TRBPS Event – October 2022, The Pythagorean Method
by Chris Greene
The next to last meet of the Talking Rock Black Powder Shooters brought in two new guests, the return of old guests and a cool, brisk morning that quickly morphed into one of the most pleasant days a shooting meet could ask for – lots of warm sun and no wind. Today’s challenge introduced more distance on our 50 yard range by utilizing the Pythagorean method. Off hand shooters simply took advantage of right angles and shot steel plates down the hypotenuse of the plane. Why not?
Also, what is very note-worthy is our sheltered loading benches have been reengineered and rebuilt to allow much more room, loading space, comfort and meandering about and we thank all those members that took their time, expertise and tool boxes to make that happen. It’s made a big difference in the joy of the black powder arts at this range.
First volleys for those shooting off hand were the steel plates at 70 yards – ten shots, ten rings for ten points. The benched shooters’ first volleys were the Bulls and Deer paper targets at 25 yards – five shots per each target. Scoring depended on which ring got punched by the ball. For the second round, off hand and benched shooters traded targets. And the scoring is as follows:
RIFLE MATCH RESULTS
OFF HAND:
1st: Billy Townsend
2nd: Chris Woodall
3rd: Chris Greene
BENCHED:
1st: Doug Burgess
2nd: Bruce Kendall
3rd: Mike Lamb
Enjoy the images and video that follow.
Next month, the last of the year for TRBPS is a meat shoot. Details are forthcoming. Check out the events section for pics and videos of this shoot and all of our other shoots and activities.
Chris Greene
Founding member of TRBPS