June Postal Match

[wm300]

My entry for June. Thanks for providing this fun contest. Really enjoy it.

 

[garypl]

View attachment 231990My entry for June. Thanks for providing this fun contest. Really enjoy it.

Thanks for posting and glad you enjoyed the match. Nice shooting!

 

[SchoolBelle]

Here’s my second try.

 

[garypl]

I score that as a 35 - thanks for posting!

 

[deerstalkert]

got the itch today. scratched it with my .54 Lyman Great Plains Rifle flintlock.

 

[garypl]

got the itch today. scratched it with my .54 Lyman Great Plains Rifle flintlock.
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I score that as 30 points - thanks for posting!

 

[Greybeard]

Managed to get out after a week of rain. Went with the pistol this time that I picked up off here from grizz44mag a couple weeks ago.
Hopkins and Allen underhammer.
15yds off hand
30gr Schutzen 3f
.430 RB
.010 wonderlube patch.
Took a bit to get used to her...and for the new gun jitters to wear off. Thanks for doing this!!

 

[garypl]

Managed to get out after a week of rain. Went with the pistol this time that I picked up off here from grizz44mag a couple weeks ago.
Hopkins and Allen underhammer.
15yds off hand
30gr Schutzen 3f
.430 RB
.010 wonderlube patch.
Took a bit to get used to her...and for the new gun jitters to wear off. Thanks for doing this!!

Looks like 30 pts - nice shooting! I used to own one of these but traded it away many years ago - they are very accurate pistols!

Thanks for posting!

Gary

 

[Greybeard]

I find that most of my guns are way more accurate if I'm not the one shooting them.

 

[11th corps]

Managed to get out after a week of rain. Went with the pistol this time that I picked up off here from grizz44mag a couple weeks ago.
Hopkins and Allen underhammer.
15yds off hand
30gr Schutzen 3f
.430 RB
.010 wonderlube patch.
Took a bit to get used to her...and for the new gun jitters to wear off. Thanks for doing this!!

I can't hit the side of a barn with mine.

 

[Freedom]

Smoth bore "Lone Watti" pistol no rear sight.
40gr 5fa reenactor
.600 WW
.015PT
Cutting oil/water
Off Hand
20 points


58 Kolonial
.570WW
45gr 5fa Goex
Off Hand
30 points
Bottom target

 

[emery]

I hope I am not to to turn this in..

 

[Dutch7]

I hope I am not to to turn this in..

Nice shooting Emery.

 

[garypl]

I hope I am not to to turn this in..

Nice group! What kind of rifle are you shooting? Thanks for posting.

 

[garypl]

Smoth bore "Lone Watti" pistol no rear sight.
40gr 5fa reenactor
.600 WW
.015PT
Cutting oil/water
Off Hand
20 points
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58 Kolonial
.570WW
45gr 5fa Goex
Off Hand
30 points
Bottom target
View attachment 232594

Thanks for posting!

 

[Freedom]

Thanks for posting!

Thank you Gary.
Not my best showing. But I was very happy to be able to call my shots...the only shot to break center with my rifle went right into the bullseye, it felt so good.

Lone Watti pistol has been such a challenging quest to learn. Sure have made some amazing shots with it...but with just a tiny waiver in concentration I can miss the mark by yards! Hahaha
So great to be alive and to be shooting!

 

[emery]

Nice group! What kind of rifle are you shooting? Thanks for posting.

Its a 25 caliber flintlock with a birdseye maple stock. I built it about 8 years ago and have more fun with it shooting squirrels than hunting deer. It only uses 20gr of 3f and you can get 350 shots out of a 1lb can of powder with it, so i get to shoot more rounds at the range. I used to mold .250 round balls for it but now I found a place that I can buy Number 3 swagged buckshot for it so I bought 16 lbs. of it and since I am 76 years old, that should last me the rest of my life. It was a real pain in the ass to mold those little balls.

 

[garypl]

That’s a nice looking rifle! I agree about shooting the small calibers - makes a pound of powder go a long way!

 

[garypl]

Scores are in and here are the results:

Name OH Rifle Bench Rifle

emery 45
WM300 40
SchoolBelle 35
garypl 35
PK 30
Richard Dittman 30
deerstalkert 30
Freedom 30
11th Corp 25
longcruise 25
Salty 25 20
buckskin quinn 20
nessmuk 20

Name Pistol
PK 35
Greybeard 30
Maven 25
Freedom 20
Richard Dittman 20

I'm looking forward to seeing the July ice cream cone gets shot! Thank to everyone for posting your targets!

Gary