2009 Michigan Long Range / F-Class Regional

Thirty one competitors and half a dozen others out to practice their long range skills enjoyed the sun, wind, rain, sand, and powder smoke at this year’s Long Range Regional.  Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky were represented, as well as the usual large Michigan contingent.

The weather gods delivered enough rain on Friday and Saturday to let us shoot most of our matches while forcing cancellation of the last 20-round match on each day.  Sunday, Zeus gave us a glorious, beautiful day. 

Bryan Litz, Berger Bullet’s ballistician, arrived with a copy of his recently published book, Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting, Applied Ballistics, LLC, 2009. It must have worked. Bryan came away with Silver at the end of the day.

Conviviality was clearly high this year, as competitors wrangled at the end of each day over which of Grayling’s many gourmet eating establishments was to be frequented for the evening.  Rare roast beef was the target of choice.

Breaking new ground, we awarded NRA Regional Metals, not only to our conventional “sling” competitors, but also to our growing F(o) and F(tr) contingent as well. Diversity and equality, it appears, has come to Long Range shooting as well as to other elements of Michigan life.

Palma Rifle Champions:  left to right:  Bryan Litz (2nd) , Bob Sekette (Winner), Mitch Maxberry (3rd)

Conventional Prone

F-Open Champions:  left to right:  Bill Hammers (2nd), Al Barnhart (Winner)

F(o) Class

F-TR Champions:  left to right:  Jim Dietlein (2nd), John Homatas (Winner), Jeremiah Hoover (3rd)

F(tr) Class

 Our next Camp Grayling match is September 12 & 13. We shoot a Palma with bonus 1000 on Saturday and a 3x1000 any sights on Sunday.  Mark your calendars.  

Cheers,

Dick Pardini, LR Match Director