30-Yard Challenge

[tcarlson777]

Getting tired of shooting groups? Try this game out. You shoot all 24 bulls once at 30 yards. Next, eliminate your two lowest pairs. Then, add up your score, with a Max of 200. My best target using my Vet Long is below, as is the target I used. It would be a really great shooter who could get a 200. The 10 ring is 3.28mm in diameter, about the size of a small fly. Post up your best score and what gun you used!

Here are the scoring rules:

If the hole touches the next higher ring, score to the higher ring. Use a pellet, skirt down, if the hole is ragged.

To score a 10, you just need to touch the gray ring surrounding the black dot.

To score an X, you just need to touch the black dot in the center. (This is different than the instructions on the bottom of the target, due to us shooting at 30-yards)

.177 shooters are allowed to use a .22 pellet or a .224 scoring plug to score their targets, to compensate for the smaller diameter of a .177 pellet.

Once you shoot all 24 bulls, you get to eliminate your lowest two sets (mulligans) see the target above how I slashed out my two lowest pairs.

Score the remaining 20 targets for a Max score of 200. Also add your X's if you have any.

So a perfect score would be 200 20X. Please post up your scores and what rifle you are shooting. Have fun!!

View attachment 30-Yard Challenge Target.1654254248.pdf

 

[elh0102]

Assume shooting from a bench? What target is it, from where?

 

[tcarlson777]

Yes, shooting from a bench bags in front and rear. The target is attached above. I think it is a 50ft rifle target. 

 

[elh0102]

Please post a source, or the NRA target designation, I can't find it under my searches.

 

[tcarlson777]

It is the 50 feet 5.5mm MOA target. I downloaded it from gatewaytoairguns.com. 

 

[elh0102]

Thanks, should be fun. Unless you enlarged it, the x ring is stated to be 3.28 mm, or .129", which is what mine measured as printed.

Since no sighter target is included, it would seem acceptable to use one as such, and just consider it one of your 2 throw outs. 

 

[tcarlson777]

Enjoy. It is very challenging. I’m looking forward to seeing how others score. 

 

[Healthservices]

Hmmm so I'm using my uragan compact but it is shooting all over the place. So I pull a couple of cleaning patches thru it and they are nasty. Must have been all those slugs I put through it a couple weeks ago.

It shoots a lot better so I'm going to give it a try! My paper seems to be tearing a lot even though I'm using some 90 lb paper too. How do you score when it tears the paper?

 

[tcarlson777]

If it cuts the line I score it. I use card stock paper. 

 

[Healthservices]

Good to know. I did not know I shoved a pellet in each hole as I was not sure. 

These did not tear so 19 for number one?

 

[tcarlson777]

Yeah, that looks like a 10 and a 9.

 

[Healthservices]

Lol , so much for a day of chores and cleaning up around the house. Forgot how fun it can be to do these. Thanks Tom!



Allen







https://youtu.be/ZZVFa0qSjos







I'm very surprised to see how quickly the uragan got loaded up with lead from slugs.

 

[elh0102]

 I thought I'd try this out, and I shot this target today with my HM1000 RAW, standard power .22, with the 18 gr JSB. You will notice a slightly larger hole in the right side of target 11. I loaded a pellet backwards, knew it from the feel as I chambered it. Luckily, the RAW has no breech O ring, otherwise I probably would have ripped it out. In a formal match, I would have burned it and reloaded, but I was curious about two things, would it cut a clean hole similar to a wadcutter, and would it shoot to a substantially different POI. As you can see, the answer to both is yes! I took the liberty of not scoring that shot. I also discovered, you absolutely have to have a scoring plug, especially if using thin copy paper. The diablo shaped pellets just slice through and the paper really closes behind it (unless, of course you shoot it backwards). Anyway, conditions were good and it was fun. 

Ed

 

[tcarlson777]

Great shooting Ed and Allen! Allen: What was your final score? That scope footage was cool and it looked like your Uragan was shooting great. 

 

[tcarlson777]

Ed, you are right about diabolo pellets making lousy holes! I tried some RWS wadcutters but my Vet hates them. They make perfect holes in the card stock that I use for my targets, but don’t hit consistently. Your RAW shoots great!

 

[elh0102]

Thanks Tom, I can't take credit for the rifle. Anything Martin makes will shoot. I was lucky with conditions today. I'm not a score shooter, but it was fun. 

 

[tcarlson777]

Forgot to provide a trick for cleaner holes tape the target onto some cardboard from a shipping box. Helps a little. 

 

[Healthservices]

Seems to me the first sheet is always the best one as I'm always pushing to do better than that score but choke.  

195 if you count the tears. That one I recorded was just before I had to leave for dinner so I kind of rushed it a bit if you can't tell. 

I guess because my 90 lb amazon paper kind of sucks, I'm going to just glue it to some card board. 

Hopefully it will work a little better. Ed you did great  



Allen

 

[elh0102]

Thanks Allen, I had a good day, and lucky. I'm not a score shooter. But we should all remember Gary Player's quote, "the more I practice, the luckier I get!" 

 

[rmslim1]

I think that I'll try this challenge, this weekend, when I'm off. My Uragan compact shoots pretty well, so I'll have to give this a whack.