June 20, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Plate Match Report

36 Guns Entered     Match Won By Loren DeShon

      2nd Place - Scott Scheitzach

      3rd Place - John Iverson

 

     36 Guns Entered, Ladies & Gentlemen, Welcome to Summer.  By the time you faithful readers get this report, it will be

June 21, 2011, and the first day of summer.  Summer is shaping up quite well so far, with a new high number of entries for our Match Director, Mike Blondin's, Plate Matches.  We expect the number of entries to rise during the summer, and to become The Place to be the First & Third Monday of each month!!

     With the great turnout for the matches this summer though, Our Match Director, Mike Blondin as well as our Scorekeeper and DJ, George Flaherty have asked me to advise all the shooters this summer that punctuality to the match, as well as at the firing line when it's your turn to shoot, IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.  We still have a cutoff requirement of 8:30PM, so it's critical that each shooter is signed up for the match on time, and at the firing line immediately when called to shoot.  End of Sermon.

     Thanks for a great match to our Match Director Mike Blondin, our Scorekeeper & DJ George Flaherty, our Line Marshall's

Dan Moore and Matt Seagraves, and everyone who helped set up and take down the stage at each end of the match. 

It was a great match, and it will get better and better with good help like we had tonight.  Thanks, Match Staff.

     It sure was a beautiful night for a plate match.  It was approaching 70 degrees at gametime, it was dry with a very high and very light overcast.  What a segue to Summer.  Tonight we want to welcome back some faces we haven't seen for way too long. Welcome back Carrie Giacolone and Ted Austin.  We hope you folks had a great time and will make this event a regular fixture on your calendar.  Carrie was the only Lady in the field of shooters tonight, but she shot well and we hope there will be many more ladies either coming to the match for the first time or returning to shoot.  We also had several young men who came to the match for the first time, as well as some returning after a hiatus from plate shooting.  Now that school is out, we hope to see you all return here regularly this summer.

     36 Guns entered the match tonight, and with this large a field we were still able to get in 3 Rounds of preliminaries, as well as the

Sudden Death Final.  By the latter part of the Sudden Death Final, we were down to 6 finalists.  After Loren DeShon put this reporter, Hal Hansen on the trailer, the spotlight turned to Scott Scheitzach & George Flaherty.  George took this duel, and set the stage for Kiel Marvik & John Iverson who had a fast accurate duel which was won by Kiel.  Loren & Scott had a rematch then, and this time Loren took a close one.  Loren had that H&K P7 smoking tonight.  But then, he usually does.  Loren & George then dueled, with Loren crossing the line first, and Scott put PAID!! to Kiel's bid tonight.  Loren & John Iverson dueled again with Loren winning, giving John Iverson a hardwon 3rd Place Finish tonight.  Now it's down to a duel, one duel, for all the marbles between Scott Scheitzach & Loren DeShon.

     Loren & Scott are at the line, they are loaded and ready, and the challenge is for All Five Plates and the Popper.  Our Line Marshall Matt Seagraves asks if the shooters are ready, and we have *TONE*.  The targets are engaged, Thunder Rolls, all the plates drop consecutively, the poppers fall, And We Have A Winner!!  Loren DeShon's popper lies tight to the ground, and Loren DeShon wins it all tonight!!  Scott Scheitzach takes 2nd Place, and John Iverson takes 3rd.  Congratulations to our winners, and congratulations to all the shooters in our field for a competitive, fun and most especially SAFE match.  It's summertime now, and a great season of the year to shoot plates. 

     NOW, A REMINDER!!  IN TWO WEEKS, MONDAY JULY 4, 2011 we will all be celebrating America's

Independence.  There will be no match that night.  America's Freedom may have been won by using large quantities of powder & shot, but in 2011 we do it a bit quieter, in the peaceful settings of our homes with our families.  Stay tuned for announcements of makeup matches to substitute for the match missed on July 4, 2011.  For sure however, on July 18, 2011 at 6:00PM, right here at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club, we'll have our regularly scheduled plate match.  Take the extra time to practice and get your tools of combat tuned up and ready to rock.  Always remember the mantra:

 

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

 

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June 19, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

4 Entries In the Ladies Class - Class won by Mary Stevens with a score of 33

     2nd Lady - Gitti Anable with a score of 32

     3rd Lady - Melissa (verson with a score of 20

 

