Next season

[Kenny Wasserburger]

Again Don you said a mouthfull there!

Kenny W.

[Don McDowell]

Thanks Kenny.

Me and my big mouth.

[knobsmt]

[quote='Don McDowell' pid='6447' dateline='1383494 (. Unlike a gong shoot where a half bullet on target is a hit,)

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takes some skill to put a half bullet on target from a 38-55

[Kurt]

Yup! and hard to see too

[Old Jim]

knobsmt,

I hear you lost Mr. Hayden. Sorry for the loss,

Jim

[knobsmt]

knobsmt,

I hear you lost Mr. Hayden. Sorry for the loss,

Jim

the funeral was on wensday ..I was one of the paul bears he was a good neighbor ...

[Don McDowell]

[Don McDowell]

takes some skill to put a half bullet on target from a 38-55

Just don't ever expect to be able to compete at 875 yds, on say a buffalo.
It'll NEVER happen, the big bores will eternally rule that roost. You'll never be able to hit it the 8 or 9 times just to get into the shootoff, let alone the 10/10 times thats required to win.

But can you keep 10 out of 10 inside the 44 in diameter 8 ring at 900 yds, shooting blackpowder.. or better yet, keep all 10 inside the 20 inch 10 ring.

[DeadEye]

Don, Don,

I would say you have been well and truly smitten by that 1000 yard game. Good for you, enjoy. What isn't mentioned in amongst all those smiley faces in Brian's post is the fact that Penny had TWO expert, local gentlemen helping her with the calls to get that 10/10. That is what my experience with the 1000 yard line showed me. You can be the best shooter in the world with the best gun and load but if you don't have the BEST spotter you aren't going to win. It's that simple. More than 'gong' shoots, more than Silhouette the spotter makes or breaks it in that game. I've never shot the 1000 at Raton but I have a number of times at Phoenix and that is what I found. 'Spot' (Carole Ann) who is a very competent spotter for Silhouette took one look and begged off. "I'll watch and learn," she said. So far she hasn't reached her comfort zone. So I paired up with a couple of different shooters at different times and the result was that we both ended up the day apologizing to one another. Wind changes that would require a two minute correction for Silhouette are going to take seven or eight when you get out that far and I'm just not up to making that call. I heard the shooters beside me making those calls and they won. I must have heard the phrase, 'be brave' in reference to the call twenty times. Local knowledge of the wind patterns is huge in that game and more so the opportunity to practice at those distances is top of the list. I tried putting together a load I thought would work by shooting paper at the Ram line which is as far out as I can get at home. Didn't work. What looked great at 550 yards fell apart at 900 and worse at a 1000. As a result I think I've pretty much hung it up for that game. I truly hope your experience is better.

Paul

[Kurt]

Being a spotter is tougher than being a shooter at the Creedmoor.
You can have some pretty mild breezes that would make one think it's a perfect day for this long range today but I have found the conditions have a tendency to make some very quick changes as a cloud passes over when the breeze is hitting you on the cheek and the spotter tells you to take the shot and just as you break the shot the wind hits you on the back of your neck, or you tell the shooter to take the shot and he hesitates slightly and the conditions change as he breaks the shot. This can make the difference from a 10 on the previous shot to one on the 6 or off the paper.

Kurt