Re: 30 Year Anniversary Celebration
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I'd be up for that, but I'm much better at hitting the air next to the flying target than the target itself. I much prefer rifles and stationary targets.
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Re: 30 Year Anniversary Celebration
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That passes with practice... or so I'm told.
One day I was up at the skeet club, sitting out on the balcony watching the 5-stand sporting clays range. One shooter seemed to get much bigger "puffs" of black dust from the targets than everyone else, and I wondered aloud if he was using some special choke, high velocity ammo, or something.
It was (quite rudely, in my opinion) pointed out to me that the shooter was the current Canadian champion, that targets are *always* supposed to blow up like that, and that if I shot 5,000 rounds a week my targets would probably blow up like that too.
I don't think I've fired 5,000 rounds in my entire life.
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Re: 30 Year Anniversary Celebration
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connoisseur
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Nothing goes "pfft!" like MDF hit with a load of #7-1/2. 50 BMG does a nice job, too!
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Re: 30 Year Anniversary Celebration
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connoisseur
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That passes with practice... or so I'm told.
targets are *always* supposed to blow up like that, and that if I shot 5,000 rounds a week my targets would probably blow up like that too.
I don't think I've fired 5,000 rounds in my entire life. Having shot trap and skeet competitively for many years as a kid, I can tell you that a big black puff means that the shot is dead on, that all. Fortunately for me those are scored the same as a shot that only produces a single (visible to the scorer) chip. There are no 'style' points awarded. 5000 rounds a week? Wow. In my prime, 1200 rounds a week was a VERY busy week - 8 rounds of trap or skeet / day (typical competition) = 200 shots/day x 6 days = 1200 rounds. I never practiced at that rate, either. Closer to 400 rounds a week was typical. Scott
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