What Paper Target Did You Shoot Today

[ThomasT]

I tried Thomas' target with my HW44 22 cal which sports an Ultradot Matchdot II and has many dot sizes. I use the finest dot and the lowest brightness setting but that didn't help with shooting this target sheet. I even rested on a bench, but the dot size was same size as the black 10 ring circle and I was covering holes with red dot.

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So I set up another card and shot with my HW44 in 177cal which sports a Bug Buster 3-12 power scope. I shoot at 12 power. As you can guess, it is much easier to shoot a good card with this setup.

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Then I finished off the last five rounds on a bullseye target to try for one hole. The hole was .177” across widest part.

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Hello @rsfrid

Ross, that is what I have been saying, it's hard to shoot paper with a Red Dot. However, you just tied my best effort with the Red Dot, so for a first attempt that is excellent . It does put a smile on your face when you do shoot a good card with a Pistol and Red Dot combination .

And your other targets are also excellent but we expect nothing less from you .

ThomasT

 

[igolfat8]

Ross and Thomas. Great shooting guys. You both are going to be formidable opponents this winter. It’s going to be a lot of fun.

 

[rsfrid]

Ross and Thomas. Great shooting guys. You both are going to be formidable opponents this winter. It’s going to be a lot of fun.

Maybe we can do a fly shooting comp. I have the pdf of this sheet.

 

[ThomasT]

Maybe we can do a fly shooting comp. I have the pdf of this sheet.

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Hello @rsfrid

You can add that in the competition, attache the pdf. That is a lot of flies to shoot ( 48 ) for my Pistol, I will use my "Project X" Pistol/Carbine .

ThomasT

 

[rsfrid]

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[rsfrid]

Hello @rsfrid

You can add that in the competition, attache the pdf. That is a lot of flies to shoot ( 48 ) for my Pistol, I will use my "Project X" Pistol/Carbine .

ThomasT

Shoot as many as you feel like, then save rest for another day.

 

[ThomasT]

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Hello @rsfrid

Got it OK.

ThomasT

 

[ThomasT]

Hello everyone,

OK shot the Ross @rsfrid “Fly target” with the Custom PP-800R Pistol/Carbine ( top 2 rows ) this morning and the Diana Bandit .177 Pistol, ( bottom 2 rows ). Seeing the Flies with the Reticle Scope no problem, but I could just barely see the Flies with the Red Dot Scope. I will have to learn a technique to score better with the Red Dot.

Range: 15 - Feet Indoors
Pistol: Custom PP-800R and Diana Bandit
Scope: BugBuster Scope and Hawkeye Red Dot
Pellets: JSB Jumbo 15.89gr and H&N Sport 8.18gr Wadcutter
FPS:
FPE:
Position: Bench w/front and rear Bags / Bipod and Lab Jack rear

ThomasT

 

[igolfat8]

@ThomasT , Boy oh boy, there's quite a few maimed and PO'd flys on your target ... I shouldn't be ragging on you since I've not yet tried shooting them. What goes around might come around, eh?

Nice chootin' Ross but what are all those yellow circles on your flys? They must have a bad case of yellow jaundice

 

[drpietrzak]

Avenge-X .177 PCP Rimfire Central 25/50 Challenge at 25-Yards: October Round 1

This is a rimfire challenge, so this is just for fun and giggles.

Rifle - Avenge-X PCP .177 (Base Model: Power Setting Low)
Class: PCP Air gun
Ammo: AA 10.3 Field Heavy Sorted to 10.2 Lubricated
Optic: Vortex Crossfire II 6 to 18
Front Rest: Bald Eagle Front Rest with Sinclair Bag Rider
Rear: Protektor #13 Rear Bag and Custom Bag Rider

The weather was 50 degrees Fahrenheit with about 50% humidity. There was a slight 0 to 5 mph wind. It varied in direction but was largely a cross wind.

The rifle is stock, and there are no tweaks to the gun. The bottle started the day at full capacity. I took a couple of shots to sight in the rifle. The shots all remained on the regulator. Tank pressure started at just under 300 bar. The regular was about 1800 psi. Low Power Setting.

 

[ThomasT]

Avenge-X .177 PCP Rimfire Central 25/50 Challenge at 25-Yards: October Round 1

This is a rimfire challenge, so this is just for fun and giggles.

Rifle - Avenge-X PCP .177 (Base Model: Power Setting Low)
Class: PCP Air gun
Ammo: AA 10.3 Field Heavy Sorted to 10.2 Lubricated
Optic: Vortex Crossfire II 6 to 18
Front Rest: Bald Eagle Front Rest with Sinclair Bag Rider
Rear: Protektor #13 Rear Bag and Custom Bag Rider

The weather was 50 degrees Fahrenheit with about 50% humidity. There was a slight 0 to 5 mph wind. It varied in direction but was largely a cross wind.

