Anyone interested in a Silhouette game for Model 60's?

[K2]

This would be fired on the larger .22 pistol targets of 3/8ths scale instead of the smaller 1/5th scale that is used by the Anshutz shooters.  

The category would include stock 10/22's Rem 597's of course the Model 60 marlins and a few other super popular budget priced .22 autoloaders.  

Itll be fun and challanging, a great family sport and a good way to spend time with friends youth etc.

Let me know if you like the idea  

[bullfrog]

This might be a silly question but what is silhouette?  :lol:

This would be fired on the larger .22 pistol targets of 3/8ths scale instead of the smaller 1/5th scale that is used by the Anshutz shooters.  

The category would include stock 10/22's Rem 597's of course the Model 60 marlins and a few other super popular budget priced .22 autoloaders.  

Itll be fun and challanging, a great family sport and a good way to spend time with friends youth etc.

Let me know if you like the idea  

[dangerranger]

is this the cardboard targets?

[Fla Brian]

Sounds like fun to me, but why only autoloaders?

Bullfrog,

Rimfire silhouette shooters use metallic targets cut to look like animals, in different sizes for four different distances. One shoots offhand and tries to knock them down. Ten shots at each size in five round strings. A perfect score would be 40, and not many have ever done it. It's super practice for hunting.

Chickens at 40 meters.
Javelina (pig) at 60 meters.
Turkey at 77 meters.
Rams at 100 meters.

The sport originated in Mexico, with centerfire rifles at much longer distances than those quoted above, and was originally shot using live animals. Down there they call it siluetas metallicas.

Rimfire and handgun silhouette shooting came later.

[K2]

Hi Brian

It wouldn't be limited to autoloaders only except in the autoloader category.  We don't see very many people shooting any autoloaders in Silhouette because they don't match the accuracy level of a good quality bolt action.  Most people wouldn't want to raace a vw against a porsche if you know what I mean.  

Given a fairly level playing field equipment wise the game will focus more on the shooter and less on the equipment.  Glad you fellows think it might be fun.  I am seriously thinking of creating a new silhouette association based on the equipment millions of americans already own instead of what they may wish they could afford.  The model 60's, 10/22's etc are very affordable and this way people could spend their money on practicing instead of upgrading their rifle.  

Fun is where it is at and participating will improve ones marksmanship skills.  

Sounds like fun to me, but why only autoloaders?

Bullfrog,

Rimfire silhouette shooters use metallic targets cut to look like animals, in different sizes for four different distances. One shoots offhand and tries to knock them down. Ten shots at each size in five round strings. A perfect score would be 40, and not many have ever done it. It's super practice for hunting.

Chickens at 40 meters.
Javelina (pig) at 60 meters.
Turkey at 77 meters.
Rams at 100 meters.

The sport originated in Mexico, with centerfire rifles at much longer distances than those quoted above, and was originally shot using live animals. Down there they call it siluetas metallicas.

Rimfire and handgun silhouette shooting came later.

[K2]

Danger Ranger

The main idea is the steel targets, however I do plan on having paper as part of the game.  The reason is very simple, for many silhouette shooters or potential shooters there isn't a match close to where they live.  One to 4 guys could easily get together and shoot a paper (cardboard) match at just about any shooting range that has the proper distances.  This would substantially lower the start up cost for small groups where they could start holding matches almost immediately on a shoestring budget and if they wanted start to save up for steel targets from the match fees.  This opens the possibilty of a fellow intering a national postal match as well.

If I start this new association it will be very flexible and as inclusive as I can make it.  The idea is to remove barriers to participation   quote="dangerranger"]is this the cardboard targets?[/quote]

[bullfrog]

Where can i try it at?

Sounds like fun to me, but why only autoloaders?

Bullfrog,

Rimfire silhouette shooters use metallic targets cut to look like animals, in different sizes for four different distances. One shoots offhand and tries to knock them down. Ten shots at each size in five round strings. A perfect score would be 40, and not many have ever done it. It's super practice for hunting.

Chickens at 40 meters.
Javelina (pig) at 60 meters.
Turkey at 77 meters.
Rams at 100 meters.

The sport originated in Mexico, with centerfire rifles at much longer distances than those quoted above, and was originally shot using live animals. Down there they call it siluetas metallicas.

Rimfire and handgun silhouette shooting came later.

[Fla Brian]

Where can i try it at?

Check with the folks at your local range. A lot of places have silhouette shoots on a monthly, or even more often, basis.

