BenchRest 8-12-18
In the midst of the “ dog days” of Summer, today's 50 Yard Bench Rest Match had a good turnout of 11 shooters and one observer. The match was marshaled by Jack R. who always does a great job keeping the BR competitions safe and running smoothly. He and Colin P. have been doing a fantastic job maintaining and preparing the target stands and our BR range area. Thanks also to all the folks who arrived early to assist them with the set-up.
Conditions were fairly pleasant ( for August in Southwest Florida). Morning clouds kept temps under 85 degrees at the 9:15 start. Humidity was tolerable and wind speeds were mild, generally under 5MPH.
To accommodate the 11 shooters the match was held in two relays. Each competitor shot 1 relay which consisted of 3 official 50 Meter WARB target cards, each with 25 bulls for a total of 75 scored targets. The Match was governed by the USARB Regulations. Everyone shot in Heavy Varmint category. Paul shot his HM1000 in .22 caliber. All other competitors shot .177 pellets.
Donovan T. made the trek from the Ft. Lauderdale area and was the only shooter to score over 700 points. He was the day's Top Gun with 13 X's and a score of 706. Dennis D. wasn't far behind with a score of 695 points ( and 14 X's ).
As Dennis pointed out: shooting at twice the distance is a lot more than twice as difficult. Factors like wind, pellet flight time, vector (aiming) errors, pellet imperfections and the usual mind games become amplified when shooting the longer distance. Everyone heartily agreed. [It's doubtful we'll be hosting an Extreme 100 yard Airgun BR event anytime soon].
Next month we'll return with a 25 Meter BenchRest Shoot. A few DeSoto Airgunners will be traveling to national Bench Rest and Air Rifle Field Target events over the next couple months. We wish them safe travels and a podium too.
SCORES:
Shooter
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CARD 1
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CARD 2
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CARD 3
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Total Score
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points
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points
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points
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POINTS X's
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Donovan Taylor
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237
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238
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231
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706 13X
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Dennis Dickenson
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232
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235
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228
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695 14X
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Gary Palinkas
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225
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231
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221
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677 5X
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Bill Liebke
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206
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231
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226
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662 10X
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Paul Stakun * (.22 cal)
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209
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221
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212
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642 7X
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Linda McGee
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208
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203
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221
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632 2X
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Jerry McGee
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206
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212
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210
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628 1X
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Jack Rainey
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203
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207
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202
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612 1X
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Bill Frazee
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151
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184
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213
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548 1X
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Ron Zeman
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192
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173
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176
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541 0X
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Colin Pilkington
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183
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137
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181
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501 0X
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NOTE: * All rifles .177 caliber, Heavy Varmint Class, and under 20 ft/lbs unless noted.
RESULTS:
Shooter
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Rifle
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Card 1
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Card 2
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Card 3
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TOTAL
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Ron Zeman
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Steyr LG100ZM
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219 1X
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231 4X
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229 4X
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689 9X
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Paul Stakun
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TM1000
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228 3X
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221 7X
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218 4X
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667 14X
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Bill Shade
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TM1000
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221 1X
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204 1X
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236 6X
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661 8X
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Sean Forsyth
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Steyr LG110
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211 3X
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225 2X
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219 1X
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655 6X
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Linda McGee
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FX Royale .22@
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192 2X
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214 3X
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158 0X
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654 5X@
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Dennis Dickenson
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Steyr LG100 HP
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208 0X
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225 3X
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206 1X
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639 4X
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Jerry McGee
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Steyr LG110
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199 2X
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205 1X
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214 3X
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618 6X
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Angie Gardner
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FX Royale .22@
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173 1X
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218 3X
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209 3X
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600 7X @
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Bill Frazee
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AA S400
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145 0X
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174 2X
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175 0X
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494 2X
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Tom Cuff
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AirForce Condor
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59 0X
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132 0X
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162 0X
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353 0X
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DJ Marks
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AirForce Condor
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94 1X
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90 0X
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105 0X
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289 1X
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Tom Cuff
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AirForce Condor
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87 0X
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113 2X
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84 0X
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284 2X
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