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Bunch of non BT for me. Great for keeping old ears working. No more pinching the fat cheeks on rifle butts with muffs. Whatta Hobby!

Nope, not me in photo, I was behind the camera, it's a friend from Colorado. Just a note, The Litchfield Artillery has taken part in our openings and their canon at 500 yds is amazing. You are right about " many " ranges in excess of 300 yds in CT are not open to the public for good reason. There are even a few private airstrips that are " classified", not my wording, but it is accepted. Searches by keyboard commandos don't usually come up with anything, and that's good. Lot's of 50 Barrett and 338 Lapua shooters in my area. First photo is my loading area, second is another of my photos taken at Whittington Center and last is me providing some humor. Whatta Hobby!

Would love to, but I believe it is still classified. No cameras or cellphones allowed. This photo was taken a few years ago at Whittington Center during a shoot in New Mexico. Buffalo is over 1200 yds if that helps. Whatta Hobby!

As Ron Reagan said, " There you go again" . As a note, I shoot on a local 1200yd rang a few miles from my home whenever I wish. The range in my yard goes to 300 and 100 - 150 is my choice for the precision shooting style I prefer. 1/4 moa is 1/4 moa whether it''s at 25 yds or 2500 yds. And no, I am not shooting benchrest my friend. Whatta Hobby!

I have a couple of Sons, grand sons and great grand kids that are getting into shooting a loading so there is no lack for places for used gear to find a home. Many of my rifles and magazines were grandfathered when CT decided to go full libtard.

Rgr on the Collins gear in the photo, but there are no Kenwood rigs in my shack. Yaesu and JRC in the bench. Yep been in CT except for my few years in the USMC. CT is s good state to own anything that is legal. Whatta Hobby!

Yes Sir. Been a ham since 1961. No bazillionair though. During all my working years I set aside bucks for my hobbies during retirement. I worked until I was 75 and have since been enjoying life. Whatta Hobby!

Added Inline Fabrication quick change base plate to my Forster's home position on the right of the bench then added quick change plates for my Rock-Chucker, Forster Co-ax, Lyman Accu-Prime and Primal Rights CPS so any of these can mount either on the Inline Standing base or the base plate bolted to my bench. After all these years it's seems strange doing things right and not have to bolt and unbolt things as they get changed. Got a couple of spare quick change plates for additions. Whatta Hobby!

Added some anti-slip rubber feet to the InlineFabrication mount I am using for the Primal Rights CPS. Feels like it is bolted to the bench but still portable. This mount has removable top plates so I can put whatever I would like on it in 10 seconds. Whatta Hobby!

A little ahead of schedule, the PrimalRights CPS is set up and ready to start priming. Took two 50 rnd batches or prepped brass out of the dryer , 50 .223 and 50 .308 then ran them through the neck sizing mandrels so they are ready to prime. Whatta Hobby!

Did manage to do a little unpacking and setting up this morning. Looks simple enough for an old guy to make them work. Both have micrometer set seating depth for the primers. Whatta Hobby!

Have been trying out a few different bench priming tools recently. My right wrist and elbow just won't stand for the amount of priming I have been doing using hand priming tools. So far have used the RCBS bench primer tool, LEE, Forster and Lyman with the Lyman being chosen. Today a Derraco PCPS and a PrimalRights CPS came in. Looking forward to using them all. I do have a Lyman with auto feed on the way. Truly enjoying every minute of the process. Whatta Hobby!

Fun practice for anyone looking to improve their accuracy skills. 1/4" dots shot at 100 yds. 1/4 moa is exactly that no matter what distance you shoot. For this one a Savage 110 with Criterion 26" 1-8. Ammo Handloaded Lapua .223 Match brass, Berger 73 gn hpbt target over 23 gn of Varget with 205M primers. Max spread right at a .2 for an average under that. Whatta Hobby!

Something similar. I have access to a 1200 yd range when I get the urge but the range, in my yard, is only 300 yd and I seldom shoot past 200. I use MR-34C targets often at 100 and enjoy the halibut. Makes retrieving target a whole lot more fun. Whatta Hobby!

The Night Force Competition 15-55 x 52 might be worth looking at and the Leupold MK-5 can get the job done, both nice clear optics and have been holding up well in the 6.5 Creedmoor on my rifles. Been trying out some of the Sightron offerings lately with good service. Whatta Hobby@

Doing a little inventory in the powder department this morning. When loading for .223, 6.5 or .308, with 20 plus varieties it is really difficult to choose the " best" powder for a particular application, but it is sure a hoot trying. Whatta Hobby!

Loading up a couple of 50 cnt range boxes of 175 smk bullets in Starline palma brass over 41.9 gn of IMR-8208 set of with 205M primers. Last batch ran just over 2500 fps with an SD of 9. This is for my M14 with an 18.5 inch barrel in 1/10. Loves this load. Whatta Hobby!

Couple of notes on additional steps that I take during priming of brass. I weigh cases and sort into 1 gn groups. If a case " feels " like the primer is going in too easy I mark the cases with a Sharpie for removal after this firing. Any case that falls into outlier category while weighing are set aside and primers colored with sealing compound and used for foulers. This is a test group of Berdan .308 NATO cases that have been re-loaded in excess of 10 times for an auto-loading rifle and most are still going strong with no separations or neck cracks thanks to annealing prior to each loading. Whatta Hobby!

Have had this rifle for well over 50 years and many changes. Currently in an ArchAngel chassis with 10 rnd dbm. Whatta Hobby!

Part of making an M14 rifle shoot better is to unitize the gas systems. I TIG weld the front band to the cylinder for my purposes. Others screw and glue to accomplish this. Photos show part of the preparation. Whatta Hobby!

Great advice.

Having way too much fun than I should be allowed. Whatta Hobby!

Not the bags fault that I was having a problem with it. With a little more practice I think this might just be an asset. Shot this 10 dot 1/4" dot challenge target at 100 yds yesterday using the bag. Note: shot 10 was a miss because the shooter got anxious and hit the trigger before being ready. Can't cure stupid. Whatta Hobby!

This thing is going to take some getting used to. Way wider than anything else I have use so my chubby arms have to make a stretch to get around it. Whatta Hobby!

Funny, I never used to like suppressors or scopes, now I have them on almost all my fun toys. Whatta Hobby!