I'm taking my wee leather multi punch with me. I'm sure one delivers a perfect .25 hole.
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The black dot of doom fun shoot - anyone game?
- Thread starter caorach
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tackb
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Ill just try to get close to your score at the MQC !
bewsher500
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Oh excuse me....1.4142"
roughly speaking 1.5!
(actually your 1 and 3/8" is 1.375" which is also wrong.....)
point being, more than 1"
Actually...given a 1" square has an area of one square inch and a 1" circle has an area of 0.785 square inches
the circular target presents a 21.5% smaller target.....
caorach
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Say what you like that that is the first ever group with 3 hits, not only that but they were solid "right in the middle" hits
That is really a first class group.
caorach
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Seeing as I started this all off again it is time to show and tell
Prone:
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I'd call that 2 hits as there was a lot more of the bullet inside the dot than out so it looks like a "solid" hit to me but I'm open to offers. I over estimated how low I had to aim with the first shot, it isn't easy when you are on a featureless white page
Sticks:
Not so good but even so one in the black. This group should have been easier than the first because I haven't shot at the black dot since the last thread on the subject when I found it difficult to hit but that even 3 rounds of practice improves the results. I always find that with the sticks I need to practice to keep shooting well. However, you can see that this is approaching my standard 3 inch group that I can consistently shoot in the field.
Now, I'm not counting the following as part of the stats for the fun shoot but as some might recall I recently shot a 20 round group with a range of random loads, including some that I didn't even know who made the bullet but just put it on top of another powder load for the same weight bullet etc. My point was that most of the "magic stuff" some people do when reloading is of no value at all to the deer stalker and so the beginner to reloading can ignore most of it making taking up reloading much less complex, and much less expensive. So, I shot the following group prone using 3 randomly selected different loads:
Although this one scores a big round zero I'd say it is within my "British Standard 3 inch group" and I'd certainly have been happy enough if this was the group I'd shot first with my normal deer load.
Prone:
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I'd call that 2 hits as there was a lot more of the bullet inside the dot than out so it looks like a "solid" hit to me but I'm open to offers. I over estimated how low I had to aim with the first shot, it isn't easy when you are on a featureless white page
Sticks:
Not so good but even so one in the black. This group should have been easier than the first because I haven't shot at the black dot since the last thread on the subject when I found it difficult to hit but that even 3 rounds of practice improves the results. I always find that with the sticks I need to practice to keep shooting well. However, you can see that this is approaching my standard 3 inch group that I can consistently shoot in the field.
Now, I'm not counting the following as part of the stats for the fun shoot but as some might recall I recently shot a 20 round group with a range of random loads, including some that I didn't even know who made the bullet but just put it on top of another powder load for the same weight bullet etc. My point was that most of the "magic stuff" some people do when reloading is of no value at all to the deer stalker and so the beginner to reloading can ignore most of it making taking up reloading much less complex, and much less expensive. So, I shot the following group prone using 3 randomly selected different loads:
Although this one scores a big round zero I'd say it is within my "British Standard 3 inch group" and I'd certainly have been happy enough if this was the group I'd shot first with my normal deer load.
tackb
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Stop decilamising inches ! Lol
and anyway the square was shot a couple of weeks ago before I saw any of this !
tackb
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Say what you like that that is the first ever group with 3 hits, not only that but they were solid "right in the middle" hits
Truth is I got lucky , another shot could have ruined it !
my rifle is a proper heavy cow but I have carried her on the hill and she's conditioned for deer and I have shot more deer than I care to remember with her , of all my rifles she's the one I'd keep if I could only have 1 (heaven forbid !)
xavierdoc
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Here's my effort, shot off bipod, no rear bag or pod. I underestimated the L-->R wind with the first shot, sending it to the right of the dot.
If I get the chance I'll try a few other guns, too. It's more of a challenge than I thought (so long as you shoot cold-bore, no practice, etc.)
If I get the chance I'll try a few other guns, too. It's more of a challenge than I thought (so long as you shoot cold-bore, no practice, etc.)
caorach
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Even so that is another excellent target - last time around I think the only person to hit the black dot twice fired 5 shots so in the scheme of things this is good shooting. Also, so far only 9 people have actually been brave enough, and confident enough in their shooting, to take the black dot challenge despite over 3,400 reads of the thread so that tells you a lot about your shooting as well.
Good point, there are some big hitters that are normally all over other accuracy related and long range shooting threads that are notable by their absence here.
caorach
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Another really good one with 2 solid hits in the black.
Last time round we had 7 hits in the black for 53 shots, this time the count so far is 50 shots and 17 hits so we are doing a little better
In saying that I've a feeling that more people shot off sticks last time and that would probably bring the score down a little but even with that we didn't have a single 3 shot group with 2 in the black last time around.Wiltshire Lad
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Which rifle was this? Not the sako quad I presume.Here's my effort, shot off bipod, no rear bag or pod. I underestimated the L-->R wind with the first shot, sending it to the right of the dot.
If I get the chance I'll try a few other guns, too. It's more of a challenge than I thought (so long as you shoot cold-bore, no practice, etc.)
I was out zeroing my 243 Tikka T3 today in preparation for my DSC 1 next weekend. Unfortunately I hadn't seen this thread. I'll go out again later in the week and try the dot of doom, if the wind has died down a bit.
270Buck
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It may look small Andy as my measurements make it more like 24mm, not 25.4mm. Not that the extra 1.4mm will make a difference for me.
I will post mine by the end of the week!!!
It may look small Andy as my measurements make it more like 24mm, not 25.4mm. Not that the extra 1.4mm will make a difference for me.
I will post mine by the end of the week!!!
When I first saw this thread I must admit that I thought how hard can it be. My rifle and load will shoot 0.5 MOA and I was confident of my zero at 175 yds which would be 1" high at 100 yds. However when I am developing a load or shooting groups I use more magnification and use a support under the rear of the stock. When I put the target out to 100 yds got onto the ground and looked through the x8 setting the dot looked much smaller than I expected. Combine that with a bit of wind, some glare from the sun out in front and a less than ideal shooting position I started to feel much less confident. As it turned out I was pleased with my effort but was also aware of how easily things could have gone wrong.
270Buck
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Still bloody good going Andy. I just hope I can report as good a result but I severely doubt it!
As I’m sure you’re aware the same can be achieved in the field c/o balling the fist of your free hand under the stock heel if using bipod or rucksack for forend support. In fact its almost a certainty this approach has been deployed for those top key holing groups.
I could be wrong though.
Cheers
K
Certainly right in my case, although no keyholes.
I used the same technique to shoot a fallow at 275 yards last Saturday as well.
Yes that is exactly how l shoot in the field when l go prone and it was how l shot at the dot as per the brief explanation of my shooting at the bottom of my target
.Well here's my humble effort:
The dot is probably 1/1/2 inch and the spot on shot is my first. I have an excuse for the others. My son thought the box would be moved by the shot but I reassured him it wouldn't. I had placed a small stone in the box for stability, but as it's a wine box, it didn't drop to the floor. The first shot must have hit the stone, because there was an almighty puff of smoke and the box jumped. With perfect timing, my son turned to me, lowered his binoculars and said, "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" I'm surprised I even hit the box after that.
The dot is probably 1/1/2 inch and the spot on shot is my first. I have an excuse for the others. My son thought the box would be moved by the shot but I reassured him it wouldn't. I had placed a small stone in the box for stability, but as it's a wine box, it didn't drop to the floor. The first shot must have hit the stone, because there was an almighty puff of smoke and the box jumped. With perfect timing, my son turned to me, lowered his binoculars and said, "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" I'm surprised I even hit the box after that.
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