[ARCHIVED THREAD] - .22lr Tack Driving range game (Page 1 of 13)
Posted: 10/19/2014 12:27:52 AM EDT
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If you have been around RimfireCentral back in 2010 you might have seen this game before. I think it's pretty fun and you can print targets from your PC for mere pennies.
First a few rules... 1. Targets will be shot at either 25, 50, or 100 yards. 2. One shot at each of the 25 tacks above the sighters. Sighters can be shot at multiple times. 3. 20 "tacks" driven makes the "tack" drivers club with each additional tack receiving a star up to 25. 4. Inner circle must be broken with the bullet. Smudge mark inside circle will count or use of a scoring gauge. 5. Once you reached 25 you will have a 5 star "tack" driver and are finished with that build. 6. Any ammo,rest, and scope. 7. Must post picture of target, gun, and ammo to be added. 8. You may use a USBR scoring gauge, smudge marks inside will also count. Last resort stick a round in the hole and use it like a USBR gauge. 9. No machine rests or return to battery rests Link to the 25 or 50 yard 3/8" Tack target. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8DjnMJIX0p9Y2VwUHJwLVp1NGc/view?usp=sharing Link to the 50 yard 1/2" Tack target. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8DjnMJIX0p9enlFakZUNGpheWM/view?usp=sharing The 100 yard game is a little different. Same rules as above apply except there are 20 1" tacks on the target. 15 tacks driven makes the 100 yard "tack" driver club. For every tack over 15 you will be awarded a star up to 20. You will then have a five star tack driver and done with that build. When you make the 100 yard club you have the "long drive" title til the next person steps up. Hit 1 of the smiley crossbone faces (allowed 2 shots at each face) and touch a eye or the mouth and you have a SMACK YOU IN THE FACE LONG TACK DRIVER Make the 25 yrd club, 1 or both of the 50 yrd clubs, and the 100 yrd club and you have a PRO TACK DRIVER Link to the 100 yard 1" Tack target https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8DjnMJIX0p9M0VVRVhqX2h5aGc/view?usp=sharing Couple of things before you print. 1 Make sure to click on actual size in adobe which sets print scale at 100%. This is located right below the create pdf tab in between the - and + sign. Click on the down arrow beside the percentage value. 2 After you go to print target in adobe and your printer page comes up make sure that page scaling is set to none and it is showing the document and paper size to be the same or 1/1 where the preview is shown. 3 If you printed the target correctly the "Tacks" should be .375" for 25 yrd tack, .5" for 50 yrd tack, and 1" 100 yrd tack outside diameter. This is not a match or competition so post targets that are good , bad, and even the ugly. If you want to kick it up a notch, shoot the 25 yard target at 50 yards or the 50 at 100yards. If your rifle is a laser with the Hubble Telescope mounted on it try the 25 yard target at 100 yards. I think that's everything, good luck and most importantly have fun everyone! |
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Define machine rest.
Here are a few targets from the last two vintage benchrest matches at my club. Our targets are scored best edge, and plugged when necessary. I shoot mine in the orientation shown here. The distance is 50 yards with 20 minutes allowed to shoot 25 rounds for score and unlimited sighters. We do not use wind flags or other indicators on the range during the match, only what changes each shooter can feel at the bench. We shoot two matches, with two targets for each match. First, the September match. Ammunition: Eley Club. These targets with a 497-22X (247-9X, 250-13X) were good for 4th place that night. 
Next, the October match. Ammunition: Lapua Center X. Score: 548-17X (249-6X, 249-11X), good for second place; I was beat on X count. 
The rifle, a Kidd Supergrade with Weaver T-24 scope. This rifle has the integral rear tang. 
Front rest: Fulghum by Randolph Machine Rear rest: Protector raised on a half inch thick board with a piece of non skid tool drawer liner stapled to the lower surface. These will have to do until I get a chance to shoot the linked targets. These are nowhere near the best targets I have fired with this rifle (I couldn't find the 500-28X targets), but this year I was just glad to have shootable ammunition that wouldn't drop 20 points. This last match was cold and the first time the Center X performed well. In slightly warmer weather, the current lots of Club I have are more accurate. |
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Ok, I printed the targets and went to the range today.
I sucked  But I had fun and plan to get out and try it again soon. I know that I can do better than that.
My only defense is that I have not shot much in the last year due to a fubared back. The last time I shot my CZ was in January and the last time I shot either of my center fire rifles was just over a year ago. I shot the 50 yard first and then the 100 yard. I had to move to another location on the range to shoot the 25 yard. Rifle, range and ammo 
This rifle seems to prefer HV ammo for some reason. 
50 yard target 
100 yard target This was particularly bad. I was having trouble seeing the bullet holes and had to go down at one point to figure out where I got out of sequence. Oh, and I forgot to shoot the smiley cross bone targets. 
Two of the circles have small dots in the centers. I knew that I had gotten out of sequence at some point and marked those so I would know which to shoot. 
25 yard target. A lot of these were very close and I used a magnifying glass to look close. If there was smudge inside the circle, I counted it. I numbered them and will take a close up of any that are disputed. 
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Ok, I printed the targets and went to the range today. I sucked But I had fun and plan to get out and try it again soon. I know that I can do better than that.
Hey, you went out and shot and were man enough to post your results. 
Not bad shooting at all. |
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Hey, you went out and shot and were man enough to post your results.
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Ok, I printed the targets and went to the range today. I sucked But I had fun and plan to get out and try it again soon. I know that I can do better than that.
