Yakima Steel challenge Dec. 1st.

All,

   This is a reminder for the Steel Challenge match this coming Saturday December 1st at Sun Valley Shooting Park. As usual there will be 5 stages for a total of 125 rounds. Sign-ups at 9 and shooting starts at 10. Help setting up and tearing down is always appreciated. Please contact me if you have any questions. Hope to see you there!

Ty Palmer 

Yakima Rifle & Pistol Association - President, Web Administrator

Phone: (509) 731-4527

Email: yakimariflepistolassn@gmail.com

Web: Yakima Rifle & Pistol Association

Custer To Host Fundraiser Steel This Winter

Shoot Steel, and Support a Youth Team!

Custer Sportsmen's Club (www.custersportsmensclub.com) normally shuts down for the winter, but not this year! "Team Gotta" (2012 Scholastic Steel Challenge National Champs) will run fundraiser matches at Custer Dec. 15, Jan. 19, and Feb. 16. The team needs to fly at least seven people to Fort Benning (GA) in March for the SSC Collegiate Championships, and needs to raise about $4,000 for airfare and hotels. They're hoping you can help them out!



2012 SSC Champions, Team Gotta

 The Team Gotta matches at Custer will happen on the third Saturday of each month, and include six stages of steel shooting action (150 rounds required, bring 200+). Match starts at 10:00am, and rimfire carbine shooters are welcome. Match fee is $15, $5 for an extra gun (one extra gun only, please). Donations above that number happily accepted!

Custer's range has numerous bays with overhead cover, and one with partial heat! That said, it is winter in Washington. If you're worried about the cold, bring a rimfire. Leave your winter clothes on, and let us worry about the brass! Questions? Call head coach Robin Taylor at (360) 391-1551.

— Robin Taylor

HHRGC 11/25/2012 Steel Results

It was a little foggy and cold in the morning, but as the day progressed, a bit of sun peeked out, and best of all, we didn't see a single drop of rain! We ran the same six stages that we ran yesterday, and everyone had a ball, especially on one of the stages that I made up just for the match. I LOVE stages that are big, close, and fast!

Here's the results for the match:

Name	Class	stg 1	stg 2	stg 3	stg 4	stg 5	stg 6	total
Mike Gallion	RF-O	9.26	9.37	11.59	14.94	9.93	6.14	61.23
Ron Wigger	RF-R	11.45	11.93	14.46	15.34	11.41	6.18	70.77
Josh Hansen	RF-R	11.80	14.77	14.92	13.84	12.31	5.84	73.48
Ron Wigger	CF-P	19.12	18.22	19.51	19.49	11.65	6.24	94.23
Jennifer Kelly	RF-O	17.82	14.76	20.12	21.98	13.55	8.72	96.95
Mike Gallion	CF-O	18.07	15.23	20.97	19.76	14.44	16.02	104.49
Josh Hansen	RF-I	20.87	19.45	32.15	25.44	18.33	6.93	123.17
Ron Wigger	CF-SA	36.83	22.97	23.62	24.73	18.13	14.78	141.06
Michael McIerney	CF-P	30.44	27.51	33.04	30.21	16.64	13.89	151.73
John Hamilton	CF-L	24.11	24.97	44.82	34.40	19.65	17.65	165.60
Bob Kolesar	REV-I	29.01	25.28	42.07	30.84	21.09	20.25	168.54
Jeff Sparks	CF-L	23.31	30.78	47.30	41.18	22.86	11.86	177.29
Jim Dyment	CF-L	27.70	34.50	37.98	40.66	24.88	20.15	185.87
Brian Lawson	RF-I	28.86	31.32	70.05	41.50	23.89	19.24	214.86
Thomas Alldredge	RF-I	120.00	120.00	28.92	28.33	10.72	7.47	315.44

Next month, December 22nd. and 23rd. we'll be back out at Holmes Harbor Rod & Gun for more fun on steel! Why not join us?

HHRGC 11/24/2012 Steel Results

Considering that it was Thanksgiving weekend and the weather forecast wasn't the best, we had a pretty good turnout, and the weather was much better than expected. We even had a little sun peeking through the clouds at times. The forecast had been for rain at times, but the rain held off until about fifteen minutes before we were finished, so we got all the shooting done without really getting wet.

