My first match in a long time.....how I spent the weekend

[skeetgunner]

After a few years hiatus, I jumped at the chance to shoot in a local 50 yard bench rest match. Any rifle, any optics, any ammo, standard USRA/IR50/50 target....this was a shakedown for the 2009 Sydney World Masters Games, just to see if I could still hit the target.

The tale of the tape:

Thompson Centre R55 heavy barrel semi-auto target rifle, in .22rf
Bushnell Legend 6-18x40AO scope,
Lapua Super Club Ammo,

Beating the snot out some guys with Anschutz bolt action target rifles and Niteforce scopes......priceless!

I came in 4th place overall, with a score of 897v20 out of 1000v100.

"The old man is still an artist with the Thompson!" -

I'm really happy with the results! Time to start building a 3-p rifle that will shoot. I think I can scrape up enough training time and spare parts to put in a good showing in Sydney. Going to be a challenge getting used to shooting over iron diopter sights again. Gawd getting old sucks!


So, how was your weekend?

 

[cz452shooter]

Sounds great! Always nice to have a cheaper gun shoot as well as guns worth 3 or 4 times as much!

I may be going to the World Masters games as well! We'll see if I can find the time than.

 

[Xfire]

Jordan
By my calculations the first masters games that you can compete in will be in 2022.
Tim

 

[cz452shooter]

Hi Tim,

Yes I just noticed that on their website after I posted . Well hopefully I can improve a bit by then

 

[skeetgunner]

I may be going to the World Masters games as well!

Don't you still get "carded" in bars?!

I'm actually riding shotgun, its my wife that's going with her soccer team. Might as well have a go while I'm there.

 

[cz452shooter]

Well for whatever reason I thought there was no age limit . Oh welll, hopefully can go to a world cup instead