Party Marty here, ready for the 2018 Northern Great Plains LR Regional taking place at the Fried Family Marksmanship Complex in Moffit, North Dakota. This range faces East, so don’t expect a great sight picture in the morning. A little history, there have been very few clean 200’s shot here; a hand full with a sling, and…
The Grand Forks Rifle Range has been around for decades, it has hosted the North Dakota State XTC almost exclusively since it was built long before I was even born. I have shot there many times, and been blown all over the place. This past weekend, the range was different…
Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2018 North Dakota Long Range State Championship and Palma matches on June 9 and 10. We had 21 competitors fire the Registered Palma match (we also had 21 last year) and 21 competitors fire in the State Championship Match (compared to…
Spring in North Dakota has been wind, cold, additional cold, day warm steak, snow, repeat. To say 2018 has been a long cold winter is an understatement. The Five buckle match has a reputation for being “maybe” just a little too early in the ND shooting season. 2018 turned the past on its ear, except the traditional…
Thanks to everyone who participated in our 2017 Summer High Power Matches on August 12 and 13, 2017. Our turnout was a little lower this year probably because we had just about a record rain fall on Saturday morning. But after a 2 hour delay we were able to get in the M1 Garand…
As many remember, last year I shot XTC for the first time in almost 20 years. In so doing, I was able to claim the Iowa State Championship by sheer luck. This year I was not planning on shooting much XTC, but my work schedule threw my planned…
This past weekend, 22 competitors squared off against one another to claim 3 different titles at the ND Outdoor Smallbore Championships. The outdoor Position, 200 yard, and Prone championships were all up for grabs…
Having not lived in North Dakota for 17 years, I had forgotten just how much the wind likes to blow. The absence of trees, and fairly flat topography allow the winds out of Canada to roll through on a regular basis. Speaking of Canada, if you want to shoot at a range “almost” in Canada…