OK fellas, let’s give this a try and see how it goes. We’re gonna have ourselves a good old fashioned postal shoot! Below are a set of targets. Two of them are for rifles (or shotguns) at 50 and 100 yards. The third is for handguns at 15 yards. You can use any kind of gun you want to, with any kind of ammo you want to. You can also shoot it how you want to as long as you are the one holding and shooting the gun. Sights are also up to you. Both irons and scopes/optics are acceptable. You may practice with the targets as much as you’d like beforehand, but once you shoot to score, that is your score. Please do not shoot 50 sheets and just pick the best as your score. We’re on the honor system here.
Also, there has been several great suggestions for different classes with different requirements for this competition. If there is enough demand for them in the future, then there’s no reason not to do them. We can change the rules or targets in the future if need be too. For now, let’s keep this as simple and straight forward as possible until it gets some momentum. There will only be two targets for now. One for handguns, one for rifles. They are sized so that hopefully someone using a 45 cal does not have a massive advantage over someone using a 22 cal when it comes to scoring.
SHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS
So here’s how it works. For the RIFLE targets, use the sighting boxes to make sure that your gun is hitting where it should be. You are free to shoot into them as much or as little as you’d like. Once you are ready to shoot the scored targets, shoot each of the FIVE targets only ONCE.
For HANDGUNS, there is no sighting box and there’s only one target. Shoot the ONE target FIVE times to get your score.
SCORING INSTRUCTIONS
To score your target, simply look at which ring your shots landed in on each target and add that number up. If your round breaks the line between two rings, claim the higher numbered ring. If you get a bullseye, that is worth 10 points. If you shoot outside of the “4” ring, it’s worth 0 points. A perfect score is 50 points. Once you have scored your target, post a pic of it here along with your recorded score and the range it was shot at.
Here’s an example of how to score. The target used is a mockup of the pistol target. Rifle targets will have only one shot per target.
As you can see, this target has been shot 5 times (marked in red). The scoring is as follows
#1 – 0 points since it missed the target area
#2 – 4 points
#3 – 8 points since it split the line between the 7 and 8 ring
#4 – 10 points since it is a bullseye
#5 – 7 points
The total score for this target is 29 points out of a possible 50.
Remember fellas, this is not about who wins or loses. This is about fun and challenging ourselves to do better. It doesn’t matter if you can shoot a perfect 50 every time or if you can barely keep your rounds on target. Shoot, post your results, and have fun with this great community of casters and shooters. We can all learn from each other.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO INCLUDE
This is purely optional but would be very useful to those who want to compare info. Below is a list of things you can add along with a pic of your target. Add what you can/want to, or just post a pic of your target if that’s as involved as you want to get.
Gun and caliber/cartridge used
Type of sight used
Boolit info
Load data
Chronographed velocity
TARGETS
100 AND 50 YARD RIFLE TARGET
Rifle Target.pdf
15 YARD HANDGUN TARGET
Handgun Target.pdf
Now get out there and shoot!