Renegade
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Man, what a weekend! Mother Nature threw the book at us, with 10-15mph sustained winds gusting to 20+ mph with temps in the low 60's on Friday for Open Class, then a beautiful late summer day Saturday with light but switchy winds and temps starting out at 32 degrees for LV class but warming up nicely to 70 degrees by the start of HV class in the afternoon, followed by a cold, rainy day in the low 50's for Springer class on Sunday.
We had shooters from Florida, Texas, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine in attendance, and I think most of the shooters enjoyed the experience of shooting the first fairly contested USARB Nationals. It was the first Nationals that each shooter shot every target from a different bench, and we pulled it off pretty well, if I do say so myself. 20 minutes to shoot, 20 minutes to move equipment and get set at the bench, and it went like clockwork. We shot 12 relays on Sat., starting at 8:15am and finishing by 4:30pm with an hour lunch break with protest period and awards for the LV match before starting the HV match.
All targets were scored by our very experienced Rimfire BR Match Director, Pete Roberson, with help from John French the first day and Marti Hicks, Ken’s wife, on days two and three. John was delivering his homemade chili to the range in the front trunk of his Can Am Spider motorcycle on Thursday morning when he hit a deer, destroying the front of the bike and spreading our chili for 150 yards down the road. He’s ok but sore, and his wife whipped up another batch for us that was a hit with everyone who tried it. A big THANKS!!! to all of them for their help!
I would also like to thank Rick Ingraham, who decided last week to buy an Omega Supercharger from Airguns of Arizona, and they were kind enough to pay the overnight shipping so we could have it in time for the Nationals. It worked great and saved us from having to rent tanks from the nearest dive shop, 30 miles from the range. My friend Ray Primeau was kind enough to stop by and cook lunch for us on Saturday. He’s not even a member of the club. Thanks Ray!!!
We gave away some great prizes by random drawing after the HV match on Saturday. John Eroh walked away with a brand new Sightron Siii 10-50x60 scope, complete with illuminated FT reticle, side wheel, eye cup and neoprene scope cover, total value well over $1500. Chas DiCapua scored a $400 Aztec Emerald 5.5-25X scope donated by AOA, who also send three sets of Sportsmatch scope rings and a scope level, as well as some other smaller prizes. Paul Bendix donated $100 that Chris Peet won. Chris decided to attend the match last Monday and drove from Texas, arriving at the range by mid day Wed!
Other prize donors were BKL, who sent 14 sets of rings, half of which we gave away at the NE Regional and half at this event, Predator International sent 2 sleeves of JSB 8.4gr pellets, and Pyramyd Air donated 10 tins of JSB Monsters. Thanks to all of our sponsors, and please consider them for future purchases!
I wish I had time to take pictures, hopefully some folks will post some of the ones they took. Here is a link to a video montage that Dan Carpenter put together for his Youtube channel- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NNyZrYc0QQ
Here are the complete results in the order the matches were shot
Open Class
1-Paul Bendix- (Sumo .22) 244-8X, 242-5X, 245-9X= 731-22X
2- Chris Sloan- (Thomas .177) 246-5X, 245-10X, 239-7X=730-22X
3- Todd Banks-(RAW TM-1000X, 18fpe) 236-7X, 243-4X, 243-6X= 722-17X
4- Rick Ingraham- (Sumo .22) 237-7X, 242-2X, 240-7X=719-16X
5- Chas DiCapua- (RAW .177) 237-10X, 239-3X, 243X-2X=719-15X
