GUNS! That's what's happenin'!

[joegoat]

I'm going to the gun club tomorrow and taking a friend so he can zero in his Ruger M77. I'm going to take my Ruger Mk 4. I bought it a month ago but haven't shot it yet. It's going to be a Ruger day. The club is very nice and only costs 300.00 a year, 200.00 if you help out on four work days. It's a nice set up with a 200 yard rifle range, 100 yard rifle and handgun range, 20 yard rimfire range, skeet range, handgun range, four open ranges where you can set up barricades for combat shooting and an archery range. There are very few people there on weekdays so you pretty much get the place to yourself. The only problem is that it's sixty miles from my house. Here's the link to it if anybody wants to check it out.

https://www.pittcountywildlifeclub.org

Looks like a great facility and group of members.

We have a very nice range here, run by the Department of Parks and Wildlife - and free to the public.
But it closes for the winter.

There’s also a private club range, but I’m not crazy about the membership - seems to be dominated by cranky old men. I’m an old man, but I try not to be cranky.

My shooting is likely over until spring.

I'm waiting for our public range to open back up after a year and a half of maintenance. They're no saying December. I've got an 1842 smoothbore that I built a year ago and I am dying to send some .69 buck and ball downrange!

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[Stanley76]

I'm going to the gun club tomorrow and taking a friend so he can zero in his Ruger M77. I'm going to take my Ruger Mk 4. I bought it a month ago but haven't shot it yet. It's going to be a Ruger day. The club is very nice and only costs 300.00 a year, 200.00 if you help out on four work days. It's a nice set up with a 200 yard rifle range, 100 yard rifle and handgun range, 20 yard rimfire range, skeet range, handgun range, four open ranges where you can set up barricades for combat shooting and an archery range. There are very few people there on weekdays so you pretty much get the place to yourself. The only problem is that it's sixty miles from my house. Here's the link to it if anybody wants to check it out.

https://www.pittcountywildlifeclub.org

Looks like a great facility and group of members.

We have a very nice range here, run by the Department of Parks and Wildlife - and free to the public.
But it closes for the winter.

There’s also a private club range, but I’m not crazy about the membership - seems to be dominated by cranky old men. I’m an old man, but I try not to be cranky.

My shooting is likely over until spring.

The PCWC was controlled by a ruling elite for decades that thought they owned it. It got so bad that membership started dropping and finally a younger group of guys were voted in as club officers about 15 years ago. They changed things and now we have lots of members. Anti 2nd amendment politicians helped with the membership too and the club is growing now. The dues are crazy low considering the facilities and we get CMP benefits along with our membership.

[Hovannes]

Zombies, guns, and tooth decay

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[Stanley76]

I had a good time at the range today. My buddy was shooting a Ruger M77 and shooting 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards with it. No cloverleafs but he did great considering he hasn't shot it in years. I only took my new Ruger MK IV .22. That thing is a nice shooting plinker. I actually hit a golf ball at 50 yards with it.....once. Fun. I wish the club was closer to my house than 60 miles.

[durangopipe]

I had a good time at the range today. My buddy was shooting a Ruger M77 and shooting 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards with it. No cloverleafs but he did great considering he hasn't shot it in years. I only took my new Ruger MK IV .22. That thing is a nice shooting plinker. I actually hit a golf ball at 50 yards with it.....once. Fun. I wish the club was closer to my house than 60 miles.

1 1/2” @ 100 yds. Is not at all atypical for a good shooter off a bench with an unmodified M77.
That’s about as good as I could ever do with my stock .270 M77 Hawkeye with a 3-9 scope and 130gr. Core-Lokt.

It shoots a little better with the Hornady Custom 140gr. SST I shot in it when I was still carrying it. Hornady stopped making the 140gr. Custom SST as a factory load, but I stocked up on them before they went away. I tried the Superformance factory loads in it when they came out and found they didn’t shoot as well in my rifle.

I gave my son all of my metallic cartridge reloading gear a long time ago. I hardly had enough time to keep up with the shotshells I was loading. And my stash of factory and loaded ammo was and remains even more embarrassing than my stash of tobacco was.

At any rate, 1 1/2” at 100 yards is great with an M77 in most calibers, and just fine in a medium and larger game rifle - better than fine.

I am quite fond of M77s myself.

I’d love to pick up a few with the tang safety, but I think my rifle acquiring days are likely over. I have far more rifles than I have time to shoot as it is.

What model of the 77, and what bore and ammunition was your buddy shooting?

[Stanley76]

I had a good time at the range today. My buddy was shooting a Ruger M77 and shooting 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards with it. No cloverleafs but he did great considering he hasn't shot it in years. I only took my new Ruger MK IV .22. That thing is a nice shooting plinker. I actually hit a golf ball at 50 yards with it.....once. Fun. I wish the club was closer to my house than 60 miles.

1 1/2” @ 100 yds. Is not at all atypical for a good shooter off a bench with an unmodified M77.
That’s about as good as I could ever do with my stock .270 M77 Hawkeye with a 3-9 scope and 130gr. Core-Lokt.

