Swiss Rifle Match

- Posted in Match Reports by

Better late than never. That was sure the case today. The weather could not have been better. I wish everyone could have been out to enjoy it. Four of us had a great day at the range and fired the Unofficial Swiss Rifle match. Three of us fired K31 Swiss rifles and David brought out a really sweet Swedish Mauser target model. True, it wasn't what we typically shoot in our vintage matches, but we were just out for fun anyway. Click here for the scores.

This wraps up our 16th year of vintage military rifle matches. I want to thank everyone who has participated through the years. I especially thank my fellow club members. Thanks Jay and Jim for always being there to help.

January we will kick off our new year of matches. I haven't posted the schedule yet but we will definitely begin with a vintage military double header in January.

WWI Match Report

- Posted in Match Reports by

I don't know if it was too much turkey and gravy, or the silhouette targets but something put the hoodoo on all of us. Not one shooter turned in a scorecard without misses. That has never happened before. Nevertheless, it was a fair match and we had winners. Congratulations to Dave and Jim for holding up the best. Click here for all of the scores. Next month we will shoot our annual Unofficial Swiss Rifle match on Christmas Eve. I know some of you won't be able to make it, but we'll think of you... Click Here for the Swiss Match Details.

CMP Double Header

- Posted in Match Reports by

What a great fall day to be at the range. Bright skies, cool temps and little or no wind. In spite of the perfect range environment I think we had more misses and saved rounds than ever. So if the scores are a little low please understand; it was still more fun than not being at the range on such a perfect day. We had 3 CMP award pins today. Click here for all of the scores and awards.

Next month is our annual WW1 match. Click here for details.

Sept VM Double Header Report

- Posted in Match Reports by

The fall weather was a nice change. The sun was a bit bright at times and not so bright at others. While that played a little mischief with sight picture, it played with everyone the same. Congratulations to Jim and Ken who put up the best scores today. Chris joined us to break in a couple of nice new (to him) rifles. We hope you had fun in spite of the little hiccups you experienced. Click here for all of the scores.
Thanks to all for helping out with the match chores. Hopefully, I'll be fully back in the mix next month.

Vintage 2-Gun Match report

- Posted in Match Reports by

As predicted we had a great day for a match. Not too hot, especially under the shaded firing line. We had mostly M1 Carbines for the rifles and for handguns we had several 1911A1s, a Lahti, an M1917 revolver, and a Hi Power. We all had a good time. Click here for all of the scores. Next month we will be back to business as usual on range#2 with our VM double header.

VM Double Header

- Posted in Match Reports by

We had a good day for a match. A little breeze now and then kept the heat in check. Jim and Jay posted the best scores. Today everyone shot better in the second match. That is probably a first. Click here for all of the scores.

If the heat is keeping you home, remember that for the next two matches we'll be shooting on Range#1. With a shaded firing line and shorter walks, the summer matches are a lot more fun. Plus we get to shoot some different matches. Click here for the July match info.

Vintage Military Match Report

- Posted in Match Reports by

For this Memorial day weekend match we had rifles from the US, Britain, Switzerland, Sweden, and Finland. Congratulations to Ken and Jay for putting up the best scores today. Click here for all the scores. Next month will be another Vintage Military Double Header. It could be warm, so bring plenty of water and your favorite vintage military rifle and join us at the range...

CMP Double Header

- Posted in Match Reports by

Our first CMP match of the year was a little windy, but not excuse worthy. We were happy to present seven CMP award pins. Click here for the rifle scores and awards and here for the carbine scores and awards. We will not have a match at Crosse Creek next month as many of us will be shooting at Camp Butner in the CMP Eastern Games.

Winter War Match

- Posted in Match Reports by

Starting out with numb fingers made this Winter War match a bit more authentic. But the wind died down a little as the sun came out and we had a nice day of shooting at the range. The targets we use on this match have scoring rings about half the size of our usual SR targets so 10s and Xs are a little harder to come by. Nevertheless we still have winners. Today Jay and I held the top spots. Click here for all of the scores. Next month we will be shooting our first CMP match of the year. Click here for match details.

WWI Double Header Report

- Posted in Match Reports by
WWI Double Header Report

There we were, hunkered down in the trench trying to stay warm when over the far end of the field we saw them coming over a low rise about 200 yards out.WWI Double Header At first we saw just the tops of their helmets so we held fire. Then when they were visible from the waist up, we let them have it. Seriously though, trench warfare was scary to imagine, let alone experience. The guys brought a good batch of WWI era rifles today to shoot the match and we had fun shooting the silhouettes. The low scores are due in part to the tiny 10 ring on those B27s. Congratulations to Jay and David for putting up the best fight today. Click here for the scores.

We won't have a match in December but will shoot a regular vintage military match in January.

Thanks to everyone who came out to shoot this year.

I want to especially thank my fellow club members who pitch in every month to make these matches happen. JIm and Jay are always on hand to make things work smoothly, thanks guys!!!