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Your Gun and Shooting Goals for 2024?
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Steve600
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I had saved up and bought a nice scope or two. It was fun seeing how close I could get using sandbags etc but I started feeling I was losing my skill at shooting offhand, using iron sights, etc. When I was in the Marines I never used a scope, no one did. So I took all the red dots and scopes off my rifles and now just use open sights. My vision isn’t perfect, but I have worked with the eye doc and have a few pairs that are decent. It is kind of like fishing with an old Mitchell 300, surely not the latest and greatest, but it sure is fun. Speaking of that, I have a few really nice .22’s from the 50’s that sat unfired because I didn’t want to scratch or use them. I’m 68 years old!!! I have no one to leave my guns to so why am I keeping them in perfect condition… nope, they are going to get used as they should. All my life I have gotten all worked up about the latest and greatest thinking it would make me so much better, they didn’t. So now me and my wife take a few out every week and goof off and get some fresh air. I go by myself every other day even just to shoot 6 rounds, she goes about once a week. And that’s my story…
Taipan01
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I have its granddaddy, a BAR-10 modified. Tight groups with any good ammunition. Really a thoughtful concept of using the common FN-FAL inch and metric pattern magazines as opposed to the propitiatory ones that were offered by other manufactures. Back then, the FN mags were plentiful and inexpensive, new, still in the packaging, 20 rounders were less than $5.00 ea, more so if you got them in packs. I have a bunch of 20's and a handful of 5's. I have the 5's for states that put a limit on round counts when hunting but can use rifles.
If you want to know a bit about the lineage, Bushmaster released it (BAR-10 vs LAR-8) around 2004 and stopped about 2005 or so. It was a design created by RRA that Bushmaster leased. The main concern at the time was that in order to use the FN-FAL mags, the bolt lost one of its locking lugs. Critics claimed that by its removal the bolt was bound to fail and failed they did, sort of but not because of the missing lug. The failure occurred to the tail end of the bolt. About a 1/2" up from the back of the tail was a manufactures score mark. It was at that point that it would snap and shear the 1/2" end tail off. It didn't affect the rifle in either operation or performance but the damage was done. The critics patted themselves on the back for their engineering prowess while crowing it far and wide, couple that with an MRSP of $1800.00 for a defective gun, sales went off a cliff and that was that even with Bushmaster removing the score mark (hence the modified version) and replacing the broken bolts for freebies. They gave the design back to RRA who sat on it for a few years then rereleased it as the LAR-8. Most of the parts (if not all, I don't know for sure) are interchangeable.
As for the threads OP: My goal is to plunk my butt down on the plinking range with a few .22's on a nice sunny day and reek havoc on some cans, golfballs, stuffed animals and an assortment of other desperados.
Rockrivr1
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peterk123
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Continue to load up on ammunition, powder, primers and bullets.
Finish developing loads for 308, 223 and 6.5creedmor.
Get into the action pit more often and train with our handguns.
Buy a citori cxs.
Go shoot trap for the first time.
Shoot a black bear and a coyote.
Finish developing loads for 308, 223 and 6.5creedmor.
Get into the action pit more often and train with our handguns.
Buy a citori cxs.
Go shoot trap for the first time.
Shoot a black bear and a coyote.
Mark from MA
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The first three I'm putting you on the Montana Militia notice list.
If you ever come back here (not sure why you would) your welcome to shoot skeet/trap with me all you want...I'll even supply the Citori and shells.
peterk123
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My inventory is getting impressive. But I suspect it pales in comparison to what many likely have in this state.
And I will take you up on that offer if I get back there!
Mark from MA
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So....another 2 weeks?
Rockrivr1
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15 minutes of ecstasy vs 18 years of hell.
I got some Fiocchi SPP for 5.3 cents delivered from a small ammo remanufacturer. I’m finding that they offer the best deals since it seems that they are getting rid of excess or bought out another company. I just keep a tab on my phone open on ammoseek with primers and refresh when I see it. That deal lasted 3 days. I don’t know if ammoseek does any due diligence on the vendors but I doublecheck to make sure it is not a scam. I’ve never had a problem.
But if "she" was born a he then the 18 years thing doesn't apply. IDK what happens to the 15 number tho.
I averaged a 485/500 with my 45 shooting ppc league this winter.. I want to break 490, so I know I need to practice weak hand to get me there. Also started competing National Match, its humbling but coming along..More practice
