Markham Skeet Club

NRA Benefit Shoot 2005
Vintager Event

This shoot included NSSA Registered Events for the 12, 20, 28, and .410, as well as Doubles - 100 targets each event. Net proceeds of the shoot will be donated to the NRA in the name of the Markham Skeet, Trap and Sporting Clays Club. There was an award for the HOA Champion of an NRA Bill of Rights Challenge Coin.
                   
The HOA Champion was Bill Nielsen, Jr. with a 387/400, followed by Runner Up Chuck Farnham with a 379 and 3rd place finisher Tony Cicchirillo with a 374. Class honors went to Jim Vahey at 373 (A1) and B1 went to Steve Haynie with a 364.

The 12 gauge event was a thriller with two 99's - Tony Cicchirillo and David Alexandrich each managed to let only one get away, with Tony winning the shoot off for Gun Champ. Other notable performances were Bill Nielsen (A1/96), Chuck Farnham (B1/98), Michael Baranet (B2/98), and Steve Sagal (C1/83).

The 20 Gauge event required a bit better eye - the winner with the sole 100 of the event was Bill Nielsen, followed by Tony Cicchirillo with a 97 and John Mindock with a 95. Class Champs were Jim Vahey (A1/91), and Steve Haynie (B1/94).

The 28 Gauge Gun Champion was Bill Nielsen with a 98, followed by Jim Vahey with a 96 and Chuck Farnham's 95. Class honors went to Glen Rieske at B1/95 and Tony Cicchirillo C1/90.

Everyone's favorite, the .410, was Chuck Farnham's chance to shine, and shine he did with a sterling 96. Following three birds behind with a 93, Bill Nielsen took Runner Up, and third went to Jim Vahey with an 88.  Class honors went to Tony Cicchirillo B1/86, and John Mindock C1/86.

The Doubles Event was attended by only three shooters.  The good news is that all the scores started with a "9". Jim Vahey won with a 92, and his long run bested Bill Nielsen's 92, and Steve Haynie dropped a 3 and 2 at the end to finish with a 90 and 3rd. Whoppee!

THE VINTAGER EVENT

Like the HOA Champion, the Winner of the special "Vintager" event was awarded the special NRA Bill of Rights Challenge coin.

The "Vintager Event" was a non-registered 50 target event open to all bores in a side by side or pump gun.

Eight shooters took to the fields with pump and side-by-side guns- many of which I am sure hadn't been fired in some time.  At the end of the first box there were no 25's, but several 24's including the eventual winner Geoffery Peters shoooting an 870 pump and Steve Haynie shooting a Browning side-by-side. Geoffery posted another 24 (another of many this weekend) to total 48 and first place and the coin. Second place went to Steve Sagal using a Marine Magnum pump at 46 (and a good long run!) and third went to Steve Haynie, also with a 46.

Several shooters requested we do this again, and we will try to do it this winter.

A special thanks to Vonda Haynie for working on lunch Saturday and Sunday, and to Ellen Rieske for her assistance on Sunday's lunch. And the homemade brownies were a special treat too!

RESULTS:
Click the links to see the actual results sheets.  All scores posted are in the SUMMARY document.

Skeet09-11-05/12ga.pdf         Skeet09-11-05/20ga.pdf
Skeet09-11-05/28ga.pdf          Skeet09-11-05/410ga.pdf
Skeet09-11-05/Doubles.pdf     Skeet09-11-05/HOA.pdf
Skeet09-11-05/HAA.pdf         Skeet09-11-05/SUM.pdf