What springers were at EBR?

[penchetta]

To put the scoring in perspective and the degree of difficulty at 50 yards…..
at our club, the average score for 25 yard BR springer is about 625 - 680 with the club record 702
at 50 yards the average is 480-500 in mild wind, not many springer events at 50 yards (to hard)

when scoring your card, any shot in the square will get you 3 points, the problem in the wind, and I would say it was fairly windy and shifty that day, if you had a good shot 8-10, then a pellet sails into the same square you just shot that 10, then You end up with 3 points minus 1 for a double shot. I had several on each card with double shots.

 

[penchetta]

Were there any "lessons learned" from EBR? In other words, if you were to do it again, what would you do differently? Different rifle? Different caliber? Different training? What didn't you have that you wished you had?

if I were to shoot it again tomorrow, I would not change a thing. I would bring to same gun, bag and pellet. I don’t think springers were meant to shoot 50 yard benchrest at small bulls But tin cans instead but it is fun as hell. The only thing I wished I had was less wind Along with everyone else.

 

[penchetta]

Looking back at the prior 3 50 yard BR scores at EBR, the wind dictates the scoring. I don’t think the shooters or guns were any better or worse. 2021 - 484, 2019 - 450, 2018 - 585 Tony Star with his HW97!!!!

 

[SoCalAirrifles]

I was surprised to see that there was a "springer" class at this year's EBR. Does anyone know what rifles were used?

I know for sure HW 97K! Thats what I shot and noticed a everyone else was shooting the TX 200. #BSB bring springers back. Really a fun way to shoot targets were at 50 yards. First place was $1000 gift card to AoA, not to shabby.

 

[SoCalAirrifles]

I found Todd Hartman as the 50 yard winner but no mention of the rifle. Harumph.

Jeffery Hernandez Wins EBR 2022 - Hard Air Magazine

Jeffery Hernandez wins EBR 2022. He placed first in the prestige 100 Yards Benchrest competition in Pro Class with a score of 229 7X.

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I shot a HW97K in .22

 

[drpietrzak]

I shoot at 50 a lot with my TX200 in .177. Wind is tough to deal with no matter what else. The spacing on the card would make the missed square penalty a hurt.

 

[drpietrzak]

There is a .177 50 yard challenge going on in that area of the forum. The target used there works well for springer guns. Here is one of those as an example. The "5" is about .25" and 4 is about .50" if that helps.

 

[drpietrzak]

For a comparison I looked at the USBR (mean green) targets. The full bulls measure about 2" with a 1/2" spaced between. The 9 ring is about the size of the bull used in EBR 50 yards. These are used at 50 yards for rimfire, centerfire, air power benchrest. The ARA factory class targets have boxes measuring 2 1/8". The largest circle is 1 7/16" with about a 15/16" "100" ring. So the EBR targets are pretty rough on the springers at 50 yards.