2025 Cold Bore Challenge Q&A Thread

[Ryan Avery]

June 15


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[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

I know what I'm going to say when my wife asks what I want to go do with our family on Father's day!

 

[Justin Crossley]

The Rokslide Cold Bore Challenge will go live on June 14th and end on July 13th.

I'll be flying home on the 14th, so I won't draw until about the 19th or so.

Official rules will be posted by this weekend.

 

[silasbowhunter]

July they say

I think they replied and said August 1st

 

[Reburn]

I think they replied and said August 1st

Yea. They replied. You missed it, it was last month.

 

[Kkeene]

What are video requirements? Is a phone video from the shooters perspective and then a photo of the target acceptable?

Or do you need the 10 min walk from and then back to the target on video as well?

 

[Ucsdryder]

What are video requirements? Is a phone video from the shooters perspective and then a photo of the target acceptable?

Or do you need the 10 min walk from and then back to the target on video as well?

I’m hoping @Justin Crossley and @robby denning make a phone scope video recording a requirement this year. It’s a lot more fun for us following the thread than some dude videoing himself on a target you can’t see.

 

[Bluumoon]

Double or triple entries for drop testing on video prior to shooting. Do it.

 

[sndmn11]

Double or triple entries for drop testing on video prior to shooting. Do it.

Triple WITH hits.

No bonus if you're setup isn't able to handle it, which one would know if they have already been testing it.

 

[Harvey_NW]

I setup a plate at 800 yards yesterday morning and took a couple practice shots. I hope to get through the first portion smoothly and in the spirit of a challenge I'll go for it if so, but it refreshed my respect for how daunting of a task that realistically is..

 

[id_jon]

I setup a plate at 800 yards yesterday morning and took a couple practice shots. I hope to get through the first portion smoothly and in the spirit of a challenge I'll go for it if so, but it refreshed my respect for how daunting of a task that realistically is..

10" plate is .35 mils at 800 yards. To put it in context of comp shooting, you'd probably have some bellyaching about that being too hard from top shooters if you had a stage that started at 800 with a .35 mil target

 

[Macintosh]

Double entries for not prone?

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

@Justin Crossley Just for clarification, if a shooter calls an MER past 600 and makes the first two hits, can he take a multi week break, with shooting in between? Or, do all 4 days have to be uninterrupted with any other shooting?

 

[doverpack12]

I’m hoping fire restrictions hold off long enough to start and finish. Might be playing with fire literally with the late start this year…

 

[Justin Crossley]

@Justin Crossley Just for clarification, if a shooter calls an MER past 600 and makes the first two hits, can he take a multi week break, with shooting in between? Or, do all 4 days have to be uninterrupted with any other shooting?

None of the days need to be consecutive. You just can't shoot in between day one and your last day.

 

[NickyD]

What is considered practice between days? Can I shoot the cold bore challenge then shoot paper targets? Rimfire?

 

[lak2004]

What is considered practice between days? Can I shoot the cold bore challenge then shoot paper targets? Rimfire?

My interpretation based on the cold bow, is no shooting at all between cold bore shots/days.

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[Justin Crossley]

What is considered practice between days? Can I shoot the cold bore challenge then shoot paper targets? Rimfire?

Zero shooting on the day you start and any days in between.

 

[West2East]

This may be a very stupid question but I'm gonna throw it out there. Do the shots have to hit the target in order for the points to be applied? I am assuming that is the case however, the only thing in the rules is " post a video of your shot hitting the target" and some of the videos/ pictures posted last year are misses.
How do you guys handle that situation?
I'm just thinking of the scenario I miss my first shot on the first day, I might as well not post it up

 

[lak2004]

This may be a very stupid question but I'm gonna throw it out there. Do the shots have to hit the target in order for the points to be applied? I am assuming that is the case however, the only thing in the rules is " post a video of your shot hitting the target" and some of the videos/ pictures posted last year are misses.
How do you guys handle that situation?
I'm just thinking of the scenario I miss my first shot on the first day, I might as well not post it up

To move past 600 (if you decide on a MER thats farther than that) you have to hit both of the closer shots first.