30-Yard Challenge
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Let's agree that if your shot touches the gray, it's a 10. Let's plug with a .22 pellet, skirt down, centered on the hole. If the pellet touches a line, score it to that line. I sure wish I had a secret for making cleaner holes as it seems we are all shooting domed pellets. The wadcutters make great holes, but are not very accurate at 30 years.
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It makes it easier, like a couple of mulligans. The scoring system was from another game I was playing on a different forum, same target, at 10 years. At 30 yards, I think we need a couple of mulligans in case the wind gusts, or we shoot a pellet with a bent skirt.
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Let's play that if you completely destroy the gray center ring, that is a 10X. If you knick the gray center ring, that is a 10.
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Airgunners,
Thanks to you all who are playing and posting up your scores and your gun. I started playing this game in my backyard between my two guns, a Taipan Vet Long .22 and a Umarex Origin .22. I was curious to see how close a cheap gun could compare to the Vet in accuracy and precision. I also get tired of shooting groups. The fact that we can all play from our backyards is a huge bonus. My Vet scores in the 170s and my Origin in the 140s. That made me want to improve my Origin, and I just polished the barrel to see if it helps. It also makes me really respect RAW rifles as they have put up some of the highest scores. Can't wait to see more scores from different shooters and rifles!
Thanks to you all who are playing and posting up your scores and your gun. I started playing this game in my backyard between my two guns, a Taipan Vet Long .22 and a Umarex Origin .22. I was curious to see how close a cheap gun could compare to the Vet in accuracy and precision. I also get tired of shooting groups. The fact that we can all play from our backyards is a huge bonus. My Vet scores in the 170s and my Origin in the 140s. That made me want to improve my Origin, and I just polished the barrel to see if it helps. It also makes me really respect RAW rifles as they have put up some of the highest scores. Can't wait to see more scores from different shooters and rifles!
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Honestly, it’s still a significant challenge to get 20 legitimate 10’s outdoors with wind. In the spirit of having a friendly ( not too competitive ) challenge, I think we might get more participants. Besides, this isn’t a real face to face match. I participated monthly for almost two years on the GTA NUAH ( Nothing Under A Hundred ) virtual matches and when we tried to make it more difficult, folks lost interest.
And, If we start seeing too many 200 scores, we can always modify to making it more difficult. There were good suggestions as to how me might approach this already mentioned.
High power .22’s vs. standard - Either way, just have to decide
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I think for those who think it is that easy to shoot a 200, should actually try this. I think for the majority of us as we play this, there is a ceiling we hit and find it very hard to even get 5 points better than a certain number whether it is 195, 170 or even 150
Allen
Allen
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I don't think it matters how high power the gun is. It is more due to accuracy and how good the shooter is than anything else.
Remember it's just for fun. When someone beats every one else you can start making excuses why he or she shot so well and change the rules.
Allen
Remember it's just for fun. When someone beats every one else you can start making excuses why he or she shot so well and change the rules.
Allen
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Sounds fine to me, certainly more stringent than traditional highest value scoring. I doubt of there will be so many 10X hits to cause a need for higher difficulty. Twenty-two only, or .177 with a .22 plug? I don't mean to harp on the HP thing, but it seems that significantly more power would yield an advantage. For example, at 25 yards, my 12 fpe .177 is at a disadvantage vs 20 fpe tuning. Standard FAC .22 power is usually 28-30 fpe, which seems about right to me. But, those folks with both standard and HP .22 rifles might offer a better insight.
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I will eventually try and use some of my .22 standard air guns ( FX Royale and HW100 ) vs. my .22 cal HP Safari and RAW airguns just for kicks. It will be an interesting ‘experiment’ to see if the HP’s out score the standard .22 Cals at 30 yards. The biggest variable in my mind is wind, not whether or not one uses a standard vs. HP at 30 yards. Could be wrong, and I honestly don’t know which would score higher at just 30 yards.
Since this is for fun and pretty non competitive, I don’t think it matters. However, if there is any concern about using HP .22’s I can easily use the standard .22’s.
Lot’s of good inputs on this thread! Lots of learnings.
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As long as it's .177 or .22, let's just leave it open. Tom, I think you're right, the wind would be a factor in offering any advantage of the heavier pellet/higher velocity/higher BC.
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I think the scores are correct, but is someone cares to correct me that is fine. Lost of room for improvement
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Shooting a Maverick with a brand new 600mm barrel. 150/130 on the regs, NSA 23gr slugs moving at an average 970fps. Was actually prone off the bipod using my fist as a backrest for these. My picnic table/benchrest is a little wobbly so wanted to try prone. Still under 200 rounds down this barrel so still in break-in phase I hope.
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If you can ‘level’ the legs on your picnic table and use a good rear bag instead of your fist, those scores will get better.
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A little windy, 27deg. Scored with a .22 USARB plug.
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