Finally - a 25 straight. - Page 2

darkgael · October 9, 2011, 06:16 AM

Last report on this....had another 25 yesterday (92/100). This happened a lot sooner than the first. This with the BT-99. I added a slip on pad to get my LOP out to 15 1/4" - which is what the Fitter told me was correct. Just seemed easier to shoot - or I was just happy with the results.
Guess that I am learning.
Pete

TheKlawMan · October 9, 2011, 01:54 PM

Don't you know that your improvement is supposed to slow down at the top of the learning curve. Congratulations.

zippy13 · October 9, 2011, 02:08 PM

Darkgael and TKM, my friends, often a new gun, or a modification to the old one can result in instant higher scores. It's not that you've learned any more, but you making fewer mistakes. And, it's natural to try harder with the new gun.

Dave McC · October 9, 2011, 02:08 PM

Again congrats, Pete......

MissouriCrowinMass · October 11, 2011, 04:35 AM

I got a 25 on my FIRST two times shooting TRAP. Honest! 12 & 13.

darkgael · October 11, 2011, 05:09 AM

My first time shooting at the 16 yard line, I hit one.
"You are shooting that like a rifle." I was.
The second time, with a friend coaching by my shoulder, I hit about 10.
Pete

TheKlawMan · October 11, 2011, 02:33 PM

You had it easy, Darkgael. I started shooting from the 16 yard line with an open cylinder 870 with an 18.5" barrel, on top of which my prescription was old and my lenses so small that I looked over the top of the frames. I remember a couple months after getting the 870 I got a used vent rib 28" barrel for it with chokes. The first time shooting it I hit 8 in a row, before the wheels came off. I no longer have those excuses and can only envy your improvement. I hear that the BT-99 is a nice trap gun but suspect the main reason for your improved scores is the indian and not the arrow (should really be the bow but it appears not to be what is said).

October 9, 2011, 06:16 AM	#26
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	2nd Last report on this....had another 25 yesterday (92/100). This happened a lot sooner than the first. This with the BT-99. I added a slip on pad to get my LOP out to 15 1/4" - which is what the Fitter told me was correct. Just seemed easier to shoot - or I was just happy with the results. Guess that I am learning. Pete __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member

October 11, 2011, 05:09 AM	#31
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	My first time shooting at the 16 yard line, I hit one. "You are shooting that like a rifle." I was. The second time, with a friend coaching by my shoulder, I hit about 10. Pete __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member

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October 9, 2011, 01:54 PM	#27
TheKlawMan Junior member Join Date: June 23, 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,149	Don't you know that your improvement is supposed to slow down at the top of the learning curve. Congratulations.

October 9, 2011, 02:08 PM	#28
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	Darkgael and TKM, my friends, often a new gun, or a modification to the old one can result in instant higher scores. It's not that you've learned any more, but you making fewer mistakes. And, it's natural to try harder with the new gun.

October 9, 2011, 02:08 PM	#29
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Again congrats, Pete......

October 11, 2011, 04:35 AM	#30
MissouriCrowinMass Member Join Date: November 12, 2008 Posts: 25	I got a 25 on my FIRST two times shooting TRAP. Honest! 12 & 13.

October 11, 2011, 02:33 PM	#32
TheKlawMan Junior member Join Date: June 23, 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,149	You had it easy, Darkgael. I started shooting from the 16 yard line with an open cylinder 870 with an 18.5" barrel, on top of which my prescription was old and my lenses so small that I looked over the top of the frames. I remember a couple months after getting the 870 I got a used vent rib 28" barrel for it with chokes. The first time shooting it I hit 8 in a row, before the wheels came off. I no longer have those excuses and can only envy your improvement. I hear that the BT-99 is a nice trap gun but suspect the main reason for your improved scores is the indian and not the arrow (should really be the bow but it appears not to be what is said).