Rockville Fish & Game Club Field Target Match Report – 2025 July 26-27
Location: Fish & Game Rd, Vernon, CT
Match Site: Woods, shaded (both courses)
Temperature: 65-84 degrees Fahrenheit (26th Sunny, 27th Early rain ending then overcast)
Wind: 1-6 mph (Variable shifting winds)
Number of Targets: 60 (120 points maximum)
Average Distance: 41.1 yards (37targets over 40 yards both days)
Average Kill Zone: 1 3/8” (Mix of ½",1”, 35 mm, 1 ½” & 40 mm kill zones)
Course Difficulty: 33.54T without environmental factors both courses combined
Match Times: 26th 10:00 AM–1:30 PM, 27th 9:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Results/Attendees: (31 shooters total)
Refer to Results
Spreadsheet for equipment details.
OPEN PCP
73/120 Calvin C
DNC Brian VL
PCP WFTF
93/120 Matt S
92/120 Mark K
86/120 Peter S
60/120 Scott V
Piston WFTF
85/120 Leo G
83/120 John C
82/120 Hector M
77/120 John E
PCP Hunter
102/120 Karen R
99/120 David F
98/120 Paul M
97/120 Khoa T Jr
95/120 Bill D
94/120 Doug R
93/120 Bob J
93/120 Alan E
91/120 Stephan
90/120 Khoa T Sr
90/120 Lan N
89/120 Dick H
88/120 John H
87/120 Matt Sq
79/120 Dave F
76/120 Mark M
Hunter Piston
76/120 Eric B (No shoot off, higher combined positional score)
76/120 Greg S (No shoot off, lower combined positional score)
73/120 Brian W
38/120 Jim W
26/60 Ron D
Hunter Pistol
33/40 Brian W
32/40 Brian VL
31/40 Eric B
27/40 Scott V
16/40 Mark M
12/40 David F
Limited Pistol
27/40 Mark K
All Standing Rifle on Pistol Course
31/40 Leo G
18/40 John C
18/40 Dick H
11/40 Karen R
10/40 Doug R
Remarks:
We had one weekend before to setup the upper pond course from scratch. We had to do minimal clearing of the woods and used many of the previous lanes and added new ones. We had to minimize the distance between lanes to make a more compact course in preparation for the Nationals in October.
The clubhouse course was already set up and ready for the grand prix.
We were able to chronograph everyone both days before each rifle match and provide stickers for both days.
Both courses were set up with the same difficulty with the average distances over 40 yards with the majority having full sized kill zones.
We had a few minutes before the shooter’s safety meeting to do a group photo at the pavilion.
Brain VL had problems with his Steyr LG100 air cylinder leaking and could not compete. However, he did shoot the pistol match. He did try shooting the upper pond rifle course with his pistol for fun.
All 30 shooters shot on the same course both days. All lanes had two shooters each. We mixed the different classes on Saturday to allow people to shoot with someone new. On Sunday, we paired the shooters according to their scores.
We had sunny weather on Saturday with light variable winds. Shooting went smoothly with a few cold lines related to strings breaking and one lever bracket on a target that loosed up and got stuck in the high position to block the kill zone.
On Saturday, many experienced missed shots on medium ranges with full kill zone targets and attributed them to some unseen wind conditions down range.
After the rifle match, we had lunch served with some ice cream as dessert.
After lunch, we had a few shooters practice for pistol and standing match. We had last minute additions to all standing rifle match which made a total of 13 participants. We will do the same match again for the Nationals. We had one shooter accompanied by a scorer instead of having a three-person squad.
On the pistol course, we had one target protested and replaced since it showed some tendency to bind.
Of special note, Bob J shot hands only on the pistol course. I would have joined him, but I was already shooting all standing rifle. For the Nationals, an award will be provided for the top hands only pistol shooter.
On Sunday, rain was forecasted. We put up some pop-up canopies along the open areas (no leaves) of the course. Some lanes would be sheltered from the rain at least.
It rained for 15 minutes after the practice area was closed. We checked the radar maps and determined that heavy rain was passing by. The rest of the day was overcast with variable winds.
We had a few cold lines on Sunday. The worst one was the tree target pole falling. Luckily the target and the pole tree shelf were not damaged. It was fixed by adding more secure straps.
The other cold lines were related to strings getting caught against the barks of the trees.
Ron D decided not to shoot Sunday but still was there to help act as marshal for the course. He also acted as score keeper for Greg S.
Most finished shooting by 12:30 pm. Barbecue lunch was served with ice cream for dessert.
After lunch, the auction was held and then the raffle items.
Finally, we handed out the awards. The first-place finishers were given a special laser engraved RFG white owl faceplates in addition to the walnut plaques. The faceplates can be used on Gamo Squirrel or Umarex Deer field targets.
Thank you to the people who attended. Thank you most, especially to all the RFG volunteers who made this event possible.
Leo Gonzales – FT course planner
Rockville Fish & Game
Results and Photos are available in the link below
20250726-27-RFG-GP http://rockvillefishandgameclub.com/air-gun-activities/ Airgun Field Target - New England Field Target League (nefieldtargetleague.org)
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I used to hunt grasshoppers in the late summer years ago with an HW 30 Cabbage butterflies are pretty good targets too. I used to shoot them with my recurve and judo points in my hay field. I miss those days
