June 11, 2017 BR Match
Today's Match begins a string of Bench Rest competitions through the Summer and early Fall. When the weather turns from hot and humid to torrid and sultry in Southwest Florida our Field Target activity stalls. We shift gears and move under cover to shoot off our club's concrete benches on the 100 yard range.
Today's conditions were fairly pleasant. Sky was moderately cloudy which kept temps under 90 degrees. Humidity was tolerable and wind speeds were mild, generally under 5MPH. Threatening rains never appeared.
Jack & Colin have been doing a fantastic job preparing the target stands, marshaling the shoots, recording scores and keeping the events safe and smooth flowing. In addition to our usual 25 meter shoots, DeSoto Airgunners will be hosting a 50 yard bench rest match (now tentatively scheduled for August ).
Today's match had 9 shooters and one very serious on-looker who plans to join in our fun later this season. Billed as a Club Match ( Fun Only Event) we followed the USARB guidelines; shooting a 3-card, 75 shot event. Neil brought his TX springer but encountered some difficulty, and a couple guys shot sub-12-ft.lb PCP. Everyone fell into the "Heavy Varmint" category.
In addition to Jack & Colin, Bill Shade earned a special shout out for handling the scoring duty. Bill also was Top Gun today with the highest score and most bulls. Some 18 points and 11 bulls behind was Jerry McGee who placed second while shooting a borrowed gun. Good Shooting guys.
At the conclusion of today's fun shoot we were invited to join a catered lunch sponsored by the Cowboy Action Shooters under the DeSoto Gun Club pavilion. Pulled Pork Fajitas, salad, salsa and fixings ending with two kinds of desert. Muchas gracias !
Today's Bench Rest Scores :
Shooter
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Rifle
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CARD 1
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CARD 2
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CARD 3
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Total Score
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pts X
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pts X
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pts X
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pts X
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Bill Shade
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TM1000
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235 6X
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238 5X
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225 2X
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708 13X
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Jerry McGee
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Steyr LG100HP
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234 1X
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223 0X
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233 1X
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690 2X
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Bill Frazee
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Air Arms S400
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225 1X
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230 3X
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224 0X
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679 4X
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Jack Rainey
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Air Arms S200
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224 3X
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223 1X
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225 4X
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672 8X
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Linda McGee
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FX Royale 400 (.22)
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227 0X
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219 1X
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221 1X
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667 2X
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Sean Forsyth
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FX Wildcat (.25)
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214 0X
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204 4X
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231 5X
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658 9X
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Ron Zeman
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Theoben Rapid (.22)
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151 0X
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237 2X
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240 2X
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628 4X
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Colin Pilkington
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FX BullPup
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201 1X
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208 0X
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192 1X
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601 2X
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Neil Jones
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TX200 (Spring Gun)
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200 1X
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DNF
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DNF
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DNF
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