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At Last...shot the chunk gun
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<blockquote data-quote="Wobblyshot1" data-source="post: 4618423" data-attributes="member: 9066"><p>That's a sun shade commonly referred to as a shader. The front sight is with a sort of built in shader and is a Lyman 17a globe with a pin head insert.</p><p>In this game one is basically trying to hit center of ball as close to the X as possible at 60 yards. Scoring is distance from the X center to center of ball hole and is measured with a caliper to the thousands of an inch. Your X target is a small rectangular piece of paper with lines corner to corner to form your X. This makes for a very difficult target to see at that distance so a target you can see is allowed as a so called spotter. Different folks like different shapes for spotters and is generally what suits you. At present, I'm experimenting with 8" black circle with a 4" white center...imagine a "doughnut". I try to align my sights so that the pin head is centered in the white circle or dead on which will allow for very precise sight placement from shot to shot with your group being somewhere away from the spotter. Post your X centered on your group then fire away. If you've done your part perfectly you might end up with a "spider"....or dead center X shot....This type of shooting grew out of real old timey matches that were once very popular in the Appalachians.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wobblyshot1, post: 4618423, member: 9066"] That's a sun shade commonly referred to as a shader. The front sight is with a sort of built in shader and is a Lyman 17a globe with a pin head insert. In this game one is basically trying to hit center of ball as close to the X as possible at 60 yards. Scoring is distance from the X center to center of ball hole and is measured with a caliper to the thousands of an inch. Your X target is a small rectangular piece of paper with lines corner to corner to form your X. This makes for a very difficult target to see at that distance so a target you can see is allowed as a so called spotter. Different folks like different shapes for spotters and is generally what suits you. At present, I'm experimenting with 8" black circle with a 4" white center...imagine a "doughnut". I try to align my sights so that the pin head is centered in the white circle or dead on which will allow for very precise sight placement from shot to shot with your group being somewhere away from the spotter. Post your X centered on your group then fire away. If you've done your part perfectly you might end up with a "spider"....or dead center X shot....This type of shooting grew out of real old timey matches that were once very popular in the Appalachians. [/QUOTE]
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