practice target?

[Big John]

When getting to an "important" shoot do you: Shoot your competition target right away or take a practice target first?

 

[renovato]

I always take at least 1 sighter/fouling shot.

 

[boar]

I always shot a practice target first. At one shoot I shot and my buddy checked the target, I said did I hit the bulleye? he said you didn't hit the target period. Here my sight had moved from having the gun in his car resting against the seat on way there. Took whole shoot to get it back were it was right. It was a TC hawken sight and screw had worked up. Dilly

 

[Stony]

I like to shoot a practice target first. I use a photocopy of the Muzzleblasts monthy target to kind of get me warmed up a little and in the right frame of mind. Then when shooting for score, I like to put some orange stickers in the corners of the target. Helps cut down on the possibility of someone putting some extra holes in my target by mistake.

 

[MikeChapin]

Most shoots I go to have a couple of re-entry events. I usually pick up a couple of those targets to get the kinks out. I usually end up shooting those well and blowing the real one. Kind of like the practice bull on the six bull target. I will 10-x that one and barely hit the black on the rest.

 

[ResearchPress]

I'm suprised that an 'important' shoot allows a practice target.

Short range competitions I shoot (50m and 100m) are all 13 shots in 30 minutes with best 10 to count for score. Beyond that (200 - 1200 yards) three sighting shots are permitted. I can't think of any match where practice targets are permitted in the UK.

David

 

[mike alexandre]

No, but I can think of a few who dont submit their score card if it looks like one.

 

[MikeChapin]

In most of the shoots around here, you get your targets and can shoot them in any order you want. The only rule is that you finish the target during the relay. Back when I was young and a little faster, I would sometimes shoot two targets in one relay.

I still will do that sometimes when shooting re-entry targets. Re-entry targets are those you are allowed to enter as many times as you want. Generally a great money maker for the club putting the shoot on.

 

[bwhoffman]

We shoot "Cold gun".

its up to your own knowledge of you given firearm to know how it performs clean or dirty.
Granted, we have people who, shall we say, cheat or bend the rules,and when I say "we" I am refering to everyone abound.
I feel it is part of the "complete package" to know what my gun will do under various conditions...clean, dirty, 40 grs, 65 grains powder, tight patch, loose patch, thislube, that lube ect.

I feel if its allowed, fine...If its not and is public knowledge for a particular range or club, okay then, BUT allow outsiders the same knowledge.

Personally, I dont take a "sighter" or "Fouling shot", IF I needed to, I could touch them off at home prior to driving out to wherewe do "our" thing, and no one would be the wiser.

sorry if I kicked the beehive,


Brett

 

[Deadeye]

Same here, Brett, We shoot it cold. Nowhere that I've shot paper targets allows a practice target.
Sometime on a walk thru there will be a practice gong at the start.

 

[Big John]

I'm mainly talking paper target matches. NMLRA Territorials, State shoots and club paper shoots all alow practice targets as long as their not on the same target holder as the competetion target.

 

[Tumblernotch]

You too, huh? :grin:

 

[CrackStock]

When I first get to the range, I shoot a practice target to make sure that the sights are still on and to properly foul the bore. After that, I might try a couple of practice shots at various distances to make sure of wind and adjust my powder.

CS