Tom again opened his property up to allow a bunch of airgun nuts to have a heck of a weekend full of airguns. He is greatly appreciated for doing so and I think I'll start there with this match report. Tom was presented with a token of our appreciation for his generosity and hospitality. Here he is receiving that recognition. THANK YOU TOM!!!
In the past Tom has fed us a meal or two, and I think that's maybe what's happening here...Thanks Tom!
Rex also asked that I express appreciation to Franz, Ed, and Kent for helping him tear down the course. And to Steve for spending a long afternoon setting the course on Thursday. Here's one of Steve up a tree.
Now, on to the events.
Pistol silhouette match on Friday afternoon.
We shoot at the little 10m silhouettes, using our sub12fpe field target pistols, and any legal field target position, most use the bucket/stool and sticks position. This is one of the 4 bank in the next photo, three shooters per heat...each shooter uses only one color. Targets at 15, 20, 25, and 3/ yards Total of 40 possible points, it's an all or none situation, not a speed event. You get 40 pellets to knock down 40 animals. Miss or hit, just one shot per animal. Those tiny little chickens (take a look at how big those .177 splats are, relative to the size of the chicken) get tough, with only 12 fpe. But it's a fun challenge!
There were 6 pistol silhouette shooters.
Steve Q -40 (a perfect score! NICE Steve!!!)
Rex J - 38
Ed B - 36
Kent G - 34
Andrew W - 32
Franz D - 31
Top three pistolero silhouette shooters here:
Rifle Silhouettes After Dark on Friday Evening
Next came the rifle silhouettes. Very similar format to the pistol, but with our sub 20 field target rifles. Slightly bigger animals, and banks at 50, 60, 70, 80 yards.
This was the first time we've done it with lights. Short days still, and trying to squeeze a bunch into a weekend, and potentially more forgiving wind created the in-the-dark situation.
Had 8 shooters participate in this event....
Rex J - 34
Steve Q - 33
Andrew W - 31
Tom H - 29
John W - 26
Kent G - 25
Franz D - 23
Ed B - 19
Top rifle silhouette shooters here:
Saturday Morning Field Target
This is a standard AAFTA style match, with everyone shooting with guns under 20fpe. 10 lanes, with 3 shots per lane, two shots per target, for a 60 shot match. No force standing or kneeling shots. Most chose to shoot in the Hunter class.
The course stats...(red is the highest Troyer, green is the lowest, yellow is the overall course Troyer).
From the couple of guys that reported the difficulty level...it was a tough one. And it doesn't sound like the wind was kind. Rex said this about the conditions. "Wind from every direction, gusty at times and moments now and then when it would kinda quit. But most of the time it was breezy. High was around 78." These matches in the river bottom include targets up in trees and down below the shooters up on the river banks. Lots of variation in target placement, and really enjoyable/challenging matches to shoot.
Here is how they fared...
And the top shooters from the field target competition...
My understanding is that there were a handful of first-timers. Which is always good to see. Judging by the smiles in all the photos, I think they might have just been able to see just how fun this field target game can be.
Thanks for all who attended. Thank you to those that sent me photos and impressions of the match.
And thanks to Rex for creating this opportunity in what was otherwise an airgun desert. He's got a heck of a turnout for such a young club, and many of us "regulars" had schedule conflicts and weren't able to be part of the fun this weekend.
Here's most of the attendees this month:
I'll close this out with some thumbnail photos of the festivities. They can be clicked on to enlarge and see better.
In the past Tom has fed us a meal or two, and I think that's maybe what's happening here...Thanks Tom!
Rex also asked that I express appreciation to Franz, Ed, and Kent for helping him tear down the course. And to Steve for spending a long afternoon setting the course on Thursday. Here's one of Steve up a tree.
Now, on to the events.
Pistol silhouette match on Friday afternoon.
We shoot at the little 10m silhouettes, using our sub12fpe field target pistols, and any legal field target position, most use the bucket/stool and sticks position. This is one of the 4 bank in the next photo, three shooters per heat...each shooter uses only one color. Targets at 15, 20, 25, and 3/ yards Total of 40 possible points, it's an all or none situation, not a speed event. You get 40 pellets to knock down 40 animals. Miss or hit, just one shot per animal. Those tiny little chickens (take a look at how big those .177 splats are, relative to the size of the chicken) get tough, with only 12 fpe. But it's a fun challenge!
There were 6 pistol silhouette shooters.
Steve Q -40 (a perfect score! NICE Steve!!!)
Rex J - 38
Ed B - 36
Kent G - 34
Andrew W - 32
Franz D - 31
Top three pistolero silhouette shooters here:
Rifle Silhouettes After Dark on Friday Evening
Next came the rifle silhouettes. Very similar format to the pistol, but with our sub 20 field target rifles. Slightly bigger animals, and banks at 50, 60, 70, 80 yards.
This was the first time we've done it with lights. Short days still, and trying to squeeze a bunch into a weekend, and potentially more forgiving wind created the in-the-dark situation.
Had 8 shooters participate in this event....
Rex J - 34
Steve Q - 33
Andrew W - 31
Tom H - 29
John W - 26
Kent G - 25
Franz D - 23
Ed B - 19
Top rifle silhouette shooters here:
Saturday Morning Field Target
This is a standard AAFTA style match, with everyone shooting with guns under 20fpe. 10 lanes, with 3 shots per lane, two shots per target, for a 60 shot match. No force standing or kneeling shots. Most chose to shoot in the Hunter class.
The course stats...(red is the highest Troyer, green is the lowest, yellow is the overall course Troyer).
From the couple of guys that reported the difficulty level...it was a tough one. And it doesn't sound like the wind was kind. Rex said this about the conditions. "Wind from every direction, gusty at times and moments now and then when it would kinda quit. But most of the time it was breezy. High was around 78." These matches in the river bottom include targets up in trees and down below the shooters up on the river banks. Lots of variation in target placement, and really enjoyable/challenging matches to shoot.
Here is how they fared...
And the top shooters from the field target competition...
My understanding is that there were a handful of first-timers. Which is always good to see. Judging by the smiles in all the photos, I think they might have just been able to see just how fun this field target game can be.
Thanks for all who attended. Thank you to those that sent me photos and impressions of the match.
And thanks to Rex for creating this opportunity in what was otherwise an airgun desert. He's got a heck of a turnout for such a young club, and many of us "regulars" had schedule conflicts and weren't able to be part of the fun this weekend.
Here's most of the attendees this month:
I'll close this out with some thumbnail photos of the festivities. They can be clicked on to enlarge and see better.
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