Florida Sport Shooting Association (FSSA) News/Blog

June Silhouette Results

Susan Carter — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 18:17:02 GMT

No match at Geneva this weekend, but a great (if a bit muggy) Sunday in Chuluota. All done for the summer, silhouette will resume at both ranges in September. We'll have a couple of months to tune up for that- plus remember the Sunshine State Games the second weekend in October.
Here are results from Chuluota-

Hunter’s Pistol Hunter’s Pistol MS

Score Name Score Name

20 David O. 21 Timothy D.

17 Timothy D.

SB Hunter’s Pistol SM Hunter’s Pistol MS

Score Name Score Name

24 David O 2 Randy

13 Eric D (Relay 2: 16)

13 Steve W. (Relay 2: 11)

12 Tank

6 Kerry

Smallbore Hunting Rifle Smallbore Cowboy Rifle

Score Name Score Name

15 Bill H 16 Hope H

9 Steve W 8 Mike G

7 Eric D

Chuluota Spring 2019 Youth Basic Rifle

Susan Carter — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 22:54:10 GMT

Chuluota Sportsmen's Club recently concluded its Spring 2019 Youth Basic Rifle Program. 10 youngsters completed the 6-event program. The activities take new shooters from the basics of firearm safety to competing in a mock silhouette match and a pizza party on the final day. The club will be hosting another program in the late fall, this time the focus will be on shotguns and learning to shoot trap.

December Silhouette Results

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 22:30:08 GMT

Chuluota Sunday

Hunter’s Pistol Irons		Smallbore
Tim D	5	David O	30
		Bill H	23
Smallbore Irons		Eric	15
Tim D	5	George D	9

Saturday's weather in Geneva could hardly have been better. Mild temperature, light breeze and high overcast made for great shooting. Some great scores. Brent's Hornet knocked down 31 in Field Pistol (offhand), and Pat B knocked off 31 1/5 scale targets at 200 meters. Great shooting. 12 regulars, one new shooter plus a few spectators enjoyed home made chicken salad and coffee cake for lunch.

Geneva Saturday

Bigbore	200M	Bigbore ½ Scale	200M
Bill H	35	Bill H	38
Tim D	16

BB Cowboy	45/70’s!
Bob T	14
Mark K	11


Smallbore	100M	Smallbore Rifle	100M
Larry Q	19	Mike R	23
Hugh H	18
Brent C	16	Tiny Targets	200M
Jerry S	15	Pat B	31

Bill and Hope

Rod and Darrlye Honored for Dedication to Metallic Silhouette Shooting

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 22:18:43 GMT

Clouds and rain didn't keep the crew away from Chuluota today. Nice turnout to honor Rod and Darrlye for their years of dedication to metallic silhouette shooting here in Florida. Both received proclamations from the club and a day of their own for untold hours and days of perseverance.

Chuluota Sunday

Hunter’s Pistol Irons		Smallbore
Tim D	5	David O	30
		Bill H	23
Smallbore Irons		Eric	15
Tim D	5	George D	9

Bill Hyde

Oviedo, FL

2018 Sunshine State Games

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:24:11 GMT

The 2018 Sunshine State Games are upon us! Below is the current schedule of events. All FSSA members are invited and encouraged to participate.

2018 Sunshine State Games Sport Shooting Festivals:

- 9/23 Bullseye Pistol, Hernando Sportsman Club

- 9/29 USPSA, Volusia Hunt & Gun Club

- 10/7 Smallbore Metallic Silhouette, Hollywood Rifle & Pistol Club

- 10/13 Bigbore and Smallbore Cowboy Silhouette, Seminole County Gun & Archery Club

- 10/13 Smallbore 3 Position, Hollywood Rifle & Pistol Club

- 10/13 Smallbore Prone, Hollywood Rifle & Pistol Club

- 10/20 Air Rifle 60 Shot Standing, 3P 3x20 Precision & Sporter Air, Boca Raton High School

