Leaderboard Submissions:
47-Challenge: 193 11X – FX Power Pup .22 (600mm superlight) with FX 18.13g @ 880fps – Sightron SII 36x (informational – we don’t have a 47 yard board, lol)
30-Challenge: 196 11X – Reximex Daystar .177 (unregulated) with FX 10.3g @ 875fps – Athlon Argos 6x24 @ 24x
30-Challenge: 196 13X – Weihrauch HW110 .22 (410mm) with FX 15.89 @ 710fps (just 18 ft/lbs) – Arken EPL-4 6x24 @ 24x
I also shot a 40-Masters of 187 6x with my .177 Dreamline Classic using a new Midas Tac & 10.3g pellets – but I’m not submitting as I think I can get to a 190 40-Masters with this rifle/pellet/scope.
The 47 yard Power Pup score was under almost perfect wind conditions. My previous 47-Challenge cards with Power Pup were 185 5X and 188 8X on days with mild breezes.
The Reximex Daystar is a super accurate .177 – and would benefit from a different scope. The Athlon Argos 6x24 FFP that is on it has very clear glass at 24x. However, the Argos reticle gets quite thick at 24x – and it does not have a center dot. So, the reticle obscures our tiny target at 24x. I work around this by actually zeroing so that the 10-ring sits just above and just left of the center “T” of the reticle, but this setup makes holding off for wind even more challenging.
I’ve been practicing a lot using a new trigger pull technique – it’s more of a trigger “push” than a pull. I’m not sure that the technique will work great will all my rifles, but it seems to work well with some of them. I also picked up two Midas Tac 6x24 scopes on sale – they are great at 30 yards and pretty good for the 40 yard challenges. The Midas Tac reticle is significantly thinner at 24x than the reticles of the Arken EPL-4 or Athlon Argos at 24x. In my opinion, nothing can touch a Sightron SII 36x for price/performance for target shooting – but I got the Midas Tacs for $319 each on an incredible sale (using a 10% off coupon) – I should have bought 3, lol.
I’ve also been putting adjustable scope mounts from Vector Optics on my rifles. They are really nice (and a huge bargain at less than $30) and allow me to optically center my scope for elevation at 30-40 yards – so that the image is as crisp as possible.
Hope you guys are getting weather as good as I am for getting some lead downrange…
-Ed
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made GCMAG Magnum Gen 2 w/ GF1000 barrel, JSB 18.13gr unsorted @970fps average, Vector Optics Continental 5-30X56 VCT-34 scope @30X magnification, Protektor Model Deluxe BB rear bag as front rest and Protektor rabbit ear rear bag.