New Parts for my Steyr

by Harold Rushton on May 4, 2010

I decided to make some new wood for my Steyr and replace the yellow/black bumble bee look. So, I ordered a chunk of gray laminate. It came in a week or so ago and I got started roughing out the new parts. I kept the same basic shape of the old Steyr parts, but changed the grip up to fit my right hand a bit better. So, I added a palm swell and the anatomical pistol grip to the design. When I was done, I finished it all out in multiple coats of clear with a generous rub down of steel wool in between coats. Now, I guess there’s nothing to do, but go shoot it a little…

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Good Ole Boys Championship Match June 2009

by Harold Rushton on March 12, 2009

The Good Ole Boy’s Field Target Club in Pulaski, Tennessee will be hosting their Championship Match on June 13th and 14th, 2009.  The Championship match will be hosted by Roz Sumpter.  It will consist of two days with two separate courses.  Each course will be a 60 shot, standard field target course.  If you are interested in participating, go to the link below and download the registration form.  There you will find all of the pertinent information about the match, contact information and accommodations.

We hope to see you all there!

Harold Rushton

Good Ole Boy’s Championship Match Registration Form:  http://www.playmasters.info/2009-GOB-Match-Registration.pdf

Directions to the Match Location:  http://www.airguns.net/goodoldboys/directions.html

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Good Ole Boys Match Report 01/17/2009

January 18, 2009

On January 17th, 2009, the Good Ole Boy’s Field Target Club in Pulaski, Tn held the first match of the new year. Roz and I were watching the weather forecasts all week hoping for the best for Saturday. All was looking good the first part of the week, but a cold weather front [...]

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Good Ole Boys Match 12/28/2008

December 28, 2008

Today Roz Sumpter invited everyone over to his place in Pulaski, Tennessee for a local Field Target match. The weather was forecast to be sunny and 50 degrees, so it was a great day for Field Target. The sight in range was open by 1:00 PM and it gave everyone time to get [...]

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USFT #19… My Field Target Rifle

December 7, 2008

I recently purchased USFT #19 from Kevin Allen. I wanted a high power Field Target rifle so I could give the PCP division a try next season. When Kevin decided to sell his, I knew it would be a good, proven rifle to compete with.
After having the rifle for a few weeks now, I have [...]

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Good Ole Boy’s Match Report 11/29/2008

November 30, 2008

Yesterday we had an impromptu match at Roz Sumpter’s place in Pulaski, Tennessee. Roz called me last Wednesday and said he wanted to invite everyone over since the weather report was looking good for Saturday. Well, as time ticked closer to Saturday, the weather report digressed. A weather front moved in on Friday night with [...]

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Precision Shooting

November 23, 2008

I am always on the lookout for good resources on marksmanship. I recently ran across an ebook that was written with precision shooting in mind. There’s a great deal of good information in this ebook that may benefit beginners and experts. I thought some of you might was to check it out [...]

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Free Trajectory Program

November 19, 2008

Here is a link to a great free trajectory program.  This program was written by Brad Troyer and works great for setting up your scope numbers.  Also check out the other awesome information on Brad’s web site!  http://www.airguns.net/software_downloads.php
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Free Targets

November 19, 2008

This web site has a pretty good selection of free targets. Just save and print when you need them: http://www.mytargets.com/
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Louisiana State Field Target Match 2008

November 16, 2008

Today the Bayou Airgun Club in Baton Rouge, Louisiana held their 2008 State Field Target match.  It was a 52 shot match that was held on the Belle Terre course.  The weather was great with mild temperatures in the 50’s climbing into the 60’s before the match was over.  The wind was a factor as it [...]

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