- 10/27 Rimfire Benchrest, Hollywood Rifle & Pistol Club

- 10/28 Fun Pistol Match, Hollywood Rifle & Pistol Club

- 11/3 International “Style” Double Trap, Skyway Trap & Skeet

- 11/10 International “Style” Trip, Skyway Trap & Skeet

Registration and more information can be found at: https://www.flasports.com/ssg-sport-shooting/

Ladie's Day at Gateway - Nov 2018

Fri, 17 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Event details

When: Saturday, November 17, 2018
Where: Gateway Rifle and Pistol Club, Jacksonville Fl
Price: $35.00

*** Firearms and ammunition will be provided ***

Join us for a day of learning firearm safety and shooting everyone will have an opportunity to shoot a variety of firearms.

Ladies will be divided into groups with experienced instructors.

2018 FLORIDA STATE NRA State Precision Pistol Championship

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 21:21:10 GMT

2018 Florida NRA State Precision Pistol

Date: October 20 and 21, 2018

Location: Gateway Rifle and Pistol Club, 9301 Zambito Road, Jacksonville, FL 32210

Eligibility: This Tournament is open to all shooters and new shooters are welcomed. However, The State Champion must be a Florida State resident and current Florida Sport Shooting Association (FSSA) member. Refer to NRA Precision Pistol rules for further guidance.

Camp Blanding Match Schedule 2018-2019

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 21:17:02 GMT

Sept. 22 2018: 3x20-600, Sept. 23 2018: XTC

Oct. 27 2018: 3x20-600, Oct. 28 2018: XTC - XTC match may be cancelled or changed because of conflict with the FSSA XTC Championship
Nov. 3 & 4 2018: CMP Small Arms Firing School
Nov. 17 & 18 2018: 3x20-1000
Dec. 1 2018: Pearl Harbor Commemorative Match( Garand & Sniper)
Dec. 2 2018: 3x20-600
Jan. 12 & 13 2019: 3x20-1000
Jan. 26 2019: 3x20-600, Jan 27 2019: XTC
Fed. 23 2019: 3x20-600, Feb. 24 2019: XTC
Mar. 23 & 24 2019: 3x20-1000
Apr. 6 2019: 3x20-600, Apr. 7 2019: XTC
May 18 2019: 3x20-600, May 19 2019: XTC
June 8 & 9 2019: 3x20-1000

Women on Target - June 2018

Tue, 03 Jul 2018 22:44:27 GMT

Gateway Rifle and Pistol Club (GRPC) hosted its third NRA Women On Target pistol clinic on June 2nd. We had 15 ladies attend, all of whom had little or no firearms experience. Sue Carter was the Clinic Director, Ted Carter was the Range Safety Officer, and Larry Watkins served as the Chief Range Officer. The ladies spent the first half hour discussing firearms safety and range commands, then another half hour learning the fundamentals of a good shot. They were split into two groups and took turns on the firing line on Range 1 at 15 yards. Each group spent 30 minutes learning to group their shots. They then came back to the line and had 15 minutes to shoot and pop balloons.

NRA Silhouette Competition hosted by Chuluota Sportsman's Club

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:21:06 GMT

Summer is here and winding down for the summer. No IHMSA match, the last NRA at Chuluota for the summer and Smallbore at Central Florida silhouette matches this month.

This Sunday (6/10), the Chuluota Sportsman's Club will be hosting NRA Silhouette Competition. Yes, Father's Day, so get Dad out there! $5 per relay entry. Setup at about 8:00, match starts at 9. We shoot Hunter's Pistol, Small Bore rifle, and Cowboy rifle. Both iron sights and scopes are permitted, except Cowboy Rifle is irons only. NRA Hunter's Pistol starts at 9AM and we shoot 2 relays. Early arrivals to help set up are appreciated. Smallbore and Cowboy rifle at Chuluota starts about 1130-1200.

There are several clubs hosting shooting sports during the Florida Sunshine Games from September through November. We'll send out an email when the schedule is firmed up.

