Good work, SGT. Sherry



https://www.army.mil/article/2...eter_rifle_nationals



US Army Soldier wins three gold medals in 300-meter rifle nationals
By Lt. Col. Michelle LunatoJune 8, 2023

"ELK RIVER, Minn. — U.S. Army Sgt. Tim Sherry won three Gold Medals at the USA Shooting 300-Meter Nationals May 23 -27.

The Evergreen, Colorado native, who is a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit International Rifle Team, claimed the wins in Men’s 300-Meter Prone Rifle, Open 300-Meter Standard Rifle and Men’s 300-Meter Three-Position Rifle against top marksmen from across the United States.

To win each National Champion title, competitors were required to shoot each match’s course of fire twice on separate days. The Prone Match course of fire consisted of 60-shots in 50 minutes. Sherry fired a two-day aggregate score of 1187-57x, beating second place by eight points and 20 Xs. The Standard Rifle Match course of fire consisted of 60 shots in 120 minutes. In Day 2 of the match, Sherry shot a notable 588-21x that brought his winning aggregate score to 1171-39x. This impressive score beat the second place competitor by 58 points and 17 Xs. Then, the Three-Position Rifle Match course of fire consisted of 60 shots in 90 minutes. Sherry completed Day 2 of this match with a personal best score of 589-26x, which brought his winning aggregate score to 1168-45x. This win beat the next competitor by 46 points and 19 Xs. By the end of the matches, each competitor had fired a total of 360 rounds."

'Competing at the 300-meter matches are a good test of our shooting positions and fundamentals, said Sherry, who was the only USAMU Soldier at the event.

“It was great to get validation on my training as I won all three events at the competition!”

In addition to adding three new medals to his collection, the Soldier’s performance also earned him a spot on the U.S. 300-Meter Rifle Team and will represent the United States, and Army, at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan starting in mid August, which is something Sherry said he is excited about.

“I am happy to have qualified for the team in all 300-meter events and am looking forward to Worlds later this summer.”'

Caliber?

And with irons (albeit REALLY nice ones!). Great shooting sarge!

Hey, I could score like that. From prone, using a high magnification scope with exceptional glass, in calm conditions, throwing out my bad shots. Oops, they don't allow that in this type of competition.

Exceptional shooting by SGT Sherry.

****
most likely chambered in 6BR

https://www.ssusa.org/content/...eter-rifle-shooting/


What Is 300 Meter Rifle Shooting?
by REYA KEMPLEY posted on August 14, 2017

"While it remains an obscure discipline in America, 300 meter rifle is Europe’s equivalent of our high power rifle. In decades past, when greats such as Lones Wigger and Margaret Murdoch ruled the podium, 300 meter rifle was the premier rifle event in the Olympics. Men and women competed together. Smallbore shooting was considered a training event at that time. But as cities grew, firearms laws became more restrictive, and the price of centerfire shooting increased, it was removed from the Olympics. Numerous national and international competitions are still held every year, and it remains in the ISSF World Shooting Championships along with other non-Olympic events such as running target and women’s smallbore prone. The World Championships are held every four years between the summer Olympic years. The next will be held in Korea in 2018.

Today, the men have three 300 meter events: 3x40 free rifle (40 shots per position: kneeling, standing, and prone), 3x20 standard rifle, and free rifle prone (60 shots). The women only have two events: 3x20 sport rifle and prone (also 60 shots). Rifles look similar to those used in Olympic smallbore competition because the equipment rules are essentially the same. You’ll see hook-style butt plates with plentiful adjustments, aluminum stocks, and bloop tubes to extend the sight radius. The exception is the men’s standard rifle event. This rifle looks similar to the women’s standard rifle of days gone by (think Launi Meili’s gold medal in 1992) except it must have a trigger weight of at least 1.5 kilograms or 3.3 pounds. Despite the limitations in adjustability and trigger weight, standard rifle shooters can post scores well over 580 out of a possible 600—comparable to free rifle scores. Steve Goff and Jason Parker are two athletes of recent years who were among the world’s best with this rifle. ...