1 Junior, Brian Tinner, with a score of 15

 

4 Entries in the Open Class - Class won by Chuck Treat with a score of 44

     We had a tie for 2nd Open between George Stevens & Hal Hansen, both with scores of 40

     3rd Open - Steve Tinner, with a score of 35

 

12 Entries in the Limited Class - Class won by Jeff Guenther with a score of 41

     2nd Limited - John Iverson with a score of 38

     3rd Limited - Chuck Nicodemus with a score of 37

 

     Good afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome to a Father's Day Clays Match at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club.  A most happy day of honor for all the Father's that came to our match today.  It was great to see a couple of Father's bringing their daughters & sons to the match, and the daughters & sons returned the honor by shooting very well indeed.  Congratulations to George Stevens & John Iverson for bringing Mary and Melissa.  Congrats to Steve Tinner for bringing Brian, Congrats to Jeff for bringing Kylie, and if I missed anyone, congrats to them, too. 

     Speaking of congratulations, congrats to all the match staff for another fine match.  Thanks to Chuck Nicodemus for Directing the Match, Thanks to Doug McLean for running the Scoretable & the microphone.  Thanks to Chuck Treat for bringing us Page 5 of The Great Equalizer Series.  Our 2nd Arrays Impressario, Darren Foreman, was absent today, along with his son Kirk, probably out celebrating Dad's Day together.  We know you were both here in spirit.  Page 5 was on the screens today, so let's review what the shooters saw from the firing line.

 

Round 1

     Round 1 presented as 2 straight lines.  The top row was 4 Green Standards, and the bottom row was 4 orange micros.  If entered in the Open Class, shoot at the orange micros.  If entered in the Limited Class,  shoot at the Green Standards.  If you are successful in hitting all of your primarys, go to the center of the screen and engage the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 2

     The transition begins with the first clays, the first orange micro and the first Green Standard changing places.  The black micro in the middle, however, stays right there, in the middle.

 

Round 3

     Now the second clays in line change place also.  This puts the top row starting with 2 orange micros, the bottom row starting with 2 Green Standards, and the last two clays in each row just the opposite.  The black micro in the middle remains right there.

 

Round 4

     Now the top row starts with 3 orange micros, ending with 1 Green Standard.  The bottom row starts with 3 Green Standards and ends with an orange micro.  In the center of the screen though is the ubiquitous black micro in the middle.

 

Round 5

     Now the transition is complete.  On the top row are 4 orange micros.  On the bottom row are 4 Green Standards.  In the middle of the screen is the black micro in the middle.  Let's see how our shooters did today.

 

     In the Ladies Class we had 4 Entries.  Mary Stevens won the class with a score of 33.  Only 1 target back, Gitti Anable had a score of 32.  Rounding out the top 3, Melissa Iverson turned in a score of 20.  We are very pleased to welcome a new Lady to our matches, Kylie Guenther.  Kylie made her debut to the clays matches today, in the company of Dad, Jeff Guenther.  Welcome Kylie, we hope you had a good time and will accompany Dad all the time.  Welcome.

 

     Brian Tinner was our only Junior shooter today, and he turned in a fine score of 15.

 

     We had 4 Open Class entrants today, and all 4 placed in the top 3.  Chuck Treat won the class with a score of 44.  We had a tie for 2nd Open today between George Stevens and this reporter, Hal Hansen, both with scores of 40.  Steve Tinner rounded out the Top 3 Open finishers with a score of 35. 

 

     In the Limited Class, Jeff Guenther took the honors with a score of 41.  John Iverson took 2nd Limited with a score of 38.  Chuck Nicodemus took 3rd Limited with a score of 37. 

 

     OK Folks, that's it for this Father's Day Clays Match.  We'll see you right here next Sunday, June 26, 2011, when it will be

Summer.  This will bring at least 3 Months of Great Weather, Great Shooting, and Page 6 of The Great Equalizer Series.

I was informed today by our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, that there are going to be some curve balls thrown into the mix from time to time.  So be ready.  It seems that the 2 inch micros are becoming perceived as too easy, so there will be changes made.