Chuluota Sportsmen's Club - Youngster's Safe Shooting

Wed, 16 May 2018 21:54:04 GMT

Oviedo, FL

Another season has come and gone for the spring youth program. The Chuluota Sportsmen's Club hosted another great series of sessions focused on introducing local youngsters to safe shooting sports. This was a six week program, with children ages from 10 to 16. The youngsters learned firearm safety and shooting with the club's 22 rifles. The instructors were quite impressed with the talent that the kids demonstrated during the six weeks. Some were had some limited experience, but for most it was their first exposure to shooting. A number of different targets used each week provided a variety of opportunities to learn and later compete. Balloons, regular paper targets, large playing cards were all used in shooting games. For a finale. we had a mock silhouette competition.

Several children have shown interest in competing with other youth programs throughout the area.

In the fall we will begin another season, again starting with a safety program, this time with 20g shotguns. This time the program will be centered on shooting clay birds and ending with shooting trap.

Pictures are provided to show the various children and targets. We had a great group. The instructors are outstanding. See Media Gallery on Home page for photos.

Stephanie Wilson

Chuluota Sportsmen's Club

IHMSA and NRA Silhouette Matches - May 2018

Sat, 12 May 2018 12:50:51 GMT

We'll have both IHMSA (at Geneva) and NRA (at Chuluota) silhouette matches this month. Lots of information, so here goes.

We'll shoot IHMSA on Saturday (5/12). Big day as this will also be a club swap meet. The swap meet will start at 8:00 am and will run until around noon. Food and drinks will be provided by the boy scouts. They do a good job and put out a great burger. Any item, gun related or not, may be bought, sold or traded.

We are shooting first relay at 0830 so that everyone can shoot and get out before my sweat level gets too high. This will be the last opportunity for SCGAA members to shoot IHMSA qualifying scores for the 2018 club championship, but you can still enter scores from smallbore, CMP high power and benchrest. Right now, 2 members have completed the 3 scores needed to qualify - so it is wide open - you can win the trophy.

We expect extra visitors (and hopefully participants) to the range, so please be considerate of those shooting for championship points. Remember our range safety rules, and do not bring firearms onto the line, cased or uncased, during cold range periods. Open chamber flags are required. Also, this will be the last match before summer break.

NOAA calling for mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon, prepare to stay hydrated. Non-member entry fee for all SCGAA competition events is $15, call my cell 407-415-1707 for gate entry. Hope's number is 407-415-2112 as a backup. Remember, cell coverage is not so good out there, so keep trying. Early arrivals to help set up are always appreciated.

This Sunday (5/13), the Chuluota sportsman's club will be hosting NRA silhouette competition. Yes, Mother’s Day, so bring mom out too. $5 per relay entry. Setup at about 8:00, match starts at 9. We shoot hunter's pistol, small bore rifle, and cowboy rifle. Both iron sights and scopes are permitted, except cowboy rifle is irons only. NRA hunter's pistol starts at 9am and we shoot 2 relays. Early arrivals to help set up are appreciated. Smallbore and cowboy rifle at Chuluota starts about 1130-1200.

Please remember that central Florida rifle and pistol club hosts smallbore rifle silhouette on the last Sunday, setup starting at noon. Contact us for more information.

Any questions, please email or call.

Bill and Hope

Silhouette updates from Central Florida

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:08:27 GMT

Weather getting warmer in April and the turnouts are getting better. 20 Hunter's Pistol Silhouette relays fired at Chuluota Sportsmen's Club on Sunday 4/8.

Some good scores turned in both bigbore and smallbore competition. Joe L, visiting from Wisconsin, had the high overall score for the day with a 30. Greg S led all smallbore shooters with a 26.

Lighter turnout for rifle competition, but Mary W's fine 28 was tops there. Special thanks to several club officers for standing in to help Match Director Rod B. Next match will be Sunday 5/13.

