Even a blind hog can find corn

[Many Klatch]

I was shooting at Friendship this weekend during the Lore of the Laughery event. After the official schedule was done the Primitive range was open for plinking. I was shooting my Pedersoli LePage Flintlock. I hit a few of the closer gongs and then decided to go for the oxygen tank on the top of the hill. The distance is about 120 yards and the hill is about 30 degrees or more so the gong is about 3 or 4 stories above the shooting line. 25 grains of 3F and a .435 ball with .010 patching.

One hand duelist style, one shot, BOONNG. Thank goodness the Range Officer heard it too. I packed up my pistol and went back to camp.

Many Klatch

 

[Billnpatti]

Congrats on hitting the tank. I envy not only your hitting the tank but just being at Friendship. I sure do miss that place since moving back to Texas.

 

[jamesthomas]

At least ya have a witness!! One of these years I'm gonna pack it up an have a road trip to Friendship. I'll stay everyday an just relax an enjoy the scenery. May even do some shooting an buy a few things. I would really like to meet some folks like Jim Chambers, etc.

 

[Bill Bryan]

I can relate. The day after last Thanksgiving I drove down to the fish camp of my daughter's father-in-law. It sits on a bluff overlooking the Withlacoochee River in North Florida. It was a big family event. More than 25 people were there. Right after I arrived several of the teen aged boys placed some cans and bottles on the other side of the river(100'-150' away) and proceeded to start shooting at them with an old single shoot .22 cal rifle. The weren't getting very close. I had my black powder gear in my truck so I thought I'd show them how it was done. I pulled out my .50 cal flintlock kentucky pistol and started the process of loading. My daughters husband stopped me saying that one of the grand children was asleep and the blast might wake her up. I agreed and put up my flintlock. I then remembered I had an old Franklin hand pumped pellet pistol in my gun box that my wife's uncle had willed to her. I gave it 6 pumps and loaded a .22 pellet. I fired it off-hand and broke one of the bottles first shot. Obviously I packed up my guns and put them in the truck without another word. The teenagers were dully impressed. I couldn't have done it again in a million years. :rotf:

 

[mtcurman]

Good shooting Many Klatch! :hatsoff: I was at the Lore for a while on Saturday but I don't think I saw you there.

 

[Eric N.]

Its good to be good,its better to be lucky,but its best to be both.

 

[MSW]

well done!

 

[theoldredneck]

As a kid I loved to watch an old man shoot. He was good at making "Luck shots" as he called them. He would always stop shooting when he made one. I ask why he wouldn't shoot again? "A fool keeps shooting and removes all doubt it was luck. A wise man accepts a gift from God and quits while he is ahead." You used wisdom.

 

[M. De Land]

I saw a fella one time, at one of our silhouette matches, hit a chicken in the tail so softly that at 200 yards it just tipped him up on his beak on the rail but did not knock him off, for a miss. The bullet had to have just barely touched the steel. Strangest thing in target work I have ever seen and you could shoot for a hundred years and probably never duplicate it again. MD

 

[nkbj]

When you shoot enough not on a controlled range you learn about your ability and know where you are.
Do it.

 

[hawkeye2]

"Its good to be good,its better to be lucky,but its best to be both."

The absolute best thing is to know when to quit!

 

[M. De Land]

I disagree having done plenty of both. A controlled range and well defined targets tell the real story about how good a marksmen you are!
Reminds me of hearing the story of great game shots that can barely hit the paper from a bench at 100 yards on sight in day at the range and if they do manage to luck in a paper hit some where, think that's plenty good enough for shooting a much larger game animal. Mike D.