JHSSF Sponsored Youth 22 Long Range Shooting Competition – 22LR

May 13th, 2023: 1245 to 230pm 

$5 entry fee

Ages 8 to 16

Registration Closed

Competition Rules:

1. Must register no later than 10 days in advance!  
2. Only the first 10 competitors to register will be admitted, spots are filling up quickly, so hurry and register! (If you register but do not attend, you agree to donate $50 to the JHSSF… PLEASE do not RSVP a space and then not show up – this means someone else loses out.)
3. There will be two divisions / classifications
   • Factory Iron Sight
   • Scopes or Aperture Sight
4. Must bring along a responsible adult as your partner. If you are age 8 to 16 and do not have a rifle or a parent/guardian/coach to be your partner, we will supply a rifle, ammo and a shooting pro to be your partner, just let us know when you register. (Offer closed)
5. If you have a Spotting Scope, please bring it. If not – you may use one of the range scopes.
6. The shooters partner will be provided score sheets on a clipboard, and they will keep track of their shooter’s scores. Long range targets shooters are some of the most honest people around!
7. We will teach you the basic safety rules at the beginning. Any violation after that is immediate grounds for disqualification from the match!
   1. ALWAYS keep your gun pointed in a safe direction!
   2. ALWAYS keep your finger off of the trigger until ready to shoot!
8. Any factory 22LR ammunition. (Local shooter Tony Molina, who also provided the DOPE sheet at the bottom of the page, who shoots out to 600 yards says that he has found the two most consistent types of ammo for his rifle to be: CCI standard velocity 40gr LRN & Aguila super extra 40gr standard velocity LRN
9. Shooter’s choice of prone or using a shooting bench. You are welcome to use a bipod, your own front rest (or the ranges) and a rear squeeze bag.

Event schedule:

• 12:45 Check in in JHGC parking lot with Jackson Hole Gun Club President Jake Hanson (Please do not arrive before 12:35 or after 12:45)
• 1:00 Safety Briefing with Shepard
• 1:05 Long range shooting tips from Shepard Humphries in the classroom
• 1:15 Competition begins.
• 2:30 Shooting has concluded, meet in classroom for scores & prizes
• 2:45 Hot Dog Time! Weenie roast on the deck by the classroom! Thanks Chef Alan!

(This is our first match of this sort, so match Director Shepard Humphries reserves the right to mess timing up.)

Course of Fire

All shooters shoot at 50 yards – 5 shots on an 8″ steel target (Yes, easy stuff AND a great time to make sure our rifles are shooting perfectly!)  within 30-second timeline. Each shooter will take a turn shooting their 5 shots, then the next shooter will shoot, and so on. (There will be 5 targets, so up to 2 shooters will share a target and take turns – 25 points available

All shooters shoot at 100 yards – 5 shots on a paper target. All shooters will have 5 minutes to shoot these shots. – 50 points available (Sighter-target will be available on this same target stand. You may shoot up to 10 shots at the sighter target, however when you start shooting for score, you must stay on that target and may not shoot more sighters)

All shooters shoot at 200 yards – 10 shots on a paper target. All shooters will have 5 minutes to take their shots. (The will be several steel targets that shooters may use as sighters. we will go down the line before the actual scored portion begins, and each shooter may have up to 30 seconds to shoot steel at that distance if they choose. ) – 100 points available

All shooters shoot at 440 yards (1/4 mile) – 5 shots at a steel target. Shooters will take turns, and each shooter may have up to 1 minute to make their shots. – 100 points available (20 points for each hit) The target is 24″ wide and 48″ high. A typical high velocity 22 bullet will drop about 26 feet! for this reason, we will have a marker about 26 feet above the targets that competitors are welcome to use as a holdover reference.

The top 5 shooters will progress back down to 300 yards – 10 shots on steel.  Shooters will take turns and will be allowed up to 2 minutes to complete their shots. (Competitors who were not in the top 5 will take over the place of the shooter’s parent/guardian as the dedicated spotters for the 5 remaining competitors)

Prizes:

First place prizes:

All spaces are full.

Sample DOPE sheets – this will vary depending on rifle and ammo

50 yards – Zero

100 yards – 5-7 inches of drop

200 yards – 40-50 inches of drop

300 yards – 120 to 150 inches of drop

440 yards – 370 to 410 inches of drop

Some 22 ELR DOPE that you might consider. Of course, your rifle & ammo and the actual conditions on the day of the shoot will most certainly not be exact!

This is from a ballistics calculator and will get you close, but will not be exactly correct with your rifle system, so make sure you do the testing yourself!