Local Rapidfire Rimfire Match

[Danny Creasy]

We shoot this neat little speed match on 2nd Saturdays here in Sheffeild, Alabama. I like the challenge of shooting it with my bolt action CZ 452 American. The handicap for the slower manual repeater helps but one must shoot really clean to run with the speedy autos.

Format:

This is a speed shooting .22 rifle match fired after the completion of our 25/25 Pistol Matches. The same 25 yard silo rack set up is used as in the pistol match (less the prairie dog in the top row). However, a shooter uses a rifle to see how little time it takes him or her to knock down a row of six critters. There are open sight and telescopic/peep sight classes. We use handicapping times to equalize various action styles i.e. bolt action, lever action, pump action, and semi-auto (a bolt action shooter subtacts 36 seconds from his/her time, straight pull bolt action = 30, lever action = 24, pump action = 18, and semi-auto = 0). A stop watch starts when the first shot is fired and stops when the last silhouette of the row is down. The aggregate time for all four rows less any applicable action handicap and good shooting awards (3 seconds off for each clean run - no misses) is the shooter's score and the low score wins. Reloads are allowed but the range officer that is timing the shooter will command "cease fire" if the shooter has not knocked down a string of six targets in 45 seconds and the shooter's time for that string will be recorded as 45 seconds. Any repeating rifle chambered for the .22 long rifle round is eligible for this match.

For example, here are last Saturday's results:


Open Sighted Class

1st 54.72 seconds Ricky King, Thompson Center 55, Fed 510
2nd 66.88 Peary Willard, CZ Lux, Fed 510B
3rd 77.55 Mike, Marlin 39, CCI Shorts
4th 88.03 Paul Enlow, Henry Lever Action, CCI CB Short
5th 97.99 Robert Patterson, Winchester 190, CCI MiniMag
6th 104.50 Bill Parkhurst, Ruger 10/22, CCI Blazer

Telescopically Sighted Class

1st 21.19 Ricky King, Marlin 60, Red Dot, CCI Blazer
2nd 31.05 Thomas Reed, Ruger 10/22, Bushnell 3-9, SK Std Plus
3rd 31.60 Willie Rhodes, Ruger 10/22, BSA air rifle 2-7X32, CCI Blazer
4th 38.84 Jerry Oliver, Marlin 60, Simmons 3-9, CCI SV
5th 40.66 Dwight Pilkilton, Ruger 10/22, Weaver V-16, CCI SV
6th 41.90 Danny Creasy, CZ 452 American, Weaver Grand Slam 6-20X40, SK Std Plus
7th 48.90 Paul Enlow, Ruger 10/22 Dragunov, Simmons 3-9, CCI MiniMag HP
8th 50.77 David Malone, Ruger 10/22, Simmons 22Mag 3-9, CCI SV
9th 52.94 Peary Willard, Ruger 10/22, Barska Varmint 3-12, Fed 510
10th 67.00 David Hollimon, CZ 452 Silhouette, Weaver 40/44 6.5-20, Wolf MT
11th 89.18 Robert Patterson, Glenfield 60, Nikon 3-9, CCI SV
12th 105.87 Ramond, Ruger 10/22, Simmons 3-9, CCI MiniMag HP
13th 118.37 Patric, Ruger 10/22, Simmons 3-9, CCI MiniMag HP

Willie and Ulus paint the critters



Peary signs up


Gun talk


David with a 10/22


Paul with a Henry


Reset


Robert with a Marlin


Bill with a Ruger


Dwight times Patric wall Paul coaches his guest through the match


First timer, Ramon, shoots Paul's Ruger


Peary braves the RFRF rack with an open sighted bolt action CZ

 

[hardluk1]

Looks like a fine range and fun match for sure. Yep, hard to play with the semi-autos in speed or timed matchs.

 

[David E]

Distance is 25 yards, correct, for six targets? Or is it the entire rack?

Do multiple people shoot at once?

I suggest you edit the results to only show the first name and initial of last name on a public forum.

 

[Danny Creasy]

Distance is 25 yards, correct, for six targets? Or is it the entire rack?

Do multiple people shoot at once?

I suggest you edit the results to only show the first name and initial of last name on a public forum.

As stated in the match description above:

A stop watch starts when the first shot is fired and stops when the last silhouette of the row is down. The aggregate time for all four rows less any applicable action handicap and good shooting awards (3 seconds off for each clean run - no misses) is the shooter's score and the low score wins.

So, all four rows equal 24 targets. The times shown are the total to clear the rack. Some seasoned semi-auto shooters take out six silhouettes in a few seconds and some beginners or lesser shots actually run out the per string 45 second limit and fail to take a row down. The diverse skill levels that show up and participate is part of the fun. Our rimfire matches are very competitive but our shooters get the most enjoyment out of simply trying to better their individual skills each month.

We set up four racks of critters - 4X6=24. (Please note that the PDog in the top row is removed for this match - that PDog serves as a tiebreaker in another slow fire handgun match of ours). The RO brings four shooters to the line. Everyone loads and makes ready upon command and then places the loaded rifles with chambers empty down on the concrete benches. The RO starts with shooter on the left and commands - "fire when ready" - the shooter picks up his rifle and directs his fire at the bottom row of Rams - on his first shot, the RO starts a stop watch and then stops it when the last Ram is down or calls "cease fire" if the shooter reaches 45 seconds. Next, the RO loudly calls out the time on the watch or 45 seconds and a scribe records the time on the shooters score sheet. The RO moves to the 2nd shooter and repeats this procedure until all four shooters have engaged the Rams. Then, the RO moves back to the far left and the shooter engages the Turkeys, etc. etc.. The rifles are cleared and flagged upon completion of the first string and then the finished competitors go down and reset their targets for the second string of shooters. We had four strings last Saturday and keep in mind a few shooters shot twice in that they competed in both open and scoped classes.

As for the names it's not a big deal. Our folks voted to post our results with names on the club board and www.rimfireshooting.com years ago - smaller boards but the internet nonetheless.

Final note, the row of little chickens at the top is quite difficult to knock down let alone shoot clean with zero misses. It makes or breaks most people's day.