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2009
Service Rifle Champions
Overall
Champion – Frank Bliss
Scored
3820 x 5000 – 38X
Division
I Vintage Rifle Champion – Ron Woods
Scored
1595 x 2500 – 13X
Division
II Modern Rifle Champion – Stewart Alexander
Scored
1885 x 2500 – 17X
Well
done to our 2009 Service Rifle Champions.
Three
Gun Urban Rifle Match
December
05, 2009
As
usual I got to the club early to set up for the Service Rifle match.
I actually arrived extra early because the three gun match has so much
extra “stuff” to get ready. I
had to assemble and set up the three barriers, set up a table for the shotgun
and pistol stage, and, of course, the target frames plus all the registration
paraphernalia. Lucky for me some of the guys also showed up early to help out
with the set-up. Thanks guys; you
know who you are. Well, just as I pulled up to the gate I looked at the
thermometer on my truck console and it read 26 degrees.
Yes, 26 degrees of cold wind that pushed the wind chill somewhere in the
teens. I thought the cold might
keep the number of shooters down, but did I underestimate the PCSC Riflemen! We
had a total of 21 entries (some of the guys shot more than one gun). Did I mention it was cold and windy?
We
got started on time, and everything was going well until the temperature started
to climb. When I set up the range the ground was frozen, and I paid no attention
to that ground when I located the shotgun and pistol stage.
My only concern at that point was safety, right?
I’m sure you guessed it by now, that frozen ground turned to very cold
mud as the temp climbed! We went
home more than a little dirty!
Did
I mention it was cold? This is one
of the most difficult matches we shoot, but trying to toss a grenade (yep we
started off by throwing a dummy grenade and scoring the result), load and fire a
rifle several times, draw load and fire a pistol, reload that pistol, fire again
with the other hand (oops, best pistol score 96x100 Joel Powell, just had to
brag), pick up a shotgun, load and fire it, all with gloved or freezing hands
made the match that much more difficult. We
did experience a couple of rifle breakdowns and dropped magazines, but we
persevered. The weather, gun
troubles, and a tough scenario did not stop these riflemen from shooting good
scores. AR-15’s ruled the day in
this match. Did I mention it was COLD?
This
was also the last match of the 2009 Service Rifle Season, and a great season it
was. We finalized the Championship
Series with this match, where we saw two champions successfully defend their
titles, and one new champion step up onto the pedestal. The results are listed
below. Did I fail to mention it was
dang cold?
Match
Winners
Open
sight class:
1st
Andy Man, shooting an AR-15 scoring 579x600 – 8X
2nd
Stewart Alexander, shooting an AR-15 scoring 561x600 – 6X
3rd
Joel Powell, shooting an AR-15 scoring 505x600 – 2X
Optic
sight class:
1st
Andrew McQuade (a guest), shooting and AR-15/Eotech scoring 489x600 – 0X
2nd
Frank Bliss, shooting an AR-15/Eotech scoring 471x600 – 4X
3rd
Rusty Perrin, shooting an AR-15/ACOG scoring 459x600 – 4X
Joel
Powell
Next Match is:
Saturday, December 05 starting at 10 AM,
registration starting at 9 AM - Three gun Urban Rifle Match.
Rifles shot left and right hand from barriers including prone and all
under the pressure of being timed. Moving to short range to shoot a
handgun (right and left hand) and finally a shotgun to stop the clock!
Two classes; open sights and optical sights, all firing on the “B”
Range using the B27 target. Yep, you’ll have to toss that grenade
again! Bolt action shooters will have one minute of extra time before
penalties apply. Championship points awarded based on type of rifle
used! Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each class.
Saturday,
October 24,
Service
Rifle Match
October
24, 2009
“The
Rattle Battle”
Great weather, light wind (unusual for PCSC), great rifles,
great friends and new friends what more could a rifleman want?
This was our famous “Rattle Battle” a rapid fire, shoot
and move forward match. We started
at 200 yards in the prone position, shooting 10 shots in 90 seconds.
