Military Woodstock
This match is for those nearly-forgotten (but not by us!) classic wooden-stocked long guns used in any aspect of military service prior to 1961. Krags, Springfields, Carcanos, Mausers, Mosins, Thompsons, Garands, M1 Carbines, Trench Guns (slugs only), BARs, caplocks, flintlocks, wheel locks, and even matchlocks are all good candidates as long as some military in some country used it in some capacity. You wanna blast away with your civil war musket and try to obscure the targets for the rest of us? Fine, as long as you can load and shoot 10 times in 10 minutes! No gun-mounted scopes or optics...iron sights only. Peep or aperture sights acceptable. No sporterized or "bubba" guns. No composite stocks or bedded actions. Reproductions are acceptable as long as they are reasonably representative of military issue. All rifles must be reasonably serviceable and safe, and all SLSC restrictions apply (e.g. no 50BMG, full auto, etc). Check with the match director if you have any questions.
See below for More Info, match reports, upcoming matches, photos, etc.
Current Match Report
Brisk March weather earlier in the week gave way to sunshine and somewhat milder temperatures by Thursday afternoon, which made for excellent spring-like shooting conditions at the first Woodstock match of 2026 at Sanner’s Lake! And that was all it took to get eight competitors filling out the firing line from end to end with all kinds of interesting and historic vintage military rifles. This time it was Springfields and Mausers fighting it out for the top spots in a historically appropriate battle for match supremacy, with Brian Forsyth and his ‘03 cruising into first place in both the single- and combined-string categories with a strong 95-2X and 279-4X, respectively. And the battle continued further down the rankings as James Black (Mauser) grabbed second, Ed Thompson (Springfield) nabbed third, and Marcus Ciuryla (Mauser) took fourth to complete the back-and-forth sweep of the top spots! Of special note was Marcus’s Mauser, a family bring-back rifle that was in extremely poor condition before being restored back to life and acquitting itself superbly under match conditions, a true Woodstock hero. We also had two new Woodstock shooters, Joshua Prucha and Kevin Harris, who both brought trusty SKS rifles to give it a try. It appears they’re going to need a bit more sighting-in to reliably find the ten ring, but they both seemed to have fun nonetheless. See all the scores and details below.
WoodstockMatchReportMarch2026.docx
The next Woodstock match will be on 16 April, get those vintage warhorses dialed-in and we’ll see you there!
Another full firing line:
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Where there's smoke...
...there's fire!
More Info
Who
- Three strings of ten shots each at an SR-21 target at 100 yards. Each string lasts ten minutes. Score and repair targets in between each string. Total of thirty rounds/thirty minutes for score plus sighters.
- Open to the public. Non-members coordinate with match director for gate access.
Where
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SLSC Rifle Range: Directions to SLSC and map of SLSC Grounds
When
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3rd Thursday of the Month from March to October
- Schedule: gate opens at 3:15PM, setup and sign in starts at 3:30. First relay commences with sighting shots at 4:00PM (or earlier if the line is full) and shooting for score starts when sighting shots are complete and targets are repaired. Second relay (if needed) starts with sighters at around 5:15PM (or earlier depending on when the first relay is complete) and shooting for score starts shortly after that.
- Note: range is CLOSED for setup and match
Cost
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$5
Divisions
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Just one: wooden-stocked long guns used in military service by any nation prior to 1961. Iron sights only. No gun-mounted scopes or optics.
Equipment Needed:
- 30 rounds ammunition (required) , plus sighting rounds (optional)
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Spotting scope (optional, but very helpful)
- Front rest and rear bag if desired - no one-piece rests
Course of Fire Details
- NRA SR-21 targets at 100 yards.
- Three strings of 10 shots in 10 minutes.
- Thirty shots total plus sighters.
Scoring
- 100 points possible for each string, 300 points total.
- Shooters ranked by highest individual score and highest combined score.
- Ties broken by X's, then by highest individual string (for combined scores), then by fewest hits of lowest value.
- As above. Match director has the final say for any judgment calls!