Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 ETO or PTO? PTO stationed in Alaska, full minus zero gear on. MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Dang, where'd I put those Mickey Mouse boots and that map of Kiska? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Okay... we did it! The Kid and I loaded up and spent the afternoon at the range. Fifty and one hundred yards each, with Garand, Carbine, and '03 just for the fun of it. Would've taken the Arisaka and a Mauser '98 or two if we'd had more time and ammunition! I'll post pictures when I get a chance, but they won't count... seem's there's a ban on NRA 50 Ft Pistol Targets in these parts. Sheesh... we canvassed every shooting emporium in two counties - no joy. Could have ordered 'em online (and probably will for future use), but this was to have been the only weekend we'd have available in several weeks. Ah well... it was FUN! The Garand and '03 were shot with original Lake City '67 ammo. The Carbine, however was a bit of a challenge - seems a bunch of the LC ammunition we had on had was steel jacketed or steel core and was temporarily confiscated at the range house (for good reason - they CAN start fires). A magnet would pick 'em up by the bullet! Steel carbine ammo...?? Who'da thunk! Anyway, we had other ammunition on board for the Carbine - one box of Aguila commercial stuff, and a whole bunch of military surplus stuff. Shoulda stuck with the Aguila, but... hey, certainly nothin' to brag about, but it was fun shootin' up a bunch of Lake City '43 ammo! Not real impressed with it, but there were no failures to fire. However, about a third of 'em split. Okay... gaspipes to clean and supper to cook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Ahhh, pardon me, Hardpan, but isn't LC 43 corrosive primed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Badger, I yam quite sure it is, and we are taking appropriate remedial steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Good. Just wanted to make sure you was on top of it. That stuff is nasty in a very short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 It is. And thankee for the concern! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 I'll post pictures when I get a chance, but they won't count... seem's there's a ban on NRA 50 Ft Pistol Targets in these parts. Sheesh... we canvassed every shooting emporium in two counties - no joy. They will be considered, just have a ruler handy and hold onto them. As to the carbine targets, that is handled by not me. MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Will do with the ruler, MT. Not that it would matter... these ol' eyes just ain't what they used to be. Unnerstood 'bout the Carbine thread ~ just reporting on the trip to the range... And Badger, the Kid spent about an hour and a half scrubbing the carbine last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Will do with the ruler, MT. Not that it would matter... these ol' eyes just ain't what they used to be. Unnerstood 'bout the Carbine thread ~ just reporting on the trip to the range... And Badger, the Kid spent about an hour and a half scrubbing the carbine last night. Glad the 5 round magazines worked out for you. One reason I was late in shipping, I wanted to check them out before mailing, so took them to the range. Sounds like you had a good time. Nothing better then a day at the range. MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Will do with the ruler, MT. Not that it would matter... these ol' eyes just ain't what they used to be. Unnerstood 'bout the Carbine thread ~ just reporting on the trip to the range... And Badger, the Kid spent about an hour and a half scrubbing the carbine last night. Tell the Kid that I feel his pain. That is why corrosive ammunition will never touch my rifles. Experience is a hard teacher. It gives the test first and the lesson afterward. I find it easier to pull the bullet, dump the powder, soak and deprime the case and start from scratch. Some may consider me foolish for doing so, BUT, THERE IT IS AGAIN, THAT UGLY BUT, I am an old man and entitled to do foolish things. IIRC, the cleaning program is a three day program. He could get the chance to do it again tomorrow and tonight looks promising also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 TARGETS Here's a link where you can print out the 50 foot NRA Pistol Slowfire Target (B2). It is a safe link to use. Make sure you change your printer parameters as instructed to get the proper size. www.1bad69.com/ruger/bullseyepistoltargets.pdf I'm gunna print some of these up in case my range doesn't have the right target. But which one? The first target is slow fire, the second one is rapid fire. I remember someone asking about that, but don't remember the answer. Looks like the rapid fire has more generous scoring rings and I'd like to get a score greater than 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 I'm gunna print some of these up in case my range doesn't have the right target. But which one? The first target is slow fire, the second one is rapid fire. I remember someone asking about that, but don't remember the answer. Looks like the rapid fire has more generous scoring rings and I'd like to get a score greater than 0. Use which ever you wish, I use the slow myself. MT Remember grouping counts also in case of ties. Best grouping of all 8 shots on paper, then it goes to best 7, 6, 5, 4, etc, final is if all come back with just one hit, closest to bullseye(s). MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Use which ever you wish, I use the slow myself. MT Remember grouping counts also in case of ties. Best grouping of all 8 shots on paper, then it goes to best 7, 6, 5, 4, etc, final is if all come back with just one hit, closest to bullseye(s). MT What if I miss the target altogether and hit the target frame? Target frames are harder to hit than targets. I feel I should get additional credit for destroying my target frame. Will there be Kewpie Dolls as prizes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 How would we know it wasn't the bayonet charge that caused that damage? MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Remember which end is sharp. MT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Mp4HC09S0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 In my case, it could only be a bayonet walk. I don't dew charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Remember which end is sharp. MT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Mp4HC09S0 Haw! You found the film of Badger in Basic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I will have you know that I was issued a steel pot, not a soup bowl. And that sergeant didn't look anything at all like SSGT Buxton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I printed out the target. Man they are tiny. I think I could just take a picture now and get my entry in before anyone else. I'm definitely going to be shooting the rapid fire target since we have a choice. It's got bigger rings. A miss on the slow fire target could still be 6 points on the rapid fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 What if I miss the target altogether and hit the target frame? Target frames are harder to hit than targets. I feel I should get additional credit for destroying my target frame. Will there be Kewpie Dolls as prizes? Then you will have two pings for the price of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Noe I have to go fine a rapid fire target. Getting soooo complicated. This is why match directors have a very high suicide rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Until this came along, I didn't know there were so many different types of official targets. I thought you had pistol, rifle, and long range targets, and the rest were just the same target with different backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Ready to shoot but.....it's raining. And supposed to rain tomorrow too. Maybe sometime next week. ;( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Hold off the offensive operation, be cause of rain? HUH! What a concept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Here's our first targets from Bugs Bonney. He asked me to post them for him. Some mighty fine shooting. MT 50yds 100yds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Well, geeez, that ain't fair. He shot the targets. I thought we were supposed to shoot the target frame. Good shooting Bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I'm not particularly proud of either of those. The black on that 50 ft slow fire is simply to small for these old eyes. Every time I brought the front sight to six o'clock the two would simply merge into one blurry smudge. That accounts for the vertical dispersion. At 100 the black was to small to see so I shot using a center of frame hold. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Okay I'm out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Okay I'm out. MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Should waited till all the targets were in to post em. Maybe I'll just do a bayonet charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 And that's some dang fine shooting, Bugs. Dang fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 And that's some dang fine shooting, Bugs. Dang fine! Thank you Bob, I did tell you guys I used to shoot high power competition and shot the National Championships at Camp Perry. Based on what I could do 25 years ago this is not very good but then my eyes are 25 years older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Bugs is a RINGER~!! And I yam impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 There's 2 copies of the book. One to 50yds, and 1 to 100yds. Just need 4 more to take the challenge. MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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