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CMP New England Games- Who's Going to Vermont?
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Shot a walk and paste 100 yard match on reduced targets with my Service Rifle today, last practice with that rifle before the EIC
92 offhand
97 sitting
92 rapid prone, dropped 2 8's
197 slow prone
478 second place; winner shot a 479.
Nice , keep that off hand going and stay in the 90s rapids...EIC start from standing or sitting.
Rapids can be tough some times. With the cmp games you get a lot of time... use it well.
I take a little more time to check my NPA when I drop into position. I then breath, snap the shot. I hold the trigger to the rear then breath exhale, reset the trigger hold ,focus , shoot.
I am afraid to shoot sitting. I have not shot or even got into the sitting position since we went to the 35 round format. I don't think my arthritis will let me in that position much longer.
Good luck no sighters can be tough. I,only shot one match with no sighters. If things go well for me I'm going to MA state service rifle match. Then maybe a 600 yard any any. That's about far north as I will get to shoot.
Damn fine shooting DW. Looks like you are ready.
Maybe a range trip tomorrow, at least local 100 yards. I'm all set for sighting in except for the .308 'Unlimited' Garand and the Bula M14. Those were optional to bring to VT, but I should probably at least shoot Unlimited and maybe MM re-entry with the M14. Depends on how quickly the matches go.
I'm doing pretty good with jet lag today after just getting back from China late last night. Sometimes I feel it and it F's up my eyes. Exactly 12 hours difference. So far, so good.
Maybe a range trip tomorrow, at least local 100 yards. I'm all set for sighting in except for the .308 'Unlimited' Garand and the Bula M14. Those were optional to bring to VT, but I should probably at least shoot Unlimited and maybe MM re-entry with the M14. Depends on how quickly the matches go.
I'm doing pretty good with jet lag today after just getting back from China late last night. Sometimes I feel it and it F's up my eyes. Exactly 12 hours difference. So far, so good.
How many more minutes up from 300 to 600 for you? Don't think I'll have a chance to get a 600 yard zero, I'll have to be close and adjust on the fly. Last year my first shot was in the black, but this year I am switching to a higher BC bullet (Berger 80.5's) They seem to be shooting flatter at 200 and 300.
Thanks.
Weather looking decent, though maybe a bit warm mid-day considering the shooting jackets. 78/54 hi/lo for Wed through Friday, cloudy on Wed but clear through Sat. Temps on Sat 79/58. Wind forecast to be as much as 10 mph on Wed, direction varies by day & time.
Weather looking decent, though maybe a bit warm mid-day considering the shooting jackets. 78/54 hi/lo for Wed through Friday, cloudy on Wed but clear through Sat. Temps on Sat 79/58. Wind forecast to be as much as 10 mph on Wed, direction varies by day & time.
Wed is just MM for me, so at 200 a 90 degree 10 mph wind would be only ~2". They had the NRA wind flags up last year, so it wasn't too difficult to see what was going on. In the EIC slow prone I'd just wait for a lull. Did OK considering my first time at 600 (ever!).
That's OK, I do well enough turning 10's to 9's without the wind
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. If I keep an eye on the flags and trees I should be able to make at least partial corrections if necessary. Rest of the week supposed to be a max of 5 mph. I'm shooting in the second morning round of relays on Friday and Saturday so I don't have to get up too damn early, won't be as warm, and might miss the peak wind.Last year it was still a little foggy for my 600 yard EIC early relay.
That's a full load. Back seat of my truck will be packed too. Eventually I'll get a water sealed tonneau cover for it, but once I do that my bride will be expecting me to make the road trip to New Orleans to pick up a bunch of stuff.
Finally cut the cut-outs for a Pelican double case that I picked up on sale a while ago. 1903 goes in it, as does the as-issued Garand. '03 the most valuable, and the as-issued has the front hand guard fitted by Franco & I don't want to accidentally knock it loose. All my cases lock for Mass-prudence.
Yep, DW's been shooting lights out this week.
I've had a particularly rough go at off-hand and a couple equipment glitches in rapids. Made a great save after one Bula M14 jam and had a pretty good score in rapids. Had only fired less than ~40 rounds in it before the match. IIRC 97 in slow and 94 in rapid, and in the 70's for off-hand. X-count I think was ~6. Bad couple days for my offhand.
In the EIC prone at 600 yards, shot a 188/6X, OK but not great in rapids and again 70's in off-hand.
I've had a particularly rough go at off-hand and a couple equipment glitches in rapids. Made a great save after one Bula M14 jam and had a pretty good score in rapids. Had only fired less than ~40 rounds in it before the match. IIRC 97 in slow and 94 in rapid, and in the 70's for off-hand. X-count I think was ~6. Bad couple days for my offhand.
In the EIC prone at 600 yards, shot a 188/6X, OK but not great in rapids and again 70's in off-hand.
