A 40-shot 10m air pistol practise, shot at home where the 'range' is a bit warmer! Being able to feel the trigger as it wasn't so cold, the shot scores greatly improved.
Practise card 1 was the first surprise of the session - all the shots were in the black, also manged to get 2 shots in the V-bull, and all shots inside the 8-ring. Elevation slightly low. Card was scored as a 91.2 - A NEW PERSONAL BEST.
Practise card 2 was also a good card, again with another V-bull. Elevation improved. Checked the cylinder on the air pistol and prior to this card, it measured 105 bar remaining. Card was scored an 89.1
Practise card 3 had the only flyer of the session, caused by inattention to shooting while thinking about the lower back pain that was starting. It was the last shot of the string of 10. Card was scored an 87.2 Best ever central group with 2 V-bulls and 2 in the 10-ring.
Practise card 4 was the final 10-shot string, scoring an 87.0 with an 'amost' flyer.
STATS
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Session score(s): 354.5 ex 400
Std. Dev: 1.70
Shot Average: 88.63
Running Average: 78.84
Std. Dev: 2.52
BC: 640
PB: 91.2
On a very cold Saturday morning (3 deg C on the outdoor range), managed to shoot round 9 of the Kent Winter Black Powder League before I started to lose all sensation in my fingers.
Using the now standard set up of:
Pistol: .36 Mortimer
Powder: 9.1gns of Swiss No.1
Patches: 0.010"
Lubricant: 1:2:12 Lanolin:Beeswax:Neats Foot Oil
Balls: .350" Hornady
Filler: 6.5gns of coarse ground semolina
managed to shoot a very pleasing 87.0 No 'V' bulls, but the first shot was the 10!
Two almost 10's, but the scoring rules state 50% of the shot hole must be over the line for the higher score to count. First time in ages that one of the three shots not to count was in the 8-ring. Usually they are 6's or 7's. Also first time in ages they were all in the black!
STATS
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Session score(s): 87.0
Running Average: 79.42
Std. Dev: 5.36
Cards: 70
BC: 883
PB: 92.1
Kent season shot average: 79.7
Kent season Std. Dev: 4.69
