Yes, he would.

Chad and Jason have told us many times that the worst wind is directly in your face or directly behind you....AND THEY WERE RIGHT! Steady from 1-2 o’clock wasn’t much of a problem.

Also agree, Dustin seems to have a natural talent...

Enjoyed it today guys!! It was my first time and I definitely learned a lot... and I am ordering some dang 10 round mags right now for next time, the mag changes really sucked! Thanks for putting this on and I’m already looking forward to next month. - Andrew M.

For those of you that weren’t there Dustin shot the match with a factory 10/22 with a Simmons scope he won from the first match that is really no better than a duplex reticle. On the no holds stage he put the gun up on a rest and dialed his hold seeing how much the reticle moved to find his holds. He beat some of use guys having thousands of dollars in gear with his 350 dollar rifle. Natural talent for sure.

Can’t wait to do this. Dax said the wind was brutal and his gun had a ton of fte-ftl issues. He said he learned a lot from watching Tony for next time...especially on the station where you swap strong and weak sides. Both him and Jeff enjoyed enjoyed themselves, and I appreciate y’all showing them a good time!

Sad I missed it. I will make at least one this year.

I also hope to make the next one. Sounds like a good time and fun.

Finally an honest answer

NO excuses

They let me come to the match and watch it. Im an F/Class shooter. The shooting they do is on a different level. Im going to work on learning to do what they do. I love shooting 22s. But shooting the matches they shoot takes lots of practice and a mind set. Its not a gun and equipment race. The shooter that knows his gun and ammo best will win. The results of this match shows that. I have a ways to go but I will work on it

Good to have you out. Hope you come back and shoot a few with us.

It was good meeting you Nesikabay and enjoyed the conversation.

Kyle, thanks again for organizing another good match. Please pass on my gratitude to Sr., Jr., and Tony. Job well done.

Had a blast yesterday. Big shout out to Jeff for helping me get situated. I couldn’t hit paper about 5 mins before match started. Jeff helped get me on paper and squared away.

The shooting would have been that hard except the off hand shooting, the crazy positions you had to shoot from, the moving target, the damn time limit and the stupid wind. Other than that it was a cake walk!

Really had a great time and very thankful for the folks who put this together and hosted. Can’t wait till next month. I’ve got a lot to practice!

Thanks for a great event. My daughter is not quite ready to try a full event yet, but if we have another practice day, I would love to know so that I can bring her, so that she can try hitting targets 50-200 yards

He’s not on this forum, Shaner, but I let him know you appreciated his help. He said he was happy to help and was glad it all worked out!




You should do it. Dax brought his 10 yr old boy out to practice day and he popped that 200 yard target and had a grin from ear to ear. He was real proud to tell his momma when he got home!

Yes sir! No problem glad we can do it and make it fun and challenging at the same time. Hope everyone comes out next month as well. I’ll be doing the course of fire for the next one.

It better be tall people friendly or the silverback and patty are going to loose their chit

2020 Points Race
1st - Clay Knabe – 72
2nd - Tony Gohr – 60
3rd - Dustin Abernathy- 55
4th - Michael Miller- 53
5th - SR. Vesperman- 52
6th - Mikael Vesperman- 51
7th - David Brooks- 49
7th - David Cannaday- 49
9th - Kyle Royal- 48
10th - Andy Bolagay- 45
10th - Jeff Grapengater- 45
10th - Josh Honey- 45
10th - Andrew Miller- 45
10th - Stan Himes- 45
15th - William Quiles- 44
16th - Shane Spencer- 41
16th - Jordan Clark- 41
18th - Chris Starks- 39
19th - Patrick Johnson- 35
20th - Dax Mccasland- 20
20th - Omar Figueroa- 20
22nd - Tim Fitzgerald- 7

Dang right! No midget stages please.

If anyone here has time to help me learn this new game. I will have targets built. I have a really nice private range. Come on up and we will shoot. I have to learn some time. Just let me know what size targets.

I will be happy to come out and shoot with you. You can learn from me what NOT to do.

I think that several of us would show up and practice together. I would. Like in the movie "build it - they will come". Or something like that

This was my first event ever, and my thoughts are that in this type of competition, yes, equipment is important, but not the deciding factor. Both knowing your gun/ammo "well", and then learning to shoot "your setup" from uncommon positions, from weak hand/side, and under time pressure was far more important that theoretical group size capabilities.

If you have a private range, I would break it down to:

Phase 1: no time limit
- Find the consistent/accurate ammo your rifle likes.
- Really learn your setup over 25-200 yards - create your dope chart(s)
- Practice as many of the various positions as possible (given the course of fire shared above)
- Practice as many of these positions weak hand/weak side
- Practice alternating distances - without touching the dials (focus only) - learn to use your reticule

Phase 2: start timing yourself
- Repeat above but start with a generous time limit 3-5min
- Gradually lower that time limit to force you to shoot faster and still hit most everything
- Eventually practice at the 1:30 limit (or 1min) per the course of fire


Of course all that above means = lots of practice. At least that is how I see it in my head

Me too, happy to help any time, days off vary.....just send message.

Thanks again guys for everyone who came out and enjoyed the match. Looking forward to the next one. Hopefully Dustin will have a new scope by then .- tony

I will see if I can get some targets built. If any of you have targets that would help. We can plan a range and lot testing day. 4 or 5 of us could get together. I shoot matches the 1st and 3rd Saturday evey month