2024 F-Class National Championships — Report from Lodi, WI
The 2024 F-Class Mid-Range and Long Range National Championships were held August 10-17 at the Winnequah Gun Club in Lodi, Wisconsin. The match was a success, drawing 145 competitors in F-Open and 67 shooters in F-TR. Shooters tell us the Long-Range match was tough, with challenging weather conditions. The entire competition — Mid-Range and Long Range — was shot using a ShotMarker Electronic Target System. Each target frame had sensors that locate shot placement (and score) with great precision. This system provides instant score access, and eliminates the burdens of pit duty.
We congratulate the new 2024 Long Range National Champions: Alan Kulcak (F-Open) and Randy Littleton (F-TR). These men both showed great shooting skills and impressive wind-reading abilities — there were some tough conditions in Lodi this year.
F-Open champ Alan Kulcak shot a great match to win with 1390-71X, four points ahead of second-place Peter Johns (1386-72X) and third-place Robert Sebold (1386-60X). F-TR Long Range National Champion Randy Littleton fought a tight battle to the very end. The F-TR LR match went down to the final target with Littleton (1376-54X) edging runner-up Mike Plunkett (1375-56X) by a single point. Now that’s close competition!
CLICK HERE for 2024 F-Class Long Range and Mid-Range Nationals — All Results
Credit AccurateShooter Forum member Turbulent Turtle for all the images in this story. You can see over 340 photos from the match, thanks to Turbulent Turtle and his camera. CLICK HERE to see 2024 F-Class Nationals Photo Archive.
Here are the Long Range Top 10 for F-Open and F-TR:
F-Open LR Top 10 1 Kulcak, Alan (HM) 1390-71X 2 Johns, Peter (HM) 1386-72X 3 Sebold, Robert (HM) 1386-60X 4 Dileva, Dan (HM) 1384-73X 5 Skogman, Doug (HM) 1384-72X 6 Fairley, Joseph (HM) 1383-67X 7 Nettesheim, Brian (HM) 1382-73X 8 Basalla, Matthew (HM) 1382-67X 9 Kolodziej, William (HM) 1382-63X 10 Mitchell, Ryan (HM) 1382-62X |
F-TR LR Top 10 1 Littleton, Randy (HM) 1376-54X 2 Plunkett, Mike (MA) 1375-56X 3 Trapp, Keith (HM) 1373-57X 4 Hubbard, Tom (HM) 1373-50X 5 Hogg, Tracy (HM) 1370-51X 6 Strasovich, Todd (MA) 1367-44X 7 Lucy, Dale (MA) 1363-41X 8 Klemm, Ian (HM) 1362-55X 9 Casale, Lou (MA) 1362-53X 10 Faloon, Christopher (HM) 1360-46X |
CLICK HERE for Long Range F-Open and F-TR Full Results
Long Range F-Class Nationals Team Competition
In F-Open Long-Range team competition, Team Bayou Boyz won the F-Open Team title followed by Team Lapua-Brux-Borden (Second) and Team Vihtavuori (Third). It was a close match, with the Bayou Boyz (1590-83X) edging Team Lapua-Brux-Borden by a slim 2-point margin (1588-83X) with the same X-count. Congrats to Team Bayou Boyz members: Joseph Fairley, Johnny Ingram, Peter Johns, and Alan Kulcak.
Team Bayou Boyz won both the Long Range and Mid-Range F-Open Team events.
In F-TR LR Team competition, Team Vortex (1583-80X) finished first, followed by Team USA White and Team USA Red. Team Vortex recorded an impressive victory, winning by 20 points over runner-up squad Team USA White (1563-54X). Congrats to Team Vortex members: Tracy Hogg, Ian Klemm, Brad Sauve, and Keith Trapp.
Team Vortex recorded an impressive 20-point win in the F-TR Long Range Team Match.
CLICK HERE for Full Long-Range Team Results.
Mid-Range F-Class Nationals Results
The Mid-Range F-Open event saw tight competition. We congratulate new Mid-Range Champ Johnny Ingram who edged second-place Jim Fowler by two points. The top five F-Open finishers were separated by just five points and third-place finisher Matt Basalla had the highest X-Count with an impressive 99X. In the F-TR division, 2024 Mid-Range Champion Tom Hubbard put on a dominant performance, winning by ten points with the highest X-Count (87X) among all F-TR competitors.
Here are the Mid-Range Top 10 for F-Open and F-TR:
F-Open Mid-Range Top 10 1 Ingram, Johnny (HM) 1783-95X 2 Fowler, Jim (HM) 1781-82X 3 Basalla, Matthew (HM) 1779-99X 4 Waite, Boe (HM) 1779-92X 5 Brooks, David (HM) 1778-88X 6 Kulcak, Alan (HM) 1777-78X 7 Thomas, Jamie (MA) 1777-71X 8 Stob, James (HM) 1776-86X 9 Basalla, Gwen (HM) 1776-70X 10 Zwahr, Brandon (HM) 1775-86X |
F-TR Mid-Range Top 10 1 Hubbard, Tom (HM) 1770-87X 2 Gavrock, Gabriel (HM) 1760-68X 3 Crofts, James (HM) 1759-78X 4 Conrad, Keith (HM) 1756-73X 5 Retzloff, Robin (EX) 1755-62X 6 Faloon, Christopher (HM) 1749-63X 7 Brindle, Jerry (HM) 1749-55X 8 Wiens, Gerry (HM) 1746-62X 9 Sowa, Mike (EX) 1743-58X 10 Dixon, Richard (HM) 1739-59X |
CLICK HERE for F-Open and F-TR Mid-Range Full Results
Mid-Range F-Class Nationals Team Competition
In Mid-Range Team Competition, Team Bayou Boyz (1598-115X) won the F-Open Division while Team USA White (1585-87X) won the F-TR Division. Congrats to the Mid-Range Bayou Boyz (Johnny Ingram, Peter Johns, Alan Kulkak, and Pat Wood) and to USA White (Keith Conrad, Christopher Faloon, Dale Lucy, Mike Plunkett). There were 17 teams competing in F-Open, and 10 Teams competing in F-TR.
CLICK HERE for full Mid-Range Team Results.
CLICK HERE for 2024 F-Class Nationals Program and Match Rules. NOTE: This official program incorrectly states that Silver Mountain electronic targets are used. Instead the ShotMarker system was used.