RE: Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Plate Matches on Hiatus

JUST A REMINDER EVERYONE, THE GIG HARBOR SPORTSMANS CLUB PLATE

 

MATCHES ARE STILL SUSPENDED.  WHEN THEY RESUME A NOTICE WILL BE POSTED

 

HERE ADVISING EVERYONE OF THE FACT.  CURRENTLY, NO TIME FRAME IS

 

AVAILABLE PREDICTING WHEN THE MATCHES WILL RESUME.  STAY TUNED.

 

Hal

Fw: GHSC Clay Pistol Shoot July 24,2011

 Good Evening Pistol Packin' Folk,

 

As Hal, your usual reporter, was MIA for todays shoot, I stepped up to the plate. So here we go:

 

18 Guns Total Today

 

     4 Open Guns,  Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a resounding 49

         2nd Open won by Darren Foreman with a score of 45

         3rd Open won by George Stevens with 43

 

     7 Limited Guns, Class won by Steve Tinner, your humble reporter pro tem, with a score of 44

         2nd Limited won by Tim Anable with a score of 41

         3rd Limited won by Rolf Lunde with a score of 36

 

     4 in todays Ladies Class, won by Giti Anable with a score of 33

          2nd place to Carrie Morton with a respectable score of 31

          3rd place to Marla Crouch scoring a 21

 

     3 Junior Shooters today, class won by Brian Tinner with a 32

          2nd place to Mary Stevens with a score of 30

          3rd place to Kirk Foreman posting a 23

 

     Good afternoon all you fans of Clays Shooting.  It's was a beautiful Sunday afternoon, with bright BLUE skies and a temperature, in the range building, in the upper 70's  Many thanks to our match staff, comprised of our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus, our Scorekeeper and dealer of the duels, Doug McLean, our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, and lastly, Co-AI and Executive Assistant to the Match, Darren Forman.  Chuck and Darren brought us another Helter Skelter Match today, with the arrangement of the clays up to whoever was resetting the arrays.  The only limiting factor was simply that there must be 4 orange micros, and 4 Green Standards on either side of the black micro in the middle. But yet again we fell victims to our new nemesis for 5th target madness, THE DREADED BOTTLE CAPS! Outside of that proviso, the arrays are limited only by the imagination and energy of whoever is setting the clays.

    

At the end of 5 Rounds of shooting, we have a winner in the Limited Class.  This reporter, Steve Tinner has turned in a score of 44 and taken the win.  Steve was shooting his beloved Ruger Redhawk .44 Magnum Revolver.  Third straight win but still feeling the elusiveness of scores in the upper 40's. In 2nd Place in the Limited Class was Tim Anable with a score of 41.  Sorry Tim, close but no cigar. In 3rd Place in the Limited Class today was Rolf Lunde, with a score of 36. Welcome back, Rolf.

 

     In the Open Class today, at the end of 5 Rounds of shooting, Jay "Top Gun" Schoonemaker, came in just one clay short of that perfect 50. As we say, there's always next week.  Rounding out the Open Class, Darren Foreman and George Stevens right on Jays tail.

 

The Juniors shot very well today, lead shooter Brian Tinner, bringing Team Tinner the dual Golds of Victory today. His 32 clays broke slightly ahead of Mary Stevens' 30, followed by Kirk Foreman in 3^rd.

 

The Ladies also presented tough competition with only 2 clays separating 1^st and 2^nd. Giti's not doing the dishes tonight since she claimed victory with a nice 33. Carrie Morton right there with her scoring 31. Rounding out todays Ladies Class, a big welcome back to Marla Crouch, taking 3^rd place.

 

 

Congratulations on a SAFE, clean and challenging match.  Until next week always remember:

 

                  "SPEED IS FINE, BUT ACCURACY IS FINAL"

 

Steve

July 18, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Plate Match Report

22 Guns    MATCH WON BY THOR PALM

             2nd Place - Ron Behrbaum

                3rd Place - Mathew Reid

 

 

FIRST A SAD ANNOUNCEMENT:

     TODAY'S MATCH WILL BE THE LAST IN THIS SERIES.  OUR PLATE MATCH HAS GONE ON HIATUS FOR AN INDETERMINATE PERIOD OF TIME WHILE GIG HARBOR SPORTSMANS CLUB BRINGS ITSELF IN LINE WITH ORDNANCES PUT IN PLACE BY THE GIG HARBOR CITY COUNCIL.  WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS WILL TAKE, BUT WHEN ALL THE CITY'S REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED, OUR MATCH WILL RESUME.  STAY IN TOUCH WITH THIS WEBSITE FOR NOTIFICATION OF THE RESUMPTION OF OUR PLATE MATCHES. 

