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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by juststarting » 03 Oct 2016, 1:16 pm

Just sitting here, testing about bunch of old farts reminiscing about walking to school for 10km, in the snow! Bare foot! In QLD.

Guns are fun, let people have fun, as long as it's safe it's all good. Last time, I dropped 50 clay targets from 25m to 50m, and one of those flipping steel targets and just unloaded 400+ rounds from bunch of rifles just because I like to see them explode :P and hear there ding sound.

Dude next to me was shooting 338lap with a muzzle break, I thought that was fun. And good for your skin :friends: Dude on the other side was carefully printing holes on paper with his hand loads, I thought that was fun too. :drinks:
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by juststarting » 03 Oct 2016, 1:18 pm

Oh... And someone further down was blasting a 25m target for like an hour, from an Adler as fast as he could, that looked like fun too, might do that the next time I am there. :)
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by TheDude » 03 Oct 2016, 2:20 pm

I don't really pay attention to what others are shooting at the range. I'm just there enjoying myself. if someone's happy to sit there and shoot at 25m all day then good on them. I usually take along 4 different rifles each week and throw up targets between 25 and 300 depending on what I take.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by happyhunter » 03 Oct 2016, 3:57 pm

juststarting wrote:Oh... And someone further down was blasting a 25m target for like an hour, from an Adler as fast as he could, that looked like fun too, might do that the next time I am there. :)


That's it. If they ain't hurting anybody who cares.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by POD89 » 03 Oct 2016, 6:08 pm

my perfect sunday....
i like to dress up in all my suburban camouflage.
put an ACOG red dot style optic on my verytakticool .338 while using handloads
and shoot holes in " better homes and gardens" magazines at 20m.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by juststarting » 03 Oct 2016, 6:15 pm

POD89 wrote:my perfect sunday....
i like to dress up in all my suburban camouflage.
put an ACOG red dot style optic on my verytakticool .338 while using handloads
and shoot holes in " better homes and gardens" magazines at 20m.
....


...interesting choice of publication. I word have opted for the In the Night Garden DVD box set. Those with small children will understand.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by Heckler303 » 03 Oct 2016, 8:05 pm

juststarting wrote:
POD89 wrote:my perfect sunday....
i like to dress up in all my suburban camouflage.
put an ACOG red dot style optic on my verytakticool .338 while using handloads
and shoot holes in " better homes and gardens" magazines at 20m.
....


...interesting choice of publication. I word have opted for the In the Night Garden DVD box set. Those with small children will understand.


Oh, you mean this terrifying blue b@stard?

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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by Supaduke » 03 Oct 2016, 9:02 pm

I wouldn't mind putting hooty and giggle in a clay thrower.....
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by brett1868 » 03 Oct 2016, 9:21 pm

juststarting wrote:
POD89 wrote:my perfect sunday....
i like to dress up in all my suburban camouflage.
put an ACOG red dot style optic on my verytakticool .338 while using handloads
and shoot holes in " better homes and gardens" magazines at 20m.
....


...interesting choice of publication. I word have opted for the In the Night Garden DVD box set. Those with small children will understand.



Better yet...Any Justin Bieber merchandise with the biggest baddest mofo canon you can get your hands on.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by GLS_1956 » 12 Oct 2016, 12:01 pm

I they are happy, I'm happy. At least they're out shooting.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by duncan61 » 15 Oct 2016, 12:13 pm

At the Coolilup range one day a bloke who ran a winery was letting random visitors shoot his .338 Win Mag at nearly $4 a pop.I quizzed him on it an he said he likes the grin on their face and at $4 its worth it.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by juststarting » 15 Oct 2016, 8:22 pm

I'd love to get a stock like that for my tikka. Soooooon
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by MR. WINCHESTER » 16 Oct 2016, 8:53 pm

brett1868 wrote:

Better yet...Any Justin Bieber merchandise with the biggest baddest mofo canon you can get your hands on.



Crusty at 200 metres would be a barrel of fun !
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by on_one_wheel » 16 Oct 2016, 9:11 pm

juststarting wrote:Oh... And someone further down was blasting a 25m target for like an hour, from an Adler as fast as he could, that looked like fun too, might do that the next time I am there. :)

... desperately trying to work out how to get it into rapid fire mode :lol:
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by juststarting » 16 Oct 2016, 9:23 pm

on_one_wheel wrote:...desperately trying to work out how to get it into rapid fire mode :lol:


Yeah, I think so.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by darwindingo » 16 Oct 2016, 9:56 pm

on_one_wheel wrote:
juststarting wrote:Oh... And someone further down was blasting a 25m target for like an hour, from an Adler as fast as he could, that looked like fun too, might do that the next time I am there. :)

... desperately trying to work out how to get it into rapid fire mode :lol:


Paint it black.. That will fix it... :lol:

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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by colinbentley » 21 Oct 2016, 6:51 pm

