wildcard6 wrote:In answer to the query about using other ranges if you crash out, crashing out is not really possible, because it's a points scoring match. In each detail you get up to five chances to hit your target. Top score for a first-round hit and less for each attempt thereafter. After five unsuccessful attempts, your score on that range/target will be zero. Then you engage the next target at longer range with the same five chances and so on for the four different ranges. There will be four details shot, with targets getting smaller on each detail [devilish!]. We have had a trial match already and everybody seemed to have a good time. The $5.00 visitor's fee only covers the match being shot. This match is shot on our Main Range and that is the only range available for visitors to use. Think of it this way... don't give up, just try harder!
wildcard6 wrote:One of the difficulties of getting a new match up and running is getting range time to shoot it. The powers-that-be have pinched my April shoot [Easter] in order to host the Black Powder Nationals at Para. In the meanwhile though, I've scheduled shoots on February 3rd and March 3rd. Both of these will be a 200m variant due to a clash with the shotgun match on the same days. April will be a 'bye' with no shoots possible, but then May's will be on Sunday the 12th and back to 300 yards. I will be making the 200m version plenty challenging though, don't worry!
wildcard6 wrote:The infrastructure required to hold this event is extensive. Ten each Ram, Turkey, Pig and Chicken targets [Lever action scale], plus ten each Chickens and Pigs [scoped rimfire rifle scale]. Elevated stands to put the 300-yard Rams on, plus of course a 300 yard range! If you've got all that I'm sure you could do it elsewhere, but I haven't... One of the key elements to a fun shoot is having a decent number of shooters too and a gun club is the place to find them. By the way, I put a few little videos on youtube ages ago when I was trialling the idea. If you search for 'long range rimfire silhouette shooting' you should be able to find them fairly easily.
wildcard6 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOKgfLnLimg
wildcard6 wrote:I've tried to upload a photo of the target set, but can't work out what I'm doing wrong. Sorry!
wildcard6 wrote:The targets I am using are RIMFIRE targets used in the Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette [smallbore] match. I can't say whether they are 40 or 50%, I don't know. They only form the basic target set for the shoot though, with the larger targets being progressively replaced with smaller ones with each successive detail. They are the Scoped Rimfire Rifle targets and they are SMALL. The chickens at 100m are not much more than MOA size, so there's a challenge even at the minimum range. I keep trying to upload a photo, but each time I fail. Anybody know how to do it?
Gamerancher wrote:The rimfire ( smallbore ) lever action targets are 1/2 size. ( 50%, I do know )
The scoped rifle smallbore targets are 1/5 size. I've spent over 20 years shooting at them, I know how small they are.
Not trying to rain on your parade, you are trying something different, good luck to you.
If it wasn't a 14 hr drive, I'd come along.
I just gave you another silhouette shoot to look at for interest sake.
The .22bpcr targets are scaled to distance: % of full size targets
chickens @ 50m are 25% ( 50/200 ) shot standing, off-hand.
pigs @ 100m are 33% ( 100/300 )
Turkeys " 150m are 38% ( 150/385 )
Rams @ 200m are 40% ( 200/500 )
It is an enjoyable, challenging event that is well patronized in the U.S.
Here in Australia, we shoot it but using the 1/2 size targets that you are using, mainly because the existing silhouette ranges already have them.