Benchrest Crests

[guntech]

Historic old crest from 1975... the first Centerfire Super Shoot held in Canada. It was a great weekend, I remember it well. Held at the original site of Namaka Benchrest Shooting Club at the bottom corner of a field belonging to Corney Dirks south east of Strathmore.

 

[Buckmastr]

Neat vintage patches. Namaka must have been a bunch of fun. Thanks for sharing.

 

[mikeelliot]

Dennis what did you shoot back then? Love the nostalgia

 

[guntech]

222...all 75 pounds of it...

a big ugly mass of steel with a 48 power 2 inch UNERTL, sometimes two scopes mounted... Remington Fireball action, a camera release to fire trigger on sand bags.

 

[Leeper]

I first shot at Namaka in 1977; by that time Dennis was no longer competing. The first match I attended there was the night shoot. I shot a 6x47 in a Remington 40XB. I re-barreled and re-stocked that rifle in 1978 and was able to squeak out a win at the SS that year. That could be a very challenging range when the wind blew (and it did blow).

 

[GAIRLOCHIAN]

Thanks for posting the pics.

 

[mikeelliot]

222...all 75 pounds of it...

a big ugly mass of steel with a 48 power 2 inch UNERTL, sometimes two scopes mounted... Remington Fireball action, a camera release to fire trigger on sand bags.

Awesome

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Did any of you who were there shoot with Al Mirdoch or Frank Leffingwell?

 

[guntech]

Did any of you who were there shoot with Al Mirdoch or Frank Leffingwell?

I shot with Al a lot... and Frank one time. Barrelled rifles for both of them.

 

[Buckmastr]

I ended up with one of Frank’s rifles.
How do I know?
He engraved his name on it.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Good guys both. Evelyn's still around. That woman could shoot. Still can, last I saw. Spent a lot of time on the range with them at Rifleman's Rodeos.

 

[Leeper]

There were a lot of early shooters at Namaka I did not get to shoot with, including Dennis, and a bunch I did. I had to drive 400 miles to shoot there, but I enjoyed it enough that it was worth the trip. My home club was at Clearwater, B.C. The wind didn't blow nearly as hard there!
Dad started shooting at Namaka in the early '70's, I believe. Dennis barreled a couple of rifles for him too.