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TMA Events and Activites => TMA Postal Shoots => Topic started by: Ohio Joe on March 04, 2018, 08:38:28 PM
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March 2018 - 25 Yards Offhand - Rifle - TMA-BF-5B2 Target (1 Shot Per Bull) 5 Total Shots
Axe....................37-0x
BlackPowderBill....34-0x
No Powder...........27-0x
Ohio Joe.............19-1x
SharpStick..........17-0X
PaulK.................09-0X
Winter Hawk......( ) Turned in without shooting it. Thanks for the donation ~kees~ :shake
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March 2018 - 25 Yards Offhand - Rifle - TMA-BF-5B2 Target (1 Shot Per Bull) 5 Total Shots
Axe....................37-0x
:hairy
Good shooting Mark!
I saw your target on Facebook, it looked real good.
Uncle Russ...
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Got out this morning and shot my March target with my converted (cap to flint) rifle. Nothing to write home about as you can see. Started at the top left and got a 10X right off the bat,,, then moved to shot two (top right) a 9,,, was feeling pretty good about my cap to flint conversion and then it fell apart on shots 3, 4, and 5, all three of those shots marking high right from my center bull aiming point??? It didn't feel like I was flinching at all on any of the shots I took, but I must have been on those last three... :Doh! Regardless of the score it was great to get out and shoot after such a long time off from it. :bl th up
(https://i.imgur.com/PwLz6uj.jpg?1)
Here's the rifle I used. Also, I got to use my new shooting bag I made over the winter. You know, a person may not think about it but familiarizing one's self with new equipment is part of this shooting game as well. :bl th up
(https://i.imgur.com/4rIJrhP.jpg?1)
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Got out this morning and shot my March target with my converted (cap to flint) rifle. Nothing to write home about as you can see. Started at the top left and got a 10X right off the bat,,, then moved to shot two (top right) a 9,,, was feeling pretty good about my cap to flint conversion and then it fell apart on shots 3, 4, and 5, all three of those shots marking high right from my center bull aiming point??? It didn't feel like I was flinching at all on any of the shots I took, but I must have been on those last three... :Doh! Regardless of the score it was great to get out and shoot after such a long time off from it. :bl th up
(https://i.imgur.com/PwLz6uj.jpg?1)
Here's the rifle I used. Also, I got to use my new shooting bag I made over the winter. You know, a person may not think about it but familiarizing one's self with new equipment is part of this shooting game as well. :bl th up
(https://i.imgur.com/4rIJrhP.jpg?1)
Well I now know what my problem was. It wasn't flinching at all (yet I can't explain my first two shots being good ones),,, however,,, I went out to my workshop to look at a couple sight work orders I have to do some work on for a couple guys this coming Spring,,, and guess what I found???
A note to myself on my work clip board saying;
"Rework Matthew's Rear Rifle Sight To Match Front Sight" (Matthew's Rifle is the Rifle I converted to Flint, the one you see above - that he doesn't shoot anymore since going off to college almost 4 years ago...
So,,, sure enough the rear sight was to high and was canted just enough to where it was most likely the cause of shooting high right... O'kay,,, it's fixed now...
I need to read my workshop clip board more often! :Doh! However, it was still fun getting out and shooting today. It's 70 degrees right now! Cold and snow in the forecast this weekend of course... ::) :P
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However, it was still fun getting out and shooting today. It's 70 degrees right now! Cold and snow in the forecast this weekend of course...
You can send some of that over here - 27o this morning with spitting snow, and it hasn't gotten much better!
-Kees-
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However, it was still fun getting out and shooting today. It's 70 degrees right now! Cold and snow in the forecast this weekend of course...
You can send some of that over here - 27o this morning with spitting snow, and it hasn't gotten much better!
