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My 4 year old daughter at the range
(Man asks, is is clear to go downrange?
4 year old daughters reply......its not clear because you have a bullet ready to shoot and your bolt is not open.)
Man ejects live round and leaves bolt open
Daughter......OK, its clear now!
This was 4 years ago as my daughter is now approaching 9 years of age in September.
Shod
Congrats to your daughter, Must of had a good teacher!
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I've taken to using one of Finn Aagard's questions when encountering the "expert's. "And you know this to be true because...........?"
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
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One of the many reasons I don't do public ranges. Too many idiots. But they can't hold a candle to the idiots you see at local gun shows.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Then there will be the "xxx Remchester" isn't good for deer because the bullet is moving so fast it doesn't have time to expand. My favorite
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Then there will be the "xxx Remchester" isn't good for deer because the bullet is moving so fast it doesn't have time to expand. Those are all over the place around here. The bullets just zip right on through.........
When I die I hope I don't start voting democrat.
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Gosh I miss so much by not shooting at a public range.
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The public range is horrific yetat the same time is amazing entertainment.
- Greg
Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.
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CEASEFIRE, I have a few more rounds to shoot....Bang!
Guy pulls the trigger.....click. He proceeds to pull the rifle off the bench and put the butt on the ground while looking down the barrel, asking his buddy what's wrong with it? I was waiting for "Cherry Pie"? Guess he was lucky since he lived.
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" Groups you can cover with a dime!" is next.
Of course those will be the kind of groups the rifle they left at home shoots..... It's always amazing to me all of these types of targets that show up here on the 'fire. 'Fire members must own the most accurate rifles on the planet. I post my target pics in the comedy forum
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I have seen guys trying to sight in their rifle in the off hand position, scopes mounted backwards, etc.
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I've been shooting since I was 12. Did some hunting as a kid with my uncles but never actually did it on my own until after college and career got started (I hate that fact about my life). I'm still learning something new about shooting, hunting, and reloading all the time. I've learned from folks like Mathman, Ingwe, BullDog, and many many many others here on the fire.
Till this day, the only bird hunting I've done is turkey and I've only ever hunted within these 50 states. There still so much I want to learn and do before ... well you know ...
Have a great day!!!
Remember, not everyone has a happy ending, so be happy when you can
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Worst thing with idiots is how frequently the conversations tend to devolve into self congratulatory circle jerks.
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My son-in-law used to take his Savage 7Mag with a Tasco to the range. He would plop down beside someone with much more expensive stuff and fire at and hit the empty two pound propane bottle at 596 yards. He would then dial the Tasco back to 100 yards and out one right in the "X". Then he would ask if anyone wanted to have a shooting contest. Sounds like a peach of a guy. I'm surprised he had no takers. I know when I go to the range, I'm always looking for some stranger to have a shootin' contest with.
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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My son-in-law used to take his Savage 7Mag with a Tasco to the range. He would plop down beside someone with much more expensive stuff and fire at and hit the empty two pound propane bottle at 596 yards. He would then dial the Tasco back to 100 yards and out one right in the "X". Then he would ask if anyone wanted to have a shooting contest. Sounds like a peach of a guy. I'm surprised he had no takers. I know when I go to the range, I'm always looking for some stranger to have a shootin' contest with. The part that interests me is " dial the Tasco back to 100 yds...." and " hit the empty two pound propane bottle at 596 yards...." This kind of statement is usually what comes out of "the idiots" and without knowing more I'd dearly love to get in a shooting contest with Wrongman's SIL.... $100 a shot would give it some flavor.
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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At my range, it wouldn't be "the" propane bottle, it would be "a" propane bottle. It wouldn't last long enough to be "the" bottle.
How about them apples?
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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My son-in-law used to take his Savage 7Mag with a Tasco to the range. He would plop down beside someone with much more expensive stuff and fire at and hit the empty two pound propane bottle at 596 yards. He would then dial the Tasco back to 100 yards and out one right in the "X". Then he would ask if anyone wanted to have a shooting contest. Sounds like a peach of a guy. I'm surprised he had no takers. I know when I go to the range, I'm always looking for some stranger to have a shootin' contest with. The part that interests me is " dial the Tasco back to 100 yds...." and " hit the empty two pound propane bottle at 596 yards...." This kind of statement is usually what comes out of "the idiots" and without knowing more I'd dearly love to get in a shooting contest with Wrongman's SIL.... $100 a shot would give it some flavor. The ol' adjustable objective turret system? 
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Im curious about a couple things:
A) Ive never heard of a two pound propane bottle and
B) Why 596 yards....Why not 600?
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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The ol' adjustable objective turret system? I suspect so... But I've had other idiots tell me its not an adjustable objective, its a 'rangefinder'....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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My 4 year old daughter at the range
(Man asks, is is clear to go downrange?
4 year old daughters reply......its not clear because you have a bullet ready to shoot and your bolt is not open.)
Man ejects live round and leaves bolt open
Daughter......OK, its clear now!
This was 4 years ago as my daughter is now approaching 9 years of age in September.
Shod
Good on you my friend and well done by your daughter!
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The 596 is metric . 
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