Bench-Talk

As you no doubt know by now, the IBS 100-200 yard Score Nationals will be held August 26, 27, 28,29, 2010 at the Holton, Michigan Rod And Gun Club. What you may not know is that I have begun knocking softly on doors for donations of merchandise to be used as prizes at the Nationals. I like to refer to these donations as inexpensive advertising. To date our items of inexpensive advertising are:
One rifle finish by Hydro-Dip Hydronics
One Bartlein Rifle Barrel
I will edit this post as the list grows or I will post anew if I can't edit and add..

Gift Certificate from Kelbly's Inc.

Allow me please to add to the above list these fine prizes:

Two (2) Mike Lucas Rod Guides from Mike Lucas. Both are for 30BR

$100.00 certificate for any of Harrell's Fine Products, donated by Lynwood and Walter Harrel

One (1) Chamber Reamer of your choice from Dave Kiff at Pacific Tool and Gauge

One (1) Stainless steel micrometer top seater die for any cartridge of your choice from Jon Morrison at L.E. Wilson

One (1) 6X Leupold scope from Leupold and Stevens

10X Bullets from Dick Baier and Chad Schmidt of 10X Bullets. They will be there and donate bullets. Their favorite shooters are Junior Shooters

We can add two more items to the list of awards.

 

Two (2) bags each of 500 .45 ACP cases from MikeInCo of Colorado Brass Company. Thank you Mike.

Geeze the ink is barely dry on the last post and I must add another:

One (1) Shilen barrel in any contour, twist, caliber, or grade of steel from .17 to .458. If I should win can you see me shooting a .458 for score?

Thank you Shilen Rifles, Inc.

The post office lady melted the snow off the mail box today as she delivered a $250.00 certificate from Dave Manson Reamers. Thank you, Dave Manson

If you are a vendor or manufacturer looking for an inexpensive way to advertise your wares give me an e-mail or phone call and we can add your company's name to our list. The sooner you respond, the higher on the list you will be.

Kerri, the post office lady, stopped at the mailbox and dropped in a Shadetree Engineering & Accuracy barrel tuner. Butch Lambert is the proprietor and floor sweeper at Shadetree Engineering & Accuracy. Get to know him with a phone call for any of his fine products.

And from two sponsors we received four more awards.

Two (2) 50% discount certificates from Ron Hoehn good toward the purchase of 100 totally prepped pierces of brass.

Two (2) $25.00 gift certificates from Amy and Lester Bruno of Bruno's Shooter's Supply.

I failed to mention in earlier posts that Nancy Scarborough will be at the range and will be installing custom made ear plugs. You must bring your ears to the match as she does these fitting while you wait. For this Nancy has also donated:

Two (2) sets of Nancy Scarborough custom ear plugs. You must be present to win. I'll attempt to have this drawing perhaps on Friday so that the winners will be there and have time to have the plugs made.

 

 

The dear sweet Post Office lady, Kerri, dropped two big envelopes again. We netted three more prizes.

Russ Haydon Shooters Supply sent us one (1) certficate for $25.00

Krieger Barrels sent us two (2) $75.00 certficates toward two purchases. Krieger sells more than just barrels. Thank you Russ Haydon and Krieger Barrels.

In the last few days we received a few more prizes for the 2010 IBS Nationals.

50% certificate toward the purchase of a Jewell Trigger from Lary "Great Scott" Scott in Cadiz, Kentucky 

$25.00 certificate on the purchase of any of Jim (JLC Precision) Carstenson products from Jim Cartensen.

 

Today Fed Ex stopped by and not just to visit; He dropped off:

Four (4) 16 ounce bottles of Butch's Bore Shine donated by Lyman Corporation.

United Parcel Service delivered a nice package from Bill Gravatt at Sinclair International.
We received four (4) $50.00 gift certificates good toward the purchase of any fine products in the Sinclair International catalog. Bill even sent four new Sinclair catalogs. There are a lot of goodies in that catalog.
We also received four (4) ceramic Sinclair coffee mugs. I guess you can use them for other liquids, Bill Gammon.

Thank you very much Bill Gravatt and Sinclair International.

 

Did I tell you we received a $100.00 gift certfifcate from Kenneth Humbert at JGS Reamers. JGS make many other things that this certficate can be used for from their catalog. Thank you Kenneth Humbert. Thank you JGS Precision.

 

Seb posted this morning on "one of those other benchrest sites" that he is indeed donating a NEO Seb front rest to the 2010 IBS 100-200 Score National. I spoke to Seb a while ago and he was trying to get the rest out of prototype stage and into production. He has succeeded and is sending me a front rest. He also stipulated that the rest is to go to the winner of the two gun aggregate. That will be for the winner of the VFS and of the 6 power stage. This means you will have to be the master of two distinctly different rifles. These aren't redundant classes. In this case one rifle can be 13.5 pounds, 3 inch wide fore end, any power scope. The second (or is it the first) rifle can have no higher than 6 power magnification, no wider than 2. 25 fore end, have a cut out for a magazine capable of holding 2 cartridges of the caliber being shot, an action that is no wider than 1.400 inches, no heavier than 10 pounds. Now that's a challenge, wouldn't you say?

I spoke to Bill Scheider last night. He is coming all the way from Beaufort, SC and he is bringing five (5) boxes of .30 caliber 117 grain Fowler Bullets to be used as prizes. Bill and his wife have been swamped with orders for Fowler Bullets. These are great bullets and very much in demand.

And today the nice postal lady delivered a certificate for a Rock Creek barrel. Thank you Mike Rock and Paul Tolvstad.

 

I have added the Rock Creek barrel to my wish list.