The Gun Pimp Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Less than a month to the 2014 Diggle Egg Shoot - Bank Holiday Monday May 26th. This is the day after the GBFCA National F CLass League Shoot at Diggle so, if anyone fancies staying over................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Whats the course of fire please Vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Pimp Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 As always - 3 shots at 100 yards, 3 shots at 300 yards and 3 shots at 500 yards on the groundhog target. Then, one shot at the egg at 500 yards - £100 if you break it. Shooters can look at their targets between distances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggersqueezer Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 vince have you got plenty of groundhog targets? i'm sat on a load if you need any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Do you need to be a Diggle member or can FAC holding visitors come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_egg Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 If only this was an Easter shoot... You are a month behind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Pimp Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Do you need to be a Diggle member or can FAC holding visitors come? No absolutely not - everyone is welcome. Usually there are more visitors than Diggle members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywayoflife Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Bugger my shoulder won't be fit by then ;( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggersqueezer Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Bugger my shoulder won't be fit by then ;( excuse after excuse after excuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Can I bring my own egg ? (Now searching google for ostrich egg suppliers) Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatzi Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 There are so many 'one hole' guns on UkV it will be a tough shoot if they come Gun Pimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackb Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 There are so many 'one hole' guns on UkV it will be a tough shoot if they come Gun Pimp yes there is a lot of one hole guns but i'll hazard not so many one hole shooters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Sadly I am unavoidably doing something else this weekend and will miss both the Egg shoot and the F Class comp. Annoying to say the least. Id love to see the one hole groups from one hole guns too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c18rch Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Can I bring my own egg ? (Now searching google for ostrich egg suppliers) Pete Still probably wouldn't help! I'll be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That bald headed Geordie Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Bugger my shoulder won't be fit by then ;( Then bring your other shoulder!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 One place to see rather a lot of one hole groups is a 100y bench rest competition,where they are the norm,and good competitors will shoot 5 such,each around calibre size. One of the really interesting features of the 'Egg Shoot" is that it is realistic data on what a range of shooters and equipment typically can do,especially the ground hog targets.Touching shots in the head are occur at 100y,though not routinely,three body shots at 300 are entirely possible,but if there are any 'pro rata' one hole groups at 500,then they are not often on the groundhog card. It seems a serious (but fun of course) indication of just how difficult such targets are at such ranges,even with top shooter/equipment.This is no criticism at all,just reality,and needs to be considered along with '4/5 gong hits at 890 yards with my 223'-again,possible but not entirely consistent with the public "egg shoot" larger sample data. Add in the results from the recent Round House shoot-admittedly in the most awful conditions-and the same conclusion emerges-even the very best can miss at 500 yards. So if you are a 'newbie' or average shooter,wondering why you can't bang and clang every time,well... not many can...as the great wildcatter Landis said more than 70 years ago,claimed first shot hits at distance may well have an element of randomness in them( and Litz shows why,with modern math) What makes for accuracy and precision,is doing it repeatedly...and the best test of a bench rest rifle is that it can hit a fly at 100y-given two shots,and a fly that does not move between the shots.( you hand me your rifle,I click the scope a few clicks off,you then get a shot at the fly-which will now miss,but you adjust your rig,using this miss hole,and the good ones will hit the fly second shot........ and third etc,if you can read any wind changes! But you won't replicate this at the Fly shoot- Its an exact science,but there aren't any eggsact shooters!! Good luck. Gbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJR Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Would definitely like to see those one hole rifle/shooter combinations. Sadly I think most will be too busy to attend...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackb Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 we shoot the egg shoot at our club , the winner this year was using a 223 and all nine shots were on the groundhog , however the egg remains untouched for a second year now............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 we shoot the egg shoot at our club , the winner this year was using a 223 and all nine shots were on the groundhog , however the egg remains untouched for a second year now............ That is very decent shooting by the winner...how did 5th,10th do? If we grant that a 'one hole' rifle might be 1/2 moa at 100y,and extrapolate to 500 ('pro rata'),then we have something around 2 1/2 inches,which is near enough the width of the groundhog?But the groundhog is about 8 inches tall,isn't (s)he ? It's still good shooting indeed,but does not seriously challenge... " if there are many one hole groups (pro rata) at 500y,then they are not often on the groundhog"... Granted a hit is a hit,sort of-ethics aside,as it's a target-but such performance is not modal/typical,even among good shooters,,and I'd expect not to be too far down the list of performances before misses were appearing....NOT a criticism,more a support for the claim that it's difficult to be so consistent,and all credit to those who can be! Still,maybe they will turn up in numbers at the shoot,and the statistics will be more errr...' balanced'.....I'm not sure there is a word for it ,but it probably isn't 'representative of the normal shooting population to date',or at least of available competition results-maybe we'll get more on here...? :-) Gbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackb Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 I hit with all but two of mine , the wind blew them slightly left , it was a tricky wind day ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swagger700 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 I shot this few years ago as guest with some keeper mates . Had real good day out and 9shots on the ground hog was well chuffed I mite have rifle up and running it's ok to come as guest with my fac and join in ?? Thanks Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatzi Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 You dont need to put all nine rounds on the groundhog to win. The other fact to note is that the comp is downward scoring so nick a line and you drop points very easily. In that respect smaller calibres hold an advantage, certainly at 100 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That bald headed Geordie Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Whatever you have just come along and have a laugh and be prepared to have the p*ss taken out of you! But you can dish it back which makes Diggle comps a very good laugh and lots of jolly japes and lashings of ginger beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywayoflife Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 excuse after excuse after excuse That's mine and I'm sticking to it!! Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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