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    #122
    bunny shooter
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    Great shoot, great craic & well run as usual :cool:

    Happy out with my scores :cool:

    Thanks to all who made it happen ;)

    Must remember to shoot beside Tac next time as he helps lads out with their score apparently :P


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    #123
    Tackleberrywho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    bunny shooter wrote: »
    Great shoot, great craic & well run as usual :cool:

    Happy out with my scores :cool:

    Thanks to all who made it happen ;)

    Must remember to shoot beside Tac next time as he helps lads out with their score apparently :P

    I never got a chance to see the browning buckmark!

    134/160 was not bad considering I fired 2-3 shots into the winners target of 157 :o
    I was not last :pac: And Myself and Paulo were both beaten by Dev who equalled clives score.

    It was great fun all the same, look forward to the next comp!

    I live and learn.


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    #124
    leupold90
    Registered Users Posts: 435 ✭✭leupold90


    Are the results posted anywhere?


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    #125
    clivej
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    Tackleberrywho wrote: »
    I never got a chance to see the browning buckmark!

    134/160 was not bad considering I fired 2-3 shots into the winners target of 157 :o
    I was not last :pac: And Myself and Paulo were both beaten by Dev who equalled clives score.

    It was great fun all the same, look forward to the next comp!

    I live and learn.

    It must be those Superformance rounds your using that are better than the shooter.
    Try using the sh!te (sarcastic tone of voice here) rounds all the rest of us are using. ;)


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    #126
    Tackleberrywho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    clivej wrote: »
    It must be those Superformance rounds your using that are better than the shooter.
    Try using the sh!te (sarcastic tone of voice here) rounds all the rest of us are using. ;)

    I was using the same rounds as Dev FYI

    55grain Hornady


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    #127
    bunny shooter
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    Clive had AE I believe **imaginary big spoon used in a stirring motion** :P
    Tackleberrywho wrote: »
    I never got a chance to see the browning buckmark!.......

    I'll bring it again ;)


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    #128
    dev110
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    bunny shooter wrote: »
    Clive had AE I believe **imaginary big spoon used in a stirring motion** :P

    I'll bring it again ;)

    You love stirring that spoon :rolleyes:

    Yup he was using AE. They are a great round for a great price.
    I'm sorry I didn't use them as they are very accurate out to 200 yards but for my first comp I didn't know what to expect so I played safe and used hornady.


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    #129
    It wasn't me!
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    Was zeroing my .25 again after the competition and prone, at 200, was getting groups of about an inch on average with the Federal Powershok I've been using. Some a hair over, some a hair under. Fantastic accuracy for the price though!


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    #130
    Tackleberrywho
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    dev110 wrote: »
    You love stirring that spoon :rolleyes:

    Yup he was using AE. They are a great round for a great price.
    I'm sorry I didn't use them as they are very accurate out to 200 yards but for my first comp I didn't know what to expect so I played safe and used hornady.

    First comp, Shooting Centrefire only 2 months, no mean feat equalling CJ's score a Target shooter for many, many years


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    #131
    bunny shooter
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    Tackleberrywho wrote: »
    First comp, Shooting Centrefire only 2 months,.....................

    Beginners luck **imaginary big spoon used in a stirring motion** :P
    It wasn't me! wrote: »
    Was zeroing my .25 again after the competition and prone, at 200, was getting groups of about an inch on average with the Federal Powershok I've been using. Some a hair over, some a hair under. Fantastic accuracy for the price though!

    Big difference between zeroing and the comp format though **ANOTHER imaginary big spoon used in a stirring motion** :P
    dev110 wrote: »
    You love stirring that spoon :rolleyes:..........

    I do ;)


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    #132
    It wasn't me!
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    bunny shooter wrote: »
    Beginners luck **imaginary big spoon used in a stirring motion** :P



    Big difference between zeroing and the comp format though **ANOTHER imaginary big spoon used in a stirring motion** :P

    No argument. That wasn't target shooting. It was an entirely different beasty. Does test the reflexes and your ability to trigger decent shots quickly. Would love to have seen my targets actually, see what the group was like when I wasn't being as slow and easy on the trigger as I would with infinite time.

