Author Topic: Sighting in with clay's?? (Read 431 times)

rconnely · « **on:** October 12, 2003, 10:39:59 AM »

An article I read recently said he used clay's to sight in at 300+yard's. Not a bad idea besause you know where you hit, can see the target well and you don't have to mess with a spotter/scope.
But how do you set up this kind of target? Apparently they were arranged in rows making a square pattern. How do you pin them to something without the shock of impact breaking the other's? ANyone?

gunnut69 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2003, 09:32:22 PM »

We used claybirds in a muzzle loader match some years ago. As I remember we simply drove two small nails into the target backer and sat the bird on top..

Questor · « **Reply #2 on:** October 13, 2003, 05:07:35 AM »

They are good for practice, but not for sighting in. You can only know exactly where the bullets are hitting if you have a paper target to show precisely how far from the bullseye you are hitting. After I've sighted in, I switch to clays. It's fun to see them disappear.

crow_feather · « **Reply #3 on:** October 13, 2003, 01:43:30 PM »

If I can hit a clay at 300 yards - I don't care how close I came to the center. My hunting distance is 300 yards and a hit on a clay means a hit on anything that I hunt. Unless it's a skinny antelope a lookin at me. :wink:

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