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[jamesZ71]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

i was thinking that might be a good idea,and the one's that don't make it out the first time will make it 2nd time out.will most likely be a saturday evening


james

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Anybody going to the gun show this weekend?

 

[Ren]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: over_watch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Anybody going to the gun show this weekend? </div></div>

Nothing to see but beef jerky and high prices. Gunshows arent what they used to be.

Ill be makin' ammo and spending time with the fam.

Ill bow out of the pig shoot James... but I will go to any pig pickins' you guys decide to have!

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

I know ren but i gotz some shit to sell. And a fool and his money are easily separated at those events

 

[Queequeg]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: over_watch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I know ren but i gotz some shit to sell. And a fool and his money are easily separated at those events </div></div>

Let me know how that works out would you please? I'm curious about unloading a few items as well and would like to feel like I made some cash but not so much that I end up selling to major Hassan, Jared Loughner or some other criminal, insane or otherwise illegal possessor of forearms.

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

no guns - reloading stuff and a scope.

 

[alnkal00]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: over_watch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">no guns - reloading stuff and a scope. </div></div>

Whats the reloading stuff?

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

308 stuff

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Dies
168 hpbt
1x federal brass

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: over_watch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dies
168 hpbt
1x federal brass </div></div>

Some of your new friends like 1xF FC brass. And I, I mean "they", also like 168 grain pills from time to time!

What kind of dies?

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

RCBS. they are definitely first choice to my new friends...

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Gotcha. I'm good on dies.

The 168 HPBTs you have are Sierra, Nosler or Hornady?

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

nosler custom competition

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

I am about to place an order to powder valley for some H4350, any of you guys need anything that requires the hazmat shipping? If we can place enough of an order we can share and reduce this fee.

probably in the next week -10 days I want to do it.

 

[Ren]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

I would be if they had some 8 pounders of Varget in stock.

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

James,

Thanks for the invitation this weekend but we are flying our youngest girl home this weekend and I will be staying close to home!

I hope I can join you out there on another occasion.

 

[Ren]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

So when is the next time everybody wants to go?

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Nxt weekend for me.

 

[Ren]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Sunday the 14th then?

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

yes most likely.

 

[Ren]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Sweet! Anybody else????

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

I'll likely be in Chattanooga watching Alabama Crew that weekend; Roll Tide!

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Might be in town after all next weekend!

James, did you make it out there to your buddy's land?

Any newly orphaned piglets in Manatee county today?

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

good deal QQ. The piggy land was swamped so we did not go out. not sure if James made it.

see you guys on Sunday.

BTW I am placing my powdervalley order next week iffin yall want anything??

 

[jamesZ71]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

did not make it out.the place was under water from what i was told,and the last time it was flooded he got his loader stuck and had to pull it out with his bulldozer.and his dozer doesn't have the tracks on it now,so it would suck to get stuck with no way out.

But i did make it down to bass pro shop for some new reloading gear.

won't be making it out any time soon more projects around the house
Finish the deck
Finish the siding on the house
AND Finish my reloading room/office

SO no fun for me,will have to catch up with you guys in a few weeks


James

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Anyone in for Sunday? I got my targets all ready to go. Not as Fancy as ya'lls but workable.

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

I like the stands.

The straps look like they want to slide, giving the steel the chance to twist about thus giving the appearance of mocking and taunting to shooters who frown on that sort of thing!

I find myself wanting to shoot them even now!

 

[Ren]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

SOOOOOOO IN !!!!!! Sunday it is !!!!


and

ALAN???

 

[jamesZ71]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

It's not fair,wont be able to make it out.Have a to-do-list to finish.

Have fun guys

James

 

[alnkal00]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ren</div><div class="ubbcode-body">SOOOOOOO IN !!!!!! Sunday it is !!!!


and

ALAN??? </div></div>

Sorry Ill be out for a few.

hopefully not too long

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

I'll be there running Hornady 178 HPBTs (Just finished loading up a couple hunnerd), some 175 SMKs and 155 SMK (2156).

