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Author Topic: 2023 TMA Postal Shoots??  (Read 5176 times)

Offline Nessmuk

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Re: 2023 TMA Postal Shoots??
« Reply #30 on: April 16, 2023, 10:26:26 PM »
I got it, Kevin!!
I'm  not  H/C or P/C or even a particularly  good shot but I have a hell of a good time!

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Online KDubs

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Re: 2023 TMA Postal Shoots??
« Reply #31 on: April 17, 2023, 09:06:13 AM »
Excellent,  thank you.
 How's the participation been so far ?
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Re: 2023 TMA Postal Shoots??
« Reply #32 on: April 17, 2023, 11:21:21 AM »
6 received so far but I'm expecting several more. Fingers crossed!!

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Re: 2023 TMA Postal Shoots??
« Reply #33 on: April 21, 2023, 10:08:50 PM »
I tried today, I really did.  Forgot to grab a backer from home, but I found a piece of cardboard in the trash which I thought would do.  I found out (sadly) that not all cardboard is the same.  While the holes in the cardboard were nice and round, those in the target (25 yard) were badly ripped out.  Also, while halfway through my shooting, the guy who was mowing stopped for a gab session.  After he left I had lost track of how many shots I had taken and when I retrieved the target it had 6 holes, all ripped out.  So, it looks like I'll be back out next week for another try!

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Re: 2023 TMA Postal Shoots??
« Reply #34 on: April 21, 2023, 11:23:37 PM »
"while halfway through my shooting the guy who was mowing"
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Dang Kees, that's pretty serious.  Hope he lived.    ;D  :lol sign  :Doh!

Offline Winter Hawk

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Re: 2023 TMA Postal Shoots??
« Reply #35 on: April 23, 2023, 11:38:20 AM »
"while halfway through my shooting the guy who was mowing"
~Kees~


Dang Kees, that's pretty serious.  Hope he lived.    ;D  :lol sign  :Doh!

:yessir: Okay, I added a comma.  Hey, I'M the guy who sees weird word usage
(and spelling)! :toast


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Online The Miner '49er

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Re: 2023 TMA Postal Shoots??
« Reply #36 on: April 23, 2023, 11:57:26 AM »
If cwgrizz and Winter Hawk are finished shooting . . . let's eat grandma.   :laffing
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Re: 2023 TMA Postal Shoots??
« Reply #37 on: April 29, 2023, 04:56:23 PM »
Well, I got one target done today. Shooting did not start out well so i never got to the rendezvous target.  Hopefully I'll get to it tomorrow.  When I started shooting the target today, my shots were going all over the place.  Why?  I know I hadn't shot in a while; I had been sick for the past 4 weeks and really didn't have my strength back, but that shouldn't have affected things that bad.  Anyway, I happened to notice that the front sight was sliding back and forth without much effort.  I guess that is really not a good thing. Ha!  Ok, now it's time to sight in the rifle again and stake that front blade down.  Finally got it all done and then tried a target again. Not great, but much better.  I will get that one sent in and hopefully tomorrow I won't be so tired and ready to shoot the rendezvous target.

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