Ronin
Distinguished Member
Yesterday saw the first of a series of competitions called the MOA Challenge
These are being held at Gardner Guns in Southern Scotland at one of the ranges there
The Challenge sits perfectly as a test of a rifleman’s skill to use their weapon effectively shooting MOA targets from 200 mtrs in 100 meter increments out to 1000 mtrs and from there at further distances of 1036, 1302 and 1437 mtrs (1500 yds)
The course of fire was a single cold bore shot at 200 followed by five on the 300 target then moving to 400 - 3 shots, 500 - 3 shots and so on
One shot hitting any of the distances allows you to progress to the next distance - miss all three at any given target and that’s you out of the comp
The targets are all steel plates, hit indication is good (spotting scopes were used for scoring)
The targetry was laid out in an arc of about 130 degrees making wind call interesting due to angular changes
Everyone attending, ans I mean everyone had smiles on their faces and genuinely enjoyed the experience. Quite a few people attended who I used to shoot with in the F Class and Tactical competitive community who I haven’t seen for years - it was really good to catch up with them again
People attended from a variety of shooting backgrounds and it was an interesting mix
The competition is divided into various classes
22 Rf (at RF distances)
223 and below
Short Action
Long Action up to 338 LM
Above 338 LM
Multiple entries are allowed
The day was very well run and very enjoyable
The furthest target successfully engaged was 1036 mtrs (1133 yards)
Those further proved elusive in the conditions
A few pics with some more to follow;
Targetry distances
Some of the participants
The Short Action and Long Action winners with one of the targets shot at knee height
Both rifles are cleared by the way in case anyone has concerns over safety
If your interested in participating in the next one - details can be obtained by contacting Gardner Guns via the following link
Highly recommend participating
www.ukrifleseries.co.uk
These are being held at Gardner Guns in Southern Scotland at one of the ranges there
The Challenge sits perfectly as a test of a rifleman’s skill to use their weapon effectively shooting MOA targets from 200 mtrs in 100 meter increments out to 1000 mtrs and from there at further distances of 1036, 1302 and 1437 mtrs (1500 yds)
The course of fire was a single cold bore shot at 200 followed by five on the 300 target then moving to 400 - 3 shots, 500 - 3 shots and so on
One shot hitting any of the distances allows you to progress to the next distance - miss all three at any given target and that’s you out of the comp
The targets are all steel plates, hit indication is good (spotting scopes were used for scoring)
The targetry was laid out in an arc of about 130 degrees making wind call interesting due to angular changes
Everyone attending, ans I mean everyone had smiles on their faces and genuinely enjoyed the experience. Quite a few people attended who I used to shoot with in the F Class and Tactical competitive community who I haven’t seen for years - it was really good to catch up with them again
People attended from a variety of shooting backgrounds and it was an interesting mix
The competition is divided into various classes
22 Rf (at RF distances)
223 and below
Short Action
Long Action up to 338 LM
Above 338 LM
Multiple entries are allowed
The day was very well run and very enjoyable
The furthest target successfully engaged was 1036 mtrs (1133 yards)
Those further proved elusive in the conditions
A few pics with some more to follow;
Targetry distances
Some of the participants
The Short Action and Long Action winners with one of the targets shot at knee height
Both rifles are cleared by the way in case anyone has concerns over safety
If your interested in participating in the next one - details can be obtained by contacting Gardner Guns via the following link
Highly recommend participating
MOA Challenge | Uk Rifle Series
www.ukrifleseries.co.uk
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