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2016 Tennessee Mid-Range Regional MidSouth Marksmen Tullahoma, TN (AEDC) May 28th _ 29th 2016 This year, MidSouth Marksmen is hosting the Annual Tennessee Mid-Range Regional Championship at Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma, TN. This match will be Registered and conducted per NRA Registered rules governing Highpower rifle. Rifle Classes: Rifles are defined per Rule 3.4 Rules: Rifles as defined in Rule 3.4 will apply for F-Class. NRA Rule 9.1, as it pertains to changing rifles between matches, does not apply. All other current NRA rules will apply where appropriate. The AEDC range rule prohibiting rifles in access of .308 caliber on the Known-Distance range will apply (i.e. .300 Win Mag is OK, but .338 Lapua is prohibited). Registration: Registration for all matches will begin at 7:30AM CDT and close promptly at 8:30AM CDT. Shooters who arrive after 8:30AM CDT will not be squadded, at the sole discretion of the match officials. Shooters are very strongly encouraged to arrive at the start of registration for the day. Competitor Eligibility, Classification: NRA Membership is encouraged but not required. A competitor must be an NRA member to set an NRA National Record. The NRA Mid-Range classification system will be used for all matches. Range Capacity: 15 Firing points, 60 competitors total. Fees: $50.00 for all individual matches (Matches 1,2,3,4,5); $35.00 for Sat individual matches (Matches 1,2,3); $25.00 for Sun individual matches (Matches 4,5). No refunds will be made after firing commences on Saturday 8/31. There will be no entry fees required of junior entrants. Advanced entry is not supported at this time. Challenge Fees: A fee of $2.00 will be collected in advance of each challenge. Target Service, Scoring: Competitors will be required to pull/mark targets. The 4-relay rotation will be used with 2 competitors per target at all times. Competitors will score. Standard scoring methods will be used. Any competitor failing to perform their target or scoring duties may be disqualified. Empty Chamber Indicator: Empty chamber indicators are required and must be used at all times except during preparation time and firing. Squadding: All matches will be squadded by the Chief Statistical Officer. CSO reserves the right to utilize seeded squadding throughout the event to ensure that top competitors shoot under similar conditions. Awards: The awards schedule will be communicated to the competitors at the match. It is permissible for one individual to qualify for and win more than one award. The match directors may change the awards schedule if deemed advisable. Overall Awards (Match 6 or Aggregate): The following overall awards will be given – · Overall F-Open Match Winner: Highest-scoring F-Open competitor. · Overall F-T/R Match Winner: Highest-scoring F-T/R competitor. · Overall Junior Match Winner: F-Open, F-TR, Any, Serv., Palma Highest-scoring competitors. · Overall Any, Palma and Service Rifle. Highest-scoring competitors. 20-shot Match Individual Awards (Matches 1,2,3,4,5): The following awards will be given, without regard to residency, classification, or special category - · The highest-scoring F-Open/F-TR/Any/Palma and Service Rifle competitor for each individual Match 1,2,3,4,5 will receive a small award or pin. Special Individual Awards for Competitors (Match 6 or Aggregate): The following awards will be given to the highest-scoring individuals in the following special categories, per NRA definitions thereof, without regard to residency, classification, or rifle type · High Military/Police  High Junior  High Woman  High Senior  High Grand Senior NRA Mid-Range Classifications Awards (Match 6 or Aggregate): The