photo_guy
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For those who may not be familiar with the general rules of the matches please see the rules FAQ .
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=64130
Take the Cake
As it turns out I had a birthday during September as I was trying to come up with a new target for next month. My thoughts drifted to a strange idea: What if I wanted to blow out the candles on my cake using bullets instead of breath? Surely the flame would go out if I got close enough and it definitely would be gone with a direct hit to a candle.
But, what if I hit the cake? A glancing blow across the top would not be good but not tragic. A direct hit to the side of the cake could make for a messy situation!
This months target is a representation of this hypothetical situation. You are trying to “blow-out” all the candles and not hit the cake. Shots hitting the flames or the candles count as +10 points. Any shot hitting the top of the cake costs you 10 points and any shot hitting the side of the cake costs you 25 points (and you need to clean up the mess!).
You have NINE (9) shots to blow out all nine candles.
TARGET DOWNLOAD : http://members.aol.com/way2go4159/CAKE.pdf
The standard distances will be 10 yards for Pistol and 25 yrds for Rifle. (plus 50 yrds and 100yrds may be attempted for supported rifle classes.)
Some reminders on match procedures:
You are expected to shoot the match targets only for score and only the approved number of targets for each class. You should not be shooting several match targets and submitting the best score.
Scoring:
Normally accepted scoring rules this month. Shots breaking the line into a scoring feature is scored at the higher value except if you hit the cake and a candle in that case only the negative score counts!! Add up the scores from the nine rounds.
UNSUPPORTED/FREEHAND CLASSES: 10yrds handgun, 25 yrds rifle
PISTOL STOCK - Standard pistols with barrels 6" or less
PISTOL RIMFIRE - .22LR Pistols
PISTOL SCOPED/IMPROVED - Any scoped pistol or with significant improvements from out-of-the-box or pistols with barrels more than 6".
RIFLE STOCK - Standard rifles with iron sights
RIFLE SCOPED - Any scoped rifle
RIFLE RIMFIRE - .22LR Rifle
AIRGUN PISTOL- un-scoped airgun
AIRGUN RIFLE – un-scoped air rifle
SUPPORTED/BENCHREST CLASSES
RIFLE STOCK SUPPORTED – Standard rifles with iron sights at 50yrds and/or 100yrds
RIFLE SCOPED SUPPORED - Any scoped rifle at 50yrds and/or 100yrds
Be sure to post your final scores with:
Your THR ID/NAME____________
CLASS___________
Distance_______________
Score____________
Posting scans of your target is appreciated but not required. A narrative description of your strategy and execution is also appreciated but not required.
Tie scores will be decided by post date - shoot the match and post as soon as you can!
NOTE: Due to my work schedule the end date for this match will be November 6th. This gives everyone a few more days!
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=64130
Take the Cake
As it turns out I had a birthday during September as I was trying to come up with a new target for next month. My thoughts drifted to a strange idea: What if I wanted to blow out the candles on my cake using bullets instead of breath? Surely the flame would go out if I got close enough and it definitely would be gone with a direct hit to a candle.
But, what if I hit the cake? A glancing blow across the top would not be good but not tragic. A direct hit to the side of the cake could make for a messy situation!
This months target is a representation of this hypothetical situation. You are trying to “blow-out” all the candles and not hit the cake. Shots hitting the flames or the candles count as +10 points. Any shot hitting the top of the cake costs you 10 points and any shot hitting the side of the cake costs you 25 points (and you need to clean up the mess!).
You have NINE (9) shots to blow out all nine candles.
TARGET DOWNLOAD : http://members.aol.com/way2go4159/CAKE.pdf
The standard distances will be 10 yards for Pistol and 25 yrds for Rifle. (plus 50 yrds and 100yrds may be attempted for supported rifle classes.)
Some reminders on match procedures:
You are expected to shoot the match targets only for score and only the approved number of targets for each class. You should not be shooting several match targets and submitting the best score.
Scoring:
Normally accepted scoring rules this month. Shots breaking the line into a scoring feature is scored at the higher value except if you hit the cake and a candle in that case only the negative score counts!! Add up the scores from the nine rounds.
UNSUPPORTED/FREEHAND CLASSES: 10yrds handgun, 25 yrds rifle
PISTOL STOCK - Standard pistols with barrels 6" or less
PISTOL RIMFIRE - .22LR Pistols
PISTOL SCOPED/IMPROVED - Any scoped pistol or with significant improvements from out-of-the-box or pistols with barrels more than 6".
RIFLE STOCK - Standard rifles with iron sights
RIFLE SCOPED - Any scoped rifle
RIFLE RIMFIRE - .22LR Rifle
AIRGUN PISTOL- un-scoped airgun
AIRGUN RIFLE – un-scoped air rifle
SUPPORTED/BENCHREST CLASSES
RIFLE STOCK SUPPORTED – Standard rifles with iron sights at 50yrds and/or 100yrds
RIFLE SCOPED SUPPORED - Any scoped rifle at 50yrds and/or 100yrds
Be sure to post your final scores with:
Your THR ID/NAME____________
CLASS___________
Distance_______________
Score____________
Posting scans of your target is appreciated but not required. A narrative description of your strategy and execution is also appreciated but not required.
Tie scores will be decided by post date - shoot the match and post as soon as you can!
NOTE: Due to my work schedule the end date for this match will be November 6th. This gives everyone a few more days!
Also,, a 22 lr target load (if it hits the cake) is simply going to make a neat little hole and given the propper temperature and time ,the icing is goin to cover it up and nobody notice it. What am saying here is dont i get lesser penalty (i shoot 22 lr) than say- Red Tornado here with a .223 who can put out all the candles with one bullet by hitting the cake (what a mess!!).... 
I'm going out this weekend to do my shooting.