Bafaction Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Hi all I am Brett from Australia and I was told about this forum while I was shooting the Cup this year. It was a big learning curve for me as it was the First trip to USA and my first cup. I did not fair to well in the shoot as I got 50th and my scores were well down to what I had been shooting here is Oz. I did managed to be one of the 5 to shoot a 48X on Barricade and the only Revolver shooter, I hope to be back next year and I am going to be a lot more prepared for the shoot, The main proble I found was using the Dillon Mats as we only use carpet and it has a lot les movement on the ground then the Dillon mats do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterbenedetto Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Welcome to the forum Brett!! Lots of information here. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Pistolero Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Hello Brett, welcome to the forum. I guess we kind of met as I was also one of the 5 that shot 48 x's. That was my first time in the shoot off for that event and had a ball. You did well. Most shooters end up with a score 30 to 40 points below what they shoot at home their first time at Bianchi. I know what you mean about the mats. I shoot off of a Dillon mat all the time but the mats in Missouri give me trouble. They are the older mats that seem spongier. They have the same ones in Kansas City. This year I decided that shooting off the ground would be better. It paid off. Hopefully I'll see ya in NZ. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfieldshooter Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hi Brett It does get easier after a few years. Main thing is to relax and enjoy it. It's only another shoot coatesy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Shooter Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Welcome aboard Brett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRAActionPistol Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Brett, Welcome it was good to meet you at the Cup, hope to see you in NZ, let us know if you need or want anything/anytime. Tom... Hi allI am Brett from Australia and I was told about this forum while I was shooting the Cup this year. It was a big learning curve for me as it was the First trip to USA and my first cup. I did not fair to well in the shoot as I got 50th and my scores were well down to what I had been shooting here is Oz. I did managed to be one of the 5 to shoot a 48X on Barricade and the only Revolver shooter, I hope to be back next year and I am going to be a lot more prepared for the shoot, The main proble I found was using the Dillon Mats as we only use carpet and it has a lot les movement on the ground then the Dillon mats do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Welcome to the forum Hope you enjoy it here Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 ...The main problem I found was using the Dillon Mats as we only use carpet and it has a lot les movement on the ground then the Dillon mats do. I remember learning SO MANY things like that at my first Cup - that really all helped me the next year. One of the big ones - Where they changed the targets DURING the COF. At home, I taped my targets, so I had a nice tape spot to shoot at as the COF went on. At that point in my life I didn't have two nickels to rub together (I couldn't buy a truckload of targets to practice with) - so I came up with the poor-man's solution. I bought a giant roll of 24" wide brown paper that closely matched the target's brown color. Then I made a template out of cardboard, 24" tall and 18" wide, with the 8, 10, and x-rings in it. Roll out the paper, razor off a target with the template on top, then lightly draw the scoring rings with a pencil. Then when you staple the paper on the target, if you line it up at the bottom the paper "stops" right about where the tombstone target starts to curve in at the top. In the match, training with all brown targets with no tape or bullet holes really helped me to find the center of the targets when the targets didn't already have holes in them. Welcome to the forums Brett. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bafaction Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 (edited) Brett,Welcome it was good to meet you at the Cup, hope to see you in NZ, let us know if you need or want anything/anytime. Tom... Hi allI am Brett from Australia and I was told about this forum while I was shooting the Cup this year. It was a big learning curve for me as it was the First trip to USA and my first cup. I did not fair to well in the shoot as I got 50th and my scores were well down to what I had been shooting here is Oz. I did managed to be one of the 5 to shoot a 48X on Barricade and the only Revolver shooter, I hope to be back next year and I am going to be a lot more prepared for the shoot, The main proble I found was using the Dillon Mats as we only use carpet and it has a lot les movement on the ground then the Dillon mats do. Thanks Tom I have just found out that My Revolver has got a number of small cracks on the face of the forcing cone, I did have trouble trying to get the gun to group correctly before I left. I will know next week when the Gunsmith has a look to see if the barrel is worn out, I have shot it for the past 12 years and the gun was built sometime before I got it. I will be in NZ and I can not wait for that one, I am hoping to shoot a lot better then I did at the cup. While I was visiting some friends in the US I was telling different people about the cup and they all had the same answer. I do not know what it is, they all seemd to know about the bullseye match. I think that we will need to do some sort of Mail out or advertising to all your States so they all know what the shoot is all about. Even a video that can be downloaded form the NRA website show people what Bianchi shooting is all about. Edited June 12, 2008 by Bafaction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8shooter Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Brett,Welcome it was good to meet you at the Cup, hope to see you in NZ, let us know if you need or want anything/anytime. Tom... Hi allI am Brett from Australia and I was told about this forum while I was shooting the Cup this year. It was a big learning curve for me as it was the First trip to USA and my first cup. I did not fair to well in the shoot as I got 50th and my scores were well down to what I had been shooting here is Oz. I did managed to be one of the 5 to shoot a 48X on Barricade and the only Revolver shooter, I hope to be back next year and I am going to be a lot more prepared for the shoot, The main proble I found was using the Dillon Mats as we only use carpet and it has a lot les movement on the ground then the Dillon mats do. Thanks Tom I have just found out that My Revolver has got a number of small cracks on the face of the forcing cone, I did have trouble trying to get the gun to group correctly before I left. I will know next week when the Gunsmith has a look to see if the barrel is worn out, I have shot it for the past 12 years and the gun was built sometime before I got it. I will be in NZ and I can not wait for that one, I am hoping to shoot a lot better then I did at the cup. While I was visiting some friends in the US I was telling different people about the cup and they all had the same answer. I do not know what it is, they all seemd to know about the bullseye match. I think that we will need to do some sort of Mail out or advertising to all your States so they all know what the shoot is all about. Even a video that can be downloaded form the NRA website show people what Bianchi shooting is all about. Video idea is a good one .... Even get some on You tube... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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