First fullbore shoot for several years!

Joined Ramsgate & Dover RC at the MOD Hythe Ranges for a 300yds morning shoot on the Serial-1 range.

Lots of shooters and limited time, so with butt duties, I only managed to shoot two cards.

The first card was a 44.3 which should have been with 3/4min elevation and 4 1/2 min right windage.

The first sighter was very poor. I read the flags as gentle at 3 o/c, but when I arrived at the butts, I realised it was a lot stronger.

The second card was a 44.2 shot using the same elevation and windage I finished card 1 with. I should have dropped the elevation 1/4 minute to allow for the slight change in wind direction, also attention to the flag would have shown the wind slowly varying from 5mins right down to 3mins right.

STATS
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Session Scores: 44.3 + 44.2
Session Average: 44.3
Session Std. Dev: 0.07
Running Average: 41.37
Running Std. Dev: 3.42

This means that my current spread of scores with this rifle is as follows:

 You can see when I have shot whilst tired!

Set-up
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Rifle barrel: 30inch Kreiger @ 1 in 13
Rifle action: RPA Quadlock
Rifle rearsight: RPA Trakker with adjustable aperture
Rifle foresight: RPA ladder with Centra adjustable aperture
Rifle stock: Maskin laminated
Ammunition: RG06 155gns 'comp'



 

Shot up to start of the new year!

On a glorious morning (13degC, no clouds, no wind), went to the Club and shot rounds 6 and 7 of the West Kent Rifle League's (WKRL) 10m Individual Air Pistol competition.

Card 6 was just below average, shots grouping slightly high and left. For card 7 things improved dramatically! Initially all shots were inside the 8-ring, with the 9th shot being an almost central V-bull. The excitement got to me and I rushed the 10th shot for a very disappointing (and missing the black) hole 'touching' the 6-ring (it's dodgy though and might gauge out as a 5).

STATS
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Session score(s): 76 + 88.1
Session total: 164.1 ex 200

Running Average: 78.3
Running Std. Dev: 6.48
BC: 2410

With the card 7 score being so much higher than my average, it actually worsened my running standard deviation.

Comp stats
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WKRL running average: 80.0 ex 100
WKRL average change: +2.0
WKRL Std. Dev: 5.83
 
Usual setup as follows:

Pistol: Steyr LP10 [single-shot pre-charged]
Pellets: 4.50mm RWS Hobby
 

Winter season has started

At long last I am back in to shooting 10m air pistol competition cards!

The KCSSA and WKRL winter leagues are well under way, and as of this morning I have shot ahead up to, and including, round 5 (out of 10) in both competitions.

STATS
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Session score(s): 70 + 78 + 79 + 80
Session total: 307 ex 400

Running Average: 78.3
Running Std. Dev: 6.47
BC: 2390

The Kent competition is 10 rounds of 10 shots per round, shot as 2 cards with 5 shots on each. The WKRL competition is 10 rounds of 10 shots per round on one card.

The morning first card was KCSSA 4/1 and it stank. usually my first card is fairly good, but today is was a wildly inaccurate 27 ex 50, with the next card KCSSA 4/2 being a much better 43 ex 50.

This set the tone from then on, with the KCSSA 5/1-2 cards scoring a combined 78 ex 100, and the WKRL R4 and R5 scoring 80 ex 100 and 79 ex 100 respectively.

Comp stats
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KCSSA running average: 76.8 ex 100
KCSSA average change: -1.2
KCSSA Std. Dev: 4.72

WKRL running average: 79.2 ex 100
WKRL average change: +1.2
WKRL Std. Dev: 5.53

Good ex-400 practise session

The session started with a slow start; a 76.0 with the usual low left flyers. Adjusting the sights to move the group, I went 5 clicks up and 3 clicks right. The second card  was a 73.0 with an error causing a high right snatched shot in the 4-ring. I then adjusted the sights again to move the group 2 clicks right.

After a water break, the third card shot was a much improved 85.1, with six shots inside the 9-ring. This proved to be the best card of the day, but only just. 

Card 3

Although slightly to the left, I decided not to adjust the sights prior to shooting card four. An almost as good 84.1 followed.  The group was reasonably central, so any non-centered groups from now on should be down to my feet positioned on the firing point.

STATS
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Session score(s): 76 + 73 + 85.1 + 84.1
Session total: 318.2 ex 400
Session Average: 79.6

Running Average: 78.3
Running Std. Dev: 6.51
BC: 2290

The standard set-up is now:

Pistol: Steyr LP10 [single-shot pre-charged]
Pellets: 4.50mm RWS Hobby

 

Different pellets

A morning session trying some different pellets!

Shooting another 40-shot session, managed to shoot two cards way over average. 

Card 1 [85.0] was shot using RWS Hobby pellets. This was the last card to be shot on the current cylinder (at <80bar).

Card 2 [88.2] was shot using Geco Diabolo pellets and a fresh cylinder (@ 200bar). These pellets are slightly larger than the RWS Hobby.

Card 3 [73] and 4 [64] was shot using Excite Econ pellets. These are a lot looser fit than the
Geco Diabolo and RWS Hobby pellets. The Steyr does NOT like these pellets!

Had I stayed with either the RWS Hobby or Geco Diabolo pellets, I could have ended up with a 330 ex 400 session.

 

As the Club stocks both RWS Hobby or Geco Diabolo pellets, I probably stay with the Geco Diabolo as they seem to be of a slightly better quality.

STATS
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Session score(s): 85 + 88.2 + 73 + 64
Session total: 310.2 ex 400
Session Average: 77.6

Running Average: 78.5
Running Std. Dev: 6.5
BC: 2130

 

Another practise, another new pellet

Having usually shot with 4.49mm RWS R10 Match pellets, they are now far too expensive for my level of shooting standard. For the last few sessions I have been trying the much cheaper RWS Hobby pellets. These are slightly larger 4.50mm pellets that need to be checked when loading the ammunition box; I've found several with damaged skirts!

This pellet shoots about 25mm higher than the RWS R10. Today I bought a tin of the Geco Diabolo pellets from my club. Also 4.50mm, they seem to be of better quality than the RWS Hobby pellets. The second card shot today was with these new pellets. With flyers down to me, the Geco pellets seem to give a tighter group with 2 lots of keyholed shots. They are only slightly higher on the card than the Hobby pellet holes.

No pushed shots this session!

STATS
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Session score(s): 78 + 73 + 82 + 79
Session total: 312 ex 400
Session Average: 78.0

Running Average: 78.6
Running Std. Dev: 6.42
BC: 2090

Pistol: Steyr LP10 [single-shot pre-charged]
Pellets: RWS Hobby (4.50mm - light weight @ 7grains)
Pellets: Geco Diabolo (4.50mm - light weight ?)

Disappointing practise

Another practise session completed. Again I shot too quickly for the 40 shots, finishing in just over 30 minutes.

On all  four cards, managed to push 3-4 shots low left for some reason. Also found that the 4.50mm RWS Hobby pellets, for which the Steyr is currently set for, shoot some 30mm lower than the 4.49mm RWS R10 Match originally used.

STATS
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Session score(s): 69 + 82.1 + 70 + 73
Session total: 294.1 ex 400
Session Average: 73.5
Std. Dev: 5.2

Running Average: 78.6
Running Std. Dev: 6.47
BC: 2050

Shot using the new trigger shoe position (one third back from foremost setting). Have since reduced the overall trigger pull weight by 1.5 turns on the setting screw.

Pistol: Steyr LP10 [single-shot pre-charged]
Pellets: RWS Hobby (unknown size - light weight @ 7grains)