Rendezvous 5.0

[DHuffman]

Going over the results I just realized I broke my own 16 target group agg record by .109" that stood 3 years to finish 5th

Alan set an incredibly high mark with Curt, Chuck & Richie in there as well. Incredible match.

 

[Northridge]

Going over the results I just realized I broke my own 16 target group agg record by .109" that stood 3 years to finish 5th

Alan set an incredibly high mark with Curt, Chuck & Richie in there as well. Incredible match.

Simply Remarkable in all aspects, gives everyone something fresh to strive for…. Way Frigging cool.. I get goose bumps just saying it out loud Lol

Shawn Williams

 

[Paul Hilgedick]

Tom, Sara and the crew I know THANK YOU is not enough, but that is all I can say. Looking fordward to next year allready. Can"t think of a better way to spend a week with friends.

Paul Hilgedick

 

[Tom E]

Tom, Sara and the crew I know THANK YOU is not enough, but that is all I can say. Looking fordward to next year allready. Can"t think of a better way to spend a week with friends.

Paul Hilgedick

Remember I want pics of South Africa!!

Enjoy

Glad ya made the trip down

 

[AllanC]

I don't know how many were watching Blake when he figured out that he got the win. That amount of emotion for poking holes in paper is Awesome. Great job Blake I am glad I was there to see that much excitement. For the people that have not witnessed the RENDEZVOUS it and THE BLAST are the best way to spend a week for a shooter.

 

[4xforfun]

So....I'm back home, and just for giggles started looking at my targets. Now, I am pleased to have made the final 14, and extatic to have made the SUPER 7!!. Now, looking at my two final targets in the super 7, if you would have told me last week that my 600/1K groups and scores in the SUPER 7 were....2.xxxx, 50 and 3.xxxx 47 , I would have been making plans to go to Disneyland!!! Way better than even chance to win!! LOLOLOL

5TH place. Pretty much EVERYONE BEAT ME. As the old commercal said...."THESE GUYS ARE GOOD"

I am simply amazed that these guys, time and time again....and not just ONE guy....shoot this good. Most people, me included, have no idea what it takes to do that.

Hat's off......

BLAKE
DAVE
ALLEN
CURT
RICHIE
AND THE REST!!!!

 

[DHuffman]

Almost forgot this. Please thank these guys for their continued generous support!!!

Wade Works

www.wadeworksllc.com

Fighting Rooster Construction
edgar.garcia_20@yahoo.com

These folks never hesitate to support us

 

[DHuffman]

So....I'm back home, and just for giggles started looking at my targets. Now, I am pleased to have made the final 14, and extatic to have made the SUPER 7!!. Now, looking at my two final targets in the super 7, if you would have told me last week that my 600/1K groups and scores in the SUPER 7 were....2.xxxx, 50 and 3.xxxx 47 , I would have been making plans to go to Disneyland!!! Way better than even chance to win!! LOLOLOL

5TH place. Pretty much EVERYONE BEAT ME. As the old commercal said...."THESE GUYS ARE GOOD"

I am simply amazed that these guys, time and time again....and not just ONE guy....shoot this good. Most people, me included, have no idea what it takes to do that.

Hat's off......

BLAKE
DAVE
ALLEN
CURT
RICHIE
AND THE REST!!!!

You shot great Tod, always a pleasure to shoot with you.

 

[Bc'z]

You shot great Tod, always a pleasure to shoot with you.

You didn't do to awful bad yourself

 

[DHuffman]

You didn't do to awful bad yourself

I'm gonna go ahead and thank you for your continued generous support of the match as well but it would be nice to win your cert just once.
I'd either keep it or have to build another gun LOL

 

[Bc'z]

I'm gonna go ahead and thank you for your continued generous support of the match as well but it would be nice to win your cert just once.
I'd either keep it or have to build another gun LOL

I didn't know weather to love it or laugh at that comment.
There'll be another cert next year for sure, hell I might even try to hand deliver it ya never know.
The Rendezvous is the long range match like no other, being able to participate with my donation is the least I can do for you shooters.
Beings this match was dedicated to David Gosnell, I'll share this before and after.
David with his rifle all faded and sun burnt, i peeled match stickes i believe from as far back as 2012.
Jason Cohen is now the proud steward of. This is the picture I sent Jason this morning.

 

[DHuffman]

I didn't know weather to love it or laugh at that comment.
There'll be another cert next year for sure, hell I might even try to hand deliver it ya never know.
The Rendezvous is the long range match like no other, being able to participate with my donation is the least I can do for you shooters.
Beings this match was dedicated to David Gosnell, I'll share this before and after.
David with his rifle all faded and sun burnt, i peeled match stickes i believe from as far back as 2012.View attachment 1670249
Jason Cohen is now the proud steward of. This is the picture I sent Jason this morning.View attachment 1670251View attachment 1670254

You and I have history and you know I require hand delivery LOL

 

[Bc'z]

You and I have history and you know I require hand delivery LOL

I'll never forget our 1st project and meeting 1 of your trucking buddies at midnight off I-5.
And how you coincidentally had friends in town to pick it up once completed.
Classic!!