The rifle is stock, and there are no tweaks to the gun. The bottle started the day at full capacity. I took a couple of shots to sight in the rifle. The shots all remained on the regulator. Tank pressure started at just under 300 bar. The regular was about 1800 psi. Low Power Setting.

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Hello @drpietrzak

Well shot card and a very neat video. I like to watch and hear the rifle report .... the slight delay ..... and then the POI appears on the target . Thanks for sharing.

ThomasT

 

[drpietrzak]

Hello @drpietrzak

Well shot card and a very neat video. I like to watch and hear the rifle report .... the slight delay ..... and then the POI appears on the target . Thanks for sharing.

ThomasT

Yes, the Longshot camera system I use has a delay. As a self-generated wifi unit it works well most of the time. However some days, the delay can be several seconds. It can be frustrating.

 

[ThomasT]

Hello everyone,

While the barrel on the Custom PP-800R was still hot , I set up a Competition target to shoot.

Range: Indoors at 15-Feet
Pistol: .22Cal Custom PP-800 R Pistol/Carbine
Scope: UTG Bug Buster 3-9x32
Pellets: JSB Jumbo 15.89gr
FPS:
FPE:
Position: Bench w/ Front & Rear bags


ThomasT

 

[Peashooter]

The Usual stuff for me, playing annihilate the red base at 93 M / 100 Y shooting 13 grain Zan at 970 out of the Two

Today before noon was quite nice, cold and grey but no wind i could use for a bad excuse.

Only photographed the first set of targets, it did become better as my shot string flatted out more, and even if in the end there was some wind, though by that time i had moved on to shooting things at 130 Y

 

[ThomasT]

The Usual stuff for me, playing annihilate the red base at 93 M / 100 Y shooting 13 grain Zan at 970 out of the Two

Today before noon was quite nice, cold and grey but no wind i could use for a bad excuse.

Only photographed the first set of targets, it did become better as my shot string flatted out more, and even if in the end there was some wind, though by that time i had moved on to shooting things at 130 Y

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Hello @Peashooter

Your long range shooting is most impressive and it looks like you sent a lot of lead down range today

ThomasT

 

[Peashooter]

Not as much as i liked, only 900 or so shots in 2 days, Friday was low power JTS pellet day + a bit of 10 gr JSB KO MK3
Today ( Saturday ) only been 13 gr slugs.

Next up a week of nothing CUZ winds are up, and temperatures on the way down, though still not crossing over into the water hardening range, but uncomfortable close next weekend.

Friday evening i did a test, using 2 miner oil lamps i kept the shed temperature at 14 deg C but outside it was only 11.
Made a mount for one of those lamp's on the upright that carry the back part of the benches, this way you can warm your finger over that lamp while seated at the bench.
Not yet sure the 2 heat sources in the shed can keep up, but we will get to test that soom as winter draw closer.

 

[rsfrid]

Hello everyone,

While the barrel on the Custom PP-800R was still hot , I set up a Competition target to shoot.

Range: Indoors at 15-Feet
Pistol: .22Cal Custom PP-800 R Pistol/Carbine
Scope: UTG Bug Buster 3-9x32
Pellets: JSB Jumbo 15.89gr
FPS:
FPE:
Position: Bench w/ Front & Rear bags


ThomasT
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Wowsa! I'm looking at some serious competition this winter. Great shooting, Thomas!

 

[BABz58]

Let’s see, I took 5 shots at a target before I realized it wasn’t loading pellets as I cocked it.

So technically I guess I shot at nothing lol.

But now I have the swarm mechanism removed and am enjoying the single shot now lol

 

[Zesty]

Made these at work ( .5" white center/ 1' black outer) :

 

[ThomasT]

Hello everyone,

After shooting the Competition target this morning I remembered that I had not shot a comparison of my Wadcutter pellet inventory after the final tuning on the “Project-X” Pistol/Carbine.

I am able to shoot four full mags ( 28 shots ) with a good air reserve in the cylinder so I decided to shoot only two mags before refilling to make is as fair as possible for each pellet.

Not so bad, most of the pellets shot pretty good but the H&N Sport 13.73gr were just dead on target. When I have time, I will run a complete chronograph on the Sport pellet.

Range: Indoors at 15-Feet
Pistol: .22Cal Custom PP-800 R Pistol/Carbine
Scope: UTG Bug Buster 3-9x32
Pellets: See on target
FPS:
FPE:
Position: Bench w/ Front & Rear bags


ThomasT