Merry Christmas everyone.

Ronnie Easton MD

Saturday December 4th Match cancelled do to ugly weather :(

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone.

Field Target Match this Saturday at 10am

look forward to seeing everyone again. the weather is getting super cold these days. the days are also getting shorter. for this reason, we will start a bit later than usual giving it time to warm up. bring some coffee or hot drinks to help ya warm up. i will get there around 9am if the weather holds. please check back here the day of the match for weather updates and to see if we are still on.

thanks to everyone for all the support. i had a BLAST this year with ya guys. i look forward to more fun in 2011.

sincerely,
Ronnie Easton MD

November, 13th Match Report

Although we have had some super nice days here at the club, this day had to be the best day on record for f/t shooting all year here in Sacramento. although the morning was quite brisk, the grounds warmed up  real fast with just a hint of a breeze and the high was 72 F. the wind still played a roll as it blew the shot off just a bit when you least expected it.

Jim C had to miss this one. we all missed you brother and look forward to seeing you next time. we hope you had a great time on your adventure.

Jim R showed up first to help out followed by Frank B. thanks guys for helping setting up  the course. it is much appreciated. thanks to everyone for pitching in as well.

we had a new member show up with his FX Ranchero.  Richard and I met at the Sacramento Fun shoot at the Sacramento Valley Shooting Center a few weeks back that Jim C was hosting.. basically  i attended the fun shoot to support Jim C's event, work with Jim R a little, and promoting the club and venue.

Richard seems like a really nice guy and a shooter for sure. perhaps a new ringer and he shoots his FX Ranchero pretty darn good imo. right out of the box Richard is doing well. it sure was nice having you and look forward to seeing ya next time. thank you also for helping tear down the course

Jim R came out of the rough with a score of 38/46 shooting Hunter class and tied my score in Open class. that is just smoken hot!!!! he is the most improved shooter at Easton FTC. he will be a contender at the State level next year for Finals if he so chooses to compete. Jim has a great attitude and finds him self at the other end of what he is used to. as a retired head Coach for a local High School football team, he has lead his team to countless championship wins. his last year went 10 and 0 for a perfect season. he is a team player, and it shows. he knows what it takes to win and how to do it, but most of all having fun at it.

Then Lonnie S. showed up. what a surprise that was. i have been trying to get him to show up for quite a while now, and that he did. to top it all off, he brought 3 beautiful target and donated them to the club. a super big thank you Lonnie. this is just what Easton Field Target Club needed. they are Dick Otton's face plates Lonnie happen to pick up before Dick folded up his business. it is super cool having these mounted on Gamo mechanisms.  the paint job Lonnie did on these face plates are incredible imo. i will have to get the technique on how he does it. on top of all that, Lonnie burned up the lanes with a score of 44/46. wahoooooo. it was his first time on the course and he blew doors on the competition. his performance always stands out where ever he goes. if were not for him over rotating his target turret, he could have very well cleaned the course. please come see us again Lonnie :)

Frank B. showed some out standing shooting using his new Cometa spring gun. what a beauty she is with that custom like stock. i picked it up and the balance is incredible. the wood work is great and the pistol grip is nothing short of excellent. nice find there Frank. perhaps next time i can talk my way into shooting it. :)

now its time for my favorite part......the BBQ :) so i went over and cooked up some yummie hamburgers topped off with mustard, ketchup, and nice juicy sliced pickles. :) Jim R brought some of his prized home made cookies. he had hardly any left at the end of the match and that box was full of em lol. i didn't have any so that ment the five remaining shooters really like em lol.

then came the shoot off between Riz M and Ernie O for second  as they had tied at 42/46. i really liked the way Scotty York ran his shoot off at the Nationals in 2009 and that is placing 2 targets in the mid 30 yard range with a doable kz. the first one to knock there own target down wins. both take a seated position first with a pellet in hand. on the word GO, both shooters loaded and proceed to range and just about the time Ernie was settling in,  Riz's sear broke and the target fell. Riz must have broke that shot in under 7 seconds. Out standing shooting !!! i feel that in a hunting situation one is forced with a quick shot. no time for dilly dallying around. to shoot that quick one has to know his/her rig. hats off to the both of ya. great shooting.

then came the Pistol event. Richard shot Hunter class with Jim R. Jim just strapped on his scope and just set up the last few numbers to give it a go for the shoot. Richard on the other hand came all ready to go and for his very first match takes hunter class with a score of 21. great shooting and look forward to seeing ya next time as all had indicated. :)

Mean while in Open class, Ernie O is tearing it up again and it is a battle for 1st place between Lonnie. Lonnie is loven this open ground shooting and while Ernie is relieved not to see Guy O on his heels, he has a new night mare ----and that is Lonnie S with a borrowed Riz gun. all Riz's pistols run so perfect. i bet that was a pure joy to shoot.  Even though Lonnie showed an an outstanding performance on new ground, Ernie O turned up the heat and defended his title at Easton FTC by only one shot......a nail biter for sure.he says he might go for that new Mrod pistol from Crosman. dito that!. should be a good one. Ernie will be a contender know matter what he picks up. all he has to do is breath on it, and it is magically runen like a Swiss Watch. great shooting.

