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[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Jason/James,

I may be able to make the 31st as few people will be working that day anyway. I'll have to hump M-W to get all my work done though!

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Looking like Thursday 12/31 is still a good day for me. As I plan on winning the Lotto Wednesday night, it might affect my shooting plans but I guess I still might come down even if I'm neveau riche!

What do you think JR?

 

[jr81452]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

i'm out. see your PMs QQ.

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Son of a b____!

Well, I still have my upcoming lotto winings to count on. Just a couple hours to go on that!

 

[jamesZ71]

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trying for sunday morning anyone else?

 

[Queequeg]

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It's Mrs. Q's Birthday and I'll never leave the dog house if I go shooting, though it would be a wicked cool day to go. Supposed to be as cold as it gets down here in sunny FLA!

No ability to blame barrel overheating for my misses!

 

[jamesZ71]

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wont make it after all still working on wife car

 

[jr81452]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: queequeg</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Son of a b____!
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Are you disrespecting my mother?

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Speaking statistically, the combination of letters in a word beginning with B and ending with ____ is at least 85 possible adjectives, many of them not at all insulting.

Wanna shoot some shit tomorrow? Got all my work done and have time to try out some loads in the new Savage!

 

[jamesZ71]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

its really not fair i have to work fridays and saturdays


what savage are you shooting?

 

[jamesZ71]

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anyone going shootin in the morning
i'm heading out to try out some new loads and so see how well i can do in some cold


will be in the low 30's

 

[TDR911]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Hey Jamesz71, I would go but I have been in bed with the flu for a week. Been sick a total of almost 2 weeks. Worst thing I have ever had.
I will get with you guys on a sunday shoot soon.
Have fun and shoot some rounds for me.
Its a sad day when you have fired even 1 round in 3 weeks.

 

[jamesZ71]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

i know how you feel,this was the first time out in a few weeks

i loaded up some 110gr hornady spir points with 45.6 grains of varget and it shot really well for being about 35 degrees with winds of 15mph (the target was swaying back and forth about 4inches)measured the gruops (3 shots)and it looks likes .0475 out side to out side at 100yrds so that would be .0175 if i subtracted .030 right

is this right
going to try to post a pic

 

[jamesZ71]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

center shot was cold bore
top two were the follow ups
then i switch targets to warm up the rifle after about about 10 shots
then the 3 in the x ring
the last shot was the one 10 o'clock the wind pick up to a 20mph gust

so.....

 

[STR]

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Hey guys I'm in the Miami area and would love to shoot at Manatee also. 3 hours is a long drive so to make the most of it I would like to stay in the area for a couple of days. Does anyone know if there are any hotels near the range. Miami has nothing longer than 100 yard ranges. To shoot past that I depend on a training academy that I'm involved with, and I can't go when ever I want. Any info you can give me would be great.

 

[jamesZ71]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

there are few off SR-70 & I75 and SR64 & I75
they are about 23-25 mile from the range

 

[STR]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Thank you, hope to be out there soon.

 

[jamesZ71]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

going to be heading out saturday after work,going to be there around 12;30 ish
anyone else planning on heading out?

 

[TDR911]

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Hey Guys, I am still alive. Man 3 weeks of that flu crap almost killed me. But I am back. Time now to get my butt in gear and start shooting again. I will be checking in later this week.

 

[Ren]

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Your not fooling me Tony... I fixed your post.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TDR911</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Guys, I am still alive. Man 3 weeks of <span style="text-decoration: line-through">that flu crap </span>living in a drunkin stupor almost killed me. But I am back. Time now to get my butt in gear and start shooting again. I will be checking in later this week.
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See you this Saturday if you can make it!

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

What about Thursday T? You need to get back on the horse sooner rather than later!

 

[jr81452]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

what time are you all planing on being there on saturday?

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

What time are you going to be there JR?

 

[Ren]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Ill be there around noon and probably close the place down. Ill be driving a FN-spr A-4 with a USO and have a gunslinger pack. Come over and say HI.

 

[jr81452]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

i'll arrive between 9 and 10 as usual QQ.

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

There is a 1000 yard match Saturday a.m., if anyone wants to participate. Starting at 9:00, it will end at around 11:00. These are held on the west end of the line and all the other positions not used by the match participants, will be available to other shooters.

 

[jr81452]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

i'll be working up loads until at least 11 anyway. hopefully they don't get to many competitors.

 

[jamesZ71]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

around 12:30 .....1:00

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

So are you ladies planning on sleeping in tomorrow, or planning to watch your favorite cartoons before coming out to shoot?????

 

[jamesZ71]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

i get off at noon,or i would be there befor they open

 

[Queequeg]

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[Ren]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: queequeg</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So are you ladies planning on sleeping in tomorrow, or planning to watch your favorite cartoons before coming out to shoot????? </div></div>

Both!

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Thanks for coming out today fellers. That was as good a range outing as I have had in some time.

I look forward to the next time.

 

[Ren]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: queequeg</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks for coming out today fellers. That was as good a range outing as I have had in some time.

