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2023 NBRSA Score Nationals

Thank you for posting the equipment list. I'm always curious what everyone is using, particularly those at the top. The preference of the 30BR didn't surprise me, but the lack of consensus of all of the other components did. It seemed like H4198 still has a strong following, but then, many of us don't have it and can't locate any. Regardless, there was some pretty awesome scores with different configuration. Again, thanks.
 
Today, we shot the 200 yard leg of the VFS match. The day started a bit warmer that yesterday but with good conditions to start. As the day progressed, conditions got a little tougher as a mountain thunderstorm built up and indeed, we had a rain delay after match 4.
But when all was said and done, Mr. John Cascarino had dominated again.
Top three were:
John Cascarino - 250-12X
Durward Wofford - 250-10X
Tom Anderson - 250-10X

Below is attached the full results for the match.
Joe
Congrats to one of my mentors Durward Wofford on 2nd place finish.
Congrats to all the shooters
 
I would say that the overwhelming majority of shooters were shooting some variant of the 30 BR, with bullets from 112 to 118 grain, pushed by H4198, LT-30, or N-130.

there were a scattering of 6mm BR variants.

The most notable chambering that was “different” was Micheal Turner’s 30/30. Any time he shows up with his unique set up, he is a threat to win. He did very well with it, and like several of us, just a couple of miss steps kept him from going all the way.

Well, a few miss steps and John Cascarino.
thought that might be the same Micheal Turner from Old !!! Is he still shooting his own homemade action that's as well made as any custom???
stan
 
thought that might be the same Micheal Turner from Old !!! Is he still shooting his own homemade action that's as well made as any custom???
stan
Yes, that action is a work of art. It’s possibly better than most customs.

it features a 17-4 body at H900 heat treat. The bolt has a titanium body with an S-7 tool steel bolt head. The machine work is immaculate.

I admire great craftsmanship. There is a lot to admire there.
 
I remember seeing a picture a long time ago, it was stunning. seems like he talked about wishing he had made several instead of a one off lol!!!! a friend told me he was somewhat of a genius type and extremely talented a lots of things and a great guy
stan
 
Yesterday we shot the 200 yard Hunter yardage to complete the 2023 NBRSA score nationals. Conditions again varied enough through the day to keep things interesting. Every day, someone different has figured this range out and risen to the top. At 200, our winners were:
First - Kevin Mielke 250-5X
Second Mike Bigelow 250-4X
Third James Dowling 249-3x.
Congratulations to you guys for some great shooting.
Below are complete results for the match.
Joe
 

Attachments

When all the scores were tallied, our new two score champion for 2023 was Mike Bigelow with a remarkable total score of 999 - 51X. Dropping only one point over four days of competition and besting all comers is truly an accomplishment. Congratulations Mike.
First - Mike Bigelow 999 - 51X.
Second - Jason Stanley 994 - 45X.
Third - Craig Nagel 994 - 44X.
The cream always rises to the top.
Complete results are below.

Joe
 

Attachments

And that is a wrap on the 2023 Score Nationals. The match was very well attended with 72 VFS competitors and 45 Hunter competitors.
The Coors Benchrest range at the Whittington Center in Raton New Mexico is an incomparable place to shoot. A fabulous range with large mountains as the background scenery. An enclosed loading building that is 300' x 100'. You read that right. A loading building 100 yards long.
A huge Shout out to Mr. Al Elliott Who conceived the idea of bringing the 2023 Score Nationals to this great place.
Thank you to each and every shooter who came this year. We are truly humbled and pleased to have had you come and shoot with us in 2023.

We are planning on doing it again in 2024 if our bid is accepted. Start making your plans now to come here and shoot with us again in 2024. And bring a friend with you. Lets make it bigger and better next year.

Joe
 
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Thank you for keeping us updated, Joe. And to you, Al, and your crew, take some bows - by all spy accounts, you all did well!

Though I regretted opting out, I am proud of my local pals/competitors, who dominated the 2-Gun:
Mike; Jason; Craig; Jim; Kevin - a Top 5 sweep is semi-respectable representation!o_O Congratulations to you one and all!

