24th May S-Class at Cawdor
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:01 am
I would have posted earlier but my placement is keeping me busy and my head in the books. 
Anyway held on the 24th of May was the 3rd annual S-Class competition for Strathpeffer Rifle and Pistol Club. Entries were down on last year with only four competing – disappointing to be sure, but I know of at least three people unable to attend due to the change in date. Strath’s F-Class competition was held concurrently and numbers were down for that as well. Weather wise, it wasn’t bad with some rain to begin with (which cleared up quickly) and a consistent and friendly wind.
Results
1st – Andy632 (68.2) – 308 Win
2nd – BlackburnBuccaneer (63.2) – 223 Rem
3rd – Myself* (43) – 257 AI
4th – Strath Member (41) – 308 Win
*Officially, I finished third but I had to have a third sighter at 600m and as a result tried to disqualify myself but was overruled on the firing point and subsequently by the Club Chairman while helping in the butts.
From a personal perspective it was a mixed day – at 300m and 400m I had to contend with a wandering zero which was traced back to loose stock screws
. This cost me dearly at the shorter ranges but once I tightened them for 600m I shot the highest score for the distance by a margin of 8 points and that was with having to resort to using Kentucky windage as well! It was also reported back to me that at 400m I’d shot a 3 inch group (0.75 MOA) – pity it wasn’t more on the target…
Still haven't decided if I'm going to retire or rebarrel the 257 at this stage.
Anyway held on the 24th of May was the 3rd annual S-Class competition for Strathpeffer Rifle and Pistol Club. Entries were down on last year with only four competing – disappointing to be sure, but I know of at least three people unable to attend due to the change in date. Strath’s F-Class competition was held concurrently and numbers were down for that as well. Weather wise, it wasn’t bad with some rain to begin with (which cleared up quickly) and a consistent and friendly wind.
Results
1st – Andy632 (68.2) – 308 Win
2nd – BlackburnBuccaneer (63.2) – 223 Rem
3rd – Myself* (43) – 257 AI
4th – Strath Member (41) – 308 Win
*Officially, I finished third but I had to have a third sighter at 600m and as a result tried to disqualify myself but was overruled on the firing point and subsequently by the Club Chairman while helping in the butts.
From a personal perspective it was a mixed day – at 300m and 400m I had to contend with a wandering zero which was traced back to loose stock screws
. This cost me dearly at the shorter ranges but once I tightened them for 600m I shot the highest score for the distance by a margin of 8 points and that was with having to resort to using Kentucky windage as well! It was also reported back to me that at 400m I’d shot a 3 inch group (0.75 MOA) – pity it wasn’t more on the target…Still haven't decided if I'm going to retire or rebarrel the 257 at this stage.
