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Where
the deer and the antelope play….
Recently, a small herd of pronghorn antelope has been spotted wandering
on the range. I’ve seen them behind the pistol range and in the field near the
camping pads, and other members have reported seeing them around as well. The CRC range is a wildlife sanctuary and
like all wildlife, the pronghorns are protected while they visit us. They may
just be passing through, but pronghorns can be territorial, particularly
towards fall, so please take extra care when checking downrange before
shooting, especially long-range high power shooters. Keep all shots in the
backstops, and remind any guests to the range that under no circumstances
should any animal on the range become a target. If you think you see a small
patch of tan moving around down range or on a backstop – DO NOT SHOOT! It may
not be your eyes playing tricks on you. Take the time to double check for their
presence, and if you see them wait for them to move along before firing.
Wildlife being shot on our range is a criminal act, reportable to both the
Sheriffs Department and the Department of Wildlife, and would have serious
consequences for he club’s existence. If that’s not enough to convince you,
remember the Apache folktale that warns against hunting these prairie racers.
According to legend the most beautiful young woman in the tribe became an
antelope herself, (how and why that happened I’m a bit unclear on…) and her
descendants run with the herds to this day.
So as always, keep the range safe for all our visitors!
Stormy Weather
The
string of hot sunny days we’ve seen recently is making the damp beginnings of
June feel like a distant memory. But
shooters who were out on the range for one of the many matches and events
scheduled for Saturday June 4 probably haven’t forgotten what a cold rainy day
that turned out to be. Hail that had fallen during storms the night before was
still on the ground the next morning, and unlike many stormy days in
Still,
many hearty shooters ignored the weatherman and headed out to the range. The
Eastern Colorado Regional Pistol Championships, a High Power Rifle Long Range
Palma Tournament, Sporting Clays, and the Smallbore
Rocky Mountain Regional Match were all scheduled that weekend.
Jim
Adell reports that the high power shooters formed up on the 800-yard line and
the relay got a few shots down range before the rain stared. But the wind was strong even before the rain,
and once visibility ended with the start of the rain, the match was called
off. The full calendar of events on the
high power range leaves no date open for rescheduling this match, which is very
unfortunate because a lot of time and preparation went into setting this match
up.
Over on
the smallbore range, those shooters who braved the early part of the summer
league were used to less-than-ideal conditions, and the match got
underway. Rain started falling just as
the 50-yard stage was finishing up. The
rain was fairly misty at first, and seeing as how everyone was cold and damp
already, the line was called for the 50-meter stage. But halfway through, the rain picked up. The line elected to finish the 50-meter stage
– then call it a wash – literally.
But
shooters who suffered the bad weather on Saturday were well rewarded on
Sunday. Sunny and mild with practically
no wind, the great shooting conditions helped dry out equipment and helped make
up for Saturday. Plus now all the guns
had been thoroughly cleaned and oiled, and the result for the smallbore folks
were outstanding scores, including TWO perfect 1600 scores, shot by Mike Snyder and Dan
Wigger.
Mike
Snyder is this years Regional Champion and aggregate match winner, not only due
to the perfect score on Sunday, but to good shooting on Saturday, especially
given the conditions. (I think the 393 he shot during the 50-meter match on
Saturday may be a bigger triumph than the clean targets on Sunday!)
The
Match Director wants to thank the shooters who made it out to this match, many
who came from far points on the compass such as
Wanted: Match Director
CRC is looking for a volunteer to fill a new Match Director position, that of a 22 Rimfire Bench Rest Match Director. The person filling this position will be responsible for developing a new Bench Rest shooting program at CRC, supervising range construction for this new discipline, organizing matches, creating a match schedule, an awards program, and promoting interest in the 22 Rimfire Bench Rest program. It’s a big job, but we know there are plenty of interested and capable members out there. If you’d like more information please contact Ron Best at (303) 986-0836.
Reminder
The equipment and range items at CRC don’t (do Not) have homing devices. You’re welcome to use what you need on the range that you need it, but if you move something from one range to another, please move it back to where you found it BEFORE you leave the range each time, every time. Someone – or whole groups of someones - may be counting on that item being where you found it, and won’t know where to look for it if it’s not there. It’s a waste of time and effort looking for moved benches, tables, equipment, etc. Please be conscience of the shooters, equipment operators, etc. that come after you, and return all borrowed or moved items to their proper place before heading out. It will be much appreciated! Thanks.
