Posted: 7/1/2006 6:59:04 PM EDT
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For those of you who REALLY like to shoot (and hit), HERE IT IS! These leaves drop all through Summertime & in to Fall, and they serve as an endless supply of moving targets. Sinking them is guaranteed to bring you your own personal perma-grin. Before getting cocky, here are the rules; .22 LR ONLY! Handgun preferred! These leaves (in the picture below) are near 250 yards+/- from the shooting position, with the camera zoomed for your benefit. So don't think 'noise and muzzle flash' will make you a rock-n-roll star!   Bring lots of ammo, and BYOB! (for later, of course) Set a date, and we'll make it happen.  
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2WP & gwitness, NIMBY!  Spyda, no worries on the distance. The closer ones are every bit as fun to shoot at. In the Fall, when the rain comes and the leaves show in force, they're moving faster with the higher water. I generally prefer shooting them as they travel by at 15-100' away. Point-shooting them at a fast pace is a kick in the head! Rem-582, anytime. This is the kind of thing that can be done anytime I'm at home, and just as often. No need to set or agree on a date with others, since I'm up for it anytime. And, two shooters firing at once is about all I feel safe with here in the yard anyhow. (We also need to keep watch for the occaisonal raft/hiker/fisherman.) Phil, you should know better. Get both! I have both here, in a few different configurations, that you're welcome to try along side of eachother. (We can also talk about aftermarket sight options a bit too. I've been down that road a little ways.) Gibby, Kooter, bring 'em! Hell, I'd even let someone bring their newly aquired Jennings if they wanted. (I likely have enough tools and gun oil to get it to function through a few magazines worth.  ) |
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Ruger Mk I -- Check. Marlin Glenfield Model 25 -- Check. Mossberg Model 342KC -- Check. ------------------------------------ [hijack]So far, through the scoped Marlin, the tightest and best groups have been with the $1.29 / box (at Champion Arms) PMC standard velocity, non-jacketed loads. They're made by Aguila of Mexico. Maybe it has to do with the Eley primers or something. 1/4" groups @ 50 yards ain't too shabby. [/hijack] Phil, I've never heard of a "Roger" firearm. Please enlighten me.
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I seem to remember being taught not to shoot at hard flat surfaces..like bodies of water and basketball courts and icicles now, if we were in Vermont, we could do this legally.... shooting at fish |
That's typically very good advice. (though it is a bit ironic coming from your mouth, since the last time I saw you, you were blasting away in a gravel pit. Rough hard surfaces are better? )Bullets do bounce, ricochet and/or stray. From this spot, I can tell you where to aim if you want to bounce bullets across the water, just as one would skip a flat rock across a pond. Hell, as a kid, my father and I would shoot at a large sand pit that had big puddles in it, and we would purposely put our targets up on the bank behind the puddles, then position ourselves for 'bank shots'. It's not really all that tricky to do, and it certainly justifies safety precautions and scattergun only at waterfowl laws. Anyhow, as a general rule, I'll agree. Shooting at water isn't always safe or sane. You gotta know what's around and behind it, because the bullets seldom stay in it for long. (this is a large part of the .22 only requirement. I do shoot larger guns near here often, but I won't include others in taking that risk on my watch) |
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I'm gonna be hung for this post... But many years ago some of the best shooting FUN I had was at a frozen lake.... The targets were on the bank of the far side of the lake and my friend and I would bounce bullets off the ice at the targets... It was very safe, but many today would (could) find so much wrong with "skipping" bullets off of ice. (its one of the best times of my life!) Its not what you do, Its how (safe) you do it! |