Jeb48

Here is Edison and Henry Ford on one of their camping trips. I assume Ford is just clowning around.

My private range the closest target is 7-10 yards with down angle mount on chains plus I shoot from my deck that is about 5' up increasing the angle. After thousands of rounds I have only found copper jackets a couple of times more than 10 feet from the target and never back as far as the firing line. I do wear glasses when ever shooting. I have shoot as big as .45 Long Colt at the close target but most of time 9mm is as big as get shot at the close target. I have a variety of mounting techniques and I think I like 2x4 cross pieces to hang the targets from the best, one less thing that might cause a ricochet if it is hit. I know all of you never miss by that much but I do sometimes and when I'm teaching new shooters they do.

Minimalist camping. Be prepared. Love the posts so far.

I keep finding neat old photos that have guns in them so thought I would start a thread. Feel free to add info on the type gun or vintage. Even suggested captions but keep them non political and clean so the tread doesn't get shut down. Here is one to start it off.

If you plan to watch the eclipse, be sure you have the proper eye protection to view it. You can buy cheap cardboard frame solar glasses for a few dollars online. I bought a 5 pack for around $12 shipped. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00712I3JA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

A friend that is a real eclipse fanatic told me that the important thing was to pick a location that has the greatest odds of clear skies. He rented a whole house in the NW over 2 year ago for his extended family to all meet for the event. His sister travels all over the world taking pictures of eclipses. Not being a fanatic we plan to drive about an hour or 2 from here and find a parking lot.

I have 3 Maglula, 2 Uplula standard and small for my single stack .380 and the flipper Lula for AR magazines. I also have Hilljak for loading SR22 http://www.hilljak.com/ I also try to have enough magazines so I don't have to reload at the range.

I mentioned in a different thread but will jump in with the S&W Governor I bought here. Second picture is with my Ruger LCR 22 for scale. Jim...

Once would be to much if you landed right on the gun and it drove it into your backbone. I have been hearing for years that it isn't safe to carry the middle of the back because of back injuries. It may be all wives tales but scared me away from that location.

No problem here

Mean looking desk those nice guns are leaning against.

I actually like moon clips I have a 9mm LCR also. Makes for fast reloads and more compact than the speed loaders. I already ordered more moon clips so I can load up all I would use for a range day. Did the same thing for the 9mm. Made a de-mooning tool out of a .50 cal casing. For the 9mm it holds all the casings in the shell to be dumped at once, .45 you have to dump an extra time.

Thanks for all the advice. I had considered the .45acp for multiple guns as a plus. Currently don't have any other guns that shoot .45 but I do like having at least 2 guns for each caliber I stock :-) My wife asked if it was big enough to take down a bear when I told her it would be my woods walking gun. I told her it depended where you hit it, but would be better than my 9mm or .22 handguns.

They still nickel and dime you on top off the income tax. They just have creative ways to spend more of our money.

Thanks to TGO member Bud, I'm the new owner of a S&W Governor. I have probably already shot it more than he did. I shot a few carpender bees doing some skeet shooting off the back deck with #9 .410 plus a box of old .410 shells I had laying around just because it is fun shooting a hand canon and put a box of colt long and acp through it. The real question for me other than price is there a reason you would shoot .45acp over .45 Long Colt? I plan to shoot a lot of acp for fun because of price but was also wondering what the opinion on defensive ammo (other than the .410 options). Does the Long Colt has enough extra umph to override the larger selection of different defensive ammo in acp. The Long Colt is an impressive cartridge when you start loading it around someone that has never seen it before.

I had the cardinal problem in the past on a bedroom window. Solution was to smear glass wax on the outside of the glass and let it haze over and leave it. This blocks their reflection and they go elsewhere. When they have been gone for awhile wipe off and you have a clean window as a bonus.

I had a 1964 Rambler Classic wagon back when it was just a used car. I was the second owner but the first one drove it for 10 years in NY salt before he sold it to me. It was a great car, it had 3 on the tree and the 6cyl. I had to pop rivet a piece of galvanize over a hole in the top of the driver side fender to keep road spray from hitting the windshield. I got a few years out of it when I couldn't afford anything newer with a son on the way and house payments. Even used it as a camper a couple of times with the fold down seats that made into a bed. Still have old cars but as a collector. Two Crosleys a 49 Wagon that I bought when I was 13, that is in need of its third going through and a 51 FarmOroad. Then my big vehicle is a 50 Ford F1 stake bed. Jim...

This fellow's container were not buried very deep more of a bunker look. It was already buried when I met him so I have no idea what he did for prep, I just know it was impressive to see from the outside.

Since we are expanding into larger caches of ammo. I knew a guy that took one of the smaller cargo storage containers, the size that two fits on a flatbed tractor trailer, coated the outside with tar/waterproofing and buried it into the side of a hill so only the door was showing. He did add some extra security latches and such. He stored his reloading supplies as well as ammo. Not sure what all he had in there I was never allowed to look. He died about 15 years ago and I always wondered what happened to his stash when his widow sold everything. Never saw a sale advertised.

I use the hang under a shelf style. Gives me a place for handguns and an extra one to hang a spare pair of ear protection in case I need them in a hurry.

I thought about Unaka myself. Went for a look around and took my handgun course there. My biggest negative is the hours of the range master. My old club, before the move to TN, put every new member through a safety check out for the part of the club they wanted to use. Handguns, rifle, shotgun, then you were considered your own range master and for any guest you bring. Hours were dusk to dawn unless there was a special event.

Always nice to have another TGO member from the NE corner. Welcome

Figures, NY gun laws never did make much sense and the Safe Act just made it worse.

Looks interesting but MrShotty will not get it in NY. They will consider it cut down even if it never existed in another form. I wanted a Henry Mare’s Leg Lever Action in .22 just to play with when I was in NY. Henry lists as a pistol and I had my pistol permit. Nope, NY classified it as a cut down rifle, not for sale. It is still is on my wish list but there were so many others on the list that I couldn't buy before I moved, that I haven't gotten to it yet :-)

Do you have it setup to be bear proof?