The NRA has a national registry of local ranges.

http://www.nrahq.org/shootingrange/findlocal.asp

Another place you might want to look at:

http://www.shooting-hunting.com/results.html?Keywords=Shooting+Ranges

These should be a good start to finding a place for silhouette shooting.

[K2]

Bullfrog if you are wanting to try the regulation rifle game then Brian has the right advice.  If you have a budget Marlin and are interested in the larger targets at 25,50,75,100 yards/meters then you might want to look up a pistol match and ask if you can try it out with your rifle.  

The new association is on the drawing boards and if you are interested in that just let me know.  

Silhouette is a lot of fun and I think it can have a lot more participation with a slightly different flavor to the game.  

Do you shoot a Marlin?  If so what model and sights do you use?

Where can i try it at?

Sounds like fun to me, but why only autoloaders?

Bullfrog,

Rimfire silhouette shooters use metallic targets cut to look like animals, in different sizes for four different distances. One shoots offhand and tries to knock them down. Ten shots at each size in five round strings. A perfect score would be 40, and not many have ever done it. It's super practice for hunting.

Chickens at 40 meters.
Javelina (pig) at 60 meters.
Turkey at 77 meters.
Rams at 100 meters.

The sport originated in Mexico, with centerfire rifles at much longer distances than those quoted above, and was originally shot using live animals. Down there they call it siluetas metallicas.

Rimfire and handgun silhouette shooting came later.

[K2]

We held a small bore silhouette clinic last weekend for handguns and had a large turn out that kept all the old seasoned shooters busy.  I had 3 fellows with .22 plinkers want to give it a try.  I told them that soon there was going to be a new game just for them to shoot right next to the pistol fellows at the same targets and same distances.  They said they wanted to give it a go and to keep them informed.  (two were surprised what we could do with pistols but really wanted to stick with rifles.  Both can play together in the "new" game.

[palgeno]

How about a category for 39a's?

[K2]

Absolutely palgeno     I was thinking along the lines of lever actions and pump actions together in a category, how does that sound to you?  A scoped entry and a open sight entry.  Scopes will be limited in power also maybe just 4x or maybe 3x9's since they are so popular but absolutely no target model scopes that cost 2 or 3 times as much as the gun  :-D

This new silhouette game is going to be aimed at the average fellow who likes to shoot guns that they sell in K-mart and most gun shops.  the fellows that shoot High $ target guns already have a good silhouette sport and that is the way it should be.  I happen to think the regular shooters will love the new lower cost game and it most likely is going to be very popular. Time will tell.  

How about a category for 39a's?

[T.J. McSuds]

Midway has the rimfire silouette cardboard targets. 25ea of each animal for less than $7.
There is a guy near St.Louis that sells the steel ones for $65 a set.

[Bullard]

Regarding silhouette for your model 60, if it is a tube feed semi-auto you can shoot it in the NRA cowboy rifle silhouette catagory.  You have to use iron sights only, but you can put after market williams rear sights or tang sights.  Pump rifles can also shoot and I beleive they have to be tube fed also.  No bolt action or clip fed rifles are permitted.  Of course lever action rifles can also be used.  Try it, Bullard

[Charles/NM]

At least at our range, you can shoot in the Hunter Rifle class at larger and heavier center fire pistol silhouettes.  The reason we shoot Hunter rifle at them is that we don't have enough of the lighter rimfire targets for the rifle guys to shoot at.  I think its a hoot to shoot my Marlin 60 in smallbore class B along side the Anschutz rifles and sometimes beat them.  I usually shoot a smallbore score of around 18 with my Marlin 60 or Browning BL-22.  Not all that hot, but not to bad either.  Oddy my Hunter class scores are not all that much better.   The larger heavy centerfire pistol targets are harder to knock off the rail.  Sometimes you just make them turn around a bit.  You can count that as a hit but I don't.  There is also a little known Iron Sight smallbore class that I have shot with my vintage Savage 6A.  In the practice session before the match I was hitting 4 out of 5 turkeys - that's hard to do!  An Anschutz shooter said jokingly, without taking his eye from his scope, said "You know, you can be run off the range for showing off like that."  Of course I didn't do as well in the match - do we ever?  I think I shot a score of around 11 or 12.  I did cause quite a stir by shooting with iron sights.  Most shooters on the line had never seen anyone shoot smallbore with iron sights.  I had a real good time shooting that match.