Mailing It In

A Hollywoodweird term for delivering a careless, lazy performance.

Well, a careless, lazy performance won't win you any awards here, but you won't win unless you Mail It In to the Neanderpundit.

The NRA conducts "Postal matches". They have nothing to do with going postal. They involve shooting at your local range, and mailing targets to a specific location for scoring.

The NRA requires registration etc, but here, i will rely on trust.

Get some targets and practice. The rules are simple: iron sights, sporter rifle only, 22 long rifle. Fifty feet. Forty shots, 10 shots per target, one shot fired at each bull on the a-36 target. Four practice shots will be allowed, two at each of the center two bulls. Offhand only, standing, sling allowed but no rests.

Go back and read the Rules, kiddos n' kiddettes. Then break out that favorite .22 of yours and join the fray!

This is what I'll be shooting:

My CZ 452 ZKM Lux. .22 long rifle, five shot detatchable box magazine, adjustable partridge-type sights and wearing a lovely Turkish walnut stock. I know that over the bench that she'll do ten-shot, nickel sized groups at 25 yards, in windy conditions. I'll have to see what the rifle this marginal rifle shooter can do from a pure, standing offhand position.

Now, for y'all in the Greater Houston area, what I'd like to do is arrange a small gathering to meet and shoot on Sunday, August 1st, with August 7th as a backup date in case of rain. Why Sunday, you ask? Because I have to work on Saturdays %*&#$ !!!

It's past business hours right now, but I'll get busy tomorrow, trying to find a range in the area that'll accomodate a fifty-foot target frame. Or two. I've already ruled out where I usually shoot at American Shooting Center off of Westheimer Parkway. They're "lawyered-down" to the setup they have now. Same with the Hot Wells range.

Yes, I'd be open to suggestions if any of you know of a place that'd welcome a few of us!

Either way, I'm entering the contest. And thanks to Kim DuToit for pointing this one out!

Comments

[Velociman]

Nice rig dude. Does the bolt action feed the box magazine? Cool. You boys be careful.

[Dennis Cottingham]

Good luck, but then I know how that rifle shoots, so maybe you don't need any luck.

[Nate]

The rifle shoots darn well. I bought one a few months ago (My first firearm purchase! I had only shot target rifles before buying it.) and it is wonderfully accurate. Also, you can buy 10 round magazines for it, too. They stick out the bottom and somewhat kill the look of the thing, however. But, man, the thing's great to shoot.

[Oran Woody]

I'll check the schedule, but I would suspect that we could use the range at Tomball. Best part is no charge since you'd be there as my guests.
Woody

[Oran Woody]

Sometimes (most of the time?) I'm dumb as a stump. I forgot to mention that for the informal Aug. 4 match, we could go to the range at I-10 and Eldridge. It has been flooded, but is dry now. Let me know if you'd rather do that. It has short distance pistol ranges and smallbore rifle ranges.
Most of the time, there is no one there so it would be like having a private range.
Woody

[John]

I did not know there was a range at I-10 and eldridge. I'd like to know more about that one. I go to American Shooting centers a good bit for the pistol range.