It was miserable and overcast, but luckily the heavens did not open!
was on Detail 1 so got to shoot first!
I love the fact I can manage everything I need to get on the range in a backpack, mat and rifle case, its epic... I'm not looking forward to TR next time I shoot! haha!
We started at 300 (and stayed at 300 as the army were on the next range over to us and something about the 3 mil rule? basically we can't be more than 200 yards behind them and they werent moving back or leaving by lunch).
my first shot, which was the same settings from the last time I was at Kingsbury at 300 was a 4, low and left, so I moved the POI up by a min and right by a min... unfortunately it ended up going low and right... another 4... both sighters down and not in the bull...
wound it up, and assumed that the wind took it farther out to the right than I wanted and first to count ended up high and right in the 4 again... would I ever find the bull? well actually yes, the next shot was a 5! woop I'm in! now just a slight adjustment to get me into the V... Next shot... 3!! oh dear... I think I wound the sights the wrong way again, and a little too far, or maybe a bit of trigger pull...
wound it back and got into the V bull - 3 on the trot! woop... a couple more 4's and 5's and another trio of V bulls... and then ended up trailing out on my last 3 to count! 5,4,3
Total score for detail 1 - a not amazing: 67.6
Went and marked, a fairly uneventful detail for the guys who marked for us and broke for lunch! (2 sausage rolls a ham and cheese sandwich, some walkers crinkles and a double decker, if you were interested :55: )
Back to it after lunch and I was determined to do better, and not wind the sights the wrong way (again!)... @ 300y
Since we didn't move back some of the other clubs got up and left, I for one wasn't going to waste the opportunity to shoot!
Maybe something to do with getting settled and not concentrating enough, or maybe because I left my rifle in a 3 and didnt correct before I got back on the range, second sighter a 4.... arghh,
come on baby! 1st to count... V - woop, a cracking start! V - woop! 5 - stuff it, its still a bull! V - Woop! 5... and another! and then I dropped my first one... a 4 :( awh man! V 4 V V 4 4 V 4 - I got some work to do, but a better 70.7 for the last detail of the day! I'm happy! I need some more range time to get used to my rifle and learn what the ammo does in the wind and what not, but all in all a pleasant day!Again uneventful at the butts, just work duty! haha, had some interesting conversations about music gigs me and another fellow had photographed in the past that was good and talked bass guitars and guitars with another fellow... all the day needed for the 3 G's was some Girls... haha Guns, Guitars and Girls! - Heaven!
