Range pics thread

Oldcarjunkie · Jun 15, 2015

For you facebook guys, see if you can watch this., this was a vid done on his phone in slow motion, little boring but cool to see fireball then the rounds eject and then hear them bouncing across the concrete pad.

https://www.facebook.com/100000307469453/videos/1002638783089694/

johnnyb2 · Jun 16, 2015

TODAY

Machodoc said:
I can remember coming back to the U.S., at age nine, and going hunting on my grandfather's farm in SOMD. There was a place about a mile and a half from his farm that was sort of a small country store in the front, and a small watering hole for beer drinkers in the back (with the then-ubiquitous nickle slot machines). I'd walk up the highway, carrying my rifle, and plunk down 35 cents for a box of 50 .22LR cartridges (that was expensive, because I'd gotten them from the PX for a quarter). Then I'd cut back into the woods and hunt my way back to my grandfather's farm through neighboring properties.

So many things have changed in Maryland since then. Can you imagine what would happen now if a 9 year old walked down a public road alone, carrying a rifle?

Jeeessshhh....now...they are getting kicked out of school for wearing a NRA tee shirt!!!! Just absolutely ridiculous. :sad20:

For a 9 y/o carrying a rifle..mmmmm probably S.W.A.T. would be called out to deal with him

toolness1 · Jun 16, 2015

johnnyb2 said:
Jeeessshhh....now...they are getting kicked out of school for wearing a NRA tee shirt!!!! Just absolutely ridiculous.
For a 9 y/o carrying a rifle..mmmmm probably S.W.A.T. would be called out to deal with him

Yep, and they would probably shoot him!

toolness1 · Jun 16, 2015

Oldcarjunkie said:
For you facebook guys, see if you can watch this., this was a vid done on his phone in slow motion, little boring but cool to see fireball then the rounds eject and then hear them bouncing across the concrete pad.

https://www.facebook.com/100000307469453/videos/1002638783089694/

Cool video. Reminds me of Hickok45 how he always plays a slow-mo at the end of his vids, and how funny it is to hear him laugh in slow-mo

Straightbolt · Jun 16, 2015

What a cool rifle. Now I want one

Oldcarjunkie · Jun 23, 2015

couple pics from earlier

SKIP · Jun 28, 2015

Took my SC 1903A3 to the AGC.

It was wet and muddy but worth the effort with good friends. 100 yards

todbiker · Jun 30, 2015

SKIP said:
It was wet and muddy but worth the effort with good friends. 100 yards

Nice shooting, I was pleased with how my bubba'd 03-a3 shot when I sighted it in at 25yd, but haven't pushed it out to 100 yds yet.

SKIP · Jun 30, 2015

At age 68 100 yard is challenging.

todbiker · Jun 30, 2015

SKIP said:
At age 68 100 yard is challenging.

At 49, I'd be happy with that, keep up the good work. :thumbsup:

Abulg1972 · Jul 5, 2015

Another outing with my pig slayer load for the M1 Garand. 100 yards. The first 3 out of a cold barrel are the 3 touching at the 1 o'clock.

Machodoc · Jul 5, 2015

Abulg1972 said:
Another outing with my pig slayer load for the M1 Garand.

Are you shooting a +P load in a Garand?

Abulg1972 · Jul 5, 2015

If plus p means 45 grains of IMR4064, then yes.

Machodoc · Jul 5, 2015

Abulg1972 said:
If plus p means 45 grains of IMR4064, then yes.

150 grn. bullets?

Abulg1972 · Jul 5, 2015

Machodoc said:
150 grn. bullets?

165 grain Hornady SSTs

Machodoc · Jul 5, 2015

Abulg1972 said:
165 grain Hornady SSTs

That's about the limit, I'd think, for a Garand operating rod. I sure wouldn't go over that.

Abulg1972 · Jul 5, 2015

Machodoc said:
That's about the limit, I'd think, for a Garand operating rod. I sure wouldn't go over that.

I've been loading per the Hornady manual for the Garand. Also read a lot. I'm not anywhere near max. As an aside, the Hornady manual is one of the few that have a section dedicated to the Garand. I want to say that the max charge is like 46.5 grains but I don't have it in front of me.

Abulg1972 · Jul 6, 2015

The Hornady manual shows a max load of 47.2 grains of IMR 4064 with 168 grain bullets. They also have load data for 178 grain bullets.

Machodoc · Jul 7, 2015

The Hornady manual is very reliable. I just didn't want you to accidentally bump over the limit for a Garand by loading to commercial 30-06 specs.

When are we going hog hunting? :-)

Abulg1972 · Jul 7, 2015

Machodoc said:
The Hornady manual is very reliable. I just didn't want you to accidentally bump over the limit for a Garand by loading to commercial 30-06 specs.

When are we going hog hunting? :-)

Thanks, but I've been very careful and done lots of research. I considered buying one of those aftermarket gas plugs, but chose to rely on the Hornady manual and stay on the low side. I will say that my Garand did not like the 45.5 grain load that I worked up. It failed to eject two cases and mangled the cases when they got stuck in the action. I tried 44 grains, 44.5 grains, 45 grains and 45.5 grains. Out of all, the rifle liked the 45 grain load the best, followed closely by the 44.5 grain loan. I'm hunting the second week of September. Sorry for the OT deviation.

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