

Gulf Rifle & Pistol Club








Competition Results
3/11/2023
GRPC Club Hi Power - F Class
We enjoyed a nice day with a small helping of mirage, the prone shooters were dialing back their scopes to 20 power to see the target while the bench riders were seeing good enough to use 50 power. Amazing what a few inches of elevation will do!
Yours truly won the match followed closely by Todd Layman. After a long absence, Marty Williams rejoined us. Ron Ricketts has recovered from surgery and joined us shooting better than ever.
Happy Birthday KC Majors!
1/21/2023
GRPC Club 22 Benchrest Rimfire
We had a cold day with light winds shifting from left to right, The forecast was for rain but it held off till later in the day.
Rick Maltrla took the Sporter class
Houston Whitfeld won the UL-2 Heavy Class (7.5 to 10.5lbs)
Tom Disanto got the UL-3 Unlimited Class (over 10.5lbs)
Houston Whitfeld got the over all win.
1/14/2023
GRPC Club Hi Power - F Class
The only good thing that I can say about yesterday's shooting conditions is that it wasn't raining! It was very cold, wind gusting to 20 mph and some mirage thrown in for good measure.
Yours truly squeaked by Ron by one point, meanwhile, Erland and Dennis tied at 433 with Erland winning by the X score count.
Happy New Year!
12/10/2022
GRPC Club Hi Power - F Class
The morning started out very foggy, we couldn't see the target backstops much less the targets! By 10:30 the fog burned off and we probably had the nicest shooting conditions this year.
Very tight scoring, the first three shooter scores were separated by two points and the remaining shooters, only one point.
11/12/2022
GRPC Club Hi Power - F Class
A pleasant day, low 70's, light winds and of course our old friend - the mirage - but check the scores, the lowest one is 145 and there were only two, now that's some good shooting! The score sheet doesn't show it, no one had any hits in the 8 ring.
You're not seeing double and that's not an error, Todd shot two different rifles in each stage (30 rds) in the same time that the rest of us shot our normal stage (15 rds) and he did it very well!
10/08/2022
GRPC Club Hi Power - F Class
The match started out just fine, just look at the first two stages, we could not have been more consistent. Then the third stage happened and the mirage arrived - there went a very nice match.....ya shoot in the weather you get!
Nevertheless, Ron Ricketts had a great match, one round short of a clean match - congratulations Ron!
09/17/2022
GRPC Club 22 Benchrest Rimfire
We had a windy day with the wind shifting from left to right but we still had some very nice scores.
Houston Whitfeld took the Sporter class, Billy Dennison won the UL-2 10.5 lb Class (7.5 to 10.5lbs), Tom Disanto got the UL-3 Heavy (over 10.5lbs) followed by a tight group of four shooters.
Great shooting guys!
08/20/2022
GRPC Club 22 Benchrest Rimfire
We had a great day at the Rimfire Match - a bit warm but no wind - we had four shooters with X count in the teens. David Swedberg took the heavy class in a two point squeaker over Tom Disanto. Billy Dennison won the middleweight class and John Fadio had the most X's, Great shooting guys!
07/23/2022
GRPC Club Hi Power - F Class
This is the rematch for the event that was rained out on July 9.
We had good shooting conditions - partly cloudy, light winds and comfortable temperatures. Look how tight the scores are, the first four positions were separated by four points, great shooting guys!
06/18/2022
GRPC Club 22 Benchrest Rimfire
What a great day for a match - we had it all - temp in the 90's, Humidity also in the 90's and a swirling wind that kept us on our toes! Even so, we had nice tight scores in both classes. We need some Sporter shooters!
John Fadio shot a cool vintage BSA rifle and there were two CZ 457s at the match with possibly more shooters using CZs in the future.
05/21/2022
GRPC Club 22 Benchrest Rimfire
Saturday's match started out fine, mid 70's, cloudy and no wind but the rains came in the second stage and messed up the match a bit. We all rushed the second stage because of the rain and it is interesting to see how the shooters responded to the situation.
Congratulations to John Fadio and Rich Greer for their first place finishes!
03/19/2022
GRPC Club 22 Benchrest Rimfire
We got the match in but it was close. It was raining at 10:00AM when we started, stopped after a few minutes and started up again when we were taking down the target after the match.
Light winds allowed some exceptional scores, everybody improved their game, great shooting guys!
02/12/2022
GRP Club Hi-Power Rifle Score
We enjoyed a perfect day for our F-Class match, no wind, no mirage and an overcast sky.
KC Majors took the match with a clean score of 450 and 35 X's and we had three ties decided by the X count, Great shooting guys!
Ryan Shipes brought his son who shot in the match and he shot a very respectable score of 326/11 with his 223. Erland Graham brought his grandson who enjoyed the match as an observer. Hopefully we will see more of these two young men and others will join them.
01/15/2022
GRPC Club 22 Benchrest Rimfire
We had a great day for the match with 10 shooters attending.
