30-Yard Challenge

[JimD]

This isn't for the leader board. I got my Athlon Argos 10-40 late yesterday and this is the first target. I sighted right in the middle of the target at 30 yards and barely hit it up to the right of the 4 block. But I got adjusted and decided to just shoot the target. The scope shifted right and low around block 6 but I shot another target with it since and it seems to be working great. The second target was in a different stock and worse but I think that was the wind. This target was in an old stock with 2 lbs of lead on it.

 

[EPG]

I’m continuing to play with 700mm barrel on my FX Crown Mk2 .22.

Shot three 40-Masters today:
196 11X
192 13X (darn wind and shift on #3)
194 9X (ended with 3 straight 9s)

Thoughts:
Using 700mm the Crown uses less air per shot.

Why bother with any pellet over 18.13g out to 40 yards?! The FX/JSB 18.13 is an awesome pellet - and comes 500 to a tin.

I can’t shoot in a jacket or heavy shirt without it catching on the rifle butt. So I’m freezing in a tee-shirt shooting these cards.

I finished by shooting a 40-Masters with a .177 Dreamline using 10.3g. Shot a solid 185 5X. Using a relatively new 6x24 Midas Tac.

TommyB - I now agree that the Midas Tac dot covers a lot of the 10-ring at 40 yards. Its an awesome clear glass scope, but can’t compare to the ultra thin reticle of a Sightron SII 36x for precision holds at 40 yards.

Hope you guys are still getting lead downrange… our leaderboards don’t close till December 31st, lol. Mostly, its just fun to shoot - despite the cold !