6- Chris Peet-(RAW .177) 237-5X, 238-9X, 243-6X=718-20X
7- Steve Brookhouse- (RAW TM-1000X) 243-10X, 232-5X, 243-4X =718-19X
8- Dave Shattuck- (RAW .22) 236-6X, 243-10X, 238-5X=717-21X
9- Gerry Beaudoin- (Thomas .177) 236-2X, 237-6X, 240-8X =713-16X
10- Frank Mendola- (Thomas .177) 231-3X, 240-9X, 242-4X = 713-16X
11- Mark Marini- (Thomas .177) 237-5X, 238-6X, 237-3X =712-14X
12- Howard Williams- (Steyr) 236-8X, 231-2X, 223-2X =690-12X
13- Ken Hicks- (RAW .177) 223-1X, 233-4X, 232-3X = 688-8X
14- Dan Carpenter (RAW .177) 227-6X, 214-2X, 237-3X = 678-11X
Light Varmint
1-Mark Marini- (Thomas) 248-11X, 246-9X, 246-8X =740-28X
2- Todd Banks- (RAW) 247-6X, 246-8X, 241-8X = 734-22X
3- Ken Hicks- (RAW) 245-3X, 241-6X, 247-6X =733-15X
4- Pete Wass- (EV-2) 241-4X, 246-9X, 237-4X =724-17X
5- Paul Bendix- (Thomas) 246-9X, 237-3X, 236-6X = 719-18X
6- Chris Sloan- (Thomas) 239-5X, 239-7X, 237-7X =715-19X
7- Nathan Thomas- (FWB 800?) 236-3X, 238-2X, 240-9X = 714-14X
8- Dave Shattuck- (Thomas) 237-2X, 235-6X, 239-8X = 711-16X
9- John Eroh (AA?) 238-5X, 235-4X, 238-4X = 711-13X
10- Steve Brookhouse (CZ200S) 231-4X, 240-3X, 236-3X = 707-10X
11- Roody Joseph (RAW) 237-7X, 237-4X, 229-3X = 703-14X
12- Chas DiCapua ( ?) 238-3X, 236-2X, 229-6X = 703- 11X
13- Brian Van Liew (Hammerli) 238-4X, 234-2X, 224- 3X = 696-9X
14- Frank Mendola (Thomas) 241-3X, 234-3X, 221-2X = 696-8X
15- Rick Ingraham (Dawson) 225-1X, 231-2X, 231-1X = 687-4X
Heavy Varmint
1-Paul Bendix- (Thomas) 248-11X, 245-12X, 246-14X = 739-37X
2-Ken Hicks- (RAW) 244-9X, 246-11X, 247-17X = 737-37X
3-Steve Brookhouse (RAW) 245-6X, 246-10X, 246-11X = 737-27X
4-Todd Banks (RAW) 243-7X, 245-8X, 247-5X = 735-20X
5-Chris Peet- (RAW) 244-7X, 245-11X, 244-15X = 733-33X
6-Chas DiCapua- (RAW) 239-10X, 243-10X, 249-14X = 731-34X
7-Mark Marini- (Thomas) 239-13X, 245-8X, 247-12X = 731-33X
8-Gerry Beaudoin-(Thomas) 241-10X, 244-9X, 243-6X = 728-25X
9-Frank Mendola - (Thomas) 246-7X, 242-10X, 240-7X = 728-24X
10-Chris Sloan- (Thomas) 243-11X, 242-8X, 240-5X = 725-24X
11-Rick Ingraham – (Rapid?) 244-5X, 239-7X, 234-2X = 717-14X
12-Brian Van Liew- (FX400FT) 236-5X, 238-2X, 242-6X = 716-13X
13-Bill Day- (Thomas) 240-10X, 236-6X, 235-5X = 711-21X
14-John Eroh- (AA) 240-3X, 234-7X, 232-5X = 706-15X
15-Dave Shattuck- (Thomas) 237-7X, 228-4X, 237-4X = 702-15X
16-Nathan Thomas- (FWB800) 232-5X, 234-5X, 235-3X = 701-13X
17-Howard Williams- (Steyr) 230-1X, 225-4X, 230-5X = 685- 10X
18-Roody Joseph- (Dawson) 225-4X, 237-3X, 221-2X = 683-9X
Springer (all shooters shot FWB300’s)
1-Chris Sloan- 233 -2X, 234-7X, 234-1X = 701-10X
2-Ken Hicks- 229-4X, 234-3X, 230-2X = 693-9X
3-Nathan Thomas- 238-5X, 224-3X, 230-6X = 692-14X
4-Bill Day- 226-3X, 228-1X, 233-2X = 687-6X
5-Pete Wass- 218-1X, 225-4X, 223-7X = 666-12X
Besides the official USARB classes, we also awarded trophies for the overall LV, HV, and Open agg. Here are the top five ( I was tired, didn't bother adding up the X's)
1-Todd Banks- 2191
2-Paul Bendix- 2189
3-Mark Marini- 2183
4-Chris Sloan- 2170
5-Steve Brookhouse- 2162
We had shooters from Florida, Texas, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine in attendance, and I think most of the shooters enjoyed the experience of shooting the first fairly contested USARB Nationals. It was the first Nationals that each shooter shot every target from a different bench, and we pulled it off pretty well, if I do say so myself. 20 minutes to shoot, 20 minutes to move equipment and get set at the bench, and it went like clockwork. We shot 12 relays on Sat., starting at 8:15am and finishing by 4:30pm with an hour lunch break with protest period and awards for the LV match before starting the HV match.