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John Fadio won the sporter (UL-1 (less than 8.5lbs) class
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Brad Berg won the UL-2 (8.6 to 10.5lbs) class
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Harvey Lewis won the UL-3 (10.5 plus) class
The event was staged with two relays, as with any change there buges to be worked out. If you have any thoughts or suggestions on improving the match, please let me know.
01/08/2022
GRP Club Hi-Power Rifle Score
We had a nice day with four shooters showing up. The first stage was very tight with just three rounds outside of the 10 ring. It was Todd's match to take but he missed the 10 ring in Stage 2 when he forgot to shoot a fouling round. Scott brought his new MPA rifle and did very well for the rifle's first match. Next month's match should be very interesting!
12/11/2021
GRP Club Hi-Power Rifle Score
Great match with nine shooters in attendance, even with windy conditions and, of course, a mirage, we had lots of 150's and 149,s scores.
Todd Layman made his first appearance in over a year(!) and laid down a clean score of three sets of 150's, congratulations Todd!
Merry Christmas!
12/04/2021
GRPC Club 22 Benchrest Rimfire
We had excellent shooting conditions yesterday and the scores show it.
Tom Disanto won the heavy class and also the overall match with a fine score of 458. John Fadio won the Sporter Class with a nice score of 409.
We welcomed Harvey Lewis back from Montana, Harvey scored 14 X's in his sets.
11/06/2021
GRPC Club 22 Benchrest Rimfire
We had a very cold event, low 40's with a blistering wind which would shift 180 degrees in an instant. But you shoot in the conditions presented and you will become a better shooter.
John Fadio had the high score, congratulations John!
Next month event will be much better, I guarantee it or your money back!
11/13/2021
GRPC Club Hi-Power Match
We had a nice day for the match with just a hint of mirage to keep us on our toes. Mike Branch and Scott Hopkins had a close battle with Mike taking the match.
We had seven shooters and if you average all the 21 stages shot, the result is 145.6 per stage, pretty good shooting for our F-Class!
10/09/2021
GRP Club Hi-Power Rifle Match
We had a spectacular day for shooting the F-Class match, low 80's low humidity and just a hint of a mirage. There was a nice assortment of cartridges - 223, 6mm Dasher, 6.5 Creedmoor and a 308.
Andy Krapcha had the first stage, then let KC Majors and your's truly slip by with KC taking the match.
10/02/2021
GRPC 22 Rimfire Bench Rest Match
The first 22 BR match went fairly smoothly, getting familiar with a new event is never easy but the next event should be much better.
We had three classes with good competition in each with David Swedberg, in a league of his own, taking the high score.
We celebrated John Fabio's birthday yesterday, when you see him, wish him a Happy Birthday!
See yall next month!
Jerry
09/11/2021
GRP Club Hi-Power Rifle
Excellent shooting conditions Saturday, light winds, a light overcast and no mirage.
Great shooting as a group, many 147's, 148;s 149's and 150's! Your's truly took first place followed closely by Mike Branch. Ron Ricketts took third followed by Andy Krapcha in fourth.
We welcomed Terrill Deal back, it's been more than three years since
Terrill has been to our event.
08/14/2021
GRP Club Hi-Power Rifle
We had great shooting conditions today, lots of 150 and 149 scores!. Although it was sunny, there was no mirage and no wind.
Your's truly took the match barely beating Mike Branch. Jeff Cain took third followed closely by Ron Ricketts. We welcomed Marty Williams back after a two years absence.
07/10/2021
GRP Club Hi-Power Rifle
We have a tie!
A perfect day for the match, overcast, no wind and no mirage. KC Majors and yours truly tied with clean scores of 150 for each of the three stages, the tiebreaker is the "X" count in which we both shot 35 bullseyes. We were both out of ammo so we left it as a tie. Of course, I placed myself in the first row - alphabetical order!
Ron Rickets followed with a very nice score of 444 followed by Andy Krapcha. Dennis Massey rejoined us after a six month hiatus.
05/08/2021
GRP Club Hi-Power Rifle
We had a spectacture day for the match, a light breeze and only a slight mirage.
Larry Thompson took the match with an excellent score of 449 and 26X's, well done Larry! There were two sets of tied match scores which were decided by the X ring count.
After a two year absence, we welcomed Erland Graham back.
04/10/2021
GRP Club Hi-Power Rifle
We almost got the match in, we were about to score stage 2 when the heavens opened-up, shutting down the match!
KC Majors won the shortened match followed by four shooters with a score difference of one point each, what a tight group! Even though it was very windy, there were two clean scores of 150.
We had a new shooter join us, Larry Thompson, just moved to Port St Joe and hopefully he will join the Gun Club.
02/13/2021
GRP Club Hi-Power Rifle
We had a perfect day for the match as can be seen by the great scores. KC Majors had a spectacular match total of 450 followed by Harvey Lewis and Andy Krapoha.
This is Harvey's last match for the season, in a week or so they will be heading back to Montana, safe travels Harvey!





