30-Yard Challenge

mreynolds said:

After spending most of the afternoon sitting in my chair watching car races, I went outside stretch my legs and discovered that wind conditions were absolutely non-existent. Since it was already 5:30 p.m. I figured I might be able to shoot a card or two before dark or the wind kicked up again. Put out two flags, a 30 yd card and selected a proven tin of pellets I had stashed. The tails on the wind flags never quivered for the seven or eight minutes I spent shooting the card. Finally managed to get that elusive 20th X this year for the 30 yd Master Class to replace my existing score.
Marvin

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Awesome card Marvin - congratulations on the 20X Masters !

EPG said:

Awesome card Marvin - congratulations on the 20X Masters !

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100% smashed it and no need to split hairs using the scoring gauge.

9/23/25

Taipan Vet 2 .22 caliber 700mm Long
Ammo: AEA 25.39g and 21.9g
Scope. DNT Optics 7 X 35 X 56mm
Randolph Front rest
Rear Protektor Bag

Shot 40Y Challenge Cards today. Wind was 3-5 mph. Head winds, tail winds, cross winds. One flag. I mostly shot on head and tail winds.

195-8X
194-10X

189-11X
188-7X
187-9X
183-11X

I tried the 25.39g and it did not do as well as the 21.9g as evidenced by the scores.

If allowable, I’d like to use a target I created over the last two days. I verified the PDF with ImageJ, and it works well with my catch boxes. I have both a small and a large box filled with rubber mulch. A half sheet of the target fits the small box, while a full sheet provides two targets for the large trap. And it saves me paper.

I will still use the original target, but for rifles like my S200—where I know I can shoot decent scores—I prefer the smaller version. I have noticed consistent scores so far with implementing the smaller version.

My mouse ain't the greatest, but you can see the diameters are consistent.

I have tried a lot of software's (expensive to free), OpenOffice Draw has been my favorite for making targets.
When printing PDF's always remember to select "Actual size" in the print prompt screen. And I encountered an issue with work related stuff, some printers automatically set a margin that alters the document. That takes more to figure out. I usually do a test print with my settings and verify before I do a batch.



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