The 2021 Extreme Benchrest competition was the tenth annual “in person” event. As usual, it was held at the Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club in Mesa AZ, from October 7 – 10th.
And – of course – there was a winner of the ultimate competition, the Pro Class of the 75/100 Yard Extreme Benchrest Competition. This year that winner was Tom Adams shooting a Daystate Red Wolf. In fact – specifically – a Daystate Red Wolf High Power in .22 caliber with the Midnight blue laminated stock.
So now Tom’s name will be inscribed on the EBR Winners plaque (center below) for 2021. Also – please note that Tom also made all those beautiful wooden plaques that were presented to class winners. He’s definitely a man of many talents!
For his achievement, Tom won a check for $5,000 PLUS a 4×4 truck worth $32,000. WOW! BTW. The gentleman in the center of the photograph was presenting Tom with the keys to the truck.
Here’s the scores for the 2021 Extreme Benchrest Pro Class…
Tom Adams, 222, 3X
Nicolay Boldov, 218, 6X
Todd Blanchard, 214, 2X
Lauren Parsons, 214, 2X
John Bagakis, 211, 5X
As you can see, Tom won convincingly. But it should be noted that – out of the top five winners, three were shooting Red Wolf High Power guns. That’s Tom (obviously), Lauren Parsons and John Bagakis. Congratulations to all!
In fact, there was a large number of Red Wolves being fielded all down the line at Extreme Benchrest…
Moreover Tom placed strongly in every other class at Extreme Benchrest 2021. He used his Red Wolf for every course of fire, including the Extreme Field Target competition.
As a result, he placed third overall in the One Gun Challenge. This recognizes EBR competitors who use the same gun for every class at Extreme Benchrest. Here’s the results…
Jeffrey Hernandez, 752
Bobby Corcorran, 750.6
Tom Adams, 744
John Bagakis, 740
Nicolay Boldov, 735
Again, it’s worth noting that three of the top five One Gun winners were shooting a Red Wolf. Bobby Corcorran and John Bagakis had the same choice of air rifle.
But wait. There’s more!!!
Tom also placed top in the Speed Silhouette Pro Class. For this, he single-loaded his Red Wolf. Yes, amazingly, he did not use a magazine! Tom’s hands were a blur as the left hand fed pellets into the single shot tray and his right hand operated the cocking lever and trigger.
Somehow he also found the time to sight the targets and hit each one faster than everyone else!
Here’s the times of the top five competitors.
Tom Adams, 00:47.87
Nic Gregoria, 00:52.64
Anthony Turchetta, 01:07.65
Dave Corder, 01:10.78
Todd Hatfield, 01:12.07
Congratulations Tom! He’s certain to be back to defend his title at Extreme Benchrest 2022. With his trusty Red Wolf again, for sure…
What an amazing event! It’s an honor to hold such a title!
The Red Wolf is such an amazing machine! Plus the support from my teammates on team Wolf Pack was definitely a contributing factor to my success!
Thank you so very much!
I’m very proud of that young man. Good work Thomas