Blog posts tagged with 'competition'

 

The Author, Kolby Rasmussen, and his Gauntlet SL30 shooting at the 100 Yard mark in Benchrest. 

 

        I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in the 100 yard benchrest, gunslynger challenge, and hunter field target at this year’s Pyramyd Air Cup. In the couple of months leading u...

 

What seems like just a few days ago (because it was a few days ago) Team Umarex returned from Marengo, OH and the Pyramyd Air Cup.  We always love attending the ‘Cup and for a wide variety of reasons. For one, there’s a wide variety of competition. Of course the main event is 100 yard benchrest...

You blink and it’s gone. This year has been absolutely flying by, at least from where I sit.  Last year at this time I was preparing to go to Japan to visit my son and now I am on the cusp of that event’s one year anniversary. Since that time, we have had one full year with the Zelos PCP rifle pla...

Abby Casey in 1980’s regalia shooting in the Big Bore Competition.

 

Competition season has a way of sneaking up on you. This year, there were a few issues that were out of my control that lead to a shortened practice season. A shortened practice season leads to rushed practice, but my overall s...

 

 To say that RMAC 2025 was a “good” experience would be a bit of an understatement if you ask me. There were world class shooters at every event, everywhere you looked. 100 yard bench rest, speed challenge,  precision marksman challenge, and big bore air gunner are the events you might expect t...

The centerpiece of modern airgun competition is benchrest shooting. Why? The most likely explanation for this is the level of precision needed to be competitive and the elimination of as many variables as possible. In theory, the benchrest is simply the static distance from the bench to the target, the weather conditions, the rifle, and, to a lesser extent, the shooter.

 

It is true that I had high expectations for the Zelos when I saw the first prototype some time back. I really, really hoped that this future rifle would be all that and a bag of chips.Only time would tell.  We all should be familiar with patiently waiting for things that we really want.  We beg...

It’s officially mid-September and Team Umarex has just gotten settled back into their normal routines after having attended the 2024 Pyramyd Air Cup in Marengo, Ohio. Due to a weird weather pattern, the central Ohio area was a bit warmer than usual. It was also a bit more windy than usual, too, during daylight hours. Depending on how you look at it, the lack of rain was either a blessing or a curse. I’m sure, given the near drought conditions present in Ohio, the natives were ready for some precipitation however they could get it.

I hope you got a kick out of that title. At times it seemed the only target that was hit was the mountain. The Utah wind can be flat out diabolical. But here I am getting way out over my skis with this story and I haven’t even set the stage.

Ok, that is a bit of a sensational headline. To be fair, it was the generosity of Firebird Targets that made our range and everyone else who was shooting on the Vendor Range at the 2023 Pyramyd Air Cup shake, rattle, and rain gravel!