[82nd ABN]

That good shooting in my book! That's at least sharpshooter scores. Congrats! At least your getting out and competing.

 

[JMGlasgow]

Yup, already made sharpshooter. Trying to get expert. Just need to work at it.

 

[82nd ABN]

I started this summer and I am in the same boat. Sharpshooter looking for expert. The prone kills me. It hurts my neck to have to look up for so long. If the dude in the pits is slow it just makes it worse. So far, I have been scoring best from the offhand. Go figure.

 

[JMGlasgow]

Yeah slow prone kinda kills me too. Luckily I'm young enough that my neck doesn't hurt. I really need a shooting jacket (lefty) though. Or, if anything some elbow pads. They are raw after the two prone stages.

I also was the only shooter with a .30 caliber (M1A). Over half of the shooters had space guns (David Tubb style) bolt actions and semi's. They weren't even military calibers. One shooter had a 6mm-250 and another shooter had a .260.

Also, for some reason, the match director didn't separate match rifles and service rifles. I asked him about it and he said he wouldn't separate the two classes.

Some very impressive scores though. The match winner scored 798-25X. Obviously he had a match rifle, and is a high master.

 

[82nd ABN]

Well here is one to make you feel better. I was the inky one with a 14 at the match and one of the RO said at the top of his lungs," there's only one man here today, one man and he is on lane 17". Everyone was shooting a -15 one Garand and one spacegun. It felt good lol

 

[JMGlasgow]

\Yeah that would make me feel pretty good also. Thanks 82nd, that really made my morning.