By George Knight and Dave Spearing

Rifle: On Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at 0900, five rifle shooters met at our range to fire the regular weekly rifle match. The temperature was 64 and 88% humidity with light overcast skies some sun at times and strong gusty winds. It was 67 with 77% humidity by the end. Course of fire is 10 shots slow fire prone, 10 shots rapid fire prone, 10 shots slow fire standing.

No one fired rifles today that are used in the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) course of fire and are in the medal score category.

The following fired other rifles with open sights:  High Score was Dave Spearing. He fired a .223 cal. Rock River and scored 100-4X’s+99-2X’s+91-1X=290-7X’s. Chuck Chernoff fired a .223 cal. Rock River and scored 90+97-2X’s+74-1X=261-3X’s. Joe Dwyer fired a .22 cal. Rimfire and scored 91-2X’s+91-3X’s+67=249-5X’s.

The following fired other rifles with scopes:  High Score was Chuck Cargile. He fired a .17 cal. Rimfire with a scope and scored 97-2X’s+96-2X’s+68=261-4X’s. Gil Holm fired a .22 cal. Rimfire with a scope and scored 100-3X’s+99-4X’s=199-7X’s.

After the match, four went to the excellent Willow Glen Café for beverages. Lynn served drinks and Chuck Cargile paid the tab, every one thanked them both.

CNY Trap League, Shoot-Off, September 8, 2019: Congratulations to Skaneateles, the 2019 CNY Trap league champions !!!

In the Southern Division, Skaneateles’s 391 beats Pompey’s 387 for South Division winner and also defeats Toad Harbor’s 387 for the 2019 CNY Annual Tournament Team Champions.

** SKANEATELES **  Four years in a row !

Len Kallfelz of Skaneateles wins High Gun over Joe Macewicz, Mike Rice (Skan), and Zach Humez.

Class winners from Skaneateles were Mike Rice- AA class, and Rich Bobbett- A class.

Heidi Womer of Skaneateles is the first lady in League history to claim the league’s High Average award for 2019! We are also extremely proud to have Heidi on our team as she also won
the 2019 title of NYS ATA Singles Champion!  Congratulations Heidi!  Patty Logan who also had a great year won Lady high average for the South Division.  Lenny Kallfelz won men’s high average for the South.  Frank Bozeat won high average Veteran in the South Division.

South 5-man Team, Heidi Womer (Skan) .9789, Len Kalfelz (Skan) .9740, Tim Corrente .9711, Rick Kenyon .9663, Matt Carr .9600, beat the North 5-man Team for 2019.

Long runs from Skaneateles for 2019 were Patty Logan with 125 straight, followed by Heidi Womer, Len Kalfelz, Jim Dries, and Michael Rice with 100 straight.

Congratulations to everyone again for a great year!!!

Rifle: On Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at 0900, seven rifle shooters met at our range to fire the regular weekly rifle match. The temperature was 61 and 92% humidity with gray overcast skies threatening rain and no wind. It was 65 with 88% humidity by the end. Course of fire is 10 shots slow fire prone, 10 shots rapid fire prone, 10 shots slow fire standing.

The following fired rifles that are used in the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) course of fire and are in the medal score category:  High Score was Chuck Chernoff. He had a CMP bronze medal score. He fired a .30 cal. US M1903-A3 and scored 93-1X+93-1X+83=269-2X’s. Joe Dwyer fired a .30 cal. M1 Garand and scored 85+84-2X’s+72-1X=241-3X’s.  John Bay fired a .30 cal. US M1903-A3 and scored 91+86+56=233. Mark Walker fired a .30 cal. M1 Garand and scored 79+81+55=215. Mike Gentile fired a .30 cal. M1 Garand and scored 63+58+45=166.

The following fired other rifles with open sights:  High Score was Dave Spearing. He fired a .223 cal. Rock River and scored 99-4X’s+98-3X’s+87=284-7X’s.

The following fired other rifles with scopes:  High Score was Chuck Cargile. He fired a .17 cal. Hornet with a scope and scored 100-5X’s+100-7X’s+62=262-12X’s.

After the match, seven went to the excellent Willow Glen Café for beverages. Lynn served drinks and Dick Cyphers joined us and paid the tab, every one thanked them both.

Rifle: On Saturday, August 31, 2019, at 0900, seven rifle shooters met at our range to fire the regular weekly rifle match. The temperature was 61 and 88% humidity with clear sunny skies and a light breeze. It was 67 with 68% humidity and partly cloudy by the end. Course of fire is 10 shots slow fire prone, 10 shots rapid fire prone, 10 shots slow fire standing.

The following fired rifles that are used in the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) course of fire and are in the medal score category:  High Score was Dave Spearing. He had a CMP silver medal score. He fired a .308 cal. M1A and scored 92-1X+96-3X’s+90=278-4X’s. Joe Brillo fired an 8X57 K98 Mauser and scored 25+69-1X+65=159. Phil Ricklefs stopped by and fired a .308 cal. M1A one round standing and scored 85.

