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Jay, Outstanding job!!! Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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I'm glad you guys all had a good time today. It was good seeing everyone again. Not only did the weather hold but so did all of our targets despite the best efforts of some of our competitors.  . The winner was Lance Brewer of Snohomish Washington. I will post some pictures tomorrow when I have computer access but I can tell you that we raised just short of 2,000 dollars for the High School age Scholastic shotgun team. 10 of the 11 members of that team were there helping us throughout the day. This shoot has turned into their major team fundraiser every year. You guys have no idea how much I and other people involved with the club appreciate the support you guys give every year. JCS"The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation." "The problem with quoting info from the internet is that you can never be sure it is accurate" Abraham Lincoln | |||
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Jay, My first shoot. Terrific job, professionally run, and great fun. Are you going to send all the scores around? Brad | |||
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As usual, outstanding job ...to all of you guys helping us to have good time Jay, Rich, Dan ...thanks again to let us spend money on fun endeavors " Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins. When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar. Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move... Man should be happy and in good humor until the day he dies... Only fools hope to live forever “ Hávamál” | |||
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 Well, the 2019 Safari Rifle Challenge is in the books and Lance Brewer of Snohomish Washington is the reigning champ. He used a Colt Sauer in .375H&H to finish 26 points ahead of second place finisher Tor Carter. Gene Gordner and Dennis Wehling tied for third.  We had a full house with shooters from 11 states and 3 Canadian provinces.  The weather was threatening but happily we (and our guns) stayed dry for the entire day. Below are a few pictures and our course of fire. I took a lot more video than photos and will try to get them down loaded tonight. If any of you participants have good pics please post them below.   Wayne Jacobson of American Hunting Rifles putting the smackdown on some wild warthogs with one of his custom .600 OK rifles firing a 900gr bullet!  Mike Dettorre lining up on a motor driven charging hippo.  Taking a shot at the crossing 7' Crocodile........    A few items that are ready for shipment back to Santa's Island for broken toys.   2019 Safari Rifle Challenge Course of Fire Main Range Events 1. Checking Zero ---- Four shooters on the line. Starting position will be two rounds in rifle, safety on. On the signal you will fire two rounds at the 45yd paper target then load and fire one round at the 100yd steel plate. Open action, show clear, muzzle up during scoring and return to the gun rack. 2. Shoot and Move---Load 1 round, safety on, low ready position. On the signal, shoot the 60 yd steel plate, move to next spot, load 1rd and shoot 80yd steel plate. Move to next spot, load 1rd and shoot the 70yd plate. Open action, show clear, muzzle up, return to gun rack when done. 3. Charging Hippo-- Rifle loaded with two rounds, safety on. On the signal, shoot the 60yd steel plate kill zone. Reload and take one shot at the charging Hippo. (Kill zones will be faintly marked for scoring purposes; you must evaluate the angle then shoot at the heart/lung area). Open action, show clear, muzzle up, return to gun rack when done. 4. Long Range Shot--Load 1 round, safety on, low ready position. On the signal, shoot the 110yd steel plate for 10 points. If you hit it then you have the option to shoot one round at the 130yd plate. If you try the far plate, score will be “DOUBLE OR NOTHING”! Open action, show clear, muzzle up when done. 5. Charging Water Jugs --- Two shooters, two rounds in rifle, safety on. The cart will start towards you on “standby” and you will then be given the shoot command. You must shoot the jug on your side then race to shoot the middle jug. Open action, show clear, muzzle up, return to gun rack when done. Shooting Bay Events 1. Crocodile Hunting--- Two rounds in rifle, safety on, low ready. On the signal fire one round at the hanging 2’’ orange DuraSeal “croc brain” target. A hit equals 20 points and you are done. If you miss, the crocodile will immediately charge forward, and you must shoot him on the point of the near shoulder (10 points) before he escapes to the water. Open action, show clear, muzzle up when done. 2. Warthog Rodeo--- Starting position will be low ready with 2 rounds in the rifle, safety on. On the signal, shoot one round at either of the two rapidly crossing warthogs. On your shot a third warthog will rise up facing you for approx. 3 seconds. Shoot him before he disappears. Only hits that break the clay target vital zone will receive a 10-point score. Open action, show clear, muzzle up, return to gun rack. 3. Zip Line-- Two rounds in the rifle, safety on, low ready. On the signal the sliding gallon water jug will start towards you. You must shoot at the small water bottle on the stump in the corner of range BEFORE you shoot at the sliding jug. Go fast or get wet! Open action, show clear, muzzle up, return to gun rack. 4. Charging Rhino --- Two rounds in rifle, safety on, low ready. On the signal, shoot at the 4” black hanging DuraSeal diamond target. On your shot, the rhino will charge forward. (Kill zones will be faintly marked for scoring purposes; you must evaluate the angle then shoot one round at the heart/lung area). Open action, show clear, muzzle up, return to gun rack. As I told the participants, we have recently acquired an additional 5 acres for our range and construction of an additional 3 dirt berm enclosed shooting bays (one 100yds and two 50yds) is due to start this summer. If they are ready by next June we will be able to expand our number of shooters and switch to a format of five stages running at the same time. You would just need to stroll around and shoot them all before the lunch/raffle break and then five new stages would be ready for the afternoon. Once again, a HUGE THANKS to all of our sponsors, particularly Shawn Joyce of Diizche Safari Adventures, Dan and Andy from Skinner Sights, Wayne at American Hunting Rifles, Champion Targets and new supporter Bradley Cheek Rests! Look forward to seeing you all next year for an even bigger and better event! JCS "The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation." "The problem with quoting info from the internet is that you can never be sure it is accurate" Abraham Lincoln | |||
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hey jay! I had a great time, started out nervous but everyone was great to meet. seeing all the different guns was really great, a few wow moments lol. Thanks to all the guys who helped run the shoots and good luck to the kids going to state once I remember how to post here ill post some pics and video clips tor carter | |||
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