Name	Class	stg 1	stg 2	stg 3	stg 4	stg 5	stg 6	total
Mike Gallion	RF-O	9.12	10.00	12.18	15.06	9.73	5.64	61.73
Steve Mooney	RF-R	11.43	8.49	14.51	14.93	10.57	6.29	66.22
Steve Mooney	RF-O	12.84	12.35	12.74	16.21	12.12	10.15	76.41
Michael McInerney	RF-R	14.87	11.81	16.46	15.35	12.26	5.72	76.47
Thomas Alldredge	RF-I	13.86	14.25	19.00	20.21	11.37	6.30	84.99
Mark McDaniel	RF-O	13.38	16.55	18.11	19.61	16.28	6.85	90.78
Jeff Drake	RF-I	17.23	13.56	18.76	21.01	14.36	7.23	92.15
Debbie Kurre	RF-I	18.37	15.00	18.62	19.78	11.74	8.67	92.18
Dan Gregory	RF-R	17.48	14.09	17.41	20.52	18.78	7.56	95.84
Michael McInerney	RF-O	17.34	15.11	20.19	22.09	15.85	6.21	96.79
Mike Gallion	CF-O	16.57	15.82	18.73	24.02	15.53	11.37	102.04
Debbie Kurre	RF-O	14.50	12.47	33.41	23.93	12.51	5.83	102.65
Dan L.	RF-R	20.07	21.08	21.07	19.94	15.15	7.16	104.47
Steve Blazina	RF-I	15.83	18.26	25.14	22.99	15.24	8.40	105.86
Dan L.	RF-O	22.20	18.56	22.92	24.69	16.04	7.35	111.76
Thomas Alldredge	CF-P	21.29	23.91	18.60	25.24	15.34	10.19	114.57
Steve Blazina	CF-I	21.19	19.47	27.84	26.16	18.22	14.44	127.32
Lou Gunn	RF-O	21.68	30.92	27.96	34.47	15.16	8.59	138.78
T. Alldredge SH	CF-P	28.93	31.97	28.13	31.53	20.83	14.32	155.71
Jeff Proctor	CF-L	27.61	29.23	35.59	35.83	23.48	13.97	165.71
Dave Ihnen	REV-I	41.43	38.29	38.36	38.67	13.17	13.15	183.07
John Hinchliffe	CF-L	34.25	33.59	44.22	48.70	22.82	15.67	199.25
Linda P.	CF-L	35.40	32.36	60.29	61.81	31.46	18.72	240.04
Dave Ihnen	REV-I	37.83	29.72	47.59	101.16	20.89	13.18	250.37

For even more fun, we will shoot the same six stage match again tomorrow!

Steel Match This Weekend at HHRGC

This weekend at Holmes Harbor rod & Gun Club there will be a six stage steel match on Saturday, and another full six stage steel match on Sunday.

Entry fee is $5 per gun, and you can enter up to 3 classes if you want. Setup is at 8:00 am each day, with signup at 9:00am. Shooter's rules and safety meeting is at 9:45am. The match end time will depend on the number of shooters and the weather, but around 2 to 2:30pm should be a pretty good guess.

After the match a number of us will be retiring to the club's restaurant and bar :The Pine Tree Room" for after match food and refreshments. Feel free to join us!

I was out on the range this afternoon, and the large mud puddle at the far end of bay three is just about gone, and at it's deepest it's only 3 or 4 inches deep. If the rain is minimal, it should be just about gone by Saturday. If not, we just shoot over it! The range is in very good condition, particularly considering just how hard it rained.

I have built a moveable target stand out of heavy PVC pipe and put it in bay one. It uses two 1x2's four feet long as uprights. They are exactly 18" apart, so if you want to shoot at a target or pie plate, bring a piece of 18" wide cardboard maybe 24" tall or more, your staple gun to staple the cardboard to the uprights, and whatever target or pie plate you want for a target. A USPSA/IPSC target fits perfectly.

PLEASE do not shoot up the 1x2 uprights. They are not a target. Put your targets between them on the cardboard. Do not staple your target directly to the uprights. Thanks!

The PVC pipe stand seems to work well, but it was over $20 in pipe fittings, so I am working on a less expensive version out of 2x4's and PVC pipe. Once I get enough of them built, those of you wanting to practice for USPSA, IDPA, IPSC, or SASS will have the target stands to do so.

We still need a few more of the plastic barrels, so if you come across any, please bring them down to the range, or drop me an email and I'll arrange to have them picked up.

Hope to see you all this weekend, Saturday November 24th (Day after tomorrow!)  and Sunday the 25th  for some steel shooting!

Mike
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Here's another video from the rainy steel match at Holmes Harbor Rod & Gun Club. This is Mike Gallion shooting a Tanfoglio Gold Custom 9mm, Open class race gun from under a popup shelter.



You can clearly see the gasses from the compensator being directed upwards and blowing mist and fog off of the rain shelter. 

