Pimpin’

Posted on August 23, 2008 by H

Erik and I decided to do a little “mental training” this weekend.

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Home-owner’s Insurance and Firearms

Posted on August 22, 2008 by H

The other day I learned that my home-owner’s insurance (Arbella Mutual) has a cap of $2,000 on stolen firearms. My agent told me that it is quite common for many insurance companies to do this and if you have firearms worth more than the cap amount, you might consider purchasing a rider for the policy. The rider costs approximately $5 per thousand and covers the firearms if they are stolen, lost, or damaged. So, $10,000 worth of coverage would cost you $50 per year. You can also add other pieces of equipment to the rider such as spotting scopes, rifle scopes, and shooting clothing. Obviously each insurance company’s policies will be a little different, but in general I thought purchasing a rider to cover my equipment seemed like a pretty good idea. It might be worth checking with your insurance agent to see what your coverage is.

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HPM 8/21 Results Posted

Posted on August 22, 2008 by H

We had great conditions last night, clear and calm. It’s beginning to get darker earlier so plan on starting to shoot at 6pm next week (the last match). Erik Hoskins won last night with a 400-36x and I was second with a 400-35x. Nice shooting Erik. Complete results can be viewed here.

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2008 RI Prone Regional and State Championship

Posted on August 21, 2008 by H

The 2008 Rhode Island Outdoor Conventional Smallbore Prone Regional and State Championship will be held at the Newport Rifle Club on September 7 this year. You can register for the match by contacting Joe Graf at jrgrafATacm.org. The match bulletin is below.
 2008 RI Conv Outdoor Regional

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Match tonight

Posted on August 20, 2008 by H

Tonight (8/21) is the second to last HPM match of the season. After the match we’ll be ordering pizza (I’m too lazy to cook this week). The weather is going to be beautiful, see you there!

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New look to pronematch.com

Posted on August 19, 2008 by H

I’m currently making some changes to the software and the style sheets that drive pronematch.com. I think you’ll like the the new look and it should be easier to navigate. I’m also in the process of merging foliagematch.com website INTO this website. Once that merge is complete, you’ll be able to register for the 2008 Fall Foliage match right here on pronematch.com

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8/14 Results Posted

Posted on August 15, 2008 by H

Last night we had some great conditions…no wind and flat light. Erik Hoskins won with a 400-32x and I came in second with a 399-31x. Complete results can be viewed here.

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Match Tonight

Posted on August 14, 2008 by H

Match tonight at 6pm, see you there. Weather forecast for today is:

Today
Cloudy early with isolated thunderstorms developing this afternoon.
High 76F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 30%.
Tonight
Cloudy with a few showers. Low 61F. Winds light and variable.
Chance of rain 30%.
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Nite Owl Match #15 Results

Posted on August 13, 2008 by H

Nite Owl league match #15 results have been posted on the league page here.

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Match this Thursday, 8/14

Posted on August 12, 2008 by H

We’ll be shootin’ from our bellies again this Thursday at Hopkinton Sportsmen’s. You’re running out of time if you’ve been wanting to come out and shoot but haven’t been able to make it…there’s only 3 matches left! So why not tell the boss you’ve got a dentist appointment and duck out of work early and go shoot? After the match, we’ll be having hot dogs, potato salad, and corn on the cob. See you there!

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Olympic Coverage

Posted on August 10, 2008 by H

Both Erik Hoskins and Rich Girvin sent me this link for coverage of the shooting sports at the olympics.

http://www.odcmp.com/OlympicShooting.htm

Gary Anderson is posting the daily updates from Beijing.

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Let the games begin!

Posted on August 8, 2008 by H

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games begin today. Below is the NBC schedule for airing of all the shooting sports. Word on the street is that Lones Wigger will be narrating a live feed from China daily on the internet…most likely the finals.

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Hilarious Recoil Videos

Posted on August 8, 2008 by H

I’m sure a lot of you have seen these before, but they are definitely
worth watching again!

 

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8/7 Results

Posted on August 8, 2008 by H

We managed to squeeze in the match last night, starting at about 6:30pm. There was some lingering showers but all of the severe weather had passed through (thanks go to Rick Johnson, our pronematch.com meteorologist). The conditions were pretty good but the rain clouds made it quite dark for the last stage. I won the match with a 400-33x and Erik Hoskins finished just an X behind with a 400-32x. The pulled chicken and coleslaw was a hit…I think the coleslaw was best right on top of the chicken. 

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Match Tonight, 8/6

Posted on August 7, 2008 by H


4:51pm UPDATE: We’re going to give it a try.

3:45pm UPDATE: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Hopkinton. The storms are moving very slowly through the area but are quite severe with some hail reported. If I need to cancel the match tonight I will post it here by 4:45pm. If you need to travel through these storms to get to the range, stay home!

Don’t forget, we added a couple of matches this month and tonight is one of them (8/6). After the match, we’ll be dining on pulled chicken sandwiches and my blue cheese cole slaw. You’ll have your choice of hot sauces, too (Original Tabasco or Chipotle Tabasco)…wow, that’s special! Bring your own beverage, your $5 entry fee covers the match and dinner.

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Blue Trail Range Update

Posted on August 7, 2008 by H

The Lymans have been making some range improvements to Blue Trail over the last few months to increase safety and to help ease concerns of residents in the Wallingford area. It seems the range is poised to re-open but the Attorney General is now involved so they can use your support (http://www.savebluetrailrange.org/). The local TV station recently posted an article and TV segment on their website. You can view it here.

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Nite Owl Match #14 Results

Posted on August 6, 2008 by H

Nite Owl league match #14 results have been posted on the league page here.

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Summer Biathlon

Posted on August 6, 2008 by H

Fred Beihold in Harvard, MA runs a summer biathlon league and is looking for some smallbore shooters for his team. If you’d like to participate or learn more about biathlon, you can contact Fred at his website http://www.hscbiathlon.org/

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Stephen Scherer off to Beijing

Posted on August 5, 2008 by H

There was an article in the Boston Globe back in July about Stephen Scherer (from Massachusetts) and his qualification for the Olympic team. You can read it here.

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Clambake anyone?

Posted on August 4, 2008 by H

We’re considering doing a clambake for the last Hopkinton Prone Match this season on 8/28. Obviously the $5 match fee wouldn’t cover the cost, so it would probably be in the $20-$30 per person range. It’s a lot of work so we haven’t decided if we will do it or not, but if you’re interested and can make on the 28th, you can voice your approval or disapproval in the poll to the right of your browser.

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2 matches added this month

Posted on August 4, 2008 by H

You asked for it, you got it! We added two more matches to the Hopkinton schedule this month…8/7 and 8/21. That means there will be a prone match EVERY Thursday in August.

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