:grin: Until about age fifty-ish, a couple of years ago :winking:, I was a Serious Target Shooter, one who was interested in just the competitive aspect of Competition. This was to push myself to my personal best ability. I would, and could, honestly, find the reason I missed and failed in competition. I could and would call the hit on targets as my gun fired as to clock location to center as well as approximate inches out. I never made excuses. Problems with the firearms are preventable and were MY fault.
:hmm:Now, due to my eyesight faultering and lack of practice time required to make oneself consistantly a high marksman, I probably am the Target Shooter/Plinker who is just having fun, and want most of the PATCHED Round Ball to Go into the Black X area.
:vI enjoy hunting with both the rifle and smoothbore. And, I am an avid reenactor, belonging to an organization, of 50+ members, that pushes experimental archiology to an every event happening. We have periodical live fire qualifications for tactical positions. We shoot timed targets, moving targets in all directions as well as silhouette of animals, soldiers and savages. Our range distances are out to 250+ yards; in the open as well as in the woods. We have events called Ranger Quests. These are multi-skill interactive competitions. Most teams are of three or more participants and more than five teams. Participants register and teams are drawn. This lets competitors interact with new partners.:hatsoff: