I assume there is a bowling pin matching tonight.

[thedishdoc]

Hold your horses with that bullshit. We don't have enough info yet.

DOC........HOW MUCH DO THE PIN TOPS WEIGH?

I couldn't find Walter White so no lab coat for the doc but I did get a battery for the scale today. I didn't weigh them all but they seem to be around 9 ounces plus.

[Tack Driver]

Okay now we just need a 9 ounce rifle so I can get Jafar to STFU.

[thedishdoc]

Got home and had an hour or so to re-sight the rifle at 200 yards. It was a little windy so I am not totally where I want to be. I got it on paper after dialing the scope WAY up to much and had to come back down. After getting on paper I did try the pin tops at 200. I had em on the top of my target holder and managed to hit a few. My neighbor ( that is actually a better .22 long range shooter than me, but was having a bad day) said "man I think you are hitting the wood and it's knocking them off" so we put up some virgin beer cans. This was not a one shot one kill but I managed to shut him up. Dead coors can at 200 yards at dusk and my neighbors berm is under the treeline. Plus the can is a lot harder to see than the white pin tops.

[thedishdoc]

He's to busy practicing to weigh pin tops !

I did spend the time re-sighting my rifle from 100 yards to 200. I may not win but I will show up and try giving it my best. I've got an idea. How about you show up and shoot against me at 200 sir! I hear your gums flapping all the way over in Jackson county. Perhaps you should show up, put up or STFU!

[thedishdoc]

Okay now we just need a 9 ounce rifle so I can get Jafar to STFU.

At 200 you can barely see the impact on the pins but it did knock them off the stand. 200 with a fixed 4X scope is a pretty challenging shot, at least for me and my old eyes. I had no jams so I should be GTG! I will show and represent! The floor is open gentlemen, all comers are welcomed to step up and shoot at 200!

[FLT]

I did spend the time re-sighting my rifle from 100 yards to 200. I may not win but I will show up and try giving it my best. I've got an idea. How about you show up and shoot against me at 200 sir! I hear your gums flapping all the way over in Jackson county. Perhaps you should show up, put up or STFU!

Oh I'll be there and remember you are the one that didn't want any restrictions on equipment .

[Rumbler]

. . . . so we put up some virgin beer cans. . . .

Dang. I never thought of that. I usually just gather up a hand full of 12ga shotgun shell hulls.


Just teasing, Doc. Anyone who has never earnestly tried shooting small at (proportionately) long range with a .22LR can have no real understanding of just how friggin difficult it is to do consistently.

And I love your attitude about the whole thing; lets just show up and do the best we can do. I'm with you 110% on that. I might not hit a single damned one of them, but it won't be because of a lack of sincere effort and (such as it is) applied skill.

On the off chance there is a set of eyes . . or maybe even a one-eyed sneaky snake, reading this I wan to 'splain somethin.

I use the Savage MKII as a trainer for the Remmy 700P because - with the right ammo - it works EXACTLY on a two to one scale to duplicate the performance. Get that?

100 with the .22 = 200 with the .308.
200 with the .22 = 400 with the .308.
300 with the .22 = 600 with the .308.

When is the last time you (in the generic sense) hit the "x" consistently at 400 yards with your .308?

See what I am getting at? It is not negative, my point is that it takes a damned high level of skill to do well. You can spend $12,000 on a custom rifle and optic and if you don't have the other necessary skills you might as well be shooting a slingshot your 6-year old made for you.

[JMW4570]

Any body want a side bet on the 200 yard shoot ? I'll take Rumbler to win for $100 !

I'll bet $5 on the old guy...

[thedishdoc]

Oh I'll be there and remember you are the one that didn't want any restrictions on equipment .

Actually I never said anything about not wanting restrictions on equipment. You wont find that in my post history. I did say I was glad we could go prone or sitting. But yea, bring whatever, I'll show and shoot to the best of my ability! Glad to hear more shooters will show and shoot at 200. :-) but yea no restrictions sounds fine to me, no more bullshit ammo restrictions, I can run at full mag capacity. Suits me. I think anything is fair in a firefight.

[thedishdoc]

Dang. I never thought of that. I usually just gather up a hand full of 12ga shotgun shell hulls.


Just teasing, Doc. Anyone who has never earnestly tried shooting small at (proportionately) long range with a .22LR can have no real understanding of just how friggin difficult it is to do consistently.

And I love your attitude about the whole thing; lets just show up and do the best we can do. I'm with you 110% on that. I might not hit a single damned one of them, but it won't be because of a lack of sincere effort and (such as it is) applied skill.

On the off chance there is a set of eyes . . or maybe even a one-eyed sneaky snake, reading this I wan to 'splain somethin.

I use the Savage MKII as a trainer for the Remmy 700P because - with the right ammo - it works EXACTLY on a two to one scale to duplicate the performance. Get that?

100 with the .22 = 200 with the .308.
200 with the .22 = 400 with the .308.
300 with the .22 = 600 with the .308.

When is the last time you (in the generic sense) hit the "x" consistently at 400 yards with your .308?

See what I am getting at? It is not negative, my point is that it takes a damned high level of skill to do well. You can spend $12,000 on a custom rifle and optic and if you don't have the other necessary skills you might as well be shooting a slingshot your 6-year old made for you.

I don't have any high dollar custom stuff but I'll run what I brung. I shoot a lot of .22 cause it's cheap. I haven't shot bowling pins but three times and I'm trying to get better. However I've shot a lot of .22 and have learned that folks can make better shots than they thought were possible thanks to my buddy than talked about shooting flys at 50 yards then loaned me his rifle. Since then I've shot thumbtacks at 50 ,cut cards on edge at 20 and we are going to try to light matches this weekend. When I shoot I'm not shooting against anyone but myself. But I will show and give it my best effort and hope to improve. I welcome all shooters at any challenge with .22 rifles. I will be glad to try anything you guys can throw at me and I will enjoy the heck out of shooting the challenge, win or loose.