If you enter, you need to kick in postage, overnight.
No reason one of us can't win this.
*uck Daley.
Aim just below the right eye.
Posted on 05/20/2002 4:53:14 PM PDT by CapandBall
Following Free Republic's successful & fun first postal match (How about a Freeper Postal Match?) for pistols, I'm sponsoring a rifle match. A "postal match" is conducted by mail, hence the name "postal" and should not be confused with a contest that involves shooting up your co-workers in a rage.
Shooters in different parts of the country compete against each other in a contest of marksmanship. Shooters are mailed numbered targets which they shoot. The targets are returned via the mail (hence "postal") and scored. Obviously, the honor system comes into play here.
The rules (up to this point) for this match are as follows:
1> A rimfire and a centerfire rifle are required. You will need 30 rounds for each weapon.
2> Iron sights only. No scopes, red-dots, lasers, etc.
3> Diatance is 100 yards.
4> Ten shots each position; standing, sitting, and prone for each type of rifle.
5> Ten minutes for ten shots, each position.
6> The following are not allowed:
...a> match rifles
...b> match ammo
...b> use of spotting scopes between shots
...c> compitition type "cuffed" slings
...d> shooting jackest
You can see the result of the First Freeper Postal Match here: First Freeper Postal Match Results!
There are 6 targets total, all type SR-21, that you will receive in the mail. We have 8 confirmed for this match so far, and need 7 more to fill it out, 15 total. To date I have snail mail addresses for:
Shooter 2.5
NY.SS-Bar9
ctdonath2
umgud
KG9 Kid
chookter
M1911
CapandBall
Freep mail me with a mailing address if you are interested. We had some problems using regular mail in the last match, so I'll probley use priority mail. First come first serve.
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Some folks are asking about cost. This is on me Freepers. But for anybody except NY.SS-Bar9, if you want to donate you can include the cost of postage in your return mail and a buck for targets.
I dont know if there is any other caliber besides .22 that is rimfire.
The only centerfire I have to use here is a Marlin 30-30. My other guns are all factory match heavy barrels, or are scoped. My 54 hawken isn't centerfire, but I'd prefer that over the Marlin right now. I'm still working on the magazine attachment to keep it from effecting the group. This will give me the impetus to work on it some more.
What does the prize entitle you to?
If you enter, you need to kick in postage, overnight.
No reason one of us can't win this.
*uck Daley.
Aim just below the right eye.
Hornady came out with a .17 cal rimfire. I've never seen one except in pictures, but I'm imagining a Daisy pellet gun would do nearly as much damage.
.17 cal rimfire
.17 centerfire.
I'm imagining a Daisy pellet gun would do nearly as much damage
No, you're wrong. .17 gr (about, the cal, a coincidence)@ about 2550 fps generates some energy, in the 250 fps neighborhood.
Not you brothers daisy. Makes a mess of ballistic gelatin.
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