Western States Regional Benchrest Results - Ione, CA March 17th & 18th 2012

[22Jim]

I know many of the competitors are anxious to see the final results of our match in Ione, CA this weekend so I am getting the scores posted now with commentary and pictures to follow.

I just want to thank all the dedicated shooters who traveled from Washington State, Oregon and Southern CA, in some of the worst weather we have had all winter to participate in this match. Braving all that weather to get here they were rewarded by getting to shoot in rainy, windy, muddy and cold conditions. In spite of the weather some amazing scores were shot. A tip of my hat to Matt Kellerman and Chris Lovitt who we were able to shot the maximum 250 score on a target during the match. This was truly fantastic shooting considering the conditions.

Jim in Sacramento
The Unlimited Class was shot at 50 yards in the most trying conditions of the weekend!
The Sporter Class and Unlimited Class Matches were 50 Shot Matches shot on Sunday in more trying conditions!


Name______________

Class

Rifle___________

T1

x1

T2

x2

T3

x3

Total

TotX



Chris Lovitt

HV

FWB P70

241

5

247

7

250

17

738

29



Matt Kellerman

HV

USFT #112

243

9

241

9

237

10

721

28



Tim McMurray

HV

USFT #112

239

6

240

7

241

3

720

16



Stu Harvey

HV

Daystate CRX

242

3

241

5

236

6

719

14



Jim Cyran

HV

AA EV2 MK3

236

4

235

3

248

6

719

13



Matt Seanz

HV

Hunter #102 .177

241

4

238

5

239

7

718

16



Larry Durham

HV

USFT

243

8

240

4

234

4

717

16



Wayne Burns

HV

USFT 06

239

4

244

12

233

3

716

19



Russ H

HV

Steyr LG110

234

4

231

4

245

6

710

14



JD Dodge

HV

AA EV2 MK3

239

5

239

2

224

4

702

11



Matt Lababedy

HV

TM 1000

234

4

236

5

231

5

701

14



Jim Benson

HV

FWB P70

234

5

237

7

226

2

697

14



Rick Eskite

HV

USFT

230

4

226

1

232

7

688

12



Jon Brooks

HV

Marauder

223

1

219

1

dnf


dnf

















Jim Cyran

LV

AA EV2 MK3

237

3

244

11

243

7

724

21



Wayne Burns

LV

USFT 53

236

10

237

8

236

7

709

25



Matt Lababedy

LV

AA EV2 MK3

242

4

228

2

230

3

700

9



Jim Benson

LV

FWB P70 Jr

236

4

226

3

231

4

693

11



JD Dodge

LV

AA EV2 MK3

225

5

234

7

232

3

691

15



Russ H

LV

CZ 200

229

2

225

1

228

4

682

7



Mike Culbertson

LV

Daystate Airwolf

223

4

220

2

226

4

669

10



Dave Brown

LV

CZ 200

226

2

230

4

230

5

686

11
















Matt Kellerman

Open

USFT #115

248

8

250

15

247

12

745

35



Wayne Burns

Open

USFT #27

247

7

242

7

243

3

732

17



Matt Seanz

Open

Hunter #101 .22

238

4

242

8

244

6

724

18



Larry Durham

Open

USFT #1

232

5

238

6

242

7

712

18



Tim McMurray

Open

USFT #84

240

7

238

3

232

9

710

19



Jon Brooks

Open

BSA Super 10

222

1

235

5

234

1

691

7



Michael Tanner

Open

Dayst. Air Ranger

229

4

232

7

213

1

674

12



Stu Harvey

Open

AZ Rapid

223

2

227

4

221

2

671

8
















Larry Durham

Sporter

FX Gladiator

239

5

240

10



479

15



Russ H

Sporter

FX Royale .177

239

7

240

5



479

12



Dick Colyar

Sporter

AA410

233

6

244

7



477

13



Wayne Burns

Sporter

FX Gladiator

236

4

237

6



473

10



Matt Lababedy

Sporter

TM 1000

233

8

238

4



471

12



Chris Lovitt

Sporter

Daystate Mark 4

235

5

236

6



471

11



Jim Cyran

Sporter

Daystate Mark 4

231

8

238

8



469

16



Dave Brown

Sporter

CZ 200

233

6

231

3



464

9



Stu Harvey

Sporter

AZ Rapid

227

6

231

4



458

10



Matt Seanz

Sporter

RWS Rapier .22

222

1

228

7



450

8



Bruce Kirby

Sporter

AA410

206

4

232

1



438

5
















Matt Kellerman

Unlimited

USFT #115

226

2

223

2



449

4



Wayne Burns

Unlimited

USFT 27

214

6

222

1



436

7



JD Dodge

Unlimited

AA EV2 MK3

214

1

201




415

1



Tim McMurray

Unlimited

USFT #84

215

1

193

3



408

4



Matt Seanz

Unlimited

USFT 101

208

2

195

1



403

3



Larry Durham

Unlimited

USFT

219

2

183

2



402

4



Matt Lababedy

Unlimited

TM 1000

203

1

176

2



379

3



Dick Colyar

Unlimited

AA410

204

1

161

1



365

2



Stu Harvey

Unlimited

AZ Rapid

167


182




349




Chris Lovitt

Unlimited

FWB P70 FT

186

1

161

2



347

3



Bruce Kirby

Unlimited

AA410

206

1

138




344

