Ed's Photos from the Event

Ed Paz got some nice photos of the event.  Check them out at his website below.

http://www.pazstudios.com/Events/Mosin-Nagant-Competion/22580169_6LDQfk#!i=1807426504&k=kRZDhzN

Thank you, Ed.

The First Utah Nagant Challenge Has a Winner....

Yes, we all won.  What a great time.  Thanks again to everyone that came.  I'm pretty sure I saw a smile on every one's face at least once.  For those of you that didn't make it, you missed out.  Imagine walking by that rack of Mosin Nagants at the gun shop and then think what it would sound like with all of them being fired at the same time.  Cooler than you can imagine.

We had very good competitors and things went as good as we hoped.  Well almost.  Explosive targets are suppose to go off when you have about 15 guns fire at the same spot all at once.  And, we did make a sad excuse for a firing line when Ready...Aim...BANG BANG BANG BANG...Fire is called out.

So let's get to it. The winner of the first Utah Nagant Challenge is...................

Chance Platt

Chance shot some very good and consistent rounds.  The scoring was pretty close at the top.  A couple of better placed shots put him on top.  Great shooting for an open sight challenge.  Congratulations, Chance.  Well done.  We will have to do this again to give you a chance to defend your new title.

I know many of you have been wondering and checking to see if scores have been posted so here are the results.  175 total points from the 4 phases.  Keep in mind that among these scores there is someone who has never shot a Mosin until the shoot, someone who bought his first Mosin just a week before the original competition date, and a few that forgot which target was theirs.  I wont' point out which was which. Again, what matters is that we all had a great time.


Name                                        Score
Chance Platt                             143
R Justin Briggs                         136
Aaron Ozminski                       133
Welden Andersen                     131
Rick Nef                                   121
Kim Banks                               119
Scott Nef                                  113
Andy Jones                              112
Kyle Sullivan                           111
Brownie Cyphers                     109
Terrell Clements                      103
Troy Winchester                        97
Greg Clements                          83
Brad Talbot                               79
Tom Clements                           57
Ed Paz                                       44

We shot some rounds...

We blew things up...

We had a good time.  If you have any other good photos or video please send it to me and I will get it posted.  I think we will definitely have to do this again.  Please post any suggestions you have and keep practicing.  Thanks again to our range officers, the Wahsatch Shooters Association Range, and everyone for participating.

6 Days Until the Challenge

Only 6 days before the first Utah Nagant Challenge.  Time to make sure you've run some cleaner and oil through that fine tuned machine of yours.  Or, like most of us, run a whole bunch of corrosive ammo through it and figure if its made it this long, who cares. 

I will be sending out an email today to those that have signed up.  If you wanted to participate but haven't gotten an email from me by tomorrow I may not have you on the list so make sure you have emailed me your name and email address.  Also, make sure you have read through the earlier posts for rules, registration, and other information and if you still have any questions please either shoot me an email or post a comment and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Don't forget to bring plenty of ammo, eyes and ears, and your competitive spirit.

Here's the new schedule for Saturday.

9:00 - Arrive and Sign In
9:15 - Review Safety Rules and Competition Rules
9:30 - Warm Up Time
10:00 - Begin Stage 1 of Competition
12:55 - Be done with all event activities, cleaned up, and out of Bay 3.

There is another event at 1:00 in Bay 3 so we will need to be finished up and out of there.  However, with your registration you are paid up for the entire day for use at the main bay so if you want to move over to the main bay and bring some more toys, you are encouraged to do so and enjoy some good range time. 

If by chance we finish up earlier than expected we have to come up with some other fun challenges.  I like the idea of Mosin Salute.  Since this is the first Utah Nagant Challenge, its a good time to think of any traditions to start.  Your creative suggestions are welcome.

Can't wait.  See you in a few days.