Match Results 4-8-18
April 8, 2018
Field Target Club Match
Our March event had been a total rain-out and the urgency to get my Field Target fix was becoming extreme.
Despite a 70% chance of showers, the April Match was ON. ( I figured we might have an informal bench rest shoot under cover if the showers materialized.) Thanks to several folks arriving extra early to help we were ready to begin the match by 9:30 AM with the hopes of beating the rains forecasted for late morning.
Nine competitors broke into 4 squads. Today's seven lane 42 shot course included a forced position (6 shot) off-hand lane which essentially became the defacto Match tie breaker. Shooting in Open PCP division, Gary P and Ron Z were both clean across all other 6 lanes. On lane 7 Gary nailed 4 of the off-handers; Ron 3. [During sight-in, Gary mentioned he bought his new shooting jacket because several “podium placers” believed a shooting coat might advantage a competitor by one or two points in a major match. Prescient? ] Dennis D. and Paul S. also bagged 4 off-handers (without jackets) but missed other targets along the way.
The match continued under cloudy skys which kept the temps below 85 degrees. There were gentle but shifting winds; generally calm conditions prevailed and the little rain we were promised arrived well after the event.
The day's shoot was scheduled to be the last Field Target match for a while. Summer arrives early in Southwest Florida. 75 degrees at 6:00AM with near 100% humidity will soon become the norm. Our planned shift to Bench Rest shooting under cover is generally welcomed by many DeSoto Airgunners though a few strongly disagreed today and said they would like to tough out a couple more Field Target events. I'll take that to mean a good time was had by all. What's A Match Director To Do? Silhouettes Anyone ? Stay tuned.
Today's scores and equipment matrix follow:
Name
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Rifle
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Scope
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Pellet
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Notes
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Score
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HUNTER Div.
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(42 Possible)
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Paul Stakun
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HM 1000
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Hawke 6-24
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AA 8.4
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12 Ft. Lb.
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38
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Jerry McGee
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Thomas
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Hawke 10-50
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JSB 13.3
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36
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Colin Pilkington
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Marauder
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Hawke 8-32
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Cu Crosman
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31
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John Loeffler
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Huntsman
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Hawke 8-32
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JSB Hvy
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30
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Jack Rainey
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AA S200
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Swift 8-32
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AA 8.4
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12 Ft Lb.
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28
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PCP OPEN Div.
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Gary Palinkas
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RAW HM1000
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Hawke 10-50
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JSB 10.3
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40
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Ron Zeman
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Steyr LG100ZM
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Nikko 10-50
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JSB 10.3
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39
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Oscar Valent
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Gauntlet Umax
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Hawke 6-24
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JSB 10.3
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34
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Dennis Dickenson
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TM1000
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Sightron 10-50
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JSB 10.3
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28
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