I Had a Blast!!
Ronnie Easton MD

Match this Saturday the 13th of November

hello everyone. I look forward to having another great time at the next match. we have a really fun group of shooters. we have a new score board for the club and Ernie O has made some new sight in targets for us. a big thank you Ernie for your efforts. Ernie donated 4 of them when the club first opened. they were so good i requested him to make 7 more for a total of 11 on the course. this time  Ernie included brackets on the back side to hold a card board backer, and it then can be dropped in as opposed of using masking tape to hold it on the frame. the result is a more streamed line approach for set up. look forward to seeing them. they should be real nice.

IMPORTANT--

for this month and perhaps next month we will be setting up on trap lane #2 instead of where we usually are on trap lane #6. the range is undergoing a lead abatement process and we have been asked to move over a bit. this will give us some new ground to shoot on so it should be exciting. however, the parking is not so good so park to the left of the retail store and access the firing line through the chain link fence.
or call me at 916 752 6762. you shouldn't have problems finding us though. :) we will have shade too but the weather is indicating the temperature to be in the mid 60's so the morning ought to be brisk. bring a jacket :) we also need to get rolling a bit earlier than what we have been doing. last match was much better on start time, but we need to have the safety meeting at around 930 am. so this means setting up is at least an hour with some sight in practice. i think this can be achieved quite easily and in the end we will end at around 12:30, start a bbq, then go right into Pistol f/t for a 24 shot course and end by 2:00 pm. we can tear down after that and if guys want to hang around and talk for as long as they like is great. i think we will have more shooters attending when we start on time and end on time so they can plan there day accordingly. see ya there. i can't wait to see everyone again


Ronnie Easton MD

Guy O. is the National WFTF PCP Champion.

a big congrats to Guy O. for his out standing performance at the Nationals in MD. thank you also Guy for attending matches at the new venue. we appreciate your support at the club. we are all proud to have shot with you so on the behalf of all the members, we give ya a big round of applause.

October 9th Match Report

The weather was extremely nice! the high was 86 degrees on a the second Saturday of October. Wow. what a super fun time as all had indicated. i first would like to thank all the members for there continued support. it is much appreciated. a special thanks to Jim C, Jim R, and Ernie O

for getting to the club early for set up. they all beat me this time. thanks guys. Guy and Riz showed up just as we finished setting up as they were coming up from the bay area.

After sighting in with the rifles and pistols, the guys whipped out there Quigley guns :) the Quigley shoot off is to simulate an 800 yard standing shot using a fire arm just scaled down for air guns. thanks you guys for bringing them and contributing to the new shoot at Golden State FTC. everyone participated shooting the Quigley guns in practice. at Easton Field Target, we have a 12 fpe limit when shooting this class. the rifle also has to use the factory stock. this will put shooters on a more level playing field and in true Quigley fashion imo. targets are supposed to be placed out at 55 yards but we moved em in a bit to 45 ish given the open ground and wind we get at the club. every one hit at least one target in practice. not too shabby for the first time out imo.

Guy won the Quigley shoot off followed by Riz and Ernie who tied for 2nd.

Guy also won the main event with a score of 43/46 and is burning up everything in sight. training for nationals is where Guy has been concentrating on lately. he is our lethal weapon over here on the west coast and look forward to him tearing it up in a couple of weeks in MD. may the force be with him :)

when it came to pistol f/t, Ernie O turned up the heat and only dropped 2 out of the 24 shot course. that is smoken hot and tied Guy O for 1st. i feel Riz set up one the best course we have had so far in pistol. we had a 3/8 inch kz, 1/2 inch kz along with an elevated shot at 30 yards up high in the wind. so no babies game here. lol. both parties felt pretty good about there performance so we called it a great day and left the scores stand with 2 winers in pft. great work guys. finishing a close second was Riz. he is also one great shot in what ever he picks up.

