Hot brass really don't bother me, learned to deal with it in the military. As a shooter you should be able to block the background blasting out, concentrating on what you yourself are doing.No nose in the air, here! I like to see more responsible shooters on the line. I just don't like hot brass bouncing off my head or going down my shirt!![]()
There's 2000 acres down here for 2.2 mil.Yeah, that'll work! There's a 45 acre piece down the road from me. They only want $2.5 million for it! Hmmmm, let's do the math....
Don't forget your kiteThat sounds nice! Actually, my wife and I are going to Wyoming to look for land we could put a little log cabin on. Something we've always dreamed about. Living in a tax free state!The scenery and trout rivers don't hurt, either.
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Id just like to see all that free once fired 223 brass flying my way or laying there for me to pick up. doesnt seem to happen here, But if there were a bunch of people with military style semi autos doing mag dumps constantly while i am there trying to shoot I would probably change my tune. I think at the private ranges with heftier membership fees this stuff is limited a little-- of coarse problem is they are becoming fewer and fewer i thinkI recently joined a very safe range just south of Albany, Oregon. Very safe with rigid range rules. The rifle range only goes out to 200 yards which is a downer. I'm the only one there with a chronograph in my 10 range travels. I'm the only guy trying to develop loads for my bolt action that I can see. 90% of the shooters are firing off .223 and .308 ARs. Is this a good thing? I suppose anything and anyone to keep the range going and in action is good but I sure wish there were some bench rest shooters around. I'm a beginner and would be fun to watch the pros.
Take a look at Tri-County Gun Club up in Tualatin/Sherwood. We average 25-40 guys every Tuesday night for a 600 yard match. Very competitive yet fun and friendly group. We have several guys drive up from as far south as Albany/ Corvallis each week.I recently joined a very safe range just south of Albany, Oregon. Very safe with rigid range rules. The rifle range only goes out to 200 yards which is a downer. I'm the only one there with a chronograph in my 10 range travels. I'm the only guy trying to develop loads for my bolt action that I can see. 90% of the shooters are firing off .223 and .308 ARs. Is this a good thing? I suppose anything and anyone to keep the range going and in action is good but I sure wish there were some bench rest shooters around. I'm a beginner and would be fun to watch the pros.
AR-15s are the canary in the coal mine, so to speak. Any harmful legislation is going to go after them first. With that in mind, I think it’s a wonderful thing that there’s so many people out shooting them. The more people who aren’t scared of them, the better off we all are.
I say, blast away, young-uns!
+1This is an insightful observation IMO
And to add to this and others who've voiced similar sentiments....... I'll take it a step further. NOTHING, No Rifle Ever IME, has gotten as many people into accuracy as the AR. I could name 20 names off the top of my head whom I've watched grow from SKS/Mosin Nagant up into the AR, learn all about "MOA Accuracy" (a phrase that didn't EXIST when I was coming up) and then move on into bolt-actions..... which is where they are to this day. While STILL shooting the AR's in many cases.
And many of them still trying to get the old battle rifles to shoot to boot.........
Except now they're RELOADING....... rifles/pistols/shottyguns......it's all good!
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Take a look at Tri-County Gun Club up in Tualatin/Sherwood. We average 25-40 guys every Tuesday night for a 600 yard match. Very competitive yet fun and friendly group. We have several guys drive up from as far south as Albany/ Corvallis each week.
Look forward to it every month! Love the Turkeys strolling in front of the targets.I'd hate to tell the guy how many times we've had to call "cease fire" at matches in Raton because deer, pronghorn, elk or bears wandered across the range DURING a match, completely oblivious to both the gunfire and the shooters.
Telling competitors not to shoot the turkeys and deer has become a part of our safety brief.I'd hate to tell the guy how many times we've had to call "cease fire" at matches in Raton because deer, pronghorn, elk or bears wandered across the range DURING a match, completely oblivious to both the gunfire and the shooters.
You are right! Some of these guys burn more ammo trying to 'sight it in' than I ever thought possible.
I was really amazed when one of the .223 AR guys said he had to have a better muzzle break because the recoil was so bad. I was puzzled for sure.