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6/25/09 HPM

Cease Fire?

Cease Fire? Somethings wrong with this picture! I had the shooters get into position last night with bolts open and fingers off the triggers so we could get a few rare photos from in front of the firing line. Photo by James Lee

Don Norris burning in Hell at last night's HPM

Don Norris having a hell-of-a-time at last night's HPM

Thank god the sun came out last night…I was about to crack after a week of rain. And boy did we have a beautiful evening to shoot; warm, sunny, and little wind. We had a record 16 shooter turnout last night as well, because I imagine everyone just wanted to do something outside after all the rain. I took the third place slot with a 399-23x with iron sights and Chuck Cannon secured second place with a 399-28x. Erik Hoskins emphasized the fact that he really, really likes shooting scope by hammering a 400-36x (with a 200-20x on the second stage) and taking top honors. Complete results can be viewed here.

After the match everyone had a great time eating pizza, popcorn on the campfire, and chatting with friends. I took a TON of pictures last night and you can see them on Flickr or in the slideshow below.

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About the Author: Dan Holmes started shooting competitive smallbore in 1986. During his Junior career, he earned two national junior team titles and had numerous local and regional wins. After a 10 year year hiatus to attend college and start a family, Dan returned to the sport and quickly regained momentum. Since his return he has won local, sectional and regional tournaments, and added 4 more team wins and a third place expert win at the National Matches to his shooting resume. Dan is a member of the Blackhawk Rifle Club, Digby Hand Schuetzenverein and is the founder of pronematch.com. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and 2 children.

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