Bowling Pin Shoot

cbuckeye · 03-11-2010, 04:30 AM

Hey everyone,

I'm doing a bowling pin tonight with my mark iii hunter. Anyone ever do one before? Tips, suggestions, etc? I think its 3 pins at 20 feet with 5 shots.

chriskm1968 · 03-11-2010, 08:34 AM

we used to do bowling pins at my range but we got interested in steel plate shooting and do that now.

jnm · 03-11-2010, 10:04 AM

sounds like fun, cbuckeye. good luck!

razadp · 03-11-2010, 11:49 AM

Wil a .22 actually knock off a bowling pin?

BuckeyeBlast · 03-11-2010, 12:34 PM

Yes, .22's work just fine.

Tips:

1) When you first get there, ask the range master for safety procedures for the shoot.

2) Relax

3) Don't rush when the buzzer goes off. Aim, pause, fire. LOOK at the next pin, then move the sights to it, aim, pause, fire. Don't rush. Look at the pin before you move your arms to take aim. Don't try to do both at the same time or you'll swing your arms past it. Watch your front sight. You can't see a miss so you won't know how to compensate.

4) Have fun

5) Stay safe.

bigweatherby · 03-11-2010, 06:31 PM

I would be a little worried about the bullets not penetrating the rounded surface and bouncing at all angles off of the pins. I guess the range has probably taken that into account with their setup though.

Good luck and have fun.

Howie · 03-11-2010, 06:43 PM

Sounds like fun. Hope you had a good time. Was that with the OSU pistol club? I would like to do that sometime.

BuckeyeBlast · 03-11-2010, 07:14 PM

How did you do?

cbuckeye · 03-12-2010, 03:31 AM

hey guys, yes it was with the OSU pistol club. they had 3 tables set up, one shooter at a time. this was my first time doing the pin shoot and lets just say bowling pins have nothing to fear from me

overall it was a lot of fun. i just got nervous standing on the line with like 30 people watching me shoot pins for first time. hopefully next time i'll have a better showing. using the stock sights is rough for me when i have acquire targets fast. i'm left handed but right eye dominate, so the angle of my shots seem to always go left of where i want it. i'm starting to to train with the right hand to keep everything in line.

but thanks for the tips!

897ross · 03-16-2010, 12:32 AM

I run a pin shoot here we shoot rim & Center fire pistols.
We have 5 pins to shoot as fast as you can with 6 rounds (makes it fair for revolvers) and as many reloads of 6 rounds you can do in 15 seconds,after that time is up if pins are left standing you add 1 second for each standing to the score.Do with 4 sets of pins strike out the slowest time & the average of the remaining 3 is your score.
Lots of fun nothing beats seeing things fall over when you hit them.

03-11-2010, 04:30 AM	#1
cbuckeye Joined: Feb 2010 From: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 72	Bowling Pin Shoot Hey everyone, I'm doing a bowling pin tonight with my mark iii hunter. Anyone ever do one before? Tips, suggestions, etc? I think its 3 pins at 20 feet with 5 shots.

03-11-2010, 12:34 PM	#5
BuckeyeBlast Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 912	Yes, .22's work just fine. Tips: 1) When you first get there, ask the range master for safety procedures for the shoot. 2) Relax 3) Don't rush when the buzzer goes off. Aim, pause, fire. LOOK at the next pin, then move the sights to it, aim, pause, fire. Don't rush. Look at the pin before you move your arms to take aim. Don't try to do both at the same time or you'll swing your arms past it. Watch your front sight. You can't see a miss so you won't know how to compensate. 4) Have fun 5) Stay safe. Last edited by BuckeyeBlast; 03-11-2010 at 12:36 PM.

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03-11-2010, 08:34 AM	#2
chriskm1968 Joined: Mar 2010 From: georgia Posts: 45	we used to do bowling pins at my range but we got interested in steel plate shooting and do that now.

03-11-2010, 10:04 AM	#3
jnm Joined: Dec 2009 From: palmyra,ny Posts: 11	sounds like fun, cbuckeye. good luck!

03-11-2010, 11:49 AM	#4
razadp Joined: May 2008 From: northern New Jersey Posts: 364	Wil a .22 actually knock off a bowling pin?

03-11-2010, 06:31 PM	#6
bigweatherby Joined: Mar 2010 From: South-west Michigan Posts: 1,301	I would be a little worried about the bullets not penetrating the rounded surface and bouncing at all angles off of the pins. I guess the range has probably taken that into account with their setup though. Good luck and have fun.

03-11-2010, 06:43 PM	#7
Howie Joined: Feb 2010 From: Newark OH Posts: 186	Sounds like fun. Hope you had a good time. Was that with the OSU pistol club? I would like to do that sometime.

03-11-2010, 07:14 PM	#8
BuckeyeBlast Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 912	How did you do?

03-12-2010, 03:31 AM	#9
cbuckeye Joined: Feb 2010 From: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 72	hey guys, yes it was with the OSU pistol club. they had 3 tables set up, one shooter at a time. this was my first time doing the pin shoot and lets just say bowling pins have nothing to fear from me overall it was a lot of fun. i just got nervous standing on the line with like 30 people watching me shoot pins for first time. hopefully next time i'll have a better showing. using the stock sights is rough for me when i have acquire targets fast. i'm left handed but right eye dominate, so the angle of my shots seem to always go left of where i want it. i'm starting to to train with the right hand to keep everything in line. but thanks for the tips!

03-16-2010, 12:32 AM	#10
897ross Joined: Jan 2010 From: North East Australia Posts: 11	I run a pin shoot here we shoot rim & Center fire pistols. We have 5 pins to shoot as fast as you can with 6 rounds (makes it fair for revolvers) and as many reloads of 6 rounds you can do in 15 seconds,after that time is up if pins are left standing you add 1 second for each standing to the score.Do with 4 sets of pins strike out the slowest time & the average of the remaining 3 is your score. Lots of fun nothing beats seeing things fall over when you hit them.