Benton Gun Club Speed Steel

Shooters must knock down steel silhouette chickens at 200 meters (656 ft.), pigs at 300 meters (984 ft.), turkeys at 385 meters (1,262 ft.) and rams at 500 meters (1,639 ft.). As in high-power rifle silhouette competitions, the chickens must be shot off-hand in the standing position. However, BPCRS differs in that the pigs, turkeys and rams may be shot in a prone or sitting position using a cross-stick rest. Ten shots are fired at each target, for a total of 40 shots per match. The challenge is in the equipment: only original or reproduction single shot rifles that shoot cartridges loaded with black powder or Pyrodex are allowed. Only iron sights or period scopes of external adjustment are allowed.

22 BPCR silhouette is patterned after the big bore black powder cartridge rifle silhouette program.  We use the same traditional single shot rifle actions with 22 rimfire ammunition to knock down steel chickens, pigs, turkeys and rams. The targets are placed at 50, 100, 150, and 200 meters respectively. The shooter works with a spotter and has eight and a half minutes for unlimited sighter shots and ten shots for score. No high velocity ammo is permitted.

1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Thur. Range 4B- start at 8:30am (8am March-Oct) 22 cal. Benchrest 50 & 100 yards targets. $3 members $5 non members per match, $1 all CF Benchrest

The Old Friends Match is primarily a .22 rimfire benchrest match, with classes based on the kind of rifle you shoot.  There is also a brief center fire benchrest after the rimfire series.  Our match was originally created to give retirees an opportunity to shoot competitively on a weekly basis, which is why we chose to shoot it on a weekday.  But we welcome all shooters, regardless of age.  Our matches are unsanctioned, so we have chosen rules that are not so strict about gun weight, scope magnification and so on.  We're mainly here for fellowship and “no pressure” shooting fun.