WVPPS 1st match of the year.

[riverman67]

Would it help to put the popper on plywood when the ground is soft?

It can...
But some of the bases on our poppers would make setting them on plywood difficult at best.
We try to set the poppers light to avoid reshoots for range equipment failure, I guess they were too light when the wind picked up.
I was on squad 2 and I believe we only had 2 fall inadvertently. We just made them a little heavier and had the shooter reshoot the stage.
Ill set them heavier next month, hell, I'm shooting major

 

[Grelber]

Ill set them heavier next month, hell, I'm shooting major

I like the way you set them. It is really nice when a good hit with a 9mm always makes them fall.

 

[Bosshoss]

I like the way you set them. It is really nice when a good hit with a 9mm always makes them fall.

Says the guy who hit the one in bay one about 6-8 inch's low and left it standing. Of course that was the second run after some dumbass stopped you on your first run.

 

[Bosshoss]

Would it help to put the popper on plywood when the ground is soft?

Maybe but would have to have holes drilled in it for the spikes to go thru.
Happygunner and I were talking about the poppers that they use at Universal Shooting Academy and they are small bases that are spiked down and the popper is not attached to the base but sits in a V . When shot it just falls and doesn't effect the base. Popper is then picked up and reset in the base. The cool thing about them is that you can turn the base around and make them forward falling also. While I don't know what they would be like to live with every match they were awesome for the two matches I shot there. One down side is they would require something on the ground for the popper to fall on when muddy so the person resetting them doesn't get mud everywhere. They are very light and easy to carry also.
Just a thought if more are purchased.

 

[riverman67]

Warsaw has such poppers. They are a joy for set up and tear down.
If I remember correctly one of the state matches up there had a ton of rain and the same calibration issues arose. They are easier to mount on a larger plywood base.

 

[Grelber]

Says the guy who hit the one in bay one about 6-8 inch's low and left it standing. Of course that was the second run after some dumbass stopped you on your first run.

That was somebody else, did get a Mike on the swinger on that stage though. Much as I hate to credit the old fart I do think Max is right about always painting steels, information is a good thing.

The Missouri state championship always has a giant butt load of steel targets and I can't remember issues. If I get to go again this year I'll ask those folks if they have any tricks of the trade.

 

[Grelber]

Oh, Owensboro gun club is lucky enough to have several of the small poppers, everything is easier, but poppers are expensive and there are probably distance considerations where you wouldn't want to use some course designs if you did not have the big ones.

 

[blkrifle]

Someone left some stuff on bay 5. If you are missing something contact me to claim it.

 

[downrange72]

Someone left some stuff on bay 5. If you are missing something contact me to claim it.

We ended on 4. I'll check my bag anyway

 

[Cowboy1629]

It’s mine! I left a bunch of money...

 

[blkrifle]

It’s mine! I left a bunch of money...

Its not yours then. Wrong guess!!

 

[blkrifle]

We ended on 4. I'll check my bag anyway

Unless you are shooting .45 its not yours

 

[Cowboy1629]

Now I remember, it was my .45 pistol I left. You can bring it Sunday and I will get it then.

 

[blkrifle]

Now I remember, it was my .45 pistol I left. You can bring it Sunday and I will get it then.

wrong again!

 

[Cowboy1629]

wrong again!