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Title: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: Nessmuk on September 01, 2025, 07:56:36 PM

SEPTEMBER POSTAL SHOOT AND AUGUST RESULTS

If you haven't seen the movie "Sgt. York" well then shame on you, Muzzleloader shooter! It has one of the best Muzzleloader shooting scenes on film!! This month we'll be shooting the Sgt. York target and as usual, we'll be shooting the standard target.

Shooters post your targets on this Thread and Good Luck!
Reminder on scoring Sgt. York
In the white "V"  10 pts.
In the Black "M"  5 pts

http://tradmla.org/postal21/tma821.pdf


August Result



Name                   Reg Target             Fun Shoot
Nessmuk               50 3x                   30
No Powder               49 1x                 50 (antennas count)
KDubs                    48 2x                   10
Salty                      48 2x

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: Salty on September 01, 2025, 08:16:40 PM

NoPowder,
Congrats on a perfect fun shoot target. You saved the bees.

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: Salty on September 01, 2025, 08:18:32 PM

Nessmuk, thank you for keeping this going. I?m enjoying it.

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: No Powder on September 01, 2025, 10:02:08 PM

Thanks Nessmuk and Salty. Can't wait to get to the range to shoot my postals every month. Only because of Nessmuk.

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: No Powder on September 04, 2025, 11:20:37 AM

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Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: Nessmuk on September 04, 2025, 12:19:44 PM

Great Shooting, Tom. It'll be challenge to beat or at least tie you!! :applaud :applaud :applaud

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: No Powder on September 04, 2025, 01:55:45 PM

Thanks Mark. I shot the bullseye first, and I knew a vertical group like that on the Sgt. York target wasn't going to work too well. Was going to wait till another day and shoot it with another rifle. But the smaller aiming point made me think like Mel Gibson. Aim small, miss small.

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: KDubs on September 04, 2025, 06:11:28 PM

Well heck, pressure is on I guess
 Nice targets.
 Still too hot to bow hunting might have to hit the sandpit
 This weekend.
 Kevin

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: Bigsmoke on September 04, 2025, 06:30:16 PM

As a not yet shooter, I really shouldn't argue with the head honcho
BUT
As I always heard, the black part of the Sgt York target doesn't count.
Actually, if you hit the black part, it is minus 10.
And the white part is laid out like a 10 ring target with points decreasing as it goes out.
(https://i.ibb.co/DPnwh8HN/JOHN-Tiebreaker-CDA-RDV-2021.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0p3YTFRk)
But, what the hell do I know?  I've only been shooting at that target for 50+ years.
I am not shooting, so don't pay any attention to me.
Just saying...
John
And on to another bit of possible good news, I heard on Sunday that our local range was going to re-open in November.  Hopefully then I will go from a kibitzer to a competitor.

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: KDubs on September 04, 2025, 09:02:26 PM

John that's how I've always seen it too. The idea being to try and get that ball in the bottom of the V. w/o hitting the black.
 It's still fun as is though.
Kevin

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: Bigsmoke on September 04, 2025, 10:57:07 PM

Quote from: KDubs on September 04, 2025, 09:02:26 PM

John that's how I've always seen it too. The idea being to try and get that ball in the bottom of the V. w/o hitting the black.
 It's still fun as is though.
Kevin

Of course, guess who introduced that target to the CdA club?
I have cursed myself ever since that day.
I remember it clearly.  I was sitting in a bar with John Crumb after a club meeting discussing targets.  This was probably in October of 1977.  I drew a rough sketch of the silly thing on a napkin and John liked it and it has been with the club ever since then.  FWIW, we used to have our meetings at the WWP hall in downtown CdA.  Not many people still remember that.

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: No Powder on September 04, 2025, 11:04:56 PM

Is that target one that you shot? Did everybody just shoot 2 shots at it? Give us the particulars on what you were using when you shot it.

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: Bigsmoke on September 04, 2025, 11:11:56 PM

Hi Tom,  The target was posted at 25 yards.  I shot it with the PA Hunter that Kees sold me.
.530 ball, .015 patch with spit lube, 65 grains of Ffg Goex, black English flint, Ffffg prime.
This was before I converted it to percussion.  And yes, everyone was supposed to shoot two shots at it.
Actually, the second shot went off just a bit before I intended it to, but the results were sure good.  I didn't argue with it.

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: No Powder on September 05, 2025, 07:06:46 AM

Thanks John. I wouldn't have argued either. Very impressive. Leave it up to those old TC's.

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: Bigsmoke on September 05, 2025, 05:41:44 PM

Quote from: No Powder on September 05, 2025, 07:06:46 AM

Thanks John. I wouldn't have argued either. Very impressive. Leave it up to those old TC's.

Leave it up to those old TC's.

Yes, leave it up to those old T/C's with a different barrel on it.  Well, the same barrel with a bigger bore.

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: No Powder on September 05, 2025, 08:06:46 PM

Well John, I can't see that a couple larger holes in the target would hurt anything.

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: Nessmuk on September 06, 2025, 09:01:54 AM

If anyone wants to shoot John's target next year, let me know and I'll put it in the Line-up.  :bl th up :bl th up :bl th up

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: No Powder on September 06, 2025, 05:38:45 PM

If I'm still here next year, and able to shoot the postals, I don't have a problem with shooting John's target. Won't be the first target with -10 possibilities and probably won't be the last. Mark, you're the NMD here. We are at your mercy.

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: KDubs on September 06, 2025, 09:33:55 PM

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 Let me finish this movie and I'll let ya know.
 Kevin is

Title: Re: SEPTEMBER POSTAL TARGETS and August reslts
Post by: KDubs on September 07, 2025, 12:20:00 PM

Well Sgt or at the time corporal York wouldn't be too impressed by my shooting.
 Should have wet my front sight first.
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 This was with my north star trade gun.
 First shot right on the bullseye.
 Boy was I full of myself.
 What's that they say about celebrating too early.
 Oh well at least there's October.
 Kevin