BR Match 7-11-21

<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> <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> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> BR Match 7-11-21</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >S</FONT>unday  June 11th the Airgunners held  another in our 2021 Summer Swelter Bench Rest Series at DeSoto Gun Club.   The conditions were great for the match.  We enjoyed seasonal temps, high 70's  in the morning and just under 90 by noon.  Humidity, high;  but kept in check by a rather steady 5mph  East to Southeast wind.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Shout-Outs:  Thanks to those who assisted with the Range and match set-up (and take down) activities.    Thanks to the  target-card scorers.  Specially to Linda.  She does a fantastic job accurately and swiftly scoring and posting shooter's results.</FONT>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>[all your efforts  make my web-work easier too].</I></FONT>  </div> <bR> <div> With 14  shooters taking bench positions this Sunday, we set a new milestone for participation in  Air rifle Benchrest shooting at the DeSoto Gun Club.     Our eclectic group today included a mix of the usual suspects,  a couple new comers, and a Junior shooter.  </div> <bR> <div> Today's event also saw some extraordinary scores, at least at the single Target-Card level:        </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >One competitor........ Adelle (a new Junior) scored  249 Points on a single card  while shooting in her second relay. </FONT>  (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >A perfect single card score is 250 points.</FONT>)    <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >BTW, Adelle shoots with borrowed equipment.  AND she regularly completes the 25 Bulls  target card in 10 minutes, which is half the allotted time, AND she shoots from Caldwell sandbags;  no exotic mechanical rest with X, Y, Z, or Theta adjustments.  (She's a bag squeezer) AND has been shooting air rifles for about a year.  Adelle is 12 years old.  </FONT></div> <div> <I>Go Girl !</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Our  TOP  GUN overall was Steve G.    Steve moved up from last month's  9th place finish (712 pts) to take  First Place honors today with  739 pts.     Steve and Chip each shot single card scores of <I>248</I><I> </I>points. They also ended in a <I>tie</I> at 739 points.  However, Steve's 31X effort bettered Chip's 24X  bullseye score.     Super Efforts all the way around.</div> <bR> <div> It was pointed out by a couple  'Airgunners that not long ago our air rifle bench rest shooters were  looking to break through 650 points.  Now  725+ seems the higher average Benchrest Benchmark as more practice and top notch gear moves a few shooters closer to that elusive perfect card and the unimaginable 750pts,  75X  perfect 3-card relay....shot outdoors.  </div> <bR> <div> Post Event fun:   A couple folks brought their high power BR gear and set some targets out to approximately 100 yards.   I heard they scored some pretty tight (sub-inch) groups.  Extreme (Airgun) Benchrest anyone?</div> <bR> <div>    …<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > Could it be due to all those fancy windflags across the range?</FONT></div> <bR> <div> SCORES  &  Equipment:   </div> <bR> <div> <B>1 Steve  G.</B>    Total:   739  -  31X      Thomas       Kahles 10-50         JSB 10.3   <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>TOP GUN</B></FONT></div> <div>   247  -  9X  //  248  -  13X  //  244  -  9X</div> <bR> <div> 2 Chip W.    Total: 739  -  24 X   RAW  TM1000  Leupold  36BR    JSB 13.4</div> <div>  248 - 8X  //  246  -  10X  //  245  -  6X </div> <bR> <div> 3 Dennis D.   Total:  737  -  29 X       Thomas      Nightforce 36FT    JSB13.4</div> <div>  245  -  11X   //  247  -   9X   //  245  -  9X </div> <bR> <div> 4 Linda  M.    Total:  728  -  22X       Thomas      Sightron  10-50   JSB13.4</div> <div>   242  -  12X  //  245  -  5X  //  241  -  5X </div> <bR> <div> 5 Jerry  M.      Total:   724 -  14X       Thomas   March 5-40   JSB  13.4    TIE</div> <div>   244  -  7X  //  242  -  2X  //  238  -  5X </div> <bR> <div> 5 Corky  T.    Total:  724  -  14X       Thomas    Sightron 10-50   JSB  13.4  TIE</div> <div>   243  -  6X  //  244 -  4X   //  237  -  4X </div> <bR> <div> 6 Scott  A.    Total:   722  -  17X   Avenger  .22      34X  FPE      JSB  18.1</div> <div>   244  - 5X  //  239  -  7X  //  239  -  5X     RELAY # 2</div> <bR> <div> 6A  Scott A.  Total  718  -  16X  Avenger .22   JSB  18.1</div> <div>   238  -  4X  //  241  -  5X  //  239  -  7X    RELAY #1  </div> <bR> <div> 7 Adelle P.    Total:  718  -  14X    Steyr  LG 110   Hawke 10-50    JSB  13.4</div> <div>   249  -  9X  //  233  -  4X  //  236 -  1X     ( RELAY #2)    BEST 1  CARD</div> <bR> <div> 8 Ron G.    Total:  695  -  10X    ?</div> <div>   233  -  4X  //  235  -  6X  //  227  -  4X </div> <bR> <div> 8A   Adelle P.   Total:  690  -  12 X   Red Wolf  ( First Relay)</div> <div>   236  -  3X  //  231  -  6X  //  223  -  3X</div> <bR> <div> 9 Clayton  M.   Total:  689  - 9X    Weirouch ?</div> <div>   231  -  4X  //   230  -  3X  //  228  -  2X    </div> <bR> <div> 10 Ron  S.  Total:  650  -  8X</div> <div>     235  -  6X  //  219  -  1X  //  196  -  1X</div> <bR> <div> 11  John  T.   Total:  601  -  3X  Thomas  Sightron 10-50  JSB 13.4</div> <div>    190  -  0X  //  204  -  3X  //  207  -  0X </div> <bR> <div> 12  Dan S.    DNF    </div> <bR> <div> 13  Ron  Z.   DNF    Theoben   Rapid 7   Bushnell 6-18  JSB 13.4</div> <div>  ( .22 Cal.  Magazine jam;  multiple pellet load)     </div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <div>   </div> <div> <IMG SRC="73852220.jpg" border=0 width="338" height="290" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   Adelle  P.      Loading for another bullseye.</div> <bR> <div> Click   <A HREF="id296.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="IMG_1867"><U>HERE </U></A> for additional event pics.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>