The Duleing gallows for satisfation or tie breaking

[Dave B]

Talking about the first rifle being built made me think about some of my early shoots. I ran across this in an old album from the early 80's at a shooting match we put together. the Idea was for shooters to challenge one another to stand through the firing hoping to knock your competitors steel silhouette off the ledge twenty yards away to pull the release to the trap door with a gallon of water above your head. The theory was if you were quick and got your shot off it would drench him.  Well I got drenched three times that day. Lucky for me it was a very hot day and the water was cold. I was quickest in this photo but you can see I missed he took his time and didn't

[Candle Snuffer]

HA! You got'a love it!!!

Now that's a great idea for a novelty shoot at the Rondy!

[northmn]

Seen it where it was also a speed laoding competition.  Been some time ago.

DP

[trentOH]

Just today my ML club started shooting from a covered position, and we could probably rig a bucket of water on the roof. How would we set up the connection between the silhouette and the bucket? Is this a rig where it helps to be shooting with more power/bigger caliber to scoot the silhouette target on it's way? Thanks.

[Daryl]

That's a COOL contest.

We used to have a tire rim filled with concrete with a steel pole standing out of the axle hole. Attached to this a rotating collar with horizontal arms and on the end of each arm, was an 8" paddle. Running straight back from the swivel was another arm with a hook on the end.  A bungee cord is attached to the hook and down to the pole.

2 Contestants stand off, side by side, guns pointed down, held in both hands. On the signal, they aim and fire at the 8" plate facing them. Range 50 yards for this duel.  The first to hit the plate, spins it, taking his oppontents disk out of line of fire.  It is a spectator sport as well and not difficult to see who hit and who didn't, even though the shots might be very close together.

A quick pointing rifle is the best for this.    Hooked butt plates? well, they're fun to shoot against.

[Dave B]

The connection between the silhouette and the trap door  was a cord attached to a pin that released it when pulled out by the falling silhouette. The metal target was made from 3/8 mild steel plate and was 8" X 8" welded to a 3" strip of the same for a base. The cord was tied through a hole in the base. In the picture you can see my partners cord and pin are still intact above his head on the frame. We should have had a better release by way of a sear mechanism but it worked pretty well in the end.