83-1X57-0X225-1X91-2X84-1X31-0X206-3X431-4X C. WEISZ85-2X46-0X78-0X209-2X59-0X79-1X59-0X197-1X406-3X T. CRISLER82-1X82-1X49-1X213-3X64-0X82-0X46-0X192-0X405-3X A.SLEDGE78-0X69-1X46-0X193-1X82-0X81-0X56-0X219-1X402-2X J. PITTS**75-1X89-0X54-1X218-2X41-0X86-0X47-0X174-0X392-2X R. GREY89-1X80-1X7-0X176-2X85-2X79-0X45-0X209-2X385-4X J. DORRELL **84-0X55-0X73-0X212-0X88-0X53-0X21-0X162-0X374-0X R. ENGLEBACH **49-0X40-0X34-0X123-0X80-1X83-0X76-0X239-1X362-1X P. HUARD88-1X42-0X18-0X148-1X82-1X54-0X39-0X175-1X323-2X S. LORENZ59-0X57-0X28-0X144-1X80-0X71-0X18-0X169-0X313-1X H. MARKHAM***70-0X31-0X45-0X146-0XDNFDNFDNFDNF146-0X PAPER PATCH ** SCOPE***
NRA Regional Creedmoor
COMPETITORCLASS800 YD.900 YD.1000 YD.TOTAL800 YD.900 YD.1000 YD.TOTALAGGR.AWARD E. AHMERMASTER94-3X91-2X83-0X268-5X96-2X84-2X94-3X274-7X542-12XREG.CHAMPION C. MATEEXPERT89-1X82-1X91-1X262-3X97-5X85-1X80-1X262-7X524-10X2ND OVERALL R. HANSONMASTER85-1X86-2X85-0X256-3X89-0X90-1X77-0X256-1X514-4X3RD OVERALL D. GULLOMASTER84-0x88-1x78-0x250-1x91-0x90-1x81-0x262-1x512-2x1ST MASTER M. WHITESELLEXPERT83-0X89-1X73-0X245-1X93-2X87-0X81-1X261-3X506-4X 1ST EXPERT Z. TAYLOREXPERT SR.87-0x75-0x83-1x245-1x88-1x77-1x87-2x252-4x497-5x2ND EXPERT D. THEODORE MASTER67-0x80-0x76-0x223-0x93-2x87-2x92-2x272-6x495-6x2ND MASTER R. CALDERONEMASTER btr72-1X79-1X82-0X233-2X94-2X92-3X73-1X259-6X492-8X3RD MASTER K. LAY JR.MASTER86-2x87-0x76-0x249-2x89-0x82-0x72-0x243-0x492-2X T. LAWRENCEEXPERT SR.70-0X75-1X79-0X224-1X89-2X90-0X85-2X264-4X488-5X3RD EXPERT D. PUMPHREYMASTER84-1X74-0X82-1X240-2X96-2X75-1X73-1X244-4X484-6X B. YOUNGBERGEXPERT85-0x81-2x66-0x232-2x88-0x85-0x71-0x244-0x476-2x D. GAZAWAYEXPERT SR.91-0X63-0X57-0X211-0X96-3X97-1X69-0X262-4X473-4XHIGH SENIOR T. CRISLERMASTER73-0x81-0x62-1x216-1x94-2x78-0x77-0x249-2x465-3x G. GIPSONS/S SR.83-2X73-2X69-0X225-4X90-2X84-0X64-0X238-2X463-6X1ST S/S T. LEWANDOWSKISCOPE SR.84-1X77-0X52-0X213-1X97-5X80-1X71-0X248-6X461-7X1ST SCOPE J. PORTEREXPERT76-2x72-0x79-1x227-3x89-0x80-1x64-0x233-1x460-4x P. BARROWS/S63-2X54-0X71-0X188-2X93-1X90-0X88-1X271-2X459-4X R. ENGLEBACH MASTER SR.78-0X67-0X81-0X226-0X83-0X72-0X76-0X231-0X457-0X D. HANSENEXPERT SR.84-3X72-0X53-0X209-3X92-1X78-1X76-0X246-2X455-5X D. MAURERMASTER SR.89-2X65-1X82-0X236-3X87-1X80-1X52-0X219-2X455-5X P. TAYLOREXPERT SR.71-0X51-1X68-0X190-1X95-2X90-0X72-0X257-2X447-3X J. TERRYTOLLOFSON71-0X81-0X70-0X222-0X93-1X83-1X48-0X224-2X446-2X1ST TOLLOFSON A.SLEDGEMASTER SR.72-1X60-0X73-0X205-1X85-1X85-1X68-1X238-3X443-4X K. SCHATTLEITNERMASTER.SR.71-1x55-0x74-1x200-2x92-0x90-1x45-0x227-1x427-3x D. TONNSCOPE82-0X66-0X77-0X225-0X81-1X77-1X44-0X202-2X427-2X K. WASSERBURGERTOLLOFSON67-1X60-0X57-0X184-1X80-0X85-0X71-1X236-1X420-2X C. ATKINSONM/M SR.84-0X60-0X76-0X220-0X77-1X64-0X55-0X196-1X416-1X1ST M/M J. DORRELLEXPERT CB80-0X64-0X38-0X182-0X91-3X51-0X78-1X220-4X402-4X J. EGGLESTONMASTER SR.65-1X61-1X52-0X178-1X91-2X63-1X66-1X220-4X398-5X R. GREYS/S SR.54-0x46-0x51-0x151-0x88-3x50-0x86-0x224-3x375-3x K. GOSETOLLOFSON70-0X52-0X69-0X191-0X89-2X77-1XDNF166-2X357-2X P. HUARDEXPERT63-0X68-0X40-0X171-0X90-2X52-0X42-0X184-2X355-2X W. GIPSONSCOPE SR.78-0X58-0X41-0X177-0X70-0X60-0X48-0X178-0X355-0X C. WEISZM/M SR.63-1X77-0X54-0X194-1X84-0X40-0X31-0X155-0X349-1X D. WILEYEXPERT SR.53-0x54-0x22-0x129-0x72-0x54-1x74-0x200-1x329-1x J. PITTSM/M34-0X10-1X83-1X127-2X79-0X80-0X28-0X187-0X314-2X S. LORENZS/S53-0x35-0x46-0x134-0x33-0x63-0x33-0x129-0x263-0x
FEBRUARY BEN AVERY BPCR SILHOUETTE
To all: Arizona shooters got pretty spoiled last year. Most of our matches in 2009 were accompanied by excellent shooting weather. 2010 is looking like our luck has run out. The Lever Action State Championship last month had some of the most challenging conditions that I have ever shot in and this month’s BPCR silhouette match was just a continuation of those challenging conditions. It was cloudy when we arrived for the match but by the time the second relay came to the line it was raining so hard you couldn’t read the number boards on the pig berm. It looked like the guys shooting scopes were going to whip up on everyone as they could at least see the animals The thought went through my mind that it was time to pack up and quit this nonsense and I’m sure that thought was shared by most of the shooters. Some of them actually did just that. The majority didn’t and that included Chip Mate. Chip has won more matches at the Ben Avery and Tucson ranges than anyone and aside from the fact that he is a good shot he isn’t a quitter! If you want to get better at BPCR silhouette you need to shoot in bad conditions as well as in good. This is how your skills are honed and in my case it helps me learn to be patient. Chip was patient and he let the conditions come to him. He made the best shots he could, considering the conditions. He accepted his misses, put them out of his mind and tried harder on the next shot. I was shooting with him and I cursed the conditions, got pissed when I missed and rushed my shots! Chip shot a 31 and won the match. I shot a 14 and was 5th from the bottom of the page. Chip had a great time, but so did I when I finally realized that even though the weather was terrible, I lucky enough to be alive and with my friends. We were all in it together and I really didn’t want to be anywhere else. As the old saying goes: “A bad day shooting is still better than a good day at work” See you all at the range, good weather or bad!
Steve Rhoades Match Director
CHIP MATE MASTER 5 10 8 8 31 M/WINNER TOM LEWENDOWSKI AA-SCOPE 2 8 6 9 25 1ST AA STEVE COLESON AAA-SCOPE 1 9 7 8 25 1ST AAA PAT TAYLOR MASTER 3 9 2 10 24 1ST MASTER HARVEY TRACE AAA-SCOPE 2 9 8 5 24 2ND AAA RICK GREY AA 1 6 7 9 23 2ND AA ED KELLER AA-SCOPE 0 8 7 8 23 ORRIS GRESS AA 0 9 7 7 23 DOUG HART AA-SCOPE 2 9 5 5 21 MIKE WHITESELL AAA 1 6 9 4 20 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 1 7 5 7 20 DEB ROBINSON AA-SCOPE 0 6 7 7 20 DON PETERSEN A 0 9 6 5 20 1ST A BOB HITCHENS AA 0 9 3 8 20 CORY LEWENDOWSKI A 1 7 6 5 19 2ND A BOB DELATORRE AAA 2 8 2 5 18 WALT GIPSON A-SCOPE 1 8 7 0 18 CRAIG MESSI AAA-SCOPE 1 6 6 4 17 JIM NEUFELD B-SCOPE 0 4 7 6 17 1ST B PAUL BARROW AA 0 6 6 5 17 ROB ROBINSON AA 1 9 4 2 16 DON HANKS A 0 4 6 6 16 DWIGHT SISSELL A-SCOPE 0 6 5 5 16 KYLE LEWENDOWSKI A 0 5 5 6 16 STEVE RHOADES AAA 2 3 5 4 14 RICH BLOUNT AA-SCOPE 2 5 2 4 13 JIM DORRELL A 0 4 2 6 12 PAUL SCOTT B 0 6 1 4 11 ROSS MC CULLUM B-SCOPE 0 5 1 0 6
2010 ARIZONA STATE LEVER ACTION SILHOUETTE RESULTS
To all:
The conditions that persisted for the full three days of the 2010 Arizona State Lever Action Championships were the worst I have experienced in ten years of match directing at the Ben Avery facility! Practice day on Thursday was attended by a total of three shooters and thinking we were going to get this Championship in the books was pretty far fetched. Although the rain subsided somewhat on Friday the conditions were less than ideal for shooting a Small-Bore Match to say the least! But the entry list was comprised of some of the best shooters in Lever Action and they came to shoot. Eric Sundstrom from Colorado, after shooting an outstanding 35X40 in Match #1, looked like the one to finally end Rex Ward’s reign as the Arizona Small-Bore Champion but at the completion of Match #2 there was a three way tie for the lead between Eric, Lee O’Neil and that guy Rex Ward. For the third year in a row Rex came from behind to win the shoot-off and the “Cowboy” trophy as the Arizona State Champion for Lever Action Silhouette. The weather started to cooperate a little on Saturday for the Pistol Caliber Championships and once again Eric Sundstrom led the pack after Match #1 with an outstanding 38X40. But building up steam after a pretty slow start in the Small-Bore match was Joy Cox from Phoenix who was right on Eric’s heels with a 36X40. Match #2 was Eric’s down fall as he “only” shot a 34X40 and Joy was on a roll with a National Record setting Match #2 score of 39X40. Her aggregate score of 75X80 was just enough to beat out Eric for the Arizona State Championship for Pistol Caliber Lever Action and another National Record! Sunday was the big day! The weatherman said clear skies but he forgot to mention the wind! It was out of the north and COLD!!! North wind at Ben Avery means watery eyes and targets that don’t want to fall down so the scores for Match #1, while good, were not outstanding. You have to give Eric Sundstrom credit, he’s persistent! He was the leader again going into the lunch break after Match #1 and the question was could he hold everyone off in Match #2 and finally win a Championship? His Match #2 38X40 was good enough to get him in the record books for a Senior 40 shot match but Joy Cox had her eye on a record as well. In Match #2 she earned her way into the record books permanently by shooting a perfect 40X40! This combined with a 35X40 in Match #1 gave her the Rifle Caliber Championship and another Woman’s National Record score of 75X80. Even though the weather was bad the quality and attitude of ALL the shooters was exemplary and I want to thank everyone for being ladies and gentlemen! We had shooters from Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and California who had to make the trip to Arizona through some pretty rough road conditions. We appreciate your effort and hope that next year if you choose to return you will be greeted by some GOOD Arizona weather. A shooting match is only as good as the shooters that compete and the 2010 Arizona State Championship for Lever Action Silhouette will go into the books as one of the most challenging matches held at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility. But thanks to you ALL it will also go into the books as one of the BEST!
Steve Rhoades Match Director
2010 ARIZONA STATE SMALLBORE LEVER ACTION CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITOR CLASS C P T R C P T R AGG. AWARD L. O'NEIL MASTER SR. 9 10 5 8 32 8 10 9 10 37 69 1ST MASTER E/ SUNDSTROM MASTER SR. 8 10 10 7 35 9 10 8 7 34 69 HIGH SENIOR R. WARD MASTER SR. 8 9 9 6 32 10 10 9 8 37 69 AZ. STATE CHAMPION B. COLE AAA SR. 9 10 6 7 32 7 10 9 9 35 67 1ST AAA B. JACKSON MASTER SR. 7 9 6 9 31 9 10 7 7 33 64 J. LEONARD MASTER 8 10 5 7 30 9 9 8 7 33 63 C. BUCHANAN AAA SR. 9 10 6 6 31 9 9 7 7 32 63 3RD AAA J. KING AAA SR. 7 9 8 7 31 8 10 8 6 32 63 2ND AAA J. CULLUM AA 6 8 6 9 29 5 9 9 9 32 61 1ST AA J. COX MASTER WM 6 10 5 5 26 10 10 7 7 34 60 HIGH WOMAN J. HERSHEY AAA WM. 9 10 5 5 29 9 7 7 8 31 60 G. HESTER AAA SR. 8 10 7 6 31 8 10 5 6 29 60 T. THOMPSON AAA 6 10 7 7 30 6 8 8 6 28 58 B. DANIELS AA 6 9 5 8 28 8 8 7 7 30 58 2ND AA K. GARVIN AAA WM. 8 7 7 7 29 10 9 2 6 27 56 T. LAWRENCE AAA SR. 6 9 7 6 28 7 10 5 5 27 55 J. GOODNIGHT MASTER SR. 8 9 5 6 28 6 10 4 6 26 54 W. DENNY AAA SR. 6 3 3 4 16 7 10 7 5 29 54 T. FINLEY AAA 7 9 7 5 28 6 9 7 5 27 54 G. JACK AA SR. 7 9 7 5 28 5 9 6 5 25 53 C. WALKER AA 6 10 5 5 26 6 8 6 5 25 51 3RD AA R. HERSHEY AAA SR. 7 6 4 7 24 4 10 6 6 26 50 J. EGGLESTON AAA SR. 7 5 7 4 23 5 7 5 9 26 49 C. BROWN AA SR. 4 9 3 6 22 7 7 6 7 27 49 J. BRUNNER A 5 6 8 2 21 8 9 5 4 26 47 1ST A B. BOWMAN A SR. 8 7 6 6 27 7 9 1 2 19 46 D. NATER AAA 7 7 4 3 21 6 8 6 5 25 46 S. RHOADES AA SR. 8 9 2 3 22 7 6 4 7 24 46 G. FRANKS AA SR. 4 6 2 5 17 6 8 7 7 28 45 D. PALAGI AA 7 8 3 6 24 4 7 7 3 21 45 C. MATE AA 7 7 1 2 17 7 7 7 6 27 44 T. BANT A SR. 5 7 2 7 21 4 8 5 6 23 44 D. SPURLOCK AAA SR. 6 7 6 5 24 4 7 5 4 20 44 A. KRAMER AA SR. 5 7 5 6 23 4 7 4 6 21 44 F. STANSBURY AA SR. 4 4 5 5 18 6 10 6 4 26 44 R. BURTON A SR. 7 6 4 5 22 7 7 5 3 22 44 B. HUNTER AA 3 5 9 0 17 6 8 6 7 27 44 B. DELATORRE AA 8 7 1 1 17 7 8 6 4 26 43 E. O'NEIL B WM 7 7 5 4 23 6 8 4 2 29 43 1ST B M. AMMERMAN A 3 8 4 3 18 5 9 8 2 24 42 P. HUARD AA 5 6 4 6 21 7 7 1 5 20 41 T. CATALFANO AA 3 9 3 4 19 7 8 6 1 22 41 B. BURTON A WM. 5 8 3 5 21 5 7 3 5 20 41 V. SPURLOCK AA WM. 6 7 6 1 20 4 10 2 4 20 40 R. MAZE A SR. 2 7 3 7 19 5 5 5 6 21 40 A. FRANKS AA SR. 3 6 3 3 15 1 6 1 3 11 26 K. JOHNSON B SR. 2 5 0 2 9 1 1 0 3 5 14
