Events Western States & AAFTA Grand Prix March 7th - 9th Temecula CA

[Airgunoregon]

I didn't see it posted here yet, so here is a link to registration page

Southern California Airgun Club

socalfieldtarget.com

I'm helping Juan with the planning and he needs to know how many might come to arrange the food, prizes, so please let me or Juan know if you are coming or better still go to the site and register online.
Also, some of us are planning on doing some trading that weekend and Thursday afternoon. LD is slimming down his large collection of really great air rifles and pistols. I'm bringing a lot of stuff too. So, bring stuff to trade if you want for some really fun evenings of dickering

Wayne

 

[JW.]

This is going to be one HELL of a course at 36 Troyer!!!

I think Temecula is the one place that is more difficult than Battle Mountain.

The wind at the shooters box isn't typically the wind you get at the target, targets often sit atop rocks without and type of wind indication at the box or for the length of the lane. All you have is the string and I believe a couple times using the string was not allowed (LD and his wicked ways).

 

[.SevenSeven]

Thank you Wayne,

As JW mentioned, LD has hosted some incredible matches in the past and I am honored to be a part of the Western States Championship and GP this time around. We are working hard to host an event worthy of the talent that has signed up already, and anxiously awaiting the ones that are still contemplating taking on the Temecula challenge.

The site for this match is indeed challenging, with beautiful rock outcrops dictating and imparting their own individual spin on the wind from target to target. Though in my opinion not as extreme as Battle Mountain (The Toughest FT Course on Earth) one must also carefully consider the steepness of each shot and make the right calculations. We look forward to meeting the AAFTA requirements and can't wait to see the smiles on the faces of those who manage to figure it all out.

Last but definitely not least, the City of Temecula has much to offer after the match, from world-class Vineyards and Hot Air Balloon tours, to great dining opportunities, and at only one hour's drive from San Diego and all of its attractions, one can easily turn this into quite a vacation. Plan accordingly folks and join us.


Western States Championship & GP 2025
socalfieldtarget.com

 

[Garrettkq]

Looking forward to going!

 

[.SevenSeven]

Thank you Garrett we look forward to having you and your club members shoot with us. Personally, I haven't shot Field Target very long or attended many GPs as my work offshore literally kept me off the land for many years, but I've been a life long fan of the sport and a student of it from afar.

I was also lucky to be able attend your Sonoran GP and the WFTC last year. As you've probably noticed, I've borrowed quite a bit from your events and hope you don't mind; It's been said, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and though we will surely fall short, the bar you and your club have set is my north star.

 

[.SevenSeven]

My most sincere and heartfelt thanks to all those who made the trek to the Western States & AAFTA GP 2025. The event IMHO was simply amazing, seeing familiar and new faces, the many handshakes, the brief but meaningful conversations, the good shots and the not so good shots, made for what at least for me will be an unforgettable experience.

The venue is legendary and it did not disappoint. During our Pistol match on Friday the weather was rather cold and even a bit wet, but not severe enough to dampen the mood of most shooters. When I arrived at the range on Saturday a light layer of frost overlayed on all surfaces, from the grass to the target faces. By the time most shooters were sighting in their equipment, the chill dissipated giving way to a great day of shooting. Sunday proved to be the more challenging day with sustained wind in the teens and gusts of up to 20-25mph. I did not do so well, but the top shooters proved once again that they are up to any challenge.

Today, I started my day by unloading a truck full of stuff to make it ready for my appointment-filled day, despite it being a full size truck, I swear I was missing 90% of the things we actually needed at the match. Tons of room for improvement and I appreciate you guys's patience.

Every attendee was special but let's give some credit where credit is due; special thanks to Randy Ebersole and Wayne Burns, road warriors, Field Target die hards, and truly awesome FRIENDS!. Truly incredible the amount of work that you guys put in into this event, forever thankful!

A big shout out to Mr. Scott Hull, Match Director extraordinaire, talented shooter, and a voice of incredible reason. Thank you, Scott, really wish I'd been involved when you were running matches. You being there mitigated tons of my boneheadedness.

Thank you Jim for this amazing Scoreboard, and for teaching me so much about Field Target, I can listen for hours how you and Cam break down topics with such incredible insight.

Last and definitely not least, Thank you Larry Durham for allowing me the opportunity to live out some of my dreams in your beautiful piece of Airgunning Heaven.

I Will work on adding the results to our website socalfieldtarget.com and breaking down the GP points, Keep you posted!!

 

[Garrettkq]

What fun times. GREAT course! I really enjoy the diversity of conditions.
One other stand-out was the great dunch on Saturday. There were these BBQ steaks that had this magic salsa, that was out of this world. And the sausage sandwiches were great too!
Definitely, some epic shots that I'll certainly remember for a long time. I really hope this happens annually. I think there will be a large contingent from Arizona that would attend for sure.

