Recent content by Tom Baker

Well thanks. Los Tres Amigos are a fun loving bunch. We've all shot lots of centerfire and rimfire matches, but we don't have the foggiest idea how the airgun match will play out. We'll expect you guys to walk us through it, keep us out of jail and pilot us through it.

I talked to my redneck buddies in southern NM. We're going to Raton, if the creek don't rise. We don't know know what we're doing, how to do it, or why we're doing it. But we're going if we can. This oughta be good.

Two classes, prone with sling and F Class. 320 record shots for the weekend, plus sighters. If the wind gets up, and it most always does it can be tough. 160 shots per day, half at 100 and half at 50.

Morning Jim. I'll get down to Cruces, sooner or later. This gig is fun, just befuddling. We're having the Smokey Bear .22 Rimfire Invitational at Capitan this weekend, some sure nuff good shooters show up usually. An ol boy from Las Cruces has won it the last couple years, I've been the...

It beats me. My one month sashay into air rifles has been confusing. Flags hanging straight down and you're chewing out little holes and a pellet heads for the north forty for no reason that I can tell. A mind of their own. Confusing. And rests. I put a 3" adapter on the gun, to use with a...

We're just 3 long range competitors trying our wings at airguns. Lots of money being spent. You be the match director. Nope, you do it. You do the scoring. Nope, you do it. The only item decided on was my wife fixing the tacos and in charge of the beer after the matches. I guess we'll get...

Jim, I couldn't make it Friday, too much work. Yesterday I went to a mid range 600 yard match, dropped 6 points for the day and 5 guys beat me. I need to get out of that game. I have a better air rifle ordered, we're welding up a more or less portable bench this week so maybe next time I can...

Dang. I'm supposed to work cattle Friday. Assuming I can wimp out of the work, I'll try to make it. My air rifle is FUBAR, I can shoot a factory .22 rimfire, is that correct? Would I need target stands and a bench? I really need to see just how small these N50 targets are.

Cool. I've been working over the Benjamin Kratos and its trigger from hell. Took a lot of nerve to call that a 'match' trigger. But I'm from the centerfire competition world where good triggers are easy to get. I have a question about factory barrels in the Sporter? class. If it's a factory...

Thanks Jim, that's very generous of you. We're just getting our feet wet in this, my friends are a long way from Cruces. But if the occasion arises maybe I can get down there. I can tell I'm going to have to get more gear if I travel with the air gun. The .22s are easy to tote. We'll see how...

Yeah, we discovered it yesterday. We think you guys are slightly nuts, but as long range shooters we aren't sane either. It's all good. Let it rip.

Thanks. My pals and I are still bumbling through this, playing it by ear.

About 2 hours. My 2 amigos are in the SE corner of NM, a long ways.

Yep, that's what I meant. I get confused easily. Tom

Us 3 NM rednecks are interested in NR50. For some reason. We're long range and mid range shooters and I shoot F Class .22s. We have stuff. We'll try to contact the folks to get us started with this mess, realizing that frustration, humiliation and bankruptcy are sure to follow. We'll try to...