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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #100 on: August 25, 2009, 04:32:10 AM »
Daryl shot his target today, and did much better once he had the right propellant.  However, his warm up target was better than his mail-in as the wind came up and did some crazy things.  Nevertheless, he shot a decent score.  If he could get his offhand a little tighter, he'd have been even more pleased.

So, he scored as follows:   Sitting - 19, Offhand - 8, for a total of 27/50




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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #101 on: August 25, 2009, 04:41:55 AM »
Good shooting Daryl!  As it stands now this is what we've had reported;

Daryl - 27/50
Taylor - 20/50
Snuffer - 14/50

You fellers can sure shoot up in that north country! :)
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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #102 on: August 25, 2009, 05:06:02 AM »
I'd have been happier if I hadn't shot on Taylor's target for my 9th shot , and the wind, well, it wasn't helping - fore and aft, with side winds as well.    When I didn't hold for wind, I lost to the outside right as well as high and low - when I held for it, just a few inches more would have raised the score a bit.   Such is life in the 'real' world when there are no "re-entries"  :D ;D;D dig, dig.   I am happy that every one of them would have done a moose, except maybe the high one would have spined, maybe, or just under - I, ahhhh, was shooting a 1/2 descent load, but not the full load.  I expect penetration would have been sufficient. Kept her to a mild 5 1/8 drams, but more than needed for through and through on an elephant's head.
No cleaning or wiping for the 30 or 35 shots I fired today. Warmed up when there wasn't any wind - did OK too - out of 6 shots off the bench, I had two 6's at 12 o'clock just out of the 5 ring, holding a bit lower with the other 4 shots which were in 2" strung from just above centre of the 5 tothe top - total of perhaps 3 1/4" for all 6 with the whole 'group' being 1 1/2" wide.  I WAS happy with that.  Guess the old girl will still put them in there.

Now, it's off the Hefley on Thurs. or Fri. for 10 or 11 days. I'm looking forward to the ML silhouette shoot - for sure.
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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #103 on: August 25, 2009, 08:58:07 AM »
For the steel match out to 100 yards, he'll have to shoot against my Voluptuous Virginia .50 cal.   i will not make it easy.
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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #104 on: August 25, 2009, 05:21:08 PM »
never is, shootin agin ya.
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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #105 on: August 26, 2009, 07:44:00 AM »
You know guys, come next year we're going to have to come up with another challenging match. ;D

Good luck to the both of you at Hefley.  I'll be down at our State Muzzle Loading Matches about the time you all get back from your big doings.

Good shootin' to you all! :)

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #106 on: August 26, 2009, 05:50:05 PM »
Thanks CS, and may you enjoy your matches as much as we do ours.  Thanks for hosting this event.  I hope a few others will give it a try, and submit their targets before the snow.  I think a match like this can be left open for an entire shooting season, and even be open to re-entries.  It only fosters better marksmanship, and camaraderie.
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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #107 on: August 26, 2009, 08:09:22 PM »
Excellent shooting. My attempts were confounded by a poorly functioning lock, and wind that was not consistent throughout the range. The wind blowing in one direction and speed at the bench, and stronger and often in another direction at the target.

All in all, it took 20 shots...and who knows how many klatches to get 10 shots on paper. And this humiliating performance at a public range. :-[

I my try again when the lock is functioning properly.

God bless


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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #108 on: August 27, 2009, 01:44:22 AM »
Thanks CS, and may you enjoy your matches as much as we do ours.  Thanks for hosting this event.  I hope a few others will give it a try, and submit their targets before the snow.  I think a match like this can be left open for an entire shooting season, and even be open to re-entries.  It only fosters better marksmanship, and camaraderie.

I'm looking forward to getting back down (over) to State Shoot this year.  I missed last year's, but I'm ready to go and to let the scores land where they will.  I do enjoy the atmosphere and setting around the campfire in the evening, visiting with friends after a day on the Range.

I agree, I do believe this 200 yard match is something that can be left open the entire shooting season.  I see no reason why anyone who wants to - can't shoot it again and compare/post their results.  I know I'm going to have another crack at it.  I think I could do better then the 14 points I posted the first time, (maybe?) ;D

I did enjoy shooting this match and after a dismal offhand start of 6 points, I then scored a 6 o'clock - 1 point 'outer' with my first shot from the kneeling position.  My second shot from kneeling netted me a 5 point bullseye and I thought, "wow, I think I found my range and hold."  Of course the next 3 shots didn't pan out the way I would have liked, especially with shot #4 missing the target & target board all together, but all in all,,, I enjoyed it.

J.D., hope you get your lock in order.  I wouldn't worry about what others may be wondering what your doing when shooting this match at a public range.  Heck, do any of them there have the b@lls to try and do the same with a smokepole?  I'd say you're way ahead of 'em on this one! :)    
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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #109 on: August 27, 2009, 06:38:36 AM »
About the only response we got was - WOW - you guys are shooting at 200 yards, WOW, are those rifles ever accurate!  meanwhile they shoot at 50 and 100 meters, off the benches with their scope sighted modern rifles.
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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #110 on: August 27, 2009, 07:46:45 AM »
I noticed that Daryl was shooting over X sticks. Never used X sticks. I guess I need to make a pair...and since the idea was from a Canadian, I'll have to use a little Red Green ingenuity. Duct tape and broom handles it is.  ;D

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #111 on: August 27, 2009, 08:04:38 AM »
J.D. - they'll be just like Taylors - only his don't have duct tape.

