Middletown Sportsmens Club 22LR Challenge

Congratulations to Max Lee for winning the August match!

We had beautiful weather for the match, the winds were light and variable, which caused everyone a problem at some point, but Max figured it out better than everyone else and got his first win of the year!

Here are the results:

1. Max Lee…………………………..450….100%
2. Doug Kohls……………………..445….98.88
3. Kellen Cook…………………….435….96.66
3. MRO……………………………….435….96.66
5. Jimmy Riley…………………….424….94.22
6. Joe Swertzel…………………..385….85.55
7. Chris Mulford………………….355….78.88
8. Justin Johnson……………….354….78.66
9. Brian Barnes…………………..330….73.33
10. Zach H………………………….294….65.33
11. Paul D……………………………282….62.66
12. Cory Wyatt……………………247….54.88
13. Will………………………………..243….54.00
14. Shep……………………………..239….53.11
15. John S…………………………..98……21.77

Here are the official point standings:

1. Brian Barnes…………………..95.76
2. MRO………………………………95.6
3. Max Lee…………………………89.89
4. Kellen Cook…………………..89.10
5. Chris Mulford………………..80.02
6. Joe Swertzel…………………77.76

Those with 5 matches:

Jimmy Riley……………………….96.2
Cory Wyatt………………………..74.00
Shep………………………………….72.17

We have quite a few with 4 matches, and 4 matches to go , so there’s still plenty of time to get your minimum of 6 matches for the year.

Thanks to everyone that came out, I’ll get the September match posted in a few days, but we already have a few things in mind that’ll make the September match a lot of fun.

The September match will annual Big Range Day. We’ll have the normal 22 match, then a centerfire pistol side match, then do 50 birds at sporting clays. We did it last September and everyone had a great time.

See you next month!

It’s match…Let’s Go!

The weather should be perfect for tomorrow’s match.

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow and having some fun!

Here is the match brief for Saturday 8/29.

Stage 1: Vortex Optics Benchrest, one shot per target, 25 targets, unlimited rounds on sighter targets, 50 yards.

6 minutes, 125 points possible

Stage 2: Shaw Armament Systems KYL, 67 yards, large to small, hit to move, one mulligan. Two misses equals zero points.

2 minutes, 80 points possible

Stage 3: Sure-Shot Shooting Supplies, LLC Cattlegate, unknown distance, 2 rounds from each of the 6 positions.

2 minutes, 120 points possible

Stage 4: Middletown Sportsmen’s Club Pipes, take a position on the left pipe and engage the target at approximately 155 yards with one round, then continue moving right and repeating. You will repeat this sequence 3 times.

2 minutes, 150 points possible

Stage 5: Thunder Valley Precision Death Valley, take a position on the rooftop and engage the targets from near to far, and large to small, with one round each. Distance will be 80-210 yards.

2 minutes, 100 points possible

We got some new targets that we’ll be rolling out for stage 5, they should add to the challenge.

The gates open at 8, match starts at 9, 20/adult, 10/junior.

Everyone is welcome, you don’t need to be a member to compete in the match. Visitors are welcome to spectate at no cost, but you’ll learn more by joining in.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday 8/29!

Congratulations to Ryan Williams and Brian Barnes, they tied for the win at today’s match. We didn’t do a tie breaker because the overall percentages for the season will still be different.

Thanks to everyone for coming out, we had perfect weather and great attendance. We saw several new faces there today, and we were glad they came.

Here are the results:

1. Ryan Williams…………………….455….100%
2. Brian Barnes……………………..455….100%
3. Darren Hiltetbran………………449….98.68
4. Doug Kohls……………………….440….96.70
5. Max Lee……………………………435….95.60
6. Kellen Cook………………………430….94.50
7. MRO…………………………………420….92.30
8. Bret Rogers……………………..415….91.21
9. Justin Johnson…………………407….89.45
10. Shep……………………………….397….87.25
11. Zac Burgess…………………….393….86.37
12. Jake Stanley……………………380….83.51
13. Joe Swertzel…………………..368….80.88
14. Matt White……………………..327….71.87
15. Austin Lee….Top Junior……323….70.99
16. Will Walker………………………306….67.25
17. Wade Rankin……………………261….57.36
18. Mark Baire………………………255….56.04
19. Mike Alanso…………………….222….48.79

