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Last Updated: 28 Apr 2008
Last Updated: 28 Apr 2008
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.22 Benchrest - Dick DerMarderosian CMP/DCM - Randy Enger Highpower - Russ Burchsted Lead Benchrest - Russ Burchsted/John Ardito Running Deer - Russ Burchsted Smallbore - Randy Enger Junior Rifle - Dave Simons |
The club maintains 50, 100, and 200 yard berms on the big bore range. There are 12 covered firing points with shooting benches. The 200 yard range includes "pits" for target operation during high power matches. During the outdoor season, monthly matches include running deer, lead bench-rest, rimfire benchrest, exploding-target offhand, a CMP/DCM or military-style course-of-fire match, and offhand and prone center-fire matches and others.
.22 Rimfire Benchrest
We shoot this sport on Saturday mornings from May through October each year. .22 rimfire rifles, shot from the bench at 200 yards. It's great fun. Bring your best .22 rifle and give it a try. See the newsletter for the next date or call Dick DerMarderosian at (781) 933-9844 (days).
CMP
These are usually 80-shot, NRA-approved matches. Cost: $15 for adults, and $5 for juniors. Report no later than 9:30am for a 10:00am start. The course of fire is 20 shots offhand (plus 2 sighters), 20 shots rapid sitting (plus 2 sighters), 20 shots rapid prone (plus sighters), and 20 shots slow prone (plus sighters). All firing is done from the 200 yard line. The rapid and slow prone strings are done on targets simulating 300 and 600 yards. Scores are submitted to the NRA, and will count towards classification. Some matches may be M1 only. For more information contact Randy Enger.
Indoor/Outdoor Matches
During the indoor season (November through April), an indoor/outdoor match is run each Sunday starting at 10 am with a nominal entry fee, firing from the warmth of inside the high power house out to 200 yards. Targets are collected and scored after each 20-shot, 20 minute relay. Shooters are classified by NRA rules and shoot against others in their same rank. Cash prizes or trophies are awarded to the ranking shooters in each class. For more information contact Russ Burschsted.
Running Deer
One section of the big bore range is devoted to the running deer match. This life-sized deer target runs on a track approximately 80 yards from the firing line. The shooter gets 4 shots at the target before it is scored. The scores are radioed to the firing line and marked on a target so the shooter can see where he's grouping - hitting the deer. This encourages match re-entry to try a new lead on the deer.
Eastern Mass. Rifle League
The Eastern Mass. Rifle League team competition matches are fired here each spring. This league is composed of 6-person rifle teams entered from clubs in the area. The series of three matches is fired on Saturdays beginning late April and running through early May. The course-of-fire is standing, 2 sighters + 20 record shots for each shooter, with about 2 1/2 hours of block time for the team. The SR target is used and each team provides a scorer and a handler for target operation in the the pits. With about 20 teams participating, relays are scheduled to begin at 9:00 am and another at 12:30 pm.