Category: ViMSAR

October ViMSAR Match

Back on winter hours for the October match. Jim and Bill set up five stages, all ten rounds. Rapid fire and then slow fire on Stage One. 25 seconds to engage a single 250yd. target, five rounds. Then 2 minutes to engage ‘Gary’ at 250yds. five more rounds. From prone supported position.

Hit twice and move on Stage Two, with targets at 100, 200, 300 and 400yds. From sitting supported position.

A Nevada Sweep on Stage Three, with various shaped targets at 175, 150 and 225yds. Sitting unsupported.

Six pistol rounds to start Stage Four, at 20yd. target. Then from standing position, a ‘shoot-til-you-hit, shoot-til-you-miss’ scenario with targets at 150 and 200yds.

The tie breaker, Stage Five, started with the grenade pitch and then six pistol rounds at a 25yd. target. From sitting supported, another ‘shoot-til-you-hit, shoot-til-you-miss’ scenario. Five rounds at targets at 160 and 220yds. Move to prone unsupported, reload and repeat.

Possible high score of 69

 

Place Shooter Rifle Caliber Score
1 Joe Brennan Czech Mauser VZ-24 8×57 58
2 Jack Michnovez Swedish Mauser M-96 6.5×55 57
3 Will Robinson Swedish Mauser M-96 6.5×55 56
4 James Daigle Swedish Mauser M-96 6.5×55 54
5 Robert Fensterer Springfield ‘03-A3 .30-06 53
6 Dale Sherrick Swedish Mauser M-96 6.5×55 50
7 John Stoneman Springfield ‘03-A3 30-06 49 (110.73 secs)
8 Dustin Sherrick Springfield ‘03-A3 6.5×55 49 (181.70 secs)
9 Jon Zimmer Swedish Mauser M-96 6.5×55 48 (99.74 secs)
10 Marty Bridges Swedish Mauser M-96 6.5×55 48 (110.66 secs)
11 Troy Payne Springfield ‘03-A3 .30-06 48 (179.89 secs)
12 Lou Panelli Swiss K-31 7.5×55 47 (137.74 secs)
13 Miguel Quintanilla Springfield ‘03-A3 .30-06 47 (140.80 secs)
14 English Andy Yugo Mauser M-48 8×57 46 (124.88 secs)
15 Jim Drulensky Swedish Mauser M-96 6.5×55 46 (??? secs)
16 Bill Brizzee Swedish Mauser M-96 6.5×55 44
17 Gary Pfaff Yugo Mauser M-24/47 .308 39
18 Steve Franks Finn Nagant M-39 7.62x54R 38 (111.00 secs)
19 Keith Smith Remington ‘03-A3 .30-06 38 (276.88 secs)
20 Christopher Galbreath Enfield No.5 Mk.I .303 Brit 36
21 Wayne Perry Mosin Nagant M-91/30 7.62x54R 32
22 Richard Kolkoski Finn Nagant M-39 7.62x54R 27
23 Klaus Thoma ??? ??? 12 (DNF)

 

 

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August ViMSAR Match

Great weather for this month’s match, with very light winds. A smaller turnout than usual. Several of our regular shooters were out of town. Five stages, all ten rounds.

  • A Shooter’s choice on Stage One, engaging a medium 300yd. target from prone supported position. Fire five rounds and then a choice to move to a smaller target worth two points per hit for the other five.
  • Alternating targets at 400 and 250yds. on Stage Two. From sitting supported position.
  • A Nevada Sweep on Stage Three, with targets at 300, 225 and 180yds. Sitting unsupported.
  • Two targets at 220 and 175yds. on Stage Four, from standing position.
  • The tie breaker, Stage Five, started with the grenade pitch followed by six pistol rounds at a huge 12yd. target, shot from the hip. Then from any unsupported position, alternate targets at 220 and 160yds.

Possible high score of 64.

 

Place Shooter Rifle Caliber Score
1 John Stoneman Springfield M-1 .30-06 47
2 Jack Michnovez Springfield M-1 .30-06 43
3 Stephanie Weiss Springfield M1A .308 39
4 Dan Hong SKS 7.62×39 37
5 Bill Brizzee Springfield M-1 .30-06 36
6 Dan Sullivan Springfield M1A .308 35
7 Jake Jacobson Springfield M1A .308 32 (106.01 secs)
8 Bobby Ramsay Springfield M-1 .30-06 32 (164.01 secs)
9 Tony Dee Springfield M1A .308 31 (112.76 secs)
10 Jim Drulensky Luxenbourg FN-49 .30-06 31 (116.64 secs)
11 Klaus Thoma Springfield M1A .308 30 (133.00 secs)
12 James Daigle Springfield M-1 .30-06 30 (210.23 secs)
13 Gary Pfaff Springfield M-1 .30-06 28
14 Steve Weiss Springfield M-1 .30-06 27
15 Dustin Halstead Springfield M1A .308 26
16 Ken Ragan Springfield M1A .308 24
17 Jim Green Springfield M1A .308 23 (77.17 secs)
18 Lou Panelli Canadian FAL .308 23 (85.94 secs_
19 Joe Ball Springfield M-1 .30-06 22
20 Adam Fadem Springfield M-1 .30-06 20
21 Allen ??? Springfield M1A .308 8

 

 

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July ViMSAR Match

This month was the ‘Not Quite Annual 7.62×39 Only’ match. Five stages, all ten rounds.

  • Stage One, from sitting unsupported position, a Nevada Sweep with targets at 300, 200 and 120yds.
  • A shooter’s choice on Stage Two. Five rounds at a large 400yd. target from prone position, and then a choice to move to a smaller target, two points per hit.
  • Another shooter’s choice on Stage Three. From sitting supported, alternate between targets at 300 and 160yds. Choice of a larger or smaller 300yd. target.
  • From standing position on Stage Four, sweep targets at 225, 180 and 150 yds.
  • Blow up the ammo dump to start Stage Five, with two soda can grenades. (Thank you, Joe !)Then engage a 20yd. pistol target, six rounds. Then from any unsupported position, engage targets at 120, 150 and 220 yds. in a double tap Nevada Sweep.

Possible high score of 70.

 

Place Shooter Rifle Score
1 English Andy Czech VZ 52/57 45
2 Kevin Solan Tabuk 44
3 Lou Panelli Russian SKS 42 (66.91 secs)
4 Dan Hong SKS 42 (89.99 secs)
5 Steve Franks AK-47 40 (84.48 secs)
6 Marty Bridges Yugo SKS 40 (146.38 secs)
7 Stephanie Weiss SKS 38
8 Ron Jacobson SKS 37 (103.16 secs)
9 Bobby Ramsay SKS 37 (223.25 secs)
10 Gary Pfaff SKS 35
11 Bill Brizzee Yugo SKS 34 (136.99 secs)
12 Richard Trees SKS 34 (170.06 secs)
13 Christopher Galbreath SKS 31
14 Steve Weiss SKS 28
15 Tony Ramirez AK-47 23 (112.01 secs)
16 Wayne Perry SKS 23 (164.73 secs)
17 James Barrett SKS 21
18 Travis Lindsey AK-47 14

 

 

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