Gonna try something new (for me) tomorra - - -

Pete Wass

Pete Wass

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I'm going to shoot a .22 RF Silhouette match. Actually stand up on my hind legs and shoot at little tiny steel animals and see if I can hit any of them. I watched a match last month and it looked interesting enough to where aI decided to try it. I don't expect to hit a dern one of them but it should be fun all the same.

Pete
 
Shot such matches for four years and it was actually allot of fun.and I think you find it to be quite enjoyable.

JLouis
 
Get the most powerful scope you can afford..so you can get dizzy trying
to hold still.
Let us know how it goes, i have been thinking the same thing.
 
The lad who runs the matches

also shoots IR 50/50 Benchrest with us and he is setting me up with everything I need equipment wise.. I will report back as to how it goes. The good thing is I know pretty well I won't do much so won't feel bad at the end of the day but it is shooting and at something for a reason.

Pete
 
The turkeys are the decieving ones- due to the way they stand the mass runs at an angle vs chickens pigs and rams which are spread horz. Trying to hold dead still - won't happen, have to learn your float and when to tap the go button. Sun angle will play on you as well- tends to pull your shots depending on time of day. Don't rush there is enough time to get five off. Before you go grab a rifle and put a dot on the wall find a comfortable position that gives you the least wobble. Just some thoughts from an old hand at the game.
 
Well,

It went about how I thought it would go. I didn't hit any in the first match but did manage to hit three in the second. It was fun and new to me and different. I will keep at it as long as I have a venue to shoot at, meaning, if there is a venue when I get back home, I will do it there.

I shot a few shots with a Cowboy rifle and was a lot better with the old Lever gun than the scoped rifle. Of course, the critters are bigger but the peep sight seemed more normal doe shooting standing up. More like what I was use to the first couple of decades I deer hunted.

Great bunch of lads shooting too so I had a great day.

Pete
 
I have been shooting small bore and high power silhouette for more than 30 years. I can still remember the first time I adjusted my scope for wind during a match. As a spotter you will learn to read mirage.

A lot of rifles in the "Standard" class have 2 oz triggers. "Hunter" class are allowed no less than 2 pound triggers. 1/2 minute dots and at least 24 power scopes are common as are target knobs. We crank them on every change of distance.

By the way be ready to be beat by women and little girls.

I had one kid tell me, "this is easy, all you have to do is but the crosshairs on them"

Be brave every one can see how well you are doing, however it is instant gratification CLANG!

The idea is doing everything the same for every shot and getting your eye, brain and trigger finger to work as you come on to the spot on the animal.

AIM FOR A SPOT ON THE ANIMAL NOT THE ANIMAL.

Fun stuff.
 
THanks

John S said:
I have been shooting small bore and high power silhouette for more than 30 years. I can still remember the first time I adjusted my scope for wind during a match. As a spotter you will learn to read mirage.

A lot of rifles in the "Standard" class have 2 oz triggers. "Hunter" class are allowed no less than 2 pound triggers. 1/2 minute dots and at least 24 power scopes are common as are target knobs. We crank them on every change of distance.

By the way be ready to be beat by women and little girls.

I had one kid tell me, "this is easy, all you have to do is but the crosshairs on them"

Be brave every one can see how well you are doing, however it is instant gratification CLANG!

The idea is doing everything the same for every shot and getting your eye, brain and trigger finger to work as you come on to the spot on the animal.

AIM FOR A SPOT ON THE ANIMAL NOT THE ANIMAL.

Fun stuff.
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At 73, I found it to be quite challenging, never having done it, at least in a long time. I just remembered I had tried it before back in the 90's in an all around match in Nova Scotia. Benchrest followed by silhouettes then shooting at a Biathlon target. We didn't know we would be shooting a mixed match when we went there so it was taxing, to say the least. I had about the same results, as I recall.


I appreciate all the information. I was provided with a great rifle and ammo. I did crank the scope power back to 16 for the second match, which seemed to help. I did find the 2 pound trigger to be a challenge after shooting a 2 oz trigger for so many years. I found myself yanking the trigger on almost every shot EXCEPT for the Cowboy rifle. The combination of not seeing so much wobble and the sights themselves made it seem easier.

So, I plan to get my 54 Anschutz into a configuration I can use for the game. I have a good variable scope for it and the trigger is adjustable to the requirement.. It is in a Sporter stock so I don't really have to do anything to that but the barrel on it currently doesn't qualify in one of the class. Makeshift, I know, but no upfront investment for me. I have a barrel for it at home I can fit to it soooooo. Once I make AA , Ill look into more serious equipment.

Pete
 
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"Once I make AA , I'll look into more serious equipment."

KO Pete I will confess; I made AA with a Ruger 77/22 VBZ so I went out a bought 2 Anschutz 54's and have never advanced past AA. I've tried a 4000 Plus tuner and Eley tenex. Still need to be on the animal and follow through.

Still fun at 73 years old.

BTY checkout Vudoo Gun Works if you are into rimfire. Super sweet controlled feed, takes all Remington style triggers, and fits in a full size 700 stock etc.
 
Pete, I am 77 and I shoot rimfire benchrest and rimfire silhouette at out club in San Angelo. I am sure you know that you are not going to be in the top tier in benchrest without good equipment. In silhouette shooting the skill of the shooter makes the difference. I have seen shooters win with all kinds of rifles from the 22 that they had as a kid for rabbits to the best money can buy. I have many rifles and I like my CZ 452 with a BSA Sweet .22 scope in 3-9. I have done some trigger work on my CZ.

Here is some logic. If you have a rifle that will group 1" at 100 yards under the right conditions but you, the shooter, can only group 10" at the same distance off hand how much will a better rifle help?

What I like about silhouette shooting is the friends I shoot with. Whether they shoot in the teens or in the high 30s, everyone has fun. Another thing about silhouette shooting is that you can improve. Anyone with a 22 and a box of shells can compete in a silhouette match and that cannot be said of a benchrest match.
 
silhouettes

When I was a young buck. I never shot a match but we shot homemade silhouettes every sunday out at my dads. Had a ruger 10 in. bull barrel auto and a 3x9 leupold on it. We shot those T22 Winchesters and had good luck. J ust trip er off when it goes by dad used to say. The turkeys were the toughest for me to. Doug
 
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