Steel Pin Challenge Results

Gentle Shooters,

Our traditional Bowling Pin Shoots don’t lend themselves to rainy days. Each year we lose a date or two because of inclement weather. This month was no exception with a rainy Saturday forecast that turned into reality. Undeterred, your intrepid match directors developed an alternative match we can safely shoot in the rain. Welcome to the Steel Pin Challenge!

We shot the various classes of guns that we usually do under modified conditions. We shot six two foot tall, ½ inch thick steel pins at 50 feet except for revolver, where we shot five pins. I feared that the targets would be too easy, but the times we recorded seemed reasonable and are reported below. We had some smaller pins about a foot tall that we set out for Sub2 pins. They were intended to be more like pin tops as we do in 22lr currently.

We developed some other conventions around this format. As there are only hits and misses and there can be no penalty for a pin left behind, we insisted that each competitor score a hit on each pin to clear the string. Plan to reload and press on as your peers will accept no less.

I think we would all prefer to shoot actual pins, but this match did seem to have a charm that was all its own. I felt that shooters liked it enough to come out when we can’t shoot a standard match. As such, we’ll keep an eye to the sky and plan to haul steel if the forecast doesn’t have a smiley faced sun on it. Our next match is D-Day, June 6.

See you then

Steven

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Last Updated on 14 minutes ago by Steven Gordon