He's taking your advice. Nuther hour twenty I'm gonna too. Or also. But I'm gonna hammer some suds, that's for certain.
Maggie’s What's Your View II
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He's taking your advice. Nuther hour twenty I'm gonna too. Or also. But I'm gonna hammer some suds, that's for certain.
i recognize that picture, she's a beaut for sure...
thanks for he compliment T, much credit for what i do goes to my helper as well...
i dont know how the mother fucker puts up with me
thanks for he compliment T, much credit for what i do goes to my helper as well...
i dont know how the mother fucker puts up with me
1J04 picked up a lot of bad habits in FL.
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i have a story about those mother effers and the people at "swim with the dolfins" before the keys, dont like me none...
Damn nice Bear. Got it all going. Legs look short, grass helps, and ears look small. Perfect broadside.Just finished dinner and took a peek out the kitchen window.
He's a chunky one.
I could see his balls swinging when he walked. He had to leave in a hurry. Something stung him.
Fat Gas Friday. Figured I'd tear up some corn with the big gasser. Beautiful morning for shooting. 71 degrees F, overcast, with a 2-3 mph wind from 1:30. Body of the target all but fully obscured now. Just bracketing off the head for a reference. Went 5/6 with a miss (#6) on a head shot. I'll get downrange and follow up with pictures of the target and veg when I get time.
Well, I tried R, but without the ability to see my previous impacts, I gave it just a touch more wind and sent it. No impact, no idea. Plus, I suck at this.
You'd better brush up on it, Mister.
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Just finished dinner and took a peek out the kitchen window.
He's a chunky one.
Fair sized bruin, he's looking to get into your picnic basket.
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t - I have a similar problem, as all my targets are shot across the hayfields. They don't stay visible for very long this time of year, especially with all the rain we've been having (24 in. in last two months, and it's still raining every day!). Fortunately though, I can keep small strips mowed to provide shooting lanes. It's a pain to have to mow almost weekly just to shoot, but not as big a pain as having to wait until Fall! I feel for you, man.
I don't know a thing about bears, but he looks to be well fed. Must have raided Tucker's beer fridge in the garage.
I'm used to it. It couldn't be easier for 9 months out of the year, so, I don't complain (much). Gives me something to look forward to.
Different day - Different bear
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^^^ I posted similar photos last year on the old Scout Hide in the Range Report/ External Ballistics thread. Certainly not a controlled test by any means. But, it does show that after passing through layer upon layer of light foliage, the round is not deflected enough to see large deviations on target. Caveat being, the round enters the light foliage in the last 50 yards or so of its flight path.
5 impacts on target, all passing through the vegetation.
5 impacts on target, all passing through the vegetation.
You gotta' admit, it's cutting a nice, clean hole
. H&G 200 gr. SWC over some Bullseye? The smell was wonderful.That's an awesome test, t. We usually don't know for sure if it's dropping in from above, or penetrating the vegetation on the way to the target, but in your situation it removes all doubt and you can even see the result! The next question is does it make a noticeable effect on your group size, vs. when you have a clear path?
Wadcutters - Ha! From what I see, I say we should make "paper" targets out of corn leaves instead of paper, and it would make measuring group size simpler.
That looks like an Arntzen target and stand.
Wadcutters - Ha! From what I see, I say we should make "paper" targets out of corn leaves instead of paper, and it would make measuring group size simpler.
That looks like an Arntzen target and stand.
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Well, in this case, I KNOW it's starting to impact veg in its last 50 yards or so. With electronic muffs, you can actually hear it traveling through the crop. Last year's group was crazy nice, but, it was through my AI bolt rig. Sub 3". The gasser is outfitted with a 3.5-15x50 (a little tougher for my old eyes) to be precise. Other factor is the gasser, which is quite accurate, but has to be driven well to see great results.
I think it's fair to say, a bullet impacting veg early in its flight, will be more effected than this particular scenario. Anyway, just for fun 'cause I like to shoot and try stuff in different conditions.
Keen eye. Arntzen stand. Homemade AR400 target. I have a ton of Arntzen stuff. Close by and free shipping to us IA hacks.
All my purchased-stuff is Arntzen (three IPSCs, one 10 round plate, and three of those stands). I have a separate pistol range with 5 of their 8 in. plates on a swinging rack. The rest of the stuff on that range is all homemade - a full size IPSC, a 66% IPSC, 12 in. round plates at 15, 20, 30, 40, and 50 yds, and a 26 in. gong at 90.
My homemade IPSCs turned out nice, but not quite as nice as yours (hence, my thinking it was Arntzen since the stand is). I had to use a torch. Did you use a plasma cutter, or were just a lot more determined with the grinder than me?
My homemade IPSCs turned out nice, but not quite as nice as yours (hence, my thinking it was Arntzen since the stand is). I had to use a torch. Did you use a plasma cutter, or were just a lot more determined with the grinder than me?
About to put Fajitas on the grill and drink a little beer to celebrate this great Country a little early.
About to put Fajitas on the grill and drink a little beer to celebrate this great Country a little early.
Amen brother. Doing the very same here. Cheers from Hooterville!
Wow.... never would have thought that SH would attract so many members of the "Children of the Corn."
Classic... Just classic....
Sirhr
Classic... Just classic....
Sirhr
Mostly just testing new way to post pics. This was my view Monday looking downrange. Hard to tell, but we've had over 24 in. of rain in the past two months, and the whole shooting lane (this is from the 1300 yard line) is pretty much under water. Didn't stop me from shooting, but it was sloshy:
Well, we don't have much here in Hooterville, but, we do have corn, and lots of it.
I just posted the corn/veg pics for fellas shooting through soft/intermediate barriers. Far from scientific, just found it a bit interesting.
I'll never forget my first trip through Iowa. In my part of Alabama, it's all cattle and hay. Our houses are usually in the middle of a pasture or hayfield, set back off the main road a ways, with a decent-sized yard around the house. But when I went through Iowa, the corn was planted right up to the Welcome mat on most of the houses I saw! Not an square foot of land that wasn't producing.
Baron von Nitrocellulose, are your powers of perception plummeting perilously?
Took Rebecca out early this morning to catch the sunrise and do a bit of fishing.Our trout spot didn't pan out, (only one in 15 minutes so we left).
Hit a wreck and busted up the Spanish mackerel. Filled up the Yeti 45 with Macs.
Watched dolphin tear up a large school of Bonito for 20 minutes.
A large school of tarpon fed on the Macs
and other tidbits for about five hours while we fished.
Saw sharks, jacks, snapper and cobia, but only the jacks would play.
The visual highlight of the day was the killer sunrise.
The stacks/steam are from the phosphate mine at the mouth of the Alafia river.
Natural photos, no Photoshop
Is that beautiful or what? And look at that water !! I'm really beginning to miss it down there. What a great day, minus the speckled trout. I've never fished that far North Mike. What's the average depth around there?
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