Even though it looked like a beautiful Spring day for a change, conditions at Rayners were typical Rayners Spring conditions... WINDY and ever changing as usual. Know it knocked the scores down on quite a few, you'd get a shot off then as quick as you could cycle the bolt it'd be the opposite direction or three times as strong. I know on the 990 yard stage I went from the shooter before me at 4 tenths and getting a good hit to me being at 2 1/2 mil and still wasn't enough on the last shot. My son Chris, jokingly said if the targets had been placed sideways he's been close to a 400 instead of what he got. I'm sure a lot felt that way with so many misses from Mother Nature. Someday we'll be blessed with a calm day for a change, so frustrating but when it's your turn to shoot you're at Mothers Natures mercy.
But fun as usual with a great group of shooters. DaleT, myself and Randy got to try out our new LR pistols and even though we missed a lot of what should have been easy hits and a score that could have been well into the 300's we still were pretty happy with our scores overall considering conditions. Those new 7finger aluminum stocks are gonna work pretty nice. I shot mine prone the whole match which I've never done before with one of my pistols and it sure is different. No place for a cheek weld and I still have a sore neck from holding my head up to see thru the scope. But did learn it can be done and we can try one of the matches at TVP this summer with them.
We had a few new shooters try out the long range game and we all hope they had a good time and plan to come back. Many thanks to Tom, Carolyn and everyone that helped make the match so much fun and also allowing us all the privilege of using their facilities to enjoy this great sport.
OK, enough rambling here are the results.
Congratulations to Dave Moore for a well earned high score.
Forgot to add this initially but congratulations to Dusty for his first 300, been working hard on it and did it with his Savage. Who needs those customs when a Savage will do?
Rayner’s Long Range Match
April 27-28, 2013
O = rifle optic M = rifle metallic H = Handgun
1. David Moore ( 6.5 Crdm) O 380
2. Mark Kinemond (6.5 Crdm) O 350
3. Dusty Gerdau (243) O 310
Bill Porter (6.5x47) O 310
Joe Wesley (6.5x284) O 310
4. Craig Wickham (6.5Crdm) 300
5. Chris Michael (6xc) O 295
6. Jim Bragg (6.5Ext) O 290
Dale Taylor (243) H 290
Brian White (6.5Crdm) O 290
7. Doug Cain (308) O 280
Dennis Kirkpatrick (6xc) H 280
8. Tom Rayner (7mm Mag) O 270
9. Hollie Michael (6xc) O 265
10. Mark Bruckelmyer (243) O 260
Carl Duvall (6.5 Crdm) O 260
Matt Wesley (6.5x284) O 260
11. Chunk Hudson (6mm xc) O 255
Sage Porter* (6.5x47) O 255
12. Corey Smith (260) O 250
13. Bob Fellows (6Br) O 240
14. Mike Cooper (308) O 230
Ed Gudgel (6mm Br) O 230
15. Lon Jenkins (300) O 225
Cris Rensi (260) O 225
Johnny Tjioe (308) O 225
Dan Wolfe (260) O 225
16. Dave Callipere (260) O 220
Jeff Raymond (little beast) O 220
Randy Wise (6x47L) H 220
17. Cuda (300 RUM) O 210
Ken Deisch (6mmBr) O 210
18. Ken Ernst (6mm SLR) O 205
Mike Moore (6.5x47L) O 205
19. Rick Geraci (7mmCrdm) O 200
Brenda Wolfe (260) O 200.
20. Carl Busse* (260) o 195
Nelson Gonzalez (338 Lap mag) O 195
Josey Rayner (7mm 08) O 195
21. Dan Piatt (300 Rum) O 190
Jonathon Stottsberry (6.5 Crdm) 190
Jim Wolfe (308) O 190
22. Stan Watson (6.5 Crdm) O 185
23. Chris Kirkpatrick (260) O 170
Tom Rayner (243) O 170
Terry Vineyard (280) O 170
Tom West (243) O 170
Jim Wilson (308) O 170
24. Barry Blacksten (6.5x284) O 160
25. Harry Duell (308) O 155
26. Ed Lowe (308) O 120
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But fun as usual with a great group of shooters. DaleT, myself and Randy got to try out our new LR pistols and even though we missed a lot of what should have been easy hits and a score that could have been well into the 300's we still were pretty happy with our scores overall considering conditions. Those new 7finger aluminum stocks are gonna work pretty nice. I shot mine prone the whole match which I've never done before with one of my pistols and it sure is different. No place for a cheek weld and I still have a sore neck from holding my head up to see thru the scope. But did learn it can be done and we can try one of the matches at TVP this summer with them.
We had a few new shooters try out the long range game and we all hope they had a good time and plan to come back. Many thanks to Tom, Carolyn and everyone that helped make the match so much fun and also allowing us all the privilege of using their facilities to enjoy this great sport.
OK, enough rambling here are the results.
Congratulations to Dave Moore for a well earned high score.
Forgot to add this initially but congratulations to Dusty for his first 300, been working hard on it and did it with his Savage. Who needs those customs when a Savage will do?
Rayner’s Long Range Match
April 27-28, 2013
O = rifle optic M = rifle metallic H = Handgun
1. David Moore ( 6.5 Crdm) O 380
2. Mark Kinemond (6.5 Crdm) O 350
3. Dusty Gerdau (243) O 310
Bill Porter (6.5x47) O 310
Joe Wesley (6.5x284) O 310
4. Craig Wickham (6.5Crdm) 300
5. Chris Michael (6xc) O 295
6. Jim Bragg (6.5Ext) O 290
Dale Taylor (243) H 290
Brian White (6.5Crdm) O 290
7. Doug Cain (308) O 280
Dennis Kirkpatrick (6xc) H 280
8. Tom Rayner (7mm Mag) O 270
9. Hollie Michael (6xc) O 265
10. Mark Bruckelmyer (243) O 260
Carl Duvall (6.5 Crdm) O 260
Matt Wesley (6.5x284) O 260
11. Chunk Hudson (6mm xc) O 255
Sage Porter* (6.5x47) O 255
12. Corey Smith (260) O 250
13. Bob Fellows (6Br) O 240
14. Mike Cooper (308) O 230
Ed Gudgel (6mm Br) O 230
15. Lon Jenkins (300) O 225
Cris Rensi (260) O 225
Johnny Tjioe (308) O 225
Dan Wolfe (260) O 225
16. Dave Callipere (260) O 220
Jeff Raymond (little beast) O 220
Randy Wise (6x47L) H 220
17. Cuda (300 RUM) O 210
Ken Deisch (6mmBr) O 210
18. Ken Ernst (6mm SLR) O 205
Mike Moore (6.5x47L) O 205
19. Rick Geraci (7mmCrdm) O 200
Brenda Wolfe (260) O 200.
20. Carl Busse* (260) o 195
Nelson Gonzalez (338 Lap mag) O 195
Josey Rayner (7mm 08) O 195
21. Dan Piatt (300 Rum) O 190
Jonathon Stottsberry (6.5 Crdm) 190
Jim Wolfe (308) O 190
22. Stan Watson (6.5 Crdm) O 185
23. Chris Kirkpatrick (260) O 170
Tom Rayner (243) O 170
Terry Vineyard (280) O 170
Tom West (243) O 170
Jim Wilson (308) O 170
24. Barry Blacksten (6.5x284) O 160
25. Harry Duell (308) O 155
26. Ed Lowe (308) O 120
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