What is currently a competitive 100 yrd benchrest group ?

[Dusty Stevens]

 

[RandyB]

Butch, nice post about Britt. I think you missed his birthday!

 

[natdscott]

Seriously? I pole-vaulted 14'6" and ran 100 meters in 11 seconds in high school. I could bench press my own weight several times in my day, but there is no way I could hold a barrel stable enough. I never claimed to have a surgeon's hands. What kind athleticism is required to pull that off?

It's not about strength, per se...

None at all. You cant stop the rifle from moving you just have to minimize it and pull the trigger at the right time

...but I do disagree a little with Dusty. Shooting well in Offhand is an extreme exercise in a certain type of athleticism.

To shoot well on your feet, you have to make extremely large muscle groups like your Quad/Hamstrings and Abdominal groups act in the same fashion as fine muscle groups like those in your forearm and hands. Those large muscle groups were never intended to manipulate anything on a 0.001" scale, yet that is what we must ask them to do: maintain stability of your aiming platform inside, say, 0.005-0.010"...close to the thickness of a piece of notebook paper, with muscles that were meant to move in 1/2" or bigger increments.

So it's not like we normally view athletic ability, but it is extremely athletic in an isometric sense...right up there with the toughest things possible.

 

[jamesdmock]

Butch, nice post about Britt. I think you missed his birthday!

I had those thoughts too. I know Britt and he certainly does not look to be 113.

 

[spife7980]

Seriously? I pole-vaulted 14'6" and ran 100 meters in 11 seconds in high school. I could bench press my own weight several times in my day, but there is no way I could hold a barrel stable enough. I never claimed to have a surgeon's hands. What kind athleticism is required to pull that off?

Thats your problem. You need a bigger gut to rest your support arm on.

 

[clunker]

You need to give it a try......

Can't wait to give it a try. I'm hoping to start handloading this winter, and I will need something more stable than a bipod to dial in the load. Might as well see how I do off a set of bags.

Silhouette is a whole different story. I print my targets on 8.5" x 11" because it's cheaper, and I feel fairly confident that I could consistently hit the piece of paper at 100 yds with my unsupported .223 and a 9x scope. All bets are off whether I could actually hit a target on that piece of paper. How big are those silhouettes?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Can't wait to give it a try. I'm hoping to start handloading this winter, and I will need something more stable than a bipod to dial in the load. Might as well see how I do off a set of bags.

Silhouette is a whole different story. I print my targets on 8.5" x 11" because it's cheaper, and I feel fairly confident that I could consistently hit the piece of paper at 100 yds with my unsupported .223 and a 9x scope. All bets are off whether I could actually hit a target on that piece of paper. How big are those silhouettes?

Centerfire targets are a lot farther than 100yds!!

 

[clunker]

Centerfire targets are a lot farther than 100yds!!

I assumed as much. Those silhouettes had better be life-size. Even at that, I'm definitely going to miss the chicken.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I assumed as much. Those silhouettes had better be life-size. Even at that, I'm definitely going to miss the chicken.

The rams weigh 84lbs. A 243 has a hard time knocking them over

 

[Dusty Stevens]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallic_silhouette_shooting

 

[butchlambert]

Butch, nice post about Britt. I think you missed his birthday!

This was a cut and paste from the trapshooters forum. Thanks for pointing this out. They are about 40yrs or so off on the year.