    Next time, an idea could be to use hit or miss reactive targets, like a clay, which would be about the right size to simulate a shot on a fox or a good shot on a deer, and start from standing, with maybe seven or eight seconds to get into position and take a shot. It would test the confidence as well. If you decide to just swing it up and shoot standing, but if you go prone, you spend time getting into position but have the extra steadiness. Something like kneeling off sticks would end up the best compromise, but you still need to be able to get into it quickly and shoot well. Great simulation and a lot of fun. Could also make it mandatory. Same four shot system, but starting from standing each time, one each standing, kneeling, sitting and prone. It might open up the field a little. Use of sticks would be fine too. Any thoughts? I dropped a chunk of that suggestion in the box yesterday, but been having a further think to myself and the extra position demands would be interesting.


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    #133
    dev110
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    bunny shooter wrote: »
    Beginners luck **imaginary big spoon used in a stirring motion** :P

    Big difference between zeroing and the comp format though **ANOTHER imaginary big spoon used in a stirring motion** :P

    I do ;)

    Or just a sign that I will consistently beat you :P

    Atleast I use my varmint gun unlike someone's .204 ;)
    I can stir to :D


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    #134
    It wasn't me!
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    dev110 wrote: »
    Or just a sign that I will consistently beat you :P

    Atleast I use my varmint gun unlike someone's .204 ;)
    I can stir to :D

    Next time, just beat him with his own Enfield. I reckon he'll do less stirring then. :p


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    #135
    BELOWaverageIQ
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    Great day out yesterday and I was pleasently surprised at how I did but to be honest the crack with Tackleberry made the day, all I could hear beside me was ........BANG ....BANG.....fu(k fu(k fu(k...:D:D:D:D,
    It was extreemly difficult to shoot straight after that and I nearly got sick laughing....
    I know Tack comes in for alot of sh1te here and I have often dished out my fair share of it to him too, but I havnt laughed as much in months with the crack with him yesterday....Tack ,having finally met you, your clearly half mad.. and I mean that in the nicest possible way.:D
    Mind you judging on what I seen yesterday, If two deer stepped out in front of him he would more than likely hit the poor farmer that gave him the permission in the first place.

    Great day.


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    #136
    Sparks
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    It wasn't me! wrote: »
    Next time, just beat him with his own Enfield. I reckon he'll do less stirring then. :p
    Now that would just be mean :D


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    #137
    Sparks
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    BELOWaverageIQ wrote: »
    the crack with Tackleberry made the day, all I could hear beside me was ........BANG ....BANG.....fu(k fu(k fu(k...:D:D:D:D
    Feck. It didn't take him long to learn the target shooter's refrain, did it? :D


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    #138
    bunny shooter
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    Sparks wrote: »
    Now that would just be mean :D

    And he'd have to buy it then too ;)


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    #139
    It wasn't me!
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    bunny shooter wrote: »
    And he'd have to buy it then too ;)

    It's a nice gun. You might have trouble getting it back off him alright. :p Next thing is to get Sparks to give it a shot on that same format.


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    #140
    Tackleberrywho
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    BELOWaverageIQ wrote: »
    Great day out yesterday and I was pleasently surprised at how I did but to be honest the crack with Tackleberry made the day, all I could hear beside me was ........BANG ....BANG.....fu(k fu(k fu(k...:D:D:D:D,
    It was extreemly difficult to shoot straight after that and I nearly got sick laughing....
    I know Tack comes in for alot of sh1te here and I have often dished out my fair share of it to him too, but I havnt laughed as much in months with the crack with him yesterday....Tack ,having finally met you, your clearly half mad.. and I mean that in the nicest possible way.:D
    Mind you judging on what I seen yesterday, If two deer stepped out in front of him he would more than likely hit the poor farmer that gave him the permission in the first place.

