Since 1967, the PA 1000 Yard Benchrest Club has been holding sanctioned competitions of long range benchrest shooting. Owing a lot of its history to the nearby municipality of Williamsport Pennsylvania, it has become known as the "Williamsport Club". We are proud to be the birthplace of 1000 yard shooting. Our club holds ten regular sanctioned matches each season, none any closer than two weeks apart. The 1000 Yard World Open is always held here in July of each year, and also several "Fun Shoot" weekends, two before and one after the season. Classes fired are Light Gun on Saturdays and Heavy Gun on Sundays. References to these are made repeatedly throughout the site and definitions of each may be found in the rules section.
Match 8 Food Was Great!
If you missed the dinner sponsored by Sierra Bullets, it was certainly your loss. Everyone had a great time with the cookout which was made possible by my mistake on the Sierra Newsletter Ad, and Ken Brucklacher's organizational efforts. Thanks to both Sierra and Ken, as well as to all the folks who provided additional dishes for the meal. Our weather was simply beautiful both days, (if you like flying kites!). Groups and Scores were again tough to come by Saturday, and though not quite as tough, it was a little more difficult Sunday than previous weeks. Both days, select shooters seemed to shoot through the conditions. Hot shot pins were definitely down with only 2 on Saturday and 6 Sunday. Only 5 all black targets were scored Saturday but Sunday saw 17.
Match Eight Newsletter Is Ready
For those who wish to download it in PDF Form,You can find it here.
Shannon Ammerman shot Group of the day in the Light class with a 5.574. LG Score of the day was a 97 shot by Jim Zimmerman. Nice shooting folks
Scott Weber shot Group of the day in the Heavy class with a 4.983. HG Score of the day was a 100 shot by Ken Brucklacher. Very nice shooting to both of you as well.
600 Yard Match Results Posted.
Till I can get something more elegant up here, this page will have all the 600 yard results. Standings will follow soon.600 Yard Results and Standings
Club Cookbooks Are Only $10.00
There are cookbooks for sale at the clubhouse for a real bargain price of $10.00. Do yourself and the club a favor and purchase one when you stop in. They are really very nice and would make a great gift, even if you're not a cook. Lets face it, we all like eating!
New members who need information should contact anyone on the contact page with any questions about getting started here at the club. There's phone numbers and email addresses there for all the people you need to ask concerning anything to do with the club. Also, information about how to obtain a memberhship can be found in the club info section.
If you think this looks like fun and you'd like to give 1000 yard shooting a try, don't shy away because you don't have the equipment or know anyone who does. Contact someone here and see what's available for a given weekend. There's always someone willing to bring extra equipment for a new shooter to try out. Give some notice to any one of the people listed on the contact page and they can help you to make arrangements and give it a try. Be warned, it's addicting. Once you get the bug, it's hard to walk away.