All loaded up and ready, should be a really nice day.

Al, James, sorry you can't make it.

Mission Fail? You coming?

 

[jamesZ71]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Almost finished with the house,deck and gun room,then i have alot of loading and brass prep to get done

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

see you fellers in in the AM. i gonna have the GAP10

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Ren - Bring those primers!

 

[mission_fail]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Can't this weekend. Goin biking.

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH Man what a great range day!

Magnificent weather, strong easterly wind and loads that were money in two rifles!

I ran some 178s, 155s (SMK 2156 and AMAX), and some blemished 180 grain Hornady Interbond bullets I picked up from Midway.

Many hits on many steel targets in the wind!

Ren,

Thanks for letting me run your rifle: that glass is amazing, the loads are excellent and your rifle is too!

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

glad you guys did well.

I however couldn't hit SHIT! I quit early to keep from wasting my ammo.

Just one of those days. It was great to see you guys again.

Til next time....

 

[Ren]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Good stuff on Sunday QQ! Even though the wind was up quite a bit, we were still puttin rounds on steel. What a great sound! Even the .223 got its fair share of the action.

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Ren,

This is the site I was referring to, Dan Newberry's OCW load recipes and related research. I have found his .308 Varget loads have been on the money for my rifles. Additionally, the other powders worked best for me at his recommendations.

http://optimalchargeweight.embarqspace.com/#/ocw-load-recipes/4533485759

 

[Ren]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Good stuff QQ! If I remember right your your 175 load is 44.6 of Varget right? I went back and looked at my load data for Varget and a 175 smk and I have 44.5 written down... pretty dang cool! Ill have to play with my 178 amax loads as I have them at 42.5 of Varget. They seem really accurate at that amount.

With the RL-15 im at 43.4 with a coal of 2.825. It seems to be a pretty accurate load. Ive thought about pumping it up to 44 to see how it goes. Maybee Ill do that for the next trip out.

Speaking of the next trip out. When does everybody want to get together again?

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

i'll be there this weekend. Match next weekend so this is my chance and since last weekend was soooo bad for me. I gotz to put some rounds on steel

 

[Steveoknievo]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

^^I'm thinking I will be there too. Just got some new glass and am anxious to try it on my .300!

Was it wet out there for ya? I was out 2 weeks ago and it was very damp (miserable...)

 

[Steveoknievo]

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Oh Ren, by the way sorry I haven't said much. I tend to watch from afar. (It's Steve, you met my father and I several months ago, just in case you don't remember me!)

As far as the rest of you guys I don't believe I've had the pleasure of meeting any of you. Will try to make it to the next meet up if thats cool with everyone

 

[Ren]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Looks like you changed your screen name. What 300 did you end up with? Im going to try and make it this weekend,Sunday wow... two weekends in a Row!

It was pretty dry, well, dry-er than what it was. We were able to run the golf cart down the the 565 burm. From what I understand that area was underwater two weeks ago.

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

i will attempt to redeem myself on sunday also.

 

[Steveoknievo]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Oh yes, I did. I wasn't really feeling the original and I figured nobody would really notice because I'm not all that active on here like most.

I had Woody build a Remington 700 in .300 Win Mag a while back and I threw it in an AICS. I haven't been able to do much with it because I have been waiting to get in some glass I ordered from LaRue, it just arrived so now I'm raring to go!

I just have some factory stuff to send down range but that'll do until I can break down and start reloading.

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Tic-Tac,

If you come early on sunday I can let you try a couple of my 300 reloads. Woodie rebarreled mine so they should have the same chamber.

I usually run lane around 8-12. I'll have my steel up at 400 this time.

 

[Steveoknievo]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Hey man thank you! What time do you normally get there? I live pretty close to the range so it's not as difficult for me to make plans and drive all the way there as it is for you guys. (One nice thing about my location.. Not much else.. haha)
But yeah thank you very much I appreciate that.

 

[O_W]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

I am there 0830.

 

[Steveoknievo]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Excellent I will be there around 9