I should not speak for Bob but do shoot next to him   His rimfire rifle is a Low Wall,  Centerfire is a Miller.  Both equipped with 36x Weavers.  Bob does his own gunsmithing.

His set up offhand is as good as it gets

Boats

Aaaahhhhhh Boats- look again! Bob shoots a Peregrine (the smaller action) in centerfire!

Willis

singleshot wrote on Nov 25^th, 2007 at 4:54pm:


It look's like a flat side low wall to me.  I've never seen a small Peregrine action.   .

                                                                 Joe.

Willis I think you are right about the Centerfire gun.  I don't know those newfangled actions well enough to tell one from another at a distance.  Whatever it is he shoots it very well. I know the scopes are both 36 x Weavers, he told me so.

You could go to school on Bob offhand and find the time well spent.

Boats

And what you think is his look of concentration is hiim gritting his teeth knowing my .458 WM is about to cut loose!   

GREAT Picture!

GREAT shooting!

GREAT attitude, "That thing is too loud.  Unecessary." 

Shooting jackets; current status is this:

International Single Shot Association (ISSA):  regional and international events do not permit shooting jackets.

American Single Shot Rifle Association(ASSRA): Shooting jackets are permitted at Etta Green, the national range. I don't know how most affiliated clubs handle this issue. (I only know of two shooters west of the Miss. that use jackets in schuetzen events)

Wyoming Schuetzen Union(WSU): Shooting jackets are permitted in this organizations "Open Class". Most of their shooters all shoot in a fairly
restricted "Traditional Class".

Opinion has it that a shooting jacket is worth from 50 to 150 points in
a 100 shot offhand match.

The big shoot is the International Shoot sponsored by the ISSA at Raton, NM each summer. This shoot attracts most of the talented shooters. 

I suggest that to maximize your opportunities to shoot that you abandon that jacket.

fred

black_prince;
                   I understand the ASSRA rules to say that , shooting coats & pants are permitted at ANY match unless that club prohibits them.  They don't seem to be used much but IMO if someone wants to shoot all tied &bound in 90 degree weather 'go for it.' 
                                                     

BP, just as an FYI, at most of the ASSRA matches that I have attended, from local ones like Chinquapin and Asheville to the Nationals at Etna Green, the sight of a contemporary shooting coat/jacket is pretty rare...most dress is pretty casual.  On the other hand no one is likely to condemn you if that is the way you want to shoot.

As far as the "old days," those guys would frequently shoot in three piece suits, complete with cravat and derby hat or straw skimmer.  Sometimes you would also see them wearing a shooting apron over that outfit.  My dear friend and mentor Charlie Dell would get into his version of that get-up from time to time, but I tend to go for an "old days lite" version, consisting of collarless shirt and vest with either my machinist's hat or a derby.  So you see, the choice is pretty open.  Oh yeah, don't forget the ever popular Bermuda shorts and T-shirt look.  Some of those matches are held in pretty hot weather!   

Froggie

There is a school of thought that you shoot better offhand without a coat.  Tubb wears one but it's not strapped down tight.  He advocates the stickly pad for your buttplate, that's all.  With our Schuetzens and hook plates probably no reason for the pad.   

The best offhand shooters today are shooting NRA rules silouette and not using shooting coats. Vest with pads are pretty universal though

Boats

BTW, that cover shot makes Bob look more distinguished than he really is!  He's just a good ole boy that likes to build guns and shoot them (and of course he does both very well.)  He is pragmatic about his shooting and builds guns that are in the spirit of the old schuetzen stylings, but is not afraid to branch out and try some new tricks as well, as witnessed by the stock and butt plate of his rifle.  He's definitely a man to watch. 

A bit more about the picture.  It was taken by my friend and pistol shooting buddy Martin Miller.  He attended both of the "new" Chinquapin matches we have held at Brushy Mtn Club and has now gone out and bought a new .32-40 Winchester 'wall.  From seeing his pistol shooting abilities and what I know about him as a friend, I expect we'll be hearing things from him on the INside of the Journal in addition to hopefully seeing more of his fine photography...in addition, he took the CSV group shot also seen in the new Journal.  Now if we can just come up with some colorful screen name for him to use on this forum...

Froggie

Never fear, M-B.  I plan (and hope) that there will still be photographic record of each of out CVS matches even if it has to be a group effort between several of us.  There are several of us that take digital photos, so hopefully we can meld them onto a single disc for each participant.  It adds so much to the experience (and my failing memory  ) to have that photographic record of the event.  See you soon!

Froggie