Category Archives: Results

Dear Lovers of Warm Fall Days: Hunting, travel, and medical appointments took their toll on participation in today’s .22LR 50yd bench Rest Fun Shoot, but the weather was perfect: temps in the mid-70’s, light and variable winds, sometimes sunny, sometimes … Continue reading →

Sept 8, 2014 Dear Believers in the Saying “If You Don’t Like the Weather…”: When I left the house at 5:35 this morning to drive my 14 year old to swim practice, we saw the constellation Orion for the first … Continue reading →

September 1, 2014 Dear Labor Day Celebrants: The Labor Day edition of the .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot, the 20th of this year’s 24 matches in this series, was held under blue skies with temps in the high 60’s … Continue reading →

August 25, 2014 Dear SB Friends, Followers, Foes, and Others: Forty-three matches, eight with irons and 35 with scopes, were recorded in today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot, a new record for this series. Our total numbers for the … Continue reading →

Dear SB Bench Rest Fans; Today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot, number 18 of this year’s 24 matches, was run in almost perfect conditions: temps in the mid 80’s, partly cloudy blue Wyoming skies, and or course, our friend … Continue reading →

Aug 16, 2014 Dear LVSA Members: The final match in this year’s .22LR 100yd Bench Rest Summer Fun Shoot is in the books. Fourteen competitors, all in the Scope cless, enjoyed near perfect conditions – bright skies, moderate temperatures, very … Continue reading →

August 11, 2014 Dear LVSA Members and SB Fans: Today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot was held under sunny skies with the temperature in the mid 80’s. There was a persistent (friendly) wind throughout the match, mostly steady but … Continue reading →

August 4, 2014 Dear LVSA Members: The temperature was a muggy 70 degF with a relative humidity of 56% when I left for the range early this afternoon. The skies were overcast, and there was very little wind. By match … Continue reading →

Dear LVSA Members: Eleven shooters showed up for the August Mid-Range Challenge. An unusually high number of “possible” scores were recorded. In the history of the match, nine “possible” scores have been recorded. In the first match fired on August … Continue reading →

August 1, 2014 Dear LVSA Members Enthusiastic about Match History: Yes, you read the subject line right: August 1. 2011. Three years ago today, August 1, 2011, the very first .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot was held. To date, … Continue reading →

July 29, 2014 Dear LVSA members Hungry for SB Results: The third of this year’s .22LR 100yd Bench Rest Fun Shoots was held on Saturday July 19. As mentioned in previous emails, your faithful Match Scribe (yours truly) was otherwise … Continue reading →

July 28, 2014 Dear LVSA Smallbore Bench Rest Fans: The flags were limp and the temperature was 82 degF when I drove through town at 12:45 pm today on my way to set up for the .22LR 50yd Bench Rest … Continue reading →

July 21, 2014 Dear LVSA Members: The Lutheran Summer Music Academy is a four-week program for young musicians (ages 14 through 18) held every summer at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Beth’s and my daughter Cecilia (age 14) was a … Continue reading →

July 14, 2014 Dear LVSA Members: When it rains at Camp Perry, the matches continue. When it rains at the .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoots in Lander (often called the Camp Perry of Fremont County), the matches continue. And … Continue reading →

July 7, 2014 Dear LVSA Members: The third of this season’s four 600 yard Mid-Range Challenges was held on Saturday July 5. Fifteen shooters competed. Match Director Bruce Campbell reported that is was a pretty good morning – fairly consistent … Continue reading →

July 7, 2014 Dear LVSA Friends of the Wind: Today’s .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot match was number 12 of this season’s 23 events. We are officially over the hump so it will be smooth sailing from now through … Continue reading →

Dear Lovers of Clear Wyoming Skies: A Match Director’s charge is to run the match in an orderly and efficient manner in accordance with the program and established rules. A Fun Shoot Match Director’s charge is to run the match … Continue reading →

Dear LVSA Members Anxious for Results: The second of this season’s .22LR 100yd Bench Rest Fun Shoots was held this past Saturday. Unfortunately, family obligations kept your faithful Match Scribe from attending, but a late report is better than no … Continue reading →

Dear LVSA Members: The various comings and goings of your .22LR 50yd Bench Rest Fun Shoot Match Director are probably of little interest to the readers of these reports, but they are the reason that this particular report starts out … Continue reading →

June 16, 2014 Dear LVSA Members: It has been several weeks since we’ve had a really windy day, so we were due for one. Our friend the wind was present in all his blustering glory for today’s .22LR 50yd Bench … Continue reading →