Judge D. Jaranilla

Title

Judge D. Jaranilla

Language

English

Year

1939

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48 THE MARKSMAN August, 1939 Judge D. J aran.illa Displaying a steadiness acquired from many years on the firing line in both rifle and pistol events, Judge Delfin Jaranilla, former president of NRPA, romped away for the second consecutive year wM1 the 12 gauge Open Skeet ChanJ..pionship of the Philippines at the Cosr..~opolitan Gun Club last .Tuly 9. The judge unlimbered his cover-and-under 12 gaugt~ to make a possible in the first string of 2fi shoots. This possible must have unnerved _the rest of the competitors for the former NRP A president was a good three poirits ahead of the nearest competitor when the final scores were chalked up. He made a 90 out of 100 birds, with Mr. Martinez, a comparatively newcomer, second with 90, and Mr. 0. C. Roehr, third another 90. In the shoot-off, Martinez outranked Roehr. Both Messrs. R. C. Staight and To~ Myers failed to come through, Continued on page 54 August, 1939 THE MARKSMAN 53 Judge Delfin Jaranilla on the No. 1 stand, ready to fire the first bird from the trap house. I Lt. John L. Hitching of the 16th Bombardment Squadron, U.S.A .. , stationed at Nichols Field. Organizer and officer of the Nichols Field Pistol Club. It was Lt. Hitching who encouraged gun enthusiasts and popularized Pistol and Rifle Competitions in the islands.. He started the Philippine Pistol Championship shoots way back in 1929 at Nichols Field Pistol Club ranges. Since then he made It an annual eveni, heid it in November every year, up to 1933. 54 THE MARKSMAN August, 1939 THE RIFLE (Continued from page 13) target rifles, of com·sse, should be equipped with strong swivels and a wide flexible leather adjustable gun sling. For African and Indian big game hunting, it is recommended that a chojce be made from the foJlowing: ca Uber 30-06; caliber 9.3 x 62 Manser: caliber 10.75 x 68; 404 Magnum; caliber .375 or .47!5 Magnum for bolt action magazine rifles. Practically every English big game rifle is assembled on a Mauser action, made only in the Mauser factory and imported from Germany into England. There are 20 d·:fferent Genuine Mauser actions. Each of these action is designed and made for a particular cartridge and should not be altered or converted for any other cartridge. For the largest and most dangerous game, it is particularly recommended a double barrel rifle chambered for the .475 No. 2 Nitro Express shooting a 480 grain metal covered bullet with a foot pound muzzle ene1·gy, apprmdmately 5,152, although numerous popular cartridges closely approximate this performance. The double barrel rifle is really two individual rifles built as one. Two shots can be fired with 'grea•test speed. Even with a broken hammer or defective cartridge, it still functions, thereby rendt!ring it .the safest protection in an eme.rgency against dangerous game. JUDGE J ARANILLA • • • • (Continued from page 48) * * * * although the latter is .credited with having made more than 100 straight consecutive birds in skeet. Last year, when ·the first Open Skeet Championship was held, Judge JaraniHa also came out on top~_and his feat this year is truly remarkable. The field of competitors was not very large this year, with only eight members competing. The failure of the Baguio shooters to make the trip to the lowlands accounted in part for the small number of entries. Furthermore, veteran shots like Doc Waterous, A. D. Hileman, Roy Thorson, and a few others, failed to enter the match .. The results of· the second Skeet championship follow: lst.--Judge Jar~illa - 25, - 21 - 24 - 23 - 93 2nd.-Martinez - 22 - 23 - 23 - 22 - 90 3rd.-Roehr - 23 - 22 - 21 - 24 - 90 4th.-Staight (R.C.) - 21 :...__ 21 - 22 - 24 - 88 5th.-Myers (Tom) - 21 - 23 - 22 - 21 - 87 6th . ...:._Curtis - 22 - 23 - 21 - 21 - 87 .7th.-Norton - 20 _:_ 20 - 23 - 19 ~· 82 8th.-Alvarez - 20 - 21 - 20 ·- 20 - 81

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