BCSA (Binghamton, NY) - June 3rd, 2023 Match Report
Broome County Sportsmens Association (BCSA) 2023FT Season continues and this time around we added a 40 shot HP FT match into the mix!!
The 17 competitors for the day started arriving just after 7 am. Brian V. was the first to arrive and as is usual, jumped right in and helped us set up the sight-in range. This time around, Doug and Betsy Dunlap were able to make the trip! We also had Rich and Brian Sarama make their first trip to our range and we also saw the return of Glenn Thomas after a short hiatus. Welcome and welcome back!
Yet another visitor for the day was this young squirrel! Not sure what happened to it’s Mom, but it decided to make us all family for the morning! Was very curious and kept checking everyone out. My wife Pat picked it up and took it and dropped it off further across the range only to have it keep following her back! Eventually something else caught the little boogers attention and we only saw it once more.
The course of fire was 10 lanes with 3 targets per lane. 2 shots per target with the shooting order being left, middle, right. There was also the usual 1 standing lane and 1 kneeling lane. The stats for the days 60 shot course are as follows:
Decent but slightly muggy weather for the day! Temps started in the low to mid 60’s and rose to the mid 70’s. Wind was light to moderate to non existent to gusty….Tricky conditions! There was one cold line to adjust 1 target and to move a fallen branch that was interfering with another of the targets. Had to add another shim to the blocks of the Egret target so that it would fall consistently without issue.
With the tricky twitchy winds and changing lighting, overall the scores were a bit all over. Brian Van Liew came out with Match High……..with a 44 out of 60 in Open Piston. Second highest score for the day (Hunter PCP) was a tie between Chuck Senkus and Jim Danvers………………..yep, second match in a row that ended with a tie between them! Both had a 42. Followed close behind the Tie Duo was Rick Vaeth with a 39 and Stephan Hottenrott with a 38! Congrats all! The rest of us mere mortals followed behind and the scores can be seen below.
Brian
Chuck
Jim
Rick
Stephan
After the conclusion of the rifle match, everyone jumped in and helped pick up and pack away the rifle targets and pull the strings for the High Power targets. Thank You All! We then held a drawing to determine our 50/50 winner. This time we enlisted the help of Karen Reis to be the official ticket puller! After mixing up the tickets in the bucket, Karen reached in and picked one. The winning ticket that was drawn was hers!!!!! Congrats Karen!
Time for our first High Power Field Target match! The layout consisted of 5 lanes with 4 targets per lane. All sitting shots with no standing lanes this time around, The targets consisted of 2 donated Paul Porch targets along with 2 purchased S & S targets that are sold as 20 fpe targets. Yep, we used them with power levels up to 80 fpe at the muzzle. The other 16 targets are modified Gamo/Crosman frames with another donation of plain ol rectangular faceplates I drew up.
12 Competitors for the inaugural BCSA HP FT match! We opted for 2 person squads with one squad on stand by until the lane ahead cleared for them. No cold lines and I think everything went well! I hope others weigh in with their thoughts on how they thought it went! We allowed slugs alongside pellets. Everything fared well, so for the time being, we will continue this way when we run HP matches. We will be upping the difficulty as time goes on.
The full stats for the HP match are:
And as always, after the match was finished, everyone remaining jumped in and we made super quick work of the cleanup! All the help is GREATLY appreciated! Overall it was a great day to spend with our field target friends!
Pictures for the day can be seen here: https://imgur.com/a/Mk0Eykz
AND last months match pictures have been also uploaded and can be seen here: https://imgur.com/a/NiIdj7p
The Results: Rifle Match Results (60 shot match)
High Power FT Match Results (40 shot match):
Broome County Sportsmens Association (BCSA) 2023FT Season continues and this time around we added a 40 shot HP FT match into the mix!!
The 17 competitors for the day started arriving just after 7 am. Brian V. was the first to arrive and as is usual, jumped right in and helped us set up the sight-in range. This time around, Doug and Betsy Dunlap were able to make the trip! We also had Rich and Brian Sarama make their first trip to our range and we also saw the return of Glenn Thomas after a short hiatus. Welcome and welcome back!
Yet another visitor for the day was this young squirrel! Not sure what happened to it’s Mom, but it decided to make us all family for the morning! Was very curious and kept checking everyone out. My wife Pat picked it up and took it and dropped it off further across the range only to have it keep following her back! Eventually something else caught the little boogers attention and we only saw it once more.
The course of fire was 10 lanes with 3 targets per lane. 2 shots per target with the shooting order being left, middle, right. There was also the usual 1 standing lane and 1 kneeling lane. The stats for the days 60 shot course are as follows:
Decent but slightly muggy weather for the day! Temps started in the low to mid 60’s and rose to the mid 70’s. Wind was light to moderate to non existent to gusty….Tricky conditions! There was one cold line to adjust 1 target and to move a fallen branch that was interfering with another of the targets. Had to add another shim to the blocks of the Egret target so that it would fall consistently without issue.
With the tricky twitchy winds and changing lighting, overall the scores were a bit all over. Brian Van Liew came out with Match High……..with a 44 out of 60 in Open Piston. Second highest score for the day (Hunter PCP) was a tie between Chuck Senkus and Jim Danvers………………..yep, second match in a row that ended with a tie between them! Both had a 42. Followed close behind the Tie Duo was Rick Vaeth with a 39 and Stephan Hottenrott with a 38! Congrats all! The rest of us mere mortals followed behind and the scores can be seen below.
