April – 50 Yard Bench Match Results

Our second match of the season had a great turnout today. A little windy, but at least the rain held off until all the shooting was finished. We had one new shooter with us, David Paulsen. Welcome!

Rusty Caldwell won the Peep target competition with a score of 96 2X, and Bob Browner won the Open sight match with a score of 91 2X. Congratulations!

* – Awards will be giving out at the annual meeting in February 2025.

Open Match:
* 1st: Bob Browner – 91 2X
* 2nd: David Brandenburger – 89
* 3rd: Brad Dickinson – 88
4th: Joe Kelly – 83
5th: Bob Vogt – 83
6th: Ken Hubbman – 82
7th: Bob Coffelt – 81
8th: Ron Lawrence – 81
9th: John Michalka – 80
10th: Tom Goden – 80
11th: Robert Downs – 76
12th: Bryce Stroup – 73
13th: Kenny Hubbman – 72
14th: Art Buckowitz – 70
15th: Mike Briscoe – 69
16th: Justin Emerson – 63
17th: Mike Buckowitz – 61
18th: Glenn Baer – 61
19th: Robert Roth – 56
20th: Darren Heaton – 54
21st: Jim Feeney – 46
22nd: Rhonda Buckowitz – 43


Peep Match:
* 1st: Rusty Caldwell – 96 2X
* 2nd: Dave Brandenburger – 92
* 3rd: Mike Briscoe – 84
4th: Bob Vogt – 81x
5th: Tom Goden – 80
6th: John Ross – 13


Super Senior Match:
1st: Ted Sanders – 44
2nd: Dennis Quinn – 17


Smoothbore Match:
1st: Walter Fett – 47
2nd: Ron Lawrence – 45
3rd: Dave Yahne – 39X
4th: Mike Briscoe – 37


Pistol Match:
1st: Rusty Caldwell – 54
2nd: Justin Emerson – 50
3rd: Darren Heaton – 48X
4th: Dave Yahne – 48
5th: Glenn Baer – 34


Schuetzen Black Powder Winners: Brad Dickinson and David Brandenburger
50-50 Winner: Jim Hubbman $60



Targets can be purchased from the NMLRA here:
Peep Targets
Open Targets

2024 Lock and Hammer Black Powder Match Results

The Gemmer club did quite well today at the Lock and Hammer Black Powder Match in Bloomsdale, MO at the Dew Drop Inn.  This is a board match shot from the bench at 30 yards.  There are 3 practice shots to begin with and then 6 scoring shots over an X cut into a board.  Members of the Bloomsdale fire department run the event.  Today we had 39 shooters with each of the 6 shots scoring individually, for a total of 234 shots. 

The top shots win meat and here are the winning shots:

Brad didn’t make it to the shoot, but he helped his dad snag this 100# spoonbill today! Congratulations!

2024 Sergeant Alvin York Memorial Chunk Gun Match

On March 23, 2024 in Pall Mall, TN the Sergeant Alvin York Memorial Match was held.

The match had 115 registered shooters with a few less that shot in the match.  The Gemmer club had nine members present for the match: Bob and Margie Browner, Walter Fett, Brad Dickinson, Jim Feeney, Joe Kelly, Tom Goden, Rick Weeks, and Bob Vogt.

The highlights of the shooting are as follows:

  1. Rick Weeks shot 7.348″ and got 11th place overall.  Also won 5 of the 10 relays among the Gemmer shooters.
  2. Brad Dickinson shot 9.303″ and got 22nd place overall.
  3. Bob Vogt shot 9.905″ in 26th place, and won 2nd relay for best shot.  Also tied for 1st place in the best overall shot with a 0.038″ shot.
  4. Tom Goden shot 11.33″ and got 35th place.
  5. Despite having eye surgery a few weeks ago, Walter Fett shot 15.978” and got 62nd place.
  6. Joe Kelly shot 17.783” and got 78th place.
  7. Jim Feeney shot 18.173” and got 82nd place.
  8. Bob Browner was unable to shoot due to a mix up. 

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