Virginia 1,000yd Benchrest Association

Affiliated with the International Benchrest Shooters Association(IBS)

Welcome to the official web page of the Virginia 1,000yd Benchrest Club. For the past 9 years, matches were held on the famous Range #4 aboard the USMC MCCDC Base Quantico, VA with easy access right off of I95 on the south side of Washington DC. It's a beautiful range to fire on, but it can give you fits like any 1,000yd range can, when the wind and mirage get to moving things around. In May of 2009 due to reorginization of base leadership, the club is not currently able to use the Quantico range. The club board decided that the Virginia Club will hold it's matches at the Harry Jones Range in West Virginia. The Harry Jones Range is a great range with a very nice group of shooters. For the 2011 season the Virginia Club will again start the season at the Harry Jones Range, and will transition to the new Peacemaker National Range in Glyngary, WV when that range has been constructed. The Peacemaker range has received initial approval to proceed by the local government folks, and construction is scheduled to start in March 2011. The property is being timbered now. We may shoot at Peacemaker in October, but this all depends on the weather and the cooperation of the local government, the various permitting authorities, and the range neighbors.

If you are interested in attending a match or becoming a club member please look around at the information provided to answer some of the more frequently asked questions. But if you still have questions that aren't answered here then feel free to contact the webmaster or any of the club officers or members mentioned within these pages and they would be more than glad to help you.

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1st. February. 2012

Hello World Class Shooters :

VA 1000 annual meeting :

The date that works for most everyone is Sunday Feb 12th. We will meet from 1:30 to 3:00 pm. So we will not miss a bit of the Super Bowl pre-game broadcasts! We have reserved the Lodge at Gander Mountain Fredericksburg located at 3708 Plank Road (540-548-1330).

Agenda: (please let me know if there are additional items)

VA 1000 Aggregate Awards

Officer and Board nominations and elections (if you will not be at the meeting and want to make a nomination, please email to me)

Treasurer’s report

Discussion of Range options for 2012

Decision on Range for 2012

Discuss and decide on match dates

Recruiting new shooters

Any other business of the Club

Best Regards,

Jeff Green

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31 October. 2011

Hello World Class Shooters :

Just quick update.

1. We shoot at Harry Jones on November 19
2. We shoot Match 10 and Match 11
3. Match 10 will be a normal IBS match. Match 11 will be a money shoot only, no IBS points of any kind, no IBS records, no plaques—not an IBS match. Just cash awards.
4. Long range marksman and shooter of the year points will be accrued only for Match 10.
5. For the 2011 Season VA 1000 six and ten match aggregate plaques, we will use Matches 1 through 10. While this will knock a bunch of us out of the VA aggregates, it is the fair thing to do for the shooters who actually were able to get 10 shots and 5 shots on paper at Match 9.
6. Anyone who cannot attend Match 10 who paid for it at Peacemaker will have his money refunded.
7. Shooters who were at Peacemaker have already paid for Match 10. Match 11 is the standard rate of $15 for LG and $15 for HG.
8. The payout for Match 11 will be: $100 each for LG and HG group and score ($400 in total payout). We will also pay $10 for relay winners.

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16 September. 2011

Peacemaker National Training Center,
1624 Brannons Ford Road, Gerrardstown, WV 25420.

• Driving Directions From Interstate I-81

1) Take Exit 5 (Inwood Exit)
2) Go West on Route 51 for approx 4 - 5 miles
3) Once you get to the top of the mountian turn Left on Route 51
4) Continue on Route 51 approx 3 miles, cross the "Back Creek" and turn Left onto McCubbins Hollow Rd
5) Continue approx 1 mile on McCubbins Hollow Rd until it becomes Brannons Ford Rd (Go past the dead end sign)
6) Continue on Brannons Ford Rd untill you pass a large barn on the right and a farm house on the left
7) Peacemaker National Training Center is behind the barn on the right
PLEASE DRIVE SLOW on Brannons Ford Rd & McCubbins Hollow Rd!

Peacemaker National Training Center

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16 25 Apr. 2011

A word from the Club President :

We have reached an agreement to move to the club matches to the new Peacemaker National Training Center (PNTC) at mid-season this year. This range is under construction now. It is located in Glengary, WV (just north of Winchester, VA). We will shoot our May 7th thru the August 6th. VA Championship matches at the Harry Jones Memorial Range, and any other matches this year until the PNTC range is completed. The best guess at this time is that we will move to PNTC for the October 1st. match. We will let you know as soon as we have confirmed the Status. The VA 1000 Club is very grateful that the Harry Jones Memorial Range has hosted our matches in 2010 and 2011. There is a fine group of Gentlemen Shooters at Harry Jones, and it has been a privilege to get to know y'all. And in case anyone has not already heard, the Harry Jones Memorial Range is the finest range in all of IBS.
Updates to our 2011 match schedule:
May 7 Matches 1&2 --- At the Harry Jones Memorial Range
June 25 Matches 3&4 --- At the Harry Jones Memorial Range

July 23 Matches 5&6 --- At the Harry Jones Memorial Range

August 6 Matches 7&8 Virginia Commonwealth Championship --- At the Harry Jones Memorial Range
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October 15 Matches 9&10 - Peacemaker National Training Center

We want to get the first shots down range at 10am, so please arrive well in advance of this for registration. Note that match fees will be $70 for the day (covers 2 light gun and 2 heavy gun matches), or $35 if you are only shooting either light or heavy gun. We are not requiring membership in the VA 1000 club this year because it is a transition year, but we urge our shooters who have in the past belonged to the Virginia club to get a membership ($40). This money is used to help pay for jackets, year end aggregate awards, etc. Please be sure to bring your lunch with you for our matches. Levi will not be cooking for us this season, and we don't want any of our shooters to be distracted by grumbling bellies! I hope to see you all at the Match on May 7th!

Thanks to Harry Jones Memorial Range for the 2010 a great season.

Best Regards,

Jeff Green.

Peacemaker National Training Center

Please see the 2011 Match schedule for dates.

Harry Jones 1000yd Benchrest Club

Please note that the VA 1000 Yard Benchrest Club will hold first eight matches of 2011 at the Harry Jones Memorial 1000 Yard Club in Fairmont, WV. Please see the 2011 Match schedule for dates.

Registration cut-off will be at 9:15 am on each match day. We plan to start shooting by 10:00 am.

Directions to the Harry Jones Memorial range:

Note: GPS coordinates N39* 36.228’; W080* 15.930’

From I-79 take exit 137, Downtown Fairmont

Observe the very low speed limits from I-79 to the Range

Take Rt. 310 North to Stoplight at McDonalds, turn left.

Drive 1.2 miles to third stop light, turn right and go across Jefferson St. Bridge.

Drive 0.3 miles, at third stop light turn left onto Jackson St.

Drive 0.1 miles, at second stop light turn right onto Rt. 250 North

Drive 7.2 miles to stoplight at Farmington, turn right onto Rt. 218 North

Drive 6 miles to stop sign, turn left to stay on Rt. 218 North

Drive 0.7 miles and continue straight onto Miracle Run Road (at the Dairy Mart)

Drive 1.4 miles, Harry Jones range is on the right across from Loveridge Mine.

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