I hope the guys are having fun. I'm in the Indianapolis airport right now so I'll be home late tonight.

Thank you everyone!
Driving back from the shoot now. Everyone who came made it special and even some who did not. Was so rewarding meetinging you all and being hosted so graciously by Russ and his lovely wife. Your hosting made this so personal and a great party. Special thanks to those who drove hundreds of miles to attend. Thanks to Detorre for droping off his game meat to add to the feast. The Elk burgers were a hit. Stellar kudos and grattitude to Michael458 for his supply of his guns and ammo for all to play with and enjoy. We all had so much fun shooting your creations. A certain member brought a few prize guns that people would give a kidney to own and let us ogle and shoot to contentment... Thank you!
A great time had by all !!!

Frank,
You missed an awesome time. Great guns, great conversation, great food and a great time all around. We'll post pics tomorrow.
Sorry you couldn't be here.
Russ

Here are some of the firearms that showed up for our shoot

Boom Stick can give you more detail on these, My M70 is in the back.
One member was kind enough to bring along an H&H Royal Paradox

As well as a Rigby 450 3 1/4 Falling block

As well as his H&H 375.
Putting some of the rifles through their paces
Boom Stick with the paradox

Grenadier with the Paradox with Dago Red looking on

Capoward putting one of the rifles generously supplied by Micheal458 through its paces

Dago Red on the firing line with Boom Stick and Interested looking on

Interested shooting one of the B&M's

Many thanks to those who provided the guns and ammo and hats off to those who drove such long distances to join us. We had folks from Washington and Nevada as well as Northern, Central and Southern California.

Glad you boys got the "trigger" pulled on this shoot and had fun doing it.

Maybe next time you can find a herd of DWJs, to hunbt.

Keith

one question
did boomie supply the pink sheets from his private collection?

HEH!

Many thanks to Russ for hosting the shoot and Randi for allowing it to happen; you have a beautiful home and the view from the backyard is almost as great as the view from the shoot site. Thanks to Boomy for coordinating the H&S…I had a wonderful time, great shooting, great fellowship, great food, and…did I mention the view! Thanks to all who provided or brought their rifles and shared, I’ll reciprocate at next spring H&S as my 50 should be ready December ‘10/January ’11 timeframe.

Dang, now I really know why those jackets are loose in the shoulders and tight in the waist! I definitely have to move some of that middle back to the shoulders and chest and lose the rest! I’m not letting the wife see those photos or she’ll be on me like a flea on a dog to exercise and lose weight. Oh well…

Oh yes...Mike thanks for the Tule Elk it was delicious!

You can thank Russ for the pink blanket

Hey,
We were just doing our part for breast cancer awareness! I didn't get them in the pictures but we had two ladies shooting with us. We wanted them to feel welcome too.

Looks like you guys had a great time. Capo, I think the wife is right, might should be running up and down some of those hills out there. By the way, what was the temps there yesterday? Curious.

Michael

Micheal,
Thanks for the loan of the boomers. It was about 90 yesterday with a nice breeze.
Russ

Temperature was high 80's I think, maybe low 90's. Edit: Oops, Russ and I posted about same time...and he'll know better than me.
Ha...running those hills! Walkum maybe but no running.

Russ

You are more than welcome, I hope you guys liked the rifles and enjoyed shooting them. I was curious about the weather, it's totally unbelievable here, you guys would have had a stroke if you were here. 95-100---humidity so heavy makes it hard to breath, like walking into a wall of hot air. Looks like a great place.



Jim

Which one were you shooting in the photos?

Michael

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Originally posted by michael458:
Jim

Which one were you shooting in the photos?

Michael

Michael I believe that was the 50 B&M Long in the AI stock.

my mother, who lives with us, is a cancer, stage 4, survivor ...


those still look like boomie's sheets!

Man, I'm so jealous! An H&H Royal Paradox!

Congratulations to you all! Thanks for sharing the pictures!

DagoRed loved the 50 Super Short

Look how small that looks in his hands

One of our brave female shooters

Russ giving the 50 B&M long a GO

MY TURN!

Gun porn




He knew how to shoot damn good too!

Rigby to die for. I fell in love with this.


Capo doing his thing

I think he is hooked

This is a HH bolt gun in 375 HH





Another female shooter. Chicks dig guys with big guns

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Feast!

Our gracious host!

