The rifle group at Old Colony Sportsman’s Association in cooperation with and in support of the South Shore Rifle and Pistol League will host three matches this August. The matches are to be called the Earl Cushman Matches in honor of Earl Cushman, the first Vice President of the league. These are to be held at Old Colony on 10th, 17th and 24th of August 2023 at 6:00 PM. Old Colony has artificial lighting on the targets so we will be able to accommodate as many relays as the turnout requires.
Entries: Entries are $10.00 per match or $25.00 to enter all three.
Match Information: The Earl Cushman match is a series of three twenty shot matches to be held at Old Colony Sportsman’s Association. The matches begin on the first Thursday evening after the last SSRL summer match and continue for the next three Thursdays (August 10th, 17th and 24th 2023). Shooting begins at 6PM.
Rules: Any .22LR rim fire rifle ammunition is allowed. All firing will be from the standing position. There will be two categories for competition Telescopic sights and Iron sights. Any shooting aid other that an artificial means of support may be used. Match master has the final say.
Course of fire: The target is the SR repair center at 200 yards. One fouling shot is allowed into the banking prior to the sighting shots. Only two sighting shots are allowed prior to twenty shots for record. Shots on the repair center outside the eight ring will be scored a seven. Shooters will pair fire with live scoring from the pits.
Awards: Awards will be gift certificates of equal value. A gift certificate will be awarded to the person with the highest single twenty shot score in the telescopic and Iron sight categories. Gift certificates will be awarded for the combined scores of the best two matches in both telescopic and iron sight categories. The number of places to receive gift certificates is dependent on the match fees collected. Shooters may only receive one award. Match fees will be divided equally between the cost of the gift certificates and the Old Colony Rifle group. The SSRPL will receive twenty percent of the net proceeds.
About Earle Cushman: Earle was a former President and a charter member of the Ames Rifle and Pistol Club. Earle helped foster the beginnings of inter-league competition on the south shore. In 1934 this evolved into the South Shore Rifle and Pistol League. Earle served as the First Vice President of the South Shore Rifle and Pistol League. Earle Cushman was a prominent rifleman winning many honors during his long shooting career and was on the 1948 South Shore League championship team. He was also a Life member of the National Rifle Association. Earle was an electrician and an avid Ham radio operator. He operated a gun shop for many years out the basement of his home on Tilton Ave in Brockton Mass.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT ANDY KINDAMO or George Snow