Starting a field target club
This report is for reader Hoppalong Doc, who is considering doing this. It’s also for the rest of you who might like to try it
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This report is for reader Hoppalong Doc, who is considering doing this. It’s also for the rest of you who might like to try it
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5 Scoring field target is really what the game is all about, because every shooter is in it for the score. And, all of you know by now that successfully knocking down a target gives the shooter a point, just as leaving it standing earns no point. … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4 We looked at target mechanisms and methods of permanent emplacement last time. Today, I’ll focus on the details of target hardware, especially the stuff that can prevent the target from working. Not so simpleWhen you first see a field target, you’re impressed by its simplicity. After running … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2Part 3 We’re having some wind here in Texas, so the third report on the Webley Raider 10 has to be postponed. I haven’t forgotten it. Let’s talk about emplacing field targets and the types of mechanisms they use. You may think you’re done when you buy the targets, but … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2 I was sort of pushed into becoming a match director. We (the four founders of DIFTA) didn’t know anything about running a match, and I was the only one who had ever competed in one. But the matches I competed in were what we would now call Hunter Class, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 I started this series for Wayne in Ashland, but since we won’t be running the Pyramyd AIR field target course this year, I am going to present as many of the classroom segments of the course as possible in the blog. This is for anyone who wants to shoot field … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier (AKA Tom Gaylord) This series is for Wayne in Ashland and for anyone else who thinks that he or she is the only airgunner on the face of the earth. I don’t care where you live, you can start a field target club. Okay, you guys in New York City and Chicago … Read more