To everyones' amazement and dismay, Saturdays TEXtreme Field Target matches took place in HOT temperatures and WINDY conditions. How does that happen in Texas in September? Climate change, I reckon.
Good thing the competitors are not only a bunch’a shootin’ sons-a-guns, but a bunch’a tough old outlaws! Word on the street is the fourteen tough-as-nails old bandits actually had fun. None more than me. ’Nother good thing, ‘cause I wouldn’t wanna piss ‘em off!
That said, you’d think I’d have enough sense to not tempt fate by setting more difficult courses every match. But of course you’d be wrong. Despite my attempts to set courses improbable to clean, I almost failed (again).
Leave it to John Tafoya to almost be responsible for my almost failure. Dang guy shot a 31/32 in the first match, and a 30/32 in the second; to capture both the 32 Shot competition Match Winner awards, and the 64 Shot competition Match Winner awards. PHENOMENAL SHOOTING JOHN! Suffice to say JT is riding a wave of recent successes. His weapon of choice this time was his walnut-stocked .30 Red Wolf HP topped with a Tract Optics Toric scope. John’s little pop-gun apparently likes 44.75 grain JSBs pretty well.
When Art Womack generously offered to donate two very cool insulated cups to the TFT cause bearing the Texas battle cry “Don’t tread on me!”, it took me all of two seconds to accept the offer. I decided Art’s kind donation a perfect excuse to award second places for the first time. Many, MANY thanks Art! And sorry (again) that I spaced-out crediting your donations previously.
Winner of the Second Place cups were Jeff Cloud with an excellent 64 Shot Competition score of 59/64, and Mark Welker with another excellent 32 Shot Competition score of 30/32. Great shooting, Gentlemen.
I know; “don’t let that ‘Gentlemen’ business get out cause it’ll spoil Y’alls’ reputations”. Too late! Gentlemen you are… and I’m stickin’ to that lie.
Below are match results five-deep for all three matches yesterday to decide two competitions. I thought folks would be interested in five-deep placings.
However I’m too danged lazy to assemble and keyboard deeper placings than that; much less all equipment details for every competitor. That said, after I buy another Bugatti Chiron with my TFT profits I fully intend to invest in a sexetary to lay out my schedule and arrange my business. Some girl named Madonna something has been begging for the position. She seems like a nice girl… notwithstanding having fantasized about blowing up the White House about 4-1/2 years ago. Girl has quite a lively imagination; the first requisite for the job.
32 Shot Match 1- Match Winner was John Tafoya with a 31/32 JT. Second place was Mark Welker posting a 30/32. Third was Jeff Cloud, also with a 30/32. Fourth was Derrick Wall with a 27/32. Fifth was a tie between Dave Cole and Ron Robinson, both with 26/32.
32 Shot Match 2- Match Winner was (again) John Tafoya with a downright embarrassing 30/32. Second was Jeff Cloud with a 29/32. Third was Derrick Wall also with a 29. Fourth was Mark Welker with a 27, and fifth was Ron Robinson with a 24.
32 Shot Competiton- Winner was John Tafoya’s 31/32. Second was Mark Welker's 30/32. Third was Derrick Wall with a 29/32. Mark Welker was fourth with a 27, and Ron Robinson fifth also with a 27.
64 Shot (aggregate) Competiton- Match Winner was John Tafoya with a 61/64. Second place was Jeff Cloud with a 59/64. Third was Mark Welker with a 57/64. Fourth was Derrick Wall with a 56/64, and fifth was Ron Robinson with a 51.
In other news, the MayBury News reports that MayBerry, Texas police have located a toddler reported missing in the area Saturday morning. The missing child was found on the same Clifton-area property as was held a shooting competition the same day. A huge alligator reported to have been stalking the child was repelled by fourteen onlookers in a hail of gunfire lasting almost six hours. Unfortunately the little girl did not survive, apparently the victim of errant gunfire from some of the would-be Good Samaritan rescuers. The alligator escaped, apparently unscathed, and is still at large. A neighbor's nineteen cats have since been reported missing; another neighbor's Poodle and PekiPoo, as well.
