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well I made it to the range today and shoot 50ft bullseye with the correct targets and a timer (for the first time). Targets that I used where the B-2 & B-3 . First thing I learned is to slow down on the timed and rapid fire portions I still had plenty of time left on the timed and I had already fired all 5 rds and on the slow fire I still had 6 mins left and I was done but all and all I think I did O.K. at best. I shot 3 matches for a total of 900 pts and I came up with 808. the three groups went as follows 277/300.....271/300......and 260/300....... so there it is . Ive still got a year to practice before the local range starts there league next fall and I just started shooting Bullseye about 2 months ago so I think I'm doin pretty decent for a rookie. boy that last rd sure hurt 260/300 the timed and rapid where not as hard as I thought they'd be but a 808 aint to impressive but I think Its a good start .
Keith

That's a pretty good start. Keep track of your scores per string to monitor your progress as you practice. Doing this will allow you to maximize your practice time to focus on the weaker areas.

R,
Bullseye

Good Job Keith,
Your first two scores are Expert class and your second, Sharpshooter. You're doing just fine.

Just take your time and work on your cadence to get all 5 off within the 10 seconds for rapid fire. Set up your natural point of aim so your dot is solid in the x ring. First shot should break when the target turns or the buzzer sounds. Then you have 9 seconds left for 4 shots. Thats plenty of time.

FWIW

Stork.
I had no problem getting all my shoots off within the 10/20 time frame ,in fact I find that I need to slow down a bit on the timed fire portion . I now know why you struggle with the slow fire . I was useing the wrong target but now that I'm useing the correct targets I see that my slow fire will need more work as well, Those 7& 8 rings didn't do much for my scores. It's gonna be awful hard to hold the 9/10 ring on the slow fire target. What are the point levels ? I dont feel to bad hitting the expert level in fact I'm pretty pleased with my results . Next step I really need to find what ammo my gun likes the best and stick with it , I'd been useing CCI standard volcity and eley but the toy store was out of both of those and ended up with some winchester T22 , didnt care for the winchester much really dirty and smokey.
Keith

Keith,
84.9% and under...Marksman Class
85.0-89.9%...Sharpshooter Class
90.0-94.9%...Expert Class
95.0-96.9%...Master Class
97.0% and up...High Master Class

If you are having problems finding CCI st vel, try CCI Blazer's. I just tested some & found it rivaling CCI Std Vel. Some other good target ammo's are Aquila SE, Eley Brown box. T-22 I have not gotten as good grouping with, but your pistol may like it.

FWIW

I stopped using Win T-22s when they changed the priming method in the late 80's and I started getting too high of a "failure to detonate" rate per box. The rounds shot well when they went off but alibis can kill a score just as badly as poor ammo groupings.

R,
Bullseye

actually Bullseye I had no trouble with the ammo ,it functioned perfectly but was pretty smokey, I detected no "weak" sounding rouds and they seemed to shot pretty well . I really need to get 4-5 diff. kinds of ammo and see which gives me the best 50ft groups and then dail the pistol in accordingly and at least have 2 kinds of ammo i can shoot incase im out of the other ..........but what i really like to do is get something in a 32 s-w long and just hand roll my bullseye ammo ..........but mama's got me cut off ...........................Keith