-Kees-
Kees, I remember those cold Ohio Winters, and boy they were something when we'd get snowed in living out on the farm (4 or 5 miles from Waynesfield), and that cold wind would blow so hard you'd have ice-sickles hang off your nose just making a trip to and from the outhouse... :laffing
Those were the good ol' days however. I remember when the wild strawberry's would be ready to pick along side the road when we were coming back from Sunday Church. We'd pick baskets full! Wouldn't dare do that today with all the toxic chemicals they spray in those ditches to keep the weeds down. There were also plenty of walnut trees along those country roads and we'd gather walnuts also in the Fall... Yep, regular little pack (car load) of squirrels we were back then... The good ol' days! :*: Stay warm!
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I've had targets like that too, Joe. After 6 - 9 months of poor shooting, including last year's Sil. Match, I realized the medication I was taking was the culprit. (However, I don't know what excuse I'll make this year if I do as badly as last year! ;)) Btw, I also found that shouldering, aiming and dry firing the [empty] rifle I intend to use in a match or woods walk several times a week for a few weeks prior to the event or range session helps immensely.
Btw, we're still in FL, but will be home for a few days in early April before heading to Columbus, O to see our granddaughter's dance recital. Not looking forward to the cold weather, but we'll suck it up and deal with it as we always do. OTOH, it will be nice to be able to shoot outdoors again even if it's a bit nippy.
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I'll bet you do just fine this year, Maven. :bl th up Heck, if they got your medication straightened out, the sky's the limit on how well you'll do.
I also shoulder my rifle quite a bit to keep the feel, and I have to mention that to me, the wood feels a bit proud at the top of the cheek. I'm thinking about taking a bit off, but I want to test the rifle first before doing anything since I "squared up" my rear sight.
Have a safe trip and visit my friend! :shake
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I am a firm believer in dry firing. When I went to UA in Fairbanks 50+ years ago now, I hung out a lot at the rifle range. The coach made me a believer in practicing with an empty firearm every evening. I guess it's "muscle memory" although we didn't call it that then. My flintlocks both have wood chips in the jaws so I can dry fire them whenever I feel like, and not wear down the hammer (a tip of the hat to Joe for pointing out that term instead of "frizzen").
Weather is nice today, but I am stuck inside. Tomorrow I guess it will be nasty again according to Carol....
-Kees-
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Here's a quick preview of the 2018 "April" Postal Match;
April
25 Yards Offhand - Smoothbore - (SB-75 Target) (7 Shots - Will Score The Highest 5 Shots)
50 Yards Offhand - Rifle - SB-75 Target (5 Shots)
Hopefully the weather will cooperate with us for both the Smoothbore at 25 yards & Rifle at 50 yards, Matches. Of course, we got to get through March first, but I'm looking forward to both of the April contests. It'll be a good chance to practice up with the flintlock's as I plan on shooting these two muzzle loading firearms at the July 2018 Chadron Rendezvous shootin' matches.
The Smoothbore contest ought to be interesting as we're only counting the best 5 shots out of 7 shots for official score. Not sure we've done this before but it adds something a little different in the Smoothbore Match.
So check your schedule and your calendar, and hope to see lots of April Targets. :toast :shake
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I hope I can get out to shoot the March target, but the contractor is going to be busy repairing the water damage from our bathtub overflowing (upstairs & into the living room down) and I should stay home for that. I'll see how it works out.
-Kees-
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I hope I can get out to shoot the March target, but the contractor is going to be busy repairing the water damage from our bathtub overflowing (upstairs & into the living room down) and I should stay home for that. I'll see how it works out.
-Kees-
Kees, don't forget Joe is giving us a a couple of weeks leeway at the end of every month.
(At least he was, maybe I should have checked with him to see if that policy is still in effect before I said anything.)
Anywhooo, you will find Joe very understanding and easy to work with.
Sorry about that water damage!
Had a very similar thing happen to me when I lived over on the Coast, and that twern't no fun at all!
Good luck with that!
Uncle Russ...
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I hope I can get out to shoot the March target, but the contractor is going to be busy repairing the water damage from our bathtub overflowing (upstairs & into the living room down) and I should stay home for that. I'll see how it works out.
-Kees-
Kees, don't forget Joe is giving us a a couple of weeks leeway at the end of every month.
