Awesome string of mid-190s cards with that HW Tommy. All the more impressive when I see that you are using a 16x scope to shoot those cards!
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30-Yard Challenge
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Awesome string of mid-190s cards with that HW Tommy. All the more impressive when I see that you are using a 16x scope to shoot those cards!
I forgot my new Heras, which was on the RAW HM1000X .22 back home, and in my safe. Yes, definitely hurt me today not having it. Thanks Ed.
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Great shooting with your RTI Sharp Pog. What regulator pressure do you use?
I shot three 30-Challenge cards with my unregulated Reximex Daystar yesterday:
195 13X
195 11X
197 12X
I submit the 197 card for our Leaderboard. I battled a shifting wind on all 3 cards. The second 195 card definitely could have scored higher, but I got burned when my flags seemed still, yet wind was still pushing the little .177 pellets left.
The wind died down at 5:30pm and I shot a 40-Masters card with .22 Crown. First sighter was low (as usual with PCPs). Second sighter was a perfect bullseye, so I started the card. I submit this 196 14X !
I was getting so excited shooting the card that I pulled the shot that resulted in the 8 on target 8b. It definitely could be 15X as 7a could be just touching the X. I scored it conservatively as 195+ cards at 40-Masters are damn rare. So, counting my sighter, I put 15 out of 21 shots on the X at 40 yards… I was happy - made Becky take my picture with the card.
Thanks to TommyB who encourages me to shoot the Crown. If I shot it often, I could maybe improve with it and move closer towards Marvin’s level… but I love to rotate my rifles, so the Crown only gets a small slice of time.
I shot three 30-Challenge cards with my unregulated Reximex Daystar yesterday:
195 13X
195 11X
197 12X
I submit the 197 card for our Leaderboard. I battled a shifting wind on all 3 cards. The second 195 card definitely could have scored higher, but I got burned when my flags seemed still, yet wind was still pushing the little .177 pellets left.
The wind died down at 5:30pm and I shot a 40-Masters card with .22 Crown. First sighter was low (as usual with PCPs). Second sighter was a perfect bullseye, so I started the card. I submit this 196 14X !
I was getting so excited shooting the card that I pulled the shot that resulted in the 8 on target 8b. It definitely could be 15X as 7a could be just touching the X. I scored it conservatively as 195+ cards at 40-Masters are damn rare. So, counting my sighter, I put 15 out of 21 shots on the X at 40 yards… I was happy - made Becky take my picture with the card.
Thanks to TommyB who encourages me to shoot the Crown. If I shot it often, I could maybe improve with it and move closer towards Marvin’s level… but I love to rotate my rifles, so the Crown only gets a small slice of time.
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196-14x would be a great “30y” Challenge card, but achieving that score with a “40y Masters” card is really tough. My knees would be knocking with excitement as I think about you shooting the card.
Nice job Ed!
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Thanks Guys, it was a fun day shooting and the Crown 40-Masters card was a nice end to the day.
Thought some of you might be interested in my data on my Crown. Below you will find every 40 yard card I’ve shot - including some notes.
To date, the Crown has been the best 40 yard rifle I’ve found. My RTI Prophet when shooting .22 caliber averages 191 at 40-Challenge and 188 at 40-Masters. The Prophet has been 2nd best.
As many of you know, I’m playing my own game when I shoot my cards. I take sighters before starting the card, but zero sighters once I start the card. I want to know how well I can adjust shot-to-shot - without practice shots (sighters) in between.
An interesting data point is my Dec 20th 40-Masters cards with Crown. I shot back-to-back 197s, then needed to refill the air. It was in the 30s outside and 70 degrees inside where I filled. The next card after the 197s was a 181 - same conditions. It demonstrates how temperature sensitive these PCPs are. You need to let the rifle sit and adjust to external temps before target shooting. In the cold where I am, the scopes need to adjust too - the glass elements can shift slightly when moving from warm to cold.
With all this stuff going on, I’m always amazed at how accurate these compressed air rifles are - cool hobby.
-Ed
Thought some of you might be interested in my data on my Crown. Below you will find every 40 yard card I’ve shot - including some notes.
To date, the Crown has been the best 40 yard rifle I’ve found. My RTI Prophet when shooting .22 caliber averages 191 at 40-Challenge and 188 at 40-Masters. The Prophet has been 2nd best.
As many of you know, I’m playing my own game when I shoot my cards. I take sighters before starting the card, but zero sighters once I start the card. I want to know how well I can adjust shot-to-shot - without practice shots (sighters) in between.
An interesting data point is my Dec 20th 40-Masters cards with Crown. I shot back-to-back 197s, then needed to refill the air. It was in the 30s outside and 70 degrees inside where I filled. The next card after the 197s was a 181 - same conditions. It demonstrates how temperature sensitive these PCPs are. You need to let the rifle sit and adjust to external temps before target shooting. In the cold where I am, the scopes need to adjust too - the glass elements can shift slightly when moving from warm to cold.
With all this stuff going on, I’m always amazed at how accurate these compressed air rifles are - cool hobby.
-Ed
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Thanks for the compliments. The reg is 120 .Unfortunately I can't get beyond 35 yards in my yard .I've been shooting all the targets at 34 yards. I have another 25 cal prophet 1 but the reg recently started to creep . I cleaned it up some but still creeping .Any suggestions on how to fix it Also the Vulcan is not shooting as good as it was . I need to figure out why . This stuff can nake you crazy. Lol
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