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Plans are made and the date is set. We are having a summer shoot/get together for members this summer. The shooting will take place at the Corbin shooting range between Mosinee and Wausau WI. http://www.co.marathon.wi.us/Departments/ParksRecreationForestry/RecreationOpportunities/ShootingRange.aspx The range is centrally located so driving shouldn't be bad for anyone. There are numerous motels in the area for people wanting to spend the weekend and several of us have reservations made at DuBay Shores campground. http://www.dubayshores.com/ Mention 308 forum (NOT 308AR forum) to be put in the same block of sites. Site block with #26 in upper left and #11 in lower right on this map. http://www.dubayshores.com/i/campsite_map.pdf The range is state of the art and goes out to 300 yards. http://www.co.marathon.wi.us/Portals/0/Departments/PKS/Documents/MAP_ShootingRange.pdf Being a public range the earlier we get there the better. I plan on rolling in and getting set up as soon as they open at 9am on Saturday.

Wha choo talkin' bout Willis? Thats a storm trooper if I ever saw one. A mighty small one given the size of the branches up there.

The reason I say "he" is that there was a dark dot on his head above each eye. They don't show up in the photo but watching him I could easily see them. That area is crawling with white ones. They are protected and the gene for albinism is all through the local population.

Can you find him? On one of my stops today this herd was in the back yard. A natural where is Waldo?

No Shepp!! They want to see stuff like this! Which is what we STILL have around here.

I'm sure this one is somewhere else around here but here they are. Left to right: 16" Colt M4 20" 5.56 18" 308 18" Grendel 16" BLK 8" BLK w/supp. 12.7" Grendel Bottom: My son's 10.5" BLK

Hmmmm, my kids are 1/2 Norwegian (mom's side) does that count?

I don't know. 6' 6" My usual answer to "you're tall" is "no I'm not, the rest of the world is short". Or the other standard. "Hows the air up there?" "A hell of a lot better than down there"

The only ones I can get fairly reasonably in my size. Wranglers. 38X38 is a tad hard to come by.

Now we know the wife wasn't standing behind you when you wrote that. Or we'de be hearing about a domestic dispute involving a WI state trooper being beaten senseless by his wife.

This is basically what I do with my Caldwell 7 rest. Rifle sits in the rest front and back. Touch the stock butt to my shoulder lightly and hold the pistol grip just tight enough to aim and squeeze the trigger. My off hand is resting on the front horizontal beam of the rest, not holding the handguard at all. When the shot goes off the recoil does whatever it does, I don't try to hold the rifle in place.

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Considering I use my bow stands for sub hunting a shot over 30 yards would be rare. I wouldn't hesitate to stretch it to 50 if the right angle through the trees presented itself. The 40 yarder this year was just that situation. She walked past on my right side and went behind some trees and brush. I kept watching her and put the gun up when she started walking broadside to me. When her chest entered an opening between the branches I had the scope on her and pulled the trigger. When subs hit deer sides they sound like someone wearing leather mitts slapping their hands together. Thwack

Yep. With this:

Yup, most definitely. The flash can on the front will help some but these short 8" barrels and supersonic bullets are real boomers. Subs with a suppressor are another story. The shooter doesn't really know how loud the gun is because all you hear is the action slamming back and forth next to your ear. Its a clack rather than a bang. The best part is no one nearby even knows a gun went off. They may hear something but its not like anything they would relate to a gunshot.

Why? A bullet going about 980 fps (which mine are) through the chest of a deer is going to make it just as dead as one going 2400 fps. The trouble is with subs you end up looking for a dead deer rather than tracking it. Subs don't produce hydrostatic shock or huge gaping exit wounds so not much or no blood to track. 2 of them were about 30 yards. The 3rd closer to 40. 2 went about 25 yards and flopped, the 3rd about 100. For me it is bow hunting with a rifle. Short range and place your shot. That "pistol" will consistantly put shot after shot into a quarter size hole at 50 yards. Even smaller hole patterns closer in. The only thing I'm changing going forward is taking neck shots to drop them where they stand.

Well since you asked..... 8" CMMG barrel, 10" Homegrown form 1 suppressor, 10" el cheap CF handguard, SBA3 brace, Nikon 300 BLK scope. 3 deer so far using 200 grain Maker bullet subs. and for comparison: Its big(but smaller) brother Top: 12.7" barrel, 6.5 Grendel SBR, same 15" el cheap handguard cut down to 13.5" Bottom: 300 BLK Pistol Each upper can go on either lower and both of them have the same muzzle device so they can both wear the suppressor or the flash can. I haven't shot the Grendel suppressed yet.

Here is where I got the idea. Drill a small hole in the side of the box. Pass wires through a rubber gromet that fits into the hole. Fit gromet with wires into the hole. And for a cheap and easy tree mount(for those of us that have more trees than cactus). Caution: thick Georgia accent!

Pics of the empty box or the whole outfit once I have it done? I haven't ordered the rest of the parts yet.

Not ammo related at all. I'm in the process of upgrading trail cameras and the new ones are 12 volt instead of 6 volt like the ones I have. These boxes (or other similar ones) are about the perfect size to use for mini 12 volt battery boxes to protect the battery while powering the camera long term. Plano makes something similar. I found a better option. Flambeau 30 cal can. Close thread please

Check out Sniper Hog Lights in Victoria Texas. Great people.

I am looking for 2 empty American Gunner bulk ammo boxes to use for a project I have in mind. I have one from the 6.5 Grendel bullets I bought from Sportsmans Warehouse and now need 2 more. If you have some you have no need for send me a PM and I'll take them off your hands

Congratulations!! You realize that we will need every small detail of the rifle and bullet load. Us reloaders are a nosy lot when we hear of a load that works that we thought was just this side of impossible.

AR, watch the charging handle closely. My 308 is Aero Precision upper/lower/handguard/BCG, and was including their charge handle. The front of the charge handle developed a crack on either side right behind the loop that the gas tube passes through. I assume from manually charging the rifle for the first shot. This was a couple years ago so they might have changed but I tossed it and went with a BCM large latch and have never regretted it. Purchase wise.....Waiting on 2 Browning Recon Force Advantage trail cams and 2 LaRue triggers

I just got the tracking # for the 2 I ordered. Now to decide which rifles to put them in.