Desert International Long Range Black Powder Target Rifle Championship

[Don McDowell]

From the match director
A HEADS UP!

The time is drawing nigh for the biggest black powder target rifle match in over a century on the planet to take place.

A muzzle loader shooter stated that muzzle loaders are just as accurate and competitive with cartridge rifles if they are allowed to shoot under cartridge rifle rules. This is like the Irish with their Rigby's and the Yanks with their Remington's and Sharps' from 1874, all over again. With that in mind we called the bluff. So now it is up to the muzzle loader shooters to come pick up the gauntlet and show us what they can do. So far we have 4 muzzle loaders entered and 2 more promising entries. All riflemen will get the normal 3 minutes per record shot each distance and otherwise straight cartridge rifle rules. The exception no spotters on the last day at 1,000 yards, but, after 6 days shooting at Ben Avery each rifleman should have a pretty good idea about allowing for conditions.

We are essentially approaching February 11, 2022, which is the closing of early entries..

Perusing the post marks and the date received here at my mail box it looks like 4-5 calendar days from the date you mail your entry until I receive it.

Which means if you wait until February 8th to mail your entry it will likely be received here after February 11th the close of early entries and thus subject to the $25.00 late fee.

Best to get them in during the early registration period which closes on February 11, 2022.

Zack Taylor
Rio Rico, Arizona
llhepburn@Outlook.com