The TMA 2024 Postal Match and the 2024 Postal Fun Shoot

[No Powder]

Have at it buddy. Glad you had fun , and hope you have a chance to do it again. By the way, did you check that one shot several times? Boy that's real close to being a 10. I know, it's for fun, but don't short change yourself.

[cwgrizz]

@No Powder

I did look at it over and over. Being the person I am I chose the lesser score.  It did break the line ever so slightly, but IMHO not enough to take advantage of it.  It is for fun and I did better this month than last, so all is good. 
 

[Paulk]

Nessmuk, can I still get in on this or is it too late?

[No Powder]

Walt, I've been there and done that. But that overlay has made a believer out of me. Your statement says a lot about the integrity of this bunch of shooters. And I'm glad to be in this group.

[cwgrizz]

Nessmuk, can I still get in on this or is it too late?

I'm not @Nessmuk, but the monthly goes to the end of the month, so you have a couple of days left.

[Winter Hawk]

My congratulations to Dave also!  I managed to get out to the range today, albeit that I left my glasses at home.    Nothing to get excited about, but hey, next time better!

~Kees~
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[No Powder]

I don't think I could have hit the paper without my glasses. So without glasses, looks good to me. Did you forget the bee target, or were they too hard to see without specs?

[dmarsh]

Here is a question.  I am leaving for my cabin in Vermont Sunday morning early.  I'd like to do the July shoot while up there.  I assume the B-8 target for the regular monthly shoot so I have that, and I have my revolutionary challenge target but any chance you have the Rondy target picked for July out so I can print it tomorrow and take that with me as well?  Don't sweat it if you can't.  Thanks.

[Winter Hawk]

Well Tom, my problem (among many, but that's another story) is that my eyes are just good enough to pass the BMV eye test but not that great otherwise.  I need low-power readers for books and such and long distance isn't great either.  I usually do fine w/o glasses unless I'm trying to focus on putting my front sight on a black circle at 25 yards or a scaled down shingle at 100!

I had to leave for home by 1030, and it was 1020 by the time I had shot the Morgan Challenge and the monthly target (I'm slow!) so I didn't get to the hornets.

Speaking of hornets, back in my Navy days (1962-65) we often operated with the USS Hornet (CV-12).  In around 1987 or 8 I was going to the  Bremerton, Washington Navy base to pick up some uniforms.  I was surprised when I came around a curve in the road and it ran right in front of her, mothballed with a ton of other ships.  It did my heart good to see her again!
 
~Kees~

[No Powder]

I knew you had a good reason, or you would have shot it. And you're no slower than I am. When I go to the range, I try to be shooting by 10:00 AM. Until I shoot the long range, the B8, and the rondy, it's usually about 1:00 PM. Then it's time to start cleaning.
I bet you were surprised. I believe I would have been too.

[KDubs]

It takes me a good 2 1/2 to 3 hrs to shoot too.
 What's the rush I figure .  Swab after shots, have a drink of soda etc.
 Usually someone there comes over to see the flinter..
  Then they go back and rip off a hundred rounds and go home.
 Kevin

[No Powder]

Makes you wonder if their interest in the flintlock is fake. I know there are a few others shooting smokepoles where I shoot. I find patches that aren't mine. But there is never anyone there shooting one when I go. People talk about owning , hunting, and shooting them, but where are they? I don't get it. I'm thinking maybe I don't want to see what their guns look like anyway. Might make me cry.

[Nessmuk]

2 more days to shoot post, friends.

July's "Fun" target will be the Dreaded Mike Fink, kinda traditional for July.

 I'm getting a lot of rain up here in the Adirondack mountains, been rained out on 4 shooting attempts. I managed to shoot both targets on Tuesday but got soaked to the skin on the walk back to camp. I ironed the targets dry and have them weighted between glass for now. I'll post them later today.

[dmarsh]

Thanks.  I'll print Mike off and get my shooting in.  I'll be offline for the next couple of weeks as we are headed for the off the grid Vermont cabin.   

[Smokey]

2 more days to shoot post, friends.