July Postal Match

[garypl]

Everyone knows that July 4 is the big holiday in July, but we are celebrating a lesser known holiday month - July is National Ice Cream Month!

Shoot your rifle at 25 yds and pistol at 15 yds. You can shoot offhand or shoot from a rest - just mark your target which way you shot (OH or Rest).

5 shots - 10 pts for hits in the center bull, 5 pts for anywhere in the ice cream scoop and 3 pts for the cone for a maximum of 50 pts. One half of the ball must be in the scoring ring to count. Please score your own targets and mark your score on the target along with the load data. Pictures of your firearms are always nice!

Shoot as many times as you want and post your best target. If you shoot a reentry you can post another target but I will only score the best target.

This is all for fun so don't be reluctant to post your targets - it's all about friendly competition and the more you compete the better you will get!

Have fun and stay safe.

Gary

 

[nessmuk]

Target printed. Gary, a big THANK YOU for putting on the monthly shoot.

 

[deerstalkert]

printed. will shoot it tomorrow. and monday, and tuesday.................................................until i get a good one for a change!
also a heartfelt thanks Gary! gives an old guy something to look forward to!
just may try a pistol also!

 

[garypl]

I’m glad you are enjoying shooting these goofy targets every month. I like to mix things up instead of shooting plain old bullseye targets all the time!

 

[J dirt]

I like this target. Hope I can get back in the shoot this month.

 

[longcruise]

Looking forward to shooting with this gang again.

 

[PK]

Here’s

a couple smoothbore targets from this morning. I have #1 scored at 30. Fun target to shoot.
.62 Fusil De Chasse
.60 RB
.020 patch with Ballistol/ water lube
70 gr Goex 2F/ 2F in the pan

 

[garypl]

Thanks for posting PK!

 

[11th corps]

Shot mine this a.m. Scored 20 with one complete whiff. I'll try again later this month and see if I can improve on the score.
.40 Poor boy flintlock
40 grains of 3F
Bore butter lube with pillow tick patch.

 

[Maven]

I shot the July target today as well with my Waksupi-built I. Haines FL rifle. I used a .535" RB (home cast) + .011" -.012" twill (?) patch wetted with 1 Ballistol : 6 water. As it was quite hot and humid, I took extra care in wiping the pan, flint, and frizzen so I wouldn't get hang fires: It worked! The charge, btw was 60gr. GOEX FFg. However, I wasn't overjoyed by my performance as the target I'm not posting had a tighter group, but only 1 hit in the center of the cone.

 

[Richard Dittman]

It was a little hot and humid today, but I was able to shoot my pistol target. Had a hard time seeing my front sight against the brown ice cream. Both of my sights are rust color. Anyway it was fun to shoot. Will shoot my rifle later in the month.

 

[deerstalkert]

got onto my hind legs long enough to shoot the target. had to sit with my elbows resting on the table.
used my TC Hawken .45 flint with TC Vernier and TC globe front. fine combo it seems.
just for giggles i am adding one i shot yesterday with my .54 Lyman GPR

 

[PK]

Pistol Target: 15yds, Off Hand, score 30
.36 cal percussion
.350 RB
.020 patch with Ballistol/water lube
15 gr 3F Swiss

 

[BillyC]

Well here is my first postal match. Rifle, offhand @ 25 yards. Not very good but I promised myself good, bad or indifferent I would post it.

 

[garypl]

Pistol Target: 15yds, Off Hand, score 30
.36 cal percussion
.350 RB
.020 patch with Ballistol/water lube
15 gr 3F SwissView attachment 234380

Thanks for posting PK - nice target!

 

[garypl]

We’ll here is my first postal match. Rifle, offhand @ 25 yards. Not very good but I promised myself good, bad or indifferent I would post it.

Welcome to the monthly postal match Billy! Hope you have fun and come back again.

 

[11th corps]

Pistol Target.
T/C Patriot .45 caliber
.440 RB
35 grains 3F
Pillow tick bore butter patch

Score 25

 

[garypl]

Thanks for posting!

 

[BillyC]

Well here is my first postal match. Rifle, offhand @ 25 yards. Not very good but I promised myself good, bad or indifferent I would post it.

Looking at it now I suppose it’s not “that bad”, at least they all scored and no 3s. That 10 ring is really small. LOL

 

[garypl]

Looking at it now I suppose it’s not “that bad”, at least they all scored and no 3s. That 10 ring is really small. LOL

Billy, I think you will see a lot of 25 scores this month! You got them all in the ice cream, so good for you! Main thing is that you had fun with it.

Gary