TARGET SHOOTING,

[HighlandLofts]

I took my grandson target shooting yesterday up in the Cascade Mountains. We took a forest service road that I have never driven before to find a new spot to shoot that had some shade. We found a decent spot that had plenty of shade and a decent size brook that ran under the road where we set up.



We left the house at 11.45 in the morning and got home at 8.45 in the evening. I should of took more 22lr bullets. I'll have to put a new brick in the ice chest I use for the handguns and ammo.
After we got done shooting drove another mile up the forest service road to the snow line, that was as high up that I dare to drive.
It is way back in and if you get stuck, you are going to be there a while.

I had to back down about 1/2 a mile to a spot big enough to turn around.

One the way in we stopped at a spot where people shoot and picked up the brass, on the way out there was more brass that some one shot while we were shooting farther up the mountain.
In total we picked up nine pounds of brass.

Last fall we picked up twenty-two pounds of brass on one of our shooting days.
I have to pick up a photo album and get it set up for him to look at when I cash in my chips.

We had a little talk about that yesterday, I told him what guns he will be getting and how we will all be together in the other place.
It was a great day together, looking forward to Wednesday afternoon, he has half a day so I'm taking the day off to pick him up and go shooting.

 

[wizrd]

Cool Grampa Award goes to HighlandLofts!!!

 

[HighlandLofts]

Mason has a half day of school tomorrow so we will.be out shooting again, I will post more pictures tomorrow.

 

[tirwin1]

What a extraordinary "normal" day. 25 years ago this would not be noteworthy . In this day and age you might be labeled a child abuser for introducing a boy to guns. You are doing it right, sir.

 

[HighlandLofts]

We got everything fed, we are loaded up, packed up a lunch, cooler with coke on ice and heading out to make memories. I'll post pictures later.

 

[Depick]

This is what gun ownership Is all about! This is something libtards will never understand.

 

[Dinkus the Stinkus]

This is how you raise a child to not only be able to respect firearms but also other people and to also be free. Just need to get him fishing and hunting. Although I'd be willing to bet you go fishing with him.

Keep up the good work pops.

 

[HighlandLofts]

We go fishing, next fishing yrip will be early sarurday morning. These two trout were fron a couple of weeks ago.


WE left the house earlier today around noon to shoot. We went to a gravel pit that belongs to the forest service, we got done shooting a little after six and took a ride deeper into the mountains and found two more places to shoot with proper backdrops.

All four 22 rifles had iron sights, he was almost one for one on coke cans filled with water. Then he shot clay pigeons tossed up on the sand bank. He shot the ruger single-six all on his own, load, shoot and unload. He does OK WITH THE REVOLVER but needs more time with it.




I picked up a full three gallon buckrt and a gsllon bucket of steel rifle and pistol cases from the pit, I will drop them off at the garbage transfer station next weekend. I have a full bucket from last weekend.

We will probably go shooting next sunday..

 

[96coal449]

Thank you for all you are doing. You sir, are a model citizen.

 

[Saltwater60]

Awesome. Keep up the good work. I can’t wait to get to my parents property to get my kids shooting again.

We do a range every other Friday all winter. It’s a youth club and it’s $3.00 per kid. I always throw a $20.00 to help keep it going. I know many others don’t ever pay and it’s an honor system. Sad.

 

[HighlandLofts]

Salt great going, kids need exposure to firearms early in life. I make it interesting for my grandson. And we go out searching for more places to shoot up in the mountains, there are hundreds & hundreds of forest service and logging roads to travel. Plus lots of trout waters to check out.

 

[SNORTHRUP1]

Looks like an great way to spend the day with the grandson.

 

[HighlandLofts]

I took the grandson and granddaughter out fishing early yesterday morning, no action to speak of. So when they got bored I took them to a park to play.
Maybe next time they will catch something.

We were going to go shooting today but we had OFF & on rain all day. So I spent a couple of hours up in the gun room. When things slow down here in a little while I will go back up there for another hour or two.
I need to pick up some small pistol primers and 32 caliber projectiles.

 

[HighlandLofts]

I took two 3 gallon buckets and two 1 gallon paint cans FULL of steel rifle & pistol cases to the transfer staton recycle secion this morning that we picked up that other people left out where we go shooting. I will keep picking it up every time we go to do our part of keeping it clean.

 

[HighlandLofts]

The following weekend we didn't get out due to it rained out. Then I cut a bunch of old cedar fence BOARDS on the chop saw and got sicker then shit. This is the 3rd weekend and I'm still coughing and hacking, but I funny feel better. I missed two weeks of work, last weekend I was in bed for four days, that Sunday I thought I was ready to cash in my chips.

