BenchRest 10-13-19

<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"> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Match Results"><U>Back To Match </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Match Results"><U>Results Index</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> BenchRest 10-13-19</div> <bR> <bR> <div>      <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>D</B></FONT>eSoto Airgunners Summer Swelter Bench Rest Series continued today with a 25M Club Match.  We had a turnout of 10 shooters including a recent Florida transplant Leo Duran from Texas.    Many in the Field Target community know Leo from  his dedication and work within the AAFTA Organization.  Leo has also been an instigator – organizer - and participant in many local and national airgun events.     </div> <bR> <div> We caught a break in our Endless Summer in Southwest Florida.   Humidity was  manageable and the dew point was below 70 at Sunrise.     A light overcast sky cleared to bright sun and a light breeze which made for very enjoyable match conditions.    </div> <bR> <div>      <B>Corky T.  took TopGun Honors</B> with an impressive score of 735 and 19 X's.   Looks like Corky  will be joining the “usual suspects” for a position on our BR podium.   Corky was followed close by Dennis D. and Bill S.  (they actually tied with a score of 730 Points.)   Dennis was awarded Second Place based on the greater number of  BullsEye X's he scored.  Bill S. took Third Place.</div> <bR> <div> The match was held in two relays.  Following USARB guidelines, competitors shot three Target Cards, each card with 25 scored targets and  20 minute time limit.</div> <div>  Gary opted to shoot his<I> air-pistol</I> (in relay 1) and a borrowed rifle in relay 2.    Corky used relay 2 to get some trigger time behind his newer TX200 spring piston rifle.  </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Also absent from today's activities were Linda & Jerry McG.   </FONT> <I>They're excused</I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >..... They are competing in the 2019 Extreme Bench Rest Airgun competition in Arizona.  Good Luck !      </FONT></div> <bR> <div> A small secret revealed?     I learned that a few DeSoto Airgunners are pretty serious  (air) pistol shooters too;  at least for the  Field Target games.  Who Knew?    Donovan T.  surprised us by returning to Florida with a Second Place podium finish in the 2019 AAFTA National Pistol Field Target championships  in Baton Rouge.   (another clue?)   Leo D. arrived for today's airgun bench shoot armed with a  modified Steyr LP1 Pistol rig.  (He managed a respectable benchrest score with his FT pistol.)    Gary P. also arrived for today's shoot <I>sans rifle</I> but came prepped with pistol, a Crosman 1720T. (In all fairness, Gary arrived at the venue on his <I>motorcycle</I> today.  A pistol is a lot easier to transport.)  Another clue:  Bill S. and Doug A. asked about incorporating some sort of pistol options within a field target club match.  Sounds Interesting.   While we're on the subject of air-pistols; on rare occasions we have enjoyed shooting airgun silhouettes at DeSoto too.   It seems there is more than casual interest in hosting some air pistol activity at DeSoto Gun Club.  <I>Who Knew</I>?</div> <bR> <div> SCORES:</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="684" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="190"><div> <B>Shooter  </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="111"><div> CARD 1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> CARD 2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> CARD 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> <B>Total Score</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="190"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="190" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >points       X's </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >points      X's </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >points    X's    </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  POINTS       X's</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="190"><div> <B>Corky Taylor</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>245       5X</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>246      8X</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>244      6X</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>735        19X</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="190"><div> Dennis Dickenson</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  244        11X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 242        8X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 244         5X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div>  730         24X</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="190"><div> Bill Shade</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="111"><div>  248        8X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> 240       2X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 242        6X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div>  730        16X</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Gary Palinkas (rifle)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  241         4X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 242         0X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 245         4X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div>  728         8X</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="190"><div> Chip Willing</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="111"><div>  242        8X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> 240       2X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 230         2X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div>  712        12X</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="190"><div> John Loeffer</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="111"><div>  224       2X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> 230      2X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 229        2X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div>  683         6X</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="190"><div> Bill  Frazee</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="111"><div>  221        1X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> 233       1X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 222        3X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div>  676         5X</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="190"><div> Ron Zeman</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="111"><div> 196        0X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> 223      0X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 238        3X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> 657           3X</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="190"><div> Leo Duran  (pistol)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="111"><div> 206        0X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> 200      1X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 201        1X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> 607           2X</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Gary Palinkas (pistol)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="111"><div> 172         0X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> 123       0X</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 138         0X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> 433           0X</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="190"><div> Doug Abbott (dnf) </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="111"><div>         --</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div>     ----</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div>        -----</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div>     DNF</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="190"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="190" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="111"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="111" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="100" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="100" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="153" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>       2nd Place  2019 AAFTA Nationals  Pistol  Field  Target Championship.                                                                   </div> <div>     <IMG SRC="6b22e900.jpg" border=0 width="302" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="6b0548c0.jpg" border=0 width="596" height="396" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div>           The Man                                                                      The Tool </div> <bR> <div> <I>It's a modified 10m Steyr LP10. The breech block was machined to allow a higher volume of air to provide the pressure needed to increase the pellet velocity from 600fps to 780fps with 8.4gr pellets and be consistent at varying temperatures. A quick fill adapter, custom scope rail, knee rest and topped with a Hawke scope and custom sidewheel. It’s a tack driver out to 55yds.  - Donovan</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>