Competions in Meters

[D Coots]

I live and compete in the United States of America and am proud of it. When I compete in other countries I have no problem with using the metric system.

Why is the metric system being used in the United States of America?

Later
Dave

 

[afrench]

maybe to go after those records?

 

[Warren Dean]

To standardize scores for international head to head comparison, maybe?

 

[morpheus]

Communists...

 

[xswanted]

NRA Silhouette has been shot in meters for as long as I remember.

What else is?

 

[Ned Ludd]

The real question is whether the match organizers advertise that the match is in meters...or metres.

 

[JEFFPPC]

The real question is whether the match organizers advertise that the match is in meters...or metres.

Why does it matter?

 

[Walt Krafft]

What matches?

 

[Pres100]

Why does it matter?

I believe that was a joke

 

[Fuj]

Always wondered why the "Tack Driver" was decided to shoot
at 300 meters ??

 

[hogpatrol]

I would guess the layouts for a lot of ranges were done many years ago and for financial or other reasons, were just never converted.
Atglen Sportsmans Club upper range is in meters as per NRA silhouette specifications.100, 200, 300, 385 and 500. All my hunting dope charts are in meters. Same with my rangefinder.

 

[swd]

I just like to shoot..

 

[jcline]

Always wondered why the "Tack Driver" was decided to shoot
at 300 meters ??

To make the match a challenge. The range also has no moving backers and wanted to be able to see the 5 bullet holes. 300 meters will work on about any cartridge in benchrest, where the small 6's and 30BR's run out of steam past 300 meters.

 

[Doug Beach]

Not many (any?) new IC engines listed in cubic inches, any more. Nutrition labels are all metric. Medicine is metric.
The actual definition of an inch is 25.4 millimeters, and has been since 1933.
We’re already metric, just too stubborn to admit it.

 

[SG4247]

 

[SteveOak]

NRA Silhouette has been shot in meters for as long as I remember.

What else is?

Has always been shot in meters. It started in Mexico. The Metric system was optional in Mexico from 1875, and has been compulsory since 1896.

 

[NZ_Fclass]

The meters! You can't handle the metres!

 

[SG4247]

I want like the real distance not clicks or whatnot.

 

[Ned Ludd]

When they start using furlongs, I expect heads to explode.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I just step it off, so no one knows which it is.