Shot 900M for the first time saturday:)

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Went to a local match this weekend and got to try a 900M shoot and had a great time. Now I got to get my Musgrave setup so I can do it again. :)

I would Like to thank Mike Lutes for the ride and Daniel Chisholm for the use of the Rifle setup/ammo and the great coaching.


Also good luck at the Nationals :)
 
Sweet. I have only got to shoot out to 600m so far at Debert.

Maybe next year I'll travel to Bull Meadow and try 800m.

What were you shooting? F-class rifle? How did you do?
 
It was an F/TR setup in a 308. I think I did pretty good for the first trip out , but like I said I had a great coach helping me out.

I think I shot a 49 and 7 V's after converting a sighter out of a possible 50 and 10V's on the first string and 73 and 5 out of a possible 75 and 15 on the second. There is definitely alot of room for me to improve on me getting comfortable behind the rifle but that will all come once I get all my own gear setup , Hopefully :)
 
Congrats on giving it a go and having such a positive start. Your scores are definitely very good first time or not.

Hopefully, other newbies will see that getting out and shooting can be done and there is support if they want to try. Every province has helpful and supportive shooters that will help anyone get started.

We have the WORLDS coming to Connaught in 2017. Be great if over half the field are Canucks shooting on Home Turf with a game a Canadian invented.

All the best.

Jerry
 
TrxR said:
Now I got to get my Musgrave setup so I can do it again. :)

I would Like to thank Mike Lutes for the ride and Daniel Chisholm for the use of the Rifle setup/ammo and the great coaching.


Also good luck at the Nationals :)
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You don't have that Musgrave set up yet?b: And all this time I have been thinking I would see that rifle this year at Connaught.:cheers:
 
Now that you know how easy it is to shoot 900m, hopefully Daniel will stay on as one of your mentors and help you get that rifle going.
 
Maynard: it definitely wasnt as intimidating as I thought it was going to be once I started pulling the trigger. But I imagine its going to get more difficult once I start trying to work up my own ammo and getting my own gear setup right. Starting with a known load and zero for a known rifle and a great coach really helps a person try it without getting frustrated and wanting to quit.
 
It will not be because your testing is done at shorter distances and by the time you have things set up, you will also know your gear. Develop the rifle at 300yds/m to get a better feel for tuning errors.

Dial in those extra mins on the scope and send it. There really isn't any big deal to shooting far. You just drift more and flaws in your process are exaggerated.

That's it...

Jerry
 
I also had the benefit of experienced shooters helping me get started shooting T/R recently. Mind you it's a little shorter distance, but the challenge is there and I think the guidance of mentors is the key to getting off to a good start. I've seen no younger guys shooting in my area, and I'm 35. The cost of getting setup might be a large part of it, but I think a lot of it is intimidation. As in all parts of Canada, hunting is popular around here but there aren't many shooters at the range.

I have to say that I've been involved in a lot of different hobbies and sports and none are more generous with there time and knowledge than shooters.
 
TrxR said:
Maynard: it definitely wasnt as intimidating as I thought it was going to be once I started pulling the trigger. But I imagine its going to get more difficult once I start trying to work up my own ammo and getting my own gear setup right. Starting with a known load and zero for a known rifle and a great coach really helps a person try it without getting frustrated and wanting to quit.
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Your homework on loads is already done for you. Stuff 46.0 gr of Varget into a Lapua case with a 155 gr bullet on top and ignite it with a Federal 210 match primer. I put a brand new sight on a rifle once and sighted it in starting at 800 yards. Hit paper on the forth shot and shot a bull with the 5th shot. Shot 800, 900 and 1000 yards and ended up winning the match.

Like Jerry said, it is best to start with getting a zero at 300 and work up from there. You will get frustrated some days and wonder if you should have taken up golf instead, but you will never have as much fun on a golf course as you will on a rifle range.
 
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