Scorpio64

I think the last thrower was packed up around 1:30 at the previous shootout.

This should eventually go to a new thread but..... http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/10/here_are_some_of_the_gun_control_measures_murphy_w.html There is also this from NJ2AS

Sunday's weather forecast. High of 52 mostly cloudy with a slight chance of pumpkin showers.

Ha! Did that last Sunday at the trap club.

I may be bringing another two people, new shooters. Also, I tried a few of the clays from the first batch of flash targets I made and they performed nicely. I made up another batch, so I will be bringing about 65 flash targets all together. The recipe for the flash targets is 6oz of pulverized chalk to about 5 fluid oz of isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Mix the two until it is just a little thinner than pancake batter and pour into the top of the clay until about 3/4 filled. Gently shake the target in a flat surface until the mixture is evenly spread. Let dry for about 4 to 6 hours. Make sure to use a level surface to dry the targets. 6oz of pulverized chalk makes about 40-45 targets.

Sounds sexy. I'm in!

No, but there is another WMA range just 200 yards away where you can shoot buck or slugs. EDIT: btw, the firing line at the clay range is at least 400 yards from the water with 100 yards of trees buffering between the open field and water. I know the clay range is restricted to 7.5 or smaller but shooting buck would not be unsafe. Just say'n.

Is anyone that is bringing a shockwave going to brave (or foolhardy) enough to try a 3" magnum load?

Yanno, I don't really consider a 9# rifle to be terribly heavy. Of course, I've never had to march 30 miles with one. I think the longest distance I marched with a M1903 (9.2Lbs) was maybe 2 or 3 miles (no, I'm not the last survivor of WW1, just a survivor of a military academy) . I get why hunters want light rifles and all but shaving off 2# does not seem like a significant lightening of the burden.

Now, this I agree with. Our in ground pool had lights. They went out/bad/malfunctioned, whatever. Never gave trying to fix them a second thought. Scary shit there. They attracted biting flies at night anyway. pool lights are stupid.

Damn, didn't see this one. I turned a 6x8 utility closet in my parent's basement into a "boy cave" when I was 10. I wired a light switch, light socket and an outlet for my radio and tapped into a phone line It was my first solo wiring project. I didn't get electrocuted but I did stab myself in the hand with a tack when I was hanging a poster of Farrah Fawcett though. That really hurt bad.

On the same river I hunted alone when I was in my 20's, I used to swim and seine for bait fish alone when I was 9. However, we had a 20x40 in ground pool and I learned to swim when I was four. Who's to say that one time I declined to go duck hunting with one of my friends, that was the time I would have had my head blown off when he tripped over a branch.

Did I st-st-st-stuuuu-ter maggot?! You heard me right. Now get down and start kissing the ground Marine! Show mother Earth how much you lover her and the United States Marine Corps!!!

There's a reason Marines learn to field strip guns while blindfolded. It's not just a macho thing, but it is pretty macho, I guess. I have a habit of "fondling" a new firearm for days, sometimes weeks. First, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, but secondly (and more importantly) I become intimately familiar with every aspect of it. The feel, the weight, the balance, the mechanics. Snap caps are a great training aid too. Now drop and gimme 20 maggot! The more you handle your firearm, the more you shoot it, the more you train and become familiar with it, the more natural it will feel when you are handling or shooting it.That will build self confidence, confidence leads to trust.

I hate going to the range alone because there's nobody around to see how awesome I am. I'm kidding, I don't hate gong to the range alone. I'd say it's about 50/50. When I'm dialing in a new scope, shooting for precision and need to concentrate, or just need some "me" time, I usually go alone. But, I also love sharing my love for the sport and try to get people to come with me. Shooting is both social and personal. I used to hunt waterfowl alone too. I actually preferred it, though I did hunt with others occasionally. I hunted on a river that I have known my whole life, I could paddle to my favorite spots blindfolded. The quiet, the serenity, the singular interaction with nature was (for me) an almost spiritual experience. This was long before cell phones so I brought a CB walkie with me and I was also close enough to other hunters and civilization that people could hear the universal distress signal of three consecutive shots spaced a few seconds apart. As far as safety is concerned. Shooting is no different than any other activity. Driving, cleaning gutters, trimming tree limbs, walking down a flight of stairs. As long as you are not stupid, your chances of survival are pretty good.

So, I just picked up mine. The barrel is very thick walled, seems like it can take some abuse. The slide is a little sticky, hopefully that will smooth out with some use. If not, I'll have to break out the Dremel and see what contact surfaces can be polished. The slide release is alien to me as I'm an 870 guy. I keep pressing where there is no slide release. duur... AT least the trigger is in the right place.

Seen a couple of videos where they compared different types of buckshot in the shockwave. The one with control flight wads performed extremely well. 12" patterns at 25 yards fist size pattern at 7 yards.

Eh.... No. Scorpio64 + clays + guns + ammo.

I'm in. Browning O/U 12GA Rem 870 Express 12GA Shockwave 12GA Most of a box of clays 30 experimental flash targets

Who is Tyler Ham? I once knew a Patricia Ham and a Dave Ham. Are they related?

This could be the beginning of a new hot topic thread. Pastrami or corned?

I'm looking forward to the next one. I made some flash targets, they (should) go POOF when they get hit.

That may be a deal breaker for me. I believe it's possible to build an AR 10/AR 308 the same as an AR 15 but it will take a lot more research, and probably money. I'm about to say eff it an just plunk down the coin for a Springfield m21 type rifle. It was on my bucket list anyway.

I never cared for the look of a full length rail on a handguard. Do you happen to know if the rail is removable on the aero

I saw Primary Arms has the Aero receivers for a halfway decent price. Is there any particular reason I would want to get the Aero handguard. I prefer ALG EMR Mlok.