Clean a Target... Show us!

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Just thought we could all use some Positive Reinforcement so I made this a "sticky" which means its always at the top in this topic. So when you shoot a clean target and want to hoot a little post it here for all to see! 


Here is what I did last night at our weekly indoor league, 50 ft on the NRA reduced target, shot Timed fire style in four strings of 5 shots, we hang two targets at a time. 100 6x and a 100 7x this was a first for me to clean two in the same set of targets. Ended with a 493 26x out of possible 500.
 

Started slow and tapered off....

I should have posted this image here, not wherever I put it.  Two almost, followed by two cleaned targets, 25 yards.  It doesn't really count though, as there were too many fingers on the gun........

I cleaned a Slow Fire target this week for the first time.  Indoor practice at 50 ft with a Walther GSP, shooting CCI Std Velocity.  Repeating under match pressure would certainly be more difficult, but I was still proud of this one. 

Wow really nice target !
                          Skid

Very nice.
Jon

Very Nice!  I would review this one before future Slow Fire strings.

I have been lurking here for a while soaking up anything I can about precision pistol shooting, and a month ago bought a Marvel .22 conversion and a Ultradot from the classified here to give it a try.

This morning I shot my first match and ended up with an 833 score. I completely blew the second round timed fire target with a 58 when the sun suddenly came out and my dot disappeared!

On the third round though, I cleaned the timed fire target, and then shot a 97 in rapid fire.

I can't thank the membership here enough for sharing the knowledge and experience that they have!

Congrats, And I'm jealous. You have sunshine?

Thank you, Len!

I'll now remember to turn the dot upright from the start...

Rapid Fire on an AP etarget (SIUS) shot at 10M, trigger was set to 4lbs.
I haven't practiced with my LP50 for months and this was my first target this morning!  

That inner dashed ring (X) is the same size as the pellet .177", 10 ring is .45", 9 is 1"

From yesterday outdoor match.
Rapid fire, outdoor, 25yrd, overcast, light wind.


Second one is the target I am proud of much more.
98 in a slow fire at 50yrd! My first 98 slow fire!

Not the tightest group in the world, but 100 is 100.

I needed every one of them too, since I X'd out the second place competitor for 6 points.

Getting back into bullseye...it's coming along, but not as fast as I would like. Shot this playing with an unaltered Colt MK4 Gold Cup. 
Bob  




Shot this awhile back with a new McMillan-built 92/M9. Good gun, so far. 
Bob 

This morning's monthly 900 match timed fire target.



Other than that...I totally sucked with an 828-20, as I had the shakes like I've never seen before.

Nice target DA/SA, but how do you expect to fire these more frequently, when the last thing you write about is how poorly you did and the excuse as to why?

Why would you write something down that you don't want to replicate?**

Seek and expand what you want to achieve.

**To be honest, we are programmed to do just what you did.  Break that programming.  Highlight the good and forget the rest.

Your comments are appreciated!

I'm new to this and haven't really delved into the psychology of shooting yet, but I am really big on working on the fundamentals.

I was totally unprepared yesterday and was aggravated right from the start. It was a successful day though as I made no silly mistakes for the first time which cost me points. (Which was one of the things I wanted to concentrate on)

Every day is a new day, and as my wife will attest, I'm a master forgetter...

I read your comments this morning as I was leaving for the range and they fired me up (inspired me) a little in a good way. I shot 75 rounds consecutive slow fire and of them 50% were in the X ring (unprecedented for me) and only nine rounds landed outside of the 10 ring.

Thank You!!

Glad to hear you were inspired.(smile)  Great 10/X count.

Focusing on only the 10s and Xs is a good way to practice.

Great time fire training today - 100-5X

Timed fire at the monthly match. (Marvel with 1" Ultradot. 3 lb 14 oz trigger) 

At least I was consistent...

I did give the dot a couple of clicks left after I benched it the next day.

First ten rounds out of the gun (Marvel) Sunday morning. 



All I need to do is figure out how to do that every time I pick up the gun and I'll be happy...

DA/SA - that's easy: only shoot on Sunday mornings!
Great job!

My first ever .45 clean target. Shot it yesterday at Falls Township, PA in the .45 Timed Fire Match. Followed by a 98-4X for a 198-7X match aggregate.
Many thanks to Ron Steinbrecher and the Falls Township crew for hosting a terrific match!

Good going Oleg! Maybe the time with the .22 has paid off?

Best 
Arthur

Arthur,

I definitely think that spending a year+ shooting only the .22 conversion with a 3.5 lbs trigger was a great investment of my time. During this year I progressed from Marksman/Sharpshooter in .22-Only to Expert, and now I shoot Expert-level scores with all calibers. In addition, my conversion has a long roll trigger, and learning to shoot that helped me to improve the consistently of my hold.
I now shoot the AW93 with a divine 2-stage trigger (second stage is set up with a short roll) and my 1911, which also has a short roll trigger. This works better for me than the long roll I have on the conversion.
To repeat myself, shooting a conversion was a terrific learning experience. At least for me.

Regards,
Oleg.

Great shooting!