Bell City 200yds for score and NJ grudge match

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savet06

Mike Suhie
28 guns in what was our second highest non-state match attendance this year made our final 200yd match of the season a success. The Mainiacs took home the top honors in VFS - Daivd Steen, VH - George Jones, and H - Peter Hills not to mention that the men from NJ managed to best the CT clan by one point and 5 x's to, yet again, take home bragging rights as "Top Guns" of the year. Peter Gagne took home top honors in our semi-custom class with a home built 6mm. Several of the NJ shooters had never shot a score match at 200yds and some had only shot at 200yds in any fashion a handful of times. Truly a great accomplishment. I would also like to extend a hearty congrats to David Steen who crafted his first 250 at 200yds and his first 200yd win. I have had the pleasure of getting to know the men from Maine over the past few years and their support of our matches is greatly appreciated. I know that David has been diligently improving his skills and this win is a testament to that effort.

Our final match of the season is October 27th where we will have our catered Bar-B-Que lunch (true Bar-B-Que...low and slow) and the awards for our Bell City SSOY as well as the most improved shooter of the year. This year we received a generous donation from Ron Hoehn for 50% off of a set of fully prepped brass of the shooters choosing. The gift certificate will go to the most improved shooter now known as the Bob Schmidt Most Improved Shooter award, in memoriam of our friend and the first recipient of the most improved shooter award. Worth its weight in gold if you ask me.
The lunch at the final match will be free to all those who have attended two or more matches during the season and a $5 donation for all others.
Hope to see you all there.
Mike
 
Sounds like an awesome time Mike. Hope to meet you on the 27th.
 
Thanks, guys. And as an addendum to the match report Bob White and I will be ironing out the details for a benchrest clinic in CT next spring to try and encourage some new blood into the sport.
We have a core group of shooters that want to see the sport continue to be available and to bring in those that are interested in extreme accuracy in whatever form that may be...group or score.
I truly enjoy this sport a great deal and can't think of anything better than putting them all into one hole or punching out the center of the ten ring. To be able to share it with my dad helps a little, too.

Mike
 
savet06 said:
Thanks, guys. And as an addendum to the match report Bob White and I will be ironing out the details for a benchrest clinic in CT next spring to try and encourage some new blood into the sport.
Mike
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I think that is a fabulous idea Mike. Not to get to far off topic but the local PCA club, (Porsche Club of America), does this each spring. It serves the seasoned driver and encourages the newbie to come and see what it is all about. Plus it gets everyone excited for a new season!! You will certainly see me there.
 
Just curious, why do you guys out east shoot so much score 1 yardage?
 
David is partially right :), but a lot of it has to do with the start time of our matches at Bell City. We can't start until 10a.m. and with 2 relays going until about 2:00-2:30 with a lunch break we couldn't get a 200yd match in before dark at least in the spring and fall. Many of the guys travel up to 3hrs (and 5.5hrs for the Mainiacs) one way and like to have time to get home and be with their families and more so to beat the traffic which can easily add an hour to some parts of the state and nearby states. If we only had one relay I would be happy to try and get in two yardages in one day, but my wife does the scoring, and the target crew (my father and a few other shooters) would get weary of an 8hr day.
In short, I think many of the shooters that come to our matches would not return if we shot all day. I know I wouldn't be able to if someone else were running matches nearby with that format. At least not every month.
Mike
 
Scotch tastes like....well....what dirty sweat socks smell like! :D
 
A good Irish whiskey has many of the advantage of scotch, without the sweat socks...Some of the stronger-flavored single malts do taste like old, multiple-use sweat socks ... an acquired taste (I'm told).

One match a day means getting home while it is still light out, and sleeping in your own bed. Both pluses.
 
The boys inthe southest shoot 2 aggs a day and are home way before dinner. 7 minute matches make a big difference as well. Change is hard for some.
 
Well....you gotta be able to crawl yer a$$ outa bed before noon...that may be too difficult for the Yanks...:)
 
MarkR said:
Well....you gotta be able to crawl yer a$$ outa bed before noon...that may be too difficult for the Yanks...:)
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Lessee, nearest registered match for me is 2.75 hours north (Black Creek, Virginia), and about the same west (Piedmont, North Carolina). More like 5 hours if I go south.

Y'all keep wanting contradictory things -- more shooters, but match schedules that favor the close to home.

Now I can get to club matches in about an hour. And guess what, the typical draw is about 10 VFS shooters...
 
David Apple said:
The boys inthe southest shoot 2 aggs a day and are home way before dinner. 7 minute matches make a big difference as well. Change is hard for some.
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Take a look at sunset times here in Ct. vs where you are. Add that to a 10:00am starting time maybe you'll see things under a different light, pun intended.
 
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