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Title: How To Score TMA Targets
Post by: Ohio Joe on April 29, 2020, 04:51:40 PM

99% of our TMA Targets are scored in the following manner... Study this carefully;  :shake

(https://i.imgur.com/AZyYtwD.jpg)

Title: Re: How To Score TMA Targets
Post by: Nessmuk on April 29, 2020, 06:23:24 PM

Thanks, Joe. I  feel  much more confident  scoring my own targets now.
 :bl th up

Title: Re: How To Score TMA Targets
Post by: Ohio Joe on April 29, 2020, 06:24:25 PM

 :hairy

Title: Re: How To Score TMA Targets
Post by: Bigsmoke on April 29, 2020, 06:41:48 PM

Inquiring minds need to know, doncha know, but I see these targets are available at Walmart.  Wondering if the targets are printed in China?

Just asking, that's all.

Title: Re: How To Score TMA Targets
Post by: Ohio Joe on April 29, 2020, 07:05:15 PM

Quote from: John Shorb on April 29, 2020, 06:41:48 PM

Inquiring minds need to know, doncha know, but I see these targets are available at Walmart.  Wondering if the targets are printed in China?

Just asking, that's all.

No doubt they are printed in China, John... Doesn't matter in our case since it's just used as an instructional tool to score our targets under NRA scoring rules. It makes for a good visual learning prop...  :bl th up

Title: Re: How To Score TMA Targets
Post by: Maven on May 22, 2020, 04:48:47 PM

Here's my May, 2020 smoothbore PM target.  As I'm not sure of how to score it (no numerical values for the rings on TMA- XX-1B), I attach a photo of it.

Title: Re: How To Score TMA Targets
Post by: Ohio Joe on May 22, 2020, 05:25:03 PM

Hello Maven, good to hear from you  :shake

I believe I'm seeing; 10x 9 9 6 = 34-1x

I'll posted your score.  :bl th up

Title: Re: How To Score TMA Targets
Post by: Maven on May 22, 2020, 06:34:26 PM

Thanks Joe! :bl th up  Btw, that low first shot may have been due to a slight hangfire, or as I'm now coming to realize, a too clean ( LOL!) barrel.  To wit, if I don't damp swab the bbl. after say 5 shots, I'm likely to get hangfires.  The trick, I suppose, is to take a fouling shot, and then fire 5 for record.  Btw, before I shot [at] that target, I tried 5 shots from a rest + rear bag: The resulting group was impressive, but ~4" too low. ;banghead;

Title: Re: How To Score TMA Targets
Post by: Ohio Joe on May 22, 2020, 08:01:28 PM

Quote from: Maven on May 22, 2020, 06:34:26 PM

Thanks Joe! :bl th up  Btw, that low first shot may have been due to a slight hangfire, or as I'm now coming to realize, a too clean ( LOL!) barrel.  To wit, if I don't damp swab the bbl. after say 5 shots, I'm likely to get hangfires.  The trick, I suppose, is to take a fouling shot, and then fire 5 for record.  Btw, before I shot [at] that target, I tried 5 shots from a rest + rear bag: The resulting group was impressive, but ~4" too low. ;banghead;

Those smooth-bores can be finicky, but even with that flyer, I couldn't even come close to your target on my best day. Nice shooting Maven!  :bl th up

Title: Re: How To Score TMA Targets
Post by: Maven on May 24, 2020, 11:34:58 AM

Thanks, Joe! :yessir:

Title: Re: How To Score TMA Targets
Post by: Ohio Joe on May 24, 2020, 07:55:39 PM

Quote from: Maven on May 24, 2020, 11:34:58 AM

Thanks, Joe! :yessir:

Thank you, Maven!  :yessir: