American Shooting Journal – August 2019

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his year the weather was

much better for the 28th

annual Matthew Quigley

Buffalo Rifle Match and,

of course, so was the shooting. That

good shooting was reflected in higher

scores for a lot of shooters (but not

me). Both the ninth and tenth place

shooters had scores of 39 hits, which

means other

shooters in the top

10 had scores in the

40s. That is very

impressive. There

are 48 possible

points for this

match and in all the years of Quigley,

no one has aced it with 48 hits.

But last year’s heavy rains didn’t

entirely forget us. The shooting was

concluded at about 3 p.m. on Sunday,

Father’s Day. Then, just about a half

an hour later, the skies opened up and

it dumped on us. That was nature’s

way of making sure those of us who

camped in tents would be going home

with wet canvas, again.

First, let me salute the top 10

shooters. They are, beginning with first

place: Shane Kraft, Vernon Gladney,

Pat Derenburger, Steve Farringer,

Bill Clendenen, Edward Tilton, Steve

Bockman, Steve Heise, Kurt Altenburg

and Ash Garman. They’re the ones

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HIGHLIGHTS

FROM

QUIGLEY

2019

There’s more to June’s big

Montana Buffalo Rifle match

than just fine shooting.

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MIKE NESBITT

who did the very best shooting, but

talking about them now means I’m

beginning this story at the end ...

MY PARTNER ALLEN CUNNIFF and I got

to “Quigleyville,” outside Forsyth

in southeastern Montana, late on

Tuesday afternoon. That gave us a

couple of days for shooting practice

and seeing the sights on “Traders’

Row.” Seeing the “sights” is a good

way to put it because C. Sharps Arms

had their rifle sights on sale with a

15-percent discount. (I took advantage

of that.) Shopping along the row

at Quigleyville is certainly one of

the highlights and I was able to get

everything from wads for reloading

Winchester’s new version of the 1873

carbine in .44-40 with ammunition.

Shane Kraft, top shooter at this year’s Quigley Down

Under-inspired Buffalo Rifle Match in southeast Montana.

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