I guess I may be a 100 metre amateur.I started shooting about 12 years ago at Little River in Victoria, I really didn't get a lot of help but remained stuck at 100 metres for about 6 months at which time I moved house to where there was no shooting range. I have just started back after a break of some 10 years, so I am am only shooting 100 metres at the moment but hope to progress to 200 metres in the next few weeks.I am also just getting started again on reloading. I sort of struggled through it last time and being fairly ignorant am lucky not to have blown myself up. This time there is so much great help on the internet, the like of which was not available when I started. Must say that after selling my guns and all my reloading equipment it's hellishly expensive to start from scratch.But it.s such a great challenge to create your own bullets and then have the fun of shooting them It ads a whole other dimension to the "sport".
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by deadkitty » 22 Oct 2016, 5:10 pm

Expensive but fun Colin, and yes you are right, there are lot's of useful vids etc on the net, I'm pretty new to reloading too, one reason I joined this forum, so welcome, have fun, ask questions and ...Cheers
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by bigfellascott » 22 Oct 2016, 6:46 pm

Welcome Colin, you aren't wrong about it getting expensive, the more you do it the more expensive it becomes LOL.

When I started reloading some 30yrs or so ago I only had Nick Harveys book to go by, which was fine as it had everything in it to get you up and running and then some. I still don't get into all the full on reloading stuff that some do with their target shooting adventures etc (really not that way inclined I guess, I'm happy to knock out basic ammo that suits the rifle I'm making it for and the application it's intended for.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by duncan61 » 25 Oct 2016, 11:18 pm

My man came to our reloading place for the first time this afternoon and pressed. 243 reloads for the first time and loved it . He admitted to having a flinch and we are going to work on it this weekend. Guess what, he is after a smaller caliber. I only wish for one rifle. Ha ha ha .I have 7 again. We all need 13.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by BRNO_Bigot » 21 Dec 2017, 7:20 pm

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Chronos wrote:Mentor, they need a nature responsible mentor.....hope they find one :lol:

Brute, it's not just young bloke and not just at short ranges. I sat at a bench once at 300m shooting my 7-08 with an untested load. The load didn't impress me but was holding 4" at 300m in gusty side winds.

Two blokes nearby shooting semi custom tacticool .308's with $2k scopes and couldn't keep them on paper.

Some purple appreciate help and guidance. Others can figure it out for them selves, eventually

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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by BRNO_Bigot » 21 Dec 2017, 7:21 pm

Noisydad wrote:Funny you don't see any of this stuff at a black powder club - just a bunch of big kids pretending to be Daniel Boone and grinning from ear to ear all day! :-D


or a Western Action - but those are mostly organised shoots.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by AZZA'S HJ47 » 22 Dec 2017, 9:20 pm

Heck prividing they are enjoying themselves what does it matter. I also get a laugh out of watching people shoot their 300wm at 50 seems wasteful to me but its what they want. Heck i started a few conversations a few weekends ago shooting my 45-70 out to 200-300m sure groups werent the best but i had a ball and by the end of it all i found id hit more than id missed. Even inspired a young bloke to give the 300m targets a shot with a little help he was hitting targets and hopefully next time will start pushing himself a little more.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by bigpete » 24 Dec 2017, 7:40 am

I just hate everyone really
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by bigfellascott » 24 Dec 2017, 11:59 am

bigpete wrote:I just hate everyone really


It's the best way to be, saves on the confusion :lol:
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by p3seven » 24 Dec 2017, 12:08 pm

Thats what ranges are for. But one should make sure every time you press the trigger you learn something. The country road signs ars a lot safer these days.
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by juststarting » 24 Dec 2017, 1:17 pm

I love my muzzle brake and tacticool 308 I have. It's tactical and cool. And fireballs my Mosin M38 sends down:) And an awesome boom my Styer M95 makes. And anyone at the range with issues about this, can line up in orderly fashion and I will calmly and politely tell each one of those old fudds promptly f*** right off and go back to their nursing homes. LOL
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by sungazer » 24 Dec 2017, 5:03 pm

I thought I would join the party, however rather than buy a muzzle brake I bought a thread tap. I already have the tie wire :D
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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by Keith » 12 Apr 2018, 6:23 pm

Noisydad wrote:Funny you don't see any of this stuff at a black powder club - just a bunch of big kids pretending to be Daniel Boone and grinning from ear to ear all day! :-D

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Re: I'll never understand some shooters

Post by SCJ429 » 13 Jul 2018, 7:42 pm

I remember when all the "Tactikool" guys were shooting SKS or SKK rifles, the spent brass was raining down on me on the adjoining bench. The copper washed brass littered the floor like 22LR brass today. My shooting today consists of a lot of 50 metre shooting, I get some funny looks when shooting my 22lr at 50 metres from the seated position, I wonder if they get annoyed with my short range plinking?
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