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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.
SR-21 is from my last match, score 83. Two tens are covered by the ruler (really!). Now if I can just get that group all in the black I'd score 90.
Ah ok. I saw an "actual size" pic on the cover of American Rifleman, man that thing was tiny. I'm curios as to how they act, ever shoot one?
Check out the "Magnum" forum at Rimfire Central, they've had active discussion of the new cartridge since it was announced. A few of the guys who post there have already rechambered their Ruger 10/22 Magnums for the new .17 (Ruger should be paying those guys for all the R&D).
The above linked site started out as a Ruger 10/22 discussion board and is still primarily that - but other rimfire-related discussion is welcome.
That Mosien Ngant could be quite accurate, I'd expect more so than than the 45-70.
Well, there should be no problem then. The Garand is just an old, used gun. It may be described as many things, but never as "new"! ;-) You must realize that it is your patriotic duty to remove at least one of said rifles (Rifle, U.S., Caliber .30, M1) from the possession of the United States government. :^)
In the meantime, do you have a bolt-action military rifle, such as a Mauser, Mosin-Nagant or Enfield? Perhaps we could do an "old battle rifle" match, apart from a Garand-specific match. I think that many more people have an old bolt gun hanging around the house. A range down in southwest Mississippi has been hosting bolt-action battle rifle matches for a few years now and the format seems very popular. The winning scores often come from the ugliest rifles on the firing line, too. It is always interesting to see what kind of hardware turns up at the range.
...sigh... Not at the moment, but I used to have an old Enfield .303 that was quite accurate after I put in a paper shim to tighten the fit between receiver and stock. But, like so many "gun nuts," what I've traded away over the years would stock quite an armory. :)
Uhh ... I've tried the "old/used" ploy too many times already. If it's "new" to me, it's new according to my wife.
I can tell you how to get a new bird dog puppy into the house, though. Always works, no matter how many times you use it.
Save the return address (mine), that is where you will return your targets, using the same method, Priority Mail.
Your package contains 6 targets (described above). The rules are described in this thread. Post any questions/concerns/issues to this thread and ping me and Shooter 2.5 for resolution.
Good Luck Shooters! Targets with visible powder burns will be disqualified ;^)
The four-day holiday weekend should give everyone a chance to get their range time in, and would put a patriotic touch on this whole shootin' match.
Thanks for your time!
As for the USPS, all delivery times for anything other than Express Mail, are estimates. Meaning: "We probably will try real hard to get it there about when we should, but we won't guarantee the darn thing will be delivered at all"
I assume I'm the Il off your list. I only shoot in Wi (dumb IL laws). Maybe ping the other WI shooter for me? Could get together.
"Match" rifles were clear to me at first, but in a high caliber context. Reading the thread, I was planning on using an elderly Rem 513T for the rimfire. Is that OK?
Sorry, a 513S for sporter would have been all right but not when it's a 513T MatchMaster. The Remington 513T has a heavy match barrel. No match rifles, no match ammo.
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