2010 ARIZONA PISTOL CALIBER LEVER ACTION CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITOR CLASS C P T R C P T R AGG. AWARD J. COX MASTER WM 9 10 8 9 36 10 10 10 9 39 75 AZ. STATE CHAMPION E. SUNDSTROM MASTER SR. 9 10 9 10 38 10 10 6 8 34 72 1ST MASTER B. JACKSON MASTER SR. 9 10 10 6 35 9 10 6 8 33 68 HIGH SENIOR B. COLE AAA SR. 9 9 8 8 34 8 10 9 6 33 67 2ND AAA J. LEONARD MASTER 9 10 7 8 34 9 10 7 7 33 67 J. CULLUM AAA 9 9 9 8 35 9 10 6 7 32 67 1ST AAA G. HESTER AAA SR. 8 8 9 8 33 9 8 9 8 34 67 3RD AAA T. LAWRENCE AA SR. 7 10 9 7 33 7 10 10 7 34 67 1ST AA J. HERSHEY AAA WM. 7 9 9 5 30 8 10 10 8 36 66 HIGH WOMAN D. PHILLIPS MASTER 9 10 8 5 32 8 9 8 8 33 65 T. FINLEY AAA 7 10 7 10 34 4 9 8 9 30 64 D. NATER AAA 9 10 8 7 34 4 10 8 8 30 64 C. MATE MASTER 6 10 10 8 34 8 7 6 9 30 64 C. BUCHANAN AAA SR. 8 9 7 7 31 9 8 9 7 32 63 L. O'NEIL MASTER SR. 6 9 7 8 30 8 10 7 5 30 60 R. WARD AAA SR. 7 7 9 6 29 8 9 7 7 31 60 J. GOODNIGHT MASTER SR. 9 9 6 5 29 7 10 8 6 31 60 C. WALKER AA 5 9 5 7 26 8 10 8 7 33 59 2ND AA R. HERSHEY AAA SR. 9 9 6 7 31 4 9 10 3 26 57 D. PALAGI AAA 6 9 8 7 30 4 10 6 7 27 57 P. HUARD AA 3 8 5 8 24 8 9 7 8 32 56 3RD AA B. DELATORRE AA 7 9 5 6 27 10 10 2 6 28 55 V. SPURLOCK AA WM. 5 7 4 7 23 8 10 5 9 32 55 J. KING AAA SR. 4 10 8 8 30 6 9 4 4 23 53 W. DENNY AAA SR. 5 9 6 6 26 6 9 9 3 27 53 S. RHOADES AAA SR. 5 9 5 5 24 7 9 7 6 29 53 G. FRANKS AAA SR. 6 8 6 7 27 6 10 5 5 26 53 T. BANT AA SR. 8 8 4 4 24 9 9 5 6 29 53 G. JACK AA SR. 4 9 6 7 26 8 7 6 4 25 51 J. EGGLESTON AA SR. 7 6 7 6 26 7 6 5 5 23 49 C. BROWN AA SR. 7 9 6 5 27 4 10 3 5 22 49 F. STANSBURY AA SR. 4 7 7 7 25 5 7 8 4 24 49 B. DANIELS A 4 8 7 5 24 4 6 6 8 24 48 1ST A K. GARVIN AAA WM. 3 5 5 6 19 8 10 5 4 27 46 D. PEDERSEN AA 6 6 7 7 26 8 6 3 3 20 46 K. ERDMAN AAA SR. 4 4 4 6 18 8 7 7 5 27 45 T. THOMPSON A 6 6 5 2 19 8 6 3 8 25 44 2ND A A. KRAMER AA SR. 6 7 5 5 23 3 8 3 7 21 44 O. GRESS AA SR. 4 6 6 5 21 6 9 2 6 23 44 D. SPURLOCK AA SR. 2 7 5 7 21 8 5 5 4 22 43 T. CATALFANO A 5 7 4 7 23 5 7 3 5 20 43 A. FRANKS AA SR. 6 6 2 3 17 6 8 4 5 23 40 D. COX A SR. 4 5 5 5 19 6 6 6 3 21 40 J. BRUNNER A 3 10 4 2 19 4 6 5 4 19 38 R. BURTON A SR. 4 9 3 5 21 3 7 3 4 17 38 B. BOWMAN B SR. 4 7 4 2 17 5 6 2 5 18 35 1ST B R. MAZE AA SR. 6 3 6 3 18 5 3 5 4 17 35 E O'NEIL A WM 6 5 5 2 18 6 6 2 2 16 34 B. BURTON A WM. 3 6 4 4 17 4 5 2 5 16 33 C. NELSON A 4 9 1 2 16 4 6 3 3 16 32 M. DENNY A WM. 6 8 2 3 19 1 4 1 3 9 28 D. SISSELL AA SR. 4 7 4 3 17 1 3 3 3 10 27 K. JOHNSON B SR. 1 3 2 1 7 1 5 3 2 11 18
2010 ARIZONA STATE RIFLE CALIBER LEVER ACTION CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITOR CLASS C P T R C P T R AGG. AWARD J. COX MASTER WM 10 9 8 8 35 10 10 10 10 40 75 AZ. STATE CHAMPION E/ SUNDSTROM MASTER SR. 10 9 9 8 36 10 10 9 9 38 74 1ST MASTER B. JACKSON MASTER SR. 10 9 6 7 32 10 10 8 9 37 69 HIGH SENIOR R. WARD MASTER SR. 10 8 8 6 32 10 10 7 8 35 67 B. COLE MASTER SR. 9 9 8 4 30 10 10 6 8 34 64 J. HERSHEY AAA WM. 9 8 7 10 34 9 9 6 6 30 64 1ST AAA L. O'NEIL MASTER SR. 10 7 6 7 30 10 8 9 6 33 63 R. HERSHEY AAA SR. 9 9 5 8 31 9 9 6 8 32 63 2ND AAA D. PHILLIPS AAA 10 9 7 4 30 9 9 6 8 32 62 C. MATE AAA 9 8 7 4 28 10 10 7 7 34 62 J. GOODNIGHT MASTER SR. 8 8 9 5 30 9 10 6 7 32 62 D. PALAGI AAA 9 9 7 6 31 10 9 5 7 31 62 3RD AAA C. BUCHANAN AAA SR. 9 8 6 6 29 10 10 6 6 32 61 W. DENNY AAA SR. 8 10 6 5 29 9 10 5 8 32 61 T. FINLEY AAA 7 8 4 7 26 10 9 5 7 31 57 T. LAWRENCE AA SR. 8 7 8 6 29 9 10 5 3 27 56 1ST AA J. LEONARD AAA 10 8 4 4 26 9 10 4 3 29 55 J. CULLUM AA 9 7 5 6 27 9 9 4 4 26 53 2ND AA G. HESTER AAA SR. 9 7 7 3 26 9 10 4 3 26 52 O. GRESS AA SR. 6 9 4 3 22 7 9 7 6 29 51 3RD AA V. SPURLOCK AA WM. 7 9 2 6 24 9 6 7 3 25 49 J. KING AA SR. 8 5 2 2 17 9 8 7 8 32 49 J. EGGLESTON AA SR. 6 7 7 5 25 7 9 5 3 24 49 B. DANIELS AA SR. 9 6 4 4 23 7 7 5 7 26 49 K. GARVIN AAA WM. 8 5 4 6 23 9 9 4 4 26 49 HIGH WOMAN D. SPURLOCK AA SR. 8 7 5 2 22 10 8 5 3 26 48 D. PEDERSEN AA 10 10 3 3 26 6 8 1 6 21 47 A. KRAMER AA SR. 8 8 4 3 23 6 6 6 5 23 46 J. BRUNNER A 7 4 4 5 20 8 7 7 4 26 46 1ST A R. MAZE AA SR. 4 6 2 5 17 7 10 5 6 28 45 B. BURTON A WM. 5 7 5 3 20 6 8 4 6 24 44 G. FRANKS A SR. 5 7 3 3 18 6 9 4 6 25 43 T. BANT A SR. 7 3 4 5 19 7 9 2 5 23 42 G. JACK AAA SR. 5 3 5 4 17 8 8 4 4 24 41 F. STANSBURY AA SR. 7 5 2 4 18 9 8 5 1 23 41 B. DELATORRE AA 7 3 2 5 17 8 7 4 4 23 40 T. CATALFANO A 4 7 2 6 19 8 8 3 2 21 40 A. FRANKS AA SR. 7 7 1 3 18 8 6 3 4 21 39 D. SISSELL AA SR. 6 5 3 2 16 5 5 6 6 22 38 C. BROWN AA SR. 6 4 1 4 15 8 5 5 3 21 36 B. BOWMAN B SR. 7 4 2 4 17 6 4 1 5 16 33 1ST B R. BURTON A SR. 4 8 2 3 17 3 5 1 1 10 27 K. JOHNSON B SR. 2 4 0 1 7 3 2 1 2 8 15 W. BARE A 2 2 2 1 7 2 2 1 1 6 13 P. HUARD AA 2 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 3 7 12 E O'NEIL A WM 3 0 1 0 4 1 3 1 1 6 10
EQUIPMENT LIST
REX WARD: MARLIN 39A RWS AMMO
WINCHESTER 94-22M CCI AMMO
MARLIN 336 SPEER BULLET XMR 4064
JOY COX: WINCHESTER 94-22 ELEY AMMO
WINCHESTER 94-22M FEDERAL AMMO
MARLIN 336 30-30 SIERRA 150GR. 4895
ERIC SUNDSTROM: WINCHESTER 94-22 ELEY AMMO
WINCHESTER 94-22M FEDERAL AMMO
WINCHESTER 94 SIERRA 150 GR H322
BILL COLE: MARLIN 39A LAPUA AMMO
MARLIN 32-20 HORNADY 100 GR. 296
MARLIN 336 30-30 SPEER 170 GR. #748
TRENT LAWRENCE: MARLIN 39A REMINGTON TARGET AMMO
MARLIN CL 32-20 SAECO SWISS 3F
MARLIN COWBOY 38-55 LYMAN SWISS 2F
JOEL CULLUM: MARLIN 39A ELEY AMMO
WINCHESTER 1892 25-20 HORNADY 60 GR. #2400
MARLIN 30-30 150 SIERRA IMR 4895
JEANIE HERSHEY: MARLIN 39A LAPUA AMMO
WINCHESTER 94-22M FEDERAL AMMO
MARLIN 336 30-30 SPEER VARGET
JIM “BUBBA” DANIELS: MARLIN 39A WINCHESTER WILDCAT AMMO
WINCHESTER 94-22M CCI AMMO
GLENFIELD M30 30-30 150 GR. FACTORY
BOB JACKSON: WINCHESTER 94-22 ELEY AMMO
BROWNING 32-20 HORNADY #2400
WINCHESTER 94 REM. BULLETS WIN. BALL
JANUARY BPCR SILHOUETTE RESULTS
NOTICE-I guess I'm showing my age. I argued with Don Petersen that I had posted these results only to find that they were not posted and I had mistakenly deleted the file. Not so, as I found the file this morning so here are the results from the first BPCR match of 2010.
To all: It was the first match of the year and its only fitting that there were several firsts for us at Ben Avery during this match. First on the list of firsts is that we now officially have an International Match Winner. It’s Harvey Trace from Canada and to make it even better for Harvey he beat Chip Mate on chicken count! Harvey has been coming to Ben Avery for several years to host the silhouette range as well as to handle the job of line officer for our March Creedmoor matches. Just a little advice for everyone. When Harvey is finished working on the silhouette range and he gets in some practice time, he doesn’t lay down and shoot off his sticks. He shoots offhand at the chickens. So the results of the off hand practice has paid off for Harvey. Oh by the way Harvey is in his 70s so it just goes to show you it’s never too late to practice!! Second on our list of firsts is Bob Hitchens. This was Bob’s first official BPCR match shooting his new Shiloh rifle and he shot a 24X40 which earned him a AA classification. I don’t think Bob will remain in the AA class for long though as he seems to be catching on to this sport pretty quick. Third on our list of firsts is Don Petersen. Don is one of the original BPCR shooters at Ben Avery and had reached a plateau with his scores. Don told me before the match that he had changed his loading method and that he was looking forward to seeing the results from that change. Well it worked as he was able to shoot 9 rams in a row as well as five chickens offhand ending up with a 25X40 and 1st place in A class. He said he is keeping the loading change a secret!! Our last first is Ross Mc Cullum. Ross is also a new shooter although he has been acquiring his shooting equipment for almost a year. He selected the best stuff you can buy though, starting with a Shiloh rifle in 40-70 SS which most would shy away from as a starting caliber. But Ross went to Chip Mate for advice on the 40-70 and he will get it to perform with a little coaching from Chip. Ross’s score wasn’t as high as his excitement level as he was first in B class at the first match of the year and was awarded his first shooting medal! That’s a lot of firsts for the first match of the year. We had some nice weather for a change, a great group of guys and some real tasty chili that Carolyn concocted for us. All that makes it First Place in my book! See you next month. Steve Rhoades Match Director
BPCR SILHOUETTE 1/18/2010 HARVEY TRACE AAA-SCOPE 3 9 7 8 27 M/WINNER CHIP MATE MASTER 2 10 8 7 27 1ST MASTER TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 4 9 7 6 26 1ST AAA MIKE WHITESELL AAA 3 9 8 6 26 2ND AAA JEFF BLOHM AA 3 9 7 7 26 1ST AA SMOKEY SLAUGHTER AA-SCOPE 3 10 5 8 26 2ND AA DOUG HART AA-SCOPE 0 9 8 9 26 3RD AA DON PETERSEN A 5 6 5 9 25 1ST A LARRY WILKES AAA 3 7 6 8 24 BOB HITCHENS AA 1 7 8 8 24 MARIE REICH AA 4 4 9 6 23 DWIGHT SISSELL A 3 10 5 5 23 BOB DELATORRE AAA 2 8 7 6 23 PAT TAYLOR AA-SCOPE 2 6 8 6 22 TOM LEWANDOWSKI AA-SCOPE 1 10 5 6 22 DENNIS HALL AA 0 9 7 6 22 PAUL BARROW AA 0 9 5 7 21 STEVE RHOADES AAA 4 8 3 5 20 ORRIS GRESS AA 1 8 6 5 20 RICK GREY AA 0 9 6 5 20 RICH BLOUNT AAA 3 8 5 2 18 ROGER MAZE AAA-SCOPE 0 5 7 4 16 JIM DORRELL A 2 3 6 4 15 JERRY LATSCHAR AA 1 4 5 5 15 JIM CROSSEN AA-SCOPE 3 4 4 2 12 JIM DODSON AA 3 4 1 4 12 ROSS MC CULLUM B 0 5 2 4 11 1ST B WAYNE LIEBZEIT B 1 3 3 3 10
JANUARY CREEDMOOR RESULTS
To all:
I grew up o the beach in Southern California during the fifties and in all the comic books there were advertisements for ways to increase your muscles. In those ads there was always a bully on the beach kicking sand in the face of the skinny kid like me. Well its fifty years later and I’m not the skinny kid anymore. Actually I’m a lot bigger than any of those bullies in the ads and now it’s the SKINNY kid that’s kicking sand in my face!! The skinny kid is Chip Mate and he’s kicking sand in everyone’s face! This weekend he did it again by out shooting us with his Shiloh 44-77. Everyone knows you can’t get a 44-77 to shoot! Just like a 40-70 SS they are just impossible to get them to shoot accurately but Chip has both of those calibers and he consistently uses them to whip our butts! OK, enough of that, now back to kicking sand in our faces. After completing his shot for score at 1000 yards where he shot an 87-2xs, to add insult to injury, Chip stood up and fired two shots at his target offhand! The first shot went high and left; a 6 at 10:00. He reloaded and fired again. After clearing the sand from my face I marked a 10 at 12:00 on his target!! Two shots OFFHAND at 1000 yards and both on paper!!!! The next part of the story shows that Chip is truly a bully. He got in his truck and left without staying for his award which was the return of his entry fee for high score!! Actually Chip isn’t really that big of a bully. The reason he left so quick was that he had to drive three hours back home for his granddaughter’s birthday party! I can’t wait to see if Chip can kick some sand in the faces of the competitors at the March Creedmoor Cup and Regional Creedmoor. It’ll be nice to have someone else for him to pick on other that us “locals” See you then.
Steve Rhoades Match Director.
BEN AVERY1/10/2010CREEDMOOR800 YRDS900 YRDS1000 YRDSTOTAL CHIP MATE44-77 92-1X87-0X87-2X266-3X RICK GREY92-1X85-1X84-0X261-2X TRENT LAWRENCE81-0X86-4X89-1X256-5X BOB DELATORREPAPER PATCH90-2X86-0X70-0X246-2X TOM LEWANDOWSKISCOPE82-0X83-1X72-0X237-1X RON CALDERONE87-0X86-0X67-0X234-0X PAUL BARROW89-0X80-1X63-0X232-1X STEVE RHOADES45-7090-2X83-0X58-0X231-2X KEN GOSE45-10085-0X77-0X68-0X220-0X MIKE WHITESELL81-0X70-0X60-0X211-0X
DECEMBER COWBOY LEVER ACTION RESULTS
To all:
When you have adverse conditions during a match everyone has a built-in excuse for a bad score. This Saturday, once again, we had some pretty BAD conditions for shooting a Lever Action Silhouette match. At this time of year when there is snow in the mountains and the sun starts coming up over the low lands we get some pretty extreme thermals which cause the cold wind to flow down from the North into the valley. With the range facing north that means the wind is right in your face and trying to shoot off hand with your nose running and your eyes watering is really tough. So now you know MY excuse for shooting so poorly in the .22/Pistol Caliber morning match and I’m sure the same excuses will be offered for the balance of the shooters in that match as well. But wait! What did Dave Phillips shoot in those same conditions????? No your nose isn’t running and your eyes arn't watering, HE SHOT A 39X40!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yup, that right a 39X40 which is a National Record for Pistol Caliber Lever Action! And he did it in the same lousy conditions as the rest of us and he did it by only missing ONE ram. Unfortunately for Dave he didn’t shoot it at a registered match so his name won’t be added to the National Record list but he still did it. He will join though with fellow Arizona shooter and National Record holder Chip Mate as co-range record holders at Ben Avery. Dave also managed to fire a 37X40 in the afternoon Rifle Caliber match and we can only hope that he can keep the momentum up until the Arizona State Championships next month. If he does, good conditions or bad, all the competitors at the State Championships are in real trouble! See you then.
