NOTICE: The November match will be on the 28th (the fourth Saturday, not the usual third).
The Match Director ordered Perfect Weather for October’s Military Silhouette Match, and 15 shooters had a delightful time knocking down targets with vintage military rifles.
There was the usual (unusual?) collection of rifles, and five shooters opted to bring two different rifles, making this game more fun and challenging.
Speaking of challenging, look at this month’s who’s-shooting-what-offhand numbers:
Chickens: 11 shooters; Pigs: 5; Turkeys: 3; Rams: 1 (Marty as per usual). And for the final match of this year, Tom M. gets to shoot all four stages offhand! (Marty & Filipe are likely thinking, “Heh; I do that every match!”)
A couple of important announcements:
1. Phil wanted it officially recorded that he is not the only one experiencing case head separations. (Got that, Dave?)
2. Tom cleaned the Rams! That’s right, Tom knocked-down all ten Rams! Congratulation, Tom!
Competition was keen (as always), and there would have been a three-way tie for second place except Joel missed his last shot of the day. Tom and Chuck shot Pigs offhand for the tie-breaker, with Tom taking home the bacon, er, second place ribbon.
Saturday, November 28th, will be the final match of 2020, and the Match Director has pre-ordered Good Weather. Plus, if you’ve ever wanted to beat Tom, this will be your best chance!
| Name | Rifle | Chickens | Turkeys | Pigs | Rams | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | M1A | 10 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| Tom | M1A | 6 Offhand |
3 Offhand |
8 Offhand |
10 Congratulation! |
27 |
| Chuck | M1A | 4 Offhand |
8 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| Joel | M1A & K31 | 7 Offhand |
4 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| Bill | M1 Garand | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| Loren | M1 Garand | 5 Offhand |
3 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| Jim K. | M1 Garand & M1A (fowl rifle) | 3 Offhand |
0 Offhand |
7 Offhand |
8 | 18 |
| Jim B. | M1 Garand | 5 Offhand |
3 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| Dave R. | 1903 A3 & 1898 Krag carbine | 4 Offhand |
4 | 3 Offhand |
5 | 16 |
| Paul | Turkish Mauser (8mm) | 1 Offhand |
0 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| Roger | 1903 A3 & 1917 Enfield with Custom Extractor | 1 Offhand |
0 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| Dave M. | M1 Garand | 5 | 1 | 6 | DNF | 12 |
| Phil | M1 Garand with semi-random handloads | 3 Offhand |
5 | 2 Offhand |
1 | 11 |
| Marty | M1 Carbine & M1 Garand | 2 Offhand |
2 Offhand |
5 Offhand |
1 Offhand |
10 |
| Hannah | 1896 Swede (unbreakable) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Click image for larger size:
MARTY SLINGIN’ BRASS 
LOTS OF OFFHAND SHOOTING THIS MATCH 
1917 ENFIELD EXTRACTOR REPAIR TOOL
P.S. In case you missed it, here is the video from last month’s match: