Here is a link to the 2022 Texas Airgun Show writeup on this forum: https://airgunwarriors.com/community/postid/57984/
2022 Texas Airgun Show FT Match Report Arlington Sportsman’s Club 09/25/2022
We had 33 competitors join us on Sunday after the Texas Airgun Show at the ASC Field Target course! This is one of the most highly attended matches of each year and encourages show attendees to stay with us for one more day of airguns! Regular shooter Bill Burkett walked away from the show as the winner of a Hatsan USA RC Factor PCP rifle and scope package. I think we should encourage Bill to shoot it at the next match! Congrats Bill. Shooters came from Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas to shoot this match today. We had 15 lanes with 2 targets each, including two standing lanes for the course this month for a total of 60 shots. Scott Cotton painted the targets and checked them for proper operation and helped me setup the course on Friday morning. Thanks for all the help, Scott, and to everyone who helps me setup, run, and takedown the course each month. Kudos!!
The average Troyer this month was 31.7, SD 5.61, Avg Dist 30.3 yds, and Avg KZ 1.04”. It would not be an easy day for anyone.
We started at 10:00am after a thorough safety meeting for everyone, especially the new shooters that joined us. Everyone spread out on the course “shotgun” style and started shooting. We had one cold line for a string that was shot off, but that was it. I was paired with Jim Clarke and new shooter Jim Byrd who has been practicing and getting tips from Ron Robinson. Hunter PCP was once again the most numerous and contested class for the day with 25 shooters. 1st place was Art Womack with an outstanding 52/60 shooting his Daystate Redwolf, with a 4-shot lead over 2nd place Mike Atwell from OKC who shot 48/60 with his FX Dreamline. Paul Walker finished in 3rd place with 46/60 shooting his Thomas Carbine. Places 4 through 8 were mostly determined by offhand lane performances! It pays to practice your offhand and kneeling shots. Great job guys!
In Hunter Piston, Mark Welker came out on top with 44/60 shooting his Whiscombe JW65, besting Chris Simmons who had some troubles today.
In WFTF PCP, David Alsup finished first and match high score with 53/60 using his Thomas, while I finished second with 49/60 shooting my RAW TM1000, and Eric Pianori finished third shooting his custom Tau Brno(?) with 47/60.
You can see all the other scores and the equipment used in the table below, and some pics of the shooters at the match. Here is a link to all the Google photos taken during the Airgun Show and the FT Match ( https://photos.app.goo.gl/kgKpyT4kMPw1RAQF6 )
Our next match will be on Saturday, October 22, and this will be a Piston Rifle Championship Match hosted by the Assistant to the Match Director, Scott Cotton. You can bring a PCP rifle if you don’t have a piston gun and compete in the Fun Rifle class for bragging rights. This will be a 60-shot match and the Troyer factor will be a little lower than normal on account of the piston guns. Scott promises that he will be handing out awards for top finishers and other special mention competitors.
See you at the next match,
Jeff Cloud
Field Target Match Director
Arlington Sportsman’s Club
