# 1st Annual SDMB International Postal Rifle Shoot **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298 "2006-08-11T16:33:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Kaboodle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kaboodle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaboodle)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298/81 "2006-10-01T03:12:11Z")
My B-19 targets arrived the other day. Too bad it rained all day Saturday and is supposed to do the same Sunday. Timing just isn’t my thing lately. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2006, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298/82 "2006-10-01T06:52:25Z")
I drove 75kms to the range yesterday with my new toy- and the range was closed for the State Lever-Action Titles. Bastards! It’s not like they needed every single freaking bay, but they had to close the range anyway… :mad: I’m going to try again on Sunday (as in next week), after phoning ahead to make sure they’re actually open. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298/83 "2006-10-01T16:07:41Z")
[QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist] **Jules** , did you ever get yourself a new carry piece? [/QUOTE] No, not yet. I’m putting it off because I expect to get a fabulous new job with a significant salary reduction. It makes sense, in a convoluted way, but I’ll probably have to shut down the business if I get it, and won’t be in weird places where carrying would be a good idea so much. Lots of wait and see. ---
**Author:** ![Kaboodle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kaboodle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaboodle)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298/84 "2006-10-08T03:51:26Z")
I finally made it to the range 😃 …and shot like crap :smack: I’m almost embarassed to send in my targets. I’ll leave it to **Cowgirl Jules** to post my official score but I will say that **Bobotheoptimist** has me beat. What hurts is that I competed in the Garand Match at Camp Perry two months ago. I scored a 93-1x/100 slow fire prone, 94-2x/100 rapid fire prone (unlike **Bobo** I like shooting prone), and 83-1x/100 offhand, all at 200 yards. I’d still like to compete if we do this again. Oh well, good luck to the rest of the participants. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298/85 "2006-10-09T21:16:01Z")
[QUOTE=Kaboodle] What hurts is that I competed in the Garand Match at Camp Perry two months ago. I scored a 93-1x/100 slow fire prone, 94-2x/100 rapid fire prone (unlike **Bobo** I like shooting prone), and 83-1x/100 offhand, all at 200 yards. [/QUOTE] Damn! Good thing I’m used to losing, if that’s the kind of shooting that goes on around here. I don’t remember what the target I submitted to **Cowgirl Jules** scored (a little higher than my latest match score) but it was _nowhere_ near 93. Not that I expect anyone to care, but Yahoo recently messed up the links I posted a month ago. “We’ve updated Yahoo pictures just to screw you better!” Jerks. Bunch of them are [here](http://new.photos.yahoo.com/donegalbob/album/576460762318827783#page1) if you miss gazing at the semi-arid hills of Colorado… ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298/86 "2006-10-09T21:36:54Z")
Must be a different number of rounds, **bobo**? I dug through my email, and I have you as follows: [ul] [li]140 on your Makarov target[/li][li]167 (2x) on your Springfield target[/li][li]171 (2x) on your Colt target[/li][/ul] But that’s with 20 rounds each. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298/87 "2006-10-09T22:32:41Z")
[QUOTE=Cowgirl Jules] Must be a different number of rounds, **bobo**? I dug through my email, and I have you as follows: [ul] [li]140 on your Makarov target[/li][li]167 (2x) on your Springfield target[/li][li]171 (2x) on your Colt target[/li][/ul] But that’s with 20 rounds each. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I’m assuming **Kaboodle** is scoring 10-rounds, so I guess I’d match his offhand (with an 83) but my prone would drop a couple points while his jumped 10. Plus it’s twice the distance - our club uses a reduced target at 100, which I think is easier than a regular target at 200. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298/88 "2006-10-18T10:03:37Z")
In what can only be described as “an event worthy of note”, I was able to get to the range and compete in the match on Monday! In the end I opted for my 7.62x51 NATO calibre [Ishapore 2A1](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle_7.62mm_2A1) rifle… The appropriate target and scoring information has been despatched to our Official Scorer… I don’t think anyone’s going to have to try too hard to beat me! 😉 Still, it’s lots of fun, and any day at the range is still better than a day at home with the housework! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298/89 "2006-10-18T19:11:18Z")
w00t! Good on ya, mate! 7.62 is soooo much nicer than that freaky .303 … er, never mind 😃 Who’s next? Bueller… Bueller… Bueller ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298/90 "2006-11-02T20:02:29Z")
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I got **Kaboodle** ’s targets in the mail today: 134 combined on the two 10-round each targets, shooting an M1 Garand at 100 yards (I once owned one of those too, but circumstances caused me to have to trade it for a refrigerator–sad, but we do like food in our house.) And I realized that I haven’t posted \*\*Martini \*\* **Enfield** ’s score: 127 shooting a 7.62x51 NATO calibre Ishapore 2A1. With **Bobo** ’s 167 (2x) Springfield target, I’d say he’s the clear winner! Attaboy, **Bobo**! I never did get to officially shoot, as deer season just ended Sunday and I was pissing off enough deer hunters simply by being a bear hunter. I did get a bear though, pictures of which are on my website. Nobody else posted pistol scores, so \*\*Bobo \*\* wins that one too. Where would you like your cookies to be sent? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298/91 "2006-11-04T04:48:00Z")
Conbrats, **Bobotheoptimist**! Let me know if you ever get Down Under and I’ll shout you a beer! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298/92 "2006-11-06T03:22:54Z")
Well, all those mad shooting skilz don’t do me a damn bit of good come hunting season. Elk may laugh at me, but paper fears me! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298.md?page=4)