October 12 Club Match
This was our Seasonal Restart Match when the weather usually turns more comfortable and the humidity drops off in SouthWest Florida. Not so much today.
Temps started out in the mid 70's and rose to the low 90's at the match conclusion. The Sun was shining bright and a slight breeze was blowing from the South at about 8 MPH with a few higher gusts. We didn't have access to our Sunbrella's and it was a little warm shooting in those "exposed" lanes. Today's match consisted of seven lanes; three targets per lane for a total of 42 shots. Lane 7 inclued 3 offhand targets (6 shots) from our elevated airplane boarding ramp.
We had a turnout of eight shooters. Four of us just returned from the 2014 US FT Nationals in Heflin AL. consequently, the course was set a little more challenging than usual. We also had a complete new comer (Steve R.) who only came to observe but was soon cajoled into shooting the course. ( What a good sport ! ) I'm sure he was learning much from such an "experienced" group of shooters. Steve managed to kill a couple targets along the way. I hope he'll consider taking up air rifle field target as a serious pastime.
As the rest of the country begins to consider it's seasonal slow-down, we're just getting started in Southwest Florida. Hopefully our next match ( November 9th) will find us in cooler more comfortable weather conditions. We hope to see some snowbirds and newcomers this season.
Equipment Matrix and Scores:
Name
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Rifle
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Scope
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Pellet
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Score
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PRECHARGE:
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Ron Z
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LG100ZM
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Nikko 10-50
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JSB-H
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36
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Emilio M.
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AA EV-2
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Sightron 10-50
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AA 8.4
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32
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Paul S.
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TM 1000
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Hawke 6-24
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AA 10.3
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28
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PISTON: ( WFTF)
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Donovan T.
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I S P
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Sightron 10-50
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AA 10.4
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39
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Neil Jones
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TX200
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Sightron 10-50
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AA 8.4
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26
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HUNTER Div.
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Colin P. (piston)
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HW77
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RWS 8-12
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FTS 8.6
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20
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Jack R. (piston)
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TX200
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Tasco 6-24
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CP-L
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18
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Steve R. ( Newbie )
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HW30
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Hawke 4-120
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JSB 8.4
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2
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