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AIRGUN*HQ'S Introduction to Field Target Shooting
by Bert Northrup
The most common type of shooting that most people do is
getting together with a couple of friends to go out plinking at targets which fall down or
jump around. Field Target shooting is 'plinking' raised to new heights. The targets are
metal silhouettes which range in shape from common small game like
rats, crows, rabbits to exotic shapes like ants, mosquitoes, duelling cobra's. You never
know what you might see at a match. The neat part is that these targets have a kill zone
which is a hole varying from 1/2 inch to 2 inches located generally where you would aim if
the game were real. *IF* you hit the kill zone, you are immediately rewarded with the
target falling down making a lot of noise. If you miss the kill zone but hit the target
face, it seems to me as if the target is laughing at you with its plunk noise.
After you have been at this game a while you can tell a hit from a miss
without even looking. A hit sounds like 'Plink ... crash', a miss sounds like 'plunk'.
After the target(s) are knocked down, you don't have to walk down range to reset the
targets. Just pull a string and you are ready to shoot again.
To make things interesting, you place some targets at various ranges from 10 to 50 yards
hiding behind trees or under logs and other challenging locations. Get a bunch of friends
together and spend the afternoon having fun. This basically is what a field target match
consists of. The only difference
between a small local match and a National or World level match is how far your buddies
travel to shoot with you.
There is also a good article by Jack Kirkendoll with some good pictures in the new Beeman
catalog. If field target shooting sounds interesting, or you want more information
post a note and I will try to explain or expand.
later
bert
Copyright 1995 AirPower
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