Tried again with an old Gold Cup, Series 70 with camel bone grips and a real nice trigger.
Result 2.5 inches on my first try.
This is decent, for me, and I enjoyed the attempt as it was my reward after completing an offhand rimfire match.

Pardon the shadows.

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HMMM, I have never seen camel bone grips before. Did you make them yourself?

Hello Mr. M E:
Poor man's ivory!
No sir, I bought them from an ebay seller a couple of years back and really like them.
The right side (not pictured) has more *coloration* and grain, but no actual bark, so they are smooth.
About once or twice a year, I let them languish under a layer of glycerine and then hand rub them before a final wipe down.
Basically, the same treatment as horn or other natural materials.

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Beautiful grips, TenTea... and a great target!

2" side to side, 1.5" top to bottom
shooting 200 GR. Laser Cast SWC with 4GR Bullseye, right handed
mid 80's Gold Cup, recently rescued and put back into service

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Its nice to see some more targets. I see some good shooting and some beautiful guns.

David

Thanks, good to see you!

...and by "see" I mean - well, you know what I mean.

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second entry - now with a Smith!!! This is a PC845...part of the run out of there in 1995 or 1996...
target on right has 1.5" group, target on left has 1.25" group

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My final attempt. 200 SWC @ 929 fps. 10 yards, one hand bullseye style. After another box of 50, I settled down.

Not the winner. Sure is fun playing!

This months winner is JoshwyattE2C with 1 1/4".

I had to scroll through the whole month to make sure I had a winner. Lots of beautiful guns. I never saw a Performance center 945 until now.

As Otreb asked,

For the month of November 50 feet two hands

Enter early, Enter often

David

Please send me a PM with your address. I will mail your prize of 25 custom printed targets.

Thanks to everyone for playing

David

Congrats JoshwyattE2C!

Congrats to JoshwyattE2C !

Rules committee clarification: Is that:

10 rounds, 50', two hands?

Appreciate the 50' distance, David. That's max for the range I frequent.

Guess I need to go shoppin' for a car-door-sized piece of cardboard...

Ten Rounds

I be shooting this afternoon in my back yard.

David

The best I could do. I shot a whole box trying.

I will try again.

David

Hopefully this coming weekend I'll get my hat in the ring.

This is the best I could do tonight.
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Decent target, how far? What was the gun? Thanks for entering.

This one is a little trickier than I thought. I have a nice 4 shot one holer with a filer. I will post a pic.

David

That was 50' with my MCP wad gun after practice.
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275 grain rnfp with 9 grains Unique. about 900 fps. A handfull.

These are the last targets of a box full of ammo.

I needed that!

David

Greetings,

Here is my first entry;

Kongsberg (Norwegian) M1914 45ACP
(licensed copy of Colt M1911)
Magtech 200 gr LSWC
group = 10-1/2"

those tiny sights & my old eyes did not get along!!!





she's old, made in 1925, and a little rough - but not a very common pistol

second try;

Colt series 70 Coltguard finish 45ACP
Federal American Eagle 230 FMJ
group = 7-1/2"

3rd try;

5" model of 1988 45ACP
Federal American Eagle 230 FMJ
group = 7-1/4"

4th try;

Ruger old model 7-1/2"
Federal American Eagle 230 FMJ
group = 6-3/4"

5th try;

Ruger old model 7-1/2"
Fiocchi 250 LFN cowboy
group = 6-7/8"

MY BEST EFFORT!!!!!!



looks like the old fashioned cowboy guns still have a little life left in them!!!


Made an OOPPSS; didn't see one hole.
Actual group was 6-7/8"
Here is the new target pic.

Placeholder, just in case...

I'm sorry, but I didn't look in on this one till today and the month is almost gone!

I've shot many 45 groups this month but maybe not at 16.7 yards with camera and ruler...haha!

OK - 10ea. @ 50' & 2 hands - I can remember that.

Maybe I can sneak in a group between snowfalls and turkey and pie and steak and oysters.

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Thanks to all so far. Its looking good, nice guns and nice targets.

David

I only shot five @ 50ft with the Kimber yesterday. Will try to hit it again before the end of Nov...with ten shots.

Please PM me your address and I will send your prize of 25 custom printed targets.

Thanks to everyone for playing.

For DECEMBER, 25 yards Off THE BENCH. Rest all you want.

Enter early, enter often.

David

Hello:
I had a forced forum vacation for the last 3 days of NOV, so no entry for me.
I did, however, make it to the range last Saturdee as we had nice weather!

