How do we see the leaderboard? Is there a link, or is it just updated throughout the threads, or maybe upon request? I'm trying to figure out when I make it on.
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Hello @Lightyear68How do we see the leaderboard? Is there a link, or is it just updated throughout the threads, or maybe upon request? I'm trying to figure out when I make it on.
Hello @EPDI bought a tin of JSB 14.35g for my Weihrauch HW110 - as I tuned the power down to about 18 ft/lbs… the HW110 didn’t like them.
So I tried them in my Benjamin Cayden. It liked them at 900 fps. I dialed it back and shot this card - 33 degrees and breezy.
11Xs is the most I’ve hit so far. My Cayden.22 and Akela .177 are very accurate “budget” rifles. Cayden actually slightly outshot my Daystate Huntsman today, lol.
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Hi Guys,
It has been a while since I have contributed to this thread. That's mostly because my shooting hasn't been so great. Can't seem to break 190 nor about 7 X's. I have tried to attribute that to shooting the 13.4 grainers at too low a speed (around 820 fps). I do that because I am using my HFT rifle and don't want to change the settings. But I think a good bit might be me. Anyway, I have been getting all "wrapped around the axel" about this. Am considering buying another rifle, better scope, etc, etc. Then yesterday (a very cold but still day) I again shot an unsatisfactory card, a 186 with 6X's. I was looking at the card tonight and decided to analyze it (uh oh - here comes Excel). Attached is my analysis. Seems the zeroing of the scope wasn't bad (centroids are way less than .25 MOA off), but I had two bad flyers (of course in the same blocks as two X's), but overall just not real good.
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After looking at the analysis a bit I decided to try something. I took the graph and scaled an image of a dime to the graph and got this:
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22 of the 24 shots from the "not very good" target could be covered by a dime. Maybe I am just being to hard on myself (and rifle). That really ain't bad in any context but target shooting.
@NAProf - I have been there buddy! When I started this challenge with a Taipan Vet Long in .22 the best score that I ever shot with that rifle was a 186. The average score was in the 170s. Not knowing if that was a good score or not, I started this challenge to see what others would score. I quickly realized that the Vet was not up to par, even after many tuning sessions, barrel polishing, etc. My scores improved immediately with a new rifle, the FX Wildcat Mk3 BT. Now I shoot a FX Crown mainly. My history with each rifle is attached. Keep in mind that shooters only submit cards of their best scores. There are a lot of scores shot in the 180s that just aren't submitted!
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A lot of good feedback guys. Much appreciated. I am going to buy an FX Crown in .177 to use as my target rifle. About to finish a couple of cabinet/furniture jobs in my "retirement shop" so I can pay for my "getting more expensive" airgun hobby.
Cheers,
Greg
Just a few other bits of info:
1) Trying to hit this target at 30 yards is similar to trying to hit the tip of a chap stick at 100 yards (actually a little smaller). Doing that 24 times in a row is tough!!
2) For a time I was considering buying a very expensive one-piece rest (Randolph). Thanks to @thomasair , who let me know that using a one-piece rest would not be much more accurate than properly using front a rear bags, I saved over $1,000 by NOT buying the rest. I use a Caldwell Rock front rest, and rear bag.
3) As said many times, don't even think about shooting a good score if the wind is over 3-5mph.
4) For those shooting .177 JSB 13.4g MRDs, sorting by head size and weight is suggested.
5) Clean those barrels often! It has always improved my scores. Barrel polishing is a good idea as well. It makes cleaning the barrel go much faster.