More on thursday - The Firearms Forum

riderbob · 06-09-2003, 11:33 AM

Hey all

Just to let ya'll know, I will post some more targets on thursday.
I finally got a day off when I can stay home and shoot to my hearts content. I plan on shooting all my .22's . I hope i can still hit something with open sights @ 50 yds.

I have a question about bench shooting. Are the incredible groups i'm seeing shot using a vice or just sandbagged? I normaly just shoot prone using a bipod out of the back of my suburban. Maybe i need to build a bench up on the range.

Rider

Boomatic · 06-09-2003, 12:35 PM

My groups were shot bench and sandbag or standing...'course my groups were not incredible so I am sure you don't care!!!!!

keppler · 06-09-2003, 05:47 PM

I use sandbags and a bench I built. Dont even own a vice.

z537z · 06-09-2003, 07:07 PM

I used a 2x8 to sit on the dirt, an old stump with an upside down cardboard box in the sandpit out in the woods (it's a trek, it'd be tough to get a table out there) on top of it for my groups.

Go to the wood dump and grab some plywood and a few 2x4s, hinges from hardware store if you like collapsable (for your Suburban) and make somethin up. I'm going to, then try out another plot of property where I can get a place set up.

Hey I'm doin aight for sittin in the dirt, right!

_z

keppler · 06-09-2003, 08:05 PM

I put some lawn mower wheels on one end of my table so its easier to move to different ranges. Or across the field to a different place. Kinda heavy and hard to load in my truck by myself.

Smokin Guns · 06-09-2003, 08:52 PM

I use the front of the ZigZag2 Industries Vice/Display...on a "Wallyworld" card table...don't know if it's science...but it works!...

keppler · 06-11-2003, 08:30 PM

Hey SG...
That what size motor you got on that?
Is it electric or kick start?

Smokin Guns · 06-11-2003, 08:36 PM

Kep! She bee's the "Kick-Start" model...

pickenup · 06-11-2003, 10:40 PM

Mine are sandbags off the bench, unless shooting a centerfire pistol.

Where rifles are not usually a problem, make sure when shooting a 22 pistol that the end of the muzzle is not resting on the middle of the sandbags. You don't want to get up and see a big black stain on the sandbag, and a hole with sand blown all over the table. It could affect your accuracy too. NOT that this has EVER happened to me, mind you.

Jay · 06-12-2003, 05:59 AM

I've never owned a "front rest" other than sandbags. My wife sewed the ones I use now, and I filled them with small plastic pellets from the craft store.

Jay

Boomatic · 06-12-2003, 08:39 AM

Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit's Thursday!!!

riderbob · 06-12-2003, 02:12 PM

Hey all !!

Here is the first one. It is standing @ 50 yds.
Ruger 10/22 whistle pig barrel, houge stock and my NEW pwr custom hammer sear kit.

riderbob · 06-12-2003, 02:18 PM

And another

Ruger 10/22 prone off bipod. 50 yds.

The first 2 fliers are the first shot of the group. Keep forgetting the light trigger. But it got better. These are all 10 shot groups.

riderbob · 06-12-2003, 02:26 PM

Here is #3

It is an open sight model 61 winchester pump. I inherited it from my grandfather. I put it up a few years ago. First one is prone off of sand bags @ 50 yds. That target isn't much more than a blur, so I just set the post on the whole target and hoped for the best.
NTB if I say so.

riderbob · 06-12-2003, 02:38 PM

And the last of the bunch.

It got to hot and buggy to get them all but will try later. This is standing @ 25 yds. I didn't even want to try it @ 50. This gun has always done well by me. Of all the positions standing is my least favorite. Might like it more if I did it more though.

Boomatic

I will soon get the hundred yrd targets shot , but I think I am going to upgrade my scope to a 4x12 or larger with an A.O.
Might go get it today, I need to go to town anyway.

Boomatic · 06-12-2003, 03:54 PM

NIce Shootin' there RB...I am gonna try to get back out there again soon. You know, I have had 1 whole practice session as a right hander...I am sure I'll be back to snuff by now!!!!

