Published On: April 20th, 2022Categories: Shooting Competitions, SK

Sedalia, MO – Congratulations to Team SK’s Erich Mietenkorte on his competitive 2nd place performance during the 2022 Spindletop Silhouette Championship.

Mietenkorte won the silver medal (2nd) in Standard Rifle and bronze medal (3rd) in Hunter Rifle categories for the 2nd place podium finish. Mietenkorte’s final score of 142/160 was just two points from gold medalist Dustin Flint, who finished with 144/160. Chris Cawthorn finished 3rd with 139/160. Great shooting, gentlemen.

Mietenkorte added “The SK Rifle Match rimfire ammunition I train with has been great! The consistency has given me the confidence and positive feedback needed to train and compete at a high level.”

The Spindletop Championships were held at the Golden Triangle Gun Club in Beaumont, Texas, April 2-3. Shooters engage ten chickens at 40 meters, ten pigs at 60 meters, ten turkeys at 77 meters and ten rams at 100 meters. All rounds are fired offhand/standing in silhouette competition.

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