Ladies and Gentlemen:
On Saturday, October 14th, we will shoot the annual Leonard Johnson Memorial Match, the Toughest Team Match in the USA. Leonard Johnson was a FWRR member who was a collegiate small bore champion, an enthusiastic FWRR supporter and a skilled gunsmith and machinist.
What makes this match so tough? The match starts out at 200-yards with a .22
rimfire stage fired on the MR-42 Reduced target (yes, I really meant 200-yards). Two man teams will fire 20 rounds for record
from each shooter. It has been said that
shooting a .22 rimfire at 200-yards is much like shooting center-fire at
1000-yards (especially if there is any crosswind!)
Then, the teams move back to 300-yards and swap their .22 rimfire rifles for their choice of center-fire rifle. Then, each team team will fire another 20-rounds per shooter – but they will still shoot at the MR-42 200-yard reduced target.
No pre-registration is required, we will squad at registration – just like the old days! The first shot will be at 9:00. Registration and setup will open about 7:45. This will be a walk and paste match, our electronic targets will not register the sub-sonic .22- rimfire rounds, so come join us for an old fashioned day of shooting, walking and pit pulling!