Thread: Decision on an ethical shot

Originally Posted by Tentman

Another perspective. We have an annual egg shoot. An egg in a plastic bag against a neutral background (so misses/splash can't be seen) 500 yards. First to hit their egg wins I.e. not time but number of shots. After 5 rounds without a hit the scorer marks the centre of your group.

The best winning score (in the 10 or so years I've run it) - 2 rounds. I've won twice with a Lithgow 308 (that I stupidly sold), once on shot 4 and another time on shot 7. Ya ain't gonna place if you gotta go past 10 rounds.

Most of the guys are shooting sporting or semi sporting rifles (as opposed to full PRS /F class rigs) and most of them get their egg in shots 10- 15. I'd be the first to encourage guys to get closer and avoid long shots but modern gear is very good if it's not too windy!

Yep. Its wind is the biggest factor. At a guess Id say those guys were compensating for the wind they could feel and somewhere out there between shooting position and target there was a whole heap less.
From experience Id go and sight in on a perfect day, and get over confident about how I could shoot. Then when I set up a long range and days were not perfect, it humbled.
The number of times Ive seen guys adjust for wind and then have first shots land off target in opposite direction.

for those that have shot there so the story goes the old Trentham Range at 800-900 range the wind could be one direction at the firing mound and the complete opposite at the target butts - and no I don't think that would compensate the wind out

@Barry the hunter As I was reading this thread I was reminiscing about when the Kaituna Rifle Club would come across the Ditch and we, Helen and I, would ferry her brother, father, friends, and rifles up to Trentham for the Ballinger Belt Competition. My father-in-law always lamented the wind at Trentham. His pet phrase, and one I still use the this day was, "That's a bitchy niggly wind today!" Classic shooters line!