Back to Basics
I know this particular forum is supposed to be for combat pistol competitions but a shooting match is a shooting match to some extent and after shooting this with an Anschutz, that with a Voelker 541-T, and those with a Kimber NY, I decided to campaign this year across the board with my oldest CZ American. It is an exceptionally accurate rifle. It has been my designated CMP Sporter Rifle for the past few years with a fixed 6 power Sightron scope on board. With the club's diverse mix of sporter matches facing us this year (silhouette, rapidfire silhouette, 3P sporter, sporter benchrest, and long range .22 varmint), I thought it best to exchange the Sightron for the more versatile 6-18X44 Swift Premier scope that I had on it originally (2007 file pic below). It's looking like this may be a good move.
Last Sunday, with the scope dialed to 18 and the factory trigger (3 lbs 2 oz) feeling surprisingly fine, I was the first shooter to ever clean the 50/25 rack in our local 50 yard offhand silhouette match (I don't thing I will be the last with the way this bunch is shooting so early in the year). 25 targets at 50 yards with 30 rounds in 10 minutes. I had one round left at the end. I must have left it all on the field with the scoped rifle because I surely didn't do the CZ Special justice in the open sighted class (only left 3 critters standing last month in O Class). I didn't even knock all or the turkeys and pigs down with the long skinny rifle. If it were easy, it wouldn't be fun.
Here is my match report from the club board:
This is the 4th anniversary of the 50/25 Match (earlier known as the 50/50 Match). In spite of a one day postponement and a cold overcast day, we had 15 shooters with most shooting in multiple classes. With the anniversary and all, it was quite appropriate that someone cleaned the rack today. This was the first zero score posted in the match's present guise. Three ladies posted their personal best scores ever and regular stalwarts; Willie, Jay, Randy, Rex, and Dwight were at the top of their games as well.
This match has an eight and a half pound ceiling for the combined weight of the rifle and its sights. I weighed in everyone today to insure compliance.
Place, score (silos left standing by P Dogs hit), shooter, rifle, scope (if applicable), ammunition, and rifle's weight.
Telescopically Sighted Class
1st 0X1, Danny Creasy, CZ 452 American, Swift 6-18X44, CMP Aguila White Box, 7 lbs 2.4 ozs
2nd 2X1, Rex Medlin, Savage Anschutz 54, Leupold EFR 6.5-20, Wolf MT, 7 lbs 14 ozs
2nd 2X1, Dwight Pilkilton, Ruger 10-22 (Custom built by Dwight with a little help from Que), Weaver V-16, CCI Std Vel, 7 lbs 7 ozs
3rd 6X1, Randy King, Marlin 795, Simmons 3-9, Wolf MT, 4 lbs 15 ozs
3rd 6X1, Paul Enlow, CZ 452 American (Tribal), Mueller APV 4.5-14, CCI MiniMag, 7 lbs 5.0 ozs
4th 6X0, Jay Holman, CZ 452 American (Tribal), Nikon 2-7 ProStaff, CMP Aguila White Box, 6 lbs 15.2 ozs
5th 8X1, Lana Horton, CZ American (16.5" barrel), Sightron 3-9, Wolf MT, 6 lbs 9 ozs
5th 8X1, Chelsea Torbert, Ruger 10-22 (Dwight put one sweet little 10-22 together for his lady) , Weaver RV-7, CCI Std Vel, 6 lbs 2.0 ozs
6th 10X1, Sheree Torbert, Ruger 10/22, Weaver RV-7, CCI Std Vel, 6 lbs 2 ozs
7th 11X1, Joe Caldwell, CZ 452 American, Bushnell 4-12, Fed 714, 7 lbs 3.0 ozs
8th 12X1, Ricky King, Savage Mk II, Shooters Edge 6-18, Wolf MT, 7 lbs 6 ozs
9th 18X1, Jacob Butler, Marlin 60, All Pro 3-9, Fed Auto Match, 6 lbs 5 ozs
10th 18X0, Jim Torbert, Ruger 10-22, Weaver V-16, CCI Std Vel, 7 lbs 7 ozs
10th 18X0, Mark Butler, Marlin 60, All Pro 3-9, Fed Auto Match, 6 lbs 5 ozs
Open Sighted Class
1st 6X1, Willie Rhodes, CZ Trainer, CCI Blazer, 6 lbs 6.2 ozs
2nd 8X1, Jay Holman, CZ 452 FS, CMP Aguila White Box, 6 lbs 4 ozs
2nd 8X1, Ricky King, Savage Mk II, Fed 510, 5 lbs 15.2 ozs
3rd 11X1, Randy King, Marlin 60, Federal Lightning, 5 lbs 5 ozs
3rd 11X1, Danny Creasy, CZ 452 Special, CMP Aguila White Box, 6 lbs 4.6 ozs
4th 17X1, Paul Enlow, Henry Lever Action, CCI MiniMags, 5 lbs 6.2 ozs
5th 18X0, Joe Caldwell, Ruger 10-22 (SK stock), CCI Std Vel, 5 lbs 5.8 ozs
6th 20X0, Jacob Butler, Romanian Trainer, Fed Auto Match, 5 lbs 15 ozs
Peep Sighted Class
1st 4X1, Jay Holman, CZ 452 Trainer, Williams Sight, CMP Aguila White Box, 6 lbs 7 ozs
2nd 5X1, Randy King, Marlin 60, Tech Sight, Federal Lightning, 5 lbs 5 ozs
3rd 11X1, Ricky King, Savage Mk II, Williams Sight, Fed 510, 6 lbs 3.4 ozs
4th 13X1, Willie Rhodes, Mossberg U.S. 44, Not sure what make the sight is, CCI Blazer, 7 lbs 14.6 ozs