Jack Neary
Member
Hello BR Friends...!
90 shooters arrived in Fairchance, PA, on 4/30 - 5/1 to attend and compete at the NBRSA’s Eastern Regions largest matches, The Annual Hog Roast Match.
The Eastern Region and the entire BR shooting community lost a great family man, true gentlemen, top competitor and renown bullet maker in January, Lowell Hottenstein.
Bill Reahard, the Hog Roast Match Director and trusty long-time assistant/Rangemaster, Jerry Van Sickle, both sought fitting to honor Lowell’s memory by dedicating this year’s Hog Roast Match to Lowell and his family. We were very fortuniate to have Lowell’s wife, Barb and his son, Ken join the Hog Roast festivities this past weekend! It was great to see them both again and I know they both had a great time visiting with all their dear BR friends….
This year’s Hog Roast was also the second U.S. World Team qualifying match of the year, bringing many BR shooters’ to the Fairchance Rod and Gun Club to gain the points necessary to earn a coveted place on the U.S. World Team.
On to our match….
Saturday Morning ~ HV100 Agg:
Spring rains were with us on Saturday and most of the entire weekend along with tricky switching winds…
The “Master”, Tony Boyer took 1st place with a very fine .1660” .agg, followed by Wayne Cambell in a close 2nd place with a great .1692” .agg. It was great to have Allen Arnette back shooting with us and was right up to par with a .1972” for 3rd place, Andy Shifflet (Little Trump) came out of his winter hibernation with a 4th place finish with a solid .2108” .agg. Always a top shooter, Dale Boop finished 5th in the HV100 .agg with a fine .2152” .agg. Well done, guys!
After a great lunch of Pulled-pork, Burgers and Dogs…, we were met with ripening winds to greet us for the start of the of the LV100 agg.
Saturday afternoon ~ LV100 Agg:
Wayne Campbell continued to roll with his winning ways, as Wayne would take 1st place in the LV100 with another very fine .1612” .agg! Consistent top performer, Don Powell finished 2nd with a great .1688” .agg. Top shooting Bill McIntyre finished 3rd with a .1838” .agg All the way from Kansas City, former U.S. WBC team member, Don Creech submitted a nice .1896” .agg for 4th and future HOF member, Kevin Donaldson, Jr. took 5th place with another .1964” teen agg. Well done, Kevin!
Each of the shooter’s were treated to a fine Pork dinner with all the fix’ins, put on by the Fairchance Rod and Gun Club on Saturday evening. It was great to visit and catch-up with everyone again. Tim Humpheys and Carl Thompson came up from “Hill Country” (southern Ohio) Although, still no sign of Danny Suflin who is M.I.A….
All our very good Canadian BR friends, George and Vera Carter, Dave and Vicky Holmes, Dave Abbott, Rob MacLennan Andy Laidlaw and Hugh Williamson (all the way from Calgary!) were there with their smiles and many laughs abound!
The top-shooting, dynamic duo of Gary Sullivan and Don Hardeman made the trek from Florida. My good friends Dave Coots, Dean Ekstrom and Greg King made the trip all the way from Iowa and Southern Illinois. Our good friend, Rodney Brown made the very long journey from Sheridan, WY. We really appreciate everyone’s efforts to attend this year’s Hog Roast match!
On to the 200yd stage on Sunday morning….
LV200 Agg:
Sunday morning greeted us with interment rain and challenging wind conditions…
Larry Costa, one of our best shooters, continued his winning ways in shooting a very impressive .1709” agg in some very challenging conditions for 1st Place agg. win. Don Hardeman, having a great year, took 2nd place with a .2033”. Gary Sullivan showed his vast skills with a 3rd place finish with a .2278”. Little Joel Nader, all the way from Vegas, without his wife knowing, had a good agg. in finishing in 4th place with a .2369”. Kevin Donalds, Jr. off to another great year with a fine 5th place finish with a .2378” .agg.
With the LV Grand Agg now complete…
Here were the top 10 finishers:
LV Grand Agg. – Top 10 Places
1.) Larry Costa: .1977”
2.) Wayne Campbell: .2112”
3.) Don Hardeman: .2151”
4.) Kevin Donalds, Jr.: .2171”
5.) Roy Hunter: .2237”
6.) Bill McIntyre: .2336”
7.) Greg King: .2374”
8.) Gary Sullivan: .2405”
9.) Dominic Grunas: .2484”
10.) Smiley Hensley: .2497”
On to the final aggregate, the HV200…
Larry Costa took 1st place in handling some switching wind conditions with a .2232” agg Hal Drake, who always handles windy conditions well finished 2nd place finish with a very good .2328” .agg. Top performer, Greg King was 3rd with a good .2374” .agg. Local top shop shooter, Charlie Gough, finished 4th place with a .2414” .agg. and continuing to roll, Kevin Donalds, Jr. finished in 5th place with a close .2419” .agg. Well done, guys!
