Canton plus Perry Ammunition


Here are my estimates for the ammunition needed for the Canton-McKinley Regional plus the Camp Perry Nationals, both of which I will be attending this year.

DayEvent22WadBall38Air
Canton-McKinleyThursdayPractice10101010
Friday22 90090
22 Team30
CF Team30
SaturdayCF 90090
CF Team30
45 Team30
SP Team30
Sunday45 90090
EIC30
DR30
Perry NationalsSundayRegister
MondayPacket Pick-up
1st Shot Ceremony
SAFS40
TuesdayPractice NTI (EIC)30
Harry Reeves30
DR30
SAFS60
Practice1010101010
WednesdayPreliminary Match3060
3-Man Team3060
Larry Carter Picnic
Thursday22 9009060
22 Team30
FridayCF 90090
CF Team30
Saturday45 90090
45 Team30
Award Ceremony
SundayPresident’s 10040
NTI (EIC)30
SP/EIC Team30
CMP Awards
SubTotals32065031011070
Alibi Allowance64130622214
Totals38478037213284

I left a couple of things in this spread-sheet because I’m not sure if they exist and/or if I will shoot them. At this point, I’d rather be safe than sorry.

I increased the “Alibi Allowance” from my usual 10% to 20% because this is a once-in-a-year event. We’re driving, not flying, and for the trek across Camp Perry to the firing points I have a new, heavy duty Geezer Cart (150 lb capacity) so the increase in ammunition weight is no big deal.

I will take double the estimated 22 caliber ammunition. One set of CCI Standard Velocity (or Fiocchi SV) is for my S&W 41 which I plan to shoot, and the second will be Federal Gold Medal for my backup Ruger Mk III. All of this is “on hand” now.

The “backup” for my wad gun is a little trickier with the lowered availability of reloading supplies.

Rather than shooting different loads for long versus short lines, I will be shooting my long line load in the wad gun for everything. The ball gun will serve as backup in case the wad gun fails and it (the ball gun) functions perfectly with the long line wad load only.

Shooting one ammunition on both short and long lines will also simplify things on the firing line where it can become hectic.

Simpler is better.

In my supply cabinet, I have all the raw materials to make the wad and ball ammo. The next several evenings will see me cranking on the Dillon 650 and marking that ammunition special for the occasion.

Over the next several weeks, there are also several 2700s to shoot at the Phoenix club. I need these practices to polish my skills as much as possible. They will need ammunition, too, so that’s more cranking on the 650.

The bottom line is that I expect to use up just about all of my reloading supplies and for the ammo cabinet to be chock full in the next couple of weeks. And I expect it to be almost completely empty when we start across the country at the end of June for Canton Ohio.

Hope to see you there!

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