Photos Shooting in Florida today.....

[pmclaine]

Breakfast before the ride....

Coffee. Looks like we're are having pizza tonight.

Cheese wrapped protein taco.

 

[pmclaine]

Loaded….

Of course light rain. I can’t buy a fucking sunny day for this once a year shoot.

 

[armorpl8chikn]

Maybe its not raining when you get to florida?

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

Have fun but remember, anyone can shoot on a chamber of commerce day. The worst the weather, the less peeps at the range, but the more you learn about your ability & gear in same Training in the worst weather your A/O can throw at you could be a major advantage, one day. The local state range here is all mine, most every time I go. A bud has property much closer that I only shoot subs on, and he was always asking why are you out there in the worst weather? Getting tired of circling the question I finally explained the real reason, never seen his Oh shit face until then.

 

[pmclaine]

Rain is supposed to stop out west by 1000.

Going to take the slow ride and take some photos on the way..

Looking west, across Devens RFTA.

 

[pmclaine]

Have fun but remember, anyone can shoot on a chamber of commerce day. The worst the weather, the less peeps at the range, but the more you learn about your ability & gear in same Training in the worst weather your A/O can throw at you could be a major advantage, one day. The local state range here is all mine, most every time I go. A bud has property much closer that I only shoot subs on, and he was always asking why are you out there in the worst weather? Getting tired of circling the question I finally explained the real reason, never seen his Oh shit face until then.

Nah brah.

I brought some wood. I want to shoot classy and I’m kind of partial to my wood guns getting exposed.

I got stuff made for weather.

Brought an AR in case things don’t clear but it’s not what I want today.

If it’s as foggy as last year won’t matter because I have no thermal and heated steel.

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

If it’s as foggy as last year won’t matter because I have no thermal and heated steel.

My bud ask about that one day, when you could only see about 30 yd, I just told him I have very good eye sight.

Have fun, I get to start washing the roof today, but its supposed to rain tomorrow & my Russian friend from Atlanta wants to go do subs.

 

[Slash0311]

Wait a sec... a SHOOTING thread... an ACTUAL thread relating to shooting in the PIT?

Go and shoot straight. Enjoy.

 

[oneshot86]

Where are you shooting at

 

[Bullfrog08]

Where are you shooting at

Kentucky.

 

[pmclaine]

10 shots 493 yards.

Had to figure the wind.

 

[Inifinty]

Somehow the palmettos don't look like how I remembered them.

Nice photo narrative!

 

[ironman56]

Did my shooting Thursday, no rifles though, just pistols and one PCC ,10mm S&W , 9mm Dagger ,and PSA 9mm PPC , me and a buddy did the three amigo's on steel lots of fun , beautiful day in Texas.

 

[oneshot86]

Did my shooting Thursday, no rifles though, just pistols and one PCC ,10mm S&W , 9mm Dagger ,and PSA 9mm PPC , me and a buddy did the three amigo's on steel lots of fun , beautiful day in Texas.

Get sum.
What are the three amigos

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Rain is supposed to stop out west by 1000.

Going to take the slow ride and take some photos on the way..

Looking west, across Devens RFTA.

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Better than last year!!!

 

[Sniperwannabee]

I’m confused, that dont look like Florida

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Last year. And that picture was the clearest it got!

Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I’m confused, that dont look like Florida

North Florida. Near south Philadelphia.

 

[Steel+Killer]

I thought there was some kind of mass shooting.......................so glad not what I thought......Have Fun!

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

North Florida. Near south Philadelphia.

How far north of Lick skillet is that??

 

[sirhrmechanic]

How far north of Lick skillet is that??

Depends if you mean lick skillet Missouri, lick skillet Kentucky. Lick skillet Virginia or lick skillet Tennessee?

Or Lizard Lick. Which is in North Carolina. In which case it is further from lick skillet than to lizard lick. But it is just south and to the west of Mooselick Lake where they drink moosehead which tastes like moosepiss… or so I’ve heard.

It’s also south of mosquitoville but west of Dummerstown. And a far piece from Meddybempe and you have to go through Satans Kingdom to get there.

Confused yet? Try asking a new englander for directions some time!



Sirhr

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

Depends if you mean lick skillet Missouri, lick skillet Kentucky. Lick skillet Virginia or lick skillet Tennessee?

Those places are no where near the true Lick Skillet/s, which I'll have you know, both are in Bama. One is north of Hazel Green, That one is the Yankee lick Skillet cause its north of Huntsville bama. The other is in real bama, close to Ft. Payne, & Five points. A copycat group was trying to start up outside of Jacksonville, but I heard a bunch of peeps dressed in all white stopped, that dog in its tracks. Something about fire & a cross?

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Those places are no where near the true Lick Skillet/s, which I'll have you know, both are in Bama. One is north of Hazel Green, That one is the Yankee lick Skillet cause its north of Huntsville bama. The other is in real bama, close to Ft. Payne, & Five points. A copycat group was trying to start up outside of Jacksonville, but I heard a bunch of peeps dressed in all white stopped, that dog in its tracks. Something about fire & a cross?

