July 2014 E-Postal Match

I borrowed this one from Top Shot as it appealed to my predilection for a difficult shot from simple materials.

Here are 5 Q-tips at 1:1 scale as measured from the ones I had around the house. You get 10 shots, 2 on each Q-tip. You get credit for breaking the Q-tip stick twice on each stick so touching the outside of the stick (nick) gets you 5 points, and touching both sides of a stick (clean break) gets you 10. You get to "break" each stick twice or "nick" each stick as many times as you want so each stick can be "broken" twice and/or  be "nicked" as many times as you want. Only 2 breaks per stick count however.

All classes to be shot at 25-30 feet, standing, unsupported.

Taking a cue from Engineering Johnson, if you hit all five sticks, it's worth an extra 10 points, so the maximum possible score is 110.

Classes:

1A – Iron sight rimfire pistol

1B - Iron sight rimfire rifle

2A – Iron sight centerfire pistol

2B - Iron sight centerfire rifle

3A – Optical sight rimfire pistol

3B - Optical sight rimfire rifle

4A – Optical sight centerfire pistol

4B - Optical sight centerfire rifle

5 – Open class:  Anything else.

Rifle and pistol scores will be posted together and the A or B designation noted.  

This target seems to favor the larger caliber stuff so feel free to drag out that S&W .500 mag and have a go. Send your targets in to bllew(at)rmi(dot)net.


Go here to get the PDF file for the target.

Go here for new and improved target with higher visibility.

7/11/14 UPDATE: Use the High-viz target, Luke!