I didn't manage to take as many pictures as I'd planned, but here are a handful anyway. Sorry about my almost complete inability to recall a name for more than a few seconds... I have clients I've known for over a decade and I still have to be reminded of their names if I bump into them somewhere. Selective senility, to go along with my dyslexia. Anyway, we shot a bunch and I certainly had my fill for the day. My thanks to our hosts for setting this up, a fine opportunity to hone some skills. Tried my Pardini K12 for a while and was surprised I could actually knock down the odd target, so I look forward to trying slightly (but not much) more formal pistol FT if/when that happens. My Crosman carbine seems fairly well dialed in, did a decent job. Couldn't help but admire 'the Beast' as a few folks were calling the obviously high-end gun in the crowd, whatever that thing is. A couple of guys trying it said the same thing; you just can't seem to miss. I'm not partial to heavy guns, but it is a work of art.
That wheel, heck, that scope... it's... Just. Plain. Big.
Here's where we warm up and spend a lot of time plinking at our various paper and metal targets. I moved the steel plate with the minty middle to the 35metre mark this time and had to replace the mint a few times, so obviously some good shooting going on from here.
Stephane talks like he can't shoot, but I think he's working us. A hustler. Just watch, one time soon he'll clean the whole course. When there's money on the line probably.
Mike's Hammerli, finally dialed in so he's getting a lot of very consistent shots per fill:
This shows the main view from the sighting in line. The target stands measured at 12, 22, and 35 metres from the centre of the line. The arrow up top points at the white 'soap bar' plastic spinner I put up there today. That currently sits at 58 metres. And I was both surprised and pleased that it was hit a lot of times, and kept attracting shooters through the afternoon. Small problem though... when a few started shooting at it from just beside the middle-distance target stand, ricochets started coming back and to the right. Almost hit a couple of us. So apparently 3/4" thick UHMW polyethylene is very bouncy, a trampoline for pellets. I've left it up there for now, but on next month's visit will likely move it somewhere. Either further away or angled off to the left so bounced pellets go into the trees not into the shooters. Somewhere over on the left side of that gravel slope is a teaspoon on a steel rod. Mike (Barfman) was hitting it practically every time with his rested Pneuma.
And here's Rick with his overlever SSP pistol. Dang he's a good shot with that thing.
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