Popping in to say Hi!

[Route666]

Hi Guys, just been reading through some of the threads I used to start and geepers I used to talk about some crazy stuff lol!

I wish I visited here more often but working and getting into other interests (shooting and my Harley) I don't have much time or brainwaves to think about yet something else, especially when I won't have one for a long time, if ever, sadly. Saving for a house now, so yeh that's gonna slow the Mustang dream down. I gotta win lotto.

Well, I hope the regulars are still here and going strong, thanks for having me here and I'll try a bit harder to take some more interest in this place again!

Peace and goodwill to you all! (And please don't leave me in this thread alone with the crickets! lol)

 

[JonK]

(shooting and my Harley)

I didn't know shooting Harleys was a sport, I could rack up at my local Starbucks!
Jon

 

[StangDreamin']

I don't think shooting at Harley's is such a great idea; around here in the State of "open carry allowed", the riders just might shoot back.

WAITAMINUTE.... If your Harley riders are parking at Starbucks ;you might be okay. Many of the Harley riders around here would just circle the Starbucks parking lot a couple of times to make sure the patrons stay cowering inside for a while longer.

route666: What are you shooting? My S&W 629 'Mountain Gun' (4" tapered barrel) has, over the years, given me a bit of a flinch; even when shooting lightweights like the Hydra-Shok. Therefore, I'm taking a leap backwards and working up 'accuracy loads' for my replica Remington 1858 'Old Army' BP shooter. Shooting mostly Pyrodex; it's more consistent from chamber to chamber than FFFg; and a bunch easier to clean!

 

[hungrymonkey]

Personally, I would leave the harley riders alone and focus all my attention on the damn scooter riders. Its bad enough that they are riding a scooter. But going half the posted speed limit is enough to make it worth it.

 

[Route666]

I don't think shooting at Harley's is such a great idea; around here in the State of "open carry allowed", the riders just might shoot back.

WAITAMINUTE.... If your Harley riders are parking at Starbucks ;you might be okay. Many of the Harley riders around here would just circle the Starbucks parking lot a couple of times to make sure the patrons stay cowering inside for a while longer.

route666: What are you shooting? My S&W 629 'Mountain Gun' (4" tapered barrel) has, over the years, given me a bit of a flinch; even when shooting lightweights like the Hydra-Shok. Therefore, I'm taking a leap backwards and working up 'accuracy loads' for my replica Remington 1858 'Old Army' BP shooter. Shooting mostly Pyrodex; it's more consistent from chamber to chamber than FFFg; and a bunch easier to clean!

Thanks all for the replies, it's good to hear (read) the good humour and spirit that this forum has. The HD forum I frequent seems less friendly and less witty. Maybe it's my imagination, who knows.

Stangdreamin' at the moment I'm shooting a .22 Kimber Rimfire, here in Aus it's a little harder to get guns and keep 'em. Actually been thinking about doing the shoots to get acredited in "real" guns. I have to do 6 comps at the club in revolver centrefire to be allowed to buy one, well to be endorsed by the club to apply for a permit to acquire one... After those 6 shoots I can do 6 for centrefire semi-auto and them basically shoot whatever, as long as it's sporting shooter legal.

I haven't bothered with the centrefire stuff as rimfire is cheaper and I want to start reloading when I go to the big stuff, and I can't do that we're I'm currently living, plus it's money money money.

I've got my dad's .243 that mum got him for an anniversary gift (secondhand) in 1969, it's a bit sorry but I don't want to let it go. I like the .243 round too, fast, straight. Not too heavy-hitting but for me it's all about accuracy, and I'm sure it hits hard enough lol. I used to sneak that out from under dad's bed when I was about 8 or so and play around with it lol. I knew what I was doing, but I can now see how scary it was for my mum to catch me.

I had fun shooting air pistol, surprised myself too, as they said it was fun but I thought in the back of my mind "yeh right" but it's different, no recoil, all about accuracy and trigger control, and you don't need earplugs, it's more sociable. Also the teeny steel targets are only up to 12m away so there's no long walk out to the targets. Too bad it's on at 7PM and I don't get away from work in time to get to it any more.