What Paper Target Did You Shoot Today
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Shot my Vet 2 @ 40:
Cold temps kept dropping my velocity. Needed to have let the rifle outside for a while to acclimate, but it shot well.
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Tim and EPG, both excellent shooting in tough conditions with your Vets! Here is a 2 shot group with my Vet2 .22 @ my modest 20yd range with JSB 18gr.
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I did neither the tape mod nor the trigger work on mine and it's still very good.
Strangely, the trigger on the Model 25 BB rifle feels smoother and lighter than the one on my 880. Just in case you want to indulge in another $60 sleeper.
I love mine. You can load up to 50 BBs in the shot tube and just one pump/cock allows a quick successive shot.Upvote 0
I really need to check out a Vet, but i don't even play with all the rifles i already have
My poor RTI has been sitting in it's case for weeks.
I just been too focused on getting my Epoch as focused as possible for competition
I went back to the range and had it all to myself in the 100 yard section
I am shooting the EBR targets that Thomas made and was alternating the shots..not shooting groups
The top row was shot one at a time down the row, then start at the beginning for 25 shots to simulate a match style shooting
I believe it scores as a 232, but i didn't have a .35 plug so it is a guesstimate
I was very happy with one target but i did chicken out on shooting it 5 times ..it was a 3 shot that measures .22"
Very Happy with todays practice session...hope it continues this way
Mike
My poor RTI has been sitting in it's case for weeks.
I just been too focused on getting my Epoch as focused as possible for competition
I went back to the range and had it all to myself in the 100 yard section
I am shooting the EBR targets that Thomas made and was alternating the shots..not shooting groups
The top row was shot one at a time down the row, then start at the beginning for 25 shots to simulate a match style shooting
I believe it scores as a 232, but i didn't have a .35 plug so it is a guesstimate
I was very happy with one target but i did chicken out on shooting it 5 times ..it was a 3 shot that measures .22"
Very Happy with todays practice session...hope it continues this way
Mike
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Ten meter pistol competing with a friend and two family members via messenger using a steye EVO 10 . Best of four cards, five shots each.
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Mike! Fantastic shooting! And, yes, I would have also quit @ shot 3....why mess with PERFECTION!? I believe you are ready for competition! Definitely check out the Vet2's! The 700mm would be my recommendation for BR because of the easier power and the weight, both (550mm) are heavy. Triggers are similar to a RAW and their cocking is, well, the best, sublime it's so smooth. The barrel is threaded into the breech and the moderator tensions the barrel also and the shroud aids in rigidity, very well thought out and simple bullet proof system.I really need to check out a Vet, but i don't even play with all the rifles i already have
My poor RTI has been sitting in it's case for weeks.
I just been too focused on getting my Epoch as focused as possible for competition
I went back to the range and had it all to myself in the 100 yard section
I am shooting the EBR targets that Thomas made and was alternating the shots..not shooting groups
The top row was shot one at a time down the row, then start at the beginning for 25 shots to simulate a match style shooting
I believe it scores as a 232, but i didn't have a .35 plug so it is a guesstimate
I was very happy with one target but i did chicken out on shooting it 5 times ..it was a 3 shot that measures .22"
Very Happy with todays practice session...hope it continues this way
Mike
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Thanks Randal
You really are an ambassador of this forum
Always with something positive.
Thanks for the kind remarks
I really do hope to shoot a Vet soon, but in the meantime, i just got a .30cal barrel for the Epoch which is likely going to take up my time after Oregon.
I doubt i could have it ready before the event, since i can't shoot a .30cal in the apt with the current moderator
I followed some friends advice and got a Falx from STO ... but i still wonder if it would be apt quite?
