October 2014 Match Results

[high standard 40]

ASCENSION SILHOUETTE
GONZALES, LA
OCTOBER 4-5, 2014
THE GINNY WEST MEMORIAL
2014 LOUISIANA SMALLBORE, FIFTH SCALE, FIELD PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP

BY: CHARLIE BRAUD

Well, another season is in the history book for Ascension Silhouette. The Ginny West Memorial Championship finished today…..and what a match it was! We had the highest turnout that I have seen in many years. Shooters were on hand from 5 different states for a total of 46 entries. Steve Mooney gets the nod for farthest travel, having made the drive from the state of Washington. Steve fired two Field Pistol entries and showed us all how it’s done. He finished with a 63 aggregate score based on a Production 26X40 and Production Any Sight 37X40. This is the first opportunity I have had to share the range with Steve and I must say it was a pleasant experience. I hope he enjoyed himself as much as we enjoyed having him with us. Richard Slaton came down from Alabama and had a great match as well. He shared with me the fact that he had posted two personal best high scores here and in addition made the 100 club with a 101X120. Region Two Director Allen Gaskin from Mississippi attended and fired some decent scores. In fact, I loaned Allen my Anschutz Unlimited gun and he almost beat me…….with my own gun. We both managed a 39X40 with that Anschutz. The largest contingent of out of state shooters came from Florida in the persons of Wayne Smith, Harry Stover, Steve Broxson, Ernie Schluter, and Dave Nuetzel. This group always brings a lot of strength in the Standing categories as the scores below will attest. Notably, Wayne Smith fired a Field Pistol Aggregate of 64X120 and Harry Stover had a 37X40 in PAS. As far as Louisiana residents, Will and Brenda Kirste were here from the far north of our state and the husband and wife team posted identical UAS scores of 37X40. David Heintz drove over two hours one way each day to shoot with us. Also on hand were Robert Stevens and my brother Philip Braud who is the current State Director. Lastly on hand were myself, and Richard West. We also had one Practical Hunter Short Course entry. Philip Braud managed a 40X40 with his 14” Contender 22 Hornet. Most of the titles were decided outright, the exception was UAS Champion and UASFS Champion which required shoot-offs. My brother Philip and I were involved in each tie breaker. Ten shots at Fifth Scale chickens placed at 100 yards distance was decided upon. My Volquartsen High Standard with 6X scope toppled a fair share of the little critters but I could not keep pace with Philip and his 24X scoped Ruger Charger. Philip bested me in both categories. Several shooters stayed after the match to help pick up the targets and stands (you know who you are). I really appreciate the help. In closing I would again like to extend my sincere thanks to all who attended our match and helped us honor the memory of our dear friend Ginny West.


SMALLBORE RESULTS

P/Champion..........Charlie Braud..............29
P/INT..................Allen Gaskin-NR...........38
P/INT..................Richard Slaton-NR.........36
P/B....................David Heintz................20
R/INT.................Allen Gaskin-NR............36
S/Champion..........Philip Braud................15
S/INT..................Harry Stover-NR...........29
S/AAA.................Richard Slaton-NR.........26
S/A....................David Heintz................10
Standing Agg.........Philip Braud................39
U/Champion.........Charlie Braud...............39
U/INT.................Allen Gaskin-NR............39
U/AAA................Richard Slaton-NR..........39
U/A...................Dave Nuetzel-NR............16
UAS/Champion......Philip Braud.................40
UAS/INT..............Charlie Braud...............40
UAS/INT..............Richard West................39
UAS/INT..............Brenda Kirste................37
UAS/INT..............Harry Stover-NR.............35
UAS/AAA.............Richard Slaton-NR...........39
UAS/AAA.............David Heintz.................37
UAS/AAA.............Will Kirste....................37
UAS/AAA.............Dave Nuetzel-NR............37
UAS/AAA.............Ernie Schluter-NR...........33
UAS/AAA.............Robert Stevens..............31
US/Champion.......Philip Braud..................24
US/AAA..............Harry Stover-NR.............28
US/AA................Steve Broxson-NR...........11
US/A.................Dave Nuetzel-NR.............22

FIFTH SCALE RESULTS

UFS/Champion......Charlie Braud................30
UFS/AA...............Richard Slaton-NR..........31
UASFS/Champ.......Philip Braud.................38
UASFS/INT...........Richard West................27
UASFS/AAA..........Charlie Braud................38
UASFS/AA............Richard Slaton-NR..........38
UASFS/AA............David Heintz................30
UASFS/AA............Robert Stevens.............21
Fifth Scale Agg......Charlie Braud...............68

FIELD PISTOL RESULTS

P/INT.................Wayne Smith-NR............30
P/INT.................Steve Mooney-NR...........26
PAS/INT..............Steve Mooney-NR...........37
PAS/INT..............Wayne Smith-NR............34
PAS/AAA.............Harry Stover-NR.............37
PAS/AA...............Dave Nuetzel-NR............23
PAS/AA...............Steve Broxson-NR...........16


PRACTICAL HUNTER SHORT COURSE

PHSC/AAA............Philip Braud.................40

NR = Non Resident