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Tack Driver III live results

59FLH said:
#401 Jeff Buchanan, anyone know this guy?

There used to be a Jeff Buchanan in MD, gunsmith and world record holder in .22 Bench Rest (1990’s). Is this him? If so where is he now?
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59FLH,
Same guy, just older, fatter, and wears glasses. Roy Hunter told me I was given the “Glass Belt Buckle” award for letting my second shot on my last group target get 2.91” from the first. I’ll have to respectfully decline as I have plenty of those trophies already…I’m just joking of course. Roy already collected my $100 at the award ceremony.
I’ll PM you my contact information.
Jeff
 
Well another one in the books and all I can say is wow, Cline and co. out did themselves again, what a fantastic shoot food, people, fun. Congratulations to not just the winners but all that came, all I saw was smiles and laughter. Big congrats to my buddy Bart who rolled in threatened all of us then backed it up, great job,
 
BartsBullets said:
Hey Guys,

Thanks for the calls and Texts! I was Exhausted and in bed early after the match. So if I didn’t answer right back that’s why. Then up and on the road at 2:30am. Nine hours, later I’m home.

I want to thank Jim Cline and Crew for a flawlessly run match, a challenging Format and a Great Time! Guys, this is a must make shoot. Clear your schedule for next year. I promise you won’t be disappointed!

I really appreciate all the congratulations! Thank you Very Much!

Equipment
I shot a 6PPC with a .273 no turn neck, Bartlien 13.5 twist barrel my 68gr boattail, Jewel trigger, Harris Tuner, Scarbrough stock, bat DS action, Topped with a great big ole 10x60 Valdada “Precision” scope with 40MM Tube. I also used V133 powder.

There’s been lots of Indian and Arrow talk. The long and the short of it is…. You’re only as good as your equipment and the equipment can only perform up to the ability of the shooter. It’s a system. I’ve won it last year with a 6BRA and now with a 6PPC. I’m telling you, caliber wise there are a lot of different cartridges and combinations that can win. Jeff Godfrey (of the Piedmont Mafia) brought his 6BRX (I believe), and it shot like a laser. Jeff was in second place at the end of day 1. If not for a couple of “Orangeburg Gotcha’s” Jeff would have been right there for the win.

Why did I shoot the 6PPC? It’s simple; the goal for this year was to try to make the World Team. So my resources were directed towards the PPC (Barrels). I didn’t buy a single long range barrel this year. I used the last of my competitive long range gear for the 600 and 1000 yard Nationals. If I had both the 6BRA and 6PPC working, for this match I’d pick the 6BRA EVERY TIME and TWICE ON SUNDAY.

Thanks Guys! It was a great match and great year personally for me.

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With all the money I won I stopped and bought a couple of trophies on the way home!


Bart
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Jeff Godfrey almost got it done with Roy Hunter's Bullet A "Rainbow edition". Maybe next year Roy will shoot his long range bullet himself. SURE COULDN'T HURT!
 
Like Wes, I never put one in the red. But i looked at a couple of folks targets that were deliberately shooting at the aiming square and you could see those holes. Not as well but they were visible.
With a quality scope, mirage has to be really bad before you cannot see holes at 300. Sometimes you have to set and look a bit as the mirage comes and goes.

It was never that bad this year.
 
I want to personally thank Jim for all the hard work that goes into making this the best match of the year! The people are fist class, the range is one of the best I have been to, and the food is outstanding. One practice day and the challenging conditions makes it even more fun! Thanks to everyone that makes this event run as smooth as silk and a special thanks to Jim and his family for taking the time to make it happen. If you have never attended this match, make plans to do so in the future. And if you get there and you need a teammate for the four man team competition, hit me up, I may be available since MY teammates kicked me to the curb! Ask them how that worked out for them! They know who they are!!!!
AS
 
Since the TackDriver is quite a long trip for Marilyn and me, we have been taking our time getting home.

We spent the night in New Orleans so we could spend a day at the WW-2 Museum. It was fantastic.

