For the last several years, intrepid Northerners gather with their XTC rifles to battle for the coveted Perry on the Prairie Championship. The three-day aggregate on a protected range that actually faces the correct direction, North, has given many locals a chance to earn their HM classification. Rolla is an 8 point range that is literally…
The Wisconsin Long Range State Championship is shot on the weekend directly following Midwest Palma. This makes for some interesting results. The current Wisconsin rules do not allow the out of state shooters to win the state trophy. Anyone can be match winner, but the trophies go to the state residents. There is generally a good…
The Midwest Palma is a match of two aggregates. The Palma aggregate covers the three Palma matches on Tuesday, Wednesdays, and Thursday. Then we add in the the three 1000 yard matches on Friday for the Grand Aggregate. These matches will always have a high level of Palma and long range talent. Want to know how you stack…
Midwest Palma is one of those matches that everyone should experience. It is well run by the Liebetrau family and a dedicated group of volunteers. My first ever long range experience was a team match at Winnequah Gun Club located in Lodi, WI. I can still remember that first shot at 800 yards. My coach and friend…
This past weekend, June 14-16, 2019, 19 shooters competed in the 2019 Regional OTC Championship at the Northwestern Gun Club located north of Duluth, MN on Hunter Lake. Shooters competed and challenged not only the OTC range but, Mother Nature, too. With rain and thunder storms forecasted…
June in North Dakota – you know what that means? Wind, wind, and some more wind. The second weekend in June has been the date for the ND LR champ the last several years. While there are some great aggregate scores on the sling, F-Open, and FTR trophies, none of those scores have been shot recently…
Gopher Rifle and Revolver Club in Harris Minnesota hosted a long range regional match on June 1st and 2nd. For those in my faithful readership (all three of you thank you Mom, Erik, and Morgen), GRRC is built over a swamp and is mostly tree lined. Yep, I know what you’re thinking; wind tunnel with good mirage….
The Smallbore Season in North Dakota never ended, until after the outdoor championships. I remember years of shooting out in the open on the High Power 200 yard line getting baked, blown around, and just wondering why the weather on the first weekend in June always was so tough. Several years ago the Forks Rifle Club…
Post 435 Gun Club hosted it’s Annual Service Rifle Clinic on Saturday, June 1st. Lackluster interest until 2 days before the clinic had me seriously considering canceling it. A last minute flurry, if you can call 4 entries a flurry, was enough to change my mind. And even though 5 shooters was less interest than I had hoped for, it was enough to make…
This past Memorial Day weekend the North Star Rifle Club hosted a joint F-Class and Sling Mid-Range Prone Regional. Cap’n Bob Peasley was at the helm guiding us all to our proper places. It was good to have both F and Sling shooters on the line, as our numbers have stabilized all ranges have the capacity again to have…