Highlight scores- Bigbore Irons

Joe L 29

Bigbore Scopes

- Joe L 30
- Tim D 15
Smallbore Irons
- Tim D 20 Dean 13
Smallbore Scopes
- Greg S 26
- John H 23
- Jerry S 19

Saturday, 4/7, Seminole County Gun and Archery (SCGAA) held their monthly IHMSA shoot. 10 participants, but some good scores and light lunch provided by the club. Scores fired during the match can be submitted as qualifiers for the 2018 SCGAA club championship, which runs in April and May. The championship requires participating in at least 3 of the club's 4 regular monthly disciplines including IHMSA Silhouette, Smallbore Prone, Benchrest and CMP Highpower.

Next match will be Saturday May 12. Special reminder for participants in Central Florida Rifle and Pistol Club's Ladies Day on April 14, smallbore rifle silhouette targets will be setup to give our favorite game a try. Highlight scores-

Smallbore UAS
- Bill H 40
- Don T 37
Bigbore UAS
- Bill H 38
Bigbore Production
- Joe L 37
Cowboy Rifle
- Don T 16
- Hope H 13

Bill and Hope Hyde Oviedo, FL

March 2018 - Metric Prone Regional Match

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:17:34 GMT

Central Florida Rifle and Pistol Club hosted the Metric Prone Regional Match on the first week of March, 2018. Fifteen shooters participated in the event with two juniors travelling from Lakeland area, Emma James and Kyle. Len Remaly, a veteran four-position shooter from Massachusetts provided the description of weather conditions below.

Special appreciation to Al, Mick, Luke, and Sean for their efforts in running the match. Congrats to EmmaJames and Kyle on their performance with some windy and cool conditions. Len Remaly supplied a report on the conditions – as Matt was in the statistical office

Both match days started cool in the low 50's to high 40's on Sunday, but warmed up to low 70's or so, after several days in the high 70's and low 80's. Some Locals complained about the cool temperatures, but not Massachusetts resident Len Remaly, who was skiing on deep snow in Vermont just before driving south to shoot the match and visit family.

As for wind during your match, the first day, the high wind I recorded was about 19.5 MPH, and 26 MPH on Sunday. Both days, winds switched around pretty much all day with 50 yds. flags and wind at the firing point seldom in agreement and mirage hard to read and different from flags. There were some good targets, but everyone had the honor of getting some surprise very wide shots that usually did not correlate with prediction. Shawn Wells shot a fine(metric) 196 to start the (second) Any sight day off with Len Remaly 2 points behind in wind starting to break 15 mph.

Shawn Wells took top honors and skillfully worked hard to win the gold medal. Austin Fletcher worked just as hard and won individual matches in the close competition

2018 silhouette in Central Florida. IHMSA match

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 20:03:54 GMT

Great weekend for silhouette in central Florida.

IHMSA match in Seminole county gun and archery on Saturday and NRA match at Chuluota sportsmen’s club on Sunday. Warm weather both days for a nice change and the wind wasn’t much of a factor until later in the morning- good especially for small-bore shooters. Good turnouts both Saturday and Sunday, with an added bonus of the swap meet and the boy scouts providing burgers and dogs in Geneva on Saturday. New shooters at both matches, hopefully they’ll become regulars. Many thanks for the extra help with setup both days.

SCGAA IHMSA Matches
Smallbore
Bill H	39
Jerry S	36
Don T	32

Bigbore
Jerry S	38
Joe L	38
Don T	30

Bigbore Standing
Joe L	30

Field Pistol
Tim D	27
Hope H	14

Smallbore Cowboy
Hope H	14
Pat B	13

Bigbore Cowboy
Tim W	13

Chuluota NRA Silhouette
02/11/18

Smallbore Scopes
Bill H	24
David O	23
John H	21

Smallbore Irons
Jerry S	24
Tim D	16

Bigbore Scopes
Joe L	34
David O	25

Smallbore Cowboy Rifle
Mary W	32
Bill H	23
Hope H	14

Bigbore Cowboy Rifle
David K	17

October 2017 Florida Small-Bore State Championship Conventional Prone Results

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 22:23:34 GMT

Results from October 2017 Florida Small-Bore State Championship Conventional Prone

