Shooting Wire

Team Lapua's Francis Kuehl won the 6th Tactical Bolt Rifle Challenge sponsored by SureFire September 29-30 at the Folsom Shooting Center in California. This was Kuehl's 3rd victory in the TBRC.

The match featured 5 separate ranges, and 4 different evolutions (Long Range, Short Range, Steel, and Run & Gun) over 2 solid days of shooting. 77 compeitors shot the course of fire that called for 215 rounds fired if a competitor was able to fire every required round. Shortest shot was @ 25 yards, with the longest being @ 1K. There were 36 rounds fired from 800 to 1000yards. The core of the match was shot from 200 to 600yards, with a small percentage being inside 200yards for the short range evolution.

Top Steel Evolution Shooter went to Francis "The Animal" Kuehl as well as the Match Winner award. Kuehl was using Lapua .260 Remington cases with 6.5mm, 139 grain Scenar bullets powered by VihtaVuori N160 powder.