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Match May 09-2021
Forecasters promised beautiful weather for Mothers Day which also happened to be Match Day for DeSoto Airgunners. It was one of those Top Ten days with surprisingly comfortable humidity levels, where a cooling breeze felt good against your Sun warmed skin. Those days are getting rare for this time of year as Summer heat and humidity arrive early in Southwest Florida.
Today's Field Target club match drew 10 competitors who thoroughly enjoyed the conditions on today's 8 lane 48 shot course that included a kneeling lane (5) and an offhand lane (7). Occasional swirling and puffy winds added to the challenge.
In addition to the usual suspects, our group was joined by Otis Davis, an excellent Field Target shooter from the Atlanta area. So excellent, Otis tied with Gary Palinkas for Top Gun honors with scores of 43. No shoot-off was optioned today as they competed in different FT Divisions.
Our group was also joined by newcomer Mike Pope who shot a very respectable 17 with his Crosman 1720T (shoulder stock) pistol. Linda McGee was experiencing some hardware problems today. Something in the rifle? Or that new tin of pellets? She ended with a score that was less than half of what she usually shoots. We've all had similar experience when “were it not for gravity, I couldn't hit the ground“. (As an expeienced competitor, Evil Match Director, and Club Scribe, I usually blame such occurances on a bad O-ring).
Our pre-match meeting included the reveal of a new fun target donated by Dick Otten's Rhino Target Works. ( www.fieldtargets.com) This 3-faceplate design allows the shooter to choose the target difficulty level ( 1, 2, or 3 ) and rewards the successful shooter with either 1, 2, or 3 points for their single shot effort. It's very cool to see (up to) 3 faceplates drop on a single shot. It's one target that may help you score a few extra points. (or not). Click here for more details and some bonus picsl.
Match Results:
Division - 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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(possible 48)
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WFTF Div. (pcp)
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Otis Davis
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Thomas
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Sightron 10-50
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JSB 10.3
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Tie
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43
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OPEN Div. (pcp)
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Gary Palinkas
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RAW HM1000
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Stryker 10-50
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AA 10.34
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Tie
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43
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Ron Zeman
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Steyr LG100
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Nikko 10-50
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JSB 10.3
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37
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HUNTER Div.
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John Loffler
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Daystate Pulsar
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Kahles 10-50
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JSB 13.4
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41
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John Taylor
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Thomas
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March
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JSB 13.4
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40
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Chip Willing
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FX Crown
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Sightron 10-50
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AA 10.3
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40
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Corky Taylor
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Thomas
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Sightron 10-50
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JSB 13.4
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30
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Scott Andre
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Avengen
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Sightron 10-50
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AA 8.4
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18
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Mike Pope
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Crosman 1720T
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Bushnel 4200
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JSB 10.3
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17
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Linda McGee
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Thomas
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Sightron III
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JSB 13.4
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14
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