Here is the match report for our military rifle match. Great participation, weather and everything went smoothly. Looking forward to having another match end of September. This was month when Germany invaded Poland in 1939. Big Thanks to Doug, Wayne and Jeremy for helping make this match happen.
Thank you,
Bob Beaver
Riverside Gun Club Historical Military Rifle Match
31 March 2018
Our first military rifle match of 2018 went very well. Had perfect weather, nice attendance and a smooth well run match. Received feedback about how much folks enjoyed the day. Had a good mix of firearms, including World War 2 German G43, Lee Enfield #1 Mk 4, Soviet SKS, M-1 Garand, M-1 C sniper Garand, Swedish M41B sniper, AR-15’s and PPSH41 and Thompson semi-auto sub-guns. We raised the bar this year, with more challenging targets, movement, better strapping and easy paced shooting.
First stage involved “Scoring Steel” hits on 10” round targets at 100 yards. Shooters had five rounds, in prone, sitting and offhand positions. Max score was 15 hits.
Second stage was a “Sniper” team event. Shooters/Spotters worked to get three hits on camouflaged steel targets.
Third stage involved “Assault”. Two person teams beginning at 100 yards, shoot two large silhouette, four small silhouettes and ten clay targets. Time was 30 seconds. Throw grenade, advance and shoot remaining targets. Get three throws with a maximum firing time of one minute 20 seconds.
1st Stage 2nd Stage 3rd Stage Total
Brad Hill 1 4 hits 2 hits all hits 16 hits Post Vietnam AR15
Bob Beaver 10 hits 2 hits all hits 12 hits Vietnam AR15
Joe Barney 10 hits 0 hits all hits 10 hits Vietnam SKS
Katie Cheek 3 hits 2 hits all hits 5 hits Vietnam AR15
Doug Armstrong 11 hits 0 hits all hits 11 hits WW 2 G-43
Wayne Broome 9 hits 0 hits all hits 9 hits WW 2 M1 Garand
Jeremy Cheek 7 hits 2 hits all hits 9 hits PPSh-41- M41B – M1C
Dan Murphy 7 hits 0 hits all hits 7 hits WW 2 #1 Mk Enfield
Don Otey 2 hits 0 hits all hits 2 hits M-1 Thompson
Congratulations to everyone how came out. Katie Cheek our only junior shooter, did great. Hope to have more young people come participate living history.
Tentatively planning another match 29 September, month Germany invaded Poland. We may have class 3 machine gun demonstration. Due to range and time limitations only have magazine fed firearms, no belt fed.