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General Interest / Re: Dealing with sunny days and sight glare
« Last post by No Powder on Today at 03:49:36 PM »
Certainly no authority on sights, but sure seems like it would help to me. Looking forward to find out if it does. While we're on this subject, you know a lot of guys put paint on their sights. Mostly front, but sometimes rear. I read an article on time that recommended put blue paint on the front, and yellow on rear (I think). I tried to find the article to take a photo of this info, but can't find it. Still looking. Has anyone else ever heard of this before. Kevin, I hope your paint works so good you ace the course tomorrow.
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General Interest / Re: Dealing with sunny days and sight glare
« Last post by Nessmuk on Today at 02:48:08 PM »
Brilliant!!
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The Campfire / Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Tomk!!!
« Last post by Nessmuk on Today at 02:45:45 PM »
Happy Birthday, Tom! We know you're out there.
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The Campfire / Re: What's Everyone Doing?
« Last post by Uncle Russ on Today at 12:45:17 PM »
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 I did some shooting today .
 2x2 spot. At 25 yds.
 Pretty good for me from a rest.
Kevin

Kevin, don’cha just love it when the plan comes together?
Myself, along with many others, nearly always start at that magical 25 yd starting point.
But then, according to our own inclinations, we start raising that POI an inch or two at a time until we get, what we think is our own maximum performance out of that load.
FWIW;  My old friend Joe Martin and I both thought we could handle a 200 shot, so we both shot “high” at 25yd paper, then moved on to 100, 150, and then 200yds, then we used that same zero to shoot the 25 yd target again, which “finalized” our zero……for me, shooting / testing, a fast twist conical (1:26) it meant I was 6.5 to 7.5 inches HIGH at 25 yds, but for Joe, shooting a .45 cal round ball, it was more like 10 to 12” HIGH at 25 yds….it’s fairly easy to very our zero at any range by going back to 25 yds.
It is a fun game indeed, that we play, and the possibilities are limited only to our own Imagination.
We all love what we do, thinking it the best game in town,
We often tell other folks, when we are explaining what we do, that; “It’s a lot like Golf, but for real Men”!
Still yet, what you’re doing right now, ie, “Load Development”,  is clearly the best game in town, and it’s loaded with surprises and lot's of fun!
Best of luck to ya, my friend, enjoy it while you can ‘cause it won’t last forever.

Russ…..


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General Interest / Dealing with sunny days and sight glare
« Last post by KDubs on Today at 11:20:40 AM »
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 Not the greatest picture but it get the point across.
 Yesterday's shooting session was in a nice sunny sandpit and I really had some issues with glare and heat vapors .
 I've tried sooting the sights, paper towel tube shaders etc
 Nothing worked any better than the other
 So after some Internet reading I came across several accounts of folks use a flat black spray paint on the top flat and sights.
So I thought I'll give it a try.
 As you can see the front sights shines quite nicely and the side flat still reflect light but the top flat is dull
 Our club has a shoot tomorrow so we'll see then how it works .
 Thoughts and comments welcome.
 Kevin
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The Campfire / Re: What's Everyone Doing?
« Last post by No Powder on Today at 07:40:47 AM »
Well you tried and tried again, and it looks as though as you have succeeded. Looking good buddy. :hairy
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The Campfire / Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Tomk!!!
« Last post by Hank in WV on Today at 05:59:41 AM »
 :toast  Happy Birthday Tom  :toast
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The Campfire / HAPPY BIRTHDAY Tomk!!!
« Last post by Webmaster on Today at 04:00:07 AM »
YAY for Tomk! - another year notched on yer gunstock! Hope you have a "bang up" birthday!
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And you cannot really blame them.
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The Campfire / Re: What's Everyone Doing?
« Last post by KDubs on May 17, 2024, 10:18:33 PM »
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 I did some shooting today .
 2x2 spot. At 25 yds.
 Pretty good for me from a rest.
Kevin
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