We then have 2 minutes to pick up and move forward 50 yards and shoot 10
more shots kneeling or sitting position and again pick up and move forward 50
more yards to shoot offhand. It
sounds easy but the old ( in my case old means old) heart is beating and the
breathing is faster plus the shooting position is more difficult than the last,
it’s a tough match!
We had mostly M1 Garands and AR-15 rifles this match but
there was a scattering of ’03 Springfields, Mausers and M1A’s as well.
We did have some “first timer’s” at the match, they were; Thomas
Wadsworth, Mark Rose, William Hall and David Hill.
Welcome to the Service Rifle matches guys! Winners are listed below.
We also had a side match called the Deer Hunter.
This match was 5 shots in 2 minutes from a makeshift deer stand at 200
yards. We used a near life size
deer target with a very small scoring target added.
The match was any gun, any rest (from the deer stand) and any sight.
Would you believe an AR-15 with open sights won?
That’s just what happened; John Kampo shot a 25 x 50 score in this very
difficult match to win. Well done
John!
The 2009 Championship is still ongoing with one more match
left in the season, but there were some changes in the standings, see below.
The Winners
Division I
1st – Andy Mans with a score of 253 x 300, 1X shooting
his M1 Garand
2nd – Thomas Wadsworth with a score of 224 x 300, 2X
shooting his M1 Garand
3rd – Robert Laramee with a score of 219 x
300, 0X shooting his M1Garand
Division II
1st – Thomas Wadsworth with a score of 245 x
300, 3X shooting his .308 cal. M1 Garand
2nd – David Hill with a score of 240 x 300, 0X
shooting his AR-15
3rd – Frank Bliss with a score of 228 x 300,
7X shooting his M1A
The Deer Hunter
Best Hunter – John Kampo scoring 25 x 50, 0X shooting his
AR-15 open sight rifle
2009
Championship Standings
Overall Champion – Frank Bliss
Division I Vintage Rifle – Ron Woods
Division II Modern Rifle – Stewart Alexander
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Sunday, August 16, starting at 10 AM, registration starting at 9 AM – 200 yard prone match, timed fire shot in one 15 minute relay of twenty rounds fired on the “C” Range, SRC target. Open to Division I and II rifles. Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each division.
Side Match: The Sniper – five rounds in two minutes from the sniper “hide.” Any rifle, any sight, any rest using the U.S. Coast Guard hostage target at 200 yards! $2 to enter, trophy to the best sniper, more details later. NOTE DATE CHANGE FROM AUG. 9 to AUG. 16.
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Service
Rifle Match – August 16, 2009
A
200 Yard Timed Prone Match
Side
Match – “The Sniper”
Let’s
start out with how my day began for this match. I preloaded my truck the night before the match with all the
“stuff” needed except the rifle, money box, and my laptop.
I get up early, 5 AM, grab a cup of coffee and start the 50 mile drive to
the club. I get to about Springtown
(I live in North Richland Hills) and remember that I failed to bring my “thumb
drive” that has all the match data stored within!
OK, I think I can build a quick spreadsheet to use for registration, etc.
when I get to the club. Then I
think, “did I load the Sniper Hide”. The
answer to that question was no. OK,
we can shoot the “Sniper” match without the hide.
Man, did I bring a rifle and ammo? Yep,
I did bring enough “stuff” to at least shoot the match (this senior moment
thing is getting to be a problem). I
think, it just has to get better than this and I was right, well, at least until
I started shooting, but maybe I should hold that story for a different time!
This
match is one I like, and I think the rest of the PCSC Riflemen like as well.
The match is a nice slow pace from a good solid position, prone.
We had a full 15 minutes to shoot 20 rounds at the SRC target a mere 200
yards away. The wind was blowing
the usual 10 to 15 MPH, this is PCSC after all, but it was straight down range
and other than the dust and trying to use a vibrating spotting scope, was not a
big factor in the match. We had a
great turnout and had three visitors join in the fun. George Eichenberg, Robert Manglberger, and Eric Kilburn, all
members of the Tarleton State University Rifle team, had a bit of trouble
finding us, but made it with the help of Ron Woods and a cell phone.