MayBerry Sheriff Andy Griftsus and Deputy Sheriff Darnis Wife-Griftsus report investigators are searching for four persons of interest said to have fled the scene of the tragedy, and believed to be in hiding somewhere in Oklahoma. Anyone with information is asked to call the Mayberry Police KnotLine at 800-48n-fled.
While investigating the horrible tragedy, investigators also discovered other human remains on the property believed to be those of American labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa; missing since 1975. Investigators reportedly stumbled upon a skeletonized human hand and skull, apparently scavenged by an apparently rabid pet raccoon on the property that attacked police investigators.
Despite having been fired upon earlier in another hail of gunfire lasting almost six hours by aforementioned fourteen shooting competitors, one of whom stated, “I think I winged ‘im!”, investigators believe the rabid raccoon was unscathed prior to subsequently attacking police. At press time investigators had established a five-mile perimeter around the property, and are frantically searching for the rabid animal that also escaped a half-hour barrage of police gunfire, apparently unscathed. Mayberry Police Chief Ima Googleye is quoted as saying, “I think I winged ‘im!”
Bosque, Hillsboro and McLennan County police departments are employing heavy equipment and armaments obtained under a federal program donating surplus military equipment to police agencies and departments deemed most “in need”. Unfortunately, to date all three departments have not instituted training programs for the new equipment. Bosque, Hillsboro and McLennan County residents remain under a Shelter In Place order until further notice.
Director of the Mayberry chapter of P.E.T.A., Ms. We’reah Baad-Jok stated P.E.T.A. intends to file litigation on Monday seeking court order to suspend the search for the fugitive raccoon, citing animal cruelty concerns. Ms. Baad-Jok continued, “Pending outcome of our success in suspending the search for the victim animal, or completion of the unwarranted search for the poor creature, P.E.T.A. will file litigation against its barbarian captor(s) or murderer(s), including the less-than-human animal that calls itself the poor victim’s owner.”
The property owner where all the incidents described above transpired is quoted as responding, “Are you free this evening, Ms. Baad-Jok?”
Good thing the competitors are not only a bunch’a shootin’ sons-a-guns, but a bunch’a tough old outlaws! Word on the street is the fourteen tough-as-nails old bandits actually had fun. None more than me. ’Nother good thing, ‘cause I wouldn’t wanna piss ‘em off!
That said, you’d think I’d have enough sense to not tempt fate by setting more difficult courses every match. But of course you’d be wrong. Despite my attempts to set courses improbable to clean, I almost failed (again).
Leave it to John Tafoya to almost be responsible for my almost failure. Dang guy shot a 31/32 in the first match, and a 30/32 in the second; to capture both the 32 Shot competition Match Winner awards, and the 64 Shot competition Match Winner awards. PHENOMENAL SHOOTING JOHN! Suffice to say JT is riding a wave of recent successes. His weapon of choice this time was his walnut-stocked .30 Red Wolf HP topped with a Tract Optics Toric scope. John’s little pop-gun apparently likes 44.75 grain JSBs pretty well.
When Art Womack generously offered to donate two very cool insulated cups to the TFT cause bearing the Texas battle cry “Don’t tread on me!”, it took me all of two seconds to accept the offer. I decided Art’s kind donation a perfect excuse to award second places for the first time. Many, MANY thanks Art! And sorry (again) that I spaced-out crediting your donations previously.
Winner of the Second Place cups were Jeff Cloud with an excellent 64 Shot Competition score of 59/64, and Mark Welker with another excellent 32 Shot Competition score of 30/32. Great shooting, Gentlemen.
I know; “don’t let that ‘Gentlemen’ business get out cause it’ll spoil Y’alls’ reputations”. Too late! Gentlemen you are… and I’m stickin’ to that lie.
Below are match results five-deep for all three matches yesterday to decide two competitions. I thought folks would be interested in five-deep placings.
