500M Fly Shoot

[mikecockcroft]

500M Fly Shoot
July 20,2019
Pine Valley Benchrest Range, Huntsville, TX
Lunch will be available, $10.00 per person
Trophies will be 8 inch AR500 gongs printed with award info. You can hang them in your man cave or shoot them!!

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Why’s the spotting partner listed on there? If i brought a novice could we share a bench and spot for each other on different relays?

 

[mikecockcroft]

Yes, spotting is allowed. Most shooters enter in pairs or we pair them up during the bench draw. The entry form has a line to write in your partner.
We shoot 4 relays, five targets
Relay 1and 2 are heavy gun and 3 and 4 are light gun.
So if you and your partner both shoot 2 classes you would be draw as below:
Relay one HG Dusty Stevens
Relay two HG. Donald Trump
Relay three LG. Dusty Stevens
Relay four LG Donald Trump

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Id love for it to be trump- winning!
Ok thats good. I guess you dont frown on coaching since you allow spotting for somebody? I have a friend wanting to make some matches but he wont shoot if hes stuck down in no mans land with me on the other end.

 

[JFrank]

Having a spotter/coach would be excellent’

 

[mikecockcroft]

Spotter is just that, spotting hits and watching wind. He is not there to tell the shooter where to hold or when to pull the trigger.
Having this shooter/spotter option seems to be a favorite part of the game.

 

[X-Caveman]

Spotter is just that, spotting hits and watching wind. He is not there to tell the shooter where to hold or when to pull the trigger.
Having this shooter/spotter option seems to be a favorite part of the game.

Spotting hits??? Ha! More like guessing where it may have went based on the trace you think you may have spotted. I may be exaggerating a little for some of the early relays, but not much. Watching the up close flags is an important job for the spotter, IMO.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Im getting ready to come to the match. Gotta wait to see if my bud can get off work

 

[X-Caveman]

This is the one that comes with the biggest payday.

 

[Nature Boy]

Is this still a postal match against the folks from Down Under?

 

[mikecockcroft]

Yes

 

[mikecockcroft]

Someone’s been practicing
Not me, I can’t do that

 

[mikecockcroft]

Rumor has it a big name gunsmith from Arkansas and two big dog f class shooters from Houston are coming.
Should be great fun finally meeting them.

 

[X-Caveman]

View attachment 1115045 Someone’s been practicing
Not me, I can’t do that

The upside down pic is a dead giveaway. LOL. My $ is on him for LG, HG, high score targets, small groups, fly count, etc. It has to be. He’s my support group for this nutty hobby.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

View attachment 1115045 Someone’s been practicing
Not me, I can’t do that

Those big holes are going to beat some wind too. Good luck everyone!

 

[Bell]

Yes

Hi Mike,
Our next match in Oz is at the Wagga range in central southern NSW on the 24th / 25th August...so a little while to wait for our score comparisons!

I'm looking at a weather forecast for Huntsville and notice it'll be nice and warm for you guys at 94 degrees ( so I guess a bit of mirage ) but fairly gentle winds up to about 7 mph. Good scores might be possible!

Hope you have a great day & shoot well.

Regards,
Belly

 

[mikecockcroft]

Belly
Working on bench draw and numbering targets at the moment.
Range opens Friday at 10 for practice. Going to be a normal July day I believe.
Hot and humid with swimming pool mirage. We have guys capable of shooting great scoring targets, I feel confident there will be some good targets posted.
Thanks for all the help ya'll have so freely given to us.
Mike

 

[mikecockcroft]

Will write up a little report Sunday after my headache goes away!!
Results attached.
Short story is the two Fclass guru's came to Huntsville and schooled us.

 

[NA Woody]

Excellent shooting from Johnny and Omar...way to represent Bayou rifles!

 

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