EBR Practice & Flies

[AirGunShooter]

I had just begun the first 100 yard practice session with my new .22 Red Wolf HP. Shooting in moderate 8 to 12 mph winds with 25gr pellets at 970 ft/sec.
Had shot maybe 20 rounds to sort out the wind and clickers, when a fly landed on the target. Held on the fly and the pellet hit about 2" right, due to the wind. Second shot I held left by the same distance and WHAM, no more fly.

 

[Sqwirl57]

Good shooting. Flys absolutely make some of the best reactive targets out there.... and they're free!

 

[bluebaby]

Started practicing today for the EBR benchrest. 75yd personal best 242 11x
As soon as it finishes raining going out to 100.

 

[tommyb]

Started practicing today for the EBR benchrest. 75yd personal best 242 11x
As soon as it finishes raining going out to 100.

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Sandy, good shooting. What gun were you shooting, pellets, velocity?

 

[AirGunShooter]

Started practicing today for the EBR benchrest. 75yd personal best 242 11x
As soon as it finishes raining going out to 100.

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I don’t see a squished flies?

 

[bluebaby]

Nope, no squished flies.
@tommyb, I was shooting my 22 Redwolf aka “Ruby” with MRD’s 965 FPS. I’ll try to get my 100 yd cards posted.
I shot a 225, 228 and 229.

 

[tommyb]

Nope, no squished flies.
@tommyb, I was shooting my 22 Redwolf aka “Ruby” with MRD’s 965 FPS. I’ll try to get my 100 yd cards posted.
I shot a 225, 228 and 229.

Thanks Sandy. Excellent scoring; did you sort the MRDs? I’m guessing No, since it was practice. I need to get back to using these EBR targets, as I have a stack or cardstock targets printed from 2020 virtual EBR.

 

[Centercut]

Nope, no squished flies.
@tommyb, I was shooting my 22 Redwolf aka “Ruby” with MRD’s 965 FPS. I’ll try to get my 100 yd cards posted.
I shot a 225, 228 and 229.

Great shooting. You guys must have found some really good tins of MRDs. When you shoot those targets do you shoot all 5 in one target then go to the next, or shoot one in each target then do it 4 more times?

 

[bluebaby]

Great shooting. You guys must have found some really good tins of MRDs. When you shoot those targets do you shoot all 5 in one target then go to the next, or shoot one in each target then do it 4 more times?

We shoot 5 at each one

Great shooting. You guys must have found some really good tins of MRDs. When you shoot those targets do you shoot all 5 in one target then go to the next, or shoot one in each target then do it 4 more times?

 

[Centercut]

We shoot 5 at each one

Gotcha. That does make it easier, not saying those scores aren’t very good because they are. I’ve been shooting at those targets since I made them, and found that shooting five - 5 shot groups is 3 to 5 points easier than shooting one in each target then doing it again 4 more times. Going around the clock more closely simulates the scoring on a big target like EBR. IMHO.

 

[tommyb]

Gotcha. That does make it easier, not saying those scores aren’t very good because they are. I’ve been shooting at those targets since I made them, and found that shooting five - 5 shot groups is 3 to 5 points easier than shooting one in each target then doing it again 4 more times. Going around the clock more closely simulates the

Sorry, I was at gym and tried to edit and this accidentally got posted. Disregard.

 

[Michael]

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