Monday, November 15th, 2004

Next postal match

For one reason or another, I’ve been unable to do this for weeks. Now, I have gotten back to the range, and I’m ready. This time, though, there won’t be scoring, I’m gonna post everyone’s targets. Might need some help from folks out there doing that.

I’ll start out by showing the targets I shot Saturday. This is what you’re shooting against.

twoplusfive.jpg

These were shot at 100 yards, from sandbags, sitting. The targets are Here. Download and print on 8.5×11. Any caliber over .300. Any scope.

Hang two targets side by side.

Shoot one cold shot at one target. Use the other target to shoot five shots to improve your aim, if needed. Then, one hot shot in the first target. You have until Monday Nov. 29.

See if you can do better than me. I expect at least one of you to do so.

PRIDE

I’m pretty damned proud of this target. I am unusually proud, because even though it was shot offhand, at 25 yards, four of the five are in(or touching) the ten ring, and the fifth is in the nine ring.
marytarget.jpg
Normally, with iron sights, I can do a lot better than this, and frankly, I always attempt to put five rounds in one ragged hole, if i can. So why would I be so proud of this?

It was shot Saturday by my nine-year old daughter. Using this I’m so fucking proud I could just bust. I have tolerated the friends who raved on and on about their children’s sporting acheivements, and I never understood.

Now I understand.

PRIDE

I’m pretty damned proud of this target. I am unusually proud, because even though it was shot offhand, at 25 yards, four of the five are in(or touching) the ten ring, and the fifth is in the nine ring.
marytarget.jpg
Normally, with iron sights, I can do a lot better than this, and frankly, I always attempt to put five rounds in one ragged hole, if i can. So why would I be so proud of this?

It was shot Saturday by my nine-year old daughter. Using this I’m so fucking proud I could just bust. I have tolerated the friends who raved on and on about their children’s sporting acheivements, and I never understood.

Now I understand.