First, my apologies for taking so long to compile the results of the June match. This was a tough one, designed to separate the men from the boys, and it worked pretty well. I had Mr. Completely tied with .22 Scoped, and I knew I had to take one of the planes hidden in the wing area. I put those there specifically to tempt. I figured I was going to beat Mr. C, or I was going to go down in flames. I took the shot, pulled it, and hit my own plane; down in flames. Ended up with 18, rather than the 24 I would have gotten had I hit. Mr. C played it safe, and that ended up being the winning strategy. I did manage to tie Mr. C with an air pistol, but since I did not announce an air gun category ahead of time, and because the rimfire category is harder, Mr. C. is the overall match winner.
I have to admit a great deal of admiration for the folks who chose to take this on with a centerfire pistol. This was definitely a rimfire match! Really, without doing a taco hold, this match was going to be rough. The planes being small and oddly shaped makes knowing the best place to aim difficult.
Overall Match Winner: Mr. Completely |
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Class I – Rimfire Iron Sights |
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| Shooter | Pistol | Planes Hit | Ace Bonus | Penalty Hits | Total |
| Merle | Ruger 9 1/2 SSS Conversion | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| True Blue Sam |
Ruger Super Single Six | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Merle | Ruger Mk.II 6 7/8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Class Winner: | Merle | ||||
Class II – Rimfire Scoped |
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| Shooter | Pistol | Planes Hit | Ace Bonus | Penalty Hits | Total |
| Mr. Completely |
High Standard w. 4×12 Scope | 13 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| Sebastian | Ruger Mk.III Hunter 22/45 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| Winston | Ruger Mk.III | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Danno | Ruger 22/45 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Class Winner: | Mr. Completely | ||||
Class III – Centerfire Iron Sights |
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| Shooter | Pistol | Planes Hit | Ace Bonus | Penalty Hits | Total |
| Azreel | Para Ordinance 1911 .45ACP | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Azreel | FN Five-Seven 5.7x23mm | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Ian Argent | Glock 17L | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Class Winner: | Azreel | ||||
Bonus Class – Air Pistol Iron Sights |
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| Shooter | Pistol | Planes Hit | Ace Bonus | Penalty Hits | Total |
| Sebastian | Crosman 2300S .177 cal | 13 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| Class Winner: | Sebastian (by default) | ||||
Thanks to everyone who participated! If there are any errors or corrections, let me know.
This was a great example of why the e-Postal matches are so much fun. The creativity and challenge of some of the matches have been truly excellent, including this one. Incorporating the “High Risk/High Reward” element adds something you don’t find in most target shooting. Great job, thanks for hosting the match!!
…… Mr. C.
Damn – maybe I should have figured out a way to shoot rimfire with the Ruger Mk.1 that was my first exposure to pistols. (I did one string with my wife’s P22 and did MUCH worse than I did with my Glock). Sadly, the Mk.1 was 200 miles away.
Take-home lesson for me. Barrel length (and thus sight radius) is important – I did MUCH better with the G17L than I did with my wife’s P22 (even though it was the long barrel version). Familiarity with the Glock helped as well.
Eh, I tried it. The results were laughable. I think the only target I’ll be shooting for awhile is one of the training ones that tells me what I’m doing wrong!
I do have one correction. My score for the Ruger MK 2 was a scoped entry, but sadly I did worse with the scope. I guess I could see myself wobble too much.
Merle