Steve Rhoades Match Director
PISTOL/.22 12/26/2009 DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 10 10 10 9 39 M/WINNER CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 8 8 8 7 31 1ST AAA TIM FINLEY AAA 8 10 7 4 29 2ND AAA BILL COLE AAA 6 10 5 5 26 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 6 10 3 7 26 JOEL CULLUM AA 3 7 9 6 25 1ST AA BUBBA DANIELS A 6 8 7 4 25 1ST A DAVE PEDERSEN AA 8 7 4 5 24 2ND AA BOB DELATORRE AA 5 6 5 6 22 3RD AA JOY COX MASTER 4 10 6 1 21 1ST MASTER JT BRUNNER A 6 8 5 2 21 2ND A DAN ALCORN AA 6 6 4 5 21 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 5 7 6 2 20 ERIN O'NEIL A 4 4 5 6 19 ORRIS GRESS AA 5 7 1 5 18 WARREN BARE AA 4 4 5 4 17 EARL MOSER A 4 7 5 1 17 RICK BURTON A 5 7 3 2 17 DAVE SPURLOCK AAA 6 5 4 1 16 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 5 6 4 1 16 DWIGHT SISSELL AA 2 7 3 3 15 STEVE RHOADES AA 4 5 1 5 15 ROLAND WONG B 5 5 0 4 14 1ST B ROB JOHNSON B 4 6 1 2 13 BARB BURTON A 4 2 1 4 11 LARRY BOSTDORFF A 5 4 0 1 10 ANDREW ALCORN B 3 2 2 2 9 RICK GREY B 0 4 2 2 8
BEN AVERY RIFLE CALIBER 12/26/2009 DAVE PHILLIPS AAA 9 10 10 8 37 M/WINNER ERIC SUNDSTROM AAA 9 10 9 8 36 1ST AAA KATHLEEN GARVIN AAA 10 9 7 8 34 2ND AAA BILL COLE MASTER 10 10 6 7 33 1ST MASTER ROLAND WONG AA 8 10 6 8 32 1ST AA CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 10 9 6 7 32 JOY COX MASTER 10 10 6 6 32 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 8 7 6 6 27 TIM FINLEY AAA 10 8 6 3 27 DAVE PEDERSEN AA 9 8 5 5 27 2ND AA JOEL CULLUM AA 7 6 6 7 26 3RD AA LEE O'NEIL MASTER 10 9 1 4 24 TRENT LAWRENCE AA 6 7 8 2 23 STEVE RHOADES AAA 6 7 6 4 23 ROB JOHNSON A 5 8 4 6 23 1ST A DAVE SPURLOCK AA 7 7 2 7 23 ORRIS GRESS AA 7 7 4 4 22 BUBBA DANIELS AA 9 6 1 6 21 DAVID ASHLEY AA 7 4 5 4 20 JT BRUNNER A 8 4 4 4 20 2ND A RICK GREY B 7 7 4 2 20 1ST B BARB BURTON A 5 7 2 5 19 DAN ALCORN AA 7 3 4 3 17 LARRY BOSTDORFF A 3 5 4 4 16 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 6 6 2 2 16 BOB DELATORRE AA 5 4 1 6 16 ANDREW ALCORN B 7 1 4 3 15 DWIGHT SISSELL AA 4 6 2 3 15 WARREN BARE A 2 5 3 3 13 EARL MOSER A 4 6 2 1 13 RICK BURTON A 4 2 3 2 11 ERIN O'NEIL B 1 4 0 2 7
DECEMBER BEN AVERY BPCR SILHOUETTE RESULTS
To all:
‘Twas the week before Christmas at Ben Avery in December and this would be a match everyone would remember. The wind was blowing, like you wouldn’t believe and the guys from Payson said “It’s time to leave!” The wind flags were hung from their poles with care but when the dust finally settled the targets weren’t there. The shooters that remained were all beginning to whine as the command was given to “come to the line”. “Commence firing” was announced with an abundance of pluck and if you managed to hit anything it was just pure luck. Shoot at a chicken and a pig then a turkey and a ram if you get one it’s a miracle but you don’t give a damn. Hitting two out of ten is considered a bunch but you don’t care about that, when are we breaking for lunch? After lunch we start the match all over again and everyone is saying “will anyone hit all ten?” The match is finally over “Thank God we’re all done!” Chip Mate is the winner and he only shot a 21! We can finally go home and everyone cheers “ALL RIGHT!” Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!!
Thank you all for supporting the Ben Avery matches in 2009. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Steve Rhoades Match Director
BPCR SILHOUETTE 12/19/2009 CHIP MATE MASTER 4 6 4 7 21 M/WINNER BILL INGINO A-SCOPE 4 8 3 5 20 1ST A DARRELL TONN MASTER 2 9 3 5 19 1ST MASTER PAUL BARROW AA 0 6 7 4 17 1ST AA LARRY WILKES AAA 3 5 5 4 17 1ST AAA S RHOADES AAA 1 9 4 3 17 JIM BETUSH AAA-SCOPE 2 7 5 2 16 MIKE WHITESELL AAA 1 4 3 8 16 JIM DORRELL A 2 6 2 5 15 GARY FROM WASH. AAA-SCOPE 0 10 2 5 15 BOB DELATORRE AAA 0 9 3 2 14 ORRIS GRESS AA 0 4 3 6 13 DENNIS HALL AA 0 5 3 5 13 WARREN BARE A 1 1 3 6 11 JIM DODSON AA 2 3 2 3 10 DAVE PEDERSEN A 1 2 4 2 9 SPARKIE A-SCOPE 0 4 2 3 9 BOB HITCHMAN B 0 2 3 1 6 1ST B RICK GREY AA-SCOPE 0 2 2 1 5
To all: WOW! there is only one match remaining before the State Championship in January and it’s on the day after Christmas! Sorry it had to work out that way but for those that need a classification match, before competing in the 2010 State Championships, this will be your last chance. We’ve had quite a few new shooters the last two months so if you were one of them you’ll need to shoot a match in each category, Smallbore-Pistol-Rifle in order to obtain your classification for the State Championship. No classification means you shoot as a Master for the first of the two State Championship matches. Score books for the 2010 season should be here before the State match so you’ll need to allow extra time when you arrive at the State Championships to fill out the book. Remember to bring your 2009 book so your two highest scores can be transferred over. The fee for the books should be $12.00, the same as 2009. I would like to have all the entries in as close to the 1st of January as possible to give us time to order the plaques for the trophies and make plans for the food and drink requirements. I’m trying my best to have an original chuck wagon ready to serve lunch from during the match. I’m hoping this will add a little extra “COWBOY” to the event. Since I won’t see most of you before Christmas I’m wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas and I’ll see you on the 26th.
Steve Rhoades Match Director
.22/PISTOL 11/28/2009 LEE O'NEIL MASTER 10 10 8 7 35 M/WINNER CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 9 9 8 8 34 1ST AAA JOEL CULLUM AAA 7 8 9 9 33 2ND AAA DAVE SPURLOCK AA 9 8 9 7 33 1ST AA TRENT LAWRENCE AA 9 8 9 7 33 2ND AA ERIC SUNDSTROM MASTER 9 10 5 9 33 1ST MASTER CHIP MATE MASTER 8 10 9 5 32 BILL COLE AAA 10 9 7 5 31 3RD AAA TIM FINLEY AAA 7 10 8 5 30 RICH BLOUNT AAA 8 9 4 7 28 DAVE NATER AAA 5 8 10 8 27 KATHLEEN GARVIN AAA 5 7 9 5 26 DAVID ASHLEY AA 7 8 6 5 26 3RD AA DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 7 9 4 6 26 BOB DELATORRE AA 7 6 5 7 25 JT BRUNNER A 4 9 5 6 24 1ST A BUBBA DANIELS A 4 8 3 7 22 2ND A ORRIS GRESS AA 4 6 5 6 21 AL KRAMER AA 4 6 4 7 21 JIM CROSSEN AA 7 4 4 6 21 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 6 8 2 5 21 DWIGHT SISSELL AA 3 8 4 4 19 ROLAND WONG B 5 6 2 6 19 1ST B LARRY BOSTDORFF A 5 8 2 4 19 ROGER MAZE A 5 5 4 1 15 ERIN O'NEIL B 4 5 2 3 14 BILL COOK A 2 3 3 2 10 DERECK THOMAS B 2 2 1 2 7 LEEANNE THOMAS B 1 2 1 1 5
RIFLE CALIBER 11/28/2009 CHIP MATE AAA 8 9 9 7 33 M/WINNER LEE O'NEIL MASTER 10 10 7 6 33 1ST MASTER ERIC SUNDSTROM AAA 10 10 6 7 33 1ST AAA CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 7 9 6 9 31 2ND AAA DAVE PHILLIPS AAA 8 9 8 5 30 3RD AAA RICH BLOUNT AAA 8 7 8 6 29 TIM FINLEY AAA 8 8 7 6 29 DAVE ASHLEY AA 9 8 6 5 28 1ST AA JOEL CULLUM AA 9 8 3 8 28 2ND AA DWIGHT SISSELL AA 5 8 7 7 27 3RD AA KATHLEEN GARVIN AAA 8 8 4 7 27 5 STEVE RHOADES AA 9 3 8 5 25 BILL COLE MASTER 9 8 4 4 25 TRENT LAWRENCE AA 7 7 6 4 24 BUBBA DANIELS AA 8 7 6 2 23 JT BRUNNER A 6 6 4 5 21 1ST A DAVE SPURLOCK AA 9 7 1 4 21 ORRIS GRESS AA 8 5 4 3 20 LARRY BOSTDORFF A 7 7 4 2 20 AL KRAMER AA 8 5 3 4 20 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 8 3 3 5 19 JIM CROSSEN A 6 5 2 4 17 BOB DELATORRE AA 5 4 3 3 15 ERIN O'NEIL B 2 3 1 4 10 1ST B ROLAND WONG A 5 1 1 1 8 DEREK THOMAS B 1 1 2 1 5 BILL COOK B 1 2 0 2 5 LEEANNE THOMAS B 1 3 0 0 4
2009 ARIZONA STATE IRON SIGHT BPCR SILHOUETTE CHAMPIONSHIPS
To all:
There are so many stories to tell about this years Arizona State BPCR Silhouette Championships that I don’t know where to start. I guess the best thing to do is start with who is the 2009 Arizona State Champion. Surprise, it’s NOT Mike Rix!! Butch Ulsher made the trip from Montana with his shooting partner Mark Griffis and worked his way back into the winners circle by putting together back to back 32X40s to secure the match win. Saturday was smooth sailing with almost perfect weather conditions and the scores showed it but Sunday morning greeted everyone with gusting winds and chilly temperatures by Arizona standards. Most thought this was going to be a repeat of last year with the strong north winds blowing the targets down but by the end of the first relay everything was back to normal and the wind flags were hanging limp on their poles. Keeping Butch honest were three Arizona shooters. Ron Calderone, Chip Mate and Jerry Cambern all had their eyes on the “Cactus Trophy” and the first ever Arizona resident win, but Butch is at his best when the competition is tough. Although he gave up the Sunday match win to Ron he managed to secure the overall championship with an aggregate score of 64X80. Butch’s partner Mark Griffis did an excellent job of making the right wind calls and was awarded the special trophy for “Best Spotter” but I really think the award should have gone to someone else. Sorry Mark, no offence, but we all overlooked the fact that Jerry Cambern’s son, WHO IS ONLY ELEVEN YEARS OLD, made all the wind calls for his dad! Wind calls good enough for Jerry to shoot a 28X40 on Saturday and a 31X40 on Sunday as well as keeping Jerry on target during the shoot-off for Third Place Overall! This father-son combination will definitely be a force to deal with in the years to come. Our other big winner for the weekend was the lucky competitor who had his name drawn for the Shiloh rifle, Darrell Tonn from Idaho. Darrell’s name was drawn by Ms. Shiloh herself Heather Bryan and the rifle was presented by Mr. Shiloh Kirk Bryan. We were lucky enough to have the Bryan family donate a rifle again this year and a special treat was to have Kirk and Heather come to Arizona to shoot our match and do the honors and award the rifle to Darrell. There are some really nice people in the BPCR sport but they don’t come any better than the Bryans. The match ran really smooth again this year and the reason that happens is the help I get from some special people. First on the list are the target setters from the Maryvale High School ROTC. These kids bust their butts for us and the shooters rewarded them with tips in excess of $1000.00 for the two days of shooting. Next I have to thank my Carolyn and her daughters Steph and Whitt along with granddaughter Reilly who expertly handled the score keeping as well as putting on the BBQ for everyone after the match on Saturday. Sherrie Taylor went out of her way to help me on Friday with the score keeping for the scope match and then did the same with Carolyn for the Saturday and Sunday iron sight matches. Don Petersen provided support for the target setters and also filled in with the match calling duties and with help from Bob Delatorre handled the raffle during the BBQ. Though the quantity of prizes for the raffle were down slightly this year I want to thank the following companies for their support: AZ. Sharpshooters Supply-Birchwood Casey-Brooks Bullet Moulds-Brownells-Buffalo Arms-Cheaper than Dirt-Coonies Black Powder-CPA Rifles-DGL Lube-Jim Dorrell-Kermit Tool-King Machine-Lee Precision-Midway USA-Mike Venturino-Mike Whitesell-Montana Vintage Arms-Redding Saeco-Sinclair International-Shooter 2-SPG-Starline Brass-Titan Propane-Treebone Carving-Walter’s Wads-and especially Shiloh Rifles from Big Timber, Montana for their donation of a #3 Sporter 45-70 rifle. If you were the lucky recipient of one of the prizes please take the time to drop a note or email the contributor and thank them for supporting our match. The quality of a match is determined by the quality of the shooters who attend and you are all responsible for making the Arizona State Championships a GREAT match. Thank you all for attending!
Steve Rhoades Match Director
B. ULSHER MASTER SR. MT. 32X40 32X40 64X80 AZ. STATE CHAMPION C. MATE MASTER AZ. 30X40 31X40 61X80 2ND PLACE J. CAMBERN AAA AZ. 28X40 31X40 59X80 3RD PLACE R. CALDERONE MASTER AZ. 27X40 32X40 59X80 1ST MASTER R. WOOD AAA IN. 28X40 30X40 58X80 1ST AAA K. SHATTLEITNER AAA SR. CO. 28X40 28X40 56X80 2ND AAA M. VENTURINO MASTER SR. MT. 29X40 27X40 56X80 2ND MASTER B. DANIELSON AA IA. 28X40 27X40 55X80 1ST AA J. SPROOL AAA OR. 29X40 26X40 55X80 3RD AAA R. FREY AAA SR. GA. 27X40 27X40 54X80 SR. CHAMPION T. TOMPKINS MASTER SR. MT. 29X40 24X40 53X80 3RD MASTER A. SLEDGE MASTER SR. CA. 25X40 27X40 52X80 D. TONN AAA SR. ID. 25X40 27X40 52X80 J. EGGLESTON AAA S/SR. CA. 29X40 23X40 52X80 B. DELATORRE AAA AZ. 23X40 28X40 51X80 G. DAVIDS AAA SR. ID. 22X40 28X40 50X80 M. GRIFFIS MASTER MT. 24X40 26X40 50X80 TOP SPOTTER D. MAURER MASTER S/SR. MI. 24X40 26X40 50X80 L. WILKES AAA AZ. 25X40 25X40 50X80 M. RIX MASTER CO. 26X40 22X40 48X80 O. SHOCKLEY AAA WY. 23X40 25X40 48X80 M. LEWIS AAA CO. 21X40 26X40 47X80 G. FRANKS AAA SR. CA. 22X40 25X40 47X80 S. SLAUGHTER A SR. AZ. 23X40 24X40 47X80 1ST A F. SEYBERT AA NM. 22X40 25X40 47X80 2ND AA F. KASE AAA SR. ID. 25X40 22X40 47X80 R. GREY AA SR. AZ. 25X40 21X40 46X80 3RD AA K. KEGEL AAA OR. 24X40 22X40 46X80 H. BRYAN AA WM. MT. 21X40 24X40 45X80 WM. CHAMPION J. STEPP AAA SR. CA. 25X40 19X40 44X80 P. TAYLOR MASTER SR. AZ. 21X40 22X40 43X80 K. BRYAN AAA MT. 17X40 25X40 42X80 R. MAZE AA SR. MI. 20X40 22X40 42X80 J. NEUFELD A SR. MT. 20X40 21X40 42X80 2ND A L. BUMBALOW A SR. AZ. 17X40 24X40 41X80 D. HART AA AZ. 19X40 22X40 41X80 R.M. WILKES A AZ. 20X40 21X40 41X80 J. TERRY A WY. 21X40 20X40 41X80 A. KRAMER AAA SR. IL. 17X40 23X40 40X80 M. REICH AA WM. AZ. 21X40 19X40 40X80 K. MCDONALD A NV. 21X40 19X40 40X80 O. GRESS AA SR. AZ. 22X40 18X40 40X80 K. GOSE AAA SR. AZ. 21X40 18X40 39X80 M. SLADE A SR. ID. 21X40 18X40 39X80 G. GIPSON AA SR. AZ. 19X40 18X40 37X80 J. DORRELL A AZ. 20X40 17X40 37X80 D. FOSTER AAA ID. 17X40 19X40 36X80 J. PORTER AA CO. 17X40 19X40 36X80 B. BURTON A WM. AZ. 18X40 18X40 36X80 T. LAWRENCE AAA SR. AZ. 20X40 15X40 35X80 D. DAVIDS AA ID. 14X40 19X40 33X80 D. HALL AA SR. AZ. 14X40 19X40 33X80 R. BURTON AA SR. AZ. 18X40 15X40 33X80 P. HUARD AA CA. 15X40 17X40 32X80 B. HIGHTOWER AA SR. CA. 18X40 13X40 31X80 R. BLOUNT AA SR. WA. 14X40 16X40 30X80 W. GIPSON A SR. AZ. 15X40 15X40 30X80 R.E. WILKES A AZ. 13X40 16X40 29X80 F. STANSBURY AA SR. AZ. 18X40 11X40 29X80 D. SISSELL B SR. AZ. 12X40 16X40 28X80 1ST B D. PEDERSEN AA AZ. 13X40 15X40 28X80 B. INGINO AA SR. AZ. 14X40 14X40 28X80 J. DODSON AA AZ. 14X40 13X40 27X80 F. REICH AA SR. AZ. 9X40 13X40 22X80 W. LIEBZEIT B SR. AZ. 08X40 12X40 20X80 J.C. CAMBERN B JR. AZ. 8X40 03X40 11X80
STATE TEAMS
ARIZONA CHIP MATE AZ. 31X40 JERRY CAMBERN AZ. 31X40 94X120 1ST PLACE RON CALDERONE AZ. 32X40
MONTANA BUTCH ULSHER MT. 32X40 MIKE VENTURINO MT. 27X40 83X120 2ND PLACE TED TOMPKINS MT. 24X40
IDAHO DARRELL TONN ID. 27X40 GENE DAVIDS ID. 28X40 77X120 3RD PLACE FRED KASE ID. 22X40
COLORADO KLAUS SCHATTLEITNER CO. 28X40 MIKE RIX CO. 22X40 76X120 MIKE LEWIS CO. 26X40
CALIFORNIA JIM EGGLESTON CA. 23X40 AL SLEDGE CA. 27X40 69X120 JOHN STEPP CA. 19X40
RON CALDERONE C-SHARPS 45-70 SWISS 3F 525 SAECO SPG
K. SHATTLEITNER BROWNING 45-70 SWISS 2F 520 BROOKS SPG
RICH WOOD BALLARD 45-70 SWISS 2F 545 LEWIS EAGLE LUBE
MIKE VENTURINO LONESTAR ROLLER 45-70 SWISS 1 ½ 555 BROOKS SPG
2009 ARIZONA STATE SCOPE BPCR SILHOUETTE CHAMPIONSHIPS
To all:
We waited a whole year for an Arizona resident to win the Arizona State Championship only to be robbed once again! I guess when you have one of the finest ranges in the United States, located in an area that has awesome weather in the winter time, you are going to get a bunch of folks jumping at the chance to get out of the cold for a week and do some shooting. Once again the “snowbirds” denied the locals from winning the Arizona State Scope Championship. Last year “Duke” Venturino and his side kick Ted “Snake Hips” Tompkins blew into town and took the “Cactus Trophy” back to Montana with them after thawing out in the Arizona sun. This year it was “Snake Hips” Ted's turn to take advantage of us and he did so very handily by shooting a 33X40 to win the Arizona State Scope Championship. “Snake Hips” and the “Duke” are really having fun coming to Arizona and “having their way” with us. While we enjoy their company, but I’m hoping that next year someone from Arizona puts a little rain on their parade! Second Overall was Oregon shooter Kerry Kegel with a 32X40. Kerry had to win the Second Overall trophy by out shooting 4 time National Mid-range Champion Chip Mate in a shoot-off. Chip and Lee Bumbalow were the only two Arizona shooters in the top ten in the scope match this year. Numerous trips from Payson to the Ben Avery range to practice with a scope paid off for Lee. He shot a 29X40 which was good for 7th place overall and the AA class win. Shoot-offs were the word of the day as 2nd and 3rd Overall, 2nd and 3rd Master, 1st 2nd and 3rd AAA, 2nd and 3rd AA, and 2nd place in A had to be decided by shoot-offs. This can get a little tense for the match director, having to organize all of this before the final scores can be tabulated, but thanks to the help from Bob Deletorre and Don Petersen the winners were determined and could be recorded on the score board. Sherrie Taylor was also instrumental in helping me sort out the mess and I want to thank her for that. This year was also the first year that we filled up the scope match with 48 shooters! I had two shooters waiting in case someone dropped out and unfortunately they weren’t able to shoot so next year we will make a special effort to acquire target setters for the scope match which will allow us to accommodate all comers. With the competitors getting older the scope match is growing so next year, which is our tenth anniversary, I expect to see the scope match even larger and hopefully we will finally have an Arizonan holding the “Cactus Trophy” at the end of the day. See you then.
