Jack Neary
Member
2017 Kane Pennsylvania State Championship Match Recap
63 shooters from across many states of the NBRSA Eastern and Southeast Region arrived at the Kane Fish and Game Club last week to pursue winning this year’s Pennsylvania State Championship Benchrest match.
Kane’s great reputation drew many first time visitors and… several new shooters to this great annual BR match.
As always, the shooters found the Kane Fish and Game Club grounds to be in immaculate condition and warm hospitality extended to all whom attended this annual match. Good times with old friends, great food and… pie are the mainstays of the Kane experience. It was certainly great to see everyone again!
As with every year, everyone seeks a loading spot on the porch for lively discussions about all things Benchrest and certainly what favorite pies of choice we would all indulge over the weekend.
Our aging, master of ceremonies, Howy Levy, arrived by chopper and promptly took roll-call on the now famous loading porch to roast anyone within his eyesight. Oh, boy! No one was safe that made eye contact with little Howy Levy.
Many of us listened intently to Howy on Saturday morning about how the “heavy mountain air” was loaded into each of Howy’s 6PPC cases, making his loads too hot, causing his rifle to be out of tune Saturday morning. Hmmmm? You just can’t get this great tuning instruction anywhere else! We all love our little Howy!
The shooters were greeted with very benign conditions on most of all of Saturday’s Light and Heavy Varmint classes.
Here are the Top 10 shooter’s in the hotly contested Light Varmint 100yd. class with the top four shooters each having an .18XX aggregate and Roy Hunter leading the pack!
1. Roy Hunter: .1820”
2. Christopher Jeffers: .1858”
3. DeWayne Wood: .1870”
4. Lacy Tilley: .1886”
5. Lee Hachigian: .1920”
6. Lloyd Miller: .1996”
7. Happy Durham: .2014”
8. Don Rosette: .2016”
9. Jeff Peinhardt: .2022”
10. Willie Bauer: .2030”
After a very hearty Lunch put on by the Kane Fish and Game Club, we kicked-off the Heavy Varmint 100yd. class competition with Al Auman putting on a great shooting clinic with a stellar .1618” agg.!
Here are the Top 10 shooters in the HV100 class:
1. Al Auman: .1618”
2. Gary Conaway: .1886”
3. Lee Hachigian: .1934”
4. Howy Levy: .1978”
5. Jeff Peinhardt: .2052”
6. Roy Hunter: .2068”
7. DeWayne Wood: .2102”
8. Milt Craven: .2128”
9. Paul Mitchell: .2152”
10. Jack Neary: .2168”
After everyone had a chance to reset their wind flags to 200yds., the club offered a great Spaghetti dinner for everyone. Soon after dinner, the annual porch party kicked-off! While everyone on the loading porch may not stayed out as long as we all did 20 years ago, we all had a great time regaling in the now many, many Kane matches we enjoyed over the years with all our many friends!
Sunday morning arrived with mild winds to kick-off the Heavy Varmint 200yd. aggregate.
New Grandfather, Dave Bruno, had it working with a fine .2204” aggregate to set the pace for the HV200 agg.
Here are the Top 10 shooters in the Heavy Varmint aggregate:
1. Dave Bruno: .2204”
2. Peter Smith: .2237”
3. Jeff Peinhardt: .2374”
4. Don Rosette: .2423”
5. Milt Craven: .2495”
6. Roy Hunter: .2642”
7. Paul Mitchell: .2660”
8. Jack Neary: .2750”
9. Don Powell: .2817”
10. Bob Brushingham: .2837”
With the Heavy Varmint 200yd. aggregate completed, here are the Top 10 shooters in the Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate with Jeff Peindhardt winning the HV Grand with a fine .2213” Grand Agg!
1. Jeff Peindhardt: .2213”
2. Milt Craven: .2312”
3. Roy Hunter: .2355”
4. Don Rosette: .2384”
5. Dave Bruno: .2393”
6. Paul Mitchell: .2406”
7. Howy Levy: .2448”
8. Jack Neary: .2459”
9. Peter Smith: .2461”
10. Al Auman: .2556”
As we started our final aggregate, the Light Varmint agg., challenging, switching winds greeted all of the shooters…
Don Rosette showed why he is in peak form to earn his first HOF points this year in winning the Light Varmint 200yd. aggregate with a very good .2071” aggregate!
