e-Postal Handgun/Airgun Match "Killiards"

This month's handgun match "Killiards", is a real challenge. The object is to hit each billiard ball once, and if possible, hit it's center ring for a bonus point.

A while back we did a rifle Killiards, so now it's a good time to try it out with handguns.

This "Killiards" has five classes. Depending on the number of entries, sub-classes may also be recognized. I have added an air pistol and an air rifle class, so you can shoot this match in your basement or back yard, if you prefer.

UPDATE: If there are three or more black powder handgunners out there that are willing to enter, I'll create a class just for them. If you'd like to shoot it with your black powder handgun, leave a comment, or drop me an email.

TARGET: The same target is used in all classes.

The target can be downloaded from here:

KILLIARDS Targets

It is an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. There are two choices, number 20001.pdf (in color), or 20003.pdf (in black and white). You can use whichever one you prefer.

CLASS ONE: Rim fire. Any rimfire handgun with no more than a 12" barrel, any sight.

CLASS TWO: Center fire. Any centerfire (non-revolver) handgun with no more than a 12" barrel, any sight.

CLASS THREE: Revolver. Any revolver with no more than a 12" barrel, any sight.

CLASS FOUR: Air Pistol: Any air or spring powered pistol, any sight.

CLASS FIVE: Air Rifle: Any air or spring powered rifle, any sight.

No paint ball guns!

DISTANCE - All Classes: 25 feet, or Ten yards, which ever is available at your range.


FIRST TARGET SHOOTING POSITION: Standing, un-supported, off-hand, one or two hands on gun permitted.

SECOND TARGET SHOOTING POSITION: Any shooting position - bench rest allowed. No gun vises or clamps. We are testing your skills, not the guns!

PROCEDURE: Fifteen shots at the first target, un-supported. Fifteen shots at the second target, support permitted.

SCORING: In each class you are allowed fifteen shots at each target, thirty shots total. Hitting the ball counts as one point. Hitting the center ring gives you a bonus point. Each ball can only be counted once, no matter how many times you shoot it. Touching the black counts as a hit. Each target has a perfect score of 15 hits plus 15 bonus points, for 30 points. The maximum match entry score is 60 points.

Ties will be decided based on the un-supported target score. If it's still tied, it will be posted as a tie. You can shoot the match more than once if you don't like your score and want to try again.

Mark your score on each target with a legible felt pen, along with the class and type of gun used. Don't write your name on the target, only the name you want to appear in the results, as your target may get posted on Mr. Completely.

STRATEGY: This one's simple. Hit all the bulls!

MULTIPLE ENTRIES: You can enter more than once, in fact, it is encouraged. Shoot everything you own, and everything you can borrow! Take a buddy to the range, get him entered, then borrow his gun and enter that! The only restriction is that you can only enter once for any given gun, in any individual Class.

Different calibers in the same gun count as one gun. For example, .38SPL and .357MAG are considered as one, as would be .44SPL and .44MAG. Different guns of the same caliber and barrel length can be entered. A .22 conversion on a .45 frame counts as a second gun, so you can take off the conversion and shoot the .45 too.

PRIZES: Nope, it's just for the fun of it and the bragging rights!

SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY: Take a digital photo of, (or scan) your targets, and email the picture, along with:

1. Your score for each target page and the total of both pages.

2. The name(s) you want used when we post the results

3. Gun description - Brand, model, semi-auto, revolver, black powder, caliber, barrel length, and type of sights

4. Class: Class One, Class Two, or Class Three, Class Four, or Class Five.

5. Anything interesting or unique about your entry that other shooters might enjoy hearing about.

Email it all to b l o g (at) w h i d b e y (dot) c o m

Please put "Killiards Entry" in the email title so it goes into the correct mailbox!

If you can't scan or send target pictures, send everything else to me in an email, and we'll arrange for either fax or snail mail for the targets.

If you have a blog or a website, you can post the target pictures on your site, then email me the rest of the information (items 1 through 5 above) excluding the pictures.

Be sure to include the URL for your website pictures.

This works well, saves some email bandwidth, and helps to publicise the matches.

The rules are subject to revision as needed, should the need arise.

All entries must be received by Midnight on Monday, April 24th, and results will be posted within seven days, or less.

If you have any questions, leave the question in the comments to this post, or send me an email, or both.

Have fun!!

