December 27, 2009 Clays Match Report

16 Guns Entered Today

 

     8 Open Guns, Class won by Hal Hansen with  score of 46

          In second place with a score of 44 is our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat

          We have a tie for 3rd in the Open Class between Ken Bagley Sr. and

          Darren Foreman, each with a score of 43.

 

     8 Limited Guns, Class won by Loren DeShon with a score of 44

         In 2nd place in the Limited Class is Jim Skedd with a score of 37

         In 3rd place in the Limited Class is Steve Tinner with a score of 31

 

     Welcome back to GHSC and the last Clays Match of 2009.  We hope you all had a great Christmas, that you'll have a great New Years, and that you will make it a point to join us at GHSC each Sunday afternoon at 4:00 for our Clays Matches.

     Today's weather was clear & cold with the temperature hovering at a brisk 38 degrees. 

Many thanks to our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus, to our Scorekeeper and DJ, Doug Mclean, to our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, and to the Ammo Fairy for stepping in after Santa went home and giving this Reporter his Christmas present.  Ho Ho Ho!  THANKS!! Ammo Fairy.

     Our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, brought us Array Series "C" today.  For the first 3 rounds some of the Green Standards got replaced by White ones due to an abundance of White Standards.  After Round 3 however, substitutions were not a factor, as all the Standard Sized Clays were gone, leaving only orange micros, and the everpresent black micro in the middle, proudly sporting a clearly visible white center.

     Round 1 saw 3 orange micros in a line across the top, alternated with a Green Standard and a White Standard on the bottom row for a total of 5 clays.  Pick 4, break them, then engage the black micro with the white center in the middle. 

     Round 2 still displayed 3 orange micros in a V configuration on the outside of a staggered, stacked set of Standards, the top standard being Green, and the lower Standard being White.  Again, pick 4 to engage and break, then move in to the black micro in the middle, standing out for all to see plainly, with it's white dot just a shinin'.

     Round 3 sees only 1 Standard Clay remaining, it being a Standard White one, on the inside of the lower row, right next to the center black micro in the middle, it's white center just begging for someone to shoot at it.

     Round 4 bids goodbye to the Standards.  We find in their stead orange micros divided between a top row of 3, and a bottom row of 2, alternating in a staggered pattern, and all leading to the black micro in the middle, seemingly with a laser beam aimed back at the shooters.  Pick 4, break them, then head in for the black micro in the middle.

     Round 5 sees only 4 orange micros on either side of the black micro in the middle.

If the orange micros are on your side of the screen, shoot'em all, let Doug sort'em out.

Then, having broken the four orange micros taunting you, move in and shoot at the black micro in the middle, it's white center just taunting and challenging. 

      At the end of regulation play we have a couple of class winners.  In the Open Class, this reporter, Hal Hansen leads the field with a score of 46.  Better lucky  than good.  Be more careful of your grip next time and maybe you won't have the 2 Stovepipe jams you were lucky enough to overcome.

      In the Limited Class, with a score of 44, Loren DeShon emerged victorious.  Good shooting Loren.  I notice you brought out your Ruger .22 with iron sights today.  No question, matching the tool to the task is important. 

     OK folks, that's the Clays Matches for 2009.  We hope you all enjoyed them enough to make a point of attending them in 2010.  The Clays Match Staff at Gig Harbor Sportsman's Club invites you all, and all your shooting friends, to our matches held each Sunday at 4PM.  Until then always remember:

 

SHOOT FAST!! SHOOT ACCURATELY!! BUT MOST OF ALL,

                                  SHOOT SAFELY!!

 

 

WE'LL SEE YOU ALL RIGHT HERE NEXT YEAR!!

 

Hal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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!!

 

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12/20/09 GHSC Clays Match Report

18 Guns Entered

 

     7 Open Guns - Class won by Chuck Treat with a score of 47

                   2nd place - Ken Bagley Sr. with a score of 42

                   3rd place tie       David Lee

                                                          with identical scores of 39 

                                              Mathew Reid

    

11 Limited Guns - Class won by Steve Tinner with a score of 37

                    2nd place - Hal Hansen with a score of 31

                    3rd place -   Mark (OJ) Kimura with a score of 28

 

     Here we are at GHSC 5 days before Christmas.  At home, all the stockings are hung from the chimney with care, in hopes that

St. Nicholas soon would be there, to bring us all brand new Clays Match Guns.  Tomorrow is Dec. 21, 2009 and the Winter Solstice. And so officially starts winter.  It was totally overcast at gametime, and as our DJ, Doug McLean called the shooters to the line for Round 1, it started raining.  It was much warmer today than in the last couple of weeks, with the temperature at the start of the match at 50degrees, skyrocketing to 53degrees by the end of round 5. 