Paul Bunyan November 2012 Steel Results

Hello everyone,

    Was a good day of shooting managed to stay dry for most of the day. I'm sure the weather kept some of you away but we had a fun with the heads up double elimination  tournament today.

Back to reg. match setup until the championships, hope to see you all next month.


Stock class:  1st-Will R,
                    2nd- Mike L.
                    3rd- Jeff S.

Carry class  1st- Will R.
                    2nd- Don T.
                    3rd- Ben L.

Revolver class- 1st- Will R,
                        2nd- Craig W.
                        3rd- Ron W.

Open Class- 1st- Will R,
                    2nd- Craig W,
                    3rd- Bob V.

Draw class- 1st- Mike L.
                   2nd-Will R.
                   3rd- Ron W.

Carbine- 1st- Dan M.
              2nd- Craig W.
              3rd- Don T.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all

Will

At the Steel Match held a few weeks ago on Saturday at Holmes Harbor rod & Gun Club on Whidbey Island in Washington State, it rained a lot! Fortunately between portable popup shelters and umbrellas, we managed to keep relatively dry, and have a good time at the match.





Matt Mitchell was there shooting his major power factor GLOCK Open class race gun. To get up to major power factor, you need to load a 9mm. pretty hot. When you do, the compensator produces a lot of upward directed gasses. This not only makes the compensator work, but it also produces interesting results if you happen to be under a wet umbrella!

Bellingham Shooter Wins Steel Challenge World Shoot-off

Frostproof, FL -- Bellingham youth Keith Neher narrowly "made the cut" at the recent Steel Challenge World Championships in Frostproof, Fla. Having finished 42nd overall, Neher shouldn't have qualified, but shooters above him didn't show, giving Neher the No. 31 spot -- out of 32 shooters eligible.

Paired with the legendary Eric Grauffel of France, together, Grauffel and Neher steamrolled the other 15 teams on the match's last day.

Head-to-head competition in Steel Challenge is rare, giving Neher and Grauffel a distinct advantage. While Grauffel is new to Steel Challenge, he shoots in head-to-head shootoffs in Europe from time to time. 18-year-old Neher is a product of Custer Sportsmen's Club's "Team Gotta" -- a Scholastic Steel Challenge youth team that cross-trains in head-to-head events like bowling pins and falling plates.

"This is killing me!" Said proud father Rob Neher as his son's team worked its way up the ladder, knocking off some of the best steel shooters in the world, including seasoned competitors from Japan. Grauffel's job was to mow down a long row of 12 steel plates, while Neher's job was to take down a half-dozen widely-spaced poppers before converging on the stop plate. The division of labor worked perfectly, and the Grauffel/Neher team never lost a bout.

Their victory won both men a "full card" entry into the 2013 Steel Challenge world championships, worth $550 each.

--- Robin Taylor

Paul Bunyan/Puyallup Nov. Steel Match News

Hello everyone,

 

    Just sending out a reminder that this month will be a double elimination head to head match... This is very similar to our championship match in May of each year except there will be no prize table.. Each class will be seeded by chance and you can shoot any class you like.

 

Please bring a pop up tent if you have 1, a chair if you would like to have somewhere to sit, and a heater of some sort if you get cold easy. The standard stage will be available so you can get your standard times in hope to see alot of you there.

 

This should be alot of fun, and a good way for people to get ready for May. If not we wont do it next year.

 