The fundamentals are all the same.  It's all about sight picture and trigger squeeze.  The rest is just there to confuse you.  However hard you practice though, make FireArms Safety Job #1.  Then Accuracy.  When those requirements are second nature, then start concerning yourself with Speed.  Remember:

 

SPEED WILL COME.  ACCURACY AND SAFETY ARE IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW!!

 

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June 12, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

18 Guns Entered

 

     2 Ladies - Class won by Mary Stevens with a score of 34

           2nd Lady - Carrie Morton with a score of 22

 

     4 Juniors - Class won by Brian Tinner with a score of 26

            2nd Junior - Kirk Foreman with a score of 14

            3rd Junior - Thomas Craft with a score of 12

            4th Junior - Stephan Craft with a score of 7

 

     5 Open Guns - Class won by Ken Bagley Sr. with a score of 42 + 4

            2nd Open - Chuck Treat with a score of 42 + 3

            3rd Open - Thor Palm with a score of 34

 

    13 Limited Guns - Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 48

            2nd Limited - Steve Tinner with a score of 44

            3rd Limited - Hal Hansen with a score of 38

 

     Good afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club, and another of our weekly Clays Matches.

It was a beautiful spring day in the Pacific Northwest, with a bit of a variety of weather for our match today.  It was alternately sunny,

a light hazy overcast, almost 70degrees warm, then a light misty rain came out of the overcast, but not hard enough to even settle the dust.  All in all, a great day for a clays match.  But then, aren't they all??!!

 

     Our match management once again presented a great match, and for that we thank them.  Thanks to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus, thanks to our ScoreKeeper and DJ Doug McLean, and thanks to our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman, who brought us Page 4 of The Great Equalizer Series today.  Let's take a look at what the shooters were engaging in this match.  The arrays took on a 3 line dimension, with the clays forming vague shapes over 3 lines instead of just 2. 

 

Round 1

     On the top row, from the outside in, we see an orange micro, then after an open area a Green Standard.

In the middle row, we see 2 Green Standards followed by 2 orange micros.  On the third and bottom row, we see repeated an

orange micro, an open area and then another Green Standard.  If entered in the Open Class your targets are the orange micros.

If entered in the Limited Class, your targets are the Green Standards.  If successful in breaking all of your primarys, go to the center of the screen and engage the black micro in the middle. 

 

Round 2

     The top row remains the same, but now the middle row begins with an orange micro, then a Green Standard, followed by 2

more orange micros.  On the bottom row your targets, if entered in the Limited Class, are two Green standards, about a foot apart.

If successful in breaking all of your primarys, engage the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 3

     The top and bottom row now are identical, with 2 Green Standards spread about a foot apart.  The center row is comprised of 4 orange micros, all in a row.  Waiting in the middle of the screen for the thus-far successful shooter is the black micro in the middle. 

 

Round 4

     The top row again begins with a Green Standard, about 18" of open area, and then an orange micro.  The middle row begins with 2 orange micros followed by a Green Standard followed by an orange micro.  The bottom row now consists of 2 Green Standards about 18" apart.  The one constant of the match, well, almost constant, well, usually constant, but not today, is the Black micro in the middle.

 

Round 5

     The top row again consists of a Green Standard, an open area about 18" wide, then an orange micro.  The middle row starts with 2 orange micros followed by 2 Green Standards.  The bottom row begins with a Green Standard, an open area, followed by an orange micro.  At this point a curve ball is thrown at the shooters.  Instead of the ubiquitous black micro in the middle, what to our wondering eyes does appear but a pale orange bottle cap, about half the size of the black micro in the middle!!!!

 

     An Editorial: It was quite a surprise looking out at the screens and seeing such a tiny target, and not even black, but sort of pale orange.  "Is this a legitimate target???!!!"  In modern handgun competition, a legitimate target is: "Whatever the Match Director says it is."  So, yes, it was/is a legitimate target.  Can we successfully engage it?  Well, today, usually not.  I guess the challenge is to learn to be able to successfully engage it.  This reporter is reminded of some years back when the micro clays were introduced.  they were very challenging, and more than a little frustrating.  Still, the bar was raised to the point where the shooters were required to improve their skills sufficiently to successfully engage those micros.  Today, the micros aren't that difficult.  Our skill level has risen to meet the challenge.  Now, the bar is, at least for today, raised again.  The challenge once again is to accelerate our training sufficiently to meet the challenge.  

