RESULTS and Match Report - 2011 BC Tactical Rifle Championship

[HeadDamage]

 

[Oldsmobiler]

I really need to shave!!

I was going to tell you that you look like a spitting image of Tom Green

Ante

 

[c3pppo]

Gentlemen, I have started a new thread to discuss the competition from the point of view of what we would like to see in the future.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5937824#post5937824

Lets see if we can help Ed and the boyze out with some ideas.

 

[Max Owner]

How embarrasing would it be to a "new to this kind of shooting thing"

Always been a static target shooter.

 

[Tomochan]

How embarrasing would it be to a "new to this kind of shooting thing"

Always been a static target shooter.

Well, it was my first time and I didn't feel embarrassed - I had an equipment failure the last day that was a real disappointment but as far as the event went I thought it was just great. Friendly people, great course of fire and a fabulous location. I certainly learned a lot and am looking forward to next year's match already.

 

[HeadDamage]

I think this was the seventh time that I've done this shoot. I started in 2005 and just showed up without having ever met my partner. Longshot set us up and said that we should shoot together, we've had good years and bad years, equipment issues and just plain moments of stupidity (like me this year shooting all 10 shots at one target rather than five at each, that got me 0 out of 50 with the negatives). But we have been learning all along. The most importance thing for this match is the spotting, small groups in the wrong place don't do you much good at this shoot

 

[Tack-243]

54 Competitors started the match. Through equipment failure and attrition, 49 finished for score.

1. Craig Myers 941.4
2. Ryan Steacy 938.8
3. Andrew Howton 879.0
4. Rod Hadley 856.9
5. Rick Tuyttens 853.1
6. Marlin Karcmar 836.3
7. David Newman 834.4
8. Rob Brooks 828.0
10. Roy Schulz 776.8
11. Shane Hofer 779.8
12. Mike B. 776.1
13. Joel Davidson 764.4
14. Greg Trigg 746.7
15. Chris Ewert 744.3
16. Pete Swan 722.2
17. Shawn Hardman 714.3
18. Laszlo Klementis 714.1
19. Victor V. 694.7
20. John Filippelli 676.5
21. Mike Wagar 675.7
22. Dale Campell 674.8
23. Che LeBlanc 668.2
24. John Larmont 665.3
25. Ante Zulj 647.2
26. Gord Murphy 636.5
27. Brent Anderson 627.2
28. Claude Murdoch 615.3
29. Chris Cap 611.9
30. Eric Boucher 607.8
31. John Gumienny 601.8
32. Chris NG 595.0
33. Ken Richards 594.3
34. Darryl Porteous 582.8
35. Jeremy Taguci 573.5
36. Tom Byerley 562.2
37. James Low 527.2
38. Les Gramantick 517.2
39. Shane Weinmeyer 499.3
40. Oleg G. 474.8
41. Gale Mackenzie 468.9
42. Bob Abrams 456.1
43. Adam Rhodes 446.9
44. George Karvelis 403.9
45. Adrian Slater 393.5
46. Mike Kornitsky 386.0
47. William Burwood 376.2
48. Ted Komik 335.2
49. David Hill 286.3

Match report to follow.

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Was that you in second place Longshot......... Do we need to bury the first guy.....

 

[GrensVegter]

First off a big thankyou to Ed,Paul,John,and everybody that volunteered there time to make this years shoot possible and so much fun.I have to thank my partner for making the long drive from Calgary so we could break our third place curse, yahoo. I need to send a thankyou to sponsor who supplied the sightronscope I won but there was no card in the box so if you know who sponsored it drop me a pm so I can send them a thankyou e-mail. To all the new shooters who are considering doing this compertion ,come out and shoot it's a lot of fun and challenging and nobody is going to embarrass you. All the shooters are friendly and will help you along. One last thankyou to Paul for finding my smokes so I didn't turn into a jittering idiot on the last day!

 

[Longshot]

Was that you in second place Longshot......... Do we need to bury the first guy.....

Yep that was me mate! I find that not finishing first occasionally drives me to shoot better and train harder the next time!Just what I need cause I tend to get lazy sometimes.
I guess if I'm gonna get beat it might as well be a buddy that I lose to.
Had I even hit paper on the 600m cold bore shot I would have won.Sometimes you get on the trigger and the winds gusts at the exact wrong second once you have already commited to the trigger.
Not much you can do but learn from it!

 

[GrensVegter]

Plus if he buried me I wouldn't beable to work on his guns!

 

[Tomochan]

The only positive I take from being ranked near the back of the pack is that no-one wants to "bury me in the hills out past Terlingua"

 

[Longshot]

How embarrasing would it be to a "new to this kind of shooting thing"

Always been a static target shooter.

