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jimg11	It is almost Plinking time!	Lead	[-]
Posts: 1145 (06/30/09 17:04:06) Smith Shooter Guru Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None It is almost July and I hope we will get some decent weather for a change. We have some of the worst spring weather that I can remember. We have been promised that we will soon get a break in the weather and maybe I can get out into the woods and my favorite shooting pit where I can give my guns a work out. My .22 LR pistols, revolvers and rifles and The 38 / 357s revolvers and rifle haven't had a workout since last fall. Fortunately I have some .22 ammo that needs to be shot up plus a goodly supply of reloaded 38 Special and .357 Magnum that I am tired of seeing sitting on the shelves. Last week I got to fire my spring Qualifications in between the rain drops but that is not plinking. Serious shooting with my duty P226 and the cruiser AR15 rifle. Looking at current prices for 357 Sig and 223 Ammo I would hate to have to buy the 129 rounds of 357 sig and around 100 rounds of 223 Rem that I fired last week. Jim Firearms safety is no accident. S&WCA NRA Endowment member
hammerdown7		#1	[-]
Posts: 7278 (07/24/09 01:21:29) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hello Jim I Hate it that you are having so Much Rain this Year. We too have had some very severe Belly Gushers here in K-Town and it has made a mess out of lady Hammerdown's Garden which had a Great start. We have about Given up on our Corn this year as all the rain has stunted the growth of it. The cooler weather this year has allowed me to enjoy shooting a bit more though, it spikes fast into the Lower 90's and that makes me Hibernate inside with the Central air. I hope you get some good shooting weather very soon...H.D. "Yeah, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, ... I shall Fear no Evil, as I carry with me My Loaded S&W"..
jimg11	Plinking time,	#2	[-]
Posts: 1206 (09/16/09 18:23:42) Smith Shooter Guru Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Saturday I will be throwing a bunch of guns and ammo in the car and heading North to meet with a number of others guys for a fun shoot and good time. I have only pesonally met a couple of these guys. I am looking forward to this even though it is a 3 hour trip each way. I hope that the good weather lasts into the weekend. Jim Firearms safety is no accident. S&WCA NRA Endowment member
jimg11	Plinking time	#3	[-]
Posts: 1218 (10/04/09 20:29:17) Smith Shooter Guru Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	There were 10 of us at the shoot down Maine. We had a 1/2 mile walk in the woods trying to hit 14 yellow painted metal gongs witn 22 C B caps through a lot of brush and leaves. Some were at pretty long distances. I think I hit every one at least once out of the cylinder full and I did have one that went 6 for 6 but it was a good exercize. After that we went to the range were we could use more serious rouds. We went throught several thousand rounds. I was shooting 6 different guns and still had others that I did not shoot. The other guys fired lots of nice guns also. We took time out to chow down some great food and went back to shooting. A great time was had by all. Jim Firearms safety is no accident. S&WCA NRA Endowment member
jimg11	Plinking time	#4	[-]
Posts: 1218 (10/04/09 20:29:17) Smith Shooter Guru Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Our annual Hunter Education class is done for another year with 32 succesfully completeing the course. Ages this year were from 12 years old to sixty something. The most fun part of the class is the field day held the last saturday. I set up a number of 22 rifles and pistols and everyone gets a chance to shoot one rifle then one pistol or revolver. I had a Model 39 lever, a 1923 Savage sporter bolt, and a semi auto Voere for rifles and a model 17 DA revolver, a Colt SA Scout, and a Model 622 semi Auto for handguns so there was a good choice and a chance to give some teaching pointers. I of course played with a few of them after the class went through as I might as well get rid of the extra ammo. I also got to clean all the guns all after class. Another Instructor and his assistant took each member of the class through firing 5 rounds of shot shells at clay pidgeons. Our intent was to teach safety both in shooting and handling. Last Edited By: jimg11 10/08/09 17:58:58. Edited 3 times.
onenut58		#5	[-]
Posts: 31 (10/08/09 23:33:30) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thats pretty neat Jim . I remember going through NRA classes when I was 12.The head instructor was a part time cop and contractor. He was a world war 2 vet fought in the south pacific. He told me some very intetresting stories when I was older and home on leave from the Army myself and had some very interesting pictures of the gliders they rode in etc. His wife told me it was the first time she ever heard him talk about the war in detail. But the class was very good it dealt with wilderness survival as well as gun and hunting safety.They had some old damascus barrel guns that had the barrells blown up from people shootiung modern smokeless powder cartridges in them and a couple rifles and revolvers that hand loaders had loaded a little to hot and blown up.We went down and watched the cops shooting a old thompson machine gun and shot high power rifles in various calibers. We were taught to build lean tos and snowcaves and all about how green horns in the woods will circle to the right if there right handed or left if a lefty and how to keep going in a specific direction. The NRA class was required if you were gonna get a license and tags at age 12. If I ever get moved back home I wouldnt mind teaching a NRA class myself Dave
jimg11		#6	[-]
Posts: 1231 (10/11/09 15:32:21) Smith Shooter Guru Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Dave There is always room for more instructors. Courses are pretty much standardized across the country with special topics that are State specific such as the laws. Most states and Provences will accept any other State or Province's card. The biggest problem I find is the lack of time. Our State course is mandated a 12 hr minimum but if we were to cover everything in the book we would be doing good to hit it all in 40 hours. We have those students that cannot spend the 15 hrs that I allocate and I have one of the shorter courses and some do an honest 20 hours. Most courses only have the .22 firing but I think it adds a lot to have the shotgun section also. The field test is State required as well as a written test with a 80 % in order to pass mandated for a certificate. Jim Jim Firearms safety is no accident. S&WCA NRA Endowment member Last Edited By: jimg11 10/13/09 15:59:21. Edited 1 times.

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