In the glory days of 300 meter shooting, the .30-06 Springfield was the standard caliber in America. Think of shooting 40 shots per position with that recoil! Thankfully, cartridge technology has progressed since then. The most popular caliber in the world today for this discipline is the 6 mm Benchrest (BR). This cartridge offers superb accuracy, low recoil, a long barrel life, and extreme ease of hand loading. Other calibers such as 6XC and 6.5x47 have some following as well. The vast majority of European competitors shoot factory-loaded ammunition by Lapua or Norma, which is capable of shooting under half-minute groups at 300 meters. However, in this country the cost can be prohibitive (dollars per round), which leads more of us to shoot our own DIY ammunition. We can squeeze a bit more accuracy out of the cartridge that way too. If you do handload, be prepared to ogle at the piles of once-shot Lapua brass the Europeans casually dump into the range brass bucket!

The maximum caliber allowed in ISSF 300 meter events is 8 mm—though I question the sanity of anyone who would choose to shoot such a caliber! All shots are scored as if the bullet diameter is 8 mm. The black starts at the 5-ring, which measures 60 cm, or about 23.5 inches. The 10-ring is a mere 10 cm, or around four inches. Compare this to the American high power 300 yard target, which has a 10-ring of just under six inches.

You may be thinking that building a rifle and buying equipment for such a specialized event with few competitions in America is a silly proposition. But the good news is you can shoot other American high power matches as well—NRA mid-range prone matches, for example, in the “Any Rifle” category. Under these rules, you can use your entire ISSF-legal kit, including the hook-style butt plate. A 6 mm BR on a windy day may be slightly disadvantaged against other common calibers for this distance, but you’ll find the 10-ring seems huge after shooting on the challenging international target. It’s almost double the size in terms of minute of angle.


( More info in the article)

https://www.ssusa.org/content/...eter-rifle-shooting/

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Originally posted by sgalczyn:
Caliber?

I was going to guess a 22lr or similar based on it being an Anschutz, but the size of that ejection port would make me think otherwise

Edit: Also just noticed the box of ammo on the rifle rest. Most definitely not 22lr

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https://www.accurateshooter.co...m-competition-guide/

Calibers of Choice: 6mm BR, 6XC, 6.5×47 Lapua
In most countries, 300m rules allow a variety of calibers, yet the 6mm BR is the still the most popular chambering by far, but Team Norma won recent World Championships shooting the very accurate 6XC cartridge. The 6.5×47 cartridge is also being used by many top 300m shooters now. Most 300m shooters still use the 6mm Norma BR. But the 6XC and 6.5×47 have an edge in Ballistics. We still think that the 6BR offers a winning combination of wide selection of ultra-accurate bullets, low recoil, and superior inherent accuracy (.3 MOA with factory ammo).

Europa Cup 300mWhile many top competitors load their own cartridges, you can win with factory-loaded ammo–it’s that good. Lapua loads its ammo with the accurate 105gr Scenar bullet. At the 2003 Europe Cup in Switzerland, Juha Hirvi used Lapua ammo to set a new European and World Record: 1,180 points (400+387+393). The Norma loaded ammo uses the 105gr Berger LTB (“length tolerant bullet”). The LTB gives up a little BC to the VLDs but it groups tight, works well in a variety of throat lengths, and can be loaded from a magazine. Hand loaders favor the Berger 105 VLD or the Sierra 107gr MK, pushed by Varget or Norma 203-B powders.


Tack-Driving Dual-Action Rifles Built Like a Swiss Watch
In the hands of top European shooters, modern 300m rifles rival benchrest guns for pure accuracy. Germany and Switzerland produce most of the match-winning 300m rifles these days. Below, left is a 2″ group shot at 300m, slinged prone with iron sights! On some of the 300m systems the stock is designed to interchange with rimfire actions, so it is possible to have one stock and two actions. This permits 300m competitors to train effectively year-round on 50m indoor rimfire ranges. The only difference is felt recoil and the size of the groups.

