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What are you shooting?

eohrnberger said:
Just Googled up a pictures of Sub2ks. Looks really nice. Nice and enticing.

Hmm. Gonna have to finish my AR-15 build first. For home defense, close quarters, wouldn't you ditch the rifle, and use the Glock?
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Not necessarily...no. Just personal preference but there is also tactical precedent. You seldom see tactical police teams clearing buildings with pistols vs rifle style weapons.

My first line of defense weapon in my home is actually an old (VERY old) Remington 870 20 gauge. Nothing fancy or modded at all on it...just a short barrel.

Edit: Ive got a gen 1 and 2 Gen 2 Sub2ks. Full rail on the Gen 1 and I just bought a red dot mount that swings out of the way to allow you to fully collapse the weapon. Its very sweet.
 
Bath salts.

Or are those smoked? I don't actually know anything about drugs...
 
Nothing at the moment. But I would like to try going to a bow shooting range and use an old fashioned English longbow (not any of these ridiculous looking high-tech compound bow contraptions hunters use these days).

Used to live on a 2ish acre plot with a hill as a kid, and I'd spent hours firing a shortbow at targets. I miss it.
 
Mr Person said:
Nothing at the moment. But I would like to try going to a bow shooting range and use an old fashioned English longbow (not any of these ridiculous looking high-tech compound bow contraptions hunters use these days).

Used to live on a 2ish acre plot with a hill as a kid, and I'd spent hours firing a shortbow at targets. I miss it.
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You should read Bernard Cornwell's book Agincourt, particularly the author's note. A genuine longbow requires a pull that very few can achieve.
I own a Webly .455, a Lee Enfield .303 mark 4, and a Winchester .3030.
 
I have a heavy barreled bolt action 10 shot magazine Savage / Stevens .22LR rifle with a scope and bipod, and really enjoy just plinking at targets off my back porch.

I use that lovely wall I had those illegals build for me as a backstop.

There is something really relaxing about just popping away at a slow pace, at 75 yards, at tin cans, paper targets, and clay pigeons set up against my nice wall.

It is so very wonderful to not have to pack up and drive to the range when I want to shoot.

Heaven!

I have tons of other guns, but really love plinking with her. No ears needed.
 
natsb said:
Mostly my AR. Since I started loading my own ammo, I have been searching for that perfect 100 yard recipe.
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Try this for a very, very accurate 5.56 load

23.3 grains of 8208 XBR with a magnum primer behind it and a 75grainer on top of it.

I swear by this load.
 
Range day yesterday...half a box of the S&W Highway Patrolman and 300 rounds through the Glock/Sub2k 2 gun set up. Lots of .22LR plinking.

Ordered in a new grip and rail system for my M85. Should be here Tuesday. Also put on a new strobe and laser setup on one of the Sub2Ks for home use. Still havent found a replacement barrel for the Remington Model 31. :?
 
queenmandy85 said:
You should read Bernard Cornwell's book Agincourt, particularly the author's note. A genuine longbow requires a pull that very few can achieve.
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Well, that's part of the issue. You weren't supposed to just hold your arm out straight and pull with the other. You'd lean your full weight into the bow.


Anyway, whether I'd use a true replica or not is beside my point. Regardless of the draw weight, I'd want to use something that looks like this (which I did as a kid, although it was obviously a scaled-down version):

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And not like this:

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RetiredNSmilin said:
Try this for a very, very accurate 5.56 load

23.3 grains of 8208 XBR with a magnum primer behind it and a 75grainer on top of it.

I swear by this load.
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Thanks. I will give it a try.
 
natsb said:
Thanks. I will give it a try.
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I got it from a very good competitor at another website.

To test it I went out to the desert with several loads high and low from there.

Sure enough, in firing in my Bushmaster, it turned out to be the most accurate.

Consequently, it also turned out to be the most accurate in my Rock River.

I only shoot full length 20 inch barrels though, so your mileage may vary.

The magnum primers make everything burn really clean.
 
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