In Honor of the Men and Women Who Endured
The Rigors of Winter Combat from Valley Forge to Korea
And To Demonstrate Personal Skill with Relics of History

The New Jersey Arms Collector's Club Inc.

Invited One and All To Participate With

ANNUAL WINTER FIREARMS RENDEZVOUS

A Marksmanship Contest

Saturday, Jan 21, 2023

ANJRPC CHERRY RIDGE RANGE
Highland Lakes, NJ -- Off Canistear Road, 4 Mi. North of Rt. 23
The Arms Collectors would like to publicly thank the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs for the use of their Cherry Ridge Range Facility, located near Vernon, NJ. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we could not hold this shoot without their greatly appreciated help.

On Saturday January 21, 2023, the New Jersey Arms Collectors Club (NJACC) sponsored its
27th Annual Historical Winter Firearms Match
in honor of the American men and women who endured the rigors of winter combat from Valley Forge to Korea and to allow participants to demonstrate their personal \ marksmanship skills using the relics of history.

Range Master, Stan Gurski provided the following narrative:

On Jan 21, Thirty-two competitors came to Cherry Ridge to bask in the 43 degree weather with cloudy skies, light wind and occasional sunlight to participate in the NJACC Winter Shoot.

This club event drew not only the Club President and Club Secretary but many new faces and potential members.

Thanks to the hunting skills of Paul Pruss we had sufficient venison stew and thanks to his wife Kathy we had sufficient home made corn muffins.

The matches covered every era in US Military History from the Revolutionary War through the Present Era.

Shooters were encouraged to particpate "in uniform" if possible.

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Winter Rendezvous Match Scores
(Based Upon Targets Submitted for Score
MATCH NUMBER & NAME Weapon (Rules)
NAME WEAPON SCORE 1 SCORE 2 SCORE 3 SCORE 4
Winner Weapon Used Score-1 Score-2 Score-3 Score-4
Shooter Weapon Used Score-1 Score-2 Score-3 Score-4
#1) BATTLE OF TRENTON Any Smoothbore Musket   5 Shots in 15 Minutes @ 50 Yards
Jack D. Brown Bess Musket 42      
Dwayne P. Brown Bess Musket 41      
Mark H. Brown Bess Musket 34 - 1X      
Ed R. Brown Bess Musket 16 14    
#2) MOUNTAIN MAN Any Civilian Percussion or Flint Muzzle Loading Rifle
10 Shots / 15 Minutes
Ward S. American Long Rifle 74      
Mark H. American Long Rifle 72      
#3) FREDERICKSBURG Any C W Battle weapon not using fixed ammo
10 Shots / 15 Minutes
John R. American Long Rifle 82      
    72      
#4) WINTER WAR Any Finnish or Russian Mosin Nagant, Suomi 31 semi auto
Skip K. 1944 Finnish M39 w/Sako Bbl. 91      
David Y. Moisin M44 Carbine 91 91    
Skip K. Westinghouse Mosin M1891 85-1X      
George T. MN 91/30 83-1X      
Mike P. MN 91/30 75-1X      
#5) BALKAN FRONT Any Yugoslav, Austrian, Italian, Bulgarian, Romanian or Greek
WWII era bolt action rifle (post war rebuilt Yugos are OK)
No Entries          
#6) EASTERN FRONT G-41, G-43, Tokarev 38 and SVT-40.Suomi M31 Semi Auto
No Entries          
#7) BATTLE OF THE BULGE BOLT 98K, Springfield '03,03A1,03A3 Enfield P14/1917 MK III and IV
LJM 03A3 Springfield 97      
Steve D. 03 Mark I 93-2X 91    
Barclay F. US Enfield M1917 86      
Gary T. 03A3 Springfield 84      
Steve F. 03 Springfield 73      
#8) BATTLE OF HEURTGEN FOREST M1 Garand, G-43, G-41
Chase P. M1 Garand 93 89-2X    
Hank F. M1 Garand 92-2X      
George H. M1 Garand 91-1X      
Mike P. M1 Garand 73      
Gary T. M1 Garand 67      
#9) SCANDINAVIAN SERVICE Any Swedish, Norwegian or Danish Krag, Mauser, AG42b
Stephan K. M96 Swede 82 89-2X    
George H. M96 Swede 80      
#10) ALPINE DEFENCE Any Swiss, Italian, French, or Austrian Mil. Bolt or Semi Auto
Steve D. Vetterli M78 93-1X 89-2X    
Mike P. Swiss K31 80      
#11) CHOSIN RESERVOIR M1, SAFN, Mosin Nagant, Jap 38, 99, Mauser 98
Chase P. M1 Garand 94-2X 86    
Skip K. ?? 94      
George T. MN 91/30 78      
Mike P. Jap Type 99 74      
#12) AFGHAN HILLS Any NJ Legal Semi-Auto, 5.56, 7.62 Nato, 7.62 x 39, 5.45 x 39 (100yds)
Chase P. M4 E1 87-12X 87 80 79
Leah C. AR-10 (.308) 85-1X 55-1X    
Mike P. AR15 81-1X      
#13) KLONDIKE Any Black Powder Cartridge Firearm (smokeless or duplex ammo OK)
Chase P. Mauser 71/84 70      
#14) ALASKA HUNTER Any Sporter Rifle, inc. Sporterized Military, (Iron Sights)
LJM NRA 03 Sporter 97-2x      
#15) SNIPER (SIMO HAYHA AWARD) Military Sniper Rifle w/Original style Optics, FINN 28/30
1 Shot @100 yd
No Entries          
#16) POLAR BEAR Any Sport, Sporterized Military Rifle with Scope 6.5mm or +. (100 yds)
Chase P. Savage Model 12 100-9X      
#17) RANCH RIFLE Any Civilian Lever Action Rifle caliber
Geoff W. Marlin 336 91      
Paul P. Winchaster 94 70 65    
#18) COWBOY CARBINE Any Civilian Lever Action Pistol caliber
Dwayne P. Winchester 73 83      
Paul P. Marlin 94 70 68    
#19) WINTER OLYMPIAN Any Rimfire /pellet Rifle (.17 or .22), - no magnifying optics
David Y. Marlin 39A 91      
Johh Y. 1890 Winchester .22 WRF 81      
Dwayne P. BSA Martini-Henry 83      
Georg H. Mossberg 144 79      
#20) WINTER PLINKER Any scoped Rimfire (.17 or .22) Rifle (100 yards)
No Entries          
#21) SLUG GUN W/SCOPE NJ Legal Slug gun w/o scope and without 5 shots
No Entries          
#22) SLUG GUN W/O SCOPE NJ Legal Slug gun w/scope 5 shots
David Y. Benelli M1 45      
#23) MODERN MUZZLOADER W/O SCOPE In-Line Muzzleloader w/o Scope (Pyrodex OK)
No Entries          
#24) MODERN MUZZLOADER W/SCOPE In-Line Muzzleloader w/Scope (Pyrodex OK)
No Entries          
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