It's Always a Good Time For A Pin Shoot!

For those of you in the WesternWashington and North-Western Oregon area that have been considering giving a bowling pin shoot a try, but so far haven't gotten around to it, this Sunday might just be the day to give it a whirl.

Starting at 9am., this Sunday, April 2nd., Central Whidbey Sportsman's Assn. in Coupeville, Washington, on Whidbey Island, will be hosting a bowling pin shoot. There are a number of classes, so bringing more than one gun is a good idea.

Shooting at full sized pins, the classes are Centerfire Optical Sight, Centerfire Iron sight, and Revolver. Shooting at pin tops there are two classes, rimfire optical sight, and rimfire iron sight.

It's head-to-head single elimination shooting, so the action is hot and heavy right from the start.

First round matchups are determined by your best three table times out of four that you shoot in the qualifying portion of the match. That way every shooter will be matched with a similar skills shooter in the first round.

So far it looks like there will be four bloggers competing, so if you'd like to put a face to some of the bloggers you read, here's your chance. KeeWee of KeeWee's Corner, AnalogKid from Random Nuclear Strikes, LouG (a new blogger just getting Mad Gun up and running), Mr. Completely, and possibly some others too. We can also expect the ususal suspects to show up, including "Evil Al", JimP, Rainey, Dean, "Terrible Tom", and more.

If you have any questions drop me an email.

b l o g ( a t ) w h i d b e y ( d o t ) c o m

Why not give it a try?

ePostal Rifle Match for April 2006 - "Head-Shot"

Brian from My1911.com is this month's host for the e-Postal Rifle match. Brian has set up a scenario requiring some good shooting, and has a target to test your rifle skills. Not only is the target challenging, but he's a pretty good writer, too!

Below is his announcement and rules for the match. Here's his full post on the match, and where to ask any questions you may have.

Here's a mirror of his post:

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Welcome to the April ePostal Rifle match. Thanks to Mr. Completely for giving me the oppourtunity to host this months match.

The scenario is this:

You're tucked away in bed with your wife, snoring the night away. The kids are tucked away in their rooms. Slam! You're jolted out of dreams of the next pin shoot by something very heavy shattering the front door. It takes every effort to pull yourself out of the deep pit of sleep. Every movement takes a conscious thought as you roll off the bed and reach for your house gun. A shriek from your daughter's room pierces the night, shooting a gallon of adrenaline straight into your heart. In an instant your house gun is in hand and you are head for the hallway.

Your SureFire lights the way and reveals a scene from your worst nightmare -- your daughter is being dragged out the front door. The attacker pauses in the doorway and shoots you a leering grin as your daughter cowers in his arms.

You've got a split second to take your shot. The distance is about 7 yards and you're precious daughter is blocking a body shot so its going to have to be his head. A twitch in the wrong direction and the unthinkable will happen.

The targets are 2 copies of the standard Midway pistol target. Cut away a quarter of the the white from one of them and staple or tape the two circles diagonally from each other with one to the lower right of the other. The upper left is the goon's head, the lower right is your daughter's.

Scoring is +10 for the black, +5 for the rings away from the hostage, -100 for any shots to the lower right area. Start with your favorite house gun unloaded. Then quickly load and fire as many rounds as you are comfortable with. Categories will be broken down by sighting system, not caliber. You can enter as many times as you want.

Good luck! I hope to shoot it myself this weekend. Results are due by the end of April, email scores and/or pictures to my1911 * gmail.com

Save a Life - Recognize a Stroke

I wold like for all of you to read the following paragraphs carefully. There will be a test after.

During a BBQ a lady stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call paramedics)

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital -- (at 6:00pm, Ingrid passed away).

She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ - had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke perhaps Ingrid would be with us today?

Recognizing a Stroke

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.

2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) ( i.e. . . It is sunny out today) If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions. They presented their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's annual meeting last February.

Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.

Now, close your eyes and recite the three tests. If you can't, please re-read the above paragraphs and try again.

Thanks!

NOTE to BLOGGERS: Please feel free to copy this entire post to your blog, you never know when it might just save someone's life.......

Thanks, Kim!

No More Mr. Nice Guy!

Jennings J-22 Terminator!

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As you can see in the e-Postal handgun match "Vortex" results, JimmyB, the Conservative UAW Guy, was so rude as to beat all comers in the rimfire class.

