The 3-day MN Long Range and Palma Championships were held last weekend at Gopher Rifle & Revolver Club. 39 shooters competed for cash awards and lots of hardware, with various trophies on the line for both sling and F-Class competitors. Friday’s Palma and extra 1000-yard matches are…
Leading up to this match, it occurred to me that the enchanted Brux barrel that I put on in mid-March already has 1100 rounds through it. At this rate, it was going to be about used up by the end of August if I didn’t come up with a “Plan B”. Having just gotten 2 Bartlein’s back from gunsmith extraordinaire Randy…
On July 15th & 16th, Gopher Rifle and Revolver Club in Harris, MN hosted a greatly anticipated US National Rifle Team Tryout. The USNRT is the developmental program for the US Palma Team, which represents the USA at the World Long Range Championship matches held…
Starting with the F-Open discipline for Friday’s Palma match, Adam “Epic” Shidla took the honors at 800 with a 149-8X besting John Rykhus by 3 x’s against a strong field of shooters. Chris “Sharpshooter until Tuesday” Longley took the honors at…
Relay 1 started the day off at 800 yards in overcast conditions, with a varying left-to-right wind. Stacy Tamulinus took the early lead with a clean 150-4x. As relay 2 took the line, the wind dropped and a mist appeared, followed by a steady…