Ron is also a TSU team shooter and part of our PCSC Riflemen as well.
The
“Sniper” match was a bit easier this year as we allowed the shooter to use a
rest from the prone position; last year it was elbows only.
The target for this match is the head and shoulder of the “bad guy”
behind the head and shoulders of the “hostage”.
Not a “hostage” survived last year! The target has three scoring
rings on each of the stylized people, and we deducted points for hitting the
hostage. I am pleased to report most
of the hostages survived this year but they did get nicked a couple of times.
I didn’t shoot “The Sniper,” but I could see the guys were having a
fun time with this event.
Sniper
Match
The
Winners
Top
Sniper:
Rod Fears shooting a Remington 700 in .308 win. A perfect 50 X 50 score!
Division
I Vintage Rifle:
1st
– Ron Woods shooting an M1 Garand – 187 X 200, 4X
2nd
– Lonnie Craig shooting a K31 – 182 X 200, 3x
3rd
– Andy Mans shooting a 1903A3 Springfield – 178 X 200, 0X
Division
II Modern Rifle:
1st
– Andy mans shooting an AR15 – 195 X 200, 5X
2nd
– Frank Bliss shooting an M1A – 194 X 200, 5X
3rd
– Jay Braffet, Jr shooting a K91 – 192 X 200, 1X
The
2009 Service Rifle Championship race is still very close and anything could
happen! There were no changes in
the running after this match, however.
Current
Leaders
Overall
Champion – Frank Bliss
Division
I Vintage Rifle – Stewart Alexander
Division
II Modern Rifle – Joel Powell
To
the visitors, welcome; we hope you had a good time. Thanks for coming, and we
hope to see you at the next match, Saturday, October 24, 2009.
Registration starts at 9 Am; shooting starts at 10 AM.
This one is the “Rattle Battle” rapid fire from 250, 200 and 150
yards! See you there!
Joel
Service
Rifle June 7, 2009
A
Modified John C. Garand Match
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I
got to the club very early for this match due to a very full pick-up load of
“stuff” needed for the day’s event. I
had the normal load of shooting gear: gun, ammo boxes, spotting scope, prone
mat, etc. I also had all the food,
drinks and grilling equipment for our “Hotdog Burn.” Well, guess what, at 7 AM the good old PCSC Service Rifle Match
“Wind” was already blowing strong and steady! So what else is new, right?
The
PCSC Riflemen started showing up bright and early for this Modified John C.
Garand match. I could see many of
the guys had done what I had done for this match, didn’t get out to do a sight
check! I didn’t have time to
shoot any sighters like the rest of the guys; I was in the club house doing the
registration duties. I just shot
using data from my range book. So,
there is my excuse for not being “in the money” nice and early in this
article!
We
had three new shooters this month plus one that came back after about a three
year absence. The new shooters were: Robert Laramee shooting an M1 Garand; David
McCord also shooting a Garand; and Andy Mans with his Garand. Andy also proceeded to show us how to shoot that Garand!
Back after a too long absence from the Service Rifle Matches was Randy
Dykstra. Welcome to all and welcome
back Randy.
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The
wind was tough on this 200 yard match. The
prone and sitting/kneeling scores were close to our usual, but the offhand
scores were down some. It is
difficult enough to shoot well offhand, but with a 25 to 30 MPH wind hitting you
in the back, it’s hard to keep that old front sight on target. This is true even if you are a big old round gun platform such as me!
We
had our first (hopefully not last) “Hotdog Burn” after the shooting was
over. Thanks to Chuck Garrett for
burning the dogs while I was helping everyone else score the targets. The hotdogs hit the spot, the shooting was fun, the fellowship with
friends outstanding, the laughter relaxing, and we all enjoyed another day in
the sun shooting our favorite rifles. The
smell of gun smoke was intoxicating!
