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    Shooting Today

    Hey maybe a thread on "shooting today" might be good fun (and maybe a good learning platform) so let's have a wee report from your range shooting today (wether it's across a paddock or at Camp Perry) !

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    Swapped the optics between my Tippmann .22 and my Benelli M3 and then proved them by messing up some steel targets down on my range. Nothing to challenging but fun nonetheless
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    And I'll lead off. Today at Invercargill Rifle Club 10 or so shooters arrived to try out on a competition sponsored by Custom Guns ( based very loosely on Jim Garner of YouTube Backfire fame).

    Conditions 31-43 km/h winds at 100 degrees (as measured at the airport met station about 1500M away). We have two lines of trees running right down the side of the range that produce a big reduction in the wind speed on the range floor, but their distance and gaps causes a lot of turbulence that can be very hard to read.

    Targets were a 29mm black dot at 100M (this is exactly 1.0 MOA), a 75mm gong at 296M (0.87 MoA) and a 125mm gong at 480M (0.9 MOA). 5 shots at each with the first 100M group being shot cold bore. To take a voucher off Custom Guns you needed at sub MOA group with all shots cutting the black.

    So Greg still has all his money. There were several sub MOA groups but no-one had a perfect zero.

    Here is my effort with the Savage 224 Valkyrie:

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    No cigar. And I'd tested the zero last week, but the range conditions beat me. And whilst on my results I got a 4th shot hit at 296 and none at 480.

    Other shooters: no first round hits 296 so no "possibles" but quite a few hits with most shooters able to be walked on. At 480, one possible of 5 hits, one three shot hits and then the rest with a couple of hits each. At the 480 shooters had the option of testing on other gongs first if they wanted, I might have done a bit better had I taken this option!

    Then to just "queer the pitch" the RO had a go with my rifle (and adjusted dope) at 480 and bugger me - first round hit, followed by 5 or 6 misses haha. Hard day in the wind!
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    Spend some time on the 22LR. sorting out dope and testing some targets.
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    Seems like you had a good time with the Backfire challenge

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    I don't pull a trigger very often, so I'll repost...

    Some trigger time for my son and his mate today. We were using "uncle's" abused, but annoyingly accurate 10/22. If I ever live on a property where I can shoot, I'm buying a semi-auto .22LR just for plinking. So much fun. Quick way to burn through a couple of hundred rounds though!




    Prior to that was last week using a new Tikka with Sako 165gr rounds. Was getting 1 inch groups at 100 metres off a bipod. Then target shooting, followed by hunting to 200 metres off a tripod with good results. Furthest I've shot confidently.

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    Yesterday was assistant RO for Lincoln Uni hunting club sighting in
    Saw a 6.5creedmore amongst others
    Was a good afternoon
    Hope others had fun too
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    Took the 22lr out for a bit of ammo testing today, and also curious to see if the suppressor affected accuracy or not
    Target at 50m
    CCI standard on the top
    Norma TAC-22 on the bottom
    LH side suppressor fitted
    RH side no suppressor
    I was surprised to see tighter groups with suppressor fitted ( I thought it would have the opposite affect if any).
    TAC-22 was slightly tighter grouping though not much in it (certainly less of a factor than my skills I would think), although right after I took this photo the CCI shot a 10 round sub inch group with all bullets touching. Not sure if that was me putting a better shot string together, or maybe something to do with the fact that I cleaned the bore fairly thoroughly yesterday…..
    So overall, ended up with more questions than answers for the day

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    Quote Originally Posted by John P View Post
    Took the 22lr out for a bit of ammo testing today, and also curious to see if the suppressor affected accuracy or not
    Target at 50m
    CCI standard on the top
    Norma TAC-22 on the bottom
    LH side suppressor fitted
    RH side no suppressor
    I was surprised to see tighter groups with suppressor fitted ( I thought it would have the opposite affect if any).
    TAC-22 was slightly tighter grouping though not much in it (certainly less of a factor than my skills I would think), although right after I took this photo the CCI shot a 10 round sub inch group with all bullets touching. Not sure if that was me putting a better shot string together, or maybe something to do with the fact that I cleaned the bore fairly thoroughly yesterday…..
    So overall, ended up with more questions than answers for the day
    Hi John,
    22LR rifles like to be a bit dirty to shoot well. I find after cleaning mine can take about 10-20 shots before the accuracy comes back to "normal". When testing ammo make sure you shoot a mag or two before going for an "accuracy" group. This is also true when you swap between ammos - to coat the bore in the new ammo's lube you'll want to shoot a mag or two before shooting a group for "accuracy".
    I personally find the Norma Tac-22 ammo to be excellent (particularly when you add on price and supply reliability).
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    To get the thread back on track...

    Not much shooting for me this weekend. A mate and I went to the CNIGC club shoot. A service rifle match with 22LR rifles. A very speed orientated match - 2 second Mozambique drill, 4 second 10 shot string, standing to kneeling snap, etc. Very, very fun and made perfect use of the LPVO I have on my 10/22 at the moment
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tentman View Post
    And I'll lead off. Today at Invercargill Rifle Club 10 or so shooters arrived to try out on a competition sponsored by Custom Guns ( based very loosely on Jim Garner of YouTube Backfire fame).

    Conditions 31-43 km/h winds at 100 degrees (as measured at the airport met station about 1500M away). We have two lines of trees running right down the side of the range that produce a big reduction in the wind speed on the range floor, but their distance and gaps causes a lot of turbulence that can be very hard to read.

    Targets were a 29mm black dot at 100M (this is exactly 1.0 MOA), a 75mm gong at 296M (0.87 MoA) and a 125mm gong at 480M (0.9 MOA). 5 shots at each with the first 100M group being shot cold bore. To take a voucher off Custom Guns you needed at sub MOA group with all shots cutting the black.

    So Greg still has all his money. There were several sub MOA groups but no-one had a perfect zero.

    Here is my effort with the Savage 224 Valkyrie:

    Attachment 251700

    No cigar. And I'd tested the zero last week, but the range conditions beat me. And whilst on my results I got a 4th shot hit at 296 and none at 480.

    Other shooters: no first round hits 296 so no "possibles" but quite a few hits with most shooters able to be walked on. At 480, one possible of 5 hits, one three shot hits and then the rest with a couple of hits each. At the 480 shooters had the option of testing on other gongs first if they wanted, I might have done a bit better had I taken this option!

    Then to just "queer the pitch" the RO had a go with my rifle (and adjusted dope) at 480 and bugger me - first round hit, followed by 5 or 6 misses haha. Hard day in the wind!
    very difficult to aim smack in the middle of a round, black target unless someone played smart and dialled off to hold on a more defined aiming point, but doing that effectively would also be impressive

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    @John P "I was surprised to see tighter groups with suppressor fitted." I agree and have noticed tighter groups with the suppressor fitted in 22LR. I don't know why?

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    Cheers for the tips @Gillie, ill give that a try next weekend and see if i can tighten them up a bit more.

 

 

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