NBRSA NW Regional SR BR Match Report August 5-6, 2023

[Bryan Z.]

The Del Bishop Memorial match was held on August 5-6, 2023 at the Tacoma Rifle and Revolver Club. The course of fire was 100/200 yards 5-shot groups on Saturday and Sunday in the Sporter (SP) and Light Varmint (LV) classes respectively. The temperature was mild in the high 60s to high 70s. There was cloud coverage during most of the shooting which tempered the mirage. The wind was very tame with many lulls and periodic mild, persistent, and consistent winds. There was a good showing with shooters arriving from Oregon and all over Washington.

In the SP class, Larry Boers shined bright at 100 yards. He shot a range record .1560 aggregate and had the smallest group with a .103! Jeff Crose took second with a .1892 and Bryan Zolnikov was in third with a .2384. At 200 yards, Bryan Zolnikov poured a little water on Larry’s fire and took first with a .2100 and the smallest group with a .192. Larry Boers took second with a .2355 and Super Jeff Crose took third with a .2387.

In the LV class, Eldon Yarburough shot small at 100 yards. He shot the smallest group (.096) and was the only shooter with a teen aggregate at 100 yards with a .1994. Bill Rice took second with a .2132 and Bryan Zolnikov took third with a .2232. At 200 yards, Bryan Zolnikov struck again and took first with a .2492 while Darrel House took second with a .2530 and Eric Stanton took third with a .2628.

The following were the top 10 at the end of the match:

Ranking	Shooter	Grand Aggregate	SP-100	SP-200	LV-100	LV-200
1	Larry Boers	.2273	.1560	.2355	.2366	.2811
2	Bryan Zolnikov	.2302	.2384	.2100	.2232	.2492
3	Super Jeff Crose	.2335	.1892	.2387	.2428	.2632
4	Eldon Yarburough	.2555	.2976	.2490	.1994	.2759
5	Eric Stanton	.2645	.2756	.2900	.2296	.2628
6	Darrell House	.2713	.2748	.2858	.2716	.2530
7	Ken Parsons	.2898	.2572	.2545	.3284	.3190
8	Paul Weaver	.2902	.2794	.2679	.3338	.2802
9	Jim Stipe	.3146	.3394	.3550	.2450	.3190
10	Steve Kostanich	.3164	.2806	.2461	.3462	.3928

Small group award winners were:
Steve Kostanich, Paul Weaver, Larry Boers, Bryan Zolnikov, Super Jeff Crose, Eric Stanton, Darrell House, Eldon Yarburough, Bill Rice, and Jim Stipe.

During the awards ceremony, Super Jeff Crose was awarded the Tacoma Rifle and Revolver Club range record for the smallest 5-shot group shot within the Unlimited class at a .038. Super Jeff with a super small group! We also awarded Super Jeff with the NW Regional 4-gun trophy which is a combination of the 5-shot Heavy Varmint and Unlimited classes shot this past June and the Sporterand Light Varmint shot in this match. The top 5 for the 4-gun were:

Ranking	Shooter	Grand Aggregate
1	Super Jeff Crose	.2417
2	Larry Boers	.2480
3	Eric Stanton	.2612
4	Bryan Zolnikov	.2653
5	Ken Parsons	.3151

Overall, it was a great weekend with great shooters and great weather. We are grateful to our crew who kept the match running which included Geoff Hallett, Mark Richardson, Cole and Case, and Robin Blanchard.

Equipment List

	Caliber	Action	Barrel	Gunsmith	Stock	Scope/Power	Bullet/Weight	Powder/Weight
Bryan Zolnikov	6PPC	Neuvo	Bartlein	Speedy	BAT	March 48	PRP Jokers 67	N133 29.X
James Lynn	6PPC	Nesika	Bartlein	Lewis	McMillan	NF 42	Condiff 67	Benchmark 31.6
Super Jeff Crose	6PPC	BAT B	Krieger		Kelbly	March 48	Nader	N133
Eric Stanton SP	6PPC	BAT	Bartlein	Kostanich	Scarborough	March 40	PRP Joker FB	N133 30
Eric Stanton LV	6PPC	BAT	Bartlein	Kostanich	Larson	March 48	Miller 66	N133 29.8
Bill Rice SP	6PPC	40X	Hart	Dowling		Leupold 24	Berger 64	LT-31 27.4
Bill Rice LV	6PPC	BAT	Bartlein	Dowling	TM	Sightron 42	PRP Jokers 67	N133
Paul Weaver SP	6PPC	Marsh	Krieger	Ocock	Kelbly	March 48	Miller 65	N133
Paul Weaver LV	6PPC	Panda	Krieger	Ocock	Kelbly	Leupold 45	Miller 65	N133
Steve Kostanich SP	22PPCR	Self	Lilja	Self	Moon Hill	Leupold 36	SKBA 52	N133 28.5
Steve KostanichLV	240 Coyote	Self	Krieger	Self	SIX	Leupold 36	SKN 65	TAC 32
Ken Parsons	6PPC	BAT	Bartlein	Dixon		March	Miller 65	N133 29.2
Lee Whitley	6PPC	BAT	Krieger	Self		Leupold 45	Berger 65	N133
Eldon Yarburough	6PPC	BAT	Bartlein	Kostanich	Leonard	March	Miller 66	N133 29.X
Jim Stipe	6PPC	BAT	Krieger	Kostanich	McMillan	NF 42	Bart 68	LT32
David Shea	6PPC	Stolle	House	House	McMillan	Weaver 36	Berger 64	LT32 28.7
Darrell House	6PPC	BAT	Bartlein	Self	McMillan	Lyman 45	Self 64	LT32 28.7
Larry Boers	6PPC	BAT	Bartlein	Self	BAT	Leupold 45	Bishop 65	N133 29.X
Matt Spradlin	6PPC	BAT SV	Bartlein	Ocock	Kelbly

Image5: Back row from left to right: Steve Kostanich, Eldon Yarburough, Jim Lynn, Bill Rice, Eric Stanton, Jim Stipe, Darrell House, and Matt Spradlin. Front row from left to right: Ken Parsons, Super Jeff Crose, Larry Boers, David Shea, and Bryan Zolnikov

 

[jimmymac]

That is a great match report. Awesome shooting guys. Thanks.