How do you challenge you?

[airgunutty]

What are some of the diy challenges that you've set up for yourself. The ones where almost everything needs to be perfect to make that difficult shot. One of mine is trying to put a 177 into the pierced opening of an empty 12g co2 cartridge at 50yds. I'm sure someone will read this and consider my challenge only suitable for the visually impaired. Well that may or may not be your opinion but it is a challenge for me.


So I would like to hear how you are challenging you.

 

[Firewalker]

Starlings at 100 yards.

In the wind.

With an average FPE gun.

With pellets.

I am a fool...

 

[MongooseV8]

I get out of bed every morning, that is pretty challenging.

 

[Motorhead]

To Quote Gene Roddenberry .... To boldly go where no man has gone before

That while not realistic, does have the open path to pick up nuggets other pass over, which is somewhat going where others have not

 

[Vana2]

I like off-hand plinking at reactive targets.

Usually 1 inch spinners but Honeycomb cereal suspended on a string to blow in the breeze is challenging and cool when they explode into bits.

If I'm having a particularly good day, I move farther from the target.

If I'm getting too cocky and need some humbling, I switch from Honeycomb to Froot Loops or Cherrios as targets.

Fun stuff, the birds and critters clean up afterwards.

Cheers!

 

[GLindsey]

100 Yards, soda can, off hand with a springer. I think standing and shooting offhand is a real test of skill. Iron sights !

 

[airgunmike56]

Shooting a spent 270 or 30-06 shell in the open end is a kick for me at 50 yards,,, You young guys with open sights keep it up, In my youth I could hit a aspirin thrown in the air , Now I cant even see a aspirin,,, LOL.
Mike

 

[rcarlisle]

I've taken to off hand shooting myself. I've proven my guns are accurate by removing myself from the equation at the bench. Now I enjoy seeing what happens when I fully inject myself into the shot. I find it more than a little addicting.

 

[ToddGeddes63]

the pasta challenge at 50 yards.

 

[airgunutty]

I like off-hand plinking at reactive targets.

Usually 1 inch spinners but Honeycomb cereal suspended on a string to blow in the breeze is challenging and cool when they explode into bits.

If I'm having a particularly good day, I move farther from the target.

If I'm getting too cocky and need some humbling, I switch from Honeycomb to Froot Loops or Cherrios as targets.

Fun stuff, the birds and critters clean up afterwards.

This is precisely the type of response that I was really looking for. Low cost environmentally friendly and definitely a challenge. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Avator]

Paintballs set out on golf tees at 45yds. Trying to bust the paintballs without hitting the golf tee with my cast .25 pellets. The Avenger is my gun of choice.

 

[Joekrooz]

Shooting the tightest groups and steel spinners keeps me going. Smallish random objects at up to a hundred yards will keep me entertained for a while.

 

[Joekrooz]

Paintballs set out on golf tees at 45yds. Trying to bust the paintballs without hitting the golf tee with my cast .25 pellets. The Avenger is my gun of choice.

@ BGarney, good to see you here!

 

[Avator]

@ BGarney, good to see you here!

Hey Joe... good to see you too... been a minute.

 

[boscoebrea]

I find it easy to split my personality when competing with myself, me and him. He I am against. Usually 5 shots each,.back and forth. That is it, ADD is a challenge in itself.

 

[jps2486]

Competition shooting is the best challenge because every shot is on the line. The "plinking" things mentioned here are ok, but your mental and psychological attitude is not fully challenged. If you miss a shot, you think "so what, I'll get the next one", but in shooting competition, if you put one in the 9 ring instead of the 10, you could lose the match. Then think to yourself "oh s--t!).

 

[Dead-On]

My biggest challenge has always been to not go broke in this hobby.

Well, I lost that challenge!

 

[airgunutty]

Competition shooting is the best challenge because every shot is on the line. The "plinking" things mentioned here are ok, but your mental and psychological attitude is not fully challenged. If you miss a shot, you think "so what, I'll get the next one", but in shooting competition, if you put one in the 9 ring instead of the 10, you could lose the match. Then think to yourself "oh s--t!).

Thanks for your response. But I don't think anyone started out shooting competition. Seems to me like you would want to be proficient at your self made challenges prior to stepping into a competition setting.

I'm a newb who doesn't have a lot of experience in interesting and difficult and inexpensive objects to challenge myself with. I was just wanting some of the other more experienced members to pass on some difficult challenges they used to perfect those competition skills.

 

[Bramezy]

Thanks for your response. But I don't think anyone started out shooting competition. Seems to me like you would want to be proficient at your self made challenges prior to stepping into a competition setting.

I'm a newb who doesn't have a lot of experience in interesting and difficult and inexpensive objects to challenge myself with. I was just wanting some of the other more experienced members to pass on some difficult challenges they used to perfect those competition skills.

I started shooting field target at matches, never practiced at home first. Same with 100y benchrest and N50. I practice now but just hopped in to see what it was about and bam, hooked. Without trying out the comps (if thats what you want to eventually do) how do you know you will even like it? I think its better to just go and shoot. You learn so much that way and practice in between. Don't over think it and make it bigger than it is. Just get out and shoot! Comps or not. I suck at most comps but still go and enjoy. Some I dont practice for and dont care, its still fun for me to go and BS and shoot.

 

[jps2486]

I'm a newb who doesn't have a lot of experience in interesting and difficult and inexpensive objects to challenge myself with. I was just wanting some of the other more experienced members to pass on some difficult challenges they used to perfect those competition skills.

Of course a new shooter should try to improve his or her marksmanship skills with whatever clever targets can be devised. Once you get to a point where your skills level out, then look for more challenging things. Good luck.