Official Vintage Sniper Rifle State Championship Bulletin

1. Title of Match: As Issued Vintage Military Rifle Match

Date of Match: August 5, 2017

Starting Time: 2:00 pm

Place: Forks Rifle Club W.C. Coulter Rifle Range

2051 12Ave NE, Grand Forks, ND 58201

Club: Forks Rifle Club, Inc.

2. Number of Relays / Number of Firing Points: 2/13

3.  Conditions Governing the Match:

A.  Rules: This Match was governed by the rules prescribed by the CMP Competition Rules.

B.  Open To: Any person eligible to compete under the CMP Competition Rules.

C. Course of Fire: Each team started at 300 yard. All firing was done from the prone position either off the sand bags provided or with the use of a sling, but not utilizing both. The team was allowed 5 minutes for unlimited sighters. One team member spotted while the other team member fired 10 shots for record. The team was then allowed 2 minutes to change positions. The second team member will then fire 10 shots for record. The target were exposed for 20 seconds and down for 20 seconds. The range officer announced when the tenth target was to come up. The team then rotated with the team in the pits. This process was repeated at 600 yards. The standard 300 yard and 600 yard high power rifle targets were used.

D. Rifle: 6.2.1 Vintage Sniper Rifle

The rifle must be a manually operated or semi-automatic rifle of U. S. or foreign manufacture that was either an original military rifle issued for sniping in 1953 or earlier or a commercial replica rifle of the same type and caliber. Vintage Sniper Rifles and Sights must be listed in Table I and must fulfill these

requirements:

• The bore diameter may be no larger than 8mm (.315 caliber).

• Must be in as-issued condition. No fiberglass stocks, special bedding (glass bedding, etc.), match triggers or other special accurizing are permitted.

• Rebarreling with a barrel of as-issued dimensions is permitted. A replacement barrel must have the same exact contours and cuts as the original as-issued barrel.

• Triggers on semi-automatic rifles must have a trigger pull of at least 4.5 lbs. Triggers on manually operated rifles must have a trigger pull of at least 2.5 lbs.

• A strap-on, lace-on or detachable wooden cheek-piece may be used if it was original to the rifle when used for sniping purposes.

• Sights must be original issue optical sights with as-issued reticles or sights may be commercial replicas of as-issued optical sights. In addition, specific non-issue scopes that are listed in Table I may be used. Such nonissue scopes may only be used on the rifles for which they are specifically listed. Replica or non-issue sights may have only crosshair, post or post with crosshair reticles. Scope mounts and rings may be original or reproduction replicas. Scope rings may be sleeved or modified to accept a non-original scope diameter.

E. Ammunition: Competitors must provide their own ammunition. Competitors may use any safe ammunition, but no tracer, armor piercing or incendiary-type ammunition or projectiles may be used.

4.  Match Results: (Place, Names of Team, Rifle, Score)

1. Fire, Kevin (1903A4) / Reiten, Thomas (1903A4) 375 – 8X Gold Medal/State Champion

2. Moeglein, Marcus (1903A4) / Dalgliesh, Coby (1903A4) 362 – 2X Silver Medal

3. Granlie, Donald (6.5 Swede) / Collin Weisz (6.5 Swede) 350 – 3X Bronze Medal

4. Dockter, Craig (1903A4) / Ryan Wichmann (1903A4) 348 – 6X

5. Depue, Ronald (M1941) / Kraft, Rick (1903A4) 348 – 5X

6. Jim Strom (M1C) / Ryan Karrar (M1C) 322 – 3X

7. Jorgen Tollefson (M1D) / George Tollefson (Enfield) 238 – 1X