The only thing I see stupid is taking a 223 to shoot . So much for my thought'
Great shooting . Larry
If I were to do something stupid....I mean fun...and stupid
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Great shooting . Larry
skiutah02
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Thanks, Pat and a big congratulations yourself for the LR Team 1st place win at BSWN as well as the 3rd place team at Midrange!
skiutah02
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If it helps I also had a 308 along. The 223 case was on top so that's what I grabbed. Was going to flip a coin initially.
Must of be the coin they used in Iowa .If it helps I also had a 308 along. The 223 case was on top so that's what I grabbed. Was going to flip a coin initially.
Great shooting. Larry
skiutah02
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Clever, and thanks.
I could be one target off. They were pulling side by side on the big end and I was down on the little end with the rest of the Luddite sling shooters.
skiutah02
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Speaking of the sling shooters, someone on your end put up an incredible 600-40somethingX with iron sights. Now that is some excellent shooting.
I wonder how many stupid's will be shooting a 223 at the next match . Larry
Kenny Porter. He set a new National record for 20 shots at 1K in the last 1000yd match. 200-19! Need to find out who his gunsmith is!
skiutah02
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Kenny Porter. He set a new National record for 20 shots at 1K in the last 1000yd match. 200-19! Need to find out who his gunsmith is!
That is amazing. I think I'd rather pick his brain about wind reading....
I would like to know his reloading praticesKenny Porter. He set a new National record for 20 shots at 1K in the last 1000yd match. 200-19! Need to find out who his gunsmith is!
And who his coach was. Larry
There is another PHENOMENAL shooter at Bayou Rifles. His name is Stacy Tamulinas. Well Kenny and Stacy, for quite some time, have a "mini-competition" going between themselves. They BOTH have several National Records to their respective names. That "mini-competition" betwixt themselves, constantly pushing each other to become better shots. I believe it is their keys to success!
Kenny is an a true autodidact. He has taught himself how to Gunsmith, how to read wind, and how to shoot. He never shoots in between matches. He just shows up and kicks butt!
The last few months he has been on fire! I haven't been able to beat him since mid summer.
His round is 6BRX shooting Sierra 107s. No pointing, no neck turning, no special brass prep at all.
His rifle is a Pierce action in a barrel clamp frame totally designed and built by himself.
I don't know the man. But what your saying is what I figured . Self taught determinationKenny is an a true autodidact. He has taught himself how to Gunsmith, how to read wind, and how to shoot. He never shoots in between matches. He just shows up and kicks butt!
The last few months he has been on fire! I haven't been able to beat him since mid summer.
His round is 6BRX shooting Sierra 107s. No pointing, no neck turning, no special brass prep at all.
His rifle is a Pierce action in a barrel clamp frame totally designed and built by himself.
Is the key to success . Larry
skiutah02
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Here's some pictures from the trip. Should have snapped more, but was basically driving, sleeping or shooting. Not that that's a bad thing.
We planned on stopping by Red Castle range outside Tulsa, OK. I'm on their email list and knew that they were doing a range cleanup/prep for their first match in early March. Figured we could help out for a few hours since we were passing through. My GPS took us to downtown Tulsa (their indoor range) and nearly an hour in the wrong direction. Coincidentally, Garald went to welding school in Tulsa in the 70's and lo-and-behold across the street was his old school (new location). Snapped a pic of Garald before trying to find Red Castle RANGE rather than CLUB.
Missed the main entrance to Red Castle range (Zink Ranch) and ended up badly lost. GPS fail #2. Had to drive out into the Zink Ranch pasture and ask a rancher feeding his cows were to go. Ended up upclose and personal with a herd of friendly cows. Embarrassing but memorable. After finding the 600 yd pits, pitched in to help a bunch of handy carpenters/shooters replace the frames of their HP targets. Was a fun time. After a couple of hours everything that could be done at the time was finished, and after some more laughs, we said our goodbyes and took off for TX.
Arrived at Bayou range about 8 pm Sat night just to make sure we were going to the right place. Showed up in the morning to a bunch of smiling faces. A short time later, we were getting squadded. A beautiful warm day worth the 23 hours and 1500 miles.
My target from my first match. Took 26 total shots (6 sighters). The two high 9s were my first two sighters. Was happy that the target went down on first shot since I had just reassembled the rifle, put a scope on it and had only taken a few shots to get a 100 yd zero before hitting the road. Knew the come-up of the load to 600, so I was reasonably confident, but you never know (had a 308 backup if things went south). Lost a point on shot 10 on a poor wind call (waterline 9 to the right) and on last shot started thinking about shooting a 199 (would have been a personal best), tried to force it in there and jerked the trigger. Knew it was out (the low, left 9s) before the target went down. Was still very happy with the vertical of this load and the score with the switchy winds. Have shot about 2000 90vlds and it took awhile it get them tuned, but when you finally get them to work, they are just too fun to shoot.