The final HV Grand Agg: Top 10 Places:
1.) Tony Boyer: .2158”
2.) Wayne Campbell: 2259”
3.) Dale Boop: .2289”
4.) Larry Costa: 2343”
5.) Greg King: .2433”
6.) Mark Engle: .2442”
7.) Billy Stevens: .2489”
8.) Brian Lemley: .2544”
9.) Jim Morris: .2562”
10.) Bob Scarbrough, Jr.: .2594”
The 2-Gun Top 20 Places:
1.) Larry Costa: .2160”
2.) Wayne Campbell: .2186”
3.) Don Hardeman: .2324”
4.) Kevin Donalds, Jr.: .2388”
5.) Greg King: .2404”
6.) Roy Hunter: .2495”
7.) Dale Boop: .2521”
8.) Mark Engle: .2531”
9.) Bill McIntyre: .2550”
10.) Billy Stevens: .2590”
11.) Allen Arnette: .2605”
12.) Brian Lemley: .2637”
13.) Jeff Peinhardt: .2650”
14.) Charlie Gough: .2684”
15.) Tony Boyer: .2711”
16.) Guy Grebiec: .2718”
17.) Greg Walley: .2722”
18.) Bob Scarbrough, Jr.: 2731”
19.) Joel Nader: .2733”
20.) Danny Pritt: .2757”
Congrats to all the winners!
A very special thanks to Match Director, Bill Reahard, Jerry Van Sickle who kept us all safe as our Rangemaster and the kitchen staff for all the great food all weekend!
Last but certainly not least…the outstanding target crew, whom worked so hard all weekend enduring constant rainy conditions!
I would also like to personally thank all the shooter’s for attending this year’s Hog Roast! I really appreciate everyone's support of this great annual BR match!
Would ask everyone to please keep Lowell Hottenstein, Lowell's wife Barb, and Lowell's family in all your daily prayers….
Jack Neary
NBRSA Eastern Region, Director
90 shooters arrived in Fairchance, PA, on 4/30 - 5/1 to attend and compete at the NBRSA’s Eastern Regions largest matches, The Annual Hog Roast Match.
The Eastern Region and the entire BR shooting community lost a great family man, true gentlemen, top competitor and renown bullet maker in January, Lowell Hottenstein.
Bill Reahard, the Hog Roast Match Director and trusty long-time assistant/Rangemaster, Jerry Van Sickle, both sought fitting to honor Lowell’s memory by dedicating this year’s Hog Roast Match to Lowell and his family. We were very fortuniate to have Lowell’s wife, Barb and his son, Ken join the Hog Roast festivities this past weekend! It was great to see them both again and I know they both had a great time visiting with all their dear BR friends….
This year’s Hog Roast was also the second U.S. World Team qualifying match of the year, bringing many BR shooters’ to the Fairchance Rod and Gun Club to gain the points necessary to earn a coveted place on the U.S. World Team.
On to our match….
Saturday Morning ~ HV100 Agg:
Spring rains were with us on Saturday and most of the entire weekend along with tricky switching winds…
The “Master”, Tony Boyer took 1st place with a very fine .1660” .agg, followed by Wayne Cambell in a close 2nd place with a great .1692” .agg. It was great to have Allen Arnette back shooting with us and was right up to par with a .1972” for 3rd place, Andy Shifflet (Little Trump) came out of his winter hibernation with a 4th place finish with a solid .2108” .agg. Always a top shooter, Dale Boop finished 5th in the HV100 .agg with a fine .2152” .agg. Well done, guys!
After a great lunch of Pulled-pork, Burgers and Dogs…, we were met with ripening winds to greet us for the start of the of the LV100 agg.
Saturday afternoon ~ LV100 Agg:
Wayne Campbell continued to roll with his winning ways, as Wayne would take 1st place in the LV100 with another very fine .1612” .agg! Consistent top performer, Don Powell finished 2nd with a great .1688” .agg. Top shooting Bill McIntyre finished 3rd with a .1838” .agg All the way from Kansas City, former U.S. WBC team member, Don Creech submitted a nice .1896” .agg for 4th and future HOF member, Kevin Donaldson, Jr. took 5th place with another .1964” teen agg. Well done, Kevin!
