No longer a silhouette virgin

Evil Dog · Post by **Evil Dog** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:24 pm

Went out and shot my first honest to steel chickens match today.... oh my gawd was it ever fun. I've a CZ 452 Varmint with a vintage Weaver T-10 mounted with Burris Signature Z rings. I'd pretty much worked out the scope settings for 25, 50, 75 and 100 yards (didn't realize that those were not the ranges that would be used). Used mostly Federal Auto-Match but also tried a few of the Federal 510's. I do a goodly bit of offhand shooting but it is with a 75 caliber flintlock (Brown Bess)... an entirely different ballgame. Atleast I didn't totally embarrass myself... scored a whopping 7 out of 40. Think maybe it is time for some serious practice before next month's match.

BlauBear · Post by **BlauBear** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:26 pm

Welcome to OCD Central, how may we tempt you?

Federal Automatch are good stuff, just a little fast and loud. Federal 510 did poorly in my testing, but as in all things YMMV.

As your illness progresses, you'll want a Timney trigger for your Varmint. You're likely to finish that project shortly before caving in to the Anschutz 1712 craving. Next you'll want a new scope - the Leupold VXIII 6.5-18 is a good stop but the older Weaver T-24 with 1/4 MOA clicks is very popular.

In the meantime, welcome aboard!

Innocent · Post by **Innocent** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:25 am

Evildog...welcome and your score was great. THe addicition continues. My first scope was a Weaver T10 and I still have it around for a starter scope for tempting potential new addicts. The older scopes are excellent but a tad heavy when it gets to mounting them on some of the wood stock rifles due to their steel tube. Enjoy your rilfe set up and I look forward to meeting you at a match sometime.

Innocent Mary

Ghostofwar · Post by **Ghostofwar** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:52 pm

Welcome to the game! You will soon start improving your scores and when you do, you will start down the road of "if I just had this scope or that rifle, I would shoot so much better." That is a road that never ends. If you are looking for a new scope I have a practically brand new Leupold VXII, like mentioned above, for sale.

BlauBear · Post by **BlauBear** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:31 pm

Oooh! A VXII 6-18 on a Varmint with a Timney trigger really gets it done!

timfinle · Post by **timfinle** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:32 pm

As you can see, there are a few "silhouette pushers" on this board and they know how to tempt addicts down the dark path

girl from PHX · Post by **girl from PHX** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:16 pm

Timmy TImmy Timmy....you're too funny.

BlauBear · Post by **BlauBear** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:53 am

It isn't all that hard - really just a matter of having the right bait.

ShooterP14 · Post by **ShooterP14** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:13 pm

BlauBear wrote:It isn't all that hard - really just a matter of having the right bait.

Bait from a master class shooter? Doesn't that constitute a ... uh... never mind.

malinois · Post by **malinois** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:22 pm

Or how you wiggle the worm..You know bait presentation and selection is everything

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