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100 yards, offhand, Cody Ballard Highwall schuetzen in .38-55. 350 grain Mos bullet of 30:1 and 45 gr of Swiss 1.5. String measure is 20-1/8" for 10 shots. Am I ready to face a prairie dog charge???
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Trump Won!
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Who is Hilliard?
Is that a 200 yds target? Looks like 3/4" rings.
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He is the butthead that scored my target. Rounded off to the next highest 1/8" and cost me the gold medal. I think he is the Black Overlord of the 5th Realm of Darkness.
It was a 100 yard target today.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Campfire Kahuna
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Who is Hilliard?
Is that a 200 yds target? Looks like 3/4" rings. HMmmmm,...we could be a while, figuring THAT out. I'd toss out that he's one of the nicer dangerous men I've known, and a true American. GTC
Member, Clan of the Border Rats -- “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”- Mark Twain
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very fine shooting, for offhand. Eventually I need to see what my .38-55 will do.
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Fine shootin' Dan! What sights are on your .38-55?
Ed
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There's a Lyman Junior Targetspot on top. It claims to have 8X but I'm skeptical that it has that much muscle.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Having spent my day shooting a modern iron sighted rifle offhand I would say you are a damn good shot.
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Modern, and higher powered scopes just make the humbling and ego destroying experience of shooting offhand that much more of a wake up call.
I like hanging with the old 4X and 6x scopes, and actually get better scores with em'.
CALLING YOUR SHOTS, to a GOOD spotter, prior to getting on your spotting scope and seeking verification of where you THOUGHT your shot went is a good play.
There's a lot to be said for working alone, and shooting 2-3 times daily,....
Offhand ain't for puzzies,...it's the REAL deal.
GTC
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Having spent my day shooting a modern iron sighted rifle offhand I would say you are a damn good shot. Some days it's better to be lucky than good. As this unfolded the soft 6 o'clock breezed turned to puffy 1/4 value winds switching from left to right and back, maybe 10 mph with occasional gust of about 15 came thru. It was fairly predictable in the cycle so I just waited for the tailwind to return and didn't dawdle around with the shot. That said, I have another group shot a few years back with a .45 flintlock that pleases me more. 50 yards, also offhand. Just my opinion, but for me scopes complicate offhand work a bit and I much prefer an aperture for that endeavor. I've done it both ways with a variety of guns...prefer irons if that is possible.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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