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LR Shooting and Wind Reading Clinic / Matches - Missoula, MT 9/23-9/25
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<blockquote data-quote="jameydan" data-source="post: 555785" data-attributes="member: 20294"><p>Bravo 4,</p><p></p><p>Thanks for coming up and I am glad you had a good time. Montana and elk hunting are only a PCS away <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Things appear to have went very well for all involved with the clinic and the matches. Between the All Guard Team, the clinic attendees and the match competitors, we had over 70 different individuals in attendance over the weekend. The clinic and matches served the shooters well, providing an opportunity to enhance their skills, meet other like-minded shooters, and sharpen their wind reading capabilities. Many of the shooters also went home with great prizes provided by <a href="http://www.ustacticalsupply.com" target="_blank">U.S. Tactical Supply</a> and <a href="http://www.appliedballisticsllc.com" target="_blank">Applied Ballistics</a> The clinic and matches also raised money for the range and money to support juniors and new shooters in our region. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Clinic Summary:</strong></span></p><p>The clinic was held on Friday before the long range matches began, and we had 55 attendees between the instructors, civilians and National Guard members. The Missoula newspaper sent a reporter and photographer up to the range and did a nice story that made the front page of Saturday's paper: <a href="http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_6558d5d0-e65a-11e0-ba3f-001cc4c03286.html" target="_blank">Elite shooters hold long-range marksmanship clinic at Deep Creek range</a> It was a nice overview of the clinic and focused on one of our newer juniors. </p><p>The All National Guard Team clinic audience included competitive shooters, Army National Guard sniper teams and long distance hunters. The instruction included some basics followed by coached shooting at the 800 yard and 1000 yard lines. Before the shooting began, the instructors spoke about positions used in sling shooting and F-Class, and the associated gear necessary to be successful in both rifle divisions. They continued with further information on ballistics then on strategies on how to shoot in the wind. The live fire portion of the clinic consisted of 2 shooters to an All Guard Team coach, and the ratio of 2 students to a coach was about right. While one student was shooting the other was able to observe the coaches instructions and suggestions. </p><p>After the weekend of shooting Allen Spiker (All Guard Rifle Team NCO), approached me and brought up the suggestion of an advanced clinic for next year. If there ends up being enough interest, this is something we could pursue in conjunction with the All Guard Team. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kXepCU4nOos/TpTtaFkKpaI/AAAAAAAABJY/PBXsmj4D1XQ/s640/Instruction03.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-I4knfAtKnV0/TpTtYvgPmaI/AAAAAAAABJQ/46GZ_p61drg/s640/1000Yards01.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Long Range Regional Match Summary:</span></strong></p><p></p><p>The Missoula LR and F-Class Regional was held the Saturday and Sunday after the clinic. 51 shooters participated in this 2-day match. This year we were fortunate to have fantastic conditions to shoot in. Because of the great conditions and great scores fired in this match, many of the shooters will be moving up in their respective NRA classifications. Many of the competitors shot personal bests, and like a few times last year, we saw another National Record fall. Last year, Allen Spiker, Bob Evans and Nicole Hagedorn all established NRA National Records for their performances in the Montana LR and F-Class Regional. This year one more record has been eclipsed, with Allen Spiker shooting another record, scoring a 1088-48X (out of 1100 possible). This is a pending record for the long range regional aggregate and it passes the previous record by one X. Allen also won his rifle division - Palma rifle. Great shooting Allen! </p><p></p><p>There was some fantastic shooting Savage rifles at this match. Matt Waite of Billings, MT took top honors in the scoped class of sling shooters, and David Kynoch of St. Anthony, ID barely won his F-TR division. Both shooters use basically stock LR Savage rifles in 308 WIN. David has won his class the last few years at the Missoula regional. He took a gamble this past week however, when he re-barreled his rifle at the last minute. It paid off, as he squeaked by the second place shooter, Mike Anderson of Helena, MT - by one point. </p><p></p><p>We had some of the top Canadian shooters come down from both Alberta and B.C. and one of them, Scott Gaalaas (Calgary, AB), ran away with the win in the F-open class. </p><p></p><p>If you want a copy of the match bulletin email me and I will send a copy of the excel doc. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WthHN4tRp4o/TpEwrgn28gI/AAAAAAAABBQ/seWZ0WaXc-o/s640/2011%252520LR%252520Regional%252520269.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZTAolTKypio/TpEv6GJ_QII/AAAAAAAAA-4/qWsYztS4liQ/s640/2011%252520LR%252520Regional%252520246.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kesFnxV6_N0/TpEw4-nuO7I/AAAAAAAABJg/Gwp3DrQxUbI/s640/2011%252520LR%252520Regional%252520275.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The weekend of shooting also included some fun down time with a BBQ on Saturday evening, and an awards ceremony on Sunday. The matches this year were sponsored by <a href="http://www.ustacticalsupply.com" target="_blank">U.S. Tactical Supply</a> and <a href="http://www.appliedballisticsllc.com" target="_blank">Applied Ballistics</a> Both sponsors supplied fantastic prizes and we are certainly thankful for their participation in the matches. US tactical Supply gave away several hundred dollars of prizes including shooting mats, data books and clothing. Bryan and Jennifer Litz donated some of Bryan's in-depth and useful Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting books.