August Postal Match

[garypl]

Thanks guys. I forgot about the leaf.

Welcome to the forgetful club! If I don't write it down it usually doesn't get done

 

[11th corps]

Ruger old army
.457 rb
30 grains pyrodex pistol with crisco chamber seal
Shot off hand, 15 yards.

 

[Salty]

Got to the range before the predicted big storm which never came.

TC Hawken 45 from bench. 45 gr 440 PRB.
Maybe 50 points?

 

[emery]

Sending Aug Target

 

[garypl]

Got to the range before the predicted big storm which never came.
View attachment 247139
TC Hawken 45 from bench. 45 gr 440 PRB.
Maybe 50 points?

Thanks for posting Salty!

 

[garypl]

Sending Aug Target

Nice target Richard! Thanks for posting!

 

[BillyC]

Well I still have some sight adjusting to do. Not bad shooting really, just didn’t get hardly any score.

 

[NevadaJohn]

I'm pretty proud of this one. 15 yards offhand, Pietta .44 cal 1858 Remington 12", .451 home-cast balls from whatever scrap I could find, and 30 grains of swiss fffg black powder. I'm counting a score of 75 (edge of peach on left target is a double for a score of 40, right is 35). Not a bad day out in the desert either!

I'm not going to show you guys how the target turned out with my .50 cal flintlock offhand. Suffice to say I need more practice before I go public with that one!

 

[garypl]

Thanks for posting @BillyC and @NevadaJohn! I hope to get out next week to shoot this target

 

[Dutch7]

Well that was humbling
Thanks Gary

 

[Cowboyz]

Not the best, but fun target. Someone told me if I’d shoot better I’d have a better score.

Thanks for the target!!!

 

[snakebit]

Shot the match with my Crockett Rifle. Hornady .310 ball, .014(on my caliper) homemade pillow ticking patch lubed with 4:1 H2O/Ballistol mix, and 20 grns. of pyrodex P ( yep, I know). Fired from 25 yards, standing supported (as I would hunting). Again, thank you Gary for calling the shots. It's always a good time!

 

[snakebit]

Shot the match with my Crockett Rifle. Hornady .310 ball, .014(on my caliper) homemade pillow ticking patch lubed with 4:1 H2O/Ballistol mix, and 20 grns. of pyrodex P ( yep, I know). Fired from 25 yards, standing supported (as I would hunting). Again, thank you Gary for calling the shots. It's always a good time!

Not sure why that photo posted upside down

 

[garypl]

Not sure why that photo posted upside down

Thanks for posting and nice target! These smart phones don't always take pictures how we like them!
I'm going to try to get out to shoot the target this week - running out of time....

 

[snakebit]

Thanks for posting and nice target! These smart phones don't always take pictures how we like them!
I'm going to try to get out to shoot the target this week - running out of time....

I've often said I'm too dumb for a smartphone. I frequently prove myself right

 

[PK]

Gary, here’s my August target. It’s either a 65 or a 70. Not sure if the stem shot scores. Thanks.

25 yds offhand
.36 cal SMR, Flintlock
.350 RB
.020 patch with Ballistol/water lube
40 gr Swiss 3F, 3F in the pan

 

[garypl]

Gary, here’s my August target. It’s either a 65 or a 70. Not sure if the stem shot scores. Thanks.

View attachment 249169 25 yds offhand
.36 cal SMR, Flintlock
.350 RB
.020 patch with Ballistol/water lube
40 gr Swiss 3F, 3F in the pan

Thanks for posting PK! Nice looking rifle and target scores as 65 - 1/2 of the ball diameter must break the scoring line to count, so no points for the shot close to the stem

 

[Richard Dittman]

I finally got out to burn some powder. However my pistol didn’t want to cooperate with a decent score. Well it was a nice day anyway. Got a score of 30.

 

[garypl]

Thanks for posting Richard! Some days we have it and some days we don't!

 

[Maven]

All, I guess I will miss the August PM. Here's why: I shot my targets for record with an unmentionable rifle. I.e., I needed to sight the thing in an came to find I completely fouled up the Williams receiver sight adjustments (reading the directions afterwards certainly helped! LOL). I also stripped a bolt in the receiver itself, but have since retapped it to 6-32 and it seems tight.* To add insult to injury, the fiber optic rod in the front sight broke fell out under the shooting bench. Fortunately I found it and stuck it back in place (have since ordered and installed a new one from Brownells). By that time I ran out of RB's and was thoroughly fed up with my rifle and my target. (Bad didn't begin to describe it.) Anyway, the September target looks more promising and I won't be using that particular gun for record.

*The newer Williams receiver sights are made of aluminum and are easy to strip out even if you aren't ham handed.