Competing with an Airgun
Airguns are fun. That is something we can all agree on, I think. But if you are willing, and have a competitive streak in you, you can also enjoy competition with an air gun.
If you do a search on just about any search engine, you will find enough links to browse through concerning this topic to keep you busy for quite awhile. The most famous competitions are, of course, the Olympics, which has a category for airguns. And you will find competitions in almost every state and regional area across the nation. If you go overseas, you will find other countries have their own set up, and there are internationally recognized contests that pit the best of each country against each other.
To start, look in your own backyard area.....the city where you live. If there isn't one there.....START ONE! No reason whatsoever you can't be the one to bring members of your community together in a fun and family-oriented event. Many of your local gun clubs have airgun subsections to them, and you'll find many a marksman with a closet full of airguns that they would love to use in competition against someone.
If you find that there aren't any nearby competitions available, then go on-line and participate with the postal matches. You shoot your target and mail it in to be scored. It's all based on the honor system, and it is a great way to meet others airgun enthusiasts from across the nation and the entire world, as well.
If you are a hunter and don't care to shoot at paper targets, then try the Field Target discipline of airgun competition, where contestants shoot at metal animals to make them fall down. You usually walk through the woods or field for this contest, and often have a partner to accompany you.
Bigbore airgun shooters have just started a long range shooting contess called L.A.S.S.O., held in Texas and hosted by Eric Henderson of Bigbore Airgun Hunting. They were shooting their large caliber airguns out to 200+ yards.....and hitting the target!
Airgun Depot has a brief explanation of some competition opportunities at this link:
http://www.airgundepot.com/popular-target-airguns.html
And to get started in the fun of competition, you don't have to have the latest and most expensive gear, either. There is one competition that only allows the Daisy Red Ryder, and the first event I remember reading about was won by a pre-teenage girl who beat all the older adults! So everyone is eligible to have fun with this hobby called airgunning! So join in!
