Left to right: David Jones - High Sling, Alexander Muller - High Senior, Sam Jakubczak - High Junior and F-Open 3rd place, Mike Jakubczak - F-Open 2nd place, Pete Petros - F-Open Winner, Bobbie Mitchell - High Woman, Ryan Cokerham - F-T/R 2nd place, Paul Siracusa - F-T/R 3rd Place, Jeremy Newell - F-T/R Winner
Competitors were treated to a prize table made possible by generous donations from MidwayUSA and 21st Century Shooting. Make sure you patronize these fine vendors. I personally won John's case lathe and can't wait to try it out.
I would like to thank the sponsors for the prizes, St. Louis Benchrest club for hosting the match, everyone who pitched in and helped make this happen and all of the shooters who attended. This was the first match of this level that I have ran and it went smoothly with the help of some great people.
Seeing the smile on Mike and Sam's faces as they pulled away from the match today made this whole endeavor worthwhile. Mike had thought earlier in the day that he would have to withdraw from the match due to ammunition issues. He decided he would rather watch his son shoot and give him his own ammo. In the end, Pete, who was running neck and neck with Mike, gave him his own rifle to finish, knowing that doing so may cause him to not win. This is the group of people that I shoot with.
