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Bountied · Apr 26, 2018

Qbeam said:
Delmarva on eastern shore has one, but heard it may be out of service?

Q

They don't allow .50BMG there anymore.

onedash · May 3, 2018

Quantico Shooting Club.

Biggfoot44 · May 3, 2018

I'm perverse enough to load some .50 BMG with Trail Boss . Pleasant shooting even at shorter distances associated with "normal" rifles. And still plenty of ft lb to be Md legal for deer .

willtill · May 4, 2018

onedash said:
Quantico Shooting Club.

Trying to join the club has always been a mystery to me. I checked it out long ago, either they don't have any openings, or the openings are rationed out by status, or you have to meet certain requirements like living within a certain distance, etc, etc...

http://www.quanticoshootingclub.com/membership

Not sure if the eligibility requirements still exist. Thank gawd for the AGC... close to me and I can still shoot my Barrett there.

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Casey39r · May 4, 2018

willtill said:
Trying to join the club has always been a mystery to me. I checked it out long ago, either they don't have any openings, or the openings are rationed out by status, or you have to meet certain requirements like living within a certain distance, etc, etc...

http://www.quanticoshootingclub.com/membership

Not sure if the eligibility requirements still exist. Thank gawd for the AGC... close to me and I can still shoot my Barrett there.

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I just trolled their website and I qualify for their requirements except for one thing, I don't live in the Quantico area. I live 2 hours north from them and that would mean I am out of their MOA range.

photoracer · May 4, 2018

steves1911 said:
Peacemaker but it might be a little over 100 miles should be a doable 2hr drive or so.

I belong there and I think the max they allow is .338 Lapua (maybe .340 Weatherby). I know for LR matches that is the max, even for the LR Sniper events at 1200-1400 yards.

onedash · May 4, 2018

I'm driving down tomorrow to join the club id it isnt raining. They should have 5 new openings for civilians because I'm doing a family membership. I thought they allow 50 on range 4.

Casey39r · May 4, 2018

onedash said:
I'm driving down tomorrow to join the club id it isnt raining. They should have 5 new openings for civilians because I'm doing a family membership. I thought they allow 50 on range 4.

Their websit says they allow 50 BMG but you can only use ball rounds.

frogman68 · May 5, 2018

Alexander Sportings ???

http://www.alexanderssportingfarmllc.com/

Bountied · May 8, 2018

frogman68 said:
Alexander Sportings ???

http://www.alexanderssportingfarmllc.com/

Are you a member? How is the range? Does it get crowded? How are the RSO's?

frogman68 · May 11, 2018

Bountied said:
Are you a member? How is the range? Does it get crowded? How are the RSO's?

Not a member but seems it should be good for a fifty

StaFrosty · May 11, 2018

Check utube, there was a guy there trying to head shot a deer at 1000 yards, he was close, didn't hit the deer but the turbulence was such that he missed the head and the round passing the deer killed it but it sucked the eyes right out of her head.

protegeV · May 11, 2018

StaFrosty said:
Check utube, there was a guy there trying to head shot a deer at 1000 yards, he was close, didn't hit the deer but the turbulence was such that he missed the head and the round passing the deer killed it but it sucked the eyes right out of her head.

Theres a whole thread about that. Theory is it went through the eye sockets.

Zeke · May 11, 2018

20 years ago there was a club near Thurmont that reportedly had a 1000yd range. I don't know if it's still there nor the max caliber allowed.

It's a haul of a drive, but there may be a place in West Virginia that will accommodate long distance big rounds. Call 340Defense and ask them if they know of a place.

Good luck!
Cheers,
-Zeke
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NRA Certified Instructor

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StaFrosty · May 12, 2018

protegeV said:
Theres a whole thread about that. Theory is it went through the eye sockets.

I don't believe that for a minute, I've shot my Barrett enough and at various objects to know even if it did go through the eye sockets there wouldn't be enough of the head left to identify where it entered or exited. Bought new in 1991, have ran thousands of rounds through it, 2 digit serial number, will shoot through 2' of white oak at 500 meters, very cool rifle and a pleasure to operate, I don't cater to theories I operate in real time, sorry to offend anyone but the truth is the truth.

protegeV · May 12, 2018

StaFrosty said:
I don't believe that for a minute, I've shot my Barrett enough and at various objects to know even if it did go through the eye sockets there wouldn't be enough of the head left to identify where it entered or exited. Bought new in 1991, have ran thousands of rounds through it, 2 digit serial number, will shoot through 2' of white oak at 500 meters, very cool rifle and a pleasure to operate, I don't cater to theories I operate in real time, sorry to offend anyone but the truth is the truth.

I believe that.

What I can't believe is that the bullet missed and sucked the eyes out. There are numerous yt experiment videos that show even the largest caliber projectiles do not actually create a "shockwave" that could even blow over an empty water bottle, let alone kill a living animal.

StaFrosty · May 12, 2018

protegeV said:
I believe that.

What I can't believe is that the bullet missed and sucked the eyes out. There are numerous yt experiment videos that show even the largest caliber projectiles do not actually create a "shockwave" that could even blow over an empty water bottle, let alone kill a living animal.

Ya gotta stop watching the vids that show "experts" shooting things 50-100 feet away. The projectile has no time to stablize and any disturbance in the air around the bullet is not going to form right out of the muzzle. I by no means am an expert but I have owned a .50 since 1991 and have seen what it can and cannot do.

Casey39r · May 14, 2018

StaFrosty said:
Check utube, there was a guy there trying to head shot a deer at 1000 yards, he was close, didn't hit the deer but the turbulence was such that he missed the head and the round passing the deer killed it but it sucked the eyes right out of her head.

Demolition Ranch proved that theory of killing a deer by a near miss is false.

protegeV · May 14, 2018

StaFrosty said:
Ya gotta stop watching the vids that show "experts" shooting things 50-100 feet away. The projectile has no time to stablize and any disturbance in the air around the bullet is not going to form right out of the muzzle. I by no means am an expert but I have owned a .50 since 1991 and have seen what it can and cannot do.

Nope, not buying it.

BradMacc82 · May 14, 2018

Only one way to be sure.

Who wants to stand down-range for this experiment??? :evilgrin3

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