Lol, some offhand shooting

[Vaquero]

well it sure isn't anything like RR's, that is for Sure.
Not too bad with the Rossi with a few high and off the paper.

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As you can see, I'm not much of an offhand shooter.
A nd the Marlin showed pretty much the same results. I just can't get that cheap peep of forty's to work well, I know it is me.
All shots way high and right.

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Now while I was digging the Cowboy out of the backside of the safe.
I decided to drag the old Winnie 94 classic out, as it's been a while since I put any rounds through it.
Found three of my 170gr hunting loads and gave it a go, not bad I'd say.
Anyway it was fun, a bit chilly with the wind whipping up pretty good.
Oh yeah these were from the picnic table so around 55 yds.
Today's toys, I mean tools.

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RP

[Ernie]

pretty good! Too cold and snowy to get out here. I am envious.

[Vaquero]

pretty good! Too cold and snowy to get out here. I am envious.

Thanks, little easier when you just walk out in the yard and Blast away.
Phone says 39, but feels like 31.
Forgot to mention the load was 6.0 grs. of Trail boss under a 200gr rfn bullet.

RP

[markiver54]

Good offhand shootn' and Good pics! I'm jealous.

[North Country Gal]

My, those are some fine lever guns. Good shooting, too.

[fortyshooter]

Well the rifles look REALLY good ! How big did the red target dot look to be from 50 in relation to the front sight?

I'm not much shooting off a bench or hitting a small bulls eye from 50 yds but put an object out there and I can hit it most times.
Keep trying though!

[Vaquero]

Forty, I just added that big ole orange when I reached for the 30-30.
It did make it a bit easier I believe, but still looked rather small for these 60+ yr. old eyes.
That front sight needs a touch of paint, as it it hard to see against that white-ish paper.

Hey, forty, when shooting at the gong, I never missed
What da heck?

RP

[Vaquero]

My, those are some fine lever guns. Good shooting, too.

Thank you.

RP

[RanchRoper]

Looks good to me, I ventilate my share of wooden backboards too.

Nice rifles for sure!

[Vaquero]

Thanks RR.

RP

[Mags]

Good shooting, love your rifles.

[Headhog]

Those are some mighty fine looking rifles there. Now for those target groups lets just say it sort of reminds me of my offhand shooting. I've always been fond of the spray and pray method. It's a matter of conservation. You use all the paper and as much of the backer as possible.

Paul

[Mr. Neutron]

Randy,

That's some Really Good Shootin', Some beautiful Rifles, and one of the coolest rugs to showcase them on ever, Sir! Did you shoot that?

Yeah, RanchRoper has set the bar kinda high for offhand shots, but you still did very good! I wish my offhand shots were that good. I went to the range today myself. While I waited for my 30-30's barrel to cool in between groups (40* temps make fast work of that, fer shure..... ) I shot at a paper plate with a dot on it 2with the Golden Boy .22. Did nowhere near as well as you do.

You folks that can shoot that well offhand have my utmost admiration and respect. It ain't easy!

[BrokenolMarine]

You didn't say what your point of aim was, but I learned a long time ago that a fine point of aim helps a lot. A 6 o'clock hold with the dot floating on the front sight for bullseye really works well. Floating the ten ring on the front sight works well for B27 or other competition targets. Say you are shooting pin shaped targets slow fire, shoot at the join of the body and neck... a finer point of aim.

When I was shooting competition, I used a neck / shoulders hold for long range. Aiming for the throat tightened my groups considerably at the 500/600 yard lines. It greatly reduced my wobble area. I set my sights so these holds dropped the rounds dead center in the bullseye.

[Mr. Neutron]

Aim small, miss small kinda deal, BrokenolMarine? That worked good for me shooting longbows……

[ruhler]

Really nice rifles looks great, about offhandshooting I always aim 6 o'clock with opensights. About shooting in general its all about the quality of the rangetime, sometime its just for fun, other times its more serious but all times its about having a good time.

[Vaquero]

Jimmie, the Bobcat was giving to me by a friend, the nose and ears had gotten freezer burnt.
He was going to throw it away, so I got it and had it tanned for just this reason.
Figured it would add to my pictures.

Broken I was trying to keep the bullseye sitting like an apple on a fence post.
I should have added the bright orange dot earlier, as it did help with the sight picture.
Thanks for the advice.

RP

[BigAl52]

Looks good Randy. RR gives all of us something to shoot for. He is in a class by himself.

[Hatchdog]

I’m feeling inspired to do some offhand shooting next time I’m at the range.

We’ll see if I post a range report.

[Sir Henry]

Fantastic pictures of your toys!