Then, there is John Cascarino logging back-to-back NBRSA VfS National Championship victories - who approved that?!? :D Next year, Mr. Cascarino may find obtaining a, "West-of-The-River" visa somewhat difficult - we warned him last year that he was wearing his welcome thin!:p Great job, John, Congratulations on your BIG win!!

Having 11 "top 20" individuals, who [regularly] attend Boone Valley Ikes events, I must express my pride in the level of competition we have cultivated here in fly-overville - where, a mere 20 years ago, we were, "nobodies". This is the direct result of our sharing/mentoring . . . and of course, fierce, but friendly competition . . .;) Keep 'em ON the X! RG
 
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Yesterday we shot the 200 yard Hunter yardage to complete the 2023 NBRSA score nationals. Conditions again varied enough through the day to keep things interesting. Every day, someone different has figured this range out and risen to the top. At 200, our winners were:
First - Kevin Mielke 250-5X
Second Mike Bigelow 250-4X
Third James Dowling 249-3x.
Congratulations to you guys for some great shooting.
Below are complete results for the match.
Joe
Well, Kevin, for you, "school is out" - the 200 & GRAND - Congratulations! ;) RG
 
At the end of the third day of the 2023 Score Nats, the Hunter 100 in in the bag. Today, we had 46 competitors take the line with their 6 power Hunter rifles to do battle.
On a not so easy a day, Wade Hunnewell led the pack with a stellar 250-21X performance.
Second was Mike Wall with a great 250-16x score followed by Jim Dowling in third place with another 250-16X.
Great shooting on a day when twelve shooters finished with 250 scores.
Congratulations to all.
Attached below are full results of the shoot.
Congratulations, Wade!! Great Agg! :) RG
 
VFS 100 Finals For those who cant see the pdf files.

PlaceBenchTypeNameScoreXScoreXScoreXScoreXScoreXScoreX
1340VFSJohn Cascarino50550550550550425024
2240VFSMike Bigelow50550550450550525024
3249VFSRaymond Becker50550550450450425022
4147VFSRodney Landry50550450450450425021
5239VFSWayne Corley50550450450250525020
6337VFSWes Johnson50550350350450525020
7248VFSJackie Schmidt50550250550350525020
8130VFSJoe Ussery50450450550450325020
9327VFSJeff Shultz50450450450450425020
10344VFSGreg Swezey50550450450150525019
11330VFSKyle Schultz50450550350450325019
12332VFSJames Dowling50450450350450425019
13140VFSDennis Boyet50350450250550525019
14245VFSJoe Duke50550450450150425018
15247VFSMarty Steffan50450550250450325018
16242VFSKevin Mielke50450350450450325018
17226VFSMike Schneidman50450350350550325018
18238VFSEd Bernabeo50550550350250225017
19343VFSDurward Wofford50550350250550225017
20232VFSCraig Nagel50550150350350525017
21341VFSWilliam Tackman50450450350250425017
22136VFSMike Toby50250450350450425017
23139VFSWeldon Yoder50550450450050325016
24349VFSTed Rea50450550350350125016
25233VFSBobby Ayo50450450450350125016
26138VFSCecil Peterson50450350250350425016
27244VFSDean Thomas50350350550250325016
28129VFSPaul Gylling50250550350350325016
29250VFSJim Franzen50450450150450225015
30134VFSRichard Hunnewell50350350350150525015
31132VFSRandy Ciavarelli50350350250450325015
32338VFSJohn Grantham50450150250250425013
33143VFSJerry Carter50350350250350225013
34345VFSDwayne Pullum50350350150450225013
35229VFSRon Fields50350150450350225013
36146VFSJames Elliott50350150450150425013
37145VFSGardner Rose50450450250050225012
38333VFSJay Holtorf50150250150350525012
39133VFSDanny Keeney50250250250350225011
40150VFSMike Bryant50150350150150525011
41149VFSRich Carpenter50250549450550524921
42347VFSJim Nicolas50450450450549324920
43237VFSSam Duke50450550449350324919
44234VFSWade Hunnewell50550349250350524918
45141VFSMichael Turner50450250550449224917
46127VFSJason Stanley50449250350250524916
47334VFSChris Ford50449150550350324916
48137VFSRon TeSelle50450350449150324915
49328VFSJames Moore50250549250450224915
50231VFSMichelle Markesteyn50450549050350224914
51135VFSMark Taylor50350450350149224913
52142VFSBoyd Dartez50250449250250324913
53246VFSMike Guillot50450450350049124912
54227VFSGary Vanlier49150450250250324912
55335VFSDean Wehunt5034915015015022498
56126VFSTom Anderson48250350250450424815
57243VFSRichard Genaro50549250149250424814
58128VFSLanny Flora50250448050150324810
59336VFSJohn Koppes4915014925015032488
60228VFSDennis Martin50450550247150224714
61331VFSMichael Rosenberger49150549149350324713
62236VFSClay Switzer50148249350350324712
63144VFSJeff Klapstein4825024935024902469
64241VFSWilliam Shults5014804925034912467
65350VFSJerry Turner50350145150450424513
66348VFSDan Williams50349349249048224510
67342VFSMark Thompson5044935004914712459
68329VFSRocky Libbey4914834914924802437
69235VFSMichael Hart50449250550143124213
70346VFSRon Atkins49149140200001384
71230VFSRoy Lucas50149020100001192
72148VFSFrank Radloff5045050000001009
 