1



Russ H

Unlimited

Steyr LG110

189

1

134

1



323

2

[therealld]

Jim, Wayne, and all the others that worked so hard to put on a fine match, thank you. Yes, the conditions were truly awful mostly, which underscores the fantastic efforts of some of the shooters (250's in THAT mess is incredible). Not only was the wind fairly ridiculous at times, the rain and ever-present COLD multiplied the issues. I was truly humbled ... I (think) I mostly did poorly because my hands were numb most of the time, and once my shoes were wet thru, I was fairly miserable ... the others flat outclassed me! I was done for! .

Yet still, it was a good time, buoyed by the fellowship and camaraderie of the other shooters. The meals shared, stores told,, tipping of brews and and discussions toward improving future Airgun events alone was worth the near thousand miles of driving.

[Wayne Burns]

I think Jim forgot to mention that the "UNLIMITED" match was shot at 50 yards... all the others were shot at 25 meters. I tried to post the combined totals, but the formatting was lost when I posted it. Jim will have to post it, I guess.

It sure was fun getting together with old friends... and meeting some new ones! Even the cold, wet and windy weather couldn't dampen our spirits.. Those back east folks know what it's like to shoot in these conditions.. it was really unusual for that kind of cold weather to make it that far south into California.

Wayne

[DanB]

Hey Wayne was the 50m target used or the 25m for the unlimited?
Thanks,
Dan

[Wayne Burns]

Hi Dan,

We used the 25m international target (same as we used at the worlds) for all events except the 50 yard Unlimited match, where we used the "World Rimfire & Air Rife Benchrest" 50m target.

Wayne

[Renegade]

Great turnout and awesome scores for those conditions! Heck, those are some awesome scores even for great conditions!
Todd

[22Jim]

Not to upstage JD but here is a link to the pictures he took at the match. Notice the spring attire being worn by everyone! In spite of the weather it was a really great match and I think everyone had a great time.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708@N03/sets/72157629259490126/

Jim in Sacramento

[ModelA]

Jim,JD,Wayne
Great shoot! Well attended and Great scores. JD loved the videos and pictures. Lots of scores over 240's even in LV and Sporter. The two 250 with high X count outstanding!!
A few of the shooters could learn how the Northeast shooters come prepared for any weather. See picture of AL and Penny at one of my Spring shoots.
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj235/ModelA_2008/BenchrestShootingKitforNortheast.png.


Paul Bendix

[shadowalker]

This is what Air rifle benchrest is all about.............crack teams of shooters just doing what needs to be done whatever the elements...............Fine photo ............press on men. You do us proud!

Frank

[BobZ]

Only time I regret living in TEXAS. When I see a fine turnout for a great game. Only in my dreams one the largest cities in the US.

Question on the production class. Seems like some hot rifles and crossovers.

Bob

[therealld]

There was no "Production Class". Maybe you are meaning Sporter, which had much broader rules?

[BobZ]

LD,

What were the rules? Is this just a Western thing or is it a new US class. Looks like they were heavy varmit same o.....

Bob

[22Jim]

LD,

What were the rules? Is this just a Western thing or is it a new US class. Looks like they were heavy varmit same o.....

Bob

Hi Bob,

The Sporter class was intended to create a class for air rifles not specifically designed for competition. The kind of rifle owned by 90% of the people who shot air rifles. No USFTs, EV2's, Steyrs, FWB's need apply. Marauders, AA400s FX Royales, Rapids, Air Wolfs, R1s, R9s, ProSports etc., etc. Also no mechanical rests, soft bags only. The intent of the class was to create a match where the average air gunner could come and participate and feel at home with the equipment that he currently has. 50 shots at the World 25 meter target. It turned out to be a lot of fun, and very competitive. This is a class that I have envisioned for a while and I thought I would give it a test flight at this match. I hope that it takes off as I think there are a lot of people who would like to compete but may be intimidated by some of the specialized equipment used in the benchrest sport.

Jim in Sacramento