Well, not getting to ride much lately and was bored today so I went plinking for the first time with some new parts on a gun. Got a JP15 18" stainless steel upper assembly from www.jprifles.com (great stuff check them out.) Put about 5 different kinds of ammo through it today and it absolutely LOVED the winchester white box .223 the best. I was only shooting about 80 yards today but that is all the river bar allows unless you have a ridiculously large truck. I was getting 1 MOA 10 shot groups at 80 yards though from the winchester which blew my mind. I got about 4 groups and they were all super tight with that stuff. Without match ammo usually the best you can do is 1.5"-2", 5 shot groups with cheap factory ammo at 100 yards, but today was just rockin!!! O0 That was with 20-25 MPH crosswinds, and various problems that were fixed out there in the dirt. Here's a pic of my little varmint rig:
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l122/bombadillo08/img1249955858084.jpg)
And a gratuitous pic of my new .44mag that i'm still in my waiting period for :mad: Stupid freaking Peoples Republik of Kalifornia laws :flipoff:
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l122/bombadillo08/img1249918889525.jpg)
i miss my ar50 and my 500 s&w, but health wopnt allow me to shoot such powerful guns anymore for the time being :icon_confused:, BUT every so often i get the chance to shoot a barret m95 tho
God you poor californians and those hideous cali compliant stocks so it doesn't have a pistol grip. BTW what scope are you using? Looks similiar to the Barska I picked up off a buddy for $100.
Still waiting for M1 sales to get my .223 upper built and shipped... Hopefully I can find a friggen 6.8 upper faster.
need some Youtube vids of these cannons :icon_mrgreen:
I can actually put on a pistol grip, but at that point it needs a fixed magazine. The rules are actually pretty simple but totally illogical. You can have a pistol grip, flash hider, vertical forward grip, collapsible stock, and whatever you'd like as long as it has a "fixed magazine" which means a little shroud around your mag release that makes you have to put the tip of a bullet in it to release the mag. If you build a "featureless" rifle like mine that has no "evil features" Per. california guidelines then you can have removable magazines. Mine has whats called a Monster Man Grip, a muzzle brake, not a flash hider, and no other "evil features". Twas fun though.
You're limited to 10 rounders in Kommifornia as well if I remember right aren't you?
snore....after 20 plus years in the military shooting pop guns just does not do it for me lol
You ever watch Tosh.0? there was a 30 second video clip last night showing a bunch of people back to back shooting guns, which I assume was their first time, and every one of them got knocked in the forehead when the gun kicked back, it was pretty halarious. Some guys with bigger guns got completely knocked over.
Had a good day shooting today myself :2guns: Dear god I had forgotten what a 30.06 feels like. Think my shoulder may be dislocated :icon_lol:, bought a ruger M77 off a guy who said the range had helped him zero his scope in... at 200 meters it was 30" low :cookoo: I say this only because the drop between even a 25meter zero and 200 meters is only 14" not to mention that the drop between 100 and 200 meters is only 9". 30 rounds later we're dead on at 200 and ready for deer season. Come on Thanksgiving week :thumb: Daddy wants some venison for the freezer.
http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=246713&title=fun-with-guns
that's the video I was referring to.
Just got my 1911 back from the smith (new WC extractor and all springs along with polishing the feed ramp and a WC FLGR). She shoots like a brand new gun. I'm on the hunt for a nice IWB now. My Galco slide holster just isn't quite concealing enough in the clothes I want to wear.
Man, I'm glad to have my 1911 back. The p32 is a lightweight and the Taurus scares the he!! out of me. (snub nosed .357, kicks like a mule on steroids)
Milt sparks summer special. For untucked IWB carry the best design there is IMHO.
Next up is a comp-tac Miotaur or Crossbreed super tuck. I have been carrying with the crossbreed and I like it.
Sparks you either pay too much or have to wait 4 months >:(
I'd heard good things about the crossbreed/minotaur
I'm leaning pretty heavily towards grabbing one from lobogunleather.com
The owner is active on the S&W forum and does every holster himself, and the prices are outstanding.