Generally in life, the standard of easy isn't usually worth the trouble.  Marksmanship sufficient to efficiently and successfully engage bottle caps under the stress

of competition should stand the shooter in good stead if, God Please Forbid, the trumpets ever sound and the health and safety of ourselves or our loved ones is at risk on the street.  If we can hit a bottle cap at 10yds under the stress of competition etc. etc. etc.  Thus endeth the sermon. 

     On such a pleasant thought, let's review today's results.

 

     We had two competitors in the ladies Class.  Mary Stevens chose this class over the Junior Class in which to compete today, and she won it with a score of

34.  Carrie Morton finished 2nd with a score of 22.  

 

     In the Junior Class, we had 4 shooters.  Brian Tinner took the win with a score of 26.  Kirk Foreman finished 2nd with a score of 14.  The brothers Thomas & Steven Kraft finished 3rd & 4th with scores of 12 & 7 respectively.  

 

     In the Limited Class, Jay Schoonmaker took the win with a score of 48.  It should be noted that Jay went into the final round with a perfect score of 40.  Close Jay, probably done in by a couple of bottle caps.  Steve Tinner was close behind in 2nd spot with a score of 44.  In Third Limited was this reporter, Hal Hansen with a score of 38, and very lucky indeed to notice the loose front sight flopping around on my Glock, before it fell off onto the floor.  Once home, with an application of Loc Tite, I'll bet it doesn't come loose again.  

 

     In the Open Class, we had a tie score between Ken Bagley Sr. & Chuck Treat, both with scores of 42.  Thor Palm followed with a score of 34.  It's tme for a shootoff between Ken and Chuck.   For this shootoff the screen stayed at 10yds, and a line of 4 orange micros and a black micro in the middle constituted the array.  Doug Mclean calls the shooters to the line with the instructions to load 5 rounds.  The shooters were alerted to be ready, and the command was given to

Fire!!  Chuck & Ken go for it, .22 caliber thunder rolls quietly, orange micros explode, the black micro in the middle ducks, laughing, and silence returns to the range.  The gallery peers downrange, and a cheer goes up from the crowd.  We have a winner.  Ken Bagley Sr. has broken 4 micros, while Chuck Treat has broken 3,  Ken Bagley Sr. takes today's Open Class at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club with a score of 42 + 4.  Chuck Treat takes 2nd Open with a score of

42 + 3 and Thor palm takes 3rd Open with a score of 34. 

 

     So that's the Clays Match for today folks.  The bar has been raised, and the gauntlet thrown.  Now it's up to the field to meet the challenge.  One can only wonder what will come next, but for now, Bring on the bottle caps!!   While striving to meet the latest challenge, always remember:

 

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

 

Hal     

June 6, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Plate Match Report

15 Guns Entered             Match won by George Flaherty

 

     2nd Place - Hal Hansen

 

     3rd Place - Thor Palm

 

     Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome to a delightful spring evening at Gig Harbor Sporsmans Club.  The skies were lightly overcast, and the temperature at gametime was 70degrees.  It was beautiful and it stayed that way for the entire match. 

 

     Many thanks to our Match Staff for another fine match.  Thanks in particular to our Match Director Mike Blondin, our Scorekeeper and DJ George Flaherty and our setup crew, tonight consisting of Mike, Thor, George and Rolf.  The stage was set up and ready to rock on time and in it's entirety.  And rock it did.  We were priveleged to have two of our young ladies from our clays matches in attendance tonight.  Welcome to plate shooting Mary and Stephanie Stevens, accompanied by their Dad George.  Shooting plate is a great family sport, isn't it folks?  Welcome to our sport also, Dave Anderson.  Dave made his debut into shooting falling plates tonight, and Dave,  welcome to our sport.  Welcome to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club, one and all, and we hope to see each and every one of you just as often as possible.

