Match Date: 2020 September 27 Sunday
Rifle Match – 54 shots – 27 targets – 9 lanes. Two shots per target – 6 shots per lane. 6 min time limit. One shooter per lane and will score themselves.
Course difficulty: Easy. Average distance is 27 yards with all full sized kill zones. Break barrel friendly. Only 5 targets over 40 yards. Possible perfect score for veteran shooters.
The following AAFTA classes and rules will be used:
PCP – Combined Hunter-Unlimited*, Open, WFTF
Piston – Combined WFTF-Open-Unlimited*, Hunter
*Unlimited Class (attached bipods, tripods, range finders are allowed)
Start anytime from 10:00 AM until 12:00 Noon. Practice range and course will be open.
Entry fee: $15 Adults, $10 Juniors or RFG members
Must sign a waiver/release of liability form. Eye protection is required. Use face coverings when 6 feet separation is not possible. Hand sanitizer will be available.
Highly recommend bringing your own folding chair. PCP shooters should bring their own air supply. Those who use rifle carriers must cover the entire rifle or just use a rifle case instead.
Location: Police Range, Rockville Fish & Game Club, Fish & Game Rd, Vernon, CT 06066 (I-84, Exit 67, Route 31-Mile Hill Rd) Use second gate on left not club house gate.
GPS Coordinates: 41.842105, -72.421880
http://www.rockvillefishandgameclub.com/
Contact: Bruce Samborski or Bernie Ducat
e-mail: uglysquirrel@cox.net or bernie_d_2@yahoo.com
Notice: This is the second air gun field target match for Rockville Fish & Game club. They are testing the waters to see if air gun field target is popular enough to warrant a regular event at the club.
Rockville Fish & Game Club Field Target Match Report – 2020 September 27
Location: Fish & Game Rd, Vernon, CT
Match Site: Open field, Sloping berms on three sides
Temperature: 75 degrees Fahrenheit – Cloudy and windy
Wind: 5 MPH, switching directions
Number of Targets: 27 (54 points maximum)
Average Distance: 27.11 yards (5 targets over 40 yards)
Average Kill Zone: 1.56” (Mix of 1 ½” & 40mm kill zones)
Course Difficulty: 23.5T with Wind (19.27T - Rated Easy)
Match Times: 9:00 AM–12:00 PM, Course Takedown 12:00-12:30 PM
Results/Attendees: (13 people attended - 10 shooters total)
PCP OPEN
52/54 Chas DiCapua – RAW TM1000 – JSB 10.3 grains – Sightron 10-50x60
PCP Unlimited
50/54 Bartek Dziedzic – Steyr LG110 – Crosman Premier Heavy 10.5 grains - Night Force MX8
Piston WFTF
48/54 Matt Brackett – FWB 300S – AA 8.4 grains – Falcon 5-30x56
44/54 Leo Gonzales – Air Arms TX200HC – AA 8.4 grains – Falcon 10-50x60
PCP Hunter
42/54 Alan Egolf – Air Arms S510 – JSB Express 14.3 grains – UTG 6-24x50
Piston Hunter
38/54 Brian Pepin – Diana 48 – AA 10.3 grains – UTG 4-16x44
38/54 Eddie Ellis – HW95L - FTT 8.64 grains – Alpha6 4.5-27x50
33/54 Sandy Pepin – Weihrauch HW50 – 8.4 grains – 4x16x50 scope
22/54 Chris Vann – Beeman Falcon – Field Line 8.3 grains – Umarex 3-9x40 Mil-Dot
14/54 Bernie Ducat – Diana 34 – Crosman Premier 7.9 grains
Remarks:
A very big thank you for those who attended Rockville’s second air gun field target match. We had 13 people attend the match. We at RFG were glad to see shooters coming from CT and MA. For COVID-19 compliance, people wore masks when 6 feet separation was not possible, and we had hand sanitizer available. To keep people hydrated, bottled water was available and donuts as well.
For this cloudy day, the wind changed directions and swirled in the open field police range.
An easy rated difficulty course was arranged for this very first field target match with all full-sized kill zones.
We had limited practice area allowing only 4 people at one time to sight in their rifles. The rest of the area was taken up by the 9 lanes for the match. After sighting in, three people at a time went to shoot the open lanes. We had the typical one standing and one kneeling lane.
One person almost cleaned the course but missed two points.
We had only two cold lines this time around and everything went smoothly.
When the last person handed their score card in, it took several minutes to clean up the police range with the help from the people who stayed.
Hope to see people next year.
Leo Gonzales – FT course planner
Rockville Fish & Game