Anyone practice Bullseye Rounds?

[Charlie Martinez]

I've seen a decline in Bullseye competition in recent years but I try to shoot at least two Bullseye rounds a week, one with my 22 & another w/either a 1911 or a 38 Special revolver. I also practice two handed shooting but I feel one handed shooting makes be a better shooter.
Anyone out there still practice this style of shooting?

 

[Varminterror]

I still warm up for almost all of my handgunning sessions by shooting one hand, bullseye style, with a 22LR pistol, regardless of whether the day will be focused on supported shooting with a scoped revolver or on transition speed with a bottom feeder. Only takes a minute, costs only a few dollars, and prevents a completely dull edge from forming on vital fundamental skills.

 

[BullRunBear]

I don't compete but I do bullseye shooting as part of most range sessions, partly for fun and partly as rehab. I lost some stamina and steadiness after a surgery (don't recover as fast as I did 40 years ago) and bullseye lets me know how things are improving. For 22s I use a Ruger MK II competition or a Smith K-17. For centerfire I use a K-38 with WCs or a CZ 75b in 9mm. The results can be laughably bad or surprisingly good but it's all shooting so it's fun.

Jeff

 

[Charlie Martinez]

I don't compete but I do bullseye shooting as part of most range sessions, partly for fun and partly as rehab. I lost some stamina and steadiness after a surgery (don't recover as fast as I did 40 years ago) and bullseye lets me know how things are improving. For 22s I use a Ruger MK II competition or a Smith K-17. For centerfire I use a K-38 with WCs or a CZ 75b in 9mm. The results can be laughably bad or surprisingly good but it's all shooting so it's fun.

Jeff

You have nice handguns. I agree with both of you. Bullseye does two things for me; first by keeping score I have a good idea of how I'm improving (or not) & second anything you can do with one hand you can do twice as well with two! All joking aside it has helped me improve to a very good level.

 

[Ohen Cepel]

Its something I think more people should do. I see too many shooters putting targets as close as possible to themselves and blasting away. Not that close shooting is of no value, but slowing down and working on distance shooting helps build other skills also. I like Bullseye, would do more of it if I had the time, helps to clear my head.

I think they have changed the name recently to "precision pistol" or something like that if anyone is looking for shoots near them.

 

[BobWright]

I do one-hand shooting, what the Cowboy Action men call "duelist" shooting. I don't take the usual bullseye stance but shoot one handed at a very large target, about six inches in diameter at eight to ten yards. Sort of combat shooting or just plinking.

Bob Wright

 

[Hangingrock]

Yes we shoot at 25 & 50 yard lines, mainly with a Colt 1911 series pistol 45ACP. Most shooting ranges the 25Yd line is sparsely used and the 50Yd line you'll be by yourself.

 

[Charlie Martinez]

I do one-hand shooting, what the Cowboy Action men call "duelist" shooting. I don't take the usual bullseye stance but shoot one handed at a very large target, about six inches in diameter at eight to ten yards. Sort of combat shooting or just plinking.

Bob Wright

Yes, CAS Duelist was my class also. I always concentrated more on doing a 100% clean round than speed. For some reason I was incredibly slow reloading my big double barreled shotgun. Those were fun competitions.

 

[Charlie Martinez]

Yes we shoot at 25 & 50 yard lines, mainly with a Colt 1911 series pistol 45ACP. Most shooting ranges the 25Yd line is sparsely used and the 50Yd line you'll be by yourself.

I shoot at 25 yards & I'm planning on moving out to 50 yards as soon as I consistently score in the 270's at 25. Right now I'm right at 265.

 

[NMPOPS]

While I don't shoot bullseye, I do start my practice by shooting groups. As i get older it's important to know I can still shoot a tight group and I can make that precision shot if needed. I do also practice one handed.

 

[luzyfuerza]

One handed bullseye shooting sounds like a good way to practice (or verify) good form on the trigger press. True?

What other fundamentals does bullseye shooting strengthen or verify?

 

[Charlie Martinez]

One handed bullseye shooting sounds like a good way to practice (or verify) good form on the trigger press. True?

What other fundamentals does bullseye shooting strengthen or verify?

I'm not an expert but for me it accentuates any trigger control flaws. Having only one hand to hold the pistol or revolver any errors in trigger control will be more noticeable. A guy I shoot with tells me he shoots with two hands because he doesn't have three. Its funny & maybe even makes sense but he hasn't improved much in many years.

 

[JONWILL]

Funny this came up. I used to shoot Bullseye. I quit a long time ago. I reached my maximum scores. Around 530-550. If I did better it was just by pure luck
I Have a Ruger Mark III competition model that I put a primary arms red dot on.
It has a Volquardsen trigger on it that is perfect
I’ve sighted it in and began to do some slow fire runs. Are use the method or I start low and raise the Gun until the dot hits the target then fire I did pretty well surprisingly

 

[entropy]

Like Varminterror, I start off with Bullseye with my 1911, then more practical practice. I find Bullseye more enjoyable and relaxing, though.

