"I agree...don't make a mess and you don't have to clean it up...I like a good challenge, keep doing the challenge until your satisfied that you have done your best & move on the the next one."
When you fellas run out of Skunks, you might try some shooting challenges...they are lots of fun. Some more demanding than others but all can give it a try.
Get the boys to post their results here...might make this thread go for months, who knows?
Everyone likes to look at good shooting...
I have a few suggestions that have gone around recently, we have been playing with the .22lr BR rifles at 50 yards but one member can only shoot his Pellet rifle at home so he reduces the distances to 30 yards...I would imagine that'd still be a lot of fun...especially playing against your Pals here on CB's site.
Here's a few suggestions...'Driving nails with your Tack Driver'
set up a target like this one, put a warmer spot on it, warm up and then count the number of shots it takes to hit all 10 nails.
'Cutting a Playing Card edgewise'...same deal, warmer spots and count the shots it takes to hit and or split all the cards...
I didn't have a deck of cards I cared to ruin so I used .010" brass shim stock...same deal.
Hit a penny edgewise...same deal as above...
I put these pennies on this particular card stock so I could use the spots to warm up. Notice the pennies are facing 10º right, my bench is not square to this backstop, try to set them up so all you see is the edge in your scope.
This series of spots came from another game challenge...'Know your Skills Challenge' from dayattherange.com (you can play challenges there and all the targets are there to download for free.)
You pick 5 spots you think you can hit, all you get is 5 shots...add your score and post it.
Top left is Know your Skills and bottom right is the 'Hostage Target Challenge'...there's a warmer spot and then when ready, take out all the perps, one shot per hostage & perp and without hitting a hostage...you loose points for that. Add your score & post it. It's more fun and makes the thread more interesting to post pictures of your various challenges with the score on them. Heck...you could even take that picture of the target & score with your rifle you used to do it. Everybody likes to see our shooters and talk about the various things you've done to accurize it.
One of my favorites & toughest challenges is 'The Life Saver Challenge'...super glue 10 life savers to a card, use a spot to warm up and you try to put a shot through the center of a life saver without exploding it...
Take as many warmers as you like but keep this in mind...the hole in a life saver is but .285", you need to shoot squarely at this target, there is not a lot of room for leeway.
This is the latest challenge...'Cut the String'...
I colored this monofilament with a black Magic marker so I could see it from the 50 yd. bench, tied a hex nut to it to keep it still...placed a couple warmers & sighters on the side and went at it.
Count the number of shots it takes you to cut the string...
I get a big grin playing games like these...practicing everyday with spots & shooting groups gets a bit boring at times...I like the 'gamesmanship' where the boys are always ribbing each other and urging them on.
At least one or two of these challenges ought to appeal to everyone, give them a try?
charlie