Thread: NZHS Rimfire Postal Shoot

I was looking / reading through the show us your varmint rifles thread before and got to wondering if we couldn't run another shoot just for varmint rifles. Say the rabbit at 100m, magpie at 150m, possum at 200m and the wild cat at 300m? Any caliber, any rifle, any accessories, unlimited sighters, no gauging, no wind flags, extended time limits imposed... Maybe we could divide the 300m score by your bullets G1 ballistic coefficient to even up the competition a bit.

Run it a bit alter in the year or over the summer when the weather should be abit better and the days a bit longer.

With paper targets though at those distances you might struggle to spot hits... scoring rings are all over 1MOA at those distances - should be no problem for all these people shooting 0.5MOA rifles!

Originally Posted by Gillie

I was looking / reading through the show us your varmint rifles thread before and got to wondering if we couldn't run another shoot just for varmint rifles. Say the rabbit at 100m, magpie at 150m, possum at 200m and the wild cat at 300m? Any caliber, any rifle, any accessories, unlimited sighters, no gauging, no wind flags, extended time limits imposed... Maybe we could divide the 300m score by your bullets G1 ballistic coefficient to even up the competition a bit.

Run it a bit alter in the year or over the summer when the weather should be abit better and the days a bit longer.

With paper targets though at those distances you might struggle to spot hits... scoring rings are all over 1MOA at those distances - should be no problem for all these people shooting 0.5MOA rifles!

Well how about the format above as suggested and all start from standing unloaded 5m back... 3 min timeframe on the lot
Same targets obviously so PM sneeze for them if you dont have it or me cos ive got them too...
Start a new thread for the new format shoot..
Someone new to host it and be oficial scorer if gillies not keen or overrun or busy!!
NTH Vs STH again
Cut off date say End of OCTOBER

Only fair to get it underway im easy if your all not, speak up people!!!..

Once we have this one out the way we could do a longrange type one?

I'm keen but will have to be hosted , don't mind to travel , have been known to enjoy a fizzy after guns away

I suggested a long range one ages ago but it never took off. Thanks to Gillie's effort I can see it working now.
If there is to be a varmit one I reckon there should be a projectile weight or BC restriction?
I own accurate 6.5's but wouldnt class them as varmit rigs.

Originally Posted by R93

I suggested a long range one ages ago but it never took off. Thanks to Gillie's effort I can see it working now.
If there is to be a varmit one I reckon there should be a projectile weight or BC restriction?
I own accurate 6.5's but wouldnt class them as varmit rigs.

The longer the distances get the harder it will be for people to compete. Nothing about their ability just about finding places to shoot.
The caliber/BC restriction is an interesting point. I tried to get round that by dividing the 300m score by the projectile BC i.e. the lower the BC the more your score would be increased with the conversion of course you still have to hit a scoring ring...

Originally Posted by Gillie

The longer the distances get the harder it will be for people to compete. Nothing about their ability just about finding places to shoot.
The caliber/BC restriction is an interesting point. I tried to get round that by dividing the 300m score by the projectile BC i.e. the lower the BC the more your score would be increased with the conversion of course you still have to hit a scoring ring...

Fair enough, that could/would be a better way to do it. Getting an area to do the shoot will be a problem for some.

Originally Posted by R93

Fair enough, that could/would be a better way to do it. Getting an area to do the shoot will be a problem for some.

Yes but making a timeframe of almost 2 months gives plenty of time for people to get access to somewhere to participate!!

Originally Posted by baldbob

Well how about the format above as suggested and all start from standing unloaded 5m back... 3 min timeframe on the lot
Same targets obviously so PM sneeze for them if you dont have it or me cos ive got them too...
Start a new thread for the new format shoot..
Someone new to host it and be oficial scorer if gillies not keen or overrun or busy!!
NTH Vs STH again
Cut off date say End of OCTOBER

Only fair to get it underway im easy if your all not, speak up people!!!..

Once we have this one out the way we could do a longrange type one?

