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I use my .45 to change the channel on the TV. Well, I did once.

 Ahtman wrote:
I use my .45 to change the channel on the TV. Well, I did once.

Turns out it was great at turning off the TV, but that's about it.

 SickSix wrote:
One stage would have had small steel plates at 100 yards and 200 yards. All other stages would have been well within 50 yards.

I bet I couldn't even see a small steel plate at 200 yards.

I have a Glock 36, two New England Firearms single shot break action shotguns in .410 and .12ga, a semi auto Savage .22, a Mossberg 590 that I keep a pistol grip on and a Glock 26.

The pistols are carried regularly for self defense, I carry the 36, wifey carries the 26.

The break action shotguns are two guns that I grew up with so they hold sentimental value and they are great for target shooting.

The .22 rifle is fun for just about anything, if I can find ammo.

The Mossberg 590 sits under my pillow just in case anyone decides they would like to enter my home at night without permission. 9 rounds of 2 3/4" 00 buck help me sleep comfortably.

I also hope I never have to use my guns to hurt anyone, but if I have to defend myself or my wife, I won't hesitate to pull the trigger.

I dream of running a three gun comp with an M1 Garand, a 1911A1 and an old trench shotgun, all in era appropriate gear, just to piss off the mall ninjas


Sadly with the loss of my Garand and 1911, the remaining gun which is almost impossible to get any way, even the Norinco clone, leaves me high and dry

You know...noticing all the scopes and sighttacticool sight on rifles...I really hope a lot of you all remember to sight in the weapon at 300 meters...without using the 25 meter zero target

 Jihadin wrote:
You know...noticing all the scopes and sighttacticool sight on rifles...I really hope a lot of you all remember to sight in the weapon at 300 meters...without using the 25 meter zero target

For our ACOGs we used a 45/250 zero.

I prefer a 100m zero for my carbines actually. Thread on this here: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1139532_Navy_SEAL_prefers_100yd_zero.html

Optics? You mean eye glasses?

The 'optics' on my theoretical M1A consist of a little Vallejo orange paint on the front sight post.

 SickSix wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 SickSix wrote:
If I owned guns, I would like a XDM .40 for my sidearm, a Mossberg 500 tactical for my door buster, and a Springfield M1A Scout for my rifle. And I would have used them in a 3 gun match held locally this past weekend.

But sadly I don't own such fine weapons.

In this mythical three gun competition you didn't attend, what were the ranges on the carbine shots?

One stage would have had small steel plates at 100 yards and 200 yards. All other stages would have been well within 50 yards.

I think I would have had fun and learned a lot but not have done very well.

Good deal. They have carbine matches here (and three gun) and I was always interested deploying an M1 carbine, but eyesight is a factor.


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 Ahtman wrote:
I use my .45 to change the channel on the TV. Well, I did once.

We had a sofa get uppitty once and used a Beretta Storm to put it down.

"Once you've hunted and killed a couch, nothing else will equal it."


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 Ouze wrote:

 SickSix wrote:
One stage would have had small steel plates at 100 yards and 200 yards. All other stages would have been well within 50 yards.

I bet I couldn't even see a small steel plate at 200 yards.

Exactly. I'd need glass good enough to sea the pimples on the moon's ass for that.


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 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
I dream of running a three gun comp with an M1 Garand, a 1911A1 and an old trench shotgun, all in era appropriate gear, just to piss off the mall ninjas


Sadly with the loss of my Garand and 1911, the remaining gun which is almost impossible to get any way, even the Norinco clone, leaves me high and dry

Have you heard of SASS's "Wild Bunch" Competitions? It sounds like its made just for you.
http://sassnet.com/wildbunch/

I just had a WTF moment on Facebook, I liked a firearm related page and the following pages were suggested as being similar;

#Murica

I'm a little surprised none of the suggestions are alcohol related.

Totally get Sasha Grey though.