     BE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE SUNDAY'S CLAYS MATCHES WILL CONTINUE AS USUAL, AS WELL AS THE DEFENSIVE SHOTGUN MATCH, ALSO HELD ON SUNDAYS.  THE ONLY MATCH ON HIATUS IS OUR PLATE MATCH, AND AS SOON AS THE CLUB SATISFIES THE CITY'S ORDNANCES, WE'LL BE BACK.  STAY TUNED!!

 

     Welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club, and while the mood is a somber one due to this being the last match in this series, this series of matches ended with a shout and not a whimper.  22 guns came out to celebrate this match's Memorial, and it was held under beautiful blue skies,

a very few scattered clouds, and in 70 degree temperatures. 

 

     Thanks to our match staff that has brought us this match for so long, and done so efficiently and SAFELY!!.  Thanks to our Match Director Mike Blondin for producing and directing this match series.  Thanks to our ScoreKeeper and DJ George Flaherty for keeping the duels organized and the match running smoothly.  Thanks to Mathew Seagraves and his crew for always having the stage set up on time.  We owe these folks a sincere thank you for putting this fine match together and bringing it to us almost two years.

 

     22 guns entered tonight's match, and after three preliminary rounds there were 8 left.  After George Flaherty put this reporter on the trailer, there were 7.  A fast accurate duel between Ron Behrbaum and Mike Blondin left Ron with another win, and then Mike got back on the winning track in a duel with George Flaherty.  Mathew Reid then put Paid!! to Mike's evening.  Now it was time for a duel between Thor Palm and Ron.  Thor's steady methodical approach to the plates paid off, as he led Ron to the finish line.  Mathew Reid was feeling his oats by this time, and in back to back duels with George, triumphed in both duels and left George with but 1 number on the board.   Thor dueled successfully with Reid next, and set the stage for a duel to the finish line, but in this duel Thor triumphed.  Ron dueled next with George and put paid!! to George's evening.  Exit George. 

     Thor Palm then started a string of wins that led him straight to the winner's circle for tonight's match.  He still had to put both Mathew Reid and Ron Behrbaum on the trailer, and in four duels in which he alternated between Ron and Reid, he did just that.  In his final duel before stepping into the

winner's circle, his opponent was Ron.  The challenge was for 5 + 1, and when all five plus the popper were down, Thor Palm was tonight's Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Plate Match Winner!!

 

     Congratulations to Thor Palm, and congratulations to all the shooters in tonight's match for a challenging, smoothly run and especially a SAFE match.  Well, with Thor's win tonight, we bring down the curtain on our plate matches until further notice.  We hope it won't be in hiatus for long, but however long it takes, when Series Three of the of Gig Harbor Sportsmans Clubs plate matches begins, You'll read about it first right here on our website.  Until then, stay in shape and practice and develop your fundamentals.  Whether shooting in matches or practicing at the range, always remember:

 

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

 

Hal

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 17, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

22 Entries in Today's Match

 

2 Entries in the Ladies Class - Class won by Carrie Morton with a score of 32

     2nd Place Lady - Melissa Iverson with a score of 27

 

6 Entries in the Junior Class - Class won by Mary Stevens with a score of 31

     2nd Place Junior - Kirk Foreman with a score of 28

     3rd Place Junior - Jacob Iverson with a score of 22

 

12 Entries in the Open Class - Class won by Tim Kopp with a score of 46+5

     2nd Place Open - Darren Foreman with a score of 46 + 4

     3rd Place Open - George Stevens with a score of 39

 

10 Entries in the Limited Class - Class won by Steve Tinner with a score of 42+3

     2nd Place Limited - John Iverson with a score of 42+2

     3rd Place Limited - Todd Anderson with a score of 39

 

     Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club for our Sunday afternoon Clays Match.  Today didn't represent Summer, or even Spring, as temperatures were in the very low 60s and the day saw a light steady rain all through the match. 

     Before I go any further, I wish to welcome Jacob Iverson back to our clays matches.  Jacob very recently suffered a serious eye injury, and as of this report the use of his injured eye is still in doubt.  Jacob has adapted to adversity well enough that today he won a hard-fought 3rd place finish in the Junior Class.  Congratulations Jacob, our prayers and good wishes are with you for the return of the full use of your injured eye. 

     Many thanks to our Match Staff for today's match.  Thanks specifically to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus, to our Scorekeeper and DJ Doug McLean, and to our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman. Gentlemen, each week we all enjoy a fun, efficient and SAFE match, and to you folks we offer our sincere thanks.  Chuck & Darren brought us Page 2 of The Great Equalizer Series today.  Let's take a look at the arrays from the firing line.

