Iowa Field Target Association

[Iowa airguner]

I decided ti start a new thread for the club. The name has been decided.

I have found a home base in West Liberty  Iowa.
https://www.westlibertygunclub.org/

If you are in the area I encourage you to join. It is a very nice facility. I took the tour and they seem pretty safe and welcoming.

This is the Iowa Field Target Association update for the end of the year 2024

The Facebook group has almost at 25 members!
We still need to keep growing the Facebook group. So join if you want and tell your friends.

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/12CaDjUYbWk/?mibextid=wwXIfr


Over the winter I need to get together with the gun range officials so I can get to work building an airgun field target corse.
I need to get a lot of stuff together.
This is what I plan for the first competition.

The plan is 15 targets in five lanes.  There will be three targets per lane. Each target will be between 10-55 yards apart. You will have seven minutes per lane. Two shots per target. And we will go through the corse twice for a total of 60 shots.  The reason for going through the corse twice and two shots per target are two fold. We only have a limited number of targets. And most people are new at this.  Having four chances to hit the target is a good learning curve. The corse will not be difficult at first.
I will use the Troyer scale for each corse.

There will be a sighting in range set up with a chronograph.
We will have hunter and open class of both PCP and spring guns.
We will set up in squads of three or four.
And have a cookout with some burgers or something directly afterward.  This is done while all the scores are tabulated.
We will work out the details about a field target competition schedule for the spring summer and fall.
 At this point I plan to be at the range every Saturday morning till around noon. And have a competition for the last Sunday or Saturday of the month. But that’s in the details. In the mean time keep practicing.
 

[Iowa airguner]

The Iowa Field Target Association monthly report.
The Facebook group has 27 members as of January 31st.
Not much activity but it is there and I post up videos that I hope will get people interested or at least aware of airguns. I am mainly focused on education at this point . But I think I’ll move back toward field target specific content. As the season draws near.

I am in contact with the gun club and will start to discuss airgun activity when it’s appropriate. At this point I don’t have enough information to put together a proposal that can be submitted to the board.  I am confident it will be all good. But it’s a process.

I have ten targets all modified and a proposal written. It’s just waiting for the weather to brake.
If you are interested in joining the Facebook group. I would appreciate it. And if anyone wants to have an airgun discussion. It might help the majority of the group. Because most don’t have airguns yet.

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14hdZ92tEW/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[bear air]

Good to see some fellow enthusiast's in the state.

[Iowa airguner]

Good to see some fellow enthusiast's in the state.

I see you are in Sioux city. Please join the group. If you could bring up some topics or conversation that would be appreciated also. But join in anyhow.  There is a surprising number of people I am now running into that currently have airguns. Not Field Target guns of course. But they have all sorts of vintage stuff. One guy went to his parents house and retrieved a couple of target rifles. Another guy has a Saharan 20 cal blue streak he has has since he was a kid.
They just need something to do with them.

[Iowa airguner]

IFTA monthly report

This is the February 2025 monthly report from the Iowa Field Target Association.

The Facebook group has 31 members .

The weather has switched from deadly cold to just cold and windy. So going outside is now possible.

I had had a meeting with the range officer from the gun club. So after talking with both the secretary and the range officer I feel they are going to be very receptive to my proposal.

I got a chance to get boots on the ground at the range. It is much different than I expected. I have been just using old Google earth images. Actually going and looking at it the area. The tree growth in much more than I expected . The area to the north is wide open and once the place is cleaned up it will be ideal. I think I can set up six to ten lanes with a sight in range and scope proofing range very easily.

The ground is a tall dry grass fire hazard at this point so cleaning it all up and making an airgun range will be a very good addition to the club.

My proposal is to build a permanent airgun range for club use and have it set up to hold monthly field target competitions.  We can even have a couple sausages on the grill while scores are tabulated and the corse brakes down.  It might take a couple months to get everything approved by the board of directors and then voted on by the club. But I think it is all good.

I have one month before the next board meeting. I need to get the proposal to the RO and President for review. Then it will be brought up in the board meeting as a line item.

Hopefully we can have a competitive event in the late summer or fall.

This is a link to the Facebook group. Please join and help bring Field Target to Iowa. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15zgdxdNyw/?mibextid=wwXIfr 

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[Iowa airguner]

This is the Iowa Field Target Association monthly report.

The Facebook group has 32 members.

The weather has rapidly change from winter to spring. Shooting in the wind has become a very interesting learning experience.

I have come to an agreement with the West Liberty gun club to build and host field target events and general airgun activity at the West Liberty Gun Club facility.

I still have to clear the area and build the corse. That work will begin as the weather allows. But I am very happy to announce that the Iowa Field Target Association will now be part of the West Liberty gun club.

FIELD TARGET HAS COME TO IOWA!!

If you live in the West Liberty Iowa area. And you want to shoot Field Target. Please consider joining the West Liberty Gun Club.

We will be having public Airgun competitions soon. Those details have not been worked out at this stage. I have not started construction yet and the plan and layout are just beginning. But it is happening

 If you join the club you can use the range and corse anytime the range is open. And Public hours are Saturday and Sunday 1-5 pm. Club members can shoot from 8am - dusk.

I will provide more details as things progress.

All club rules / safety protocols must be followed at all times. This is an active firearm range with police training and firearms competitions going on all the time.

When you arrive during public hours you must report to the Range officer in the small white building. The range officer will direct you from there.


This is a link to the West Liberty Gun Club.

https://www.westlibertygunclub.org/members-page

This is the IFTA email address.

Iowafieldtargetassociation@gmail.com