National Escargot Day is May 24 - Let's Shoot Some Snails

[garypl]

NIce target deerstalkert!

got out my SMR .45 today was a good day for it.
someone in another forum was asking about Hal Sharon's barrels.
this is what a Sharon barrel does if the driver is buckled up!
I must confess to cheating though. my shooting bench turned out to be 27 yards from targets.
I seem to have missed last month's shoot so got it done early.
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[deerstalkert]

i just let the rifle do it's thing!

 

[Whitworth]

I never try to hit the snails directly. Just like squirrels I try to bark 'em.

I think mean dirt 'em, never seen one perched on tree limb

 

[CaptainVane]

Slugs only. There are good snails, or am I mistaken?

Lots of salt first.

 

[CaptainVane]

I never try to hit the snails directly. Just like squirrels I try to bark 'em.

I dont get hunting squirrels. We have a lot. I feed them leftover pizza, bread, corn, they eat it up. They love pepperoni.

 

[TFoley]

was wondering how much to lead em

About three minutes.

 

[kelvinator]

I dont get hunting squirrels. We have a lot. I feed them leftover pizza, bread, corn, they eat it up. They love pepperoni.

Man... left over pizza is way too good for squirrels.
Only thing I feed 'em is lead.

 

[Buckskinquin]

Printed May target. Plan to shoot it next week in Jacksonville. My regular range closed, lawsuit by the neighbors. Local DNR range closed for turkey season. Outdoor gun ranges in the low country are scarcer than hens teeth. As always, Thanks for giving us a monthly target!

 

[oldvet67to89]

Printed May target. Plan to shoot it next week in Jacksonville. My regular range closed, lawsuit by the neighbors. Local DNR range closed for turkey season. Outdoor gun ranges in the low country are scarcer than hens teeth. As always, Thanks for giving us a monthly target!

personally, i'd prefer hunting banana slugs... they ain't got no big honkin' shell to aim at. they maintain a low profile.

 

[garypl]

personally, i'd prefer hunting banana slugs... they ain't got no big honkin' shell to aim at. they maintain a low profile.

But if you shoot them in the body there's not much left to eat

 

[garypl]

Printed May target. Plan to shoot it next week in Jacksonville. My regular range closed, lawsuit by the neighbors. Local DNR range closed for turkey season. Outdoor gun ranges in the low country are scarcer than hens teeth. As always, Thanks for giving us a monthly target!

Good luck at the Jacksonville shoot Quin!

 

[oldvet67to89]

But if you shoot them in the body there's not much left to eat

Go for head shots, that'll stop the little suckers.

 

[NevadaJohn]

I got out to shoot last Friday. It's a gorgeous time to be in the desert!

If i scored it right I'm looking at 30 with a new 1851 Pietta shooting 454 homecast balls, 25 grains of Graff 3f, and some old Winchester magnum BP primers. Not a bad day...

I hope to get out this week or the next to shoot my rifle...

John

 

[garypl]

Thanks for posting John!

 

[Mad L]

All five shots Dead Center at 100 yards, but my wife ate my homework...

 

[Buff1958]

Put me down for 35. Kibler SMR .45 off hand. I shot much better this month than last. Last time I kept shooting low from not following through. I threw a couple to the right but none really low which made me happy.
I had intended to shoot my .54 off a rest but it started raining.

Thanks for keeping this thread going. It gives me an incentive to shoot my rifles.

 

[garypl]

I got out to shoot last Friday. It's a gorgeous time to be in the desert!

If i scored it right I'm looking at 30 with a new 1851 Pietta shooting 454 homecast balls, 25 grains of Graff 3f, and some old Winchester magnum BP primers. Not a bad day...

I hope to get out this week or the next to shoot my rifle...

John
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John - if you look again that lower shot is out of the black 10 ring so it scores a 5

 

[NevadaJohn]

John - if you look again that lower shot is out of the black 10 ring so it scores a 5

You are absolutely right. I was counting the entire shell. I'm at 25, and can't figure out how to update my original post...

 

[garypl]

You are absolutely right. I was counting the entire shell. I'm at 25, and can't figure out how to update my original post...

Don’t worry about it - no big deal

 

[PK]

Gary, I missed the April shoot but got a smoothbore target in today. 25yds, offhand. Looks like a score of 20.
.62 cal Fusil De Chasse
.600 RB
.020 patch, ballistol/water lube, cut at the muzzle
70 gr Swiss 2F, 2F in the pan