Match Results

April Match Results

Wind, wind and more wind – the key word of the day “wind”. Eight shooters braved the 20 MPH wind (gusts to 30) for the CMP sanctioned, John C. Garand Match held Saturday, April 14. These eight staunch men represented 16 entries in the three classes offered in the match. The classes were: M1 Garand, US Bolt Action Rifles and Foreign Bolt Action Rifles. The foreign rifles shot in the match were; Japan’s Type 99 Arisaka, England’s No.1 MK3 Enfield and a German K98. The US was represented by various 1903’s, a 1903A3 and a 1917 Eddystone. The venerable old M1 Garands used were various vintages and makers, but all were still going strong! The course of fire in a John C. Garand match consists of 10 rounds slow fire (15 minutes, includes 5 un- scored sighter shots) prone, 10 rounds rapid fire prone (70 seconds from standing to prone) and 10 rounds slow fire (10 minutes) standing.

The winners were:

M1 Garand

1^stFrank Bliss – 271 x 300 – 4x shooting an H&R Garand earning a CMP Bronze award pin

2^ndTom Tenseth – 250 x 300 – 2x shooting his Springfield Garand

3^rdTravis Bensen – 237 x 300 – 2x also shooting an H&R Garand

US Bolt Action

1^stFrank Bliss – 251 x 300 – 2x with his Remington build 1903A3

2^ndRussell Orff – 249 x 300 – 7x with a Remington build 1903

3^rdRod Fears – 241 x 300 – 2x shooting his Smith Corona 1903

Foreign Bolt Action

1^stGarret Woods – 218 x 300 – 0x with a K98 Mauser

2^nd Dave Rueter – 213 x 300 – 0x shooting his Type 99 Arisaka

3^rdTom Tenseth – 156 x 300 – 0x using a Enfield No. 1 MK 3

The CMP sanctioned matches do not count toward the PCSC Service Rifle Championship, so there were no changes in those standings.

The next service rifle match is:

#4 Saturday, May 12, 2012: starting at 10 AM, registration starting at 9 AM – The Rattle Battle three position match, ten shots each rapid fire (90 seconds) prone 250 yards, kneeling or sitting 200 yards and offhand 150 yards, all fired on the “C” Range, B27E target. Open to Division I and II rifles. Awards for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place in each division. Five sighter shots allowed on first stage only see notes at bottom of schedule. Entry fee $10 per gun entered.

Recent Match by Joel Powell

Rain, rain, rain, mud, mud, mud, that was the order of the day, uniform of the day - rain gear! I've got to say these service rifle shooters are tough old birds, no one even thought about quiting on a tough day. Oh yeah, it was cold to! We had some new blood join us for this match; Bob Riggins and John Lacy joined in, hope you guys had a good time. Phil Zehring came by and watched the shooting and hopes he can join in on the fun soon as well, we hope so to Phil. Below are results of this very fun match, the Urban Rifle, a match requiring right and left hand shooting from different barriers under the stress of time. Don't let the scores fool you, these were tough conditions and a difficult format!

Bolt Action Class:

1st - Travis Bernsen, M48 Mauser, 335x500-4x

2nd - Dave Rueter, Arisaka, 256x500-2x

3rd - Cliff Montgomery, Mosin Nagant, 225x500-4x

M1 Garand Class:

1st - Frank Bliss, 454x500-6x

2nd - Dave Rueter, 436x500-2x

3rd - Tom Tenseth, 345x500-3x

Detachable Magazine Open Sight Class:

1st - Travis Bernsen, AR-15, 366x500-3x

2nd - Frank Bliss, AR-15, 332x500-5x

3rd - Robert Laramee, AK-74, 293x500-3x

Detachable Magazine Optic Sight Class:

1st - Travis Bernsen, AR-15/Red Dot, 395x500-2x

2nd - Frank Bliss, AR-15/Scope, 332x500-6x

3rd - Rod Fears, SCAR/Scope, 315x500-5x

2012 Championship standing at this point with accured scores thus far:

Overall: Frank Bliss - 1833x4800-18x

Division I Vintage Rifle: Dave Rueter - 803x2400-2x

Division II Modern Rifle: Travis Bernsen - 850x2400-5x

Good shooting guys, see you at the next match, see schedule attached.

Match Results 2011

2011 Sign in forms and scores spreadsheet

2011 Championship spreadsheet

The 2011 Service Rifle Champions

Division I Vintage Rifle: Stewart Alexander (L) with a total score of 1630 X 2400 - 20x

Division II Modern Rifle: Frank Bliss (C) with a total score of 2099 X 2400 - 35x

Overall Champion: Travis Bernsen (R) with a grand total score of 4521 X 4800 - 48x

Match Results September 11, 2011 - Urban 3 Gun Format

All,

The last shot has been fired, the bullet holes counted, the scores have been tallied and the results are in. The September match was the last match of the 2011 Service Rifle season and what a great day to end on. The weather was perfect, well could have been a bit cooler, no wind and a great crowd of shooters. We had two guest join in; Bill Haggerty and Matt Loghry (both members from Fort Worth Trap and Skeet Club) shot with us and welcome to them both. Fred Grimes was back with us for this match after a long absence, Fred we hope this means we'll see more of you in the 2012 season. The September match was our Urban Rifle Three Gun format, a shoot and scoot match using a service rifle, pistol and finishing with a shotgun. The match required shooters to shoot a rifle from awkward positions behind cover, as well as, shooting the pistol and rifle right and left handed, all under pressure of time! Oh, did I mention they had to toss a grenade for score as well? The results are listed below as well as the winners of the 2011 Service Rifle Championships. The Champions were determined by combining all six Service Rifle match scores over the season. I did not show a "possible" score for the Three Gun match below as we added points or subtracted points based on shooting times making a possible score difficult to determine. There are still two CMP sanctioned matches left in 2011 but the CMP matches are not part of the championship series. Attached to this email are the 2011 match scores, championship scores and the match schedule with the CMP match dates included.

Lastly, a big "Thank You" to Mrs. Cliff Montgomery for acting as our back-up stop watch timer, she was a great help!