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Back in 2017, I was competing in the CMP Eastern Games in Butner, NC. At the end of competition each day is an awards ceremony. All competitors who did not win any awards had their scorecards put in a drawing … Continue reading →

Long, long ago a friend had given to me the sad partial remains of a venerable old Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I* rifle. When I received this classic .303 British rifle it was incomplete. It consisted of just the barreled action, bolt and … Continue reading →

It was cold and dreary on the rifle range, but I did not care. This my last chance to earn any more awards for the season. The M1 Garand Cup Match. This the oldest trophy awarded by the Bucks County … Continue reading →

Being the Frugal Armorer, I pulled the soft point hunting bullets from a bunch of .303 British factory ammo I had laying around. My intent was to reload the primed brass with 38.5grs. of IMR-4895 powder and Lehigh Defense 150gr … Continue reading →

Next Saturday is the last rifle match of the 2021 season. After last month’s World War 1 match. I was in second place. Since the match takes place in November and December, it provides some options. You can shoot a … Continue reading →

Not a good day for me, mostly. In the M1 Cup match, my biggest problem was in the sitting rapid fire stage. For me, the sitting position causes me problems with maintaining consistent sling tension. As a result, my shot … Continue reading →

Last Saturday’s rifle match had mixed results. The CMP match was a wash. I did everything wrong and my score was a travesty. The President’s Match; fired with iron sights only and no sighter shots, was an improvement though. For … Continue reading →

Well, that’s it for the 2021 Delaware Law Enforcement Marksmanship Association season. The last match day has come and gone. As is my custom, I fired three relays. two which did not help my high average at all. Out of … Continue reading →

Service Rifle Match I opted to fire the match with my AR-15A2. My first five of ten record shots in the slow fire standing position were all in the black. The last five however grew progressively looser. I finished with … Continue reading →

Today was the next to last match of the 2021 season. I went into today’s competition with a season high average of 467.33 points @ 97.36%. My average for last year was 467.66 points @ 97.43%. So close!    Two of … Continue reading →