My pleasure! Happy to share this game with anyone who will have a look.

600 rounds, 7 days, and 4200 kms behind us and about 2200 km to get home. Just made it into Colorado now. Calling it a day. It was a great shoot. Many new friendships made. Reminder to book your holidays for Phoenix NBRSA Nats in October 2012. Sorry about the quality of the results photos. They turned out hard to read this time.



Above is Mike Conry who was the Match Director in Midland. Mike doesn't smile for pictures (so he says)! Kudos to Mike, he and his crew put on a fantastic match. Range Officer John, Target crew, scoring, catering all were first rate.


Ken Terrell, Jack Neary, Ryan Harrison



Butch Fsojer, Larry Baggett


Ron Hoen

Quite a day today. We shot HV 100 only. NBRSA AGM and Unlimited awards took up the afternoon. Winds were out of this world. Probably 25-40 mph, temp dropped to 16-18C from 34C. Dust so thick you could write your name on the bench. Dan shot great and I shot like I had never seen a windflag. Just another day in Midland we are told!

Pictures are of windflags, the new NBRSA magazine due in January, Gene Bucky's collecting his hardware for the Unlimited Grand

Another hot and windy day. Details attached:

Today was the last day of practice. Hot and windy again. Small rattlesnake found at the 100 yards target frames today, with a warning over the PA that there could be more, so watch where you are walking. Then setting flags at the end of the day for the start of the Unl 100 Monday morning. No other Canadians drove down. Lawrence Weisdorn who is a transplanted Canuck living in California is here.

Not sure if any other Canucks are going other Dan O and myself so here is a tasty description of the range courtesy of Tim Oltersdorf that is sure to make you want to join us in this treck:


Midland, the land of enchantment awaits you.

    Mike Conrey has been busy prepping the Midland range for the upcoming NBRSA nationals and many new improvements have been made. Among these are the following:
    The date has been changed to Sept. so as not to coincide with tarantula breeding season and the excitement that routinely occurred in the men's restrooms every morning during the last nationals should be gone.
    That pesky thorny plant known locally as the devils tail that used to grow in the loading area has been largely eradicated with the judicious use of a flame thrower and hence no ambulances will be parked at the range blocking the shooters access to the firing line.
    The rattlesnake den at the 100 yard line seems to be abandoned because of the drought. This should speed up the target changes.
    A new liquor store, titty bar and The National Museum Of Dirt have opened up at the corner of Rankin highway and I-20 tripling the entertainment opportunities in Midland.
    A full size wind generator has been erected on the range to supply electricity. Of course the current will vary with the local wind speed. Expected voltage will be between 450-650 KV during the match.
    Best of all a full time grief counselor has been hired to assist those shooters who have chosen to shoot the four gun. Tim

Here are the results:


TEAM 2-GUN

2-GUN

100M LV

200M LV

LV GRAND

100M HV

200M HV

HV GRAND

200M HV 10-SHOT

Saturday is the fun shoot! 10 shot groups at 200. Considering how challenging things were with 5 shot groups, 10 should be a panic.

Vera was in top form. We are all very proud of her. Kudos to her for her 10th place in the 2-Gun!

Things got under way in earnest on Tuesday morning with the opening ceremonies followed by the 100M LV. It was another nice day, tep was around 29C most of the day, humidity was high as well. Winds were light but we have taken to calling the range the mixing bowl. So many small currents to keep track of. Vera handled it superbly and gave us all a beating. Today is 100M HV.


Tuesday Morning - Opening Ceremonies




Wailing Wall

Good practice day. Range was calm in the morning, breezy in the afternoon. Tall walls out to 100M will make things interesting. Very humid today.

Loading area.




100M Firing line, and Manny Garcia on 09


200M Firing Line


Down Range View


Bill Mitchell - Team Canada


Competitor showing the effects the day after a late night encounter with the Canadian drinking er... Benchrest Team


Mike Ratigan and Wayne Campbell


BR cartridge loading device