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Originally posted by RichardC:
All shots are scored as if the bullet diameter is 8 mm.

Thank you.

Interesting article, and that statement in particular. I assume that means there is some way of virtually enlarging the size of a smaller bullet hole so that it could be scored as touching a scoring line when it doesn’t actually touch it.

Anyone know how that’s done?

I have long contended that the 45 ACP cartridge became and was the most common for bull’s-eye shooting and other competitions when the advantage of a larger diameter hole in the target overcame any disadvantages such as more recoil and slower rate of fire.

Pure guesswork:

In Europe, digital scoring legerdemain.

In USA, simply an 8MM scoring plug in 6MM holes in paper targets.
Like plugging .38 Cal holes with a .45 Cal scoring plug.

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Originally posted by RichardC:
Like plugging .38 Cal holes with a .45 Cal scoring plug.

I'm considering using a .45 cal scoring plug for our next .22lr SF postal match....
<< rimshot >>

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Originally posted by fritz:

quote:

Originally posted by RichardC:
Like plugging .38 Cal holes with a .45 Cal scoring plug.

I'm considering using a .45 cal scoring plug for our next .22lr SF postal match....
<< rimshot >>

Why stop at .45? I'm sure somebody out there makes a .50 !

Confucious say, " Be careful what you wish for, Roundeye "

^ Lol!

Is that a scoring tool or a butt plug? Or maybe both. Sometimes I get so confused.

quote:

Originally posted by RichardC:
Pure guesswork:

In Europe, digital scoring legerdemain.

In USA, simply an 8MM scoring plug in 6MM holes in paper targets.
Like plugging .38 Cal holes with a .45 Cal scoring plug.

And it really only matters on potential line breaks outside of the 10, which I'm guessing at high levels are a pretty small number of rounds.

Precision shooting like that isn't a game I enjoy as much as action shooting, but it is, of course, super impressive. Especially with iron sights. My 60 year old eyes just can't do it at all any more.

quote:

Originally posted by RichardC:
Pure guesswork:

In Europe, digital scoring legerdemain.

In USA, simply an 8MM scoring plug in 6MM holes in paper targets.
Like plugging .38 Cal holes with a .45 Cal scoring plug.

How does that work? If any part of it touches a lower ring does it count as the lower score?

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Originally posted by Perception:

How does that work? If any part of it touches a lower ring does it count as the lower score?

Perception, I am not sure how these 300M match targets are scored.

In smallbore matches that I've done ( 50yd/M and 100yd/M), the higher score is counted, if a ring is cut.

https://www.accurateshooter.co...rget-scoring-gauges/

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Edited to add: Start reading at page 53 or so.

https://competitions.nra.org/d.../intl-rifle-book.pdf

"14.3 How to Score - A shot hole, the leaded edge of which comes
in contact with the outside of the bullseye or scoring rings of a target, is
given the higher value."

If only it were that simple. Judges have to know their stuff, be resolute, and have the patience of Job.

quote:

Originally posted by P250UA5:

quote:

Originally posted by sgalczyn:
Caliber?

I was going to guess a 22lr or similar based on it being an Anschutz, but the size of that ejection port would make me think otherwise

Edit: Also just noticed the box of ammo on the rifle rest. Most definitely not 22lr

Any info specifically on the round Sherry used?

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Originally posted by 92fstech:
And with irons (albeit REALLY nice ones!). Great shooting sarge!

They are not 'irons'. 'Irons' are what you get on a basic Ruger 10/22, or cheap air rifle, like a Daisy.

These sights are called dioptre sights, as used in 10m air rifle, 25/50m .22cal and all non-optical competitive centre-fire shooting.