April 2010 Poco Gong Shoot Cancelled!

zippy_the_wonder_chimp said:
well, fair or not i'm just going out to meet you guys and being an inexperienced shooter i don't expect much- mainly just to have some fun!

if i get 5 or 10 hits on the 200m gong i'll be ecstatic. :eek:

just got my range membership at Ridgedale last Tuesday and
found out their longest shot is about 185 yards or so... wah. :(


-zip
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Practice shooting @ 25 meter's and try to keep them all inside the X ring on a 100 meter target or roughly no bigger than a 1 inch apart. This inturn will allow you to hit the gong @ 200 meters. Also proper trigger pull and use of the sling will allow you to acheive what you think is the unthinkable.
;)
 
ive decided im going to show up for this so i have a chance to meet some of you guys. im a new shooter so i dont know about hitting the gong but i think this sounds like a lot of fun.
 
Check the website, tuesday and thursday nights are not open yet due to poor turnout.

"NOTICE:
Effective Tuesday April 6, 2010 the scheduled opening of Tuesday and Thursday evening has been postponed until further notice. Poor attendance and the cost of operating and staffing the ranges has resulted in this decision. Please check this website, as the special evening openings will be offered at a later date to be determined. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. "
 
to xmattmacx and others who have never shot SKS at 200 meters, this is my suggestion (not that i am an expert) on how to calibrate your sights. It is easier done, than read or written.

Since the gong will be shot from the bench, hitting at 200 is not really a big deal if the rifle is zeroed correctly. Even with CZ surplus ammo. You will most probably need a front sight adjustment too. The procedure is this:

1. Set your SKS rear sight to "1". This is the correct setting for 100 meter shooting.

2. Set a target at 25 meters. Use a 6 o'clock hold. This means that your sight picture should be front post aligned with the rear notch, and place the bull on top of your front sight.

Shoot at least two 5-shot groups. Use your FS adjustment tool if necessary to bring your Point of Impact along the horizontal plane, as close as you can to your Point of Aim (the bullseye or center of the paper). In the vertical plane, as long as you are hitting within the 5 inch bull, that is fine.

Then, move farther to a 50 meter target. When satisfied you can hit the paper at 100 meters, move out to 100.

3. At 100 meters, shoot two 5-shot groups without making any front or rear sight adjustment.

Always use the 6 o'clock hold because at 200 meters, the 10 inch gong will look proportionally the same as your 5 inch bullseye. If you use the Center or Zero hold, you will cover the bullseye or gong and cannot see what to hit.I cannot emphasize this sight picture enough. I am assuming here that your shots are hitting paper.

Using you FS adjust tool, bring your POI to POA. Meaning adjust your POI to the center of the bullseye.

Try to obtain a minimum of 5 inch center to center groups. I have seen many who can do 4 inch after a few boxes of ammo.

4. If you have followed the procedure:
Your rear sight is set to "1". Rifle benched, at 100 m, you are grouping around the center of the 5 inch bullseye, and you used the 6 o'clock hold.

If you can group 4 inches at 100 meters, you should easily hit the 200 meter gong 5 out of 10 shots. I have a paper target with 5 out of 5.

5. To prove to yourself you can do it:
Set your rear sight to "2". Using the same 6 o'clock hold, draw a 10 inch bullseye and set at 200 meters. With decent eyesight, good lighting, good shooting technique, you will hit the target.
 
easyrider604 said:
to xmattmacx and others who have never shot SKS at 200 meters, this is my suggestion (not that i am an expert) on how to calibrate your sights. It is easier done, than read or written.

Since the gong will be shot from the bench, hitting at 200 is not really a big deal if the rifle is zeroed correctly. Even with CZ surplus ammo. You will most probably need a front sight adjustment too. The procedure is this:

1. Set your SKS rear sight to "1". This is the correct setting for 100 meter shooting.

2. Set a target at 25 meters. Use a 6 o'clock hold. This means that your sight picture should be front post aligned with the rear notch, and place the bull on top of your front sight.

Shoot at least two 5-shot groups. Use your FS adjustment tool if necessary to bring your Point of Impact along the horizontal plane, as close as you can to your Point of Aim (the bullseye or center of the paper). In the vertical plane, as long as you are hitting within the 5 inch bull, that is fine.

Then, move farther to a 50 meter target. When satisfied you can hit the paper at 100 meters, move out to 100.

3. At 100 meters, shoot two 5-shot groups without making any front or rear sight adjustment.

Always use the 6 o'clock hold because at 200 meters, the 10 inch gong will look proportionally the same as your 5 inch bullseye. If you use the Center or Zero hold, you will cover the bullseye or gong and cannot see what to hit.I cannot emphasize this sight picture enough. I am assuming here that your shots are hitting paper.

Using you FS adjust tool, bring your POI to POA. Meaning adjust your POI to the center of the bullseye.

Try to obtain a minimum of 5 inch center to center groups. I have seen many who can do 4 inch after a few boxes of ammo.

4. If you have followed the procedure:
Your rear sight is set to "1". Rifle benched, at 100 m, you are grouping around the center of the 5 inch bullseye, and you used the 6 o'clock hold.

If you can group 4 inches at 100 meters, you should easily hit the 200 meter gong 5 out of 10 shots. I have a paper target with 5 out of 5.

5. To prove to yourself you can do it:
Set your rear sight to "2". Using the same 6 o'clock hold, draw a 10 inch bullseye and set at 200 meters. With decent eyesight, good lighting, good shooting technique, you will hit the target.
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Thanks easyrider604- this will help me out too.

btw: you need a forum avatar!
 
RE POCO OPENINGS

cyclic said:
Check the website, tuesday and thursday nights are not open yet due to poor turnout.

"NOTICE:
Effective Tuesday April 6, 2010 the scheduled opening of Tuesday and Thursday evening has been postponed until further notice. Poor attendance and the cost of operating and staffing the ranges has resulted in this decision. Please check this website, as the special evening openings will be offered at a later date to be determined. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. "
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Well does this change the schedule
 
Peter Hobot has not contacted me since I heard of this. When his does later this week I can give you all an answer.
So if we can't have it here @ Poco, then we will have to find an alternative site &\or some one else will have to run this in May for me if they re-open it for week day shooting.
 
Satain said:
Peter Hobot has not contacted me since I heard of this. When his does later this week I can give you all an answer.
So if we can't have it here @ Poco, then we will have to find an alternative site &\or some one else will have to run this in May for me if they re-open it for week day shooting.
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How about you guys hold it like last year June and August. The range should be open in the evenings by then. Anything I can do to help out please do not hesitate to ask.
 
Bad news everyone.
:mad:
Our Gong Shoot has been cancelled. So I would like to hear of some alternative ideas. Either post here or PM me, please.
 
Alternate solution. We hold it in the Day time mid week. Get one bench if we have to, and cycle thru the competitors. I realize that this will cut people out, but so does every other way too. It's not busy through the week. I don't know if the range would sanction that. Next idea is we go to a gravel pit up a mountain.... or a bar and cry over it. lol.
 
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