Shooters at the January monthly Ranchito Robinson Bench-Rest Silhouette weekend enjoyed fine weather and a light turn-out that kept the matches moving right along; thereby avoiding having to employ the solar-chargeable flood lights recently procured to finish matches after sunset. In fact, despite the Match Director serving a special snack of smoked venison sausages and crackers between the Eighty Foot Pound (maximum) and Thirty-Five Foot Pound rifle matches, we still finished before dark.
Results of the three weekend matches could well be summarized in just two words- “Derrick”, and “Wall”. End of Match Report.
Oh, but the lazy-ass Match Director wishes it was all that easy. Alas, it’s not! Unfortunately Match Director duties and responsibilities are so vast, and so utterly overwhelming, as only super-human intelligences are qualified. No bullpoop!
Hey, how did that get there?
That Derrick Wall guy not only won the Eighty Foot Pound and Thirty-Five Foot-Pound rifle matches, and the Pistol Match, he also set a new Eighty Foot Pound club record with an awesome score of 38/40. Oh, that also ties the Ranchito Robinson rifle course record. In doing so, he also hit ten-in-a-row pigs, turkeys and rams. FYI, ten-in-a-row turkeys or rams is a rare occurrence; much less ten-in-a-row turkeys AND rams (in a single match). "With what rifle did Derrick accomplish such remarkable feats", you ask?
As some of you might know, Derrick Wall was recently made the authorized service agent for Airgun Technology airguns in the U.S. Testament to his airgunsmithing skills… correction; airgunsmithing MAGIC, Derrick used a .22 AGT Uragan producing 990 FPS with 25.39 grain JSB Redesign pellets, for over 55 foot-pounds of muzzle energy! No doubt some kind of DW Pixie Dust was involved.
Jim Martin was second in the Eighty Foot Pound rifle match with an excellent 35/40, shooting a .25 Daystate Red Wolf and 33.95 JSB King pellets at 924 FPS/63 foot-pounds. Jim got ten-in-a-row chickens and pigs.
Having captured third place despite all cheating… I mean, “efforts”, the Match Director was left with only one recourse; perhaps the greatest cheat he’s ever perpetrated. Derrick Wall no longer owns aforementioned .22 Uragan wonder-rifle! I could tell you who does, BUT THEN I’D HAVE TO KILL YOU (all)!
In also winning the Thirty-Five Foot Pound rifle match, Derrick posted an excellent 35/40 score. He got ten-in-a-row chickens and pigs in the process, using a (DW Pixie Dusted) .22 Daystate Pulsar shooting 18.13 grain JSBs about 900 FPS.
Derrick then went on to win the Sunday pistol BRS match (again) with a perfect 40/40 score (again), tying the pistol course record that he set last month! In other words, the guy has posted perfect pistol scores two matches in a row.
Of course to do so requires hitting ten-in-a-row chickens, pigs, turkeys and rams; in silhouette vernacular, a Grand Slam. Correction- now TWO Grand Slams (in two matches)! Derrick’s AirMax Precision pistol came to him with Lothar Walther barrels in both .177 and .22 calibers. If I’m not mistaken, both matches he’s shot since switching from the .22 to his .177 barrel have been aforementioned perfect scores. “Bastardo!” 
A part-time soothsayer (and full-time whacko), as the weekend festivities wound down the Match Director was heard mumbling to himself something about “two broken thumbs in Derrick Wall’s immediate future”.
That Derrick Wall dude is not only an incredible airgunsmith, rumor is he's also a pretty good shot.
Results of the three weekend matches could well be summarized in just two words- “Derrick”, and “Wall”. End of Match Report.
Oh, but the lazy-ass Match Director wishes it was all that easy. Alas, it’s not! Unfortunately Match Director duties and responsibilities are so vast, and so utterly overwhelming, as only super-human intelligences are qualified. No bullpoop!
Hey, how did that get there?That Derrick Wall guy not only won the Eighty Foot Pound and Thirty-Five Foot-Pound rifle matches, and the Pistol Match, he also set a new Eighty Foot Pound club record with an awesome score of 38/40. Oh, that also ties the Ranchito Robinson rifle course record. In doing so, he also hit ten-in-a-row pigs, turkeys and rams. FYI, ten-in-a-row turkeys or rams is a rare occurrence; much less ten-in-a-row turkeys AND rams (in a single match). "With what rifle did Derrick accomplish such remarkable feats", you ask?
As some of you might know, Derrick Wall was recently made the authorized service agent for Airgun Technology airguns in the U.S. Testament to his airgunsmithing skills… correction; airgunsmithing MAGIC, Derrick used a .22 AGT Uragan producing 990 FPS with 25.39 grain JSB Redesign pellets, for over 55 foot-pounds of muzzle energy! No doubt some kind of DW Pixie Dust was involved.
Jim Martin was second in the Eighty Foot Pound rifle match with an excellent 35/40, shooting a .25 Daystate Red Wolf and 33.95 JSB King pellets at 924 FPS/63 foot-pounds. Jim got ten-in-a-row chickens and pigs.
Having captured third place despite all cheating… I mean, “efforts”, the Match Director was left with only one recourse; perhaps the greatest cheat he’s ever perpetrated. Derrick Wall no longer owns aforementioned .22 Uragan wonder-rifle! I could tell you who does, BUT THEN I’D HAVE TO KILL YOU (all)!
In also winning the Thirty-Five Foot Pound rifle match, Derrick posted an excellent 35/40 score. He got ten-in-a-row chickens and pigs in the process, using a (DW Pixie Dusted) .22 Daystate Pulsar shooting 18.13 grain JSBs about 900 FPS.
Derrick then went on to win the Sunday pistol BRS match (again) with a perfect 40/40 score (again), tying the pistol course record that he set last month! In other words, the guy has posted perfect pistol scores two matches in a row.
Of course to do so requires hitting ten-in-a-row chickens, pigs, turkeys and rams; in silhouette vernacular, a Grand Slam. Correction- now TWO Grand Slams (in two matches)! Derrick’s AirMax Precision pistol came to him with Lothar Walther barrels in both .177 and .22 calibers. If I’m not mistaken, both matches he’s shot since switching from the .22 to his .177 barrel have been aforementioned perfect scores. “Bastardo!” A part-time soothsayer (and full-time whacko), as the weekend festivities wound down the Match Director was heard mumbling to himself something about “two broken thumbs in Derrick Wall’s immediate future”.
That Derrick Wall dude is not only an incredible airgunsmith, rumor is he's also a pretty good shot.
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