made me a round ball target today

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01-09-2015 | 02:03 PM

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mountaineer magic

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With the season over almost a month ago I thought I would be through the withdrawals but unfortunately that isn't the case.
I am tired of punching paper so I made myself a round ball target today. We'll see how long it takes to get accurate at 25 and 50 yards. i plan on using my 54 cal. Lyman GPR 1:60 and my 50 cal. T/C Hawken with the Green Mountain barrel 1:70 twist. I know all you wood workers will groan and flinch when you see my handi-work but I hate building stuff unless it is a necessity.
Let the fun begin!!

Been 5 long years but I think I'm ready .I can do this consistently with my 54 and my 58. So let's start a little shooting contest - anybody game?. Where's the Devil,I'm calling him out . My Pedersoli against his CVA

01-10-2015 | 02:29 AM

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Josmund

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I used to shoot at an indoor archery range in Rapid City, SD. It was only about 30 -40 yards long. Guys there ( not me ) would get bored with drilling the center of the target so they would hang a ping pong ball from a string and hit it.

That wasn't hard enough so they would put a fan on the ball and get it swinging and still hit it on a regular basis.

01-10-2015 | 06:11 AM

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mountaineer magic

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Was that at Black Hills Archery?

01-10-2015 | 06:21 AM

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ModernPrimitive

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Pics or it didn't happen!

I guess MD is gone..?

01-10-2015 | 09:50 AM

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Johnmorris

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I would find an old single bit axe head without a handle. Maybe one with a wooden handle. The way I shoot that handle would not last one session

01-10-2015 | 10:16 AM

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Triple Se7en

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I would find an old single bit axe head without a handle. Maybe one with a wooden handle. The way I shoot that handle would not last one session

Me too!
I lean against a tree when I hunt and shoot..... that's it. We hunt on state land and constantly move to new spots. No time for blinds beyond Day-3 of Opening Day and hardly ever get a deer afterwards.

So my trips to the range see me shooting unassisted most times. Breathe deep and stay calm.

Now you know why I never post my targets here. If I stay in a five inch target circle that day @ 50 yards, I'm ecstatic. No benchrest - no sandbags, unless I'm sighting-in a scope or rear sight.