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You can't be tied to either method in score shooting, as conditions will dictate what has to be done on any particular day or target. Some of my best scores have come while running. That said, when conditions dictate picking, everyone is shooting under the same conditions, so all the scores...

Mike, Conditions were VERY challenging. The combination of wind and mirage moved the bullet a lot more than the flags were indicating. We had three rookie shooters, and they made a great showing, as seen in the placings. Full results should be on the IBS web site soon. Thanks to all the...

Just a reminder that we have the Georgia State 200/300 coming up September 10 at Dublin. We will be available Friday from around noon for a little practice before setting the target frames later in the day. We will allow early registration, and flag setting when it is time to get the frames and...

Hey Pete, That's my cousin you're talking about :). Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to actually meet him. My Mother's branch of the family was from northern Mississippi, and Carlos' branch was from Arkansas. Ironically, on my Father's side, I had a relative, Major Thomas J Wooten...

Now that you have taken the "Introductory Course to Recoil", I have a nice 8 1/2 pound 505 Gibbs for you to try:D. I once bought a very trim, older Continental Arms (Belgian made) double in 450-3 1/4" Nitro Express. It only weighed a bit over 7 pounds. On my first trip to the range I figured it...

Rick, I really enjoyed shooting your state IBS Score match, and wish I lived closer to be able to shoot with you guys more. This brings me to my question, do you foresee smaller IBS participation with holding combined matches? It is a long drive to find that most everyone else is shooting UBR...

Ryan, When I first started shooting Score I thought as you did about one bad shot. After competing for a year I realized that one bad shot is just that, a bad shot. I have had MANY of them since, but I now know that the shooter who didn't have one bad shot deserved the win more than I did. He...

We have an IBS 100/200 Score match coming up April 30 at MGGOA (Dublin). Please let me know if you plan to attend. We are trying to get an idea of number of shooters for lunch. Plenty of benches are available :D. We plan to open Friday afternoon if you want to get in a little practice, or set...

You missed a totally crazy match ;). The wind was as wicked as I have seen at almost any match. The forecast was for 15 to 30 mph, and that was not an overestimation. Not only was there a lot of velocity, the wind was EXTREMELY unstable, switching CONSTANTLY, and swirling around :(. Out of 25...

More like peer evisceration ;). Jim

I am but a lowly second class "score shooter", but in my humble opinion............ A more telling question might be,"Why is a "Big Name" shooter, who goes out of his way to help many other shooters on a personal basis, reticent to post that same advice here?". Jim

Recently I was fortunate to obtain an interesting piece of Benchrest history, and thought some here might find it interesting as well. I bought a very early Benchrest book, "The Ultimate In Rifle Precision", authored by Harvey A. Donaldson, Townsend Whelen, and Frank Hubbard. This book was...

Count me in if he will do the slightly higher 4" version. I have used one from his "last" last run, and find that it is not high enough for some ranges that I shoot. Jim

Sorry, not current, but when you live in south Georgia you have to "savor" snow for a while :D. Here is a photo of the range at Dublin earlier this year. Jim

Now Francis, you don't want to miss all the fun :P. Jim

Well, at a GUESS?, it sort of looks like a bolt with layout blue, chucked in a four jaw. How's that for a shot in the dark ;)? Jim

Skeet, Do I have a deal for you ;) :D!! This rifle belonged to Arman Pagliai, and is built on a Hall Model B action. It has a weight system, and can be used as either a HV or Cruiser. I bought it to use in the Unlimited class, but then got involved in Score. Jim

The shooter in question had an overweight rifle. The referees verified that the rifle was overweight before the match started. The information did not get transmitted to the scorekeeper. As match director I blame myself for not being aware of that. We discovered the error on Monday while getting...

Unfortunately, the posted results above did not reflect the fact that one shooter was DQ'ed for an overweight rifle. Here is a copy of the official results. I sincerely apologize for the confusion this has caused, but I am sure that all shooters involved want a true representation of the...

Thanks to all who attended the 2010 Georgia States. We had shooters from 8 states, with a total of 28 shooters. The range was tricky as usual, but I hope that a good time was had by all. Congrats to Bill Scheider on his win, and to Kim, Allie, and Lee on a well fought SSOY race. Standing: Lee...