Went to the monthly 200 yard bunny shoot out at the range.
This is an informal "competition" run by the big bore rifle club.
They print up some half size bunnies on A4 paper, they have people down at the butts marking the targets and relaying the scores, but no one is really competing except against themselves.
It's open to non members who pay the $10 range fee, and its a great way to practice, with plenty willing to help tune your rifle and coach you on technique.
I take notice of where I land in the rankings because some of the guys are dedicated target shooters who compete at state and national level, with serious rifles and hand loads.
Its almost always windy here, so how the serious guys perform is my indicator of the difficulty of the conditions.
So if I only score, say, 15 bunnies with a hunting rifle and store bought ammo, that may be poor or good depending.
If the club champion scored 16, then I did good. If he shot a perfect 20, I didn't do so good.
Which is a long winded way of saying that the best shooter on the day nailed 19 bunnies with a serious rifle and hand loaded Lapua brass, and I came in equal second with 17 bunnies with my hunting rifle and Remington Freedom Bucket bulk buy ammo, so I was satisfied I'm continuing to improve myself.
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