Yesterday I stopped and bought a brick of small pistol primers and 100 pieces of 32 caliber bullets to load for the 4" GP100, the grandson likes shooting it. We are going to make a day of it out in the mountains today. .I have three gallons of water to fill up sods cans, I'm going to pick up a store brand f soda to shoot at with the 17HMR AND a dozen eggs for targets if they are less then $1.50 a dozen. We have to make up a lunch to take yet and then get the hell out of dodge..

 

[HighlandLofts]

It is 5.45 out here and we are still going at it. I brought some wood, built a fire and we took a hotdog, chips & coke break.

 

[HighlandLofts]

Mason got to shoot so.e 38spl out of my 7 1/2" Ruger Redhawk today. He did Ok for his first time shooting 38.
We will be loading more 38 ammo up before our next shooting trip.unless we go out again tomorrow. Have to see what tomorrow brings.
Being sick for a couple of weeks really kicked my ASS at this age.
I am going to hit the sauce tonight and see if that won't push the rest of this shit put of my system.

Mason dining out on a hotdog at the gravel pit we went shooting at today.


A view of out target & backstop. We set the eggs and soda cans on the back bank, probably 65 maybe 70 yards.


This is across the valley where we went shooting today. Some times we go shooting behind this mountain.

 

[HighlandLofts]

Last weekend was a washout, we did go up to watch the last of the cowboy shooting at the gun club early afternoon when the rain stopped
I loaded fifty 38spl with the minimum amount of win231 for my grandson last weekend.

I just got done with another fifty rounds f 357mag loaded with the mini.um amount of Trail boss powder. I'll have to see the recoil, it it is light they will be for my grandson. They should work good for him.

My boss and a friend want to go shooting Saturday morning so we will go with them for a couple of hours early then cut out to shoot by ourselves some where else up in the mountains.

I need to make up deer hunting loads for my 6" GP100 - 357 my 7 1/2" Redhawk 357 and my Ruger 77/357 rifle.
I plan on using 158 grain Hornady XTP in the revolvers and 180 grain Hornady XTP in the rifle.

Once I find the right combination I will check out the loads in my water stop to see how many gallon milk jugs they penetrate and look at the mushroomed bullet.that will take place in another week or so.
I have the water trap last Saturday.


It holds nine one gallon milk jugs. I will be making a frame on the front to hold a piece of paneling, two layers of denim jean material end a target that I can also in and swap out after each shot. I do need to get a bunch of empty milk jugs, I only have around 15 of them.

 

[Acer-m14]

here ya go LOL

Plastic Milk Jugs

 

[HighlandLofts]

Acer
Do you still want them dies?
I think they were the 762x54.

 

[HighlandLofts]

7.42 am. We are on our way to a new place to shoot.

 

[HighlandLofts]

We juat got back home, i had some things i need to get done today and soon it will be my 5;00 o'clock.
We had a great time, my boss and a friend joined us today. My boss hasn't shot a gun in close to thirty years.
I took a bunch of 38 and 357 magnum. Revolvers. My boss and grandson shot them all. I tried to upload some pictures but they wouldn't go through, I will try later.
I stopped at two local gun stores for 38 caliber projectiles, I want like 150 grain fmj, both were out. The last resort is Coastal Farm & Garden then fucking Cabelas.

 

[HighlandLofts]

Some pictures of yesterdays target shooting.
We will probably go again tomorrow afternoon when I pick him up from school, tomorrow is his last day and only goes for half a day.

I need to load up some more 38spl and 357 magnum tonight or tomorrow morning.
I got into the beer last night so loading was a no, go.


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[Carlos Hathcock]

Had four rifles to sight in. Pretty well set. Shoulder feels like I was being interrogated.

 

[HighlandLofts]

Nice looking rifles, what calibers are they?

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

Nice looking rifles, what calibers are they?

.308, 6.5 Creedmore, .223, .22-250

 

[HighlandLofts]

What distanc are you shooting your 223 and 22=250?
I bought a Winchester model 70 in 22=250 with wood stock & bull barrel and a Remington 700 in 223 wood stock with the bull barrel, both blued.
I bought them for my grandson to shoot now he is getting a little size to him.

I think I will start him out at 50 yards to start.

What are you loading for your 223 & 22-250?
I haven't loaded anything for them yet. I did buy some projectiles, but need to buy some powder.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

I just got em close at 100yds. Club I hope to join has a Max of 250yds. We'll see what happens after that. Running Hornadys through the 22-250. Ran some crap I bought at Cabelas for the .223 and it's just that, crap. 4 out of 20 no bang. Too early to experiment with loads just yet.

 

[HighlandLofts]

I picked my grandson up from school at 12.40, got home and loaded up fifty light 357 magnum cartridges. We are now heading out to go shoot for a while.

 

[96coal449]

Your a good man Highland, and an awesome grandfather!

He's definitely under the ''right wing."