NEXT MATCHES- TENTATIVELY ON MARCH 9, 2013
(The shooting schedule for 2013 is pending)
The matches held on October 13th concluded the 2012
Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette shooting season. Even
the threat of wind, rain and even hail didn't stop
those dedicated to our sport from showing up. We had
to shoot between a few raindrops and some folks got
a little wet on resetting the targets but there was
very little thunder and no one minded waiting out
the rain. It was decided we could not utilize the
highpower range due to the rain and mud so we only
shot the rimfire and pistol cartridge matches. There
were 18 competitors this month. Most of the regulars
from various parts of the state brought their
leverguns and shooting eyes one last time to share
in the camaraderie and stories about planned hunting
trips and vacations. Our friend and long time
competitor Dale Sanders brought his friend Steve Fox
to shoot his first silhouette matches. Steve managed
to hold his own against most of the veteran shooters
and seemed to enjoy himself. Hope to see him (and
Dale) back next spring. I want to thank everyone for
their efforts- especially Beth- our statistics
officer and scorekeeper who keeps us all straight.
There were 10 shooters able to cash in on the "magic
animal" of the day- the pig and collect $5.00 by
hitting all 10 animals.
Its a certainty the adverse weather didn't dampen
the competitive spirit with several competitors
shooting master class scores. Ed Middleton came
within 2 points of the perfect score in the pistol
cartridge match and two of them came within 3 points
of a perfect score of 40/40 in the rimfire match- Ed
Middleton and Jim Luke both shot 37's. They squared
off in a 5 animal duel at the Turkey line for the
match winner shoot-off where Jim edged out Ed in the
second bank of targets. A really good ending to the
matches and the season.
A major topic of discussion was concerning the 1st
Annual Jim Hovey Regional tournament held at Tappan
Hill gun club last weekend. Congratulations to Kevin
Griggs and his crew for a well run tournament. It
was good to see all the support for Pat Hovey from a
lot of old friends. She said she enjoyed seeing
everyone while helping with the scorekeeping and
registration and giving out the rewards after the
matches.
I'm thinking we will all now have a chance to clean
and repair the rifles, maybe put on that new sight
or get that trigger/action job done and reload all
the brass for next year's competition. Its a little
early yet but Beth and I want to wish everyone well
for the approaching holiday season. May you all have
a safe and wonderful winter and come back next
spring. I'll keep the animals fed and watered until
then. Fair winds and calm seas everyone.
Here are the scores:
Smallbore- 18 Competitors
Match Winner- Jim Luke- 37
Master Classification-
1st Place- Ed Middleton- 37
2nd Place- Kenny Wood- 34
AAA Classification-
1st Place- Kevin Griggs- 34
2nd Place- Mike Warner- 30
3rd Place- Kerry Moore-30
Mark Jones- 23
Bill Ledeboer- 30
Charlie Miles- 29
AA Classification-
1st Place- Ken Bath- 27
2nd Place- Jim Cash- 23
3rd Place- Jerry McGinley- 22
Dave Brooks- 19
Melinda Wood- 19
Paula Jones- 20
Non- NRA
1st Place-Rhona Cash- 14
2nd Place- Steve Fox- 13
3rd Place- Dale Sanders- 10
Award Pins-
10 Chickens- Ed Middleton
5 Pigs- Jerry McGinley
10 Pigs- Kenny Wood, Ed Middleton, Kerry Moore,
Kevin Griggs, Jim Cash
5 Turkeys- Jerry McGinley, Ken Bath
Pistol Cartridge- 18
Competitors
Match Winner- Ed Middleton- 38
Master Classification-
1st Place- Jim Luke- 37
2nd Place- Kenny Wood- 32
AAA Classification-
1st Place- Mike Warner- 36
2nd Place- Charlie Miles- 32
3rd Place- Kevin Griggs- 27
Kerry Moore- 27
AA Classification-
1st Place- Mark Jones- 25
2nd Place- Melinda Wood- 25
3rd Place- Bill Ledeboer- 22
Dave Brooks- 18
Jerry McGinley- 19
A Classification-
1st Place- Paula Jones- 26
2nd Place- Jim Cash- 18
3rd Place- Ken Bath- 16
Non-NRA
1st Place- Dale Sanders- 31
2nd Place- Rhona Cash- 15
3rd Place-Steve Fox- 7
Award Pins-
10 Chickens- Ed Middleton
5 Pigs- Ken Bath, Dave Brooks, Paula Jones, Melinda
Wood
10 Pigs- Bill Ledeboer, Mike Warner, Ed Middleton,
Charlie Miles, Kerry Moore
10 Turkeys- Jim Luke, Ed middleton
5 Rams- Mark Jones
10 Rams- Mike Warner