following awards will be given to the highest-scoring individuals in the following NRA classifications by rifle type, without regard to residency – (If less than 3 shooters are in a class it will be combined with the next higher class):  High Marksman  High Sharpshooter High Expert  High Master  High High-Master  High Marksman  High Sharpshooter High Expert  High Master  High High-Master Challenge Period: The Challenge period ends 20 minutes after the posting of the match results. Coaching: Coaching during the scoring portion of a match will not be allowed. Coaching is only allowed during the “unlimited sighting shots” portion of the individual matches. Safety: Safety will be of paramount importance in all activities and at all times. All rifles will have actions open with magazines removed and an empty chamber indicator inserted into the chamber, except when on the line during the preparation period or during firing. For the safety of the pit crew, at the discretion of the match officials, a competitor who fails to hit the target within SEVEN SHOTS or fails to hit the target consistently may be directed to stop firing. For purposes of this rule, an oblong hole resulting from a ricochet does NOT count as a hit. Additional: The management reserves the right to refuse any entry or cause the withdrawal of any competitor who endangers or interferes in any way with the harmony of the match. The management also reserves the right to change the match program without notice if deemed advisable. Competitors and spectators assume all risk of accident and loss of property and must have a signed Liability Statement on file before the match commences. Range Location: Arnold Center Rifle Range, near Tullahoma, Tennessee, Arnold Air Force Base (AEDC). Take I-24 to exit 117. Turn toward the Arnold Center and travel about 8.5 miles to a brown sign that says "Arnold Rifle Range". The next road on the right, past the sign is B-5. Turn right onto B-5 and travel 1 mile to the range complex. Lodging: Major motel chains are available at exit # 114. http://hotel-guides.us/tennessee/manchester-tn-hotels.html Special Notice: Please be advised that AEDC is a National Guard Training Facility and while every effort has been made to minimize conflicts with National Guard training activities, our matches at AEDC are nonetheless subject to last minute alteration and or cancellation due to such conflicts. Every effort will be made to contact competitors, as far in advance as possible, should such a situation arise. Out of state competitors are encouraged to verify match schedules before departing for the range via midsouthmarksmen.com Please consult the Accurate Shooter website http://forum.accurateshooter.com/index.php?topic=3806978 for further information and updates to the program. Contact info: Tim Kreier midsouthmarksmen@gmail.com COURSE OF FIRE Mid-Range Matches: May 28th (Sat) and May 29th (Sun) Registration Opens at 7:30AM Central Time, Closes at 8:30AM Central Time Saturday, May 28th, 2016 10:00 A.M. Match 1: 600 yd. Prone Any Rifle / Any Sight, and F-Class, unlimited sighting shots and 20 shots for record in a total time of 25 minutes. Match 2: 600 yd. Prone Any Rifle / Iron Sight, and F-Class, unlimited sighting shots and 20 shots for record in a total time of 25 minutes. Match 3: 600 yd. Prone Any Rifle / Iron Sight, and F-Class, unlimited sighting shots and 20 shots for record in a total time of 25 minutes. Sunday, May 29th, 2016, 10:00 A.M. Match 4: 600 yd. Prone Any Rifle / Any Sight, and F-Class, unlimited sighting shots and 20 shots for record in a total time of 25 minutes. Match 5: 600 yd. Prone Any Rifle / Iron Sight, and F-Class, unlimited sighting shots and 20 shots for record in a total time of 25 minute

