Last Day to Shoot
Today is the last day to shoot the November pronematch.com postal! Make sure you get your scores in ny December 5th. Email your scores to hap@pronematch.com
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Archive for November, 2009
November 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
His Parting Shot Was His Best Shot
by Hap Rocketto
There is pleasure in being a necromancer. I recently resurrected Harry Seeburger. You will remember that Harry was the character that vainly chased Distinguished designation for more than four decades. Some years ago he went on to his reward lacking but 24 points to earn the badge. Heaven, for [...]
November 27, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Happy Thanksgiving from pronematch.com
We at pronematch.com are very thankful for all of our loyal readers and contributors that help to make pronematch.com an interesting and useful destination for competitive rifle shooters. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 26, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
GA: RBGC Smallbore Prone Conventional 1600 Results
from Tommy Steadman
Dear Friends,
Attached to this message is a PDF file containing the official Summary Match Results Bulletin for Saturdays RBGC season finale conventional 1600 and a digital photo of the competitor group. I had a great time on Saturday and I hope you enjoyed the day as much as I did.
Congratulations to David Dye, [...]
November 25, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Shooter Spotlight: Erik Hoskins
The purpose of the “Shooter Spotlight” is to help shooters get to know their fellow competitors a little bit better. We cover a wide range of shooters from “Marksman to Master.” This is the 14th interview in the series.
Where do you call home?
Rehoboth, MA
How long have you been shooting?
I started in 1984, retired in 1995 [...]
November 24, 2009 | 3 comments | View Post
CT: 2010 JORC
Here is the info on the 2010 Connecticut State USA Shooting Junior Olympic Air Rifle and Smallbore Rifle Championship:
ct_jorc_2010
November 23, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
11 days left to shoot this month’s postal [UPDATE]
A reminder to turn in scores in six target format, i.e. 98+99+99+97+99+99=591.
60 shots prone indoors, USA50 target, individual, team, irons, or scope. Mix and match, collect all 4! pronematch.com is sponsoring this new match prone series and we want you to be a part of it. Learn more at http://pronematch.com/new-indoor-prone-league/
November 21, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Camp Perry Cannon
I came across this cool HDR image on Flickr of the cannon at Camp Perry. In 2008, myself and Erik Hoskins were squadded right in front cannon during smallbore prone. Each morning before our National Anthem, we were treated to an eye-popping blast and a cloud of smoke…ah, I can still smell the sulfur!
November 20, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Right Between the Running Lights
by Hap Rocketto
When I was a young unmarried pup I usually went to Camp Perry for the both phases of the smallbore matches, The DCM Board Matches, NRA High power, and rounded out the stay with attendance at the long-range matches. It was about 30 days of the most intense kind of shooting. [...]
November 18, 2009 | 5 comments | View Post
Shooter Spotlight: Dean Herron
The purpose of the “Shooter Spotlight” is to help shooters get to know their fellow competitors a little bit better. We cover a wide range of shooters from “Marksman to Master.” This is the 13th interview in the series.
Where do you call home?
Estill Springs, TN mid way between Nashville and Chattanooga
How long have you [...]
November 17, 2009 | 2 comments | View Post
CT: David Thompson Shoreline Classic Junior Rifle Tournament
The David Thompson Shoreline Classic Junior Rifle Tournament is coming up December 3-6. There will be lots of awards including Tenex ammo, a savage rifle, Eley team jackets, hats, shirts, stickers, pins, USAShooting gear, and more.
You can download the program here.
November 16, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
A History of the United States National Outdoor Smallbore Rifle Championship 1919-2009
by Hap Rocketto
Got some spare time this weekend? Here’s nearly 500 pages of A History of the United States National Outdoor Smallbore Rifle Championship 1919-2009.
A History of the United States National Outdoor Smallbore Rifle Championship 1919-2009
November 13, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
pronematch.com Stats
Some interesting statistics about pronematch.com:
18,498 actual visits from 66 countries to pronematch.com since August of 2008.
237 people visited pronematch.com on October 5th, 2009 (the day after this year’s Foliage Match)
48,952 pronematch.com pages have been viewed since August of 2008
November 12, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Moe and Sir Isaac Knew
by Hap Rocketto
It may be a small footnote in shooting history, but it is my footnote. I took Art Jackson to his Camp Perry finale. After several years of cajoling I finally convinced Art that he should shoot the prone matches at Camp Perry in 2000 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his [...]
November 12, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
November 11, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Did we mention indoor prone?
60 shots prone indoors, USA50 target, individual, team, irons, or scope. Mix and match, collect all 4! pronematch.com is sponsoring this new match prone series and we want you to be a part of it. Learn more at http://pronematch.com/new-indoor-prone-league/
November 11, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
2010 Smallbore Metric Championships
UPDATE: A flyer is now available for download. 3/8/10
from the NRA
2010 Smallbore Metric Championship Causing Excitement
Excitement is building as the NRA Staff readies for the first 2010 National Metric Position and Prone Championships. The National Metric Championship will feature a Three-Position Championship and a Metric Prone Championship contested in July 2010. These Championships will be [...]
November 11, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Shooter Spotlight: Justin Tracy
The purpose of the “Shooter Spotlight” is to help shooters get to know their fellow competitors a little bit better. We cover a wide range of shooters from “Marksman to Master.” This is the 12th interview in the series.
Where do you call home?
I call Farmington, NY home (just outside of Rochester) but I grew up [...]
November 10, 2009 | 17 comments | View Post
USA Shooting News
There’s a new issue of USA Shooting News available for download here. There’s an especially interesting article by By SFC Eric Uptagraf called “Part-Time Shooter” on page 18.
November 9, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
RI: Upcoming Matches
A LOT of upcoming indoor matches in Rhode Island :
November 21, 3×20 air rifle
December 19, 3×20 air rifle
January 3 & 23, RI Junior Olympic Rifle Championships
January 9 & 10, International 3P Sectional
January 30 & 31, Open 3P Sectional
February 27, NRA Junior Air Sectional
March 13, 3×20 air rifle
March 13 & 14, Junior 3P Sectional
March 27 & [...]
November 6, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Shooting, A Great Fortune
by Hap Rocketto
I am fortunate in that I have known some of the great smallbore shooters of both the modern era and what might be called the “Golden Era” of shooting of the 1940s to 1960s. One of the things that make the two groups different is the way they talk about equipment and [...]
November 5, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
