Posted by: Ron Baldner
As promised, here is the Salmon, Idaho HBR Match Report for 8-23-03. Conditions were pretty normal for Salmon. Most of the time the wind came from the Left except for when it didn’t and the mirage ran just the way one would expect except for when it didn’t. A good time was had by most all the 15 HBR shooters who came to play.
(this report was put together from digital photos I took of the match reports) (hope they are accurate)
100 Yards
1. John Porter 250-18X
2. Sam Miller 250-16X
3. Leroy Nethercott 250-15X
4. James Porter 250-14X
5. Ron Baldner 249-21X ( my highest X count ever)
200 Yards
1. John Porter 249-7X
2. Greg Swasey 248-7X
3. Al Magoon 248-6X
4. Steve Brewer 248-6X
5. Ron Weber 248-6X
100-200 Agg.
1. John Porter 499-25X (new range record)
2. Al Magoon 496-19X
3. greg Swasey 496 -19X
4. Ron Weber 495-23X
5. Sam Miller 495-22X
300 Yard
1. Ron Weber 244-3X
2. John Porter 244-2X
3. Leroy Nethercott 243-4X
4. Jim Porter 242-2X
5. R.J. Smith 241-1X
100-200-300 Agg.
1. John Porter 743-27X
2. Ron Weber 739-26X
3. Leroy Nethercott 737-28X
4. Greg Swasey 736-23X
5. Al Magoon 736-21X
I did receive my new barrel last Wed. but did not have time to get it ready for the Salmon Match. So I just used my Good Old Broke-in Barrel. My first target at 100 was a wreck, 49-2X. My 3rd record shot leaked out at 11 oclock. It missed by just a hair. Grace, the score lady, checked it and just could not get it to reach. Then she said something that woke me up. She said there were 13 shooters in the money pot. Usually I never just drop a point at 100, if I lose one I also loss my concentration and more points go down the drain. Well, with greed as my motivator, I bore down and shot a 50-5X with not a trace of red to be seen on any X. The 3rd match was another 50-5X and that was the first time I had ever gotten 2-5X’s in one yardage. the 4th target was a 50-4X and the 10 had to be checked to be sure it was not also an X. The 5th target was a 50-5X and that gave me $39 in the money pot with 3 wins.(greed is good)
I must have let up a little in the next 2 yardages from being so jacked about my 21X’s but all in all it was a good weekend.
I called Larry last night to ask his advice concerning using the new barrel for the Nationals and he confirmed what I was thinking. 3100 rounds and a little copper on the patches does not matter if it is shooting. So the old barrel that got me here is going to the Nationals.
Hope to see you all there and you can bet a good time will be had by many. LaGrande is always a HOOT.
Ron Baldner