The following fired other rifles with open sights:  High Score was Chuck Chernoff. He fired a .223 cal. and scored 97-3X’s+87+80-1X=264-4X’s. Gil Holm fired a .22 cal. Rimfire just two rounds prone and scored 93-1X+95-2X’s+65=253-3X’s.

The following fired other rifles with scopes:  High Score was John Bay. He fired a .22 cal. Rimfire with a scope and scored 99-3X’s+95-1X+79=273-4X’s. Chuck Cargile fired a .17 cal. Hornet with a scope and scored 98-5X’s+100-3X’s+62=260-8X’s.

After the match, five went to the excellent Willow Glen Café for beverages. Renee served drinks and Gil Holm paid the tab, every one thanked them both. Dick Cyphers also joined us.

Pistol: Week 2, Oct. 8, 2019

Shooting One-handed rimfire Scores:

Lynn Lepak 236-1X

Mark Walker 217-1X & 243-1X

Shooting Two-handed Rimfire Scores:

Dick Bailer 248-2X’s

Stu Cook 193 & 180

Lynn Lepak 219-2X’s

Ralph Reid 199

Rifle: On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at 0900, five rifle shooters met at our range to fire the regular weekly rifle match. The temperature was 40 and 98% humidity with clear sunny, but cold with our first frost skies and no wind. It was 52 with 60% humidity by the end. Course of fire is 10 shots slow fire prone, 10 shots rapid fire prone, 10 shots slow fire standing.

The following fired rifles that are used in the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) course of fire and are in the medal score category:  High Score was Dave Spearing.  He had a CMP silver medal score.  He fired a 7.5X55 K31 Swiss and scored 96-2X’s+95-3X’s+83=274-5X’s.  Mike Gentile fired a 7.5X55 K31 Swiss and scored 82+67+77=226.  The following fired other rifles with open sights:  High Score was Chuck Chernoff.  He fired a .22 cal. Rimfire and scored 90+88-1X+76=254-1Xs.  The following fired other rifles with scopes:  High Score was Chuck Cargile.  He fired a .22 cal. Rimfire with a scope and scored 97-3X’s+99-1X+51=247-4X’s.  Gil Holm fired a .22 cal. Rimfire with a scope from the bench and scored 100-4X’s+100-4X’s=200-8X’s.

After the match, five went to the excellent Willow Glen Café for beverages. Dick Cyphers joined us for drinks. Lynn served drinks and Chuck Chernoff paid the tab, every one thanked them both.

Pistol: Week 1, Oct. 1, 2019

Shooting One-handed rimfire Scores:

Mark Walker 214-1X & 240-4X’s

Shooting Two-handed Rimfire Scores:

Dick Bailer 223

Lynn Lepak 219-2X’s

Ralph Reid 158-2X’s

Rifle: On Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, at 0900, four rifle shooters met at our range to fire the regular weekly rifle match. The temperature was 64 and 82% humidity with sun to partly cloudy skies strong gusty winds. It was 65 with 74% humidity by the end. Course of fire is 10 shots slow fire prone, 10 shots rapid fire prone, 10 shots slow fire standing.

The following fired rifles that are used in the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) course of fire and are in the medal score category:  High Score was Dave Spearing.  He fired a .30 cal. US M1903 and scored 85-1X+90-1X+80-1X=255-3X’s. Mark Walker fired a .30 cal. M1 Garand and scored 89-2X’s+72+64=225-2X’s.  The following fired other rifles with open sights:  High Score was Mike Gentile he fired a .223 cal. and scored 91-2X’s+95-5X’s+50=236-7X’s.  The following fired other rifles with scopes:  High Score was Gil Holm he fired a .22 cal. Rimfire with a scope from the bench and scored 99-5X’s+97-3X’s+100-3X’s=296-11X’s.

After the match, four went to the excellent Willow Glen Café for beverages. Stacy served drinks and Dave Spearing paid the tab, every one thanked them both.

Rifle: On Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at 0900, four rifle shooters met at our range to fire the regular weekly rifle match. The temperature was 61 and 100% humidity with cool but sunny skies and a very light breeze. It was 70 with 72% humidity by the end. Course of fire is 10 shots slow fire prone, 10 shots rapid fire prone, 10 shots slow fire standing.

The following fired rifles that are used in the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) course of fire and are in the medal score category:  High Score was Dave Spearing.  He fired an 8X57 1915 GEW 98 Mauser and scored 93-1X+96-1X+67=256-2X’s.  The following fired other rifles with open sights:  High Score was Chuck Chernoff.  He fired a .22 cal. Rimfire and scored 94-1X+93-1X+76=263-2X’s. Mark Walker fired a .223 cal. and scored 94-2X’s+95-1X+54=243-3X’s.  The following fired other rifles with scopes: High Score was Gil Holm.  He fired a .22 cal. Rimfire with a scope and scored 93+90=183.

After the match, no one went to the excellent Willow Glen Café for beverages.

For information on the Skaneateles Rod & Gun Club go to skaneatelesrodandgunclub.org

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