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April 7th, 2012, 12:12 AM #1Junior Member
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Snubby Challenge
I like the idea of a subforum for online competitions so I will contribute one.
This is a competition we ran on the Georgia Forum last year. It's for 5 shot snub nose revolvers.
I call the drill 5^5 for short. The ability to put 5 shots in 5 inches at 5 yards in 5 seconds 5 times in a row. The idea came from Gila Hayes' excellent book Effective Defense The Woman, The Plan, The Gun. It's not terribly hard with a service pistol but it can be difficult with a snub.
No called flyers. Every shot is for record, even if you have a flinch, sneeze, etc. You have to shoot in double-action mode. The gun can be DA/SA, but for this challenge don't thumb-cock the hammer. Range ammo is OK. It doesn't have to be full-power defensive ammo. Wadcutters, FMJ, all-lead round nose, whatever.
I made a template 5 inches in diameter with a 1 inch hole in the center and then spray painted 6 targets on the back of a paper silhouette target. You could use a CD also, which is 4 3/4 inches in diameter. The first target is to confirm your zero and the others are shot for record.
You can time it with a shot timer like I did or have someone measure you, as 5 second PAR time, with a stop watch.
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April 7th, 2012, 06:26 PM #2Junior Member
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Re: Snubby Challenge
I forgot to mention that starting position is low ready.
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April 7th, 2012, 07:00 PM #3
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I would probably give this a try but I don't have any snubby revolvers..
I still may try it with my 4" sometime though..
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April 7th, 2012, 08:08 PM #4
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I think its a pretty cool idea!
Repeal the 17th Amendment
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June 9th, 2012, 08:19 PM #5
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I just registered. Is this challenge still active?
Terry"One Shot, Twelve Kills - U.S. Naval Gun Fire Support"
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June 10th, 2012, 08:49 PM #6Junior Member
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Re: Snubby Challenge
Not per se. But the drill did make it into Concealed Carry Magazine. https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/ccm...the-month/5-5/
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June 16th, 2012, 04:36 PM #7
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June 17th, 2012, 02:39 PM #8Member
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Re: Snubby Challenge
I am definitely giving this a try as my primary carry is a snubby
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March 17th, 2013, 10:38 AM #9
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I dont know why I had it in my head that it was one target for sight in and 4 for score. I think I threw away the sight in target.
No matter, there is no way I will do better than this.
This was with a S&W 638-3 using my own 158gr Semi Wad Cutter reloads.
The rings are traced from an old CD.
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