On May 6th and 7th, 2023, Tacoma Rifle and Revolver Club held the Manley Oakley trophy match. Saturday brought us a cool morning with wind switches and rapid let ups. The sun came out, and the light to medium wind stayed with us most of the day. We began with our Sporter class at 100 yards on Saturday morning which was won by Bryan Zolnikov with a .1918" agg.
That afternoon at 200, the wind continued to challenge the new shooters and the veterans alike, but Jeff Crose showed us all how it's done, taking the 200 yd agg. (.2215"). Bryan Zolnikov shot the best overall for the day winning the Sporter grand aggregate (.2162").
Sunday brought mild weather and the light wind played a role in group sizes. Shooters had to be vigilant to avoid being caught in wind switches and missing let ups. We shot the Heavy Varmint class at 200 yards in the morning. Mustafa Bilal shot a .2167" agg. to win the yardage. At 100 yards in the afternoon, Mustafa Bilal again took the yardage with a .1860" agg. Mustafa easily won the HV grand aggregate with a .2014" agg.
While not winning a single agg, Eldon Yarbrough was incredibly consistent throughout the weekend and steadfastly took home the Manley Oakley 2-gun trophy with a .2396" agg. Congratulations Eldon! Closely following Eldon were Jeff Crose in 2nd (.2410 agg) and Bryan Zolnikov in 3rd (.2413). All three top spots separated by a very narrow margin!
Smallest group awards go to:
Bryan Zolnikov- Sporter 100 .072"
Steve Kostanich - Sporter 200 .203"
Bryan Zolnikov - HV200 .192"
Mustafa Bilal - HV100 .084"
Match Winners:
Jeff Crose, Paul Weaver, Bill Rice, Mustafa Bilal, Darrell House, Eldon Yarbrough, Steve Kostanich, Larry Boers and Bryan Zolnikov.
Special thanks to Geoff Hallett, Dan Yeider, and Cole Vukich for doing a fine job running our Range, Stats, and Target crew. Thanks to Stipe Engines for donating the trophy.
That afternoon at 200, the wind continued to challenge the new shooters and the veterans alike, but Jeff Crose showed us all how it's done, taking the 200 yd agg. (.2215"). Bryan Zolnikov shot the best overall for the day winning the Sporter grand aggregate (.2162").
Sunday brought mild weather and the light wind played a role in group sizes. Shooters had to be vigilant to avoid being caught in wind switches and missing let ups. We shot the Heavy Varmint class at 200 yards in the morning. Mustafa Bilal shot a .2167" agg. to win the yardage. At 100 yards in the afternoon, Mustafa Bilal again took the yardage with a .1860" agg. Mustafa easily won the HV grand aggregate with a .2014" agg.
While not winning a single agg, Eldon Yarbrough was incredibly consistent throughout the weekend and steadfastly took home the Manley Oakley 2-gun trophy with a .2396" agg. Congratulations Eldon! Closely following Eldon were Jeff Crose in 2nd (.2410 agg) and Bryan Zolnikov in 3rd (.2413). All three top spots separated by a very narrow margin!
Smallest group awards go to:
Bryan Zolnikov- Sporter 100 .072"
Steve Kostanich - Sporter 200 .203"
Bryan Zolnikov - HV200 .192"
Mustafa Bilal - HV100 .084"
Match Winners:
Jeff Crose, Paul Weaver, Bill Rice, Mustafa Bilal, Darrell House, Eldon Yarbrough, Steve Kostanich, Larry Boers and Bryan Zolnikov.
Special thanks to Geoff Hallett, Dan Yeider, and Cole Vukich for doing a fine job running our Range, Stats, and Target crew. Thanks to Stipe Engines for donating the trophy.
| Caliber | Action | Barrel | Gunsmith | Stock | Scope/Power | Bullet/Weight | Powder/Weight | |
| Craig Kensler | 6PPC | BAT | Self | McMillian | B&L 36 | Berger 68 | LT32 28.0 | |
| Mustafa Bilal | 6PPC | BAT | Bartlein | Dickson | Leonard | March | Boers | N133 |
| Darrel House | 6mm | Stolle | Hart | Self | McMillian | Siemens 45 | Oakley 67 | N133 29.4 |
| Bryan Zolnikov | 6PPC | Nuevo | Bartlein | Speedy | BAT | March 48 | PRP Jokers 67 | N133 30 |
| James Lynn | 6PPC | BAT | Krieger | Kostanich | Leupold 45 | Condiff 66 | LT32 28 | |
| Jeff Crose | 6PPC | BAT B | Bartlein | Kelbly | March 48 | PRP Jokers 67 | N133 | |
| Jim Stipe | 6PPC | BAT | Krieger | Kostanich | McMillian | NF 42 | Bart 68 | LT32 28 |
| Bill Rice | 6PPC | BAT | Bartlein | Dowling | TM | Sightron 42 | PRP Jokers 67 | N133 29.5 |
| Eldon Yarbrough | 6PPC | BAT | Bartlein | Kostanich | Leonard | March 55 | Miller 65 | N133 |
| Paul Weaver | 6PPC | Marsh | Krieger | Ocock | Kelbly | March 46 | Miller 65 | N133 |
| Steve Kostanich | 6PPC | Nesieka | Bartlein | Self | Self | Leupold 45 | Self 65 | N133 29.5 |
| Larry Boers | 6PPC | BAT | Bartlein | Self | BAT | Leupold 45 | Bishop 65 | N133 29.6 |
| Ken Parsons | 6PPC | BAT 3L | Krieger | March 45 | Miller 65 | N133 54 3/4 |
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