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Author Topic: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?  (Read 219887 times)

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #360 on: November 17, 2025, 09:48:16 AM »
Keep it up Salty. I like the condition of the target and backer, showing a lot of use.


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #361 on: February 12, 2026, 08:54:11 AM »
This thread has become stagnant.  Surely there is someone out there who has tried it lately.


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #362 on: February 12, 2026, 09:08:20 AM »
I?ve been thinking about shooting it.
Does that count?
Doesn?t score very well I know.
I promise to shoot it next time to the range.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #363 on: February 12, 2026, 09:37:29 AM »
I knew I could count on you Jim. We had one nice day, but didn't suit me to go shoot that day. Now it's cold and snowing  again. Who knows when I'll get a chance to go to the range. Furthermore the snow is too deep to wade through anyway.


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #364 on: February 12, 2026, 09:38:54 AM »
I sure would like to get back at it.
.I acquired that .45 long gun at a recent auction and other than one test shot I really haven't done any shooting with it  I'll be needing to work up a load for that, good reason to try a hundred yarder!
 Also I just ordered another kibler kit, .54 smoothbore woodsrunner.
 I'd like to give the ol rev target a poke with that too but probably won't be till spring sometime.
 Kiblers kits are 1-2 months out plus the build time..
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #365 on: February 12, 2026, 09:59:16 AM »
Well Kevin, I hope you're the the exception to the rule, and your Kibler comes sooner than expected. If I can't go shoot,
I'll dig my old targets out and see how far away I was. Surely you guys keep some of your old targets to look back at don't ya.


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #366 on: February 12, 2026, 12:09:11 PM »
I have my backerboard target from the last year of shooting.
 I highly recommend using the poster board for such folly.
 It's nice to see how much you're off  instead of just missing and wondering.
 Guess I'll need to make a new one for this year
 Looks like I'm off to the dollar store.
 Maybe more folks will get on board this year, that'd be great fun.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #367 on: February 19, 2026, 01:36:15 PM »
Was beginning to have withdrawal symptoms, so headed to the range. One of the targets I grabbed, was the long range target.All I have to say is, I missed, but got rid of the withdrawal symptoms.


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #368 on: February 19, 2026, 01:48:12 PM »
Good for you my friend.
 I know what you mean about withdrawal, the smell of the charcoal burner is addicting.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #369 on: February 20, 2026, 09:57:52 AM »
 [ Invalid Attachment ] Decided to say a little more about my miss at the long range target yesterday. If for no other reason, it helps me explain why I don't take 100 yd. shots at deer. This poor deer probably would have survived (maybe), but it's quality of life would not have been good.


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #370 on: February 20, 2026, 10:22:32 AM »
Tom, this is a great view of where our shots would impact. Better than just the plain tiny postage stamp.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #371 on: February 20, 2026, 11:22:39 AM »
Well, I got good news yesterday on the 5:00 o'clock news broadcast.
After almost 15 months, our local rifle range is going to be opening again under new ownership.  :applaud :applaud :applaud Of course, last week I just took my rifle stock and the 20 ga barrel in to the gunsmith to convert it to percussion.  Is my timing right on or what?  It will probably be a month before I get it back.  :P :P
So, in the meantime, I guess I should take my 12 ga trade gun and my .45 flinter down there and get them sighted in.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #372 on: February 20, 2026, 11:33:16 AM »
Yes you should! Postal Matches start 1 APRIL and that's no foolin' !!
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #373 on: February 20, 2026, 12:02:42 PM »
I second Bigsmoke's motion to get those guns shot in. I know there has been one invitation sent out after hearing a gentleman was looking to participate in postal shoots. And I know another individual who just joined another forum, who used to be a member of our muzzleloading group. As soon as I can get his phone#, I plan to contact him and invite him to join us as well.


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