Charles Kemp, a Mobile, Alabama resident, took four top spots in the 2010 National Smallbore Rifle Prone Championship at Camp Perry. The Championship consisted of the aggregate of matches 301 and 302 - iron sight and any sight. Charles came in first in the aggregate as high civilian to capture the William P. Schweitzer Trophy, high senior to lock down the Sam Bond Memorial Trophy, and he fired the high over-all in the iron sight match. He tallied-up an outstanding aggregate of 4786-338X that put him in third in the over-all aggregate to walk away with a Bronze Tone National Championship Medallion. He tied 1st LT Christopher Abalo from Glendora, CA (4786-344) for the second place score at 4786, but, missed it by just 6 X's. He fell short of first place to another Alabama resident, SSG Shane Barnhart from Phenix City, (4790-355X) by a scant 4 points. Congratulations to Shane, Christopher, and Charles!!
Charles Kemp and his customized Winchester 52D
Brian Hunter from Blue and Gray was there and talked to Charles. Naturally, Brian, an engineer at heart, was more absorbed with the mechanics of the winning rifle and he reported:
It is a CMP 52D action with a factory trigger group that holds 3/4 lb. None of mine will go lower than 1.75 lbs without following. The rifle had a Benchmark barrel, with cut rifling and a 1:16.5" twist. It was outfitted with a Bernosky stock, Herrel tuner, Sam Gates Rear, and a Right 30mm front sight. During any sight he was using a Zeiss Zurn Divari Scope 6X24X56. The barrel was installed by Malcolm Drennon of Summerville SC. Charles claimed his rifle shoots consistent ten shot groups of .38" at 100 yards. He also mentioned he was going to buy an Anschutz rifle. It was not because there is anything wrong with the 52D action, it was because of parts availability. I did not have much time to talk between relays, and he had a bunch of people who wanted to talk to the National Champ.
Events at ADEC are subject to change due to Army National Guard training requirements and this is a perfect example. We had the following dates reserved for XTC matches and the ALABAMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP was on 23 May. This week we were informed that the National Guard needed the range that day and our event was canceled. The State Championship is rescheduled for the next available day - June 20th.
All matches are set to begin promptly at 0900. See the match programs for details.
The XTC schedule is always uncertain and subject to change because of training schedules for the Army National Guard at the ADEC range. As soon as we are aware of a scheduled XTC it will appear on the Match Scores page under Match Info on the menu and a notice will be on the on the Blue and Gray home page. Check the bulletin Board on our home page before traveling to an XTC. If for some reason an XTC is canceled we will post it to the web page ASAP. The ADEC Match program is located HERE.
Alabama and Tennessee held their Mid-Range Championships concurrently on November 7th and 8th at the Memphis Sport Shooting Association in Memphis, Tennessee. The weather was beautiful, in the mid 70’s and sunny. In all, 54 shooters participated from Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Texas, Mississippi, Indiana, and Florida. The first day everyone wrestled with changing wind conditions and on the second day the wind subsided and the scores increased.
David Mayfield of Little Rock, Arkansas won the overall Mid Range Match with a 1197-70X. Phil Crowe ran hot on Dave’s heals and fired a 1197-64X to capture the title of Alabama Mid-Range Champion. Both shooters only dropped 3 points out of 120 shots fired for record, over two days, and the match winner was decided by only 6 X's – whew, that’s some good shoot’in!
Phil Crowe Readies His Equipment at the 600 Yard Line
Keith Perry was no slouch and fired a 599 out of a possible 600 points on Sunday. Keith’s 599 came with 36 X’s and locked him into third position in the overall competition and two new Provisional National Records. Both Phil and Keith are Blue and Gray members.
Other Blue and Gray members that came back winners were Danny Biggs, high ‘F’ Class, with a 1191-53x and Halie Pitts (Tennessee resident) who double dipped with high Junior and High Woman for Tennessee. Laura Perry has been carving her name on the Long-Range tree all year and added three records from mid-range to her list, plus High Woman for Alabama. Mason Parker only shot one day, but, that was enough to put two more 'record' notches on his belt and come in as High Junior for Alabama. See all of the scores posted under ‘match information, match results’ and photos posted on the second page of ‘Club Info, Club Photos.’ The table below lists all of the Alabama shooters that set new records at the championship match.
Mason Parker and Danny Biggs, 2010 F Class National Championship
Two Blue and Gray members, Danny Biggs and Mason Parker, attended the F-Class National Championships (600 & 1000 yards) held in Sacramento California on 24-28 March 2010. Of about 115 competitors from the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada; Danny and Mason came away as winners.
Danny showed them how it was done and captured the title of Grand Senior in F Open with an aggregate of 1137 – 67 X.
Danny Biggs, 2010 F Class National Bronze Medal Winner
In addition, he chalked-up third place for a bronze medal in the over-all competition. On his way to the Grand Senior title Danny picked up a few sticks and he:
All in all, Danny and his .284 Winchester had a pretty good couple of days. Danny holds the F Open Class National Championship title for both 2008 and 2009.
Mason Parker Won the title of F-Class Junior National Champion for the second year in a row and also came away with the title of F/TR Junior National Champion. Mason is a senior at Huntsville High School (Junior shooters are under 20 years old).
Photo of Mason Parker, 2010 Junior F and F/TR National Champion
But, age was not a factor when it came to experience and Mason demonstrated his skills shooting in winds that required him to aim as far as 9 feet off the target to ensure a hit. During the five day event Mason set two new national records, one at 600 yards (15 rounds 144-5X) and the other at 1,000 (15 rounds 141-5X). In addition to the National title recognition, Mason was recognized by LAPUA on their web site.
Congratulations Danny and Mason!
Provisional National Records – Alabama Shooters |
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| Laura Perry | WOMAN | ANY | 300 YARD 20 SHOT | 196-8 | B&G MEMBER |
| Laura Perry | WOMAN | ANY | 500 YARD 20 SHOT | 195-9 | B&G MEMBER |
| Laura Perry | WOMAN | ANY | 600 YARD 20 SHOT | 197-5 | B&G MEMBER |
| Keith Perry | CIVILIAN | ANY | AGGREGATE | 599-36 | B&G MEMBER |
| Keith Perry | OPEN | ANY | AGGREGATE | 599-36 | B&G MEMBER |
| Danny Biggs | GRAND SENIOR | F OPEN | 300 YARD 20 SHOT | 199-9 | B&G MEMBER |
| Danny Biggs | GRAND SENIOR | F OPEN | 500 YARD 20 SHOT | 200-7 | B&G MEMBER |
| Mason Parker | JUNIOR | F/TR | 300 YARD 20 SHOT | 193-6 | B&G MEMBER |
| Mason Parker | JUNIOR | F/TR | 600 YARD 20 SHOT | 189-7 | B&G MEMBER |
| Graham Farris | MILITARY | F/TR | 300 YARD 20 SHOT | 198-6 | - |
| Graham Farris | MILITARY | F/TR | 500 YARD 20 SHOT | 194-7 | - |
| Graham Farris | MILITARY | F/TR | 600 YARD 20 SHOT | 190-7 | - |