Steve Rhoades Match Director
T. TOMPKINS MASTER SR. MT. 4 10 10 9 33 STATE CHAMPION K. KEGEL AAA OR. 5 8 9 10 32 2ND PLACE C. MATE AAA AZ. 7 10 9 6 32 3RD PLACE B. ULSHER MASTER SR. MT. 4 9 9 9 31 1ST MASTER J. SPROOL AAA OR. 4 10 9 6 29 1ST AAA R. FREY AAA SR. GA. 4 10 8 7 29 2ND AAA L. BUMBALOW AA SR. AZ. 2 10 8 9 29 1ST AA J. EGGLESTON MASTER S/SR. CA. 3 9 8 8 28 2ND MASTER R. WOOD MASTER IN. 1 8 10 9 28 3RD MASTER D. MAURER MASTER S/SR. MI. 4 10 6 8 28 SR. CHAMPION A. SLEDGE MASTER SR. CA. 5 9 9 4 27 M. GRIFFIS MASTER MT. 3 10 7 7 27 F. SEYBERT AA NM. 2 10 8 7 27 2ND AA T. LEWANDOWSKI AA SR. AZ. 2 8 9 8 27 3RD AA T. TONN A AZ. 2 10 6 9 27 1ST A K. SHATTLEITNER AAA SR. CO. 0 10 7 9 26 3RD AAA M. VENTURINO AAA SR. MT. 3 9 9 5 26 S. RHOADES AAA SR. AZ. 3 10 7 6 26 D. DAVIDS AA ID. 1 9 9 7 26 D. TONN MASTER SR. ID. 0 10 8 8 26 J. STEPP AAA SR. CA. 0 9 8 9 26 B. HIGHTOWER AAA SR. CA. 2 9 8 6 25 J. PORTER A CO. 2 8 7 8 25 2ND A B. INGINO A SR. AZ. 2 8 7 8 25 K. BRYAN AAA MT. 1 7 8 9 25 M. RIX AAA CO. 1 10 5 9 25 D. FOSTER AA ID. 0 9 8 8 25 R. GREY AA SR. AZ. 4 8 7 5 24 R. CALDERONE AAA AZ. 2 9 8 5 24 S. SLAUGHTER AA SR. AZ. 1 8 8 7 24 P. HUARD AAA CA. 3 6 9 5 23 H. BRYAN AA WM. MT. 1 9 5 8 23 WM. CHAMPION G. DAVIDS AAA ID. 0 9 8 6 23 K. GOSE AA SR. AZ. 1 6 8 7 22 P. TAYLOR AA . SR. AZ. 1 6 6 9 22 B. DANIELSON UNC. IA. 0 9 7 6 22 D. HART AA AZ. 1 10 3 7 21 R. MAZE AAA SR. MI. 1 10 4 5 20 J. NEUFELD A SR. MT. 1 7 3 8 19 W. LIEBZEIT B SR. AZ. 0 5 7 7 19 1ST B W. GIPSON A SR. AZ. 2 4 7 5 18 A. KRAMER AAA SR. IL. 2 4 6 5 17 D. SISSELL A SR. AZ. 2 9 4 1 16 B. BURTON A WM. AZ. 2 7 3 3 15 R. BLOUNT AA SR. WA. 3 7 3 1 14 R. BURTON AA SR. AZ. 1 4 6 3 14 B. DELATORRE AA AZ. 1 5 5 3 14
EQUIPMENT REPORT
TED TOMPKINS 1877 SHARPS 45-90 MVA SCOPE 78 GRS SWISS 1 ½ 580 PAUL JONES PIONEER LUBE
KERRY KEGEL SHILOH SHARPS 45-90 MVA SCOPE SWISS 1 ½
550 PAUL JONES HOMEMADE LUBE
CHIP MATE SHILOH SHARPS 44-77 PARSONS SCOPE
SWISS 1 ½ 530 BUFFALO ARMS MOULD SPG
OCTOBER BEN AVERY COWBOY LEVER ACTION SILHOUETTE RESULTS
TO ALL: Finally a nice day for shooting!! Mid to high 80s and a nice breeze made for an outstanding day at the range. Something I like to see at the Lever Action matches is competitors bringing out their “old iron”. Today we had Chip Mate shooting an original ’73 Winchester in .22 rimfire, Virginia Spurlock with her really nice 1894 Take-Down Special Sporting Winchester in 25-35, George Hester shooting his ’93 Marlin in 30-30, Bob Delatorre with a ’76 Winchester reproduction in 45-60 and I even got into the act with my ’73 Winchester in 44-40 and my ’93 Marlin in 30-30. I don’t have anything against the new stainless Marlins with their laminated stocks and fiber optic front sights, but it seems to bring out the spirit of the match when someone competes with a vintage lever gun. It’s even better when they win with one!! When you talk about winning lever gun matches one name is always at the top of the list and that name is Dave Phillips. Dave is always in the hunt and today in the morning match he added another Match Winner medal to his collection with a solid 35X40 score. Right on his heels was Dave Finley with a 34X40 and the way Tim is shooting he will start adding to his Match Winner pin collection as well. Dave had to forego shooting the afternoon match so he could attend his grandson’s football game and that might have been a face saving move. The afternoon High Power match winner was Kathleen Garvin who whipped us all with a nice 34x40. Kathleen secured the win by out shooting the second place competitor Dave Nater and the third place shooter Bill Cole on the turkey line. It was nice to have a pretty face in the winners circle for a change!! We have the schedule secured for 2010 and the State Championship for Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette is scheduled for the 22nd-23rd-24th of January. I’ll be sending out the entry forms soon to all of you who shot the match last year. If you are a new shooter or didn’t compete last year please contact me for a copy of the forms. They should be in the mail by the end of this month. See you all next month on the 28th. Have a happy Thanksgiving Steve Rhoades Match Director
PISTOL/.22 10/24/2009 DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 7 10 9 9 35 M/WINNER TIM FINLEY AAA 6 10 10 8 34 1ST AAA KATHLEEN GARVIN AAA 8 8 7 8 31 2ND AAA TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 8 10 4 7 29 3RD AAA CHIP MATE MASTER 4 9 7 9 29 1ST MASTER BILL COLE AAA 6 8 8 6 28 AL KRAMER AA 6 9 8 5 28 1ST AA VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 8 8 5 6 27 2ND AA CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 8 9 5 5 27 STEVE RHOADES AAA 7 7 8 5 27 GEORGE HESTER AAA 3 8 8 8 27 DAVE PEDERSEN AA 5 9 6 6 26 DAVE NATER AAA 5 9 7 5 26 JT BRUNNER A 6 7 7 5 25 1ST A DAVE SPURLOCK AAA 5 7 7 5 24 ROGER MAZE A 4 8 3 9 24 2ND A ORRIS GRESS AA 5 7 4 7 23 JIM CROSSEN AA 5 9 2 7 23 EARL MOSER A 7 7 4 3 21 BOB DELATORRE AA 6 7 2 6 21 RICK BURTON A 4 8 4 5 21 TOM CATALFANO AA 6 9 3 2 20 BILL COOK B 5 7 4 3 19 1ST B BARB BURTON A 3 5 5 4 17 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 3 5 5 4 17 BRUCE BOWMAN B 3 5 4 3 15 BUBBA DANIELS A 3 6 5 1 15 MIKE MATTINGLY B 4 4 1 4 13 RICK GREY B 4 5 1 1 11
RIFLE CALIBER KATHLEEN GARVIN AAA 9 9 9 7 34 M/WINNER DAVE NATER AAA 9 10 6 8 33 1ST AAA BILL COLE MASTER 8 10 9 6 33 1ST MASTER CHIP MATE AAA 9 5 8 9 31 2ND AAA CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 8 9 6 7 30 DAVE PEDERSEN AAA 9 7 6 3 25 BUBBA DANIELS A 8 7 4 5 24 1ST A GEORGE HESTER AAA 6 6 7 4 23 TRENT LAWRENCE AA 9 5 6 2 22 1ST AA BRUCE BOWMAN B 7 5 6 4 22 1ST B JIM CROSSEN A 6 4 6 6 22 2ND A DAVE SPURLOCK AAA 6 8 3 4 21 ORRIS GRESS AA 7 7 3 3 20 2ND AA BOB DELATORRE AA 5 9 1 5 20 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 5 6 4 5 20 STEVE RHOADES AA 7 4 3 5 19 AL KRAMER AA 3 9 1 6 19 ROGER MAZE A 5 4 3 5 17 BARB BURTON A 4 4 3 6 17 TOM CATALFANO A 5 3 3 5 16 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 6 6 2 1 15 MIKE MATTINGLY B 5 4 3 2 14 RICK BURTON A 2 5 3 4 14 BILL COOK B 7 1 3 2 13 JT BRUNNER A 1 6 4 0 11 RICK GREY B 4 3 1 2 10
OCTOBER BPCR SILHOUETTE RESULTS
To all: Good God when will it end? Another match and 100 degree temperatures! I wish I could blame my poor shooting on the heat and I overheard several other shooters using that excuse but I’m sorry, that won’t work this month. Chip Mate just plain whipped our butts and he shot in the same wind and the same heat as the rest of us. I could say that the caliber rifle he shot was better for the conditions but we both shot 40-65s. Maybe the relay he was on was easier than mine? Nope, Chip and I shot the same animals on the same relays. I just have to hang my head and accept the fact he is the better shot. I guess that’s why he’s the four time National Champion and I’m the match director. Maybe next month it’ll cool off for the State Scope Championship and it’ll be my turn! FAT CHANCE!! See you then. Steve Rhoades Match Director
PS- If you haven’t sent in your entry for the Arizona State Championship please try to send it before the 1st of November so I can get a head count for the awards and the BBQ. Remember we have a Montana Rough Rider Shiloh that will be raffled off to a lucky competitor so get your entry in the mail!!
BEN AVERY BPCR SILHOUETTE 10/17/2009 CHIP MATE MASTER 4 10 10 7 31 M/WINNER ROGER MAZE AAA-SCOPE 2 9 8 7 26 1ST AAA LEE BUMBALOW AA-SCOPE 2 8 7 8 25 1ST AA RON CALDERONE MASTER 2 10 5 8 25 1ST MASTER PERRY SHIRLEY A 4 10 6 3 23 1ST A MIKE WHITESELL AAA 2 10 4 7 23 2ND AAA KEN GOSE AAA 2 8 5 7 22 RICK GREY AA-SCOPE 2 10 4 6 22 2ND AA SMOKEY SLAUGHTER AA-SCOPE 1 7 7 7 22 3RD AA JIM BETUSH AAA-SCOPE 5 7 4 5 21 DOUG HART AA-SCOPE 2 6 7 6 21 LARRY WILKES AAA 5 8 4 3 20 BOB DELATORRE AAA 2 8 3 7 20 STEVE RHOADES AAA-SCOPE 2 9 5 3 19 MARIE REICH AA 1 10 5 3 19 DENNIS HALL AA 0 8 6 5 19 PAUL BARROW AA 1 7 7 3 18 TOM LEWANDOWSKI A-SCOPE 0 8 7 3 18 OLD PAT TAYLOR AA-SCOPE 0 8 7 3 18 BILL INGINO AA 2 6 5 4 17 DON PETERSEN A 1 5 3 6 15 ORISS "FLASH" GRESS AA 0 6 7 2 15 JERRY LATSCHAR AA 1 5 1 2 10 FRANK REICH AA 0 3 4 3 10 GRETCHEN GOSE AA-SCOPE DNF DNF 3 5 8 WALT GIPSON A 0 3 3 2 8
OCTOBER MID-RANGE MATCH RESULTS
To all: Finally a day to shoot with the temperatures UNDER 100 degrees!! Kelley Ross made the long drive from California to test his loads for the upcoming Georgia Regional Mid-Range match and it was a good thing he did as his load went away on him at the 600 yard line. He was promptly on his way home at the end of the match to work out a solution to the problem before Wednesday so he can ship his ammo off to the match. Chip Mate decided to try out his new 44-77 Shiloh at mid-range and as you can see he has the 44 shooting pretty well. Even Mr. 44 himself Kelley R. who has always considered the 44-77 Bottle-Neck a lost cause, was seen checking out Chip’s loads. Trent Lawrence wanted to give paper patching a go and this was his first match. Shooting a 280 7X for his first score has Trent planning on paper patching for all his long range shooting in the future. Another note of interest is Paul Barrow who just returned from a year in Iraq and he didn’t forget how to shoot while he was gone. A 277 4x is a good score at mid-range. Welcome home Paul! Well, I think everyone had a pretty good time and we all got a chance to test our loads and wind calls in some varied conditions. The next Target Rifle match is December 12th when we’ll shoot a Creedmoor match. I’m making sure that Ken Gose and Chip Mate are in the pits for the last relay in December as I’m still waiting for them to bring in the wind flags from this match!! See you at the range. Steve Rhoades Match Director
BEN AVERY10/10/2009MID-RANGE 200 YRDS300 YRDS600 YRDSTOTAL CHIP MATEPRONE100 6X99 3X88 2X287 11X TRENT LAWRENCEPRONEPAPER/PATCH100 4X96 2X84 1X280 7X PAUL BARROWPRONE98 2X99 1X80 1X277 4X KEN GOSEPRONE99 4X95 2X81 0X275 6X ZACK TAYLORPRONE96 1X93 2X85 1X274 4X KELLEY ROOSPRONESCOPE100 5X97 0X76-1X273-6X RICK GREYPRONE94 2X94 1X85 2X273 5X STEVE RHOADESPRONE95 1X91 4X84 1X270 6X TOM LEWANDOWSKIPRONESCOPE86 1X94 0X84 2X264 3X JIM DORRELLPRONEPAPER PATCH99 2X95 1X67 0X261 3X MIKE WHITESELLPRONE99 4X89 0X62 1X250 5X
SEPTEMBER LEVER ACTION SILHOUETTE RESULTS
To all: Sorry everyone that I missed the match this month but I had to finish out the year with the Texas race team. Bob Delatorre also had a speaking engagement in Washington, DC, so I turned over the match direction to Dave Nater and Dave Phillips. Both of these guys did a fine job and I want to again thank them for their efforts in spite of the fact that I forgot to give them the award pins. We’ll make sure every winner receives their pins at the next match. Since I wasn’t there I don’t have any dirt to report on anyone so I’ll cut it short and just say I can’t wait for the October match and shooting with everyone. I also hope we have a break in the heat so we can all enjoy a match without having sweat running in our eyes. See you all on the 24th. Steve Rhoades Match Director
BEN AVERY .22/PISTOL CALIBER 9/26/2009 DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 8 10 10 8 36 M/WINNER RADA PLESINGER AA 7 9 8 8 32 1ST AA CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 6 9 8 8 31 1ST AAA TIM FINLEY AAA 6 8 8 8 30 2ND AAA DENNIS PALAGI AAA 8 8 6 7 29 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 7 10 6 6 29 BILL COLE AAA 5 10 5 8 28 STEVE TAPP AAA 7 8 5 8 28 GEORGE HESTER AAA 5 8 8 6 27 DAVE SPURLOCK AAA 6 8 4 6 24 BUBBA DANIELS A 6 7 5 5 23 1ST A JIM CROSSEN AA 6 3 6 6 21 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 5 7 3 4 19 JT BRUNER B 5 5 5 3 18 1ST B BRUCE BOWMAN B 3 5 5 4 17 2ND B MIKE MATTINGLY B 4 5 4 4 17 3RD B DAN ALCORN AA 3 6 4 3 16 KEN LARSEN B 1 7 1 4 13 EDDIE CASE B 3 3 1 3 10 ROLAND WONG A 6 3 0 0 9 DEREK THOMAS B 3 3 1 0 7 LEEANNE THOMAS B 3 0 1 1 5 ROBT. JOHNSON B 0 0 1 0 1
RIFLE CALIBER 9/26/2009 BILL COLE MASTER 10 10 7 9 36 M/WINNER CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 9 9 7 7 32 1ST AAA TIM FINLEY AAA 10 9 7 7 32 2ND AAA STEVE TAPP AAA 10 9 4 8 31 GEORGE HESTER AAA 9 7 7 5 28 BUBBA DANIELS AA 8 9 6 5 28 1ST AA TRENT LAWRENCE AA 9 8 5 6 28 2ND AA DAVE SPURLOCK AA 6 8 6 7 27 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 6 9 5 6 26 DAVE PHILLIPS AAA 8 9 4 5 26 RADA PLESINGER AAA 9 10 4 3 26 ROLAND WONG A 7 6 6 2 21 1ST A JT BRUNER B 5 7 3 5 20 1ST B DAN ALCORN AA 4 7 3 5 19 ROBT. JOHNSON A 5 5 5 1 16 MIKE MATTINGLY B 8 3 1 4 16 2ND B JIM CROSSEN AA 5 5 2 3 15 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 5 4 3 2 14 BRUCE BOWMAN B 6 3 2 3 14 ED CASE B 3 5 1 3 12 DEREK THOMAS B 4 4 0 1 9 KEN LARSEN B 1 0 0 0 1
SEPTEMBER BEN AVERY BPCR SILHOUETTE RESULTS
To all: Boy, I don’t know about you but I’m tired of the HEAT!!!! Hopefully this will be the last match that we have to experience the 100 deg. temperatures. Speaking of heat, one of our long time competitors experienced something we all dread-FIRE. While Fred Stansbury was competing at the Raton Nationals in July his house in south Phoenix burned to the ground. Fred lost all of his shooting gear, except what he had along with him, as well as a lifetime of things we don’t think about until they are gone. Everyone that attended the match this month, and I mean EVERYONE, chipped in to help Fred replace at least some of his loss. I’m mailing Fred a check for $250.00 on Monday. While the amount isn’t much, I’m hoping Fred will know that everyone is thinking about him. He also said he was going to make an effort to shoot the State BPCR Silhouette match in November so I’ve waived the entry fee to the match for him as well. I also pointed out that it’s a one time only deal as I didn’t want him burning down his house next year just to get a free entry!! Thanks to all that braved the heat to attend, especially the guys from Flagstaff, Payson and Tucson who gave up the cool temperatures in their areas to come to the oven in Phoenix. It was also nice to see Frank and Marie Reich from Payson at our match. They don’t shoot many silhouette matches so it was a special treat to have them. Also home from a full summer on the road was Pat Taylor. Pat and Sherrie finally found their way back to Payson after three months on the road in their trailer with three grandkids and a new pet squirrel. I don’t know who is happier; Pat and Sherrie or the squirrel! Lever Action Silhouette is next week. I’m not going to make that match but Dave Nater and Dave Phillips have offered to run it for me so I’ll see everyone next month for the mid-range on the 10th, the BPCR Silhouette on the 17th and the Lever Action Silhouette on the 24th. Steve Rhoades Match Director
BEN AVERY BPCR SILHOUETTE 9/19/2009 CHIP MATE MASTER 6 7 8 8 29 M/WINNER PAT TAYLOR MASTER 4 10 6 7 27 1ST MASTER MARIE REICH AA 0 10 9 7 26 1ST AA TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 2 8 6 8 24 1ST AAA BOB DELATORRE AAA 3 9 5 6 23 2ND AAA JEFF BLOHM AA-SCOPE 1 10 3 9 23 2ND AA KEN GOSE AAA-SCOPE 4 6 5 5 20 LARRY WILKES AAA 2 6 6 6 20 MIKE WHITESELL AAA 2 9 3 6 20 STEVE RHOADES AAA 1 6 7 6 20 JIM BETUSH AAA 0 6 6 8 20 DON PETERSEN A 3 7 5 4 19 1ST A JERRY LATSURE AA 1 9 4 5 19 3RD AA PAUL BARROW AA 1 7 5 5 18 DOUG HART AA 1 6 6 3 16 SMOKEY SLAUGHTER AA 0 6 3 7 16 MIKE MEACHAM A 3 5 2 4 14 GRETCHEN GOSE AA-SCOPE 0 5 5 2 12 FRANK REICH AA 0 5 5 2 12 DAVE PEDERSEN AA 2 3 1 5 11 JIM DODSON AA 2 3 4 2 11 JIM CROSSEN AA-SCOPE 0 7 2 1 10 WAYNE LIEBZEIT B 0 4 4 1 9 1ST B SPARKIE SPARKS A-SCOPE 0 1 3 2 6
JULY BEN AVERY LEVER ACTION SILHOUETTE MATCH
To all:
Well after this weekend I know there are at least twenty-four crazy people in Arizona because that’s how many showed up to shoot Cowboy Lever Action this weekend at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility!! With the skies overcast and the temperatures in the low 100s the humidity made you feel like you were shooting in a sauna. The morning match was pretty hotly contested with Dave Phillips being given a run for the money by newcomer Craig Buchanan. Craig is the current president of the Arizona Sporting Clays Association and a recent convert to Lever Action Silhouette. Craig’s comment after the match summed it up “I’ve never had this much fun shooting shotguns!”. Craig started shooting with us at the end of last year as a “B” shooter and I’m sure he will soon join the ranks of Lever Action Silhouette match winners! The afternoon match was delayed due to an air leak on the ram line. Bill Cole and George Hester were pressed into service to fix the leak which was a true test of stamina due to the extreme heat after lunch. Following the repair Bill wasn’t the only one that was hot though. Chip Mate edged Bill out for the match win with a 29X40 followed by Bill’s 28X40 with 6 turkeys and that guy again, Craig Buchanan, also with a 28X40 but only 4 turkeys. I told you it’s only a matter of time before Craig wins his first match!! Thanks to all the fools that turned out for the match under such extreme conditions. Thanks also go to Bob Delatorre for helping with the scoring, Earl Moser for the food and cold drinks (and we used a LOT of cold drinks), Virginia Spurlock for her fine brownies and especially to Bill Cole and George Hester for the quick repair on the ram line. No matches in August so we’ll all get a break from the heat. See you at the range in September.