All targets were scored by our very experienced Rimfire BR Match Director, Pete Roberson, with help from John French the first day and Marti Hicks, Ken’s wife, on days two and three. John was delivering his homemade chili to the range in the front trunk of his Can Am Spider motorcycle on Thursday morning when he hit a deer, destroying the front of the bike and spreading our chili for 150 yards down the road. He’s ok but sore, and his wife whipped up another batch for us that was a hit with everyone who tried it. A big THANKS!!! to all of them for their help!
I would also like to thank Rick Ingraham, who decided last week to buy an Omega Supercharger from Airguns of Arizona, and they were kind enough to pay the overnight shipping so we could have it in time for the Nationals. It worked great and saved us from having to rent tanks from the nearest dive shop, 30 miles from the range. My friend Ray Primeau was kind enough to stop by and cook lunch for us on Saturday. He’s not even a member of the club. Thanks Ray!!!
We gave away some great prizes by random drawing after the HV match on Saturday. John Eroh walked away with a brand new Sightron Siii 10-50x60 scope, complete with illuminated FT reticle, side wheel, eye cup and neoprene scope cover, total value well over $1500. Chas DiCapua scored a $400 Aztec Emerald 5.5-25X scope donated by AOA, who also send three sets of Sportsmatch scope rings and a scope level, as well as some other smaller prizes. Paul Bendix donated $100 that Chris Peet won. Chris decided to attend the match last Monday and drove from Texas, arriving at the range by mid day Wed!
Other prize donors were BKL, who sent 14 sets of rings, half of which we gave away at the NE Regional and half at this event, Predator International sent 2 sleeves of JSB 8.4gr pellets, and Pyramyd Air donated 10 tins of JSB Monsters. Thanks to all of our sponsors, and please consider them for future purchases!
I wish I had time to take pictures, hopefully some folks will post some of the ones they took. Here is a link to a video montage that Dan Carpenter put together for his Youtube channel- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NNyZrYc0QQ
Here are the complete results in the order the matches were shot
Open Class
1-Paul Bendix- (Sumo .22) 244-8X, 242-5X, 245-9X= 731-22X
2- Chris Sloan- (Thomas .177) 246-5X, 245-10X, 239-7X=730-22X
3- Todd Banks-(RAW TM-1000X, 18fpe) 236-7X, 243-4X, 243-6X= 722-17X
4- Rick Ingraham- (Sumo .22) 237-7X, 242-2X, 240-7X=719-16X
5- Chas DiCapua- (RAW .177) 237-10X, 239-3X, 243X-2X=719-15X
6- Chris Peet-(RAW .177) 237-5X, 238-9X, 243-6X=718-20X
7- Steve Brookhouse- (RAW TM-1000X) 243-10X, 232-5X, 243-4X =718-19X
8- Dave Shattuck- (RAW .22) 236-6X, 243-10X, 238-5X=717-21X
9- Gerry Beaudoin- (Thomas .177) 236-2X, 237-6X, 240-8X =713-16X
