New Shooter Perspective - This is the greatest sport

[memphistransplant]

Just as a little relief from the death and destruction of Coronavirus, I offer my thoughts as a new long range shooter. This is absolutely the most fun I've ever had with any competitive sport. I pretty much suck at shotgun sports, and I'm not much better at pistol. After shooting four 600 yard F class and a few 600 yard benchrest matches, I'm totally hooked. I find it interesting that, without exception, every person I have met at these matches had offered helpful advice and made me feel welcome to their group. I hope to be able to do the same as my skills grow. This particular sport suits my somewhat OC personality, as I rather enjoy the hours of repetitive tasks involved in loading. After matches, I can brag to my non-shooting friends about how I can hit the target at 600 yards (as long as I don't show them the actual scores and targets of the shooters I was competing with, LOL!). As my forum name implies, I'm about to be transplanted from Memphis to western Colorado, so I will miss my new friends in Memphis and north Mississippi, but I look forward to shooting with the guys out in Whitewater. Thanks to Tim Claunch for helping me build a modified 6mm Dasher, AKA the 6mm TAC which shoots better than half MOA groups. So, if you're on the fence about taking up this sport, I encourage you to join the fun.

 

[dogdude]

Almost a 50 !!

 

[memphistransplant]

Look me up when you get out this way.

I sure will, Clay. Thanks.

Jerry

 

[GNERGY]

I had the same results shooting F class. Everybody is friendly and helpful, probably because they know when you come to the line they are going to out shoot you anyway.
It was the same at the Buick nationals when I went ( I own a Buick Regal Grand National since it was new in 87 ) they said put your tools here and helped me put their data loggewre on my car and helped me get a better fuel pump and drop my tank and put it in and adjust boost and taught me a bunch in one weekend. I couldn't believe how friendly they were and of course you would be racing against them. But hay you paid your entry fees and that would help increase the prize money, that potentially they might win.
The shooting family is like NO other, when You meet a fellow shooter or hunter, they are like almost automatic family.
Tarey
Great group here.