Battling the Green Monster

[thomasair]

Got to shoot a 50y Rimfire match today at the Cedaredge Rod and Gun Club. They use the USBR (green monster) cards which are the most difficult inward scored targets out there. The 9 ring is smaller than the N50 10 ring. The 10 is 1/3 the size of the N50 10 ring at .100”. Xs must completely obliterate the .100” 10. Really tough cards.

I shot this 249 7x on my last card. Was happy, yet sad because the miss was completely preventable. There was a significant condition change and I just winged it instead of going all the way over to the sighter to get a feel for it. I’d like to say I learned my lesson, but I’ve struggled with lesson retention in the past.

This is the highest card that has been shot at this club so far.

Mike

 

[BluegrassBill2020]

That is some mighty fine shooting, I wish I had that skill level. Nice!

 

[SpiralGroove]

Hey Mike,
I would take it any day.

 

[nervoustrig]

I’d like to say I learned my lesson, but I’ve struggled with lesson retention in the past.

Acquiring an excess of confidence in a discipline so competitive and unforgiving is really something. That alone is a perfect score in my book.

 

[thomasair]

I should clarify that I was shooting a slug gun…not an unlimited Rimfire.

 

[thomasair]

Thanks to all for the nice words.

 

[XSUltimate]

Set me at a table with a new target and a paper punch and I couldn't get a card like that! Nice shooting Mike!
Thx
Dan

 

[Deleted member 51252]

Well done, sir! You did better than me when I sneak off and poke holes in the center with a pen when no one is looking.

 

[sb327]

Excellent work Mike, I know you work hard at achieving that level of precision.

Makes me smile that air holds the record at that club.

Dave

 

[Ranchibi]

Just an excellent card there!

 

[davelarson]

Incredible shooting!
You could say that Mike is capable of shooting a BB at 50 yards 25 times with only one miss.
Just incredible.

 

[Bladesx]

Great target, Kodo's for it being at 50m/y. Reading conditions as they change is a skill in itself that few master. The nice thing about air is the unit will wait, Smallbore not so much. ( there a few that might but I never have had one)

 

[steve123]

Congrats. I bet the rimfire shooters freaked out and started ordering Thomas sluggers!

Ha what are they paying for a special lot# of Lapua Midas+ like $17 a box of 50 when they could be swaging slugs for $2 per 50.

 

[thomasair]

Steve….absolutely zero have shown any interest in it at all. I think all the support gear is mostly intimidating and confusing to them. Many of the guys have spent just as much money on their Rimfire rigs, rests, scopes, etc and will continue to spend 20c per shot whether they could save a lot in the long run with air. Unfortunately for them, 20c per shot will not necessarily get them ammo that will do well in their gun. It’s common to see Rimfire shooter match performance rise and fall as they come across good or bad ammo.

Mike

 

[Linda_McGee]

Like I said before you are Mr. Accuracy in my book and many others books as well. Want to attain as near as I can. You're the best, Mike!! Love the airguns you have made for Jerry and I.

 

[thomasair]

Like I said before you are Mr. Accuracy in my book and many others books as well. Want to attain as near as I can. You're the best, Mike!! Love the airguns you have made for Jerry and I.

Thanks Linda

 

[steve123]

Steve….absolutely zero have shown any interest in it at all. I think all the support gear is mostly intimidating and confusing to them. Many of the guys have spent just as much money on their Rimfire rigs, rests, scopes, etc and will continue to spend 20c per shot whether they could save a lot in the long run with air. Unfortunately for them, 20c per shot will not necessarily get them ammo that will do well in their gun. It’s common to see Rimfire shooter match performance rise and fall as they come across good or bad ammo.

Mike

Not BR related but just yesterday my friend with his Anschutz 54 ran out of his good standard velocity 22rf ammo though he had one older box of SK standard to try at 200Y on the steel donkey which is about 4.5" across the back and we could see a huge difference in the vertical of the two ammos. I know before with his good ammo he'd hardly miss the steel donkey and with the SK standard he didn't hit it much. The vertical of the poor shooting ammo had to be a 9-10". BTW both those ammo's were of the same manufacturer.

 

[Bladesx]

120 year old cartridge where the projectile od is larger than the id of powder case. tail of projectile is rebated to fit in case. There have been others but the projectile was not held by the case. This leads to a rash of difficulties.

 

[oledawg]

Nice card. I too struggle with my Random Access Memory.

 

[EPG]

I was at the Green Monstha last night…