VFS 200 Finals

PlaceBenchTypeNameScoreXScoreXScoreXScoreXScoreXScoreX
1340VFSJohn Cascarino50350450250150225012
2343VFSDurward Wofford50350350050250225010
3126VFSTom Anderson50350050250150425010
4239VFSWayne Corley5025025025025012509
5141VFSMichael Turner5025025015025012508
6150VFSMike Bryant5025015015005022506
7240VFSMike Bigelow5005005015025032506
8127VFSJason Stanley50349150250250224910
9344VFSGreg Swezey5015025014925032499
10145VFSGardner Rose5025025014905032498
11248VFSJackie Schmidt5015024935025002498
12135VFSMark Taylor5015025025014912497
13129VFSPaul Gylling5005015025024902495
14232VFSCraig Nagel50249249250350124810
15130VFSJoe Ussery5004924915025032488
16249VFSRaymond Becker5015024805035002486
17245VFSJoe Duke4925014905005032486
18132VFSRandy Ciavarelli5005014904915022484
19327VFSJeff Shultz5015004904915002482
20147VFSRodney Landry50250247250450224712
21330VFSKyle Schultz4914925014925032479
22328VFSJames Moore4925034914915012478
23136VFSMike Toby5025025014705022477
24139VFSWeldon Yoder5015034814915012477
25237VFSSam Duke5015034814915002476
26143VFSJerry Carter5015014814905032476
27140VFSDennis Boyet5015035004814902475
28138VFSCecil Peterson5015024915004812475
29233VFSBobby Ayo4925014815005002474
30234VFSWade Hunnewell5005044804914912466
31134VFSRichard Hunnewell4925014815014912466
32149VFSRich Carpenter5015014704915022465
33335VFSDean Wehunt5005004914715032465
34226VFSMike Schneidman5005014704905022463
35133VFSDanny Keeney5005004914814902462
36144VFSJeff Klapstein5035034904704912457
37337VFSWes Johnson4814814905025012455
38228VFSDennis Martin5004904714905022453
39332VFSJames Dowling5004715004914912453
40334VFSChris Ford5015014804705002452
41229VFSRon Fields5025044704715012448
42336VFSJohn Koppes5025014934505012447
43238VFSEd Bernabeo5025014405015002444
44137VFSRon TeSelle4914904904814922444
45235VFSMichael Hart4814914914805012444
46242VFSKevin Mielke4804914705025012444
47243VFSRichard Genaro5024905004505002442
48227VFSGary Vanlier4804804915004912442
49142VFSBoyd Dartez5004904814705002441
50246VFSMike Guillot5014924814834812438
51348VFSDan Williams5034804814814912436
52250VFSJim Franzen4815004824814812425
53333VFSJay Holtorf4914725004804802423
54350VFSJerry Turner4904914804615012423
55128VFSLanny Flora4704704924905012423
56349VFSTed Rea4715024914505012415
57244VFSDean Thomas5004904604824702402
58329VFSRocky Libbey4904714804704902401
59341VFSWilliam Tackman4815014714305022385
60241VFSWilliam Shults4914824304904902383
61231VFSMichelle Markesteyn4505014714704912383
62148VFSFrank Radloff4705034714414932378
63331VFSMichael Rosenberger4814704904205012362
64247VFSMarty Steffan4904904304604902360
65236VFSClay Switzer3804904704915012332
66346VFSRon Atkins4935024913105012297
67345VFSDwayne Pullum503502481480001966
68146VFSJames Elliott480491500481001952
69338VFSJohn Grantham471471470390801882
70342VFSMark Thompson1004914913604301872
71347VFSJim Nicolas401500500280001681
 
