PSA - Indoor Field Target - December 10, 2023 - Palmyra, PA + Match Report

Palmyra Sportsmen's Association (near Hershey, PA) - Indoor Field Target - Sunday, December 10, 2023.

 

Targets are placed at ranges between 10 yards and 22 yards.  This event is a great way to get introduced to field target, have fun, or practice for the upcoming outdoor season. 

 

Targets will be set to an AAFTA legal difficulty for standing position shots.  If you are an experienced FT shooter, we encourage you to shoot the entire course standing. You are not required to shoot the standing position, there are no position restrictions for this event, shoot whatever positions you feel comfortable.

 

Since the targets are not placed at long distances, this event provides an opportunity to use guns more suited to shorter distances.  You may consider shooting a multi-pump pellet gun (no BBs), pistols, or guns that shoot at lower energy levels than required for the outdoor game.

 

The course is 5 lanes with two targets per lane, 2 shots per target.  Courses are set using rifle difficulty, but you can shoot with pistol.

 

Guns must not exceed 20 fpe (foot-pounds of energy) at the muzzle. 

 

This event is held in our clubhouse on our indoor rifle range.  We will be open for sign-ups between 9AM and 1PM.  Cost is $5 per round, you can re-enter as many times as time allows.  

 

Palmyra Sportsmen's Assoc. - Field Target

 

For more info about indoor field target at PSA:  https://www.palmyrasportsmens.com/Indoor-Field-Target  

 

410 Sportsman Rd.

Annville, PA 17003

We had a good turnout for our first indoor FT match for the 2022-2024 winter season. It is good to see many competitors chose to shoot the course from the standing position.  Some that shot from the free position also chose to mix things up and shoot some lanes offhand or kneeling in addition to shooting sitting.  It's also neat to see people lean into the event an choose to shoot in a unique way via equipment choice or otherwise.  Some notable experiments were shooting open sights with a Diana 75, or shooting the course with a pistol from standing position.  Mark King had some impressive offhand scores with the max being a 17 with a piston gun. 

 

The course was set to be legal within the rules for standing position with a rifle.  The all standing average Troyer difficulty was 26.4 (moderate) with the hardest target calculated as a 39.7 difficulty.

 

Scores are out of a possible 20.