Nature Boy
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It was a well run match with a lot of very accomplished shooters. Several of the 54 in attendance were current and past champions including a few record holders.
The format was 6 individual matches, 3 on Saturday and 3 on Sunday, 600 yards, prone, 20 shots for record in each match.
General categories were F Class and Sling. I was shooting in the F Class group.
On Saturday the winds were light earlier but got tricky as the day progressed. The scores reflected it.
I started the 1st match in the pits pulling the target for a past national champion. He shot an impressive 200 with 18 X’s. For reference, the 10 ring is 6” and the X ring is 3”.
By the end of the day there were 3 shooters that “cleaned” all three matches (all 60 shots inside the 6” 10 ring for a score of 600). I dropped one shot on the first match of the day (in the 9 ring) but cleaned the next two and was in 6th place with a 599-34X
The conditions on Sunday were nearly identical to Saturday. Almost dead calm early then becoming unpredictably variable later.
I shot better scoring a 200-16X in my first match, dropped one the 2nd with a 199-13x and finishing strong on the 3rd with another 200-16X. This is my target on the last match. The 9 was my first sighter (you get 2 before your 20 shots for record).
At the end of the weekend I finished 4th overall with a 1198-79X and feel really good about it. It was my first time to shoot in a championship match. The fella that won it shot a phenomenal 1200-82X. That’s what MOA all day looks like.
When you shoot against this level of competition in a format like this you have to be nearly perfect
The format was 6 individual matches, 3 on Saturday and 3 on Sunday, 600 yards, prone, 20 shots for record in each match.
General categories were F Class and Sling. I was shooting in the F Class group.
On Saturday the winds were light earlier but got tricky as the day progressed. The scores reflected it.
I started the 1st match in the pits pulling the target for a past national champion. He shot an impressive 200 with 18 X’s. For reference, the 10 ring is 6” and the X ring is 3”.
By the end of the day there were 3 shooters that “cleaned” all three matches (all 60 shots inside the 6” 10 ring for a score of 600). I dropped one shot on the first match of the day (in the 9 ring) but cleaned the next two and was in 6th place with a 599-34X
The conditions on Sunday were nearly identical to Saturday. Almost dead calm early then becoming unpredictably variable later.
I shot better scoring a 200-16X in my first match, dropped one the 2nd with a 199-13x and finishing strong on the 3rd with another 200-16X. This is my target on the last match. The 9 was my first sighter (you get 2 before your 20 shots for record).
At the end of the weekend I finished 4th overall with a 1198-79X and feel really good about it. It was my first time to shoot in a championship match. The fella that won it shot a phenomenal 1200-82X. That’s what MOA all day looks like.
When you shoot against this level of competition in a format like this you have to be nearly perfect
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