Yesterday I went to the local "Tri County Gun Club" and shot my first competitive rifle match. 200 yard sihouettes with black powder single shot cartridge rifles. I had set up my sights per the book at 100 yards to be on at 200 and sure enough, they came out about right. I needed a little fiddle faddling, but within 20 minutes of the 1 hour practice session I was dialed in.
As you can see from the picture below, I had a built in excuse if I did poorly.
The flag would whip from forwards to backwards, right to left. Randomness was the code for the day.
The really good guys were shooting perfect 10s, while I would struggle to hit 3, eventually improving to 6 on the "hog". Not that I'm complaining. The rifle has come a long way in a month and I have great expectations that it will improve further still. The group was very friendly and had tons of advice. I think they were glad to see a new face in the crowd.
To answer your impertinent question: yes, there was only one person in my grouping. Just like little league softball, to participate is to win.
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