Last Night, 7:41P, A 3.4 Rolled Through

From about five miles north of Fairfield, Illinois. It sounded like thunder, and felt like a truck wrecked on the road.

I Dreamed I Was Shopping For Tractors....

...In my 5.11 Tactical Kilt.

It provides the freedom of movement you need for climbing up and down on tractors all day, and the heavy duty rip-stop material stays down in a breeze, preserving your modesty. And Six Pockets! You can load up on dealer freebies and brochures and keep your hands free.

October Mr. Completely E-Postal Scores

Thanks to Merle, we had a stack of entries this month, and what a great variety! There was a possible of 50 points on the October target, so note that Billll scored 44 with his Ruger Mk I, and then took the top spot in two more classes.  I'm Impressed!  Here we go:

Class 1; Rimfire Handgun, Iron Sights	Firearm	Distance/Stance	Score
Billll	Ruger Mk I	15’ Standing	44
Pat B	S&W 617	15’ Standing	34
Mrs. Merle	S&W Kit Gun	15’ Standing	32
Merle	Ruger Super Single Six .22 Mag	15’ Standing	29

Class 2; Rimfire Handgun, Red Dots and Scopes	Firearm	Distance/Stance	Score
David N, TrueBlueSam	Ruger Mk III Red Dot	15’ Standing	27
Merle	TC  10” Bull Barrel 2X	15’ Standing	25
Pattie Ann	Ruger 22/45 Lite Red Dot	15’ Seated	20
Susan, Mrs. TrueBlueSam	Ruger 22/45 Red Dot	15’ Standing	17

Class 3; Centerfire Handgun, Iron Sights	Firearm	Distance/Stance	Score
Billll	Rossi .38 Special	15’ Standing	39
Merle	Old Model Blackhawk .45 LColt	15’ Standing	35
Pat B	S&W 625-7 .45 Colt	15’ Standing	26
Pat B	Colt Detective Special .38 Spl	15’ Standing	23
Mrs. Merle	British Enfield 38/200	15’ Standing	19
Mrs. Merle	S&W 632 .32 H&R Mag	15’ Standing	18

Class 4; Centerfire Handgun, Red Dots and Scopes	Firearm	Distance/Stance	Score
Merle	TC Contender 9mm 2X Scope	15’ Standing	21
Class 5; Rimfire Rifle, Iron Sights
Merle	Savage M72 Falling Block	25’ Standing	32
Class 6; Rimfire Rifle, Scope
Billll	Marlin 795 3X Scope	25’ Standing	35
Merle	Marlin M39 4X Scope	50’, elbows, sling	27
Class 7; Centerfire Rifle, Iron Sights (5 shots)	Firearm	Distance/Stance	Score
Merle	Win 94 .30-30, Wms peep	50 Yd, Elbows	18
Class 8; Centerfire Rifle, Scope (5 shots)	Firearm	Distance/Stance	Score
Merle	Rem 760 .30-06  Marble 2X	100 Yd, Elbows	8

Class 9; Pistol Carbine, Iron Sights	Firearm	Distance/Stance	Score
Merle	Hi-Point 4095, .40 S&W	25’ Standing Brace	30
Class 10; Pistol Carbine, Scope	Firearm	Distance/Stance	Score
Merle	Marlin1894 .44 Mag, 4X	50’ Elbows, Sling	27

Mr. Completely October Pumpkin-Postal Festival!

You can blast this pumpkin all month long!  This match is designed so anyone can make points, and you have the opportunity to earn impressive scores if you can hit the extra points.

All shooting should be offhand, at 15 feet with pistols.  If you want to shoot with a rimfire rifle, back it out to 25 feet, or more if you want a challenge.  Shoot as many guns as you can haul to the range, and we will sort them out into classes when you submit your scans.  We will divide them up into rimfire, centerfire, and by the type of sights you have, (iron or optical).   Take 10 (Ten) shots at each target you submit.

Points:
1 point for a shot on the pumpkin.
2 points for a shot in an eye.
2 points for a shot in the mouth.
3 points for a shot in the stem.
Extra 2 points if you hit the pupil of an eye.
Extra 2 points if you hit a big tooth.
Extra 3 points if you hit a small tooth.

Click Here or on the pumpkin for the link to the target pdf.  Submit your scans by the end of October to truebluetravelinman (at) gmail (dot) com.

UPDATE ! UPDATE! UPDATE!  Merle wrote to us that he would like to shoot centerfire rifles on this target, and also pistol caliber carbine, and of course if you shoot it, we will score it.  Here are suggestions for shooting centerfire long guns:

Centerfire rifle with iron sights; 50 yards, sitting or prone with your arms (and sling if you have one) supporting the rifle.

Centerfire rifle with magnifying optics; 100 yards, sitting or prone with your arms (and sling if you have one) supporting the rifle.

When shooting at 50 or 100 yards with centerfire rifle, shoot only 5 rounds, and double the points you make on the target.

Pistol caliber carbine with iron sights: 25 feet, sitting, prone or braced; sling OK, but please don't sandbag it on the bench.

