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Title: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Ohio Joe on April 30, 2019, 03:28:57 PM
May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results

25 Yards - Smoothbore - 7 Shots (Best 5 Shots Will Be Scored) - SB-75 Target

Prairie Dog................48-0x
PaulK........................47-0x
Maven.......................42-0x

25 Yards - Rifle - 5 Shots - SB-PR Target

PaulK........................48-1x
No Powder..................48-1x
Axe...........................47-1x
Prairie Dog.................47-0x
NessMuk....................46-0x
Black Powder Bill.........44-0x
Ohio Joe....................40-0x
Sharp Stick.................38-1x
Winter Hawk...............30-1x (Thank you for the donation Kees, we'll put it to good Postal Match use)

15 Yards - Handgun - 5 Shots - SB-PR Target

Prairie Dog.................50-4x (That's some fine shootin' Steve)
NessMuk....................43-0x

25 Yards - Handgun - 5 Shots - SB-75 Target

Prairie Dog.................48-1x
NessMuk....................38-0x

Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Ohio Joe on May 07, 2019, 08:23:19 PM
Got out to the Range this afternoon and shot my 25 yard May Rifle Target... Not great, but I'll take it. I started out good with a 10, then went down hill from there, literally! 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 (40-0x)... I probably couldn't do that again if I tried. :o

No matter, it was nice to get out of the workshop for awhile.  :shake 
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: prairie dog on May 28, 2019, 07:08:21 PM
Mailed my targets today.
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Ohio Joe on May 28, 2019, 09:56:17 PM
Mailed my targets today.

I'll keep an eye out for them, Steve.  :hairy
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Nessmuk on May 29, 2019, 12:16:57 PM
Took my .36s to the range this morning and of course the mailman came early today. The targets will be in the mail tomorrow.
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Ohio Joe on May 29, 2019, 01:50:32 PM
Took my .36s to the range this morning and of course the mailman came early today. The targets will be in the mail tomorrow.

No problem Nessmuk.  :shake
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: blackpowderbill on May 31, 2019, 07:50:01 AM
Target in coming, I shot last night just as the temp dropped below 90'

Bill
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: SharpStick on May 31, 2019, 03:59:13 PM
If it weren't for the last minute nothing would get done.
That's right, my target is in the mail.

I finally took a break from work, general business, and moving to a new home and headed to the range this morning to get my shots in. Probably the last pleasant, i.e., less than 100 degrees, day until next fall. An unusually cool May and I made it to the range only on the last day.

I'm hoping June will get me back on my 3 or 4 trips to the range per month, but I've still got a house full of boxes to unpack and furniture to rearrange at my sweetheart's every whim.

Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: dmarsh on May 31, 2019, 05:00:20 PM
Unfortunately I did not get my shooting in this month. May is normally a bad month for me as we travel to our cabin in Vermont and get it opened up for the season. This year was worse as I had several pipes and my propane water heater freeze over the winter. In addition my storage shed got hit by a tree and then the snow load pushed the roof down quite a bit. Not sure why the pipes froze as I drained it well and followed the heater winterizing directions. New heater arrived yesterday. Oh well. Almost fixed now.  :Doh!

Dave
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Ohio Joe on May 31, 2019, 10:35:14 PM
Guys, I'll keep an eye out for them.  :shake

Dave, sounds like you got hit with nothing but bad luck this past winter. Sorry to hear all that took place. Hopefully you're in for a string of good luck now.  :pray:

SharpStick, it has not been a very good winter or spring all around. I to am usually able to get to the Range more then 2 to 3 times a month, but this - that hasn't happened with the weather. I was lucky to get out that one afternoon several weeks back, and last week I had a decent morning to take my grandson shooting .22lr...

I hope we can all get back on track in June. Decent weather has been a long time in coming this year.  :shake

Bill, glad to hear you were able to git'er done.  :bl th up
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Uncle Russ on June 01, 2019, 05:54:21 PM
My goodness, Dave
Sorry to hear all this.
Here's to the rest of the year being all nice and relaxing!  :toast


Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Ohio Joe on June 03, 2019, 07:33:41 PM
May Monthly scores have been updated.

