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Fall Shoot 2024 AAR


98Z5V

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Smaller, Epic, Better. 

I'm gonna open up with the most EPIC FUKCING MOMENT of the weekend. 

@Magwa, first shot of the morning on the 2k, cold gun, first round, perfect impact.  He followed that up, with a second one, 4" away - at 2,000 yards - and the pics will come out.  Enjoy...

 

The only other thing I'm gonna say right now is this...  @Armed Eye Doc brought more gifts this year, in the form of beer coozies.  And they're badass.  Look close at the first pic, compared to the second pic, and it'll tell you the story.  @Matt.Cross is the designated story-teller for the full beans on the whole Long Distance deal, and he'll get to it soon...

 

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I'm just gonna get this out of the way right now, because there's gonna be some bitching from (insert name here).

@Magwa cold-bored the 2k.  More impressive than that, he backed it up on his second shot, and hit the 2k AGAIN, 4" away from his first impact.  :hail:

There's only ONE OTHER GUY that cold-bored a long distance shot this weekend.  The Mile.  Then, he backed it up and hit his second shot...  

I'm just sayin'...  

Just TWO DUDES that went back-to-back on cold-bores, on distance.  2 hits, 2 shots.  That's 100% effective, for the record...   :lmao:

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17 hours ago, 98Z5V said:

I'm just gonna get this out of the way right now, because there's gonna be some bitching from (insert name here).

@Magwa cold-bored the 2k.  More impressive than that, he backed it up on his second shot, and hit the 2k AGAIN, 4" away from his first impact.  :hail:

There's only ONE OTHER GUY that cold-bored a long distance shot this weekend.  The Mile.  Then, he backed it up and hit his second shot...  

I'm just sayin'...  

Just TWO DUDES that went back-to-back on cold-bores, on distance.  2 hits, 2 shots.  That's 100% effective, for the record...   :lmao:

Not bitching, but I did fail to mention I went 4 in a row on the mile, missing the 5th and final shot just high over the target.  Barrel heat and it was a little hotter than the average.  Cold bore and then 3 more.  Sorry, I forgot that part.  @Magwa had to remind me.  It was so easy it was forgettable...  :lmao:

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1 hour ago, JBMatt said:

Not bitching, but I did fail to mention I went 4 in a row on the mile, missing the 5th and final shot just high over the target.  Barrel heat and it was a little hotter than the average.  Cold bore and then 3 more.  Sorry, I forgot that part.  @Magwa had to remind me.  It was so easy it was forgettable...  :lmao:

Okay - you can have an Honorable Mention for the 4 of 5, which is an 80% effort...   :laffs:

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21 hours ago, 98Z5V said:

I'm gonna open up with the most EPIC FUKCING MOMENT of the weekend. 

@Magwa, first shot of the morning on the 2k, cold gun, first round, perfect impact.  He followed that up, with a second one, 4" away - at 2,000 yards

Bull schiiiittt... I had to see it to believe it! Absolutely awesome @Magwa !

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Oh to be home again and listen to all the WUVVVVVVVVVV my hats off to Tom and JBMatt for inspiring me to build the Next zip code and all the encouragement from all of our awesome team mates. I had a hoot shooting with you all and getting a sliver of glory..... I am very Happy with the new gun and all I need is more dial up ............................................... for the moment. 🙂

Quote of the weekend by JB Matt  "That 338 is Fuking up the Target"        You are Welcome.......

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I made it home a little bit ago and just got everything unloaded and camper back to the property.  We got an extra 0.5 mpg over the trip because of a 20-30 mph tail wind all day today.

For those interested, this is where the rocks ended up for the moment.  I need more. :banana:IMG_20241118_190434_HDR.thumb.jpg.1711ee77b1749f048aae09d6b57960ba.jpg

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10 hours ago, shooterrex said:

Outside Little Rock AR. Randy will upload pics in a day or two.

1 more day of driving but it's worth it to spend time with all yall.

safe travels you two was a hoot spending time in the dirt with you...

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On 11/18/2024 at 6:36 PM, Armed Eye Doc said:

For those interested, this is where the rocks ended up for the moment.  I need more. :banana:

You can have as many as you want - just keep coming back, and taking them away...   :laffs:

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Ok, this post will be edited for detail on an ongoing basis but here's the outline:

No sleep after coming home from work Tuesday night, have to pack and assemble gear, lighten the Pelican case and include the O/U shotgun in the mix.

Early Wednesday, head to the airport, arrive at 4am. Wait forever for the gate agents in a line of about 80 people, finally get the toys checked in, no TSA fun, straight to the plane for luggage & me, we're off on the right foot!

Arrive in Phoenix and picked up at the airport by the shadiest looking group of folks I've ever seen in my life, know as Matt, Mike, and Eric to the rest of you. Stop in at Scheel's for ammo supplies, and off to the Casa de Ruchong to behold the wonder of the world's most densely populated reloading room. Meet Rex and newcomer son-of-Rex aka Randy, hang out shooting the breeze, getting acquainted, prepping gear, and getting used to all this being vastly different from prior years.

Get settled in for the night in the camper, this is going to be home away from home at the SDTF, and it's going great so far.

Thursday, up and at 'em bright and early. Join the fellas for a light breakfast and start loading gear up for transport. Final prep and gear and transportation checks are completed and we roll towards the SDTF, arriving around noon and getting camp set up in short order.

Most of the near distance targets get set up and the firing line put in place, gear unloaded and staged in/near the firing line. A bit of shooting and settling into camp rounds out the day. Doc and Susan fed us excellent smoked pulled pork for supper, we hung out, ate like kings and watched the sun set.

Friday brings the distance shooting into play, the 1 mile is shot with boring regularity by the usual suspects, but Joy and myself also get in on the fun by shooting the mile with our personal 6.5 Creedmore rifles. Thanks to Mike's excellent spotting skills, I got my hit on my 7th shot. The Tikka has shot and hit the mile now, so I'm thinking taking on the bolt gun experiment was worth it.

Then the mile target gets moved to 2k, just to make it interesting, and pretty much everyone except me gets hits on it. I still blame my spotter, but I'm not going to say anything, 'cause he's a great host and an overall nice guy.

Friday night Tom and company prepared us a delicious SDTF Thanksgiving supper, and as can always be expected of Tom's culinary handiwork, it both met and exceeded course standards. Turkey, dressing, potatoes & gravy, cranberry sauce, all the good stuff was there and was absolutely delicious. Food paralysis followed shortly thereafter, with records being set for early bedtimes on a Fall Shoot. We're getting old, no doubt about it.

Saturday brought a new distance challenge, meet or exceed the 2200 yard mark to validate the theme of Doc's coozies: "Fall Shoot 2024, 2200 yards or bust" - So Matt moved a target out from the 2000 yard mark out to 2280. Five of us hiked up the ridge to the shooting platform, and all five scored hits at 2280 for the first time. Congratulations to Joy, Matt, Mike,Eric, and myself for validating the coozies. 2k got busted with surprising ease.

Saturday night was Kelly's turn to cook, and we had some of the best tacos I've ever eaten in my life, followed by easily the best cheesecake I ever had in my life.

Everyone hung out by the fire and enjoyed the full moon well into the night, and we got a surprise visit from Jen, KJ, and their friends Christiana and Andrea, which was absolutely a highlight of the trip.

Sunday morning we had breakfast, wrapped up the shooting, cleaned up camp, and said our goodbyes. Then we hit the road back to Casa de Ruchong, unloaded the gear, and spent some time breaking clays together with Matt at the impressive Ben Avery facilities.

Back to the Casa to dine on steak and salad, and then off to the airport for a redeye home!

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