Here are the current championship standings:

1. Brian Barnes………………..95.75
2. Max Lee………………………78.96
3. Joe Swertzel……………….73.45

Here are the results for those with 5 matches:

MRO……………………………….95.38
Kellen Cook…………………….87.59
Chris Mulford

Those with 4 matches:

Jimmy Riley
Darren Hilterbran
S Lovell
Shep
Cory Wyatt

And we have quite a few with 3 matches

We really appreciate everyone for coming out, it’s always a great time.

I’ll try to get the August match posted in a week or two. If anyone has any special requests or fun ideas, post in the comments and we’ll see what we can do…see you next month!

It’s match day…Let’s Go!

The weather for tomorrow’s match should be perfect, sunny, upper 70’s and almost no wind.

We’ll see you in the morning!

Here is the match brief for Saturday 7/25:

Stage 1: Vortex Optics Benchrest, take a position on the bench and engage each of the 25 targets with one round each.

7 minutes, 125 points possible

Stage 2: Shaw Armament Systems KYL, Jimmy’s Tubes of Doom, take a position in a tube and engage the large target with one round, then change position and engage the next smaller target, and so on. Positions may not be reused. There will be one mulligan, two misses will result in a zero for the stage, stop at anytime and keep your points.

2 minutes, 80 points possible

Stage 3: Sure-Shot Shooting Supplies, LLC Cattlegate, take a position on the cattlegate and engage the targets from far to near with one round each, then change positions and repeat. Positions may not be reused. Targets will be at 100, 78 and 50 yards.

2 minutes, 120 points possible

Stage 4: Middletown Sportsmen’s Club Pipes, take a position on the pipes and engage the spinning target at 120 yards from large to small with one round each, then change positions and repeat. Positions may not be reused.

2 minutes, 100 points possible

Stage 5: Thunder Valley Precision Death Valley, from a prone position, engage each of the 6 targets with two rounds each, near to far.

2 minutes, 120 points possible

From here on out, more people will be getting their 6th match and having official championship points. So the points race is heating up!

We welcome new people, you don’t need to be a member or an expert to compete in the match, just a willingness to have fun and compete. Adults/20, juniors/10

The gates open at 8 and the match starts at 9.

We look forward to seeing everyone on the 25th!

Congratulations to Brian Barnes for winning today’s match!

Thanks to everyone for coming today. We had a good turnout in spite of the forecast. It was muggy, but low winds and we managed to beat the rain.

We had several new faces today, and everyone had a great time, I saw smiles and heard laughter all day…perfect!

Here are the results:

1. Brian Barnes……………………..412….100%
2. Jimmy Riley………………………406….98.54
3. James Williams………………..397….96.36
4. Richie Futrell…………………….391….94.90
5. Oliver Wagoner………………..376….91.26
6. Cory Wyatt………………………375….91.01
7. Max Lee……………………………347….84.22
8. Lonnie Kirk……………………….328….79.61
9. Chris Mulford……………………325….78.88
10. Zach Holman………………….298….72.33
11. Kellen Cook…………………….266….64.56
12. Joe Swertzel…………………..246….59.70
13. Will Walker………………………238….57.76
14. Glen Forest…………………….206….50
15. Peyton Riley…..TJ……………161….39.07
16. Devron……………………………0
17. Last place Dave……………….0

We now have 1 official score for the championship points, but others will have official scores in the coming months.

1. Brian Barnes……………..89.19

5 matches

Chris Mulford………………..80.25
Max Lee………………………..75.63
Joe Swertzel…………………71.86

4 matches

Jimmy Riley……………………96.70
MRO………………………………96.15
Kellen Cook……………………85.87
Cory Wyatt……………………73.81
S. Lovell………………………..42.46

There are quite a few with 3 matches.

Thanks to everyone who came out!

We will have have our regularly scheduled July match on Saturday 7/25, we look forward to seeing everyone in 2 weeks!