So for DEC:
25 yards, 10 rounds, 45 caliber, Rest ok (but not of the Ransom variety, I assume?)

I hope to shoot this month.

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OK, maybe this time I can turn in a respectable target!

Originally Posted by trulyapostolic
This is the best I could do tonight.


Congrats!!! You have set the bar pretty high!

Even for myself!

OK... judges' ruling- A new indoor range opened nearer my home, and its max distance is 60' I'll be going for December's target with that distance.

I'll be going at this with a rattlebones Mil. Spec Colt (most of you are tiring of me posting pic's of...)

Recently, I cobbled up a redneck rest in which to better evaluate various reloads, and with it, I learned two things: I can't shoot a 1911 for **** offhand holding, and using the rest to take the "operator error" somewhat out of the equation, my tests showed me more accurate ammo using a slower powder.



So... heading to the range in a day or two!

Mote that these were at 20 yards (60 feet)... the max length of this indoor range... all shots thru a Colt M1991 Ser. 80

Nice looking gun. You are in first so far. Just wait!

David

I remembered youse guys!

Ten 45's @ 25 yd & rested.

First group of the day with M1955 Target.
Sitting and rested between knees = 2-7/8"



Second group of the day with Colt Combat Commander, my daily carry.
Sitting and rested between knees = 4-3/4"

*somehow got 11 rounds...can't count I s'pect, but measured them all anyway

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Good to see, S&W beats Colt!

David

Yeah, yeah, yeah...





Well, TenTea has readjusted the leader board... I have a solid grip on last place! Well, the month is still young.

TenTea, those revolver stocks are gorgeous!

Bumped up a load by .2 gr. and here's what I got... hardly scientific, but happy with this. (I have almost 2# of this Hungarian REX II and it'll do fine)

OK How do you get a flier whilst sitting in a v-block rest?? I did!

Still in last place...

Air bubble in the bullet?

Howdy people!

Thanks for the above complement on the old Sambars.
I developed a lust after seeing those stags for the first time and felt compelled to possess them!

Tried again with the old Combat Elite and managed 3 1/2 inches which is good for me!
Sitting @ 25 yards and rested between me knees, as per usual with my standard SWC handload.
I was breaking in a new old stock, milled short trigger and a Rowell ring hammer I picked up recently.

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OK, TenTea... you've bettered your 2nd place with yet another fab 1911...

I'm STILL gonna try again with the ol' Mil Spec. The month is still young. This is my quest.

Now- you got cooler guns, a further distance... would you please spill info on what you call "my standard SWC handload" ??

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Nice shootin' !

Hi !

Thanks HF.

Honestly, I'm not even keeping score with youse guys and have no idea what *place* I am in.
I'm just doing the best I can with what I have, posting it up and having fun at the range.

OK, several years ago, during the early stages of the powder shortage I picked up 8 lbs of Alliant American Select as insurance.
I have since exhausted my supply of WIN231 and VV N32C and gotten some *new* standard loads worked up for 45 and 38.

This one for 1911's is a Saeco #69, 200gr. SWC flat base bullet, cast with COWW alloy of ~BHN8.
I load mixed brass with a REM 5 1/2 small pistol primer and...
4.5 grains American Select which is likely a little under 800 fps.

Nothing magical as the bullet is tried and true, the primers were available when I needed them. The powder is not so common though, I guess.

The small primers also work for 38 special so stockpiling is simpler, although it all goes out the window when 45 auto rim rears its head for revolvers...haha!

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To add:

For my porpoises, .45 caliber projectiles utilized in semi-auto's are sized to .452, whilst those for revolvers are sized to .454...

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I look forward to January. December's entries find me still in last place.

I'll post these below as "fun" only, because I was focused on working up more test loads and not shooting 10 shots. So this is the best of the lot. I invoke the Engineer1911phrase for the rest of the test- they were in a sea of ineptitude.

HAHA! @ the sea of tude...

Your target notes are inspiring to me as I await a big ole jug (tm) of HP38 to come off backorder.
Should only be a few more years and I'll have it!
Until then, we make due...or doo or dew or do, as the case may be.

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2 7/8" with a BEAUTIFUL 1955 Target.

Please PM me your address TenTea and I will send your prize.

I am going to drop this competition for a few months and start a 44 magnum match. I see all these beautiful model 29 with scopes, I want to see how they REALLY shoot.

David

Will this include a carbine match?

Who me? I nearly never win anything!

I look forward to some new springtime games.

Thanks David, etal.

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