Post Your Shooting Targets!

[JohnRich 4]

The attached target is one I produced while testing some ammo loads for an M1 Garand rifle: 9 out of 10 shots within 1.75 inches, from 100 yards, using a bench rest. For reference, the black target spot in the photo is 5" in diameter.

Now I know some of you out there have super-duper bench-rest rifles that can do better than this. But this is an M1 Garand, designed to have only 4-minute of angle accuracy, or 4" at 100 yards. So to produce a group under 2" is fairly phenomenal.

The Garand used was an International Harvester rifle with a 1954 barrel.

The ammo load that produced this performance was:
- Powder: IMR 4895, 45.5 grains
- Bullets: Sierra 168 grain HPBTM
- Cases: military surplus, fired once.
- Primers: Federal 210

This just became my M1 Garand .30-06 load!

Post your target pictures, and tell us what you used to shoot it.

[AirMail 0]

My targets usually have only one hole in them. I reuse that hole.

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[Kennedy 0]

She is a beaut. Nice shooting John.

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[Fireflyer 0]

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My targets usually have only one hole in them. I reuse that hole.

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[freeflir29 0]

Ya know...many years ago I also used to be proud of a target that was all pretty and had neat holes in it. Then I started combat shooting..............

[Lee03 0]

The Garand is sweet, no doubt. I love em! Will agree about the combat shooting.

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[SniperCJ 0]

Good job coming from a Garand.

Those are cool rifles. I have a scout model myself, built by National Match Armory. Wanna drool over some beautiful Garands, go to their website. Wow.

And dont worry about Clay's crack about 'nice prety groups' vs 'combat shooting'. Theres a high probability that Clay wouldnt know combat shooting if it bit him in the a$$. He can be a little condescending some times..

[winsor 236]

Last weekend I used a Brunswick Black Beauty bowling ball as a target for my .460 Weatherby.

I would post a picture of it, but there was nothing but little pieces left (after one shot).


Blue skies,

Winsor

[turtlespeed 226]

Heh - now that's a target - yes, a PAPER target . . .Jheese!
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