Bench-Talk

I shot a 500 meter (548 yard) competition today and shot my highest ever aggregate score, and my highest ever individual target. I know this format is a little out of the ordinary, but thought you may be interested. Its an Aussie event that has been in existence for about 15 years.

The centre bull of the target is a little over 1.8” (no idea how they came up with that dimension!), with each scoring ring .346”. The score is derived from both the score rings and the group. At 500 meters, it’s a very challenging target. There are not too many 59 scoring targets shot, and no-one has yet shot a perfect 60.

Nice shootin', Fergus!

Where's the 9? If the scoring system is, "worst edge", then, why isn't this target scored a 48 - 2 ? Is there a three point bonus for keeping them INSIDE the ten-ring?  My feeble mind sees 5 tens, with two "flies"! ;) Regardless of my inability to comprehend, it's still most excellent execution! RG

Randy

Total score is derived from the score AND the group size. Its five 10s, two flys (like a dot or an X) and the 9 comes from the group (10 for sub 1”, 9 for sub 2”, etc). Possible target is 60.5, but its never been done.

Thank you for the explanation, Fergus! :) RG

"At 500 meters, it’s a very challenging target." A slight understatement -fine shooting Fergus.You should be very proud of this target.

But with a title of " And now for something completely different " you really do need these links : 

How Not To Be Seen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zekiZYSVdeQ

Dead Parrot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218&NR=1

Hunting sketch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flj3SvahA3I

Stonewall

Yes, my appologies to the Monty Python crew for missapropriating their tag line. It just seemed very applicable :)

 Glenn,  You are definitely a candidate for this group if you can quote "...Holy Grail".  W/ Nyhus and his lyrics an you and your movie quotes, all we need is someone who can quote Keets.....

   Dave, I'm not really much of a Keats guy.....but this is one I remember:

"Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works."

Al Nyhus:

   Dave, I'm not really much of a Keats guy.....but this is one I remember:

"Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works."

 

  

Al, this describes the  banal BIG MIKE - to a T ! ;)  It appears that this, Keats, character did his philosophizing or, wrote hiz poetry prior to [the advent of] punctuation! ;) "Bring out yer dead . . . " RG

   Randy: I don't remember my Keats real well...but believe he died in the 1820-30's time frame(?), which would account for the puncuational oddities.  Most of his stuff is a bit too 'flowery' for me. Being a good natured sarcastic, my own taste runs more to the good, well delivered one liner. Winston Churchill and Samuel Clemons (Mark Twain) are more up my alley.

'When I learned that I was to move to Missouri, I did not know whether to say: 'Good, by God, I'm moving to Missouri' or 'Goodbye God, I'm moving to Missouri'.   -Mark Twain

" I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is ready for the great ordeal of meeting me, I cannot say".  -Winston Churchill

"Nothing in the World is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and concientious stupidity."  -Martin Luther King