Thread: Target Shooting

This past Wednesday I went to the range with a buddy of mine. I finally got to sight in my S&W 686P. It was waaaay off but I managed to dial it in to the point where I only needed the orange bulls-eye sticker to cover the holes in my shoot n see targets. I love that Smith...

Originally Posted by Wullie

Never tried a "Texas Star".

I do recall one intersting afternoon, when I shot a rattler from horseback with a 38-40 Colt SAA. About the time I torched off on the damn snake, I remembered that I wasn't riding "my' horse. Just so happens that bronc I was riding took strong objection to that pistol going off three feet from his right ear. I got two shots off and hit the snake in the middle of the first jump as the rodeo commenced. I doubt I'd have won any points for style but we survived.

I had my hands full trying not to get my ass dumped in the vicinity of a half shot snake and trying to hang on the my pistol. My pard said it was quite a show. I wish I could have seen it rather than been it.

Does that count?

I did something similar years ago on Marron Station in Western Australia, took a crack at a goat with a Remington .44 cap and ball, and suddenly had a bout 4 inches of whither in front of me as my hoss hit the deck on her head, put in 4 huge straight ahead bucks, I smacked myself in the gob with my revolver, but stayed aboard the hurricane deck of my cayuse, luckily I was well screwed down in my old Schneider polley {mick mouse thigh knee pads and 4 inch cantle} would not have like to have ridden that one out in my slick fork !! I was happy she bucked as we were in fairly heavy mulga and a bolt would not have been a good thing>> Nice to see we are just as mad both sides of the pond, Iam over 50 and should know better !!

Cheers

heelerau

Stuff like that kind of breaks up the monotony don't it?

I love old C&B six shooters too.

I just happened to be riding my dad's old saddle that day. It had a "little wonder" tree. WE called 'em mouse traps or widow makers. They were great to stay in and rough to get loose from in a hurry.

Never rode any of the gear you lads use. Always thought I'd like to but never had a chance. From what I can see it works just as good as what we derived from the Spaniards.

I have got one of those stock whips you boyos use. Heck of a lot easier to run than the big old "bull snake" whips over here.

SALUD!
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Originally Posted by Wintchase

Very nice! Feels good to make'em touch doesn't it?

Slightly off topic but...Here is how I was doing today. 20 yds. If I could only do this 12 times in a row!

Looks like it's time to switch to five spots, Tim.
Groups like that get expensive!

Nice shooting!

Wish I could just pull a bow! My tore up shoulders won't even allow me to pull 30lbs! To much ligament dmage... To bad, cause I think I would enjoy bow hunting..

Originally Posted by Wintchase

Wish I could just pull a bow! My tore up shoulders won't even allow me to pull 30lbs! To much ligament dmage... To bad, cause I think I would enjoy bow hunting..

Same here. It hurts to start my lawn mower. Maybe I ought to build a kick starter for it. One fo the reasons I quit driving big rigs was that it hurt to swap cogs. Arthritis in my wrists and shoulders takes the fun out of a lot of things these days.

That is some fine shooting with that bow.

After a horrible first practice with a new rifle ( the old one the firing pin was only striking half the time and the first practice someone had filed down the front sight post and I couldn't actual see the tip) I decided go try my hand with a circular front sight aperture. My prone score went down slightly but my standing has improved enough to offset it. I leave for the Colorado drill meet the thursday before Easter.

Thanks, here is the end that started my shooting the single spot this week. It was my last end on Thursday night. I was so mad that I thought on the last end I would try to Robin Hood an arrow. You can see on the adjacent spots how I was all over the place. My best end for the night. I am going to try the single for leagues this week. I still have 11 left from my new dozen and need a few more nocks!

Originally Posted by 32t

Slightly off topic but...Here is how I was doing today. 20 yds. If I could only do this 12 times in a row!

must be getting boring shooting groups like that, now pick up a longbow and impress us ;-);-)