February 6 Is National Lame Duck Day!

[garypl]

February 6 Is National Lame Duck Day!​

Yet another well known holiday is February 6 - National Lame Duck Day.

The usual three categories: rifle, smoothbore, (smoothbore must not be equipped with rear sight - front sight/bead only) or handgun

Two ways to shoot: Offhand from 25 yards with rifle or smoothbore or 15 yards with handgun.
Bench rest/supported from 25 yards with rifle or smoothbore or 15 yards with handgun

Mark the box on your targets as either rifle or smoothbore or handgun and either offhand or benchrest/supported.

Instructions for new participants - download the pdf file at the bottom of this post and print it full size. Post your target by taking a picture of it with the information filled in and scored by you and post it back to this thread.

6 shots for score
10 pts hits in the head above the black neck band, 5 pts for any other hit on the body, and 2 pts for hits in either foot. Any hits outside the duck, including crutches, count 0 points - max score 60 (ball must be 1/2 way inside the scoring area to count)

Shoot as many times as you wish but please only post one target per category with pictures of target (and gear, if possible - we love to see everyone's equipment and load data!) Post jpg or pdf formats. Please score your own targets and write your score on the target along with information on the load you used and other info including rifle/pistol or smoothbore, bench or supported. If you do not check the boxes I won't know where to post your scores. I will check scores and it helps me if you will draw a line to each hole in the target and write your points for each shot - makes it easier for me to check the targets.

Prize is same as always - bragging rights on the forum!

I will be posting January results in a few days.

Have fun and hope it is getting warmer by you wherever you are!

Gary

 

[Salty]

Gary, Thank you for another fun holiday and target.

 

[2001guns]

February 6 Is National Lame Duck Day!​

Yet another well known holiday is February 6 - National Lame Duck Day.

The usual three categories: rifle, smoothbore, (smoothbore must not be equipped with rear sight - front sight/bead only) or handgun

Two ways to shoot: Offhand from 25 yards with rifle or smoothbore or 15 yards with handgun.
Bench rest/supported from 25 yards with rifle or smoothbore or 15 yards with handgun

Mark the box on your targets as either rifle or smoothbore or handgun and either offhand or benchrest/supported.

Instructions for new participants - download the pdf file at the bottom of this post and print it full size. Post your target by taking a picture of it with the information filled in and scored by you and post it back to this thread.

6 shots for score
10 pts hits in the head above the black neck band, 5 pts for any other hit on the body, and 2 pts for hits in either foot. Any hits outside the duck, including crutches, count 0 points - max score 60 (ball must be 1/2 way inside the scoring area to count)

Shoot as many times as you wish but please only post one target per category with pictures of target (and gear, if possible - we love to see everyone's equipment and load data!) Post jpg or pdf formats. Please score your own targets and write your score on the target along with information on the load you used and other info including rifle/pistol or smoothbore, bench or supported. If you do not check the boxes I won't know where to post your scores. I will check scores and it helps me if you will draw a line to each hole in the target and write your points for each shot - makes it easier for me to check the targets.

Prize is same as always - bragging rights on the forum!

I will be posting January results in a few days.

Have fun and hope it is getting warmer by you wherever you are!

Gary



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Thanks for a great new target!
I dusted off my sweet ol Brown Bess short pattern, and after a hundred and how many years it still shoots good enough to hit a man sized target reliably at 50 yards. I swabbed the barrel fairly clean after every shot. Even at 70 grains it has a pretty good kick!

 

[Freedom]

This is a fun target Gary!
Was out playing on the ranch with the Howdah pistol today, so I took a few shots at the duck.
Not sure how far it was, but I suspect I was a little too close

 

[garypl]

Not enought left there to eat!

 

[Buckskinquin]

Printed 2 of the injured duck! Hoping by the end of the month my new knee will be cooperative and get me to the range.

 

[garypl]

Printed 2 of the injured duck! Hoping by the end of the month my new knee will be cooperative and get me to the range.

I hope your knee is doing better than the duck's Quin!

 

[Kn9w]

I won't be home in time to play this one, but I hope to have some fun with this come May...

 

[2001guns]

What a pleasure and an honor to shoot this historic, beautiful work of craftmanship. This rifle is as deadly as it was in the late 1800s when Sylvester "Bear"Scott killed hundreds of bears with it in northern California and Idaho. Sylvester lies in an unmarked grave on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Idaho

 

[PK]

Did a little pistol duck hunting today with my .44 LePage flintlock. 15 yds, offhand,score25. Thanks Gary.

 

[2001guns]

I tried again today. Not a lot better lookin group. It ain't the gun, it's me. In any case I can't think of too many things I would rather have done this afternoon

 

[Texcl2]

I’ll have to try this once the temps get above zero and the wind below 40mph lol.

 

[snakebit]

This is a fun target Gary!
Was out playing on the ranch with the Howdah pistol today, so I took a few shots at the duck.
Not sure how far it was, but I suspect I was a little too close
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Definitely not lame anymore, you put that rascal out of its misery

 

[Moleman]

It was 31 degrees when I walked to my range but still a beautiful day to get out and burn some black.
Being a smooth rifle w/sights I marked it in the rifle box.
It's still work in progress but this smooth rifle is a blast to shoot.
Smooth rifle my build
.54 caliber
50 gr. 3f
Bare ball with tow wadding over powder and ball
Bench supported
5 points but questionable

 

[garypl]

I tried again today. Not a lot better lookin group. It ain't the gun, it's me. In any case I can't think of too many things I would rather have done this afternoon

It was 31 degrees when I walked to my range but still a beautiful day to get out and burn some black.
Being a smooth rifle w/sights I marked it in the rifle box.
It's still work in progress but this smooth rifle is a blast to shoot.
Smooth rifle my build
.54 caliber
50 gr. 3f
Bare ball with tow wadding over powder and ball
Bench supported
5 points but questionable

That's a fine looking rifle! I score that as 5 points and thanks for posting!

 

[Taevers]

10 points. Pretty pleased with the target for me. This is only the 3rd time I’ve played with the smoothbore with balls. I’m a rifleman by nature, so this is all a brand new frontier to play in. Fun

 

[Taevers]

Let’s go ahead and try to post a target that is filled out. Sorry fellas.

 

[Andrewmtnman]

I tried again today. Not a lot better lookin group. It ain't the gun, it's me. In any case I can't think of too many things I would rather have done this afternoon

Nice looking rifle. Make? Custom?

 

[2001guns]

Nice looking rifle. Make? Custom?

Thanks
That's an original S. Hawken. .54, about 1851.

 

[Andrewmtnman]

Thanks
That's an original S. Hawken. .54, about 1851.

Wow. No wonder I like it. Have you ever posted more pics of it on here?