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Feb 22 2023 - Recap of the URSA NorCal Feb '23 event (by RD, Lynn Dragoman; build info and comments from Oscar)
Well, we had a decent turnout of shooters for our first Ko2M-ranking-submission opportunity...but no one shot well enough, or had the required gear combo, for a submission. We had one shooter pass us up but we got him back. And one shooter had a tire go flat on the way up the mountain but didn't have the needed tire-change gear for other shooters to get him going (and had way too much gear in his truck to just grab what was needed for the match and leave the rest in the truck unattended).
We went hot at 8.13 AM with the 2147 yard target in a shadow, making misses tough to spot for everyone. When the dust settle Lynn got a win with his new barrel. Runner-up was Pablo, from Billy Goat Machine, shooting the quietest 338 on the line. Congrats to Pablo, he has a long drive to make our matches.
We had time, and the shooters wanted to shoot, so we held a second match. White Mamba (Jayson) took home first place and Mitchell, one of our up and coming stars, took Runner-up shooting a loaner gun with a hair trigger.
A big shout out to Eric and Andre who drove the farthest distance to attend our Match and they both shot well. And a shot out to RickyRacer87 (Doug) for running the camera and recording the event for protest screening (a Ko2M requirement) in case we had one, which we did not.
We also had 3 more shooters qualify for the April 3K match with 5 or more hits in a 10 shot string - Doug, Jayson, and Lynn.
Weather was cold early on with snow on the peaks but it turned out to be a nice day with shooters attempting 3300 yard shots after the completion of the matches.
First match Winner, Lynn, was shooting 400 gr. Cutting Edge Lazers out of his Tamagni-barreled 375 CT with Stiller TAC 408 (TAC DRIVER) action, Bartlein 36" barrel, McMillan LBR stock, March 5-42 Wide Angle scope, and Burris XTR rings on a 70 MOA Pic rail. [Had Lynn not been shooting off a bench, his results would have been our first Ko2M submission - 3 hits in his first 5 shots.]
First match Runner-up, Pablo, was shooting "same"???
Second match Winner, Jayson, declined to have his build data published.
Second match Runner-up, Mitchell, was shooting 300 gr Lapua Scenars out of his Surgeon-built 338 LM with Surgeon 1581XL action, Bartlein 30" barrel, Cadex Dual-Strike chassis, Nightforce 7-35x56 ATACR scope, and Ivey 200 MOA mount and ring set on a Cadex 40 MOA rail.
Doug was shooting 300 gr Berger OTMs out of his Billy Goat Machine-built 33XC with BGM Ovis (Defiance Deviant Tactical) action, 31" Lothar Walther bull barrel, Manners T-5A stock, and Nightforce 7-35x56 ATACR scope on an ERATAC 0-70 MOA base and rings.
Well, we had a decent turnout of shooters for our first Ko2M-ranking-submission opportunity...but no one shot well enough, or had the required gear combo, for a submission. We had one shooter pass us up but we got him back. And one shooter had a tire go flat on the way up the mountain but didn't have the needed tire-change gear for other shooters to get him going (and had way too much gear in his truck to just grab what was needed for the match and leave the rest in the truck unattended).
We went hot at 8.13 AM with the 2147 yard target in a shadow, making misses tough to spot for everyone. When the dust settle Lynn got a win with his new barrel. Runner-up was Pablo, from Billy Goat Machine, shooting the quietest 338 on the line. Congrats to Pablo, he has a long drive to make our matches.
We had time, and the shooters wanted to shoot, so we held a second match. White Mamba (Jayson) took home first place and Mitchell, one of our up and coming stars, took Runner-up shooting a loaner gun with a hair trigger.
A big shout out to Eric and Andre who drove the farthest distance to attend our Match and they both shot well. And a shot out to RickyRacer87 (Doug) for running the camera and recording the event for protest screening (a Ko2M requirement) in case we had one, which we did not.
We also had 3 more shooters qualify for the April 3K match with 5 or more hits in a 10 shot string - Doug, Jayson, and Lynn.
Weather was cold early on with snow on the peaks but it turned out to be a nice day with shooters attempting 3300 yard shots after the completion of the matches.
First match Winner, Lynn, was shooting 400 gr. Cutting Edge Lazers out of his Tamagni-barreled 375 CT with Stiller TAC 408 (TAC DRIVER) action, Bartlein 36" barrel, McMillan LBR stock, March 5-42 Wide Angle scope, and Burris XTR rings on a 70 MOA Pic rail. [Had Lynn not been shooting off a bench, his results would have been our first Ko2M submission - 3 hits in his first 5 shots.]
First match Runner-up, Pablo, was shooting "same"???
Second match Winner, Jayson, declined to have his build data published.
Second match Runner-up, Mitchell, was shooting 300 gr Lapua Scenars out of his Surgeon-built 338 LM with Surgeon 1581XL action, Bartlein 30" barrel, Cadex Dual-Strike chassis, Nightforce 7-35x56 ATACR scope, and Ivey 200 MOA mount and ring set on a Cadex 40 MOA rail.
Doug was shooting 300 gr Berger OTMs out of his Billy Goat Machine-built 33XC with BGM Ovis (Defiance Deviant Tactical) action, 31" Lothar Walther bull barrel, Manners T-5A stock, and Nightforce 7-35x56 ATACR scope on an ERATAC 0-70 MOA base and rings.
