2008 Super Shoot Results — Costa Wins Two-Gun Overall
For racing fans, Memorial Day weekend means the Indy 500 at the Brickyard. The equivalent of the Indy 500 for precision Benchrest shooters is Kelbly’s Firearms Industry Super Shoot at the Kelbly’s range in North Lawrence, Ohio. Despite high gas prices, 330+ shooters made the pilgrimage to North Lawrence to compete in the most prestigious event in Benchrest shooting.
Topping an incredibly competitive field, Larry Costa won the Two-Gun Overall championship. Larry did extremely well in both rifle classes, finishing second in BOTH Light Varmint Grand (100 +200) and Heavy Varmint Grands. Congrats to Larry for his outstanding shooting. We’ve been told that Larry brings pre-measured, weighed charges (and then loads his rounds at the match), but we’re still waiting for confirmation. Jeff Summers, displaying great consistency, combined 4th in the LV Grand and 4th in HV Grand, to place Second Overall in the Two-Gun behind Costa. Andy Shiffle finished third in the Two-Gun, matching his placing in the HV Grand. We were pleased to see George Kelbly, “Founding Father” of the Super Shoot, take second in the LV 100.
Overall Two-Gun Standings
| 1 – Larry Costa 2 – Jeff Summers 3 – Andy Shifflett 4 – Gene Bukys 5 – Lou Murdica 6 – Billy Stevens 7 – Jeff Stover 8 – Bart Sauter 9 – Tony Boyer 10 – Joe Krupa |
11 – Joe Hynes 12 – Stan Bowerman 13 – Mike Rattigan 14 – Charles Huckeba 15 – Bill Goad 16 – Milt Craven 17 – Howie Levy 18 – Danny Sutphin 19 – Jack Lyons 20 – Kent Harshman |
| LV 100 – Top 3 1 – Lowell Hottenstein 2 – George Kelbly 3 – George Carter |
LV 200 – Top 3 1 – Gene Bukys 2 – Larry Costa 3 – Mike Rattigan |
LV Grand – Top 5 1 – Gene Bukys 2 – Larry Costa 3 – George Carter 4 – Jeff Summers 5 – Bill Goad |
| HV 100 – Top 3 1 – Tony Boyer 2 – Bart Sauter 3 – Bud Mundy |
HV 200 – Top 3 1 – Andy Shifflett 2 – Jeff Summers 3 – Larry Costa |
HV Grand – Top 5 1 – Tony Boyer 2 – Larry Costa 3 – Andy Shifflett 4 – Jeff Summers 5 – Bart Sauter |
Two new, very small and light reloading scales have recently been introduced. These are small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. While not as precise as a bench-top unit, they can deliver read-outs to within 0.2 grains. These ultra-compact scales should prove very useful for any shooter that needs to load at the range. Additionally, they are affordable enough to be used as a back-up to a larger electronic or balance beam scale.
The new DS-1200 weighs up to 1200 grains. MTM claims accuracy (resolution) to plus or minus 0.1 (one-tenth) grain. You can switch measurements among grains, grams, ounces and carats .The unit features a high-impact, plastic sensor cover that doubles as a large powder pan. The DS-1200 comes with a calibration weight, two (2) CR2032 Batteries, and a foam lined storage/travel case. Up to 1200 grain capacity with To save battery power, the large, backlit display shuts off automatically after 3 minutes. Here are sources for this bargain-priced new scale:
