Inaugural Benchrest 6/14/15

<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="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Match Results"><U>Back to Results List</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> Inaugural Benchrest 6/14/15</div> <bR> <bR> <div> By Bill Shade</div> <bR> <bR> <div> We had a pleasant day for our first ever air rifle benchrest match.  Some overcast clouds  moderated the temperatures;  not too hot ( by Southwest Florida standards)  and some very light winds.   While we hoped for more shooters to participate,  I think it was an enjoyable  and a valuable learning experience for those who shot..</div> <bR> <div> The most common lesson learned is that benchrest shooting is not nearly as easy as it looks.   Even the slightest  wind will  effect  your shot even at 25 meters.   This outing had competitors shoot  three  25 target face cards for a total of 75 shots and a possible perfect score of  750 points.    The match began at 10:00 and concluded around  11:30. </div> <bR> <div> For our first bench rest air rifle event I would have to call it a successful inaugural match and most important we all  had fun.   We certainly  hope to see many more shooters turn out  next month.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> RESULTS:</div> <bR> <div> <B>Bill Shade.</B>      <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Total 709-9x </FONT></div> <div>  USFT, Sightron 10-50, JSB Exact Cometa 10.3, .177 cal</div> <div> 231-1x, 245-9x, 233-1x,    </div> <bR> <div> <B>Robert Nelson</B>.    <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Total 703-19x</FONT></div> <div>  Cricket 25, Hawke 8-32, AA DIablo 25.4,  .25 cal</div> <div> 239-8x, 235-8x, 229-3x.   </div> <bR> <div> <B>Jack Rainey</B>.     <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Total 686-2x</FONT></div> <div>  AAS200, swift 8-32,  JSB Exact 8.4, .177cal</div> <div> 229-2x, 226-0x, 231-0x.      </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="57c58900.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Bill ( background)  and Jack ( foreground)  playing the air rifle bench rest game.</div> <div> Note the ambidextrous bench rests stations.  Very solid and stable concrete fixtures.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>