betill gunners [parker/blackhorn]

[bestill]

nmlra spring nationals have came to a end and my best calculations bestill , greg and blake sent appx 400 parker bullets and blackhorn loads down range from june 13th to june 20th. WOW!
we had a great week of shooting but weather was hot,humid and heavy rain and yes goofy wind but all went great.  my brother greg again put a beating on me but i held my ground.

inline hunter aggregate which is paper 50 yds ,100yds ,200yds,steel 200m chicken and 300m pig  perfect score is 170 - 15x
greg posted 170 - 8x 1st place, my good friend blake posted 167 - 4x 3rd place and myself struggled 160 - 1x for 6th

highlight of inline agg was gregs 200 yd 8 shot group




match 310 silouhette is 3 chickens 200m  3 pigs 300m  3 turkeys 420 yds 3 rams 500 yds  12 shots
and greg scored 12  , myself 11  and blake 10


match 321 500 yd creedmore  is 15 shoots and max score is 75  greg scored 75 , myself 74 and blake 73  another highlight photo greg with 15 shots on white in 45 minutes and score sheet no sighters start and shoot 15










needless to say we had a blast and guns and trigger men performed well . i absolutely love this event and cant wait till fall to roll around. met some fantastic people this week and if youve never came to firing line at friendship and just watched your missing out there is alot of most everything muzzleloader being shot allday for a week. i spoke to a guy at the trap range who shot over 25 lb of blackpowder this week in a 12 guage wow.

[jims]

25 pounds, my shoulder hurts just hearing that. Glad you had a good time and did well.

[al53]

Congrats to the Bestill Gunners...you guys are tearing it up at Friendship...your brother is a natural..talented...well your all good trigger men...when I named you the Bestill Gunners..you fit the title perfect..congrats again...

Al

[cfalck]

interested in the load bullet combo?

[encore50a]

That is some dandy shoot'n.  Congratulations!

[schunter]

Congrats guys, excellent shooting and a great time for sure... 400 Parkers downrange that's pricey!

[bestill]

Jun 22, 2015 12:16:31 GMT -5 schunter said:

Congrats guys, excellent shooting and a great time for sure... 400 Parkers downrange that's pricey!

But whole lot of fun. Divided by 3 shooters helps. Ive spent alot more and had less enjoyment.

[schunter]

Sometimes you cant put a price tag on fun.

[rkrobson]

Congratulations Jeff, the pictures really put things in perspective. Thats some incredible shooting considering you are allowed only one anchor point and you did it shooting over sticks. I know you do it for personal satisfaction, but you guys should be sponsored by Blackhorn and Parker, and the rifle manufacturer, ha ha. Keep up the good work. Ray

[GMB54-120]

Very nice!!!!

I guess the load data you needed came through for you?

[rkrobson]

Iam still thinking about 15 shots in 45 minutes.....there is no rifle shooting sabots that could get cooled off quick enough in that weather to shoot with you guys. I had a Snap-on vortex choke cooler that could blow 30 degree air out in seconds, but it required a large air compressor and storage tank. I could picture a rod cooler holding 20 cooling rods and a guy trying to clean between shots, which would be required to get the rods down, and then putting several rods down within a minute or so, just my wierd imagination, I guess. Anyway, that is some great shooting under those conditions, Ray

[bestill]

The sabotless 45 definitely have there advantage.
Thanks

[rio]

I shot beside Jeff and Blake some that week, I have to say they are impressive. Didn't hesatate a second to help me out on a few issues I had. Great fellas.

[10ga]

Great shooting. Hope Dougs had a wee bit of hand in helping all along the way. Great combo of equipment and hard holders on the line. Impressive! Thanks for the post, pix and info. 10

[encore50a]

Jun 24, 2015 9:31:58 GMT -5 rkrobson said:

Iam still thinking about 15 shots in 45 minutes.....there is no rifle shooting sabots that could get cooled off quick enough in that weather to shoot with you guys. I had a Snap-on vortex choke cooler that could blow 30 degree air out in seconds, but it required a large air compressor and storage tank. I could picture a rod cooler holding 20 cooling rods and a guy trying to clean between shots, which would be required to get the rods down, and then putting several rods down within a minute or so, just my wierd imagination, I guess. Anyway, that is some great shooting under those conditions, Ray

I've heard where some shooters use a cooler of ice and a towel. Placing the ice cold towel immediately after the shot. I'd want to completely clean and lubricate a barrel after that process...........