It shoots a little better with the Hornady Custom 140gr. SST I shot in it when I was still carrying it. Hornady stopped making the 140gr. Custom SST as a factory load, but I stocked up on them before they went away. I tried the Superformance factory loads in it when they came out and found they didn’t shoot as well in my rifle.

I gave my son all of my metallic cartridge reloading gear a long time ago. I hardly had enough time to keep up with the shotshells I was loading. And my stash of factory and loaded ammo was and remains even more embarrassing than my stash of tobacco was.

At any rate, 1 1/2” at 100 yards is great with an M77 in most calibers, and just fine in a medium and larger game rifle - better than fine.

I am quite fond of M77s myself.

I’d love to pick up a few with the tang safety, but I think my rifle acquiring days are likely over. I have far more rifles than I have time to shoot as it is.

What model of the 77, and what bore and ammunition was your buddy shooting?

I sent him an email asking him. It's a .308 and the tight groups were with some old ammunition he was shooting up but I don't know what it was. He also shot some old military ball ammo that he had to take off of belt clips but those groups were about 3-4". I asked him for info on the scope and a photo also. It's on a Ruger composite stock with a bipod but it is not customized at all.

In the meantime, this is my .308. I didn't take it yesterday. I bought it several years ago from a friend who is a long distance shooter. He had it custom built about 15 years ago. I don't remember the details of the specs but it's built around a Remington 700 action and the scope is a Leupold MK IV. I have some of his hand loads left; 175 gr Nosler HPBT/43.5 gr RG15.

[durangopipe]

I had a good time at the range today. My buddy was shooting a Ruger M77 and shooting 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards with it. No cloverleafs but he did great considering he hasn't shot it in years. I only took my new Ruger MK IV .22. That thing is a nice shooting plinker. I actually hit a golf ball at 50 yards with it.....once. Fun. I wish the club was closer to my house than 60 miles.

1 1/2” @ 100 yds. Is not at all atypical for a good shooter off a bench with an unmodified M77.
That’s about as good as I could ever do with my stock .270 M77 Hawkeye with a 3-9 scope and 130gr. Core-Lokt.

It shoots a little better with the Hornady Custom 140gr. SST I shot in it when I was still carrying it. Hornady stopped making the 140gr. Custom SST as a factory load, but I stocked up on them before they went away. I tried the Superformance factory loads in it when they came out and found they didn’t shoot as well in my rifle.

I gave my son all of my metallic cartridge reloading gear a long time ago. I hardly had enough time to keep up with the shotshells I was loading. And my stash of factory and loaded ammo was and remains even more embarrassing than my stash of tobacco was.

At any rate, 1 1/2” at 100 yards is great with an M77 in most calibers, and just fine in a medium and larger game rifle - better than fine.

I am quite fond of M77s myself.

I’d love to pick up a few with the tang safety, but I think my rifle acquiring days are likely over. I have far more rifles than I have time to shoot as it is.

What model of the 77, and what bore and ammunition was your buddy shooting?

I sent him an email asking him. It's a .308 and the tight groups were with some old ammunition he was shooting up but I don't know what it was. He also shot some old military ball ammo that he had to take off of belt clips but those groups were about 3-4". I asked him for info on the scope and a photo also. It's on a Ruger composite stock with a bipod but it is not customized at all.

In the meantime, this is my .308. I didn't take it yesterday. I bought it several years ago from a friend who is a long distance shooter. He had it custom built about 15 years ago. I don't remember the details of the specs but it's built around a Remington 700 action and the scope is a Leupold MK IV. I have some of his hand loads left; 175 gr Nosler HPBT/43.5 gr RG15.

That’s a beauty!

[Stanley76]

I had a good time at the range today. My buddy was shooting a Ruger M77 and shooting 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards with it. No cloverleafs but he did great considering he hasn't shot it in years. I only took my new Ruger MK IV .22. That thing is a nice shooting plinker. I actually hit a golf ball at 50 yards with it.....once. Fun. I wish the club was closer to my house than 60 miles.

1 1/2” @ 100 yds. Is not at all atypical for a good shooter off a bench with an unmodified M77.
That’s about as good as I could ever do with my stock .270 M77 Hawkeye with a 3-9 scope and 130gr. Core-Lokt.

It shoots a little better with the Hornady Custom 140gr. SST I shot in it when I was still carrying it. Hornady stopped making the 140gr. Custom SST as a factory load, but I stocked up on them before they went away. I tried the Superformance factory loads in it when they came out and found they didn’t shoot as well in my rifle.

I gave my son all of my metallic cartridge reloading gear a long time ago. I hardly had enough time to keep up with the shotshells I was loading. And my stash of factory and loaded ammo was and remains even more embarrassing than my stash of tobacco was.

At any rate, 1 1/2” at 100 yards is great with an M77 in most calibers, and just fine in a medium and larger game rifle - better than fine.

I am quite fond of M77s myself.

I’d love to pick up a few with the tang safety, but I think my rifle acquiring days are likely over. I have far more rifles than I have time to shoot as it is.