The
Winners
Division
I, Vintage Rifle:
1st
Andy Mans – M1 Garand scoring 512 X 600, 2X
2nd
Frank Bliss – M1 Garand scoring 450 X 600, 4X
3rd
Ron Woods – 1903 Remington scoring 378 X 600, 3X
Division
II Modern Rifle:
1st
Chuck Garrett – AR-15 scoring 434 X 600, 4X
2nd
Frank Bliss – M1A scoring 433 X 600, 2X
3rd
Rod Fears – AR-15 scoring 421 X 600, 3X
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A good time was had by all !
2009
Championship Standings
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The
championship this year is based on the total number of points shot over the six
matches during the season. No shoot
may win more than one of the three championship awards.
Overall
Champion – Frank Bliss
Division
I Vintage Rifle – Stewart Alexander
Division
II modern Rifle – Joel Powell
The
scores are close and anything can still happen with three matches left to shoot.
Come on out and join the fun at the PCSC Service Rifle Matches. The next
match is slated for Sunday, August 16, 2009.
The match will be a 200 yard, slow fire, all prone event.
Registration starts at 9:00 AM, and shooting begins at 10:00 AM.
See you there! Learn to love the smell of gun smoke in the mornings.
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2009 Service Rifle Match Rules and Schedule
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(Match Range will be closed to other shooting during the match)
Division I – Unaltered general issue service rifle from any country
used up to and including the Korean War.
Division II – Unaltered general issue (or civilian version) from any
country used after the Korean War.
Entry fee for each Service Rifle Match is $10 per gun entered, side
match fees are noted below. All shooting will be with “open” or
“iron sights” unless otherwise noted.
Saturday, February 28, starting at 10 AM, registration starting at 9
AM – Three Position 100 yard match fired on the “B”
Range. Ten rounds each; prone, kneeling or sitting and offhand, timed
fire (ten minutes per ten round stage) on SR-1 target. Open to
Division I and II rifles. Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each
division.
Side Match: Rim Fire Rifle Match – any rifle, any sight as long as
it’s a rim fire. Twenty rounds prone on a target provided, $2 to
enter. First place trophy.
Sunday, April 26, starting at 10 AM,
registration starting at 9 AM – An Urban Rifle Match, fifty
rapid fire shots from three different barriers shot 20, 10 and 20
rounds. A shoot and move match where accuracy and speed are scored.
Two classes; open sights and optical sights, all firing on the “B”
Range using the B27 target. Bolt action shooters will have one minute
of extra time before penalties apply. Championship points awarded
based on type of rifle used. Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in
each class.
Side Match: Poker Match, any rifle, any sight at a “Deck of Cards”
target. Five shots for a $1, best hand wins! Don’t like your hand,
shoot another for a $1. Winner gets 80% of the pot, second gets the
rest.
Sunday, June 07, starting at 10 AM,
registration starting at 9 AM – A modified John C. Garand
match. 200 yards prone in two relays, one relay 10 rounds timed slow
fire (five minutes) and one relay 10 rounds rapid fire (90 seconds).
200 yards sitting in two relays, one relay 10 rounds timed slow fire
and one relay 10 rounds rapid fire. 200 yards offhand two relays, one
relay 10 rounds timed slow fire and one relay 10 rounds rapid fire.
Open to Division I and II rifles, fired on the “C” Range using the
SRC target center. Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each
division.
No side match this month but, we are
having a “Hotdog Burn,” hotdogs and all the fixings for lunch,
burned the way you like them right at the club. Lots of fun for
everyone bring the kids and the little lady.
Sunday, August 16, starting at 10 AM,
registration starting at 9 AM – 200 yard prone match, timed
fire shot in one 15 minute relay of twenty rounds fired on the “C”
Range, SRC target. Open to Division I and II rifles. Awards for 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place in each division.
Side Match: The Sniper – five rounds in two minutes from the sniper
“hide.” Any rifle, any sight, any rest using the U.S. Coast Guard
hostage target at 200 yards! $2 to enter, trophy to the best sniper,
more details later.
