American Handgunner Jul/Aug 1981 - Jeffersonian

into Open standing class (legal under
NRA rules, but not in 1981) with anything,
including scoped unlimiteds allowed. Still,
the shooter is the dominant factor in standing
and although Skip Talbot's 95xl20 with
a custom XP unlimited is a record score,
the kill ratio is not any higher than what
has been obtained with production pistols
in 40, 60 or 80 round matches.
Being a small, low key sort or proceeding
the match didn't attract lots ofindustry
participation, but silhouette stalwarts like
Thompson/Center, Western Gunstocks
and Wichita were represented as were
gunsmiths Wes Ugalde and Vern Jenke.
The match ran smoothly and the winners
were rewarded with large attractive
trophies and merchandise awards, including
lots of pistols.
The sport is still new to the NRA, but
they are interested and supportive. Keith
Gaffney, First Vice President of NRA was
there for the trophy presentations. Apparently
they were pleased with the match,as
the Reno Silhouette Association has been
awarded the 1981 long range championships
for July 4-7. They've already begun
plans for a bigger and better shoot. You
can contact them by writing the Association
at 247 Wrondel, S\lite 100, Reno, Nevada
89502, or calling Carter or Kathy
Miner at 702-825-3600.
And if you're a triple A conventional
shooter, best take ....
along a Wichita. . ~
HANDGUN HUNTING
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and got only a caribou. A 125-150 yard running
shot with a Hand Cannon in .45-70
caliber saved the trip. The Speer 400 grain
bullets gave fantastic expansion. Recovered,
one expanded to .930" and
weighed 375 grains; the other expanded to
.831" and weighed 383 grains. Had I not
been shooting a Hand Cannon the whole
trip would have been a dry run. I wouldn't
have attempted the shot with anything else
and no other shots were presented.
While the snow 'is a foot deep now, varminting
will be in full swing all over the
country by the time this is printed. Handgunning
and varminting go hand in glove.
You don't need any specialized equipment
to get into varminting. Almost any handgun
can be made to work. I killed my first
groundhog at about age 8 with a Ortgies
.32 ACP by spending a lot of time sitting
about six feet from groundhog holes. It can
be done even with a .25 Auto. You may not
have groundhogs in your area ofthe country,
butjacks, or whatever can be stalked to
within a few feet and killed with the most
rudimentary equipment. Running rabbits
give the best practice for learning to shoot
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