My name is Chris, if you have shot prone at Tullahoma from 2001-2011 or in the last couple years we've probably met. I live in LaVergne and enjoy shooting 600+ yards with anything that will stay supersonic. Glad to be back.

Shooters, Warren county rifle club will be conducting a 2x1000 long range match Sep 4th. Match will be held at AEDC, Tullahoma TN Registration is 8AM, shooting starts at 9AM. Match fees for the day are $15. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out 20xclean 'at' comcast.net. Chris

Shooters, Warren County Rifle Club, with an assist from Highland Rim Club, held the 8th Annual Tennessee Long Range F Class Championship this past weekend at the Known Distance Range on Arnold Air Force Base, Tullahoma TN. We had 42 shooter attending day one and 38 shooters day two. Of the shooters, we had 2 visit from Georgia, 6 from Kentucky, 2 from Missouri, 3 from Alabama and 1 from Florida. We also had four juniors out for the prize. Day one was warm and breezy, with quite a bit of fishtailing winds and a high sun all day. Day two started with light rain, switched to a warm sun, then settled on overcast and a light fishtailing breeze. For the first time in several years, no matches had to be cancelled due to rain and no shooters had a pool of water on their backs while firing. Though Frank Beckmann was unable to attend, I am sure he can appreciate this sentiment. We have only one flag, at the pit wall, and it was worthless day one but seemed to a fair indicator day two. I would like to congratulate Jim Sokolowski for his repeat victory as State Champion. Jim not only captured high state shooter, but was also the match winner with the highest aggregate score of 964-20X. The match was close, with only a handful of points separating the top half dozen shooter at the end of day one, but Jim came back day two and managed to maintain the lead, with Jim Murphy taking a decent chunk off the lead after match four. Jim took top Open shooter, with an aggregate of 961-26. High F TR was also a tossup going into day two. Dale Carpenter lead day one by one point, but Dan Biggs was on a mission for a new binder of national record, and managed to break the grand senior 1000y F TR 20 shot slow fire record three times this weekend, with his highest match of 190-04X on five. That match was good enough to pull it out and Dan’s 933-13X bested Dale’s 930-9X. The high State F TR shooter was Campbell Boyd with a 913-12X. The junior competition was no less hard fought. Ammo trouble kept Charles Crawley from completing day one, but the other three juniors went at it. Match four John Ralston put up a very impressive 188-4X which sealed the deal. John’s aggregate was 897-7X, 7th overall in F TR. Both Travis Dickson and Nate Espy were the pictures of consistency. They both put up some impressive scores with Travis’s finishing with 874-9X and Nate ending the weekend with an 864-10X. I think it’s fair to note that both Nate and Travis outshot their parents, and John just missed tying his father by one point. If this is the kind of competition we can expect in, I’m glad I shoot from a sling J We had several other special awards with Laura Perry again taking High Woman. Laura was in the hunt for the F TR win and her 918-13X was the third spot in class. James Murphy took top senior honors with his aforementioned 961-26. Jason Pagan took top military/police with a 917-11X, which I believe he earned by burning out Jeff Bartlett’s barrel. It’s nice when you can take home wood while wearing down someone else’s barrel and ammo supply. Tim Kreier fought off hours of hand pain to take home the top prone shooter award home with an 887-17X. Way to stick it out Grumpy! I would like to thank all the folks from TNSSA and Highland Rim club, who helped make this match possible, as well as John and John from WCRC who keep the program insured and manned. I would also like to thank our lovely road guards Dakota Hayes and Gabby Vespa for trying to “herd cats” this weekend, and both the TN Army National Guard and the Air Force for the outstanding facilities. A special note for all the shooters we know who sustained damage during the recent storms. You were there with us in spirit, and we’re all glad no one (to my knowledge) was seriously injured. We hope to see you back on the range soon. Our next match is tentatively scheduled for September 4th. It’s a long way out, so stay tuned. Thanks to all the shooters who drove in, both near and far, and helped make this another safe and successful match. I hope to see you all again soon. Until then, All X’s and 10’s. Chris Hayes

Day 1 went well. If I could attach a PDF I would have results for today posted.

I got word from the Guard today. No problems with the range or the match schedule. Weather should be good too. Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow morning.

I-24 to exit 117. Exit and turn toward the Air Force Base (west). Go 8.9 miles and there will be a brown sign on the right that says Arnold Rifle ranges and Tn NG Ranges. The road just past this is B-5. Turn right onto B-5 and the range is 1 mile up on the right.

A sneak peak at the awards. I went a different direction for State Champion/Match Winner this year.

No fee for people who come out to watch. We just ask that you sign in, and sign the waiver. (both Air Force requirements to be on the range)

It's that time again. TN Long Range F Class Championship 2011 is here! I have the match program attached. Quick details: Apr 30 - 3x1000, May 1 - 2x1000 Fees: $50 (juniors free) COF: 20 shot slowfire matches I can't figure out how to attach a file on this website so if you would like more information on this match feel free to contact me at 20xclean "at" comcast.net . Chris

Unless he's driving to Oak Ridge, TN, Ft. Benning GA or Camp Atterbery in Arkansas(I think) it must be one of ours. There aren't many 1K ranges out there. I think LA has one as well.

