National Bench Rest Shooters Association 2 Precision Rifleman January 2012
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January 2012 Precision Rifleman 1 January, 2012 National Bench Rest Shooters Association 2 Precision Rifleman January 2012 Advertiser Index Hawkeye Precision Borescopes 5 Bryant Custom Rifles 10 Bart’s Bullets 11 Paul Holland 14 Cactus Classic 2012 14 Bruno Shooter Supply 15 World Team 2012 18 Shilen Rifles 19 Berger Bullets 19 Lilja 22 ProShot 22 Kelbly’s Back Page January 2012 Precision Rifleman 3 Table of Contents Ask Uncle Timmy 5 2011 NBRSA Group Nationals 6 Top Guns: A Review of NBRSA’s Finest 11 2012 NBRSA Registered Match Schedule 12 Benchrest Mourns The Passing of Two Legends 18 Ranges, Clubs & Contacts 20 NBRSA News 23 4 Precision Rifleman January 2012 Regional Diretors Staff Eastern Region Business Manager & Editor Joe Krupa Audrey Brown 538 Highview St PO Box 6770 Dearborn, MI 48128-1507 Sheridan, WY 82801 H: 313 277-6740 C: 313 247-4344 W: 307 655-7414 [email protected] [email protected] Officers Gulf Coast Region Legal Representation Scott Hunter Dennis Thornbury, President Elliot Law Office 1612 Buchanan St Al Elliot, 325 387-3529 1114 S McAuliff St Wichita Falls, TX 76309 [email protected] Visalia, CA 93292 H: 940 723-5147 C: 940 631-4545 H: 559 732-4401 C: 559 280 6243 [email protected] Change of Address: To change your address or [email protected] report a damaged or undelivered magazine, Gulf Coast Alternate write: NBRSA, PO Box 6770, Sheridan, WY 82801- Don Nielson, Vice President Mike Bryant 7105. 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Video model Gradient Lens Corporation - 800 536 0790 starting at $1,995. www.hawkeyeshooting.com move the curse. Better also use a ten with PRIMORDIAL SLIME! and throws a Ask Uncle Timmy... spot and send that too in case a “super live skunk back. At the end of 10 min- A Monthly Column of Shootin’ Shenanigans size” curse removal is needed. utes the person with the least garbage on him is the winner and is right. Question: Dear Uncle Timmy, I am so If you need any additional instruction confused. I have two friends who are in this process simply watch the up- good shooters. They are very willing to coming presidential debates on televi- give me advice when I am struggling sion. in a match. The problem is that their advice is always conflicting. If one says Question: Dear Uncle Timmy. I have Question: Dear Uncle Timmy, I am a go up in powder then the other says go been shooting well for a couple of new shooter with a terrible problem. down. One says shoot the left to right years now and steadily improving. I set My rifle simply will not agg. I have blow. The other says shoot the straight my goals by picking a specific shooter tried different bullets, powder, front on. One uses daisy wheel flags. The to beat and then doing just that. This and rear bags, barrels, prayer, swear- other hates them. Both always do well year I have set my sights on you. Can ing; everything known in benchrest. I and I do not. How do I choose which you give me any hints or secrets as to am at my wits end so as a very last re- one is right? how to do this? sort I have come to you. Can you help me? Answer: Ha. This one is easy but re- Answer: No. quires some preparation. Have both of Answer: Oh you have a terrible prob- your friends face each other about ten Advice to Conflicted in Louisiana: Sure lem. Your rifle has a curse on it and it is feet apart. In front of each one place she is a playboy bunny who is rich and a doozy. Do not despair. It can be lift- a pile of fresh cow paddies, dead rats, crazy about you but a Heavy 10 lathe ed. Take a brand new $20.00 bill. Rub live skunks, large animal abdominal or- in good condition for that price is a it over the stock, barrel, action and gans and rotten vegetables. Give each better deal in the long run. scope. The curse will be transferred to 10 minutes to hurl as much of the pile the money. Place it in an envelope and in front of them as possible at each Uncle Timmy is a Gulf Coast region send it to Ask Uncle Timmy care of this other while screaming insults. For ex- benchrest shooter, certified grief magazine. I will take it and in a secret ample: person 1 yells OFFAL! and hurls counselor and voodoo priest. ceremony at the local McDonalds re- a cow colon at person 2 who responds 6 Precision Rifleman January 2012 MATCH REPORT On Monday, for the Unlimited 100, including the top four. At the end of JOHN HORN conditions were generally mild, slowly the days shooting, Gene Bukys got the picking up in intensity. When all eight win (and a point) with a .2866 aggre- takes 4-Gun at matches had been contested, and all gate. Bob Scarbrough Jr. was second, the smoke cleared, Tony Boyer came .3119, Larry Costa was third, .3128, out on top, for the fourth year in a John Horn was fourth, .3199 and Bill 2011 Group row, shooting a .2369 agg. George Symons rounded out the top five with Kelbly Sr. closely followed in second, a .3211. Gary Ocock shot the small Nationals .2414, Gary Ocock was third, .2556, group, a really nice .280. Eric Stanton was fourth, .2605 and Midland, Texas By virtue of his win at 200 yd. and fifth at 100 yd., Gene Bukys won the unlim- It is only appropriate to begin this ited grand (and his tenth and eleventh report by recognizing the parties in- Hall Of Fame points!) with a .2773 ag- volved in putting on this match. I want gregate. Congratulations Gene! Bob to first thank the Midland Shooters As- Scarbrough Jr. was second, .2931, sociation for hosting this event, closely George Kelbly Sr. was third, .3018, followed by the people who worked all Larry Costa was fourth, .3025 and John week to make it a success. John Krenik, Horn was fifth, with a .3084.