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Author Topic: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?  (Read 22266 times)

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #150 on: May 23, 2024, 03:43:36 PM »
I've been trying for a repeat for months!! my score is @24 misses, 1 hit. I guess lightning really doesn't strike twice.  :Doh!
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #151 on: May 23, 2024, 04:51:24 PM »
As I recall, you "jined da boys" on attempt #8, so it really has been a dry spell since then for you. If I ever find that pot of gold 100 yards downrange  ;banghead;, right then and there I'm going to retire while I'm at the top of my game. There won't be any of that "I'll try for another" for me.  :stooges:
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #152 on: May 23, 2024, 06:38:22 PM »
Don't know how many times I've tried. I do know this, 2 hits out of however many times I've tried is not impressive at all.


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #153 on: May 23, 2024, 07:52:14 PM »
I'll tell you this, if hitting a playing card sized target a 100 yards away, using a prb launched from a muzzleloader, shooting with iron sights, and doing it offhand from a cold bore, and yet another time repeating that feat is considered UNimpressive, I'd like to hear what more a guy could do to make it impressive.  :bow :bow :bow
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #154 on: May 23, 2024, 08:17:16 PM »
I'm always flirting with the outside edges, so what would impress me, is to put one inside of that postage stamp. Then we would think about retirement like you talked about  :luff: Just kidding. I'd like to do some more polluting before hanging it up.


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #155 on: May 23, 2024, 10:09:15 PM »
 not sure how many attempts I've made. 6 or 8 I think
 I use a 28"x 36" white poster board with a black shingle in the center and just record pertinent info next to each shot with a sharpie for posterity.
 I find it helpful having every shot on the same board.   

 I'm planning on a session Friday or sat or Sunday  , 1 of those days at least. 
 I'll post a pic of my current progress .
 by the way I would be quite impressed by anyone hitting that speck of a target at 100 yds.  cold bore. which I plan to do!  :bl th up

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #156 on: May 23, 2024, 10:29:29 PM »
I like your poster board idea Kevin. I think maybe 49er may do the same thing. I wish I'd done that when I started. It's nice to look back and see where each of your shots hit.


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #157 on: May 24, 2024, 12:26:20 AM »
Yeah, I have been charting my shots, like Kevin is doing, since my first attempt. See the photo in reply #105 on 9/11/23 for all of my attempts from the first miss through my 0 for 7 attempt, and then reply #113 on 10/15/23 my 0 for 8 attempt. While I'm not winning the Sam Adams prize at least I'm being green and not destroying trees by using more than one target!  :laffing
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #158 on: May 24, 2024, 07:31:31 AM »
@kdubs great idea. I’ll start that also.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #159 on: May 24, 2024, 07:43:27 PM »
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 Here's today's attempt. Man my up n down was good " but just a bit outside " as someone used to say.
  Spent time testing patches afterwards.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #160 on: May 24, 2024, 08:49:22 PM »
I truly admire your intestinal fortitude. And I can't help but think that some day soon it's all gonna come together for you.


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #161 on: May 24, 2024, 09:01:56 PM »
Kevin, your target looks a lot like mine, unfortunately. I can't prove it, but I believe the jet black rectangle in the center of the white creates a kind of lead ball repellant force field. How else can we explain those random holes? Maybe lady luck will help us some day.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #162 on: May 24, 2024, 09:31:34 PM »
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 That's a long ways out thar!
  Maybe if I move the target closer to my f150 I'll concentrate better.

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #163 on: May 24, 2024, 09:38:26 PM »
I wouldn't dare attempt that shot or I'd end up with a ventilated pick up truck.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #164 on: May 24, 2024, 09:49:12 PM »
It might be safe from a prb, but, if you forget to take the ramrod out of the barrel before firing a shot it could be in jeopardy. All jokes aside, nice picture.  :hairy


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