January 2026 copy - Flipbook - Page 31
Steve Rhoades Memorial
1,000 yard Black Powder Target Ri昀氀e World
Championship. Mark
Schuenke and Cli昀昀 Gregg,
in particular, did some
pretty fancy shooting in
some not so nice conditions all week. The best
way to learn how to read
conditions and shoot in
the wind is to shoot in
the wind and in changing
conditions. Manny Melendrez returned this year
with his new and improved
paper patched bullets and
surprised even himself as
to how well they scored
for him. While few were
paying attention, Steve
Hubbard from Georgia
snuck up on the front
runners shooting a 40-65
CPA Stevens across the
course. Think those muz-
zle loaders won’t shoot?
Take a peek at the score
sheets and check out Chip
Mate and Steve Farringer’s
scores. World Champions
at Hungary this year to
boot. Front stu昀昀ers are us.
The 2026 Desert International is scheduled for
March 10-17, 2026. There
is room for 40 shooters.
Will you be one of them?
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