I wish my parents had introduced me to firearms when I was younger. As is, I have practically zero experience or formal training, and that doesn't make me happy. I've shot a black power rifle once, shotguns a few times, and a .45 Glock for all of 5 rounds, not even at a range.
I really need to take a formal safety/intro to pistols class when I get a chance. Maybe the pistol team at A&M would be willing to help me out...
Quote from: Alphamazing on August 16, 2009, 01:48:12 AM
I wish my parents had introduced me to firearms when I was younger. As is, I have practically zero experience or formal training, and that doesn't make me happy. I've shot a black power rifle once, shotguns a few times, and a .45 Glock for all of 5 rounds, not even at a range.
I really need to take a formal safety/intro to pistols class when I get a chance. Maybe the pistol team at A&M would be willing to help me out...
or the local gun shop/range my friend. wllbe more than happy. many have rentals as well. so you have hte option of trying different amrs. or maybe you have friends/acquaintances with weapons? many options are open. , heck i love blackpowder shooting, ive got an old blackpowder longrifle which was found in my grandfathers hye-park chicago home. in the attic. i want to shoot that thign. BUT i also want it to be safe as well. it will never be sold . i just enjoy shooting. BTW to shoot on the cheap. nothign beats a 22lr ( to get used to guns/safety etc )
Living in Texas, it shouldn't be that hard to find someone willing to teach you to shoot.
Google shows at least a dozen gun shops with ranges. Any of them will have an experienced shooter on hand to give you tips, whether it be another range patron or shop staff.
Quote from: spc on August 16, 2009, 08:49:58 AM
Living in Texas, it shouldn't be that hard to find someone willing to teach you to shoot.
Google shows at least a dozen gun shops with ranges. Any of them will have an experienced shooter on hand to give you tips, whether it be another range patron or shop staff.
Yeah, but the thing is, I'd prefer having more formal instruction, i.e. the NRA's FIRST (Firearm Instruction, Responsibility, and Safety Training) program. That basically means I avoid any possibility of getting someone who thinks they know what they are doing, but actually don't. I may very well head down to a range and see if there is someone there willing to give me a run through as needed for cheap. The classes, unfortunately, cost ~$75 and are usually on weekends that I am busy. The classes fill up fast.
I'll take your advice though, and head down to a range to see if someone will be willing to help me out.
Thanks!
most if not ALL ffl gun shops are willing to teach someone wanting to learn
Quote from: spc on August 15, 2009, 09:29:03 PM
Sparks you either pay too much or have to wait 4 months >:(
I'd heard good things about the crossbreed/minotaur
I'm leaning pretty heavily towards grabbing one from lobogunleather.com
The owner is active on the S&W forum and does every holster himself, and the prices are outstanding.
Not for the summer special's for 1911's, any other gun or the VM2 is that way.
Alpha drag your but up across the red river, I'll take you shooting anytime.
Quote from: bettingpython on August 16, 2009, 08:18:13 PM
Quote from: spc on August 15, 2009, 09:29:03 PM
Sparks you either pay too much or have to wait 4 months >:(
I'd heard good things about the crossbreed/minotaur
I'm leaning pretty heavily towards grabbing one from lobogunleather.com
The owner is active on the S&W forum and does every holster himself, and the prices are outstanding.
Not for the summer special's for 1911's, any other gun or the VM2 is that way.
Alpha drag your but up across the red river, I'll take you shooting anytime.
There ya go alpha problem solved :)
Quote from: bettingpython on August 16, 2009, 08:18:13 PM
Alpha drag your but up across the red river, I'll take you shooting anytime.
If I'm ever up that far, I'll let you know. You ain't exactly close! :icon_mrgreen:
I'm going to head over to the range after work, see if there is anyone there willing to lend a hand. I do know basic safety stuff (it's not like I've never shot a gun before, and it's not like I'm clueless to safety), but it'll be reassuring to talk with someone to make sure I don't die to death.
Don't mind the idiots that think they know what they're doing but really don't. They can be some of the best entertainment ever!!
