29 for 30
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09/04/2019 5:00 AM
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sixshot
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Yesterday was HOT but I wanted to do some more shooting at 65 yds so I set up my 8X8 steel swinger target made by Bill Fowler (Excellent) and got in my normal sitting position with my knees drawn up, Elmer Keith style, put my piece of leather between my knees so I didn't get an owee & laid out my OM 41, 44 & 45. The 41 & 45's are both shorty's but shoot just fine with powder coated cast slugs in the 1000-1100 fps range that I normally shoot. The 6 1/2" 44 flat top runs a bit faster & lays 5 of Elmer's finest in a palm sized group if I do my part. Shooting from this position you give up a bit of the best possible accuracy the guns are capable of but you get a more realistic idea of your own ability in the field so this is how I always practice. I ran 10 rounds through each gun before the sun had me beat down, I was painting the steel after every 5 shots & felt like a french fry after the 30 shots. I had to use the black side today, the white was totally blurred out because of the bright sun & the background. I missed with my very first shot, it went high, the next 29 shots rang steel, the guns are ready I just need to keep shooting & working my way out to 150 yds along the way, that 8X8 piece of steel looks like a poker chip at distance! Dick
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: sixshot]
#201734
09/04/2019 5:04 AM
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KRal
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It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: KRal]
#201735
09/04/2019 6:16 AM
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Zee
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"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: Zee]
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09/04/2019 9:44 AM
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Randy M
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The meat won't fry if the lead don't fly.
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: Randy M]
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09/04/2019 11:13 AM
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45MAN
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NO BETTER FEELING THAN A REVOLVER BEING "READY" WITH A GOOD LOAD FOR IT AND SIGHTED IN. I GOT 4 READY, STILL WORKING ON 3 OTHERS.
"ADAPT OR DIE". I USE ALL CAPS, NOT BECAUSE I AM YELLING, BUT BECAUSE IT IS AN OLD HABIT FROM MY ARMY DAYS, PLUS IT IS EASIER TO TYPE AND READ.
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: 45MAN]
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09/04/2019 12:46 PM
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Ernie
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Re: 29 for 30
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09/04/2019 5:02 PM
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jamesfromjersey
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Life member-NRA-SCI Member-HHI #2900-HHASA #067 Colt-Ruger-Freedom Arms-and S&W Collector Assoc.s "I have more guns then I need but not as many as I want" "Handgun hunters HAVE to be good"
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: jamesfromjersey]
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09/04/2019 8:03 PM
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BRASF0311
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Very nice. I like using my 8" steel gong for all distances as well. It closely replicates the size of a deers vitals. Now if they would only paint them yellow like my gong during hunting season. 😀
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: BRASF0311]
#201748
09/04/2019 9:05 PM
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junebug
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Good shooting Dick! Need to get the front sight narrowed on my 6 1/2 in .41 and .45. Just retired TODAY so may have time for that now.
junebug
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Re: 29 for 30
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09/04/2019 9:59 PM
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karl
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Good shooting Dick! Need to get the front sight narrowed on my 6 1/2 in .41 and .45. Just retired TODAY so may have time for that now. Great shooting Dick And congratulations on your extra free time Junebug!
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: karl]
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09/04/2019 10:22 PM
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sixshot
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I wish I could make myself put 2dogs front sights on the 44 & 45 but I just can't do it to those 2 old models, maybe some day.
Dick
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Re: 29 for 30
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09/04/2019 11:39 PM
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Pa. Mike
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Nice shooting Dick , that 8X8 swinger is sure taking a beating from you!
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: Pa. Mike]
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09/05/2019 4:36 AM
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sixshot
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Mike, as I move it out it won't take as much pounding! I like to have he white side facing me, makes it easier to see the hits with the binoc's. What I do is take 2 USPSA targets & turn the tan side towards me & place them behind the white 8X8, this gives me plenty of space around the steel so I can see where I'm missing & I can fine tune whatever gun I'm shooting. That's where the 2dogs sight comes into play & that's why it's only painted part way down, the bottom of that orange paint is a second sight so I have to add or subtract paint to dial it where I want to be zeroed with the load I'm shooting, usually about 125 yds. Once you get the hang of it, it works really well. I don't use it very often, I would much rather get under 75 yds but out in the west sometimes you run out of options. Still, most of my shots are 40-60 yds & most guys reading this can make that shot.
Dick
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: sixshot]
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09/05/2019 6:08 PM
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jamesfromjersey
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Easier then those river rocks.....
Life member-NRA-SCI Member-HHI #2900-HHASA #067 Colt-Ruger-Freedom Arms-and S&W Collector Assoc.s "I have more guns then I need but not as many as I want" "Handgun hunters HAVE to be good"
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: jamesfromjersey]
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09/06/2019 1:58 PM
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Russell
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Those river rocks'll fool ya......
It's not the gun, but the man behind it.
Sheriff Russell Cottle, Ret. USMC; 1967-1970; Vietnam-'68-'69
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: jamesfromjersey]
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09/06/2019 3:41 PM
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45MAN
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Easier then those river rocks..... LOOKS LIKE AN AARP MEETING
"ADAPT OR DIE". I USE ALL CAPS, NOT BECAUSE I AM YELLING, BUT BECAUSE IT IS AN OLD HABIT FROM MY ARMY DAYS, PLUS IT IS EASIER TO TYPE AND READ.
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Re: 29 for 30
[Re: 45MAN]
#201815
09/07/2019 1:25 AM
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junebug
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[/quote] LOOKS LIKE AN AARP MEETING [/quote] If that's the kind of people that hang out at A.A.R.P. meetings, and that's what they do, SIGN ME UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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