I see they have an NRA 2700 at Central Jersey Rifle and Pistol Club.

I was wondering how that works and if that's the only bullseye style

competition around Central Jersey. I have not seen anything else.

 

Anyone ever shot one or something more accuracy oriented? How does

it work exactly? I'd like to try it one day. I heard it's 25 yards

with one hand though... so yeah not sure how well I'd do. Still I

think it'd be fun regardless.

 

Lemme know your experiences and where you guys shoot it.

We have one every Monday night at Old Bridge Rifle and Pistol Club. Stop-by there sometime (indoor range off of Rt 18 South) and check it out. If you want to shoot you can. Don't know the cost off-hand for non-members, but anyone is allowed to shoot. No Magnum rounds. Most people are using .22 anyway. BTW: It is 900 there. I think they have special events that are 2700, but that must take forever to run.

I believe that Citizens Rifle & Revolver Club in Princeton/West Windsor is a big bullseye club. Bob from NJ2AS shoots bullseye there.

 

900 would only be the rimfire component of a full 2700 match, which consists of rimfire, centerfire and .45 ACP components. For each you shoot five shot strings (at 25 yds indoors) of slow fire (IIRC you get 2 minutes), timed fire (again, IIRC you get 20 seconds) and rapid fire (10 seconds). And yes this is shot standing on your two feet holding the gun one-handed. Probably the best discipline to learn fundamentals. At your next USPSA match just think how big that steel plate at 25 yards will look after you've shot bullseye for a while.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Very cool. Definitely wanna check it out on Monday, that's close to me.

Nice change of pace from blasting steel and paper targets as fast as one

can. And good point Bob. A plate will look like a gong if you master

bullseye!

A thread like this makes me regret quitting the bullseye discipline. We shot the 900 course at 25 yards using the NRA B8 target for timed & rapid fire stages & the NRA B16 for slow fire. The best I could do was qualify as Sharpshooter in centerfire and Expert in rimfire. One year I managed a season's average of 813 out of the possible 900. I thought that was pretty good, but the fellows who won matches were way better. There were a few times I saw almost perfect scores in the rimfire segment, with tie breakers going to the competitor with the most X's. The fellows who seemed to dominate all centerfire matches shot .32 cal. Walther GSP's. Red dot's were just coming in to vogue then but I shot traditional iron sights on my M41 & M52. I got disinterested in it after a while, and distracted by other things in my life and sold my pistols to someone who would use them for competition. Clubs up by me also used to shoot just the National Match stage portion of the NRA Bullseye 900. This was done in order to expedite a weekday match for 10 to 15 shooters, scoring targets, etc. in about 2 hrs. for evening shoots. The town didn't like us shooting past 9:30PM. The NM course was a 300 point total consisting of: Slow Fire - 10 shots/10 mins.; Timed Fire - two stages of 5 shots/20 seconds each stage and then Rapid Fire - 10 seconds/stage, 5 shots each stage. Some years ago the town closed our range due to "possible lead contamination and the health risks it posed." Range was sealed, two years of town meetings ensued and belabored the issue before it was eventually demolished. Losing the range was tough.

 

I sometimes regret that I sold my target guns too, but I've moved on.

 

just think how big that steel plate at 25 yards will look after you've shot bullseye

Yes Bob, you are correct. At 25 yds., that black 5.5" bull looks small. The X ring is approximately 1 3/4", and the 10 ring about 3 1/4" or thereabouts. To place or win, you need to shoot an average of a 90 in each stage. With a rimfire it's fairly easy with practice, centerfire is not so easy.

 

A good source of info: Bullseye

Lake Island has a winter match on Tuesday nights. You can enter.

A thread like this makes me regret quitting the bullseye discipline. We shot the 900 course at 25 yards using the NRA B8 target for timed & rapid fire stages & the NRA B16 for slow fire. The best I could do was qualify as Sharpshooter in centerfire and Expert in rimfire. One year I managed a season's average of 813 out of the possible 900. I thought that was pretty good, but the fellows who won matches were way better. There were a few times I saw almost perfect scores in the rimfire segment, with tie breakers going to the competitor with the most X's. The fellows who seemed to dominate all centerfire matches shot .32 cal. Walther GSP's. Red dot's were just coming in to vogue then but I shot traditional iron sights on my M41 & M52. I got disinterested in it after a while, and distracted by other things in my life and sold my pistols to someone who would use them for competition. Clubs up by me also used to shoot just the National Match stage portion of the NRA Bullseye 900. This was done in order to expedite a weekday match for 10 to 15 shooters, scoring targets, etc. in about 2 hrs. for evening shoots. The town didn't like us shooting past 9:30PM. The NM course was a 300 point total consisting of: Slow Fire - 10 shots/10 mins.; Timed Fire - two stages of 5 shots/20 seconds each stage and then Rapid Fire - 10 seconds/stage, 5 shots each stage. Some years ago the town closed our range due to "possible lead contamination and the health risks it posed." Range was sealed, two years of town meetings ensued and belabored the issue before it was eventually demolished. Losing the range was tough.

 

I sometimes regret that I sold my target guns too, but I've moved on.

 

 

Yes Bob, you are correct. At 25 yds., that black 5.5" bull looks small. The X ring is approximately 1 3/4", and the 10 ring about 3 1/4" or thereabouts. To place or win, you need to shoot an average of a 90 in each stage. With a rimfire it's fairly easy with practice, centerfire is not so easy.

 

A good source of info: Bullseye

 

Do they have different divisions like open, limited, production, etc.? To me that would only make

sense since it would not be fair to go up against someone with a dedicated target pistol with optics

if you only have a stock pistol with irons.

 

Man, that sounds really tough all of that being one handed and at 25 yards. But what a great dicipline

to work on your trigger control!

Do they have different divisions like open, limited, production, etc.? To me that would only make

sense since it would not be fair to go up against someone with a dedicated target pistol with optics

if you only have a stock pistol with irons.

 

Nope. You "dance with what you brung." You can be on the line with your M52, shooting against a fellow with a Walther .32 w/ a 1x scope, and the fellow next to him could be shooting an old Colt Officers Model Match .38 Spcl. Before I bought my M52 I shot a S&W M19. I improved my scores by 60 pts. just moving up to the iron-sighted M52. (Cocking the hammer and shooting SA in the Rapid Fire stage with the revolver was interesting!) However, you'd be surprised how quickly you learn and can get better.

 

It quickly becomes an equipment game. http://www.bullseyepistol.com/equipmnt.htm

 

Gil Hebard was the source everyone used to buy from years ago. Google him. He never had a website, just a catalog he'd mail you but he catered exclusively to target shooters. I don't even know if he's in business anymore.

The time I tried 900 Bullseye was interesting to say the least. Most guys had semi auto .22's with scopes on them and a custom piece of wood for a grip. Next to them was their spotting scope. Reminded me of my old slot car days. They would take a shot, barely move to look through their spotting scope, then take the next shot.

 

I was there with my wifes 686 shooting .38 wad cutters. There was a guy shooting .45 wad cutters too. At 25 yards I couldn't see where I was hitting the target. Too small of a hole and too dark. With a spotting scope you can see it, or better eyes! I was shooting S/A which was interesting during the rapid fire part, but I got off my shots off.

It's such a different discipline than action shooting. I'd probably

not get into it to the point with spotting scopes and all out dedicated

22s, optics, etc. Even still I still think it's plenty fun competing

against yourself with the equipment you use everyday.

 

Thanks for the link and info, that was a good site. In the end I feel

all shooting disciplines cross over to one another in some way or another.

The more shooting the better. Period.