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Show - f ; . ' I - I ; ' ' I "" it 1 A xf I a ' i : 4 , I ; ;-' a ' ' - - - - ' - ;r I- h ,-; - r Competition shooters keep good records of every shot fired so that they know just where they stand as the competition progresses. i m m 1 990 Bonneville High power mis Regional Championship U tion shooting. The Utah State Rifle and Pistol Association sponsors a number of high power rifle shoots throughout the year. The next event wilJ be an i Instructional seminar next March ; f-'- . .. - v for the the public to teach safety and the use of high power firearms. , ; For more information contact : Lance Brown in Salt Lake at 572- 0396 or Bud Bernard in Bountiful at ? 295-2740. - - , sight zero. The shooter needs to know the sight settings for each of the distances fired. r Fourth the shooter needs to be able to handload and develop high quaiiity ammunition for competi- By JOHN W. CANNON CENTER VILLE - The Utah State Rifle and Pistol Association, which is a member of the National Rifle Association, hosted the 1990 Bonneville Highpower Rifle Regional Championship at the Centerville rifle range over the weekend. Top shooters from as far away as Minnesota traveled here to participate par-ticipate in this N.R.A. sanctioned regional championship. The two day event, Saturday and Sunday, was a National Match Course featuring high power center-fire center-fire rifles fired at ranges of 200 to 600 yards. The course was fired from the prone, sitting and standing positions and featured two different rates of fire. In slow fire participants are allowed one minute per shot. In rapid fire participants must shoot 10 shots in one minute. Though other centerfire rifles are allowed, the overwhelming favorite is a service rifle Ml-A or M-14 in 308 calibre. No scopes are allowed, only iron sights are permitted in these shoots. The competition was open to all N.R.A. members. As in all N.R.A. sanctioned shoots, safety is of paramount importance im-portance to the enjoyment of all who participate. "Shooting accidents ac-cidents are extremely rare when the N.R.A. is involved," said Bud Bernard, Ber-nard, Centerville Rifle Range administrator. ad-ministrator. All N.R.A. events and competitions competi-tions stress safety and encourage civilian marks men ship training, especially es-pecially among youth. "We put a lot of energy into training junior shooters (high school age kids) in the fundamentals fundamen-tals of rifle marksmanship and safety," safe-ty," said Lance Brown, Assistant Director for the Utah State Rifle and Pistol Association. The Association sponsors a junior ju-nior team each year. Junior shooters are teenagers from 1 6-20 years old. This years team recently returned from Camp Perry, Ohio where they competed in the National Championships. Cham-pionships. A member of the junior team, Joy Wamock, won first place in the junior ju-nior division of the Bonneville Regional here in Centerville with a score of 719. A perfect score would be 800 with 80 shots fired. Warnock, from Spanish Fork Utah, is 18, a freshman at B.Y.U., and the daughter of two enthusiastic shooting parents. In other results for tire weekend championship, Sam Chopping from the Wyoming National Guard took fust place in the individual competition competi-tion with a score of 777. In team competition the Army Reserve Gold Team took first place. Members of that team include Mike Elway of Boise Idaho, Walt Rixey, Ken Barney and Chris Hansen all from the Salt Lake area. Shooting skills learned from N.R.A. competition are an asset for any shooter and Lance Brown revealed the four key elements of successful competition shooting. The first skill reguired for the shooter is to develop the ability to hold the rifle as motionless as possible on the target. The second important thing is to learn how to read conditions. Wind and mirage sight corrections at 600 yards become very critical. The third element a successful shooter will need to know is the Essential equipment for competition competi-tion shooting includes a ground matt, a cart for supplies, a spotting spot-ting scope and a rifle. -i --'y I i ji I s I ! . ' 1 I - j V Jr-OT 9 - I --l- tf - I ;- ' 1 rlfJ L I -- - " ' ." . I I ' "- V " j - ' ' ' J !. i - v y ' - Is I ft - - " ,; J ' J. . . 1 I ,,.'': - ,f - w 1..- ? ' fmT - JP I """"' 12' - - ' ' ..,,r.-l ... - - r . ' A high power sporting scope is essential for success at long range rifle competitions Manv com- i petitors have fellow shooters spot for them while they shoot. Z r At the beginning of each round competitors are given three minutes to prepare once they have been called to the firing line. - |