From Hannah Morelock: Sorry for the delayed results for this month’s offhand match. We had 10 shooters turn out this month and a couple new shooters. Welcome and we hope you’ll be back! Brad Snow took the win with a 27 as well as high turkey with 7 total. Great shooting Brad! Our last standing […]
2023 SILHOUETTE MATCHES
CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB
4280 Reservoir Road
Kingsport Tennessee, 37660
(2.6 miles past Bays Mtn. sign)
Cherokee Rod and Gun Club invites all area 22 Rifle Shooters to our silhouette matches in 2022.
We will have seven matches this year, April 11, May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12, October 10 in 2023.
We meet the second Tuesday of the scheduled months with sign up beginning from 4:00-5:00pm and the first relay will start at 5:00pm. A maximum of 8 shooters per relay will shoot the course under commands of the rangemaster. Relays will continue until all competitors have completed the course of fire. Matches are normally completed before noon.
Course of fire will be 40 shots, 10 shots at each bank of silhouettes. Chickens at 40 yds, Pigs at 50 yds, Turkeys at 75 yds, and Rams at 100 yds. Targets must be struck in left to right order and the silhouette must fall over to be counted as a hit. Silhouettes knocked over out of order will be counted as misses.
Any 22 rimfire rifle firing 22 short, long, or long rifle standard velocity ammunition is legal for these matches. Any sights are allowed. No slings or shooting coats. Eye and ear protection is required for all shooters and spectators.
Entry fee is $5.00 per match. Scores will be recorded for recognition of the 2021 aggregate winners. There will be 6 matches and the 5 highest scores recorded by each shooter will count toward the YTD trophy awards.
Match Directors for 2021 are Brad Snow (423-480-4960) and Wayne Fish (423-360-1407).
Download the 2021 Flyer for printable dates and rules.
22 Silhouette 08/13/2024
From Hannah Morelock: We had some great scores at this month’s match. Congratulations to Jon TImbs with a fantastic 28! Brad Snow was very close behind him with a 27 and Jeff Vicars in 3rd with a 24. Great shooting, guys! Our scores have improved over the year and it’s really nice to see that. […]
July 2024 Standing Silhouette Match
From Hannah Morelock: Congratulations to Brad Snow for the win this month with a solid 25. He also ran a clean bank of pigs, 10/10, the first one to run any bank this year. Great shooting, Brad! Second place was close behind with a tie between Jim Horton and Hannah Morelock at 24. There are […]
22 Silhouette 5/2024
From Hanna Morelock: I’m happy to report we’ve managed to wobble and teeter our way through another all standing silhouette match.Top honors in this month’s match go to Brad Snow, shooting the highest score of the year so far- a very nice 27. Great shooting, Brad! Jeff Vicars came in 2nd with a 25. High […]
22 Silhouette 4/9/2024
From Hannah Morelock: Our second standing silhouette match of the year is in the books. Things started out pretty rainy but settled down for a nice evening for shooting with very little wind. Welcome to new shooter Chris Mayo- it was great to have you and we hope you join us again! Congratulations go to […]
March Standing Silhouette Match Results
From Hannah Morelock: We had a pretty good turnout for our first standing silhouette match of the year, 10 total shooters. Congratulations to Jeff Vicars for the win with a 24! Jim Horton, Brad Snow, and Jon Timbs all tied for second with a 22. There was another 3 way tie for high turkey (something we’re […]