6-7-11 Target Factory Match

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="03c00500dvldtc.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>DeSoto Airgunners</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DeSoto Airgunners"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>  </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>     </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>  </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="03dd2c00dvldtc.png"> <div> <A HREF="http://fieldtargets.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://fieldtargets.com"><U><IMG SRC="0d46a800.png" border=0 width="106" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> 6-7-11  Target Factory Match</div> <bR> <div> An impromptu match was held at Dick Otten's Lehigh Acres homestead.   This is also headquarters of  Rhino Field Target manufacturing.  Across a few acres of palmetto scrub and trees Dick set up an excellent course of 42 shots consisting of.  7 lanes; 3 targets per lane with one tree mounted target per lane.   There was also an "off-hand" lane in the match.    </div> <div> It has been unseasonably hot and dry weather in SW Florida.  That means it  has been<I><B> very hot </B></I>( mid to upper 90's) for more than a week now.  Fortunately all the shooting locations had good shade, either natural or from a couple sunbrellas which Dick provided.  After the match Dick served his guests ice cold watermelons,  lemonade, and ice tea.....the perfect refreshers.  </div> <bR> <div> Here are the match results:  </div> <bR> <div> Roger Guilnette    P70         33/42,            PreCharge</div> <div> Bill Shade      USFT             25/42,            PreCharge</div> <bR> <div> Ron Zeman     TX SR          31/42,            Piston</div> <div> Dick Otten     TX SR            27/42.            Piston</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Ron and Roger were  the only shooters to score clean lanes. Ron also was the only one to hit the 3/4" Koala tree shot at 50 yards.   Dick was the only one to hit the 3/8" Squirrel at 22 yards!    Who says those "springers" can not hit small targets. </div> </td> </tr></table></body>