 

[Old Stumpy]

Apart from two-handed bench shooting from a rest, and one-handed plinking at the dirt backstop debris, it's about all that I do at the outdoor range where I shoot. The range is restricted to paper targets and I shoot all my handguns at 25 yards. While I could shoot closer, it's quite pointless.
I learned to shoot formal bullseye at 20 yards many years ago, and while combat-style shooting and CAS competition is very popular, it has never interested me. It would be nice to be able to just set up tin cans like I used to and just plink away, but I haven't a place to do that any more.

 

[alfsauve]

I want to get at least get one full match under my belt. One problem is that Bullseye shooting is still rather stodgy. Most clubs don't market their matches nor use newer registration or scoring tools like action matches do. Try typing "bullseye pistol" in FaceBook and see what results you get. Now compare that to "USPSA" "ICORE" or "IDPA" To top it off officially it isn't even called "bullseye". NRAs not a big help. Half the links on their Pistol Programs page are broken.

And here's how my local club describes the course of fire. Clear as mud. Is it 80 rounds, then 30 more for 110 rounds? or is "generally" 80 rounds but the National match is 30? Or is 90 rounds?

(I know the answer I'm just making a point about how bullseye clubs don't make it easy to figure out what's going on.)

...Generally an outdoor match will consist of 20 shots, slow fire at 50 yards (2 10-shot strings, 10 minutes per string), 20 shots, timed fire at 25 yards (4 5-shot strings, 20 seconds per string), 20 shots, rapid fire at 25 yards (4 5-shot strings, 10 seconds per string), and the National Match Course (10-shots, slow fire at 50 yards, 10-shots timed fire, and 10-shots rapid fire). This match consists of 90-shots for a possible aggregate total of 900 points.

 

[LiveLife]

All the time when I conduct load development for new bullet/powder.

 

[Laphroaig]

I've been shooting in a league for the last couple of years. Two 30 round NM courses, 1 center fire and one rim fire each week. I'm not very good but I keep trying. I've definitely come a long way since I started.

Usually a practice session once a week too, mainly with my Marvel .22 conversion. I've found that I've become more comfortable shooting one handed than two now since that's mainly what I do.

 

[Laphroaig]

Clear as mud. Is it 80 rounds, then 30 more for 110 rounds? or is "generally" 80 rounds but the National match is 30? Or is 90 rounds?

I read that to be a 60 round match followed by a 30 NM course. Total 90.

 

[SwampWolf]

What other fundamentals does bullseye shooting strengthen or verify?

All of the basics for shooting a handgun accurately are in play, including sight alignment, trigger squeeze, breath control, proper grip and stance and follow-through. It's a good place to start for acquiring shooter disciplines learning the fundamentals of pistol and rifle shooting; even if tactical shooting involving multiple targets, speedy trigger play and rapid reloads is the eventual goal.

I've been a committed Bullseye shooter for the past fifty years. As a retired le officer after thirty years of service, I've done my share of "combat" competition and weapon qualification courses of fire but I still have a special place for Bullseye shooting in my heart. Imo, it's the most demanding shooting discipline of all of the shooting competition "games". Anyone doubting this observation should try the "slow-fire" stage at Camp Perry, with the winds rolling off Lake Erie, while you squeeze the trigger on a handgun using iron sights, holding it with one hand, as you aim @ the "x" ring, fifty yards away before forming an opinion. Ten shaky shots in ten short minutes and then on to the timed-fire and rapid-fire stages (done @ 25 yards; five shots twice in twenty seconds and ten seconds respectively).

 

[Charlie Martinez]

For me shooting I find is that it provides a means of measuring your personal performance and to compare yourself against other shooters using the same target face & distance. There's even a series of levels that rate shooters based on their scores & it's always more fun when you're striving to enter the "next" level.

 

[ATLDave]

Shooting one-handed bullseye is about as much fun to me as long division or sit-ups. But - like doing long division by hand - there are some things to be learned from it, and, like sit-ups, some benefits that accrue from making it part of your routine I suppose.

 

[alfsauve]

I read that to be a 60 round match followed by a 30 NM course. Total 90.

You're right. Don't know why but I saw it as 80 instead of 60. Duh. But then other sites make it so much simpler.

 

[Deanimator]

Bullseye is pretty much all I do.

I competed until the recession and eight years of enforced no growth. I was lucky to pay my rent. Work schedules no longer permit me to compete even though I have the money to do so now.

 

[243winxb]

Shooting the NRA Precision Pistol (Bullseye) targets for score, are how i check my accuracy at age 74. Using 2 hands now, not like when competing in the 70 & 80s. A 2700 match was a lot of work, even when younger.

At the local club level, shooting in a league, the skill levels are wide. Marksmen through High Master makes it impossible to compete against each other. Imo.

My handicap system gave everone the chance to be a winner, shooting a NMC , 30 shots. The range officer has to keep and record scores. Not a lot of paper work after a shooter gets an average. Works well for small groups of shooters from 3 to 15.

Photos show how handicap system works. https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?media/bullseye-pistol-handicap-system.488/

Another with my scores, 22 lr one hand as per Bullseye rules. https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?media/score-bullseye.549/ The * is when i won the 25 cents everyone put up, just to make it interesting. Range indoors 50 feet.