Here is what the RAW's did at the Phoenix Airgun Club monthly match
Well.. today we had some exceptional conditions... it is very unusual for us to have almost NO wind... with occasional gusts up to 5 mph.. For me it is not normal to Only
aim at the 9 - 10 ring, usually it is at least a 8 ring hold........Minimum !!!!!
Several Club records were set... One near perfect score.... and the top 9 scores were 740 or better. We had 4 250's shot by three members.. One of a Notable exception
was Linda.... she has Only Shot 3 (YES ... THREE) bench rest matches. She Scored her first 250 with The Newest Generation BM500 with Polygon Barrel.....
The Top Six places were all Shot with Rapid Air Weapons guns with the NEW Polygon barrels... a few of us even had the Hot off the CNC.. "Indexable Barrel kits"... Wow... What a difference !!!!
Martin Rutherford certainly knows how to put together some amazing shooting rifles... and they are ALL made here in good old Tennessee..
(sorry guys .. just noticed a couple of typo's .. ALL the guns are correct.. just a couple of models are slightly wrong.. will update the list and repost in the morning
...... is kinda late.. and it was kinda warm at the range today)
This weekend saw a hole New Level of performance... All Due to the NEW Rapid Air Weapons Bench Rest Guns...these are for sure going to set the New Standards in Performance and Value. Best yet..Made in the Good old U.S.A..
The shooters at our club for the most part are new compared to the seasoned veterans in this sport. Granted, Airgun Bench Rest is pretty New.... but when you have a New shooter that shoots Her First 250 after only 3 matches... lets just says... it turns a few heads. Linda is not new to Shooting (started out a year ago). Here at Rio Solado we have an amazing about of Airgun related events every month and she takes advantage of All that is offered. Linda opted to shoot a BM500 (left Hand actions) with the New 177 Polygon Barrel... I think she was giving the rest of us a chance.. her targets were248 - 249 and then finishing with a 250-10x. In September Linda will be going to her first Nationals In Oxnard....We should keep an eye on this Lady...
The Next note worthy Performance was by Irwin, he is a dedicated shooter. Irwin just got his Upgraded BM500 with the New Indexable Polygon Barrel.. Yes.. Martin has come through again with an All new indexable barrel system to get every last ounce of performance needed for top level performance.... Irwin picked up his newly upgraded gun Memoral weekend and spent all 3 days in some secret location deep in the Mountains training for the Match
He shot card #1 - 249 , Card #2 250, #3 249.. with a total of 748 - 47x.. that is just some great shooting.....
The top 6 places were all taken by RAW Heavy Varmint guns in 177. They all had the New Polygon Barrels. What is interesting to note, is that there are 3 different models that RAW makes..... There was the obvious BM500... but both Left Had and Right hand actions were used.. Ray H.. has one of the Only HM1000x's that has been converted to 177... and then there is Dave S.. he is shooting his Highly specialized Left Hand HM1000 in a Bench Rest stock....
Due to the Winds we have a Rio Solado our top scores are usually in the the High 730's with an occasional low 740. This weekend you had to score 740 or better just to be in the top 9 slots!!!! I am sure as our crew gains more experience they will over come that minor problem of reading the wind.....
From the scores this weekend its pretty obvious what is needed to place at the top in our club....
As for me .. I too shot a personal Best.... and I have to give all the credit to the New RAW Indexable Polygon Barrel system the Martin has developed to push the
sport to the next level....
Congratulations to all the shooters this weekend.....
Mark
I've got to say frank you nevef cease to amaze. Great shooting again man. Maybe the storm will blow away those north florida benches?
