How do we score postal match targets??

[No Powder]

Thank you John for your assistance. I was hoping Mark would chime in and help.

[Smokey]

That answers it. Thanks, gentlemen.
I'll just mark that as a practice target and try again in July.

[No Powder]

I don't know what your schedule is like but, there's several day's left in this month. Maybe you can go out and shoot another target this month and send a picture in. Please remember, we're trying to encourage, not discourage people to participate and have some fun. Life's too short to not make some smoke and enjoy making it. We're hoping Kees can find time to shoot with us this month too.

[Smokey]

I don't know what your schedule is like but, there's several day's left in this month. Maybe you can go out and shoot another target this month and send a picture in. Please remember, we're trying to encourage, not discourage people to participate and have some fun. Life's too short to not make some smoke and enjoy making it. We're hoping Kees can find time to shoot with us this month too.

That's refreshing and encouraging. Thanks for that. Time permitting, I'll try to get out there again this week. 

[Nessmuk]

Couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks, guys. 

In a nutshell, you shoot until you get 5 holes on paper.

Your right about cel service in the Adirondack mountains.  LTE no 5G up here.

[Winter Hawk]

In a nutshell, you shoot until you get 5 holes on paper.

Now you are confusing the issue!  At least, you are confusing ME!  Do you mean that, since Smokey has four holes in the target for five shots, he can shoot again until he has five holes on paper?  Or is it like Bigsmoke put it, that fifth shot (which missed the paper) counts zero and no more shots are to be taken?

Ain't it fun to be running the postal shoot?   

~Kees~

[The Miner '49er]

An easy way to do it.  Hang your target. Lay out 5 balls, 5 patches, and 5 caps if you're shooting a caplock. Shoot those five and no more than that. Pull your target and score it. Take a clear, large, pic of it and post it.

[Nessmuk]

Am I confused?
 I looked back at the targets over past couple of years and no one has posted a target with less than 5 holes.
 At my gun club, we shoot until you have 5 on paper but we score only half a ball or bigger counts for score.
Let's face it, we've all had hangfires that went harmlessly into the berm.
If you need more than one extra shot, you're not going to score in the top ten anyway.
Do we want to give a "Mulligan" or not?
Well, I AM the NMD until deposed, so my rule is:

On the Bullseye, 5 shots only!
On the Rondy/Fun shoot, 5 Shots on Paper!

[Winter Hawk]

Thanks Mark, that makes it clear to even a hard headed Dutchman like me! 

Mulligan?  Isn't that some type of stew? 

~Kees~

[Nessmuk]

Thanks from another Hard Headed Dutchman!

[KDubs]

I'll play by whatever rules we come up with.
 The way I shoot my shots is
 1- cold bore 100;yarder
  5 at the rondy and 5 at the TMA target .
 That's it , hit or miss, 11 shots total .
 The current rule states you can shoot as many targets as you want and submit the best one.
 I don't like that but that's just me.
  Kevin

[No Powder]

Have a question for those who are much more intelligent than I. When we use to send our targets to the NMD, if there was an error, being he had the target in his hand, he could easily correct it. Sending a picture of our targets, eliminated that possibility. If we have a shot that is questionable, could you lay that overlay on the target and take a picture of the target ,  therefore eliminating any question as to whether the line was broken?

[Nessmuk]

Actually, I can! I zoom in to 100% then print the targets and use an actual overlay. Only had to do it a couple times and it only costs one sheet of paper.

[No Powder]

Thank you Mark. I didn't think you could do anything with the targets, that you could use any type of measuring device.