Eleven of the twelve shooters come to the line. There’s always one guy …..
The Enfield Brigade
I’ll give you a hint – those are not frost heaves or gopher mounds out on the range.
February 17th dawned as promised; about 30-degrees, cloudy and gray with a prediction of anywhere from 60 to 100% probability of snow depending on the weather guru you consulted. But, an even dozen shooters came out for the Winter Offhand Match. It’s nice to have a full line!
It turned out not to be a bad day to shoot. There were some icy patches that made footing a bit tricky in places, but nothing like the ice rink conditions of Thursday! The wind was from almost due east and the building provided a very nice wind break for all but the four low-end positions. At 26-degrees, fingers got cold, but manageable. We had a full relay well before 1:00 so we started shooting about 12:45.
At the end of the day, the top three places looked like this:
Mike King 379 – 6X
Jeff Beierke 374 – 6X
Mark Walters 369 – 2X
The high string of the day was shot by Gary Mabis in the first relay; 194 – 1X.
After four matches, the aggregate standing leaders are:
Jeff Beierke 1351 – 14X
Steve Kage 1255 – 7X
Kris Hartwig 1239 – 3X
The last Winter Offhand Match is Sunday, March 10th. The season champion will be determined by the best three scores out of the five matches.
And, we finished up by about 1:30 and everyone had time to get home and watch the Daytona 500 Demolition Derby.
High Power Clinic – Saturday, March 31 with Garand Match to follow Experienced shooters are needed to help new shooters with the Match. Helpers shoot FREE.