VFS Grand

PlaceBenchTypeNameScoreX
1340VFSJohn Cascarino50036
2240VFSMike Bigelow50030
3239VFSWayne Corley50029
4343VFSDurward Wofford50027
5150VFSMike Bryant50017
6248VFSJackie Schmidt49928
7344VFSGreg Swezey49928
8141VFSMichael Turner49925
9129VFSPaul Gylling49921
10145VFSGardner Rose49920
11249VFSRaymond Becker49828
12130VFSJoe Ussery49828
13232VFSCraig Nagel49827
14127VFSJason Stanley49826
15126VFSTom Anderson49825
16245VFSJoe Duke49824
17327VFSJeff Shultz49822
18135VFSMark Taylor49820
19132VFSRandy Ciavarelli49819
20147VFSRodney Landry49733
21330VFSKyle Schultz49728
22140VFSDennis Boyet49724
23136VFSMike Toby49724
24139VFSWeldon Yoder49723
25138VFSCecil Peterson49721
26233VFSBobby Ayo49720
27143VFSJerry Carter49719
28237VFSSam Duke49625
29328VFSJames Moore49623
30226VFSMike Schneidman49621
31134VFSRichard Hunnewell49621
32133VFSDanny Keeney49613
33149VFSRich Carpenter49526
34337VFSWes Johnson49525
35234VFSWade Hunnewell49524
36332VFSJames Dowling49522
37335VFSDean Wehunt49513
38242VFSKevin Mielke49422
39238VFSEd Bernabeo49421
40229VFSRon Fields49421
41334VFSChris Ford49418
42137VFSRon TeSelle49319
43142VFSBoyd Dartez49314
44227VFSGary Vanlier49314
45250VFSJim Franzen49220
46246VFSMike Guillot49220
47228VFSDennis Martin49217
48243VFSRichard Genaro49216
49333VFSJay Holtorf49215
50336VFSJohn Koppes49215
51349VFSTed Rea49121
52144VFSJeff Klapstein49116
53244VFSDean Thomas49018
54128VFSLanny Flora49013
55341VFSWilliam Tackman48822
56348VFSDan Williams48816
57231VFSMichelle Markesteyn48717
58350VFSJerry Turner48716
59247VFSMarty Steffan48618
60235VFSMichael Hart48617
61241VFSWilliam Shults48410
62331VFSMichael Rosenberger48315
63329VFSRocky Libbey4838
64236VFSClay Switzer48014
65345VFSDwayne Pullum44619
66146VFSJames Elliott44515
67338VFSJohn Grantham43815
68342VFSMark Thompson43211
69347VFSJim Nicolas41721
70346VFSRon Atkins36711
71148VFSFrank Radloff33717
72230VFSRoy Lucas1192
 
