Thursday, February 26, 2009
How quickly we forget.
I have been reworking my auto resetting target design over the past weeks trying to finalize the design so it can be produced. I reworked a squirrel target and put it out at 50 yards to test. I have been shooting a 12 ft lbs PCP rifle for the past year and I use it to test the targets to make sure they work with the lower power rifles.
I took my squirrel out to 50 yards and shot him with my AA NJR100 action and plopped him right over and he popped right back up again. I got my 15 ft lbs ProTarget and shot him a few more times. Then I decided to try it with my 12 ft lbs TX200 MkI.
Wow, I have shot my spring guns on and off over the past year but mostly for testing targets, not really shooting much. Tonight, I had such a hard time hitting the broad side of a barn, or in this case, a small resetting target. Oh how quickly we forget alll the fundamentals of shooting. My trigger control and follow through were terrible. It took me a good ten minutes to really settle down and do the discipline again. The target worked great when I finally was able to hit it.
Piston guns require keen attention to discipline. They are an unforgiving mistriss. It takes consistent practice to master them.
I took my squirrel out to 50 yards and shot him with my AA NJR100 action and plopped him right over and he popped right back up again. I got my 15 ft lbs ProTarget and shot him a few more times. Then I decided to try it with my 12 ft lbs TX200 MkI.
Wow, I have shot my spring guns on and off over the past year but mostly for testing targets, not really shooting much. Tonight, I had such a hard time hitting the broad side of a barn, or in this case, a small resetting target. Oh how quickly we forget alll the fundamentals of shooting. My trigger control and follow through were terrible. It took me a good ten minutes to really settle down and do the discipline again. The target worked great when I finally was able to hit it.
Piston guns require keen attention to discipline. They are an unforgiving mistriss. It takes consistent practice to master them.
