BAGA
- Badgerland AirGun Association
2nd Annual Badgerland
Regional
Field Target Championships
September 8, 2001
The
second annual Badgerlands saw more than a two-fold increase in attendance.
The match was lengthened to 100 shots and fired in two relays on a two-course
set-up. Between the two relays, our own Bill Slater and his world famous "Millies
Pancake House Restaurant" provided lunch. Lots of goodies were available
to raise the heart rates of even the best shooters and full bellies did prove
to slow down the start of good scoring in the second round. Such is the “good-life”
of an FT shooter.
The
forecast for the weekend had called for severe storms, both on Friday's sight-in
day as well as for Saturdays match day. Thanks to a supporting Mother Nature,
neither storms nor rain were evident until the "rest" day on Sunday.
The weather has cooperated all this year and we were thankful, as we had shooters
from many far away states. Thanks again to all those that drove or flew from
distant points. We hope that your trips were well rewarded at our venue.
During
the pre-match sight-in, the winds did blow considerably and major decisions
were being waged …changed you windage setting or go with the standard and
hope the trees offered enough protection to keep the POI within the KZ. Our
course is set up inside a small forest with lots of huge virgin oaks and evergreens.
However, there are open areas and an old creek bed that opens up some channels
for the wind to swoop into play. Due to some of these challenges, the sight-in
line was quite active and thanks to the new canopies, the falling hickory
nuts were kept at bay from falling onto the shooters heads. It was also an
opportunity to see some of the new rigs, as it was quite a haven for the new
ZM Steyr of all formats, as well as the surprise new Walther LG conversion
of Wicha/Matticks.
The
100 shot match was spread out on 25 double-targeted lanes, 12 on the front
and 13 on the back course. Scores were posted for the first round during lunch,
but as the two courses varied in total count, as well as difficulty level,
they did not add much to strategizing for the second half. Targets ranged
from 16 yards to one actually set at 58 yards. Kill zones ranged from less
than 3/8" to 1-1/2" with majority being in the 3/4" range.
We had 3 off-hands and one kneeling positions shot and quite a few up in the
trees or on raised posts. Teams were comprised of two shooters and the starting
lanes were staggered with an open lane between each shooting team. This allowed
for a fast paced match and having open lanes between shooters prevented most
backups caused by over-cautious and indecisive shooters. These formats allowed
us to concentrate on shooting and be able to shoot the entire match and eat
lunch in less than 6 hours. Concentration was required as the course rating
was extremely difficult. We hope to be able to offer this same level difficulty
for future Badgerland Regionals.
At
the completion of the match, only the third place Open Division needed to
be determined by a post match "shoot-off". Awards included custom
etched Curved Glass Plaques and Crystal Obelisks. After the awards presentation,
a free club raffle was held to distribute prizes donated by club members.
In addition, AAFTA newsletter applications were distributed to newcomers and
several AAFTA pins and patches were sold in support of AAFTA. Again, congratulations to all winners and a
big thanks to all the participants who made the 2nd Annual Badgerlands
a great success. See you next year.
Reported
by Alex Modic - BAGA
Here
are the results of the 2nd Annual Badgerland Regional FT Championships
| Open - Shooter | Score/100 | Gun | Scope | Pellet |
|
1. Allen Zasadny 3. Vlad Berchanskiy Don Carkhuff Dennis Taki Wade Sutherland Stylie Edwards Rick Zerby Bob Winer Bill Slater Scott Hults Vince Pacheco Alex Modic Werner Wicha Don Fong |
90 81* 81* 57 56 47 38 30 |
ZMSteyrLG100 ZM2002 Ripley AR5S CR-X ZMSteyrLG100 FWB-P70 ZM CR-97 SE Daystate ZMSteyrLG100 Walther LG - DM NJR-100 |
BSA
10-50 Nightforce
36 Burris
8-32 B &
L 4200 8-32 Burris 8-32 BSA 10-50 Burris
8-32 Tasco 8-40 |
CPH CPH CPH CPH CPH CPH CPH CPH |
| Spring - Shooter | Score/52 | Gun | Scope | Pellet |
| 1. Bill Greene 2. John Neumann 3. Brandon Carroll Dave Matticks Ron Weber |
60 52 47 42 18 |
HW-97 TX-200 HW R-1 TX-200 SR |
B &
L 4200 8-32 Burris 8-32 Burris 8-32 BSA 10-50 |
CPL CPL CPL CPL |