BCSA (Binghamton, NY) - May 11th, 2024 Match Report
Broome County Sportsmens Association (BCSA) Field Target Match Report
First match of 2024 is in the books! In typical fashion, which seems to be the norm for our matches, the forecast for this months match was all over the place. The early weather forecast was calling for a 70% chance of showers then down to 15% chance of rain then back up to 50% and on and on and on! We opted to setup on Thursday evening during one of our dry times for the week. That was definitely the correct decision since Friday turned into an all day light soaking rain! A gamble was taken and an email was sent saying that the match was a go!
We arrived just before sunrise on Saturday morning and started pulling strings and setting up the canopies in case of any more rain or showers. Just as we were finalizing setting up the course, Brian VanLiew arrived and gave us a hand setting up the sight-in range. Everything was set for the day.
We had 20 people on hand for the day which included 3 new competitors, a first timer to our range and a couple of returning visitors! Don Sherman, Shane Mahosky and Jason Cain made BCSA their first official FT matches, while Hector Medina and Todd Banks made returning visits to our range. Todd brought along Ken Javurek as his copilot. This was only Ken’s first visit and just his second match with his first being at Todd’s match in Salem, NY last week.
The rain and showers never materialized and the day consisted of overcast to blue skies. Temperatures ranged from the mid 40’s to upper 50’s with winds from 4 to 12 mph. The every switchy swirling winds definitely added a challenge to the day and the scores showed that. At times the wind was light at the muzzle yet had over an inch or so of movement at the target. Other times it could be moderate to heavy at the muzzle with almost zero movement at the target. A very interesting day for sure.
The course of fire was 10 lanes with 3 targets per lane. 2 shots per target with the shooting order being left, middle, right. There was also the usual 1 standing lane and 1 kneeling lane. The stats for the days 60 shot course are as follows:
I pre-warned everyone that the targets were all lubed BUT sat out in the all day rain so be prepared…………well, everything went well and no cold lines!
The wind took it’s toll on everyone and showed us all who was boss! Karen Reis was able to lock in high score for the day with a 43 out of 60 shooting. Second place was a 3 way tie. 6 points behind Karen was Trevor Davies, Rich Sarama and Rick Vaeth all with 37’s. Brian VanLiew, Open PCP, had a 38 out of 60. Paul Manktelow, Hunter Piston, had a 36 out of 60. And Hector Medina, WFTF Piston, had a 26 out of 60. The remaining scores can be seen below.
After the conclusion of the rifle match, everyone jumped in and helped pick up and pack away the rifle targets and pull the strings for the High Power targets. With everyone either pulling in the used targets, winding strings, pulling strings for the high power targets……..it looked like a well oiled efficient machine!! Thank You All, all the help is greatly appreciated!
Before the start of the High Power match, we had the drawing to determine our 50/50 winner. This time we enlisted the help of Janet Manktelow to be the official ticket puller! After mixing up the tickets in the bucket, the winning ticket was drawn. The winner this time around was Stephan!!! We also drew a second ticket for those that participated in the 50/50. This was for a Tyrannosaurus swinger target we named Sheba. Rick Vaeth was the winner and will have to explain to his wife why he came home with another woman…..
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Broome County Sportsmens Association (BCSA) Field Target Match Report
First match of 2024 is in the books! In typical fashion, which seems to be the norm for our matches, the forecast for this months match was all over the place. The early weather forecast was calling for a 70% chance of showers then down to 15% chance of rain then back up to 50% and on and on and on! We opted to setup on Thursday evening during one of our dry times for the week. That was definitely the correct decision since Friday turned into an all day light soaking rain! A gamble was taken and an email was sent saying that the match was a go!
We arrived just before sunrise on Saturday morning and started pulling strings and setting up the canopies in case of any more rain or showers. Just as we were finalizing setting up the course, Brian VanLiew arrived and gave us a hand setting up the sight-in range. Everything was set for the day.
We had 20 people on hand for the day which included 3 new competitors, a first timer to our range and a couple of returning visitors! Don Sherman, Shane Mahosky and Jason Cain made BCSA their first official FT matches, while Hector Medina and Todd Banks made returning visits to our range. Todd brought along Ken Javurek as his copilot. This was only Ken’s first visit and just his second match with his first being at Todd’s match in Salem, NY last week.
The rain and showers never materialized and the day consisted of overcast to blue skies. Temperatures ranged from the mid 40’s to upper 50’s with winds from 4 to 12 mph. The every switchy swirling winds definitely added a challenge to the day and the scores showed that. At times the wind was light at the muzzle yet had over an inch or so of movement at the target. Other times it could be moderate to heavy at the muzzle with almost zero movement at the target. A very interesting day for sure.
The course of fire was 10 lanes with 3 targets per lane. 2 shots per target with the shooting order being left, middle, right. There was also the usual 1 standing lane and 1 kneeling lane. The stats for the days 60 shot course are as follows:
I pre-warned everyone that the targets were all lubed BUT sat out in the all day rain so be prepared…………well, everything went well and no cold lines!
The wind took it’s toll on everyone and showed us all who was boss! Karen Reis was able to lock in high score for the day with a 43 out of 60 shooting. Second place was a 3 way tie. 6 points behind Karen was Trevor Davies, Rich Sarama and Rick Vaeth all with 37’s. Brian VanLiew, Open PCP, had a 38 out of 60. Paul Manktelow, Hunter Piston, had a 36 out of 60. And Hector Medina, WFTF Piston, had a 26 out of 60. The remaining scores can be seen below.
After the conclusion of the rifle match, everyone jumped in and helped pick up and pack away the rifle targets and pull the strings for the High Power targets. With everyone either pulling in the used targets, winding strings, pulling strings for the high power targets……..it looked like a well oiled efficient machine!! Thank You All, all the help is greatly appreciated!
Before the start of the High Power match, we had the drawing to determine our 50/50 winner. This time we enlisted the help of Janet Manktelow to be the official ticket puller! After mixing up the tickets in the bucket, the winning ticket was drawn. The winner this time around was Stephan!!! We also drew a second ticket for those that participated in the 50/50. This was for a Tyrannosaurus swinger target we named Sheba. Rick Vaeth was the winner and will have to explain to his wife why he came home with another woman…..
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