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das3353

das3353

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MB Virginia Flake in a Stanwell Hand Cut

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Sobrbiker

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gord said:
Down to about two small pipes a day with all that's going on. However, as I said I'd do last post when I was about to leave for the range, I did smoke a Phillie's Blunt Grape, and enjoyed, and figured I'd dissect one and smoke the tobacco in a pipe. Well, I did. And I smoked it in my $18 Muxiang, which I've nicknamed "Uncle Henry". Who is, of course the pipe smoking old grouch who lives next door to Dennis the Menace. It's a great smoking pipe, and everybody should have one. Made, they claim on Amazoon, from ebony. Could very well be, because it's a heavy sucker.

How did the dissected grape cigar smoke in the pipe? Quite nicely, actually. Excellent,smooth grape flavouring, but tobacco just a tad on the harsh side and also smoked a bit fast. Only got about 25 mintutes from the medium bowl Uncle, which is passable. What is also interesting is that I got a full jar of tobacco, from the one cigar, even after I smoked the first load. At three bucks for the stogey, that's a cheap smoke. Certainly okay in the morning.

I'm dividing the jar up into three plastic baggies, and will add, to three parts of the cigar tobacco, one part of a cavendish, in order to smooth out and extend the smoking time to 35-40 minutes, what I usually get out of Uncle. Planned additions are Capt Black Dark, Borkum Riff Dark, and Smokers' Pride Classic. I'll let y'all know asap. Gotta let them blend for a week or so before knowing what transpires.

Great day at the range yesterday, especially my two hours indoors. I've encapsuled the experience for you under the cigar tobacco shot, and enclosed a shooting shot below that, in my usual "Ignorable Drivel" segment after the smoke analysis. Back late tonight. Will catch up on happenings, I hope. Pictures a bit dark . . . not really enough time to do the tweaking thing.



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Ignorable Drivel: Had a great day personally at the range indoors. I'm all set for the field target demo on rifle, and getting there with the pistol. Finally found a pellet that groups well in my Alpha, and just may use this pistol with iron sights for the demo round with guests in June. Shown in the picture is my Alpha, the Straton pellets that group the best in this gun, and a 10 shot group, my final group of the day, at a full 16 yards with an elbow rest, from a chair, which is a setup that will be used in the demo at two of the 5 stations.

All of the pellets (except that rotten flyer) are within 3/4" and that black area is 1 1/4". Yeah, that flyer ticks me off but it happens. I'd put the dimensions in metric, but think that if God had wanted us to go metric, He'd have given Jesus 10 apostles. :rolleyes:

Okay, ignore the fact that the group is not centered. I'll take care of that next week by moving the epicenter to the left. But it is NOT high because 16 yards marks the apex point of the pellet trajectory, and it will be bang on at the maximum 25 yards in field target pistol divisions, and is bang on at 10 yards, where it is beginning to rise.

Field target stations (there are 25 in both pistol and rifle divisions) are within 25 yards for pistol shooters, and out to 60 yards for rifle competitors. Each station has a different required shooting position, and the bullseye is of a different size. The target size is shaped like an animal or bird, made of metal, and an audible hit counts as one point. The bull, however, varies from target to target, and is from 1" on pistol, to 3/8" in rifle. The pistol range is maximum 25 yards, and hitting a 1" bull at this range is not that easy. Hitting a 3/8" target at 60 yards for an air rifle is extremely difficult. Hitting the bull results in the target falling down. It's a fun, but challenging and has been Internationally recognized for about a decade now. One of the most important skills, in field target, is the ability to judge range. You have to know the trajectory of your pellet to the letter. They don't shoot nearly as flat as a centerfire.

Whether I use my Alpha or not, depends on whether the low 335fps velocity of the .177 caliber pellet has enough energy to knock down the target. I've not tried it yet. My Crosman CPC Silhouette will, at it's 480fps velocity. I could use a .22 pellet pistol but mine doesn't group well enough. You don't use .22 in air rifle competition because there is not enough leeway to pass through the .26" hole reliably at 60 yards. And yes, a lot of the competitors are that good.

I'm sure I'll post more on this as the date gets closer, for those interested.



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Outstanding, and the “ignorable drivel” was the best read I’ve had so far today😉
 
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