10- Frank Mendola- (Thomas .177) 231-3X, 240-9X, 242-4X = 713-16X
11- Mark Marini- (Thomas .177) 237-5X, 238-6X, 237-3X =712-14X
12- Howard Williams- (Steyr) 236-8X, 231-2X, 223-2X =690-12X
13- Ken Hicks- (RAW .177) 223-1X, 233-4X, 232-3X = 688-8X
14- Dan Carpenter (RAW .177) 227-6X, 214-2X, 237-3X = 678-11X
Light Varmint
1-Mark Marini- (Thomas) 248-11X, 246-9X, 246-8X =740-28X
2- Todd Banks- (RAW) 247-6X, 246-8X, 241-8X = 734-22X
3- Ken Hicks- (RAW) 245-3X, 241-6X, 247-6X =733-15X
4- Pete Wass- (EV-2) 241-4X, 246-9X, 237-4X =724-17X
5- Paul Bendix- (Thomas) 246-9X, 237-3X, 236-6X = 719-18X
6- Chris Sloan- (Thomas) 239-5X, 239-7X, 237-7X =715-19X
7- Nathan Thomas- (FWB 800?) 236-3X, 238-2X, 240-9X = 714-14X
8- Dave Shattuck- (Thomas) 237-2X, 235-6X, 239-8X = 711-16X
9- John Eroh (AA?) 238-5X, 235-4X, 238-4X = 711-13X
10- Steve Brookhouse (CZ200S) 231-4X, 240-3X, 236-3X = 707-10X
11- Roody Joseph (RAW) 237-7X, 237-4X, 229-3X = 703-14X
12- Chas DiCapua ( ?) 238-3X, 236-2X, 229-6X = 703- 11X
13- Brian Van Liew (Hammerli) 238-4X, 234-2X, 224- 3X = 696-9X
14- Frank Mendola (Thomas) 241-3X, 234-3X, 221-2X = 696-8X
15- Rick Ingraham (Dawson) 225-1X, 231-2X, 231-1X = 687-4X
Heavy Varmint
1-Paul Bendix- (Thomas) 248-11X, 245-12X, 246-14X = 739-37X
2-Ken Hicks- (RAW) 244-9X, 246-11X, 247-17X = 737-37X
3-Steve Brookhouse (RAW) 245-6X, 246-10X, 246-11X = 737-27X
4-Todd Banks (RAW) 243-7X, 245-8X, 247-5X = 735-20X
5-Chris Peet- (RAW) 244-7X, 245-11X, 244-15X = 733-33X
6-Chas DiCapua- (RAW) 239-10X, 243-10X, 249-14X = 731-34X
7-Mark Marini- (Thomas) 239-13X, 245-8X, 247-12X = 731-33X
8-Gerry Beaudoin-(Thomas) 241-10X, 244-9X, 243-6X = 728-25X
9-Frank Mendola - (Thomas) 246-7X, 242-10X, 240-7X = 728-24X
10-Chris Sloan- (Thomas) 243-11X, 242-8X, 240-5X = 725-24X
11-Rick Ingraham – (Rapid?) 244-5X, 239-7X, 234-2X = 717-14X
12-Brian Van Liew- (FX400FT) 236-5X, 238-2X, 242-6X = 716-13X
13-Bill Day- (Thomas) 240-10X, 236-6X, 235-5X = 711-21X
14-John Eroh- (AA) 240-3X, 234-7X, 232-5X = 706-15X
15-Dave Shattuck- (Thomas) 237-7X, 228-4X, 237-4X = 702-15X
16-Nathan Thomas- (FWB800) 232-5X, 234-5X, 235-3X = 701-13X
17-Howard Williams- (Steyr) 230-1X, 225-4X, 230-5X = 685- 10X
18-Roody Joseph- (Dawson) 225-4X, 237-3X, 221-2X = 683-9X
Springer (all shooters shot FWB300’s)
1-Chris Sloan- 233 -2X, 234-7X, 234-1X = 701-10X
2-Ken Hicks- 229-4X, 234-3X, 230-2X = 693-9X
3-Nathan Thomas- 238-5X, 224-3X, 230-6X = 692-14X
4-Bill Day- 226-3X, 228-1X, 233-2X = 687-6X
5-Pete Wass- 218-1X, 225-4X, 223-7X = 666-12X
Besides the official USARB classes, we also awarded trophies for the overall LV, HV, and Open agg. Here are the top five ( I was tired, didn't bother adding up the X's)
1-Todd Banks- 2191
2-Paul Bendix- 2189
3-Mark Marini- 2183
4-Chris Sloan- 2170
5-Steve Brookhouse- 2162