BLOOMFIELD, New York - It didn't take long for the Northeast to recapture not only the top spot, but the top five positions in the Crosman National Field Target Series. Hans Apelles of Somers, New York leads all rifle shooters with 256 points, all done with a Crosman 1720T pistol fitted with the shoulder stock that comes with the airgun. Craig Evans of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania shoots the same gun in its standard configuration and leads the pistol competition with 200 points.

Rifle Leaderboard:

RANK	Name	Hometown	Rifle	TOTAL POINTS
1	Hans Apelles	Somers, NY	Crosman 1720T	256
2	Glenn Thomas	Pleasant Valley, NY	Benjamin Marauder	237
3	Sean McDaniel	Rush, NY	Benjamin Marauder Hybrid	173
4	Phillip Guadalupe	Rush, NY	Benjamin Armada	170
5	Craig Evans	Bethlehem, PA	Crosman Challenger	151
6	Scott Hull	San Luis Obispo, CA	Benjamin Marauder	100
7	Jerry Cupples	Texas	Benjamin Marauder	90
8	John Bergquist	Cambria, CA	Crosman Challenger	89
9	Walt Roller		Benjamin Marauder	88
10	Joel Gupta	NY	Benjamin Marauder Hybrid	83
11	Alex Modic		Benjamin Marauder	71
12	Lonnie Smith	Aptos, CA	Benjamin Marauder	71
13	Dan Bott	Honeoye, NY	Crosman Challenger	70
14	Alan Harold Hull	San Luis Obispo, CA	Benjamin Discovery	67
15	Abby Benson	Victor, NY	Benjamin Marauder	60
16	John Cimbalo		Benjamin Marauder	60
17	Andre Gross	Victor, NY	Benjamin Marauder	58
18	Terry Eannetta	Ventura, CA	Benjamin Marauder	53
19	Shawn Pragle	Wayland, NY	Benjamin Marauder	50
20	Don Armstrong		Benjamin Marauder	47
21	James Vescio		Benjamin Marauder	46
22	Wallace Malheiros	Victor, NY	Benjamin Armada	43
23	Jake Petterson		Benjamin Discovery	38
24	Scott Whitlock		Benjamin Marauder	37
25	Kevin Campbell		Benjamin Marauder	26

Pistol Leaderboard

RANK	Name	Hometown	Pistol	TOTAL POINTS
1	Craig Evans	Bethlehem, PA	Crosman 1720T	200
2	Glenn Thomas	LaGrange, NY	Crosman 1720T	152
3	Fred Mannis	Wilmington, DE	Crosman 1720T	62

The CNFTS is conducted in cooperation with the American Airgun Field Target Association (AAFTA) and is a national competition tracking shooters using Crosman and Benjamin airguns throughout the October 2015 - September 2016 season. Scores are normalized to provide even footing for all AAFTA club members and bonus points are added for participation in regional "Grand Prix" events throughout the year, the Crosman All-American Field Target Championship in July and the AAFTA National Championship in the fall of 2016. The top three finishers in the Rifle and Pistol disciplines will be awarded product gift certificates and free entry to the 2017 Crosman All-American.

For information on participating in the CNFTS, please visit the competition page at http://www.crosman.com/connect/crosman-national-field-target-series/

To learn more about AAFTA, the sport of Field Target, and to find a club near you, please visit http://aafta.org

For additional information on Crosman airguns and ammunition, visit crosman.com or write to Chip Hunnicutt, Marketing Manager, Crosman Corporation, 7629 Routes 5 & 20, Bloomfield, NY 14469, or contact him via email at chip@crosman.com, Twitter @chiphunnicutt or by phone at (800) 7–AIRGUN (724-7486). For up-to-the-minute news from Crosman Corporation, follow the company on Twitter (@crosmancorp).

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