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Title: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: Rastus on June 23, 2013, 08:40:26 AM
I went to the Oklahoma Full Auto Shoot and Trade Show in Wyandotte, OK. 

Doesn't have "the barn" with all the parts like Knob Creek but the firing line is a bit longer with more guns on the line at a time and the range is cooler.

Here's my sweetie below:

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Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: Frosty on June 23, 2013, 10:32:38 AM
I sure didn't have as much fun as you did, that's for sure. I'm jealous, the Kommiefornicated people here in CO. are sheeple and last yr. the full auto shoot was canceled and I don't think it'll come back :'(. Hummmmmm - OK isn't that far to go - a good days drive from Kommiefornicated Colorado.
Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: Ichiban on June 23, 2013, 10:38:09 AM
I sure didn't have as much fun as you did, that's for sure. I'm jealous, the Kommiefornicated people here in CO. are sheeple and last yr. the full auto shoot was canceled and I don't think it'll come back :'(. Hummmmmm - OK isn't that far to go - a good days drive from Kommiefornicated Colorado.

Come down to The Springs September 14 & 15 for Dragon Man's machine gun shoot.
http://www.dragonmans.com/ (http://www.dragonmans.com/)

Bring lots of money and have lots of fun.
Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: Frosty on June 23, 2013, 11:23:29 AM
Come down to The Springs September 14 & 15 for Dragon Man's machine gun shoot.
http://www.dragonmans.com/ (http://www.dragonmans.com/)

Bring lots of money and have lots of fun.

Thanks for the Info! I'll start saving my pennies & hopefully by the time it comes around I can smash the ol'piggy bank and head south for some shooting fun. ;D
Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: tombogan03884 on June 23, 2013, 12:49:35 PM
Lucky the fires were on the other side of Colorado Springs.

Rastus, Got to love the "Ma Deuce"  .  ;D
Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: Swamp Yankee on June 23, 2013, 01:40:53 PM
Well slept in this morning. Been a tough two weeks transitioning to Alaska. So off to Girdwood to pan for some GOLD with the wife today.

Mike Mc
Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: Frosty on June 23, 2013, 04:23:10 PM
Well slept in this morning. Been a tough two weeks transitioning to Alaska. So off to Girdwood to pan for some GOLD with the wife today.

Mike Mc

Wow! North East PA to Alaska .... That's a heck of a transition.  Good luck panning, just remember do your panning where gold has been found before. Do some research, ask around cause it'll increase your chances and be sure you aren't on someone's claim. Claim jumping is frowned upon and ya loose all your gear as well as a hefty fine. I use to pan then I bought a metal detector, it's a lot easier on the ol'back & knees. If ya got time check out www.nuggethunting.com Rob has a great forum. Good luck & enjoy Alaska!
Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: Rastus on June 23, 2013, 05:13:28 PM
Well slept in this morning. Been a tough two weeks transitioning to Alaska. So off to Girdwood to pan for some GOLD with the wife today.

Mike Mc

Now that's cool...panning for gold.  Hope ya'll find a great big nugget repository....
Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: Rastus on June 23, 2013, 05:20:23 PM
Lucky the fires were on the other side of Colorado Springs.

Rastus, Got to love the "Ma Deuce"  .  ;D

Got to confess mine is the ugly sister.  Semi-auto.  Much more affordable in more than one way.

I was on the line with a friend of mine who had a papered up full auto Ma Deuce, couple of M-16's and a M-14. 

I am glad that Wideners had 100 rounds linked new 1940's ammo a couple of years ago for $225. 
Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: Swamp Yankee on June 23, 2013, 10:01:06 PM
Yeah a bit different up here for sure. But we went to a known mine that is still producing and is open to the public. Ended up with six pickers in six hours so that equate to about $1.50 an hour. Need to make a sluice box so I can clean more material. The wife even enjoyed it.
Mike Mc
Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: Henny on June 24, 2013, 05:57:41 AM
Every day since  the beginning of June I've been at the NRA's Whittington Center teaching young Americans the principal that founded our country - rifle marksmanship! 
Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: Magoo541 on June 24, 2013, 09:37:38 AM
We had the Saddle Butte Machine gun shoot last month and I did the same thing there that I did this weekend. I manned a booth for Oregon Firearms Federation recruiting members and selling swag/raffle tickets.

Looks like fun.  What was the going rate for 50 cal?  IIRC it was about $6/round for 50 and $1.50 for 30 cal for the crew serves and the rest of the magazine fed stuff was $15-30 a mag.
Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: Majer on June 24, 2013, 09:43:20 AM
I went to a Cowboy Action shoot and wasted 140 rounds of .38 and 50 rounds of 12 gauge and had fun doing it.
Title: Re: What did ya'll do yesterday or for the weekend???
Post by: alfsauve on June 24, 2013, 11:56:41 AM
Not nearly as neat as a machine gun shoot, I went to the GA IDPA members match.  Not the GA Championships, but an 8 stage (lunch included) warmup before the real state match.  My first outdoor IDPA.   HOT - HUMID - NO BREEZE.   I about died.   I learned to shoot first on each stage because I would rested.  (We had a small squad and had to wait on each stage for the other squad to clear out.

Scored third from the bottom out of 122 shooters.   (I was shooting SSR in my defense....and I'm almost 65...and did I mention how stifling the weather was?)   Not only did the weather zap me but I just wasn't on my A game.   

Two highlights were getting 2 "0's" on each of the two movers.   These suckers only appeared for about 3 seconds and were only visible for 6 feet.   Oh, and I shot them while I was moving, too.  The other highlight was dropping only 3 points on the short stage shoot at 15 yds.  The target was partially covered with a no-shoot.   We shot out of cars, around cars, in a shoot house, prone, kineeling and sitting.   

Here's a couple of pictures:  First simple falling plates dressed in Iron Maiden t-shirts.  There's an 8" plate under the shirt.

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Then there was the gas station attempted car jacking.   Had to shoot bad guys left and right then go prone to get bad guys on the other side of the car.

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