P23

[Phantom Sniper]

Hi Guy's
After yesterdays fiasco trying those plastic sabot pellets I cleaned all my barrels as best I could.
Today I printed a load of the 6yard targets and went to play (Sod the miserable old gits next door) To minimise noise and disturbance to them, I set my target holder up a couple of yards from the back door and fired from the inside of the house

I decided to do it with my new plaything. The Gamo P23. I used D&N Geco pellets and got some pretty good results considdering the trigger mechanism of this little pistol is attrocious(sp?)

My first group of five scored me a 47 with open sights!!!!!! WOW
I have never had a score that high! even with my normal/usual pistols.

I couldnt believe it!! Then my other neighbours lad came out to see what I was up to.
We had a chat and he examined the P23. He wants to join a local club but its miles away and we dont have transport at the moment.
Any how back to the thread
I then decided to finish the card off and put a further 5 shots into the second target. Scored 31 HUH! what happened
Then sticking to comp rules I shot the next 2 5shot groups single handed.
PATHETIC! Less than 20 in each.

I decided to have another go with fresh target. Ruddy useless!

Anyone else started off with a good high score then gone down the pan as bad as this or was my first group just a fluke?

Tony

[cookie]

You sure you didn't fire 10 shots in the first card.

Just one of those things i think fella, I had a nice 3 shot clover the other day all in the 10, was so pleased left that card alone and put up a fresh one and shot 8,7,7,8,6.

I know i was just lucky, otherwise i would be shooting high 40's all the time.

But it's that bit of luck now and again that keeps you trying to make yourself better.

Jason

[Jim McArthur]

It happens to me a lot, Tony. Often I shoot my best card on the warm-up paper!

"I make joke"...yet I think there is something - maybe a couple of things - behind it.

For one, I believe most of us shoot better when we're more relaxed. When we start thinking "competition", we freeze up, get shaky, can't concentrate as well, etc.

For another, I think shooting is more tiring than most of us realize.

I also think that most of us older guys tire out more quickly than we realize.

I'm not saying we can't still carry our own load on a job: but the difference between shooting well and shooting poorly is so incrementally small that just a bit of physical or mental fatigue can be enough to throw us off- stride.

Jim

[Firestorm]

It's because your old mate, your getting tired quickly........

Russ