Today's Match in Michigan's Upper Peninsula . . .

[Joe Haller]

YEA! The snow is melting and we had a match today. The first one since last October. The north end of the range was under water, so most us shot on the south end. We got a couple of guys who have a strong attraction for benches 15 & 16. They shot on that north end. I think Leo Hedger would rather swim out to the target frames, than shoot on the south end.

Nice Day. By the time we left the range it was 74 degrees: Now, that is HOT for us Yoopers, in the month of April.

Joe Haller (Mr. Frosty)
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25 YD. UNLIMITED CLASS
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250-18x Leo Hedger. Barbeau, Michigan
Finnish Valmet. Weaver T-36. Eley Match EPS.
Factory Barrel. Hoehn trigger. McMillan stock. Jewell trigger.
Fudd front rest.

250-15x Joe Haller Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Mr. Frosty)
Suhl 150. Weaver T-36. Eley Black Box
Factory barrel. McMillan stock. Hohen Tuner
Grade 10 Suhl.
2nd Place Tie
250-15x Mark Jones. Sault Ste. Marie, MIchigan
CMP Remington 40X. Sightron 36X. Eley Black Box.
Lilja Barrel. McMillan stock. Jewel trigger. Fudd front rest.
Smithed by Brian Volker.

250-14x Bill Jones. Cedarville, Michigan
Anschutz 2013. Weaver 36X. Eley EPS.
Broughton barrel. McMillan stock. Fudd Rest
Smithed by Butch Honginsto.

249-12x Tim Haller. Sault Ste. Marie, MIchigan
Suhl 150. Weaver T-36. Eley Black Box.
Factory barrel. Factory trigger. McMillan stock. Fudd front rest.
Hoehn tuner. Grade 10 Suhl.

248-13x Jessica Haller. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Hall Action. McMillan Stock. Eley Black Box
Broughton barrel. McMillan Stock. Kelbly trigger. Fudd front Rest.
Smithed by Gene Davis.

248-12x Dick Wright. Harrison, Michigan
Custom Remington CMP 40-X. Sightron 36X. Eley ammo.
Lilja barrel. McMillan stock. Eley ammo.
Farley front rest. Edgewood rear bag. Smithed by Bill Calfee.

246-9x Reg Richardson. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, CANADA
CMP Remington 40X. Weaver T36. Wolf Match Target.
Wood Rem. BR stock. Shilen 2 oz. trigger. Hart front rest.

236-2x Rob Whitaker. Lansing, Michigan
H & R M-12. B&L 36X. Remington Eley.
Shortened barrel. Bald Eagle Front Rest.
Beautiful custom paint job on the original wood stock.
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25 YD. VINTAGE SMALLBORE CLASS
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249-5x Rich Carlson. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Winchester M-52B. Weaver T-36. Lapua Standard Plus
Caldwell Rock front rest (no windage adjustment)
1st Place Tie -
249-5x Bill Jones. Cedarville, Michigan
CMP 40X. Weaver T-36 36X. Eley EPS.
Fudd front rest.

248-7x Chuck Langenderfer. Lewiston, Michigan
SUHL 150. Weaver T-36. Lapua Master M.
Stock rifle. Cowen Front Rest.

246-7x Gerry Langenderfer Lewiston, Michigan
CMP Remington 40X. BSA Platinum 24x44mm. Wolf Match Target.
Caldwell front rest.

244-5x Marilyn Kester. Barbeau, Michigan
Suhl 150. Weaver T-36. Llpua Super Club.
Fudd Front Rest.
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25 YD. FACTORY SPORTER CLASSS
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246-4x Jim Kester. Barbeau, Michigan
CZ 452. BSA 24X. Lapua Super Club
Caldvell front rest.

239-4x Leo Hedger. Barbeau, Michigan
CZ 452 American. BSA 6-24X Side Focus. Wolf Match Target
12 oz Brooks trigger. Glass bedded.
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25 YD. SEMI-AUTO CLASS
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228- 1x Leo Hedger. Barbeau, Michigan
Ruger 10/22. BSA 36x44mm. Aguila Super Extra
Adams & Bennett barrel. Overmold stock. Fudd Front Rest.
Trigger work.