Grand Aggregate:

State Champion Austin Fletcher
- 1st Master : Alan Sherman
- 1^st Expert: Randall G. Hatheway
- 1^st Marksman: Doug Voda

Metallic sights

Match Winner: Austin Fletcher
1st Master : Alan Sherman
1^st Expert: Randall G. Hatheway
1^st Marksman: Doug Voda

Any Sights

Match Winner: Matt McHale
1st Master : Mark Marinoff
1^st Expert: Randall G. Hatheway

Click to see complete results...

2017 FLorida - NRA State Precision Pistol Championship

Sun, 08 Oct 2017 20:33:04 GMT

2017 FLORIDA STATE

NRA State Precision Pistol Championship

.22 Caliber Only Aggregate Match

NRA Distinguished Revolver Match

with CMP Service Pistol EIC Match and CMP .22 RIMFIRE EIC Pistol Match

Sponsored by The Florida Sports Shooting Association

Hosted by Gateway Rifle and Pistol Club

Date: October 14 and 15, 2017

Location: Gateway Rifle and Pistol Club, 9301 Zambito Road, Jacksonville, FL 32210

Eligibility: Open to any individual. However, The State Champion must be a Florida State resident and current Florida Sport Shooting Association (FSSA) member. Refer to NRA Precision Pistol rules for further guidance. Click here for additional event information... or go to Events/Goggle Calendar

The Well Armed Woman Leaders Conference Report

Fri, 06 Oct 2017 22:31:56 GMT

The Well Armed Woman Shooting Chapters is a non-profit organization with chapters throughout the country. Their motto is to Educate, Equip and Empower women in the shooting community. They have over 350 chapters and over 12,000 members! As a leader of the Jacksonville West chapter of The Well Armed Woman (TWAW), I was invited out to Provo, UT, to attend the annual Leaders Conference at the end of September. This was truly an amazing! See full article...

66th Fiesta of Five Flags NRA Regional Pistol Match

Tue, 16 May 2017 20:26:27 GMT

See full article with photos...

NRA Distinguished Revolver

Place	Category	Name	Total
1	SV	Greg Markowski	280-07
2	SV	Christopher Hudock*	270-04
3	CV	Randy Erickson	263-04
4	CV	Robert Case	261-4
5	CV	Hurdis Davis	259-3
6	CV	Curt Brandt	254-4
7	CV	James Palumbo	251-1
8	CV	Mark Hayes	250-3
9	RS	Nestor Pena	249-3
10	CV	Jason Hawkins	233-1
11	RS	Luis Garcia	232-1
12	CV	Robert Treis	203-0

		High Woman
Rank	CL Name	.22	Center Fire	.45 Caliber	Total
1	MA Kim Radford	826-19	783-9	797-11	2406-39
2	MK Jill Knerr	801-11	771-11	777-12	2349-34
3	EX Sue Carter	789-15	780-11	767-7	2336-33
		High Senior
Rank	CL Name	.22	Center Fire	.45 Caliber	Total
1	EX Jack Ragsdale	808-17	830-20	820-22	2458-59
2	EX Robert Vogel	819-21	793-13	801-15	2413-49
3	SS Russell Gill	810-25	798-17	780-12	2388-54
4	SS Iry Kokol	764-8			764-8
		Team Matches
Rank	Team	.22	Center Fire	.45 Caliber	Total
1	USAMU BLUE	1121-46	1116-36	1125-31	3362-112
2	USAR Greene	1071-20	1021-26	1038-19	3130-65

Hardball Team Match

Rank Team Total

1 USAMU 1100-33

2 USAR Greene 989-14

2017 Dixie NRA Regional Pistol Championship

Tue, 16 May 2017 20:02:09 GMT

2017 DIXIE NRA REGIONAL PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP

With

Civilian Marksmanship Program Service Pistol & .22 Rimfire E.I.C. Match

and

National Rifle Association Distinguished Revolver Match

Article with photos...

