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Sunday, July 12th, 2009
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12:30 am - Ordered
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The scope and bullets for my 30-30 are on order.
They aren't the 155gr A-Max but they're kinda pretty... and cheap... I think 150gr should be the perfect weight for the 30-30. The 168gr seemed to arch a bit much for 300 yards.
Shot the 30-06 in 25mph gusts today...
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( Shoot the shit.)
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| Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
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4:02 am - Two More
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These sights must be exactly on.
Must... stop... YouTubing...
That is a pretty good group for 300 yards; my other was slightly better, an inch smaller if I remember correctly.
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( Shoot the shit.)
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| Monday, July 6th, 2009
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12:20 am - Another boring shot. :P
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I will shoot another shot at that set-up and figure my group from the dents... I sure hope I hit it tomorrow or I'll have to start all over!
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( Shoot the shit.)
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| Friday, July 3rd, 2009
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6:02 am - Aim Small, Miss Small
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I went for 2 targets yesterday, missed both, but was damn close! Inches from both. When I get that scope...
I hit right in the same hole I shot at 200 yards. Broke my target it did!
Speaking of scope, I am getting the one with a fixed 10x power with the mil dots. It is $20 more but I think I will need the dots to judge distance better. It seemed to have better turrets too.
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(4 shots. Shoot the shit.)
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| Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
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3:07 am - Not Great Shooting Weather
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But you know me, when I get an idea in my head, I just have to.
The last time I tried 400 yards, (1 month 10 days ago,) I missed both shots; which is why I adjusted my sight. I guess I adjusted it correctly. :)
Weird thing is, I adjusted it to exactly center. Who would have thought that would have worked for so long in that position?
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| Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
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12:15 am - Again
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Every shot I have taken with the 30-06 using these 168gr A-Max bullets, have hit within 4 inches of my point of aim. All but one has hit within an inch or so from my point of aim at the 300 yards range. The one that hit 4 inches away was the first 300 yard shot and that still hit the mark.
I have changed how I aim this rifle. Instead of holding it so it feels natural, I have backed my eye off the sights about 3 to 4 inches. This way I have a better idea of where the center of the peep is and can put my front sight blade exactly there.
I might try that with my 30-30 to see how well I do with it in that manner. The front sight beed is a little small compared to the back sight, maybe I aim differently than most people?
But if I get to the range at the right time tomorrow, (if the sun is hitting my 400 yard mark deep in the woods,) I will try one shot with the 30-06 at 400 yards. It will be a new distance with these bullets so I want to make sure everything is right, (little wind, good visibility and what have you.)
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(2 shots. Shoot the shit.)
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| Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
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2:49 am - Changing back to a wooden bore cleaning rod.
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That is me getting ready to pull that HUGE splintered splinter out.
Took me a few minutes to get up the gumption! :P
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(4 shots. Shoot the shit.)
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| Monday, June 29th, 2009
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6:08 am - One Handed Revolver Reloading
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Just in case you might need to know this.
You never can tell?
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2:48 am - 4 out of 5, Small Targets, 300 Yards
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| Saturday, June 27th, 2009
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12:36 am - 2.125 MOA at 300 Yards with Iron Sights
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I want one of the bed wetting "snipers" try that with the equipment I am using. Every shot cold bore, every shot in somewhat different weather conditions.
The reason why they cry is because they know they can't do what I do and that just pisses them off!
My scope will be here soon, then I will be out doing their sniper rifles with a 30-30... because they pretend to be something they are not.
I was on my way to a .4375 MOA group at 100 yards with my 30-30 and that shitty scope, if it just would have held true for 1 shot longer... No problem though, I know I can out do them; but more importantly, they know it.
Bed wetters! :P
But those shots are very good for iron sights, and I changed my point of aim after the first shot; so technically I have a 2 shot 3.5 inch group at 300 yards with iron sights, near impossible! That is 1.16 MOA at 300 yards; which is scope worthy.
( some pics )
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| Friday, June 26th, 2009
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11:08 pm - Growing Up Without Guns
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So my message to you is this - if you let any society grow accustomed to seeing guns as only for use by police or criminals, if you let just two generations to go on like that, you will eventually have a society in which I grew up. It is a strange feeling when, while carrying open in Virginia, I have to tell people, "no, I am not a law enforcement officer, and do not intend to impersonate one, I am just exercising my right. You have one, too, you know?" Sometimes this makes me want to double check if I am in America.
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(2 shots. Shoot the shit.)
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12:43 am - Me being evi...
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...and "uncool."