Even though there is very little I learned that I already did not know, the way they present the the War gives you a real sense of just how big of a sacrifice that Generation put forth in order that freedom could be preserved for millions who were under the foot of totalitarian Thugocracies.

I took a lot of pictures, here are a couple that would interest many of our Members on this Site. The little South Bend Lathe is of particular interest, we had one at the shop years ago that I cut my teeth on. We finally scrapped it, and if you look at that old Hart Rest I still use, the top windage slide is made from the lathe’s compound.5BA5C4F9-4752-486E-B64D-CA3266C69FB8.jpeg49B69520-5E3A-47DB-8C33-0E8B532614A9.jpeg56A24B48-0382-46F4-AF35-CAC8DC63E0C8.jpegCC2DA601-1A6D-4C7B-8F6C-D037C9758B5F.jpeg
 
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jackieschmidt said:
Since the TackDriver is quite a long trip for Marilyn and me, we have been taking our time getting home.

We spent the night in New Orleans so we could spend a day at the WW-2 Museum. It was fantastic.

Even though there is very little I learned that I already did not know, the way they present the the War gives you a real sense of just how big of a sacrifice that Generation put forth in order that freedom could be preserved for millions who were under the foot of totalitarian Thugocracies.

I took a lot of pictures, here are a couple that would interest many of our Members on this Site. The little South Bend Lathe is of particular interest, we had one at the shop years ago that I cut my teeth on. We finally scrapped it, and if you look at that old Hart Rest I still use, the top windage slide is made from the lathe’s compound.View attachment 1383261View attachment 1383262View attachment 1383264View attachment 1383265
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Not to side track this thread but it's well worth your time to visit the WWII museum. Very well done. Plan a full day. Also the Nimitz museum in Fredricksburg TX . Much smaller but again well done.
 
jackieschmidt said:
Since the TackDriver is quite a long trip for Marilyn and me, we have been taking our time getting home.

We spent the night in New Orleans so we could spend a day at the WW-2 Museum. It was fantastic.

Even though there is very little I learned that I already did not know, the way they present the the War gives you a real sense of just how big of a sacrifice that Generation put forth in order that freedom could be preserved for millions who were under the foot of totalitarian Thugocracies.

I took a lot of pictures, here are a couple that would interest many of our Members on this Site. The little South Bend Lathe is of particular interest, we had one at the shop years ago that I cut my teeth on. We finally scrapped it, and if you look at that old Hart Rest I still use, the top windage slide is made from the lathe’s compound.View attachment 1383261View attachment 1383262View attachment 1383264View attachment 1383265
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Jackie, the woman pictured driving that South Bend at the museum is my grandmother, Grace Janota Brown. She made fuel system parts for B-24 Liberators at Consolidated in Ft Worth. She’ll be 101 in a few weeks and is still independent. Lives alone, drives, etc. - an amazing woman, no doubt.

The museum flew her out to Hollywood last year to film an interactive holographic experience. Within a year or so, you’ll be able to ask her hologram questions and the algorithm will answer in real time from a database of conversations they had. She lives in Mesquite, TX. If you want to meet her in the flesh, I’ll bring her to a local match up here.

There are some quasi-famous Rosie the Riveter pictures of her in the library of congress. Google her and they’ll show up.

Travis
 
X-Caveman said:
Jackie, the woman pictured driving that South Bend at the museum is my grandmother, Grace Janota Brown. She made fuel system parts for B-24 Liberators at Consolidated in Ft Worth. She’ll be 101 in a few weeks and is still independent. Lives alone, drives, etc. - an amazing woman, no doubt.

The museum flew her out to Hollywood last year to film an interactive holographic experience. Within a year or so, you’ll be able to ask her hologram questions and the algorithm will answer in real time from a database of conversations they had. She lives in Mesquite, TX. If you want to meet her in the flesh, I’ll bring her to a local match up here.

There are some quasi-famous Rosie the Riveter pictures of her in the library of congress. Google her and they’ll show up.

Travis
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Here’s an advertisement for the museum featuring her that I stumbled upon (quite literally) when I was in NOLA last February. 8DE665C7-D210-4F4A-AA4F-B67140190FAF.jpeg
 
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