Silhouette News
By Bob McAlice
Cowboy Rifle Silhouette
Nine shooters took a chance on the weather Saturday April 30th to try out Cowboy Rifle Silhouette. They got lucky and had a narrow window of decent weather between waves of rain and snow, with just enough to complete the 40 shot match. This game uses lever action rifles in 30-30, 32 spcl, 38-55 etc. to knock down metal animal silhouettes. Some pretty good scores were fired by all.
Bob McAlice 32 x 40 Cliff Snyder 21 x 40
Tom Bant 30 x 40 Clay Scherrer 19x 40
Jim Nonnemacher 26 x
40 Susan Snyder 15 x 40
Bob Snyder 25 x 40 Geri Snyder 11 x 40
Candy Nonnemacher 23 x 40
Within
minutes of the match being completed and the targets put away, the weather got
ugly with wind driven rain. This kept
the after match B.S. to a minimum and all went home. We plan on repeating this
match a couple of more times this year.
Watch the newsletter for future match dates.
High power Rifle
Silhouette
The Match
Sunday May 1 was cancelled due to bad weather.
We had
good attendance for our Sunday June 5 match. Fifteen shooters enjoyed near
perfect weather conditions. The
following shooters won their class with a possible score of 40.
STANDARD RIFLE HUNTING
RIFLE
Lee O’Neil 28x40MW
Jerry Rains 28x40MW
Jerry Rains 28x40
Bob Snyder 20x40
Steve Hawks 26x40 Kevin Keller 19x40
Kevin Keller 22x40 Tom
Carroll 14x40
Adam Hawks 23x40
WORKBOND NEEDS
On September
17 & 18 CRC will be hosting a two-day high power silhouette match. We will need target setters to help out with
the match. This task is nothing more than resetting the target animals between
relays. We send four people down range
in our pickup to reset and paint the hits on the animals. This is one of the
better workbond tasks the club offers. We get to knock them down, then you drive down and set them back up again. This will be
a full day starting at
High power
The High Power 1000 Yard Bench Rest State Championship was held the weekend of July 2-3. 24 shooters came out for this event, 13 shooting both Light Gun and Heavy Gun matches, 9 only Light Gun and 2 only Heavy Gun.
In the single target, the score winner for both Light and Heavy Gun was Regan Green, closely followed by Kregg Slack. The three target winner in Light Gun was Regan Green and Heavy Gun, Dee Tompkins. 6 Target winner in both Light Gun and Heavy Gun score was George Tompkins followed in Light Gun by Barry Benson and in Heavy Gun by Warren Smith.
The 12 Target combined score winner was Dee Tompkins, and second was Warren Smith, and the combined aggregate Winner was also Dee Tompkins, second was Regan Green. Good shooting everyone! The next 1000 Yard Bench Rest match is July 31.
High Power
Sunday July 17th CRC hosted the John C. Garand Match, a Civilian Marksmanship Program sponsored event. 49 competitors came out to warm and windy conditions for this match. Fortunately the temperature stayed in the 90◦ area! The course of fire has three stages: Ten shots slow fire prone in ten minutes (fired after 5 sighting shots in five minutes); ten shots rapid fire prone in 70 seconds; and ten shots slow fire standing in ten minutes.
MATCH RESULTS:
EXP = Experienced shooter. NS = New Shooter
1. Jay Lindstrom: Exp No Medal 280-1X
2. Rick Weatherly: Exp Gold Medal 276-1X
3. Kevin Albert: Exp Gold
Medal 275-7X
4. Jim Adell: Exp Gold
Medal 275-4X
5. Gary Russell: Exp Silver Medal 266-3X
6. Pete Jend: Exp Silver Medal 264-0X
7. Robert Rathburn: Exp Silver Medal 259-2X
8. Don Robinson: Exp Silver Medal 258-0X
9. Scott McKay: Exp Silver Medal 255-2X
10. Mike Rider: Exp Bronze Medal 253-1X
11. Douglas Ruegg: Exp Bronze Medal 250-2X
12. George DeTar: Exp Bronze Medal 250-1X
13. John Brandt: NS Bronze Medal 249-3X
14. Brian Frazier: NS Bronze Medal 243-1X
15. John Laibinis: Exp Bronze Medal 241-1X
16. Craig Nelson: Exp Bronze Medal 237-1X
Thanks
to all the competitors who shot in this third and final John C. Garand Match of
the year. Special thanks to Jay Lindstrom, instructor at the Colorado School of
Trades Gunsmith School, who taught a new shooter “mini clinic”. Thanks to Bob
Manley, Aaron Gagne and Dan Olson who helped run the match. Aaron deserves
special thanks for arriving at the range before