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Long Range Rifle
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J
Jose
Yup.. that is practically an overnight trip!![[sad]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/004.gif "Sad [sad]")
You'd really hate the Great Plains
![[laugh]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif "Laugh [laugh]")
People on Cape Cod are even worse, I've come across a few people that hadn't been over the bridge their whole lives!
It might be something to do with the fact that I could drive less than an hour to at least 6, if not more, ranges. Hell, my local range is less than an hours walk from my house.
Actually, I lived in the rural south most of my life. There an hour drive was nothing. In NE everything is such a cluster-f**k of bumper-to-bumper-stop-and-go idiocy when you get on the road a 5 mile trip can take an hour.
I'd probably love the Great Plains, especially in motorcycle season.
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J
Jose
Some more Thunder Valley fun. Steve, you gotta come over.....
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J
Jose
Does any of them look like Thunder Valley?
ChevyGuy91
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I think I would replace my food and beer budget with a much larger rifle and ammo budget if I lived near that place.
GunGrey
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this just made my night, screw beer, food, everything else im buying another rifle and going to this place
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J
Jose
The last time I was there we had a guy drive from Iowa just for the weekend.
That's hardcore
That's hardcore
GunGrey
Banned
no shit that is really hardcore, you would think out west you would be able to do this.
I sent the vids to a friend of mine, Effin loved it
Oh sure. My local club could easily have a 500 yd range. Except it's 10 trap fields instead
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And despite the fact that we really don't have anything comparable to that around here, living in an area like this DOES make it a little difficult to fathom driving an hour to get to the range, no matter how much better it is than the closer ones.
J
Jose
Come on over and shoot it
![[grin]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/041.gif "Grin [grin]")
GunGrey
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watching it is probably boring as watching paint dry, now shooting the match is probably hella fun. I found myself looking at scopes, stocks, everything and anything after watchin those videos
J
Jose
I could stop shooting IDPA and not miss it much. But I could never stop working at improving my precision rifle marksmanship whether it is with a scoped rifle from field positions or with an aperture sighted rifle from sling supported prone.
Breaking a shot and hearing the clang of steel a second and a half later from a target 800 yards away is a rush like no other.
Breaking a shot and hearing the clang of steel a second and a half later from a target 800 yards away is a rush like no other.
J
Jose
You would be surprised. It's only once you get to the intermountain west that tons and tons of free public land is available.
The great plains (KS, NE, IA, OK, SD, ND, MO) are almost all private land and you just can't drive into the country, setup in a field and start shooting.
ChevyGuy91
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I really need to learn to shoot a precision gun.
ChevyGuy91
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If I had a clue, and a capable rifle, I would give it a try.
GunGrey
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oh yea, it's all private land for the most part. im think closer toward the rockies.
and BLM land
GunGrey
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right now my rifle isnt up to snuff, hopefully by atleast july it should be done. it isnt cheap to set one up and its even harder on a college budget.
albany isnt that far from western ma, only like an 1hr or two drive
GunGrey
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if all goes to plan i will be able to get the manners stock i want within the next month, then from there i just have to find a goodsmith who works on howas to rebarrel it with somthing a little better and might as well bed it too, and then some good glass and i should be done.
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The only thing I have for a .308 gun is an M14 in a sage chassis that is full retard heavy. I am throwing around the idea of a 700 project with the tax return this month, though.
But there is still that problem of not having a clue.![[wink]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/002.gif "Wink [wink]")
But there is still that problem of not having a clue.
GunGrey
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its a hunting gun so it has the sporter barrel, I want a heavy barrel, and yes i reload.
its a .30-06 too, i already have it so might as well mod it even though ive thought about selling it a few times. Everything ive seen people who still use .06's are shooting around 200grn bullets
