Hunter
Chasin' the Sunset
Unless nasty weather, high water, the virus, or some other calamity interferes, we're shooting centerfire benchrest "open” matches on the second Sat of each month (as shown below) at River Bend -- starting Jan 14th. Open matches are non-registered; thus, you don’t have to be a member of any club or organization to shoot. Custom, factory, and modified rifles are welcome. Lunch is oftentimes included, and at most (all?) matches the top shooter(s) take home money -- so don't risk leaving money on the table by not being there.
Per Jim Andress, "RBGC monthly matches are open to the public. Matches typically begin at 9:00AM, so arrive early. Cost for non-registered matches is typically $20. Unlimited guns such as railguns, with no restrictions on weight, size, or configuration are not allowed, and front and rear rests must be separate. 'Heavy Bench' class rifles up to 24 pounds are allowed. Calibers up to .338 are allowed, but remember, no brakes of any kind. No 'super guns' (anything designed to deliver a jacketed bullet weighing over 300 grains with a muzzle velocity of 2900 FPS or greater). Ejections cannot reach adjacent benches. Subject to the foregoing, typical LV, HV, and Sporter rifles (as known in the benchrest community) and typical hunting-type rifles are allowed -- and typically represent all the guns at the matches. To be fair, purpose-built Benchrest rifles compete in the custom class, all others in the factory class".
For more information, see https://rbgc.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=265856&module_id=471033 (but ignore the last part of the first sentence in the second paragraph). For directions, see: https://www.google.com/maps/dir///@34.0197376,-84.3317248,13z (put River Bend Gun Club Road, Dawsonville, GA in the “Destination” box).
We will shoot ten, 5-shot targets (with unlimited sighters). Unless noted otherwise below: (a) we will shoot five of those targets at 100 yards, then five at 200 yards – with ample time to reload between targets; and (b) the overall winner will be based on the combined aggregate (Agg).
At the 200 Yard Combined matches all ten targets will be shot at 200 yards; however, we will alternate between Group and Score targets, with each target being the other format from the preceding target – thus, there will be five Group targets and five Score targets, and there will be a Group Agg and a Score Agg. The overall winner will be determined by combining each shooter’s placement in each format and the shooter with the lowest combined placements will be the overall winner (the Group Agg will likely be used as the tie-breaker).
Schedule:
Jan - Group
Feb - Score
Mar - 200 Yard Combined
Apr - Group ("Wilbur Harris Memorial")
May - Score
Jun - Group
Jul - Score
Aug - 200 Yard Combined
Sep - Group ("Brady Knight Memorial")
Oct - Score
Nov - Group
Dec - TBD
Per Jim Andress, "RBGC monthly matches are open to the public. Matches typically begin at 9:00AM, so arrive early. Cost for non-registered matches is typically $20. Unlimited guns such as railguns, with no restrictions on weight, size, or configuration are not allowed, and front and rear rests must be separate. 'Heavy Bench' class rifles up to 24 pounds are allowed. Calibers up to .338 are allowed, but remember, no brakes of any kind. No 'super guns' (anything designed to deliver a jacketed bullet weighing over 300 grains with a muzzle velocity of 2900 FPS or greater). Ejections cannot reach adjacent benches. Subject to the foregoing, typical LV, HV, and Sporter rifles (as known in the benchrest community) and typical hunting-type rifles are allowed -- and typically represent all the guns at the matches. To be fair, purpose-built Benchrest rifles compete in the custom class, all others in the factory class".
For more information, see https://rbgc.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=265856&module_id=471033 (but ignore the last part of the first sentence in the second paragraph). For directions, see: https://www.google.com/maps/dir///@34.0197376,-84.3317248,13z (put River Bend Gun Club Road, Dawsonville, GA in the “Destination” box).
We will shoot ten, 5-shot targets (with unlimited sighters). Unless noted otherwise below: (a) we will shoot five of those targets at 100 yards, then five at 200 yards – with ample time to reload between targets; and (b) the overall winner will be based on the combined aggregate (Agg).
At the 200 Yard Combined matches all ten targets will be shot at 200 yards; however, we will alternate between Group and Score targets, with each target being the other format from the preceding target – thus, there will be five Group targets and five Score targets, and there will be a Group Agg and a Score Agg. The overall winner will be determined by combining each shooter’s placement in each format and the shooter with the lowest combined placements will be the overall winner (the Group Agg will likely be used as the tie-breaker).
Schedule:
Jan - Group
Feb - Score
Mar - 200 Yard Combined
Apr - Group ("Wilbur Harris Memorial")
May - Score
Jun - Group
Jul - Score
Aug - 200 Yard Combined
Sep - Group ("Brady Knight Memorial")
Oct - Score
Nov - Group
Dec - TBD
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