On April 1st and 2nd, Tacoma Rifle and Revolver Club held their first group benchrest match of the year to determine the winner of the Allen Bench trophy. Saturday was cold, wet, and windy. There were some wind switches, some consistent wind, and rarely a lull. We began with our light varmint contest at 100 yards on Saturday morning which was won by Jeff Crose with a .2028" agg. That afternoon at 200 yard, Larry Boers showed his shooting skills and won the yardage (.2368"). AT the end of the day, Bryan Zolnikov took the LV grand aggregate with an agg of .2502", Jim Stipe second with a .2550" aggregate, and Eric Stanton in third with a .2618" agg.
Sunday brought more cold and windy conditions. We had every conceivable condition, sometimes all at once. We shot the Heavy Varmint class at 200 yards in switchy conditions. Mustafa Bilal shot a .2311" agg. to win the yardage. At 100 yards, Mustafa Bilal took the yardage with a .2098 agg. Mustafa Bilal held on to win the HV grand aggregate (.2205"), with Bryan Zolnikov in 2nd place (.2395) and Jim Lynn in 3rd place (.2641).
At the end of the day, Bryan Zolnikov won the 2-gun with a .2448" Grand agg. Congratulations Bryan!
Of special note: Match winning groups were shot by Jeff Crose, Larry Boers, Bryan Zolnikov, Musafa Bilal, Jim Lynn, Jeff Lewis, Jim Stipe, Eldon Yarbrough, and Ken Parsons.
A big thank you to our great crew! The new target crew included Case and Cole. Mark Henderson, Geoff Hallett and Craig Kensler were the behind the scenes making the match run safely and efficiently. Also, big thanks to Jim Stipe (Stipe Engines) for donating the trophy.
It was a high energy event and a great gathering of benchrest friends!
Image0: Bryan Zolnikov
Image1: back row from left to right: Jeff Lewis, Criag Kensler, Jim Lynn, Jeff Crose, Larry Boers, Steve Kostanich, Jim Stipe, Eric Stanton; front row from left to right: Ken Parsons (seated), Bryan Zolnikov (kneeling), Eldon Yarborough (kneeling), and Mustafa Bilal (kneeling)
Sunday brought more cold and windy conditions. We had every conceivable condition, sometimes all at once. We shot the Heavy Varmint class at 200 yards in switchy conditions. Mustafa Bilal shot a .2311" agg. to win the yardage. At 100 yards, Mustafa Bilal took the yardage with a .2098 agg. Mustafa Bilal held on to win the HV grand aggregate (.2205"), with Bryan Zolnikov in 2nd place (.2395) and Jim Lynn in 3rd place (.2641).
At the end of the day, Bryan Zolnikov won the 2-gun with a .2448" Grand agg. Congratulations Bryan!
Of special note: Match winning groups were shot by Jeff Crose, Larry Boers, Bryan Zolnikov, Musafa Bilal, Jim Lynn, Jeff Lewis, Jim Stipe, Eldon Yarbrough, and Ken Parsons.
A big thank you to our great crew! The new target crew included Case and Cole. Mark Henderson, Geoff Hallett and Craig Kensler were the behind the scenes making the match run safely and efficiently. Also, big thanks to Jim Stipe (Stipe Engines) for donating the trophy.
It was a high energy event and a great gathering of benchrest friends!
Image0: Bryan Zolnikov
Image1: back row from left to right: Jeff Lewis, Criag Kensler, Jim Lynn, Jeff Crose, Larry Boers, Steve Kostanich, Jim Stipe, Eric Stanton; front row from left to right: Ken Parsons (seated), Bryan Zolnikov (kneeling), Eldon Yarborough (kneeling), and Mustafa Bilal (kneeling)