The 2017 Dixie Matches were held at Gateway Rifle and Pistol Club, Jacksonville, FL on April 21st - 23rd. This annual National Rifle Association (NRA) Regional Precision Pistol Championship continues to be a highlight for many Florida Bullseye shooters and was also attended by military and civilian competitors from several different states. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the weather was near perfect, giving many of the 45 shooters the opportunity to post some very good scores over the three day match. Jim Henderson, a familiar competitor from the Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) at Ft. Benning, Georgia, fired a 2665-151X to take “Top Gun” honors, winning the NRA Regional championship, and being named Dixie Match Champion. Coming in second, also from the AMU was Greg Markowski, firing a 2663-162X. Chris Hudock, another AMU shooter, finished third with a 2614-116X. Winning the High Master Class was Jason Hedrick, a member of the Marine Forces Reserve, and last year's Dixie Champion, with a 2600-114X. Top shots in the Master Class (Service) was Joshua Kingery of the AMU with a 2538-68X and Master Class (Civilian) was Eddy Grove (Pasadena, MD) with a 2577-82X. Taking the Expert Class was Noel Burkhead (Gainesville, FL) firing a 2463-55X. The high Sharpshooter/Marksman combined was Russ Gill (Apopka, FL) with a 2419-54X. Winning the .22 Caliber Only Aggregate was Lori Fredriksen (Valrico, FL) with a 2225-20X. Special Category Awards for High Service and Open Division shooter went to Jim Henderson (Midland, GA), High Civilian and High Veteran shooter was won by Wes Fleming (New Philadelphia, OH), High Senior shooter was won by Mike Milen (Orland Park, IL), High Women shooter went to Kimberly Hobart Fleming (New Philadelphia, OH), High Grand Senior was won by Eddy Grove (Pasadena, MD). Winning the Metallic Division was Curt Brandt (Safety Harbor, FL). The AMU won the overall team match (a combination of scores from the .22, Centerfire and .45 team matches) with combined total of 3476-148X. Taking second place was a Service team from the Marine Forces Reserve, firing a 3162-70X. There were four Civilian 2 person teams entered, with the winning team of Lee and Wes Fleming firing a score of 1705-53X. The NRA Distinguished Revolver Match had 21 shooters competing. Winning the match was Greg Markowski (Columbus, GA) firing a 278-7X, followed by Jason Hedrick (Williamsburg, WV) with a 278-5X and finishing third was Greg Kitchens (Charleston, SC) with a 272-6X. The CMP Service Pistol Match had 26 shooters, and was won by Jim Henderson with a 296-14X, followed by teammates Greg Markowski shooting a 286-8X and Chris Hudock finishing third with a 284-11X. In only its third year of existence, the CMP's .22 Rimfire E.I.C. Match had 30 shooters competing. Winning the match was Greg Markowski with a 291-13X, followed by Chris Hudock shooting a 286-9X and Joshua Kingery with a 281-7X. Finally, three new range records were set. Jim Henderson broke his 2007 Center Fire Slow Fire record, by shooting a 198-11X and also broke his 2012 CMP Service Pistol E.I.C. record with a score of 296-14X. Greg Markowski set a new Center Fire Timed Fire range record by shooting a 200-19X.

The annual Dixie Match remains one of the best Bullseye matches in the southeast and continues to attract more shooters. Among our first time competitors were collegiate shooters from The Citadel (Charleston, SC). Match Director was Ted Carter. Calling a superb line for all three days was Chief Range Officer John Michalski. Assisting John to ensure a well run and safe line were Range Officers Marion Estes, David Poole, Larry Watkins and Dave Rifkin. Randy Erickson assisted as Jury Chairman and provided logistical support for the match. Recording and posting all scores were Chief Statistical Officer Sue Carter, assisted by Dana Baygents. There were plenty of complements from the competitors on the excellent Bullseye facilities at Gateway and the friendly, professional and safety conscious staff.

