Author Topic: goEMAW shooters (Read 10036 times)

Unruly · « **on:** May 01, 2013, 09:48:19 AM »

Hello EMAW friends!

Anyone else enjoy some fantastic target shooting?

What do you shoot?

My current setup is a Remington 700 Police LTR .308 that is pretty mean.

I am rather inexperienced at long range shooting so I am getting tips from co-workers about the finer points of target shooting.

Sucks that it is so expensive to go out and shoot now but that is life I guess.

inb4 you're a gun nut, crazy person, killer, psycho etc. (not a political thread take yo self to da pit!)

ednksu · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2013, 09:50:11 AM »

haven't shot in soooo long. Ammo prices will probably keep me in this spring.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #2 on:** May 01, 2013, 09:55:35 AM »

I'm going down the rabbit hole on precision reloading right now. Managed to score enough components to keep me shooting through the summer and hunting in the fall.

Where do you shoot Unruly?

Unruly · « **Reply #3 on:** May 01, 2013, 09:59:44 AM »

Currently at a co-workers place in MS who has 800 yds cleared out.

Really wanting to get a 338 lapua since I figured out that I have a clear mile to shoot at the parents house in KS.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #4 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:03:17 AM »

I prefer the McMillen Brothers Tac-50 A1, but then I'm not a pussy. I used to use an AWM rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum pre-puberty. Maybe when your balls drop you'll look into it.

chum1 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:04:20 AM »

Boooooooooooooooo guns

Unruly · « **Reply #6 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:05:53 AM »

Quote from: Mr Bread on May 01, 2013, 10:03:17 AM

I prefer the McMillen Brothers Tac-50 A1, but then I'm not a pussy. I used to use an AWM rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum pre-puberty. Maybe when your balls drop you'll look into it.

I said I am not super good at long range shooting yet. Baby steps first.

That and at $3.50+ a round bleh.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #7 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:08:21 AM »

Holy crap, that's a long ways.

I belong to a private range where every day I can shoot to 300 yards, and then some certain events can shoot to 500. Have access to land a couple hours away where I could shoot as long as I wanted to but haven't taken advantage yet. I'd like to get to a point where I'm killing most prairie dogs under 400 yards before I buy more stuff and start pushing the distances.

As it is now I'm working up a load for my sporter 25-06 and 26 rounds in one session was enough to have my shoulder throwing in the towel.

Unruly · « **Reply #8 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:12:08 AM »

Quote from: Emo EMAW on May 01, 2013, 10:08:21 AM

Holy crap, that's a long ways.

I belong to a private range where every day I can shoot to 300 yards, and then some certain events can shoot to 500. Have access to land a couple hours away where I could shoot as long as I wanted to but haven't taken advantage yet. I'd like to get to a point where I'm killing most prairie dogs under 400 yards before I buy more stuff and start pushing the distances.

As it is now I'm working up a load for my sporter 25-06 and 26 rounds in one session was enough to have my shoulder throwing in the towel.

I'm still currently in the stages of finding out which ammo my 700 likes, but right now it is really into the Federal Gold Medal Match 168gr.

Co-worker has an LTR like mine, just not the police model, and he shot a scored 5 shot group at 100yds of .473". Just one big hole.

It is nice that this one has the 20" barrel because I haven't had any recoil/kick issues with it yet. Though that short barrel makes this mother trucker really loud.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #9 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:13:40 AM »

My favorite things to shoot from really far away are watermelons and pig heads. We set up a camera to record the impact. Pretty neat. If I could do it over again, I would seriously consider having been a sniper. I can't imagine what it would look like if you hit a bad person with one of those .50 BMGs. I bet they just go flying. And partly explode. Rad for sure.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #10 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:16:54 AM »

My longest confirmed kill is a prairie dog at 321 yards. Right through the neck. He was on a hill so he fell down and rolled a ways before he stopped.

Anyway that's pretty n00b'ish but this fall I'll go 400 for sure. Not a doubt in my mind.

puniraptor · « **Reply #11 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:17:49 AM »

Joined a trap league last month, getting back into trapshooting.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #12 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:18:06 AM »

I don't shoot adorable animals.

puniraptor · « **Reply #13 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:18:59 AM »

I've never understood prairie dog blasting, seems mean.

What do they taste like?

Unruly · « **Reply #14 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:23:13 AM »

Quote from: puniraptor on May 01, 2013, 10:18:59 AM

I've never understood prairie dog blasting, seems mean.

What do they taste like?

I don't shoot animals, but a lot of cattle ranchers are super

for letting people come blast prairie dogs because cows will step in their holes and break their legs.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #15 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:24:15 AM »

Adult cows aren't adorable. I'd definitely shoot a cow.

Unruly · « **Reply #16 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:24:36 AM »

Quote from: puniraptor on May 01, 2013, 10:17:49 AM

Joined a trap league last month, getting back into trapshooting.

Skeet is super fun, just picked up a new 12 ga for under the bed/general skeet fun and it only has a full choke on it. Still smoking clays like its no thang

Mr Bread · « **Reply #17 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:25:47 AM »

Quote from: Unruly on May 01, 2013, 10:24:36 AM

Quote from: puniraptor on May 01, 2013, 10:17:49 AM
Joined a trap league last month, getting back into trapshooting.

Skeet is super fun, just picked up a new 12 ga for under the bed/general skeet fun and it only has a full choke on it. Still smoking clays like its no thang

It's not for me. I like to settle on in there, take my time and get it just right. I like the deliberateness of it.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #18 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:26:58 AM »

Quote from: puniraptor on May 01, 2013, 10:18:59 AM

I've never understood prairie dog blasting, seems mean.

What do they taste like?

It's a pretty fun way to spend a warm Montana afternoon after chasing birds. Don't eat them (the pdogs). They carry the plague, man (always park upwind or crosswind).

sys · « **Reply #19 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:40:21 AM »

emo, i don't think you should shoot prairie dogs. it is important to live ethically.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #20 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:41:51 AM »

I don't care. Like if I did care I'd reference ranchers hating them and them causing harm to cattle and bla bla bla, but I just shoot them because it's fun. If that's unethical, then I don't wanna be Trim.

sys · « **Reply #21 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:44:50 AM »

that's too bad, emo.

Pittcat · « **Reply #22 on:** May 01, 2013, 11:42:03 AM »

FN Herstal FNAR (based off of the Browning BAR) 20 inch heavy fluted barrel, chambered in 7.62x51 NATO. Guaranteed minute of angle accuracy out of the box. Bst shot group I've had was a tad under 1/2 inch at 100 yards.

kitten_mittons · « **Reply #23 on:** May 01, 2013, 11:47:24 AM »

Quote from: sys on May 01, 2013, 10:40:21 AM

emo, i don't think you should shoot prairie dogs. it is important to live ethically.

What did you expect to happen to this place after the most ethical poster quit posting?

steve dave · « **Reply #24 on:** May 01, 2013, 11:53:30 AM »

I usually tie up some rabbits or squirrels or honeybees or some other piece of trash animal and pace off about 4,000 paces before settling into my shooting stance (< prone). Lately I've been getting sighted in on my AK47 fully automatic boner maker. I'm good from about a mile if I can get a good read on the wind speed and direction. I'll just squeeze off about a thousand rounds until the animals are a fine mist of blood splatter and bone fragments. if I don't have some animal as a target I'll use a cardboard cutout of my ex wife or an illegal flipping the bird and grabbing his crotch as a target. I make them at kinkos.