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Target for peep/iron sights?
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So... been 25+ years since I've shot a 22 with irons ... but took a new to me Mossberg 44us out the other day, did pretty well.
My problem though is seeing the bulls at 25, 50, and 100 yards. Not thinking, I took my usual stack of targets with 1/2" dots - which work great when I have a 10x+ scope on the rifle. Not so much with irons. I did have a few reduced scale B-2 targets for 25 foot slow fire pistol, and they were OK at 25 and not bad at 50...
Suggestions please? Either PDF files I can print, or a NRA target number (like B-2 or whatever) would be great.
Thanks!
My problem though is seeing the bulls at 25, 50, and 100 yards. Not thinking, I took my usual stack of targets with 1/2" dots - which work great when I have a 10x+ scope on the rifle. Not so much with irons. I did have a few reduced scale B-2 targets for 25 foot slow fire pistol, and they were OK at 25 and not bad at 50...
Suggestions please? Either PDF files I can print, or a NRA target number (like B-2 or whatever) would be great.
Thanks!
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I'd try smaller rather than larger, or in addition to the 4". A centerfire target typically has about a 5.5 moa aiming black. So make some at 3" too and see how you hit.
From the NRA rule book, a standard A23 50 yard smallbore target is black out through the 7 ring, 3.89".
Thanks, I can use some desktop publishing stuff to make myself 4" black circles.
It is fun to shoot a .22 at 100 yards: rifle or pistol. 100 yard sillouete shooting with a .22 pistol is a real challenge. 100 yards will really show how accurate your rifle is, and, how good your trigger control and sight alignment is.
For casual shooting I use paper plates which do quite well at 25 to 50 yards, with or without black circles drawn on them. They will do at 100 yards but should have a larger backing behind them to show off-target hits.
I call those "misses". [:D][:0][:D]
quote:Originally posted by navc130
For casual shooting I use paper plates which do quite well at 25 to 50 yards, with or without black circles drawn on them. They will do at 100 yards but should have a larger backing behind them to show off-target hits.
I call those "misses". [:D][:0][:D]
Yep I call those misses also!
Might consider getting some big watermelons or 5 gallon buckets of water, or some of them large weather ballons to see your hits when using the irons and peeps at 100 yards![:o)][:)]
quote:Originally posted by bpost
quote:Originally posted by navc130
For casual shooting I use paper plates which do quite well at 25 to 50 yards, with or without black circles drawn on them. They will do at 100 yards but should have a larger backing behind them to show off-target hits.
I call those "misses". [:D][:0][:D]
Yep I call those misses also!
Might consider getting some big watermelons or 5 gallon buckets of water, or some of them large weather ballons to see your hits when using the irons and peeps at 100 yards![:o)][:)]
Those are 'near hits'
quote:Originally posted by bpost
quote:Originally posted by navc130
For casual shooting I use paper plates which do quite well at 25 to 50 yards, with or without black circles drawn on them. They will do at 100 yards but should have a larger backing behind them to show off-target hits.
I call those "misses". [:D][:0][:D]
Yep I call those misses also!
Might consider getting some big watermelons or 5 gallon buckets of water, or some of them large weather ballons to see your hits when using the irons and peeps at 100 yards![:o)][:)]
Someone left an un-touched 12" shoot-n-see target on the 100 yard line... had no problems aiming, after doing 14" of elevation I was able to get a well centered group of about 4". I'm not complaining