Hey, you went out and shot and were man enough to post your results.
Not bad shooting at all. agree! I hope to do all three ranges with both .22s on Friday.... THEN we can all laugh |
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Having fun is whole idea. I plan on hitting the range this weekend. We shall see who sucks worse.  I bring up the rear better than anybody I know.Quoted:
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Ok, I printed the targets and went to the range today. I sucked But I had fun...
Having fun is whole idea. I plan on hitting the range this weekend. We shall see who sucks worse. I bring up the rear better than anybody I know.Tail End Charlie.
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Went back to the range this morning and tried again.
Managed to shoot "Tack Driver" with my Ruger 10-22. 
But how do you like that lower last right target where I choked big time.
Also shot my Savage .22 bolt rifle. 
Didn't do as well as planned, but I had fun. |
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Quoted: Having fun is whole idea. I plan on hitting the range this weekend. We shall see who sucks worse. I bring up the rear better than anybody I know.Quoted: Quoted: Ok, I printed the targets and went to the range today. I sucked But I had fun...Having fun is whole idea. I plan on hitting the range this weekend. We shall see who sucks worse. I bring up the rear better than anybody I know.I doubt any of you all have anything to worry about. You haven't seen my results yet.  I need to get stuff out of storage, find a shooting spot, and get working. |
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Went back to the range this morning and tried again. Managed to shoot "Tack Driver" with my Ruger 10-22.
http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=69606 But how do you like that lower last right target where I choked big time.
Also shot my Savage .22 bolt rifle. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=69605 Didn't do as well as planned, but I had fun. You, the wind, or the ammo? You know the saying about Wolf and SK ammunition? It comes with a surprise in every box. That's the truth. One of the targets I posted above has a hole where the bullet when through sideways, fortunately it was a 10 and I had shown it to the match director before the target was taken down. I had to argue for a point with the scorer anyway because it looks a little like two bullet holes. The report was different, so I'm guessing a light charge coupled with cold weather made the bullet just marginally stable. |
I don't think it was the ammo. I just choked. 
Both of those rifles are just boringly consistent with Wolf if I do my part. And I knew already that it is a Tack Driver. 
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Quoted: I have a new savage FV-SR and an assortment of .22 match/target ammo to try out. Maybe once I get it broken in, more myself than the rifle, I will give this a try. |
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http://i57.tinypic.com/1e8gp0.jpg Saw this thread from OP and tried it today. Very difficult. Cant wait to try again. Edit to add: front of rifle resting on sand bags, rear of rifle on a rolled sock. .http://i59.tinypic.com/2nk7tie.jpg.. Well done.
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I downloaded the rules and the targets. Thanksgiving is the earliest I will get to shoot but it isn't that far off.
Wouldn't it be helpful to understand the conditions under which a target was fired, especially the wind conditions, especially for the 100 yard targets? The results are what they are and doping the wind is part of the game but one man's 15/20 could be a lot more impressive than another's, if it was fired in twitchy 15 mph winds. By the way, are wind flags allowed? If so, how many? |
Well, I will post my results. I used another target to get dialed in so I counted the bottom row as targets. Some of these are very close. I used a 22lr round to see if it broke the line. For all those complaining about the weather, 37 degrees with a 5-10 North wind and spitting rain. Federal bulk pack sucks for precision work. You can hear the difference in velocity between some of the shots.  </a>" />
And for the record, this is a fuck ton of fun! Took me and my brother almost 30 minutes each to complete the target. |
Ok, this is way tougher than I thought it would be. Whomever came up with this is a sadist. LOL! Tended to blow the 5th shot on each line on the first attempt. Did better on the second.
The rifle/ammo I used was more than capable, but I was fighting the trigger a bit and parallax since my scope only went down to 30yds for that adjustment. When I got on a roll I was shooting with both eyes open in order to keep the crosshairs sharp. Excuses, excuses. This was the most fun I've had shooting in quite some time. If I can find some more Wolf Match I'll give it another go. I'm on a mission now. Much respect for anyone that can do this, you've got to have your act together to keep those hits going for a full 25 shots. 
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http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/pikappa167/5BDA81CB-2AB9-4AA7-9295-22E9C4CE545C.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/pikappa167/EEB2D16E-3189-46E2-AA8A-92CEF98B89C1.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/pikappa167/289168EE-58DB-4237-9C4A-B2ABA8C2B297.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/pikappa167/BD9C4D40-E8F9-45F3-A13A-9BA45E6C3BD4.jpg Ok, this is way tougher than I thought it would be. Whomever came up with this is a sadist. LOL! Tended to blow the 5th shot on each line on the first attempt. Did better on the second.
The rifle/ammo I used was more than capable, but I was fighting the trigger a bit and parallax since my scope only went down to 30yds for that adjustment. When I got on a roll I was shooting with both eyes open in order to keep the crosshairs sharp. Excuses, excuses. This was the most fun I've had shooting in quite some time. If I can find some more Wolf Match I'll give it another go. I'm on a mission now. Much respect for anyone that can do this, you've got to have your act together to keep those hits going for a full 25 shots. That's some good shooting. |
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Shot the 25 yard target today, wind made it iffy on trying any farther. http://i61.tinypic.com/zl9h4x.jpg Rifle is an older 10/22 that I just redid for a long range trainer. Ammo was Federal auto-match bulk pack. Rifle was shot off a bipod with a rear bag. http://i58.tinypic.com/mv480j.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com/orm8v9.jpg Damn good shooting. |
