December 22, 2009 Kitsap Rifle & Revolver Club Plate Match Report

 

29 Guns entered

 

     20 In Stock - Class won by Rob Potter

 

                                  Overall Match Winner - James Austin

 

       9 In Draw - Class won by James Austin

 

Ho Ho HO!! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.  Welcome back to Kitsap Rifle & Revolver Club for our weekly Plate Match.

Christmas is upon us for another year, but first we'll take an evening out of this busy week for another plate match.  It's December in WASHINGTON STATE, and therefore it's cold and overcast.  Could be worse, could be snowing.  We are enjoying the fact that tonight, with temperatures in the upper 30s, it's not even raining. 

     29 Guns entered the match tonight, 20 in the Stock Class,  and 9 in the Draw Class.  Our match was run with it's usual super

efficiency, and we got in our 4 rounds in Stock and 4 in Draw.  At the conclusion of these classes, we had our Sudden Death Finale.  As usual, we owe the smooth efficiency of our match to our Match Staff, comprised of our Match Directors - Rob & Rebecca Potter. to our Scorekeeper and DJ, Rebecca Potter, and our Line Marshalls, Rob Potter, James Austin, Mark Wuesthoff, and Lee Lewis.  Folks, this match runs like a well oiled Machine, and WE LOVE IT!!

     29 guns, divided into 2 classes, entered the fray tonight, and after heated competition we are approaching the end of our Sudden Death Finale.  In the Draw Class we have Rob Potter, James Austin and Rebecca (Reba) Potter still contesting the win.  Rob & James come to the line for a duel, the guns are loaded and holstered, the range commands are spoken, the tone sounds, and James Austin wins this duel, exit Rob.  Now it Reba & James dueling, each with 2 numbers. Again the guns are loaded and holstered, the surrender position is taken, the range commands are spoken, the tone sounds and the plates are engaged!!!  James wins this duel and they do it again, this time with James still having his 2 numbers and Reba having 1.

At the tone, they draw, they engage, they hammer the plates, and again James arrives at the finish line 1st.  James Austin wins the Draw Class.

     In the Stock Class, we have Rob dueling with Lee.  Folks, it's close, but Rob gets there first and wins this duel.  Now it's Richard & EJ dueling.  At the horn we have another close duel, with EJ edging out Richard.  EJ & Reba are up now, and EJ continues his winning ways by getting by Reba.  That's not an easy accomplishment tonight either.

     Folks, we are getting down to it.  We have 4 shooters remaining, Rob & Rebecca Potter, Richard Lively, and EJ.

Richard and EJ duel, with Richard putting paid! to EJs evening.  Exit EJ.  Rob & Reba then have a family fued, with Rob winning this one.  How often does that happen at home, Rob?  Exit Reba, our 3rd place Stock Gun thooter tonight.  Well done, Reba!!

     To continue, Richard Lively with 1 number and Rob Potter with 2 numbers duel,   with Rob getting there first.  And folks, that leaves Rob Potter our Stock Class winner tonight.  Now it's time to find out who is our TOP GUN for December 22, 2009.  After a night of cold temperatures & HOT SHOOTING, It is down to 2 guns, Rob Potter & James Austin.  Shooters, Load & Make Ready!!  Shooters Ready?  Stand By!!  We have a TONE!! Rob & James hammer the plates, the gunfire ebbs, the range falls silent, the smoke settles, and JAMES AUSTIN is TOP GUN tonight!!  Well done James, and well done to the entire field.  We'll see you right here next Tuesday, December 28th, 2009 and we'll play this game again.  And this Holiday Season, have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS,  AND A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

 

Hal