New to Silhouette

[Jerry G]

All the ranges around here use the cast targets

The cast ones are getting better, they are reinforcing them a little where they broke in the past, mainlu the ram's nose. I have repaired more of the cast targets than I want to admit. Cast iron is brittle and will break.

If you don't have any "whiners" around you can shoot either side of the cast targets. The casting tit isn't any more of an aiming spot than a previous bullet strike. I think you will get a better life out of them if you turn them and shoot both sides.

[lone ringer]

Have any of you guys noticed how much larger most of the cast iron targets are in comparison to the metal ones with welded bases? The chickens in particular with their huge legs and bases but also the other ones since they all have been reinforced to reduce breakage.

[kevinbear]

I certainly helps on cast chickens having the big thick leg, if your zero is a little low it gives you a chance to crank it up without putting a 0 on your scorecard!

[Dee]

Lone Ringer- The ones I have seen made from plate appear to be larger than the cast animals, not sure who made them though. All I know is going down shooting the chickens and turkeys it's like regular cast, cast, cast, STEROID Plate chicken or turkey. We only have a few mixed in at one match but you definetly feel like geeesh how can I miss compared to the others they look so much bigger. Then you miss anyway

I don't really care which direction they face and the sprue tit and letters on the backs of the cast targets aren't a problem IMO either.

I have noticed some places where they put the first bank of 5 facing one way and the next bank the other way (not sure that is legal by the rules or not). In Zwolle this past year I noticed they turn the targets to face the opposite direction on Sunday from the Saturday direction. This is to help maintain a somewhat flat target I think.

My only preference would be to have the turkey breast always facing into the wind although aimming at the tip of the tail for a shot is a good small spot to aim for as well.


Dee

[speedyrob]

Sound like I need to practice with them facing both directions. Just afraid it would freak me out it I practiced one way and got to the match and they were the opposite, so be prepared. I need to get to Old Fort Gun Club for a shoot soon, that will answer a lot of questions.

Rob

[Jason]

Pick a spot on each animal to shoot at. Concentrate and watch only that spot, not the scope crosshair or dot. Don't shoot at the whole animal. The direction they face doesn't matter.

[Dee]

Pick a spot on each animal to shoot at. Concentrate and watch only that spot, not the scope crosshair or dot. Don't shoot at the whole animal. The direction they face doesn't matter.

This might seem like asking a bit much at first but is very good information to strive for in the future. I know for myself and many others when they first try silhouette are basically just hoping to break the trigger when the crosshairs are someplace on the animal, the place not being important. So at first you tend to just try and shoot the tiny white thing down there as it runs across your scope.

When your hold improves and your trigger control, timing etc you will see the ways in which picking a small spot are so helpful to further refine your call and exact aim point. When I 1st started the older shooters would say how they didn't mind not repainting resetables every relay since the hits made great aim points at times. Back then I wanted a clean white target to see my dot clearly but now that I am cracking Master scores in a couple of rifles types I can see where the "aim for the pock mark on the front edge of the breast" call from the spotter aids me in refining my hold and shot selection to a singular spot the size of a quarter at most usually. Thus I pretty much lose focus on the animal as a whole.

Dee

[speedyrob]

Dee and Jason

This is good information. These are the sort of tips that will help improve accuracy. Even if I do need to work on my hold first it shows me where to go to take it to the next level.

Thanks!
Rob

[kevinbear]

Post a picure of range with the targets set up Rob, that's always interesting to see.
Kb








[quote="speedyrob"]Dee and Jason

This is good information. These are the sort of tips that will help improve accuracy. Even if I do need to work on my hold first it shows me where to go to take it to the next level.

Thanks!
Rob[/quote]

[speedyrob]

Ok Kevin,

I see if I can get some good weather this weekend to take a picture.

[DavidABQ]

Pick a spot on each animal to shoot at. Concentrate and watch only that spot, not the scope crosshair or dot. Don't shoot at the whole animal. The direction they face doesn't matter.

This might seem like asking a bit much at first but is very good information to strive for in the future. I know for myself and many others when they first try silhouette are basically just hoping to break the trigger when the crosshairs are someplace on the animal, the place not being important. So at first you tend to just try and shoot the tiny white thing down there as it runs across your scope.

When your hold improves and your trigger control, timing etc you will see the ways in which picking a small spot are so helpful to further refine your call and exact aim point. When I 1st started the older shooters would say how they didn't mind not repainting resetables every relay since the hits made great aim points at times. Back then I wanted a clean white target to see my dot clearly but now that I am cracking Master scores in a couple of rifles types I can see where the "aim for the pock mark on the front edge of the breast" call from the spotter aids me in refining my hold and shot selection to a singular spot the size of a quarter at most usually. Thus I pretty much lose focus on the animal as a whole.

Dee

Thank you very much for that info; I am a beginning silhouette shooter and this sort of information is invaluable!