July Mail in Match for THR Members

[ReadyontheRight]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Tiger

http://www.mytargets.com/targettigers.pdf

Two handed, Chow Yun Fat - style shooting this month.

Using your favorite pistol (or pistols), shoot five shots from each hand at the two tigers target. I recommend shooting with only one pistol at a time for safety reasons, but if you feel you can do it, go ahead and alternate shooting like your favorite action hero.

One-handed, unaided at 10 yards.

8 points for each hit on either tiger and 10 points for a hit that breaks the red dot on either tiger for a total possible of 100 points.

Stock class -- Any unscoped, stock pistol with barrel 6" or less
Improved class -- Pistol with any improvements to trigger, barrel, etc. or barrel longer than 6"
Scoped class - scoped pistol
El Rojo class -- holding a Garand one-handed in each hand at 10 yards

Please write your THR name, class, score, weapon type and caliber on the target.

Send in, e-mail or post your results here by July 31st.

Safe shooting and good luck!

 

[cordex]

Shouldn't it have been a redcoat target this month?

30 bonus points for hitting the whites of their eyes. Heh.

 

[Grump]

I suggested a Frenchie in a Brit hat.

 

[El Rojo]

I get my own class!!! Now, question. Do you have to shoot two handed? If I recall correctly it is easier to shoot weakhanded by extended the gun straight out away from you and placing the stong hand on your chest. I would shoot with my strong hand two handed, but would rather go one handed on the weak hand. Let us know.

 

[photo_guy]

El Rojo - Apparently you are "in a class by yourself".

Sounds like the rule for this month is one-handed for all classes - even the El Rojo class.

At least it is only 10 yards this month!

 

[El Rojo]

Oh I missed that part. I saw the first part that said, "Two handed, Chow Yun Fat - style shooting this month." Then later on it says, "One-handed, unaided at 10 yards." Cool, I can do that.

 

[ReadyontheRight]

To clear it up:

By "Two-handed, Chow Yun Fat-style", I mean this month we will shoot with both hands. Since we don't all have pairs of matching, chromed Desert Eagles like in the movies, and for safety reasons, we can shoot ONE pistol five times with each hand. If you feel adventurous, go ahead and rip-'em up with both barrels blazing. Please note if you do so when you report your scores.

For the El Rojo class -- since he previously tried to argue that his Garand is really just a "long pistol", I figured I would see how well he and others can do shooting their battle rifles one-handed on both the strong and weak side. For this class, feel free to also shoot any battle rifle (30 caliber and up) with a barrel more than 18". One-handed please. I will also allow 1894 lever-action shooting for the two-handed cowboys out there. Just like deer hunting - even though it's 30 caliber, M1 Carbines not allowed.

There is some strange shooting this month, so PLEASE BE EXTRA SAFE and shoot well!

 

[Quantrill]

Which red dot?? The little red dot or the paler big red dot? Quantrill

 

[ReadyontheRight]

Which red dot?? The little red dot or the paler big red dot? Quantrill

10 points for breaking the larger red dot. I'll use the smaller red dot as the "X" for tie-breakers.

 

[El Rojo]

Wow I thought you were joking. There really is a class named in my dishonor! I am very humbled by this.

 

[ReadyontheRight]

El Rojo -- It's definitely not meant to dishonor...maybe just to poke a little fun. Also -- we always see two-fisted shooting in the movies with both pistols and rifles. When you think of the El Rojo class -- think of Rooster Cogburn shooting at Robert Duvall and his henchment two-handed from his horse and holding the reins in his teeth (please don't try this at home - especially with the eyepatch). "Fill your hand you Son of a %$&%#!".

I'm actually looking forward to trying some one-handed rifle shooting. I'm going with the Marlin 30-30 and not the Garand though.

 

[Peter Gun]

Can we do pistols of two different classes?
I was planning on using my buckmark in my left hand and super redhawk in the right, but I realized my SRH would be "improved".
Maybe I'll just have to buy some ammo for the sig.

 

[ReadyontheRight]

Can we do pistols of two different classes?

If you do, please score yourself in the improved class. Or just shoot one target with your stock pistol - 5 times in each hand - and one target with your improved pistol - 5 times with each hand.

 

[ReadyontheRight]

Two handed, Chow Yun Fat - style shooting this month.

 

[Ankeny]

I just found this site not long ago. From the looks of the usernames I would venture to say a lot of TFL members came over. As for this month's postal match, it looks to me like you are going to have several ties with perfect scores. How are you going to use the little red dot when one shot will wipe it out? I sure would hate to be doing the scoring on this one.