Will

Ephrata Steel Challenge November Scores

	Smoke & Hope	Speed Option	Accelerator	5 to go	Showdown	Totals
Iron Sight Pistol
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Christensen	15.69	30.15	19.59	16.22	16.17	97.82
J. Buescher	16.96	23	21.76	20.4	19.7	101.82
Jay Lindquist	16.1	22.33	22	23.44	20.53	104.4
Scott Ritchie	15.67	21.22	23.61	25.97	19.47	105.94
Erik Koch	22.6	21.51	24.18	26.92	21.2	116.41
Nathan Lindeman	20.65	22.56	22.84	27.31	23.65	117.01
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan Spinelli	20.14	30.21	25.31	25.26	20.1	121.02
Mike D.	32.55	19.9	31.01	31.35	24.43	139.24
Jason Clark	19.81	31.64	30.81	31.27	27.35	140.88
Bradley Pederson-Ellis	23.33	32.83	33.94	34.87	30.83	155.8
Francis Bloxton	22.92	40.59	37.28	35.09	36.82	172.7
Rimfire Iron
Larry Davis	13.71	18.29	15.11	17.07	18.08	82.26
Ty Sween	15.29	24.46	17.58	20.4	18.61	96.34
Curtis Bates	15.49	23.22	18.97	24.48	16.18	98.34
Kevin Davis	14.54	20.74	24.45	21.53	18.36	99.62
Mike D.	24.46	16.02	21.26	21.02	19.5	102.26
Matt Boyce	15.28	28.44	16.29	22.01	28.44	110.46
J. Hardman	29.78	36.71	22.73	22.69	29.47	141.38
Bill W.	18.29	30.53	28.49	32.88	120	230.19
Hannah Davis	32.93	49.87	46.11	91.12	49.97	270
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rimfire Rifle Optics
Will Christensen	10.73	13.09	13.78	13.42	10.95	61.97
Bill Waites	14.38	16.95	15.54	14.74	15.72	77.33
Ben Waites	14.53	21	14.29	16.43	15.57	81.82
Dale Lybbert	12.84	19.52	16.71	23.49	13.55	86.11
Nolen Merkley	17.75	21.57	20.38	21.7	21.14	102.54
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rimfire Optics
Larry Davis	10.29	13.85	11.04	23.48	14.21	72.87
Nolen Merkley	24.86	26.41	21.44	40.28	22.61	135.6
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Single Action Revolver
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iron Sight Revolver
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rimfire Rifle Iron
Scott Ritchie	15.23	24.14	23.27	21.88	24.14	108.66
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Revolver Optics
Dale Lybbert	17.6	21.46	21.88	19.63	23.86	104.43

KRRC November Fun Steel Results

Although it was really cold, at least it wasn't raining or snowing, and other than trying to keep warm, everyone had a grand time. Turnout-wise, it was one of the biggest fun steel matches ever, with 65 entries. The stages were all very fast but challenging, and the day went by quickly. Thanks to John, Debbie, John Sr., Steve, and the others who helps with setting up and tearing down the stages.  Great Job, everyone!

Place      Name               Class ST-1 ST-2  ST-3  ST-4  ST-5  ST-6  Total

1st O-22   Mike Gallion         O-22   12.00  9.05    6.20    10.29  7.82    12.01  45.49

                  Wade Orr             C-22   13.61  10.90  12.39  10.66  8.59    11.35  67.50

1st PL       James Austin       Rev     14.15  9.89    10.33  10.74  10.00  13.09  68.20

2nd PL      Rob Potter           Stock  13.93  11.78  10.09  11.87  9.81    11.83  69.41

3rd PL      Matt Mitchell         Stock  14.37  11.54  12.36  11.52  9.83    11.99  71.61

2nd O-22  Aaron Archer       O-22   13.59  12.50  11.18  14.39  8.48    13.63  73.77

3rd O-22   Daryl Gillen          O-22   16.48  12.50  11.77  12.93  11.67  14.12  79.47

1st Stock  Jason Long          Stock  14.36  15.69  13.90  14.88  9.52    12.55  80.90

                  Jason Long          I-22      18.31  10.46  11.83  15.07  10.04  17.06  82.77

                  John Davidson    C-22   17.58  13.20  11.65  11.61  10.25  18.95  83.24

2nd Stock EJ Corich             Stock  15.86  13.84  15.47  14.14  10.18  14.14  83.63

1st I-22     Thor Palm            I-22      17.86  12.45  12.86  14.19  11.06  15.55  83.97

                  Merv Archer         O-22   16.56  13.88  14.49  14.17  11.91  18.19  89.20

                  Matt Mitchell         I-22      20.12  14.87  14.52  12.67  13.61  13.45  89.24

                  Mary Stevens       O-22   19.22  12.93  14.43  15.16  11.02  16.68  89.44

                  James Austin       Draw   18.96  13.59  13.53  16.78  12.21  14.70  89.77

2nd I-22    Todd Anderson   I-22      19.07  13.86  14.02  16.27  11.14  15.78  90.14

3rd Stock Bronson Fatt        Stock  23.00  15.04  12.05  16.18  11.19  16.57  94.03

                  Matt Mitchell         Open   18.25  15.39  16.21  15.99  13.16  17.16  96.46

3rd I-22     Debra Kurre         I-22      18.30  23.22  15.69  14.81  12.09  14.66  98.77

                  Jim Skedd           Stock  22.14  14.27  15.58  16.15  13.53  17.90  99.57 

1st Rev     Wade Orr             Rev     17.67  16.55  15.84  15.54  12.97  21.47 100.04

2nd Rev    Dan Fatt               Rev     20.30  15.78  14.65  14.98  15.15  19.78  100.64

                  Earl Jull                 O-22   22.70  17.73  15.37  22.48  14.39  17.35  110.02