(At least he was, maybe I should have checked with him to see if that policy is still in effect before I said anything.)
Anywhooo, you will find Joe very understanding and easy to work with.
Sorry about that water damage!
Had a very similar thing happen to me when I lived over on the Coast, and that twern't no fun at all!
Good luck with that!
Uncle Russ...
Yes, sorry to hear of the water damage, Kees.
Russ is correct, we have a two week leeway to get targets post marked. Perhaps the weather will cooperate after all? :shake
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Sorry about that water damage!
Me too! :laffing
Thank you, and Joe also, for the condolences. The workers are hard at it right now, and it's a beautiful, sun-shiny day. When they get done it'll probably turn into rain city!
-Kees-
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And I thought that kind of stuff only happened to me, Kees... It'll get better. :bl th up
I think I solved just another little bit of the puzzle to this rifle I shot my March Monthly Match with;
As you know, I mentioned above that my rear sight had a cant in it which I corrected... Well yesterday I was sighting down the barrel and the rifle still didn't feel just quite right to me (though better then before with the rear canted sight)...
So,,, I decided to do a little "Beavertail" cheekpiece work on it out in my workshop. I took some of that cheekpiece wood down, and I must have gotten it right because now when I shoulder this rifle it feels completely right to me, and target acquisition is instant with a clean sight picture.
I'm a gonna test it this coming Friday using the same TMA 5 Bull Buffalo Target we're shooting here in March and see what it does. :bl th up
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Joe, Do I have to pay extra for the monthly shoots? If so I can pay via PP...
AND I printed out a whole stack of targets are all for matches or are some for fun/practice?
Thanks Bill
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Joe, Do I have to pay extra for the monthly shoots? If so I can pay via PP...
AND I printed out a whole stack of targets are all for matches or are some for fun/practice?
Thanks Bill
Hi Bill,
Yes, the monthly postal matches are separate from the TMA Silhouette Match, and yes you can pay through Pay Pal.
I have a schedule posted for Monthly Matches at this link;
http://tradmla.org/tmaf/index.php?topic=22428.0
It also includes the info on entry fee and the targets we'll use each month. :shake
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Ah ok I sent in the buff target but no cash with it. I'll toss 10$ on the pp tomorrow.
Joe, can not locate the PayPal button to pay 10$. All I get is the 9$ fee.. I'll send the money next target I send in.
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Thanks Bill. I received your targets today and have your scores posted. By the way, you had some nice groupings on several of those silhouette targets. :toast :shake
I want to shoot at least one more monthly postal match before I start on my TMA Silhouettes. The chickens scare the h-ll out'a of me. That's a tough target!
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That's for the compliment.
Man those chickens :Doh! I saw them clearly but that old pull through a running target didn't work every time.
It was a nice day here so I decided to shoot them to get them out of the way.
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Chickens? Why down here in FL (and in Maine as well), there called "no see ums" (also spelled no see ems)! ;) They're not easy to hit either. ;D
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That's for the compliment.
Man those chickens :Doh! I saw them clearly but that old pull through a running target didn't work every time.
It was a nice day here so I decided to shoot them to get them out of the way.
Bill, them little ol' Chickens ain't got no meat on 'em anyway......Turkeys ain't much better!
I'd starve to death if my score on Chickens required hits....but they do make pretty nice "warm-up" shots.
I like Bacon, and Ram meat fairly well...there's more to 'em, and they're a whole lot easier to see.
Like Maven was saying, those "no-see-'ums" are tough to hit, I like see-'em-good much better, but that's just me.
Uncle Russ...
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Don't forget guys, as it says on the silhouette targets;
"You may shade the center of each target with a black felt marker for a better sight picture. However - Do Not Shade Outside The Silhouette's Outer Line"
Now I don't know if it helps with a person's sight picture, but it is allowed. :bl th up
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The second day of Spring and we have had snow coming down for the past couple of hours!
Of course, some of our guys back on the East Coast have it pretty bad right now.
Nothing bad, and nothing sticking, but that temperature sure is dropping fast.
