I tried it at 50 yds this morning. Not what I had hoped for. Will keep practicing. My problem is consistency. Nailed a few and some were an inch off. It is fun though.
I tried the 50 yd target yesterday. It is really a lot more challenging than you think. I hit 19 out of 25. I know my gun is set up dead on at 50, but one little wiggle or one breath too many and you are out of the circle. Great game, great target. I am going to just keep shooting this target and try to get better. I will tell you if you are looking for a good target to better your accuracy and it be fun also, I recommend this target.
I've started doing the same thing @ 80 yds hanging a disc blade with a 3/4" sq hole on a drywall screw. if no "ding" you've hit inside & it's point but you automaticlly win when you drive the drywall screw & the disc blade falls. It's a blast!
Do you have any pics of this setup? Sounds interesting
R U guys using any time requirements with this. Ya know for added stress?? OH Sorry, I'm not on the Job any longer. I'm retired & can enjoy shooting again !! ha ha.....
I have and old stevens 16ga single barrel shotgun.
Pawn shop special.
Thirty bucks if i remembers right.
Several years ago its been now.
I believe shes full..full choke.
Dime will not drop into muzzle.
She's still tight as a tick.
Locks up like a bank vault.
And the old girl shoots like a rifle.
Point at squirrels nose.. bang/flop.
Trigger is kinda light.
And the stock is some kind of hard plastic.
With a hay baler belt trimmed out for a butt pad.
And house paint on the bottom side of barrel.
Bluing is mostly gone.
I just love it!
I came across this thread/game a couple of months ago and found it interesting and printed out some 25s and 50s. Wind, weather and old age have kept me away from it till recently. I tried it a bit Friday but for only 10 rounds at 25 yds. I had 5 hits, 2 just a hair out and 3 full misses. For some background, I am an OF at 72 with COPD which inhibits my breath control to a certain extent. I'm shooting an unmodified Stevens 66C with an old Weaver 4X scope. I am shooting off a bench with bags front and rear. I know everything is subjective but given the above, what would anyone think a realistic result should be. By the time I fired the 10 rounds I had to stop and catch some breath. LOL.
I'd say you are doing very well with what you have. I played in super stock with I highly modified gun aftermarket barrel, 25 power scope, and Kidd trigger. It still wasn't a sure thing. I also fired off 4000 rds of target ammo that summer shooting games and usbr so I had a lot of practice. It's not as easy as people think.
Thanks for the input. I just got some more targets printed off and plan to go back at it tomorrow. If I can ever get the trigger off this rifle I plan on replacing the spring with something a little lighter. I'm sure that will help me a lot. It is certainly fun and with my setup, such as it is, I can tell instantly if a round is off. A really bad feeling. LOL.
Hi to you all, I just found this forum and had quite the process to get signed on but all good now.
This tack driving game interests me as I have just been given a Savage BTVLSS 22 for a 70th birthday gift from my wife of 50yrs.
I have hunted in the past but advancing years and bad knees have curtailed that activity and I now confine my shooting to blowing holes in paper at varying distances the 30-06 was getting expensive on my pension and mentioned to the missus a 22 would be more economical to shoot on a regular basis,she got the hint and with a little help actually had one delivered for my birthday, not an easy feat here in Canada, anyway to cut a long story short I mounted a $50 3-9x40 Tasco scope on it from a cabelas sale and bought a 18 different brands of ammo and set off to the range, one brand consistently shot 5 shot groups with all shots touching, it got a little boring so after searching the net for ideas I found this site, I have printed off a bunch of the 25 yard targets and plan to try them at 40 yards - it is the lenght of our rimfire range at the moment.
Friday 7th Sept will be the day i get to shoot the first target, if I can figure it out I will post pics and ammo type, wish me luck.
Well that was really interesting out of the 25 I scored a disappointing 6 a lot were close but no cigar, have to admit it is fun and will no doubt become addictive, I shot the 25 yard target at 35 yards, I thought it would be cheating to shoot the 50 at 35 but next time I will cheat
Ammo was Browning BPR 37 grainHP at 1400fps it seems to suit this particular rifle well, the only rest I had was a bag under the forestock and my shoulder at the rear, scope was a Tasco 3-9x40 rimfire, quite interesting to watch my heartbeat make the target dance.
Maybe next time but not for a month as i am off to Europe for a month so hopefully I will be rested and ready to give it another "SHOT"