Again Thank you all for making it a great match.

Garrett

 

[Motorhead]

That looks like a GREAT venue !!! Well Done LD & Crew !!!
Gotta love spring time in the Coastal desert areas ... Postcard beautiful

 

[.SevenSeven]

Great pictures, Garrett. One can spend days in that garage looking at all the interesting Airgunning memorabilia. If anyone else has pics that they'd like to share, please, post them up it would be great to see everyone's view of the event.

 

[PowderBurnt]

Looks like a great shoot. Wish I had gone to this one to see LD's stuff, but had already committed to another.

 

[steve123]

Looks like a great shoot. Wish I had gone to this one to see LD's stuff, but had already committed to another.

It was nice seeing the old guard and meeting new people!

Half the fun was trying out a bunch of different less powerful rifles and pistols on LD's bell target at 8Y, as well as seeing a wide array of classics, both stock and highly modified. I found out I really like Edgun Layla's. Also a new guy named Jim had 3D printed parts to adapt a P17 pistol into a mini carbine that was awesome for that bell target.

Great times and thanks to Bobby who talked me into going, (not much into traveling anymore), LD for many things , Wayne, Randy, Juan for a ton of hard work!!!, Jim for making great morning coffee, and likewise another Jim for fantastic homemade chocolate!

Ha, my body is still tweaked from all that shooting.

Lastly I sold all three guns I brought and bought two more, LOL!

 

[thane]

Really a great GP. LD's place is amazing with Juan, Wayne and Randy putting an awesome shoot!
The wind made it even better. Mr. Knapp punishing some steel.

 

[Wildcatfun]

What fun times. GREAT course! I really enjoy the diversity of conditions.
One other stand-out was the great dunch on Saturday. There were these BBQ steaks that had this magic salsa, that was out of this world. And the sausage sandwiches were great too!
Definitely, some epic shots that I'll certainly remember for a long time. I really hope this happens annually. I think there will be a large contingent from Arizona that would attend for sure.

Again Thank you all for making it a great match.

Garrett

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Fantastic photos Garrett. Looks like an amazing venue.

 

[.SevenSeven]

Have to share some of these here; and thanks again to our British Master of Ceremony, he made the event that much more fun

 

[.SevenSeven]

 

[.SevenSeven]

 

[Centercut]

Great venue, thanks LD for hosting. I shot Saturday but not Sunday (personal reasons), and the course was MUCH harder than 36T with the wind and elevation thrown in. I'd heard Sunday was much much windier, and Troyer (actual - estimated) of closer to 50T.

Which makes the 2nd day score of Barbara Pellegrino @5Power (Hunter PCP winner) that much more impressive (incredible?). The average score for the next top 5 places (2-6) on day two in the brutal winds was 27.4 out of a possible 51. Second place shot 30. Barbara's score was 37! She's on a roll and won the Sonoran Desert Classic GP in Phoenix the week prior. Keep it up Barb, great shooting!!!

 

[PowderBurnt]

Great venue, thanks LD for hosting. I shot Saturday but not Sunday (personal reasons), and the course was MUCH harder than 36T with the wind and elevation thrown in. I'd heard Sunday was much much windier, and Troyer (actual - estimated) of closer to 50T.

Which makes the 2nd day score of Barbara Pellegrino @5Power (Hunter PCP winner) that much more impressive (incredible?). The average score for the next top 5 places (2-6) on day two in the brutal winds was 27.4 out of a possible 51. Second place shot 30. Barbara's score was 37! She's on a roll and won the Sonoran Desert Classic GP in Phoenix the week prior. Keep it up Barb, great shooting!!!

She has an aimbot.

 

[Centercut]

She has an aimbot.

She's got a few things going for her...

When she started airguns she had no preconceived notions of how to shoot, so started off doing everything correctly and ingrained that into her shooting routine.

Her gun/scope/ammo are pretty much as perfect as current technology allows.

He shooting position is perfect and her "wobble" at 100Y is less than 1/4 inch...

She fully understands wind drift and how to compensate for it.

I'll be surprised if she doesn't win every AAFTA GP event she enters this year...

 

[PowderBurnt]

She's got a few things going for her...

When she started airguns she had no preconceived notions of how to shoot, so started off doing everything correctly and ingrained that into her shooting routine.

Her gun/scope/ammo are pretty much as perfect as current technology allows.

He shooting position is perfect and her "wobble" at 100Y is less than 1/4 inch...

She fully understands wind drift and how to compensate for it.

I'll be surprised if she doesn't win every AAFTA GP event she enters this year...

As long as she stays far from her gassy teammate during a shoot off. Lol