2008 Show Dates Hendershot's - This Fall, check back for dates Hancock, MD 301-678-6869   11th Cooper Firearms One-Shot Competition August 15th and 16th, 2008   This year we are going to take the One-Shot Competition back to its roots, remembering the traditions started by Jerry Russell of Sundog Firearms.  This will be a competition between friends; brought together from all over the country to help us celebrate another year of building rifles.   We at Cooper Firearms hope that you will join Dan Cooper and the rest of our employees for two of days shooting and a couple of evenings of great food with even greater people.   Thursday, August 14th Between 3:00 and 4:30, One-Shot competitors and their companions are invited to tour the Cooper Firearms facility.  We are located at 4004 Highway 93 N., approximately 1/2 mile north of the stoplight at the Y junction of Stevensville and Highway 93.    Events Friday, August 15th, 2008 Dan Pickett will be hosting his second annual Cooper Arms .22 LR Benchrest competition.  Shooting will begin at 10:00 at the Whittecar Range near Hamilton, Montana.  A complete list of rules for this shoot is included in this packet. Friday evening, Mike Fieber, has offered to share his home with the competitors and their companions for dinner.  Directions to Mike's home will be provided. Saturday, August 16th, 2008 One-Shot competitors will be admitted into Whittecar Range at 8:00 a.m. to begin sighting their rifles.  Money shoots, to allow shooters to get a feel for the range, will begin at 9:30 a.m.  Painting shoots will begin after lunch.  The grand prize shoot, which offers a wood-stocked TRP3 to the winner, will begin at 3:00 p.m.   A complete list of rules and an explanation of the event are contained in this packet. At 6:00 p.m. our all-you -can-eat and drink party (which is rightfully as famous as the competition itself) will begin.  Directions to the party will be provided.   Cooper Firearms 2nd Annual .22LR Benchrest Competition $50 Entry Fee -- 100% payout Rifle Requirements: This competition is open only to rifles with a receiver manufactured by Cooper Firearms.  They may use non-Cooper stocks, triggers and barrel tuners. Rifles may not weigh more than 13.5 pounds with a scope.  Scope magnification is unlimited Rifles may be swapped between contestants. Loaner rifles may be available from Cooper Arms. USRA IR50/50 rules apply. (Rules may be found at www.ir5050.com/rules.html) The Competition:  USRA IR50/50 rules apply. 50 shots fired in two heats at 50 yards. USRA-IR 50/50 targets will be used. (Targets provided) Shooting will start at 10:00a.m. sharp.  The range opens at 8:00 a.m., so there will be plenty of time for zeroing and practice.  Wind flags will be set up at 5 and 25 yards. There is a 20-minute time limit for each 25 round course of fire.  Shooters are allowed unlimited sighter shots.  The first set of targets will be used to divide shooters into High and Low shooters.  The pot will be split evenly for both ranks.  The payout will be 60%-30%-10% for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each rank. Scoring will be done by Rangemasters.  Decisions made by the Rangemasters are final. All range rules must be obeyed at all times.  Unsafe or unsportsmanlike competitors will be asked to leave and will forfeit their entry fees. Any questions should be directed to Dan Pickett at Cooper Arms.  He may be reached at (406) 777-0373 or at dpickett@cooperfirearms.com   One Shot Competition   Originally conceived by Jerry Russell as a fun promotional contest to help Cooper Firearms find its niche with the shooting public, the One-Shot Competition has grown into a nationally recognized event.  Its premise is straightforward. Shooter get one shot at a dot the size of a pencil eraser at 150 yards.  No sighters.  No spotting scopes to dope the wind while other shooters succeed or fail.  The closest shooter wins the target to take home to put on his wall and a chance to compete for a new rifle. What makes this competition surprising is that the target is on an oil painting.  It goes home marked by both the winner and those who failed; telling the story of this year's trip to Montana for what is one of the most unusual shooting competitions in the United States. The names of eight shooters will be assigned to each painting and written around its rim along with a number.  That number indicates the order that competitors will shoot.  The target will be a 1/4 dot on a paper paster target that measures about 2 inches in diameter.  This target is then taped to the painting.  One at a time, competitors will get a shot at their paster.  After the shooting flight is finished, the pasters will be recovered and new one put in their place.  Shooters will be evaluated by the bullet strike relative to this target, not the symbolic target added to the painting as a reference point.  The bullet hitting closest to the target's center will win the painting.  The top two shooters on each painting will be given a chance to compete for the grand prize, a wood stocked TRP-3.   Overview of Event Whittaker range will open at 8:00 a.m. to give shooters an opportunity to zero their rifles and test range conditions.  The competition will begin at 9:30 with a series of fun shoots.  A separate entry fee will be required for these shoots, which will give everyone a chance to get a feel for the range conditions.  There will be a 100% payout of the entry fee to the winners of each group shoot.  After lunch, which Cooper will provide, the painting shoots will begin.  Our final competition for the TRP-3 will begin around 3:00 p.m. The party is scheduled to begin a 6:00 p.m.  Directions to the party will provided the day of the shoot. One-Shot Rules Firearms safety must be maintained at all times.  Failure to comply with range rules or safe practices will result in the offender being removed from the range. 1. The entry is $150.  This includes a T-shirt and cap and admission to the party for the       shooter and one other person.  It is non-refundable. 2.  There can be no substitute shooters. 3.  Rifles must utilize:             Cooper Actions             Stocks made by Cooper or a recognized Cooper Arms vendor             A working safety 4.  The same rifle may not be used twice on the same target. 5.  All calibers made by Cooper Firearms are legal for this competition. 6.  Scope magnification is unlimited. 7.  Any free rest is allowed, but shooters must use the range's shooting benches. 8.  Shooters are allowed two minutes to shoot once the range command is given. 9.  During the painting and grand prize competition, only shooters and range personnel are allowed in the shooting bay.  The use of spotting scopes to dope other shooter's performance is strictly forbidden. 10.  Individual paper targets supersede the actual painted target. 11.  Loud, profane, abusive or unsportsmanlike conduct will result the offender being removed from the range and banned from future Cooper Firearms sponsored events.  12.  Decisions of the Rangemasters and judges are final. 13.  Deadline for applications will be July 1st, 2008.

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