Well I got lazy this winter and didn't practice my silhouette shooting as I hould have. As my silhouette season opens next month, I figured I better start. So yesterday at the range I put up some silhouette-traced-on-paper targets up.

I used the timer (2.5 minutes), repeated the range commands aloud, all offhand and slingless per the silhouette rules.

IMO not too shabby for the 1st time practicing this year, would have scored an 18 if all hits felled the target. Hunter class rifle, Savage MKII F, HV vel. ammo.

Cell phone in the picture to show size of the target.

Chicken = 6 hits (40 Meters, 43.6 Yards, 131 Feet) head shots were not intentional


Pig = 4 hits (60 Meters, 65.6 Yards, 197 Feet) elevation adjustment would have produced more hits, but it could have been the "cobwebs" producing the high misses.


Turkey = 2 hits (77 Meters 84.3 Yards, 253 Feet) a little 3/4" windage adjustment could have paid off on the turkey.


Ram 6 = hits (100 Meters, 109.3 Yards, 328 Feet)


I wanted to shoot the Hunter Class rifle with Match vel. ammo to make a comparison, and my Standard Class rifle with HV and Match ammo, but ran out of time before sundown.

Of course I'll choke when the real match happens....

I have 5 of each animal to practice on. It's more fun than paper, but paper gives you a lot of feed back on whats going on with your misses. I really need to at least incorporate some paper shooting into my practice.

Well done,
I'm glad you didn't manage to hit the cellphone 1

Over the years, I've come to the conclusion that shooters don't shoot enough on paper to see how they're doing,
esp for us 'challenged' individuals, beginners, and the lower grades.

Most everyone just wants to shoot at steel !

I shoot paper as often as I can....Good for the soull !

I just try and concentrate on doing things right, like hold, breathing, trigger control, and follow through,
and wait for the sight picture to be right, ...then squueeeeeeze !

(On a good day it works in a match, and you get to see the hit before the animal careers off the stand,...and you feel warm and fuzzy all over !)

cheers,
SS