August 19 is National Potato Day!

[Italian Hawkin]

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

 

[The Miner '49er]

The menu showed two baked spuds and one fry. They must have been out of baked potatoes, all I got was one fry.

 

[garypl]

You should get bonus points for hitting the most difficult target!

 

[The Miner '49er]

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.

 

[Maven]

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).

 

[Italian Hawkin]

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.

 

[PK]

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

 

[garypl]

I’m not the final judge but I think I’d go a little higher on that score

I would score this as a 45

 

[Maven]

That's the kind of talk I like to hear, Gary!

 

[11th corps]

Flintlock smoothbore offhand
.600 round ball
Pillow tick patch
Wonder lube
70 grains of 2f
Score 20
I pulled one of the shots at left potato. Hang fire.
Later I shot minute of plastic milk jug full of water.

 

[emery]

This was a hard target to shoot. My front sight covered up the whole potato trying to shoot the bullseye.

 

[sethwyo]

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.

 

[sethwyo]

Took pictures of final Target on my phone but phone won't let me upload pictures to the website now

 

[garypl]

This was a hard target to shoot. My front sight covered up the whole potato trying to shoot the bullseye.

You did well with the small aiming points!

 

[Moemoney29]

I only hit one potato not worth showing.lol. Great job to everyone. Is it September yet.

 

[garypl]

I only hit one potato not worth showing.lol. Great job to everyone. Is it September yet.

I will post Sept target tonight

 

[Italian Hawkin]

EmerThis was a hard target to shoot. My front sight covered up the whole potato trying to shoot the bullseye.

This was a hard target to shoot. My front sight covered up the whole potato trying to shoot the bullseye.

That is awesome flintlock shooting Emery!

 

[Moemoney29]

I will post Sept target tonight

Thank you. You do a fantastic thing for all of us.

 

[dank3d101]

Thank again Gary had a great time shooting this target. It was a pretty tough one though.

 

[hangfast]

This was a hard target to shoot. My front sight covered up the whole potato trying to shoot the bullseye.

This is why the "6 o'clock sight hold was invented.