Range session after work

[rjm158]

I am attending a fun match tomorrow, an egg shoot. You have 5 eggs at 250 yds, 10 rounds of ammo, and 10 minutes. Shoot from a bench and use bags, bipod, whatever.

Anyway, after work I took the rifle I'm using, Tikka T3x Tactical 6.5 CM, to the range to verify zero. I fired 3 rounds , ran the data from my Garmin Chrono through a Ballistic calculator, and adjusted accordingly.


130 Sierra Tipped Matchkings over 42 gr RL-16. Averaged 2755, ES 7.3, SD 3.2.


I also tried out 150 Sierra SBTs and Nosler BTs in a new Henry 30-30 single shot. Groups were minute of deer but nothing to write home about. The ballistics were another story. I used 6.5 StaBall Match with data from the 2023 Hodgdon Annual Manual . It averaged 2485 (2483, 2485.2, and 2485.0), ES 5.7, SD 2)

I hope I can hold steady tomorrow.

Ron

 

[RL338]

I would say you’ve good that load nailed down
I’m thinking you’re ready for a robin egg shoot.

 

[TackDriver284]

Excellent groups. Good luck at the shoot.

 

[Blkram]

Nice shooting and load development!
Have fun at the shoot!
If you hold steady, you should still have a handful of shells when you're done!

 

[JD338]

Nice shooting Ron. Best of luck to you on the egg shoot match.

JD338

 

[DrMike]

Are these pee wees, mediums, large or extra large eggs? Inquiring minds want to know. Best of luck. It does appear that your load and riflery are up to the task.

 

[rjm158]

Well, I placed third in the match, out of 18 total competitors.The eggs were glued to golf tees which were stuck in a board. You had 5 minutes to hit 5 eggs with a maximum of 10 shots. It case of a tie, the shooter's time would be the tie breaker.

I hit 4 eggs with 4 shots, hit the tee under the fifth, and had one miss in 1 minute 36 seconds. My time was best of all shooters, but two others hit all 5 eggs, and one other hit 4. Since my time was faster, I took 3rd. The prize was $50.

Thanks to everyone for the support and encouragement.

Ron

 

[DrMike]

Congratulations! I'd say you did quite well!

 

[sako2]

Congrats. Sounds like fun.

 

[6.5_sWv]

That's a fantastic group. Wishing you lots of luck in your fun match.

 

[JD338]

Congratulations on your match. You shot very well!

JD338

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Congratulations. Sounds like a fun match. Dan.

 

[Joec7651]

I might be able to hang out with y’all a little while if you were bustin‘ some large ostrich eggs

Great shooting! Congratulations on a great day.

 

[NYDAN]

Congratulations on your success. You did well.