Young Lady Wins in the Snow in St. Louis
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Young Lady Wins in the Snow in St. Louis
Bench Rest Rifle Club of St. Louis Smallbore Silhouette
Our first match of the year was Sunday March 11 and the forecast was for rain/snow with a temperature in the mid 30's and ten mph winds (I know that is barely a slight breeze in a lot of places). On the trip to the range we were talking about what a waste of time this is going to be, we will set things up wait around for no-one to show up and then go home. I can't believe 13 crazy (in a good way) people showed up to shoot in what turned out to be a full blown snow storm. About 4 inches accumulation during the match, with great big flakes. Those black targets look really good against a blanket of snow!
The snow definitely didn't bother match winner Megan Alexander. She needed one more score to advance to AAA and shot a 31 in the first match. A personal best. Then she shot another 31 in the second match, with 10 chickens in a row. She is now 3/4 of the way to a grand slam. I'm guessing Megan isn't going to stay in AAA very long. A great day for a very nice young lady. Fortunately for the St. Louis shooters Megan lives about an hour and a half away and sometimes has to work on Sundays. We also had two people shooting their first silhouette match.
I am submitting another post with information about the Bench Rest Rifle Club of St. Louis Smallbore Matches.
Our first match of the year was Sunday March 11 and the forecast was for rain/snow with a temperature in the mid 30's and ten mph winds (I know that is barely a slight breeze in a lot of places). On the trip to the range we were talking about what a waste of time this is going to be, we will set things up wait around for no-one to show up and then go home. I can't believe 13 crazy (in a good way) people showed up to shoot in what turned out to be a full blown snow storm. About 4 inches accumulation during the match, with great big flakes. Those black targets look really good against a blanket of snow!
The snow definitely didn't bother match winner Megan Alexander. She needed one more score to advance to AAA and shot a 31 in the first match. A personal best. Then she shot another 31 in the second match, with 10 chickens in a row. She is now 3/4 of the way to a grand slam. I'm guessing Megan isn't going to stay in AAA very long. A great day for a very nice young lady. Fortunately for the St. Louis shooters Megan lives about an hour and a half away and sometimes has to work on Sundays. We also had two people shooting their first silhouette match.
I am submitting another post with information about the Bench Rest Rifle Club of St. Louis Smallbore Matches.
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Re: Young Lady Wins in the Snow in St. Louis
Meg really had a good time. Her personal best score, first 10-in-row chickens, and first time as match winner. She wants to come back! Thanks for putting on a great match. The snow really made it fun. I think I enjoyed watching the misses kick up snow more than watching the targets go down. At least that is the story I'm sticking with!
Mark