hunting camp b.s. .... prove it.

[StagLefty]

I shot a fly at 25 yrds with the .22 once. Does that count?

You had to shoot it ? I would have stared at it

[Marlin]

I used my Jedi mind powers to change the path of the bullet.

[StagLefty]

I used my Jedi mind powers to change the path of the bullet.

I saw Angelina do that in a movie so it must be true.

[Marlin]

Of course it is. I taught Her how to do it.

[spencerhenry]

i shot the antelope in 2000. bought the rifle and ammo in '99, back then i got re-imported surplus for $1.15 per round delivered. alot of that ammo was crap, but after you sorted it, it would shoot ok. the antelope was shot with FN armor piercing incendiary, the antelope didnt offer enough resistance to detonate the incendiary charge. without some kind of special round made to expand, or explode, all a 50 bmg does is punch a hole in something, it doesnt impart enough energy to shock the vitals like a smaller caliber bullet will. my spotter had called misses for me prior to the one i killed, but with the lack of reaction by the animal, it is possible that i shot more than one. i havent taken the 50 out for animals since.

but back to the original intent of this thread. the intent was to find other shooters who might like to get together and shoot. i think i am a decent shot, but would like to see where i stack up against others.

[SA Friday]

but back to the original intent of this thread. the intent was to find other shooters who might like to get together and shoot. i think i am a decent shot, but would like to see where i stack up against others.

This is a very good path, and it's a damn humbling road to travel. The rewards are worth it, but you have to be careful that you are not selectively using a measuring device to measure you skills. What I mean is don't choose shooters from a peticular subsect of the shooting society unless you know they truely entail the full spectrum of shooting capabilities.

When I started shooting competitively I was 11 years old and it was with a shotgun. I classified as a D shooter, but I was shooting and advancing. Then I moved on to some bench rest shooting and never got too serious about it. Then in 2006, after a lot of personal shooting and military/LE shooting, I found USPSA pistol shooting and that's when I truely found out just where shooting skill can be taken. I felt like a beginner in a matter of minutes. I felt like that because I had absolutely no idea just how far shooting skills could be taken and I had to re-evaluate my perspective of what the scale was and where I fell into it. My self perspective went from one of the best military/LE shooters I knew to "Wow, I suck and didn't even know it," in a matter of one day. It's humbling and many can't take this level of realization. I found it absolutely motivating.

So, if you really want to weigh and measure you shooting skills, you don't have to get a bunch of people from a blog sight together to test it. The competitions are already out there. There are pistol, rifle, and shotgun matches all up and down the front range and on the west and in the mountains. You simply have to ask what to bring, when to be there, and for a little guidance when you first start out. THEN the hard part comes in. You have to accept the truth of a measurement of your skills based on the full spectrum that exists in these competitions. I see the impact on new shooters every week I get to a match. Some accept, some don't.

My 2 cents.

[Scanker19]

I'm pretty good with a Phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.

[spencerhenry]

i did a service rifle shoot many years back. I got second for the day, but the second course of fire after i figured out where i was hitting, was the best of the day. the guys that put it on asked if i wanted to get together for non sanctioned shoots, i said yes, gave them my number and never heard from them again.
around here without having to drive over 50 miles ($20 in fuel), there are very few competitions. the only ones i know of are IDPA, it seems like they always have their competitions on days like opening of hunting seasons or during the baja 500 and baja 1000. i would really like to shoot service rifle, smallbore, or silhouette. i shot a round of sporting clays once, but the guys that put it on had so much attitude that i never went back. i had a $200 winchester pump, and apparently if you dont shoot an expensive over/under you are not worthy of respect.
i am looking for some informal shoot what you got, be safe, but a little more laid back than a competition shoot.

[Irving]

What area are you in again?

[sniper7]

I once went to a psychic...to warn her