October Match Results - Top Shot Silhouette

[high standard 40]

TOP SHOT SILHOUETTE
QUITMAN, LA
October 24, 2015
BY: CHARLIE BRAUD

After several years with no available matches, IHMSA Big Bore silhouette has returned to Louisiana. The inaugural match for Top Shot Silhouette took place October 24, 2015. I’ve been trying to get a match going for our state for a couple of years now. This is the fourth location we considered and after several false starts here and there we finally got it done. In a coordinated effort with some NRA Cowboy Lever Action rifle silhouette shooters we are now up and running. Three of us arrived at the range late on the eve of the match to make final preparations and we had to put in quite an effort to get everything ready. Thanks go out to Will Kirste and Bruce Finley for their hard work. On match day the weather did not cooperate. Rain started soon after placing out all the targets and did not let up all day. State Director Philip Braud made the long drive to be with us and fired the very first entry. Using his 30-221 XP100 in UAS he proceeded to christen the range in fine fashion with a 40X40. I was up next shooting a Half Scale entry using my XP100 7 TCU with cast bullets. Two rams evaded me and I settled for a 38X40. Will Kirste was next up with a UAS entry. A 221 Fireball XP100 was his choice and he hit all 40 but suffered one stubborn ram for an excellent 39X40. The rifle shooters fired several entries also but I’m afraid I don’t have their scores to share. As soon as I can get a 2016 schedule finalized I will publish it but I think we are aiming for March through August on the third Saturday of each month.

BIG BORE RESULTS

UAS/INT..............Philip Braud..............XP100 30-221.....................40
UAS/INT..............Will Kirste................XP100 221 Fireball...............39

HALF SCALE RESULTS

UASHS/AAA..........Charlie Braud............XP100 7 TCU......................38 – cast bullet