Steve Rhoades Match Director
BEN AVERY .22/PISTOL CALIBER 7/25/2009 DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 9 9 8 8 34 M/WINNER CRAIG BUCHANAN AAA 8 10 6 10 34 1ST AAA CHIP MATE MASTER 9 9 9 5 32 1ST MASTER TOM CATALFANO AA 8 9 7 6 30 1ST AA STEVE RHOADES AAA 7 8 6 8 29 2ND AAA GEORGE HESTER AAA 7 9 7 5 28 STEVE TAPP AAA 8 9 6 4 27 DAVE NATER AAA 8 7 4 7 26 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 8 8 4 6 26 BILL COLE AAA 8 9 3 6 26 ANTHONY CHESLIC AA 6 8 5 5 24 2ND AA VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 6 10 2 6 24 3RD AA ORRIS GRESS AA 3 6 6 8 23 EARL MOSER AA 5 9 5 4 23 WARREN BARE AA 5 6 6 5 22 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 4 7 5 6 22 TIM FINLEY AA 6 7 4 5 22 JEFF BLOHM AA 6 7 5 3 21 DAVID SPURLOCK AA 5 7 3 4 19 BRUCE BOWMAN B 5 4 5 4 18 1ST B BOB DELATORRE AA 7 3 2 6 18 KEN GOSE AA 4 6 4 3 17 BUBBA DANIELS A 5 8 2 2 17 1ST A MIKE MATTINGLY B 3 5 2 1 11
RIFLE CALIBER 7/25/2009 CHIP MATE MASTER 7 10 5 7 29 M/WINNER BILL COLE MASTER 7 9 6 6 28 1ST MASTER CRAIG BUCHANAN AAA 10 8 4 6 28 1ST AAA GEORGE HESTER AAA 9 8 3 7 27 2ND AAA STEVE RHOADES AA 9 8 4 5 26 1ST AA STEVE TAPP AAA 7 5 4 8 24 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 9 6 4 5 24 2ND AA WARREN BARE A 6 9 4 4 23 1ST A DENNIS PALAGI AAA 9 7 4 2 22 JEFF BLOHM AA 8 4 6 3 21 BUBBA DANIELS A 7 5 5 4 21 TRENT LAWRENCE AA 9 5 2 5 21 EARL MOSER A 9 6 1 4 20 TOM CATALFANO A 7 3 2 7 19 MIKE MATTINGLY AAA 6 5 4 3 18 ORRIS GRESS AA 5 7 3 3 18 DAVE SPURLOCK AA 7 6 1 2 16 JUAN ACOSTA A 9 3 2 1 15 BRUCE BOWMAN B 5 5 2 2 14 1ST B TIM FINLEY AAA 4 2 0 3 9
BEN AVERY JUNE AND JULY SILHOUETTE MATCHES
To all: Sorry for the delay in posting the results from the Ben Avery silhouette matches but it’s that time of year and I was off to the cool country shooting the Quigley, the Montana State Championships and the BPCR Target Rifle Nationals in Raton New Mexico. I know it’s a tough job but someone has to do it!! The guys that stayed behind to run the matches in my absence should be commended for a “job well done”! Bob Delatorre, Don Petersen and Earl Moser hung in there and put on the matches in some of the hottest weather we have had in Arizona in some time and did a great job at it!! Thanks guys for helping out and thanks to everyone who endured the hot weather to support our matches. We’ll shoot the Lever Action Silhouette match next Saturday and then take the month of August off to give everyone a break from the heat. See you then. Steve Rhoades Match Director
BPCR SILHOUETTE 7/18/2009 STEVE RHOADES AAA 3 7 9 8 27 M/WINNER BOB DELATORRE AAA 2 8 8 9 27 1ST AAA DOG HART AA-SCOPE 1 9 8 8 26 1ST AA ROBT. WILKES AA 1 10 8 6 25 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 0 8 6 10 24 RICK GREY AA 1 10 7 4 22 JIM DORRELL A 0 10 7 4 21 1ST A MIKE WHITESELL AAA 0 7 5 8 20 SMOKEY SLAUGHTER AA-SCOPE 0 6 4 7 17 LARRY WILKES AAA 0 7 4 6 17 WAYNE LIEBZEIT B 2 7 3 2 14 1ST B EARL MOSER A 1 9 1 3 14 JIM DODSON AA 1 4 4 4 13 WARREN BARE A 0 3 3 5 11
.22/PISTOL CALIBER 6/27/2009 DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 8 9 7 9 33 M/WINNER CHIP MATE MASTER 5 8 9 10 32 1ST MASTER DAVID SPURLOCK AA 8 9 7 6 30 1ST AA DAVE NATER AAA 7 6 8 8 29 1ST AAA CRAIG BUCHANNAN AA 8 8 8 5 29 2ND AA FRED STANSBURY AA 7 8 7 7 29 3RD AA JOEL CULLUM AAA 7 9 6 7 29 BILL COLE AAA 9 8 5 7 29 JOHN NESBITT AAA 5 10 8 4 27 BUBBA DANIELS A 2 6 4 5 27 1ST A JIM CROSSEN AA 7 9 4 5 25 LOUIS DORSEY B 6 8 6 4 24 1ST B VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 7 3 7 6 23 WARREN BARE AA` 5 8 7 3 23 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 4 7 5 6 23 ED CASE B 7 7 4 5 23 ORRIS GRESS AA 6 8 3 6 23 GARY JONES B 7 8 6 1 22 ANTHONY CHESLIC AA 5 9 5 3 22 DAVE PEDERSEN AA 5 8 3 5 21 KEN LARSEN B 5 10 2 4 21 BOB DELATORRE AA 6 6 3 4 19 JERRY HOWE A 5 9 3 2 19 ERIN O'NEIL A 3 6 4 4 17 ROLAND WONG B 4 8 1 1 14 DESMOND DORSEY B 1 6 2 1 10 ROB JOHNSON B 1 4 1 3 9 MIKE MATTINGLY B 1 4 0 1 6
RIFLE CALIBER 6/27/2009 DAVE PHILLIPS AAA 9 10 8 5 32 M/WINNER BILL COLE MASTER 10 6 9 6 31 1ST MASTER CHIP MATE AAA 10 7 8 6 31 1ST AAA ANTHONY CHESLIC A 10 8 5 8 31 1ST A DAVE NATER AAA 10 6 7 4 27 2ND AAA CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 8 8 4 7 27 ORRIS GRESS AA 6 9 6 3 24 1ST AA FRED STANSBURY AA 8 9 4 3 24 2ND AA JOEL CULLUM AAA 9 8 3 3 23 DAVE PEDERSEN AA 7 5 7 3 22 BUBBA DANIELS A 8 7 5 2 22 1ST A DENNIS PALAGI AAA 5 8 4 5 22 BOB DELATORRE AA 5 7 3 7 22 JOHN NESBITT AAA 10 6 1 5 22 ED CASE B 7 5 4 5 21 1ST B WARREN BARE A 6 7 2 6 21 JERRY HOWE AA 5 4 7 4 20 ROLAND WONG A 6 7 4 3 20 KEN LARSEN B 7 4 4 3 18 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 6 4 3 5 18 JIM CROSSEN AA 5 5 4 1 15 DAVID SPURLOCK AA 6 4 3 2 15 MIKE MATTINGLY B 4 5 0 6 15 ROB JOHNSON A 4 6 1 3 14 BPCR SILHOUETTE 6/20/2009 CHIP MATE MASTER 1 10 6 10 27 M/WINNER LARRY WILKES AAA 3 7 8 8 26 1ST AAA DOUG HART AA-SCOPE 1 9 7 7 24 1ST AA SMOKEY SLAUGHTER AA-SCOPE 4 8 6 4 22 2ND AA BOB DELATORRE AAA 2 7 7 5 21 FRED STANSBURY AA 1 10 4 6 21 TOM LEWANDOWSKI A 4 8 4 4 20 1ST A MIKE WHITESELL AAA 0 7 7 6 20 JIM DODSON AA 2 8 4 5 19 PERRY SHIRLEY A 0 8 4 7 19 EARL MOSER AA 1 9 4 4 18 WALT GIPSOM A 0 9 5 4 18 DENNIS HALL AA 1 10 1 2 14 RON CALDERONE MASTER 2 5 2 5 12 WARREN BARE A 1 6 2 3 12 DON PETERSEN A 0 3 4 2 9 JOHN FOSTER B 1 4 0 2 7 1ST B KEITH ZIMMERMAN B-SCOPE 0 1 5 0 6 ROSS MC CULLOM B 0 4 0 1 5 SPARKIE SPARKS B-SCOPE 0 1 2 1 4
BEN AVERY MAY LEVER ACTION SILHOUETTE RESULTS
To all: Some people just never lose their touch! Dave Phillips hasn’t shot a match since the State Championships in January but he showed up Saturday and went right back to his winning ways by out shooting National Record holder Chip Mate in the .22/pistol caliber match with a 36X40! Also of note was Trent Lawrence taking the 1st place medal in AAA with a 30X40 which gave him third place overall. I know Trent has been spending a lot of time at the range practicing and it looks like it is starting to pay off! The weather was really cooperating for the month of May in Arizona with a cloud cover and cool breezes keeping the temperatures in the low 80s. Also adding to the enjoyment of the 30+ competitors was a nice selection of goodies provided by Virginia Spurlock, Roland Wong and Bubba Daniels. After gorging ourselves at the lunch break it was time to break out the”Big Iron” for the afternoon rifle caliber match. But wait a minute, isn’t that the same rifle Chip Mate just shot in the morning .22/pistol caliber match? Yup, Chip decided to see how his trusty Henry reproduction in 44-40, shooting his standard black powder load, would do out to 200m on the big animal targets. After the smoke had cleared (literally) it was Chip on the top of the page with a 31X40 just nudging out Trent Lawrence and Bill Cole for the match win. If you think the old timers were under gunned shooting their charcoal burning lever guns in the 1880s, think again! Those old rifles packed a punch and Chip proved it today by out shooting a bunch of new Marlin stainless steel 30-30s and 308s equipped with fiber optic sights and he did it with a reproduction of the first repeating lever gun shooting black powder! This is what I love about Lever Action Silhouette. You can go to the store and buy off the shelf a competitive rifle or you can go to the back of your safe and dig out an original 1800s lever gun, load some ammo and win a match! So much for the equipment race in Lever Action Silhouette! Next month’s match probably won’t have the comfortable weather that we enjoyed this month but I’ll make sure I stock up on plenty of bottled water and soft drinks and hopefully Virginia, Roland and Bubba will once again provide us with some more “low cal” treats! See you at the range. Steve Rhoades Match Director
BEN AVERY LEVER ACTION SILHOUETTE .22/PISTOL 5/23/2009 DAVE PHILLIPS MASTER 9 10 9 8 36 M/WINNER CHIP MATE MASTER 6 6 9 9 30 1ST MASTER TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 7 8 8 7 30 1ST AAA RADA PLESINGER AA 7 10 5 7 29 1ST. AA BILL COLE AAA 8 10 4 7 29 2ND AAA STEVE RHOADES AAA 9 9 5 5 28 JERRY HOWE A 4 8 7 8 27 1ST A ED BIANCHI AA 5 10 7 5 27 2ND AA DENNIS PALAGI AAA 7 10 6 4 27 JOHN ORN AA 8 5 4 9 26 3RD AA JEFF BLOHM AA 6 3 7 9 25 BOB DELATORRE AA 7 6 5 7 25 DAVE NATER AAA 7 10 4 3 24 WARREN BARE AA 4 8 6 5 23 JIM CROSSEN AA 7 8 4 4 23 ROB HOWARD A 5 10 4 4 23 2ND A CRAIG BUCHANNAN AA 5 10 4 4 23 LOUIS DORSEY B 7 6 3 7 23 1ST B FRED PAXIA AAA 5 8 5 4 22 ORRIS GRESS AA 8 5 3 5 21 ANTHONY CHESLIA AA 5 5 4 6 20 TIM FINLEY AA 7 5 2 6 20 DAN ALCORN AA 3 7 5 4 19 DAVE SPURLOCK AA 3 9 3 4 19 JUSTIN HATCHER A 2 8 3 3 19 KEN LARSEN A 7 4 2 5 19 VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 5 6 4 3 18 EARL MOSER A 2 8 3 3 16 DESMOND DORSEY B 2 5 5 2 14 2ND B MIKE WHITESELL B 5 3 5 1 14 BUBBA DANIELS B 5 5 1 1 12 WM. COOK B 2 4 2 3 11 ROLAND WONG A 3 3 1 2 9
RIFLE CALIBER 5/23/2009 CHIP MATE AAA 6 10 6 9 31 M/WINNER TRENT LAWRENCE AA 8 9 6 7 30 1ST AA BILL COLE MASTER 9 9 6 6 30 1ST MASTER RADA PLESINGER AAA 10 9 5 5 29 1ST AAA DAVE PHILLIPS AAA 9 10 5 5 29 2ND AAA TIM FINLEY AAA 10 10 5 4 29 3RD AAA DAVE NATER AAA 9 9 4 7 29 STEVE RHOADES AAA 8 9 4 7 28 CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 9 8 3 7 27 DENNIS PALAGI AAA 8 8 7 5 26 DAVE SPURLOCK AA 8 7 5 6 26 2ND AA VIRGINIA SPURLOCK AA 8 8 3 7 26 3RD AA JOHN ORN AA 6 6 7 6 25 DAN ALCORN AA 7 3 9 5 24 ORRIS GRESS AA 6 4 5 9 24 JERRY HOWE AA 6 8 3 5 22 BOB DELATORRE AA 6 7 2 6 21 ROLAND WONG AA 5 9 4 2 20 ED BIANCHI AA 7 8 4 2 20 ANTHONY CHESLIC A 6 7 2 5 20 1ST A JUSTIN HATCHER A 6 4 5 4 19 JIM CROSSEN AA 8 7 3 1 19 BUBBA DANIELS A 9 5 2 3 19 WM. COOK B 4 6 3 1 14 1ST B EARL MOSER AA 6 5 2 1 14 JEFF BLOHM AA 4 4 2 3 13 KEN LARSEN B 6 3 2 2 13 MIKE WHITESELL B 3 3 1 2 9 WARREN BARE A DNF DNF 3 DNF 3
BEN AVERY MAY BPCR SILHOUETTE RESULTS
To all: Many years ago when I was just starting my career as a race car fabricator in Southern California I worked for a guy that competed in the Top Fuel Dragster category. I asked him one day why we went to the race track every weekend rather than just picking certain weekends to compete, which would save a lot of money and also allow us to catch up on our work load. His reply was very simple, “You can’t win if you are not there when your turn comes up!” I’ve tried many times to dispel this theory and to this day I think if you are serious about the sport you compete in it is still the best advice I’ve ever had. This Saturday was one of those days for several of our BPCR competitors. Tom Lewandowski is one of our newer shooters, who is still in the A class, that has to compete with a scope due to some eye issues. With persistence he managed to not only win the A class today but also out shoot several past match winners. Good shooting Tom!! All of us need to keep an EYE on Tom when the surgery he just had on his eyes finally becomes effective. Also Tom’s sons Cory and Kyle are moving to the top of the page with their dad which not only means that their shooting skills are improving but also their spotting skills as well. Not much further down the list you’ll also find another name that deserves some recognition. Don Petersen is one of the original shooters at Ben Avery and although he has religiously shown up every weekend to help with running the match his collection of awards isn’t very large. Don finally made some changes to his load and “presto” he shoots second in the AA class!! A little fine tuning on that load at the rams and Don is now a contender for the match win as well! The scores weren’t high today but the conditions were pretty tough with switching tail winds and some REALLY hot temperatures soaring well above 100 degrees! It was a true test of the shooters as well as their loads. We are very fortunate at Ben Avery to have an air conditioned range house to do the paper work in as well as to get out of the heat during the lunch break. Thanks to everyone that braved the conditions and congratulations to the shooters who shot well enough to win an award. Hopefully we'll see you all next month. Oh yah I almost forgot! I followed my old boss’s advice again today and with the help of Bob Delatorre on the spotting scope, my turn came up too! Steve Rhoades Match Director
