Finally a place to shoot!

[n5lyc]

Well, we had the local shoot this weekend, not all traditional, but NONE of those unmentionable straight front loaders were used.

the course of fire was different, 3 shots with a bow at 20 yds, (if you didn't have one you could borrow)

We had one shooter who didn't have a muzzle loader and didn't want to borrow one, so he shot a bow for all the events.

you had 3 shots to knock over 2 bowling pins at 25 yds, (the bow shooter shot an outline of a bowling pin tacked to his bag back stop)

then you shot 3 shots on paper with a 2 inch bull at 25 yds.

then you had the same pins and paper at 50 yds, (the bow shooter hit a dead bulls eye at 50 yds)

then we repeated the same 25 & 50 yds again, but you could use ANY GUN you brought.(
1 guy shot 45-70 with iron sights, another shot a 38-55 the rest shot traditional (and the bow guy again)

i finished 4th, out of 8,  guess that makes me average. but we had some fun.

OH THE BOW SHOOTER FINISHED 3rd

NOW Black powder or Pyrodex is getting hard to find here in north mississippi, called 7 different sporting goods stores, 3 local & 2 major chains (1 Dicks and 3 wally world stores) NOONE has loose powder, just pellets, and #11's forget it. just 209 thingys.

but luckly, found out that a local CO-OP Scruggs has both. gotta visit before next weekend I onlu have enough left for 6 shots..

I don't know if it is o.k. to post this here, but i can remove it if it offends some,

I repaired a computer for a guy he paid me some cash, and he gave me a marlin model 60, said it jams every so often, but maybe i could do something with it,
I cleaned it within an inch of its life, and took it out to the range after the match, sighted it in, and grouped Really good at 25 yds, and after moving the target to 100 yds, wow, with iron sights...

I think this thing may get a scope, and see if i can trade it off for a muzzle loader..

25 yds
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100 yds
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but for a FREE rifle.. i can't complain

[Dryball]

Congratulations! Good shootin and a new rifle...how can you beat it?
Utsutiyona