Did a bit of shootin last week

[Varmintmist]

at Camp Perry

It was hot and 13 hrs on the range was enough for day one. We didnt embarrass ourselves for the first time in a trophy match. A buddy and I shot the Hearst Doubles team match.

SFP=slow fire prone 10 shots in 10 min, scored after each, RFP= Rapid fire, prone from standing 10 shots with a reload in 60 seconds for the Hearst and 80 for the springfield, vintage and garand, RFS =rapid fire sitting from standing 60-80 sec w/ reload, OFF= offhand 10 in 10 again, standing unsupported followed by yards, num after score is X ring count, x is the center of 10ring and is used for tiebreaker.
Team score was
rank.. OFF 200..RFP 300.. SFP 600.... total
198/300 165 - 0 x 189 - 3x 169 - 0x 523 - 3x

So we were about 1/3rd of the way off the bottom as a place to start. Not bad for two old guys who cant see. FYI, I found a vendor who makes a contact lens for a AR hooded aperture. May not need a flattop upper.
http://www.bjonessights.com/AR15.html

My part was
rank individual
386/600 ... 87 - 0 ... 93 - 3 ... 84 - 0 ...264 - 3
My offhand wasnt as good as I have done at 200 yds before, and the rapid at 300 could have been a bit better, but I was OK with a 84 at 600 considering I only had 2 times to put that rifle on paper at 600 yards. I was thinking I did OK at 3, then looked to my right at a 9X, 1 10 group. You could hear the pffffffffffffffffffft of the ego deflating.

Right after that we did the vintage sniper team match with my 03aFaux and did a little better.
rank...300yd........600yd........total
85 ... 188 - 1 ......182 - 1 ......370 - 2 Good enough to get us into the top 40% and a bronze medal. Top 40% scores from last year are in the medals, so if you had 100 people shooting, the score of the 61st person from the bottom sets the low end of the medals for the next year.

My part 94 - 1 96 - 1 190 - 2 Worse at 300 than 600, go figure

Carbine was the next day. That thing is like a wife. Either we do not get along at all, or she likes me. That day she liked me.
100yds reduced SR1 target
Rank .....SFP............RFP.............RFS..........O FF..........total
90/433 .. 92 - 1 ......92 - 0 ......76 - 0 ......83 - 0 ......343 - 1
That put me in the silver medals. They take the top 40% and cut it in half, so it is the top 20% overall.

Next day was Springfield and vintage bolt action, shot at 200yds
Springfield shooting a 03A3 @200
Rank...........SFP...........RFP............OFF... ......total
29/646 ......94 - 1 .......98 - 2 ......90 - 0 ......282 - 3 I got a gold, which means that the top 40% (bronze) is halved, then from that 50% (of 40% silver) the top 1/3 is gold. 29th out of 646 shooters. I am ok with that.

The afternoon brought the vintage where I shoot the Krag. She and I just came to a understanding. I can shoot her on the ground, because I can find a spot in the progressive lenses where I can pick up the front sight and the target, but I cant bend my head enough to shoot offhand. The Krag peep is like a 03 peep, about 16 inches down the bbl. If you can see through it, they are hammers, but I just cant. It was never one I was real ready to get a gold with, but this was our swan song. If the son wants to shoot her in comp, I will load for her.
@200..........................SFP............RFP.. ........OFF.............total
349/418 30-40 Krag .....91 - 0 ...... 84 - 1 ......46 - 0 ......221 - 1

Then the Garand
Did OK, just OK, got into the bronze. Couldnt pull my head out for SFP and RFP and offhand was nothing to write home about. Kinda a "meh" match for me.
rank............SFP.......RFP.......OFF......total
339/961...... 91 - 0 ......94 - 1 ......79 - 1 ......264 - 2

I had a good trip, the kids didnt do great. The son psychs himself out. If he tosses one bad he cant let it go and it ruins his score. The daughter didnt practice and thankfully, my buddy was scoring for her because she wont listen to me.

600 yard target and gorgeous model for reference.

200yd target the X is about the size of a snuff can and the 10 a coffee can lid. x-10-9 are black, 300 is the same but the 8 is also black.

Daughter with the 03

[solo1]

I can sure appreciate the discipline it takes to compete at Camp Perry.  Our club (Ft. Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club) has sent quite a few competitors to Camp Perry.  At one time I was going to compete with my M1 but found out I could no longer shoot prone, too much arthritis.  The M1 is gone but the arthritis isn't . 

Although I'm still active in shooting pistol, your post was almost Greek to me as it probably was to other VRCC members.  I'm sure that members of our club like Lynn Richter would understand.

Congrats on your placement in the different competitions.

Wayne

[RP#62]

Very cool.  Thanks for sharing.
-RP

[Jess from VA]

Yes, thanks for sharing. 

[Varmintmist]

I can sure appreciate the discipline it takes to compete at Camp Perry.  Our club (Ft. Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club) has sent quite a few competitors to Camp Perry.  At one time I was going to compete with my M1 but found out I could no longer shoot prone, too much arthritis.  The M1 is gone but the arthritis isn't . 

Although I'm still active in shooting pistol, your post was almost Greek to me as it probably was to other VRCC members.  I'm sure that members of our club like Lynn Richter would understand.

Tried to spell out the positions early on. SFP= slow fire prone ect.

Figured it would be a bit hard for some but those interested could always ask. Any specific question?
Hearst doubles is a team match, thats why there is a total and a my part. shot at 200-300-600 yards with a service rifle. We both shot rock river arms National match A2's
Vintage Sniper is a team match. shot at 300-600 shot the 03A4 that I built, call it the 03AFaux
The others are games matches, Garand, Springfield, vintage bolt action (Krag) @ 200 yds except the M1Carbine match shot at 100 on reduced 200 yd targets.

The score is what you get EG the Springfield a 94-1x means that everything was a 9 or better, with 4 10's and one in the X in slow fire prone, 10 shots in 10 min (unless I shot a 8 and a 10 where they avged out as 9). Then a 98-2x means that 8 were 10's, 2 were 9's (or a 10 and a and one was a X, in prone from standing rapid fire with one reload 10 shots in a time limit of 80 seconds. The last on was a 90, standing unsupported like the pic of my daughter where I averaged 9 on each shot 10 shots in 10 min. All at 200 yards.

That help?

Its a blast and there are CMP shoots all over the country

[solo1]

For the most part, I was aware of what the scoring was.
My gosh, using a 30/40 Krag!  My Dad bought one in 1933 for 8 bucks from the DCM, i believe.  That wasn't a very strong action but it was noted for the unusual side box magazine.

In Korea, in 1953, I pulled guard duty with an M2 carbine with two 30 round mags taped together.  The carbine got a bad rap as most compared it to the M1 Garand, power wise.  It was meant to replace the 1911 as I remember. I would think that there are much better loadings for the M1 carbine now.

Both the M1 and the M1 carbine are getting scarce.  I'll stick to my Savage 10P in .308. Not a comp gun but works for me.

[Varmintmist]

If I can find brass I will shoot a 6mm Lee Navy

Its a fun match.

The Krag is plenty strong as long as you dont try to make it a 06. The action is like working greased glass though.

M1 Carbines are what they are. There arnt better loadings because they have a pretty narrow window of function. There are many different loadings because they are finicky buggers. My father had a M2 most of the time also.