Thread: Dayattherange Flyswatter Challenge

Had another go this arvo with Norma Tac-22, not really "top shelf" ammo and you can see it on the target, for example the missed shots on flies 21 to 23 are ammo fliers. There was a bit of wind but it is a manageable factor really.



I'd like to get this stock standard factory "plain jane" rifle up amoung the big boys like the Vudoos etc ( these heavy rifles with match grade ammo and are shooting in the 20 plus hits zone) and if I can get a re-supply of match ammo next weekend it just might be possible!

Is it 22 only? I only have an 17 HMR as far as rimfires go.

The cost of ammo multiplier would have me severely handicapped

I was only teasing about the ammo multi plier - it'd be great to see how a 17 went!

Originally Posted by Tentman

I was only teasing about the ammo multi plier - it'd be great to see how a 17 went!

It's only got a 4 power scope so I'm hoping I'll be able to see the flies

Finally got to the range this morning to give this a whirl. Bloody cold, maybe 1deg but at least no wind.

Might look easy but it aint! I'm going to retry this on a warmer day. Both shot at 50m. The target scope on the BSA helps, and the ammo

Great fun though. The Tac22 is usually better than this in the Lithgow but the trigger finger was crying enough - my excuse anyway!

Thought there would be a few more annies featuring in it

I had an Annie Ultra/SuperMatch 54 (27 inch tube) that would have done that proud with R50

Shot a zillion rabbits and sold it for a T1X 16 inch

Must try it with the T1x

Originally Posted by NZ_noddy

Finally got to the range this morning to give this a whirl. Bloody cold, maybe 1deg but at least no wind.

Might look easy but it aint! I'm going to retry this on a warmer day. Both shot at 50m. The target scope on the BSA helps, and the ammo

Great fun though. The Tac22 is usually better than this in the Lithgow but the trigger finger was crying enough - my excuse anyway!

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Awesome shooting right there, this challenge is not for the faint-hearted!

Originally Posted by Tentman

Awesome shooting right there, this challenge is not for the faint-hearted!

I would have thought out of any activity on this planet you could actually perform this one with a feint heart

Move a lil bolt, touch trigger, move lil bolt again, touch trigger again, have a wee sleep to regenerate feint heart, move lil bolt again, touch trigger…….…. Another wee Kip…….adjust bum, sigh loudly….. move lil bolt again……

You don't have that long...............

I noticed some Norma Tac-22 being used by a couple of shooters so thought I would give this challenge another go.

However this time I decided to increase my chances over the earlier used Norinco EM-332, by dusting off the old 1956, 27 1/2" bbl, Walther KKM from the back of the safe.

It was a perfect afternoon with no wind and a clear blue sky. However, the old girl wasn't ejecting the fired cases that well, so I went over the 5-minute time due to digging cases out of the chamber with a screwdriver.
Overall though I thought she shot well.
@Tentman you might have to dig out your BSA Martini to see if you can beat the score of 21.







Scope is a Vector Optics Sentinel 8-32x50

Well done Hermatige! I might have to borrow @Waynesworld 's Krico 340 to match or beat that!

Originally Posted by Tentman

Well done Hermatige! I might have to borrow @Waynesworld 's Krico 340 to match or beat that!

Now that is something I would love to see (it will bring back a lot of memories ).

Here today got the jobs done by 4.00pm but wee puffy easterly ( 11km/h on the official site, maybe a tad less here) had come in - that with the fact I have to shoot to the west which means a poorly lit target almost put me off, but bugger it, a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do!

Here are the results, only 18 hits, which is pretty frustrating as the rifle/ammo combo is fully capable of shooting



And here is the set-up, time limit was just met as I tried to wait out a puff a couple of times. Scope is an Element Helix 4-16 FFP, not ideal for this challenge really as a bit more magnification would allow one to aim off for wind, I just can't see enough to do that at 16x, whereas at 20 or 24x it's quite doable. However I want to take this rifle to the Element Optics open day at Sparrowhawk on the 23rd so it'll stay this way until after then . . . After that, maybe the Otika6 might get a run on it.

18 flies with a wind is very good shooting.
I'm only attempting this challenge when conditions are perfect as that damn fly is narrow... any wind does make for frustration. I was also shooting with the scope set at 32x.
Tentman have you found that the laminated stock improved accuracy over the synthetic?