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GPR Events will be running a practical 22LR match at the Tokoroa Shooting Sports Complex on Saturday the 12th of May.
We have about 10 spots left available at this stage. Get in touch if you want some more details.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8RTnszoUiw
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https://precisionshooter.info/tssc-p...r-competition/
Small write up from Kerry after the last match.
@Gillie what qualifies / disqualifies a rifle for hunter / open?
The competitor's choice... there are no equipment restrictions in either class.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnd
Hunter class can be competed very well with a very simple off the shelf 22LR with a simple scope as long as you know your drops out to 80-100m pretty well. A tricked out target rifle might be a slight advantage in hunter class but you'll be up to win the chance to open a box of chocolates... Most people that have tricked out 22LR will enter open class for the higher round count and the challenge of the longer distances.
Still spots available! Get in touch if you want to come along! :thumbsup:
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I'm more used to doing action M at 100m in 60 seconds with a mag change required after 5 shots.
Tempted, might give it a go.
Im pretty impractical but it does look like fun.
Nothing stopping you shooting it under the NZSRA rules... Shorten the time limit and force a mag change. Of course my target size is about equivalent to getting only Vs on the fig.12 target... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dogmatix
I have a couple more stage videos coming out in the next few days - a speed stage, and prone stage that'll test some natural point of aim stuff, and one other stage.
Hunter class is certainly easier targets and I think the more relaxed shooting. Open class if it is windy will be challenging. Of course a bunch of the stages have an unlimited round count and so "trial by fire" is an acceptable method to achieve hits even in the wind... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
In both classes a 10 shot mag would be fine. Two 5 shot mags would be fine in hunter class and you would be competitive with a single 5 shot mag. In open class, if I was competing I would be bringing two ten shot mags... Just because the unlimited round count stages.
Its looking very interesting......
Both these stages, as I have shown them here are Open class. In hunter class the stages are similar but also easier.
In hunter class you could manage with just a single 5 shot mag when I did it. Have a few rounds sitting in an open saucer or something and you will get an extra shot or two away. Shooting 10 shots quickly was just as effective as 5 shots carefully. Advice: be prepared to do some quick position changes, even a short sprint between shots. keep your ammo clean and dry, no fumbling. And know your drops without having to dial.
Sorting target this morning...
Very few available spots left now :)
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Don’t be put off by the weather! Tokoroa is a covered shooting mound!
And we have the club rooms there as well :) So even with the current weather forecast of “Periods of rain, chance heavy late in the day. Northerlies strengthening” This event will still run!
Plenty of people registered – as always the numbers have gone up and down in the last few days. There is still a couple of spots open though at this stage.
Just a quick word on the round counts for Hunter and Open class. Hunter class has a minimum round count of 61 and every competitor should come along with about double this (~120). Open class has a minimum round count of 101 and competitors should come prepared with about ~180 rounds. Better to have this amount of ammunition available and not need it compared to needing it and not having it :thumbsup:
Thanks for organising the event Simon.
All in all was a very well organised and run event, I think you did a great job with the variety of targets, madevit apparent to me that I need to practise my offhand shooting, just wish you would stop using that bloody fishing rod target! Its a real bastard.
Only issue I'd raise is a few of the targets I ranged with my range finder came up different than what you had ranged, not saying you were wrong but someone else mentioned that on the day.
I look forward to further 22LR events, a bit more relaxed and cheaper than centre fire events, and the Tssc is a great venue.
Just a question, how big is the little chicken on the "learn your limits" hunter class stage.
Thanks @Beetroot, you should have received some photos this morning.
Ha! That fishing rod target is awesome! One of my favourite targets - it is not going anywhere :)
Target ranges were good I thought, within a meter or two - how far out did you range them and was it raining when you ranged them? Did you range them in meters or yards?
Yes, I heard a brilliant story of someone else choosing not to believe the ranges given. They were so convinced I had the range wrong the competitor who shot first used his own range and missed everything - the next competitor in the squad used the ranges provided and cleaned the stage... :XD: I am pretty sure they ranged them while it was raining.
Those silhouettes used on the Hunter class "Learn Your Limits" stage are standard 22LR silhouettes. That chicken is small - only two competitors hit it. The body of that chicken is less than 20mm...
Thanks for another great event Simon and co.
I was converting the ranges to yards, from memory was listed as 94m so 102yds, I ranged at 111yds and after the event was over and got 3 consecutive hits in the smallest chicken.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gillie
I had a discrepancy with a few others also.
I must say I had far better luck this time round with the fishing rod, I'll have to make my own to get some practice in.
That set of targets I had at 96m so 105yards. If it was actually 111yards you would have needed something like 0.2MIL extra in your elevation - this would have been enough to miss the chicken and you would have had ok hits on the ram and turkey but a pretty borderline hit on the pig. There is always the chance I ranged a bit of ground in front of the target number and called it short - I apologise for that.
@Gillie no worries, I wasn't in contention to win as I royal cocked up the "Bank it" stage. Perhaps could put the target numbers right next to the target would make it easy to range.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gillie
But still 10/10 for the competition, will definitely be at the next one!
@Beetroot the numbers were right next to the targets...
I was surprised that the "Bank it" stage in hunter class was one of the lower scoring stages. Based on the stage design I didn't expect people to struggle with it. Take 30 seconds to hit the close target three times standing - drop to a supported prone and hit the second target three times - at the end or at any stage you think you are running short of time hit the bank target to keep score gained. The bank target wasn't too small although the time limit probably distracted a few people?
@Gillie the time limit freaked me out a bit so I rushed the standing shots and had a lot of misses and in turn took to long, I then got to hits on the prone target and went to "Bank" my score but had run out of ammo and ran out of time when reloading. Happened to someone else on my squad too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gillie
Had I shot it later in the day I probably wouldn't have rushed so much and done a lot better.
It was a good stage definitely put my under pressure by the time limit, but the target sizes and ranges were very fair.
