Pickpocket Kate Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 200yd single shot off bags 200yd lever action off bags 200yd buffalo rifle off sticks 200yd single shot or lever off hand 100yd pistol caliber rifle off bags 100yd pistol caliber rifle off hand 30-50yd pistol off hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Do you have a round count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 You call 200 yards "long range"?? You must be limited there by the length of the physical range facility! Here in Alberta, Canada (Texas of the North) we see "long range" as 300 to 1000 yards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 24 minutes ago, Mysterious Stranger said: You call 200 yards "long range" The size of the target plays into the difficulty just as much as distance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Why bags? Prone using sticks would be better to allow each shooter to adjust the height to be comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 32 minutes ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said: The size of the target plays into the difficulty just as much as distance! True, but at just 200 yards, given the average age of a SASS shooter, I suspect that the shooter's eyesight is a much bigger factor than the firearm's ability to hit a target small enough to be a challenge for the rifle and its ammunition! Any decent rifle and ammo combination defined as "long range" usable, except maybe a musket, could easily hit a playing card at 200 yards, but i doubt even a young keen-eyed shooter could SEE the darn target then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 35 minutes ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said: Why bags? Prone using sticks would be better to allow each shooter to adjust the height to be comfortable. I suspect, but don't obviously know for sure, that the reason prone might not be allowed is simply because it would not be within the "spirit of the game", because 1870s buffalo hunters, soldiers or Indians could not use a prone position on the typical prairie landscapes, because they would not be able to see due to the tall grasses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickpocket Kate Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 7 hours ago, Tequila Shooter said: Do you have a round count? 3-5 sight in shots, 2 strings of 5 (10 total) and extra for the shoot off if you hit all 10 targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickpocket Kate Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 2 hours ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said: Why bags? Prone using sticks would be better to allow each shooter to adjust the height to be comfortable. We use sand bags shooting from a bench. No one has ever had a problem with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 I was thinking bags and shooting prone. I assume the bags will be on a shooting station and shooter is sitting? As an old guy laying on the ground getting up and down is rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Is scoring total hits or most hits in a fixed time. Black powder shooters don't do well inn timed events.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Pickpocket Kate said: 3-5 sight in shots, 2 strings of 5 (10 total) and extra for the shoot off if you hit all 10 targets. Thanks Kate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungannon Gunner Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 7 hours ago, Mysterious Stranger said: True, but at just 200 yards, given the average age of a SASS shooter, I suspect that the shooter's eyesight is a much bigger factor than the firearm's ability to hit a target small enough to be a challenge for the rifle and its ammunition! Any decent rifle and ammo combination defined as "long range" usable, except maybe a musket, could easily hit a playing card at 200 yards, but i doubt even a young keen-eyed shooter could SEE the darn target then! Come on down South and play the game with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickpocket Kate Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/19/2023 at 4:48 PM, irish ike, SASS #43615 said: Is scoring total hits or most hits in a fixed time. Black powder shooters don't do well inn timed events.. Scoring is total hits no pesky timer involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 5/19/2023 at 11:01 AM, Mysterious Stranger said: You call 200 yards "long range"?? You must be limited there by the length of the physical range facility! Here in Alberta, Canada (Texas of the North) we see "long range" as 300 to 1000 yards! We call it as long as we have! Thanks Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Sombra Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 said: We call it as long as we have! Thanks Randy Or it is long enough! La Sombra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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