wolfmangreg
HAM Ranger
Hot & occasionally wet weekend, but had a great time. Rimfires on Saturday, airguns of all types on Sunday.
Got caught in the rain while setting up Friday, didn't last too long though. Then a gully washer cut loose Saturday mid-match. Some shooters were close enough to the sheltered practice line to take cover there. I wasn't, but for once was prepared! Strapped an umbrella to my buggy just in case, and it was the case. Spent the next 20 minutes standing next to my equipment buggy, under the umbrella, enjoying the sounds of a summer thunderstorm in the woods. Was actually pretty cool
We soldiered on after the storm blew over, finishing a little muddy but no worse for the wear. Clouded up a few times Sunday & thought we might hit the trifecta, but each time it passed over without a drop. 2 out of 3 ain't bad!
Forgot to catch all of the airgun makes present, but know for sure these were represented:
- Taipan Veteran II
- Air Arms S500 or 510, forget which
- Weihrauch HW100 (shooter's last name is Weihrauch, couldn't resists owning a rifle with his namesake
)
- AGT Vulcan, not sure which generation
The CRP field where most of the 70+ yard shots usually go hasn't been cut yet & was too high for setting targets. For the rimfire & 50fpe+ airguns, course was a bit on the easier side for this reason. We did compensate by using smaller kill zones on many lanes- lots of 1.25" & under out there. Still, a bit on the easy side for the rimfire & 45 fpe+ airgun shooters. Not so much for the lower powered airguns; lots of shots at 45 yards & beyond, many small kill zones, & some lanes forced less than optimal firing positions to avoid vegetation. Nonetheless, I still managed to trim one stalk
Got caught in the rain while setting up Friday, didn't last too long though. Then a gully washer cut loose Saturday mid-match. Some shooters were close enough to the sheltered practice line to take cover there. I wasn't, but for once was prepared! Strapped an umbrella to my buggy just in case, and it was the case. Spent the next 20 minutes standing next to my equipment buggy, under the umbrella, enjoying the sounds of a summer thunderstorm in the woods. Was actually pretty cool
We soldiered on after the storm blew over, finishing a little muddy but no worse for the wear. Clouded up a few times Sunday & thought we might hit the trifecta, but each time it passed over without a drop. 2 out of 3 ain't bad!
Forgot to catch all of the airgun makes present, but know for sure these were represented:
- Taipan Veteran II
- Air Arms S500 or 510, forget which
- Weihrauch HW100 (shooter's last name is Weihrauch, couldn't resists owning a rifle with his namesake
)- AGT Vulcan, not sure which generation
The CRP field where most of the 70+ yard shots usually go hasn't been cut yet & was too high for setting targets. For the rimfire & 50fpe+ airguns, course was a bit on the easier side for this reason. We did compensate by using smaller kill zones on many lanes- lots of 1.25" & under out there. Still, a bit on the easy side for the rimfire & 45 fpe+ airgun shooters. Not so much for the lower powered airguns; lots of shots at 45 yards & beyond, many small kill zones, & some lanes forced less than optimal firing positions to avoid vegetation. Nonetheless, I still managed to trim one stalk
