September online match

[JBJ]

Alacran,
That is one lovely group for a rested rifle, let alone offhand!

J.B.

[Daryl]

Is that about 13/16", alacran? Nice.

[alacran]

I get 7/8th center to center.

[Daryl]

Good shooting. I was just going by the tape measure, which wasn't quite lined up.

[Maven]

New entry for September:  Here are two targets I shot earlier today with my new Investarms .50cal. Great Plains pistol (8" bbl.)  I used a .490" RB from a RCBS mould (.492" in fact) + .016" 100% cotton denim over 30gr. GOEX FFg.  I shot these @ 25 yd. with the pistol butt on a rear bag, but my elbows weren't touching the table.  (And I'm going to feel this in my upper back tomorrow!). 

[okawbow]

Nice pistol group!

[Maven]

Thanks!  Here's the pistol:

[alacran]

Wingshot, I'm glad you shot your first ever online match with your new Woodsrunner. I see a 2-inch group there. I wrote this a couple of days ago. I apparently forgot to hit the post button.
Maven, I didn't expect anyone to shoot this target with a pistol. Since we are shooting for group resting the pistol's grip on a bag as you did seem fair.
On your first target I see a 2 and 1/8th inch group. On your second target you are not measuring the correct balls.
Thanks for participating.

[Maven]

Not especially concerned with winning the September Frolic, but with "ironing out the wrinkles" with my new pistol.

 "On your second target you are not measuring the correct balls."  ....alacran

Can you explain the above?  I maneuvered the tape measure so that it wouldn't obscure any of the holes in the target, but I assure you those are the "correct" balls.

[alacran]

Maven, the distance between your shots at 11 o'clock and 7 o'clock is where the tape measure
should be aligned with since that is the longest distance of your group.

[Maven]

Thanks for the explanation, alacran.

[Seth Isaacson]

That makes me want to get back to shooting my pistol decently. I used to shoot it more than anything else, but haven't shot it much at all since having a repair to the lock completed by the good folks at Chambers. Cans and water bottles at 25 yards used to be guaranteed, but last time I shot it I was lucky to hit anything!

[Maven]

Good shooting, Seth!

[taterbug]

pistols?!   Oh no!  There'll be none of that!  Thats completely unfair!

yust yoshin y'all!  Excellent for trying it! 

[Maven]

 

[alacran]

Good shooting Seth. I have thought about doing an online pistol match, unfortunately I don't think many folks would shoot it.
Glad to see you shooting your pistol offhand. Plow handled pistols are meant to be shot one handed.

[Seth Isaacson]

Alacran, when I choose the match one month I also thought about doing pistols, but I thought the same. There is no reason pistol shooters like Maven can't just join in on the regular matches though. Its fun to try with both if you have the time.

[foresterdj]

My poor entries. .54 Jaeger, Moody barrel 1:30 twist, 80 gr FFg, 0.018" patch one target with neatsfoot lube, one with dish soap solution lube (the better one), mostly .530 RB, bench off elbows 50 yards.
 First target 3 & 7/16ths, neatsfoot lube





Second target 2 & 3/4, dawn soap solution lube