[Pulp]

Some fellers on the Mythbusters Forum suggested a postal shoot in which you afix a deck of shuffled cards to a backboard, back off 30 yards, and try for the best hand. So I went out and gave it a try today. With my '51 Navy, I only hit two cards. One bullet went over the top row, one under the bottom row, and one hit between two cards. With my .22 Colt Woodsman I managed this: A,Q,7,5,2. At 30 yards I can't tell clubs from spades or hearts from diamonds, so shooting for a flush was out. I tried a shot at each Ace, although even then it was hard to tell an Ace from anything else for my poor old eyes, much less hit one.

Give it a try, it's harder than you think! At least it was for me.:D

If anyone is interested, we could try it here with all cap and ball, and maybe shorten the range a bit. Say 10 yards. Whatcha think?

It was fun, but frustratin'.

[TomADC]

So you shuffle the cards, then tack them to a backboard of some sort and then allowed 5 shots?
Sounds like fun.

[bellyup039]

It does sound fun.

You say you cant tell the suit, Maybee if the suits were in line, but in random order.

top row, Hearts
Next row, Spades
Next row, Diamonds
bottom row, Clubs

that would give you a chance at a flush and royal flush too. :)

[1KPerDay]

I just use a shotgun and pick the best combination. :D