Air Guns

The Targets
Our field target course has also come along way we started with four lanes and 12 targets .
The Gamo Field targets are great to start with but we ran into several problems we had to deal with. Lets start with the stakes they come with, they do not work they pull out of the ground sooner our later. We found there are a few things you can do to keep the field targets in place.

1-Bolt them to a 6x6 or multiple 2x6s
2-Bolt them to a cement block
3-Bolt them to a board that's bolted to the block

We mounted our field targets to a cement block. Because our course is on a public shooting range and we have to remove them after each match. But the blocks are left in place for easy set up for the shooting match. Oh by the way if you look in the right corner you will find a real field target (LOL ) he did survive all the shooting and we made him our mascot.

Next was the Gamo target face plates are metal but not thick enough they become dented and unusable. Plus the reducer hole clip on ring plates fly off if they are hit and need to be reinstalled after three or four shooters. This means calling a cold line stopping all the shooters in all lanes. We decided to buy new face plates from quality targets that are thicker steel, hole size is precut and they mount to the Gamo targets. Umarex USA are coming out with theirs in 2011.

Field Target Gamo Squirrel with reducers

Gamo Field target with new tree bat target

Arimo Field Targets	Here are two well known Target companies that supply targets And we added to our course they cost more but as they say you get what you pay for	Rhino Targets

The string for pulling the target up supplied by Gamo will not last long. LIFT switched to 150# non-stretch Dacron line it last longer and is easier to wind and unwind. We added a nylon coated, steel reset leaders, attached to extended eye nut to protected the pull line.

Field Targets Airguns Long Island NY

Target Lanes
In the begging with only four lanes it was easy to set out targets as we added lanes the harder it became. Not only do you have to think about placement distance and hole size the course should be hard but not to hard you don't want to scare of new shooters while keeping it challenging for the top shooters. As you can see from the above photo this a easy lane for beginners.

Designing the lines was our new project now having ten lanes to contend with we need to do a course layout. Brad Troyer has been a big help with this writing many articles pertaining to this and came up with what's called the Troyer Difficulty Spreadsheet it is great!! you can put in the information then change the distance and hole size and it gives you a difficult rating called the Troyer Rating and has become the US Field Target Club's standards.

Along with Brad the "A" Team Hans, Ray and Lurie have been shooting in our competitions while guiding us a long the way.

Hector on right has helped by reminding us it is for fun and enjoy the day!! he has also taught us a lot about shooting

Our field target shooting course for 2011 has ten lanes three field targets per lane two shots for each field target total 60 shots. In each lane the targets are set at three distances target one is set out between 10-15 yards target two between 15-35 yards and the third target is between 35-55 yards.

We have a raised standing lane about '15 off the ground shooting down at the targets we call this lane the equalizer. There are three bat targets in the trees they are lot of fun and we are going to add some bird targets this year. Also we are going to move more targets out to 55 yards.