A Field Target match will be held on Sunday November 5 at DIFTA on the IWLAWAC chapter property, 26430 Mullinix Mill Road, Mt Airy MD 21771.
The course is 60 shots, 10 lanes, with one kneeling and one offhand lane, with three targets per lane shot twice. The average course difficulty is 30.3 T, with 10 shots > 40 yards; two 3/8” targets and six 0.5” targets.
WE NEED A FEW HELPERS AT 8:30 AM TO SET OUT STRINGS. The sight in range will be open from 9:00 – 9:50. Mandatory shooters and safety meeting and squad assignments at 9:50. Match starts at 10:00 am sharp.
Match fees are $10 for IWLAWAC members and $15 for guests. We need a minimum of 4 shooters to run the match, SO PLEASE SIGNUP IN ADVANCE. If we don’t reach a quorum by 10:00 pm on Thursday 11/2 we will post a cancellation notice that evening.
Mark & Paulo
This is the last match of the season.
DIFTA Match Report Sunday, November 5, 2023
With only three shooters signed up a few days before the match I submitted a post to the personal adds “Lonely Field Target Shooter Seeks Company”. This had the desired effect and eleven shooters turned out for our last match of the season. Temps started in the low 50s and climbed into the high 60s. With plenty of sunshine and falling leaves the targets were well lit in contrast to our last match. It was looking like a great match and the sight in range was a pleasure to shoot …. But as soon as we had the safety meeting somebody flipped a switch on the wind machine. The wind came barreling in with gusts of 3-5 mph and stayed with us throughout the match, calming down again just as people took their final shots. The course was 60 shots, 10 lanes, with one kneeling and one offhand lane, with three targets per lane shot twice. The average course difficulty was 30.3 T, with 10 shots > 40 yards; two 3/8” targets and six 0.5” targets.
The wind combined with a challenging match design proved to be a challenge for everyone. The match high score of 51/60 was shot by Brian VanLiew in Open Division; Greg White took the high score of 49 in Hunter and Mark King led WFTF with 48/60, closely followed by Knobs. Al Otter was unable to shoot the forced position lanes and ask to be scored DNF but changed his mind when the MD told him he had the second highest score in the Open Division.
As always many thanks to those who travel long distances to compete and keep our sport alive and for a surprise turnout to end the season.
Paolo Amadeo designed the course and Mark Mayer acted as match Director.
The first match of 2024 at DIFTA is on Saturday March 23.
