Pistolero de Saguaro participants
Greg Garman
The forecast on April 16 for the Quail Creek Air Gun Club Pistolero de Saguaro called for strong winds and clouds. The clouds held but the wind remained reasonable until the match was over. Six brave shooters showed up to celebrate the final pistol shoot to be held until October. Each of them and our hardy volunteers left with smiles from a great match and, if I don’t say so myself, a darn good lunch.
Two classes, air pistols with scopes and those without, were contested. Four shooters entered the scoped class and two entered the class without scopes. To make all participants eligible for medals and points toward the JMT, one shooter removed his scope and shot with open sights for the very first time. While his scores were respectful, they were not close to the top two in the class.
Results by class:
Scoped:10-yard targets:1st Frank Aerstin 500 w/41 Xs; 2nd Terry Wiest 497 30 Xs; 3rd Rocco Colicchia 428 5 Xs.
Silhouettes: 1st Terry 31 of 32; 2nd Rocco 29 of 32; 3rd Frank 28 of 32.
Red Dot & Open Sights (not scoped):
10-yard targets: 1st John Livingston 499 22 Xs; 2nd Bill DeRouchey 495 24 Xs; 3rd Greg Garman 384 3Xs.
Silhouettes: 1st John 32 of 32; 2nd Bill 30 of 32; 3rd Greg 25 of 32.
The Mystery event this month was “No Your Limits”: Frank walked away as the overall champion for this event, but all contestants were winners in this fun event.
Many thanks to our volunteers: Tom Jackson, Jeff Miller, and Jim Graham, scoring; Patrick Shely, range master; and Bron Greenwood, hauling materials to and from the Quonset. These same guys were involved in most or all of the pistol shoots this year. Have a great summer and practice up for October.