Desert International scores
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Re: Desert International scores
Well done Steve,
And congratulations to you and your spotter, it is definitely not Zack’s first rodeo.
Kenny Wasserburger.
And congratulations to you and your spotter, it is definitely not Zack’s first rodeo.
Kenny Wasserburger.
We'll raise up our Glasses against Evil Forces, Singing, Whiskey for my men, Beer for my horses.
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Re: Desert International scores
Great shooting Steve.
Don't loose the award.
Again, well done, see ya in Cheyenne or Byers.
Don't loose the award.
Again, well done, see ya in Cheyenne or Byers.
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Re: Desert International scores
long range shooting is a strange animal.
in shoots such as this it is all about the aggregate.
you can win the shoot without winning a string, by being consistently good.
no one person seems to win all matches, but some people gravitate to the top end in general.
it would be risky to put money on any one of those before the match.
the plot thickens when you realize that it is actually a team event, with the guy on the gun required to be a shooting machine, and the wind coach being of equal importance in his own field.
all credit should go to the team members on an equal basis.
congratulations to all who competed.
bruce.
in shoots such as this it is all about the aggregate.
you can win the shoot without winning a string, by being consistently good.
no one person seems to win all matches, but some people gravitate to the top end in general.
it would be risky to put money on any one of those before the match.
the plot thickens when you realize that it is actually a team event, with the guy on the gun required to be a shooting machine, and the wind coach being of equal importance in his own field.
all credit should go to the team members on an equal basis.
congratulations to all who competed.
bruce.
ventum est amicus meus
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Re: Desert International scores
Bruce, March 21-22, 2022, Silhouette
March 23-31, 2022, Target
Ben Avery Shooting Facility, Anthem, Arizona. Be there or be square.
Quantas will bring you to Sky Harbor Airport at Phoenix and just a short jump up the freeway to Ben Avery/
It is after all the biggest and best Target Rifle Match on the Planet.
We would be humbled to have you present.
March 23-31, 2022, Target
Ben Avery Shooting Facility, Anthem, Arizona. Be there or be square.
Quantas will bring you to Sky Harbor Airport at Phoenix and just a short jump up the freeway to Ben Avery/
It is after all the biggest and best Target Rifle Match on the Planet.
We would be humbled to have you present.
Sometimes you get the chicken, and sometimes you get the feathers!
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Congratulations Steve! A fine job of shooting! Raymond Hanson
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Thanks for the kind words, guys!
I really enjoyed being there, it's a good bunch of people who shoot this sport. Sure am glad I finally found this hobby.
Thanks again to the ones who have gone out of their way to help me. Their scores have suffered while trying to help me figure out wind guessing. We certainly had a lot of variable wind at this match that needed guessing!!!!
I don't think any famous felt hats were lost. I believe it was a baseball hat that got sucked up and over the pit wall.
I really enjoyed being there, it's a good bunch of people who shoot this sport. Sure am glad I finally found this hobby.
Thanks again to the ones who have gone out of their way to help me. Their scores have suffered while trying to help me figure out wind guessing. We certainly had a lot of variable wind at this match that needed guessing!!!!
I don't think any famous felt hats were lost. I believe it was a baseball hat that got sucked up and over the pit wall.
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Possibly Dave Gullo did not succumb to the wiles of Mariah the goddess of wind so she became annoyed with him and stole his cap and blew it down range. She was definitely flipping her yellow and red skirts (range flags) hither and yon but Old Dave was wise to her moves.
He had seen them before.
He had seen them before.
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I suspect that part of the reason for success is the brand new Stay-Put Shooting Mat that Gale Boyle delivered to me at the match. I sure like it! I am sure that my old no-name mat would have blown away several times.....
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Re: Desert International scores
His Eminence, Sir Bruce of Molds wrote:
In this case the Steve Rhoades Memorial 1,000 Yard Match, and all Black Powder Target Matches combined to form the IRONMAN Aggregate Award.
And it was Aviator the Newbe to BPTR Shooting that won them both. No one was more surprised than was he.
So now we need to think of Aviator as a Shooting Machine, Eh?
Sad, Dead Eye and Gunlaker could not make it eiher.
Precisely why The Spotter for the Aggregate Match Winner receives the Top Spotter Award in the AZWINS Matches.the plot thickens when you realize that it is actually a team event, with the guy on the gun required to be a shooting machine, and the wind coach being of equal importance in his own field.
In this case the Steve Rhoades Memorial 1,000 Yard Match, and all Black Powder Target Matches combined to form the IRONMAN Aggregate Award.
And it was Aviator the Newbe to BPTR Shooting that won them both. No one was more surprised than was he.
So now we need to think of Aviator as a Shooting Machine, Eh?
Sad, Dead Eye and Gunlaker could not make it eiher.
Sometimes you get the chicken, and sometimes you get the feathers!
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It's always helpful when your spotter is having a good day.
AKA Donny Ray Rockslinger
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Even better when your spotter/coach has 7 good days!Don McDowell wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:32 pm It's always helpful when your spotter is having a good day.
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Aww Shucks.........................truth is...........better lucky than good.
Sometimes you get the chicken, and sometimes you get the feathers!
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Re: Desert International scores
In response to those inquiring minds out there about a round count for The Desert International Black Powder Match here is the final count:
Long range for 45-90, 800, 900 & 1,000 yards was 210 rounds. Did not participate in the sight in day which may have added 20 empty cases to the pile.
Midrange for the 44-90, 30 record shots at 500 and 600 yards. 80 empty cases.
Two day 40 animals silhouette 45-70, 132 empty cases but I did do the match day sight in both days.
.22 sight in was after the silhouette matches on the pig swinger, total .22 round count 82 rounds.
Yep, that is over 500 shots fired in ten days.
2022 will probably be similar round count and perhaps a different chronology of matches based on input from shooters that shot 2021.
Long range for 45-90, 800, 900 & 1,000 yards was 210 rounds. Did not participate in the sight in day which may have added 20 empty cases to the pile.
Midrange for the 44-90, 30 record shots at 500 and 600 yards. 80 empty cases.
Two day 40 animals silhouette 45-70, 132 empty cases but I did do the match day sight in both days.
.22 sight in was after the silhouette matches on the pig swinger, total .22 round count 82 rounds.
Yep, that is over 500 shots fired in ten days.
2022 will probably be similar round count and perhaps a different chronology of matches based on input from shooters that shot 2021.
Sometimes you get the chicken, and sometimes you get the feathers!
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Correction, the .22 sight in was done on the Chicken swinger.
Sometimes you get the chicken, and sometimes you get the feathers!