I just finished cleaning and lubing my Ruger Mark IV and CZ Shadow 2 for the match tomorrow at 9am.
I've been anxious to try this and have been practicing on and off for the past year. Finally in January I started attending the weekly practices. Over the next few months I learned a lot from the older gentlemen there, great bunch of guys really. They really helped me with the basics and understanding how to improve my game. Finally around the end of March I was hitting high 80’s and shot a 94 several times. I was feeling confident enough to try my first match. Signed up and was ready to go, then COVID hit.
Since April then I’ve only shot 1 time. Only a few rounds and I was mainly playing with the dueling tree. Wasn’t really practicing bullseye. I got the email last week that matches were approved and a 2700 match would be held the next weekend. I signed up after a few nights consideration.
To be honest, there are still things about bulleye that aim trying to get used to. Scoring is one of them. Takes me a while to figure it out. At least when around ppl who have scored targets for decades lol.
I still have a decision to make. I do not have a 45 so I have 2 options:
And lastly, as I finish my digital novel, I can’t remember the last time I competed for something. I’m a bit nervous as well as excited. Anxious to see what kind of score I will end up with after shooting 270 shots.
pics just because. The target is my best round from my last practice before COVID
I've been anxious to try this and have been practicing on and off for the past year. Finally in January I started attending the weekly practices. Over the next few months I learned a lot from the older gentlemen there, great bunch of guys really. They really helped me with the basics and understanding how to improve my game. Finally around the end of March I was hitting high 80’s and shot a 94 several times. I was feeling confident enough to try my first match. Signed up and was ready to go, then COVID hit.
Since April then I’ve only shot 1 time. Only a few rounds and I was mainly playing with the dueling tree. Wasn’t really practicing bullseye. I got the email last week that matches were approved and a 2700 match would be held the next weekend. I signed up after a few nights consideration.
To be honest, there are still things about bulleye that aim trying to get used to. Scoring is one of them. Takes me a while to figure it out. At least when around ppl who have scored targets for decades lol.
I still have a decision to make. I do not have a 45 so I have 2 options:
- Shoot .22 for all 3 matches - if I do this I am not eligible for awards.
- Shoot 22 for 2 matches and my 9mm for the centerfire round. - if I do this I am eligible for awards. However, I only have iron sights and to be honest I just am no where near as precise with it as I am the 22.
And lastly, as I finish my digital novel, I can’t remember the last time I competed for something. I’m a bit nervous as well as excited. Anxious to see what kind of score I will end up with after shooting 270 shots.
pics just because. The target is my best round from my last practice before COVID