Submitted By Fred Shapiro, Director
MAKES HISTORY
Phoenix Junior Rifle Club
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ichard Layton, 19 years old and a sophomore at Arizona State University has made history by winning the Arizona prone championship. Richard shot a 3192 x 3200 to become the first Junior in the history of the match to win this very difficult two day event. He is another proud member of the Phoenix Junior Rifle Club and has been coached by Tom Kempley of Minden, Nevada. Tom was also responsible for the success of his two children, daughter Reya and son Tarl becoming world class shooters. Richard started out as a right hand shooter until it was discovered he was left eyed dominant. He switched over to a left hand gun without missing a trick and so history was made. The quality of competition will be enhanced when he takes his act to Camp Perry this summer. For more information on the Phoenix Junior Rifle Club contact: Fred Shapiro, Director, Phoenix Junior Rifle Club (623) 544-1254 or by email Azepa34@cox.net.
Jack Arnold awarding the plaque to Richard Layton
Matinecock Rod and Gun Club Hosts Junior BB Gun Match
Submitted By Matinecock Rod and Gun Club Locust Valley, NY
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he Matinecock Rod and Gun Club hosted their First Annual Al Eisen NRA BB Gun Postal Match at their clubhouse on March 27. During the all day event, 26 kids between the ages of 8 thru 15 fired the official NRA course of fire required for a BB Gun Postal Match. Each shooter fired 10 shots from each position which were standing, sitting, kneeling and prone. Each shooter has had their targets and official scores entered in the NRA’s National BB Gun Postal Match. An NRA postal match is one conducted via the U.S. mail and targets are sent in from across the country. “It was great for our club to be able to host this event” said President Rick Lucidi. “Our membership put quite a bit of planning and effort into the shoot and it was great to see so many kids participate. We were a little nervous at first about holding the shoot in our clubhouse but we were able to design a simple and safe BB gun range. Over 1,000 shots were fired without
incident and it was great to see how much each kid improved. I just want to say thank you to all who helped out with planning, construction, financial support, scoring, administration and everything else that goes into running an event such as this. It was a great day!”. Along with each individual entry the club established five teams of five shooters each and entered them into the team matches as well. The teams were the Matinecock Osprey, Matinecock Indians, Matinecock Stripers, Matinecock Bluefish and the Matinecock Snappers. The top five shooters shot for the Matinecock Osprey and they were Cole Madden, Emily Cartagine, Matthew Pemberton, Alyssa Morris and Matthew Norelius. The match was named in honor of Al Eisen who was a longtime club member and supporter of NRA’s youth programs and the Second Amendment. Volume 16, Number 2 l club connection l 23