What Did You Shoot Today?

Snakeoil

Snakeoil

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WARNING: Complete lack of humility to follow

Today was our regular .22 silhouette match where those with scopes shoot 3 MOA targets. It was raining when we started and those little rain drops could do some strange things if hit just right. Cost me 1 miss at 200 yds. Got the rest at 50, 100, and 150.

But then it came time to shoot the 2 offhand buffalo shots at 300 yds. The buffalo is 10-1/8" high X 12-1/4" wide. So that's roughly 3 MOA x 4 MOA. I hit both of those suckers to win a gold buffalo pin. What killed me is if I had managed to hit that damn 6-inch disc at 200 yds, I would have shot a perfect match.

Oh well, I guess I need to look at this as there is still room for improvement. ;)
 
L Ross

L Ross

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I fired one round of .22 wrf to get rid of a red squirrel. That is the first red, (Pine), squirrel we have ever seen here. Destructive little bastards. It was a male with a pair almost the size of my thumb.
 
Ian

Ian

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Black rock squirrels are the scourge here, little bastards have a taste for electrical wire insulation and will eat the wiring out of trailers, ranch jeeps, and any other vehicle. I made a lot of money rebuilding wiring harnesses eaten by them when I was an auto tech.

@RicinYakima , ditch that hard, sticky lube and go back to 50/50 beeswax and Vaseline. What your barrel and load wants is a soft lube that doesn't congeal hard in the bore and has less friction. I'd wipe out the barrel with Ed's Red and then smear a little 50/50 on a patch and jog that through, then wipe out with a clean patch and clean the chamber, then try the new lube on your next outing. If it still throws the first shot wild you may add 1/2 part plain paraffin to the lube which will make the cold film more slippery and not affect the warm barrel friction characteristics much.

When dealing with first shot flyer syndrome (never going to get around it completely), the idea is to keep barrel friction the same throughout the temperature range. I developed a wear tester and a friction measuring device that would give an indication of the cold, warm, and hot friction characteristics of individual lube ingredients and blends. When you're trying to figure out lube viscosity/flow/smear characteristics and film or boundary lubrication characteristics at various temperatures the variables get insanely complicated, but that's where simple shooting tests come in.
 
Snakeoil

Snakeoil

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Ian said:
When dealing with first shot flyer syndrome (never going to get around it completely), the idea is to keep barrel friction the same throughout the temperature range. I developed a wear tester and a friction measuring device that would give an indication of the cold, warm, and hot friction characteristics of individual lube ingredients and blends. When you're trying to figure out lube viscosity/flow/smear characteristics and film or boundary lubrication characteristics at various temperatures the variables get insanely complicated, but that's where simple shooting tests come in.
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That's a concept that has shown itself more than once. Where Ian's comments are exhibited is in .22 ammo. If you look at OTC plinking ammo, the lube us normally a hard waxy lube. Where when you move to expensive target ammo, the lube is more of a light grease.
 
L Ross

L Ross

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Snakeoil said:
That's a concept that has shown itself more than once. Where Ian's comments are exhibited is in .22 ammo. If you look at OTC plinking ammo, the lube us normally a hard waxy lube. Where when you move to expensive target ammo, the lube is more of a light grease.
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I can't imaging a farm kid dumping a pocketful of RWS TAC .22 and going out to shoot targets of opportunity. You'd pull one out of yer pocket and it's look like a pussy willow bud.;)
 
CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

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IMG_4273.jpegIMG_4272.jpegIMG_4271.jpegIMG_4275.jpegIMG_4270.jpegWe hit the range yesterday as well.

I brought my 6.5/06, 450BM and my Ruger Precision 22

Had some issues with 6.5/06. See separate thread with question/discovery.
My biggest reason was a new scope mounted.

The 450 BM also got new to it, glass and wow is it a nice paring!! It's always been a good shooter and didn't disappoint after re zero. But its a MIL scope now and gave difficulties as my brain works MOA first.
I also decided I didnt like its home camo on factory plastic stock so I coated it with some "titanium" color with a texture. I used this on my 358 Norma stock last year and really liked feel. Its a nice look.
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Then I shot the RPR as barrels cooled on the previous two. This is just a super fun good shooter!
 
Snakeoil

Snakeoil

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JWinAZ said:
The good thing is that you did not let that miss disrupt your concentration on the next shot. Maybe as impressive as a perfect score, although not as satisfying. As a coach would say: the most important shot is the next one.
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Thanks. I learned that many years ago when I was shooting trap competitively. A lost bird is nothing more than that. If anything, a miss should make you bear down and improve your focus. I've watched excellent shooters go to Hell because they let a miss rattle them.

Although there are a few at Wilton that truly need to win, most of us simply shoot against ourselves. A miss is a learning experience or sometimes a head scratching moment. As I'm sure I've mentioned here in the past, the conditions at Wilton are not always clear, to even to those who have put many rounds downrange. Whining about a miss is wasted energy. Better to save up that energy for whooping it up when you shoot a perfect score or hit both the offhand targets.
 
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