     We missed our usual host & Match Director,  Chuck Nicodemus, who was absent today.  In his place stepped our Scorekeeper & DJ, Doug McLean.  What did you do in your spare time today, Doug? Doug stays pretty busy on a typical Sunday folks.  In addition to his duties during our match, Doug has always just come off a shift as a Range Officer, and folks, Sundays are BUSY!!  Well done Doug, and thank you!!

     Thanks also to our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, who brought us target array series "B" today.  This array series was/is

challenging to say the least.  Let's take a look at what the Clays Match Competitors saw today. 

 

     Round 1

          Round 1 saw 3 Green Standards forming an arch over an orange micro.  After engaging and breaking those 4 clays, one moves to the black micro in the middle.  On this dark, rainy December afternoon, the day before the start of winter, it was much appreciated to have the white dot in the middle of the micro in the middle.  

 

     Round 2

           Round 2 saw the number of Standard sized clays decrease by 1.  Now we see a Green Standard on either side of 2

stacked orange minis.  After engaging and breaking those 4, it's on to the black micro in the middle, complete with it's white center spot.

 

     Round 3

           Round 3 presents 3 orange micros cupping a Green Standard, with those 4 clays bracketing the black micro in the middle.  You will notice there is only one Standard Clay on the screen.  Enjoy it now, because in Rnd 4, no more Standards.

 

     Round 4

           Round 4 has 4 orange micros in diamond formations, one on each side of the black micro in the middle, complete with it's white center spot.  This is truly Great!!  The day before the start of Winter, black as night except for the flood lights lighting the range, raining, and the black micro in the middle is highly visible for all to see, and shoot at.

 

     Round 5

           Round 5 has the 4 orange micros forming a box on each side of the black micro in the middle, complete with it's white spot in the middle.  And we have some winners by the end of regulation play.

 

    In the Open Class, with a score of 47, is our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat.  All right Chuck, not only do you arrange them, you can also hit them.  Well Done!!

    In 2nd place in the Open Class is Ken Bagley Sr. with a score of 42.  We have a tie for 3rd place in the Open Class between David Lee & Mathew Reid, each shooter posting scores of 39.  

 

     In the Limited Class, Steve Tinner leads the pack.  Steve has shot a score of 37.  In 2nd place in the Limited Class is 

this reporter, Hal Hansen with a score of 31.  In 3rd place in the Limited Class is Mark (OJ) Kimura with a score of 28.

 

     Well, wherever our usual Host & Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus, is today, we all hope he can accomplish whatever he's doing and make it to the match next Sunday.  Everyone enjoy a very Merry Christmas, have a SAFE and enjoyable New Year, 

and we'll see you right here next Sunday afternoon at 4pm to break in our brand new Clays Match Guns Santa brought us.

 

HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A WONDERFUL, SAFE HAPPY NEW YEAR.

 

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December 13, 2009 Clays match report

10 Guns Entered

 

     Open Class

            1) Darren Foreman - 48

            2) Chuck Nicodemus - 44

            3) Chuck Treat - 37

 

     Limited Class

            1) Loren DeShon - 41

            2) Jim Skedd - 36

            3) Mark (OJ) Kimura - 32

 

     It was a brisk, overcast 33degree evening at GHSC, and only 10 fanatical clays shooters turned out to enter the fray.  Most of the regular clays shooters, this un-intrepid reporter included, were at home where it was warm, and where it wasn't supposed to snow, inside anyway.  

     Thanks to those that hosted and ran the match, and to our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat,  for presenting target array series "A".

 Let's all vicariously enjoy the fresh air with the shooters, as we review the arrays seen today.

 

Round 1)

     We see 3 standard clays, 2 Green and 1 Black, the black standard in the middle of the 3, adjacent to 3 orange minis, stacked, with the center orange mini slightly offset.  When the shooter finished successfully negotiating that array, she/he proceeds to the black micro in the middle, complete with white dot in the middle. Pick 4 outside clays, break them, and then engage and shoot the black micro in the middle.

Round 2)

     Here we see 6 orange minis bracketing a black standard, then 1 Green standard leading to the black micro in the middle.

Just pick 4 preliminary clays targets, break them, and then engage the black micro in the middle.

Round 3)

     We're now down to 1 Black standard clay, surrounded by 6 orange minis.  Pick 4 out of that array and then it's on to the black micro in the middle.  Speed, noise and fury are behind us now.  From here on in it's finesse, patience, and accuracy.

Round 4)

     If one uses one's imagination a bit, Rnd 4s array looks rather like a cross, laying on it's side.  Or, sort of like a Claymore Sword, of Celtic lore.  In any event, the formation is comprised of 5 orange minis, and they point to the black micro in the middle, complete and decked out for the holidays with it's white dot.

Round 5)

     Only 4 orange minis on each side now.  each set of minis pointing right into the black micro in the middle.So, let's see how our contestants did today.

