preparation on the firing point

[RobD]

For what its worth, I would recommend
(a) don't use a jacket and sling - use a rest. The sling etc will just make you hot and bothered.
(b) don't shoot when there is a competition going on
(c) don't bother with a spotting telescope, binoculars are fine
(d) shoot at 100 and 200 yds
(e) use your own gun
(f) if you have 50+ yr old eyes, an aperture rear sight gives invaluable pinhole-effect benefits. If its a No 4, you can make the hole a bit smaller to suit, for example with a bit of black card, or by painting the inside of the hole with matt black paint. When the sight picture just starts to dim, you have gone far enough.
(g) if you need to zero any sight (whether telescopic or iron sight) which you have not used on that rifle before, and if you can't use a zeroing range, then bore-sight it. By which I mean: prop the rifle up on cushions looking out of your lounge window, remove the bolt, and peer down the barrel until you can see a prominent distant object down the bore. Then, without moving the rifle, adjust the sight so that it fixes on the same thing. Then re-check and so on. Amazingly good at getting the sights adjusted to the correct setting for approx. 200 yds.
Hope that helps.
Rob

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[peanuts]

For what its worth, I would recommend
(a) don't use a jacket and sling - use a rest. The sling etc will just make you hot and bothered.
(b) don't shoot when there is a competition going on
(c) don't bother with a spotting telescope, binoculars are fine
(d) shoot at 100 and 200 yds
(e) use your own gun
(f) if you have 50+ yr old eyes, an aperture rear sight gives invaluable pinhole-effect benefits. If its a No 4, you can make the hole a bit smaller to suit, for example with a bit of black card, or by painting the inside of the hole with matt black paint. When the sight picture just starts to dim, you have gone far enough.
(g) if you need to zero any sight (whether telescopic or iron sight) which you have not used on that rifle before, and if you can't use a zeroing range, then bore-sight it. By which I mean: prop the rifle up on cushions looking out of your lounge window, remove the bolt, and peer down the barrel until you can see a prominent distant object down the bore. Then, without moving the rifle, adjust the sight so that it fixes on the same thing. Then re-check and so on. Amazingly good at getting the sights adjusted to the correct setting for approx. 200 yds.
Hope that helps.
Rob

Thanks Rob but the only times the MOD range is available there has been a competition shoot. They may be mostly club comps but they are still quite competitive .
I cannot use bins because my eyesight is probably not good enough to see a tiny 4" disk at 600 yds regretably. Its important to see the patch position in otder to guage windage and elevation and adjust my sights.
I cannot use my own gun as I do not have one (which is why I am borrowing a gun lol)
You cannot shoot at 100 and 200yds at an MOD range when the rest of the detail are on the 400, 500 and 600 yd firing points.
I don't think gun rests are allowed with vintage .303 in a competition shoot ?
Re the aperture rear sights yes the PH-5C sight that I have previously used worked very well so I have ordered one for my No4 MKL which I purchased last week. Until I get my FAC however it will be held on a dealer's certificate who will bring it to the range and supervise me.
Thanks for the ideas

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I don't think I could enjoy shooting in that sort of atmosphere. I'll stick with going out to the middle of nowhere either alone or with a buddy and spending the day shooting without interruptions.

In the UK we are not allowed to go out into the 'country' and blast a few .303 rounds off lol there would be little point really as I'm not interested in plinking ,only interested in shooting competition vintage target .

ps where exactly do you go to shoot .303 in the country ? I'll avoid the area lol