fun shoot / match this Saturday the 14th

see ya out there everyone. i will be there at 8am setting up. match starts after set up.
we will have a BBQ with our new mini weber. hot dogs and burgers and sodas.

Ronnie Easton Md
752 6762

Diablo Golf Match 4/17/11

on behalf of Easotn Field Target Club we just want to say ---Congratulations JimR for an outstanding performance in taking 1st place in Hunter Class at the Diabl Field Target Club in Concord Ca. a total of 9 shooters entered the hunter class. great shooting!! training on open ground at the Easton club has made Jim progress at this level in such a short period of time.one learns wind here real fast.   going up against veterans in that club is a feat in it self. they are all fantastic shots. congrats to the rest of the club members at Diablo FTC for putting on a great and challenging Golf Match where targets were place as far as 60 yards.

also special thanks to Jon Reyes MD and National Champion for hosting the event. Jon has announced he will be moving to Brazil and practicing International Law. we wish you the Best. he came, he saw, he conquered.
Take care Jon

Ronnie Easton MD

4-09-11

the weather was incredible! a light wind came up from the North but alternated from the east to south east as the day progressed. this made hitting the mark very challenging  with our air guns, but over all, everyone had a blast. i know i did.

we had a nice turn out of some brand new shooters to the club. we missed some of the crew as they had some prior engagements. i must say, they missed out. i look forward to seeing our usual crew next time to include Riz, Lonnie, Guy,  and Kevin from the Diablo club in concord and many more. we also missed Frank but Jim R and Jim C made it great cause they were there to offer help to shooters. thanks a lot guys. Frank was having a great time in the dessert watching everything Bloom. as a photographer, he likes to capture the beauty at these certain times of year. www.frankbobio.com

JimC showing Scott a trick or two. Scott likes to shoot  a variety of guns. we look forward to seeing ya again next month.

i encourage all club members to attend the diablo club only 1 1/2hrs away. perhaps as a club, we could all go down that way one day.

Amy and Joel kicking back enjoying the scene. the weather had to have been in the mid to upper 70's.



I shot a 45/48 today with my Air Arms S400  but pails in comparison to Jimr's score of 42/48 shooting hunter class and Steve's 41/48 using a sub 12 fpe springer lol. you guys are on fire. i will have to make the course a little harder next time. :)  thanks for the great cookies Jim. they were fantastic. i think your personal best. :) and thank you Steve for helping set up the course. driving all that way and still allowing set up time is greatly appreciated. this is what makes a club! team effort! i appreciate all the help from all the other new shooters in setting up and helping out. thank you.

it was super nice meeting everyone. wow!!!!! 8 new shooters to the club. at this rate, we should have a pretty good size club at years end. i super enjoyed meeting everyone and Joel and Amy had a fun time practicing on those knock down targets.

Scott joined in on the fun and looks forward to coming back as Jon, Don, Roger, Gary and Levi said the same. what a great bunch we have.

see ya next time.


sincerely,
Ronnie Easton MD

F/T Match this Saturday the 9th at Rancho Cordova Shooting Center in Sacramento!

hope to see everyone. the weather looks great for next weekend. match starts at 9 am.
set up is at 8 am

sincerely,
Ronnie Easton MD in Sacramento.

Risk Rewards

Risk Rewards is a way of shooting a match. it can be done using a rifle or pistol. i would like some input please if you feel this is way off base here. i on the other hand think it is pretty exciting.

on the next match, we may try this out in pistol. i have no real desire to do this in rifle though. however, if members feel it is better, i could be presuaded.  basically, it works like this:

1. course set up is exactly the same as usual but kill zones are opened up to entice the standing shot.
2. the game works basically the same way.
3. the only difference is that a shooter can take his shot in the sitting in Open and chair position for Hunter, or he  can double his points and take it in the standing. if taken in the standing, then 2 points awarded for a knock down.

this adds a whole new dimension to the game.  i think this may be something worth trying out :) it also duplicates a hunting  environment.

sincerely,
Ronnie Easton

Club Dues

as discussed when the club first started, we would wave the membership fee for the rest of 2010 as a way to promote shooters in attending. i would like to thank all of you for your support and everything. we have made friendships and got to know each other pretty good. i look forward to seeing more shooters in the club this year.


a payment of gratitude has been made to most of  the Diablo Club members that i shot with at that time. for this year, there fee will be the same as a member when it comes to match day. $15.00 this is were it all started for me. i learned a great deal at the Diablo Club. mainly from my former Match Director Kevin. look forward to shooting together this year.

membership-35 per year. this is the same for members joining half way through the year.

non members pay $20.00 per shoot day.

March will be a good month for us. John Brooks is hosting an Air Gun Expo in Roseville. look for further updates here later. it would be great if some members could be there and tell others about it. it will be great for our club and sport. we will pick up a great many shooters at this event. count on it.



i have devoted plenty of resources into this cause and do not expect to be reinburst for that. however, to perpetuate the club further we will be needing some more things. the member ship fee will cover some of those things. a raffle may just put us over the top. any donations for a raffle would be greatly appreciated also.

a big thank you to our Brand new member Richard A. he has donated 3 quadrant targets to the club for our site in range. they look very nice!!!!! i  thought that was just way too generous and tried to refuse but Richard  insisted on it. so again Richard, thank you for your generosity. :)

Ronnie Easton MD

Rule changes for Pistol Field Target

There has been a small group of people organizing rule changes, according to Wayne Burns from the Ashland Air Rifle Range, and are elected to form a committee to decide, organize, and put together Official rules for Pistol Field Target implemented by the AAFTA. so be advised to either some more fun and latitude, or it also can turn the other way around and give more restrictions. at our club, we ultimately decide on rules. however, when competing at a regional or national event, one will be subject to the rules set for by the AAFTA.

so far, 12 fpe has been voted on. this is what i had anticipated from the get go. no change in our current rule on power.  this is good! good power for hunting and a more than enough power for 35 yards in f/t shooing. with this set up, a 22 cal is at no real big disadvantage over a 177 call. this is good for the true hunter and should also satisfy the true target guys with a more than impressive velocity.

currently the debate continues on scope allowable mag and fore arm/knee pads/add ons/barrel length are only a few things being discussed. stay tuned. voice your opinions to me if there is something of concern or if you feel something needs to be done. i welcome all opinions on the matter or questions.

right now, six classes are being decided on:


sincerely,

Ronnie Easton MD

916 752 6762