However I’m too danged lazy to assemble and keyboard deeper placings than that; much less all equipment details for every competitor. That said, after I buy another Bugatti Chiron with my TFT profits I fully intend to invest in a sexetary to lay out my schedule and arrange my business. Some girl named Madonna something has been begging for the position. She seems like a nice girl… notwithstanding having fantasized about blowing up the White House about 4-1/2 years ago. Girl has quite a lively imagination; the first requisite for the job.
32 Shot Match 1- Match Winner was John Tafoya with a 31/32 JT. Second place was Mark Welker posting a 30/32. Third was Jeff Cloud, also with a 30/32. Fourth was Derrick Wall with a 27/32. Fifth was a tie between Dave Cole and Ron Robinson, both with 26/32.
32 Shot Match 2- Match Winner was (again) John Tafoya with a downright embarrassing 30/32. Second was Jeff Cloud with a 29/32. Third was Derrick Wall also with a 29. Fourth was Mark Welker with a 27, and fifth was Ron Robinson with a 24.
32 Shot Competiton- Winner was John Tafoya’s 31/32. Second was Mark Welker's 30/32. Third was Derrick Wall with a 29/32. Mark Welker was fourth with a 27, and Ron Robinson fifth also with a 27.
64 Shot (aggregate) Competiton- Match Winner was John Tafoya with a 61/64. Second place was Jeff Cloud with a 59/64. Third was Mark Welker with a 57/64. Fourth was Derrick Wall with a 56/64, and fifth was Ron Robinson with a 51.
In other news, the MayBury News reports that MayBerry, Texas police have located a toddler reported missing in the area Saturday morning. The missing child was found on the same Clifton-area property as was held a shooting competition the same day. A huge alligator reported to have been stalking the child was repelled by fourteen onlookers in a hail of gunfire lasting almost six hours. Unfortunately the little girl did not survive, apparently the victim of errant gunfire from some of the would-be Good Samaritan rescuers. The alligator escaped, apparently unscathed, and is still at large. A neighbor's nineteen cats have since been reported missing; another neighbor's Poodle and PekiPoo, as well.
MayBerry Sheriff Andy Griftsus and Deputy Sheriff Darnis Wife-Griftsus report investigators are searching for four persons of interest said to have fled the scene of the tragedy, and believed to be in hiding somewhere in Oklahoma. Anyone with information is asked to call the Mayberry Police KnotLine at 800-48n-fled.
While investigating the horrible tragedy, investigators also discovered other human remains on the property believed to be those of American labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa; missing since 1975. Investigators reportedly stumbled upon a skeletonized human hand and skull, apparently scavenged by an apparently rabid pet raccoon on the property that attacked police investigators.
Despite having been fired upon earlier in another hail of gunfire lasting almost six hours by aforementioned fourteen shooting competitors, one of whom stated, “I think I winged ‘im!”, investigators believe the rabid raccoon was unscathed prior to subsequently attacking police. At press time investigators had established a five-mile perimeter around the property, and are frantically searching for the rabid animal that also escaped a half-hour barrage of police gunfire, apparently unscathed. Mayberry Police Chief Ima Googleye is quoted as saying, “I think I winged ‘im!”
Bosque, Hillsboro and McLennan County police departments are employing heavy equipment and armaments obtained under a federal program donating surplus military equipment to police agencies and departments deemed most “in need”. Unfortunately, to date all three departments have not instituted training programs for the new equipment. Bosque, Hillsboro and McLennan County residents remain under a Shelter In Place order until further notice.
Director of the Mayberry chapter of P.E.T.A., Ms. We’reah Baad-Jok stated P.E.T.A. intends to file litigation on Monday seeking court order to suspend the search for the fugitive raccoon, citing animal cruelty concerns. Ms. Baad-Jok continued, “Pending outcome of our success in suspending the search for the victim animal, or completion of the unwarranted search for the poor creature, P.E.T.A. will file litigation against its barbarian captor(s) or murderer(s), including the less-than-human animal that calls itself the poor victim’s owner.”
The property owner where all the incidents described above transpired is quoted as responding, “Are you free this evening, Ms. Baad-Jok?”
