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Archive for August, 2009
August 31, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
2009 Fall Foliage Entries are Open!
Registration is now open for the 2009 Fall Foliage 3200/Regional on October 3rd and 4th in Hopkinton, MA. You can register online at http://foliage.pronematch.com If you’d like to view the match program, go here.
A few items to note:
• The match is limited to 45 shooters (1 relay). First come first serve.
• Match Fee will stay at last [...]
August 31, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
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August 28, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Thanks for a great HPM season!
I’d like to thank everyone who participated in the Hopkinton Prone Matches this year, it was a very enjoyable summer of shooting and eating! Last night’s party was no exception…good friends, good food, and good shooting made for a great night. I have lots of pictures and video from last night’s event and I will [...]
August 28, 2009 | 8 comments | View Post
A Gunrunner in the Family
by Hap Rocketto
When I was about 12 years old The Old Man got tired of catching me in the spider webs of untruths that I regularly spun to avoid, unsuccessfully I might add, being punished for the illicit acts of my adolescence. With the aid of his thick black leather garrison belt he finally made [...]
August 27, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
2009 Rhode Island Conventional Prone Regional/State Championship
The 2009 Rhode Island Conventional Prone Regional/State Championship is being held on Sun Sept 27th at Newport Rifle Club. Spaces are filling up quickly and will be reserved on a first come first serve basis. RI residents will be given preference if they register by Sun Sept 13. The match program can be downloaded below.
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August 26, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
2009 US Roberts Team Photo
A related story can be viewed here: http://pronematch.com/sixth-roberts-trophy-match-wrap-up/
August 25, 2009 | 3 comments | View Post
Sixth Roberts Trophy Match Wrap-up
by Hap Rocketto
The British won the Sixth Roberts Trophy Match, 3842 to 3806.
Any team can survive an error but the United States had three problems which may have cost them the match. The first was a problem with a rifle at 50 yards, second was a sight that appeared to be malfunctioning but it was [...]
August 25, 2009 | 3 comments | View Post
August 25, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Shooter Spotlight: Kent Reeve
The purpose of the “Shooter Spotlight” is to help shooters get to know their fellow competitors a little bit better. We plan to cover a wide range of shooters from “Marksman to Master.” This is the first interview in the series.
Kent Reeve
Cary, North Carolina
How long have you been shooting?
I started shooting smallbore prone in 1998 [...]
August 25, 2009 | 7 comments | View Post
Canadian National Championship Results
The Shooting Federation of Canada National Matches were held in Calgary between August 6th through the 16th. Complete results can be viewed below.
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August 24, 2009 | 2 comments | View Post
Already tweeting? You’re so cool.
So you’ve decided to jump into the world of twitter, eh? One of the cool features of twitter is that anytime someone you’re following tweets, you can receive that tweet on your cell phone via text message. In order to turn that feature on, log into your twitter account and click “following”, then click the [...]
August 21, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
2009 Roberts Trophy Results
from Hap Rocketto
This just in from Hap Rocketto by phone call from Century range Bisley. Great Britain defeats US 3842 to 3806. More to come soon.
50M 100Yd Total
Great Britain 1948 1894 3842
Ridgway 198 193 391
Smith 198 191 389
Aldhouse 194 192 386
Cole-Hamilton 194 192 386
Webb 194 192 386
Fowke 195 189 384
Huckle 197 187 384
Day [...]
8/20/09 HPM
You could swim through the air at last night’s HPM it was so humid! Ugh. We opened up the range early so people could get a little training in if they were so inclined. Both Erik Hoskins and myself gave mid-barrel tuners a try before the match. I was using a “Scott Group Tightener” and [...]
August 21, 2009 | 6 comments | View Post
US Roberts Team Update-3
from Hap Rocketto
The 2009 Roberts Team is:
Nevius and Gideon coached by Fleeman
Sprecher and Gray coached by Tracy
Dubis and Chrostowski coached by Rocketto
T. Kempley and Delcotto coached by Cramer
Tompkins and McLemore coached by Wigger
T. Kemply was second overall. There are other indivdual awards.
More later.
Hap
Adjutant to the Stars
August 20, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Hopkinton Prone Match Tonight
Tonight is the second-to-last HPM. The heat wave has broken here in New England and it’s finally comfortable outside…so come on out and shoot with us. The range will be open around 4pm.
And, if you’re planning on coming to the steak dinner next week, don’t forget to register here.
August 20, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
A Breif Tale of Cleaning Patches
by Hap Rocketto
My brother is fond of giving books for presents and passed a volume entitled Floating off the Page to me for my last birthday. It contains a series of articles taken from the Wall Street Journal’s “middle column.” James P. Sterba related a brief tale of cleaning patches, “Prisons, Guns, and Knickers,” and [...]
August 20, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
US Roberts Team Update-2
from Hap Rocketto
The last day of the aggregate is tomorrow. an English Match at 100 yards. Tarl Kempley is in the lead for the agg, with Kevin Nevius in top five. Good weather with some terrible conditions-mirage and whirling winds. The team is in high spirits-mostly the local brews, with an occasional gin and tonic to [...]
August 19, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