BPCR SILHOUETTE 5/16/2009 STEVE RHOADES AAA 3 9 7 8 27 M/WINNER TOM LEWANDOWSKI A/SCOPE 3 10 4 7 24 1ST A PAT TAYLOR MASTER 2 10 8 4 24 1ST MASTER TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 1 10 7 6 24 1ST AAA DON PETERSEN A 2 9 7 4 22 2ND A CHIP MATE MASTER 1 9 6 6 22 KYLE LEWANDOWSKI A 3 6 8 4 21 3RD A JIM BETUSH AAA/SCOPE 1 8 7 5 21 DAVE NATER AA 3 10 5 2 20 1ST AA BOB DELATORRE AAA 2 5 6 5 19 MIKE WHITESELL AAA 2 9 6 2 19 WARREN BARE A 2 7 4 5 18 BARB BURTON A 0 8 6 4 18 ORRIS GRESS AA 2 8 5 2 17 2ND AA COREY LEWANDOWSKI A 1 6 2 8 17 DOUG HART AA/SCOPE 1 5 6 5 17 SMOKEY SLOUGHTER AA/SCOPE 1 7 4 5 17 WAYNE LIEBZEIT B 0 7 3 7 17 1ST B RICK BRTON AA/SCOPE 2 5 4 4 15 LEE BUMBALOW A 1 9 2 3 15 JERRY LATSCHAR AA 1 4 4 5 14 BILL INGINO AA 0 7 1 6 14 JUSTIN BEALIEU A 1 4 3 4 12 SPARKIE SPARKS A/SCOPE 0 2 4 0 6
BEN AVERY MAY MID-RANGE PRACTICE MATCH RESULTS
To all: Shooting a Mid-Range match in May can be a pretty tough deal in Arizona but eight shooters turned out to practice up before Raton. Once again a new shooter showed us how it’s done! Tom Lewandowski just fired his first BPCR match a few months ago and this was his first time shooting Mid-Range. With the guidance of Zack Taylor, Tom was able to outshoot us all with his Shiloh Sharps 45-70 equipped with a MVA scope. This is the same guy that I offered to help get his sight settings for silhouette and once he got on each target he promptly shot 9-pigs in a row, 8 out of 10 turkeys and finished up with 10 rams in a row!!! Thank God he sucks shooting off hand!!! (I can say this in jest about Tom because he’s one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet and along with his two sons is a real asset to the matches at Ben Avery.) The day was to be a hot one with the temperatures hitting the 100 deg. mark so we shortened the time periods to 30 minutes for two shooters. Shooting four sighters and ten shots for record in 15 minutes is a real test of the shooter and his load. There were NO blow tubes on this shooting line! My rifle was still so hot I couldn’t touch the barrel when I took it out of the case for my second yardage! Some of the guys had trouble making the time limit, and I apologize for rushing them, but when you can shoot a relay in this time limit and then go to the Nationals where you have almost twice as much time it will really help you to relax and make good shots. This is the reason for our “practice matches” and its paying off as Arizona has had seven BPTR Gold Medal winners at the Nationals in the last four years! It looks like some of these fools want to do this again on the 13th of June so I’ll let everyone know for sure by the end of the month. The June practice match will probably be a Creedmoor with a 30 minute time limit so we can finish around noon. Please email me if you are interested at bpsteve@cox.net See you at the range. Steve Rhoades Match Director
BEN AVERY5/9/2009MID RANGE200 YRDS300 YRDS600 YRDS TOTAL TOM LEWANDOWSKIPRONE/SCOPE98-4X92-0X84-1X274-5X BOB DELATORREPRONE97-2X89-1X87-1X273-4X ZACK TAYLORPRONE95-0X95-1X76-0X266-1X RICK GREYPRONE98-1X94-2X72-0X264-3X TRENT LAWRENCEPRONE98-3X88-0X76-1X262-4X STEVE RHOADESPOSITION81-0X89-1X69-2X239-3X JOHN FOSTERPRONE91-0X56-0X43-0X190-0X MIKE WHITESELLPRONE95-2X70-0X23-0X188-2X JIM CROSSENPRONE NO SCORE CARD TURNED IN
BEN AVERY APRIL LEVER ACTION SILHOUETTE RESULTS
To all: Due to the Muzzle Loader Nationals, the Cowboy Action Winter Range and the Arizona Game and Fish Expo we haven’t been able to hold a monthly Lever Action Silhouette match since our State Championships in January. Having a three month layoff didn’t cause a loss of interest in Lever Action Silhouette! We almost set a match record this month with 33 entries! What started off to be a perfect day for shooting quickly changed as the winds started to pick up just after the start of the morning match and continued to build all the way through the end of the afternoon rifle caliber match. Even with the targets being blown down everyone was so happy to be back at the range shooting the mood was upbeat. Contributing to the mood were two full plates of homemade brownies baked by Virginia Spurlock, some awesome Rice Krispy cakes made by Roland Wong and a large plate of cookies contributed by new shooter Bubba Daniels. George Hester didn’t let a little wind bother him as he easily won the morning .22/pistol caliber match knocking down 32 targets with his ’94 Winchester .22 Mag. Dennis Palagi and National Record holder Chip Mate were tied for 2nd with 28s a pair and the rest of us trailed with scores in the low to mid twenties. George must have lain off the sweets because he sure spanked us in the morning match! Since April is the beginning of baseball season I always fix BallPark Franks for lunch. Everyone seems to enjoy this as I never have any left after the lunch break. I’m beginning to think these guys show up for the food rather that the shooting!! I think the wind was the big winner in the afternoon match. I don’t believe anyone shot at a full bank of rams in the afternoon but this didn’t stop Ed Bianchi from shooting a 28 for his first ever match win! Ed won the match by shooting 8 turkeys in some real tough conditions and this got him the match win over Dave Nater who also shot a 28 but only managed to knock down 5 turkeys. Once again we had some new shooters come out to try their hand at Lever Action Silhouette. John Orn and Bubba Daniels were the new guys on the block this month but the scores they turned in were pretty good for new shooters! Both of these guys managed to collect some award pins for their first efforts at Lever Action Silhouette and I’m sure they will be in the running for a match win pretty soon. Good shooting guys! Our ranks will probably drop some next month as the “Snow Birds” have gone home for the summer but we should still have a pretty good group at the May match. See you then. Steve Rhoades Match Director
.22/PISTOL CALIBER 4/25/2009 GEORGE HESTER AAA 8 10 7 7 32 M/WINNER DENNIS PALAGI AAA 6 9 7 6 28 1ST AAA CHIP MATE MASTER 8 10 6 4 28 1ST MASTER DAVE SPURLOCK AA 3 9 9 6 27 1ST AA BILL COLE AAA 8 8 6 5 27 2ND AAA RICH BLOUNT AAA 8 8 5 4 25 3RD AAA JOHN ORN AA 8 10 4 3 25 2ND AA DAVE NATER AAA 6 7 5 6 24 AL KRAMER AA 8 8 3 5 24 3RD AA ORRIS GRESS AA 5 6 9 3 23 TRENT LAWRENCE AA 7 4 8 4 23 JASON BLOHM A 5 5 6 7 23 1ST A STEVE RHOADES AAA 5 9 6 2 22 JEFF BLOHM AA 2 7 7 5 21 JOHN NESBITT AAA 5 7 5 4 21 IVAN DICE AAA 4 8 3 6 21 DWIGHT SISSELL AA 5 7 2 7 21 ED BIANCHI AA 4 6 4 6 20 TIM FINLEY AA 4 8 5 2 19 BUBBA DANIALS A 6 7 5 1 19 2ND A FRED STANSBURY AA 6 8 2 3 19 DAN ALCORN AA 5 4 6 3 18 CRAIG BUCHANNAN AA 5 6 5 2 18 ROGER MAZE A 4 6 4 3 17 JERRY HOWE A 4 7 3 3 17 CHUCK ZUFALL A 4 5 3 4 16 WARREN BARE AA 3 7 0 6 16 JIM CROSSEN AA 2 5 3 5 15 ROB JOHNSON B 5 4 3 2 14 1ST B LOUIS DORSEY B 3 5 3 2 13 BRUCE BOWMAN B 1 7 1 4 13 ROLAND WONG B 1 3 1 1 6 DESMOND DORSEY B 1 0 1 1 3
RIFLE CALIBER 4/23/2009 ED BIANCHI AA 9 6 8 5 28 M/WINNER DAVE NATER AAA 9 7 5 7 28 1ST AAA DENNIS PALAGI AAA 10 7 6 4 27 2ND AAA BILL COLE MASTER 8 7 5 7 27 1ST MASTER GEORGE HESTER AAA 9 6 4 7 26 3RD AAA TIM FINLEY AAA 4 8 6 7 25 CRAIG BUCHANNAN AAA 6 8 6 5 25 TRENT LAWRENCE AA 9 8 5 3 25 1ST AA JOHN NESBITT AAA 7 9 3 4 23 DWIGHT SISSELL A 4 7 5 6 22 1ST A JOHN ORN AA 10 4 5 3 22 2ND AA STEVE RHOADES AAA 7 8 4 3 22 ORRIS GRESS AA 9 7 4 2 22 3RD AA RICHARD BLOUNT AAA 8 8 2 4 22 CHIP MATE AAA 6 7 6 2 21 BUBBA DANIELS A 7 7 5 2 21 2ND A DAVE SPURLOCK AA 8 5 4 4 21 FRED STANSBURY AA 6 6 5 3 20 JEFF BLOHM AA 4 3 5 7 19 IVAN DICE AA 5 5 3 6 19 JASON BLOHM AA 3 9 2 4 19 WARREN BARE A 5 6 3 4 18 3RD A CHUCK ZUFALL A 7 7 1 3 18 AL KRAMER AA 3 4 5 5 17 DAN ALCORN AA 6 6 1 4 17 ROB JOHNSON A 5 4 4 3 16 ROGER MAZE A 5 5 4 2 16 JERRY HOWE A 7 4 3 1 15 JIM CROSSEN A 4 3 2 6 15 ROLAND WONG A 7 6 1 1 15 BRUCE BOWMAN B 4 2 0 1 7 1ST B
RESULTS FROM THE APRIL "POTENTIAL DOMESTIC TERRORIST TRAINING SESSION" AT BEN AVERY "PDTT FACILITY"
To all: I try to not let political issues slip into my match reports but after the news on Friday that Arizona’s former (thank God!) governor and current director of Home Land Security, Janet Napolitano, released a report identifying anyone having served in the military, opposing abortion or believing in the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution and is a gun owner as a potential “RIGHT WING DOMESTIC TERRORIST”!!!!!!! I HAVE to comment on this disturbing report. It is a sad state of affairs when our own government is more afraid of a bunch of old guys having fun competing with their guns once a month than they are of all the religious fanatics in this world that would rather cut off your head than look at you!!! But, maybe they ARE right in worrying about us, because the most important thing on my mind today is doing everything I can to see that ALL of these idiots, whether they are Democrat or Republican, are removed from office as soon as possible. It IS time for CHANGE and to me that means every single politician currently in Washington needs to GO!!!! The problem isn’t just the few that are currently in power but also the rest of those that didn’t stand up for OUR rights and stop them from gaining that position of power!! They have ALL lost their sense of direction and have forgotten that they work for US and not just the lobbyists that contributed the most money to their election. OK, now that I got that off my chest on to the match report. Oops, I forgot, now it won’t be called a “match” report but a report on a “Potential Domestic Terrorist Training Session” The winner of today’s “Potential Domestic Terrorist Training Session” was Ken Gose and Ken really earned this match win by out shooting Bob Delatorre on the chicken line. The saying is you win on chickens and you lose on pigs and today’s “Training Session” was a perfect example of that. Bob shot four chickens to Ken’s five and then missed his last pig! The last pig would have been good enough for the match win!! Both guys did a good job and deserve a pat on the back as well as the title of "Top Potential Domestic Terrorists" I was glad to see Paul Barrow back at the range. Paul has been in Iraq for the past six months training the Army Engineers on servicing the new MRAP armored vehicles produced by International. Paul has to return to Iraq next week for the balance of his one year contract but he took the time from his vacation to come out to our “Training Session” and shoot with us. Keep your head down Paul and we’ll look forward to your return in November. The NRA is coming to town next month May 15th-16th-17th for their annual convention which should be a “must see event” for everyone. I’ve contacted the Shiloh folks, Kirk and Heather Bryan, with the hope that I could convince them to bring some ammo to Arizona and shoot our match on Saturday. That’s a stretch as they have plenty to do with their display at the convention so if you go to the convention please stop by their booth and thank them for their support of our ArizonaState Silhouette Championships. They have contributed items for our raffle every year and last year graciously donated a Montana Rough Rider rifle for our drawing! OK, enough for now. For those that like to hone their “Potential Domestic Terrorist Skills” with a Lever Gun we’ll see you next week. For the rest of you “Potential Right Wing Domestic Terrorists” I’ll see you next month.
Steve Rhoades “Potential Domestic Terrorist Training Director”
BPCR SILHOUETTE 4/18/2009 KEN GOSE AAA 5 8 7 10 30 MATCH WINNER BOB DELATORRE AAA 4 9 7 10 30 1ST AAA IVAN DICE MASTER 4 9 6 7 26 1ST MASTER SMOKEY SLAUGHTER AA-SCOPE 3 8 5 8 24 1ST AA STEVE RHOADES AAA 2 10 6 6 24 2ND AAA ROBT. WILKES AA 0 9 6 9 24 2ND AA JERRY LATSURE AA 3 9 4 7 23 AL KRAMER AAA 2 7 7 7 23 DOUG HART AA-SCOPE 2 7 5 8 22 ROGER MAZE AAA-SCOPE 1 10 7 4 22 MIKE WHITESELL AAA 2 7 5 7 21 GRETCHEN GOSE AA-SCOPE 1 8 7 5 21 RICK BURTON AA-SCOPE 0 7 8 5 20 DONN HANKS A 0 7 8 4 19 1ST A WARREN BARE A 2 6 6 4 18 2ND A PAUL BARROW AA 2 7 5 4 18 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 0 7 5 6 18 JIM DORRELL A 2 6 5 4 17 RICH WILKES A 2 8 3 3 16 FRED STANSBURY AA 1 6 4 5 16 DON PETERSEN A 1 2 5 6 14 BARBRA BURTON A-SCOPE 0 7 2 5 14 SPARKIE SPARKES A-SCOPE 1 2 2 6 11 JIM BETUSH AAA 0 4 5 1 10 JOHN FOSTER B 0 5 1 3 9 1ST B WALT GIPSON A 1 2 3 2 8 JIM DODSON AA 1 5 1 1 8 MIKE MOORE B 0 3 0 2 6 ROSS MC COLLUM B 0 1 2 1 4
***UPDATE*** When the report on the American Creedmoor Cup was written I regretfully forgot to acknowledge the work of Michael Rix in making this match possible. Mike fabricates the unique and highly coveted trophies for the match as well as securing the donations for our drawing. The concept of the American Creedmoor Cup was Mike's idea and I thank him for that as well as his support during the match. My apologies Mike!!