Alabama? Can’t get there from here!

Sirhr

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

Alabama? Can’t get there from here!

Sirhr

Wish that were true, they are pilling in here like the world is going to end or something. Guess they believe living next to hillbilly's when it all goes shitified, will save them or something. Then again our hogs still have to eat, so maybe not a total loss?

 

[pmclaine]

Why this was in the photo thread. Took the slow road heading out there hoping rain would move east and out.

Mary Rowlandson was worth the visit. I like the idea of Redemption these days.

Squint to read this one.

 

[pmclaine]

Next up French King Bridge in Gill…

Spans the Connecticut River, all the trappings of Roosevelt Communism.

Suicide fences are a new addition…

This scene I am pretty sure captures a battlefield. There is a field on the West Bank of the Connecticutt that was an Indian summer camp. The hill I believe was a sacred mountain it overlooks their field. I know there was a battle in this view in King Philips War and I noted today the field and mountain match one I saw a video on.

 

[pmclaine]

Next is Millers Falls.

There was definitely a battle here…the one that broke the Indian resistance.

This was another summer camp place, an important fish run. An English Capt ambushed them here and caused havoc. Pretty sure the English commander was killed in the battle but it was an important victory for the colonists.

These events happened in 1675 and would have impact 100 years later. The colonists were still the pilgrim looking dudes not redcoats at the time.

Captain Benjamin Church was a bad ass dude in the day.

 

[pmclaine]

@SONIC SAAMI

These are up your alley…

 

[pmclaine]

Zoar Gap……city folk pay big money to raft through this little piece of rapids.

We would do it on tire tubes with laundry bags of beer tied to the tube.

Hoosac Tunnel on the east side.

Memorial to the workers, many of whom were brought home to their families in bushel baskets from playing with the brand new marvel TNT.

I consider myself a Hoosac Tunnel worker.

I worked for a site work contractor for a time. My coworker got a call asking if the company would go to the tunnel and clear the ballast from an area and compact the soil. I heard him say sure we will be there within a day. I asked him if he knew where it was and he had no clue. When I told him it was pretty much the New York border he shit and I became the guy that had to do the work because I knew where it was. We rented machines from the Eiler Brothers in Vt - good old Yankees.

The green mossy soil under the railroad ties was the improved ground we made so they could ship out the nuclear reactor from Yankee Atomic.

 

[pmclaine]

A much cooler person than me lived here.

Dude with balls of iron.

Lawson P. Ramage - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

About ten of us stayed in this house in the 90s. I had no clue my ass may be sitting on the same toilet seat as had Red Ramage. House is currently for sale. Monroe used to be a thriving place when Ramage Paper Mill was in operation but it’s in a state of decay these days. I think Pixies Depot still caters to whitewater rafters. Had the greatest original bar from the 1940s. Remember making pay phone calls home from there.

The scenes at the intersection the Ramage House sits on.

@308pirate you should buy Ramage House.

 

[pmclaine]

The range….

Standing

From the Mat.

I couldn’t see any of the orange target from shooting off the deck. They were hidden by the drop of the land in front of my mat. Only two targets I could see were the ones at distance 473 yards and 493 according to Bushnell CONX.

I had forgot my 5 round magazines so I used the 3 rounder with one in the chamber…

 

[pmclaine]

This was the 473 steel. This is where I picked up that the 3 mile right to left wind was having an effect over the open field.

I stuck to beating on the 493 yard steel once I had the elevation and wind figured out.

Sadly I am a horrible teacher. The other dudes I was shooting with were unable to hit the far steels. I had no clue about their rifles. I know my stuff and someone else’s R700 could look the same but I couldn’t figure out what they needed to do @sirhrmechanic is much better at helping the hunting clans hit deep. He speaks country.

Looking back to the shooting position.

How to pack steel…WWII pack board.

Need to get a haversack to attach to it to load paint cans and my target lights.

 

[pmclaine]

Heading home….

Whitcomb Summit

Rifle getting some TLC

 

[Racer88]

Or Lizard Lick. Which is in North Carolina. In which case it is further from lick skillet than to lizard lick. But it is just south and to the west of Mooselick Lake where they drink moosehead which tastes like moosepiss… or so I’ve heard.

That's a long way from Toad Suck, Arkansas.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

This was the 473 steel. This is where I picked up that the 3 mile right to left wind was having an effect over the open field.

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I stuck to beating on the 493 yard steel once I had the elevation and wind figured out.

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Sadly I am a horrible teacher. The other dudes I was shooting with were unable to hit the far steels. I had no clue about their rifles. I know my stuff and someone else’s R700 could look the same but I couldn’t figure out what they needed to do @sirhrmechanic is much better at helping the hunting clans hit deep. He speaks country.

Looking back to the shooting position.

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How to pack steel…WWII pack board.

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Need to get a haversack to attach to it to load paint cans and my target lights.

Great job picking up the wind there! Damn consistent!

Yeah, was teaching a car class in Portsmouth… I’d have rather been shooting!

Sirhr