DIFTA Saturday November 3rd - Penultimate match of the Season !
60 shot match on 12 lanes average difficulty around 27 T, with a mix of easy targets and some tricky ones to keep everybody interested, including some combination of off hand, kneeling and rapid fire.
The sight-in range will open once all the strings are set starting around 8:30. Registration will open at 9:00. At 9:45 we'll have the mandatory shooters' meeting and the match will start at 10:00. Grill will be light for after match BBQ.
See you Saturday!
The DIFTA Staff
Match report
Eight shooters attended Saturday’s match held on a crisp fall day. Temps were in the low 50s, starting with partial overcast and intermittent sun later in the day, but with wind guests of 10-15 mph and faster throughout the day this was a challenging course. The 60 shot match, setup by Paolo, had 8 lanes with three targets shot twice, and four lanes with three targets shot once. Two of the three target lanes were forced offhand position, and two were fast lanes with two minutes allowed to acquire and hit targets. Although the average course difficulty was 27T, for any shot beyond 20 yards it was necessary to use some form of Kentucky Windage and the match scores illustrate the shooters varying skills in adjusting for wind. Experience showed with Brian Van Liew and Hector Medina achieving impressive scores for the conditions. John Scherer, a first time FT shooter, shot an amazing score of 26 points, using a rifle and scope borrowed from Ted Andro with which he had less than 10 mins experience on the sight in range before the match started. Mark Mayer acted as match director and grill master for our traditional post match BBQ.
| Shooter | Rifle | Scope | Pellet | Division | Class | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Strong | FX Crown .22 | Aztec Emerald | JSB 14.3 | Hunter | PCP | 37 |
| Ted Andro | BSA R-10 | Hawke 8-32 | JSB 8.44 | Hunter | PCP | 36 |
| John Scherer | Daystate Regal | UTG 4-16x | JSB 10.34 | Hunter | PCP | 26 |
| Mark Mercer | Marauder | Aeon 6-24x | JSB 10.34 | Hunter | PCP | 26 |
| Brian Van Liew | FX400 FT | Nikko Diamond 10-50x60 | AA 10.3 | Open | PCP | 53 |
| Mark Mayer | Air Wolf .22 | Sightron SIII 10-50x60 | H&N FT 14.66 | Open | PCP | 44 |
| Rex Gori | AA Pro Sport | Leupold 6.5-20x40 | JSB 10.4 | Open | Piston | 44 |
| Hector Medina | OCA WFTF D-54 | Sightron SIII FT 10-50 x 60 | AA 8.44 | WFTF | Piston | 43 |
Our next match is on Saturday December 8.
Dear Mark and Paolo;
Thanks for a great match!
It's been a LONG time that I had not had so much fun.
Yes the wind was challenging, but it's the only way to learn how to shoot in it!
I am sure Paolo had a little bit of mercy for us because most of the KZ's were more than reasonable. I only remember 2 (instead of the usual 6) KZ's at ½" or less.
Shooting with my own gun played an important part, I have to admit. I had almost given up hope of ever recovering my gun from the claws of UPS (Poland). Luckily, good friends from the industry stepped up to the plate and hit a home run for me.
Anyway, gun seems to be doing as good as ever and I did have more than my share of mistakes (all of them duly noted and accepted). Still, shooting more than 80% of the Match High, with a sub-12 ft-lbs spring-piston under those conditions was extremely rewarding.
It's going to be a tough "year" (275 days and counting) to get in shape for England. Competition there is going to be FIERCE. And they have "home turf" advantage.
Hope to see you all in December!
Thanks again!
HM