Mean while Jim c is burning up the lanes in hunter again. what an outstanding performance he has shown being so new to hunter f/t. i look for him to be Easton's  ringer when it comes to this devision with Jim R on his heels. as soon as Jim R works out some issues with his rig, look out. he is a commen. :)

In open class Riz dominated again with his USFT. he thought he would give this rig a try today and did very well although we all new he had left a few targets out there standing that just should not have been. that wind at Easton F/T can sure be crazy sometimes---gusting when you least expect it.

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Quigley challenge

1st Guy ...2

2nd Riz ....1

2nd Ernie.1

Open class

1st Riz...........38

2nd Ronnie...37

3rd Ernie O..29

Hunter class

1st Jim C.......28

2nd Jim R ....16

WFTF class

Guy O........43/46

Match Winner

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Pistol scores

open class

Guy O......22/24

Ermie O...22
Riz............20

Hunter class

Jim C.......12

Jim R......10

October 9th Match next Saturday.

we hope to see everyone again. we are getting bigger and bigger. thank you all for the support. see ya bright and early.

Ronnie Easton MD

911 Match Report

I arrived at the club around 730 am to start setting up the course. with in a short time a few shooters started to roll up under the shade trees. Jim C and Jim R showed up first if i remember correctly and helped out with the set up. then Jon B showed up with a big smile who drove all the way down from Eureka near the Oregon boarder. so we continued our conversation while checking all the targets before the match. there will be an air gun show in Roseville (near Sacramento) March 5th and 6th, 2011, and Jon is in charge of it. he can be reached at 707-498-8714 or
pae@pacificairgunexpo.com the event should be a fun one, and everyone needs to spread the word. more to follow later. then Ernie showed up from the Grass Valley area.

about 900am i got a call from Tony I. hey where are ya i said. he replied "i am in traffic, and it ain't moven". LOL. i said not to worry and to call up Guy O from the bay area and find out where he is. got a call back shortly there after and both are in minutes of the shoot, and all looks very good. a total of 7 shooters this time and over 10 shooters in the pipe line. the club is growing but we need to hit 50 shooters by July 1st, 2011. so a great deal of work to do yet in the promoting dept.

around 1030am the Blue Angles flew over, and i managed to get some incredible shots with the camera. as it turned out, Mather Air Force base just 2 miles away was hosting an air show in memory of the attack on American soil 9 years ago.

all of us got a super big treat as stealth bombers, fighters, f22 rapters, and more flew over head. a very stellar display of American fire power. :)

all the guys had a super great time. i think the air gun talk is at least 1/2 the reason why gunners like us get together. we had a nice BBQ and the links and grill were provided by Tony I. so a big thank you Tony. Jim R brought some of his wife's home made cookies. mmmmmm those were tasty !!!!!!!!! thank you Jim. combined with the home made pie you made last time, you are starting to spoil us big time!!

the course was pretty hard this time and the scores reflected it a bit. as a new match director i am finding a balance to the level of difficulty but everyone seemed to like it. shooting open ground is very challenging. Guy O can clean a course. i had to give him a challenge, and he seemed to think it was with one exception being that the targets could have been placed a few yards further on the 4 or 5 of the longest ones. Guy was the match winner with a score of 41/44. he forgot to click on one target missing a 3/8 inch KZ at close range, plated a standing shot, and missed one of the further targets as it split on the edge. very nice shooting Guy and may your trip to the Nationals be fruitful.

Jim C took 1st place in hunter and is dominating that division. he has been at the club since the day it opened. thanks Jim for your continued support. Jim R has also been with us since the begging in a round a bout way. he showed the first time just to check us out. thank you also for your support and help on the course setting up and everything. you guys are much appreciated.

Ernie brought some site in target and donated them to the club. thank you very much Ernie. that is a very nice thing to do. Ernie has just started shooting f/t and dove right in with both hands and doing fantastic shooting along side shooters who have been doing this for a long time. great job. poi was off with Ernies rifle this match. back to the drawing board and look for him to easily improve next time.

Tony I won Pistol and Open class and is also winning a great deal at Golden State. he kicked off the season in winning the Tin Man award. one is being made and i shall present it to him when oppertunity arises. i will save that for another write up. he has helped out in getting the shooters here and spreading the word about Golden State f/t. we need everyone to help out in that area. we have a fun group and need more shooters to make it that much more fun!!

p.s. click on the pictures above for an exploded view. once opened click again for a huge view.

The scores:

Hunter class

Jim C ...................................23

Jim R....................................18

Jon B....................................10

International class

Guy O...................................41

Ronnie E..............................31

Open class

Tony I..................................34

Ernie ...................................16

Pistol class

Tony I..................................19

Ronnie E..............................15 (won the shoot off)

Ernie....................................15