Mulder030 wrote:Wm.Traynor wrote:Mulder,
If you want to get on paper, visit the zero range and sight-in, for the appropriate distance. Be sure to zero the wind while you are there. If you are a beginner, one of the members should be willing to help you with the wind allowances when you begin each of your stages.
Thanks Mate, yeah they have a practice weekend prior to the competition for that distance on every second weekend. just doing a bit of self development first, lol. it gets a little intimidating being a new comer, just getting comfortable with my rifle is where I'm at and am wanting to start branching out. So hopefully head up there real soon.
Probably not a bad idea. It becomes difficult to concentrate on technique once you add in "competition". AS a beginner it can be easy to get caught up in trying to keep up, so to speak, and miss out on the technical development side of things.
Mind you, as they used to say in my cycling days, "racing is the best training". Don't be shy to get in there and have a go at club shoots and find someone who can help you with basic elevation and windage adjustments. At the same time, don't forget to keep practicing. That Omark should be capable of shooting well if it is well put together. There's a lady at our fullbore club who only started shooting f-class the start of last season (18months ago). She uses an Omark and has already scored 2-3 POSIIBLES!!! (Yes, 60 out of 60!!!)
I'm still struggling to score consistently in the 50s. My best total to date is about 110 or so but more often high 90s to low 100s.
Get in there and have a go but don't let people push you faster than you want to go. I reckon that's what makes people frustrated and give up. People are trying to coerce me into going to all these interclub shoots but to me it is still just a waste of time, money, ammo and barrel life. I'm happy shooting club level until i sort my platform out and start scoring consistently in the 105+ range.