Phoenix Rod and Gun Club and Ben Spencer hosted a UFT night match on 05/25. A total of ten shooters attended, 3 rimfire, 1 slug, and 6 pellet.
Photos were provided by Scott, Dan, Ben, and Wes (thanks guys!) While these guys took some really great photos, it's really hard to capture just how cool it is to shoot a match at well-illuminated targets in the otherwise dark night....nothing else quite like it.
Multiple shooters reported to me that the beginning of the match had some light and variable winds that needed to be accounted for, but even those light winds died off later in the match and became not much of an issue. One shooter estimated the temp in the mid 70's. Overall sounds like just about perfect weather for a field target match.
Tony T chose to spend his 39th (
) birthday with some of his shooting buds at this match. The story I got was that his family couldn't understand why he wanted to celebrate by shooting a match and he told them he can celebrate with them any time, but a UFT match was happening and he wanted to be there to try out his new Pardini!
Steve M got sick at some point during the match, said he had some pretty severe heartburn. It didn't appear to affect his score much though, as he turned in the overall high score of the night.
Tom C of American Air Arms competed in the slug class. Sounds like he was doing some testing on a .223 slug EVOL and started the match with not much dope. His scorecard tells the tale. He was 2/16 on his first 4 lanes, but something clicked on his last shot of his fourth lane and he went 25/28 on his next 7 lanes. ie he figured out his trajectory and shot like a house on fire the rest of the match.
Tim G is a first-timer and turned in a very respectable score for first time at a night match. I heard that he, Van, and Ben shot through the course again this morning, prior to getting the course torn down and put away. This is an opportunity Ben offers to those willing to help put the course away and I'd recommend taking him up on it. It ends up being a win-win. He gets some help, and the volunteer gets some practice in on a real course.
And how bout Wes C, turning in a 44/48 in the pellet class?!?! and using the .22 Monster RDs none the less. When they're good they're GOOD! Wes's score with pellets bested some of the slug and rimfire shooters even. For a pellet launching airgun lover such as myself, I love to see a pellet shooter do so well.
Overall course Troyer was a 33.6, not accounting for the standing tripod shots. Those are a new twist and I'm not too sure how to include them now. They're much easier than true/actual offhand. For reference, the "easiest" shot was a 1.75" @ 35 yards for a 20T and the "hardest" was a 1.75" @ 75 yards for a 48.2T. I included those 5 highest T targets in the stats, as well as the 4 standing tripod shots.
Great shooting everybody.
Here's the equipment list and scores...
Thanks to PRGC, Ben and help and anyone else who took part in the behind-the-scenes for making this match happen.
(I'll use an additional post for all the photos)
Photos were provided by Scott, Dan, Ben, and Wes (thanks guys!) While these guys took some really great photos, it's really hard to capture just how cool it is to shoot a match at well-illuminated targets in the otherwise dark night....nothing else quite like it.
Multiple shooters reported to me that the beginning of the match had some light and variable winds that needed to be accounted for, but even those light winds died off later in the match and became not much of an issue. One shooter estimated the temp in the mid 70's. Overall sounds like just about perfect weather for a field target match.
Tony T chose to spend his 39th (
) birthday with some of his shooting buds at this match. The story I got was that his family couldn't understand why he wanted to celebrate by shooting a match and he told them he can celebrate with them any time, but a UFT match was happening and he wanted to be there to try out his new Pardini!Steve M got sick at some point during the match, said he had some pretty severe heartburn. It didn't appear to affect his score much though, as he turned in the overall high score of the night.
Tom C of American Air Arms competed in the slug class. Sounds like he was doing some testing on a .223 slug EVOL and started the match with not much dope. His scorecard tells the tale. He was 2/16 on his first 4 lanes, but something clicked on his last shot of his fourth lane and he went 25/28 on his next 7 lanes. ie he figured out his trajectory and shot like a house on fire the rest of the match.
Tim G is a first-timer and turned in a very respectable score for first time at a night match. I heard that he, Van, and Ben shot through the course again this morning, prior to getting the course torn down and put away. This is an opportunity Ben offers to those willing to help put the course away and I'd recommend taking him up on it. It ends up being a win-win. He gets some help, and the volunteer gets some practice in on a real course.
And how bout Wes C, turning in a 44/48 in the pellet class?!?! and using the .22 Monster RDs none the less. When they're good they're GOOD! Wes's score with pellets bested some of the slug and rimfire shooters even. For a pellet launching airgun lover such as myself, I love to see a pellet shooter do so well.
Overall course Troyer was a 33.6, not accounting for the standing tripod shots. Those are a new twist and I'm not too sure how to include them now. They're much easier than true/actual offhand. For reference, the "easiest" shot was a 1.75" @ 35 yards for a 20T and the "hardest" was a 1.75" @ 75 yards for a 48.2T. I included those 5 highest T targets in the stats, as well as the 4 standing tripod shots.
Great shooting everybody.
Here's the equipment list and scores...
Thanks to PRGC, Ben and help and anyone else who took part in the behind-the-scenes for making this match happen.
(I'll use an additional post for all the photos)
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. Thanks Ben for keeping this going and the time you put in, the match is really an enjoyable experience.