Diablo Field Target Match September 21 Results
With the alarm set for 6:00am and my
bio-clock still off a bit from my recent trip to Kentucky for the
Nationals, I awoke with a stir at 4:30am. I tried to roll over and
go back to sleep but my head was already filled with thoughts of one
thing. Field Target! It was match day. Time for our September match
of the 2008 season at Diablo Field Target Association. After tossing
and turning for a while I gave up on going back to sleep, climbed
out of bed and prepared myself for the days event. The hour and a
half drive from my home out to the range where we shoot our events
was a dismal one. The thick marine layer over the sky looked cold
and possibly even drizzly. I thought to myself, "well, it is Fall
now I guess". However, by the time I arrived the sky was California
blue and sunny as usual. The air was comfortably cool with sunshine
warming it slowly. There was a gentle breeze sweeping in from the
west. Definitely was a beautiful morning and a great day to shoot
some Field Target.
At 8:30am our match director Greg T. was already getting started
with the set up. I unloaded my gear and quickly joined him with a
few others soon to follow. There was some light talk about the
Nationals in Kentucky. The micro kill zones, techniques and
equipment, as well as the standings made for some quiet conversation
while putting together the days Field Target course. With all the
early arrivals and helpfulness the entire course, practice targets
and spinners, were up and ready lickity-split.
With a few regulars and new shooters absent, the day seemed sort of
quiet on the course. Still we had 8 contenders ready for Field
Target action. 4 in Spring Piston and 4 in PCP. John L. enjoying his
recently acquired MPR stock for his S410 continued his improvement
this season with a strong score (36) and a tie in points for second
with Greg T. shooting his Walther Dominator. Greg opted to skip the
shoot off for time sake and like a true gentleman accepted third
place and placing second by decision to John L. Last match's winner
Bill H. shooting his Steyer shot a respectable match (34) just
behind Greg and John. First place in PCP went to myself (Lonnie S.)
shooting my S400 Side Lever with a score of (42) .
In spring Piston, Pat J. showed up chasing his zero on a week old
8-32x Leapers mounted on his Hw97. Despite the challenges of
sighting in a new scope, Pat still came away with a very respectable
score (33) and 1st place for the match. Not far behind was newer
shooter Daniel R. scoring a (27) and taking 2nd with his Bam-40. Way
to go D-man!! Daniel has been steadily improving each match and I
suspect that he will force to be reckoned with soon enough. Just
behind Daniel was Doug B. (22) and Eric K. (18).
The folks who couldn't make it today were certainly missed but its
always a pleasure to shoot with this crowd, big or small, on such a
beautiful day. We will be looking forward to seeing more of the
others at our next 2 matches. The season is still very much in
contention in both Spring Piston and Pcp classes. Anything can
happen so don't miss out!
Match results: out of 48 possible points
PCP Division:
Lonnie S. 42
John L. 36
Greg T. 36
Bill H. 34
Spring Piston:
Pat J. 33
Daniel R. 27
Doug B. 22
Eric K. 18
Eric and Daniel squaded together working their magic on Lane 5.
John L. in the meditation barrel contemplating his next move. (Pat said he couldn't resist taking the photo)
Lonnie S. locking and Loading for the next knockdown.
Greg T. and Bill H. were squaded together. Here they are working on the targets on Lane 5