Each of the shooter’s were treated to a fine Pork dinner with all the fix’ins, put on by the Fairchance Rod and Gun Club on Saturday evening. It was great to visit and catch-up with everyone again. Tim Humpheys and Carl Thompson came up from “Hill Country” (southern Ohio) Although, still no sign of Danny Suflin who is M.I.A….
All our very good Canadian BR friends, George and Vera Carter, Dave and Vicky Holmes, Dave Abbott, Rob MacLennan Andy Laidlaw and Hugh Williamson (all the way from Calgary!) were there with their smiles and many laughs abound!
The top-shooting, dynamic duo of Gary Sullivan and Don Hardeman made the trek from Florida. My good friends Dave Coots, Dean Ekstrom and Greg King made the trip all the way from Iowa and Southern Illinois. Our good friend, Rodney Brown made the very long journey from Sheridan, WY. We really appreciate everyone’s efforts to attend this year’s Hog Roast match!
On to the 200yd stage on Sunday morning….
LV200 Agg:
Sunday morning greeted us with interment rain and challenging wind conditions…
Larry Costa, one of our best shooters, continued his winning ways in shooting a very impressive .1709” agg in some very challenging conditions for 1st Place agg. win. Don Hardeman, having a great year, took 2nd place with a .2033”. Gary Sullivan showed his vast skills with a 3rd place finish with a .2278”. Little Joel Nader, all the way from Vegas, without his wife knowing, had a good agg. in finishing in 4th place with a .2369”. Kevin Donalds, Jr. off to another great year with a fine 5th place finish with a .2378” .agg.
With the LV Grand Agg now complete…
Here were the top 10 finishers:
LV Grand Agg. – Top 10 Places
1.) Larry Costa: .1977”
2.) Wayne Campbell: .2112”
3.) Don Hardeman: .2151”
4.) Kevin Donalds, Jr.: .2171”
5.) Roy Hunter: .2237”
6.) Bill McIntyre: .2336”
7.) Greg King: .2374”
8.) Gary Sullivan: .2405”
9.) Dominic Grunas: .2484”
10.) Smiley Hensley: .2497”
On to the final aggregate, the HV200…
Larry Costa took 1st place in handling some switching wind conditions with a .2232” agg Hal Drake, who always handles windy conditions well finished 2nd place finish with a very good .2328” .agg. Top performer, Greg King was 3rd with a good .2374” .agg. Local top shop shooter, Charlie Gough, finished 4th place with a .2414” .agg. and continuing to roll, Kevin Donalds, Jr. finished in 5th place with a close .2419” .agg. Well done, guys!
The final HV Grand Agg: Top 10 Places:
1.) Tony Boyer: .2158”
2.) Wayne Campbell: 2259”
3.) Dale Boop: .2289”
4.) Larry Costa: 2343”
5.) Greg King: .2433”
6.) Mark Engle: .2442”
7.) Billy Stevens: .2489”
8.) Brian Lemley: .2544”
9.) Jim Morris: .2562”
10.) Bob Scarbrough, Jr.: .2594”
The 2-Gun Top 20 Places:
1.) Larry Costa: .2160”
2.) Wayne Campbell: .2186”
3.) Don Hardeman: .2324”
4.) Kevin Donalds, Jr.: .2388”
5.) Greg King: .2404”
6.) Roy Hunter: .2495”
7.) Dale Boop: .2521”
8.) Mark Engle: .2531”
9.) Bill McIntyre: .2550”
10.) Billy Stevens: .2590”
11.) Allen Arnette: .2605”
12.) Brian Lemley: .2637”
13.) Jeff Peinhardt: .2650”
14.) Charlie Gough: .2684”
15.) Tony Boyer: .2711”
16.) Guy Grebiec: .2718”
17.) Greg Walley: .2722”
18.) Bob Scarbrough, Jr.: 2731”
19.) Joel Nader: .2733”
20.) Danny Pritt: .2757”
Congrats to all the winners!
A very special thanks to Match Director, Bill Reahard, Jerry Van Sickle who kept us all safe as our Rangemaster and the kitchen staff for all the great food all weekend!
Last but certainly not least…the outstanding target crew, whom worked so hard all weekend enduring constant rainy conditions!
I would also like to personally thank all the shooter’s for attending this year’s Hog Roast! I really appreciate everyone's support of this great annual BR match!
Would ask everyone to please keep Lowell Hottenstein, Lowell's wife Barb, and Lowell's family in all your daily prayers….
Jack Neary
NBRSA Eastern Region, Director
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