I went out to my range this Sat. and threw 300rds down range. While I was out there some hot-sh!t moron (Marine) came out and promptly sliced his thumb open on the slide of his tupperware. Fred (Older than dirt, retired Gunny) lit into him like there was no tomorrow.
I found these little Hitlery Cun ton dolls at a discount store and bought 10 to use as target practice (about 4" tall, set em up at 7m) It was a hoot. They had a little W version. I bought one and shoved a mini newspaper in his hand, upside down, and made his other hand scratch his head.
Quote from: spc on August 17, 2009, 07:37:24 AM
Don't mind the idiots that think they know what they're doing but really don't. They can be some of the best entertainment ever!!
Right, but not exactly the best people to try and learn from.
I try and stay as far away from the idiots as I can so they don't muzzle sweep me with a loaded SKS or something stupid. I've had to nail people on stupidity out there and play rangemaster at the far end sometimes because some bonehead will do something stupid that could have hurt someone. I like the mall ninja tacticool guys shooting their wolf out of an AK with every little thing hanging off it that you could have. Out there with one of these: (http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l122/bombadillo08/tacticoolAR15.jpg)
"training" for their ninjeries and trailer park escapades. Those guys are the best because you can stand there with a 1906 deer rifle and make 1 1/2" groups off hand and they're shooting 5 inch bench and scoped groupings :2guns:
Went out to the range near my work, the guys there were quite helpful. Apparently I know a lot more than I thought, and really just need some more experience to get my aim down.
Their .22 target pistol was at the gunsmith, so I shot 150 rounds through a Glock 19 (9mm) instead. It was definitely fun. Didn't shoot anything further than 5-6 yards though, maybe next time.
I'm going to head to the university range this Thursday instead. No range fees, they provide all the equipment, you just buy the ammo. 50 rounds of .22 LR for $2.
Quote from: Alphamazing on August 17, 2009, 06:41:26 AM
Quote from: bettingpython on August 16, 2009, 08:18:13 PM
Alpha drag your but up across the red river, I'll take you shooting anytime.
If I'm ever up that far, I'll let you know. You ain't exactly close! :icon_mrgreen:
I'm going to head over to the range after work, see if there is anyone there willing to lend a hand. I do know basic safety stuff (it's not like I've never shot a gun before, and it's not like I'm clueless to safety), but it'll be reassuring to talk with someone to make sure I don't die to death.
Track day at hallet and shooting the next day, there you have to reasons to come to tulsa now :thumb:
Quote from: bettingpython on August 18, 2009, 11:18:11 AM
Quote from: Alphamazing on August 17, 2009, 06:41:26 AM
Track day at hallet and shooting the next day, there you have to reasons to come to tulsa now :thumb:
Vintage racing at Hallett October 16-18 with CVAR. They'd pay me $75/day to be out there. This is tempting. We'll see what school does to me in October, might not have time.
Quote from: Alphamazing on August 18, 2009, 11:20:19 AM
Quote from: bettingpython on August 18, 2009, 11:18:11 AM
Quote from: Alphamazing on August 17, 2009, 06:41:26 AM
Track day at hallet and shooting the next day, there you have to reasons to come to tulsa now :thumb:
Vintage racing at Hallett October 16-18 with CVAR. They'd pay me $75/day to be out there. This is tempting. We'll see what school does to me in October, might not have time.
My place in tulsa is 45 minutes from Hallet, give me a shout if you're coming up you can crash at my place as long as you don't mind dogs, my pit and boxer love new people to bug.
I still don't get why people spend so dam much on expensive scopes for their AR's only to shoot it at 300yds. The iron sights on an AR/M-16 are an exceptional design and afford a huge level accuracy.
That said. I'm thinking about ordering a nice 28-30# spring and playing in .45 super-land with my 1911. Anyone else thought about that? 185g JHP's at 1300+fps just sounds like to much fun to pass up.
I have some 185gr JHP .45acp that shoots like a dream without any issues out of my p345d. I wouldn't shoot it out of my 1911 as its more than twice as old as me but wow that stuff is hot.
I'm using Hornady XTP 230g JHP's for carry in my first mag right now, it's just that a .45 super 230g XTP runs 1100+ to the .45 ACP's 890.