UBR Nationals - Buck Creek KY

[Greyfox]

68 rifles went to the line today at Buck Creek KY to contest 100 yards in the Ultimate Benchrest National Championships. I've been shooting at Buck Creek since 2001 and today's conditions were without a doubt, the best. The morning began with the temp around 68º and NO wind. Of course, this caused other issues since slightly out of tune rifles were obvious without the wind to push them into the X. But most figured it out quickly and made the necessary adjustments. The scores for the entire field were out standing, probably the best ever overall. I didn't bring a copy of the scores to the motel with me, but if memory serves, Jr Rigsby repeated his perfect 264 from a few weeks ago with another perfect score in Unlimited. Joey Gregory took 1st in Factory Class, Chester Bradford was 1st in Custom with a 263 and Melvin Scott had his 1st 100 yard win in Modified. We had shooters from all over the region and a couple of guys all the way from Wisconsin.

We will contest 200 yards tomorrow and similar conditions are forecast.

Rick

 

[waynemac]

Wow, for Saturday, 200 yards was nearly a repeat of Friday. No wind in the morning followed by a very light breeze in the afternoon. I would have thought these conditions to make for a trigger pulling contest, but no, Buck Creek range never gives you a FREE ride. The mirage was brutal! At times the 11 point dot could not be seen along with my 22 cal. bullets holes, other times it appeared to be dancing around in a 1.5 MOA circle, then at one other time the dot and rings at 200 yards looked to be 1/4 MOA thick ( 1/2" ) Shooting a fixed power scope, my score dropped drastically while trying to deal with that. I herd several say "I'd rather have the wind"
We were fed lunch both days, and had the usual barrel, action, stock, scope conversations that rifle shooters have. And I left feeling as though I had been to a huge family reunion. This shooting venue has become so much more that a compition to my self and so many more, we look forward to the fellowship. The sight of old friends pulling into the range, setting up on the benches, hanging out in front of the fired targets or score posts, I'm sitting here grinning as I type this, no wonder I keep coming back every year.

If anyone has interest in going to a UBR match and experiencing what I have, contact Rick or my self here and we'll point you in the right direction...

Wayne

 

[tn6br]

Great match at a great facility. All made possible with a lot of hard work from a great group of guys. Look forward to shooting this range more often in the future.

 

[LarryDScott]

Congratulations to Chester Bradford for his 1st place in custom class, Jr just keeps on popping the dot in unlimited for another perfect 264, and last but not least Joey Gregory, pulls a rabbit out of the hat with a winning number in Factory class. For myself
in factory class, I couldn't even find the hat. Thanks to all who helped make this event possible. LDS

 

[Greyfox]

The 2017 Ultimate Benchrest Nationals are now history. If you couldn't make it, you missed a memorable match. We started on Friday with 68 rifles at 100 yards and finished with 64 IIRC for the 200 and the Grand Agg. Conditions on Friday were the best I've seen in the 16 years I've been competing at Buck Creek. Saturday's 200 yard match was much the same, but with a little more mirage and some slightly higher wind, but not much. The quality of the shooters is reflected in the scores. Half of all that completed the Grand Agg shot 500 or better. For those of you who aren't familiar with UBR scoring, 500 is the benchmark most people shoot for. There are many shooters who have yet to achieves this goal and several shot their first 500 this W/E. Congrats to you. I have attached pics of the list. I don't, at this time, have the individual 100/200 yard scores, but if I get them I will pass them along.
Some individual highlights would have to include Jr Rigsby who shot his 2nd perfect score in Unlimited in the past month with a perfect 264 at 100 yards. There is a good chance that Chester Bradford would have set a new grand agg record in Custom were it not for a unfortunate crossfire on his 3rd 200 yard target. It is also unfortunate that the guilty party did not come forward and admit is error as this cost Chester 6 points. In my mind there is little doubt that the anonymous shooter knew that he had done it. Nevertheless, Chester was still able to get the win in Custom. Congrats to all the winners and much appreciation to all the competitors. Also, thanks to Jackie and Danny for running an excellent match. Also, much thanks and appreciation to Anthony Kiefer of American Barrel Co. Anthony
I'm sure the hurricanes made in impossible for a few regular attendees to make it this year, but we did have a couple of new guys from Wisconsin who made it down to shoot with us, Dave Moyer and Jim Coffman. Thanks for coming guys.

Rick

Clarification= VFS = Unlimited, VS= Modified, F=Factory, CU= Custom

 

[Jr Rigsby]

The 2017 Ultimate Benchrest Nationals are now history. If you couldn't make it, you missed a memorable match. We started on Friday with 68 rifles at 100 yards and finished with 64 IIRC for the 200 and the Grand Agg. Conditions on Friday were the best I've seen in the 16 years I've been competing at Buck Creek. Saturday's 200 yard match was much the same, but with a little more mirage and some slightly higher wind, but not much. The quality of the shooters is reflected in the scores. Half of all that completed the Grand Agg shot 500 or better. For those of you who aren't familiar with UBR scoring, 500 is the benchmark most people shoot for. There are many shooters who have yet to achieves this goal and several shot their first 500 this W/E. Congrats to you. I have attached pics of the list. I don't, at this time, have the individual 100/200 yard scores, but if I get them I will pass them along.
Some individual highlights would have to include Jr Rigsby who shot his 2nd perfect score in Unlimited in the past month with a perfect 264 at 100 yards. There is a good chance that Chester Bradford would have set a new grand agg record in Custom were it not for a unfortunate crossfire on his 3rd 200 yard target. It is also unfortunate that the guilty party did not come forward and admit is error as this cost Chester 6 points. In my mind there is little doubt that the anonymous shooter knew that he had done it. Nevertheless, Chester was still able to get the win in Custom. Congrats to all the winners and much appreciation to all the competitors. Also, thanks to Jackie and Danny for running an excellent match. Also, much thanks and appreciation to Anthony Kiefer of American Barrel Co. Anthony
I'm sure the hurricanes made in impossible for a few regular attendees to make it this year, but we did have a couple of new guys from Wisconsin who made it down to shoot with us, Dave Moyer and Jim Coffman. Thanks for coming guys. View attachment 1021215 View attachment 1021216

Rick

Clarification= VFS = Unlimited, VS= Modified, F=Factory, CU= Custom

Thanks to Jackie, Danny,Rick, John, and all the guys on target crew. Great bunch of guys. Takes all to make a fun filled match, and also a heck of a good bunch of shooters.
JR

 

[Greyfox]

This just in on the crossfire that occurred at the UBR Nationals. A respected shooter called me last night and told me that he recalled, but had earlier forgotten that he saw a wind flag shot during that relay. He was pretty busy and didn't think about it at the time. There is a very probably chance that this was the errant bullet that went into the record target. Probably the shooter that did it did not realize what had happened. I would prefer to think that rather than believe someone chose not to admit the error.

Rick

 

[LarryDScott]

Hopefully purely accidental, rather than on purpose.
LDS