I have to mention that Prairie Dog's 15 yard handgun target was fantastic (50-4x)!  :toast

Steve, you're going to have to share some tips with us. Very nice shooting all around with your targets, and we had some nice targets turned in so far for May.  :shake
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Nessmuk on June 04, 2019, 07:56:47 AM
Nice Shooting, Prarie  Dog. What were you shooting?
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Ohio Joe on June 04, 2019, 01:29:49 PM
May Rifle scores updated today.  :bl th up

Folks, there's plenty of room for more shooters. Join in the fun!  :toast

Here's a Link to our 2019 Monthly Schedule, along with instructions;

http://tradmla.org/tmaf/index.php?topic=22934.0
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: prairie dog on June 04, 2019, 04:53:40 PM
Thanks for the kind words guys.
My pistol is a Pedersoli Charles Moore, 45 caliber.  I did considerable accuracy work on it right out of the box.  It is the most accurate muzzleloader I own.  From a bench with good sandbags it will stack all it's shots into the same hole at 20 yards.  I load it with 27 grains of 3-f Goex which is just enough to fill the chamber of the breach.  A .015 linnen patch, spit lube, and a Hornady ball which I have sorted by weight on re-loading scales.  The pistol simply shoots better than I can hold it.

This target has six shots in that group.  I shot it about five years ago at a rendezvous pistol match from off hand.
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For some reason I haven't figured out yet, I have always been a better off hand shot with a pistol than I am with a rifle.  Lately, even my smoothbore shooting is better than my rifle.  I think I just need to practice more off hand shooting with the rifles. 
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: prairie dog on June 04, 2019, 05:14:58 PM
BTW, if anyone seriously want tips from my method of shooting and load development I have it posted on my website here;
http://traditionalmuzzleloader.com/index.php/developing-an-accurate-load-for-a-black-powder-muzzleloading-rifle

There is more than one way to skin a catfish, but that's what works for me. 
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Ohio Joe on June 04, 2019, 07:17:36 PM
I have your site saved in my favorites, Steve. Next week (after my grandson heads back home) I plan on digging in to it. Looks like some great info there!  :hairy
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: prairie dog on June 04, 2019, 07:25:04 PM
Thanks Joe,

It's just there to pass along what i've learned from others along the trail.
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Nessmuk on June 04, 2019, 08:36:29 PM
Steve, that's  a fine pistol and you do it justice, however, I'm  going to keep competing in pistols. You never know, you might have an off day!
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: prairie dog on June 05, 2019, 11:16:19 AM
Hey, I am capable of missing at any time. 

Seriously, I only compete with my earlier scores.  I find if I'm not shooting for score I tend to get worse.  Competing makes me try for my best and if I'm getting better I'm happy whether I come in first or last.  The postal matches give me motivation or excuse to go shoot at least once a month and reason to work on my off hand shooting.  I'm not very happy with my rifle scores so I gotta focus on that.  I'm having a time learning to follow through with the flintlock. 

I don't know which pistol you are shooting but I found that the most common pistols have the wrong twist.  A cut down rifle barrel just doesn't shoot as well as a barrel with a 1-18 or 1-16 twist pistol barrel.  That make a huge difference in accuracy. 
Title: Re: May 2019 Monthly Postal Match Results
Post by: Ohio Joe on June 05, 2019, 07:07:26 PM
I've yet to get in on the pistol matches here, time and weather just hasn't been on my side... However, I'm hopeful for June as this is the month I need to get out and shoot everything I will be taking to Chadron Fur Trade Days for the competitions there. Don't look for anything big from me with my handgun shooting... :laffing

Truth be told - I don't practice a lot of pistol shooting and that is my weakness and it shows up at the Rendezvous, and I expect it will show up here as well. No matter 'cause it's all good fun for me. If I hit the paper it's like I just won the lottery... :bl th up :toast :shake