BAGA AAFTA rules field target match. August 29, 2015 in Bristol, Wisconsin.
So we had a ton of rain overnight and into Saturday morning. The storms pushed out of the area around 10:00 am and since we were all under the covered sight-in range and the rain stopped, we proceeded to put on a dang rootin-tootin field target match!!!
Everything remained VERY wet all day long though the showers tended to hold off during the match. We did have a few 30 second periods that it rained very lightly but nothing too bad. All that rain caused the course to have a perpetual haze all day long just lingering in the air. I was happy to be made fun of for placing my bum bag into a brand new garbage bag and taping it shut to avoid getting my bag soaked all the way through. It made it quite easy for me to stay dry all day long!
My scope fogged up every few shots so I had to remove the Bisley eye cup and wipe my rear lens to clear the condensation so I could continue quite often today. I even tried the “scuba trick” and licked the scope lens and dried that off hoping it would help prohibit the lens from fogging up, but obviously that only worked in my HEAD! With the extremely low light situation all day long because we shoot in a course carved out of a forest, the overhead canopy and cloud cover made finding and ranging targets difficult at times. I was definitely using my illuminated reticle for the first time ever! It definitely made a difference for me on the dark lanes with black targets. At times I had to back my scope down to 30x to even see the targets because they were in an absolutely black place and no light on a black target. It was really cool to see! That is the first time I have seen some shots like that since the 2014 Nat’s.
The course was shot to a 38.1T with average yardage 30.4 yards, average kz was 0.863.
Bill Kushner ended up with top score overall for the day(50/56) shooting in the Open class with a Steyr LG100ZM. Phil Eakley ended up in 1st place in the Hunter class with 47/56 shooting his trusty TM1000. Phil and Ken were tied until the last 2 lanes. Ken dropped a couple of shots and that sealed his fate on this more than humid day! Alex came out of retirement since he has not been able to shoot in the FT position the past couple of months due to foot/ankle surgery and took 2nd place in Open with a 40/56. Great comeback Alex!!!
We also had a new shooter in Lisa Roman. Lisa came down to BAGA with her hubby Tony and Jeff Reinert for her first field target match ever. She did very well and even bested Tony so she was able to bring the bragging rights home until the next match. Great job Lisa! Thanks for coming out and haning with the BAGA crew all day long!
After the match we all gathered under the covered sight-in range and enjoyed AWESOME!!! HUGE!!!! Burgers prepared by Ron fresh on the grill . WOW!!! They were absolutely huge and just juicy as can be! It was a great way to end the day. Everyone sat together and shared stories and laughed like little kids.
Alex handed out all the awards and gave the typical “Alex speech” providing everyone in attendance background as to how each shooter came to BAGA and how things unfolded for them on this day. It makes his award ceremonies well worth the time spent appreciating each person that shows up to BAGA to participate in an event. Some people travel from 4 hours away and some from 15 minutes but each and every one is appreciated just for showing up!
Thanks to everyone that came out on this less than desirable day of weather to compete in a field target match at BAGA!!!
Open
Bill Kushner 50/56
Alex Modic 40/56
Brian Vandenboom(WFTF) 37/56
Ron Weber 35/56
Jeff Reinert 20/56
Hunter
Phil Eakley 47/56
Ken Hohenstein 45/56
Lisa Roman 25/56
Tony Roman 21/56
Since Photobucket is down for maintenance right now, I cannot post any photos but I will update this post with the photos as soon as possible. You can see a couple of photos including a photo of the final score board on the BAGA website for now if you like.
Link to the pics of the day
http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/PneuSniper/library/2015%20BAGA%20Matches/BAGA%20AAFTA%20rules%20match%20August%2029%202015?sort=3&page=1
Hope you enjoy,
Boomer
So we had a ton of rain overnight and into Saturday morning. The storms pushed out of the area around 10:00 am and since we were all under the covered sight-in range and the rain stopped, we proceeded to put on a dang rootin-tootin field target match!!!
Everything remained VERY wet all day long though the showers tended to hold off during the match. We did have a few 30 second periods that it rained very lightly but nothing too bad. All that rain caused the course to have a perpetual haze all day long just lingering in the air. I was happy to be made fun of for placing my bum bag into a brand new garbage bag and taping it shut to avoid getting my bag soaked all the way through. It made it quite easy for me to stay dry all day long!
My scope fogged up every few shots so I had to remove the Bisley eye cup and wipe my rear lens to clear the condensation so I could continue quite often today. I even tried the “scuba trick” and licked the scope lens and dried that off hoping it would help prohibit the lens from fogging up, but obviously that only worked in my HEAD! With the extremely low light situation all day long because we shoot in a course carved out of a forest, the overhead canopy and cloud cover made finding and ranging targets difficult at times. I was definitely using my illuminated reticle for the first time ever! It definitely made a difference for me on the dark lanes with black targets. At times I had to back my scope down to 30x to even see the targets because they were in an absolutely black place and no light on a black target. It was really cool to see! That is the first time I have seen some shots like that since the 2014 Nat’s.
The course was shot to a 38.1T with average yardage 30.4 yards, average kz was 0.863.
Bill Kushner ended up with top score overall for the day(50/56) shooting in the Open class with a Steyr LG100ZM. Phil Eakley ended up in 1st place in the Hunter class with 47/56 shooting his trusty TM1000. Phil and Ken were tied until the last 2 lanes. Ken dropped a couple of shots and that sealed his fate on this more than humid day! Alex came out of retirement since he has not been able to shoot in the FT position the past couple of months due to foot/ankle surgery and took 2nd place in Open with a 40/56. Great comeback Alex!!!
We also had a new shooter in Lisa Roman. Lisa came down to BAGA with her hubby Tony and Jeff Reinert for her first field target match ever. She did very well and even bested Tony so she was able to bring the bragging rights home until the next match. Great job Lisa! Thanks for coming out and haning with the BAGA crew all day long!
After the match we all gathered under the covered sight-in range and enjoyed AWESOME!!! HUGE!!!! Burgers prepared by Ron fresh on the grill . WOW!!! They were absolutely huge and just juicy as can be! It was a great way to end the day. Everyone sat together and shared stories and laughed like little kids.
Alex handed out all the awards and gave the typical “Alex speech” providing everyone in attendance background as to how each shooter came to BAGA and how things unfolded for them on this day. It makes his award ceremonies well worth the time spent appreciating each person that shows up to BAGA to participate in an event. Some people travel from 4 hours away and some from 15 minutes but each and every one is appreciated just for showing up!
Thanks to everyone that came out on this less than desirable day of weather to compete in a field target match at BAGA!!!
Open
Bill Kushner 50/56
Alex Modic 40/56
Brian Vandenboom(WFTF) 37/56
Ron Weber 35/56
Jeff Reinert 20/56
Hunter
Phil Eakley 47/56
Ken Hohenstein 45/56
Lisa Roman 25/56
Tony Roman 21/56
Since Photobucket is down for maintenance right now, I cannot post any photos but I will update this post with the photos as soon as possible. You can see a couple of photos including a photo of the final score board on the BAGA website for now if you like.
Link to the pics of the day
http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/PneuSniper/library/2015%20BAGA%20Matches/BAGA%20AAFTA%20rules%20match%20August%2029%202015?sort=3&page=1
Hope you enjoy,
Boomer