I realize this is borderline O/T, but bear w/ me here. We had a lot of fun, took home some meat, and you may be able to adapt this type thing for a benefit somewhere, lol.
Here's the flyer advertising the event:
Butterball Free For All!!
Who: Eagle Members, Applicants, Guests and Kids
When: Sunday 11/15/09 @ 2 p.m.
Where: Acorn Rifle Range
What: Turkey shoot with a twist!
Why: Spend a buck, win a turkey [??] Have fun, Support the Aerie.
We're gonna hang a turkey on a string at about 30 yards to start, maybe a little closer, maybe not. $1.00 per shot, cut the string, win the Butterball.
If everyone misses, we'll move it in 5 yards and for another $1 try again, repeated until we have a winner with dinner! Draw for shooting order.
Any gun, any sights, shotguns must use slugs, no shot shells. Special match for kids if enough show, if not the ones that do can shoot from a table,
everybody else standing offhand [no rests]
I'll have the turkeys there, 12-15 lb Butterballs if I can find them. At least 3, but we can shoot as many as y'all want.
I'll have any needed extra's at the Aerie the next day.
Sniper rule: One turkey per sniper!! [But you can give the next one you win away to another non relative shooter]
Range officers: Cliff, Louie Jr., Vinnie, Dan F.
Here's a poor photo of one of the suedo turkeys ready for action.
I was using a Ruger .44 mag Carbine w/ a Weaver K-3 w/ 'German' post reticule. I obtained this gun from my buddy Smokepole, had always wanted one and he made it possible. I had hogs in mind, but believe deer are in great danger out to 100 for sure.
We had to improvise something behind the brick layers dry line I used to hold the bricks w/ cardboard turkeys up. It was cloudy and you couldn't see the string well w/ open sights. I cannot believe this shot of mine was a 'miss' but it was. I think were were down to about 15 yds on this one.
I finally connected on one of the 4 turkey prizes and my winning shot was at 25 yds standing offhand. More luck than skill for sure. This last pic is the happy winners. I'm the fat one, lol.