Pistol caliber carbine with magnifying optics; 50 feet, sitting, prone, or braced, sling OK, but please don't sandag it on the bench.

First, A Fleet Discount...

...and now, a Free Cat!

Either our vet really likes us, or she sees us as naïve young country bumpkins.  Mr. Larry Mittens was a fixture at the vet's office, and she fixed him, wormed him, and vaccinated him; then she gave him to us!  He's a sweetie, and he fits right in. 

That Interruption...

Just days after the last post, my husband was bitten by one of our cats, and that event took over for almost a month. There were six days in the hospital, another week of IV treatments twice a day, and another week off of work.  We are doing much better now.  Don't get bit by a cat!

What's Up?

 

Check back in a few days for the answer!

 

Duck Boxes!...And we have Woodies nesting where we can watch from the house.

 

Winter Has Arrived In Southern Illinois

Just a few days before....

October e-Postal Scores

Pizza Night was a wild success, and while it was tough to get a high score with this target, everyone was able to shoot a respectable score. You can wash all this pizza down with a cold one over at Danno's blog with the November contest.

Many Thanks to all who took the time to shoot and send in their targets!

Rimfire Pistol	Iron Sights	Distance	Score
Billll	Ruger Mk I	25’	25 (1 Anchovy, 1 Olive Pit, 1 Olive, 2 Crusts, 5 Pepperonis!)
R J	Ruger Mk II Target	25’	23 (3 Anchovies, 1 Crust, 5 Pepperonis)
Mike B	S & W 617	25’	21 (2 Olive Pits, 1 Olive, 6 Pepperonis)
Pat B	Ruger Single-Six	30’	18 (1 Crust, 4 Olives, 3 Pepperonis)
True Blue Sam	Ruger Single-Six	25’	18 (2 Olive Pits, 6 Pepperonis)
Danno	Ruger Mk III .22/45	33’	16 (2 Olives, 1 Crust, 7 Pepperonis)
Chester J	Ruger Shopkeeper	25’	16 (1 Anchovy, 1 olive, 1 crust, 5 Pepperonis)
Kim J	Ruger Shopkeeper	25’	14 (3 Olives, 1Crust, 2 Pepperonis!)
Merle	Ruger Standard Model	25’	14 (1 Anchovy, 1 Olive, 1 Crust, 4 Pepperonis)
Danno	Ruger Single-Six	33’	13 (2 Crusts, 1 Olive, 4 Pepperonis)
True Blue Sam	German Sport Guns 1911-22	33’	12 (1 Crust, 1 Olive, 6 Pepperonis)

Rimfire Pistol	Red Dot Sight	Distance	Score
Mr. Completely	High Standard w/OKO Red Dot Sight	25’	37 ( 2 Anchovies, 3 Olive Pits, 2 Olives, 1 Crust!)
Mrs. True Blue Sam	Ruger Mk III Bushnell Red Dot Sight	25’	21 (2 Olive Pits, 1 Olive, 6 Pepperonis)
Merle	Ruger Mk II Red Dot	25’	9 (1 Crust, 6 Pepperonis)

Rimfire Pistol	Scope	Distance	Score
True Blue Sam	Ruger Mk III Bushnell 3X	25’	26 (2 Olive Pits, 1 Crust, 3 Olives, 2 Pepperonis)
Merle	TC Contender .22 LR, 2X scope	25’	10 ( 1 Ancovy, 1 Crust, 1 Pepperoni)

Centerfire Pistol	Iron Sights	Distance	Score
Merle	S & W M625	25’	20 (1 Anchovy, 1 Olive Pit, 2 Crusts, 3 Pepperonis)
Pat B	Colt Detective Special .38 Sp	30’	19 (1 Anchovy, 1 Olive Pit, 1 Olive, 5 Pepperonis)
True Blue Sam	S & W 66-1, 2 ½”, .38 Sp	33’	18 (1 Olive Pit, 2 Olives, 1 Crust, 3 Pepperonis)
Merle	British No 2 Enfield, 38/200	25’	17 (2 Anchovies, 2 Crusts, 1 Pepperoni)
True Blue Sam	Ruger Blackhawk 4 5/8”, .38 Sp	33’	16 (1 Olive Pit, 1 Olive, 1 Crust, 4 Pepperonis)
Chester	Bersa Thunder .380 ACP	25’	13 (1 Olive, 1 Crust, 7 Pepperonis)
Chester	Springfield XDM .45 ACP	25’	12 (1 Anchovy,1 Crust, 1 Olive, 1 Pepperoni)

Centerfire Pistol	Scope	Distance	Score
Merle	TC Contender 2X scope, 9mm	25’	12 (1 Crust, 1 Olive, 6 Pepperonis)

Rimfire Rifle	Red Dot Sight	Distance	Score
Pattie Ann	Ruger 10/22 Bushnell Red Dot Sight	25’ (Shooting off bench due to disability)	24 (1 Anchovy, 5 Crusts, 4 Pepperonis)

Centerfire Carbine	Iron Sights	Distance	Score
Mr. CCBBCC	M1 Carbine .30 cal	33’	15 (1 Anchovy, 1 Crust, 1 Olive, 4 Pepperonis)