Scorpio64

The power of prayer.

Peel, I have suspected this about you for a while, but now I am almost certain. You are a closet dominatrix, aren't ya. I would not be surprised to find an iron maiden in your dungeon... er, I mean, basement.

Don't be silly. Levis stopped making clothes for men over a decade ago.

Reloading shot shells to save money is a fools errand in the short run, but, if you are a dedicated shooter, it will save you money in the long run only if you stockpile supplies now. If you are 25 years old and buy 20 years worth of shit, you will make out like a bandit. There will come a time when a box of trap loads will cost $12/25 and you will be reloading for $4/25. Of course, you could always stockpile ammo when it goes on sale too. If you can get Gun Club or AA for $45/case, then buy a few hundred cases now and save yourself the time to reload later.

Profits are down because the market has been cutthroat and they are selling products under value. For example, the Ruger American Rifle line changed the industry. Insane accuracy at not just affordable, but a cheap price. Everyone else followed suit. Why buy an $800 rifle (with a high profit margin) when you can get the same accuracy for under $400? Therein lies the problem, cheap rifles are not junk anymore, they are fantastic, but have a low profit margin. The only way to maintain profits is with volume.

Higher than normal sales is not normal. It can't be black friday every day. Don't worry, sales will spike again in 2020.

Almost of all the shooting I do is off a bench with bags or a bipod. For some reason though, it it seems like using a bench with the Garand is somehow wrong. Like it somehow dishonors the men that carried it in defense of our nation. As soon as I get a decent mat, I'm going to try prone with the sling and with a bag. I'm not going to go crazy with reloading. It's the only 30-06 that I own, so once I get a good recipe, I'll just stick with it. No plans on doing any mods. Like you, if I can get 2MOA I'll be pleased as punch.

What I learned from mom. Never be the first to bid. Don't get excited, put on your poker face. If you are going to bid, wait until the bidding is down to a few people, after the majority of bidders have dropped out. Bidding early only drives up the price and could start an unnecessary bidding war. When you are bidding against two or more people, don't counter EVERY bid, again, it only drives up the price. Bidding later shows other seasoned participants (including the auctioneer) that you are not a noob. Once the bidding has gone beyond what you are willing to pay, keep your hands on your lap and shut up, if you keep bidding (out of spite) to drive up the price, thinking you are going to stick it to your opponent and make them pay more, DON'T. You will get burned. Winning auctions is most definitely like playing poker.

I'd love to know where all that gas pressure went.

Auctions are great fun. I used to go to many with my mom when she was an antiques dealer. You'd be surprised how many pieces of furniture worth thousands sold for $50 because it was painted or had some other issue that could be fixed with refinishing. I've also seen junk worth only $50 sell for $150 because of pride.

TBH, I got about 3.5 MOA with the PPU 30-06 in my single best 3 shot group. Most of the other groups were larger. Funny, I was avoiding Greek ammo thinking it was probably junk. Yep, 4 MOA was the mil standard back in the day. I dunno, it still may be. WW2 was a game changer in tactics, trench warfare and long range marksmanship became passe, volume of fire replaced precision. A lot to discuss about the evolution of warfare. I was buying PPU .223 75gr OTM for the brass and improved accuracy (over M855 and M193) but it turned out to be more accurate than my expectations, so I've been sticking with it. It's almost as good as Hornady match ammo. I have a decent pile of brass to reload now :D

That will not be a problem in the R-14 club page.

OMG, I just realized something. That barrel is illegal in NJ, it's high capacity.

Interesting that there's a gap between bullet #1 and #2 but all the rest are buried in the next.

I've been using 150gr M1 ball by PPU with okay results. I have not put the rifle on bags yet, so I can't say what the best accuracy I can get is, but I have been happy with it so far. Shooting from a sitting position I can get around 3 MOA. I'm curious to see what ammo others are using in their Garand, and what kind of accuracy they getting. I guess 150gr is the standard, but I see Hornady makes a 168gr match with an ELD bullet. Has anyone used that and is there a big difference in accuracy? How about reloaders, have you cooked up any good recipes?

My intention for the R14 club was for paid members to have a place to arrange meet-ups and receive notifications. Also, for members to talk about things relevant only to members. But, because R14 is a public range, Maks thought it would be more appropriate to leave the club open so that non-members could participate. If forum members come along and pollute the club page, I will have to ask Maks to change the page to a closed members only page. For now, though, I think it's better to promote participation and encourage members to post meet-ups for all who are interested, whether member or guest. Non R-14 members are encouraged to participate, but, if non-members' join with the sole intention troll the range, Maks will deal with it if we cross that bridge.

But please don't use it as a soapbox to bitch and moan about a place you will never visit. The purpose of the page is for people who are members and who DO enjoy going there.

I dunno, they may have A&W in the vending machines.

Is the calendar club specific or is it under the general forum calendar?

Now hear this.... Now hear this.... This club is open to all forum members. If you are a member of R-14 and want to post invitations for meet-ups to other R-14 members and forum members who follow the club,, this is the place. In order to receive notifications, you must click JOIN and follow the club. That is all.

Range 14 has been added to the CLUBS section of the forum. If you are a member of R-14 and want to let other members know you are going, or want to be notified of R-14 invites or meet-ups, please join the club. We can also poke fun at the RSO's and complain about what we can and can't use as targets etc. For those who are not Range-14 members and are just reading this to be nosey, R-14 is a public range. Anyone can become a member for the low low price of $60.00/year. In addition to the annual membership fee, it costs $4/hr per shooter.