BPTR midrange reminder

[Kevin Alexander]

I’m afraid Creedmoor is destined to fail. No ranges to practice at. No monthly match’s anywhere. I would love to get into the Creedmoor BPTR but it’s just not in the cards. Once in a while a match comes around, then it’s a “no coaching or no spotter match”. Another deterrent for me is some of the few matches that are close enough to try to attend are held on a holiday weekend. That leaves me out. The Creedmoor game is mostly for the retired guys with the time to do it. I thought I could shoot it at the Nationals in 2019 but I doubt if I can get any practice in at those distances between now and then. It’s also a logistical problem for me. I’m trying to shoot in the silhouette iron and scope for 4 days and then in the 22 BPCR matches. For a working family man, that’s too many days to leave work and home if I try to shoot in Creedmoor also. If I’m lucky maybe I will get there in time just to watch the last day of shooting. The mid range stuff would be a little easier for me to shoot with a lot more ranges and matches. Not that big of jump from Silhouettes to mid range for the distance. I’ll probably just try to attend more silhouette matches. A few of them are disappearing also though. Smithmoor seems to be thriving though. Who knows, if I get an extra day or 2 off work and Cody lets me pitch a tent, I might just make the 8 hour trip.