If Carl has good things to say then, YES, these are the matches. If he has bad things, then NO, these are better than the ones he's bad mouthing I all honesty I only know one Carl B and I haven't seen him on the range for a while. If his name ends in "enger" these are probably the matches. If that is the Carl, drag him back out. He shoots to well to miss these matches. Chris

Shooters, Just a reminder that Warren County Rifle Club will be hosting a 2x1000 club match 3-20. Open to all Prone shooters, whatever class you choose, and maybe some that don't exist. Registration is 9AM central, Shooting starts at 10. Match fees for the day are $15. Club match, so awards are free matches. Matt Kubic is the match director for this match. It looks like we are going to have fantastic weather for this match, so come on out, enjoy the range, tell some lies and have fun this Sunday. Chris

Shooters, Warren County Rifle Club held its 4th match of the year yesterday, and 10-10-10 was a great day to have a match. We had thirty one shooters come out to enjoy the day, with three juniors and seven new shooters coming out to try their skills. We ran a four shooter relay rotation. Match start was 0930 and ended at 1600. The weather was as good as I’ve seen on AEDC in eight years. We started the day at 0930, with an ambient temperature of about 65*f. Wind was extremely light with not more than a few MPH most of the day, but in typical AEDC fashion it was fishtailing with several mini-gusts and let offs. Mirage was up and reflecting changes perfectly. The target faces were fully lit by the start of the second match. The high temp on range during the match was around 85*f. We ran one flag (pit wall), which was all but worthless most of the day, and as usual it was a lair. Nine Prone shooters came out to enjoy the day. Requirement for the win was at least on one iron sight match, but it was open as to when irons were shot. Top score of the day, with one A/A one A/I was Chris Hayes with a 398-12x. Keith Perry was right there with a 395-21x, shooting irons throughout the day. Keith’s first match was a 199-14x in some pretty hazy, dark conditions. Matt Kubic was high Palma shooter, with a 389-9x and Laura Perry was high woman, putting up an iron sight score of 385-11. Greg Hamilton’s first effort at 1000 yards resulted in an impressive 362-8x with a 6BR. F class open had nine shooters. Steve Wells score of 377-7x took top spot in class. Steve has been right one the verge for a while now and it was good to see him take the win. Just two points down was Clinton Roberts, who put up a 375-4x. Chuck Nicholas was the top new shooter in Open class with a 361-1, just ahead of two other new shooters, Jeremy Hayes and Nick Nickolas, who put up 359-1 and 356-4 respectively. F TR was again our biggest class, with thirteen shooters. Campbell Boyd is no stranger to the top spot, and he took it again yesterday with a 363-3x. Steve Grammer was close behind with his 357-1 taking second spot and Dave Espy in third with a 355-2. We had four new F TR shooters. Travis Dickson took top honors for the new F TR shooters with a 349-1. Randy Newman’s 343-4 was a great effort as well as the 316-0 and 296-1 that John Price and Aaron Newman put into the books. I would like to thank all that came out and participated. You all made this another safe and successful event. I would like to thank Jack Dickson, who was the Highland Rim RSO for us today. Jack made this match possible with merely his presence. Thanks to Clyde Kunz for organizing this pick-up date and a HUGE thank you to the TN NG and the Air Force for the range improvements. For those that haven’t been there in some time, we have all brand new metal number boards, range fans and new plastic uprights that worked fantastic. The carriers were also painted high visibility yellow, which was a nice touch. The range was mowed and in great condition, and the new pavilions look fantastic. I am not aware of any new dates this season, though stay tuned because you never know. Until the next time, All X’s and 10’s Chris