Shooting "Creedmoor" or back position
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Shooting "Creedmoor" or back position
Jonny V ,s link to that great story on Mr James Watson leads me to ask a question.
Is that position still legal today?
Why I ask is that I shot Back Position in the World Creedmoor Match here in Brisbane back in 2006 at 800 yds (I got second place).
No one said anything at the time but I was told afterwards I should have been disqualified because a portion of my body (my foot) was in front of the muzzle. Mr Watsons foot is as well.
What would be the outcome of this today?
Is that position still legal today?
Why I ask is that I shot Back Position in the World Creedmoor Match here in Brisbane back in 2006 at 800 yds (I got second place).
No one said anything at the time but I was told afterwards I should have been disqualified because a portion of my body (my foot) was in front of the muzzle. Mr Watsons foot is as well.
What would be the outcome of this today?
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Re: Shooting "Creedmoor" or back position
Just a thought.
Here is a photo of the US team. You might recognise some there. Excuse the bloke in the check shirt. He is one of us that shot with the US team to make up numbers.
Here is a photo of the US team. You might recognise some there. Excuse the bloke in the check shirt. He is one of us that shot with the US team to make up numbers.
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Re: Shooting "Creedmoor" or back position
I have no idea if it's legal to shoot like that anymore....would be interesting to find out. I remember reading about the old way of shooting many years (decades ago) and thinking it was pretty funny looking.
Black powder rifle shooting does tend to hold itself to a certain amount of traditionalism.....
Black powder rifle shooting does tend to hold itself to a certain amount of traditionalism.....
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Re: Shooting "Creedmoor" or back position
The IHMSA handgun silhouette shooters have a long time used Creedmore shooting position but it is not as contorted as the rifle shooter mentioned here. They also have a crippled frog and dead frog position.
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Re: Shooting "Creedmoor" or back position
Yes you can shoot from the back position, several muzzleloaders do. Cartridge gunners not so much mostly due to the lack of heel sight bases I suspect.
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Re: Shooting "Creedmoor" or back position
The back position (which pre-dates Creedmoor, although popularised by events there) is still permitted in MLAIC international muzzle loading World Championships. Prone with sling out to 600 yards and prone with sling and/or wrist rest or back position at 900 and 1000 yards. Same in MLAGB National Rifle Championship matches. NRA(UK) also permit it for some classes of rifle in their annual classic arms Trafalgar Meeting.
I have an overview of the back (or supine) position illustrated with 19th century images and photographs of modern riflemen on my web site.
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I have an overview of the back (or supine) position illustrated with 19th century images and photographs of modern riflemen on my web site.
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Here is a shot of me back then on the 800 yd line. I cant do it now so I am trying cross sticks and sitting on a stool but dont know if thats legal for target work. Three of us from this one little country town were in this match together. The other two have had to give it away and now I have no one to shoot with. No one else in the club now shoots BP and as the rules now say I cant go up and shoot on my own its getting harder all the time.
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Very interesting...the sight is mounted at the foot of the stock. I had wondered how the position actually worked...photos are better than drawings.
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Re: Shooting "Creedmoor" or back position
Thats the more conventional Supine position.
The James Watson from your link shot with the rear sight mounted on the tang. That looks even more difficult.
The James Watson from your link shot with the rear sight mounted on the tang. That looks even more difficult.
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Re: Shooting "Creedmoor" or back position
Jonny here is one of my rifles with a rear tang sight mount.
Here is a closer look.
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Re: Shooting "Creedmoor" or back position
My neck would not nowadays hold up my head for more than maybe two or three shots in Perente's supine position.
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Re: Shooting "Creedmoor" or back position
Remembering that in the early Creedmoor days cross sticks, wrist rests and slings were not permitted. The various other positions were optioned in some cases to mitigate the recoil of the 10 pound guns stoked with 550 grain bullets and 100 grains of powder.
I have seen slings used recently, wrist rests, wrist rests with slings and the back position with modified sling in competition.
Some rifles today seem to shoot better from wrist rest than cross sticks and wrist rest with sling is very solid.
I have seen slings used recently, wrist rests, wrist rests with slings and the back position with modified sling in competition.
Some rifles today seem to shoot better from wrist rest than cross sticks and wrist rest with sling is very solid.
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Re: Shooting "Creedmoor" or back position
This is my original Remington Creedmoor Rolling Block:
Interesting on my Creedmoor is the serial number is in the low 1500 range, where those used during the first US Creedmoor team match were in the low 3000 serial number range. So long before the match or the press around that match, Remington was busy building a Long-Range rifle and using the heel base for a long-range sight.
Interesting on my Creedmoor is the serial number is in the low 1500 range, where those used during the first US Creedmoor team match were in the low 3000 serial number range. So long before the match or the press around that match, Remington was busy building a Long-Range rifle and using the heel base for a long-range sight.
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Nice one.
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