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Re: round balls offhand at 100 yards
« Reply #15 on: October 05, 2015, 08:59:54 PM »
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my club wants to put on a shoot for prb at 200 yards the target an 8 inch gong
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Re: round balls offhand at 100 yards
« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2015, 03:16:47 AM »
I hit a 10" gong twice today at 200 with my DTS Lancaster .54....
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Re: round balls offhand at 100 yards
« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2015, 01:36:40 PM »
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I hit a 10" gong twice today at 200 with my DTS Lancaster .54....

Possibly it would be a good thing to go buy some lottery tickets.   :peace
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Re: round balls offhand at 100 yards
« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2015, 04:37:27 PM »
[/quote]Possibly it would be a good thing to go buy some lottery tickets.   :peace[/quote]
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Re: round balls offhand at 100 yards
« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2015, 11:11:02 PM »
John - Didn't we shoot bears at that range at Farragut - if I remember I only hit one or two (if that) out of 5 shots when I had young eyes and a good 54 cal rifle
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Re: round balls offhand at 100 yards
« Reply #20 on: October 12, 2015, 02:58:23 AM »
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I hit a 10" gong twice today at 200 with my DTS Lancaster .54....

Possibly it would be a good thing to go buy some lottery tickets.   :peace

LOL, I actually won the rifle in a draw this past Sept......
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Re: round balls offhand at 100 yards
« Reply #21 on: October 13, 2015, 01:42:12 AM »
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John - Didn't we shoot bears at that range at Farragut - if I remember I only hit one or two (if that) out of 5 shots when I had young eyes and a good 54 cal rifle

That we did, Dan'l, that we did.  And they were the silhouettes that had to be painted the least, also.  The most dramatic hit I saw was a fellow tried my 8 bore on them.  Put a dent on that ol' bear that was very definite.  Hit it so hard it knocked it into the target setters ditch as well.  And that was about 6 feet behind the target line.

Larry Webber from Moscow hit all five with 5 shots.  .45 cal flint rifle no less.  Darn, I hated that guy :lol sign

You know, I had forgotten all about those critters.  Makes hitting a 8" circle seem even more impossible out of more than luck.

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Re: round balls offhand at 100 yards
« Reply #22 on: October 13, 2015, 07:03:49 AM »
I remember hitting 4 or so - but the rule was we had to knock them down - that was tough
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Re: round balls offhand at 100 yards
« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2016, 06:50:58 PM »
If your club wishes to give an 'inferiority complex' to it's shooters......this would be a great way to proceed!!
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Re: round balls offhand at 100 yards
« Reply #24 on: March 28, 2016, 02:20:25 AM »
We did that last month at our monthly shoot. Every one started off the bench to determine what their ball drop was at 100 yds and 200 yds. Then the shooters started to shoot off hand at their targets. After a few shots shooters quickly figured on how to adjust by aiming at a back ground mark above their target to adjust for the drop. They had had a great time and requested that it be scheduled in a few months again.
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Re: round balls offhand at 100 yards
« Reply #25 on: March 30, 2016, 04:43:27 PM »
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We did that last month at our monthly shoot. Every one started off the bench to determine what their ball drop was at 100 yds and 200 yds. Then the shooters started to shoot off hand at their targets. After a few shots shooters quickly figured on how to adjust by aiming at a back ground mark above their target to adjust for the drop. They had had a great time and requested that it be scheduled in a few months again.
Was this at an 8 inch target?
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Re: round balls offhand at 100 yards
« Reply #26 on: March 31, 2016, 01:23:02 AM »
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We did that last month at our monthly shoot. Every one started off the bench to determine what their ball drop was at 100 yds and 200 yds. Then the shooters started to shoot off hand at their targets. After a few shots shooters quickly figured on how to adjust by aiming at a back ground mark above their target to adjust for the drop. They had had a great time and requested that it be scheduled in a few months again.

Was this at an 8 inch target?

I believe it is a 12" bull on the NMLRA 200 Yd. Target TG2416
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