Here are the Top 10 shooters in the Light Varmint 200yd. Aggregate:
1. Don Rosette: .2071”
2. Lee Hachigian: .2326”
3. Jack Neary: .2335”
4. Willie Bauer: .2586”
5. Dave Abbott: .2701”
6. Rob MacLennan: .2727”
7. Bill Mitchell: .2816”
8. Jeff Peinhardt: .2857”
9. Lacy Tilley: .2876”
10. David Dale: .2934”
With the Light Varmint 200yd. aggregate completed, here are the Top 10 shooters in the Light Varmint Grand Aggregate with Don Rosette winning the LV Grand with a small .2043” Grand Agg!
1. Don Rosette: .2043”
2. Lee Hachigian: .2123”
3. Jack Neary: .2271”
4. Willie Bauer: .2308”
5. Lacy Tilley: .2381”
6. Jeff Peindhart: .2439”
7. DeWayne Wood: .2564”
8. Roy Hunter: .2605”
9. David Dale: .2639”
10. Kevin Donalds, Jr.: .2715”
Here are the Top 20 shooters in the 2-Gun Grand Aggregate with Don Rosette winning in great style with an outstanding .2213” 2-Gun!
1. Don Rosette: .2213”
2. Jeff Peindhardt: .2326”
3. Jack Neary: .2365”
4. Lee Hachigian: .2440”
5. Roy Hunter: .2480”
6. Willie Bauer: .2531”
7. Paul Mitchell: .2562”
8. Peter Smith: .2598”
9. Milt Craven: .2655”
10. DeWayne Wood: .2669”
11. Don Powell: .2727”
12. Rob MacLennan: .2743”
13. Gary Conaway: .2788”
14. Wayne Utchell: .2791”
15. Al Auman: .2829”
16. Bob Brushingham: .2840”
17. Lacy Tilley: .2844”
18. Bill Mitchell: .2848”
19. Kevin Donalds, Jr.: .2919”
20. Jeff Briggs: .2920”
Congratulations to all the winners and to our new shooters whom attended this great match!
A special Thank You to Steve Timpano, the Match Director, Roger Oakes, the Range Master, for keeping everyone safe, the Kitchen (and Pie baking crew) for all the great food, and for the hard working Target and stat crews.
Also a big thank you to all of the many volunteers of the Kane Fish and Game Club for all the many hours of hard work you each put forth to run such a great Pennsylvania State Championship BR match!
Many thanks to all of the shooters whom traveled near and far to attend this great BR match as well!
Looking forward to seeing everyone again next year at Kane!
Jack Neary
NBRSA Eastern Region, Director
63 shooters from across many states of the NBRSA Eastern and Southeast Region arrived at the Kane Fish and Game Club last week to pursue winning this year’s Pennsylvania State Championship Benchrest match.
Kane’s great reputation drew many first time visitors and… several new shooters to this great annual BR match.
As always, the shooters found the Kane Fish and Game Club grounds to be in immaculate condition and warm hospitality extended to all whom attended this annual match. Good times with old friends, great food and… pie are the mainstays of the Kane experience. It was certainly great to see everyone again!
As with every year, everyone seeks a loading spot on the porch for lively discussions about all things Benchrest and certainly what favorite pies of choice we would all indulge over the weekend.
Our aging, master of ceremonies, Howy Levy, arrived by chopper and promptly took roll-call on the now famous loading porch to roast anyone within his eyesight. Oh, boy! No one was safe that made eye contact with little Howy Levy.
Many of us listened intently to Howy on Saturday morning about how the “heavy mountain air” was loaded into each of Howy’s 6PPC cases, making his loads too hot, causing his rifle to be out of tune Saturday morning. Hmmmm? You just can’t get this great tuning instruction anywhere else! We all love our little Howy!
The shooters were greeted with very benign conditions on most of all of Saturday’s Light and Heavy Varmint classes.
Here are the Top 10 shooter’s in the hotly contested Light Varmint 100yd. class with the top four shooters each having an .18XX aggregate and Roy Hunter leading the pack!
1. Roy Hunter: .1820”
2. Christopher Jeffers: .1858”
3. DeWayne Wood: .1870”
4. Lacy Tilley: .1886”
5. Lee Hachigian: .1920”
6. Lloyd Miller: .1996”
7. Happy Durham: .2014”
8. Don Rosette: .2016”
9. Jeff Peinhardt: .2022”
10. Willie Bauer: .2030”
After a very hearty Lunch put on by the Kane Fish and Game Club, we kicked-off the Heavy Varmint 100yd. class competition with Al Auman putting on a great shooting clinic with a stellar .1618” agg.!
