My best target thread ?

[Peter Cross]

G'day Shane.

Well done, nothing like nailing your first fly. Worst thing about it is how addictive it gets, sort of becomes an obsession

[Stuart Pethy]

Peter it's official

[Peter Cross]

I know I know. Its all over the bloody facebooks.

[Stuart Pethy]

Hahahaha you love it

[Peter Cross]

This is Jason Armstrong's 300m 60.5 @ .695.  
Batemans Bay "Procal" South Coast Championships.





And if that isn't impressive enough

[Bob Coulter]

Although it was while I was testing a new load,  I doubt I will ever shoot a group like this again at 500m.






I don't think I need to do anymore load development  

[Stuart Pethy]

nice shooting bob

[Peter Cross]

C'mon Bob I reckon you can improve on that. I would try dropping that load by at least a grain and shooting it this coming weekend in our local Club meet

[Bob Coulter]

Thanks Stuart i doubt if I will ever do this good again had good conditions and 5 good bullets

[Peter Cross]

Peter G from our range shot this in  our local 200yd fly shoot. Not every day you see 4 flies on one target.

Made by Luke at Pro-Cal
Stiller 2500X
Shilen Ratchet barrel
Homemade stock.
Eley Match

[Geoff Hansen]

My recent effort in wispy conditions at "the Bay" Bateman's Bay Light Gun - Nationals

[Fred Blacker]

Not my highest scoring target, but definately my smallest group in competition. 200yard rimfire.

[Peter Cross]

Nice shooting Geoff and Fred  
Those screamer patches really look great.

[David Dundas]

Hi Peter


Here are 2 more targets from the Rimfire Nationals shot in that wind, not as good as Feds group but if offered you would take them any day of the week.
Tony's Group on top and Kathy's below - Excellent shooting.




Well done Fred , Tony and Kathy.


Dave Dundas

[Peter Cross]

Hi Dave.

You certainly aren't wrong about that. I would take targets half as good as them.  I know we turned our spotting scope towards the targets on bench 5 more than a few times on Monday to admire them.   Thanks for sharing the pictures.

[Peter Cross]

If you ever wanted to know how good and consistent you have to be to shoot a national record for total score,  you may want to take a close look at Belly's (aka Michael Bell)  targets from the 2019 National championships.  Belly's total aggregate score was 284.9 for the 5 HG targets, that's an average of  56.8 and  1.8 flies per target! Now that is some astonishing shooting in anyone's language.




Something that is noteworthy about Belly's targets is they were shot with un-fired hydroformed BRX brass. So if you think you need to complete the forming process by firing them once after the (properly done) hydroforming then these targets would suggest otherwise.

[Peter Cross]

Its not just "Trouble" who loves the .284. For a change it  behaved itself for me.

Savage 12  
.284 Win
30" Bartlien 5r 8.5 twist 1.250 straight taper
Vortex Golden Eagle

[Stuart Pethy]

haha nice mate .. some great targets in the thread

[Peter Cross]

Yeah Stuart there is and there is about to be 2 more.

2019 Pro-Cal Challenge day 2 Rimfire.

Steve Ball highest scoring target.

Stiller 2500X
Lilja Barrel
Bix & Andy Trigger
NF Comp 42x44
Eley Match

and it just so happens it was made by Luke at Pro-Cal :D




This one is certain to end up on the front page of this thread.  A pending new National Record for best Rimfire Group.  Young Matty Riches shot this 0.90

(Young Ken's Rimfire)
Stiller 2500X
Jewel Trigger
Big Stick stock
Barrel (Jury is still out on that one )
March EP zoom
Eley Tennex

[David Dundas]

Hi Peter,

Love those groups shot on Sunday at the Procal challenge, I saw them posted on the wall and could not believe it. The wind spun my wind probe around after the 3rd detail and a couple of targets blew off the frames and both those groups were shot late in the day when the wind was at its worst. Well done.

Pete - I love that you are putting extra details on the rifles\bullets used for these great cards, very interesting.

Cheers

Dave