Well, it’s hard to believe that Camp Perry is right around the corner. You what that means? It means that the Camp Perry Warn-Up Match is also right around the corner–240 shots of metric prone to hone your skills before you make the trip to Ohio. Below is the match program.
Harvard Sportsmen’s will again be hosting the Massachusetts prone and 3P state championship on June 6th. Rick Johnson has promised a free brick of Lapua Master L (killer lot) to the first 100 competitors who register. You can download the match bulletin below, and yes, I was joking.
June 7th – Metric 3-P Regional & State Championship
June 28th – Metric Prone Regional & State Championship
pronematch.com now has a match results archive that contains smallbore match results from around the region and country. If you would like to submit results from a match that you ran (or attended), you can easily do so my sending me an email with the results or use the contact page.
We managed to dodge the rain last night and stay dry while we shot the match (though the threatening rain storms did make it quite dark). Chuck Cannon won the match with a great 400-31x.
The rain storms did give us a beautiful sunset to enjoy while we inhaled our pizza. Below are a few pics, you can see a few more on Flickr here.
The sunset after the storms moved through.
Len Remaly getting setup to shoot.
Joe Graf stokes the fire.
Erik Hoskins and Don Norris...up to no good....
Steve Rocketto sent over some more pics from the Digby Hand match.
You can view them on Flickr here.
The Hoskins Boys (Chris, Ben, and Will) hanging out on Dad's mat after the Digby Hand Invitational. Photo by Steve Rocketto.
Several people have asked me if the HPM matches run if it’s raining–yes. The HPM matches on Thursday’s are rain or shine.
Yesterday was the USA Shooting Prone Match hosted by Rick Johnson at the Harvard Sportsmen’s Club in Massachusetts. 26 competitors showed up to perfect conditions with bright, flat light and absolutely no wind. The weather was warm and spirits were high as this one of the first outdoor matches of the season, and gave us a taste of the season to come. In the end, Hoskins prevailed with a score of 588-32x, nice shooting Erik! Thanks to Rick Johnson and all of the folks who helped out with the scoring.
You can download the complete results here.
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You can download any of the images here.
Concentration
By Hap Rocketto
Concentration is a critical skill in shooting. One must be able to shut out a variety of outside distractions while still maintaining an acute situational awareness of things going on about you. We even use earplugs and special hats to help block out the unnecessary. Never was my ability to concentrate tested more than during the last match of a recent indoor season.
My brother Steve was recovering from back surgery and I had been spending a lot of time tending to his needs during the month or so he was bedridden. I fed him, changed his linens, brought in his mail, and did all sorts of odd jobs. These included the occasional bath and, believe me, greater love hath no brother. Continue reading
200 yard, smallbore prone match coming up on May 16th
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.
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You can download images here.
If you’re coming, let me know so we can decide if it’s pizza or BBQ. Hope to see you there.
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 few pics that I took, Steve Rocketto will be sending me some of his pictures from the day that I will post when I receive them.
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You can download pictures here
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.
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You can download images here.
There’s a Junior 3P match next Saturday (May 2nd) at Taunton, MA. There’s still some room.
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 run independently. Continue reading
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. If you attended last night’s match, check yourself for ticks. Fred Beihold said he picked up a tick from the range.
Each week I will post the results on our results page (last night’s results are not up yet they’re up now). I won’t necessarily be making a post each week letting you know that the results are up, so you might consider subscribing to that page’s RSS feed.
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
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 of the leagues, drop me line and I’ll put you in touch with the appropriate person in your area.
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You can download images from the match here.
