Category Archives: Results

June 10, 2019 Dear .22LR 50yd BR Shooters and Friends: Beautiful weather greeted the competitors in today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Match. True, the wind varied as always, but temps were mild and skies were sunny. Forty-one scores were logged, … Continue reading →

Dear Mid-Range Shooters and Friends: Today’s Mid-Range Challenge was contested in rather nice conditions, cool temps, sunny to partly cloudy skies (threatening as the match neared its conclusion), and best of all, light to moderate winds. We had more flags … Continue reading →

Dear .22LR 50yd BR Shooters and Friends: After two consecutive rained-out Mondays, today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Match saw near perfect conditions: sunny skies, moderate temperatures, and a wind, while varying in direction and intensity, was readable. The scores reflected … Continue reading →

May 18, 2019 Dear Friends and Fans of Mid-Range Shooting (600yds); The predicted rain did not materialize during the second of this summer’s nine scheduled Mid-Range Challenges but the wind certainly made its presence felt, especially during the second match … Continue reading →

May 13, 2019 Dear LVSA Members and Friends: Beautiful spring weather greeted the competitors in today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Match, the 5th of the 25 scheduled for 2019. Sunny skies and moderate temperatures, what more could one ask for … Continue reading →

May 6, 2019 Dear Fans of .22LR 50yd BR Shooting: The WeatherUndrground app was calling for thunderstorms by mid-afternoon, and indeed the skies were cloudy when we sat down at the firing line 15 minutes before the scheduled start time … Continue reading →

RIFLE SILHOUETTE REPORT APRIL 28, 2019 LANDER VALLEY SPORTSMEN Just one of those days when the wind takes down more targets than bullets do.  I doubt the wind ever dropped below 10MPH and gust were pushing 40.  Several times shooters … Continue reading →

April 29, 2019 Dear Adverse Condition BR Shooters and their Sympathizers: Two words: cold and windy, no more need be said. As good as last week’s scores were, this week’s proved that we should not get too complacent. Thinking back … Continue reading →

Dear .22LR BR Fans and Others: After 36 hours of bad weather (Easter Sunday until noon on Monday), conditions improved enough to run the second .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Match of the 2019 season.  Skies were overcast, temps were cool … Continue reading →

April 20, 2019 Dear Mid-Range Shooters, their Fans, and their Foes: Today’s Pre-Season Mid-Range Challenge saw 34 scores logged in two matches. Given the short notice for this event, and given that this is Easter weekend, we were quite pleased … Continue reading →

Apr 15, 2019 Dear LVSA Members and Friends of .22LR 50yd BR Shooting: The first match of the .22LR 50yd Bench Rest 2019 season was contested today under partly cloudy skies, moderate temps, and an interesting wind varying in both … Continue reading →

November 24, 2018 Dear Fans of 100yd Winter BR Shooting: The old adage, “if you don’t like the weather just wait . . .” was never more true at today’s .22LR 100yd Bench Rest Winter Match. The first relay was … Continue reading →

September 24, 2018 Dear Equinox Shooters: Today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest match, the penultimate match in this series for 2018, was contested under typical fall conditions, cool, cloudy, and windy. Seems like just last week we were commenting on how … Continue reading →

September 17, 2018 Dear LVSA members and Friends: With temps in the upper 80’s it hardly seemed like mid-September for today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Match. Hunting took its toll of attendance, but still 26 matches were logged, four with … Continue reading →

September 10, 2018 Dear LVSA Members and Friends: Life has a way of throwing a surprise or two in one’s path, hence sayings like “The best laid plans …” No one expects a Sunday morning trip to the ER for … Continue reading →

September 3, 2018 Dear Fans and Friends of SB BR Shooting: Today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest match was the 19th held this year. Twenty-one were scheduled but two were cancelled due to weather. Only four remain – so reserve your … Continue reading →

September 2, 2018 Dear LVSA Members and Friends: The first order of business is to thank all those who showed up yesterday to move four benches from the pistol range down the road 400 yards to the berm where we … Continue reading →

August 27, 2018 Dear Fans of Challenging Conditions: The temperature was in the 60’s, the air was clear, and there were clouds in the skies – but Our Friend the Wind was a challenge varying greatly in intensity and often … Continue reading →

August 26, 2018 Dear LVSA members and Friends: The final 100yd .22 Rimfire Bench Rest match of the 2018 season was contested Saturday August 25. The results are posted below. Jerry York, Match Director Charlie Piette, Match Scribe Shown are … Continue reading →

August 20, 2018 Dear Fans of Great Shooting Conditions: Precision Shooting guru Tony Boyer describes bench rest heaven as overcast skies, moderate temperatures, with a crosswind of constant direction and velocity. With the exception of the wind’s velocity which varied, … Continue reading →