TrapperReady
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I shot another Highpower match this Sunday (100 yard reduced course). I felt pretty good going into it, and all three of my sighters were in a decent group in the 10-ring, just below the X.
When the offhand started, I carefully got into position, calmed my breathing down, lined up the sights and squeezed off a round.
A quick check to the spotting scope and I was confused. I looked around for my shot, but didn't see it. I dialed up a smidge more magnification, and realized that my first shot had nearly removed the X. Woohooooo!
I admired the hole for a few seconds, and proceeded to fire the remainder of the string. I've been working on the offhand, and my sight picture was far more steady than it has been. I spread my shots out a little, but not as bad as in previous matches.
The one exception was a single flyer, which I knew as soon as I pulled the trigger. The scope confirmed that I'd missed the scoring rings. Oh well, I figured, still not bad.
The rest of the match went pretty well, with the exception of the rapid prone, which has a nice cluster of five shots in the 10 ring, and then strung out to the right with one actually outside the scoring area. Agony. My reason/excuse for that was that my right contact started to blur like mad halfway through the string, and I was doing good to see any of the target. This happened in the slow prone too, but I had ample time to shut my eye for several seconds and get it back to normal.
Anyway, when scoring time came, there were only 9 holes in the paper (including the one miss). There was one I questioned as a double, but it would have taken too long to question, and I had to leave. At home, it didn't pass the plug test anyway. I still don't know what happened to that round, as I can almost always tell when I miss THAT badly.
I ended up shooting a 400-5X, which was exactly what I had been aiming for going into the match. So, I've been able to add 10 points or so each match, and I learn something each time I do it. Oh yeah, and it's more fun every match.
Thanks again to all those who have helped with tips and advice (Steve Smith in particular)!
When the offhand started, I carefully got into position, calmed my breathing down, lined up the sights and squeezed off a round.
A quick check to the spotting scope and I was confused. I looked around for my shot, but didn't see it. I dialed up a smidge more magnification, and realized that my first shot had nearly removed the X. Woohooooo!
I admired the hole for a few seconds, and proceeded to fire the remainder of the string. I've been working on the offhand, and my sight picture was far more steady than it has been. I spread my shots out a little, but not as bad as in previous matches.
The one exception was a single flyer, which I knew as soon as I pulled the trigger. The scope confirmed that I'd missed the scoring rings. Oh well, I figured, still not bad.
The rest of the match went pretty well, with the exception of the rapid prone, which has a nice cluster of five shots in the 10 ring, and then strung out to the right with one actually outside the scoring area. Agony. My reason/excuse for that was that my right contact started to blur like mad halfway through the string, and I was doing good to see any of the target. This happened in the slow prone too, but I had ample time to shut my eye for several seconds and get it back to normal.
Anyway, when scoring time came, there were only 9 holes in the paper (including the one miss). There was one I questioned as a double, but it would have taken too long to question, and I had to leave. At home, it didn't pass the plug test anyway. I still don't know what happened to that round, as I can almost always tell when I miss THAT badly.
I ended up shooting a 400-5X, which was exactly what I had been aiming for going into the match. So, I've been able to add 10 points or so each match, and I learn something each time I do it. Oh yeah, and it's more fun every match.
Thanks again to all those who have helped with tips and advice (Steve Smith in particular)!