2009 AMERICAN CREEDMOOR CUP
To all:
The American Creedmoor Cup is not only a test of individual shooting ability but is also a test of equipment and stamina. The rules are simple: 20 minutes to shoot 3-sighters and 10-shots for record with no one spotting for you. If you get off target you are on your own with no help from your score-keeper or the guys pulling the target in the pits. Shooting for two days in the Arizona sun with temperatures reaching the 90 degree mark tests not only the shooter’ stamina but also his time management skills, his ability to load accurate ammunition, make accurate wind calls and control fouling in the barrel due to the high temperatures and low humidity. Since the first of the year it was reported that Keith Lay Jr. had fired more than 2000 rounds down range developing all of these skills for this match. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT and the “Doc” came to Phoenix and KICKED OUR ASSES!!!!!!!! Thursday, the first day of the Cup, furnished 44 competitors with some of the best shooting conditions I have experienced at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility. The winds were calm, the skies were clear. With temperatures in the high 80s and no wind the challenge was staying hydrated and keeping your rifle from fouling out. Most of the competitors had left their homes in sub-zero temperatures so keeping cool was a big concern. At 800 yards “Doc” showed us all that he was serious by shooting a 98-1x but Kelly Roos was right there with a 96-3x along with Dan Theodore shooting paper patched bullets to a 94-1x. You’ll notice the X counts were not high. This was due to a strong mirage and some subtle head winds that were switchy and very hard to read. This condition increased at 900 yards but “Doc” stayed with it and shot a 91-3x with Ray Hansen the only other shooter in the 90s with a 90-2x. The rest of us were starting to fall behind. At 1000 yards the winds had shifted from a head wind to a tail wind, the temperatures were up and everyone was running out of steam. Everyone but “Doc”. Shooting a 86-2x at 1000 yards for an aggregate score of 275-6x “Doc” had just buried the competition and bested the next highest shooter, Ray Hansen, by 26 points!!! Friday was to be a much nicer day to shoot in. The sky had become overcast which cut down on the intensity of the sun and made the temperatures more comfortable but the wind, although slight, as very tricky and switching from 5 o’clock to 7 o’clock. At 800 yards it looked like one of the Wyoming boys “Gentleman Jim” Terry was going to make a run on “Doc”. Jimbo shot a 94-2x to Doc’s 95-6x. On to 900 and another run was made on “Doc” by Dave Maurer. This was to be the only yardage of the whole two day match that “Doc” didn’t have high score! Dave out shot “Doc” by one point! A 90-1x to an 89-0x. The 1000 yard line was the only chance anyone had to make up any ground on Doc but it wasn’t to be. Doc was back on track shooting an 85-3x followed by Klaus Schattleitner and Dave Gullo with 82-1x and 82-0x respectively. What else can I say? After ten plus years as a BPCR competitor and match director I had just witnessed the finest two days of shooting by anyone!! Dr. Keith Lay Jr. had just fired two days of competition on one of the toughest ranges in the USA along side a field of multi-time National Champion shooters and he had given us all a shooting lesson!! His aggregate score of 544-14x had bested the second place shooter, Ray Hansen by 46 points!! In my book Doc is the best long range black powder target rifle shooter alive!!! If you don’t think so, show up for the match next year and I’ll give you a chance to prove me wrong!
Steve Rhoades Match Director
COMPETITOR800 YRD900 YRD1000 YRDTOTAL800 YRD900 YRD1000 YRDTOTALAGGR.AWARD K. LAY JR.98-1X91-3X86-2X275-6X95-5X89-0X85-3X269-8X544-14XMATCH WINNER R. HANSEN91-1X90-2X68-2X249-5X92-0X80-0X75-0X247-2X496-7XSECOND PLACE R. MORITZ91-1X83-0X73-1X247-2X93-3X83-0X68-0X244-3X491-7XTHIRD PLACE D. GULLO91-1X87-0X54-0X232-1X91-1X82-0X82-0X255-1X487-2X D. THEODORE **94-1X80-2X84-0X258-3X84-0X75-0X60-0X214-0X477-3X C. MATE92-1X78-2X60-0X230-3X86-1X83-1X72-2X241-4X471-7X S. BALDWIN90-2X62-0X78-0X230-2X94-2X70-0X75-0X239-2X469-4X J.BOYLE89-1X82-0X68-0X239-1X91-1X80-1X57-0X228-2X467-3X P.TAYLOR89-2X74-1X67-0X230-3X77-2X72-0X80-1X229-3X459-6X K. SCHATTLEITNER84-1X66-0X56-0X206-1X91-1X77-0X82-1X250-2X456-2X H. ITCHKAWICH87-0X80-0X68-0X235-1X84-0X74-0X63-0X221-0X456-1X R. ENGLEBACH **89-2X67-0X58-1X214-3X89-0X72-0X74-0240-0X454-3X L. HARRIS93-2X81-1X33-0X207-3X93-1X81-1X72-0X246-2X453-5X D. TONN91-2X72-1X59-0X222-3X92-0X88-0X49-0X229-4X451-7X T. CRISLER83-3X72-1X39-0X194-4X92-0X83-0X78-0X253-3X447-7X J. TERRY82-0X70-0X55-0X207-0X94-2X83-0X62-0X239-2X446-2X M. RIX **84-2X71-0X81-0X236-2X89-0X54-0X59-0X202-0X438-2X D. HANKS92-1X72-0X53-0X217-1X87-0X65-0X69-0X221-0X438-1X D. WILEY84-2X67-1X66-0X227-3X87-0X70-0X43-0X200-0X427-3X J. ODOR80-1x72-0x66-1x218-2x74-1x61-0x73-0x208-1x426-3x J. EGGLESTON91-1X78-0X43-0X212-1X82-1X70-0X58-0X210-1X422-2X M. GEPHARDT84-0X73-0X46-0X203-0X91-0X68-0X53-0X212-3X415-3X K. WASSERBERGER **84-2X58-0X55-0X197-2X83-0X68-0X66-0X217-1X414-3X Z. TAYLOR86-1X76-2X27-0X189-3X91-1X77-2X60-0X228-3X412-6X A.SLEDGE88-1X70-0X38-0X196-1X93-3X53-0X59-1X205-4X401-5X T. LAWRENCE85-0X79-1X9-0X173-1X84-0X69-0X74-2X227-2X400-3X D. MAURER66-0X45-0X61-0X172-0X91-0X90-1X36-0X217-3X389-3X J. PORTER76-1X53-0X49-0X178-1X81-2X62-0X65-0X208-0X386-1X B. SAATHOFF92-2X40-0X46-0X178-2X84-0X70-0X51-0X206-0X384-2X D. HANSEN75-0X77-0X26-0X178-0X87-0X80-0X37-0X204-3X382-3X B. DELATORRE **80-1X49-0X30-0X159-1X83-1X60-0X79-2X222-3X381-4X R. GREY83-0X46-0X49-0X178-0X76-1X85-0X42-0X203-1X381-2X S. RHOADES **63-0X69-0X41-0X173-0X77-0X70-0X38-0X185-0X358-0X P. HUARD57-0X44-0X54-0X155-0X76-0X50-0X64-0X190-0X345-0X S. LORENZ87-2X34-0X0-0X121-2X87-0X65-0X58-0X210-0X331-2X G. GIPSON82-0X72-0X26-0X180-0X84-2X27-0X33-0X144-2X324-2X J. STEPP91-1X75-0X0-0X166-1X59-0X34-0X62-0X155-0X321-1X K. GOSE84-0X49-0X18-0X151-0X82-0X70-0X0-0X152-0X303-9X B. YOUNGBERG57-0X47-1X28-0X132-1X74-0X53-0X37-0X164-0X296-1X J. DORRELL **56-0X58-0X29-0X143-0X72-0X29-0X26-0X127-0X270-0X H. MARKHAM51-1X44-0X44-0X139-1X71-0X35-0X15-0X121-0X260-1X K. ROOS96-3X77-1X71-0X244-4XDNFDNFDNFDNF244-4X C. BROWN52-0X28-1X36-0X116-1X63-0X30-0X35-0X128-0X244-1X PAPER PATCH **
2009 WINTER NATIONAL CREEDMOOR
To all:
After two days of shooting the American Creedmoor Cup and the dominance exhibited by “Doc” Lay Jr. we all hoped that maybe Doc’s luck had run out and us mere mortals would have some sort of chance! NOT!!!! “Doc” started off Saturday on the 800 yard line with a 92-2x which tied him for the lead with Jimbo Terry who now had Kenny Wasserberger helping him on the spotting scope. But remember, for this match “Doc” had the help of a spotter as well and the conditions were going to test all the competitors. The cloud cover from the day before was a prelude to the storm front moving in bringing with it the high winds as forcasted which started picking up intensity in the afternoon and would carry on through the match Sunday. With the help of Dan “The Man” Theodore spotting for him “Doc” barely held on to his lead at 900 yards. Last year’s match winner Dave Gullo and his partner John Venhous were finally getting a handle on things and were starting to put some pressure on Doc as was Mike Rix and his partner, Schuetzen wizard, Jack Odor. The winds were starting to pick up and the scores were starting to drop along with the temperatures. 1000 yards was to be only the second time during the whole week that Doc didn’t have the high score. Dave Gullo managed to fire a 84-2x in pretty rough wind conditions and outdistanced Doc by 9-points but Doc still managed to secure the match win with a 245-4x over Gullo’s 243-3x. Sunday was everything that the weathermen had been forecasting. Partly cloudy and strong gusting winds! It was so bad that several past National Champions decided to pull up stakes and go home early. I’m not sure I blame them as the day was to be one of the toughest shooting days I have ever participated in. Klaus Schattleitner and his partner Jason Porter had flown down from Grand Junction, Colorado in Klaus’s Beech Bonanza and being a safe pilot Klaus decided to cut the match short rather than to chance flying home through the approaching storm. Klaus buzzed the pits on his way out to everyone’s delight! At 800 yards, Doc for the first time showed some vulnerability and several shooters took advantage of the opportunity. Gullo was on a roll and lead the way at 800 with a 92-1x followed closely by Mike Rix with a 91-3x. Doc was back in the dust (literally) with a 86-2x which was the first time he had not shot in the 90s at 800 yards in three matches!! At 900 yards Doc once again was back on pace and pretty much buried everyone else by scoring a 84-1x. Mike Rix was the only one close with a 79-0x along with Bob Delatorre shooting paper patched bullets for the first time with a 78-0x. The 1000 yard relay began with Dan Theodore recording on his digital wind gauge sustained winds of 25-30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph!!! Dan was able to find a way to anticipate the changes and give the proper wind calls that enabled Doc to shoot an unbelievable score for the conditions of 80-0x!!! Dan was the only one close with a 74-0x. Doc had won the 2009 Winter National Creedmoor with an aggregate score of 495-7x. In four days of shooting Doc had only TWO misses and had never fired a shot outside the 7 ring with the exception of the two misses!!! If this isn’t domination I don’t know what is. Both of the stories about the Creedmoor Cup and the Winter National Creedmoor have been about Dr. Keith Lay Jr. and they should be, but there were some other shooters who did well in tough match conditions and they deserved some recognition as well for their outstanding effort. I decided to award cash to the top three aggregate scores from both the American Creedmoor Cup and the Winter National Creedmoor. Obviously the 1st place winner of $250.00 was Dr. Keith Lay Jr. 2nd place and $150.00 went to Dave Gullo and 3rd place and $100.00 went to Dan Theodore. The paper patch shooter count continues to grow and this year we had a total of six competitors shooting paper patch. My partner Bob Delatorre was awarded the Paper Patch Trophy since Dan Theodore was the 1st Master award winner. This was Bob’s first attempt at paper patching and his aggregate score of 423-3x was very respectable. Kenny Wasserberger combined paper patched bullets with a scope and went home to Wyoming with the Scope Trophy. So many people help me make this match possible and I want take this opportunity to thank them. Harvey Trace comes every year from Canada to Ben Avery and works as a range host. He also is kind enough to set out in the sun for four days to call the match for us. Thanks Harvey!! Ross Mc Collum, Trent Lawrence and Tom Lewandowski also donated their time to help me with the target preparation and that has become quite a job now that the match has grown to five days of shooting. Thanks guys!! Bob Delatorre helps with the awards the scoring and is also my shooting partner. He also helped me get started in paper patching. I repaid him with some lousy wind calls. Sorry Bob!! One of the hi-lights of our match is the steak fry on Saturday evening. My Carolyn along with her daughters and grandchildren take care of all the details and provide us all with a very well prepared dinner. We just show up and eat and I can’t tell you how much of a load that takes off me. Thank you all and “I love you”. I really believe this match was a milestone in Black Powder Target Rifle shooting and Doc Lay has secured himself a page is the shooting history books. Can he do it again next year? We’ll see.
Steve Rhoades Match Director
COMPETITORCLASS800 YD.900 YD.1000 YD.TOTAL800 YD.900 YD.1000 YD.TOTALAGGR.AWARD K. LAY JR.MAS.92-2X78-0X75-0X245-4X86-2X84-1X80-0X250-3X495-7XMATCH WINNER D. GULLOMAS.86-0X73-1X84-2X243-3X92-1X71-0X65-0X228-1X471-3XSECOND PLACE M. RIX **MAS.91-1X77-1X70-1X238-3X91-3X79-0X54-1X224-4X462-7XTHIRD PLACE D. THEODORE **MAS.82-0X67-0X79-1X228-1X89-1X64-0X74-1X227-2X455-3X1ST MASTER H. ITCHKAWICHMAS S/SR85-1X78-0X63-1X226-2X87-1X77-2X56-0X220-3X446-5X2ND MASTER M. HANSENEX.WM.76-0X69-1X79-1X224-2X90-0X57-1X70-0X217-1X442-3X1ST EXPERT Z. TAYLOREX.87-2X79-2X67-1X233-5X82-0X54-0X67-0X203-0X436-5X2ND EXPERT J. TERRYEx. hibitionist92-2X68-0X64-2X224-4X87-0X51-0X69-0X207-0X431-4X3RD EXPERT K. GOSEEX. SR.87-2X74-1X57-0X218-3X86-0X60-0X67-0X213-0X431-3X1ST SENIOR C. MATEEX.91-3X76-1X65-1X232-5X96-2X52-0X47-0X195-2X427-7X B. DELATORRE **EX.90-1X67-2X60-0X217-3X82-0X78-0X46-0X206-0X423-3X1ST PAPER PATCH P. TAYLOREX. SR.89-2X71-1X67-1X227-4X87-1X61-1X47-0X195-2X422-6X R. HANSENMAS.91-0X90-0X60-1X241-2X88-0X41-0X52-0X181-0X422-2X3RD MASTER R. ENGLEBACH **MAS.SR.84-0X65-0X60-0X209-0X90-3X73-0X47-0X210-3X419-3X J. EGGLESTONMAS.SR.85-0X81-2X63-0X229-2X83-0X45-1X49-1X177-2X406-4X J. VENHOUSMAS.SR.89-0X68-0X68-0X225-0X80-1X59-2X42-0X181-3X406-3X K. WASSERBERGER **EX.SCOPE89-0X53-1X41-0X183-1X93-2X77-1X52-0X222-3X405-4X1ST SCOPE A.SLEDGEMAS.SR.78-0X53-0X73-0X204-0X92-4X67-1X40-1X199-6X403-6X R. CALDERONEMAS.btr92-3X56-0X67-0X215-3X82-0X72-1X33-0X187-1X402-4X D. HANSONEX. SR.84-0X65-0X55-0X204-0X68-1X68-0X56-0X192-1X396-1X S. BALDWINMAS.91-2x80-0x46-0x217-2x87-1x39-0x45-0x171-1x388-3x J. BOYLEMAS.77-0X 86-0X86-0X68-0X231-0X87-1X39-0X45-0X171-1X388-3X G. GIPSONS/S SR.83-0X73-1X48-0X204-1X78-1X42-0X61-0X181-1X385-2X1ST S/SHOOTER D. HANKSEX. S/SR.79-1X70-1X33-0X182-2X75-1X63-0X61-1X199-2X381-4X D. MAURERMAS.SR.82-1X45-0X39-0X166-1X82-0X80-0X53-0X215-0X381-1X B. SAATHOFFEX93-3X42-0X39-0X174-3X84-0X49-0X72-0X205-0X379-3X D. TONNMAS. SCOPE83-1X68-0X58-1X209-2X80-1X61-0X27-0X168-1X377-3X C. ATKINSONM/M SR.81-0X74-0X43-0X198-0X74-0X48-0X57-0X179-0X377-0X1ST MARKSMAN L. BUMBALOWM/M SR.88-1X61-0X40-0X189-1X71-1X72-0X44-0X187-1X376-2X S. RHOADES **MAS.SR.87-0X51-0X62-1X200-1X73-1X60-0X36-0X169-1X369-2X J. ODORMAS. SR.86-1X53-1X48-0X187-2X85-2X60-1X36-0X181-3X368-5X G. BOYLEEX. WM.73-0X86-1X29-0X188-1X84-0X48-0X42-1X174-1X362-2X1ST WOMAN M. GEPHARDTMAS.86-0X71-0X38-0X195-0X75-1X71-1X18-0X164-2X359-2X T. LAWRENCEEX. SR.86-1x68-0x44-0x198-1x81-0x56-0x23-0x160-0x358-1x P. HUARDEX.86-0X59-0X44-1X186-1X79-1X55-0X30-0X164-1X350-2X J. DORRELL **EX.88-OX53-1X39-0X180-1X88-0X42-0X31-0X161-0X341-1X R. GREYS/S91-1X40-0X24-0X155-1X75-0X69-1X40-0X184-1X339-2X D. WILEYEX. SR.53-0X31-0X42-0X126-0X86-0X49-0X61-1X196-1X322-1X T. CRISLERMAS.62-0X57-0X39-0X158-0X82-2X36-0X44-0X162-2X320-2X J. STEPPEX. SCOPE73-0X37-0X27-0X137-0X84-0X36-0X56-1X176-1X313-1X S. LORENZS/S87-0X35-0X29-0X151-0X73-0X53-0X32-0X158-0X309-0X C. BROWNS/S SCOPE56-0X39-0X53-1X148-1X84-1X22-0X24-0X130-1X278-2X B. YOUNGBERGEX.69-0X48-2X38-0X155-2X53-0X39-1X17-0X109-1X264-3X R. MORITZMAS.84-1X91-1X60-2X235-4XDNFDNFDNFDNF235-4X J. PORTEREX.78-0X86-0X63-0X227-0XDNFDNFDNFDNF227-0X K. SCHATTLEITNERMAS.SR.89-0X55-0X75-1X219-1XDNFDNFDNFDNF219-1X L. HARRISMAS. SR.91-2X78-0X37-0X206-2XDNFDNFDNFDNF206-2X PAPER PATCH **
COMPETITOR EQUIPMENT LIST
Dr. Keith Lay Jr. Shiloh Sharps 45-90 30” Krieger 1-18 Distant Thunder front MVA rear
What month is this?? February?? If we had weather like this all year long everyone would live in Arizona!!! 75 degrees, not a cloud in the sky and NO WIND!!!! And I had to miss it!!!! Yup, Saturday was one of the days I had to devote to the race cars and I got to miss one of the best shooting days we have had in a long time. My normal shooting partner didn’t miss it though and it looks like he didn’t miss me as well! Bob Delatorre teamed up with Chip Mate in my absence and they tied in score for the match win with 31s apiece but Chip took the win with a higher chicken count. Bob did this while also running the match. So much for my excuses about low scores due to the stress of running a match! Bob did a great job once again with the help of Don Petersen and Earl Moser. Earl used some ground buffalo meat donated by Bill Ingino to cook up a bunch of chili so not only was the weather good but so was lunch! We also had a couple of new shooters this month along with Prent Monson who made his annual trip down to see us from the Bishop, California area. One of these days I’m going to return the favor and shoot one of the fine matches put on in Bishop by Prent and his buddies. There won’t be any silhouette matches next month, BPCR or Lever Action due to our annual Creedmoor Cup and Regional Creedmoor If you feel the need to give long range shooting a try we still have some openings so contact me for the entry forms. Otherwise I’ll see you all in April when we resume our monthly schedule of silhouette matches. Also on April 1st Ben Avery is changing its policy on specialty range use and the “pink cards” will be replaced with new badges. You’ll need to call Ben Avery at 602-942-3000 press “O” and ask for Kerry. She will instruct you on obtaining a new card. Please don’t call me as I don’t have the forms. I will need to sign the form before they will issue you a new card and you will need a form for the Rifle Silhouette as well as Lever Action Silhouette ranges. The one positive thing about the new cards is that you will be able to bring a guest with you to the range, something that wasn’t allowed in the past. Good Luck with figuring this deal out!
