Strikey wrote:I shoot rifle silhouette with air, rimfire and centrefire, lever action is a bit different, only shot it twice using my 94 30/30. The class I shot in used the full size silhouettes and surprisingly my full house pig loads in the 30/30 with 150grn projectiles just knocks the rams over at 200, mostly they rocked and fell forward but if they're down it scores, maybe Gamerancher might chime in with a bit more info as I'm sure he shoots lever action along with his blackpowder
groundhog wrote:Hi Bladeracer
The course of fire for this Nationals will be as follows:
80 shots CLAS Rifle (Rams at 200m, Turkeys at 150m, Pigs at 100m and chickens at 50m) Targets used are full size.
I am not 100% but I am pretty certain this match is happening on the Friday.
80 CLAS Pistol Cartridge (Rams at 100m, Turkeys at 75m, Pigs at 50m and Chickens at 40m) Targets used are half sized 10mm Bisalloy. This match will be on the Saturday.
CLAS Small-bore (Rams at 100m, Turkeys at 75m, Pigs at 50m and Chickens at 40m) Targets used are half sized but are mild steel of varying thickness. This will be on the Sunday.
The Monday will be designated as an overrun day if needed.
If you haven’t shot the matches before you will enter as an ungraded competitor and your scores in the matches (specifically the highest of your 2 -40 shot matches) for each class.
As for rifles, for the rifle match a30-30, 45-70 or 44 Mag are all used successfully others used include 38-55, 35 Remington, 308 Marlin express, 338 Marlin express even 357 Mag to name a few, I personally run a 30-30 using Sierra 130 grain JHP with 32 grains of 2206h on targets out to Turkeys then use 150 grain JRN sierras on rams with the same powder charge and they don’t stand when hit.
For pistol the 44 is a good choice but be mindful that you don’t need a full strength load to take down the targets, a 22 Mag will successfully compete in pistol cal and one of our most successful competitors runs a 25-20 with 63 grain pills so you can keep recoil under control and still compete.
As for smallbore HV ammo is the way to go Federal Auto match is popular.
When it comes to ammo I usually load about 120 rounds for rifle each for myself and the missus, both of us run 30-30’s. I load about 200 rounds for each of our pistol cartridge rifles in case we have to double up, and finally just grab a box of rimfire.
In your case you have a backup available for everything except Smallbore as the 44 will work for rifle and in a pinch you can use a 22LR for pistol cal but it may stand rams.
Hope the info helps, hope to see you there.
Gamerancher wrote:With regards camping, most of us set up camp at the range for the duration of the event. It is a three gun, three day event plus there will be a "practice" day on the Thursday. Your entry fees for the event cover all days at the range. There is usually a small fee to cover camping.
The rules allow for ungraded shooters to attend, you will earn your grade at the shoot. In the end you will be competing against shooters of similar ability for grade medals as well as overall. It would help you immensely if you could attend any silhouette shoot sometime beforehand, just to become familiar with the format and see how things work. I would suggest that you contact Mark on 0409 135740 or reltub@alphalink.com.au to see if there is a club shoot that you might be able to attend.
There is a good match on, ( albeit scoped ), at Majura ACT 20-21 January that you and your brother would be more than welcome to attend, that goes for anyone who might be interested. Don't be shy, if you have any interest in silhouette, we don't bite. It is always good to have fresh blood at the shoots........
Gamerancher wrote:Mark, the bloke who is running it as a volunteer, works full-time and not in an office. There is no official entry form, just send him an e-mail at the above link. He'll put your name down. He's put pretty much all of the details in the ad in the Shooters Journal. He's asked for e-mail nominations, just let him know your intention to attend and in what events, if you are ungraded, list that. One thing I will say is that since this is a recognized discipline, you have to be a SSAA member to compete.
groundhog wrote:Hi Bladeracer
This is the link to the competitions page of the SSAA website for the Cowboy Nationals.
https://ssaa.org.au/disciplines/discipl ... mpionships
Gamerancher wrote:Mark, the bloke who is running it as a volunteer, works full-time and not in an office. There is no official entry form, just send him an e-mail at the above link. He'll put your name down. He's put pretty much all of the details in the ad in the Shooters Journal. He's asked for e-mail nominations, just let him know your intention to attend and in what events, if you are ungraded, list that. One thing I will say is that since this is a recognized discipline, you have to be a SSAA member to compete.
bigrich wrote:this is a interesting shooting class guys. in your experience does 357 have enough pop for this class of shooting ?
bladeracer wrote:I have a set of half-size silhouette's now, one of each, but not sure I'll be able to start practicing until my left arm and ribs feel a bit better. My last practice on the one-fifth size rimfire targets I fired ten rounds at each and scored one hit on each
bladeracer wrote:I have a set of half-size silhouette's now, one of each...
groundhog wrote:Not a bad set of targets there bladeracer except for a small issue with your chicken and turkey. The feet have been welded on in the wrong spot. I have attached the image for where the feet are supposed to go.
Gamerancher wrote:The pig is always thought to be the "easiest" target. The correct distance is 50m for the 1/2 sized targets used in small-bore and pistol caliber.
When practicing, it is good to get into the habit of following match rules. Only load 5 rounds. Fire them in the 2 minute time allowed. Stand down, have a break. Then repeat. It is not much use practicing by firing off a whole magazine full at a time, it just creates bad habits. Slow down and take each shot with care and as if it is the only shot you get, make it count. This will develop good habits. Concentrate on sight picture and trigger control, improving on these two things alone do much to increase your ability to hit targets.