Three weeks ago, for a couple of days, we had temperatures in the mid 50's....old dummy me just knew it was going to get better.
The Weatherman even said so, but if anything it has gotten progressively worse ever since!
When I grow up I want to be a Weatherman, seems to me you don't need to know a whole lot, and you can say pretty much what you want to say. No matter how it turns out you can always say, "Well, that's Mother Nature for you"....
Uncle Russ...
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6" snowstorm nor'easter yesterday, mostly cleared up today. can't remember when last we such bad feb/march weather into spring, and it ain't over yet. doubt there'll be any dayze this month for planning a range visit. bummed.
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Russ, Rob,,, you guy's need to move more towards the middle of the country where Rondo and I live. The weather man has promised me 50's and 60's this week, and I don't know how he pulled it off, but low and behold he's been right. Who'd-a-thunk-it.... :bow
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Russ, Rob,,, you guy's need to move more towards the middle of the country where Rondo and I live. The weather man has promised me 50's and 60's this week, and I don't know how he pulled it off, but low and behold he's been right. Who'd-a-thunk-it.... :bow
Yeah, "Who'd-ever-thunk-it". Still yet, one out of many will actually get it right, but so does that blind Squirrel... on occasion.
My advise Joe, never bet good money on that Weatherman!
From what I've been seeing on TV, Rob and thousands of others along the Coast are getting a real beating with this weather.
Haven't heard from Hank, or Al, but I would imagine they're getting it to.
Uncle Russ...
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Russ, Rob,,, you guy's need to move more towards the middle of the country where Rondo and I live. The weather man has promised me 50's and 60's this week, and I don't know how he pulled it off, but low and behold he's been right. Who'd-a-thunk-it.... :bow
Yeah, "Who'd-ever-thunk-it". Still yet, one out of many will actually get it right, but so does that blind Squirrel... on occasion.
My advise Joe, never bet good money on that Weatherman!
From what I've been seeing on TV, Rob and thousands of others along the Coast are getting a real beating with this weather.
Haven't heard from Hank, or Al, but I would imagine they're getting it to.
Uncle Russ...
You're absolutely right, Russ... See, I plan on going shooting tomorrow and we know what that means - yes, the weather will turn foul. No way around it. :P
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We lucked out here with 3". Over in Pgh, they got 6". I have a shoot this Sun and its' looking like about 40 and sunny. Yay.
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We lucked out here with 3". Over in Pgh, they got 6". I have a shoot this Sun and its' looking like about 40 and sunny. Yay.
Good on you Hank!
Glad to hear you're going make a little smoke! :applaud
Help me out with that Pgh....
Hereabouts everybody says CDA for Couer d'Alene, but Pgh got me a bit bumfuzzled.
Uncle Russ...
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Pittsburgh. Sorry.
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Hank, have you found a home Range to shoot at again?
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Hasn't been too bad here Russ...a lot colder than the average for this time of year and rain here and there. We've also had some really strong winds. Hope we get back to good old Sand Hills weather soon!!
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Hank, have you found a home Range to shoot at again?
No Joe, unfortunately the deal we were trying to work out fell through. I'da sure been entered in your doins if things would have worked out.
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Congratulations to Axe! :toast :bl th up
TMA Monthly "March" Postal Match Winner! :hairy
March 2018 - 25 Yards Offhand - Rifle - TMA-BF-5B2 Target (1 Shot Per Bull) 5 Total Shots
Axe....................37-0x
BlackPowderBill....34-0x
No Powder...........27-0x
Ohio Joe.............19-1x
SharpStick..........17-0X
PaulK.................09-0X
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It appears from the results that "X's" must be very costly or a new kind of no-see-um. I'm just glad those silhouette targets don't have them! :applaud And my congratulations to Axe as well. :bl th up
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Wat to go Axe
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It appears from the results that "X's" must be very costly or a new kind of no-see-um. I'm just glad those silhouette targets don't have them! :applaud And my congratulations to Axe as well. :bl th up
Ah heck Maven, you don't have to see them X's, just hit 'em half or more in the general area Ring where they live. :bl th up