226-2x Mark Jones. Sault Ste. Marie, MIchigan
Remington 597. Dinamite Nobel Target.
Volquartsen barrel.. Fudd front rest.
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50 YD. UNLIMITED CLASS
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243-4x Mark Jones. Sault Ste. Marie, MIchigan
CMP Remington 40X. Sightron 36X. Eley Black Box.
Lilja Barrel. McMillan stock. Jewel trigger. Fudd front rest.
Smithed by Brian Volker.

242-4x Leo Hedger. Barbeau, Michigan
Finnish Valmet. Weaver T-36. Eley Match EPS.
Factory Barrel. McMillan stock. Jewell trigger. Fudd front rest.

241-2x Bill Jones. Cedarville, Michigan
Anschutz 2013. Weaver 36X. Eley EPS.
Broughton barrel. McMillan stock. Fudd Rest
Smithed by Butch Honginsto.

238-4x Tim Haller. Sault Ste. Marie, MIchigan
Suhl 150. Weaver T-36. Eley Black Box.
Factory barrel. Factory trigger. McMillan stock. Fudd front rest.
Hoehn tuner. Grade 10 Suhl.

228-3x Jessica Haller. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Hall Action. McMillan Stock. Eley Black Box
Broughton barrel. McMillan Stock. Kelbly trigger. Fudd front Rest.
Hohen tuner. Smithed by Gene Davis.

228-1x Joe Haller Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Mr. Frosty)
Suhl 150. Weaver T-36. Eley Black Box
Factory barrel. McMillan stock. Hohen Tuner

227-2x Reg Richardson. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, CANADA
CMP Remington 40X. Weaver T36. Wolf Match Target.
Wood Rem. BR stock. Shilen 2 oz. trigger. Hart front rest.

220-3x Dick Wright. Harrison, Michigan
Custom Remington CMP 40-X. Sightron 36X. Eley ammo.
Lilja barrel. McMillan stock. Eley ammo.
Farley front rest. Edgewood rear bag. Smithed by Bill Calfee.

191-0x Rob Whitaker. Lansing, Michigan
H&R M-12 . B & L 36X. Remington Eley.
Shortened barrel. Bald Eagle Front Rest.
Beautiful custom paint job on the original wood stock
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50 YD. VINTAGE SMALLBORE CLASS
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241-6x Marilyn Kester. Barbeau, Michigan
Suhl 150. Weaver T-36. Llpua Super Club.
Fudd Front Rest.

216-3x Rich Carlson. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Winchester M-52B. Weaver T-36. Lapua Standard Plus
Caldwell Rock front rest (no windage adjustment)
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[Dick Wright]

Thanks for everything...

Rob and I enjoyed the weekend very much. I always look forward to the Saturday night dinner at Kewadin Casino. The great food kind of made up for our poor showing at Sunday's match.

You guys have been shooting benchrest longer than any other club in Michigan and you have way too many good shooters for anybody to expect to show up totally unprepared and to have a chance to do well. Anybody that can shoot 240 and above scores at 50 yds. in the windy, swirling conditions you had Sunday has my congratulations.

Truthfully, it felt so good just to be outside in warm weather with other shooters after the interminal winter that it made the poor shooting kind of O.K.

The trip home went well. It was 80 degrees when we pulled into my driveway, just a little over three hours after we left your place. Two weeks ago there was literally ice on our lake.

We now have something every weekend till our first rimfire match in Harrison on June 9th. Hope to see some of you Yoopers there. Till then I will work at it hard enough to, hopefully, give you a little competition when you get here.

Dick

 

[langenc]

"The great food kind of made up for our poor showing at Sunday's match"

Dick-maybe the great food caused the poor shooting!!

 

[Dick Wright]

Chuck...

No excuse re: the food. Contrary to the nefarious rumors that Haller is spreading, I didn't eat all that much. There's a picture out there of Joe and I and a mountain of crab legs. I didn't eat a one.

My poor shooting was either the result of no practice at all since last summer or just plain old age and senility. I will be working hard on centerfire before the Super Shoot and hope it is just lack of practice.

Did you get match schedules for our matches? I will mail you same if you didn't.

Thanks,

Dick

 

[langenc]

Thanks Dick. I picked up a schedule and posted it on the food cooling device.

Ill post a copy at the Voyer lake range just N of Atlanta, Mi.