F Class Nationals 2025

[BKA]

The list of names was people who have shot at Winnequah club before. It included sling shooters also. The names that had FO or FTR after the name, were the ones that were registered for these matches.

Unnecessary clutter in the list had me confused, easily done!
Erik Cortina missing the 2025 F Class Nationals?
I don't know what to think about that.
Life happens and priorities change, I guess.

 

[Ryan M.]

Congratulations to Ryan Mitchell for winning F Open long range.
Way to hang in there and finish strong!

Thanks Woody, definitely a hard earned dream come true. Also with a new gun I just received five weeks prior to the match starting and a new experimental cartridge (7-6.8 Western).

 

[rardoin]

Thanks Woody, definitely a hard earned dream come true. Also with a new gun I just received five weeks prior to the match starting and a new experimental cartridge (7-6.8 Western).

Now you've gone and dun it, Ryan. There will be a run on 6.5 Western brass and reamers! LOL

Congrats and very well done!

 

[johnnyi]

Now you've gone and dun it, Ryan. There will be a run on 6.5 Western brass and reamers! LOL

Congrats and very well done!

Why are you peeking what’s in my cart..?!?

Ryan shot his booty off. Impressive scores through-out in some challenging conditions. Way to hang tuff!! Congrats once again! You earned it!

 

[Happy Jack]

Today is the last day. It’s amazing that someone who hasn’t been competing much in F class for 10 years, comes back out and is leading the points going into the final day. Good Luck Ryan Pierce.

That's pretty handy

 

[seb]

Five way ties for first place in the 2025 US Mid-range National. Amazing!
All dropped only 4 points in 9 matches, for 1796 out of 1800 possible.
1st Randy Snook 127 X’s
2nd Brad Johnson 118 X’s,
3rd Johnny Ingram 117 X’s,
4th Andy Amber 116 X’s
5th Dave Lyons 106 X’s.


Gabe Gavock (19) won the F-TR Mid-range National. Super!


Ryan Mitchell, 2025 US Long range National Champ. Just Outstanding!


Keith Trapp, first place US Long range Nationals F-TR for the second time. You rock Keith!!


2025 US F-TR Champs.



Congratulations to all Winners in the 2025 US Nationals!!!... seb

 

[Ryan M.]

Why are you peeking what’s in my cart..?!?

Ryan shot his booty off. Impressive scores through-out in some challenging conditions. Way to hang tuff!! Congrats once again! You earned it!

Thank you Johnny! I really appreciate the kind words.

 

[Bottom Fodder]

Is the complete final results posted anywhere on line

 

[Stumpy1]

Still listed as 'preliminary' but I would bet they are not going to change much.

High Power Matches – Winnequah Gun Club

Frank

 

[Earl338]

I would like to thank allthe kind words about the matches and all the shooters that attended we assembled what i beleive one of best crews to run theise matches. I doint think that we have eaver done a better job. Again thanks to all the workers that were instrimatil in makeing it happen. I will mention the crossfires we put a nice clear 16 in number on the upper right corner of the carrier frame. If some has a suggestion of how to make it better we will counsider the sugestion. but i know how to crissfire to as i have done it and it is because i doint look at that number on the right corner. IAGAIN WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE FOLKS THAT SHOT THE MATCH AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT WORKED DILLIGANTY TO MAKE THIS THE SUCESS SEE YOU IN THE FUTURE MATCHES EARL LIEBETRAU AND WINNEQUAH GUN CLUB

 

[Acyr]

Well done @Earl338 !

 

[gmr4]

I would like to thank allthe kind words about the matches and all the shooters that attended we assembled what i beleive one of best crews to run theise matches. I doint think that we have eaver done a better job. Again thanks to all the workers that were instrimatil in makeing it happen. I will mention the crossfires we put a nice clear 16 in number on the upper right corner of the carrier frame. If some has a suggestion of how to make it better we will counsider the sugestion. but i know how to crissfire to as i have done it and it is because i doint look at that number on the right corner. IAGAIN WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE FOLKS THAT SHOT THE MATCH AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT WORKED DILLIGANTY TO MAKE THIS THE SUCESS SEE YOU IN THE FUTURE MATCHES EARL LIEBETRAU AND WINNEQUAH GUN CLUB

Earl, thank you for a very well run match! I did not understand the crossfires given the large number at the top left of each target… plain as day and easy to read when the mirage was heavy. Take care.

 

[TylerFromMS]

I did not understand the crossfires given the large number at the top left of each target

The firing line is kind of lumpy-bumpy. If your gun wasn’t tracking really well, it would knock you over a target or 2. If one is used to the gun sliding straight back to the target like it would on concrete and just taking that aspect for granted, I can see it happening pretty easily. Better shooters than me and you crossfired this match. It happens.

 

[rardoin]

The firing line is kind of lumpy-bumpy. If your gun wasn’t tracking really well, it would knock you over a target or 2. If one is used to the gun sliding straight back to the target like it would on concrete and just taking that aspect for granted, I can see it happening pretty easily. Better shooters than me and you crossfired this match. It happens.

Even though I used a 'donut' bag under my rear bag and pounded it flat, I still had some bag walk. Like Tyler said, one had to be very vigilant if your scope was at higher power. I frequently had to shift my bag once or twice a match on some firing points.

 

[gmr4]

The firing line is kind of lumpy-bumpy. If your gun wasn’t tracking really well, it would knock you over a target or 2. If one is used to the gun sliding straight back to the target like it would on concrete and just taking that aspect for granted, I can see it happening pretty easily. Better shooters than me and you crossfired this match. It happens.

After my first match of the 600, I was on the far left… really clumpy… I chose my rear rest location before setting my front.. it helped… I scored for the winner of the 600 that day and he made mention of the rear bag location. Marked my front rest location for easy return.

 

[davidjoe]

Unable to attend this year, I caught some of the matches on the fantastic live link the range set up. This worked so well and apparently without any bandwidth limitation. It’s remarkable to have that kind of access to the shooting and scores, someone really did their homework!

Thank you for leaving velocity on, guys. From the standpoint of interest in watching some of these matches, the only field of information displayed of more interest than the velocity, is the name of the shooter. I don’t think we could relate at all, for even one entire match, to watching a screen showing raw “anonymous” targets, and if so we’d probably be inclined to just wait for the results.

Only slightly less informative than who we are watching, is the velocity at the target. We can’t see the weather, the shooter, the flags at the shot (strategy), the gun handling, setup, or the ammo, but seeing the velocities at the targets keeps it engaging.

After the head to head videos from V2 over the years, - a couple of casual observations about watching good string fire shooters who aren’t hesitating and are still nailing the center, man that’s hard to watch. I know it’s not about our armchair entertainment, but four or five easy X’s with a 10 or two mixed in and it’s on to the next target. Watching is so different from the satisfaction of being the well-pleased shooter on the mat as a great match unfolds.

Not rubbernecking necessarily for the extremes of either train wrecks or contention for the next national record, but just like a good story needs some “tension,” a string fire match already lacks the opponent and needs to be pushing the shooter to make it the one we want to keep watching, sorry pros . Hate the fact that I was in a position to even be making these “observations” instead of mixing it up with the wind, but sure did enjoy what I saw.