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Author Topic: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?  (Read 18656 times)

Online Winter Hawk

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #165 on: May 24, 2024, 10:39:30 PM »
I'm not sure how many times I have tried & failed, miserably!  Didn't even try the last time I was out.  Looking at my May postal target it would have been a waste of powder & lead!  :o

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Online The Miner '49er

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #166 on: May 25, 2024, 03:01:25 PM »
As of today, on Memorial Day weekend 2024, this is the company roster:

Officers: Captains Morgan and Cresap (thank you for your service!)
                Lieutenant Kevin Dubs, aka KDubs, from ID
NCO's:    Sergeant Major Tom Faidley, aka No Powder, from PA
                Corporal Mark Van der Veer, aka Nessmuk, from OK


Tater Peelers still trying to jine da boyz: Kees van Weel, aka Winter Hawk, from OH
                                                                       Jim Soltis, aka Salty, from TX
                                                                       Don Volkmar, aka The Miner '49er, from OH   
Defend the 2nd Amendment - If you can't fight for your rights, you don't have any!     "I was standin' at the toe mark on the 25-yard line, I was gunnin' fer' a 50 with my rifle Clementine."

Online Salty

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #167 on: Today at 07:56:45 AM »
Howdy guys. Thanks for the recognition. I’m trying to get back out but between the temperatures, humidity and wind it’s been difficult. In a few days the winds are supposed to die down a bit and I’ll  give it a shot. Who knows maybe the wind will help my shot. It’s obvious that calm days certainly haven’t helped.
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Online Salty

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #168 on: Today at 08:05:06 AM »
Do any of you all use the “RB ballistics calculator” pinned above?
Have you found it effective? Useful?
“We’re supposed to be surrounded…we’re paratroopers” Captain Richard Winters, Bastogne 1944

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #169 on: Today at 10:42:01 AM »
I suck at Math, Salty, I just like to shoot. Kentucky windage and guesstimation and a notebook for what works. :bigsmile:
I'm  not  H/C or P/C or even a particularly  good shot but I have a hell of a good time!

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Online Salty

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #170 on: Today at 11:00:49 AM »
I need to start a notebook. Good idea
“We’re supposed to be surrounded…we’re paratroopers” Captain Richard Winters, Bastogne 1944

Online The Miner '49er

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #171 on: Today at 11:08:23 AM »
I don't see anything pinned, but I use the P-max ballistics calculator for bp.  Easy, accurate, free.
Defend the 2nd Amendment - If you can't fight for your rights, you don't have any!     "I was standin' at the toe mark on the 25-yard line, I was gunnin' fer' a 50 with my rifle Clementine."

Online Salty

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #172 on: Today at 11:17:08 AM »
@Miner’49er, gotta a link for that?
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Online The Miner '49er

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #173 on: Today at 11:23:54 AM »
      p-max.uk
Defend the 2nd Amendment - If you can't fight for your rights, you don't have any!     "I was standin' at the toe mark on the 25-yard line, I was gunnin' fer' a 50 with my rifle Clementine."