Ronin
Distinguished Member
Yesterday was the last of the MOA Comps this year
They have proved to grow in popularity and yesterdays was very well attended with 30 attending to test their skill on the steel as far as they were able
In essence the comp structure is this
Cold bore shot at 300 mtr, then Three shots at that distance. Should there be no hits, that is where you end the comp.
One or more hit, you move to the next distance until you miss all three shots
The furthest target distance was 1572 yards (1437 mtr)
There was eleven stages (11 distances ) roughly in 100 mtr increments out to 900 then 972, 1050, 1237 and 1437 mtr)
The classes were 22 RF (100, 150, 200, 250, 350 mtr )
223
Short action
Long action
So the competitors were split into five details (with the RF comp running separately) and we then shot in detail the comp
Early on the weather was cloudy wet and little wind, this changed to clear without rain and a yellow glow appeared in the sky previously unheard of in the area - it actually became warm and dry
Wind remained very mild though I still needed 1.0 MIL of windage despite zero wind reading at the firing point
The details shot well and flowed through the day taking about an hour per target series
There was on display some seriously well put together rifles and some stellar shooting under almost perfect conditions
In particular Mike who was shooting a T3 in 260 REM who won the short action class and attaining 616 points
The Long action class was won by Greg who managed to go the entire distance and hit the furthest target twice (first round hit and third round hit) using his 30-338 (728 points)
The 223 class won by Graham with 212 points
Rimfire- sorry I don’t have that info to hand
What was apparent (apart from the seriously high standard of shooting) was how enjoyable the competition was and how many people were obviously enjoying themselves
The Gardners Team in particular Rich and Gareth have worked really hard to make this a uniquely challenging event and they have excelled doing so
Well Done
Some images from the day
Was a thoroughly enjoyable event - look forwards to the next one
All thinking of participating should take that step and give it a go
They have proved to grow in popularity and yesterdays was very well attended with 30 attending to test their skill on the steel as far as they were able
In essence the comp structure is this
Cold bore shot at 300 mtr, then Three shots at that distance. Should there be no hits, that is where you end the comp.
One or more hit, you move to the next distance until you miss all three shots
The furthest target distance was 1572 yards (1437 mtr)
There was eleven stages (11 distances ) roughly in 100 mtr increments out to 900 then 972, 1050, 1237 and 1437 mtr)
The classes were 22 RF (100, 150, 200, 250, 350 mtr )
223
Short action
Long action
So the competitors were split into five details (with the RF comp running separately) and we then shot in detail the comp
Early on the weather was cloudy wet and little wind, this changed to clear without rain and a yellow glow appeared in the sky previously unheard of in the area - it actually became warm and dry
Wind remained very mild though I still needed 1.0 MIL of windage despite zero wind reading at the firing point
The details shot well and flowed through the day taking about an hour per target series
There was on display some seriously well put together rifles and some stellar shooting under almost perfect conditions
In particular Mike who was shooting a T3 in 260 REM who won the short action class and attaining 616 points
The Long action class was won by Greg who managed to go the entire distance and hit the furthest target twice (first round hit and third round hit) using his 30-338 (728 points)
The 223 class won by Graham with 212 points
Rimfire- sorry I don’t have that info to hand
What was apparent (apart from the seriously high standard of shooting) was how enjoyable the competition was and how many people were obviously enjoying themselves
The Gardners Team in particular Rich and Gareth have worked really hard to make this a uniquely challenging event and they have excelled doing so
Well Done
Some images from the day
Was a thoroughly enjoyable event - look forwards to the next one
All thinking of participating should take that step and give it a go
