Match Results 11-11-18
After a series of 25 Meter and 50 Yard Bench Rest matches through our 6 months of heat, humidity and hurricanes DeSoto Airgunners turned our attention and enthusiasm to Field Target. Though the calendar said November, it still approached 90 degrees with bright Sun and only an occasional cooling breeze. Our Field Target venue doesn't offer much natural shade. Time to breakout the Sunbrellas.
We had 11 shooters sign up for the day's event. It was good to see Dick Otten on the lanes again, though he was overwhelmed by the day's heat and did not finish the match. Dick told me he has been very busy preparing new targets for upcoming Baton Rouge air gun events. Bayou Airgun Club will be celebrating 30 years as an on-going airgun venue and they will be hosting the 2019 AAFTA U.S. Nationals.
We were joined today by no less than 4 serious on-lookers who watched the entire match and then went on to share a table at our favorite MEX restaurant. We answered many questions about the sport, rules and equipment. They enjoyed this virtual airgun tutorial while savoring some excellent tacos and more. I think we'll be seeing a couple new participants on the lanes very shortly; that's great!
Today's Field Target match consisted of seven lanes; three targets per lane, for a total of 42 shots. By popular demand we included two forced position lanes: A designated Kneeling Lane (lane 6) followed by an OffHand Lane (7) which was shot from the top of our elevated airplane boarding ramp. All the Field Target divisions were represented including a lone Piston Shooter, Lindsey M. He shot a very respectable 24. Donovan T. who made the trek across the State bagged 38 kills shooting WFWT regulations, finishing just one point behind Gary P. who was the day's Top Gun, High Scorer. Paul S. was impressive today, taking Top Hunter with his 12 ftlb HM1000.
As the rest of the country begins to consider it's Field Target season closing down, we're just getting started in Southwest Florida. Our next Field Target match (Sunday January 13th) should find us in cooler more comfortable conditions. DeSoto Airgunners will close-out the 2018 Airgun Season with a very challenging 50Yard Bench Rest competition on December 9th.
Equipment Matrix and Scores:
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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34
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Bill Liebke
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Wolverine R
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Sightron SIII
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AA 10.3
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31
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Jerry McGee
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Steyr LG110
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Hawke 10-50
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JSB 13.4
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27
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Linda McGee
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FWB 800FT
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March 5-40
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JSB 10.3
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23
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Hunter - PISTON
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Lindsey Matthews
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AA TX200
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Bushnell 6-24
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AA 8.4
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12 FtLb.
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24
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WFWT Div.
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|
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Donovan Taylor
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AA EV2
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Sightron SIII
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JSB 8.4
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12 FtLb.
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38
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PCP OPEN Div.
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|
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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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39
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Dennis Dickenson
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RAW TM1000
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Sightron SIII
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JSB 13.4
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33
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Cliff Smith
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RAW TM1000
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Bushnell 8-32
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AA 10.3
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30
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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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29
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Dick Otten
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USFT
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Leupold 35
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JSB 10.3
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DNF
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