New Mexico Military Surplus Rifles Pistols Shooters
\nNRA Club # B82119
\n\u2018Sgt. Alvin C. York\u2019 Shooting Match
\nDate: June 23, 2013
\nLocation: Albuquerque Shooting Range Park
\n50 \u2013 500 Meter \/ 300 \u2013 1,000 Yard Range
\nWeather: Sunny; 95 degrees; 5 to 15 MPH winds (West to East)
\nRanges \/ Positions at which the Match was shot at:
\nRifle Portion:
\n500 Meters: Shooters Discretion \/ 300 Meters: Shooters Discretion
\nHandgun Portion:
\n7 to 20 Yards: Standing and Walking
\nNote:
\nThe positions the shooter wished to shoot the rifle portion of the match was left to their discretion which could be prone supported or un-supported, kneeling, sitting or offhand.
\nSand Bags stacked two or three high and \/ or a basic three point front rifle rest were used for those who shot in the prone supported position on which only the forearm of the firearm could be laid upon. No back rest or bags were allowed to be used to support the buttstock at firing position.
\nThe position the shooter shot the handgun portion of the match was standing at a walking pace.
\nTargets Used:
\nThe targets used for the rifle portion of the match were the following:
\nThe target used at 500 meters was a simulated humanoid form in which the main body was 25 \u00bd\u201d wide, with a head of 12 \u00bd\u201d wide and an overall height of 49\u201d made of \u00bd\u201d thick steel that was half-hidden by layers of stacked sandbags. This target approximately simulates the NRA B-27, Police Pistol Silhouette, 7 to 50 Yards (24\u201d wide by 45\u201d high).
\nThe target used at 300 meters was a round 29\u201d, made of \u00bd\u201d thick steel that was half-hidden by layers of stacked sandbags. This target approximately simulates the NRA High Power
\nSR \u2013 Military, “Target, Rifle, Competition Short-Range” minus the 5 Ring.
\nThe targets used for the handgun portion of the match were the following:
\nOne regular cardboard NRA B-27, Police Pistol Silhouette, 7 to 50 Yards and eight 8\u201d round NRA Action Pistol Falling Plate made of 3\/8\u201d steel.
\n Note:
\nBoth rifle targets were painted black with 10\u201d white circle painted in the center of each one, which were used a reference as to where the hits on the target accrued.
\nThe eight 8\u201d handgun targets were painted a multiple different number of colors (2 orange, 2 white, 1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow and 1 green)
\nScoring \/ Rounds per Course of Fire
\n20 rounds were fired during the rifle portion of the match starting with 5 rounds at 500 meters then switching to 5 rounds at 300 meters, then back to 5 rounds at 500 meters and final 5 at 300 meters.
\nNote:
\nWhat this simulated was an enemy machine gunner moving down the field of battle, retreating back then advancing again at your position. It also taught the shooters to remember to move their rear sights to adjust for such occasions on the battlefield.<\/p>\n
3 sighting-in rounds were allowed to be fired at the shooters discretion at the 500 meter target at the beginning of the match only, these rounds were not scored.
\nA direct hit on the targets was scored as one point; a miss or \u2018Alibi\u2019 (unused) rounds that were not fired during each course of fire were scored as a zero.
\nAll scores were confirmed by the use of a spotter and scorer.<\/p>\n
12 rounds were fired during each relay of the handgun portion of the match, in which the shooter was to fire 4 rounds into the NRA B-27 Target as he was walking towards him from anywhere 15 to 7 yards away. The shooter then continued walking to the 50 meter target rail where they were to engage the eight 8\u201d targets walking back and forth along the 50 meter rail at the targets set-up at varying distances from 15 to 7 yards away having to shoot the furthest one first then at the next furthest and so on down to the closest to the shooter.
\nNote:
\nWhat this simulated was Cpl., later promoted to Sgt., Alvin C. York\u2019s heroics on October 8, 1918 at Hill 223 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive when he used his United States Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, Model 1911 handgun to do the same as posted above.
\nA hit on anywhere in the black portion of the NRA B-27 Target was scored as one point; a miss was scored as a zero. A hit on the 8\u201d round NRA Action Pistol Falling Plate was scored as one point, a miss or \u2018Alibi\u2019 (unused) rounds that were not fired during each course of fire were scored as a zero. It was not required that the plate fall down to be scored as a hit.
