Now here's a list that I've been asked to provide which may never see a lot of population increase from year to year. Shooting a 10 shot group under 4" is quite an accomplishment. I've tried to keep up with all the groups in the 3's, regardless of where they were shot. I've had some help from members of the IBS getting photos and target data from all of their clubs also. To my knowledge, this list is complete for all 10 shot groups at clubs world-wide. If your name appears on this list, you are in a very exclusive group.
Congratulations to anyone who's name is on this list.
As a side note. Should your name happen to be on this list and you would like to have an animated photo of your target provided here for everyone to see, please contact anyone on the Contact Page or email me at PAclub Website for details on how to submit the images. You may also bring the target to the range for a photo to be taken as a last resort. I'd really prefer a flatbed scan if I'm doing an animation but good photos work also.
The Three's Club
| Order | Member Name | Date | Group Size | Class | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Weber | November-14-1993 | *World 3.960" | Heavy | PA |
| 2 | John Vonida | July-08-1995 | *World 3.151" | Heavy | PA |
| 3 | Tim Meyers | September-14-1996 | *IBS/NC 3.988"-100 | Heavy | NC |
| 4 | Bill Crawford | August-16-1998 | *IBS/NC 3.472" | Heavy | NC |
| 5 | Doug Heisen | July 25, 1999 | 3.549" | Heavy | PA |
| 6 | Mark King | August-04-2002 | 3.341" | Heavy | PA |
| 7 | Ed Caldwell | June-29-2002 | 3.942" | Heavy | NC |
| 8 | Mike McNiel | August-16-2003 | 3.734" | Heavy | NC |
| 9 | Shannon Lowman | August-21-2004 | 3.889" | Heavy | NC |
| 10 | Matt Kline | June-26-2005 | 3.195" | Heavy | PA |
| 11 | Ken Brucklacher | July-08-2006 | 3.881" | Heavy | PA |
| 12 | Cody Finch | August-12-2006 | *World-10Lt 3.835" | Light | MT |
| 13 | Mike McNiel | July-15-2006 | 3.835" | Heavy | NC |
| 14 | Lee Fischer | August-20-2006 | *IBS/IA 3.427" | Heavy | IA |
| 15 | Hank Bieche | August-26-2006 | *MT 3.980" | Heavy | MT |
| 16 | Scott Weichel | August-27-2006 | *MT 3.743" | Heavy | MT |
| 17 | Donita Powers | July-14-2007 | 3.995" | Light | MT |
| 18 | Scott Weber | July-15-2007 | 3.488" | Heavy | PA |
| 19 | Phil Bower | September 2-2007 | *IBS/VA 3.391" | Heavy | VA |
| 20 | Tom Murtiff | September 2-2007 | 3.943" | Heavy | VA |
| 21 | Matt Dienes | September 9-2007 | 3.690" | Heavy | PA |
| 22 | Leo Anderson | April 26-2008 | 3.928" | Heavy | MT |
| 23 | Matt Dienes | August 3-2008 | 3.988" | Heavy | WV |
| 24 | Leo Anderson | August 10-2008 | 3.475" | Light | MT |
| 25 | Joel Pendergraft | May-18-2009 | World 3.048" | Heavy | NC |
| 26 | Ken Brucklacher | May-3-2009 | World 3.137" | Heavy | PA |
| 27 | Mike Johnson | June-26-2009 | 3.988" | Heavy | PA |
| 28 | Jay Burger | August-29-2009 | 3.996" | Light | PA |
| 29 | Ed Janikowski | March-3-2010 | 3.399" | Heavy | MT |
| 30 | Leo Anderson | March-4-2010 | 3.610" | Heavy | MT |
| 31 | Shawn McCarthy | April-26-2010 | 3.515" | Heavy | PA |
| 32 | Ray Lowman | July-11-2010 | 3.062" | Heavy | PA |
| 33 | Paul Chackan | July-25-2010 | 3.627" | Heavy | PA |
| 34 | Mat Dienes | July-10-2011 | 3.641" | Heavy | PA |
| 35 | Mark King | July-24-2011 | 3.933" | Heavy | PA |
| 36 | Paul Martinez | August-7-2011 | 3.383" | Heavy | PA |
| 37 | Matt Dienes | August-21-2011 | 3.514" | Heavy | PA |
| 38 | Mark King | August-21-2011 | 3.593" | Heavy | PA |
| 39 | Dan Frazier | September-25-2011 | 3.981" | Heavy | PA |
Congratulations to everyone here.
There is one target that I simply can't help but put here for everyone to see. Back in 2005, in practice the day before the IBS Nationals in Pella Iowa, Matt Dienes shot a target that's got to be mentioned here. It really doesn't belong in the "3s club". Not because it wasn't shot in a sanctioned match, but, more because it's not a target in the "3s". It's in the 2's! Until recently, there was no official measurement taken on this group. I asked Matt to bring it for an "official" measurement and it turned out to be 2.671. The 9 in the X-ring measured under 1-3/4". This is the granddaddy-of-em-all as far as I'm concerned. Certainly, it's worth a look-see.
| Order | Member Name | Date | Group Size | Class | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice | Matt Dienes | September-1-2005 | Around 2.625" | Heavy | IA |
* denotes a Group Record was set, either World record, Club Record or Record Under that Sanctioning Body.
The most interesting thing to note is that over half of all these groups have been shot since the beginning of 2006. A Trend? Will we need to soon drop this and go to a 2's club?
As of September 12 2010 we now have the "Two's Club", officially obtained first by Matthew Kline's 2.815" 100 4X Heavy Gun World Record.