First ever booliter paper patch summer invitational.....

[geargnasher]

That's funny right there, I don't care who you are!!! I got crossways with a Ria once, walking across a friend's ranch to set up "shop" for coyote hunting that evening I apparently got to close to where one had an egg. Damn thing chased me down in about .000023 seconds, and the only thing that saved me was when I grabbed a large stick to whack it across the head, it bit the stick and wouldn't let go, and the stick was big enough that it couldn't balance to kick me, so it bought me enough time that I was able to get across a high fence with everything except my dignity. If someone had cought it on film I'd be a $100,000 richer!

At least you got one more good use out of that knee before they rebuilt it.

Gear

[303Guy]

Glad your knee op went OK. Well, my shooting buddy faded yesterday due to rain! Today was good but no time due to family commitments.

So, the only thing I can do is get in for the next one - starting this week. I've arranged to go out during the week (Tuesday possibly) and all my ammo is ready!

[MBTcustom]

I got out to the range today. I spent five hours fine tuning my loads. I forgot to take pictures with a measuring device, but the squares on the targets are accurate 1" grid, therefore my measurements should be easily validated.

50 yards Standing: 4.300 inches


50 yards Sitting: pulled the last shot down. Sorry guys. 4.190 inches


100 yards sitting (as per allowance) 5.45 inches (again, pulled one down)


Funny story, I knew I was forgetting something and when I got to the range I realized that I had forgotten to bring my greenbar printer paper to wrap the boolits in. Not being one to let such things stop me, I cut up one of the range supplied targets that I was shooting at, and made my boolit jackets with that. I was laughing the entire time at the irony, next time, I'll take my lead pot along and get my boolits from the range also. (now if I can only find a way to get them to supply powder and primer.)

[barrabruce]

O.K.
Took me newly fixed gun to range.
Was a working bee week-end. Everyone but me turned up yesterday and couldn't be bothered to do it all again today.

I fixed a few target frames and took ho,me a bin full of mess.

First a few sighter - inners with plain cast at 50 then out to 100 yrds to get it zero-ed.

3x shots at 100 yrds then the wind picked up- but when I walked up I found this.

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The wind picked up gusting from 5-7 and 10-2 all at the same time of about 15knots or more.
According to the bullistic tables it now shoots like a laser if I take out a slight error in miss judgment. Or maybe I fluked the 3 kissing.

Next 3 pp to get to know where it sort of hits then out to 200yrds

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Well I hit paper anyway!!!
4 3/4"

I fired 7 rounds over my bag of junk I carry .
Off the bench sitting with no other suport
So it may be cheating and be disqualified.
2 rnds opened the action.
One just opened it and the other popped open so I discounted those 2 very wild flyers hence the 7 shots. 2x you can't see real wide!!!
If I shut the action hard enough it don't happen.
It may need re-breaking in a bit.

Hopefully it will stay this good for further analysis.
I may move into 150 grns to see If I can get them to shoot.

Barra.
That's about as good as I get with this loads.
Looks to me like the southern cross for some reason.

[barrabruce]

What in the hell are you doing with a Emu in the land of flags and anthems???

You are supposed to lay on your back and put your feet up in the air!!
Wave them around a bit and they'll come over being inquisitive critters like ...and ....then "dong 'em"

[redneckdan]

Some people try farming them here. Kind of an odd place considering we get about 300" of snow a year.

I'll keep that in mind for the next time I run into am Emu with out ammo.