 

[ReadyontheRight]

Ankeny -- Welcome to THR. It's a great place! Please start shooting in our little mail in matches. It's a hoot!

As for this month's postal match, it looks to me like you are going to have several ties with perfect scores.

That's been said before, but we've only had FOUR perfect scores out of 42 shooters in 6 events. I'm assuming that one-handed, standing, unaided with both left and right hand will make it somewhat difficult. I personally don't get a whole lot of practice shooting one-handed NRA Bullseye style with my off-hand, and I don't know a lot of folks who can shoot 10 shots in a row into a quarter-sized circle at 10 yards.

Maybe we'll have a bunch of 100-10x shooters this month, but they are still competing with DeputyVaughn for the YTD title.

How are you going to use the little red dot when one shot will wipe it out? I sure would hate to be doing the scoring on this one.

Everyone scores their own target. Questionable line breaks or two shots in the same hole go to the shooter.

 

[El Rojo]

I too used to think that these targets would be hard to score. I thought 20 shots at that RPG soldier would be hard to distinguish. I only hit him 7 times and I think the high score was like 9. You might be surprised. Go try it out.

 

[Moparmike]

What about mg's that shoot pistol caliber ammo? I just watched "Where Eagles Dare" with Clint Eastwood and he did that "Last Man Standing" 2-gun thing only with German grease-gun type MG's, which I believe ran on 9mm Luger.

I would pay $5 to see someone empty both clips two handed like that.

 

[280PLUS]

you guys done lost me again,,,

i shot the thing 5 rounds right hand only and 5 rounds left hand only, one tiger per hand

but not simultaneously

cause i only got the one gun

did i do it right?



if so i got a gullywampin' 42 with 4 - 8s and a 10 - stock bhp 9mm - lead round nose

the rest went between their legs

i'll post it here when i have time

i might try one scoped pistol if i ever get my mk II back together again...

 

[photo_guy]

i shot the thing 5 rounds right hand only and 5 rounds left hand only, one tiger per hand
but not simultaneously
cause i only got the one gun
did i do it right?

I think you did it correctly. At least, that is how I did it as well. I don't think shooting at each of the targets with a different hand is required by the rules as written but I did it that way too.

Assuming I am scoring things correctly I got:

Stock class (SA 1911 9mm) = 66pts
Improved class (Colt S70 1911 9mm) = 78pts

I'm not a bullseye shooter and almost never shoot one-handed. Weak hand was tough but I actually scored better weak hand than strong hand.

 

[Ankeny]

ReadyontheRight:

I didn't mean you will have lots of guys shooting 100-10X, I mean you might have several guys shooting 100 points and it could be tough breaking ties with the X blown away.

If a guy or gal shoots a .45, they won't need to shoot a quarter sized group to get 100 points. They will only need to shoot a 1.45 inch group at ten yards. If enough really good shooters participate, there should be a tie at 100 points.

 

[ReadyontheRight]

i shot the thing 5 rounds right hand only and 5 rounds left hand only, one tiger per hand
but not simultaneously
cause i only got the one gun

did i do it right?

Yes -- But you don't have to shoot at one tiger per hand.

Ankeny -- I thought these matches would be difficult to score when I started, but it's worked out pretty well. Good luck shooting!

 

[280PLUS]

heres my target,,,

Stock BHP out of the box, 9mm lead round nose

4 x 8

and 1 x 10 = 42

unless you guys want to tell me i did better than that

i'm still not real tight on POA vs POI on the elevation



you cant see it in the pic but i got a hit on the lower tiger's right leg 1" below the red

like i said earlier, if i get a chance i'll shoot another one scoped pistol

good luck all

m

 

[ACP230]

I shot the tigers this morning.

Stock Class-Manurhin (Walther) PP .32 ACP.
Five in the tiger with the right hand for 40 points, two in with the left for a total of 56.

Scoped Class-Ruger Mark II with Tasco Red Dot. Four in the tiger with the right hand with two breaking into the big red circle for a total of 44.

Improved Class-Colt Combat Commander 9mm with trigger work, Millet sights and improved grip safety installed. I got one in the tiger with my right hand and three in with my left for a total of 32.

I had two shots touching on the first tiger but they were just to the right of the left leg!

I can't post pics of the targets because my scanner and computer aren't speaking to each other.

 

[DeputyVaughn]

I shot my target today. I also printed one for my wife to shoot and also shot El RoJo class with my AK-47(not sure if it's allowed or official). I'll attempt to post my target and others if I can get the attachment feature to work for me. As for my pistol entry. With my Witness I scored a 76 w/2X's.

Scott