The rain threatened to shut us down Saturday morning, but in the end, the cloud cover made for a great morning to shoot our Vintage Sniper Match. Maybe for the first time in club history, we can say that we had a match in July where the temperature never got over eighty degrees!

Whether you made it to the match on Saturday or not, you probably don't need me to tell you that it was a hot one! Between the ninety degree plus heat and the humidity, it was the definition of a "black flag" day. For those that don't know, that's a term the military uses for a day that's so hot, all "nonessential" activities are suspended.Well, for those of us with M1 Garands in our blood, the match on Saturday was definitely essential! We ended up with eight shooters overall, with three competitors in the Modern Military class. And I think we had a DEGS first this month: one shooter, Dewey Hales took home the gold medal in both the GSM and Modern Military categories. Congratulations! See below for the complete match results.0

Saturday was a hot one, but we had a great turnout for our 2017 John Wallace Cup match in memory of founding member, club historian, and unofficial armorer, John Wallace. Competitors in the cup match must use an as-issued M1 Garand with surplus ammunition, and the course of fire is the same 35-round CMP "A" course we shoot each month. There are no practice relays allowed in this one, so your first relay must be with the Garand, and that will be your entry into the cup match. Shooters not competing for the cup are welcome to shoot in the Vintage, Modern, Unlimited or other categories as always.

Summer isn't quite here yet, but we could feel it coming on at the match on Saturday morning. We had a great turnout, including two new (to us) shooters, Taylor Bloyer and Bryant Lewis. Welcome to you both--we hope to see you on the range again soon! In fact, they did a great job in the Modern Military category, with Bryant taking home the gold pin (268.01) and Taylor the silver. Congratulations! And Jim Bongo won the GSM match with a score of 264.00. Great job! 

Thanks to everyone who turned out on Saturday for what was our first match of 2017. It felt like a long time since our last match, and I for one was feeling very rusty! Congratulations to Stan Respess who won the gold in the Modern Military category, and also to Jeff Kinney, who led the pack in the GSM category.

Complete results available below.