Well, 2016 has come and gone at for the good shooters of Reese Bottom. Thank you to all that attended the matches this year. Surrell told me today that he had completed three years of perfect attendance. Please see the photo on the home page and the results are posted with photos on the results page. There are also a few random photos on the…[Read more]

A couple of months ago, I received a phone call from a young man that said that he was sure that I did not know who he was but that his dad and I were at Auburn together about forty five years ago. They had heard about Reese Bottom from a friend. He also said that he and his dad had an elk hunting trip booked to New Mexico and that he was…[Read more]

I received a phone call today from Robert McMichael[IBS shooter of the year] to let me know that an effort is in motion to create a sanctioned IBS 1000 yard match at the range in Laurel, Ms. There are no real details available at this time. I thought that I would pass this along and if any of you have any interest, you might post a comment here.…[Read more]

On Saturday November 19, 2016, Reese Bottom will host a mid range prone match. This will be the last match of 2016. Please try to arrive by 8:00 am so that we can get everyone squadded and hopefully be shooting by 9:00 am. The format will be 3 X 20 X 600 yards and we will have divisions for F-Open, F-T-R, Open Bench, and we also have prone…[Read more]

On Saturday November 19, 2016, Reese Bottom will host a mid range prone match. This will be the last match of 2016. Please try to arrive by 8:00 am so that we can get everyone squadded and hopefully be shooting by 9:00 am. The format will be 3 X 20 X 600 yards and we will have divisions for F-Open, F-T-R, Open Bench, and we also have prone…[Read more]

Ran up on this little fellow today not too far from Reese Bottom. Seemed to like marshmallows better than pig’s feet. WWE

Ran up on this little fellow today not to far from Reese Bottom. Seemed to like marshmallows better than pig’s feet. WWE

Congrats to Barry Holcomb and Brad Mitchell for their fine shooting in the recent Tennessee State Championship. Barry and Brad have both shot at Reese Bottom within the last couple of years. Click the photo to enlarge. WWE

Reese Bottom hosted a 600 yard bench rest match on Saturday October 15. Twenty good shooters enjoyed a pleasant fall day and some fairly good shooting conditions. Everyone enjoyed a hot fried catfish sandwich for lunch. There are a few photos from today posted on the ‘Photos’ page and the results are posted on the ‘Results’ page. I mentioned…[Read more]

The Mrs. and I have just returned home after a week at the beach. We were amazed to be so close to the hurricane and yet have such beautiful weather. Anyway, glad to be home. Please remember that next Saturday, 15th, Reese Bottom will host a 600 yard bench rest match. This will be a 4 target, 5 record shots on each, all shot at 600 yards. We…[Read more]

On Saturday October 15, 2016 Reese Bottom will host a true 600 yard bench rest match. We will have 10″ plates set up in front of the target backers to sight in on. The record match will be 4 – 5 shot targets all at 600 yards on official IBS 600 yard targets. We will go from the plates to a sight in target with spotters and then directly to the…[Read more]

Be sure a check out the updated ‘home’ page. I have written a new blog related to my experience this past Saturday and I also created two new videos from a recent trip that Steve Gilley and I took to the IBS 1000 Yard National Benchrest Match held in Swainsboro, GA. This got me to thinking. Why is Mr. Gilley the star in all of the recent Reese…[Read more]

Finally got a copy of this photo. It was supposedly captured by one of the hunter’s game cameras on the farm back during the summer. The feeder is located about 100 yards from a large creek. For those of you that have shot at Reese Bottom, the event took place about 2 miles directly behind the 600 yard targets. The photo before this one…[Read more]