Detorre's Elk burgers

A big hit

The hen house

Russ,

Just got home and wanted to thank you and Randi for the wonderful hospitality. This was my first experience with the big bores and I now consider myself a newbie member of the club. Thanks to all for the coaching. The rifles there were pretty special. Next time I'll have a .470 AR to contribute and who knows what else.

Could not have asked for a more beautiful location for the shoot. Dinner was great and it was wonderful to make the "in-person" acquaintance of those who were "handles" before.

Regards,

Steve

Good Job, dudes!

Where is the group picture?

This shoot looks like a big success.The weather and scenary is something else.Well done Blacktailer and all who participated.Good show Boomy!

I can't believe I missed this shoot. The party looked like fun, and lots of fun stuff to try out.
Maybe next time we could do it where it isn't back to back with the Quigley Rifle Match a thousand miles east of my house. I hate consecutive weekends, the pocketbook can't absorb the hits.

I don't know how I ever found time to work, there just are too many great shooting events to fit them all in.

I vote we appoint Jeffe and Boomie as a committee of two to coordinate the 2011 Shoot Calendar.

Man, y'all sure looked like you had fun.

Rich
DRSS

Thanks for the vote but the credit gets spread wide. I just wish so many who wanted to be there could have been there to join the fun and make it better with their attendance. Would be great to sneak another in before the weather turned cold.

Wow, looks like an amazing time!

I signalled boom stick that I moved to Palo Alto recently, but I was already in Reno, NV attending the B&C 27th Big Game Awards event.

I would love to attend the next event and bring a few left-handed rifles along!

Cheers and congratulations!

Sorry for all the holes we put in your 200 yard gong Russ. We have to get you a new one that does not have so many holes in it.

Guys I want to say thanks very very much, although I could only stay that short while I was very glad I got to meet some of you, appreciative of being able to shoot some fine weapons, awed at some of what I saw, and only wish that this will happen again when I can plan better for it.

My wife and I had planned back in Feb/early march to do a camping trip at the coast this weekend. of course planning that early causes problems when things like this come up. but some negotiating got me a short pass and I took my friend with me and drove over from san simeon. Russ has a really beautiful place, carved right out of the mountain, surrounded by wineries and farms, and with a fantastic view from his shooting range.

Mike thanks for letting us shoot all those creations! wow, some cool stuff, that 50b&m ss has got to be one of the handiest things going. what a blast it is to shoot! the kick was not bad, and definitely worth the price of having such a handy light little rifle! You've obviously put in the due diligence on the line of cartridges, I can see that one in particular becoming quite popular with the pig and Alaskan guide crowd.

Capo were you involved in the development of those cats? you knew all the specs and numbers off the top of your head, I was impressed. Boom would make a fantastic salesman, he seemed to know everything about the rifles and had an infectious energy. I wish I had that much energy, I'd get so much more done.

I'll post more later, especially my romantic feelings towards the royal paradox gun, but right now have to run, sorry posting so late but 2 days off of work during the busy time was probably not the best idea.

Red

Hey Red,

Was nice to meet you and your friend; she did well shooting the 50 B&M Long! And it looked like the 50 Super Short/M70 WSSM cartridge/rifle combo was made for you.

I had nothing to do with the Michael’s development of the B&M or 500 MDM line of cartridges or his short handy modifications to the M70 WSM and WSSM auctioned rifles…no fly’s on any of them…I just have developed much interest in them over the past year. I did however design the 50 MDM in consultation with Michael so if it doesn’t make the cut that one’s on me.

Yep, Boomy was quite the salesman; he’d done his homework regarding each cartridge loading’s comparable to a traditional early 20th century African cartridge loading.

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
Some nice rifles there.
And aren't those little super shorts just too much fun!
Beautiful Farquarharson.
Jim, I assume you kept everyone in line. . . . .

Heading back out for a day shoot next hour. . . . . will check back later.

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Jim, I assume you kept everyone in line. . . . .

Nope strictly a participant. Boomy kept us hopping though.

I'm still jealous of all you guys who got to go.

Monday I get to fly to Calgary for another week of work out of town, I'm never going to get to shoot anymore.

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How about, "I was apparently momentarily distracted and forgot to pick up a rifle. That explains the lack of sound when I move my trigger finger."

Looks like a great shoot guys. Some really nice guns there!