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #112 on: September 11, 2009, 03:24:40 AM »
we at clairton gun club have a 200meter bucket shoot on the 4th of september. its a steel bucket swinger silouette target (check out our web powderpatch and ball) this is shot off hand, and is a 50/50 shoot ,5 shots $1.00 a shot .this is shot after our trailwalk course of 24 in the woods targets. if anyone is interrested,check out the website

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #113 on: September 15, 2009, 04:50:31 PM »
We had one long target on the bush trail, shot at Hefley last day in the blanket prize match.  It was difficult to tell if it was 200 yards, 210 yards or 175, due to the drop in ground level between target and shotoing station.  The plate was round - and I missed it with my counting shot. I took a couple more shots at it, ringing it easily, both times - unfortunately, we don't do re-entries- HA!  There weren't many hits on it's fresh paint, but from the impact placement of my two hits, it appeared to be almost 200 yards from the stake.  Luckily for me, Taylor missed a different target, which matched up up even and the contest came down to the tie breaker target, closest shot to the centre.  Shooting big balls sometimes pays off with a 10 ring cut when otherwise, the shot would have been a 9 or 8.  That was the final 1st place win for my 14 bore rifle - a real big game hunting rifle, but one that did well on the trails at rondy.

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #114 on: September 22, 2009, 08:24:53 PM »
A wonderful notion...offhand matches at 300 yards with flintlocks.  Let's up the ante for pure enjoyment.  We can have politicians put cigars in their mouthes, stand profile, and have our boys try to shoot the ashes off.  Why, I have a gun I built that, I'm sure, is capable of that in the right hands, due to my secret rifling method and flawless lock timing proficiency.  In Pennsylvania we have plenty of politicians who are not yet in jail who could certainly assist us.

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #115 on: September 23, 2009, 12:09:17 AM »
I'm sure it is, Jerry- BUT - you might need a machine rest to go with it ;D.

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #116 on: September 23, 2009, 03:04:09 AM »
300 yards,,, why not?  The challenge is certainly there.  I haven't had a chance to get back to any 200 yard shooting for a while.  I think I have about another 4 to 5 weeks of decent shooting weather that I may try and get out and go for another 200 yard target and then perhaps try the 300 yards.

Daryl, that is sure how it goes at times as we all know.  Miss with a counting shot and hit the rest of the time (before or after) the counting shot.  Still, it's good fun. :)

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #117 on: September 23, 2009, 04:19:48 AM »
Yes, it's fun.  I miss the 300 meter (324 yards) bunker where we used to have a 2' diameter saw blade hanging. 
That's the target I filed my thrid leaf for on the 14 bore rifle.  No matter who was shooting the rifle, it always hit that gong.  300 yards is OK as long as you've got some ball weight.

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #118 on: September 23, 2009, 05:10:43 PM »
I was thinking the same thing Daryl.  The largest caliber I own is a .54 and I thought when the day comes for the 300 yard shooting - I'll be using one of my .54's, probably the Hawken Plains style rifle.

Do you guys not have the 300 meter target anylonger?

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #119 on: September 26, 2009, 06:41:03 PM »
Our current range was reduced to about 220 meters some years ago, now.  Our new range, perhaps another year before we can use it, has a full 1,400 meter range.  Our BP range there, has roughly 3 acres of camping grounds, and - ???- maybe 40 acres maybe more of bush for shooting trails?

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #120 on: January 02, 2010, 10:48:19 AM »
Hi guys.  First post for me.

I have a .45 rb rifle with open sights-P class. Can I shoot too?  I never shot RB at 200 yards.

So it's 5 shots offhand at 200 and 5 kneeling or, or, was it sitting?  I have a bunch of 200 yard stitch targets. 12 inch round black sighting bull with a four inch bullseye. Will those work?

Sounds like fun to me!


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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #121 on: January 02, 2010, 12:40:25 PM »
Hi guys.  First post for me.

I have a .45 rb rifle with open sights-P class. Can I shoot too?  I never shot RB at 200 yards.

So it's 5 shots offhand at 200 and 5 kneeling or, or, was it sitting?  I have a bunch of 200 yard stitch targets. 12 inch round black sighting bull with a four inch bullseye. Will those work?

Sounds like fun to me!

 Joe.

It might be because it's 2:36 AM, and my mind isn't working yet, but what's an open sight-P class?

Most likely we'll be doing this again in 2010.  When we do, everyone uses the same target demensions that are layed out in the previous pages. :)

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #122 on: January 02, 2010, 02:01:03 PM »
Oh, I missed it. Duh  I missed the dates in the posts.  Open sights as in no aperture sights or peep sights. P class is percussion. F class is flint.

Its too much reading for me this early.  ::)

          Joe.

     

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #123 on: January 02, 2010, 06:34:35 PM »
Welcome, Joe. Any ignition, open sight.  5 standing, 5 any position.

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Re: How About A 200 Yard Round Ball Match?
« Reply #124 on: January 03, 2010, 12:15:39 AM »
Oh, I missed it. Duh  I missed the dates in the posts.  Open sights as in no aperture sights or peep sights. P class is percussion. F class is flint.

Its too much reading for me this early.  ::)

          Joe.

P Class.  My brain wasn't working... ::) :)