Thread: NRA Hawkes Bay Champs

Had fun competing in day 1 of the Hawkes Bay Champs today.

We shot 300, 500 and 600 yds.

Managed my first 50, not bad on my 4th outing in FTR Helps having one of the top 5 Ballinger belt finishers as a wind coach...

Tomorrow is 800 and 900.

Don't know what 50 means but well done and obviously enjoyable day !! :

Happy, 50 is 10 bulls in 10 shots, there is a smaller centre bull, where you get 10.01, so max theoretical score for a string is 50.10

For F-open, they score 6 for the centre bull, so 60 max.

The Omark is significantly nicer now that I have a limbsaver on it, no more bruised shoulder after each weekend

Originally Posted by ebf

Happy, 50 is 10 bulls in 10 shots, there is a smaller centre bull, where you get 10.01, so max theoretical score for a string is 50.10
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What's the standard bull diameter ?

The target size varies per distance.

In very rough terms, I think it works out to around 2moa for the bull, and 1moa for the centre bull

Same target is used for 500 & 600, so 500 is proportionally bigger, and a bit easier to shoot, similar setup for 800 & 900

Wind is the killer, you have to shoot consistently over 10 shots per distance, under varying wind conditions.

600 yds, bull is 290mm, centre bull is 145mm

300yds, bull is 130mm, centre bull is 65mm

Finished on 235.12

900yds conditions were pretty horrendous - gusts, rain, low vis

48.2 (300), 50.2 (500), 46.3 (600), 49.4 (800), 42.1 (900)

All in all a fun weekend, learnt a lot

Well done!!!

ebf

Where was the NRA Hawkes Bay Champs held?

Cheers
Pete

Pete, Seddon Range in Trentham, falls under Wellington Rifle Association. Low numbers, but there were folks from Te Puke, Gisborne, and Clevedon (Auckland)

Originally Posted by ebf

Pete, Seddon Range in Trentham, falls under Wellington Rifle Association. Low numbers, but there were folks from Te Puke, Gisborne, and Clevedon (Auckland)

Anyone from Hawkes Bay?

dunno, guys in my squad were from te puke and gizzy clubs

Originally Posted by ebf

Finished on 235.12

900yds conditions were pretty horrendous - gusts, rain, low vis

48.2 (300), 50.2 (500), 46.3 (600), 49.4 (800), 42.1 (900)

All in all a fun weekend, learnt a lot

ebf I'm assuming approx 8 bulls (outer) in 10 shots for your score at 900 in crap conditions?

very nice

I'm going to boot up a computer game so I can get close

Originally Posted by Garret

ebf I'm assuming approx 8 bulls (outer) in 10 shots for your score at 900 in crap conditions?

Hi Garret, not quite 42.01 means 8 points down, so assuming I shot 4's for the rest, it means 1 bull, and 1 center-bull

What shooting computer game do you play ?

Hi, I remember the Omark had a real bad boot. Must be something to do with the stock shape ?

Is this traditional NRA style with slings and iron sights or is it F class with bipods and stuff ?