Saturday, October 24, starting at 10 AM,
registration starting at 9 AM – A Rattle Battle three
position match, ten shots each rapid fire (90 seconds), prone 250
yards, kneeling or sitting 200 yards and 150 yards offhand all fired
on the “C” Range, B27 target. Open to Division I and II rifles.
Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each division.
Side Match: “The Deer Hunter” five shots in two minutes on a deer
target at 250 yards. $2 to shoot, winner gets a trophy. Any rifle, any
sight, any rest all shot from a “Deer Stand.”
Saturday, December 05 starting at 10 AM,
registration starting at 9 AM - Three gun Urban Rifle Match.
Rifles shot left and right hand from barriers including prone and all
under the pressure of being timed. Moving to short range to shoot a
handgun (right and left hand) and finally a shotgun to stop the clock!
Two classes; open sights and optical sights, all firing on the “B”
Range using the B27 target. Yep, you’ll have to toss that grenade
again! Bolt action shooters will have one minute of extra time before
penalties apply. Championship points awarded based on type of rifle
used! Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each class.
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Watch this bulletin
board*, PCSC newsletter
and the PCSC website for more details.
2009 Club Service Rifle Championship will be based on points earned
during the year with a Champion declared for Overall Service Rifle
Champion, Division I Vintage Service Rifle Champion and Division II
Modern Service Rifle Champion.
Changes for 2009
• No competitor may win more than one award in a class or division
each match.
• No competitor may win more than one of the three championship
titles.
• An annual plaque listing the Service Rifle Champions will be
started.
• Championships will be decided on a total aggregate score system as
follows:
Overall Championship awarded to the competitor that accumulates the
highest combined total score in the two divisions.
Division I Championship awarded to the competitor that accumulates the
highest total score in Division I.
Division II Championship awarded to the competitor that accumulates the
highest total score in Division II.
Examples
1. Contestant #1 enters two different Division I rifles and has the
highest and second highest scores in the match. He will win the Division
I first place award with the highest score but, will not win the second
place award which will go to the next highest score and so on. This is
being done to spread out the awards to our shooters.
2. A contestant enters both divisions in a match. His score with each
rifle will count toward the championship of each division and the total
of the two scores will count toward the overall championship. If a
shooter enters two rifles in the same division as in example #1, the
highest score of the two will count toward the championship.
Shooter “A” enters two different AR-15 Division II rifles in a match
and scores 360x400 with one and 390x400 with rifle two.
Shooter “B” enters one M1A Division II rifle and scores 350x400.
Shooter “A” wins first place with his 390x400 score and shooter
“B” wins second place with his 350x400.
Shooter “A’s” 390x400 will be the score posted for the Division II
Championship. Shooter “B’s” 350x400 would of course be posted as
his score in the championship race.
Shooter “A” above also entered a Division I rifle and scores
359x400. His championship scoring would be as follows;
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Shooter A Division I Division II Overall
Match 1 359 390 749 (359+390) the 360 score is tossed out.
Match 2 562 530 1092 and so on.
Shooter B
Match 1 0 did not enter 350 350 *
Match 2 570 540 1110 and so on.
*Remember this is the overall championship, how could one be an overall
champion if one does not shoot in both divisions?
All Service Rifle Matches are open to PCSC members and quests. All
general club safety rules will apply. All rifles will have ‘open bolt
flags’ installed when not in use. Only competitors and Range Officer
allowed on the firing line during the match relays, spectators must stay
behind the firing line. Competitors may enter more than one rifle in
different divisions or classes (pay entry fee for each) and each will be
treated a separate entry.
* Our bulletin board or
"forum" is current under construction. Notice will be
provided at the range and in the newsletter page for the web address
when completed. - Webmaster
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The Oct 24 match has been revised due to erosion on the "C"
Range. The change is as follows:
Prone shot at 200 yards
Sitting/kneeling at 150 yards
Offhand at 100 yards
The "Deer Hunter" side match will be shot at 200 Yards.
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Heads up gang:
September
Newsletter
Covered Dish Dinner on Election
Night
No further steel targets
allowed on range
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