Dueling Tree, any rules?
I was just given a Do-All .22 Roundup Dueling Tree. I've never shot at one before and it looks like it should be fun. I intend to follow the instructions (rimfire only, lead nose bullets only, etc.). How do you score? By round count? By timed matches? I can see several scoring possibilities. This one comes with recommended minimum distances for pistol (25 yds.) and rifle (100 yds.). Obviously that's legal department boilerplate but ricochet and/or backscatter is an obvious potential issue. At those distances, I'll use red dot equipped pistols (I have 2) and scoped rifles from bench (I keep a semi, a lever and a bolt zeroed at that range anyway) as an accommodation to my 66-year-old eyes. Any advice, input and recommendations to make it fun will be greatly appreciated.
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Put half the plates on each side. The shooter that gets all the plates to the other side wins. 0 -
MJ1, let me know what you think of that thing after you shoot it a few times. I bought the one made for up to 30-06 and was extremely disappointed. The stakes are aluminum...way too soft to stick into the soil around here. Bent two of them the first time I tried and was being very careful. Then I shot it from about 30 yards with a 44 mag pistol and the target damn near flew off. I thought it was just bad luck, but another target did the same thing. I have 2 of 6 that will not swing back and forth. [:(!] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by dcs shooters
Put half the plates on each side. The shooter that gets all the plates to the other side wins.
+1, put half the paddles on each side of the tree, you and a friend shoot together and who ever clears their paddles first wins. I've never used one of the store bought trees, have shot on several homemade ones, it's a real good time. Shooting steel is addictive.[:D]0 -
It is considered poor manners to first shoot your opponent in the foot as a distraction, however. 0 -
Rocky, I see your point. How about the "accidental" dropping of a cinder block on his foot? Any penalties for that?
Badchris, I took it out Sunday for its "blue smoke" test. The good news: all of the paddles took multiple hits and remained intact. The bad news: none of the paddles would make the full 180-degree swing. Yes, I read the directions and thought I had set them for least resistance so obviously more tinkering is called for there.
In all, I'd rate the experience so far as Dueling Tree - 1, MemphisJim1 - 0. But more matches will be held as I continue fiddling with the resistance of the paddle arms.
On the other hand, I got to spend three hours at the range, shoot several hundred rounds through the autoloader, lever and bolt rimfires I took and visit with a few fellow shooters who prefer communing from a firing bench rather than a pew. It was a good day.0
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