\nNote:
\nEach shooter was required to a reload of his handgun during the course of fire, this was the only time that shooter was allowed to stop walking during the course of fire.
\nFirearms Used:
\nThe firearms that were used in this match were all unmodified, originally configured WWI service military rifles and handguns that were issued in the world\u2019s standing armies at that time period that were issued to the \u2018ordinary soldier\u2019. The sights on the firearms are all as-issued \u2018iron sights\u2019 that were standard to the firearms being used which does not include in any aftermarket, target, match adjustable or micrometer sights as these were not issued to the ordinary soldier.
\nNo Scoped military \u2018Sniper\u2019 rifles were allowed to be used in this match.
\nThis report was written by
\nPatrick Hernandez
\nSecretary of NM MILSURPS<\/p>\n
Chris Clinton \u2026 Rifle Score: 17 (United States of America … U.S. Magazine Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1903 (.30-06)) ; Handgun Score: 16 (German Empire (Deutsches Kaiserreich); Pistole Modell 1908 (9×19 mm))
\nRob Summerhill \u2026 Rifle Score: 16 (United States of America … Rifle, Caliber .30 Model 1917 (.30-06)); Handgun Score: 14 (
\nUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland … Webley Break-Top Revolver Mk. V (.45 ACP))
\nDebbie Roy \u2026 Rifle Score: 16 \u2026 (Republic of the United States of Brazil (Rep\u00fablica dos Estados Unidos do Brazil) … Espingarda Modello 1908 (7×57 mm)); Handgun Score: 11 (United States of America … United States Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, Model 1911 (.45 ACP))<\/p>\n
J\u00f6rg Wehrenpfennig \u2026 Rifle Score: 16 (German Empire (Deutsches Kaiserreich) … Karabiner Modell 1898 (7,92×57 mm)); Handgun Score: 11 (United States of America … United States Revolver, Caliber .45, S&W Model 1917 (.45 ACP))
\nBryan Stotts \u2026 Rifle Score: 14 (United States of America … Rifle, Caliber .30 Model 1917 (.30-06)); Handgun Score: 13 (German Empire (Deutsches Kaiserreich) … Pistole Modell 1908 (9×19 mm) and United States of America … United States Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, Model 1911 (.45 ACP))
\nJohn Bustamante \u2026 Rifle Score: 10 (United States of America … U.S. Magazine Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1903 (.30-06); Handgun Score: 14 (United States of America … United States Revolver, Caliber .45, S&W Model 1917 (.45 ACP))<\/p>\n
Ted Feeser \u2026 Rifle Score: 10 (United States of America … Rifle, Caliber .30 Model 1917 (.30-06)); Handgun Score: 14 (United States of America … United States Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, Model 1911 (.45 ACP))
\nPatrick Hernandez \u2026 Rifle Score: 10 (French Republic (R\u00e9publique Fran\u00e7aise) … Fusil de Infanterie Mod\u00e8le 1886 Modifi\u00e9 1893 dit ‘Lebel’ (8x50R mm)); Handgun Score: 12 (French Republic (R\u00e9publique Fran\u00e7aise) … Pistolet Automatique de 7 millim\u00e8tre 65 genre \u2018Ruby\u2019 (7,65\u00d717 SR mm))
\nSteve Lara \u2026 Rifle Score: 8 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland … No.1 Mk III (.303 Inch British)); Handgun Score: 12 (United States Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, Model 1911 (.45 ACP))
\nDawson Schmidt \u2026 Rifle Score: 8 (United States of America … Rifle, Caliber .30 Model 1917 (.30-06)); Handgun Score: 12 (United States Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, Model 1911 (.45 ACP))
\nAdam Wagner … Rifle Score: 8 (United States of America … Rifle, Caliber .30 Model 1917 (.30-06)); Handgun Score: 13 (United States of America … Colt Model 1903)
\nDale Scott \u2026 Rifle Score: 4 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland … Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914 (.303 Inch British)); Handgun Score: 4 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland … Webley Break-Top Revolver Mk. V (.45 ACP))<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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