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Survey Says... / Re: Camp Perry
« on: July 03, 2011, 09:29:45 pm »
I started shooting bullseye at NAS Penacola in 1962. Went to the Atlantic Fleet and All Navy Matches in 1963. Got my first bronze leg at the Fleet Match. Went to Perry in 1965 and 1975 and got my Distinguished in 1975. Made Master the first year 1962. Also got first Gold at the 1970 Pacific Fleet Leg Match 288-8x, 108 shooters. But I had parts of eight years in South East Asia. One of the tours kept me out of the States and match shooting for thirty nine months Jan 1966 till mid 1969.
At Pensacola the club had a loading room with a Star reloader and lubrisizer. Probably over 90% of my shooting was Star Loads and still is. I don't shoot as much or near as well now. But the Stars works just as well. I have three, one in 38 and two in 45 one with a taper crimp and the other is a roll crimp. I made Master using 3.5 BE and the H&G 130 185gn bullet. I now use mostly the taper crimp and 3.6 BE. I sometimes use the H&G 68 200gn bullet also with 3.6 BE.
TMC Gaspar DeFino taught me how to accurize a .45 auto and make them function in 1962. And even though the Navy furnished us with guns at times. I won the Fleet Match and broke 2600 with guns that I built. I still shoot an occaisional 2700 but I'm not the same and sadly neither or the matches. I think we had about 2600 to 2700 shooters at Camp Perry Pistol Matches in 1963. We would practice at least three days a week and shoot a 2700 almost every weekend. Looking back it is a wonder any of our marriages lasted..
Finally I was privileged to shoot with some of the finest shooters and individuals, military and civilians that ever competed.
At Pensacola the club had a loading room with a Star reloader and lubrisizer. Probably over 90% of my shooting was Star Loads and still is. I don't shoot as much or near as well now. But the Stars works just as well. I have three, one in 38 and two in 45 one with a taper crimp and the other is a roll crimp. I made Master using 3.5 BE and the H&G 130 185gn bullet. I now use mostly the taper crimp and 3.6 BE. I sometimes use the H&G 68 200gn bullet also with 3.6 BE.
TMC Gaspar DeFino taught me how to accurize a .45 auto and make them function in 1962. And even though the Navy furnished us with guns at times. I won the Fleet Match and broke 2600 with guns that I built. I still shoot an occaisional 2700 but I'm not the same and sadly neither or the matches. I think we had about 2600 to 2700 shooters at Camp Perry Pistol Matches in 1963. We would practice at least three days a week and shoot a 2700 almost every weekend. Looking back it is a wonder any of our marriages lasted..
Finally I was privileged to shoot with some of the finest shooters and individuals, military and civilians that ever competed.