Port Colborne Field Target Club
Results for October 4, 2008
It was a balmy seven degrees Celsius when I pulled into the club at 8:00 AM and
skies were partly cloudy. Shortly after that the guys started showing up and
setting up the lanes they were responsible for. Before long the temperature rose
to a more respectable level and a sweatshirt was all that was needed to be
comfortable. It was great to welcome Marshall to his first FT match and he sure
made the best of it.
After the course was all set up and everyone was dialed in, we headed out to the
lanes in eight squads with two shooters per squad. The course had great variety
in target placement and difficulty. The average on the Troyer scale was 33.9 and
it offered something for all levels. Wind was very light and not really a
factor, but I feel the emergence of the mosquitoes when it warmed up should have
raised the difficulty. I could not find the column for mosquitoes or pests on
the spread sheet to calculate the difficulty.
By the break, most of us were scratching our heads about at least one target
that stumped us. After a bite to eat and a drink, we were back at it for the
second half.
When the dust had settled, Tom J. had earned Top Gun for the hunters and Dennis
L. and Marshall were tied for second, forcing a shoot off. Braden, one of our
junior hunters rounded out the awards for hunter by claiming fourth and the
Junior Hunter, Top Gun award. In our shoot off, Dennis was able to take the
target down on his first shot and Marshall split his pellet on the edge, giving
Dennis L. second place and Marshall third in his very first FT match. Stan and
Luke were tied for fifth and Haley raised her score six points from last match.
Congratulations to all the Hunter Division.
The Piston Division consisted of two shooters after the award of Top gun. On
this day it was Len who had the hot hand and ended up Top Gun. Bill shot a good
score as well and who knows which one will prevail next time.
The PCP Limited class had four shooters this time, but only two awards were
available due to a late entry. Within two lanes, Chris had all the dropped shots
for the match and was the top shooter of the day with a 57/60, earning him Top
Gun honours in his class. After a good start, I struggled to hang on for second
and Ted and Jeremy placed third and fourth respectively. Jeremy moved from the
Hunter Division to the Limited PCP field target division after just one match
and scored very well. It will not be long before an award will be making the
trip home with him.
Three shooters battled it out in the Open PCP Division. Tom P. was able to clip
Don by one point to win the division, Don placed second and Dennis E. was third.
Since some had places to go after the match, awards were presented and targets
were pulled. A few that could stay shot on the sight in range for fun or to try
another rig. Everything was wrapped up and packed up by supper time and we all
headed our separate ways.
We have been planning a hunter style match to be held at Port Colborne since the
early summer and have now scheduled it for November 1st, since other Elmira Club
commitments led the cancellation of the field target match scheduled for that
day in Waterloo. Details for the match will be sent out soon and we are keeping
our fingers crossed for great fall day. Get those hunter rigs dialed in and do
not forget to brush up on the rules for the Hunter Division if you have not had
the experience of shooting in this division.
Thanks to everyone who attended and made the day a very enjoyable one. Thanks
also to everyone that set up lanes and helped in any way. Field target shooters
are a great bunch and I look forward to seeing you all again soon.
Tim MacSweynResults Chart
Rifles are .177 unless designated otherwise.
Place, Shooter, Score, Gun, Scope, Pellet
Hunter Division -- Score /120
1 Tom Jackson 88 AA S400 Leapers 8-32 JSBJ .22
2 Dennis Leite* 77** EWC-QB79 Leapers 8-32 JSBL
3 Marshall Doan 77** Cr 2260 Tasco 6-24 RWS .22
4 Bradon Meeboer -J 67 Cr 2289 Simmons 6.5-20 Benj
5 Stan Robertson 55 QB 79 Leapers 4-16 RW-FT .22
6 Luke Riddell -J 55 QB78 Rex 3-9 Cr .22
7 Haley Riddell -J 44 Baikel Mp512 Rex 3-9 CP
Piston Division -- Score/60
1 Len Joe 37 FWB 300S Bushnell 5-15 JSBL
2
Bill Shikatani 30 AA Pro Sport Bushnell 8-32 JSBH
PCP Division -- Score/60
1 Tom Peretti 52 SteyrLG100ZM Nikko 10-50 JSBH
2 Don Irvine* 51 Steyr LG100FT S&B FT JSBH
3 Dennis Eden* 41 USFT Leupold 35X CPH
Limited PCP -- Score/60
1 Chris Nicholson* 57 AA Pro Target BSA 10-50 JSBH
2 Tim MacSweyn* 44 AA S400-SL Deben 10-50 JSBL
3 Ted Gibson 41 Solo Bushnell 8-32 JSBL
4 Jeremy Zobel 28 AA MPR FT Bushnell 8-32 JSBL
J Junior
* Set up lanes for the match
** Place decided by shoot off