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Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: Rude on July 24, 2003, 08:56:09 AM: Last night my pal Toad took me out to his gun club for some ol fashioned clay pigdeon bustin with a 12 gauge.

I haven't pulled the trigger on a shotgun since I was 14....I had a blast.

Now of course I felt dirty inside for enjoying myself....guns are obviously a bad thing since many here in the O'Club have said so....still, a beautiful night in the country, friends and the smell of gun powder brought back some great memories as a young turd.
Title: Re: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: Sikboy on July 24, 2003, 09:00:57 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Rude
I had a blast.

lol.

-Sik
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: Ripsnort on July 24, 2003, 09:02:23 AM: Why'd it take you so long to get back to Skeet? I can't go a year without smelling gun powder...theres something addicting to it..maybe its the taste of the pheasant. ;)
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: gofaster on July 24, 2003, 09:21:53 AM: Skeet are absolutely no threat to the US. Its just redikulus!
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: GrimCO on July 24, 2003, 09:23:42 AM: Looking forward to getting my turkey hunting groove on when I move to Lexington, KY in a week. :)
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: Toad on July 24, 2003, 10:12:35 AM: He did well.

Took him about 10 targets to "get the picture" and then he was pretty much running them.

The kid's a natural.
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: nuchpatrick on July 24, 2003, 10:54:28 AM: Nothing wrong with shooting clay.. I've always wanted to try it, but sounds like fun for sure!

I pick up my Kimber .45 acp Ultra Cary II (Alternate to Colt Defender) this afternoon. I can't wait to shoot the thing :D
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: LePaul on July 24, 2003, 11:04:38 AM: <...in my best John Wayne voice..>
If it aint radar or infrared guided, and doesn't have a rocket motor, it ain't good enough for deer huntin' :p

Skeet is great, haven't done that for a few years.

I still have a Ruger 10/22 for target plinking. All I have is the lame 10 round magazine. Anyone know where I can obtain a higher capacity magazine?
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: Furball on July 24, 2003, 11:17:02 AM: Gun Clubs... airshows.... Toad, will you adopt me? :D
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: Toad on July 24, 2003, 11:47:49 AM: It's not that kind of "~~**Gun CLUB**~~".

B.E. Hodgdon, the local powder manufacturer donated 80 acres of river bottom to a very small "gun club" bunch of local guys. Over the last 15 years we've slowly improved it with short, medium and long range pistol ranges, ~100 concrete rifle benches with 100 and 200 yard ranges, a 100 yard "sight in" range with 25 benches, a Law Enforcement range that we let the local cops train on for PR purposes (hard to shut us down when we're about the only place in Metro KC where cops can shoot.. and for free), a 500 meter military style range and a little place down on the end where you can set up a trap and throw some clay.

Which is where I took Rude. ;)

Our "clubhouse" is just a fixed up farmer style steel shed and we have another plain steel shed where folks can set up their gear during matches.

So, forget the champagne, caviar, restaurant image. This is just a great place to shoot.

Best part is we all (~700 now) have our own keys to the gate and each person is his own "range master" so it's an absolutely zero hassle operation.

Oh... yeah... eat yer hearts out... $75/year for the family membership!

:D
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: LePaul on July 24, 2003, 11:51:07 AM: Ok Toad, where do I apply to be a, umm, "step son" ;)
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: Toad on July 24, 2003, 11:54:19 AM: Got any potential "step sisters"? If you do, it helps to note that on the application with their age and a photo.

;)

BTW, I think I may have an unused hi-cap mag for the 10/22. Let me look in the basement. IIRC, I tried one and it jammed too often for my taste. So, I probably have a used and an unused. I'll look around in the parts box.
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: LePaul on July 24, 2003, 11:55:17 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Toad
Got any potential "step sisters"? If you do, it helps to note that on the application with their age and a photo.

;)

Errr, sure...lemme get a paper bag for her first... LOL
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: Furball on July 24, 2003, 12:15:32 PM: my mother, and 2 sisters (22 & 24) are ex models. ill gladly part company with ;)
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: LePaul on July 24, 2003, 02:11:58 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Furball
my mother, and 2 sisters (22 & 24) are ex models. ill gladly part company with ;)

Furball, buddy, my new BEST friend...pics of the sisters please :D
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: midnight Target on July 24, 2003, 02:45:08 PM: You guys are sick!

Sick! I tell ya!

My best friend Toad and I are just sick of the fawning! Now go away!
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: moose on July 24, 2003, 07:13:59 PM: i just figured out who furball is..

..... RAM :)
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Post by: Bodhi on July 24, 2003, 07:42:33 PM: Toad,

You guys allowed to shoot full auto out there??? If so lemme know, will leave the .50 and a couple 1000 rnds accessible when I pass through on the migration west.

:D

PS nothing says love like an ole MaDeuce...
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Post by: midnight Target on July 24, 2003, 07:45:16 PM: Have ya'll noticed Rude refering to himself in the 3rd person here lately?

Is it possible?

Rude is Gollum?
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: Stringer on July 24, 2003, 08:02:04 PM: or Rude is Bob Dole??
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: Toad on July 24, 2003, 10:51:17 PM: Yeah, Bodhi full auto is allowed. I'll check and see if .50 is OK. I think the berms will take it, they're thick and I don't remember any caliber limitations.

Still wouldn't hurt to check.

Lemme know when you're coming through... will take you to Jack's Stack, best restaurant in town... in fact, it would be in just about every town I've been in.
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: Bodhi on July 25, 2003, 09:56:12 PM: Sounds good me man, throw a couple cold ones on ice for after. The ammo we shoot is standard NON AP Ball. IE its jst a pot metal slug designed for ballistics over penetration. Want it to stop when it hits the berm, not keep on trucking!

:D
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: AKIron on July 26, 2003, 12:19:36 AM: Sounds like you guys had fun. BTW, how do you cook them skeet? ;)
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Post by: lazs2 on July 26, 2003, 09:27:40 AM: furball... your mother needs to meet me. I like british accents... on women.

Oh.. tell her I don't murder poor little skeet no matter how hungry I get.
lazs
Title: Rude Had Fun!
Post by: StSanta on July 26, 2003, 10:15:36 AM: When I was a young teenager, my father used to take me out shooting. Dunno if the discipline is big in the US - called 'Nordic trap'.

Was good at it too. Father took me out maybe once every other month and I still managed a 17/25 average - not bad for a snotty kid with little experience.

Unfortunately I wasn't a very clean cut teenager and i think my father was somewhat embarrased by my appearance and once I noted that my natural reaction was of course to totally dissociate myself from the sport and the people involved (didn't need THEIR stupid approval yadda yadda).

If I ever get rich enough to support another hobby I'll definitely take up shooting Nordic trap again.