New target

[Catscratch]

Put up my birthday present from the wife today. I like to hear hits, and see misses... so steel in front of water.

 

[b116757]

Very nice I very much like ringing steel targets. I have a couple targets on the edge of ponds myself one at 450yards and one at about 585yards makes getting on zero a lot easier if your scope doesn’t have zero stop as most of mine don’t and occasionally I forget to zero one after shooting and the next time out is more interesting because of my lax in memory.

 

[jsasker007]

What's the orange piece for?

 

[b116757]

Flipper

 

[jsasker007]

Moves when target is hit?

 

[b116757]

From side to side yes

 

[Catscratch]

Exactly, swings to the other side when it's hit. Adds a visual as well as the "ding" when the bullet hits. Plus it's a smaller target to aim at for more challenge.

 

[b116757]

I’ve been tempted to put up a dueling tree at 400 yards

 

[Catscratch]

I’ve been tempted to put up a dueling tree at 400 yards

2 things... that would a blast, and you're better shots than we are! :)

 

[b116757]

We do egg shoots at 400

 

[Catscratch]

We do egg shoots at 400

Wow!

 

[b116757]

One of my shooting partners has 22-243 wildcat on an untapered shillen barrel it looks like a truck axle he is the king of 400 yard egg shoots. I’ve seen him shoot $.50 cent piece 5 shot groups at 600 with it

 

[Catscratch]

Holy smokes! What's some impressive shooting!

We typically shoot .22's freehand from the deck. Not exactly long range precision, but fun in it's own right.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Offhand shooting is a lost art to many, myself included!

 

[b116757]

My own offhand is hit and miss lol

 

[Foggy47]

I like shooting steel occasionally too. I set up targets at 25, 50, 100 and 200 yards. Use them for quick sight in's or to check zero on deer rifles. But in the summer, I like to use my lever action guns a few times.....and just ring the 100 yard "gong" free hand or try the 8" plates with 38 special ammo and those lever guns. I keep a 357 lever action in my tractor cab and another in my wheeler. Seldom get used unless for a porkie or a woodchuck. Fun. (my rifle range is also a food plot. lol.....stand is off to the left....and 200 yard steel is out of sight here).

 

[drycreek]

If I shot eggs at 400 yards they would hatch before they broke !