Smokin Guns · 06-12-2003, 06:34 PM

I'm going to try shootin' the same way and see how we match up!...from what I can see...NTB!...

pickenup · 06-12-2003, 07:27 PM

Glad to see you got to burn some powder today.
Practice and more practice, that is what I need. LOL

keppler · 06-12-2003, 10:20 PM

Not bad Bob

Last time I stood up and aimed a rifle I fell over

Welll......not really but I sure do shake...kinda like a weeble...I wobble but dont fall down

riderbob · 06-12-2003, 10:28 PM

Thanks all

My home and farm are my range. . I spend most of the spring summer and fall trying to kill " them frickin starlings". They make such a mess, and get smart to ya really fast, so the distances I shoot them @ increases with every miss. I think they tell their buds. Gotta do a lot of sneekin to get a decent shot.

I am going to build a real range sometime this summer,(I hope) As soon as I get my D-5 dozer out of the shop. I will have ranges out to 600 yds. I do a lot of 300+ yd shooting @ varmints and such. The country out here is W I D E O P E N and steep. Lost all the sage to a fire a couple of years ago.

Here is a pic Will try to put arrow where range will be built.

Rider

Smokin Guns · 06-13-2003, 07:03 PM

Quote:

The country out here is W I D E O P E N and steep

...I guess your right!...Sheet!!!

06-09-2003, 11:33 AM	#1
riderbob V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Just west of " You sure do live a long way from town" Posts: 227	More on thursday Hey all Just to let ya'll know, I will post some more targets on thursday. I finally got a day off when I can stay home and shoot to my hearts content. I plan on shooting all my .22's . I hope i can still hit something with open sights @ 50 yds. I have a question about bench shooting. Are the incredible groups i'm seeing shot using a vice or just sandbagged? I normaly just shoot prone using a bipod out of the back of my suburban. Maybe i need to build a bench up on the range. Rider __________________ "I'm not anti-government, I'm anti-slavery." -->

06-09-2003, 12:35 PM	#2
Boomatic Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,088	My groups were shot bench and sandbag or standing...'course my groups were not incredible so I am sure you don't care!!!!! __________________ Boom-a-tic Boomer Sooner!!

06-09-2003, 07:07 PM	#4
z537z Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine, love it or get the heck out Posts: 598	hah I used a 2x8 to sit on the dirt, an old stump with an upside down cardboard box in the sandpit out in the woods (it's a trek, it'd be tough to get a table out there) on top of it for my groups. Go to the wood dump and grab some plywood and a few 2x4s, hinges from hardware store if you like collapsable (for your Suburban) and make somethin up. I'm going to, then try out another plot of property where I can get a place set up. Hey I'm doin aight for sittin in the dirt, right! _z __________________ "The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success." my pics

06-09-2003, 08:52 PM	#6
Smokin Guns Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: "Gun Culture Members Clubhouse"... Posts: 4,463	Yo!... I use the front of the ZigZag2 Industries Vice/Display...on a "Wallyworld" card table...don't know if it's science...but it works!... Attached Images __________________

06-11-2003, 08:36 PM	#8
Smokin Guns Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: "Gun Culture Members Clubhouse"... Posts: 4,463	Kep! She bee's the "Kick-Start" model... __________________

06-09-2003, 05:47 PM	#3
keppler Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eastern Oklahoma Posts: 646	I use sandbags and a bench I built. Dont even own a vice.

06-09-2003, 08:05 PM	#5
keppler Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eastern Oklahoma Posts: 646	I put some lawn mower wheels on one end of my table so its easier to move to different ranges. Or across the field to a different place. Kinda heavy and hard to load in my truck by myself.

06-11-2003, 08:30 PM	#7
keppler Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eastern Oklahoma Posts: 646	Hey SG... That what size motor you got on that? Is it electric or kick start?

