rhinegarten Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 Just joined the great society of .308 AR owners with the completion and break in of what turned out to be an AP4 carbine (DPMS). I built 3 AR-15 Bushies about 20 years ago. Sold one and still using the other two. Many a ground squirrel and jackrabbit has gone to rodent heaven as a result of those little 5.56s. A fellow at work was moving and selling his stripped LR308 lower (he decided to guy the complete rifle instead of building one), so I figured it was similar enough to the AR-15s that I could figure it out. The rest of the lower went together like a breeze. But...I cheated and bought a factory complete upper at a local gun show. Maybe an education can be gained from this board and another upper with a 20" barrel can be pieced together. Then uppers can be changed depending on how many cups of coffee I had that morning. So, I follow in the footsteps of all of you who've gone before and required credit counselling as an alternative to chapter 11. We can all sit in our cardboard shacks with our .308 ARs and talk tech - LOL.Salutes!
edgecrusher Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 Welcome, looks like you have the financial aspects pegged, looking forward to my yearly trip to that area to see the inlaws and other members in that area ( they are in St David )
rhinegarten Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Posted January 31, 2012 St. David, pretty quiet little place, at least whenever I've been through there. I believe it originated as an LDS settlement. I'm out of Tucson - the nuthouse - but hoping to retire away from here in a few years. Any more, one must drive too far to shoot.
planeflyer21 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 Welcome from Tucson, rhinegarten!Actually, I'm in county and closer to Marana.For the four of us already here in the area, we are planning a shoot soon. Wanna come blast stuff?Jon
Retired JM Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 Welcome to the site. And I don't live in a cardboard shack...it's a refrigerator box.
rhinegarten Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Posted January 31, 2012 Planeflyer - sounds as though it could be interesting. NW side myself about a mile from the freeway - in the county but much of the area has (apparently) long been annexed by Marana for the tax revenues. Some weekends are free, pretty much out of the question during the week. Full, and I do mean FULL time job. Not complaining though.
blue109 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 e side tucson here...we are taking this place over :)
MikedaddyH Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 Welcome to the site. I'm in the East Valley of PHX but do have relatives in Marana/North Tucson area. We plan on shooting soon. I'll have to check out the range down there.BTW... my Refer box has high speed internet ! <lmao>Mike H
unforgiven Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 Welcome from Indiana brother Rinegarten.
rhinegarten Posted February 1, 2012 Author Report Posted February 1, 2012 Why thank you unforgiven. Hope to run into you here on the forum. Likewise mikedaddy and blue109.
rhinegarten Posted February 1, 2012 Author Report Posted February 1, 2012 Any of you Arizona boys ever attend the M.G. shoot just north of Wikieup on US93? It's held twice a year, and it's quite a bash.
edgecrusher Posted February 1, 2012 Report Posted February 1, 2012 when is it? october by any chance?
98Z5V Posted February 1, 2012 Report Posted February 1, 2012 Any of you Arizona boys ever attend the M.G. shoot just north of Wikieup on US93? It's held twice a year, and it's quite a bash.Haven't hit that up - didn't even know about it. I'll definitely look into it, though. <thumbsup>
MikedaddyH Posted February 1, 2012 Report Posted February 1, 2012 Any of you Arizona boys ever attend the M.G. shoot just north of Wikieup on US93? It's held twice a year, and it's quite a bash. Couldn't do it the last three times and was invited though.Rio Salado has MG's and sub guns one Thursday every month in the evening but I cant get off work to do that.Mike H
rhinegarten Posted February 1, 2012 Author Report Posted February 1, 2012 Next MG shoot is 30, 31 March, and 01 April. They also have one in October. I was there last October and some guys were lighting off the 76mm main gun on an M18 Hellcat WW2 tank. The muzzle blast was not to be believed. You just never know what's going to show up. Night shoots are pretty spectacular, that's when the tracer goblins and pyrotechnics come out. www.mgshooters.comAlways seems to be a number 1919A4s and ma deuces that show as regulars. Sometimes muzzle loading cannons anywhere from about 3 to 5 inch show as well as a guy with a beautifully restored gatling gun in the original 45-70.Admission is $25 for a spectator for 3 days (actually 21/2).
edgecrusher Posted February 1, 2012 Report Posted February 1, 2012 :banana: :banana: tom, may have to make my visit to coincide :auto: :hethan:
planeflyer21 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Posted February 1, 2012 Manning For Pima Sheriff has been holding their Class2/3 fund raisers at the shooting club. Not sure when the next one will be.The last one featured a Ma Deuce, along with all the handheld goodies.Next Turkey Shoot is scheduled for 12 May!Jon
rhinegarten Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Posted February 2, 2012 Planeflyer - were you guys planning on heading out to do some stuff-blasting?
planeflyer21 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Posted February 2, 2012 Rhinegarten, sorry bro...just got back. <thumbsup>Sighted in the Eotech and MBUS on Liberty. Only took a few rounds to get on, five mags to make sure. <laughs>I'll let you know the next time!Jon
rhinegarten Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Posted February 3, 2012 Hey no problem. I just got an invite from my sister and her significant other to head out on Sunday. They found a spot up off of Park Links Dr. Catch you another time. :)
blue109 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 Manning For Pima Sheriffi took one of his classes with some guys i work with. that guy was awesome.
planeflyer21 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 Yeah he is.He's the guy I got all my instructor certs from, and helped him to revamp Southern AZ Firearms Educators (S.A.F.E.), along with a bunch of other instructors.FWIW, the local GOP requested that Chester NOT hold machinegun shoots for fundraisers, as that could be seen as "insensitive". He told them "It is a legal activity, being conducted by law-abiding citizens. Are you sure you're not in the wrong party?" <thumbsup>Jon
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