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Norm,

After reading your post I must say I goofed!..I did not proofread my post and my range on the shoot should have read 150 NOT 250! An embarrassing typo. My apologies to you and Shawn. In the canister shot I mentioned we used 1 inch balls. Count is 27. We did not have the 15 targets abreast but in a double line of 8 in front and 7 in the rear approximately 5 feet between ranks, with the rear rank staggered between individuals in front. In this fashion.

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We did have a lot of bounce from the ground which was evident when we checked the targets.

The shots on the wagon were taken at between 60 and 70 yards.

Again my apologies for the typo error. I fear this error may have confused everyone.

Len

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