First shoot at a new club

With membership of a new club agreed, this morning was the first time I was able to shoot 10m Air Pistol for over a year. In 90 minutes I managed to shoot the required 60-shots, at 10 shots per card.

The first card was the best of the six for grouping; all 10 shots were in the black. The third card was marred by a snatched shot in the 2-ring after holding on aim too long.  It wasn't until the 5th card that I managed to put a shot in to the X-ring. Repeated the mistake with a snatched 4 on the 5th card (along with a 10 and an X).

Final card was the best score of the session with a 81.1

STATS
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Session score(s): 77 + 75 + 73 + 72 + 77.1 + 81.1
Session total: 455.2 ex 600
Session Average: 75.9

Running Average: 78.9
Running Std. Dev: 6.47
BC: 1870

 Set-up was the usual:

Pistol: Steyr LP10 [single-shot pre-charged]
Pellets: 4.49mm RWS R10 Match

 

More A/P practise

A 40-shot outdoor 10m air pistol session that again went badly wrong on a overcast and blustery morning.

STATS
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Session score(s): 72.1 + 82 + 75 + 76
Session total: 305.1 ex 400
Session Average: 76.3
Std. Dev: 3.6

Running Average: 79.1
Running Std. Dev: 6.52
BC: 1790

Cylinder half empty by end of the session. Slight improvement in my running Std. Dev standing.

Oh dear!

A 60-shot outdoor 10m air pistol session went badly wrong on a very hot and sunny morning. Could not concentrate properly in the heat.

STATS
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Session score(s): 67 + 78.1 + 73 + 85 + 71 + 71
Session total: 445.1 ex 600
Session Average: 74.2
Std. Dev: 5.9

Running Average: 79.1
Running Std. Dev: 6.55
BC: 1750

This equated to 303.1 ex 400 on the first 4 cards. Most disappointing.So bad it worsened both my running average and my overall Std. Dev standings.

Most successful A/P practise

Completed another outdoor 40-shot 10m air pistol session. Managed to beat my running average with all four cards. 

STATS
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Session score(s): 82 + 82.1 + 80.1 + 80.1
Session total: 324.3 ex 400
Session Average: 81.1
Std. Dev: 1.0

Running Average: 79.3
Running Std. Dev: 6.51
BC: 1690

Some indoor 10m A/P practise

Completed a 40-shot practise session. Started off poorly, but ended with the final card beating my average.


STATS
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Session score(s): 70 + 76.1 + 80 + 84.1
Session total: 310.2 ex 400
Session Average: 77.6
Std. Dev: 5.2

Running Average: 79.2
Running Std. Dev: 6.58
BC: 1650

Usual setup. Both cylinders topped up after the shoot.


Pistol: Steyr LP10 [single-shot pre-charged]
Pellets: 4.49mm RWS R10 Match

Some outdoor A/P practise

Shot a 40-shot outdoor session of 10m air pistol. The cards were lower scoring than expected; my excuses are rapidly changing light levels, distracting background, and a variable cross wind!

STATS
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Session score(s): 76 + 78 + 79 + 75
Session total: 308 ex 400
Session Average: 77.0
Std. Dev: 1.6

Running Average: 79.3
Running Std. Dev: 6.60
BC: 1610

Shot the session as two 20-shot details, with a 15-minute break inbetween. Completed the cards far too quickly, which showed in the flyers!

Pistol: Steyr LP10 [single-shot pre-charged]
Pellets: 4.49mm RWS R10 Match
 

End of the Kent County KCSSA summer season

On a reasonably warm range, with no pressures of Range Officer duty to contend with, managed to shot the final two rounds of the black powder summer season league.

For round 9 I shot an impressive [for me!] 89.1 Managed to get three shots key-holing in the 9-ring at 6 o/c, with all 13 shots in the black, and 12 of those shots inside the 8-ring.

Round 9

Slightly tired, I then shot round 10 straight afterwards. Shot an 85.0 that was spoilt by a flyer out in the white at 4 o/c. Nice close 4 shot grouping in the 9 and 10-ring at 6 o/c. 

I need to raise up the rearsight slightly to raise up the shot holes.

Round 10

STATS
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Session score(s): 89.1 + 85

Running Average: 79.44
Running Std. Dev: 3.93
BC: 1013
PB: 92.1
Cards: 80

Kent summer season - shot average: 79.2
Kent summer season - Std. Dev: 6.30

Overall the Kent season average and std.dev. was affected by the poorly shot 66.0 in round 8! Ended the season with the following set up:

Pistol: .36 Mortimer
Powder: 9.1gns of Swiss No.1
Lubricant: 1:6 Tallow:Olive Oil [recipe 9]
Patches: 0.015" John Tanner
Balls: .350" Hornady
Filler: 6.5gns of coarse ground semolina