Thread: Tarata Medium Range and 22LR Field Shoot

Originally Posted by shift14

Absolutely, as a first timer, I'd recommend this shoot as not too demanding or intimidating.

My big fcuk up was not checking my EL binos, they were set on yards, (and I forgot how to change them )so guesstimating TBR using my yards displayed and Simons ranges in meters did my head in......PPPP,..... preparation prevents piss poor performance.

Ouch, this would have had me questioning everything I did. You should have asked me when I was walking around, if you had queried the distance discrepancy I might have been able to help.

Oh and due to timing with the stage setups the swinger target distance given was definitely out!

Originally Posted by Gillie

Ouch, this would have had me questioning everything I did. You should have asked me when I was walking around, if you had queried the distance discrepancy I might have been able to help.

Oh and due to timing with the stage setups the swinger target distance given was definitely out!

All good, the display in the EL's gave me line of sight and TBR in yards. At most stations there was only a yard or two in it.

I either used your ranges in metres or mentally converted TBR in yards to metres, for every 100 yards displayed, I took 9 off to get metres, or part thereof....

I really enjoyed the day, many thanks.

B

Oh look an orange hat! ^^

Thanks to Simon, Gemma, Malcom + crew for the organisation and Hans + family for their hospitality and use of their land. Myself and @lost had a bloody good weekend as always at the Gillice boys events

Nice to catch up with a few familiar faces, had to lol a bit with all these flash wagons getting stuck up the track, meanwhile the Suzuki powered thru! haha

Had a few problems with the rifle resulting in a few mis fires, am looking at it now, but a bit gutted as i lost 2-3 stages worth of points thats the way it is sometimes, life goes on!

Hostages better watch out if im shooting near them

Shared a 22 with @lost, never used it before, some say they heard a machine gun dat 10 round mag

The minus 5 pointer was REALLY hilarious Maca49 thought. I think he was that scared of it he shot 20 metres uphill of it

A few photos off the iPhone

Originally Posted by Woody

The minus 5 pointer was REALLY hilarious Maca49 thought. I think he was that scared of it he shot 20 metres uphill of it

I really shouldn't perpetuate the term hostage. They were "no shoot" targets hanging in front of, and partially covering a target for score... but lets just say more than one person decided dead men tell no tales and decided that the best bet was to simply hit all three - both no shoot targets and the target in the middle for score. The eventual winner of open class did this as well! I thought they were a very harsh but entertaining target.

I thought they were the easy ones! Especially shooting with @Woody

Looks like you guys had fun.
So regarding rimfire rifles, what were the top 3 shooting?
And in big bore, what were the winning combination ( rifle, calibre scope....)?

Originally Posted by Gillie

I really shouldn't perpetuate the term hostage. They were "no shoot" targets hanging in front of, and partially covering a target for score... but lets just say more than one person decided dead men tell no tales and decided that the best bet was to simply hit all three - both no shoot targets and the target in the middle for score. The eventual winner of open class did this as well! I thought they were a very harsh but entertaining target.

It was hard case. if YOU HIT THE CENTRE, THEN ALL THREE MOVED AND then of course the poor shooter was never going to get the benefit of the doubt. Cruel, but the only solution was to laugh. The whole shoot was all about fun and camaraderie after all. Bloody good value Gillie and Co'.

Hey quit you belly aching YOU MISSED and Gillie agrees!!

Sure it doesn't need disputing? lol

I suspect we should be considering a bribe before we consider the dispute...

Maca49 will gladly pay---- for silence

A few photos from the center fire match...

Eventual 1st place in open class


A tricky prone shot that many would have been better off shooting sitting


I like the rain guard on the scope...


A very good team - he was second in open class, she was second in hunter class


Eventual 1st in hunter class


Rules for this stage were "no bipods" several people thought that also meant "no prone"


Yes we got wet... but we still had fun!

Senility is all I have to offer!