In response to his actions, I have no alternative but to stop being "Mr. Nice Guy" and take the gloves off, so to speak!

For this reason I am unveiling my new secret weapon, straight from the "Skunk Works" of the world famous Mr. Completely Labs, the Jennings J-22 Terminator! The 32x scope should allow accuracy to unheard of distances for a .22 handgun.

Testing has revealed some interesting characteristics, and some special skills must be developed in order to realise this awsome weapon's full potential. The most unusual is that since the scope is slide-mounted, and since the scope weighs considerably more that the gun itself, shooting it is a bit "unusual".

Instead of recoil driving the slide rearwards, the scope doesn't move, and the gun goes forward, nearly taking it out of your hand, especially when you aren't expecting it to act that way. Instead of the recoil pushing you back from the firing line, it tends to drag you forward towards the target. A little disconcerting, but no big deal!

JimmyB, you've been warned.........

Pin Shoot Locations

Every so often I hear a rumor of one club or another having bowling pin shoots, but most of the time there's not enough details to track it down.

I would like to put together a listing of all of the clubs across the country that hold bowling pin shoots.

If your club shoots pins, of if you know of a club that does, leave as much info as you have in the comments section below. If you have the URL of the club's website, or even an email address for the club, that would be helpful too.

Thanks!

Rimfire Roundup Notice

This has been a slow week for rimfire posts, and so far there are only three submissions. I'll hold them over until next week and do a bigger roundup.

If you have any rimfire stuff to submit, send it on in by next Tuesday night.

Thanks!

Hi Point 9mm. Carbine Stock

For those of you with Hi Point Carbines who aren't too fond of the factory stock, Advanced Technology Inc. has come to your rescue. Their new Hi Point carbine stock should be available for purchase shortly. You can check their website for more information and the names of dealers carring ATI products.

The Hi Point stock is not the only stock they make, as they have a large assortment of stocks for a wide range of different rifles and shotguns. Check it out!

e-Postal Handgun Match "VORTEX" Results

Here's a perfect score of 140 from jimmyb.
(Click for larger view)

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e-Postal Handgun Match "VORTEX" Results

NOTE: Due to 4 entries entries lost in cyberspace
and now included, the final results have changed.

RESULTS BY CLASS

RIMFIRE:

Place Name O/H B/R Score Caliber Handgun Sight Class

1 jimmyb 88 140 228 .22 Ruger Mk. II Red Dot Rimfire
2 Mr. Completely 97 130 227 .22 High Standard Red Dot Rimfire
3 Marc 99 90 189 .22 S22 Red Dot Rimfire
4 LouG 67 119 186 .22 Ruger 22/45 Red Dot Rimfire
5 Billl 86 93 179 .22 Ruger Mk. II Iron Rimfire
6 AnalogKid 85 90 175 .22 Ruger Mk. II - 10 Iron Rimfire
7 s-tay 77 86 163 .22 Ruger Mk. II 2x Leupold Rimfire
8 OXEN 59 90 149 .22 Ruger Mk. II Iron Rimfire
9 s-tay 73 71 144 .22 Colt Match Target Iron Rimfire
10 NateG 73 61 134 .22 1911 w/.22 Conversion Iron Rimfire
11 Freddyboomboom 51 50 101 .22 Ruger Mk. II Iron Rimfire
12 Freddyboomboom 43 37 80 .22 Walther P22 Iron Rimfire
13 Mrs. NateG 11 31 50 .22 1911 w/.22 Conversion Iron Rimfire

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CENTERFIRE:

Place Name O/H B/R Score Caliber Handgun Sight Class

1 OXEN 74 89 163 .45 Glock 30 Iron Centerfire
2 jimmyb 71 85 155 .45 Norinco 1911 Iron Centerfire
3 OXEN 71 82 153 9mm. Glock 34 Iron Centerfire
4 Josh 63 76 139 .45 Kimber CDPII Iron Centerfire
5 AnalogKid 51 60 111 .45 1911 Iron Centerfire
6 NateG 51 52 103 .45 Springfield GI 1911 Iron Centerfire
7 Freddyboomboom 21 31 52 .40 Walther P99 Iron Centerfire

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REVOLVER:

