Friday August 14th marked the next NRA/NMLRA Blackpowder Cartridge Rifle Regional match held at the Walter Cline Range in Friendship, Indiana. Match director Lora Parks welcomed 71 competitors for the Friday .22 match and then the Big Bore matches on Saturday and Sunday.
2020 22 Long Range Silhouette Match Recap, scores, and photo gallery
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June 2020 NMLRA .22 Silhouette Match | Photos and Results
Saturday, June 6 & 7 we hosted a .22 silhouette match for marksmen and women to get out and enjoy the outdoors.
We hosted two classes, modern and traditional. Saturday’s match was the regular silhouette match but on Sunday, all competitors were in the prone position. Targets included chickens at 100 yards, pigs at 150 yards, turkeys at 200 yards, and then the rams at 300 meters.
Top Scores
Saturday
Traditional Class
Mark Finney with 35 points
Bob Johnson with 33 points
Woody with 33 Points
Modern Class
Chad Brown with 35 Points
Willie Pool with 34 points
Joe Fortkamp with 33 Points
Sunday
Traditional Class
Mel Barnell with 27 Points
Lora Parks with 27 Points
Jim Davis with 27 Points
Modern Class
Willie Pool with 27points
Joe Fortkamp with 24 points
Sandra Pool with 24 points
If you are interested in our next .22 shoot, mark your calendars for August 1-2! We’ll be hosting the 22 Long Range Silhouette Match with challenging games to test you and your rifle. Watch the video from last years match to see some of what we’ll be doing!
The event was limited in attendance to comply with Indiana guidelines on COVID 19. Attendees were asked to social distance and be aware of current CDC guidelines.
November 2nd Inline Silhouette Match at the Walter Cline Range
Congratulations to Bob Wetzler for taking top honors today at NMLRA inline silhouette match.
Some incredible shooting today by all competitors.
3 shooters went 19 for 20 and came down to shoot off for the win.
Course of fire was
5 chicken 200m
5 pigs 300m
5 Turkey 420yds
5 rams 500 yds
Shoot off at 500 yds was
Ram,Turkey, pig,chicken first to miss was out and Bob put on a shooting lesson all fell out at Turkey at 500 except Bob smoked it.
Special thanks to Dan Thomas and Rod Scobee for there time to host match and Walter Cline Range
Thank you to Be Still Custom Creations Muzzleloaders for providing us with this coverage of the Inline Match on Saturday.
The October Miami Black Powder Cartridge Match
We had a great weekend in Friendship!
Here are the scores from Sunday.
Congratulations to our Match Winner, Mel Barnell.
Also, thank you to the Miami Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Club for providing lunch for everyone on Saturday. We appreciate all you do.
Good shooting everybody
Inline Silhouette Match - November 2, 2019
We’re excited to be hosting an Inline Muzzleloading Silhouette Match this fall! Stop by the Walter Cline Range in Friendship, Indiana on November 2nd for a day of Marksmanship!
For more information, contact Dan Thomas at 812-667-0015 or email him at dthomas@nmlra.org
August Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Shoot - Pictures and Scores!
We had a great crowd for the August BPCR Match, 33 shooters on Saturday and 34 on Sunday.
It was an aggregate match and Marc O’Malley was the overall Aggregate Match Winner, congrats Marc on some great shooting!
We had competitors all the way from Georgia, TN, WV, MI Weather was hot and the conditions were challenging but as you know there is usually a nice breeze on the firing line.