</p><p></p><p>This wrapped up a great season of shooting in Missoula, and in our region in general. If you are interested in receiving more info about future clinics and matches in Missoula, contact me by email to be put on my mailing list. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Best,</p><p></p><p>Jamey Williams</p><p>jameydan[at]gmail.com</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jameydan, post: 555785, member: 20294"] Bravo 4, Thanks for coming up and I am glad you had a good time. Montana and elk hunting are only a PCS away :) Things appear to have went very well for all involved with the clinic and the matches. Between the All Guard Team, the clinic attendees and the match competitors, we had over 70 different individuals in attendance over the weekend. The clinic and matches served the shooters well, providing an opportunity to enhance their skills, meet other like-minded shooters, and sharpen their wind reading capabilities. Many of the shooters also went home with great prizes provided by [url=http://www.ustacticalsupply.com]U.S. Tactical Supply[/url] and [url=http://www.appliedballisticsllc.com]Applied Ballistics[/url] The clinic and matches also raised money for the range and money to support juniors and new shooters in our region. [SIZE="3"][B]Clinic Summary:[/B][/SIZE] The clinic was held on Friday before the long range matches began, and we had 55 attendees between the instructors, civilians and National Guard members. The Missoula newspaper sent a reporter and photographer up to the range and did a nice story that made the front page of Saturday's paper: [url=http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_6558d5d0-e65a-11e0-ba3f-001cc4c03286.html]Elite shooters hold long-range marksmanship clinic at Deep Creek range[/url] It was a nice overview of the clinic and focused on one of our newer juniors. The All National Guard Team clinic audience included competitive shooters, Army National Guard sniper teams and long distance hunters. The instruction included some basics followed by coached shooting at the 800 yard and 1000 yard lines. Before the shooting began, the instructors spoke about positions used in sling shooting and F-Class, and the associated gear necessary to be successful in both rifle divisions. They continued with further information on ballistics then on strategies on how to shoot in the wind. The live fire portion of the clinic consisted of 2 shooters to an All Guard Team coach, and the ratio of 2 students to a coach was about right. While one student was shooting the other was able to observe the coaches instructions and suggestions. After the weekend of shooting Allen Spiker (All Guard Rifle Team NCO), approached me and brought up the suggestion of an advanced clinic for next year. If there ends up being enough interest, this is something we could pursue in conjunction with the All Guard Team. [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kXepCU4nOos/TpTtaFkKpaI/AAAAAAAABJY/PBXsmj4D1XQ/s640/Instruction03.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-I4knfAtKnV0/TpTtYvgPmaI/AAAAAAAABJQ/46GZ_p61drg/s640/1000Yards01.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE="3"]Long Range Regional Match Summary:[/SIZE][/B] The Missoula LR and F-Class Regional was held the Saturday and Sunday after the clinic. 51 shooters participated in this 2-day match. This year we were fortunate to have fantastic conditions to shoot in. Because of the great conditions and great scores fired in this match, many of the shooters will be moving up in their respective NRA classifications. Many of the competitors shot personal bests, and like a few times last year, we saw another National Record fall. Last year, Allen Spiker, Bob Evans and Nicole Hagedorn all established NRA National Records for their performances in the Montana LR and F-Class Regional. This year one more record has been eclipsed, with Allen Spiker shooting another record, scoring a 1088-48X (out of 1100 possible). This is a pending record for the long range regional aggregate and it passes the previous record by one X. Allen also won his rifle division - Palma rifle. Great shooting Allen! There was some fantastic shooting Savage rifles at this match. Matt Waite of Billings, MT took top honors in the scoped class of sling shooters, and David Kynoch of St. Anthony, ID barely won his F-TR division. Both shooters use basically stock LR Savage rifles in 308 WIN. David has won his class the last few years at the Missoula regional. He took a gamble this past week however, when he re-barreled his rifle at the last minute. It paid off, as he squeaked by the second place shooter, Mike Anderson of Helena, MT - by one point. We had some of the top Canadian shooters come down from both Alberta and B.C. and one of them, Scott Gaalaas (Calgary, AB), ran away with the win in the F-open class. If you want a copy of the match bulletin email me and I will send a copy of the excel doc. [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WthHN4tRp4o/TpEwrgn28gI/AAAAAAAABBQ/seWZ0WaXc-o/s640/2011%252520LR%252520Regional%252520269.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZTAolTKypio/TpEv6GJ_QII/AAAAAAAAA-4/qWsYztS4liQ/s640/2011%252520LR%252520Regional%252520246.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kesFnxV6_N0/TpEw4-nuO7I/AAAAAAAABJg/Gwp3DrQxUbI/s640/2011%252520LR%252520Regional%252520275.JPG[/IMG] The weekend of shooting also included some fun down time with a BBQ on Saturday evening, and an awards ceremony on Sunday. The matches this year were sponsored by [url=http://www.ustacticalsupply.com]U.S. Tactical Supply[/url] and [url=http://www.appliedballisticsllc.com]Applied Ballistics[/url] Both sponsors supplied fantastic prizes and we are certainly thankful for their participation in the matches. US tactical Supply gave away several hundred dollars of prizes including shooting mats, data books and clothing. Bryan and Jennifer Litz donated some of Bryan's in-depth and useful Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting books. This wrapped up a great season of shooting in Missoula, and in our region in general. If you are interested in receiving more info about future clinics and matches in Missoula, contact me by email to be put on my mailing list. Best, Jamey Williams jameydan[at]gmail.com [/QUOTE]
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