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I'm contemplating a rifle for longer range target shooting; something that won't break the bank. Lots of cheap .308 ammo available; but the .300 does reach further. Both would need to be hand-loaded for accuracy.I have the model 110, both in .300 Win Mag and .308 Win. I like them both. Each has done well on my various hunting trips
"What a pity it is that so much youth is wasted on young people, who don’t know by experience how to make the best use of it.—Springfield Union, December 1931." I thought that was from It's a Wonderful Life." Ohhh, wait. No. But the old man on the porch who was smoking his pipe and said, "Why don't you kiss her? Awwww, youth is wasted on the wrong people."What do we shoot at, or what guns do we use to shoot whatever we're shooting at?
What do you consider long range? We have a 200-600 yard range in Houston but I hunt hogs and figure that if I have to go that far to collect the target I would forget what I was going there for by the time I got half way. So, I just stage at 100 yards and figure the BDC on my scope is good enough.I'm contemplating a rifle for longer range target shooting; something that won't break the bank. Lots of cheap .308 ammo available; but the .300 does reach further. Both would need to be hand-loaded for accuracy.
I don't want to put them all on here, but:I have several weapons and I love the Garand M1.
Wow, that is nice. And you shot that group with a Glock? Impressive.I have a lot of various pistols, rifles, and shotguns, but the most common ones I shoot are my G35 GSSF match pistol, my G29 (which was my GSSF pistol and I will use next match as well to test a new sighting system), and my Marlin 1894 in .45 Colt.
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I don't want to put them all on here, but:
Remington 783 - 30-06 with Bushnell 3-9x40 AO BDC - Deer / Elk / hpg
Mossberg Patriot - .308 with Vortex 3-9x40 - Deer / Elk / Hog
Mossberg Patrol - .308 bolt with M1A1 Magazines, compensated, Vortex 4-12x50 AO for home Defense
Stevens 325b .30-30 (Bolt / magazine) iron sights
CVA Hunter .223 break action scoped
Bear Creek Arsenal .223 in AR platform with scope
.40 Carbine (HiPoint) with Red Dot over iron sights
9mm Carbine (HiPoint) iron sights
Savage .22 magnum Bolt Scoped
Remington .22LR Bolt Scoped
Savage .22 LR Bolt Scoped
Ruger 10/22 scoped
Marlin 60 .22 scoped
Marlin XT .22 scoped
Stoeger .22 Air rifle scoped
Rossi .22/410 combo (truck gun)
Ruger Air Hawk .177 scoped
Mossberg 12 ga with security and field barrels
Stevens 20 ga. bolt action with adjustable choke
Shapleigh's King Nitro 16 ga
Stevens 410 bolt/mag 24in barrel fixed
Ruger SR 9 9mm
Uberti .357 Cowboy
Springfield XDS .45 CC
Bersa .380 CC
Bersa .380 Thunder
Taurus Judge .45LC/410
Ruger Single 6 .22LR/MAG
Taurus 66 .357 S/S 4in bbl
Taurus PT101P .40
Llama MiniMax 9mm
S&W .38 Combat Special
Heritage .22 LR/Mag Combo
Browning BuckMark .22
Ruger .22/45
And I know I am missing a few but I can't recall which they are. Ahh, just remembered, my wifes aren't up here and I forgot the bow and slingshots. LOL
O.K...., I got carried away. But every one of them was a bargain in some way, and half of them were projects where I took them apart and did some repairs and scraped the stocks and refinished them. And some my wife claims as hers, but she is just kidding. They are all mine. LOLThat sounds more like the 25th Infantry Div. of the 3rd Army.
Wow, that is nice. And you shot that group with a Glock? Impressive.
I like the 45, Better on a charging hog than a 9. I want something I can conceal well enough that I can wear even when I am preaching.I got a Springfield XDS .45 with the middle magazine. Using 185 grain HP reduces recoil and improves grouping over the 230 grain.
I think the 300 yard completions would be fun. I used to vaporize ground hogs at that range with a .22-.250. That was fun!What do you consider long range? We have a 200-600 yard range in Houston but I hunt hogs and figure that if I have to go that far to collect the target I would forget what I was going there for by the time I got half way. So, I just stage at 100 yards and figure the BDC on my scope is good enough.
I want something I can conceal well enough that I can wear even when I am preaching.
Well, our pastor arranged for a free seminar given to churches and the like here in Tomball, TX. They have a special program for churches. Of course, it is a company that benefits from selling policies, but they did give a reasonable and decent talk on two parts: A. What to do as a church in a live shooter situation. B. The current and most asked questions about the legal side of concealed carry. Being already versed in both we (my wife is involved too) went in order to hear what our congregation was hearing so that we would know what to expect if something happened. No, I wouldn't hold it against you one little bit for carrying. I would suggest measuring the distance from the pulpit to the door and practicing at that range every time. Also having a "fire" drill helps a lot, even if you need to do it during a service. There are sermons on Semper Paratus for the church in the Bible. (We are a solid KJV *non-affiliated church. *I think that is what we call it.)I like the 45, Better on a charging hog than a 9. I want something I can conceal well enough that I can wear even when I am preaching.
I carry a double barrel 22 mag derringer in my pocket most times but it is definitely a close up and personal piece with not much accuracy past 5 yds.
I know some people will probably jump on me for carrying while I preach. But I have a CCP and I would most definitely without any question protect the flock.
I attended a "watchdogs" training seminar. It is for churches and offer's tips on what to do in an active shooter scenario and also on where to place certain ccp individuals that are in your church so they are by the doors of the building.Well, our pastor arranged for a free seminar given to churches and the like here in Tomball, TX. They have a special program for churches. Of course, it is a company that benefits from selling policies, but they did give a reasonable and decent talk on two parts: A. What to do as a church in a live shooter situation. B. The current and most asked questions about the legal side of concealed carry. Being already versed in both we (my wife is involved too) went in order to hear what our congregation was hearing so that we would know what to expect if something happened. No, I wouldn't hold it against you one little bit for carrying. I would suggest measuring the distance from the pulpit to the door and practicing at that range every time. Also having a "fire" drill helps a lot, even if you need to do it during a service. There are sermons on Semper Paratus for the church in the Bible. (We are a solid KJV *non-affiliated church. *I think that is what we call it.)
Amen, You are correct Sir. If it's not in the Word then it can't stand. That is how we are to test the spirits. I to fear the biblical truth is being dropped in area churches. This worries me greatly.Amen to that. Tomball, TX is sort of like that. Or, it was. But the cancer of growth is taking us over and too many metro types are moving in. One day I had stopped on a back road and had set up a pallet with targets. I was shooting a pellet rifle to sight in the scope when two black and whites suddenly whipped up to answer complaints of a man with a gun shooting at cars. Of course, once they figured it out they were o.k. but still it was ridiculous. In fact, when a group of kids walked by on the road I stopped and set everything aside until they had passed. When a car approached I made sure to lay the air rifle down and wait until they were out of sight. Still, we do have a goodly Christian community here. My only prayer is that with this growth we get the churches they need. I don't want to see our church become infected by progressive ideology where man decides who and what God is and what Jesus said. Our solid and Biblical understanding of the tenets of our Lord and Savior has been the bread and butter of our church. Actually it just dawned on me. "If you can't find it in the Bible, and a common man can't understand it, chances are it was whipped up in the pots and pans of somebody elses kitchen."
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