dagamore Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Yep i live in hawaii, and am new to the big bore ar's.I work for(not in) the US Army here on Oahu, have a secondhand LR-308 with the monster 24" bull barrel on it, and the magpul PRS on the back end, its a damn nice rifle, only shot 7.62x51 surplus out of it so far and its shooting better then i can, hitting a 6x6 plate @ ~450 meters, more often then not. Will have to spend some time getting a good load setup for it. any info would be great. (powders/pills that this type of rifle likes to use, for mid to long range shooting 4-700 meters.I am gearing up for Boomershoot at the end of April in Idaho, anyone else planning on going? Will post pictures later, at work so can link to my photos for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Welcome Dagamore!Ditch those little surp rounds and get some 168gr-175gr and you'll see some HUGE improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Welcome from Indiana brother dagamore. <thumbsup> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Welcome dagamore!Where do you shoot over there? I have a gaggle of relatives that just moved to Hawaii. Would like to shoot if I go visit.Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagamore Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I am very new to the island, just moved here in May/June timeframe, still pissed that I moved from one place I could not get ammo over the internet(Germany) to another, no one will ship to HI, so its either reload or pay what I think is too much for ammo, ~25 per box of 20(not bad but its just Winchester hunting ammo) the surplus is ~18 per box but often on sale for ~14 so thats not bad. I am going to be rolling my own, kind of shocked the only 44 spl ammo I can find on island is that damn self defense stuff. But I got a press/dies/molds/lead so thats a so thats not a problem but I won’t be casting for 308.on the ranges, the only one I found that is worth going to is Koko Head, its a nice range, free to use, with 50/100/200 rifle targets with plates beyond(I think you have to ask permission to use the 200 meter place holders(its on a different level then the 100). But the plates are known(ish) distance and work fine for what I am gearing up for. I have only done the plates on the pistol side and its $5 per shooter and they are at ~7 yards (might be like 10) but they are nice and big and in good shape, good steel too. I am planning on going to the next SASS(cowboy) Shooting event, it’s held like every 4th Sunday at the KoKo head. The other pistol side where they do SASS and IPPSC(I think thats what its called) is a decent berm type range with 5/7/10/15/20yard holes to put your target stands in. But have not used it yet. Will take my good camera with me next time I go and get some photos of the range and what not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagamore Posted November 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 got some shots of the rifle.[img width=810 height=607]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/dagamore/65558_3538497992166_1452257261_n.jpgand whats a post with out some home made bacon(note it was made before moving to HI at my Dads house in WA)and yes the bacon made some damn good jam.and some 321 ribs for dinner, i need to get another smoker so i can start doing that here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 You're gonna fit in great here... <lmao>Welcome aboard, man. <thumbsup> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMAN Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Welcome from CO! Man you made me hungry with those pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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