Marksmanship Contest

In Celebration of the

END OF THE EVIL EMPIRE

Sunday, October 20, 2022

At The
Shongum Sportsmen Association's
100 Yard Range

10:00am - 3:00pm

Due to Covid concerns, No Lunch Was Served at the shoot.
However, Coffee, Juice and Donuts were available at the range.

On December 8, 1991, the old Soviet Union ceased to exist. After 45 years, the Cold War was over and communism was beaten. The fall of the rest of the axis of evil was imminent and peace was at hand or so it seemed at the time. Unfortunately the expected Pax Americana did not usher in world peace and American soldiers, sailors, and marines continue to confront our nation's enemies who are well armed with Combloc weapons taken from the arsenals of Russia and other iron curtain countries.

While Combloc rifles and pistols are somewhat roughly made and for the most part lack refinements such as finely adjustable sights, they are none the less effective combat arms and in some cases capable of astounding accuracy. Various Combloc weapons particularly the ubiquitous Mosin Nagants have found their way to the United States as captured war trophies while others have been imported to satisfy the growing market of low budget arms collectors and Vintage Military Rifle (VMR) shooters.

A half-dozen of these intrepid collectors of Combloc rifle and pistols, proudly represented by members of the
Shongum Sportsmen's Association, (SSA) and guests, gathered at the
Shongum Sportsmen's Association (SSA) 100 Yard Range on Saturday October 20, 2022
for the Annual End of the Evil Empire Military Match.

It was a day of comradeship, friendly competition, sponsored by the SSA.

Entrants competing in the marksmanship contests were allowed to use only unmodified rifles and pistols with original sights as adopted by various Combloc countries. There were eight rifle and four handgun contests in the course of fire, structured to test the marksmanship skills of participants. In addition there were two special awards; Young Pioneer for young shooters under 18, and one for the highest scoring female shooter, named for one of the most successful Soviet woman snipers to survive the Great Patriotic War (WWII), Lyudmila Pavlichenko. Note: (This year these events had no entries.)

All matches this year were held in perfect weather conditions under the new Shongum 100 Yard Range Cover. When shooters arrived, the up frames at 100 yards under the watchfull eye of Shoot Coordinator, Geoff W. Targets were scored and given to Stan G. who then presented the Trophies to the Winners.

All shooters were notified of their scores' status before the trophies were given out. However, due to unforseen circumstances, Stan's car died and he lost the targets when it was towed, so we are unable to post scores in this report.

However, we do have some photos from the event posted here.

Contest rules required that shooters fire 10 rounds in 2 minutes at targets placed at 100 yards. Participants brought some of their best Russian, Finnish, Chinese, and Warsaw Pact Mosin Nagants, Simonovs, and semi-automatic Kalashnikovs to compete for bragging rights.

Rifle matches were efficiently conducted by Comrade Chairman of the Shooting Directorate, Geoff W. with assitance from Stanislaus G. and others.

Stan reported that a number of different guns were used, but no scores were turned in. A Tokarev SVT-40 was seen on the line with no score submitted. The Sniper Match was TIED with one using a Mosin-Nagant and the other a Dragonov.

At the conclusion of the rifle contests, shooters moved down range on the outdoor range for the Handgun Events. From the last image you will notice Stan G. running the line.

Targets were scored on the line by Shooters and then checked by Stan G. Scores, photos, and anecdotes were forwared to webmaster Tom Plante in North Carolina to be put into report form for all.

The following are some photos forwarded to Tom for this report:

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