Author Topic: Vintage Military Rifle Match At Lincoln Ikes (Read 2964 times)

Wildgoose · « **on:** April 06, 2012, 06:25:49 AM »

Just a week from this coming Saturday! It will be on April 14th starting at 8:00 AM for sight in, match at 9:00 AM. Dust that old bolt gun off and come out for some fun. Also this year there will be a new .22 CMP match held on the same range following the VMRM. To get all of the details on these and other matches being held at Lincoln Izaak Walton check out our new web site (http://lincolnikes.com/). Click on the Club Activities for complete descriptions and cool new pictures of the action. Hit the Club Calendar for month by month listings for all events. You can even join on line now! Hope to see you at the shoots.
Goose

gsd · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2012, 07:13:07 AM »

I'll see you there!

Question is, who start talking trash first?

bkoenig · « **Reply #2 on:** April 06, 2012, 09:35:05 AM »

I guess I'd better get some loading done.

And Jesse, you're going down this year!

Mikee Loxxer · « **Reply #3 on:** April 07, 2012, 07:21:34 AM »

Sounds like fun. Do you have to be a member to participate? What is the cost for the match? I didn't see any of that posted on the Ikes website.

monkeyboy · « **Reply #4 on:** April 07, 2012, 07:47:39 AM »

Mikee, $10.00 for the match. I don't think there are any matches at the Ikes that require membership. Mike.

sparky0068 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 07, 2012, 05:13:42 PM »

Quote from: bkoenig on April 06, 2012, 09:35:05 AM

And Jesse, you're going down this year!

MY SIDES ARE HURTING!!!

I will blind you with the cloud of smoke from my trapdoor!

gsd · « **Reply #6 on:** April 07, 2012, 10:26:51 PM »

NEBull said he has some competition for me this year...course, he has to show up:)

NE Bull · « **Reply #7 on:** April 08, 2012, 07:45:10 AM »

Sorry, gsd, won't be this first match, daughter's Hunter Safety is same day.
But I did take it out for some excercise yesterday and VERY impressed.

gwilly · « **Reply #8 on:** April 08, 2012, 08:34:37 AM »

I told my son, who lives in Lincoln, about this match & he talked me in to bringing a couple Mosins down to give it a try.

Hope to meet some of you there! He wanted to know what size target is used.

Wildgoose · « **Reply #9 on:** April 08, 2012, 06:41:37 PM »

Quote from: gwilly on April 08, 2012, 08:34:37 AM

I told my son, who lives in Lincoln, about this match & he talked me in to bringing a couple Mosins down to give it a try.
Hope to meet some of you there! He wanted to know what size target is used.

Standard 100 yard military rifle target set at 75 yards. 18" diameter score area with a 6" bull and 3" ten ring. One inch X ring. If you are shooting a standard sighted Mosin with milsurp ammo try holding on the bottom of the paper centered for windage and you should be in the black. Sight in targets are provided starting at 08:00 to 09:00 to get a feel for where you are at. No sighting shots after the match starts but spotting scopes and coaching are permitted during the match. With ten minutes to shoot ten rounds you have plenty of time to spot your shots and make corrections to get the best score you can.

bkoenig · « **Reply #10 on:** April 08, 2012, 09:00:38 PM »

Quote from: sparky0068 on April 07, 2012, 05:13:42 PM

I will blind you with the cloud of smoke from my trapdoor!

One of these days I'll get some dies for my Martini-Henry and we'll have a vintage black powder cartridge military rifle match. VBPCMRM.

gsd · « **Reply #11 on:** April 08, 2012, 10:02:37 PM »

Ohhh...the acronyms!

RobertH · « **Reply #12 on:** April 09, 2012, 08:20:16 AM »

i love these things, but i will be out of town. i hope to show up for the next one!

bkoenig · « **Reply #13 on:** April 09, 2012, 10:28:30 AM »

Quote from: Wildgoose on April 08, 2012, 06:41:37 PM

Standard 100 yard military rifle target set at 75 yards. 18" diameter score area with a 6" bull and 3" ten ring. One inch X ring. If you are shooting a standard sighted Mosin with milsurp ammo try holding on the bottom of the paper centered for windage and you should be in the black. Sight in targets are provided starting at 08:00 to 09:00 to get a feel for where you are at. No sighting shots after the match starts but spotting scopes and coaching are permitted during the match. With ten minutes to shoot ten rounds you have plenty of time to spot your shots and make corrections to get the best score you can.

Another trick that works well with Mosin sights that shoot too high is to get a piece of heat shrink tubing and slip it over the fron sight post, then trim it down until your elevation is correct. This lets you have a taller front sight (shoots lower) without permanent modifications.

gsd · « **Reply #14 on:** April 09, 2012, 10:40:32 AM »

BK, you bringing your carbine out?

sparky0068 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 09, 2012, 10:41:11 AM »

Quote from: bkoenig on April 08, 2012, 09:00:38 PM

One of these days I'll get some dies for my Martini-Henry and we'll have a vintage black powder cartridge military rifle match. VBPCMRM.

It will be epic!

bkoenig · « **Reply #16 on:** April 09, 2012, 12:50:22 PM »

Quote from: gsd on April 09, 2012, 10:40:32 AM

BK, you bringing your carbine out?

I might bring it but probably won't use it for the match. The short sight radius makes it harder to shoot accurately than my Enfield or M39. I need to get some Argentine dies too.

bkoenig · « **Reply #17 on:** April 12, 2012, 07:27:44 PM »

Well, I had almost enough .303 ammo left from last year to shoot the Enfield, and nowhere near enough for the M39, so since I didn't feel like loading a bunch this week it looks like I will be Nigel this weekend instead of Simo. I have a whole bunch of 7.62x54 brass sitting in my basement that still hasn't magically turned itself into loaded ammo.

sparky0068 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 12, 2012, 08:09:58 PM »

Quote from: bkoenig on April 12, 2012, 07:27:44 PM

I will be Nigel this weekend instead of Simo.

I always knew you were bipolar!

bkoenig · « **Reply #19 on:** April 13, 2012, 09:18:38 AM »

We are not!