Thank you Mark.

Dick

 

Candle Snuffer wrote:

Just noticed this... Will it matter that the center of the X to the "outer side" of the black on the "left" measures 7/8" and the right side measures 1" (the overall circle being 1-7/8" across).
I see no problem with this since we use a spotter, but just thought I'd mention it.

I also noticed that the X wasn't quite "centered" in the circle.
We shoot with the centers of the balls so this wouldn't make much of a difference on most shots.
If I was doing the scoring, I'd score any shot where any part of the ball touched the black circle. Anything totally out of the circle would get the 1.5" measurement
Afterall, everyone is shooting the same target and the scorer will determine if they measure or not.
I for one see no problem.

I'm still fighting with my back sight. The rifle I want to shoot has a set of Marble's open sights and I could not for the life of me see the back sight clearly last Monday! Front sight was good but the back was blurry! I am gonna try a piece of tape on my glasses this next week to see if I can clear up the back one. If that doesn't work then it's off to a different type sight! 

Big John
 

MMprwarner wrote:

I'm not doing the scoring this time around however typically if any part of the ball has struck the black surface it gets measured

Exactly! That's the way it should be done.
I would like to get out your way Robin to at least one shoot and I may have found a buddy to come along!
I have scheduled a couple shoots here at Owl Creek. March 21 and April 25. If they are attended well and want a few more shoots I have picked out some later dates later in the summer.
They have  just come out with the Mo Off Hand Calender and there is hardly a week end from April thru October that a guy can't go and shoot some sort of black popwder! Shooting is alive and well around this state!
 

smokinbuck wrote:

If you are having sighting problems I wouldn't hesitate. You may have to experiment with the hole size. I've seen anywhere from a pin hole to 1/16".
Mark

Thanks for the advice Mark! I used to own one of those adjustable appatures when I was shooting off hand and it worked then. Lost it somewhere!
The hole at that time was about the size of a 6 penny finishing nail. We shot at a club that wouldn't let you wear them because they said it was an "optic"! I told them the glasses were the optics, the tape wasn't nothing but a hole!
Big John
 

Mark
     What is the correct size of the target Candle Snuffer said his was 1-7/8 the ones I printed out were about an
1-1/2  do I need to make mine larger?
 
Dick

 

Mine ran at 1-7/8"...

You may have to go into your printer settings and set it for 8.5x11...  If that doesn't work and you have a setting for "Standard" copy size, you should try running one on that.

No problem Mark.  I'm lucky to have a son in college who understands this stuff and helps me out when needed.

I have reworked the targets, the X is now in the approximate center of the scoring surface. To answer the underlying question is a 2 inch diameter circle.

Now what I need to know, has anybody actually shot. There's targets yet. If not, I will put the new target up on the website to be downloaded. If I have not heard of anyone shooting their targets by 9 PM, January 28, I will download the new target. If anyone has shot their targets. We will all shoot at the existing target and Mark will have to just do a extra scoring

John, has the new target been down loaded?

Thanks,
CS

New targets up

I agree with Joe. I just ran a set and the targets look good.
Mark