Season opener, for me. . .

Dick Dastardly · May 07, 2018, 09:18:27 AM

I finally got out to the range and got to shoot a monthly match at the Rock River Regulators facility. Shooting a brace of 1860 open tops with Kirst Konverter cylinders, a Win. 73 and a 16ga Win. 97. Loaded Cowboy 45 Special with J/P 45-200s and a compressed charge of FFFg black powder for the 60s. 45 Colt with same bullet and a compressed powder charge for my 73 and a good load of 1oz reclaimed shot for my 16gs.

Took my time and shot the match clean. Wow! My opener and clean match! What next? Speed? I don't think so. . . . .

DD-MDA

hellgate · May 07, 2018, 11:28:10 AM

Congrats. I cannot count the number of matches I have shot and had but ONE MISS! It's even worse when a cap or primer fails to ignite and that's the miss. What's even worse than that are the two times I had my only miss on the last stage of two different two day annual matches. Right over the top of the pistol targets

Bunk · May 07, 2018, 05:24:48 PM

Realizing that this may cause some people to envy me, but I am retired and have a Cowboy Action practice range right in behind my house and the Darby Rough Regulators ten stage range in what is essentially my back yard. So, I never stopped shooting.

I do have a very large back yard in case you might ask.

This weekend on this range the Texas State Rifle Association will hold their Cowboy Action State Championship Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Central Texas shooters check the Darby Rough Regulators web site or the Texas State Rifle Association for information. (Shameless plug)

Hold center
Bunk

Coffinmaker · May 07, 2018, 07:58:43 PM

I think after Bunk has admitted to having TWO, yes that's 2, Dos, several SASS ranges right out his back door, to allow him to shoot whenever he wants, he should be required to rinse his mouth out with Chocolate. Or some such. Or go to bed without desert. No ice cream for two days. Humpff!!

Bunk · May 07, 2018, 08:45:51 PM

No Coffinmaker
I am going to bed with a home grown sirloin steak (hot pink center) baked potato with trimmings and washed down with a bottle of very cold "hoppy" ale and I am not ashamed to say that. And I know how lucky I am. And even though there are 4 gallons (more or less) of Blue Bell Ice Cream in the freezer I am too full of steak for anything else tonijuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhght.
From Old Range in the Back Yard {nanny nanny poopoo}
Bunk

hellgate · May 07, 2018, 08:50:12 PM

BUNK!!! I Hate you!!! :>) Glad you got what you got. Enjoy!
H

greyhawk · May 07, 2018, 11:00:13 PM

Quote from: hellgate on May 07, 2018, 08:50:12 PM
BUNK!!! I Hate you!!! :>) Glad you got what you got. Enjoy!
H

Bein that I am still working I dont have the time yet to make full use of it but my back yard has similar facilities as Bunk -well not really but alls I gotta do is build the stuff - can walk out the back door and shoot whatever gun I like, whenever I like, at whatever I wanna put a hole in, ................I think me an Bunk is lucky...... my missus wants to move to town when we retire (I'm 70 later this year) ...... I AM NOT MOVING !!!!!!!!!

Major 2 · May 08, 2018, 05:10:11 AM

Quote from: greyhawk on May 07, 2018, 11:00:13 PM
Bein that I am still working I dont have the time yet to make full use of it but my back yard has similar facilities as Bunk -well not really but alls I gotta do is build the stuff - can walk out the back door and shoot whatever gun I like, whenever I like, at whatever I wanna put a hole in, ................I think me an Bunk is lucky...... my missus wants to move to town when we retire (I'm 70 later this year) ...... I AM NOT MOVING !!!!!!!!!

Dang...had to see if that was me that just [posted that

still working (check)
big Back yard (check) no facilities yet ! but I can shoot (test loads)

just turned 70 (check)

missus considering to move when I retire.... if we do it to the Mountains !

Yes Sir ... I think you and Bunk is lucky, and I resemble that !

Johnny McCrae · May 08, 2018, 08:36:20 AM

The Bristol Plains Pistoleros had their first match of the season this past weekend. Mother Nature cooperated and the weather was beautiful.

I'm practicing to shoot in the NCOWS Nationals "Originals" class next month so I shot duelist black powder on Saturday and had four misses. On Sunday I shot two-handed smokeless and was clean. I ain't very fast but I had a good time. It was much more fun shooting Black Powder.