What model of the 77, and what bore and ammunition was your buddy shooting?

HIs rifle is a Ruger .308 M77 Mark II The scope is a Leupold Vari-X 3.5 - 10X50mm

[durangopipe]

HIs rifle is a Ruger .308 M77 Mark II The scope is a Leupold Vari-X 3.5 - 10X50mm

Nice setup.

[Bloodhound]

My ears perk up when I hear folks talking about the .308 One of my all time favorite rounds. Every big game animal I have ever taken, not a big number but they were all with a Winchester model 88 in .308 and the rounds were my hand loads. The .308 is the bottom rifle. It wears a Denver Redfield 2-7x40 scope in Redfield base and rings

[Stanley76]

My ears perk up when I hear folks talking about the .308 One of my all time favorite rounds. Every big game animal I have ever taken, not a big number but they were all with a Winchester model 88 in .308 and they rounds were my hand loads. The .308 is the bottom rifle. It wears a Denver Redfield 2-7x40 scope in Redfield base and rings

Those are nice! I have a Savage Model 99 in .308 but there's no scope on it. It's an E model which was the cheapest most basic (E for Economy) model. The thing kicks like a mule and I have never hunted with it. 99's in .308 aren't very common though so I'm glad I got it when I did.

[durangopipe]

My ears perk up when I hear folks talking about the .308 One of my all time favorite rounds. Every big game animal I have ever taken, not a big number but they were all with a Winchester model 88 in .308 and the rounds were my hand loads. The .308 is the bottom rifle. It wears a Denver Redfield 2-7x40 scope in Redfield base and rings

Really sweet rifles, Scott.

[Bloodhound]

My ears perk up when I hear folks talking about the .308 One of my all time favorite rounds. Every big game animal I have ever taken, not a big number but they were all with a Winchester model 88 in .308 and the rounds were my hand loads. The .308 is the bottom rifle. It wears a Denver Redfield 2-7x40 scope in Redfield base and rings

Really sweet rifles, Scott.

Thanks

The one on top is a .243 with a Denver Redfield 3-9x40 scope.

[Stanley76]

My ears perk up when I hear folks talking about the .308 One of my all time favorite rounds. Every big game animal I have ever taken, not a big number but they were all with a Winchester model 88 in .308 and the rounds were my hand loads. The .308 is the bottom rifle. It wears a Denver Redfield 2-7x40 scope in Redfield base and rings

Really sweet rifles, Scott.

Thanks

The one on top is a .243 with a Denver Redfield 3-9x40 scope.

The best part about these rifles are the magazines. Savage 99 has some bizarre integral rotary magazine that not even a gunsmith will attempt to reassemble if you are dumb enough to take it apart to clean it.

[Bloodhound]

The best part about these rifles are the magazines. Savage 99 has some bizarre integral rotary magazine that not even a gunsmith will attempt to reassemble if you are dumb enough to take it apart to clean it.

Truth...It is very easy to put in the pocket of a hunting coat, or unload when you get back to the truck or crossing a fence or...

I really like the 88, fast handy and good shooters...not a great trigger, but you can't have it all.

[Hovannes]

I stopped by the local Walmart today. The ammo was marked down for clearance. Some of it substantial---.45JHP was $30/box instead of $40 .40 was half of that.The shelves were full and the clerk said the management were cleaning out the warehouses.
With the cost of ammunition inching up in CA this was a nice, if temporary economy.
I'll take my business to the local ACE and Sportsman's Warehouse, and hand load from here on in.

[Hovannes]

Any former LEOs here developed an allergy to black gun leather?
My preference these days are cordovan, brown, tan, or oxblood for holsters.
Not black leather. Those days are past.

[Stanley76]

Any former LEOs here developed an allergy to black gun leather?
My preference these days are cordovan, brown, tan, or oxblood for holsters.
Not black leather. Those days are past.

I have both black and tan holsters. I like the black holsters for Glocks. I like tan or brown for my revolvers and my 1911. I am not a fan of kydex just because but I have a few of those but they are kydex backed with leather IWB holsters.

I'm a holster freak. There is a pawn shop/gun store with a bin of old holsters, some really old holsters for revolvers, mostly hunting holsters. Just about any SA revolver fits and they usually go for about three bucks. I have a drawer full.

[JimVH]

Any former LEOs here developed an allergy to black gun leather?
My preference these days are cordovan, brown, tan, or oxblood for holsters.
Not black leather. Those days are past.

I have both black and tan holsters. I like the black holsters for Glocks. I like tan or brown for my revolvers and my 1911. I am not a fan of kydex just because but I have a few of those but they are kydex backed with leather IWB holsters.

I'm a holster freak. There is a pawn shop/gun store with a bin of old holsters, some really old holsters for revolvers, mostly hunting holsters. Just about any SA revolver fits and they usually go for about three bucks. I have a drawer full.

I prefer brown leather. Kydex usually pinches my fat.

I just ordered a bunch of magazines at a really good price.

[JimVH]

In other news, I just learned I have tomorrow off. I'm finally going to shoot my new baby.

No actual babies will be harmed.