Phoenix Rod and Gun Club
Rifle & Pistol Matches

Pistol Aces Fire Today

Team and individual matches bring out the state's best pistol shooters for a Phoenix Rod and Gun Club NRA Approved 2,700 aggregate match today.

Firing starts at 8:30 a.m. at the club range at 7th Ave. and South Mountain.

Competition will be in six events for center fire, .22 and .45 matches.

Awards will be given for each aggregate and for grand aggregate in the day-long action. Shooters will have a choice of trophies of NRA silver.

Source: Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Sunday, November 20, 1966

Rifle, Pistol Team Nabs 14 Victories In Ariz. Matches

MCRD's Rifle and Pistol Team fired their way to victories in 14 of 16 matches at the Phoenix Rod and Gun Club sponsored rifle and pistol matches held last week in Phoenix.

Maj. William W. McMillan, OIC of the Depot team, led the four man team by capturing the Grand Aggregate (overall) honors with a 2628-119X score.

The Depot team captured all three of the team matches. The .22 pistol team match was won by MCRD with a score of 1162-48X (out of a possible 1200). Center fire team competition was won with a score of 1147-45X (1200) and the .45 pistol team match was copied with a score of 1153-54X (1200).

HM1 T. L. Keigley, a past All-Navy shooter, is a new addition to the Depot team. Keigley, who returned from Vietnam where he earned a Bronze Star for heroism, gained first place honors in the .22 pistol slow fire and the .45 pistol rapid fire matches during the meet.

Depot team members finished one, two, three and four in the Grand Aggregate competition. Maj McMillan finished first, GySgt. C. F. McConnel finished second with a 2598-90X, Cpl. Michael F. Hardaway ended in third place with a 2592-104X and HM1 Keigley finished fourth with a 2592-92X to complete the Depot team's sweep of the other civilian and service competitors.

Source: Unknown news article, November, 1966