boomershoot

[LR1955]

So- how did ya'll do?

TG:

As you can see from LRRP52, the weather was much better for us on Friday and Saturday than past clinics. On Friday we had a good 8 - 18 full value that stayed full value most of the day. This is actually good because most Clinic attendees want wind doping. Here is where it can be a bit hard to understand. Most who attend the Clinic still show error in their shooting and unless the wind is high enough, it may be hard to tell if a hit or miss was due to their ability to dope the wind. The average was around 10 MPH and that was sufficient wind where we could tell if a hit or miss was primarily due to a wind call or not. The problem Friday was that it was cloudy and combined with the winds, seeing trace was extremely difficult. Saturday showed lighter winds and better sun so trace was easier to see.

Sunday was the shoot day and it was sunny with maybe a 3 - 8 that was running mostly half value but it would die very quickly and periodically would shift to a quarter value from the other direction so you had to keep an eye on mirage and some of the streamers we use for flags. Bill Waites spotted for me and my other coach and we blew up a bunch of targets in the 700 yard region. Bill has become and exceptional observer.

LRRPF52 shot his .260 gas gun, my other coach shot his 6.5 Creedmoor, and I shot a 6 X 47 Lapua.

I think Bill shot his Grendels some on Friday and Saturday. He shot my 6 X 47 a bit on Sunday and blew up a couple at 700.

All in all, it was a fun and satisfying time this year.

LR1955