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Summer is here for sure now ... It was a little hot, maybe touched 90F while we were shooting, but as usual, it was "breezy". The winds switched back and forth from West to East, and even swapped from South to North a number of times, getting stronger, but a little less gusty as the day progressed.
Honestly, had any experienced gunner just looked at the conditions and were asked the chances of ANY sub-moa targets being fired with an airgun that day he might have been dubious.
I had my new windflag out, and though its a bit unconventional and "dippy", I found it a very good indicator of a change that might give a vertical shift to my shots ... Nobody else seemed to be able to take it serious, to my pleasure!
Ok, to come clean, BESIDES the new windflag out on the range, I had a little American flag under my NEW AMERICAN barrel, and boy was it humming along! I WAS studying the flags harder yesterday, but my hot taper-lapped stainless steel barrel was sure making it easier for me to put em where I needed em! I fired the only groups "in the teens" (a .18 and a .19) of the day, and am pleased as punch to say I'm now shooting a totally American-made gun, and that its first time out with the barrel that completes it, and its already a winner!
Tim McMurray and Matt Kellerman had also hastily jammed the new MAC1/BR tubes into their guns, but had zero shots downrange on them when they started sighting in.
Competition was very close, with only ten thousandths of an inch separating the average scores of the first three runners-up, but look out when these guys (including Matt Saenz) get their new Mac1/BR rifles sorted ... I have a feeling things are heating up!
July 18, 2010 fifty yard Benchrest match, Temecula, Ca.
Shooter rifle cal tgt1 tgt2 tgt3 30 group agg.
LD USFT .22 .490 .483 494 .489
Tim McMurray USFT .22 .563 .671 .666 .633
Roger Lovet USFT .22 .532 .736 .661 .643
Matt Saenz Cyclone .22 .62 .712 .631 .654
Roger Lovet USFT .177 .649 .673 .896 .739
Matt Kellerman USFT .22 .828 .909 .822 .853
Rich Wood 850 Gamo .177 1.040 .673 1.258 .990
Rich Wood Dominator .22 1.096 1.459 .770 1.108
Tim Donaldson USFT .22 1.178 1.451 1.118 1.269
Honestly, had any experienced gunner just looked at the conditions and were asked the chances of ANY sub-moa targets being fired with an airgun that day he might have been dubious.
I had my new windflag out, and though its a bit unconventional and "dippy", I found it a very good indicator of a change that might give a vertical shift to my shots ... Nobody else seemed to be able to take it serious, to my pleasure!
Ok, to come clean, BESIDES the new windflag out on the range, I had a little American flag under my NEW AMERICAN barrel, and boy was it humming along! I WAS studying the flags harder yesterday, but my hot taper-lapped stainless steel barrel was sure making it easier for me to put em where I needed em! I fired the only groups "in the teens" (a .18 and a .19) of the day, and am pleased as punch to say I'm now shooting a totally American-made gun, and that its first time out with the barrel that completes it, and its already a winner!
Tim McMurray and Matt Kellerman had also hastily jammed the new MAC1/BR tubes into their guns, but had zero shots downrange on them when they started sighting in.
Competition was very close, with only ten thousandths of an inch separating the average scores of the first three runners-up, but look out when these guys (including Matt Saenz) get their new Mac1/BR rifles sorted ... I have a feeling things are heating up!
July 18, 2010 fifty yard Benchrest match, Temecula, Ca.
Shooter rifle cal tgt1 tgt2 tgt3 30 group agg.
LD USFT .22 .490 .483 494 .489
Tim McMurray USFT .22 .563 .671 .666 .633
Roger Lovet USFT .22 .532 .736 .661 .643
Matt Saenz Cyclone .22 .62 .712 .631 .654
Roger Lovet USFT .177 .649 .673 .896 .739
Matt Kellerman USFT .22 .828 .909 .822 .853
Rich Wood 850 Gamo .177 1.040 .673 1.258 .990
Rich Wood Dominator .22 1.096 1.459 .770 1.108
Tim Donaldson USFT .22 1.178 1.451 1.118 1.269
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