    Great day.

    Nice meeting you too ;)

    And yes I am half mad.
    I hit everything I aimed at, Pitty I aimed at the wrong Target :o

    I was using 20x, I dropped down to 14x and I got 78 with that so I was overall pleased (albeit kicking myself for fcuking it up in the first place)


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    #141
    dev110
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    bunny shooter wrote: »
    And he'd have to buy it then too ;)

    Why would I have to buy it?


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    #142
    Sparks
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    It wasn't me! wrote: »
    It's a nice gun. You might have trouble getting it back off him alright. :p Next thing is to get Sparks to give it a shot on that same format.
    I've tried that already :D
    Good bit of craic, lots of crying after every shot, decent grouping but feeling odd about shooting off a rest instead of a sling while prone.
    Might be nice to try it again this summer, if I didn't have to buy the rifle (and upgrade my security level!) afterwards :D


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    #143
    bunny shooter
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    dev110 wrote: »
    Why would I have to buy it?

    Well IF you beat me with it it would be the decent thing to do :P :P
    Sparks wrote: »
    I've tried that already :D
    Good bit of craic, lots of crying after every shot, decent grouping but feeling odd about shooting off a rest instead of a sling while prone.
    Might be nice to try it again this summer, if I didn't have to buy the rifle (and upgrade my security level!) afterwards :D

    You did and done well to if I remember rightly :eek::D

    You know you want to :p


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    #144
    BELOWaverageIQ
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    Sparks wrote: »
    I've tried that already :D
    Good bit of craic, lots of crying after every shot, decent grouping but feeling odd about shooting off a rest instead of a sling while prone.
    Might be nice to try it again this summer, if I didn't have to buy the rifle (and upgrade my security level!) afterwards :D

    You could have a rattle off mine if you like, no excuses then ;)


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    #145
    Sparks
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    bunny shooter wrote: »
    You know you want to :p
    After this weekend's shoot, I thought about it :D
    But looking at the bank account and remembering the cost per round, I'm not sold just yet :D


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    #146
    BELOWaverageIQ
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    Tackleberrywho wrote: »
    Nice meeting you too ;)

    And yes I am half mad.
    I hit everything I aimed at, Pitty I aimed at the wrong Target :o

    I was using 20x, I dropped down to 14x and I got 78 with that so I was overall pleased (albeit kicking myself for fcuking it up in the first place)

    Don't worry Tac, normal service shall resume shortly and we can ALL go back to being Internet warriors .


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    #147
    Tackleberrywho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    Sparks wrote: »
    After this weekend's shoot, I thought about it :D
    But looking at the bank account and remembering the cost per round, I'm not sold just yet :D

    You should have come along.
    I think I saw IrlConnor sporting a rather fetching Jacket there.


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    #148
    IRLConor
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    Tackleberrywho wrote: »
    You should have come along.
    I think I saw IrlConnor sporting a rather fetching Jacket there.

    And you didn't even come over to say hi. :(


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    #149
    dev110
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    bunny shooter wrote: »
    Well IF you beat me with it it would be the decent thing to do :P :P

    You did and done well to if I remember rightly :eek::D

    You know you want to :p

    I better start saving so :p


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    #150
    bunny shooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭bunny shooter


    dev110 wrote: »
    I better start saving so :p

    An Ríocht, Castlemaine, next Sunday and we'll see ;)

    We'll see who has a pair now :P


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    #151
    Tackleberrywho
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    IRLConor wrote: »
    And you didn't even come over to say hi. :(

    Ah well, I could not be OUTTING my boards status in Public :eek:, even though some relished letting others know who I was.........

    I was trying to get Paulo6.5 away from teh 200 range with the .308 as his Styer scout was almost glowing after 2 boxes or so of Hornady .308 superFormance

    + Supermacs Gourmet Food was calling
    Lots of people I recognised yesterday.
    Next time if there is no competition on I'll have more time to chat.


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