Author Topic: New to the silhouette game. (Read 858 times)

Donna · « **on:** November 07, 2003, 05:45:48 PM »

Hello all,

Ya, Ya, another newbe. :roll:

New to the metallic silhouette game and I was looking at the handgun silhouette competition and rules by the IHMSA organization but I have been shooting rifle silhouette at my range for the last two months and was interested in what organization might regulate rifle silhouette competition? Silly me, I thought it was all the same and come to find out its not. I only have a .30-06, in you alls opinion is that ok? Right now Im really having fun, should have started doing this 20 years ago.

Thanks in advance.

Donna :wink:

dave imas · « **Reply #1 on:** November 07, 2003, 06:41:58 PM »

Donna,

If a 30-06 is what you have then that is fine. It is a bit more rifle with much more recoil than most of us want to shoot but certainly nothing wrong with it when you are just starting. I understand you are shooting at the Chabot range which I believe is a 200 meter reduced target course. I have shot there with a 7tcu with great success. If you should choose to continue in the game you will probably begin to look at different cartridges for reduced recoil. The .260 Remington or the 6.5x55 are two of many excellent options.

The governing body for our rules, regulations, and bountiful inconsistency is the NRA. I believe you can order a rule book from them online.
Boys, have we figured out why the rules aren't available online?
dave

yankee · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2003, 02:47:50 AM »

Dave---rules on line?? That is easy. They change them to often then adjust the change then read them for the first time then change them again. It appears they have evolved into a democratic society where they try to keep small groups happy and ignore the masses. I had better stop there.
A beautiful weekend starting here 25 and sunny this morning.

yankee · « **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2003, 02:57:26 AM »

Donna Sorry I got all caught up in the moment. Welcome to the rifle silhouette game where steel animals jump out of the way of your bullets.

eroyd · « **Reply #4 on:** November 08, 2003, 06:29:40 AM »

Quote from: dave imas

Boys, have we figured out why the rules aren't available online?
dave

I thought it was because they can't make money selling the booklets if the info was on line.

At my first big shoot last summer I got caught up in the "new shooter shoots master for the entire TOURNAMENT" rule. I don't understand the reasoning for that rule after the first match but if them's the rules, them's the rules. Problem was no one could prove it at the time. "The way we've always done it", isn't good enough for me, especially when I had some very prominent master shooters telling me the contrary.

I believe some of the rules should be re-thought. This sport and other shooting sports (at least in Canada) are suffering and it would be smart to make the rules more accommodating for new shooters, not scare them away. For example: A hunting rifle should be a hunting rifle, a production rifle that anyone can go buy of a rack at a gun store. Custom jobs are for the Standard rifle class, that's what it is for.

Anyways, it's nice to see more lady shooters out. From what I've seen they soon will be (are) dominating this sport.