Brian
Chuck
Jim
Rick
Stephan
After the conclusion of the rifle match, everyone jumped in and helped pick up and pack away the rifle targets and pull the strings for the High Power targets. Thank You All! We then held a drawing to determine our 50/50 winner. This time we enlisted the help of Karen Reis to be the official ticket puller! After mixing up the tickets in the bucket, Karen reached in and picked one. The winning ticket that was drawn was hers!!!!! Congrats Karen!
Time for our first High Power Field Target match! The layout consisted of 5 lanes with 4 targets per lane. All sitting shots with no standing lanes this time around, The targets consisted of 2 donated Paul Porch targets along with 2 purchased S & S targets that are sold as 20 fpe targets. Yep, we used them with power levels up to 80 fpe at the muzzle. The other 16 targets are modified Gamo/Crosman frames with another donation of plain ol rectangular faceplates I drew up.
12 Competitors for the inaugural BCSA HP FT match! We opted for 2 person squads with one squad on stand by until the lane ahead cleared for them. No cold lines and I think everything went well! I hope others weigh in with their thoughts on how they thought it went! We allowed slugs alongside pellets. Everything fared well, so for the time being, we will continue this way when we run HP matches. We will be upping the difficulty as time goes on.
The full stats for the HP match are:
And as always, after the match was finished, everyone remaining jumped in and we made super quick work of the cleanup! All the help is GREATLY appreciated! Overall it was a great day to spend with our field target friends!
Pictures for the day can be seen here: https://imgur.com/a/Mk0Eykz
AND last months match pictures have been also uploaded and can be seen here: https://imgur.com/a/NiIdj7p
The Results: Rifle Match Results (60 shot match)
Name | Class | Rifle | Optics | Pellet | Score |
Brian Van Liew | Open - Piston | HW 97K | Nikko Diamond 10-50 | JSB 8.44 | 44 |
Nathan Thomas | WFTF - Piston | Walther LGU | Bushnell 8-32x40 | AA 8.44 | 35 |
Chuck Senkus | Hunter - PCP | BRK Ghost | Athlon Argos | JSB 13.4 | 42 |
Jim Danvers | Hunter - PCP | HW100 | Athlon | JSB 10.34 | 42 |
Rick Vaeth | Hunter - PCP | Daystate MK 4 | Sightron 10-50 | FX 13.34 | 39 |
Stephan Hottenrott | Hunter - PCP | USFT | Delta Stryker 5-50 | AA 10.34 | 38 |
Douglas Rogers | Hunter - PCP | FX Crown | Hawke ED 10-50 | JSB 10.34 | 34 |
Glenn Thomas | Hunter - PCP | Benjamin Marauder | Hawke 6.5-20 | JSB 10.34 | 32 |
Rich Sarama | Hunter - PCP | FX Impact | Element | Fx 10.34 | 30 |
Karen Reis | Hunter - PCP | Thomas | Delta Stryker 5-50 | JSB 13.4 | 30 |
Doug Dunlap | Hunter - PCP | FX Royale | Hawke | JSB 14.3 | 18 |
Brian Sarama | Hunter - PCP | Beeman | Cabelas Covenant 5 | Fx 10.34 | 15 |
Louis Hopewell | Hunter - PCP | Benjamin Marauder | Baigash | JSB 10.34 | 5 |
Bill Campbell | Hunter - PCP | Gamo Arrow | Simmons | JSB 10.34 | 3 |
Greg Shirhall | Hunter - Piston | Walther LGU | Bushnell 6-24x40 | AA 8.44 | 39 |
Paul Manktelow | Hunter - Piston | Walther LGU | Hawke ED 10-50 | H&N Sniper Med | 26 |
Trevor Davies | Hunter - Piston | Air Arms Prosport | Sightron III | JSB 8.44 | 24 |
High Power FT Match Results (40 shot match):
Name | Class | Pistol/Rifle | Optics | Pellet | Score |
Jim Danvers | High Power FT | RTI Prophet | Blackhound | Javelin 33 gr | 38 |
Nathan Thomas | High Power FT | FX Impact M3 | Athlon Helos 8-32 | 0.22 Zan 36.5 gr | 38 |
Chuck Senkus | High Power FT | BRK Ghost | Athlon Argos | JSB 34.9 gr | 37 |
Trevor Davies | High Power FT | FX Impact MkII | Element Nexus | JSB King Hvy 33.95 | 31 |
Greg Shirhall | High Power FT | FX Maverick | Hawke 6-24 FFP | JSB 44.75 gr | 30 |
Brian VanLiew | High Power FT | FX Maverick | March FX 5-40 | JSB King Hvy 33.95 | 23 |
Glenn Thomas | High Power FT | FX Impact M3 | Athlon Helos 8-32 | 0.22 Zan 36.5 gr | 22 |
Paul Manktelow | High Power FT | Cometa Lynx | Athlon | Falcon 13.43 | 20 |
Doug Rogers | High Power FT | Daystate Wolverine | Stryker HD | JSB King Hvy 33.95 | 20 |
Doug Dunlap | High Power FT | FX 400 | Hawke | JSB 18 gr | 16 |
Bill Campbell | High Power FT | Air Force Talon | UTG 6-24 | JSB 25.3 | 11 |
Louis Hopewell | High Power FT | Kral Puncher Knight | Sniper | JSB 25.3 | 6 |
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