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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Target Shooting: Casual, Fun and Competition » Favorite Target to Shoot Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic    Favorite Target to Shoot Cans  12%  [ 2 ] Bottles  6%  [ 1 ] Paper  43%  [ 7 ] Expolding Targets  12%  [ 2 ] Steel Plates  25%  [ 4 ] Total Votes : 16 Favorite Target to Shoot   Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:27 pm panther34.22 Guest Favorite Target to shoot   Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:36 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA Shoot N-C, 3" bullseyes. I hate walking to the target to see how I'm doing, and don't own a spotting scope. One reason I like a .22; it makes bigger holes to see. _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:13 pm SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario I'm a big fan of paper and in the last year I've actually totally switched over to buying ISSF/NRA targets. It took me that long to figure out that I was fooling myself into thinking printing my own was cheaper. For me looking at the group patterns and figuring out whats going on is half the fun. but ya I'm a bit odd _________________ Sean   Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:49 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Pop bottle on a stick. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:02 am radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA SMP wrote: For me looking at the group patterns and figuring out whats going on is half the fun. but ya I'm a bit odd Nah. You're just analytical like me. It's fun collecting data and then thinking about what you got there. _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:28 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Quote: For me looking at the group patterns and figuring out whats going on is half the fun I know what you mean. I once shot a group that looked like Mother Teresa. I'm still trying to sell it on ebay. Kidding aside, if I need a numerical analysis I scan the group and import it into MS Publisher. There I generate a caliber sized circle, which I drag-and-drop over each hole. (I find it easier than using calipers, especially if the hole is ragged.) The program gives me the X/Y coordinates for the circle's location +/- .001." Those numbers go into a spreadsheet that regurgitates group center, group diameter, mean radius, and figure of merit. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:28 am SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario Call it what you want but I think my wife is right _________________ Sean   Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:27 am radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA ^^^ I need to get that shirt for my wife. She's a bigger geek than me. Slavia wrote: ...if I need a numerical analysis I scan the group and import it into MS Publisher. There I generate a caliber sized circle, which I drag-and-drop over each hole. (I find it easier than using calipers, especially if the hole is ragged.) The program gives me the X/Y coordinates for the circle's location +/- .001." Those numbers go into a spreadsheet that regurgitates group center, group diameter, mean radius, and figure of merit. That' pretty cool. (To us geeks.) Does Publisher come with Office? I've never tried to find it. _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:13 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA It depends on the bundling of the MS Office products (home, student, professional, etc.) - sometimes Publisher is included and sometimes not. I was just looking around and found an equivalent program for free (there are no legal free downloads of MS Publisher). OpenOffice Draw will let you specify a numerical value for an object's dimensions (i.e., a caliber sized circle) and will read out the position - both to the nearest 0.01" Here's the manual: http://www.openoffice.org/documentation/manuals/oooauthors/DrawGuide.pdf And the download site: http://www.open-office-download.net/blog/open-office-draw/ _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:55 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA Thanks!!! _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:18 pm AirShooter2012 Member Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Posts: 27 Location: North East U.S. Picked up a swinging plate target at Wally World. Fun and when you hit it you know. No garbage to pick up later. Only draw back is my Crosman M4-177 doesn't have the power to swing them all the way up (reset). _________________ www.zazzle.com/graphman http://www.youtube.com/user/AirShooter2012?feature=guide   Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:03 pm Goosehawk Member Joined: 06 Jan 2012 Posts: 21 Location: North Carolina Gamo Squirrel Field Target.   Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:16 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Quote: I was just looking around and found an equivalent program for free (there are no legal free downloads of MS Publisher). OpenOffice Draw will let you specify a numerical value for an object's dimensions (i.e., a caliber sized circle) and will read out the position - both to the nearest 0.01" Here's another one - the daughter uses it: http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Download _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:30 pm panther3422cal New Member Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 9 hey this is panther34.22 I had to delete my old account because I could not log in _________________ John Hinkle   Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:24 pm rug38 New Member Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 8 Location: monroe mi the random trash you find cans bottles paper when nothing is around Favorite Target to Shoot     Air Gun Home Forum Index » Target Shooting: Casual, Fun and Competition You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 2   Goto page 1, 2  Next All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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