 

     in the Open Class, with a score of 48 is Darren Foreman.  In 2nd place is our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus with a score of 44.  In 3rd place is our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat with a score of 37.  Well done gents.

 

     In the Limited Class, Loren DeShon leads with a score of 41.  In 2nd place with a score of 36, is Jim Skedd.  Tied for 3rd place, each with scores of 32, are Mark (OJ) Kimura and Robert Pollack.  Challenging, isn't it gentlemen? 

    

     Next Sunday, right here at GHSC at 4PM, we'll play this game again.  It is forecast to be a few degrees warmer then, if somewhat wetter, but it's winter in Western Washington so we'll all get to see what it actually does together.  See you then, Clays Shooters, and until then always remember:

 

SHOOT FAST!! SHOOT ACCURATELY!!  BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHOOT SAFELY!! 

 

Hal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

        

December 6, 2009 Clays Match Report

12 Gun Entered

 

     5 Open Guns - Class won by 1) Hal Hansen - scores 43 + 4

                            

                                                  2) Jay Schoonmaker 43 + 3

                                                      Ken Bagley Sr. 43 + 3

 

                                                  3) Chuck Treat - 42

 

     7 Limited Guns - Class won by 1)  Steve Tinner with a score of 42

 

                                                      2)  Jim Skedd with a score of 40

 

                                                      3)   Mathew Reid with a score of 27

 

Welcome to GHSC everyone, and our weekly, Sunday afternoon Clays Match.  It's December in Western Washington and therefore it's cold.  At game time today it is 36degrees, and we are all hovered around all the heaters when we aren't shooting.

The weather was clear however, and apart from some fine, and rather sparse snowflakes last night, the weather was non-threatening and, to say the least, invigorating today. 

     Many thanks as always to those who brought us the clays match.  Many thanks indeed to Chuck Nicodemus for hosting and directing our match.  Thanks also to the scorekeeper and ad hoc DJ, Doug McLean for keeping the "books" and announcing our match.  And a special thanks to our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, for bringing us Target array series "J" today. 

     Chuck, we Clays shooters all owe you a vote of thanks for bringing our usually overly dark "micro in the middle" out into the sunlight for all to see.  Now our black micros have a white center, and in the center of the white center is a green dot.  Suddenly, even in the ambient light of our flood lights shining through the darkness of December evenings, our black "micros in the middle" are standing out and just inviting all the clays shooters to "Plug" them.  Well done, Chuck.

     Target Array series "J" starts off with Round 1 looking pretty easy.  2 Green standards in a line on top, 2 orange midis in an

offset line below,  and the black micro in the middle, now sporting a white center.  Yeah!  We can do this!!

     Round 2 still has 2 standards on top but now one of the standards is black.  On the line below are still the 2 orange midis 

offset from the standards, and then the black micro in the middle, standing out for all to see.

     Round 3 sees the top row with one orange mini, & one black standard, on top, and on the bottom row are still the 2 orange midis.  The black mcro waits in the middle and we proceed to rnd 4.

     Round 4 sees all the the standard sized clays gone.  The top 2 clays are comprised of 1 orange micro, 1 orange midi,

the bottom row having 1 orange micro, and one orange midi.  The black micro in the middle beckons the, so far, successful shooters, and folks, it's on to Rnd 5

     Round 5 has all orange minis, 4 on each side in 2 offset rows as usual, and of course the one exception to the rule in the form of the black micro in the middle.  the clays matches at GHSC have a habit of imparting a false sense of power and invincibility to shooters at the start of the matches, and then morphing into matches that take a great deal of precision, patience, and accuracy.

Our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, sees to it that in addition to enjoyable competition, the requirements of sound handgun fundamentals are molded into the format as well.  Good on ya, Chuck!

     And it gets better, clays shooters.  At the end of regulation play we have a three way tie, in the Open Class.  Open Class shooters Hal Hansen, Jay Schoonmaker, and Ken Bagley Sr. all have matching scores of 43.  You know what this means,

folks.  Yep!!  Shootoff.  Target screens back to 44' and a straight line of orange micros punctuated by a center black micro, complete with white spot in the middle.  Hal, Jay & Ken are called to the line, "load 5 rounds", Shooters Ready?  Fire!!.

Now folks, this shootoff was close.  When the smoke clears, and silence returns to the range, Hal Hansen has hit 4 of the 5

shootoff clays lined up on the screen.  Jay and Ken each have hit 3, so Hal Hansen is this week's Open Class Victor.

     In the Limited Class, Steve Tinner has emerged victorious with a score of 42.  Well done, Clays Shooters.  We'll see you right back here next Sunday afternoon at 4PM and we'll see who are the TOP GUNS then.  In the meantime remember;

 

                             "Speed is Fine!! But Accuracy is Final!!"

 

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     7 Limited Guns - Class won by