Seven airgunners braved blast-furnace shooting conditions to contest the August TEXtreme Bench-Rest Silhouette competition, with one shooter finishing well clear of the rest of the pack. Given near triple-digit temperatures, and possibly the strongest and most gusty winds we’ve yet faced, Chuck Misenheimer’s 32/40 score seemed a near superhuman performance. Chuck also shot the only ten-in-a-row of the day; on the hundred-yard rams, no less.
Chuck’s weapon of choice in posting his 32/40 in the 80 Foot Pound class was a .22 Daystate Safari. He used 25.4 grain JSB Redesign pellets (at undisclosed velocity), and an Athlon APRS Cronus scope. FANTASTIC shooting, Chuck!
Next highest score posted was John Tafoya’s 27/40, for second place in the 80 Foot Pound class. JT shot a .30 Daystate Red Wolf HP equipped with a Tract Optics Toric scope, firing 44.75 JSB pellets about 875 FPS. Great shooting, John.
Jim Martin prevailed for the wind… correction- WIN, in the 35 Foot Pound class with an excellent-for-conditions 26/40. Jim used an Athlon Optics equipped .22 FX Maverick, shooting 18.13 grain JSBs at 910 FPS. Excellent shooting, Jim!
Second place in the 35 Foot Pound class was Ron Robinson with a 25/40, shot with a .22 Brocock Bantam Hi Lite equipped with a Weaver V16 scope. In attempting to minimize its power handicap in the 35 Foot Pond class, a spacer behind the hammer-spring and moly-lubing of the hammer and spring increased the Bantam’s velocity by 35 FPS and 2.5 foot pounds, Sweet Pea now produces 885 FPS and 31.5 foot pounds with 18.13 JSBs. Surprising what a little well-placed moly lube can sometimes do.
Three-quarters of the way through the match I noticed the scope on my 80 Foot Pound rig was set to 22X; a clear violation of our TEXtreme Bench-Rest Silhouette competition rule dictating scopes be set no higher than 16X. Since I forgot to mention my 80 Foot Pound class DISQUALIFICATION to my competition during the results meeting after the match, I must now atone by announcing my disqualification to the world in cyberspace!
I suppose that’s no worse than the fact I shot the lowest score of the day… EVEN CHEATING!
Happy Shooting Y'all,
Ron
Chuck’s weapon of choice in posting his 32/40 in the 80 Foot Pound class was a .22 Daystate Safari. He used 25.4 grain JSB Redesign pellets (at undisclosed velocity), and an Athlon APRS Cronus scope. FANTASTIC shooting, Chuck!
Next highest score posted was John Tafoya’s 27/40, for second place in the 80 Foot Pound class. JT shot a .30 Daystate Red Wolf HP equipped with a Tract Optics Toric scope, firing 44.75 JSB pellets about 875 FPS. Great shooting, John.
Jim Martin prevailed for the wind… correction- WIN, in the 35 Foot Pound class with an excellent-for-conditions 26/40. Jim used an Athlon Optics equipped .22 FX Maverick, shooting 18.13 grain JSBs at 910 FPS. Excellent shooting, Jim!
Second place in the 35 Foot Pound class was Ron Robinson with a 25/40, shot with a .22 Brocock Bantam Hi Lite equipped with a Weaver V16 scope. In attempting to minimize its power handicap in the 35 Foot Pond class, a spacer behind the hammer-spring and moly-lubing of the hammer and spring increased the Bantam’s velocity by 35 FPS and 2.5 foot pounds, Sweet Pea now produces 885 FPS and 31.5 foot pounds with 18.13 JSBs. Surprising what a little well-placed moly lube can sometimes do.
Three-quarters of the way through the match I noticed the scope on my 80 Foot Pound rig was set to 22X; a clear violation of our TEXtreme Bench-Rest Silhouette competition rule dictating scopes be set no higher than 16X. Since I forgot to mention my 80 Foot Pound class DISQUALIFICATION to my competition during the results meeting after the match, I must now atone by announcing my disqualification to the world in cyberspace!
I suppose that’s no worse than the fact I shot the lowest score of the day… EVEN CHEATING!
Happy Shooting Y'all,
Ron
