Category Archives: Results

May 21, 2018 Dear LVSA Members and Friends: Mother Nature smiled on the first half of today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot. Skies were mostly sunny, temps were low 70’s, and Our Friend the Wind cooperated with winds from … Continue reading →

May 14, 2018 Dear LVSA Members and Friends: After one month into the 2018 .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot the weather finally turned perfect. Skies featured a high overcast, temps were in the mid 60’s, and the wind was … Continue reading →

May 8, 2018 Dear LVSA members and Friends: The results of the first of this year’s five 100yd .22 Rimfire Bench Rest matches follow. The next match in this series will take place on June 2, 2018. Charlie Piette name … Continue reading →

May 7, 2018 Dear LVSA Members and Friends: What a beautiful day to be at the range! High overcast, mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the mid 70’s, but Our Friend the Wind was present (10 – 15 mph switching … Continue reading →

April 23, 2018 Dear Fans of Cold Weather SB BR Shooting: After a week’s delay, the first .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot of the 2018 season kicked off under cloudy skies, temps in the low 40’s, and a rather … Continue reading →

Dear LVSA Members and Friends: As we are all aware, the Wind is our friend – but sometimes it would be nice if she (Mother Nature, you know) wouldn’t be so friendly. Today was one of those days. Sunny skies … Continue reading →

LVSA Rifle Silhouette Report April 15, 2018 Under an overcast sky, the four high power rifle shooters attempted to topple metal targets sitting at distances from 200 to 500 meters. All shooting is standing without the use of slings or … Continue reading →

March 24, 2018 Dear LVSA Members and Friends; The double digit winds forecast for today’s .22LR 100yd bench Rest Winter Fun Shoot held off until the match was over. Conditions could hardly have been better for the last match in … Continue reading →

LANDER VALLEY SPORTSMEN RIFLE SILHOUETTE MAR 18, 2018 After the weather cancelled the Feb event, a good day was on tap for the 1st smallbore and high power rifle silhouette matches of the season. The sun tried to shine through, … Continue reading →

LANDER VALLEY SPORTSMEN’S 100 SHOT STANDING HIGH POWER MATCH MARCH 17, 2018 – ST. PATRICK’S DAY This event has long been an early season high power event to get the shooters warmed up for the upcoming competitions. The weather was … Continue reading →

Feb 25, 2018 Dear LVSA Winter SB 100yd BR Fans: The temperature was 15 deg when I left my place for the range this morning at 8:30am, but there was hardly a breath of air moving and the sun was … Continue reading →

LVSA Gallery report on Feb 3 & 4, 2018 The final 3 position match for the spring season was contested by 2 souls on Sat the 3rd. Kenny Lankford, Laramie easily bested the local shooter by posting a 559 out … Continue reading →

LVSA 3 POSITION GALLERY REPORT JAN 6, 2018 Put another match into the books, three shooters took on the USA/NRA 50 target from the prone, standing and kneeling position. More of the local juniors were expected to get a match … Continue reading →

December 23, 2017 Dear Solstice and Shooting Celebrators: The thermometer read 6 deg, a light snow was falling, and the sky was cloudy when the shooters were called to the line for today’s .22LR 100yd Bench Rest Winter Fun Shoot, … Continue reading →

Nov 25, 2017 Dear Friends of the Wyoming Cold: The calendar says “late November” but the thermometer doesn’t agree. The temperature at match time for today’s .22LR 100yd Bench Rest Winter Fun Shoot stood at 38 degrees, and by the … Continue reading →

October 2, 2017 Dear LVSA Members: With today’s match, the 2017 .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot season draws to a close. It was a good year. A summary and some of my thoughts will follow in a separate email. … Continue reading →

Dear Fans of Smallbore Bench Rest Matches: I don’t think conditions could have been more favorable today for late season smallbore bench rest shooting. Temps were moderate (but cold near the end of the match), and the wind was light … Continue reading →

September 18, 2017 Dear SB Bench Rest Shooters and All Others: Summer officially ends with the autumnal equinox on Fri Sept 22. Thus today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot was the last one of the summer but not the … Continue reading →

September 11, 2017 Dear LVSA Members: Hard to believe Sept is one-third over given today’s 90 degree temperature at match time. Skies were sunny, and our Friend the Wind was present as always. It seemed like we were dealing with … Continue reading →

September 4, 2017 Dear Labor Day Celebrants: Moderate temperatures (mid 70’s) and hazy clouds greeted the competitors for today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot. The Wind was not our friend today. Intensities varied from mild to 15mph (my estimate), … Continue reading →