 Frazzled wrote:

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
I dream of running a three gun comp with an M1 Garand, a 1911A1 and an old trench shotgun, all in era appropriate gear, just to piss off the mall ninjas


Sadly with the loss of my Garand and 1911, the remaining gun which is almost impossible to get any way, even the Norinco clone, leaves me high and dry

Have you heard of SASS's "Wild Bunch" Competitions? It sounds like its made just for you.
http://sassnet.com/wildbunch/

I hadn't actually! That sounds like a blast! Now I just need to buy a replacement 1911 and find an 1897 pattern shotgun.

 Dreadclaw69 wrote:
I just had a WTF moment on Facebook, I liked a firearm related page and the following pages were suggested as being similar;

I ain't seeing the WTF part here. Sasha Grey, Freedom, Guns, a Gun Website, and the comedic stylings of Mr. Jeff Foxworthy are all pretty awesome.

No disagreement on that KM, I was just more surprised because most recommendations for other pages are a bit more related

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
I dream of running a three gun comp with an M1 Garand, a 1911A1 and an old trench shotgun, all in era appropriate gear, just to piss off the mall ninjas


Sadly with the loss of my Garand and 1911, the remaining gun which is almost impossible to get any way, even the Norinco clone, leaves me high and dry

At Green Top north of Richmond I found a nice little 1897 for under $400. I was very tempted. If it had the bayonet lug I might have.

So I figured I'd fire this question out here:

I picked up one of these through my Amazon Vine account:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I00MP0U

And can't quite figure out how it's used (it hasn't come yet).

In the description, it lists this:

•Tool free, rapid attachment - press button and apply to rail; optic will return to zero every time
•3 cross ribs offer unmatched security
•Grabs more rail - more surface area contact ensures more secure optics
•Designed for red dots, reflex sights, small flashlights, laser sights and any item with a Pica tinny rail attachment
•Correct height for AR sights

Now, the first one says the optic will "return to zero" everytime; does this basically mean you can put this on your rifle, sight the optic once, and stow it when you store your rifle (for safe care reasons, or whatever) and not have to re sight the optic?

Kinda perplexed on this one, and was pretty sure there'd be a fella or three here that may be able to help.

That's a pretty cool deal! And it does sound like you don't have to re-zero it. Hmmm. Let us know how it works out!

 cincydooley wrote:
So I figured I'd fire this question out here:

I picked up one of these through my Amazon Vine account:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I00MP0U

And can't quite figure out how it's used (it hasn't come yet).

In the description, it lists this:

•Tool free, rapid attachment - press button and apply to rail; optic will return to zero every time
•3 cross ribs offer unmatched security
•Grabs more rail - more surface area contact ensures more secure optics
•Designed for red dots, reflex sights, small flashlights, laser sights and any item with a Pica tinny rail attachment
•Correct height for AR sights

Now, the first one says the optic will "return to zero" everytime; does this basically mean you can put this on your rifle, sight the optic once, and stow it when you store your rifle (for safe care reasons, or whatever) and not have to re sight the optic?

Kinda perplexed on this one, and was pretty sure there'd be a fella or three here that may be able to help.

Well....

On a T-marked rail, you would put your quick release mount on, then your optic (scope, red dot etc) and make note of which T-Mark number the quick release is on. That way, when you put the optic back on the rifle, you put it back on the same T-Mark as before, and provided you havent bounced the optic around, it would keep close to zero. If you dont do that, no mount will magically return you to zero.

This mount isnt tall enough for say like an Aimpoint Micro, as mine requires a 1 inch mount in order to make the red dot 1/3 co-witness with my iron sights. But it looks like a serviceable mount.

Cool, that's what I figured.

When it comes in i'll post some infos.

 cincydooley wrote:
Cool, that's what I figured.

When it comes in i'll post some infos.

Larue has been making return-to-zero mounts for a while. ARMS also makes one. Strange that you have to piggyback that one...I guess it's for red dots with integral mounts and basically acts like a riser.

