Nine shooters enjoyed knocking down steel silhouette targets under clear skies and bearable July temperatures. Wind was calm throughtout the match, picking up just as the match concluded at 10:45. Welcome back Sylvan (his second match) and Loren (it’s been awhile). Jim B. shot Chickens, Pigs, and Turkeys offhand while Dave E., Marty D., and […]
We had a smaller turnout this month under sunny skies and light winds. Three first time shooters with one taking second place in open optics class. Many thanks to Mike Ceccarelli for helping with RSO duties while I shot. Thanks to all that helped setup and takedown the targets, stands, barricades, and chairs. Next month […]
It was a hot one! Lots of sun and lots of impacts! A few more new shooters joined us for the fun and quite a few people classed up. The new 750 berm with the even newer Bobcat targets were a hit and provided a nice new challenge to the Master and Expert classes. Come […]
We had a beautiful day for shooting out at Palomino, almost no wind for most of the morning! Which, of course, meant that most of us were trying to fight wind that wasn’t there! Plus we were invaded by the NCPPRC from NorCal, which helped make the day super fun! A huge thank you to […]
Clear skies and light varying winds were present for the entire match. The light winds meant that that the conditions were unsettled resulting in some shots that were way off what was expected. The first relays of the day were the best and things went downhill from there. Even on later targets, looking at the […]
The sky was clear, temperature was cool with wind on the first relay, second relay and the third relay. It wasn’t the wind that was the problem, it was the let-offs. Electronic targets were used on relays which made the day seem fast because there were no pit changes. Everyone likes the electronic targets and […]
Introduction to F Class 600 and 1000 Yards Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility Hosted by the Palomino Valley Gun Club June 29th, 2019 Shooters who want to find out and experience what long range target shooting is about are invited to attend the Introduction to F Class at the Washoe County Shooting Facility on Pyramid […]
We had a great turnout on Fathers Day with several first time shooters. The weather was just about perfect; sunny, warm, and some light winds to keep it honest. A special thanks to Mike Ceccarelli for coming out and help watch the line so I could shoot this month. Also a big thanks to all […]
We had wonderful weather for the JUNE 2019 Smallbore Silhouette Match!! There were 16 participants, three of whom shot 2 rifles for a total of 19 guns in the match. The largest classification of shooters was the EXPERT magnified class—-the winner of that class was Greg Hinge in a shoot off (the tiny rams at […]
Highlights: Pleasant weather, three new shooters, lots of offhand shooting, a three-way shoot-off for second place, and no broken firing pins! Sylvan A., one of the new shooters, shot his M1A to second place by winning the three-way shoot-off with long-timers Jim B. and Roger B. Dave R. avoided breaking yet another M1 firing pin […]