Am happy to host/run and score again. Just i will be out of touch between September 14th and October 6th. Am happy to let someone else do it as well.
Format wise i am assuming you don't want to shoot 5 rounds at all four targets in under 3 minutes... i like my barrel enough i am not going to try and burn it out that fast

3 minutes would be fine at all four targets at there different distances if you were firing one or two at each of them. The distances are short so bugger all to dial in the scope. That would also bring the shoot round count down. Most people don't worry about firing of 20 shots with the .22LR but if 20 rounds is costing you $80 down the shop then they might think twice.

I was talking with a printing company the other day about getting some A1 size targets printed. Would make a small deer target but fun all the same!

Originally Posted by Gillie

Am happy to host/run and score again. Just i will be out of touch between September 14th and October 6th. Am happy to let someone else do it as well.
Format wise i am assuming you don't want to shoot 5 rounds at all four targets in under 3 minutes... i like my barrel enough i am not going to try and burn it out that fast

3 minutes would be fine at all four targets at there different distances if you were firing one or two at each of them. The distances are short so bugger all to dial in the scope. That would also bring the shoot round count down. Most people don't worry about firing of 20 shots with the .22LR but if 20 rounds is costing you $80 down the shop then they might think twice.

I was talking with a printing company the other day about getting some A1 size targets printed. Would make a small deer target but fun all the same!

Good point on the time limit but 5 shots is barely enough to warm the BBL... I usually do about 6-8 in my good BBLs before I let emm cool...
Ok drop the time limit then?

Id host it but ill be at sea from 22nd sept to 28th oct..

If simon was still to host then plenty of people have the targets around here to email them anyway and 6th oct to the end of the month gives people plenty of time to get the targets in to him?

So are we agreed and a GO???

Originally Posted by baldbob

Good point on the time limit but 5 shots is barely enough to warm the BBL... I usually do about 6-8 in my good BBLs before I let emm cool...
Ok drop the time limit then?

Id host it but ill be at sea from 22nd sept to 28th oct..

If simon was still to host then plenty of people have the targets around here to email them anyway and 6th oct to the end of the month gives people plenty of time to get the targets in to him?

So are we agreed and a GO???

Sorry baldbod, i thought you were suggesting we fire 5 shots at all four targets in 3 minutes i.e. 20 shots in 3 minutes....
I like the time limit though, did this at a long range shoot in Rotorua. It screwed quite a few people up... You aren't allowed to have any gear waiting at your shooting position though, you have to carry it all with you those 5m (Shooting mat, spotting scope, rear bag, pedistal rest....)

So sighters or not? You don't really get sighters out in the field...
5 shots on each target?
A caliber or BC restriction? Divide the 300m target score by the bullet G1 BC? Or just don't worry and allow anything with no gauging or "grading"? This would certainly give an advantage to those keen to shoot it with larger calibers - asuming their shooting ability does not degrade with caliber.
How many people run a varmint rifle caliber .270 or larger though?

Originally Posted by Gillie

Sorry baldbod, i thought you were suggesting we fire 5 shots at all four targets in 3 minutes i.e. 20 shots in 3 minutes....
I like the time limit though, did this at a long range shoot in Rotorua. It screwed quite a few people up... You aren't allowed to have any gear waiting at your shooting position though, you have to carry it all with you those 5m (Shooting mat, spotting scope, rea bag, pedistal rest....)

So sighters or not? You don't really get sighters out in the field...
5 shots on each target?
A caliber or BC restriction? Divide the 300m target score by the bullet G1 BC? Or just don't worry and allow anything with no gauging or "grading"? This would certainly give an advantage to those keen to shoot it with larger calibers - asuming their shooting ability does not degrade with caliber.
How many people run a varmint rifle caliber .270 or larger though?

No sighters would allow a more field orientated sense to the shoot...
300m is to short to effect a BC restriction I feel.. as BC means F...all that short, I rekn you will need to be calibre restricted ie 6.5 or less...
I dont think it will give to much advantage to the larger calibres...
If it makes you feel better you could implement gauging on it?

But its an accuracy race lol