July Postal Match

garypl · Jul 3, 2022

Since Chris has a lot on his plate right now and looks like he won't be posting a target for July I thought it would be fun to make a July 4th target and post for us to shoot this month. Same rules as Chris uses every month, but don't mail any targets to him. This will be only posting targets to this thread.

Target has 5 firecrackers - two shots per firecracker. Scoring will be 10 points for 10 ring in center of firecracker, 5 points anywhere else on it. One half of the ball diameter inside the scoring area. If you break any part of the fuse it will count as 10 points.

Hope you enjoy this target!

Gary

deerstalkert · Jul 3, 2022

good on ya Gary! i thought we might do this by committee but this way is great!

Omahkapi'si · Jul 3, 2022

Looks good. Thanks for stepping up.

hunter thompson · Jul 4, 2022

garypl said:
Since Chris has a lot on his plate right now and looks like he won't be posting a target for July I thought it would be fun to make a July 4th target and post for us to shoot this month. Same rules as Chris uses every month, but don't mail any targets to him. This will be only posting targets to this thread.

Target has 5 firecrackers - two shots per firecracker. Scoring will be 10 points for 10 ring in center of firecracker, 5 points anywhere else on it. One half of the ball diameter inside the scoring area. If you break any part of the fuse it will count as 10 points.

Hope you enjoy this target!

Gary

yeah good ill get into it again.PICTURES AFTER RIGHT?

garypl · Jul 4, 2022

RanchRoper said:
Looks good. Thanks for stepping up.

deerstalkert said:
good on ya Gary! i thought we might do this by committee but this way is great!

hunter thompson said:
yeah good ill get into it again.PICTURES AFTER RIGHT?

Thanks! For now, let's just post pictures of completed targets here with usual information written on the target so we can see what everyone is using. I want to talk with Chris when things settle down for him.

Maven · Jul 4, 2022

I had the chance to shoot the July target today and did OK, but not great. My first target is on the right, the second, on the left. Not many duds, but not many 10's either. If you've yet to shoot it, I suppose aiming at the fuse for 10 pts. is a good strategy since it is larger, but nigh on invisible @ 25 yd. Nice target, Gary and thanks for doing this! Happy 4th of July all!

deerstalkert · Jul 4, 2022

here is my july target in all it's infamy. seems all i have to do is try to hit something, and all accuracy seems to flee!

for your 4th of July hilarity here it is!

garypl · Jul 4, 2022

I went out to work up a good accurate load this morning before shooting this target. Made a real newb mistake and swabbed the bore and didn’t follow up with a dry patch, then loaded a starting charge of 15 gr 3F in my .32. Small charge of powder must have gotten pretty wet and would not ignite. Tried pulling the ball and after multiple attempts it appears it stripped out the center of the .32 ball and now it’s blocking the touchhole.

I’m thinking I’m going to have to pull the breech plug to push the ball out. Will think about it more tonight and figure it out tomorrow.

This does look like a fun target and I might take my .40 out tomorrow and shoot it.

nessmuk · Jul 5, 2022

Target printed. Hope to get it shot next week. Thank you for stepping up and running the shoot.

deerstalkert · Jul 5, 2022

garypl said:
I went out to work up a good accurate load this morning before shooting this target. Made a real newb mistake and swabbed the bore and didn’t follow up with a dry patch, then loaded a starting charge of 15 gr 3F in my .32. Small charge of powder must have gotten pretty wet and would not ignite. Tried pulling the ball and after multiple attempts it appears it stripped out the center of the .32 ball and now it’s blocking the touchhole.

I’m thinking I’m going to have to pull the breech plug to push the ball out. Will think about it more tonight and figure it out tomorrow.

This does look like a fun target and I might take my .40 out tomorrow and shoot it.get

if you have a vent liner Gary, you may be able to still pump it out with a grease gun by removing the liner and installing a zerk. best of luck whatever you do.

garypl · Jul 5, 2022

I thought about this, but the Kibler rifles have a liner without a screw slot so I would have to use an easy-out to get it out and then install a new liner. I have removed plugs on other rifles in the past and it was always a difficult task with the tools I had on hand, so I ordered a breech plug wrench and their octagon vise jaws - should make for easy removal and I can use them over and over :thumb:

deerstalkert · Jul 5, 2022

hope you only have to use it once!
maybe a side business of renting it to others on this site!

garypl · Jul 5, 2022

Thanks - me too! It's one of those tools that you rarely need, but when you do need it, it is invaluable!

Crooked Creek · Jul 6, 2022

Neat target! Will print it out and shoot it when I get a chance.

garypl · Jul 6, 2022

Crooked Creek said:
Neat target! Will print it out and shoot it when I get a chance.

Hope you enjoy it!

Thekingd93 · Jul 7, 2022

garypl said:
Since Chris has a lot on his plate right now and looks like he won't be posting a target for July I thought it would be fun to make a July 4th target and post for us to shoot this month. Same rules as Chris uses every month, but don't mail any targets to him. This will be only posting targets to this thread.

Target has 5 firecrackers - two shots per firecracker. Scoring will be 10 points for 10 ring in center of firecracker, 5 points anywhere else on it. One half of the ball diameter inside the scoring area. If you break any part of the fuse it will count as 10 points.

Hope you enjoy this target!

Gary

I'll print it off and shoot it this weekend with my TC Hawken .50 cal. 25 yards off hand. I have a range finder to make sure it's the correct distance.

garypl · Jul 7, 2022

Hope you enjoy it!

garypl · Jul 9, 2022

I received the plug wrench and vise blocks from Rice Barrel today and they made removing and reinstalling the breech plug a breeze! Pushed out one half a ball - the other half was torn out in pieces when I tried to pull it. Big shout out to Jason at Rice Barrel - he shipped these plus a very nice 48” range rod in a heavy cardboard tube that looked like it would survive getting run over by a UPS truck! His range rod is really nice and is a great deal for $20!

Now time to get back to the range to shoot the July target - as soon as I finish retiring my kitchen and installing tile on the walls

Thekingd93 · Jul 10, 2022

garypl said:
Since Chris has a lot on his plate right now and looks like he won't be posting a target for July I thought it would be fun to make a July 4th target and post for us to shoot this month. Same rules as Chris uses every month, but don't mail any targets to him. This will be only posting targets to this thread.

Target has 5 firecrackers - two shots per firecracker. Scoring will be 10 points for 10 ring in center of firecracker, 5 points anywhere else on it. One half of the ball diameter inside the scoring area. If you break any part of the fuse it will count as 10 points.

Hope you enjoy this target!

Gary

Here is my 25 yard off hand July target. Very tricky with iron sights. 10 shots on paper

garypl · Jul 10, 2022

Hope you enjoyed shooting it! This target is good practice for when you go to a shoot and have to split a ball on an ax blade

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