What's the best target for shootin' an '03...

[Lancebear]

offhand at one hundred yards. Is there an official NRA one? How large should the black be?

LB

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[relics6165]

LB:

The official NRA HP 100 yard offhand target is the SR-1. It has the X, 10, and 9 rings in the black, which is ABOUT 6" in diameter. I would have to measure one to be more precise, and can, if you need it.

HTH

[Jim Tarleton]

You can download them off the net and print them out. I use the 200 yard set for 100 yards use. I think it is a C-5. Shoot everyday and you will be amazed how fast you improve. I am not world class, but I am getting deadly. I burn a lot of handloads. I got lots of very good advice off the forum before I started and I listened. It paid off handsomely. Shooting mostly offhand with military rifles.

Jim

[Bob S]

SR-1 target dimensions (diameters) from the rule book:


Aiming Black:

X ring: 1.35"
10 Ring: 3.35"
9 ring: 6.35"


Rings in white:

8 ring: 9.35"
7 Ring: 12.35"
6 Ring: 15.35"
5 Ring: 18.35"

Available from National Target Co.

http://www.nationaltarget.com/cgi-bi...egory_Code=HPR


http://www.nationaltarget.com/cgi-bi...egory_Code=HPR


Resp'y,
Bob S.

[Art]

The NRA 100 yard small bore rifle target is also good if you really want to test yourself. The black has the 7 through 10 rings. The 10 ring as I recall is 2" and the "X" ring is 1"

[Lancebear]

Hey Jim,

Thanks for the advice, but I can't walk out the back door and shoot a hundred yards with a rifle. A Webley crank air pistol, yes. You live in paradise.

Might get to the rifle range about thirty miles away on Saturday. Let you know how I do if I go.

Robert

[Dollar Bill]

I like the SR21 for off-hand work. It's the 100 yd version of the 300 yd target. The SR1 is also good. It's the 100 yd version of the 200 yd target. I use it for bench work. It depends on which gives you the best sight picture.

[TDH]

I've been using the 5 1/2" shoot-n-see stick on dot on a 14x14 cardboard. last time I took the Smith for a walk I had 12 out of 15 in the black at 100 off the bench.

[slamfire1]

It depends on your eyes for one thing.

The original target was the 5V target. If you ever put one up at 200 yards you find that the thing is just a little wider than the post of an 03. They used the same target at 300 yards, so it should have been a little smaller than a post. The 600 yard 5v was just about post width.

The sights on these rifles were developed in tandem with the targets. The post size is just about as wide as the target at distance.

Having shot the 03 on standard NRA decimal targets, you are limited to a 6 OC hold. These targets are much larger in diameter. You cannot try a flat tire or center hold as the post disappears into the black.

So, if you have the eyes for it, try the WWI target of an eight inch black at 200 yards. It is a pin head on an 03 post.

[Jim Tarleton]

I have been using the SR1 at 100 yards, and I have discovered that frequent practice sure helps jack up the scores. The more I shoot, the more I realize just how good some of you guys actually are (like Bob).

You are right, Robert. It is great to have my own range, but I have to walk about 200 yards to get to it. By the time I drag out the rifles, the chrono, the ear protectors, the ammo, the stapler, the targets, the water jugs (fun targets), and chain Sabre, I am bushed. I keep everything but the rifle in my barn loft, where I have my handloading benches. I have plans to build a better shooting bench this year, with a roof over it. I also want to add another 100 yards (maybe 200), but that is going to be a lot of work clearing trees and brush. I know which trees have to go, because they have bullet holes in them by the hundreds.

Semper Fi,

Jim