Why I've not been here today (untill now)

Cool! "Small-Bore" - What caliber(s) do you shoot in this competition? Ranges?  (Yes, "boy questions")

 Congrats, I admire a gal that can handle her weapons. Much better than I could ever do.

Well done.  Congratulations Karyn. 

I'm glad to see that you're back.  See the weekly apologies for more info on that. 

The main full-bore event coming up is the Imperial Meeting at Bisley 8-15 July

Wow - Way to go & CONGRATS!!!  

congratulations!


(were those cups filled with becan, perhaps????)

Karyn


It was time for the annual Lincolnshire Small-bore County Championships again.
 
Anyone paying attention will remember that I was Ladies Champion last year.  This year I managed to retain my title AND win overall County Champion by beating all the men as well.
 
I'm told I'm the first woman to manage it and thus the first ever to hold both titles.
 

 
The tall trophy is the Ladies Champion trophy, the dragon handled one is the County Championship.
 
The other two are Class A winner and one of the individual competitions that ran concurrently.
The silverwear dates back to between 1911 - 1920 and is worth thousands (even in Bouy money).  (I need to check my house insurance cover...)

It's nice to see your collection of bass cowbells.   

Seriously, the trophies are very nice.  Congrats, again. 

Fantastic news Karyn.

That's big time!!!

I encounter so many guys that can't even hit the side of a barn yet swear they are top shots. I've even seen guys miss the target clean and claim they hit it... as if we're not going to walk out and look when the range goes cold.


It's an honor to know someone who actually gets the lead thru the bull for real where the tally is confirmed.

I'm still hunting for a perfect 10 group into 1" at 100yd... I've made it too nine a few times but never better... I always choke.


All the best, I hope you savor your accomplishment.


best regards,
mike

Thanks everyone
 
 

backwoods


I've had a few cracks at 25m at a range. How do they score it Karyn? 4 cards at 25-10 targets per card, barrel warmers? sighters? 12 minutes/card?

People don't realize but to hit the centre of a target at 25 is not that easy- it's a pinhead. 

Congrats Karyn.

p.s. I remember reading the Ramones were obsessed with pinheads.

 
25 yard cards have 10 diagrams, 1 shot on each. Two cards side by side. + an old card to shoot "warmers" and "sighters".
50m cards have 4 diagrams (but twice as big), 5 shots on each. + 2 diagrams at the top for "sighters".
100 yard cards have 2 diagrams, 10 shots on each, + a 3rd diagram for "sighters"
 
Course of fire is 20 minutes total for 20 shots to count plus as many sighting shots as you want, followed by 10 minutes to change targets, move equipment if you're starting/finishing, etc.
 
Different competitions have different combinations of range and number of shots. Our County Championship is:
 
1 - 40 @ 50 meters,  1 hour
2 - 40 @ 50 meters,  1 hour
3 - 40 @ 25 yards,    1 hour
120 shots total
4 - First 10 from 1 + first 10 from 2
5 - Second 10 from 1 + First 10 from 3
 
Class Aggregate: total of all shots, 1 + 2 + 3
 
 
As most people hit 8's, 9's and 10's we don't bother trying to add up the scores from each shot but simply count "dropped" points. So a perfect score would be 0
 
A 25 yard card looks like this (with a size reference)

 
Enlarged, the aiming mark looks like this...

The blue shows the size of the hole you get (with ragged edges) the red is the size of the bullet. At 25 Yards the whole bullet must pass inside the inner circle without breaking it to count as 10 (as shown).  In other words, you're trying to hit the little dot in the middle, which is just 1mm.

 Congratulations! 

sweet.

Yeah, my definition of gun control is being able to consistently hit your target....even and especially if it's moving.

At 25 yards, putting a .22 round into a target area that appears to be no more then 2 times the bullet width ....consistently, is not an easy task. But it sure sounds like fun.

Guitarhacker


sweet.

Yeah, my definition of gun control is being able to consistently hit your target....even and especially if it's moving and screaming, "No!"

 

Americanized
 
Congrats, Karyn.  You've got to respect a woman who can shoot out your eye from a distance of 100 feet. 

Way to go, Karyn!  :)

That's quite an accomplishment, Karyn.  Congratulations. 

Note to self: Invest in better body armor.