EBR 2018 Day Three is probably the biggest shooting day at the Extreme Benchrest competition. But this year, it became “Extreme Wetrest”!
There’s Card Two of the 75 Yard Extreme Benchrest competition, a 10 Meter indoor pistol shoot and – in the afternoon – a speed silhouette competition. That’s lots of lead flying down range at EBR 2018 day three, in spite of the weather…
For the first time ever, there was heavy rain for most of the day – torrential at times. This is definitely NOT what most of us expected and it has never happened before at Extreme Benchrest.
But – rain notwithstanding – EBR 2018 day three continued pretty well to schedule and all the day’s stages were completed. And, of course, everyone had FUN!
Here’s what it looked like…
Of course, everyone was taking cover under the roofed areas. These were intended to protect us from the Sun, but they also worked for the rain.
The Sun made a brief appearance after Lunch. But it didn’t last for long…
By the time the EBR 2018 Speed Silhouette competition started, “normal service” from the rain had recommenced.
All that shooting requires lots of High Pressure Air. As always, this is provided by on-site compressors, but for 2018, Airguns of Arizona and a number of other sponsors has installed a large, mains-powered Coltri compressor that really provides a lot of air very fast.
Todd DeOrio from Raptor Preumatics is “Mister HPA” at Extreme Benchrest. He’s filling tanks all day long and always wth a smile!
That’s Todd below. Note that the compressor was not running at the time I took the photo. Todd removed his safety glasses and ear defenders just for this picture.
To me, it’s important that we recognize the work that Todd – and the many other AoA employees do behind the scenes to make the Extreme Benchrest competition enjoyable for the shooters. Much of this is unglamorous and often unseen, but without it EBR 2018 day three – and every other day of every Extreme Benchrest – would be much less fun.
Thanks Todd and the AoA Team!
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