 

     Fifteen guns turned out for the match tonight, and by the end of the Sudden Death Finale, the number was down to three;  George Flaherty, Thor Palm and Hal Hansen.  George and Hal each had 4 numbers, and Thor had two.  At this point good and bad fortune arrived for Hal.  It had been a pretty good night of shooting tonight, and Hal had 4 numbers on the board, as did George.  As is often the case in sports, at the finale of a good effort, suddenly the machine quits.  Hal's Kimber just would not go into battery when feeding ammo.  At first a squib was suspected, but upon checking the bore, it was clear.  Dirty but clear.  Later, at home, a case gauge was used, apparently for the first time on a handful of the ammo supply, and ammo was discovered that just wouldn't drop into the gauge.  One can empathize with an Indy Car Driver entering the final few laps, only to blow an engine. 

 

    Now is when good fortune appeared.  Thor Palm had a Glock model 22 that took the same ammo that Hal was using.  It may not have fit into the chamber of Hal's Kimber, but it ran just fine in Thor's Glock.  Thor's Glock ran well, and Hal kept the duels close, but by now it was down to George Flaherty and Hal, and against George, close just isn't close enough.  Hal went down in four, and made a promise to the God's of the Plate Matches to be darn sure of the quality of his ammo next time.  And every time.  The match finished with George Flaherty winning the match, Hal Hansen finishing 2nd, and Thor Palm finishing 3rd.  Not a bad evening.  And an educational one.  As the mantra of many sports events follows:  "There's always next time."

 

     OK Folks, that's it for tonight's match.  We'll see you right back here in two weeks - Monday June 20, 2011 at 6:00PM.  Make sure your gear runs properly, and always remember:

 

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

 

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June 5, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

18 Guns Entered

 

     2 Ladies - Class won by Carrie Morton with a score of 20 + 2 + 3

           2nd Lady - Stephanie Stevens with a score of 20 + 2 + 1

 

     3 Juniors - Class won by Trian Tinner with a score of 44

         2nd Junior - won by Mary Stevens with a score of 40

         3rd Junior - Kirk Foreman with a score of 14

 

     10 Open Guns - Class won by Darren Foreman with a score of 47

          2nd Open - Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 46

          3rd Open - Brian Tinner with a score of 44

 

       8 Limited Guns - Class won by Hal Hansen with a score of 42 + 4

          2nd Limited - Steve Tinner with a score of 42 + 3

          3rd Limited - Todd Anderson with a score of 40

 

     Good afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club, and a beautiful Spring afternoon.

20 Guns showed up at the range this afternoon, and a Clays Match broke out.  We sure had a beautiful day for it, too.  The temperature in the range building was a warm 65 degrees, it was dry, and short sleeves were the order of the day.  Many thanks to our match staff for hosting such a successful series of matches each week.  Many thanks to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus,  our Scorekeeper and DJ Doug McLean, and our Arrays Impressario, Darren Foreman.  I guess Chuck Treat must have gone back to Hawaii again, since he wasn't at the match today.  Darren had it under control though, and presented Page 3 of The Great Equalizer Series.  Before we get into the specifics of the match, our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus, has some announcements.

 

     Effective with this match, No More Shutouts.  All competitors get credit for all the clays they break.  Only one shooter can break the Black Micro In The Middle, and that shooter will get the 5.  So, from now on if you break it, you get credit for it.  Now the 2nd announcement.  Open Class Shooters, Listen Up!  This one applies to you.  Starting next week, June 12, 2011, if you shoot an Open Gun in the Clays Match, you shoot at the micros.  The quality of the competition in the Open Class has improved to the point where everyone  has the ability to hit the micros, so from next week's match forward, all Open Class Competitors will be required to prove it.  Finally, one last announcement.............

 

     This one's on your shoulders, Mary Stevens.  No Clays Match Competitor can win but one class.  Last week Mary won the Junior Class, had high score for the Ladies Class, and placed 3rd in the Open Class.  Mary chose to take her win in the Junior Class, as our Match Director didn't want to encourage Mary to be picking on the entire field.  Mary placed 2nd in the Junior Class today, but Brian Tinner only beat her by 4 Clays, so she kept it close.  OK, let's get on to the match.

 

     Our Arrays Impressario, Darren Foreman brought us Page 3 of The Great Equalizer Series today.  Let's review it from the firing line.

