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Offline Dan W

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Hey...It's nice out
« on: August 14, 2011, 10:52:00 AM »
Get off your ass and go to the range ;D

I will be at Lincoln Ikes this afternoon with my son shootin' every rifle we own
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Re: Hey...It's nice out
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2011, 05:42:57 PM »
Sounds like great afternoon, Dan. Woulda liked to do that myself, but we had a mission today, friend of a friend.  Got too many more coming up so range time will be limited.   
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Re: Hey...It's nice out
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2011, 09:13:07 PM »
I rode 225 miles and went to see my godson turn 2 years old. 

it was a good day.
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Offline RobertH

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Re: Hey...It's nice out
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2011, 09:18:00 PM »
it was an awesome day!  my wife and drove back to my parent's place.  i worked on my deer plot and trail camera then had a nice late afternoon remembering a friend who passed away a few years ago.
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Re: Hey...It's nice out
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2011, 09:18:41 PM »
Your right, Dan. Spent the afternoon competing in cowboy fast draw. It's been a couple months so I was real rusty but a bad day at the range is still better than a good day most other places.
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Re: Hey...It's nice out
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2011, 09:49:09 PM »
Did the guest thing today at ENGC. Saw a little cowboy-action. Shot a few 22 short, more 22LR, some 9x18, a few 40 s&w, very few 30-30 win, and 45 LC. A virtual smorgasboard of ammo on a perfect afternoon. 8)
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Re: Hey...It's nice out
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2011, 09:54:46 PM »
I spent six hours in a rented car and drove a little over 400 miles. :(
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Re: Hey...It's nice out
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2011, 10:16:28 PM »
Took my adult daughter over to Council Bluffs Rifle and Pistol Club this excellent afternoon and introduced her to the fine art of pistol shooting:

.38 S&W Model 19 wadcutters and Beretta PT-21A .22LR mouse gun.

Practiced good range safety procedures, stance & grip, and good, solid target shooting.

First time she ever fired a gun.    [First time she ever showed any interest, or I'da shown her a long, long time ago.]

Turns out she's a naturally good pistol handler and very good shooter.

She'll attend my Concealed Handgun Permit class shortly.

Great way to spend the afternoon on this fine day.


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Offline Dan W

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Re: Hey...It's nice out
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2011, 10:42:15 PM »
As it turned out my granddaughter got the stomach flu and the whole crew was sick :( , so my son missed the fun of shooting, but he also got out of cleaning 3 AR15's and 3 Glocks :-\

I hit the jackpot on 9mm brass left at the pistol lanes 8)
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Re: Hey...It's nice out
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2011, 08:54:54 AM »
Saturday, I went shooting with my brother, dad, neice, and cousin in the area of the Hayman fire north and west of Colorado Springs....... getting my dad back into shooting- his neighborhood is "going south" and he wanted a gun for home protection.

I built a reloading bench for my brother and got him set up to reload for dad, lent dad a .357 and took him shopping to buy a GunVault and some .38+P's.  Dad shot up the 250 bullets we bought (and reloaded) for him in two trips shooting...... he's still a pretty good shot, but has some bad habits to break- (tea-cup grip, anyone?) ......

I also worked up a load for my latest purchase ...... a Ruger Frontier in 7-08, Leupold 2.5 IER socpe ..... that thing is a hoot, especially with the reduced recoil loads (38 gr IMR 4064 behind a Hornady 139 gr soft point, for about 2400 f/sec) that I worked up for The Boy to hunt deer with next fall.....
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Re: Hey...It's nice out
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2011, 04:52:23 PM »
I spent the weekend packing, and get to spend this weekend moving, and of course the next weekend unpacking.  This time we got smart and are using 2 Men and A Truck.  I detest moving house.

OTOH, the wife has given me the OK to build another loading bench at the new place and I get to keep the one I have set up now for "projects".  Not sure if that is a good thing or not.  :)

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