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Bench Rest Rifle Competition, Hobble Creek Canyon, Utah
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May 4, 2021 13:19:49   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
Fred Harwood wrote:
Nice photos. Fancy weapons.

RA11413200 - Silver (Expert) 400 yrds, prone, M1 Garand.


Thank you and good to see you were a good marksman, Fred!!

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May 4, 2021 13:20:40   #
angler Loc: StHelens England
 
Interesting set Jederick

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May 4, 2021 13:22:02   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
joehel2 wrote:
Great set. In the early 1970’s, I participated in NRA 2700 pistol matches. It was a lot of fun. Many of the us reloaded our .45 caliber ammo but it was done at home before the matches. I found it interesting that the rifle shooters set up a reloading station at the match. Thanks for sharing the set.


Thanks Joe...this is about the only shooting sport I am aware of where the reloading is done between relays trying to keep the rifles in tune by matching the ambient weather conditions.

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May 4, 2021 14:37:38   #
Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England
 
Very interesting, enjoyable set and narrative Jim. Excellent shots.

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May 4, 2021 17:54:06   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
Good shots and description of an interesting event Jim!

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May 4, 2021 22:39:56   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
angler wrote:
Interesting set Jederick


Thank you, Jim!!

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May 4, 2021 22:40:48   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
Sylvias wrote:
Very interesting, enjoyable set and narrative Jim. Excellent shots.


Thank you very much, Sylvias, I appreciate your generous comments!!

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May 4, 2021 22:41:26   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
weberwest wrote:
Good shots and description of an interesting event Jim!


Thank you very much, Joe...just another day at the office!!

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May 5, 2021 06:15:44   #
nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL
 
Looks like having a good time!

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May 5, 2021 06:19:32   #
yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey
 
Looks like great fun - excellent set Jim!

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May 5, 2021 06:57:01   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
jederick wrote:
Been meaning to do one of these posts for the past many years and, of necessity, will keep the descriptions brief. We leave tomorrow morning for a week long family reunion in Carmel, California. Still have to pack and get the car serviced and the official match report off to the competitors so this will be a quick post with grab photos.

For twenty-four years the wife and I spent considerable time traveling in a trailer around the U.S. where I participated in Bench Rest Rifle Competition. About ten years ago I retired from shooting and became the official scorer and goffer for the tournaments held at the above range. Long days at the range since last Thursday...set-up is Thursday and Friday, competition shooting is Saturday and Sunday where I do the actual scoring and recording. Tear down and cleanup is Sunday evening and Monday.

This weekend was the first stage of the Utah State Championship where the Sporter and Unlimited (rail gun) Classes were shot. The object is to get all five record shots in one hole for the Sporter Class during the seven minute course of fire and 10 shots in ten minutes for the rail gun class. Shooters use wind flags to "read" the wind direction and velocity and the course of fire is 100 and 200 yards. There were two relays of shooters and five matches at each yardage. The majority of shooters use 6mm and .22 caliber "single shot" custom actioned rifles with custom barrels and competition rifle scopes. No repeating or automatic actioned rifles are permitted. After shooting a match, shooters are given thirty minutes to reload while the next relay shoots their match. There are five matches shot at each yardage and then a winner is determined, a break for lunch, then the next yardage commences. And so the day goes...it is a lot of fun, good natured ribbing and comradery!
Been meaning to do one of these posts for the past... (show quote)

Nice set Jim. Thanks for sharing

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May 5, 2021 07:34:32   #
Moondoggie Loc: Southern California
 
I agree, very nice. Extremely precision rifles!

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May 5, 2021 07:49:21   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Interesting.

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May 5, 2021 08:32:02   #
blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area
 
Excellent Federick.

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May 5, 2021 08:42:33   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Good memories, Jim! I used to be the Range Safety Officer for the 1000 yard matches at Quantico Marine Base. They let the Virginia High Power club use their ranges. I was a volunteer RSO at Quantico for 5 years, supporting the Wounded Warrior Shoots and the Marine Rifle and Pistol teams.

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