Here are the Top 10 shooters in the HV100 class:
1. Al Auman: .1618”
2. Gary Conaway: .1886”
3. Lee Hachigian: .1934”
4. Howy Levy: .1978”
5. Jeff Peinhardt: .2052”
6. Roy Hunter: .2068”
7. DeWayne Wood: .2102”
8. Milt Craven: .2128”
9. Paul Mitchell: .2152”
10. Jack Neary: .2168”
After everyone had a chance to reset their wind flags to 200yds., the club offered a great Spaghetti dinner for everyone. Soon after dinner, the annual porch party kicked-off! While everyone on the loading porch may not stayed out as long as we all did 20 years ago, we all had a great time regaling in the now many, many Kane matches we enjoyed over the years with all our many friends!
Sunday morning arrived with mild winds to kick-off the Heavy Varmint 200yd. aggregate.
New Grandfather, Dave Bruno, had it working with a fine .2204” aggregate to set the pace for the HV200 agg.
Here are the Top 10 shooters in the Heavy Varmint aggregate:
1. Dave Bruno: .2204”
2. Peter Smith: .2237”
3. Jeff Peinhardt: .2374”
4. Don Rosette: .2423”
5. Milt Craven: .2495”
6. Roy Hunter: .2642”
7. Paul Mitchell: .2660”
8. Jack Neary: .2750”
9. Don Powell: .2817”
10. Bob Brushingham: .2837”
With the Heavy Varmint 200yd. aggregate completed, here are the Top 10 shooters in the Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate with Jeff Peindhardt winning the HV Grand with a fine .2213” Grand Agg!
1. Jeff Peindhardt: .2213”
2. Milt Craven: .2312”
3. Roy Hunter: .2355”
4. Don Rosette: .2384”
5. Dave Bruno: .2393”
6. Paul Mitchell: .2406”
7. Howy Levy: .2448”
8. Jack Neary: .2459”
9. Peter Smith: .2461”
10. Al Auman: .2556”
As we started our final aggregate, the Light Varmint agg., challenging, switching winds greeted all of the shooters…
Don Rosette showed why he is in peak form to earn his first HOF points this year in winning the Light Varmint 200yd. aggregate with a very good .2071” aggregate!
Here are the Top 10 shooters in the Light Varmint 200yd. Aggregate:
1. Don Rosette: .2071”
2. Lee Hachigian: .2326”
3. Jack Neary: .2335”
4. Willie Bauer: .2586”
5. Dave Abbott: .2701”
6. Rob MacLennan: .2727”
7. Bill Mitchell: .2816”
8. Jeff Peinhardt: .2857”
9. Lacy Tilley: .2876”
10. David Dale: .2934”
With the Light Varmint 200yd. aggregate completed, here are the Top 10 shooters in the Light Varmint Grand Aggregate with Don Rosette winning the LV Grand with a small .2043” Grand Agg!
1. Don Rosette: .2043”
2. Lee Hachigian: .2123”
3. Jack Neary: .2271”
4. Willie Bauer: .2308”
5. Lacy Tilley: .2381”
6. Jeff Peindhart: .2439”
7. DeWayne Wood: .2564”
8. Roy Hunter: .2605”
9. David Dale: .2639”
10. Kevin Donalds, Jr.: .2715”
Here are the Top 20 shooters in the 2-Gun Grand Aggregate with Don Rosette winning in great style with an outstanding .2213” 2-Gun!
1. Don Rosette: .2213”
2. Jeff Peindhardt: .2326”
3. Jack Neary: .2365”
4. Lee Hachigian: .2440”
5. Roy Hunter: .2480”
6. Willie Bauer: .2531”
7. Paul Mitchell: .2562”
8. Peter Smith: .2598”
9. Milt Craven: .2655”
10. DeWayne Wood: .2669”
11. Don Powell: .2727”
12. Rob MacLennan: .2743”
13. Gary Conaway: .2788”
14. Wayne Utchell: .2791”
15. Al Auman: .2829”
16. Bob Brushingham: .2840”
17. Lacy Tilley: .2844”
18. Bill Mitchell: .2848”
19. Kevin Donalds, Jr.: .2919”
20. Jeff Briggs: .2920”
Congratulations to all the winners and to our new shooters whom attended this great match!
A special Thank You to Steve Timpano, the Match Director, Roger Oakes, the Range Master, for keeping everyone safe, the Kitchen (and Pie baking crew) for all the great food, and for the hard working Target and stat crews.
Also a big thank you to all of the many volunteers of the Kane Fish and Game Club for all the many hours of hard work you each put forth to run such a great Pennsylvania State Championship BR match!
Many thanks to all of the shooters whom traveled near and far to attend this great BR match as well!
Looking forward to seeing everyone again next year at Kane!
Jack Neary
NBRSA Eastern Region, Director