 

Round 1

     Simply two straight lines of clays, with the orange micros on the top row, and the Green Standards on the bottom row.  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 the shooter is successful in breaking all their primary targets, then go to the center of the screen and engage the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 2

     Now the clays on both the top row and the bottom row, in the 2nd position from the outside of the screens, switch places.  Now the rows start, on the top row, with an orange micro, followed by a Green Standard, followed by 2 orange micros.  The bottom row

begins with a Green Standard, followed by an orange micro, followed by 2 Green Standards.  Of course, if you are successful in breaking all of your primary targets, the black micro in the middle awaits.

 

Round 3

     Now the top row begins with an orange micro, followed by 2 Green Standards, and followed by another orange micro.  The bottom row is now comprised of a Green Standard, 2 orange micros, followed by another Green Standard.  Now comes the change, and the challenge.  If successful in breaking all of your primary targets, instead of the black micro in the middle, now you have the red, but mostly black bottle cap.  At just over 1" wide, red with a black shoot N see dot on the face, this is a very challenging target, and worthy of one's respect and concentration.  Look at the bright side, shooters.  First you have to break all of your primary targets, then for the successful shooters, it's the same for everyone;  Really challenging.

 

Round 4

     Now both the top row and the bottom row alternate colors and sizes of clays.  The top rows start with an orange micro while the bottom row starts with a Green Standard.  All the clays on both rows all alternate in a collage of color.  Of course, speaking of color;

the red, but mostly black bottle cap in the middle awaits your attentions. 

 

Round 5

     This array can only be labeled X Marks The Spot.  From the top left of each X to the bottom right, we see 4 Green Standards

in a diagonal, with a row of orange micros bisecting the array from the top right to the bottom left.  If successful in eliminating your half of the X, the red but mostly black bottlecap in the center of the screen awaits.  Let's look at the results of today's match.

 

     In the ladies Class, Carrie Morton led Mellissa Iverson to the wire by only 5 targets, 32 to 27.  In the Junior Class,

Mary Stevens won it again with a score of 31.  2nd Place Junior went to Kirk Foreman, shooting a score of 28.  Jacob Iverson 

finished 3rd Junior with a score of 22.

 

     In the Open Class, Tim Kopp & Darren Foreman each turned in scores of 46.  George Stevens shot an Open Class score of

39 for a solid 3rd Place Finish.  In the meantime, Tim & Darren are going to shoot off for the class victory.  Darren and Tim will both be using Ruger .22s with, in Tim's case a scope sight, and in Darren's case a Red Dot Optic.  The screens will stay at 10 yds. but will have a diagonal line of black micros on each side of the screen, and the red but mostly black bottlecap in the center.

Our Scorekeeper & DJ Doug Mclean will make the call.  "Shooters to the line, load 5 rounds."  "Shooters ready?"  "Fire!!"

Tim & Darren engage the black micros, .22s clatter, the black micros all break, and Tim Kopp engages and breaks the red, but

mostly black bottle cap in the center.  Tim Kopp takes the Open Class Victory Today with a score of 46+5.

 

     In the limited Class we have another tie score between John Iverson & Steve Tinner, both shooting scores of 42.  Todd Anderson clinched 3rd Limited with a score of 39.  John Iverson will enter the shootoff with his Ruger Model 345 1911 in .45ACP, while Steve Tinner will shoot his Ruger Redhawk .44 Magnum Revolver.  Interestingly,  all 4 handguns in our shootoffs today are made by Ruger.  Good, dependable firearms, Rugers.

     Once again our screens will stay at 10yds, and once again the arrays will be diagonal black micros with a red, but mostly black bottlecap in the middle of the screen.  And, once again, our Scorekeeper & DJ Doug McLean makes the call:  Shooters to the line, load 5 rounds.  Shooters ready?  Fire!!  Now this time, with these heavy caliber handguns, The Thunder Rolls.  In this string of fire no one gets to engage the red, but mostly black bottlecap.  John Iverson's 1911 .45ACP hits two of his primary clays, while Steve Tinner and his Ruger .44 Magnum has hit 3.  Today's Limited Class has been won by Steve Tinner with a score of 42+3.

