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I gave it all I could muster. This is the best of three pistol offhand targets. Shooting weather conditions were perfect tonight.
 

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You should get bonus points for hitting the most difficult target!
Well, if you put me on a lie detector and asked if I was aiming for the fry, I might invoke the 5th Amendment. After a few months shooting at your targets with that pistol I have learned the true meaning of limits and luck. At 20 feet I can keep them on a 4" bull, but twice that distance plus a bit more is a whole nuther ball game. BTW, those were even shot using a rest.
 
I shot my potatoes a little while ago and am submitting 1 target as the other two were not nearly as good. I chose my Waksupi-built .54cal. Isaac Haines (Chambers kit), using a home cast .530" (.532" in fact) RB + .017" cotton duck (?) patch. Lube was 1 Ballistol : 6 H2O. My powder charge was 60gr. GOEX FFg.

A couple of things to say: The aforementioned ball and patch combination was a bear to load. If I didn't have a plastic mallet and long er short starter with me, I'd doubt I'd be able to start or seat that ball/patch combination. Also, using the target spots really improved my aim (I didn't use them on 1 target which I wouldn't submit).. Lastly, some how my phone is set to GIF for photos, so I converted the image to a PDF (or I think I did).

(I shot this target kneeling with my right arm on the shooting bench).
 

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I shot my potatoes a little while ago and am submitting 1 target as the other two were not nearly as good. I chose my Waksupi-built .54cal. Isaac Haines (Chambers kit), using a home cast .530" (.532" in fact) RB + .017" cotton duck (?) patch. Lube was 1 Ballistol : 6 H2O. My powder charge was 60gr. GOEX FFg.

A couple of things to say: The aforementioned ball and patch combination was a bear to load. If I didn't have a plastic mallet and long er short starter with me, I'd doubt I'd be able to start or seat that ball/patch combination. Also, using the target spots really improved my aim (I didn't use them on 1 target which I wouldn't submit).. Lastly, some how my phone is set to GIF for photos, so I converted the image to a PDF (or I think I did).

(I shot this target kneeling with my right arm on the shooting bench).
That is very good shooting.
 
I shot my potatoes a little while ago and am submitting 1 target as the other two were not nearly as good. I chose my Waksupi-built .54cal. Isaac Haines (Chambers kit), using a home cast .530" (.532" in fact) RB + .017" cotton duck (?) patch. Lube was 1 Ballistol : 6 H2O. My powder charge was 60gr. GOEX FFg.

A couple of things to say: The aforementioned ball and patch combination was a bear to load. If I didn't have a plastic mallet and long er short starter with me, I'd doubt I'd be able to start or seat that ball/patch combination. Also, using the target spots really improved my aim (I didn't use them on 1 target which I wouldn't submit).. Lastly, some how my phone is set to GIF for photos, so I converted the image to a PDF (or I think I did).

(I shot this target kneeling with my right arm on the shooting bench).
I’m not the final judge but I think I’d go a little higher on that score
 
Used up most of my powder and patches practicing before the final target shoot, then did worse on my final shoot than I did during my practicing, broke my ramrod, tried to use my 36 Navy for the pistol shoot and it broke.
wind started blowing.
 
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