Friday at Extreme Benchrest

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Today is registration. Dave and I then went to the range to check our rifles’ zeros after the two day drive from Idaho. If we can get on separate relays I will shoot Daves custom Marauder in the 25 yard benchrest match. Among other things, it has a 16 mm Lothar Walther barrel that he fitted to a .177 action.

There are more Marauders here than last year. Without counting, it appears that Gen 2s out number Gen 1s. Several Gen 1s appear to be customized. I saw one with an extended air tube and one in .30 caliber with a carbon fiber tube slid over the barrel. There will be a photo on my blog. This rifle shot a good sight in target today in shifting winds that were not conducive to precision shooting. Today we could not get out to the range until about noon when the wind pickups. The 75 yard match on Sunday will start before 7:00 AM when the winds ought to be less.

Tomorrow is 25 yard benchrest and the qualifying round for the speed shoot.

Thanks to all the folks on this forum and others who wished us good luck