10 Meter Standing And Kneeling Postal Match ** Week 3 **

[chasdicapua]

Here's week #3 of the standing and kneeling postal match. Hone those skills for the forced lanes. Everyone is welcome to enter. 

There will be a category for scopes (any and all) and also a category for peep/iron sights. 

Jackets, gloves and slings are allowed. You can shoot the card in as many increments as you want. One shot per bullseye.

I suggest wad cutter pellets for cleaner (and bigger) holes and easier scoring. If you’re using dome pellets, be sure to push the pellet head into the hole for a more accurate (and better!) score. We’ll score up and not down. So for example, if any part of the pellet hole touches the next highest ring, you score it by that ring.

Honor system for scoring. This is really for fun and a way to hopefully get one to practice the postions for the forced lanes. 

Post a picture of your best card in any category by the end of the match period (usually one week). I'll keep 4 (standing/scope, standing/peep, kneeling/scope and kneeling/peep) running tallies of the scores for that match period on the initial post.

This match ends Sunday, December 20th at midnight EST.

Here’s the link for the target: https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/A4_10m_Air_Rifle_Target.pdf



Chas



Standing / Scope Kneeling / Scope Standing / Peep Kneeling / Peep 

Greg 143 Greg 145 Slow Turtle 105

Matt 135 Matt 145

Leo 133

Chas 128 Chas 141

 

[chasdicapua]

Here are my best cards this week. Up a tick kneeling and down a couple of ticks standing. RAW TM1000 Sightron SIII 10-50 x 60 RWS 7.0gr Wadcutters

Standing 128 Kneeling 141

 

[DeadOnShot]

I was wondering where the rules can be found.

Is it legal to have more than one shot in any one bull?

 

[MattJP]

Hi there,

'Rules are in Chas' original post: 10m distance, offhand or kneeling, jackets, slings and gloves allowed. No time limit, scoring by highest ring value broken by pellet - classes are by power plant and optics/sights

One shot per bull, so maybe use sighters off the page or before recording your card.

Matt B.

 

[chasdicapua]

What he said

 

[Greg5850]

Here are my cards for the week. 143 standing, 146 kneeling. Thomas Carbine .177, RWS 8.2 Wadcutters, March 8-80 set on 15x for stand, 25x for kneel.

I shot the bottom 2 rows standing consecutively, then got cold feet because I was shooting so well. I decided to wait and finish later. Later my first shot on top row was barely a 7. Moral: If its going well, keep going!

 

[Greg5850]

Note on my cards. I use a magnifying scoring gauge. The photos have a shadow from a lamp on the right that makes it look like a few were not touching the higher line, but they were as marked. I should have taken better photos.

Greg

 

[SlowTurtle]

A little improvement this week but not much. Freehand, standing, peep.

Did the trigger mod on my 853. Might not help but it can't hurt.

 

[MattJP]

Here are my cards. I barely eeked out the offhand - Greg, I simply don't know how you shoot so well . But after around 5 kneeling cards, I made a slight adjustment to my hold and got some surprising results. I have no idea if I'll be able to duplicate in the coming weeks!

 

 

[gonzav71]

I am trying a different rifle each week. I could not shoot any better this week with the other rifles.

HW97K, Sightron 10-50x60, RWS MK 8.2 grain WC

Score 133 Standing

 

[MattJP]

I should say I found it tough to aim in the black circle with my non-illuminated reticle, so I tried a target version with the center inverted white. I'm not sure yet if it helps...

Matt

 

[chasdicapua]

Good shooting guys. Keep it up! Matt, good to see you've figured out your kneeling woes.

How about next week, we say one thing that we are finding helpful for getting better scores. That way others can check it out to see if it helps them. 

Chas

 

[steve123]

And to think I thought I was a good offhand shot, lol, uh NOT!

Kneeling is tormenting to me because it's so uncomfortable, but I should practice it.

I'd be down there in the low 100's, if that, I'm lucky if I can keep them all in the black.

 

[chasdicapua]

If keeping them all in the black is where one starts, that's were one starts and imporves from there. 

We're definitely all better shooters in our own minds!! LOL 

For the past three springs I've felt like I had imporved in the standing and kneeling positions over the winter, only to have reality set in at the first outdoor match of the season!

chas

 

[MattJP]

Agreed! lol

Or even I think I've improved in the spring, and then the summer falls apart - only to feel like I relearn lessons in the winter. Ugh.

@steve123, I hope you feel OK contributing scores whatever they may be. I think it's good to see it as just competing with yourself. Try to learn a little each session and watch for improving scores.

Matt B.