Any Home Bakers Here?

[MotherofOrpies]

Yesterday was not a good day for me, had an dentist appointment, I am literally scared out of my wits....I drove into the city early, but was so stressed out I hit another car while trying to park of course it was an expensive Mercedes, called the police and had to wait 4 hrs. , of course missed my dentist appointment I was so stressed out about, the owner ( thank God a nice lady) finally arrived, we settled everything with insurance claims ect. I then called the police they were no longer needed, They had been looking for me in 3 wrong streets ( they called me once since they couldnt find me ) I got tension headache, the thing is, it was friday andthe beginning of summer vaccation, so all the roads were clogged with people driving and also weekend traffic, that had stressed me out too, I did think about going by train, but then I would have had to climb 6 long staircases, which I can't do cos of my bad hips, there are elevators, but most don't work

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Bullseye pistol. One handed, target is 25 or 50 yards away, depending on the stage of the match. There are 3 handguns used: .22, any centerfire, and .45. Since .45 is a centerfire caliber, most people use it for both. I did.

The record for a full match (270 shots, possible score of 2700) is 2680. My highest was nothing special (in Bullseye circles) of about 2550.
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I don't know why this is upside down, but this is the 50 yard target. You have to have a gun CAPABLE of 3.25" at 50 yards to score 10 points. It's not too difficult to get a .22 that accurate. My 45s are custom made guns, because most "off the shelf guns" aren't that accurate at 50 yards.

Lady that is not a bad score 2550 out of 2700.

My hats off to you.

My husband was a competitive skeet shooter.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Wow. That’s amazing. I didn’t know you were gun person!

Here is my best with an open site muzzleloader at 100 yards. I used eighty grains of pyrodex triple seven and a 295 grain powerbelt bullet. Gun was a .50 cal Traditions Buckstalker Northwest Model.

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Of course, that was with the gun resting on something. As soon as I get good enough at not twitching, I’m gonna work on not using a gun rest.

Jared

Good shooting even with a rest.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

I don't bake much, but have made chocolate chip shortbread twice. Enjoyable both times!

Welcome to this thread.

Lots of fun and lots of help.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Yesterday was not a good day for me, had an dentist appointment, I am literally scared out of my wits....I drove into the city early, but was so stressed out I hit another car while trying to park of course it was an expensive Mercedes, called the police and had to wait 4 hrs. , of course missed my dentist appointment I was so stressed out about, the owner ( thank God a nice lady) finally arrived, we settled everything with insurance claims ect. I then called the police they were no longer needed, They had been looking for me in 3 wrong streets ( they called me once since they couldnt find me ) I got tension headache, the thing is, it was friday andthe beginning of summer vaccation, so all the roads were clogged with people driving and also weekend traffic, that had stressed me out too, I did think about going by train, but then I would have had to climb 6 long staircases, which I can't do cos of my bad hips, there are elevators, but most don't work

By the way, it wasn't Friday the 13th was it?

That was all you needed to make the day perfect.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Bakers good morning one and all!

The recipes sound good.

Temperature is in the 70s.

Have a great day!

 

[Sally PB]

Lady that is not a bad score 2550 out of 2700.

My hats off to you.

My husband was a competitive skeet shooter.

The designation classes from low to high are:
Marksman
Sharpshooter
Expert
Master
High Master

I'm classed as an Expert. I don't know if I still am; I haven't shot a match in over a decade. Ammo is expensive. It's one of the expenses that got put on the shelf when money got tight. When I broke my (non-shooting hand) wrist, I couldn't shoot at all.

I really want to get back into it. But ammo is even more expensive now.

 

[R2elk]

I really want to get back into it. But ammo is even more expensive now.

It can also be harder to come by even if you load your own.

 

[Sally PB]

It can also be harder to come by even if you load your own.

Yes. Primers can be hard to find. I don't load my own (yet...), and ammo for Bullseye Pistol is like the guns: Off the shelf .45 is not going to cut it.

I bought custom made ammo from someone who was in contact with the pistolsmith who built my guns. They'd talk about which powder and how many grains.

Because of the course of fire (one handed, unsupported, distance), you want as little recoil as possible, but the gun still has to cycle reliably. Yes, you can shoot a revolver (taking the cycling issue away), but almost everyone shoots a semi-automatic.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

The designation classes from low to high are:
Marksman
Sharpshooter
Expert
Master
High Master

I'm classed as an Expert. I don't know if I still am; I haven't shot a match in over a decade. Ammo is expensive. It's one of the expenses that got put on the shelf when money got tight. When I broke my (non-shooting hand) wrist, I couldn't shoot at all.

I really want to get back into it. But ammo is even more expensive now.

My husband is looking for primers, bullets, powder, and cartridges.

He cannot find them for a decent price.

He's planning for the next civil war.

He is not able to skeet shoot anymore.

I hope you are able to start shooting again, let me know if you do.