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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Pathfinder on August 14, 2011, 07:38:46 PM
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And yes, my first. And yes, it was gentle!
Background: Our church sponsors a Men's Fraternity group every Friday morning during the school year, following Robert Lewis' program. A small group of us arrive at 5AM and cook breakfast for 60-80 of our brothers. As a reward, and as a kick off for the new year, another fellow, Trent, and I invited everyone out to Trent's family farm to do some shooting.
Trent is late 20's, married with 2 kids, and in order to get his life on a track he liked, will be going into the Army on October 11. He told me he had never shot an M-4 carbine before, only hunting guns. So i suggested I bring mine over, and the cookout/shooting thing just kinda snowballed out of that desire.
I know, I know, this thread is useless yada yada yada. No pictures yet, but here is a video of a friend of mine, one of our cooks, shooting the rifle.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150290219473637&comments (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150290219473637&comments)
There were about 15 guys shooting, including a couple of our Pastors. Here's a list of some of the weapons we all shot
Moisin-Nagant
SKS
AK - at this point I noted the good Christian men all shooting these Commie guns ;D
CETME
a couple of M-4s
Sig 556
Remington 870
.410 single shot Coast to Coast
Glock 10mm
Sig P228
a bunch of other handguns
and, the piece de' resistance
Armalite AR-50.
Very little recoil, excellent trigger, although when it went off, i remember having complete sensory overload, in part due to the debris blown up by the muzzle break, the end of the shooting mat being blown back, the loss of sight picture in the scope, and a ringing in my ears! :o :o :o ;D
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No luck on the video. Said it was unavailable.
WAAAAA
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It told me I had to sign in.......................yea right, sorry not into facebook.
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Very cool, Path.
I went through Robert Lewis's series (3 of them) very good material. We didn't get to go shooting. I might have to come join your church.
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wish I went to your church. It wouldn't let me see the video either
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Sorry about the video, you do have to be on FB and maybe even friend the guy who posted it. It works well for me, though, so I can enjoy it as often as I wish . . . . ::)
Once my boy heads back to MCT (tomorrow) I will get my pictures up here. Not the same as video, I know.
As for this event, basically Trent and I did all of the organizing, everyone else were invitees. So if you want your church to host a shooting program - make it freakin' happen!!!!!!!
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Cool beans, Path.......and yes sir, those babies (muzzle brakes) do tend to stir up a ruckus when touched off don't they? :D :D :D
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I liked it alot! ;D
and FB is my middle name.. LOL
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FB wouldn't let me watch.
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I have been fortunate enough to shoot two or three different .50 Cal rifles. It is a experience every shooter should have. Not near as bad as most folks think it is, very much like shooting a 12 ga shotgun with a stiff load.
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I already have a FB account and was logged in.
Said it was unavailable because it was removed or due to privacy settings.
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I promised pictures . . . .
The first is my Marine son having his turn at the .50
The second displays very clearly the sad and woeful syndrome called .50 caliber-itis IIRC. We really should take up a collection to see if we can't eliminate this sorry condition! And yes, that is a Tupperware Glock 10mm on his hip.
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I promised pictures . . . .
The first is my Marine son having his turn at the .50
The second displays very clearly the sad and woeful syndrome called .50 caliber-itis IIRC. We really should take up a collection to see if we can't eliminate this sorry condition! And yes, that is a Tupperware Glock 10mm on his hip.
What other kind of Glock would you carry when shooting a .50 ?
They don't make them in .45 Colt ;D (yet )
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What other kind of Glock would you carry when shooting a .50 ?
They don't make them in .45 Colt ;D (yet )
And people complain about the Glock not fitting their hand now, just imagine what a 45Colt Glock would look like!! But it sure would be fun.
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Shooting a .50 from the "ground" is not good for shooter. :o The concussion is also not pleasant for anyone not standing directly behind the shooter.
Recommend a stout table....
(http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/twyacht/DSCF1521.jpg)
Geez I want one bad.... 8)
*** and yes that grin lasted for a couple hours after the first of several rds... ;D
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Love the big .50s been shooting them for decades, first in at Bragg in 86' (Daisy and MacMillians) then bought myself a Fresshour Tejas .50. However most of my shooting been with M82s in the desert enviroments.
(http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/M82_Kuwait_Feb_00.jpg)
CD
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Love the big .50s been shooting them for decades, first in at Bragg in 86' (Daisy and MacMillians) then bought myself a Fresshour Tejas .50. However most of my shooting been with M82s in the desert enviroments.
CD
How is the M82 for accuracy in comparison to other 50BMG platforms? You obviously have a an experience factor other's don't have with having had various weapons from an armory that brings you in contact with both a number of different models/manufacturers and also a number of different guns within a given model/manufacturer.
The variance between guns of the same model is of particular interest since buying one in the market is a bit of a turkey shoot. Sort of like Winchester bolt actions vs. Remington bolt actions...a few years back Winchester would sell you some real stinkers.
Thanks,
Ken
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hmm video not working :(
still did not need to see the video to make me more jealous
:) nice one, shooting a .50 is on my bucket list
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How is the M82 for accuracy in comparison to other 50BMG platforms? You obviously have a an experience factor other's don't have with having had various weapons from an armory that brings you in contact with both a number of different models/manufacturers and also a number of different guns within a given model/manufacturer.
The variance between guns of the same model is of particular interest since buying one in the market is a bit of a turkey shoot. Sort of like Winchester bolt actions vs. Remington bolt actions...a few years back Winchester would sell you some real stinkers.
Thanks,
Ken
I would say the McMillians were the most accurate. But that was only one rifle in the late 80s. Most of my M82A1 shooting was at relatively close targets (less then 800m) and at larger targets then when shooting the bolt guns. Did shoot one of the M99 Barretts in Murfressburo (at Barretts) and got decent 200 yd accuracy with M33 Ball. Most of my ammo used was usually API or Mk211 Rufoss rds. Like all rifles pays to shoot different types and lots. For my needs the advantages of the semi with its fast follow up shots the M82 was more then accurate enough.
CD