Many thanks to all the competitors for their support, some driving hundreds of miles to attend the match. A special Thank You to Brownells Inc. and Rand CLP for generously providing merchandise prizes for our match. Finally, a well earned thanks goes out to the Dixie match staff, the Gateway range officers, office staff and the range maintenance folks who made this another great shooting event. Planning has already begun on the 2018 Dixie Match and we're looking forward to another exciting competition.

For a complete listing of scores and match photos, please go to: http://www.grpc-jax.com/disciplines/outdoor_pistol.html

Match Report for the FSSA 2015 State Championship Matches

Mon, 04 Jan 2016 22:44:54 GMT

Match Report for the FSSA 2015 State Championship Matches

Saturday November 21: The day was overcast, ridiculously humid and hot. On the other hand, there was no wind. None. Which is not at all normal for a Florida November. After the squadding and safety briefing, Richard Dixon started off the colors ceremony with a salute charge from his model cannon.

From there we got the ball rolling at the 300 yard line almost on time. Competition started on the deceptively tough MR63 targets. In the any/any rifle category, it was a horse race between the five High Masters. Tom Ziel came out on top with a phenomenal 200-17x, but only one point separated the HMs.

The scores were close between the any/metallic sight rifles as well, once again between the HMs. Ken Orris came out on top with the only clean at 300.

In the Service Rifle category, Duke Boele and Mario Fajardo were neck and neck until it happened: Duke cross fired an X. That left Mario a full ten points ahead after 300 yards.

500 yards on the MR65 target was next. The 500 yard line seems to vex most shooters for some reason, but not Ziel. He shot the only clean at 500, with a double digit X count to boot. The point spread was a bit larger for the any/any’s on this yard line as well, but still close enough that the outcome was still in the wind.

Carl Weston took the 500 line from Orris in the Metallic Sight gategory, but only by Xs.

For SR, three competitors started clawing their way back towards Fajardo, but he maintained an eight point lead.

Other than the unrelenting humidity, one could not ask for a better opportunity to shoot a clean at 600 yards. There was so little wind and so much humidity that the competitor’s glasses were fogging. Tom Ziel took full advantage, and steered his 6BR chambered rifle to a 10X clean, thereby shooting the only perfect score of the day for an aggregate score of 600-41. He was unflappable throughout the day, even at the end when he took his time executing those perfect shots while the other competitors were chatting and removing gear from the line around him.

Brian McElhaney shot the high score on the 600 yard line with his metallic sight 220 Thunderbolt space gun, a 200-12. But even so, it wasn’t enough to catch Carl Weston’s 596-33.

Fajardo’s commanding lead at 300 carried him through to the end, where he sealed his win with a comfortable five point margin.

Tom Ziel Any/Any State Mid Range State Champion 600-41

Jorge Caceres Any/Any Match 2nd Place and High Police 596-34

Timothy Trager Any/Any Match 3rd Place 595-28

Carl Weston Any/Metallic Sight Mid Range State Champion 596-33

Mario Fajardo Service Rifle Mid Range State Champion 578-16

Jorge Corbato Service Rifle Match 2nd Place 573-14

Sunday November 22: The match was postponed until December 19th due to the rain. There was already a Leg Match scheduled for Sunday December 20th, so that works out nicely for the Service Rifle shooters who are still in the hunt for the Distinguished Rifleman medal.

Many thanks to Jeff Stuart for organizing these matches and doing the stats, and to Bob Faustino, who gave up shooting to run the pits for us. The FSSA would also like to thank Port Malabar Rifle and Pistol Club and Rifle Director Francois LeBreton for hosting us again. An extra special thanks goes to Richard Dixon and Nick Mocca, who gave up chances to practice and get zeros to repair and reface the targets just for this match.

Posted on behalf of Jeff Clark, High Power Director