 

[Mulligan]

I didn't know weather to love it or laugh at that comment.
There'll be another cert next year for sure, hell I might even try to hand deliver it ya never know.
The Rendezvous is the long range match like no other, being able to participate with my donation is the least I can do for you shooters.
Beings this match was dedicated to David Gosnell, I'll share this before and after.
David with his rifle all faded and sun burnt, i peeled match stickes i believe from as far back as 2012.View attachment 1670249
Jason Cohen is now the proud steward of. This is the picture I sent Jason this morning.View attachment 1670251View attachment 1670254

Brett,
That is Awesome!!!!
Dude, you have the magic!!!!!

CW

 

[Mulligan]

Rendezvous 5.0

What a week, I could not have asked for any better weather and conditions, finally !!
When you start with 68 of the very best long range shooters and have this set of conditions, well it was the perfect storm.
5440 record rds down range on paper 6000 sighters and all the testing between Friday and Tuesday evening an easy 12000 rds went down range. Only 1 reshoot and 1 target corner came loose.
10 records were changed out of the 12 we track for this event. I decided to track two more starting with rendezvous 5, 10 target aggs at both 600 and 1000.
I’m guessing Rendezvous 5.0 will be hard to beat if ever, I think it will be talked about for many years.
19 campers filled the place up starting Friday, we ate like kings , home cooked every day, match days it was catered, all good! 100 steaks grilled on Friday to top off the awards and a send off breakfast Saturday morning by Sara Pollard Jacobs.
The target crew did a fantastic job, they were actually running, they found out that doing a good job at something is seen and rewarded, they got a 1200.00 dollar bonus on top of their regular pay, without a doubt one of the best target crews ever! I have always been blessed with good target crews.
Dan the man, and Judee scored and measured just shy of 1100 targets for 3 days, daunting! My hat is off to them, targets were out super fast for everyone to watch on the screen, it’s the place to hang out at.
Dad kept the two track hot racing targets back and forth, my mom helped the caterers with food chores.
Sara the stats gal , had her job well in hand as always, when we started this place I always worried and tried to run everyone’s job, I’m sure I was a pain in the ass, not any more, I know my part and I know Sara has the rest taken care of.
I sure create a lot of work for my family.
I want to say thanks to everyone that pitches in from food to cooking and jumping in the range buggy to help in the days before the match .

The match payout was 17000.00 , we raised 800.00 for st Jude’s as well.
At 1000 yds we had 38 perfect 50 scores, 2 groups under 2” and 11 groups under 3”, at 600yds 50 perfect 50’s were shot, 2 groups under 1” and 10 groups under 1.216”

So here we go with the actual match!
There were so many guys shooting small and consistently hammering away, but two guys were in a league of their own.
Allan Carmichael and Curt T Knitt were day 1 and day 2 agg winners, they never weakened at any point, their groups and scores were simply amazing .
They had guys like Michael J. McWhorter , Chuck Napikoski, Dave Huffman and Blake Wilson on their tails.
When the 16 target agg was over, Allan and Curt had rewrote the rendezvous record book, Allan had set 2, Curt set 9 and Rich Butler set 1, Allan and Curt tied for the 16 target overall grand agg, but Allan’s blistering 3.063 group agg was the tie breaker, Curt had only dropped 12 points on 16 targets.
Richie butler set the 1000 yd 8 target group agg at 4.137”!
You guys killed it! To everyone chasing them, you guys shot amazing but these two were on fire!

When the 16 target agg is over and tallied, we call out the top 14 randomly to come draw a ear tag for bench placements, the top fourteen is a bench 1vs2 3vs4 and so on, head to head, the winner of each pairing will move on to the super 7 showdown which is a winner take all ending, the top 14 and super 7 are a side match that has a lot of suspense built in, they have no idea where they placed , only I do!!
When the tags were drawn Allan and Curt had drawn bench 1&2, what an epic battle, Allan shot a 4.266” agg and Curt a 3.748 Curt moved on.
When the Super Seven was done Blake Wilson shot a combined smoking agg of 2.954 with a pair of 50’s to win to win the Super 7 winner take all 1500.00
Henry Brewer Jr. was on his heels with a 2.247 agg with a 48 and a 50 for 2nd.

Allan took home 4075.00, Curt Knitt pulled in 4650.00, Blake Wilson 1600.00 , Mike Mcwhorter 800.00 and Dave Huffman 550.00

I’m not sure Rendezvous 5.0 will ever be outdone, but I hope so!!

New records at 600 yards

Single target score 50/.763 Curt Knitt
8 target group agg 1.533/395 Curt Knitt
8 target score 396/1.850 Allan Carmichael

1000 yards

Single target score 50/1.783 Curt Knitt
8 target group agg 4.137/369 Richie Butler
8 target score 392/4.812 Curt Knitt

600/1000 grand

16 target group agg 3.063/778 Allan Carmichael
16 target score 788 /3.217 Curt Knitt

20 target 600/1000

20 target group agg 3.217/ 985 Curt Knitt
20 target score 985/3.217 Curt Knitt

New records I plan on keeping starting today
10 target Group and score at 1000
4.772/492 curt knitt

10 target group and score at 600
1.662/493 curt knitt

Thanks to everyone that makes the valley what it has become , truly a great week with friends and family .
The friday nite band, Garrett Stephens and the Relics was an epic! End to the match!!!

Get outside , make memories , live life

Thanks
TomEView attachment 1669779

TomE
Fantastic report.
Yep the conditions were crazy good!!!!
What fun it is to see the level of competition come up each year.......... Looking forward to the challenge again next year. Might have to dig out an old batch of fun tokens (set back for a big match of course), these guys are getting serious.

CW