Great day up behind the house yesterday with my youngest and a newly scoped 5.56 and .308. After confirming zeros on paper told'm out to 250 and 550 in some gusting ass wind.
Don't mind the hand forward thingy. We're working on that and he just wants to ring the bell. ?
Don't mind the hand forward thingy. We're working on that and he just wants to ring the bell. ?
@1J04 looks like you had a lot of fun.
In a few years I'll get to do that.
For now its blanket forts. With him and the dog.
In a few years I'll get to do that.
For now its blanket forts. With him and the dog.
Yes you will Brother, and do it as much as possible. Unfortunately due to all our schedules through the years, we haven't been able to make a lot of trips together with either of my Sons, but we're playing hell play'n catch up.
Range day today. Getting speed and verifying groups for Cash’s greet gun. Seating depth testing for the orange one and found out the wolf ammo that shoots so well out of my 68 degree house, doesn’t like 38 degrees?
The ball joints have been clunking for a little while and I figured that I have pressed my luck far enough. So today I pulled the work truck in and spent the afternoon cursing and getting greasy.
THREE FINGERS. Excellent.
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NM. TWO fingers. I'm cross-eyed and need to get off of the error net.
Shot this morning based on the afternoon forecast. Still snowing as I type this...
What is the screen with the distance and stuff?
Ballistic AE on my phone. ie ballistic calculator
Day 6 of self-imposed stay at home orders...
OK, so we didn't stay home today.
Drove to hometown and had outdoor well spaced visits with parents.
So far so good.
Silo up the road from the house.
Things around the house
OK, so we didn't stay home today.
Drove to hometown and had outdoor well spaced visits with parents.
So far so good.
Silo up the road from the house.
Things around the house
Great views and good to see you back mate.
I need to find an individual willing to do some education for an intellectually challenged person. And I mean from step one, every detail.
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Download TRASOL. It has a free trial version and literally anyone can work it. Very user friendly. Once you get a feel for it, you can see if you find it lacking or want to buy something.
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Not saying you don’t already, but understanding how your optics work, and how your bullet flies is the beginning. If I had learned to shoot using a ballistic app, I believe I would have lost interest already. I use one now on occasion but still have hard written data in a book to go back in reference. I guess I was fortunate to cut my teeth in long range at Ft. Benning many moons ago shooting All Army Small Arms stuff. The 1K yardline was pretty intimidating.
A lot of good information in “Ballistic Calculator Discussion” in the Advanced Marksmanship section above. Download a calc, take your time and mess with it. If you get in a pickle or you’re not understanding something, don’t hesitate to shoot me a PM and I’ll do my best to help.
That's a good place to start. Yes I know I'm saying to do something I haven't done yet myself.
Hey @tnichols I think you've answered this for others before, but do you mind me asking if that's your own data sheet? Or something you found online?
And as always good shooting!
First day on a new job..
8 windows in.
Had the help of a young man just getting started in the trade. We then had to rip out the funky door framing the guy who started the job left. Also had to cut into deck to make a proper sill for the patio door, tomorrow's job.
High was 38, sun was out. A good first day.
8 windows in.
Had the help of a young man just getting started in the trade. We then had to rip out the funky door framing the guy who started the job left. Also had to cut into deck to make a proper sill for the patio door, tomorrow's job.
High was 38, sun was out. A good first day.
They going to get a new paint job on the house too?
Took Jamie and the boys out shooting today. Didn’t get video of anything but Cash. Little guy was on fire today!! He hasn’t shot past 200 until today. Hit the coldbore and all 5 at 488. Went 9 for 10 at 565 and 7 for 9 at 705
That's what Mr Owner said today. Cedar siding, poorly applied latex over a shitty primer, if any. There's going to be lots of grinding to get bare wood for a oil primer.
Two stories, grind, grind, grind, need a lift, lots of hidden issues....$15-20,000.
He didn't ask me so I didn't have to say no.
I keep hard copy data on every outing and it goes into a dedicated 3 ring binder for each system. Usually have a years worth of data on hand for each rifle.
Something I’ve cobbled together to suit me over the years. Nothing fancy. If you want a copy, PM me your email address.
Kinda looks like a Sears & Roebuck house. You could order them out of the catalog. Arrived in 3 separate shipments.
Is that offer open to others?
Ballistic was the first app I used that took me to 1000 and it’s a good one. Like the range finding function almost as much as the HUD?
Honestly I don’t know how it stacks up against some of the newer calcs, but it has Litz’s library and I’m used to running it, so it works for me. I probably use 20% of what it is capable of.
Load'm up and move'm out!Looks like great coyote calling country!
Squirrels and fast .22 cals are one of my favorite forms of recreation.
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Today’s view. Guess I will take this thing apart and move it away from the front of the house
Here's one. It's a (was?) working cattle ranch and auction site.
We used to drive over there to shoot prairie dogs and coyotes.
Triangle Ranch Bed & Breakfast | Black Hills & Badlands - South Dakota
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And you are correct, either Sears or Monty Wards. 1916.
Owners did some research and found the original advertising photo on the web. Interior is lots of dark oak and some stained glass. Pretty cool.
Patio door made it..
Owners rounded up some neighbors, fell right in plumb and level. Flooring is soaking wet from snow so running a 60,000 BTU heater drying things out. Plan on starting interior finish tomorrow. Interesting job, sure beats working for a living.
I owned/lived in one (Sears) for several years. They were well built with quality materials. Oddly enough, it burned into the basement about a month ago. Too bad.
Your work looks nice! Hope it’s warming up a bit up there.
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At least when we run out of food there will be enough cheap beer for a week or two 
We almost had riots over here when they shuttered the liquor stores yesterday. Lasted 3 hours.
https://krdo.com/news/local-news/20...-dispensaries-exempt-from-stay-at-home-order/
Thank you, I'll post photos as work continues. The house does appear to be very solid. It was moved to it's current location about 15 years ago. The lathe and plaster walls were pristine when the movers picked it up. However, they did not survive the trip. When the house landed, the walls were cracked beyond repair. It took 4 men 10 days to demo and strip the walls. That's lots of 5 gallon bucketfuls.
High today was 43, forecast for 50's this weekend. Water running everywhere.
We got another storm starting to blow in; the SoCal rainy season is definitely here, and nice to see.
And an appropriately Spanish meal for dinner...Pollo con Arroz.
Besides a like, that dish deserves a Well Played Sir!
I probably don’t even use that much but eneough to know that it’s a solid app that someone who knows very little can use if they’ll read and be patient with themselves. I also use the Hornady app as well as Strelock Pro and have probably used Hornady the most as most of the bullets I use are Hornady. picked up Strelock when Hornady was going through their little glitch issue. For simplicity of use and function, Hornady probably wins while the other two are more capable.