Steve Rhoades Match Director
CHIP MATE MASTER 5 10 10 6 31 M/WINNER BOB DELATORRE AAA 4 10 9 8 31 1ST AAA RON CALDERONE MASTER 2 9 8 10 29 1ST MASTER HARVEY TRACE AA 3 10 7 8 28 1ST AA LEE BUMBALOW AA SCOPE 3 10 7 7 27 2ND AA AL KRAMER AAA 2 10 7 6 25 2ND AAA ROGER MAZE AAA SCOPE 0 10 6 9 25 PAT TAYLOR MASTER 2 10 5 7 24 TOM LEWANDOWSKI A 1 9 8 6 24 1ST A RICK GREY A 1 10 8 5 24 2nd A JASON BLOHM AA 4 7 7 5 23 3RD AA MIKE WHITESELL AAA 2 8 6 7 23 ORRIS GRESS AA 2 8 6 7 23 EARL MOSER A 1 8 8 6 23 GRETCHEN GOSE AA 1 9 8 5 23 COREY LEWANDOWSKI AA 0 8 9 6 23 RICK BURTON AA SCOPE 0 10 6 7 23 PRENT MONSON AAA 3 9 5 5 22 DAVE MAURER MASTER 2 10 4 6 22 JEFF BLOHM AA 1 10 5 6 22 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 1 10 1 9 21 SMOKEY SLAUGHTER AA SCOPE 0 6 7 8 21 BARB BURTON A 0 7 5 7 19 SPARKIE SPARKS A SCOPE 3 6 5 4 18 DENNIS HALL AA 1 8 4 5 18 KYLE LEWANDOWSKI A 1 5 6 5 17 JIM CROSSEN AA SCOPE 1 9 5 2 17 DOUG HART AA SCOPE 1 5 4 7 17 BILL INGINO AA 0 3 7 7 17 KEN GOSE AAA 2 5 5 4 16 DONN HANKS AA 0 7 5 4 16 JIM BAKER A 0 9 2 4 15 FRED STANSBURY AA 1 7 4 2 14 PERRY SHIRLEY B 1 7 3 3 14 1ST B W. LIEBZEIT B SCOPE 0 5 4 1 10 DON PETERSEN A 0 3 0 5 8
2009 ARIZONA STATE LEVER ACTION SILHOUETTE CHAMPIONSHIPS
TO ALL:
The 2009 Smallbore Championship on Friday January 23rd was de-ja vu all over again! The scores were a little higher but the players were the same as our Smallbore match in 2008. Phoenix’s Joy Cox lead off the morning match with a 38x40 to nudge out Rex Ward from Santa Fe, New Mexico for the win. After lunch, and some awesome brownies furnished by Virginia Spurlock, Rex once again made a come back to shoot back to back 37x40s. This forced a shoot off with Joy and the result was another ArizonaState Champion trophy for Rex's mantle. The match on Saturday for the Pistol Caliber Lever Action rifles was another story all together. Chip Mate, who is a three time National BPCR Champion decided to give Lever Action Silhouette a try. Chip dug into his safe and found a Uberti Henry replica in 44-40 caliber, bolted on an adjustable tang sight and loaded up some rounds with BLACK POWDER! The rest is truly history as he not only won match number one and set a new range record but also tied the National record for Pistol Caliber rifles with a 39x40!!! The closest competitors to Chip were Butch Jarvis, Dave Nater and Eric Sundstrom who all trailed with 34x40s. All Chip had to do in the afternoon match was to turn in another solid master score and no one could touch him. Chip is used to pressure and he showed it by “SMOKING” the competition with a 33x40 in match number two for an aggregate score of 72x80. This secured his first PistolCaliberLeverActionState Championship. We’ll discuss “SMOKING” later in this report. Sunday was once again the day for Joy Cox to get some revenge. Just like the State Championship Match in 2008 she had just missed winning the Smallbore Championship and Sunday was finally her day to shine. Although she tied with Jim Goodnight in match number one with a 36x40 she lost the match win on animal count. But in the afternoon match there was no stopping Joy and her solid 35x40 secured for her the 2009 State Championship for Rifle Caliber Lever Action. As Match Director I want to thank all the competitors for attending our second ArizonaState Championships. I also want to thank Don Petersen for calling the match, Bob Delatorre for providing lunch and helping with the scoring, George Hester for filling in when I needed a hand, Virginia Spurlock for baking brownies for us all three days and Bill Cole for once again providing us with what is now one of the finest Lever Action ranges in the United States.
*****EDITORIAL*****
I have been a Match Director for ten years at Ben Avery. During that time I have earned the reputation for providing fair and enjoyable matches for all competitors no matter what their skill level is or the part of the country they come from. When I began the Lever Action program at Ben Avery my goal was to bring together shooters from all forms of silhouette; Pistol, Rifle, Smallbore and Black Powder Cartridge. Up until now I thought I had achieved my goal. Our monthly match program has shown continued growth and the logical next step was to promote a State Championship for Lever Action rifles. This was our second State Championship match. Part of the success we have enjoyed at Ben Avery has come from accepting everyone as equals, making new shooters feel comfortable and just enjoying ourselves while still being competitive. This match was the first time in my match directing career that I got to experience what happens when people who don’t have things go their way decide to use their influence to get the rules changed in their favor. All because they got “SMOKED” and they didn’t like it!! You know who YOU are and I know who YOU are and from now on I want YOU to know that this kind of attitude is not welcome at my matches!! I will do everything in my power to prevent YOU from ruining Lever Action Silhouette by changing the rules to suit yourselves. In Arizona, Lever Action Silhouette is a FUN sport and we intend on keeping it that way. If you can’t handle getting beat fair and square, don’t try to change the rules to eliminate the competition, just STAY HOME!!
CONTROVERSY SURROUNDS JANUARY BEN AVERY BPCR SILHOUETTE RESULTS!!
To all:
Last month I issued a challenge to the BPCR silhouette shooters at Ben Avery. The challenge was for someone to step up and out shoot either Chip Mate or Ron Calderone. These guys have had their way with us for the last couple of years and it was time for someone else to win a match! I know if I offered to buy back the medals they have won they could both probably buy a nice rifle with the proceeds. Well it didn’t take long for someone to answer the challenge. Darrell Tonn is a pretty accomplished shooter from Idaho who has for the past couple of winters spent time in Arizona shooting our matches and doing a little quail hunting. Darrel showed up Saturday without a shooting partner but ready to shoot. He was matched up with Harvey Trace, whom he had not shot with before. Harvey is a winter visitor from Canada and a pretty good shot himself but neither he nor Darrel have a lot of experience with the tricky wind conditions on the silhouette range at this time of year. Chip Mate always shows up at a match with only one thing on his mind and that is the match win. Saturday was no exception as he was paired up with his National Championship winning spotter and experienced Ben Avery shooter Ken Gose. After graciously cooking a great breakfast of scrambled eggs and fresh tortillas for all of the shooters, Chip got down to the business of winning another match. Chip had his work cut out for him at this match though as the deck was slightly stacked in Darrell’s favor! Several months ago I purchased what I was told was a pretty nice pre-64 Winchester Model 94 rifle from someone in Tucson. Chip offered to deliver the rifle to me at the next match. When I opened the case what was inside was a clapped out Winchester made in the early 80s with a chipped stock and missing parts!!! Of course Chip pled innocence and just said he was only the delivery boy. Little did I know he and his buddies had swapped the rifle before delivery and were getting a pretty good laugh behind my back!! Flash forward to Saturdays match. At the end of the day Chip was pretty proud of himself. He was telling everyone who would listen that shooting 5 chickens is a stiff wind along with 25 lay down targets was easily enough to secure another match win!!. But when the scores were read at the end of the match he was awarded 1st Master with a 29 and the Match winner was Darrel Tonn with a 30!! Chip immediately asked for a recount but the score card only recorded 4 chickens and since that was what was turned in for scoring it was his official score. Naturally I plead innocence as I could only use the score that was turned by his partner, Ken Gose, who “conveniently” had to leave the range early for his long drive back to Sonoita. Yup, I had issued the challenge last month and Darrel had stepped up to the challenge and turned in a match winning score, even if it took a little help from Chip’s friends. This probably means it’ll be a while before Chip offers to cook breakfast for us again but it was worth it!!
PAY BACKS ARE HELL CHIP!!!!
Steve Rhoades Match Director
PS- In no way am I trying to take anything away from Darrel Tonn winning the match. It was a tough day with VERY tough conditions and anyone shooting a 30 in those conditions deserves the Match win. Just look at the other scores and you can see that both Darrel and Chip were head and shoulders above everyone else. When Ken Gose suggested to me that this was my chance to get even for the "gun deal" we had to jump on it!! Nice shooting Darrell and Chip!!! Also I want to thank Klaus Schattleitner and Jason Porter for flying down to our match in Klaus’s plane all the way from Grand Junction, Colorado. Both of these guys are always welcome at our match especially Jason who generously bought Carolyn and I dinner on Friday night!!!
DARRELL TONN MA-SCOPE 4 10 7 9 30 M/WINNER CHIP MATE MASTER 4 10 8 7 29 1ST MASTER ROBT. WILKES AA 2 9 7 7 25 1ST AA LARRY WILKES AAA 2 10 4 9 25 1ST AAA JIM BETUSH AAA-SCOPE 4 10 6 4 24 2ND AAA MIKE WHITESELL AAA 3 8 7 6 24 3RD AAA BILL INGINO AA 2 9 7 6 24 2ND AA STEVE RHOADES AAA 2 10 6 6 24 ROGER MAZE AAA-SCOPE - 10 9 4 23 KLAUS SCHATTLEITNER AAA 4 6 7 6 23 WARREN BARE A 4 8 6 2 20 1ST A BOB DELATORRE AAA 2 8 8 2 20 DOUG HART AA-SCOPE 0 6 6 8 20 TRENT LAWRENCE AAA 0 10 5 5 20 ORRIS GRESS AA 3 8 3 5 19 3RD AA JIM DORRELL A 1 5 6 7 19 2ND A RICK BURTON AA-SCOPE 1 9 5 4 19 JASON PORTER AA 0 8 5 6 19 9 HARVEY TRACE AA-SCOPE 2 4 4 7 17 AL KRAMER AAA 2 9 3 3 17 CORY LEWANDOWSKI A 0 3 6 7 16 3RD A PERRY SHIRLEY B 0 10 2 4 16 1ST B KEN GOSE AAA 2 8 4 1 15 TOM LEWANDOWSKI A 2 6 3 4 15 RICHARD WILKES A 0 5 5 5 15 SPARKIE A-SCOPE 0 7 4 3 14 DON PETERSEN A 2 3 5 3 13 KYLE LEWANDOWSKI A 1 6 1 4 12 FRED STANSBUTY AA 0 4 3 3 10 BARB BURTON A-SCOPE 1 4 1 3 9 GRETCHEN GOSE AA-SCOPE 0 4 0 5 9 JIM DODSON AA 1 3 0 4 8 JIM CROSSEN AA-SCOPE SCOPE FAILURE DNF 3 JOHN FOSTER B 0 1 2 0 3 EARL MOSER AA GUN FAILURE DNF 1
JANUARY BEN AVERY CREEDMOOR RESULTS
To all: What a difference a month makes!!! Last month we had some really good scores to brag about but that was all ancient history this month! The conditions were really tough today with the wind out of the north and switching rapidly from left to right. It was so fast that you couldn’t always correct your sights before it changed again. Add to that, in my case a rear sight that didn’t have a true mechanical zero, and the scores dropped faster than the temperature did when the wind started to blow. But some prevailed and they were all named Taylor. George Taylor and his son Zach made the long drive from Rio Rico, Arizona in the wee hours of the morning to place 1st with a 203-0x and 3rd with a 194-2x. Another traveler, Pat Taylor who drove down from Payson, was in there with a 198-2x for second overall. I think I heard every excuse imaginable for the scores turned in, including the sight problem from myself, tight paper patched bullets, “I fouled out”, etc. etc. etc. but the best one I heard was “I’m pulling out due to vision problems; I JUST CANT SEE SHOOTING IN THIS SH*T!!” All in all it was a humbling experience for us all but very good experience and we all learned from some very challenging wind conditions. The next chance we have to practice is Wednesday before the American Creedmoor Cup and it looks like we all have some homework to do before then! See you all in March Steve Rhoades Match Director
SHOOTER NAME800 YRDS900 YRDS1000 YRDSTOTAL GEORGE TAYLOR83-0X78-0X42-0X203-0X PAT TAYLOR72-1X75-1X51-0X198-2X ZACH TAYLOR65-2X75-0X54-0X194-2X RICK GREY84-1X53-0X52-0X189-1X MIKE WHITESELL78-1X64-1X45-0X187-2X DARRELL TONN89-2X39-0X61-0X180-2X DONN HANKS70-0X64-0X46-0X180-0X LEE BUMBALOW61-0X72-0X38-0X171-0X JIM DORRELL61-0X71-1X36-0X169-1X TRENT LAWRENCE57-0X71-0X33-0X161-0X BOB DELATORRE86-0X59-0XDNF145-0X STEVE RHOADES54-1X54-0X36-0X144-1X I SUCK!!! KEN GOSEDNF CHIP MATEDNF
To all: Today began like one of those days you dream about if you are a Black Powder Target Rifle shooter. Cool and clear and not a wisp of wind!!! We don’t get many days like this in Arizona and the guys that showed up got a rare chance to check their mechanical zeros and to test new loads. Chip Mate set the pace at 800 yards shooting off the wrist rest to practice up for the next World Championships. Chip shot a 93-3x and was followed by Jim Dorrell and his ½ brother Trent Lawrence with 91s. Jim is shooting paper patched bullets and I’m sure he won’t let Trent forget that he shot 3-xs to Trent’s 1-x. You know how the competition between siblings is!! Pat Taylor was the man at 900 yards with a 90-1x as we started to pick up some wind from the 6:00-7:00 position. It was pushing the bullets up and down about one minute and changing the windage 1 ½-2 minutes each shot. We shoot reduced time relays so you have to adjust rather than wait for a condition. Once again Jim Dorrell was right in there with a 86-2x along with his shooting partner and the “other Taylor” Zack with a 85-0x. At 1000 yards the other Taylor, Zack, was the top scorer with an 88-1x followed by Pat Taylor with an 86-0x. Pat and Zack aren’t related but the rivalry is still there!! The final tally had Pat Taylor the leader with a 266-3x followed by Arizona’s “MR Paper Patch” Jim Dorrell with a 262-7x. Also noteworthy was Bob Delatorre’s first time effort with paper patching. Bob just picked up a nice 45-90 Hepburn and decided to give paper patching a try for Creedmoor. Bob, to Jim Dorrell’s delight, has a new gold ear ring and the addition of the ear ring must have brought back old memories from his collage days of rolling his own! Now it’s bullets instead of “smokes” for Bob and he hasn’t forgotten how to roll’m. Bob didn’t have sight settings for the Hepburn but managed to get on the target at 800 and shoot a 90-1x. An 81-0x followed at 900 yards but he was out of extra ammo for sighters at 1000 yards. Going for score on the first shot cost him a miss but then he was able to recover and shoot a 70-0x for a total of 241-1x. This was a pretty good beginning for a first time paper patcher. Bob’s load is pretty straight forward for his 45-90 with 87 grains of 1 ½ Swiss behind a Buffalo Arms bullet wrapped with Zig-Zag papers. Now that paper patching is catching on I wonder if the shooters that show up will be wearing tie-dyed shirts and sporting pony tails?? We’ll have to wait until our next Creedmoor practice match on the second Saturday in January to find out. See you then and remember the old saying: “Peace, Love and Make Smoke”!
Steve Rhoades Match Director
PAT TAYLOR MASTER 90-2X 90-1X 86-0X 266-3X JIM DORRELL EX. P/PATCH 91-3X 86-2X 85-2X 262-7X CHIP MATE EX. 93-1X 84-0X 79-0X 253-1X STEVE RHOADES MASTER 89-0X 81-2X 78-1X 248-3X TRENT LAWRENCE EX 91-1X 79-0X 77-1X 247-2X ZACK TAYLOR EX. 71-2X 85-0X 88-1X 244-3X BOB DELATORRE EX. P/PATCH 90-1X 81-0X 70-0X 241-1X MIKE WHITESELL EX. SCOPE 88-1X 76-0X 72-1X 236-2X LEE BUMBALOW EX. 88-1X 73-0X 71-1X 232-2X RICK GREY EX. 36-0X 78-0X 68-0X 182-0X