Hunter 100

BenchTypeNameScoreXScoreXScoreXScoreXScoreXScoreX
234HBRWade Hunnewell50450550550450325021
131HBRMike Wall50350350350350425016
332HBRJames Dowling50150450350350525016
127HBRJason Stanley50350450150350425015
239HBRWayne Corley50350350250350325014
242HBRKevin Mielke50350250350150525014
226HBRMike Schneidman50150450350350325014
140HBRDennis Boyet50150350450450225014
145HBRGardner Rose50450150250350325013
232HBRCraig Nagel50350250350150425013
237HBRSam Duke5025025025025012509
136HBRMike Toby5045005005015022507
240HBRMike Bigelow50450350450449224917
134HBRRichard Hunnewell50450450149350224914
133HBRDanny Keeney50350249150350424913
247HBRMarty Steffan50150450449350124913
146HBRJames Elliott50350350149250324912
139HBRWeldon Yoder50249250350350224912
135HBRMark Taylor49450350250350024912
132HBRRandy Ciavarelli50350249250250224911
342HBRMark Thompson5035004915005022496
250HBRJim Franzen50450349149150324812
344HBRGreg Swezey4925025014935012489
249HBRRaymond Becker5025005024924902486
149HBRRich Carpenter50250550150147124710
245HBRJoe Duke49150250349449024710
341HBRWilliam Tackman5004815015024902474
126HBRTom Anderson49150549249149124610
144HBRJeff Klapstein4924925024914912468
137HBRRon TeSelle4914815024915032468
244HBRDean Thomas4815025035024802468
138HBRCecil Peterson4905024805004902462
329HBRRocky Libbey49349350350247124512
327HBRJeff Shultz49349250449148224512
142HBRBoyd Dartez4725015034914822449
236HBRClay Switzer4725035035004702448
229HBRRon Fields4805025024814812446
147HBRRodney Landry5004704904815002441
337HBRWes Johnson50246148349450324313
227HBRGary Vanlier47148350349149224310
150HBRMike Bryant5015024824514922428
128HBRLanny Flora4714614804924812385
129HBRPaul Gylling3805045025024702358
349HBRTed Rea140903724944701566
235HBRMichael Hart50300000000503
230HBRRoy Lucas47100000000471
 
Hunter 200

PlaceBenchTypeNameScoreXScoreXScoreXScoreXScoreXScoreX
1242HBRKevin Mielke5005025005015022505
2240HBRMike Bigelow5005015005005032504
3332HBRJames Dowling5014905005025002493
4126HBRTom Anderson5035014905014802475
5139HBRWeldon Yoder4915005004904902471
6150HBRMike Bryant4934904924905032468
7232HBRCraig Nagel4924904904915012464
8146HBRJames Elliott4924805005014912464
9127HBRJason Stanley4915014815014902464
10245HBRJoe Duke4715014905015012464
11136HBRMike Toby5025004804904912463
12337HBRWes Johnson4814805015034912456
13234HBRWade Hunnewell4925014804914912455
14250HBRJim Franzen4814915004914912454
15237HBRSam Duke4804804905015022453
16226HBRMike Schneidman4804914815044902446
17135HBRMark Taylor4934925014714812438
18145HBRGardner Rose5014914604904812423
19134HBRRichard Hunnewell5004714904804812422
20239HBRWayne Corley5004914904804602421
21140HBRDennis Boyet4914714904814812414
22341HBRWilliam Tackman4814704924804912414
23349HBRTed Rea4904805014704702411
24132HBRRandy Ciavarelli4804604924804922404
25144HBRJeff Klapstein4604915024604902403
26229HBRRon Fields5004904504914712402
27137HBRRon TeSelle4705014904714702402
28149HBRRich Carpenter4814804714824802394
29342HBRMark Thompson4724714804914802394
30138HBRCecil Peterson4704914604814812383
31133HBRDanny Keeney4914914704604702382
32129HBRPaul Gylling4714804704814802382
33142HBRBoyd Dartez4514805004714612363
34227HBRGary Vanlier4904304804724812353
35244HBRDean Thomas4714704804814402342
36147HBRRodney Landry4504714614614912334
37235HBRMichael Hart5004804204614712332
38329HBRRocky Libbey4504804714704602331
39249HBRRaymond Becker4504804214615012313
40247HBRMarty Steffan4814704504504302281
41131HBRMike Wall4604204714304702251
42128HBRLanny Flora47045043000001350
43327HBRJeff Shultz49124048000001211
44344HBRGreg Swezey47000000000470
 

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