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[June 8] DURC Open
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25-05-2008 12:02pm#1
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It wasn't me! wrote: »Can't retrospectively send you to Munich though.
Wouldn't have been enough anyway. Cutoff for Munich was 589. 0 -
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It wasn't me! wrote: »You make it sound as though you haven't been trying, showoff.
Oh, I have been trying. 0 -
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Kinda hard to buy a batch of Tenex when there's only 100 rounds on my license.
At the moment, I'm confident that the ammo is better than I am. Indoors, I can usually call the placement of the shot quite accurately. Outdoors, there's always the chance that I haven't read the conditions correctly so I'm not quite there yet.
I haven't had any fliers with the Match EPS, the only issue I've had with them has been that a few of them have failed to go off.0 -
That can be fixedKinda hard to buy a batch of Tenex when there's only 100 rounds on my license.
Aye, and if you were shooting in the 570s I'd say don't bother, but that's twice you've been in the 580s so far and if it's where you're shooting, then doing the batch-test thing will bring you another few points without any training being required. The only thing to worry about would be that you don't overthink it - send off barrel, buy 10,000 rounds, then forget completely about it until you've shot them all. Don't go off with this mucking about with weighing bullets and measuring rims and all that claptrap. Batch testing is the 90% item there.At the moment, I'm confident that the ammo is better than I am. Indoors, I can usually call the placement of the shot quite accurately. Outdoors, there's always the chance that I haven't read the conditions correctly so I'm not quite there yet.
Batch testing, well yes you get less fliers, but the point of it isn't flier reduction, it's shrinking the group size a little bit more.I haven't had any fliers with the Match EPS, the only issue I've had with them has been that a few of them have failed to go off.
It's not mandatory - look at Michelle's performance last august in Bisley, and that was without batch tested ammo - but it is worth doing when you reach a high enough standard and you're hitting the point now.0 -
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That can be fixed
Yep, it's on the to-do list.Aye, and if you were shooting in the 570s I'd say don't bother, but that's twice you've been in the 580s so far
...in the last year.Batch testing, well yes you get less fliers, but the point of it isn't flier reduction, it's shrinking the group size a little bit more.
It's not mandatory - look at Michelle's performance last august in Bisley, and that was without batch tested ammo - but it is worth doing when you reach a high enough standard and you're hitting the point now.
I'll definitely think about it.0 -
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I've had one or two do odd things, and Tenex at that (had a round keyhole through an indoor 25yd target once), and we've seen very odd things happen with ammo in the club over the years (including a batch of exploding ammunition according to the minute books!) but it's odd enough to make me wonder - Conor have you checked your firing pin and it's spring? Were these total duds or did they fire when you re-cocked and tried again?Thats funny, I've never had a round fail to go bang, and thats in a good few years shooting smallbore and previously, fullbore.
Oi you, quit that kind of thing, it's technically libellous!Is X buying seconds?0 -
Thats funny, I've never had a round fail to go bang, and thats in a good few years shooting smallbore and previously, fullbore.
I've been using Match EPS for about 2/3 years and never had one fail.
I've had 4 Match EPS fail to ignite on the first strike of the firing pin*. 3 of those went off when rotated and struck again. The other was during a match and didn't want to extract (which is sometimes a problem with the club KK200 I'm using) but when extracted I set it aside and continued the match. When I got back to the range I destroyed it but the primer looked like it had partially burned. :eek: Scary stuff.Is X buying seconds?
*Cheap mode* You can get seconds?
* And 1 Lapua Master, years ago. As an RO in DURC I've seen maybe 5-10 other rounds of various other brands fail to go off the first time.0 -
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I'm still waiting on the "I learnt about shooting from that" postWhen I got back to the range I destroyed it but the primer looked like it had partially burned. :eek: Scary stuff.
:rolleyes:*Cheap mode* You can get seconds?
Money saved buying cheap ammo <<< Money wasted by using cheap ammo while trying to get to international level 0 -
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The eejit. Five rounds is too much anyway, one or two would be enough unless he'd just scrubbed the barrel before the last shot (and that's a bad idea just before a match as well). So he fouls his barrel with the cheap stuff, then fires other stuff through it, which changes the fouling pattern over time and gives inconsistent results.I know a guy who saves money by warming his barrel with 5 rounds of Eley Cheap (forget the proper name!) before using his Match EPS.
Won't fire 5 rounds of the good stuff into the bank!!
Match EPS is what, 15 cents per round? Cheap eley is about 10 cents. So for 25 cents saved, he risks losing a few points and throwing the match. After spending what, 15 euro or so on entry fees. And that's not counting the cost of the petrol to get to the match, the cost of the time to train for and shoot the match, the cost of the kit he's shooting with, his licence, his insurance, his membership fee....
Seriously, sometimes I think Irish shooters have a problem with doing a cost-benefit analysis 0 -
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I forgot to add my congratulations to Conor for an extremely good result. Although conditions weren't windy, the constant light changes were very testing and many competitors reported fliers as a result.
Keep up the good work Conor. As others have said, it might be worth your while moving up to Tenex for the Nationals. If you need some for the day, I have some that you'd be welcome to if you wanted. At a price of course 0 -
I forgot to add my congratulations to Conor for an extremely good result. Although conditions weren't windy, the constant light changes were very testing and many competitors reported fliers as a result.
Keep up the good work Conor. As others have said, it might be worth your while moving up to Tenex for the Nationals. If you need some for the day, I have some that you'd be welcome to if you wanted. At a price of course
Cool, thanks. I'll certainly consider it.0 -
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Deleted User wrote: »Newsflash:
I am not dead! Have finished exams and have started back into competition training!
Will be seeing you all at the nationals!
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It wasn't me! wrote: »Been watching the rapid-fire pistol finals have we? "I got all five targets, I'm doing really well!" *Looks around to see a lot of irate shooters*
rrpc or sparks should know the story...0 -
If anyone gets a crossfire on Sunday, stick your hand up. It's far easier to deal with when it's just been fired rather than later.
Although we still can pick them up either way.
At the Munich shoot, two shots hit my target 0.7 seconds apart :eek:
I didn't spot it until about 4 shots later, but I *do* know who did it. 0 -
If anyone gets a crossfire on Sunday, stick your hand up. It's far easier to deal with when it's just been fired rather than later.
Although we still can pick them up either way.
At the Munich shoot, two shots hit my target 0.7 seconds apart :eek:
I didn't spot it until about 4 shots later, but I *do* know who did it.
I was told the opposite - the RO gave out to me for putting my hand up and saying it. Was told to wait until the detail is over.0 -
Deleted User wrote: »I was told the opposite - the RO gave out to me for putting my hand up and saying it. Was told to wait until the detail is over.
Technically speaking it's easier to sort at the time. If you know how 0 -
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