06-11-2003, 10:40 PM	#9
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,841	Mine are sandbags off the bench, unless shooting a centerfire pistol. Where rifles are not usually a problem, make sure when shooting a 22 pistol that the end of the muzzle is not resting on the middle of the sandbags. You don't want to get up and see a big black stain on the sandbag, and a hole with sand blown all over the table. It could affect your accuracy too. NOT that this has EVER happened to me, mind you. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

06-12-2003, 05:59 AM	#10
Jay Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,286	I've never owned a "front rest" other than sandbags. My wife sewed the ones I use now, and I filled them with small plastic pellets from the craft store. Jay __________________ "For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected cannot taste." "USMC 8652, 2531, RVN Jun '67, - May 69"

06-12-2003, 08:39 AM	#11
Boomatic Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,088	Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit's Thursday!!! __________________ Boom-a-tic Boomer Sooner!!

06-12-2003, 02:12 PM	#12
riderbob V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Just west of " You sure do live a long way from town" Posts: 227	Here they are !!! Hey all !! Here is the first one. It is standing @ 50 yds. Ruger 10/22 whistle pig barrel, houge stock and my NEW pwr custom hammer sear kit. Attached Images __________________ "I'm not anti-government, I'm anti-slavery."

06-12-2003, 02:18 PM	#13
riderbob V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Just west of " You sure do live a long way from town" Posts: 227	And #2 And another Ruger 10/22 prone off bipod. 50 yds. The first 2 fliers are the first shot of the group. Keep forgetting the light trigger. But it got better. These are all 10 shot groups. Attached Images __________________ "I'm not anti-government, I'm anti-slavery."

06-12-2003, 02:26 PM	#14
riderbob V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Just west of " You sure do live a long way from town" Posts: 227	Number 3 Here is #3 It is an open sight model 61 winchester pump. I inherited it from my grandfather. I put it up a few years ago. First one is prone off of sand bags @ 50 yds. That target isn't much more than a blur, so I just set the post on the whole target and hoped for the best. NTB if I say so. Attached Images __________________ "I'm not anti-government, I'm anti-slavery."

06-12-2003, 02:38 PM	#15
riderbob V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Just west of " You sure do live a long way from town" Posts: 227	Num 4 And the last of the bunch. It got to hot and buggy to get them all but will try later. This is standing @ 25 yds. I didn't even want to try it @ 50. This gun has always done well by me. Of all the positions standing is my least favorite. Might like it more if I did it more though. Boomatic I will soon get the hundred yrd targets shot , but I think I am going to upgrade my scope to a 4x12 or larger with an A.O. Might go get it today, I need to go to town anyway. Attached Images __________________ "I'm not anti-government, I'm anti-slavery."

06-12-2003, 03:54 PM	#16
Boomatic Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,088	NIce Shootin' there RB...I am gonna try to get back out there again soon. You know, I have had 1 whole practice session as a right hander...I am sure I'll be back to snuff by now!!!! Attached Images __________________ Boom-a-tic Boomer Sooner!!

06-12-2003, 06:34 PM	#17
Smokin Guns Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: "Gun Culture Members Clubhouse"... Posts: 4,463	riderbob!... I'm going to try shootin' the same way and see how we match up!...from what I can see...NTB!... __________________

06-12-2003, 07:27 PM	#18
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,841	Glad to see you got to burn some powder today. Practice and more practice, that is what I need. LOL __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

06-12-2003, 10:20 PM	#19
keppler Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eastern Oklahoma Posts: 646	Not bad Bob Last time I stood up and aimed a rifle I fell over Welll......not really but I sure do shake...kinda like a weeble...I wobble but dont fall down

06-12-2003, 10:28 PM	#20
riderbob V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Just west of " You sure do live a long way from town" Posts: 227	Thank ya Thanks all My home and farm are my range. . I spend most of the spring summer and fall trying to kill " them frickin starlings". They make such a mess, and get smart to ya really fast, so the distances I shoot them @ increases with every miss. I think they tell their buds. Gotta do a lot of sneekin to get a decent shot. I am going to build a real range sometime this summer,(I hope) As soon as I get my D-5 dozer out of the shop. I will have ranges out to 600 yds. I do a lot of 300+ yd shooting @ varmints and such. The country out here is W I D E O P E N and steep. Lost all the sage to a fire a couple of years ago. Here is a pic Will try to put arrow where range will be built. Rider Attached Images __________________ "I'm not anti-government, I'm anti-slavery." Last edited by riderbob; 06-12-2003 at 10:31 PM..