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Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:20 am
by TripleF
WOW :shock: Jerry. Nevada sounds like a great place to live and be an outdoorsman!!

Great pics! ::tu::

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:45 am
by garddogg56
Jerry; you have more big game and ice that we had in Maine this year ::nod::

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:51 am
by garddogg56
TripleF wrote:Looks like it's you and me Bob, running off into the horizon with this thread...... :wink:

My first duck hunting experience.....ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I loved it sooooo much.
Scott I'm going to start duck hunting when I retire .I know what ya mean I thought there were more sportsman on this sight ::shrug:: Theres a thread on work knives I guess there aren't many that work there knives either ::uc:: ::uc::OHHH YA DON'T LIGHT THAT SHELL ::oh_my::

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:54 am
by johnny twoshoes
Great pics guys, awesome thread by the way. 8)

I had a little free time and decided to spend it at the range.
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Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:56 am
by tjmurphy
When my father-in-law was alive we were in the woods in the Fall, in the field in the Winter and on the river and creek banks in the summer. When he passed I lost interest. Don't even own a sporting arm any more. :|

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:58 am
by garddogg56
wowCaleb nice shooting ::tu:: What ya shooting and how many yards???I do 50yrds four nites a week and I hold a .75 group ::nod:: with Winchester 555's.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:09 am
by johnny twoshoes
Thats about 30 yards with a CZ 452. ::tu::
We have a little range here on the farm, enough to site the rifles in and get by for the season. I used to be a member of a gun club and we had access to the range.
I used to shoot out to 50 and the groups stayed tight. A good 22. cal rifle and some half decent optics makes for a fun and cheap day at the range.

I like to hunt squirrels with a 22. so headshots or nothing for me. Ammo is still relatively cheap for the 22. so I like to spend some time learning the rifle. I have a Sako P72 that was my Dad's and it's an excellent shooting rifle. I will try to get to the range and I'll shoot you guys a target.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:15 am
by garddogg56
Caleb do yo have a picture of the Sako??there REAL GOOD shooters.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:18 am
by johnny twoshoes
For you my friend, anything. 8)

Give me a second. ::tu::

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:23 am
by johnny twoshoes
It's not the most romantic pic in the world, but it's the one I have.
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I will be doing some more shooting soon, so hopefully better pics will follow.
It's a really sweet piece and it's a bast to shoot. We spent one summer popping the heads off the dandelions in our yard.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:17 am
by garddogg56
Sweet Caleb love that stock and the trigger on those Sako's are the best ::nod:: Here is my first .22 was past down to me a Stevens Visable loader pump over 100 yrs old and still shoots.You can see by the breach why it's called a Visable loader.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:02 pm
by TripleF
Knice guns guys.....reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeal knice.

TJ.....man, that's killin' me that you don't get out into the out of doors for any hunting, fishing. mmmmm....mmmm.....mmmmm

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:59 pm
by jerryd6818
dogg - One time I heard that called a "miserable loader". I asked the guy why and he said it was because they tended to malfunction. Have you had that experience with yours?

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:41 pm
by garddogg56
Jerry; I've heard that term,with Remington loads it is true with Federal loads I have no problem ::shrug::I believe the rim on Federal is thicker.. You have to keep the extractor clean and oiled.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:50 pm
by johnny twoshoes
Yeah, Remington rounds aren't my favorite. ::smirk::
I think Federal does a great job with the 22. cal rounds that they produce.

If I am going to shoot a 22. cal revolver, I never use Remington rounds. ::dang::

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:52 pm
by johnny twoshoes
Dogg56, I will agree with you about Sako's trigger.
We have a few sitting in the safe and they are a joy to shoot and handle, great guns.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:51 pm
by johnny twoshoes
It's chilly out there. :shock:
I just got back from the range and I got a couple pics.
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I shot a little tighter with the CZ, but I'm happy with the old Sako. ::tu::
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Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:07 pm
by fergusontd
I shoot nothing but Super X in my Mk. 1 Ruger. I've heard that Remington's aren't the best 22 ammo to use! ftd

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:27 pm
by garddogg56
Sept. 9/12 AL and I won the league Championship with this target@50yards :D The league is factory stock and no competition loads.The best I can do with conpetition loads is .50 groups @50yds with my Marlin 60 and the same with Al's 10-22...NOW with my Marlin 25 and match ammo with my aftermarket trigger I can get under .25"@50yds Like ya said I love shooting rimfires ::nod::Furges I love them MKI. I shoot a MKll open-sights..Remingtons OK for wheel guns but NEVER in semi's.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:32 am
by muskrat man
johnny twoshoes wrote:
If I am going to shoot a 22. cal revolver, I never use Remington rounds. ::dang::
you can say that again, they run decent in my autos but never in my wheel guns

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:33 am
by johnny twoshoes
We went through a Henry Rifle stage. :roll:
Man, we burnt ammo like it was nothing, Remington ammo functioned fine, it just doesn't compare to Federals IMO.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:51 am
by tjmurphy
I had one of those negetive experiences with Remington-Peters shells. 16 ga., No. 6 shot, high brass. Was squirrel hunting with my trusty old 16 ga. side-by-side and spotted a squirrel flat against a tree trunk, about 20 yards, maybe a little more. Brought the gun up to my shoulder and pulled the back trigger, loud report...missed? :oops: Second barrel same thing, squirrel still on the tree. Broke her down and dumped two more, fired both barrels one at a time missed? :oops: both times again, squirrel's gone now. Now this is a gun that would win at turkey shoots, but this day I never even jumped any bark off the tree. Found the wads at the base of the tree. Was any shot loaded in these babies????? Shells had a lot of talk but no walk. ::facepalm:: Swithched to Federals and never had that problem again. ::ds::

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:28 pm
by garddogg56
Wow TJ thats unreal ::shrug:: Every gun has it's quirks ::nod:: Another thing about Renington loads in a .22 they are dirty.Now in my Savage 99 the Remington .300 savage is all I use yet my Remington 7400 semi won't use Rem loads FTF I use Federal with no problem.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:50 pm
by tjmurphy
No quirk in the gun, the shells????

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:58 pm
by garddogg56
Happy Fools Day,For us in Maine it means the first day of open water fishing season ::ds:: and where the fool falls in is all that happens is your rod guides freeze up oh well it was good to get out ::nod::