 

Round 1

     The top rows start with an orange micro, followed by 2 Green Standards, ending with another orange micro.  The same pattern is repeated on the bottom row, and the effect is that of a Green Square inside an orange square.  If entered in the Open Class, the orange micros are your targets.  If entered in the Limited Class, it's the Green Standards.  Either way, if successful in breaking all of your primary targets, go to the center of the screen and engage the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 2

     The top row remains the same, but the bottom row now starts with a Green Standard, followed by an orange micro, with the pairing repeated.  If successful in breaking all of your primarys, move to the center of the screen and engage the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 3

     Now both the top rows and the bottom rows are the same, starting with Green Standards, followed by orange micros, with the pairing repeated.  If successful so far in this round,  head to the center of the screens and engage the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 4

     In this round the top rows start with a Green Standard, followed by 2 orange micros, followed by another Green Standard.  The bottom row now appears with a Green Standard followed by an orange micro, with the pairing repeated.  If thusfar successful, the black micro in the middle awaits.

 

Round 5

     For round 5, the pairings from round 1 are reversed.  Now both rows start with a Green Standard followed by 2 orange micros followed by a Green Standard.  If all your primarys are broken, the black micro in the middle awaits.  So let's see what the results look like today.

 

     In the Ladies Class, we have a tie between our two entrants, Carrie Morton & Stephanie Stevens, both having shot scores of 20.  Stephanie shot in the Open Class today, so her targets at 10yds were 4 orange micros.  Carrie Morton shot in the Limited Class, so her targets were 4 Green Standards.

Carrie & Stephanie are ready, and our Scorekeeper and DJ Doug McLean makes the call.  "Shooters to the line, load 5 rounds.  Shooters ready?

Fire!!  Carrie and Stephanie both light up the racks, thunder rolls, and when the dust settles and silence returns, both Stephanie and Carrie have broken two of their targets.  Let's try this again.  Once again Doug calls the shooters to the line and tells them to load 5 rounds.  Once again the screens are ready, as are

Stephanie and Carrie.  Once again, Doug asks if the shooters are ready, and once again Carrie & Stephanie are told to Fire!!  Once again Thunder Rolls,

then the dust settles, and silence returns to the range.  Once again the gallery looks out at the screens, but this time We Have A Winner.  Carrie Morton has broken 3 of her targets, while Stephanie has broken but 1.  String & Class to Carrie Morton and her Glock 19. 

 

     In the Junior Class, they kept it simple.  Brian Tinner was hot today, shooting a score of 44 with his Ruger .22 .  Mary Stevens shot a score of 40 and placed 2nd.  Our remaining Junior, Kirk Foreman, shot a score of 14. 

 

     In the Open Class we had 10 Entries, and the scores were CLOSE!!  Darren Foreman took the win with a score of 47.  Jay Schoonmaker was one target behind with a score of 46, and our class winning Junior, Brian Tinner placed 3rd with a score of 44.  Like I said, that was Close!!

 

     In the Limited Class, we had a tie score of 42 between this reporter, Hal Hansen and Steve Tinner.  We're going to have another Shootoff!!  This time all the screens stay at 10yds, but all the clays are now the orange micros.  Hal & Steve are called to the line and told to Load 5 Rounds.  Now they are both ready,

and our Scorekeeper and DJ makes the call to FIRE!!  The primary targets are all orange micros, and Hal hits all 4 of his, while Steve hits but 3.  Hal takes a shot at the black micro in the middle, to no avail.  After the thunder ebbs, the black micro in the middle is still there and the gallery swears it is laughing.

Well, in this instance 4 orange micros is enough to give the Limited Class Victory to Hal Hansen today.  Steve Tinner takes 2nd Limited with a score of 32 + 3, and Todd Anderson take 3rd Limited with a score of 40.  Those scores were pretty close as well. 

 

     OK Folks, that's it for this match.  Don't forget the GHSC Plate Match right here at 6:00PM Monday Night June 6, 2011.  That's tomorrow!!  We'll see you right here next Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 4:00PM.  Practice hard, all the competitors at GHSC LOVE A GOOD CHALLENGE!!  Always remember your priorities in competition:  1st) Safety  2nd) Accuracy  and not until you have those fundamentals firmly ingrained do you worry about 3rd) SPEED!!  Remember how it always is in handgun competition: 

 

                            "YOU CANNOT MISS FAST ENOUGH TO WIN, TRY AS YOU MAY!!"

 

Hal