pepperbelly
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I have been shooting bullseye pistol for a little over a year. We have a Monday night "league" and shoot the aggregate over a period of 3 or 4 weeks.
I shoot a Ruger MkII .22 and a SA Loaded .45acp. Both have been "enhanced" but are not full-bore BE pistols.
I have found Winchester Super-X .22 ammo groups well in my MkII and have settled on a .45acp load using a 200gr LSWC over 4.5gr WST.
Last March I bowed to age- 49, and started using red-dot sights on both pistols. That alone jumped my scores almost 100 points in all 3 competitions.
Last week I shot a personal best of 823 with the .22. The week before I shot a 777 with the .45 and this week a 770.
I seem to be stuck around the high 700s. How fast should the progress come? What improvements in scores would I reasonably expect in what amount of time?
How quickly should I expect to consistantly break 800?
Do shooters usually shoot higher scores with the .22?
My aggregate this month will be 2370. What class score is that? Is that a reasonable aggregate for a shooter that has been participating for around a year?
I also shoot falling plate matches, and with my family I rarely get a chance to practice. There are long stretches when I only live fire at a match. Aside from dry-fire are there any other practice techniques I can do at home?
Thanks,
Jim
I shoot a Ruger MkII .22 and a SA Loaded .45acp. Both have been "enhanced" but are not full-bore BE pistols.
I have found Winchester Super-X .22 ammo groups well in my MkII and have settled on a .45acp load using a 200gr LSWC over 4.5gr WST.
Last March I bowed to age- 49, and started using red-dot sights on both pistols. That alone jumped my scores almost 100 points in all 3 competitions.
Last week I shot a personal best of 823 with the .22. The week before I shot a 777 with the .45 and this week a 770.
I seem to be stuck around the high 700s. How fast should the progress come? What improvements in scores would I reasonably expect in what amount of time?
How quickly should I expect to consistantly break 800?
Do shooters usually shoot higher scores with the .22?
My aggregate this month will be 2370. What class score is that? Is that a reasonable aggregate for a shooter that has been participating for around a year?
I also shoot falling plate matches, and with my family I rarely get a chance to practice. There are long stretches when I only live fire at a match. Aside from dry-fire are there any other practice techniques I can do at home?
Thanks,
Jim