Milsurp Target Competition and Shoot (2012)

[jmoore]

Just wonder if there would be any interest in a 25 yard/mtrs shoot/comp for the .22 milsurp trainers etc. May open a few more doors for members, any thoughts ?

In addition to the 100yd class?

I have a Romanian .22 trainer that was waiting for a trip to generate the 100yd targets. It shot very well on the previous outing but i was out of "official" targets.

[fn111557]

I would love to see a rimfire class added. That gives me an excuse to buy a new(old) rifle. I have seen several listed at SOG, AIM, etc... great chance to exercise the ole C&R!

[bigduke6]

In addition to the 100yd class?

Thats the plan JM, will run it alongside the 100yd class, just thought it may help a few who dont have the access to a 100 yrd range.

[Patrick Chadwick]

Originally Posted by
bigduke6
Just wonder if there would be any interest in a 25 yard/mtrs shoot/comp for the .22 milsurp trainers etc. May open a few more doors for members, any thoughts ?

jmoore
In addition to the 100yd class? I have a Romanian .22 trainer that was waiting for a trip to generate the 100yd targets. It shot very well on the previous outing but i was out of "official

Here you go then ... first target at 25 meters (wimps can use 25 yards)

Attachment 35028
Not wishing to waste my RWS competition ammo, I used ordinary pistol match. Good enough for a start, I think.

[bigduke6]

Thanks Patrick, can you give me the size of the target, as I need to update the start of the post regarding the addition of the 25 mtr/yrds and also have to find a standard target for this.

[Patrick Chadwick]

The target used was the ISSF target used for air pistols at 10 meters, which should be readily available in most countries. It was not possible to use the copied-down ISSF target with the 20 cm black, as it was raining in squalls like a tropical monsoon, and normal office copy paper would have disintegrated in less than a minute. And the card targets didn't last long either. A friend on the 100 meter firing point, trying to shoot a 15-shot round, had to give up when his target simply collapsed and fell off the frame. As it was, I had to run out to get this target, dab off the water which was running down, and lay it out to dry for some time before even packing it loosely into my shooting box with the other soggy targets.

FWIW, here are the dimension:
10 ring 11,5 mm
9 ring 27,5 mm
8 ring 43,5 mm
7 ring 59,5 mm
10x ring 5 mm

At first glance this seems to be an odd series, but like the standard 50 meter target for the .22s, it is supposed to give a round-number (16mm) progression, apart from the 10x, when evaluated according to the center of the shot hole, the effective "inner edge" scoring sizes then being 7, 23, 39, 54 (when using 0.17" / 4.45mm air rifle/pistol projectiles) and the 10X means that the shot would be touching an 0.5 mm spot!

[fn111557]

Here is my offering from my 1943 IBM M1 carbine. It shoots a lot better than I can.

[jmoore]

Two entries today.

.22rf :




I just got this rifle back from a friend a couple of weeks ago. He had it for several years and never shot it...





It's my "first" Garand. But the only part that remains is the receiver of that first. It's all 1943 parts now, including an uncut op rod.

[Patrick Chadwick]

That first target is really very good for a 22 at 100 yards!

[jmoore]

That first target is really very good for a 22 at 100 yards!

If the ammo wasn't running out I might have tried more. Target #2 after a drama filled zeroing effort (The elevation knob grub screw had backed off...) was centered elevation but off to the right a little. Possibly due to the fact that the target had a darker right hand zone just off paper but still in the field of view in the peep. (ETA: or maybe the elevation lead screw isn't altogether straight- seems to be bowed a bit.) Only four rounds left out of an ancient box of Remington target ammo at that point, so I just moved on to other things.


Stupidly enough, I didn't realize that there enough rounds to shoot the second target until I took this photo and saw the other five hiding on the opposite side of the box. It was a partial to begin with, and the first and only ammo tried this day. I don't remember CCI Green Tag shooting all that well out of this rifle, which is excellent out of the Win 52s.