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| Steve in the precious shade before the M1 Carbine National Match |
The amazing CMP Staff, who squadded us on our firing points through the week. |
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Steve prepping to fire the M1 Carbine |
This is my new friend, John Butcher, taking photos while being a firing line official |
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Tony and Steve, at Hut Sweet Hut, number KK2, with our Minnesota flag flying prominently. |
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| Steve again in the precious shade before the Springfield National Match. |
Steve with all gear to go at the Assembly Line. |
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Tony waiting to shoot at the Assembly Line |
Tony prepped and ready to shoot the M1903A3 rifle at the firing line. |
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Wiping the brow before shooting. It was 89 degrees in the shade, and about 109 in the sun. |
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Some guys dress up in vintage WWII
gear for this match. |
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A good view of the shooting position and the targets. Paying attention to your target number is obviously very important. |
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Steve shooting offhand standing position, still at 200 yards. All shooting is at 200 yards in this match. |
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A view from the Viale Range pits |
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I always dislike the Viale Range pits, as they are so low. Check out the minimal clearance from my head to the top of the bunker wall. |
Saturday morning, John C. Garand National Match. O-Dark hundred hours... |
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It was already 90 degrees before the sun even came up. We traveled 1/2 a mile with our gear in the dark to get here. |
Sunrise, and a pleasant wind straight south off of Lake Erie. |
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Watch Steve shoot the Standing to Prone Rapid Fire Stage (8.9 MB WMV) - Click Here |
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I got a bronze medal in the John C. Garand National Match! |
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The original Prisoner of War stencil on our hut #KK2 door, from WWII. |
Not many of the original POW Huts are even serviceable, but ours was just fine. |
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Steve, John and Jennifer Butcher on Commercial Row on the base. Very glad we met John and Jennifer! Good people! |
Steve, John and Jennifer, and Tony at the CMP award ceremony on Saturday. |
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| Jennifer with actor R. Lee Ermey |
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