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Dave Shattuck
Guest
Other than for a slight 10 to 15 MPH breeze with gusts into the mid to upper 20’s, and switchy, we had a great day for our first match of the season. Nine shooters came out to enjoy a sunny 65° day with one of them being our old friend Roger Gagnon who was coming back after a several year hiatus. We were also joined by first-time rimfire benchrester, Doug Shea who is not new to shooting, as he’s one of the top Air Gunners in the area, but this was his first rimfire match ever.
For the rimfire portion of the day there were no surprises with some very familiar names topping the charts, as the results below show:
SPORTER CLASS
1.) PENNY HADFIELD 245-8X
2.) Al Hadfield 243-6X
3.) Michael Gallant 242-7X
4.) Mark Roucheleau 240-9X
5.) Dave Shattuck 238-8X
6.) Paul Bendix 230-4X
7.) Roger Gagnon 218-3X
8.) Barry Wood 191-0X
9.) Doug Shea DNQ
10.5# CLASS
1.) MARK ROCHELEUA 248-17X
2.) Al Hadfield 247-14X
3.) Penny Hadfield 246-12X FM13 (decided by 2nd X shot)
4.) Michael Gallant 246-12X FM13
5.) Paul Bendix 245-9X
6.) Dave Shattuck 241-6X
7.) Roger Gagnon 240-7X
8.) Doug Shea 234-6X
9.) Barry Wood 223-9X
13.5# CLASS
1.) PENNY HADFIELD 249-18X
2.) Al Hadfield 247-12X
3.) Mark Rocheleau 246-9X
4.) Dave Shattuck 245-11X
5.) Michael Gallant 245-8X
6.) Paul Bendix 239-8X
7.) Doug Shea 239-6X
8.) Roger Gagnon 228-2X
9.) Barry Wood 219-2X
Yup, as I said, some very familiar names topped the charts.
After taking a short break and making whatever adjustments were necessary to prepare the range for AGBR, only three of us were left to sit back down and take care of business.
Now, for those of you who may not be aware of this, the wind truly does have a different effect on a pellet in flight than it does on the flight of a rimfire bullet. The primary difference being that due to a pellets lighter weight combined with its slower speed, things tend to skip around on you a lot quicker than you might expect making it a lot easier to get caught by a shifting condition. But, the funny thing is, even though both the .22’s and .177’s are flying at approximately the same speeds, it seems that the little .177, even though it’s approximately 1/3 lighter, is less effected than it’s heavier cousin, the .22. And, except for one instance, the results of today showed this:
UL-1
1.) DAVE SHATTUCK 247-7X ZM THEOBEN MFR .177 JSB HEAVY
2.) Paul Bendix 243-4X ZM Theoben MFR .22 JSB
3.) Doug Shea 236-1X Theoben Rapid .22 Kodiac
UL-2
1.) DOUG SHEA 246-5X THEOBEN RAPID .22 JSB
2.) Dave Shattuck 244-4X ZM Theoben MFR .177 JSB Heavy
3.) Paul Bendix 237-4X USFT .22 JSB
UL-3
1.) DAVE SHATTUCK 241-5X ZM THEOBEN MFR .177 JSB HEAVY
2.) Doug Shea 240-0X Theoben Rapid .22 JSB
3.) Paul Bendix 231-3X USFT .22 JSB
AGGREGATE SCORES
1.) DAVE SHATTUCK 732-16X
2.) Doug Shea 722-6X
3.) Paul Bendix 711-11x
It was a fun day and we are all now looking forward to next months match with high hopes of having more Air gunners finding their way to the range.
Our next match is scheduled for June 27th, so mark your calendar, and I look forward to seeing you then.
Dave Shattuck
For the rimfire portion of the day there were no surprises with some very familiar names topping the charts, as the results below show:
SPORTER CLASS
1.) PENNY HADFIELD 245-8X
2.) Al Hadfield 243-6X
3.) Michael Gallant 242-7X
4.) Mark Roucheleau 240-9X
5.) Dave Shattuck 238-8X
6.) Paul Bendix 230-4X
7.) Roger Gagnon 218-3X
8.) Barry Wood 191-0X
9.) Doug Shea DNQ
10.5# CLASS
1.) MARK ROCHELEUA 248-17X
2.) Al Hadfield 247-14X
3.) Penny Hadfield 246-12X FM13 (decided by 2nd X shot)
4.) Michael Gallant 246-12X FM13
5.) Paul Bendix 245-9X
6.) Dave Shattuck 241-6X
7.) Roger Gagnon 240-7X
8.) Doug Shea 234-6X
9.) Barry Wood 223-9X
13.5# CLASS
1.) PENNY HADFIELD 249-18X
2.) Al Hadfield 247-12X
3.) Mark Rocheleau 246-9X
4.) Dave Shattuck 245-11X
5.) Michael Gallant 245-8X
6.) Paul Bendix 239-8X
7.) Doug Shea 239-6X
8.) Roger Gagnon 228-2X
9.) Barry Wood 219-2X
Yup, as I said, some very familiar names topped the charts.
After taking a short break and making whatever adjustments were necessary to prepare the range for AGBR, only three of us were left to sit back down and take care of business.
Now, for those of you who may not be aware of this, the wind truly does have a different effect on a pellet in flight than it does on the flight of a rimfire bullet. The primary difference being that due to a pellets lighter weight combined with its slower speed, things tend to skip around on you a lot quicker than you might expect making it a lot easier to get caught by a shifting condition. But, the funny thing is, even though both the .22’s and .177’s are flying at approximately the same speeds, it seems that the little .177, even though it’s approximately 1/3 lighter, is less effected than it’s heavier cousin, the .22. And, except for one instance, the results of today showed this:
UL-1
1.) DAVE SHATTUCK 247-7X ZM THEOBEN MFR .177 JSB HEAVY
2.) Paul Bendix 243-4X ZM Theoben MFR .22 JSB
3.) Doug Shea 236-1X Theoben Rapid .22 Kodiac
UL-2
1.) DOUG SHEA 246-5X THEOBEN RAPID .22 JSB
2.) Dave Shattuck 244-4X ZM Theoben MFR .177 JSB Heavy
3.) Paul Bendix 237-4X USFT .22 JSB
UL-3
1.) DAVE SHATTUCK 241-5X ZM THEOBEN MFR .177 JSB HEAVY
2.) Doug Shea 240-0X Theoben Rapid .22 JSB
3.) Paul Bendix 231-3X USFT .22 JSB
AGGREGATE SCORES
1.) DAVE SHATTUCK 732-16X
2.) Doug Shea 722-6X
3.) Paul Bendix 711-11x
It was a fun day and we are all now looking forward to next months match with high hopes of having more Air gunners finding their way to the range.
Our next match is scheduled for June 27th, so mark your calendar, and I look forward to seeing you then.
Dave Shattuck
