Boolit Master Join DateJan 2007LocationOdessa, TXPosts160
I'm going to try shooting in the IHMSA Internationals this July in Ft. Stockton, TX. They have one match called "Bordello" match. Targets..chickens.. 25 m, Pigs.. 50 m,... Turkeys..75m,..Rams..100m. The targets are half size of the standard full size metallic silhouettes. Standing, two-handed, no rest.
Guns limited to 5" bbl, no sight adjustment, pretty much what you might be carrying in a bordello. (If you frequent that type of establishment.)
I'll be shooting a Springfield XDM, 4.5 Inch bbl, .45ACP.
I have molds for about ten different .45 boolits, from 185 gr. SWC, 200SWC, 230 RN, etc. Lee, Seaco, Lyman, RCBS,etc.
Anybody have suggestions? (loads, bullet type, weight, etc?)
I'm 81 years old and would dearly like to beat some of them young whipper-snappers!
Clyde
I would shoot the 230 gr bullet in the 800-900 fps range and learn my sight pictures for the various ranges. Really whatever is most accurate is what you should shoot. The 185 and 200 gr bullets will reliably knock down everything but the rams and the 200's would probably get most of them. The best thing you can do if you want to beat those young whippersnappers is practice ,practice, practice! Remember, the 3 most important things are sight alignment , sight alignment, and sight alignment plus one other minor thing. Breaking the trigger without disturbing the previously mentioned sight alignmentGood luck and enjoy the match.
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