Traditional Muzzleloading Association
TMA Events and Activites => TMA Postal Shoots => Topic started by: Nessmuk on August 02, 2024, 12:22:18 AM
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AUGUST POSTAL TARGETS
This Month's Fun Shoot Target is Called "Broken Lines Matter". Scoring is on the bottom line of the target. a little advice, use a .4o Cal or bigger. [
Standard Target http://tradmla.org/postal21/tma821.pdf /size]
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So do we just shoot at the bottom line and ignore all the others?
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LOL! No, one shot at each line. You'll have to be exact with your .36 cal pistol, Paul !!!
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That is a diabolical target!. ;banghead; I used to be pretty good with vertical bars, but the horizontal ones? Not so much.
What is the distance to shoot from? I would think 5 feet would be reasonable. :luff:
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:Doh!
LOL! No, one shot at each line. You'll have to be exact with your .36 cal pistol, Paul !!!
:Doh! I think this calls for a big caliber and hope to it one
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Shot the easy standard target to build up some confidence before the diabolical broken lines.
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Went to see the target printer this morning. Spent some time looking at this fun target afterward to prepare myself. I was thinking meditation was the best way. But have changed my mind. I now think hypnosis might be the solution. Or borrow one of those big bores that Bigsmoke uses.
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100* temps here for a bit, gonna try one of these mornings .
Probably shoot my best with 5 balls all at once :bigsmile:
Kevin
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Brilliant thinking Kevin. Will you have someone else there to help you pick yourself off the ground after firing the shot?
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Well, 5 .530 balls would only weigh about 1,150 grains.
And you would need at least 200 grains of powder to get them moving well and into a good pattern.
That shouldn't recoil all that badly. :stooges: OR NOT !!!
Warning: this load is for amusement purposes only. Do not try this at home or with any witnesses.
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I shot with my Fusil De Chasse smoothbore this morning. 25yds, standing offhand, loading from the pouch. [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ]
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If I had a .62 like Paul I might have scored higher! Diabolical, no! Challenging as hell, Yes!
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Ain't no fleas on them there dogs. Great shooting guys.
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Here's mine. Meh!
Kevin
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Did it cool down any for you to shoot those targets? I sure hope so.
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No not really.
Still hitting 90+ all week.
Wind was blowing today, sand getting kicked up.
Things were going good until I got stung on my right hip by what felt like a hornet. I know what that feels like
I was just pulling the trigger when the sucker struck.
Anyway if not for the bees I would have stayed and shot my pistol.
Kevin
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My problem is rain. One to two inches coming today so the revolutionary challenge may be out for me as our 100-yard target is on the other side of the creek which is roaring and impossible to get across. Will take a number of days for it to get low enough to cross again. Years ago, we blew the engine in a jeep pickup crossing it and dunking it too deep. We'll see.
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Is driving through it the only way you have to cross over?
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Yep. Only way across. We made a foot bridge once and that survived in the creek for about a year or so. Usually it is easily passable with a 4-wheeler however so far this year has not been usual.
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Have you been getting more rain than the Lowville area, Dave?
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Don't know. I am about 150 miles SE of Lowville. I am on the Penciltuckey border.
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My bad, Dave, I thought you were from OSwego not Owego.
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No problem. Happens all the time. Once when I was coming back through customs into the US on a business trip from Toronto they argued with me that it was Oswego and not Owego and that my license was wrong. That was interesting. :lol sign
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That's some good shooting, fellows! :bow I've been getting some of the yard & household chores out of the way here so haven't had the chance this month to get out to the range - yet. We'll see how next week works out. :hairy
~Kees~
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Now how did you shoot that in July, before the target was even posted by Nessmuk? :o :bigsmile:
~Kees~
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Haha, I can't believe I did that. And I did the same thing on the bullseye target.🤔 I'm not sure Kees, but I'm thinking it's tied in with this GOLDEN YEARS stuff. Both targets were shot the same day, I think, pretty sure, oh brother.
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Not a Time Warp? Darn! I was hoping...!
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Only 2 Days left to post targets!!!
What's a little heat? Summer is almost over!
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Well, it is raining steady here and supposed to get worse tomorrow, so I won't be making the shoot this month. Main reason is my Identity was stolen about 2 weeks ago and I have been on the phone getting everything changed as I had to change my bank account number, email and contact all credit cards. I also had to freeze my credit again. He got $2500 out of my checking account and tried to charge about $4k on credit cards but the card company declined the transactions, so I am working on getting my $2500 back. In the end I should not be out any money just two weeks of my life. Will try next month.
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Well Dave, first of all, sorry to hear of your unfortunate experience. I sure hope you succeed in getting your money back. And secondly, will miss your participation in this months shoot, and hopefully next month will work better for you.
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Now THAT is a bummer, Dave. Hope you can get the money back, for sure.
I will also be MIA this month. Just haven't had the chance to spend a couple of hours away from home, other than to get the weekly shopping done.
~Kees~