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                                                            BULLSEYE  PISTOL  LEAGUE

         BULLSEYE  TEAM  STATS  FOR  THE

                   2007 – 2008  SEASON

BULLSEYE  TEAM  WINS  WINTER  LEAGUE  AGAIN !!!!

The 2007-8  Saginaw Valley Pistol League, left the Flushing Team with a very strong

finish, for both the team and individuals.   The Team finished in 1st place this season,

after only placing 4^th place last year.  What a come back! The season is split into a fall

session and a winter session. To win the entire season, a team has to win both halves.

The team did not win the fall session, but came on strong in the winter session, forcing a

“shoot off” with Linwood, winner of the fall session. Well, the “shoot off” really put the

pressure on the competition, knowing that Flushing had the ability to come to the party,

when most needed. And they did!  The competition folded, and handed Flushing their

9^th league championship in the last 10 years!

In the past 13 years, current members of  the Flushing Bullseye Team have won the  “Top

Gun”  honors, in the Saginaw Valley Pistol League as follows:   Pat Munch, 5 times; Dan

Wolverton, 2 times; and Tom Keel, 3 times.  This honor carries with it a  “traveling,” 

engraved trophy for the shooter that maintained the highest average for the  center fire

shooting over the course of the Winter League. This year was no different.

Tom Keel took home “Top Gun”  honors, with a 276.1 average.  Close behind was Pat

Munch at 269.3 average. Other top performers for the Flushing Bullseye Team were:

Genie Munch for 2^nd place Marksman; Jack Gillies, 100 X club, high Sharp Shooter and

most improved; Dan Wolverton, 2^nd place Iron Sights class; Walt McIllmurray, high slow

fire; Wayne Green, 3^rd place high timed fire; Lily Ly, 2^nd place womens slow fire and 2^nd

high womens match.

The Flushing Team did, however, place second in the 2007 Summer League. Again, the

top 2 shooters were from the Flushing Team.  “Top Gun”  was Tom Keel, with a 283.9

average and Pat Munch with a 282.5 average.

                      Carl Larson                                          Jack Gillies                                                   Tom Keel

HISTORY

As far back as can be verified, the Flushing area pistol shooters were part of the Genesee Sportsmen Club, 1968 through 1975, establishing their dominance of one first place finish, two second place finishes in the winter league and one 3^rd place finish in the summer league.

In 1975, The Bullseye Team moved to the Flushing Rifle & Pistol Club, in downtown Flushing. At this time, the Bullseye League began their quest for dominance in the Saginaw Valley Pistol League. From 1975 to 2006, the team has won the Winter  League 8 times, with six of those victories in the last 7 years!  Three 2^nd place finishes and five 3^rd place finishes were also part of this incredible record.  The Summer League netted seven 1^st place finishes, with five of those victories in the last 6 years!  Six 2^nd place finishes & three 3^rd place finishes were also part of this outstanding record.

DESCRIPTION

Bullseye shooting is one of many different styles of handgun shooting, normally rewarding the steadiest hand and master of the target shooting techniques. Indoor Bullseye Target shooting consists of shooting with one hand at a stationary target, at a distance of 50 feet, with .22 caliber (rim fire) and center fire handguns.  Outdoor Bullseye shooting consists of shooting at a larger stationary target from 50 yards for slow fire and 25 yards for the timed and rapid strings.

Bullseye shooting was originally developed, with open sights as the only option.  As the popularity of the sport grew, the older shooters began having difficulty seeing the targets clearly.  In the early 70’s, the optics companies introduced the  “Red Dot”  scopes, as an alternative to shooting open sights. The scope is not magnified, but has a battery operated aperture, that projects a small red dot into the center of the scope, depicting the spot on the target where the gun is aimed.  It can be adjusted, both for elevation and windage, so the shooter can zero the red dot onto the center of the target.  As these became more popular, the NRA adopted this as the standard for Bullseye shooting.  About 99% of  Bullseye shooters use the optics exclusively.  However, the NRA did keep an “open sight” classification, used at Outdoor matches, called the “Hardball Match.”  It consists of shooting the .45 caliber center fire handgun, using a military style setup (standard grips, open sights, 4 pound trigger pull and 230 grain jacketed bullet), shooting at a stationary target (50 yards for slow fire and 25 yards for the timed and rapid fire strings).

Sanctioned NRA matches award classifications to shooters, according to their ability;  High Master, Master, Expert, Sharpshooter and Marksman. The shooting sequence for a “National Match”  rim fire course consists of  3 targets: slow fire - 10 rounds shot within 10 minutes;  2 strings of 5 rounds, shot in 20 seconds for each string;  and 2 strings of 5 rounds, shot in 10 seconds per string.  The targets have scoring rings on them, so the scorer can add the total count of the ten shots to constitute a score for that target.  Each round constitutes 10 points, with a possible 300 points total for the 3 targets.  In the league matches, this sequence is repeated, using either the center fire handgun or the rim fire handgun.

HOW TO JOIN THE LEAGUE

League requirements are: you must be a member of the Flushing Rifle & Pistol Club  or you are on the waiting list to become a member.  We currently have about 15 active shooters that compete. It’s great fun & good comradery.