Air Gun Events – RF&G Club (rockvillefishandgameclub.com)
Match Date: 2025 April 13th, Sunday – Rockville Fish & Game Club Field Target Match
Address: Fish & Game Rd, Vernon, CT (I-84 Exit 67, South on Mile Hill Rd)
Location: Clubhouse Course Gate A (First Gate on Left)
Rifle Match - 60 shots - 30 targets – 15 lanes.
Two shots per target – 4 shots per lane – 5-minute time limit
The following six classes and rules will be used:
· PCP Hunter
· PCP Combined Open & Unlimited*
· PCP WFTF
· Piston Hunter
· Piston Combined WFTF, Open & Unlimited*
· Break Barrel (Novice) Class – any gas piston or spring break barrel air rifle, 12x max scope, any type of rest and seat, rangefinders are allowed (scoring 2 pts knock down, 1 pt. face plate hit) closer target counts, far target is a bonus score.
*Unlimited Class (attached bipods, tripods, range finders are allowed)
9:00 AM Registration/Open Practice beside rifle range
9:45 AM Shooter's Meeting (Squad and lane assignments, hand out scorecards and timers)
10:00 AM Match start.
Entry fee: $15 Adults, $10 Juniors or RFG members
Must sign a waiver/release of liability form good for the current year.
Eye protection is required.
Highly recommend bringing your own folding chair and insect repellent.
88 cubic foot air tank will be provided for PCP shooters.
Contact: Leo Gonzales (gonzav71@gmail.com) or Bill Milewski (wmcmkm@live.com)
Part of the New England Field Target League
It’s on the Minuteman FT calendar. You have to expand the day to see other matches listed.
Anyways. Pray for good weather. Hope to see you this Sunday.
I don't know if this is good, or bad. You being a Maine inhabitant, I would assume you are pretty tough weather-wise.
My weather service says there is 40% chance of a whole day drizzle, at the rate of 0.02 inches per hour for a total for the day of about 0.3".
Temps should start at around 36° and top at around 44° by the end of the Match.
Since the Match will be in a wooded area, I would take my waterproofs (for me and my bumbag, but you do not use one), clean my gun all over with Pledge the night before and go.
😉
Hope you make it. Hope I COULD make it, LOL!
Have a good shoot!
HM
Rockville Fish & Game Club Field Target Match Report – 2025 April 13
Location: Fish & Game Rd, Vernon, CT
Match Site: Woods, shaded
Temperature: 37-46 degrees Fahrenheit, Overcast
Wind: 10 mph
Number of Targets: 30 (60 points maximum)
Average Distance: 41.5 yards (20 targets over 40 yards)
Average Kill Zone: 1 3/8” (Mix of 1”, 35 mm, 1 ½” & 40 mm kill zones)
Course Difficulty: 33.8T without environmental factors
Match Times: 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Results/Attendees: (10 shooters total)
PCP WFTF
45/60 Chas D – RAW TM1000 – JSB 8.4 grains – Sightron 10-50x60
28/60 Pete S – Steyr Challenge FT – JSB 8/4 grains – Sightron 10-50x60
Piston WFTF
49//60 Leo G – Walther LGU - JSB 8.4 grains – Sightron 10-50x60
PCP Hunter
47/60 Karen R – Thomas Carbine – JSB 13.4 grains – Sightron 10-50x60
46/60 Matt S – Daystate Red Wolf – JSB 10.3 grains – Sightron 10-50x60
44/60 Alan E - Daystate Wolverine - JSB 10.3 grains – Falcon 10-50x60
42/60 Stephan H – Thomas Carbine – JSB 13.4 grains – March
35/60 Tom W – Air Arms S500 – AADF 8.4 grains – Hawke Air Max 4-16x
Hunter Piston
35/60 Eli F – Air Arms TX200 – AADF 8.4 grains – Athlon Helos 6-24x50
Open
35/60 (12 lanes) Scott V – FX Streamline – JSB 10.3 grains – Sightron 10-60x56
Remarks:
This was our first field target match for 2025. We were lucky to have 10 people brave enough to shoot in the cold windy weather. It snowed and then rained setting up the course the day before.
After a brief safety meeting, we had people assigned squads and lanes. I am happy to report we did not have any cold lines. We had left all the targets out all winter long and they functioned well. The course was the same setup from last year's CT state match.
The wind blew behind the shooting position and switched left and right in 45-degree angle. Many misses occurred when the wind switched directions upon taking a shot.
Scott forgot his fill probe for his FX rifle. He was only able to do 12 out of the 15 lanes.
Continental breakfast was served before the match, and chili was served for lunch after the match.
Thank you for the people who helped clean up afterwards.
Leo Gonzales – FT course planner
Rockville Fish & Game
Results and Photos are available in the link below
http://rockvillefishandgameclub.com/air-gun-activities/
Airgun Field Target - New England Field Target League (nefieldtargetleague.org)
Hector, The age factor has kicked in and gets worst every year. Getting my equipment wet is another consideration. My wife had her right shoulder replacement two weeks ago so that is my major consideration. She is on the mend and had her first PT appt yesterday. We will cross paths soon.
The weather up this way has really sucked this winter. Jan until Middle of March the temps didn't get above freezing. April has snowed, sleeted, or rained almost everyday. Yesterday it was the best day I have seen since the end of last October. Today it started out raining but now the sun is actually out and approaching 50 degrees.
Take care, Bill
The Irish say that as long as there is enough blue sky to make a pair of mens' underpants, it has been a sunny day.
😉
Best to you and yours.
HM
