MPL comp shooting - Place your rants here!

[Rickenbacker]

Right, I didn't want to deface any of the other MPL threads with my 'newbie' ranting, so here goes!

First off - Thanks to Zooma for the competition package

This is my first ever air pistol comp!

The last time I shot at match cards was with a .22 Browning semi-auto at 25 yards, so that gives you an idea how long ago...

I have a choice of 2 eligible pistols for the .177 comp... my 1996 IZH46 (non M) which I bought a couple of years ago, with a delicious back-story of how it came via the USSR Olympic Team! ... and the HW75 I've just bought. Which is utterly awesome!

The HW75 trigger (un-adjusted) is 100 times better than the Baikal... but the IZH's sights and grip are... bigger!

A few practice cards with both pistols gives an average of 40 ex50 whatever pistol I'm using, so the Izzy it is, then

I'm sure I used to shoot around a 90 ex100 average at smallbore pistol, so this 6 yard business isn't looking very good... but then that was 15+ years ago, and now I'm pushing 50 yrs old with diagnosed Glocoma in my shooting eye... see the excuse coming in early there!?

Right, a few shots at the back of a match card to warm up - and off we go to shoot my first two comp cards!... I'm allowing myself to drop a point from yesterday's average (for comp' nerves), so I'd be happy with 39s...

Card #1: Score = 39
Three shots high, and two shots low. The two low ones are 7s.... there's only one 9 and not a 10 on there!
Still, the score is OK...

Card #2: Score = 39
This is better... three 9s and an eight... last shot...
Me starts thinking about making a cup of tea to have while I score the card...
Me trys to stop thinking about the tea...
A flipping 4 !!!
I mean, that one shot is 'six off' out of 'eleven off' on the whole card!!
If only I'd have shot an 8, that'd be... a 43 !

Grrr, the 40s are coming... it's just a matter of time...

I know, I'll massively adjust the trigger!... that'll be sure to end well...

Ta for looking - but please - don't anybody say 'well, at least it's consistant'... 'cos consistant it certainly is not! Phil

[micken]

Well, you could aim at becoming more consistent. Just don't get better, I need someone to beat.



Mick

[Rickenbacker]

Well, you could aim at becoming more consistent. Just don't get better, I need someone to beat.



Mick

lol... well the trigger fettling went beautifully - A little less sear engagment, and I'm straight in the 9s and 10s

I'm sure I'll find a way to defeat myself on the next match card

[micken]

Oh no, another fettler. We'll have to set up a club.

[zooma]

Can I join too?

[zooma]

When we first started this 6 yard shooting lark last year I got the impression that the "serious" target shooters kind of "poo-pooed" it as being not that much of a challenge.

However - I have yet to see anyone that scores better on these 6 yard Air 8 targets than they can achieve at 10 meters.

This is a real challenge - especially as the choice of pistol is restricted to those that comply with the MPL rules.

Although most of us use this competition as an excuse to exercise the classic air pistols and find it to be a very entertaining competition to be involved with, it is most definitely not a "push-over" but a competition that can provide a very stiff challenge for anyone that wants to take it seriously.

This is a competition for everyone - the hobby shooter, the classic air pistol collector - and even the serious competitor!

If you have not yet entered you could be missing-out on one of the best UK competitions we have that can accommodate everyone that likes to shoot air pistols at targets in their own homes or anywhere that is safe to shoot at 6 yards