patent 257584

[Kurt]

[quote='Don McDowell' pid='8988' dateline='1405101139']
Kurt the gong shoots in some ways are similar with the no sighters thing, but that's about where it ends.
The old targets had center,inner and outer portions of the targets, so points were acquired, where a gong match a skip in counts just the same as dead center hit.
After shooting the High Plains Challenge last year, and talking to those that have shot the Cup, those matches are much closer to what the ODG's shot , but there's still the equipment differences. The recoil of a 10 lb rifle in 45-2.6 and a 15 lb rifle has to be enough to wear on a fella over the course of fire. And the no artificial rest thing.
I also think todays sights are heads above the older ones.
Also today's brass is so much better than what they had to deal with, and that's got to be a bonus to todays shooter.
I'm also pretty well convinced the powder and primers we have today is every bit the equal to if not better than what they had.


" I'm also pretty well convinced the powder and primers we have today is every bit the equal to if not better than what they had."

That is something we will most likely never know for sure.