     OK Folks, that's it for today's clays match at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club.  We hope you enjoyed it and will return next Sunday at 4:00pm, and we'll do it again.  In the meantime practice hard, and practice propertly. Always remember the mantra:

 

 

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

 

Hal

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 10, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

22 Guns entered in today's match

 

     3 Ladies - Class won by Gitti Anable with a score of 37

            2nd Place Lady - Carrie Morton with a score of 35

            3rd Place Lady - Jennifer Iverson with a score of 13

 

     3 Juniors - Class won by Mary Stevens with a score of 35

        2nd Place Junior - Brian Tinner with a score of 27

        3rd Place Junior - Kirk Foreman with a score of 24

 

   11 Open Guns - Class won by Hal Hansen with a score of 46 + 5

     2nd Place Open - Darren Foreman with a score of 46 + 4

     3rd Place Open - George Stevens with a score of 45

 

   11 Limited Guns - Class won by Steve Tinner with a score of 44

      Tie for 2nd Place Limited between Todd Anderson and John Iverson, both with scores of 38

      Tie for 3rd Place Limited between Tim Anable and Dan Redmonds, both with scores of 35 

 

     Good evening Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome to a truly beautiful Summer Sunday afternoon at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club.  The temperature is 70 degrees, the sky is blue with a few puffy white, non-threatening, clouds and short sleeves and just plain shorts are the order of the day.

      Thanks to our Match Staff for a great match.  Thanks particularly to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus for organizing and presenting such a great event.  Thanks to our Scorekeeper & DJ Doug McLean for scoring and running the line, and keeping the event moving smoothly, and most importantly, Safely.  Thanks as well to our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman for bringing us Page 1 of the Great Equalizer Series.  Of course, Chuck & Darren added a twist today, and for future matches into the future, just to keep the challenges interesting.  Henceforth, until further notice, the black micro in the middle will sometimes be replaced by a bottle cap 1 3/16 in wide.  Now, the good news.  The bottle cap will be Red.  The mediocre news is that, on the face of the cap will be a black Shoot N See Dot, so everyone can see if a round has struck the bottle cap, just in case it doesn't break.  The caps are made of plastic, and often the round will just go straight through.  With the Shoot N See Dot, it will be pretty obvious if the round struck the target.  The bottle caps will replace the black micro in the middle anytime the Arrays Impressarios get the urge, and will remain in place for as many rounds as is deemed appropriate by Chuck & Darren. At a distance of 10yds , a 1 3/16" plastic bottle cap requires a bit of attention to hit.  So, let the fun begin.

 

Round 1

     The round starts with 4 orange micros in a line on the top row, and 4 Green Standards on the bottom row.  If entered in the Limited Class, the Green Standards are your targets.  If entered in the Open Class, then the orange micros should draw your rounds.  Either way, in this round at least, if you are successful in breaking all of your primary targets, the black micro in the middle

is your ultimate goal.

 

Round 2

     Round 2 remains exactly the same.  This gives the shooter a false sense of security, causing a mild case of complacency.  Don't do that!!  These targets are hard enough to hit without starting to daydream.

 

Round 3

     Now the top row has 3 orange micros and the innermost clay is a Green Standard.  On the bottom row, the first three targets

are Green Standards, but the innermost target is an orange micro.  And now in the middle of the screen, for the thus-far successful shooter, is a red bottle cap with a black dot on it's face.  After shooting the primary clays so quickly, the shooter best slow way down and concentrate fully on a good sight picture, good trigger prep, and a smooooth trigger pull.  Good luck.

 

Round 4

     Round 4 remains exactly the same as round 3, complete with the bottle cap in the middle.  Go fast, then go slow.  Now it's on to round 5.

 

Round 5

     The top row now starts with a Green Standard Clay target.  The next two clay targets are orange micros, followed by another Green Standard.  On the bottom row, an orange micro leads the parade, followed by 2 Green Standards, followed by one more orange micro.  The Red, but mostly black bottlecap remains anchored in the middle.  Well, let's see how the shooters did with this challenging course of fire.

 

     In the Junior Class, Mary Stevens took the honors, shooting a score of 35.  Brian Tinner followed with a score of 27, and Kirk Foreman finished 3rd with a score of 24.

 

     In the Limited Class, Steve Tinner won it all with a score of 44.  We had a tie for 2nd Limited between Todd Anderson and John Iverson, both with scores of 38.  Tim Anable & Dan Redmonds tied for 3rd Limited, both turning in scores of 35.

 

     In the Open Class, we had a tie between this reporter, Hal Hansen & Darren Foreman, both shooting scores of 46.  It looks like we are going to have a shootoff.  The target screens stay at 10yds, but on each side of the screen are 4 black micros.  In the middle of the screen is a Red Bottle cap, that is mostly black.  Our Scorekeeper & DJ Doug McLean makes the call:  Shooters to the line, load 5 rounds.  Shooters Ready?  FIRE!!  Darren quickly engages the black micros, while Hal takes a breath and concentrates on trigger squeeze.  Each round breaks as a surprise to Hal, and with each round fired, a black micro clay explodes.

