Texas Gun Sticky

Not sure what THF is...… If that means "The Head Fartknocker" .... yes.. that is me.

 

I do have a left handed set up, but with match being the first time we have shot at our range in over a year, I am expecting a large crowd.
If you want to do this, we just need to plan it better, and I can make that happen. The "left" handed set up is still a right bolt, but is right feed and right eject (so it feeds and ejects from the same side of the gun a lefty would be sitting on). I also have a left handed joy stick rest (my dad shoots lefty and he shoots my extra set up) so you can still sit on the right side of the gun, and squeeze the trigger with your left hand.

by most accurate I mean that these guns are made to shoot 5 shot groups that measure center to center at .100" inches at 100 yards.
The "KING" of the group calibers is actually a 6 ppc, however at the moment a 30 caliber actually holds the record of smallest group ever shot with a 10.5 pound rifle. The group measured .0077" from center to center of all 5 shots....

this game I shot tomorrow is "SCORE" shooting.

Group shooting is placing 5 shots on 1 single target all at the exact same spot (anywhere on the target). You then measure the group from outside to outside, and subtract the diameter of the bullet to see what the "center to center" measurement would be. That is your score. lowest score wins. The group below is my personal best in competition (it doesn't count in practice). It measures .428" across (.428" - .308" = .120")



Score shooting is placing 5 shots at an exact location on 5 different targets.
The below target is a score target. You place a single shot on targets 1-5 for a score. The bottom right target is labeled "S" for sighter (you can see the scoring template), and you can shoot as many sighter bullets at that square as you like. You total up targets 1-5 to get a score. Highest score wins. since most shooters shot a perfect 250 (25 shots hitting the 10 ring) the tie breaker is how many times you hit the "X" dot in the middle of the 10 ring. That dot is about 1/16". The below target is scored 50 - 4x.

 

Built the lower today after work, needless to say.... I may be selling this thing.

 

Okay, that’s really pretty awesome. I’d love to come out with y’all at some point.

I’ve been able to ring steel at 1k, but you seem to have an entirely different game!

how often do you shoot?

 

We shoot matches at our club on the 4th Saturday of the month. However i can go out there and shoot anytime you want. If you want to show up.for a match, and just chexk it out, its free, and i can always let you pop a few rounds. My bench partner is also a lefty. I am sure he will let you pop a few rounds off his set up. Its nice having a lefty as a bench partner so you dont have to move your stuff off the table while they shoot.

We have a few guys that bring their 1000k rifles and shoot with us, but at 100 yards, they hardly ever win. Occasionally they do, but not often.
The caliber i shot is 30br. It is the king of score (as 6ppc is king of group).

 

Texas Hunting Forum.

 

I had to look up 30br. Admittedly, I didn't know it was a thing.

I'd like to come check it out, even if I don't shoot the first time. I have plans tomorrow morning and probably wouldn't make it out 'till 11-12.

Will you be there in June?

 

As long as we don't get rained out, or the Gov shuts us down again. We should be wrapping up around 12 noon. I am always the last one to leave since i run the match, so i prob wont be leaving till after that.

 

Most folks havent. No manufacturer makes 30br stuff, so tou have to make your own. Its not hard, but good tools are essential. Many ueara ago, i made a video on how I do it. There are several methods, but this is mine. (Dont judge the video quaility too harsh).

 

I'll be out there about the time y'all are ending.

 

I will keep my stuff set up so you can pop a few rounda off

 

Big thank you @p1zombiekiller for the invite today. Lots of lessons learned and had a great time.

First was how to hold the rifle.
Y’all know how you drive the rifle stock into your shoulder and control recoil? Not here. In fact, you don’t really touch the thing. You use your eye to control recoil.



Really though, you’re not up on the gun as you’d expect. You’re kinda playing the “I’m not touching you” game from when we were kids.






Wes really does have a beautiful gun though.



And he helped teach too, to get me on paper.





So much for working on the house today.

 

@Naveronski You also learned what a small 5 mph wind does to a 308 flat base bullet traveling at 3000 fps..... (see target #1 above aaannndddd OK it was more like an 8 mph wind).

It was great to meet you. You really did great shooting. And if I would have shot as good as you did today, i would have won.

 

Man that is a good looking rig in the back ground of one of those pics.... know where I can get one like that????

 

Emmersom seriously high rings ya got there!

 

Very!

@p1zombiekiller owns the rifle.

 

Haha! Thank you. All it takes is money.


edit: and questionable financial management.

 

So did you damage the scope ?

 

That jar to the noggin actually settled the scope in. Did you see the first shot of the target above? and then the 2 shots AFTER THAT???? All that scope needed was a little nose attitude adjustment, and it straightened right up.