On
Sunday January 27th, the Bridgeville Pistol
and Rifle Club held its second 600 Yard Shoot. This time
it got serious. Big boys with big guns showed up from
out-of-state, with the full intention of putting the local
yokels in their place. As has been the rule this winter,
the day of the shoot was gorgeous, with clear sky and
bright sun, spring-like temperatures, and light but switching
winds. Format was the same as Decembers Oyster Shoot;
two five-shot groups with only the smallest group from
each person (or rifle) counting.
As can be seen above, turnout was high, with a total
of about 30 shooters, necessitating four relays. At
the bench in the foreground is Bill DR Barwick shooting
his slow twist .243 Ackley. Bill managed to put four
shots into 1.7". Unfortunately for Bill, it was
a FIVE SHOT match! (And we all know what a tiny 4-shot
group and 99 cents will buy.)
Shown here is 3rd place finisher Larry Bryant.
Larry likes big cartridges (as anyone who has shot IBS
Score at the bench next to him learns the hard way!).
Larry shot a sub-three inch group with his 7mm Magnum.
Speaking of guys who like Big Guns, shown here is Bud
Collison letting one loose with his 450 Nitro Express.
Whoa . . . . . . Down Boy!!!!! I guess hes not shooting
this rifle free recoil J
Speaking of Big Guns . . . Heres a shot of the target
of the target pit. In the foreground is Robert Ritchie,
one of the invaders that drove in from the VA 1000
Yard Club. Robert shot a 17-ish pound 300WSM to 8th
place. Next in line is Marylands own Chief Red Neck
and precision shooter Kenny Bell. (Yes, he laughs like
he looks!) Further down the line are Ed Davis (more
on Ed later) and Bridgeville club member, High Power
shooter and 5th place finisher Chet Stanchie.
Shooters rotated from the firing line into the pits,
which was a great learning experience and a lot of fun
for those that hadnt done this before. Although one
couldnt help flinching each time another 400+ gr. bullet
slammed into the metal number plates suspended above
the target pit!
As is now becoming expected at the Bridgeville shoots,
the food was excellent. Chefs Bud and George cooked
up and served about 45 pounds of BBQ pork. Awesome!
If you come to one of Bridgevilles 600 yard shoots,
you wont go home hungry!
Thanks
to Chef George Calloway!
Shown below is 2nd place finisher, Karl
Young. I believe Karl hails from VA, and shot a 2.258"
group with a 6.5 Sandy. A 6.5 what????? Nice shooting
Karl! Karl was the top shooting 1000 yard regular.
When the VA guys first got to the range, they looked
at the targets wayyyyy down there at 600 yards and were
heard muttering among themselves. Seems they are not
used to shooting at targets so close you can read the
(5 foot high!) target place numbers on with the naked
eye!
Youll notice just about everyone shown in these images
is smiling. Thats because everyone had such a great
time. But no one had a grin like Ed Davis. Big Time!
And for good reason. Benchrest Newbie Ed sat down for
his first relay, carefully watched the windflags, and
proceeded to rip off a 1.8" group at 600 yards!
Great shooting? Yeah. Awesome? You better believe it.
Ed was shooting a 6PPC! (100-300 yard BR shooters, this
is a guy to watch out for!)
1st
Place 1.800" Group
As with the last Bridgeville 600 Yard Shoot, a great
time was had by all who participated. Special thanks
go to the Bridgeville Club and crew for hosting these
fun shoots, with special kudos to head honcho for the
meet, Bill Truitt (below).
Dude!