Forgot to add: Part of the reason I was interested in shooting the 223 for this match is to see if sorting, trimming and pointing bullets would help improve my scores. Just before F-Class Nationals at Midrange, a fellow shooter strongly suggested I sort my bullets (I'd just been using them straight out of the box). I figured as long as I was sorting them, I'd try trimming and pointing them. So got on a "pick up" team at Nats and pulled out the pointed 90vlds to shoot (was shooting 90LRBT during Individuals). They shot extremely well for me. My 12 match average with the 90vlds at 600 was just over 195. During the team match shot two 198s and the vertical looked very good. Wanted to see if it was a fluke, so I did the same for this batch of rounds. Looks like it is helping (5 match average 198.6).
Garald put on his happy face posing with his score card. Tied for first place on score in F-Open but took second on X-count. Still a great job by him.
A personal best for me at 600 and my very first 200 at 600 yds. I did the same poor trigger pull late in the second match....gotta work on that.
I highly recommend Bayou Rifle. Great shooters, welcoming and fun, and a well-run outfit. Will be back. Just might stay longer.....
Drew
We planned on stopping by Red Castle range outside Tulsa, OK. I'm on their email list and knew that they were doing a range cleanup/prep for their first match in early March. Figured we could help out for a few hours since we were passing through. My GPS took us to downtown Tulsa (their indoor range) and nearly an hour in the wrong direction. Coincidentally, Garald went to welding school in Tulsa in the 70's and lo-and-behold across the street was his old school (new location). Snapped a pic of Garald before trying to find Red Castle RANGE rather than CLUB.
Missed the main entrance to Red Castle range (Zink Ranch) and ended up badly lost. GPS fail #2. Had to drive out into the Zink Ranch pasture and ask a rancher feeding his cows were to go. Ended up upclose and personal with a herd of friendly cows. Embarrassing but memorable. After finding the 600 yd pits, pitched in to help a bunch of handy carpenters/shooters replace the frames of their HP targets. Was a fun time. After a couple of hours everything that could be done at the time was finished, and after some more laughs, we said our goodbyes and took off for TX.
Arrived at Bayou range about 8 pm Sat night just to make sure we were going to the right place. Showed up in the morning to a bunch of smiling faces. A short time later, we were getting squadded. A beautiful warm day worth the 23 hours and 1500 miles.
My target from my first match. Took 26 total shots (6 sighters). The two high 9s were my first two sighters. Was happy that the target went down on first shot since I had just reassembled the rifle, put a scope on it and had only taken a few shots to get a 100 yd zero before hitting the road. Knew the come-up of the load to 600, so I was reasonably confident, but you never know (had a 308 backup if things went south). Lost a point on shot 10 on a poor wind call (waterline 9 to the right) and on last shot started thinking about shooting a 199 (would have been a personal best), tried to force it in there and jerked the trigger. Knew it was out (the low, left 9s) before the target went down. Was still very happy with the vertical of this load and the score with the switchy winds. Have shot about 2000 90vlds and it took awhile it get them tuned, but when you finally get them to work, they are just too fun to shoot.
Forgot to add: Part of the reason I was interested in shooting the 223 for this match is to see if sorting, trimming and pointing bullets would help improve my scores. Just before F-Class Nationals at Midrange, a fellow shooter strongly suggested I sort my bullets (I'd just been using them straight out of the box). I figured as long as I was sorting them, I'd try trimming and pointing them. So got on a "pick up" team at Nats and pulled out the pointed 90vlds to shoot (was shooting 90LRBT during Individuals). They shot extremely well for me. My 12 match average with the 90vlds at 600 was just over 195. During the team match shot two 198s and the vertical looked very good. Wanted to see if it was a fluke, so I did the same for this batch of rounds. Looks like it is helping (5 match average 198.6).
Garald put on his happy face posing with his score card. Tied for first place on score in F-Open but took second on X-count. Still a great job by him.
A personal best for me at 600 and my very first 200 at 600 yds. I did the same poor trigger pull late in the second match....gotta work on that.
I highly recommend Bayou Rifle. Great shooters, welcoming and fun, and a well-run outfit. Will be back. Just might stay longer.....
Drew
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Some how I figured you were 42
The pictures show I was right .
Great shooting Larry
The pictures show I was right .
Great shooting Larry
skiutah02
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Any chance that Stacy has been up the MN way? I swear I recognize that name from some matches around here.
skiutah02
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I'm 46 and Garald just turned 70. You were close.
Yes Drew! He has a summer home there!
effendude
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Stacy is a retired vet from the Circle Pines, MN area. He is a phenomenal sling shooter. We see him at the combined LR matches as well as the combined regionals.
Scott
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