Category: Events

The Gemmer club did quite well today at the Lock and Hammer Black Powder Match in Bloomsdale, MO at the Dew Drop Inn.  This is a board match shot from the bench at 30 yards.  There are 3 practice shots to begin with and then 6 scoring shots over an X cut into a board.  Members of the Bloomsdale fire department run the event.  Today we had 39 shooters with each of the 6 shots scoring individually, for a total of 234 shots. 

The top shots win meat and here are the winning shots:

Brad didn’t make it to the shoot, but he helped his dad snag this 100# spoonbill today! Congratulations!

On March 23, 2024 in Pall Mall, TN the Sergeant Alvin York Memorial Match was held.

The match had 115 registered shooters with a few less that shot in the match.  The Gemmer club had nine members present for the match: Bob and Margie Browner, Walter Fett, Brad Dickinson, Jim Feeney, Joe Kelly, Tom Goden, Rick Weeks, and Bob Vogt.

The highlights of the shooting are as follows:

1. Rick Weeks shot 7.348″ and got 11th place overall.  Also won 5 of the 10 relays among the Gemmer shooters.
2. Brad Dickinson shot 9.303″ and got 22nd place overall.
3. Bob Vogt shot 9.905″ in 26th place, and won 2nd relay for best shot.  Also tied for 1st place in the best overall shot with a 0.038″ shot.
4. Tom Goden shot 11.33″ and got 35th place.
5. Despite having eye surgery a few weeks ago, Walter Fett shot 15.978” and got 62nd place.
6. Joe Kelly shot 17.783” and got 78th place.
7. Jim Feeney shot 18.173” and got 82nd place.
8. Bob Browner was unable to shoot due to a mix up.