Posted by Sebastian Lambang on Dec 21, 2011; 8:22pm
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/New-to-this-forum-Hi-all-tp5089925p5092825.html

Hi John, nice to talk with you again & thanks for the inputs!
Then I might probably make a set of flags when I have time.

Again Congratulations for your win at the Madden last Nov!

Cheers,
seb.


PS: I had some very good lessons in/from that shoot!

- Always check ALL things and be prepared for any problems! - Even "small thing" can ruin a nice day (or supposed to be a nice day).
My biggest mistake was, the stock was too late to finish / to arrive. (rush hour at that time, thus not enough time for almost everything.  
There were some other mistakes.... for instance too tight dovetail on my homemade rings (to fit the Davidson base on my Stolle), my bolt handle was brazed too vertically (came from the factory I believe) so it interfere with the eye piece of the March scope Stuart loaned me for the Fly,  my bolt extractor didn't work very well for the .284win (could not extract the brass reliably/every time thus I had to use a cleaning rod from the muzzle to remove the brass out, especially during 4th relay),.... Etc.
*I have fixed some of the problems before, during & after the match anyway. I have bent the bolt handle several minutes before the fly began (must back & forth to the gunshop for the vise & hammer), I have removed the extractor & removed the burrs/rough surfaces inside.
*I'll bring more tools etc in the future...

- To get MORE practice! - The last time I shot benchrest was the Supershoot 2008 in Ohio. Last match at Madden = my first time to use my own rest. To be frankly, I live with it almost everyday but never use it before. I can't shoot/practice much over here in Indonesia because I don't have a true BR rifle and the fact that handloading is not allowed. Sad but true.
*Planning to modify one of my 308s and get more practice over here, even with just factory ammo.

- Always check how many rounds have had already placed on the target. I shot only 4 rounds on my 4th relay and spent the last round on my cartridge tray on the steel plate, "thought" that I have already shot 5 on the paper. ---On the contrary, I shot 6 rounds for twice times in my 100/200 match the day before the fly, because not sure if I have shot 5 rounds on the paper.
*Will more carefully count my cartridges in the future,...or I may probably make a special cartridge tray for that reason.

- To be more patient,..... i.e. to pick/wait for the condition. I have 7 minutes, not 4 or 5.
Yes, I always avoid doubling. However not rare I feel that it's too early to shoot, or too late to start - for a given condition.


That's why shooting is (always) interesting! - If it is so easy I'll be boring just in an hour or less.