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About H

Dan started shooting competitive smallbore in 1986. During his Junior career, he earned two national junior team titles as well as local and regional wins. After a 10 year year hiatus to attend college and start a family, Dan returned to the sport and has added local, sectional and regional wins to his shooting resume. Dan is a Distinguished Rifleman, National Record Holder, U.S Dewar Team Member, Black Hawk Rifle Club Member, Digby Hand Schützenverein member, and is the founder of pronematch.com. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and 2 children.

Brophy Trophy Match

Posted on May 1, 2009 by H

200 yard, smallbore prone match coming up on May 16th Match Program

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Pics from last night…HPM 4/30/09

Posted on May 1, 2009 by H

Here are a few pics from last night’s prone match. Both Erik Hoskins and Brad Driscoll shot 400s last night with irons…good shooting guys. [flickrset id=”72157617464015903″ thumbnail=”square” overlay=”true” size=”medium”] You can download images here.

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Prone match this Thursday…

Posted on April 27, 2009 by H

If you’re coming, let me know so we can decide if it’s pizza or BBQ. Hope to see you there.

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Digby Hand Invitational

Posted on April 27, 2009 by H

Yesterday was the 2009 Digby Hand Invitational (The Mexican Stand-Off). Thanks to Hap Rocketto, Steve Rocketto, Shawn Carpenter, and everyone who helped to make the day a success. The Road Kill Chili was especially ripe this year. Here are a … Continue reading →

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RI Awards Banquet

Posted on April 26, 2009 by H

Last night was the RI awards banquet at Varnum Armory. 80 degrees and bright blue sky set the stage for a great evening of steak, laughter, and awards. Thanks to Joe Graf for organizing the event, it went off without a hitch. [flickrset id=”72157617252617453″ … Continue reading →

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Junior 3P match at Taunton, MA

Posted on April 25, 2009 by H

There’s a Junior 3P match next Saturday (May 2nd) at Taunton, MA. There’s still some room.   2009_ma_taunton

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Summer Biathlon

Posted on April 24, 2009 by H

The Harvard Sportsmen’s Club in Harvard, MA needs more shooters for their Summer Biathlon Team, the “Fisher Cats”. They compete against the “Mountaineers” of Holderness, NH. Safety is the top priority followed by fun in that order. The 2 programs are separate and … Continue reading →

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Record HPM attendance last night

Posted on April 24, 2009 by H

We had  15 shooters at the match last night which is an all-time record for us. We had a great time, it was a little cool and the wind was a bit tricky but it was great to get outside. … Continue reading →

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CT 3P and Prone State Championships

Posted on April 22, 2009 by H

The 2009 CT State 3P and Prone Outdoor State Championships will be held at Quaker Hill this year. 3P will be August 22 & 23 and Prone will be September 12 & 13  2009_CT_Outdoor_3P_Championship  2009_CT_Outdoor_Prone_Championship

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2009 Goodwill Match

Posted on April 22, 2009 by H

Last night was the annual Goodwill match between the Massachusetts South Shore Rifle League and the Rhode Island Rifle League. Massachusetts narrowly defeated Rhode Island with a score of 1405 to Rhode Island’s 1394. If you’d like to learn more about either … Continue reading →

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HPM Menu Update

Posted on April 21, 2009 by H

  We’ve got 16 17 19 people planning on attending this Thursday’s match–not bad for a Thursday night! I’m going to order pizza from Dino’s instead of doing burgers so people don’t have to wait too long to eat (plus it will … Continue reading →

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Remember wind and mirage?

Posted on April 17, 2009 by H

Well it was a long and cold winter here in a New England. After grudgingly spending the entire winter shooting on cold and dirty indoor ranges, I finally managed to sneak over to the outdoor range today. Wow, was it … Continue reading →

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HPM matches start next week

Posted on April 15, 2009 by H

Next Thursday (4/23) is the first match in the Hopkinton Prone Match Series. We’ll start shooting as close to 6pm as possible and dinner will be served after the match (bring your own beverage). The format and cost will remain the … Continue reading →

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2009 Camp Perry Entries Open

Posted on April 13, 2009 by H

ONLINE ENTRY FOR THE 2009 NRA NATIONAL RIFLE AND PISTOL MATCHES HELD AT CAMP PERRY NOW AVAILABLE TO ENTER VISIT: http://www.nmentry.com TO VIEW THE 2009 NRA NATIONAL RIFLE AND PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM VISIT: https://www.nrahq.org/compete/cp-downloads.asp 

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Upcoming matches

Posted on April 1, 2009 by H

These matches are on the match calendar but here are the match programs if you need them.  2009_NH Indoor Junior State Championship  2009_CT Quaker Hill Outdoor 3P  2009 MA USA Shooting Prone   2009_CT Presidents Match  2009 MA State Championship (Prone … Continue reading →

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2009 RI Sectional Roundup

Posted on April 1, 2009 by H

2009 RI Sectional Roundup By Digby Hand The Massasoit Gun Club hosted a trio of National Rifle Association National Indoor Smallbore Rifle Championship sectionals during the grayest days of this winter. Starting on the last weekend in January competitors converged on … Continue reading →

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RI Champ and West Point Pics

Posted on March 30, 2009 by H

Myself, Don Norris and Erik Hoskins shot the RI Championship this past Saturday and then traveled down to West Point for a 60/40/40 match on Sunday. There was much revelry and some good stories that I dare not share here. … Continue reading →

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202 days until Camp Perry…well, now 120…

Posted on March 22, 2009 by H

UPDATE: Found a photo of inside building 1002 on Flickr. 5° degrees this morning here in eastern Massachusetts on the first day of 2009. No more than 2 years ago, I used to enjoy the New England winters, but after last … Continue reading →

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What’s ahead For NRA Smallbore?

Posted on March 2, 2009 by H

What’s ahead For NRA Smallbore & Air Rifle? from Mike Krei, Director, NRA Competitive Shooting Division NRA Distinguished Smallbore Rifleman The NRA Distinguished Smallbore Rifleman program, established in 1965, has added a new pin, patch, and certificate for those distinguished … Continue reading →

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Shooting Sports USA

Posted on February 27, 2009 by H

NRA’s publication Shooting Sports USA is now available monthly for free in digital format. http://www.nrapublications.org/ssusa/index.html

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Anschutz’ new ad campaign

Posted on February 24, 2009 by H

A friend sent this over to me today. It seems that Anschutz has resorted to sex in order to maintain world domination. I think this was shot in 2006 but if you haven’t seen it……

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