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18 Oct 2015 - Recap of NorCal 5 & 6 (by SW RD, Lynn Dragoman, minor edits by Facilitator)
We had 9 shooters today and 3 observers show up.
Apollo hit the 2054 yard gong with a short-barreled semi-auto in 308 Winchester!!!
In the first match of the day, Ken Eng won with 5 hits and he only had 9 rounds of ammo, so he got no practice and he still beat yours truly for the win. Ken built his own rail and was aiming well below the gong as it had too much slope for 2054 yards. Despite everything Ken Eng shooting his 510 DTC EDM is our King of 2054 Yards.
We started shooting at 7:30 AM and stopped around 2:30 PM. With that much time to shoot the competitors wanted to hold a second match. We lined everyone up, and when the lights quit flashing, first time Shooter Kamishi Kan, shooting a SkunkWorks 338 Lapua, took home the win with 4 hits making him The King of 2054 Yards for our second match.
We had Shakey, Ken, Mike, Bob, and Skeeter all shooting 50 caliber rifles today and the gong had plenty of hits on it. [See Gallery.]
18 Oct 2015 - Recap of SoCal 4 (by Facilitator)
Great shoot! Everyone got at least one hit at 2086 yards, conditions were good, and the wind only came up just after the shoot ended. Temp was very comfortable with cloud cover for most of the shoot and sunrise was no issue whatsoever (at least no complaints about sun in the eyes). All shooters shot prone off bipods.
Three shooter qualified for the record round, Calshipbuilder, JMP, and Roger (who came in from Vegas with Kurt). When the dust cleared, including 6 rounds of Sudden Death, Roger was declared the winner, Calshipbuilder 2nd, and JMP 3rd. Roger was shooting a Defensive Edge-built rifle in .338 Edge, Rem 700 action, 30" Hart barrel, McMillan A4 stock, and US Optics scope. He was shooting 300 gr SMKs. There were insufficient hits at 2086 to move on to the 2632 yard target.
Of note, Calshipbuilder had four hits in a row both during practice and qualification ("Carlsbad"-built rifle in .300 Norma Magnum, 24" Krieger barrel, Weatherby Mark V action, McMillan A5 stock, NF optics, and 215 gr Berger hybrids). Also, JMP was the first shooter (since day one of URSA shoots in SoCal) to score a hit on the 2632 yard target (DesertTech HTI in .416 Barrett, Lothar Walther barrel, Hensoldt scope, and 450 gr Rocky Mountain projectile). JMP's shot was made after the conclusion of the formal shoot.
We had 9 shooters today and 3 observers show up.
Apollo hit the 2054 yard gong with a short-barreled semi-auto in 308 Winchester!!!
In the first match of the day, Ken Eng won with 5 hits and he only had 9 rounds of ammo, so he got no practice and he still beat yours truly for the win. Ken built his own rail and was aiming well below the gong as it had too much slope for 2054 yards. Despite everything Ken Eng shooting his 510 DTC EDM is our King of 2054 Yards.
We started shooting at 7:30 AM and stopped around 2:30 PM. With that much time to shoot the competitors wanted to hold a second match. We lined everyone up, and when the lights quit flashing, first time Shooter Kamishi Kan, shooting a SkunkWorks 338 Lapua, took home the win with 4 hits making him The King of 2054 Yards for our second match.
We had Shakey, Ken, Mike, Bob, and Skeeter all shooting 50 caliber rifles today and the gong had plenty of hits on it. [See Gallery.]
18 Oct 2015 - Recap of SoCal 4 (by Facilitator)
Great shoot! Everyone got at least one hit at 2086 yards, conditions were good, and the wind only came up just after the shoot ended. Temp was very comfortable with cloud cover for most of the shoot and sunrise was no issue whatsoever (at least no complaints about sun in the eyes). All shooters shot prone off bipods.
Three shooter qualified for the record round, Calshipbuilder, JMP, and Roger (who came in from Vegas with Kurt). When the dust cleared, including 6 rounds of Sudden Death, Roger was declared the winner, Calshipbuilder 2nd, and JMP 3rd. Roger was shooting a Defensive Edge-built rifle in .338 Edge, Rem 700 action, 30" Hart barrel, McMillan A4 stock, and US Optics scope. He was shooting 300 gr SMKs. There were insufficient hits at 2086 to move on to the 2632 yard target.
Of note, Calshipbuilder had four hits in a row both during practice and qualification ("Carlsbad"-built rifle in .300 Norma Magnum, 24" Krieger barrel, Weatherby Mark V action, McMillan A5 stock, NF optics, and 215 gr Berger hybrids). Also, JMP was the first shooter (since day one of URSA shoots in SoCal) to score a hit on the 2632 yard target (DesertTech HTI in .416 Barrett, Lothar Walther barrel, Hensoldt scope, and 450 gr Rocky Mountain projectile). JMP's shot was made after the conclusion of the formal shoot.
