Friendship March 2023
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:18 pm
The first match at Friendship this year is in the books. All three days were some of the most miserable three days of shooting competition I think I have ever participated in. The weatherman got it right this time. I arrived Thursday afternoon and let a campfire as the sun set. Shortly after, it started raining and rained all night and most of Friday morning. At least it did stop prior to the 1300 start of the .22 matches. 29 shooters still showed up for the fun. 13 traditional rifles and 16 modern. The winds were tricky and scores were down for the most part with a few exceptions. It did require a master score to place on both categories. Michael Rouch put on a chicken shooting demonstration laying down 9 of the pesty birds for a total score of 36 to win traditional. Michaels father, Joe Rouch came in second shooting a 32, and Mingo posted a 31 for third traditional. Bob Johnson led the modern shooters with a 33, followed by Brian Smiley, also with a 33 and running all the prone animals. Third was Jake Stuehrenberg with a 32.
The weather predicted for Saturday was freezing, snow flurries, and 40 mph winds. He was right again. It snowed, sometimes so hard that even with a scope it was difficult to see. The high for the day made it to 36 degrees. The scores sheets are attached below.
As you can see Ian, shooting irons was still able to lead at the finish line Great shooting Ian in very difficult conditions. The chicken pool was taken by Steve Farringer with three, because Ian and Joe decided not to enter.
The weather predicted for Saturday was freezing, snow flurries, and 40 mph winds. He was right again. It snowed, sometimes so hard that even with a scope it was difficult to see. The high for the day made it to 36 degrees. The scores sheets are attached below.
As you can see Ian, shooting irons was still able to lead at the finish line Great shooting Ian in very difficult conditions. The chicken pool was taken by Steve Farringer with three, because Ian and Joe decided not to enter.