NSRA .22 Scoring gauge .

[crossword]

As above , for benchrest . Mine has gone missing , i think permanently . I'm hoping to find a scorer who is giving up or has an extra one  , I would also consider other gauges if you have them in addition to this one . NSRA have been out of stock for some considerable time with no indication of future stock availability .

Thanks Andrew .

Edited 25 November 2023 by crossword
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[10x]

Have you checked stock at the NSRA lately? They now have stock, received 2 benchrest gauges Thursday this week....

https://www.nsrashop.co.uk/collections/scoring/products/25brx-25yard-bench-rest-gauge

 

 

 

Edited 25 November 2023 by 10x

[crossword]

Thanks for the response 10x but yes , I check frequently including this morning . The 25BRX gauge you have shown has a much larger flange than on the picture I attached & is for a different BR comp .

The one I need is used for 25 yard BR, shot with .22 air pellet or rimfire & also .177 pellet . 

NSRA do have a .177 gauge stamped .177 & used I believe for 10 M .

[chasing600]

I'm not very familiar with the BR comps, but as you've noted the flanges are different between the gauges.  The ones with the larger flanges are preferred for outward gauging on precision cards - could it be that the 25BRX gauge is the BR equivalent (for 25yds)?

[crossword]

I was going to say that but I am not too familiar with cards other than the ones I shoot regularly . I do believe that the NSRA / Eley comp was outward scoring & needed two different gauges , one may have been the 25BRX .

[tim s]

10 minutes ago, crossword said:

I was going to say that but I am not too familiar with cards other than the ones I shoot regularly . I do believe that the NSRA / Eley comp was outward scoring & needed two different gauges , one may have been the 25BRX .

Aren't all NSRA short range (15, 20, 25 yd) .22 targets scored outwards.

BR cards have the added co plexity if an x-ring though.

[10x]

This may be of interest to you....

https://www.stegough.com/nsra-benchrest-scoring-bench-rest-targets-x-ring-and-10-ring-examples-2510br-18/

Looks like none of the NSRA links work....

Edited 25 November 2023 by 10x

[chasing600]

2 hours ago, tim s said:

Aren't all NSRA short range (15, 20, 25 yd) .22 targets scored outwards.

Yes, but outward scoring and outward gauging are different things.  The gauges with a wider flange go to the next ring out and facilitate more accurate scoring than the straightforward .22 plug gauge shown in the picture at the top of the thread.

For reference the following photo shows:

.22 plug gauge

25X, 50x (50yd), 50m, 100x - all of these are outward gauges due to the flanges

[Hemmers]

7 hours ago, crossword said:

Thanks for the response 10x but yes , I check frequently including this morning .

Not sure if this means you phoned in or checked the website, but if the latter, then I would try and call and order one over the phone.

The issue with gauges was raised at Shooting Council this morning. Apparently their supplier had a heart attack (but is now recovering well). They did start shopping around for someone else to do them, but the problem of course is volumes - most engineering firms want to do a large run of them. Their supplier has always been good in being willing to turn them out in lower volumes (I think they have identified a couple of people who may be willing to supply smaller volumes in future, but their regular chap is back in business now anyway).

In any case, stock is starting to reappear, so if they haven’t got it listed on the website yet, it’s probably on its way - call and tell them you want it and they might be able to expedite that particular gauge.

If you have called them and they’ve just told you “computer says no”, then email Dave Froggett and elevate it.

In any case, I understand things are moving forward now and availability should improve in the near future.

[crossword]

Hemmers, I was told the supplier is a shooter who was at a shoot when he suffered the HA . His recoverywas largely down to being there rather than alone . I did phone initially & was put on a " wait list " for two gauges ( if you lost one you could lose another ) . It was confirmed to me that a week ago that the .22 gauge is out of stock .

Regards Andrew .

[Adrian]

Continuing the thread, has anyone got experience of these?:

https://www.intershoot.co.uk/product/eagle-eye-gauge/

[Rutland Shooter]

8 hours ago, Adrian said:

Continuing the thread, has anyone got experience of these?:

https://www.intershoot.co.uk/product/eagle-eye-gauge/

Not that one, but similar visual gauges have been available for about 50 years at least. They work but in the end it’s the plug gauge that counts. Seems a lot to spend on something that just helps estimate a few close shots.

Rutty

[Joe]

Yes I have one and occasionally use. Whilst giving a good estimate it all depends upon the “quality” of the shot hole and the shooter placing the gauge correctly over the shot hole. 
Regards

Joe

[crossword]

Lots of discussion regarding scoring , other gauges & 227 views . I think the answer is no.

Andrew .

[Bill]

Gauges with '25BRX' stamped on the shank are oversize gauges for checking Xs on 25yd benchrest cards. There is (or should be) a '20BRX' one for 20yd BR cards and a '50BRX' one for 50m BR cards. There's no 100yd equivalent - an actual .22 gauge is apparently deemed suitable for those cards using inward scoring on the X-ring.

The Rifle Committee are apparently considering the dimensions required for an outward-scoring oversize gauge to use to check for Xs on 50yd cards shot in benchrest competitions. There is no specialised 50yd BR card so a special gauge is required for determining whether an X is scored on a standard prone 50yd card. It doesn't exist yet, AFAIK.