Finally, only the bottle cap in the middle remains, and no more shooting comes from Darrens side of the screen.  Hal takes a deep breath, exhales, and focuses on the Dot in the optic, keeping it pinned to the bottle cap.  The trigger seems to take forever to break, but when it does, the bottle cap explodes just as the micros all had done.  Hal Hansen takes the Open Class Victory Today with a score of 46 + 5.  Darren Foreman takes 2nd Open with a score of 46 + 4, and George Stevens take 3rd Open with a score of 45.

As I said earlier in this report, those bottle caps take a bit of effort to hit.  No sense getting in a hurry.  One cannot miss fast enough to win.  

 

     OK folks, that's it for today.  You know what you have to do to compete successfully in this match.  Make sure your pistol is sighted in perfectly.  Know what your sight picture is supposed to look like. Concentrate on trigger prep and trigger squeeze, and when the shot breaks, concentrate on follow through, virtually willing that bullet to hit your target.  Practice a lot, and practice properly.

Remember your priorities:

 

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

 

Hal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

    

 

    

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 3, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

18 Guns Entered        2 Ladies - Class won by Gitti Anable with a score of 34                      2nd Lady - Carrie Morton with a score of 27        2 Juniors - Class won by Mary Stevens with a score of 38                        2nd Junior - Kirk Foreman with a score of 15        7 Open Class Entries - Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 47                      2nd Open - George Stevens with a score of 43                      3rd Open - Ken Bagley Sr. with a score of 40       11 Limited Entries - Class won by Dan Richards with a score of 36                      2nd Limited - Chuck Treat with a score of 33                      3rd Limited - Tim Anable with a score of 31        Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club.  It's the 4TH of July weekend and because it's Sunday, it's time for a Clays Match.  Before we get into the match itself, join with me in thanking the Match Staff of our Clays Matches for a job well done.  Thanks to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus, for organizing and directing the match.  Thanks to our Scorekeeper and DJ Doug McLean for cooking the books and announcing the duels.  Finally, join me in thanking our Arrays Impressarios for designing and preparing the arrays, for maintenance on the target screens and for keeping the match challenging and original.  Speaking of originality, today was the transition match from Page 6 back to Page 1 of The Great Equalizer Series.  Usually this match is titled:  Helter Skelter.  Today however, in honor of the devious minds of both Chuck & Darren, this reporter has named this match:  THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.  The arrays began with 4 Standards in the top row, and 4 micros on the bottom row.  Now here's a twist.  The clay targets are turned around on the screen so that only the black sides are facing the shooters.  In the place of the black micro in the middle, there is a bottle cap screwed onto the screen, the bottle cap being about the same size as a quarter.        As the match progressed, the Standards on the top row were interspersed with an assortment of midis, micros, and regular sized standards, All with the black sides to the shooters.  The same held true for the micros on the bottom row.  Occasionally one was switched for a standard, and occasionally a standard was turned around with the Green Side facing the shooters.  Likewise, occasionally an orange micro or an orange mini was turned around with the bright side facing the shooters.  Not very often.      More often than one would suspect, all of the primaries were broken, and the successful shooter had the opportunity to shoot at the bottle cap in the middle.  The supply of bottle caps held up quite well today, with only a few incurring perforation.  Let's take a look at the results of this match.      In the Ladies Class, Gitti Anable took the win with a score of 34.  2nd Place Lady was Carrie Morton who shot a score of 27.        In the Junior Class, Mary Stevens won it all with a score of 38, edging out Kirk Foreman who shot a score of 15.        In the Open Class, Jay Schoonmaker took the honors with the high score for the match of 47.  2nd Open went to George Stevens with a score of 43.  3rd Open went to Ken Bagley Sr. who shot a score of 40.        In the Limited Class, Dan Richards won it with a score of 36.  Chuck Treat followed with a score of 33, just edging out Tim Anable who shot a score of 31.          Well, that's the action from Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club today.  Next week is, barring devious and unscrupulous planning by our Arrays Impressarios, Page 1 of the Great Equalizer Series will return.  Who knows from week to week what our Arrays Impressarios will devine, so practice hard and be ready for anything.  Remember the motto:   "SHOOT FAST! SHOOT ACCURATELY!! BUT MOST OF ALL, SHOOT SAFELY!!!"   Hal