This past weekend I shot the first Metal Madness event at the Cardinal Shooting Center just north of Columbus Ohio. They also have events at a couple other ranges in the Midwest.
This is a new shooting discipline to me and I'll have to say I liked it. It is a 25 yd range with 10 lanes. The targets are set at random in each lane at 10, 15, 20 and 25 yards. There are numbered steel plates 1-4 a stop time steel plate. The numbered targets are 1 foot squares and the stop plate is a 12" round.
This is a timed event. It is a shoot accurately enough as fast as you can game. You shoot all 10 lanes and drop your 2 worst scores and add your 8 best for a total time score. There are penalties for misses and shooting in the incorrect order.
Any rimfire is eligible and there are 6 classes...irons and optics for rifle, pistol and revolver.
I shot 5 of 6 classes and had literal blast. Did not shoot optic revolver. After a very slow first run I began to catch on and my shooting sped up well with the exception of the revolver. Heavy double action triggers are hard for me to shoot accurately AND fast.
I also had a LOT of ammo issues. When ammo was hard to get a while ago I decided that if I saw rimfire at a reasonable price I would buy it just so I wasn't shooting everything I had without replenishing my stock.
Winchester Super X HV. I wish I left it on the shelf. I bought 500 rounds and thought this would be a good way to get rid of it. I knew it didn't need to be that accurate shooting at big targets. The only gun that fired every round was a Ruger GP100, and I had one round that was so under loaded that if I hadn't heard it hit steel I would have sworn it was a squib. FTE & FTF, and stove pipes in a Tippmann AR, Tactical Solutions X Ring, Ruger Mark IV and a Colt Trophy Gold Cup. All of these firearms have proven reliable in the past with CCI, Tac 22.
Overall it was a couple dozen rimfire shooters from all walks. Very friendly group. Some eclectic firearms. I will definitely be going when they start having matches again this spring and will take different ammunition.
This is a new shooting discipline to me and I'll have to say I liked it. It is a 25 yd range with 10 lanes. The targets are set at random in each lane at 10, 15, 20 and 25 yards. There are numbered steel plates 1-4 a stop time steel plate. The numbered targets are 1 foot squares and the stop plate is a 12" round.
This is a timed event. It is a shoot accurately enough as fast as you can game. You shoot all 10 lanes and drop your 2 worst scores and add your 8 best for a total time score. There are penalties for misses and shooting in the incorrect order.
Any rimfire is eligible and there are 6 classes...irons and optics for rifle, pistol and revolver.
I shot 5 of 6 classes and had literal blast. Did not shoot optic revolver. After a very slow first run I began to catch on and my shooting sped up well with the exception of the revolver. Heavy double action triggers are hard for me to shoot accurately AND fast.
I also had a LOT of ammo issues. When ammo was hard to get a while ago I decided that if I saw rimfire at a reasonable price I would buy it just so I wasn't shooting everything I had without replenishing my stock.
Winchester Super X HV. I wish I left it on the shelf. I bought 500 rounds and thought this would be a good way to get rid of it. I knew it didn't need to be that accurate shooting at big targets. The only gun that fired every round was a Ruger GP100, and I had one round that was so under loaded that if I hadn't heard it hit steel I would have sworn it was a squib. FTE & FTF, and stove pipes in a Tippmann AR, Tactical Solutions X Ring, Ruger Mark IV and a Colt Trophy Gold Cup. All of these firearms have proven reliable in the past with CCI, Tac 22.
Overall it was a couple dozen rimfire shooters from all walks. Very friendly group. Some eclectic firearms. I will definitely be going when they start having matches again this spring and will take different ammunition.
