April Comments For Our April 2017 - TMA Silhouette Results

[Ohio Joe]

2017 TMA Paper Silhouette Scoreboard Link;
http://tradmla.org/tmaf/index.php?topic=22025.msg206559#msg206559

Thought it might be nice to have a monthly thread to discuss our monthly TMA Silhouette Results. I'll kick it off since I shot my April targets this morning and got my scores posted. As soon as I receive each participants results as the targets come in to me, I will get your scores posted as well. However, don't wait to make comments if you'd like to after you shot your monthly targets as we're always happy to hear from you all!  Here we go...

As I said, I got out this morning and had high hopes. I wasn't disappointed on my 3 shots at the Chicken as I actually hit it all three times - boy I was feeling good until my first shot at the Ram when it struck at least 1-1/2 inches below his belly! Wow!!! What the heck happened was going through my mind??? I reloaded and took my 2nd shot and hit the Ram and this time with the ball striking solid at the center of his middle rear which certainly would have toppled him had he been made of metal, and wounded him had he been real..... (still scratching my head on the first shot at the Ram) these targets will (I believe) humble all of us throughout our shooting season - but dang they're fun to shoot at!

Okay, things had to get better on the Pig, I thought,,, not so! First shot a big fat zip! The edge of the ball hit about 3/16" in the white away from his lower front leg... I'm beginning to think, "man, I was counting on sweeping the Ram and Pig, they seem like the easier targets - what's going on?"    I reload for my second shot knowing full well I can't leave those 1st shots behind me at the dang Ram & Pig - but also knowing I have to,,, so I toe the line and quite honestly I'm still reliving those missed shots...  Somehow I pulled myself together and managed to hit the Pig above the rear of his front leg. Got a little confidence back as headed for the Turkey...

Well, I don't how I did it, but I did managed to get all three shots on that Turkey over a vertical spread of 3-1/8 inches from the head to the lower chest. I think that was only because I accepted my mind set of, "ah, just aim and shoot." All in all,,, I really like this game of TMA Silhouette! 



Remember, you can darken the center of your targets if you'd like to. I use a chisel tip sharpie for mine. just stay inside the lines. 25 yards offhand - flint or cap lock. Today I used my cap lock, .45 caliber with a .445 spit-patched ball and 55 grains of 3fg Goex.

[Winter Hawk]

Aw, you did that on purpose to make the rest of us feel good!   

~WH~

[Ohio Joe]

Aw, you did that on purpose to make the rest of us feel good!   

~WH~

  I wish 

I do think my spit on my patches was a bit off Sunday morning.... I'm gonna go with that. 

[Hank in WV]

You been talkin to Al?

[Ohio Joe]

You been talkin to Al?

What was I thinking?  I mean, he knows things! 

[Two Steps]

You been talkin to Al?
Aw come on Hank...you know I ain't been spittin' on Joe's patches...don't have that kind of distance even with a double dip of snoose!

[Uncle Russ]

You been talkin to Al?

You read my mind, Hank 

I think you might find that same excuse on page 404 of Al's Great Book Of Excuses.
And, if I'm not mistaken, Al has a copyright on that huge book.
Ya know, some silly thing about original thought infringement.

Jus'sayin

Uncle Russ.

[Two Steps]

Awright!!  Uncle Russ said that I had an original thought!  .  Wait til I tell my wife.

[amm1851]

Seeing your results makes me doubly glad I did not sign up for the shoot. I would probably miss the entire board. 
Looks good to me. 

Looks like I am now listed as a guest. Hmm.

[Ohio Joe]

Seeing your results makes me doubly glad I did not sign up for the shoot. I would probably miss the entire board. 
Looks good to me. 

Looks like I am now listed as a guest. Hmm.

I see your membership is up to date (Membership Expiration Date:   16 Mar 2018)

I sent out a PM so we can get this corrected.

[Ohio Joe]

You been talkin to Al?

You read my mind, Hank 

I think you might find that same excuse on page 404 of Al's Great Book Of Excuses.
And, if I'm not mistaken, Al has a copyright on that huge book.
Ya know, some silly thing about original thought infringement.

Jus'sayin

Uncle Russ.

I'm willing to slip Al a Five'r if he can wait until I get to the bank with my ten one dollar bills so I can get a ten dollar bill,,, then I'm not sure how long it will take me to get back to the bank to break that ten dollar bill into two five's?  If Al can hold off on an infringement case against me, I'm feeling confident that by September or October I'll have this figured out unless the bank gives me one five, and five one's, then I'm not sure what I'll do? 

[Maven]

I'll be sending the April results, miserable as they are, your way tomorrow or Wednesda, Joe.  I have run out of excuses, but can only say I really suck at this!  Maybe I should try a different gun for the May match?

[Maven]

I'll be sending the April results, miserable as they are, your way tomorrow or Wednesday, Joe.  I have run out of excuses, but can only say I really suck at this!  Maybe I should try a different gun for the May match?

[Ohio Joe]

It's a long way to October, Maven, lot's can happen. Thanks for getting out and taking part, and that's the most important part of all this. 

By the way, (and don't tell anyone) I'm switching to my flintlock the rest of the way - so I already had my big day where I got lucky twice with the ol' caplock in April. But I'd just rather use my flintlock, it's so much more fun to shoot and I need the practice, not that its done me any good in the past on targets this size, but I might find a bone? 

[Two Steps]

If Al can hold off on an infringement case against me, I'm feeling confident that by September or October I'll have this figured out unless the bank gives me one five, and five one's, then I'm not sure what I'll do

Don't worry about it Joe...MY book is the Big Book Of Reasons and Explanations.  Far be it from me to use an excuse!  I'll leave that to others.