tradition honorary targets

[erzengel]

Once in a year the members of our association meat on the 25m range to shoot on a wooden tradition honory target.

The rules are simple.

Everyone must shoot with the .31 LePage.

You shoot until you hit it the wood.

Whoever is nearest to the of center bulls eye wins.

To give those a chance who are not the best shots, the complete target is coverd with a blank. Nobody, accept the buddy who made the target, knows where the bulls eye is. He is the last to shoot and should not win his own target.
It never happend in over 25 years.

The new winner is the one who makes the target for the next year.

Enjoy some examples of the targets from the past 18 years:

 

[romeoh]

Great! :thumbsup:

Thanks for showing us! :hatsoff:

 

[colmoultrie]

Nice Targets!

I've been to the Schuetzenmuseum in Illerbeuren ( I believe it was), and they have hundreds of these targets, together with beautiful rifles and accoutrements. It's right next to the Freilichtbauernhofmuseum, with a collection of over 30 farmsteads from the last six centuries. Great pair of museums.
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[J.D.]

Neat targets.

The ALRA shoots a Schutzen target every year at the National Gathering. Everyone is allowed a close look at the target, which is subsequently placed at an unknown range of roughly 60-90 yards. Each competitor is allowed one shot, off hand, hit or miss.

A few of those boys can really shoot, so the bull is usually hit at least a coupla times. Most shots fly wide of the target, though.

There is always allot of good natured harassment for everyone who steps up to try their hand and eye on the target. Although it's a quick match, it is allot of fun.

God bless

 

[agill]

That is a good tradition. :thumbsup:

 

[erzengel]

Yeah, that is Bayern, where everything is a little bit different then elsewhere.

I like those targets.

If you'll have the chance to take a look at the shooting range at Bad Kreuznach, there is a long row of similar targets reaching far back into the past.

It is a lot of work, to make such targets and you need some practice to get it right.

The first, second and last target did not stop the bullet. The first two are 25 mm pine wood, the last 20mm of 13 layer of lumber core plywood.

The other ones are 50mm beech. They stopp .31 bullest from a psitol with 10 grain CH NR. 2

In 1988 we shot at 50m with a .45 caliber rifle, a 230 grain maxiball with 50 grain FFg WASA. Target was the TIOP of an old "Bierfass" with the last remaining iron ring. The wood being 25mm oak. That was no good idea. The target barly kept together.

We choose for practical reason at the used range a diamter betwenn 35 to 45 cm, mostly 40 cm.

 

[PaulN/KS]

Those are great targets. True works of art... :thumbsup:

It is nice to see the shooting traditions from the other parts of the world. Thank you for sharing. :hatsoff:

 

[erzengel]

In the early years before I took part, we did it the same way.

But there were to many who had no chance to win, therefore the modification hiding the target and shooting until you hit the wood. Gives even everybody the same chance. That is jaust for fun.

The buddies over 60 aare becomig more and more.There are those marching towards 80 and good bless the one who is over 80.

 

[bioprof]

Very nice. Those are works of art!

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Beautiful, traditional style targets! And what a wonderful idea for a shooting contest! :thumbsup:

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Great tradition. Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup: GW