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Old November 8, 2013, 07:09 PM   #65
Bart B.
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Yes, target size had lots to do with scores back then. A hit 18" from center would not drop a point. After 1972, a point was dropped with a hit 10.016" from center. When scoring sizes got smaller, some folks quit shooting long range matches because perfect scores were harder to shoot. Easy to figure out for most folks.

Hathcock's score in 1965 was average among all those shot in the 1960's but was blown away in 1970 by a Navy team shooter using a borrowed rifle for the first time.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimbledon_Cup Click on Trophy Winners.

I was stationed a few years later with Capt Ray Green USMC after he shot the record that still stands in the old target. His score was shot in what many say was the best conditions to date.

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