For you?It would be extremely embarrassing to lose to the turds as you so aptly called them.

 

[Max Owner]

I would be loosing to the shooter , not the turd.

So no embarrassment here.

 

[GrensVegter]

At least it's a polished turd! And a turd is better than nothing

 

[Longshot]

I would be loosing to the shooter , not the turd.

So no embarrassment here.

So then there shouldn't be any embarrassment at all because you are only shooting against other folks.
Seriously mate just come out and try it!Its not like a bunch of guys with bad attitudes. Everyone is there to learn but above all have fun!
People have shot ARs before and not finished last and had a blast in the process.Like GV says its all like minded individuals learning and having fun shooting targets you don't get shoot at often if ever.
And then you get to shoot the #### about it after.Really its win win no matter where you place.
Come try it next year.You'll be pissed that you waited so long!

 

[Miraclejoe]

How embarrassing would it be to a "new to this kind of shooting thing"

Always been a static target shooter.

Sadly work has kept me away from this shoot in the past 3 years, after going for the first time in 2008 with Big Jim as my partner.

The rifle I had intended to shoot did not arrive in time and I ended up shooting my wife's 14.5 AR with an Elcan, which was completely inadequate. We manage to not finish last. Yet everyone was super friendly, even the VPD ERT which was next to us and the ATR guys too.

If you like shooting beyond 100m and challenge yourself, you need to go.

 

[Max Owner]

When I read the course of fire I said "ya, no way in hell"

Hafta see if I can fit it in next year.

Thanx guys.

 

[50calshooter]

Hey Longshot if you ain't first your last!

...lol just kidding, congrats on the match, pretty impressive to say the least.

 

[PMJ]

There were many shooters that did fantastic for many reasons. Some placed in the top and others did not. It is the inside stories that I find interesting:

First time competitor Adam came in Thursday morning before sight in and said his scope was toast. He wanted to know if he could get a refund after sighting in if he could not fix the problem. He comes off the range with 2 others Thursday afternoon. They have a spare scope for him to use and they want to find a place to sight in. I suggest some local areas in the woods where they can do it safely. They head to the woods . Scope gets sighted in. He stays and shoots the match. His brother pulls targets. They said they are coming back next year.

Cap travels from Alberta without a partner. He can’t make it for the sight in Thursday. His rifle goes down a few weeks before the match. He brings his spare rifle to use. Teams up with Adam.

Ryan and Mike B. do RO duties and stay in the bubble to have a fantastic match.
I run into Craig at my local range month before the match. We chat. He says “I haven’t shot much this year” . I hope my partner does well.
Andrew drives in from Alberta with 2 or 3 hours of sleep. Throws one match out the window by shooting too many at one target and still makes 3rd place.
Roy won the Rookie award last year. This year he hit 9 dots of doom.

Gale out for the first time has a great shoot while hot gunning the match with John.

In the top 10, 3 guys from Kamloops and 2 from my home club, Port Coquitlam District Hunting and Fishing Club .

Williams partner had to leave early. Mike B. helps out as spotter. William shoots 135 points on the 600 m nut check . 17 hits on the large and 3 on the small (I believe that was the highest for that match).

At the end of the day a rifle case is laid out on the hood of a truck with a rifle resting on it. A group of gentlemen is gathered around it in deep conversation. This may be the only time in the year they get together, but at that moment they have something in common that brings them here .

The stories go on and on....
This is what I think makes the match great. Gentlemen, ladies and friendly folks who love to shoot and will help each other out. Guys who will go out of their way to make the match better for others. Rising from adverse conditions to perform at the top of their game. This is what sport is all about and we have it here.
Each year the organizing committee tries to find ways to make the Championship better. In some areas there is success. Other areas not so much . Each year we all try to do better.
Congratulations to all the winners and all those guys with the untold stories.
I want to congratulate the VPD guys on their performance. I did not catch them Sunday afternoon before I headed out.
Great to see David and Tom to come north across the border for the shoot. Thanks to Stan for putting out the good word about the shoot in Oregon.
Also thank you to the new guys from Calgary Tac for making the trip out for the first time.
I really appreciate the LE guys and the Mil guys coming out. Thanks also to the Civis. It is all 3 groups that make this The B.C. Championship.
See you all next year,
or maybe at the September 24th TAC Rifle shoot in Nanaimo? http://www.bcrifle.org/schedule.html
Paul J.

 

[PMJ]

Does someone have contact info for David and Tom from Oregon? If you do, can you pass this link on to them. I do not believe they are on Gunnutz.