Place Name O/H B/R Score Caliber Handgun Sight Class

1 Marc 93 140 233 .38 S&W 686 DAO Red dot Revolver
2 Mr. Completely 82 97 179 .38 Taurus 66 Red Dot Revolver
3 NateG 75 81 156 .38 S&W 686 Iron Revolver
4 Mrs. NateG 50 49 99 .38 S&W 686 Iron Revolver
5 Freddyboomboom 7 57 64 .38 S&W 442 Snub. Iron Revolver
6 Freddyboomboom 27 30 57 357 Ruger Service Six Iron Revolver

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AIR PISTOL:

Place Name O/H B/R Score Caliber Handgun Sight Class

1 Josh 95 98 193 6mm. Airsoft HK USP Iron Air Pistol
2 Owen 92 97 189 .177 IZH46M Iron Air Pistol
3 OXEN 70 110 180 .177 Baikal Scope Air Pistol
4 Mr. Completely 89 90 170 .177 Westlake Red Dot Air Pistol

NOTE: There are two more entries for the airgun class, not shown, that apparently disappeared in the email. I will include them later today when they arrive.

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RESULTS OVERALL

Place Name O/H B/R Score Caliber Handgun Sight Class

1 Marc 93 140 233 .38 S&W 686 DAO Red dot Revolver
2 jimmyb 88 140 228 .22 Ruger Mk. II Red Dot Rimfire
3 Mr. Completely 97 130 227 .22 High Standard Red Dot Rimfire
4 Josh 95 98 193 6mm. Airsoft HK USP Iron Air Pistol
5 Marc 99 90 189 .22 S22 Red Dot Rimfire
6 Owen 92 97 189 .177 IZH46M Iron Air Pistol
7 LouG 67 119 186 .22 Ruger 22/45 Red Dot Rimfire
8 OXEN 70 110 180 .177 Baikal Scope Air Pistol
9 Billl 86 93 179 .22 Ruger Mk. II Iron Rimfire
10 Mr. Completely 82 97 179 .38 Taurus 66 Red Dot Revolver
11 AnalogKid 85 90 175 .22 Ruger Mk. II - 10 Iron Rimfire
12 Mr. Completely 89 90 170 .177 Westlake Red Dot Air Pistol
13 s-tay 77 86 163 .22 Ruger Mk. II 2x Leupold Rimfire
14 OXEN 74 89 163 .45 Glock 30 Iron Centerfire
15 NateG 75 81 156 .38 S&W 686 Iron Revolver
16 jimmyb 71 85 155 .45 Norinco 1911 Iron Centerfire
17 OXEN 71 82 153 9mm. Glock 34 Iron Centerfire
18 s-tay 73 71 144 .22 Colt Match Target Iron Rimfire
19 Josh 63 76 139 .45 Kimber CDPII Iron Centerfire
20 NateG 73 61 134 .22 1911 w/.22 Conversion Iron Rimfire
21 AnalogKid 51 60 111 .45 1911 Iron Centerfire
22 NateG 51 52 103 .45 Springfield GI 1911 Iron Centerfire
23 Freddyboomboom 51 50 101 .22 Ruger Mk. II Iron Rimfire
24 Mrs. NateG 50 49 99 .38 S&W 686 Iron Revolver
25 Freddyboomboom 43 37 80 .22 Walther P22 Iron Rimfire
26 Freddyboomboom 7 57 64 .38 S&W 442 Snub. Iron Revolver
27 Freddyboomboom 27 30 57 357 Ruger Service Six Iron Revolver
28 Freddyboomboom 21 31 52 .40 Walther P99 Iron Centerfire
29 Mrs. NateG 11 31 50 .22 1911 w/.22 Conversion Iron Rimfire

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What a fun e-Postal match this one was, complete with some really noteworthy scores.

Marc's 233, including a perfect 140 from a rest, with a double action only revolver stands out as quite a job! That got him not only the revolver class, but best overall score, too!

Jimmyb is back on track, winning two classes. He managed to sneak by me in the rimfire class, but next match I'll be watching for him. CUG, you are a marked man! I think someone needs to bring him back to earth in the next e-Postal match. Until then he's probably going to be just unbearable.

I took it easy on Josh and Owen in the air pistol class with my mighty westlake, not wanting to discourage them in a new class that looks like it's going to be very popular in future matches.

Thanks to all who entered, and keep an eye out for the next e-Postal matches to be announced next Monday at the latest, but possibly as soon as Friday if they are ready to go......

Stay tuned!

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