I participated in a .22 steel plate match on Saturday using my factory stock Ruger 10/22 Target model rifle! Well, almost stock, I have a scope mounted, otherwise it would be like shooting a shotgun! Anyway, the course consisted of 5 stages with anywhere from 20 to 27 plates in each stage. Shooting was done in the standing/offhand position and the Ruger Target I was shooting started to get a bit heavy towards the end! The most difficult stage had 3 "hostages" on the back row with some small round targets in front of them. Shoot the small target, you done good, miss and you "kill" a hostage and get a 5 second penalty! Being St. Paddy's day, one of the stages had a dozen or so falling plates painted up like leprechauns! The last stage was a bunch of zombies looking for lunch! Clever people, these shooters! Anyway, to my surprise, I won the class I was shooting in (Sporter Rifle) and got a nice piece of paper with my name on it for my efforts. The only downside from the day is that my legs are a bit sore from picking up the steel plates all day!
A fun day at the range...........
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22/45 Fan
Hunter
That type of match is ideal for a small red dot sight rather than a scope as the field of view is less obstructed and eye relief a non-issue. I have a Vortex Venom on my 10/22 but a Leupold Delta Pro, Burris Fastfire or similar sights are just as suitable.
22/45 Fan said:
Probably true, but I like having a little magnification (2-4x) and a regular crosshair rather than just a dot. The way I have my rifle set up, I can shoulder the rifle and instantly be at the right spot to see thru the scope. I have a good bit of experience shooting a rifle offhand (with and without a sling) so I automatically go to the right holding position. The most important thing I learned on Saturday was to immediately move on to the next target rather than waiting to make sure the last one fell. It is much faster to just shoot thru all the targets and then go back and pick off any that were missed. After all, I won my class so the scope could not have been hindering me too much! Anyway, thanks for the suggestion!
22/45 Fan
Hunter
+100. It takes too much time to stop and evaluate each target. Cleaning up the misses later is far more efficient.area51guy said:
Oh, and congratulations on your win.
SGW Gunsmith
Blackhawk
area51guy said:
Do you do magazine changes, or are you allowed the BX 25 round magazines for use? Sounds like a real riot! 27 plates is a lot of shooting in one stage.
[/quote]Do you do magazine changes, or are you allowed the BX 25 round magazines for use? Sounds like a real riot! 27 plates is a lot of shooting in one stage.[/quote]
Either one or two magazine changes are needed on each stage. The class I was shooting in is limited to using 10 round magazines. The smallest stage had 20 plates and the largest 27. On the last stage (27 plates) I had a friend time my mag changes and clearing the weapon at the end. I used approximately 15 seconds to load the rifle, change the mag twice and clear it at the end. That left about 31 seconds to knock over the 27 plates. That is about 1.15 seconds per target! These shoots are extremely competitive and sometimes the winner is only 1 second or less total time! I was using Winchester 40 gr., 1300 fps, 22LR ammo. Coming out of a rifle barrel, it will almost always take down even a heavy plate!
Either one or two magazine changes are needed on each stage. The class I was shooting in is limited to using 10 round magazines. The smallest stage had 20 plates and the largest 27. On the last stage (27 plates) I had a friend time my mag changes and clearing the weapon at the end. I used approximately 15 seconds to load the rifle, change the mag twice and clear it at the end. That left about 31 seconds to knock over the 27 plates. That is about 1.15 seconds per target! These shoots are extremely competitive and sometimes the winner is only 1 second or less total time! I was using Winchester 40 gr., 1300 fps, 22LR ammo. Coming out of a rifle barrel, it will almost always take down even a heavy plate!
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AzShooter1
Single-Sixer
Sounds like you've got it down. Now, instead of timing the hole run try to review the timer an write down the time it takes you to reload.
That does sound like a fun time out!