                  EJ Corich             Draw   20.70  14.88  20.82  18.28  12.97  17.05  104.70

                  Dan Fatt               Stock  21.80  15.41  14.20  15.02  24.10  15.28  105.81

                  Bronson Fatt        Rev     22.78  18.15  16.88  16.06  16.39  19.34  109.63

                  Mike Gallion         Open   25.98  15.18  18.58  16.36  16.49  17.81  110.40           

1st Draw   John Davidson    Draw   21.37  17.07  18.94  21.24  18.77  21.00  118.39

                  John Mills Jr.        Stock  21.88  14.50  20.24  19.58  14.76  28.13  119.09

                  Steve Blazina      I-22      30.49  19.07  16.29  16.80  16.95  20.61  120.21

                  Brandon Stewart I-22      34.48  17.34  17.23  18.56  17.08  17.04  121.73

                  John Mills Sr.       I-22      24.67  18.52  19.24  19.68  16.40  24.67  123.18

                  Thor Palm            Draw   22.57  20.80  18.33  21.25  19.27  23.78  126.00

                  David Barker       I-22      22.74  21.14  22.25  19.06  16.83  23.99  126.01

                  Earl Jull                 I-22      27.25  24.26  17.78  13.79  19.16  21.26  128.50

                  Ann Ingraham      I-22      22.67  19.79  19.58  25.68  19.09  23.77  130.58

                  George Stevens  C-22   21.67  18.87  20.53  16.87  16.61  37.80  132.35

                  Jeanette

                  Davidson              O-22   25.82  18.31  18.27  20.56  18.71  32.53  134.20

2nd Draw Steve Blazina      Draw   29.34  24.03  21.62  20.53  17.00  23.33  135.85

                  David Anderson  I-22      30.06  21.01  22.29  23.33  17.59  25.75  140.02

!st Lewis   William Bruce      I-22      24.87  20.25  27.40  24.70  19.69  25.42  141.80

                  David Barker       Stock  27.93  17.81  24.38  24.14  21.43  27.00  142.59

                  Ceorge Stevens  Stock  30.34  24.05  26.81  20.90  18.48  22.28  142.86

                  John Thomas       I-22      33.30  21.22  22.57  20.92  15.67  34.44  148.12

3rd Draw  Brandon

                  Stewart                 Draw   45.74  21.09  21.09  25.80  18.46  21.55  150.73

                  Kris Blazina         I-22      31.88  25.53  25.79  26.57  17.30  28.37  155.44

                  Travis Vincent      I-22      36.74  26.95  28.47  23.84  19.06  29.52  164.58

3rd Rev     Ray Narimatsu     Rev     30.23  20.69  24.71  33.97  33.40  27.38  170.38

                  Leon Potter          Stock  26.63  26.93  34.70  27.83  27.33  28.36  171.78

                  Terry Jull               I-22      40.52  34.40  21.78  38.40  16.93  21.87  173.90

                  Dave Isakson       Draw   37.74  37.21  24.25  34.03  25.50  27.08  185.81

                  Nick Munch          Stock  39.00  28.60  30.07  35.15  25.65  29.89  188.36

                  Jeff Morton           Stock  37.39  29.56  32.15  33.36  32.77  34.32  199.55

                  Kris Blazina         Stock  69.28  28.60  39.17  31.10  28.01  37.24  233.40

2nd LewisJessica Olsen      Stock  56.34  42.64  33.14  39.50  24.55  38.72  234.89

                  John Thomas       Stock  64.60  36.95  39.49  39.50  34.20  25.85  240.59

                  Terry Jull               O-22   81.11  27.26  49.52  43.49  16.11  25.66  243.15

                  Barbara

                  Butterton               I-22      53.11  35.79  36.86  32.43  42.90  60.14  261.23                       

                  Kim Olsen            I-22      96.63  79.06  47.43  48.79  32.31  36.80  341.02

                  Debra Kurre         Stock  41.14  29.13  28.64  37.35  DNF    34.88  DNF

                  Brian Robinson   I-22      DNF    DNF    23.07  35.65  16.82  26.69  DNF   

3rd Lewis Ron Harper          I-22      DNF    DNF    31.34  37.10  23.70  DNF    DNF

                  Ann Ingraham      Rev     81.45  DNF    DNF    DNF    DNF    80.32  DNF

                  Robbie RobinsonI-22     DNF    DNF    18.67  19.43  16.46  22.59  DNF

                  Jerry Field            I-22      14.71  11.41  DNF    DNF    10.56  13.14  DNF                           

STAGE NAMES

Stage 1    “Right, Left, Right”

Stage 2    “Deception”

Stage 3    “Dippidy Don’t”

Stage 4    “Echo”

Stage 5    “Funnel”

Stage 6    “Ouch”