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Mike, you're always welcome! Good people deserve good things in my humble book! I believe forums as in life should be about helping/sharing whatever we can. You do the same things here
. I have no idea about STO on a .30 but you will find out soon and I hope it quiets the report down enough. I hope you post some .30 results after you it tuned properly. I used to play a sport at a very high level for a short period of time and when you compete, just keep to your routine of doing things @ the same pace as you practice, nothing different. I have a feeling you are going to do well in the upcoming shooting competitions!Upvote 0
Interesting thread. I like to make my own targets for two reasons, one I want everything to be at exact sizes and second I shoot most of the time at my home range and use target boxes which limit the area you can shoot safely IMHO. Using GIMP the open source graphics program allows me to make my targets exactly on 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 1 inch sizes. I can even make the centers the exact dimensions of the dot in my reticle and I have found that how good the target lines up with a given reticle can improve your groups. For my rimfires at home I shoot 50 and 100 yards but I've found that for my FWB which has a low velocity 25 yards with any wind seems to be it's limit before the groups start to fall apart. On a calm day it will reach out to 40 yards but the light pellets struggle even on a calm day at 50 yards with their low velocity.
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This was a fun target.
I am mainly practicing inside an Indoor range that stretches out to 100 yards
Most people have the idea that shooting in an indoor range means without any wind currents ..not so in this range
When the blowers/filters get activated, the pellet drift can be a challenge
On the target shown, shot #1 was aimed at the dead center, when i saw it fly off, at first, i thought i was a bad pellet, so i took shot #2.
This confirmed that the blowers were on and not because of bad pellets.
I held out in between the 7and 6 ring and shot 5 more times..all single load, resetting my aim after each shot
Not always dead air in an indoor range
I am mainly practicing inside an Indoor range that stretches out to 100 yards
Most people have the idea that shooting in an indoor range means without any wind currents ..not so in this range
When the blowers/filters get activated, the pellet drift can be a challenge
On the target shown, shot #1 was aimed at the dead center, when i saw it fly off, at first, i thought i was a bad pellet, so i took shot #2.
This confirmed that the blowers were on and not because of bad pellets.
I held out in between the 7and 6 ring and shot 5 more times..all single load, resetting my aim after each shot
Not always dead air in an indoor range
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Mike! Good thing you know about the air blowers! I would RIP my non-existent hair out trying to figure what's wrong....
! Absolutely fantastic shooting! That is an envious group @ 100!Upvote 0
Do you remember where you found that target?Burned a tin of CPHP's yesterday, shot a few cards, POI likes to wander around, no idea why but on the hunt today to fix it.
SORRY! Shot at 10M, 60°F, 46.2530° N, 93.6605° W, Pressure 29.99 in, smells like teen spirit.
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For my quest of cutting playing cards on edge with a .177 several of you suggested a crosman 1701 P so I bought one. Igolfat8 suggested YQS training pellets so I bought some. I was hitting cards on edge almost every shot but unable to cut cards in half. My distance was indoors at 30 feet, using a tripod for support with a scope at 9 power and avg 480 fps. So I cut paper index cards to size and finally cut 4 in half with 4 shots. Seems the deck of cards paper is too thick and dense for my .177 to efficiently cut them in half.
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As usual shooting all manners of stuff, from soft paper to steel.
But packing up today we had a little chit chat in the shed before i went home, also a good time to admire the 75 M paper i did a tindump into yesterday in less than favorable conditions.
2 of the holes was there when i started to hammer the black dot, so i highlighted those for viewer comfort, but yeah i did also have a few misses.
As usual slinging 13 gr Zan slugs.
Best shots though, early today when wind was almost 0, in a heated shot shed with heat haze in the scope, cutting little pieces of a 3 mm zip tie at 118 M felt pretty darn good, not in every shot of course i feel it is the ragged edge of .177, well at least slinging little 13 grain slugs.
But packing up today we had a little chit chat in the shed before i went home, also a good time to admire the 75 M paper i did a tindump into yesterday in less than favorable conditions.
2 of the holes was there when i started to hammer the black dot, so i highlighted those for viewer comfort, but yeah i did also have a few misses.
As usual slinging 13 gr Zan slugs.
Best shots though, early today when wind was almost 0, in a heated shot shed with heat haze in the scope, cutting little pieces of a 3 mm zip tie at 118 M felt pretty darn good, not in every shot of course i feel it is the ragged edge of .177, well at least slinging little 13 grain slugs.
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