Larger powder granules take longer to burn, thus more burning and smoke generating particles are being ejected.




Colonel Congreve begs to disagree about propellant.

Belay it Swabs!  We're doing it the way Dale wants.  Argification afterward.

You've got it.  It's MUCH simpler than it sounds.  Largest number of plates down wins.  If two (or more) people have the same number of plates, the first tie breaker is which one got the smallest plate(s).  For instance, if two people got twelve plates, with one getting four plates each rack, and one got five, four, and three, the one that got the smallest plate wins.  If they're tied there, the second tie breaker is total shooting time.  You won't reload on the clock, and the targets are re-set while the shooter reloads.  Having run through it several times, I think the average will be in the seven to ten range.  That four inch plate seems REALLY small!  It has a LOT more spectator appeal, as you can see how people are doing as they shoot.

  Abilene 

Those be some really good lookin Kicks fer sure.  I don't think anyone could honestly take issue with them.  Wear 'em wid ANYTHING.  Burma Shave

For what ever reason, I have noticed the same phenomena when shooting APP.  2F APP seems to produce a good deal more smoke than 3F.  I postulate, it may be related to the intensity/completeness of burn between the two propellants.  I believe it to be Rocket Science at any rate.  Although I also don't think Black Powder can be used as propellant for an aerial vehicle.  Unscheduled Rapid Disassembly most likely outcome.  Burma Shave

Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.

Got the brakes fixed. Ended up replacing everything in the back for about $500.

'Tis 52 and overcast. High of 72 and mostly cloudy.

Slim

Great story!!! Thanks for sharing.

Quote from: Abilene on June 13, 2025, 02:56:14 PMCareful with the terms.  Boom is the BP ammo sound.  Sometimes KaBoom means a gun blew up! 

OK, it was a really big BOOM! We don't need kabooms.

Another observation---it seemed that the smoke was a lot thicker with the 2F than with 3F, but maybe that was because I was facing directly into the wind? The targets just kind of vanished for a few seconds.

I'd love to see those pictures when you get a chance to post them!

Hi
Sooooo for scoring, we have a mark for each 5 plate setup i.e. 3 sets with total time because the timer just starts and stops. 
The shooter shoots at each plate from Left to Right,
timer stops,
shooter reloads,
timer starts,
shooter shoots at each plate from left to right,
timer stops,
shooter reloads,
shooter shoots at each plate from left to right
scorer writes down the total time and has a list of all of the targets down in order / by size.

Am I close?   
Does that all work with the timers we have?
Schroeder