[EDIT]
That sight removed some of my comments! The smile face in that sentence was where I said, "bitched" and it removed my whole sentence where I said. Bukllshit!
No one knows when I may need to kill, especially some random person on the internet.
I will tell you one thing right now... If I ever have the need to shoot someone, (God forbid,) I will shoot to kill. Believe it!
Something tells me there are websites geared toward seeking-out the "uncool."
[EDIT 2]
Ugh, I hate that type of formatting. Especially for a site that removes half of what I write! WTF is with that?
They can say whatever they want, they can be as disrespectful as they want, I am right. People score human form targets all the time, and they base it on if the lethality of the hit.
[EDIT 3]
I need cute koala bear target... Fucking bed wetters.
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(2 shots. Shoot the shit.)
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| Thursday, June 25th, 2009
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12:17 am - Head Shot
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The last 4 shots with the 30-06 have been somewhat to the left, Actually they were to the left before I adjusted the sight last time. I know for sure the sight had moved at least .020 inches. I wonder if it is me doing something wrong; I have been shooting lefty while using iron sights.
Tomorrow I will try 400 while taking greater care in shooting dead center. (Pun intended.)
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( Shoot the shit.)
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| Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
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11:50 pm - First Shot with the 168gr A-Max in the 30-06.
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That is a hard hitting bullet! I bet it would have gone threw the 8x12" target, it is 1/2" thick, that 6x12" target is 5/8".
I love when I only need to shoot once. Saves on ammo!
I can't wait to get a good scope.. and I can't wait to finagle some sort of deal with the 1 mile range guy 40 miles away. Shooting at a place like that is the only way I am going to know I am shooting at a specific extra long distance like a mile.
In other news, I poked my eye with hay while making it, I am hugely allergic to about every type of grass. Ouch!
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(2 shots. Shoot the shit.)
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12:42 am - If You Only Watch One Shot, Watch This One
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You can see the actual bullet!
At least that is what it looks like to me. What do you think?
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(4 shots. Shoot the shit.)
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| Monday, June 22nd, 2009
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4:41 am - Two Morning Stars?
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There are 2 super bright stars in the east this morning, (well; one that I thought was Venus the last few nights, is more or less up at the moment.) But their is a brighter one that had just come up that I think is actually Venus,(it is brighter than the other.)
Does anyone know what gives? Maybe the other star another planet? (Not Mars.)
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(4 shots. Shoot the shit.)
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2:22 am - Played Duke Nukem Today
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| Thursday, June 18th, 2009
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11:16 pm - Package in the Mail
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I got my supplies!
I took 4 shots to sight it in, then I went for the group.
The first two shots of the group were the close ones, if I only could have kept that last shot a little closer! I need to not look at the shots before I shoot all 3, I saw how close I was then choked.
Tomorrow I will test the loads I have loaded to see which is best. That load I used to adjust the scope was light.
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( Shoot the shit.)
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| Monday, June 15th, 2009
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12:13 am - Calf
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A newborn calf fell down a 50 foot cliff and I had to carry it up... They really are tough animals.
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| Sunday, June 14th, 2009
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11:04 pm - New Target Improves Accuracy
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When shooting over 200 yards, the 30-06 was not as accurate as the 30-30 even though that rifle shoots flatter. I knew it was the sight set-up but didn't quite know how to remedy the problem, until now.
Have you ever observed the optical illusion whereas you hold your fingers kind of close to your eye, then slowly move your fingers together? Well, when you do that; right before they touch, it appears that they are touching. That is what my problem was.
See, when I have a small pin head of a target to shoot at, every time I got my sight blade close it would appear that the image was lower than it was; therefore making the shot low.
So I figured I needed a larger area in which I can target the center of it. I didn't see that dot in the middle which I was hoping to hit, I just knew where it was. My sight blade was surrounded in white so I didn't have that optical illusion to content with.
When I sighted on that target, it was like a whole new world! I knew I was going to hit the center of that target, there was no question. And sure enough I hit more to the center than I would have if I was using my regular targets.
I am going to take a shot tomorrow with it at 400 yards to see if my theory holds true. (I just made the bullet, its beautiful!) This time I will have some of my smaller targets in the places of the heart and brain in front of the cardboard. (I painted the steel a dark color, I will try not to aim at the dark, (if I am able to see it,) but instead aim at where I know the steel to be.)
I know, I know; I need to make a deer cut-out... I'm evil.
P.S. I am thinking the 30-30 does that also, it is just that the sights are off enough to compensate. :P
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