I look forward to the next time. </div></div>

Same here... Thanks for helping take out some of those trouble some clays! Maybee TDR and Hotfizzle will tag along next time??

 

[Snafu12]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Ren

Nice meeting you today
I was on bench 2 shooting the 260

 

[TDR911]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Man I really wanted to go. I have so many different things I am involved in, everything is planned weeks in advance. Let me know when the next shoot is.
At least I kicked the Flu bug. Ren know the secret formula I used.
It is called self pickling process. Go to a high altitude and drink untill you are pickled enough to kill the Flu. Works every time.

Sounds like everyone had a great time. Be there next time.

 

[jamesZ71]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

have to do it agin some time soon

 

[Queequeg]

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Ren,

Thanks for letting shoot your rifle. Very nice and outstanding glass. I hope I didn't teach it any bad habits!

James,

Let me know if you want any help thinning the hog population!

 

[Ren]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Snafu12</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ren

Nice meeting you today
I was on bench 2 shooting the 260 </div></div>

Likewise bro. Nice stick also. I cant wait to see what the new load does for it.

TDR.... Man that looks COLD COLD COLD!!! Glad the pickeling worked and your still alive.

QQ.. No problem man! Your loads do really well out of my rifle as well. I had some 190 smks that I shot after you guys left that did really well. It was still 3.8mills to 500M. Planted 6 out of 6 on the Steel that we were all beating up on...Ill be loading some more of those.

 

[TDR911]

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Any one going to Manatee next Saturday or Sunday.???

I am actualy trying to find a place to shoot 1,000 yards or more up there in Colorado. There is a range but it is closed in the winter. Working on getting permission to use it. Snowmobile & snowshoe in and shoot.
The temp could range anywhere from 30 degrees to -30 below and then add wind/chill factor after that. The coldest I ever saw was 34 below no chill factor calculated, but there was only a 3 to 5 mph wind. It was about 4:30 am driving back to Denver. I own a condo there and go at least 2 times a year. We also rent it. The picture was at 11,468 feet.

 

[TDR911]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Anyone for Sunday????

 

[Queequeg]

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Maybe Tony. Though it depends on whether I decide to avoid the most boring duty I have yet endured while escorting one of my daughters to an athletic venue...

If I don't have to follow the bus containing my youngest daughter (and her merry band of rowing maniacs) to Melbourne at 05:30 Sunday, then do nothing but read until my ass is cramped all to hell while 5000 rowers from all over Florida wait to compete on the ergometers staged all around the Gymnasium of the Florida Institute of Technology... It's noisy, a little smelly, no fun at all for anyone including the kids and I can do nothing productive for the kids other than be an ATM...

If I go I don't get home until 7:00 PM...

 

[TDR911]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Hope to see you. I should get there about 11:30ish as I will be up late Saturday night. Next Sunday is superbowl and we are having a Big party.

 

[TDR911]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Off to the range 11:45 ETA. Hope to see at least one of you there .

 

[TDR911]

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The range report: Cold, Windy, great training exercise on reading the wind. Shot at all the different spinners and gongs with great success.

My next trip will be in 2 weeks. Next week is Superbowl.

 

[Queequeg]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Wish I could have made it out Tony. Those spinners disrespected me and I can't forgive them; It's personal

 

[Ren]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TDR911</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The range report: Cold, Windy, great training exercise on reading the wind. Shot at all the different spinners and gongs with great success.

My next trip will be in 2 weeks. Next week is Superbowl.

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Ill see you there! Feb 13?

Ive got some more 190 smk's to test out.

 

[TDR911]

Re: shooting at manatee gun range, Florida

Alright Ren,
See you there on the 13th. I need to load some myself.

Queequeg, Can you make it on the 13th???

I hope to be bringing some other shooters with me as well. Most are first timers at Manatee.

 

[subgunr]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: queequeg</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Maybe Tony. Though it depends on whether I decide to avoid the most boring duty I have yet endured while escorting one of my daughters to an athletic venue...

If I don't have to follow the bus containing my youngest daughter (and her merry band of rowing maniacs) to Melbourne at 05:30 Sunday, then do nothing but read until my ass is cramped all to hell while 5000 rowers from all over Florida wait to compete on the ergometers staged all around the Gymnasium of the Florida Institute of Technology... It's noisy, a little smelly, no fun at all for anyone including the kids and I can do nothing productive for the kids other than be an ATM...

If I go I don't get home until 7:00 PM...
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too funny ! I remember those days...and the sounds of the "human powered fans" ! Still have 2 Kaschper shells, and when she comes home from college for a visit, we always go rowing a morning or two.

 

[Queequeg]

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Subgunr,

Watching the kids erg is rough, but the rowing is amazing. One wouldn't think so as merely a spectator, but I find it the apogee of teamwork and focused power. Good that you can row with your daughter. I don't think there is a shell made large enough for old offensive tackles but I'd love to try sculling in one of those stream lined shells. Oh well, thats what row boats are for!

In what part of our fair state are you located?

Tony,

Perhap a little early for me to commit but the 13th is looking pretty good. How about it Jason? Any chance of a trip down there on a, cough, cough... Saturday?