Recently got discharged from kapooka (Aus army) due to having bad anxiety whilst using the weapons, Im allowed to re-apply just got to get over the guns and get used to them

so im looking at getting my license and getting a .22 most likely a savage, as ive heard good things about them, to get used to firearms as im keen to get back into the army

I was then thinking of upgrading to something more powerful and closer to the same round as the Austeyr which is 5.56 or a .223 as i beleive thats the civillians term

Good luck with it mitch, how many weeks in did you get?

And not a bad idea to do it that way, try and get a good friend to go with you to the range when you do go. It may help with your anxiety, even if they aren't shooting (unless the anxiety was more of a performance anxiety rather than an anxiety over holding something that you could kill with). If it is performance anxiety, then figure out how you tackle other challenges where you've had the same problem and then go nuts.

 mitch_rifle wrote:
which is 5.56 or a .223 as i beleive thats the civillians term

These are not wholly interchangeable. Make sure the rifle you are considering explicitly says it can chamber either round.

Good luck with it mitch, how many weeks in did you get?

4 weeks in mate

 Ouze wrote:

 mitch_rifle wrote:
which is 5.56 or a .223 as i beleive thats the civillians term

These are not wholly interchangeable. Make sure the rifle you are considering explicitly says it can chamber either round.

I was just thinking about that when you posted the link, thanks for saving me the effort

 mitch_rifle wrote:

Good luck with it mitch, how many weeks in did you get?

4 weeks in mate

Naww, you little red-tabbed cutie. Kidding, at least you'll know how to make beds when you go back, won't have to relearn that.

I didnt think in Australia you were allowed military calibers?

If you can, get a rifle in 556 as that will allow you to shoot 556/223. Make sure the barrel is marked 556. The throat of a 556 rifle is longer than a 223 rifle. If you try to fire 556 in a rifle marked 223, the bullet actually makes contact with the rifling before it is fired, which jacks up the chamber pressure and can result in this:







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 mitch_rifle wrote:
Recently got discharged from kapooka (Aus army) due to having bad anxiety whilst using the weapons, Im allowed to re-apply just got to get over the guns and get used to them

so im looking at getting my license and getting a .22 most likely a savage, as ive heard good things about them, to get used to firearms as im keen to get back into the army

I was then thinking of upgrading to something more powerful and closer to the same round as the Austeyr which is 5.56 or a .223 as i beleive thats the civillians term

Using a 22 is a good route. I generally do that with people new to shooting. Savage arms makes good kit. Are you guys allowed maybe a Ruger 10/22?

 mitch_rifle wrote:
Recently got discharged from kapooka (Aus army) due to having bad anxiety whilst using the weapons, Im allowed to re-apply just got to get over the guns and get used to them

so im looking at getting my license and getting a .22 most likely a savage, as ive heard good things about them, to get used to firearms as im keen to get back into the army

I was then thinking of upgrading to something more powerful and closer to the same round as the Austeyr which is 5.56 or a .223 as i beleive thats the civillians term

What exactly do you mean by that?

I'm assuming they discharged you for more than a flinch. Not up on procedures in the AUS Army but what "MOS" (or equivalent) were you in for? Do you know early in training?

MMMMMMM,

finally she is mine!

Canadian invented, called the "best gun evar!" by churchill (IIRC)



wanted one of these for a looooong time, but finally found it!



all winchester parts, the stock might be a restored "authentic" stock, or a really close reproduction, but Im afraid to shoot it as its just in such fine condition... the stock is just soo perfect

quite the dilemma

one the one hand, now I have a 1911, trench gun, and garand to run three gun with and amaze/confuse all the people with their cz's and AR's, but I know it would lower the value.

on the other hand, I feel like this is basically a museum quality piece that should never, EVER leave my safe without me breaking out the fancy gloves and bubble wrapping everything within a 1/4 mile that could potentially nick the metal or wood.

maybe Ill just put a few en blocs through it from the bench so I dont mess it up.

just wish I had a better camera to capture its beauty.


no, that is NOT garand thumb lol! managed to take a chunk out of my thumb with a deadly assault shampoo bottle with a razor sharp plastic flashing on the cap.






what are these running you guys in the states these days?