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This Saturday gang. If you haven't been to the Gallatin Gun Club before, its located at the Gallatin Steam Plant. Its on TVA land, so getting in requires a club member letting you in. There will be somebody coming down to check the gate and let people in around 1200 noon and then off and on until the match begins. Just wait in the parking lot across from the gate.

Yup, your M48 will be A-OK. There will be folks coming down to check the gate and let people in around 1200 noon and then off and on until the match begins. Just wait in the parking lot across from the gate. Come on out.

16 June - - - Its in the subject line. We've been firing "as configured - as issued" for military service. Check with Mark Long who directs the match about the modified stock.

OK Folks...., Time to ready your C&R rifles and move out to the Gallatin Gun Club on 16 June for a Vintage Military Bolt Action Match. Details posted here..... http://www.tngunowne...-june-gallatin/

You're Welcome...., Uggggghhhhh...., Well...., Maybe...., I Reckon.

Gang, this is a fun match to shoot. The below information is from the TNSSA highpower rifle coordinator, Mark Long. For everybody out there with one of those great old Curio & Relic war weapons..., here is your chance to give it a workout. VINTAGE Military Rifle MATCH Gallatin Gun Club This 30 shot match fired at the 100 yard line is reserved for pre-1956 vintage military bolt action rifles, i.e, Mausers, Mosin Nagant's, Swiss, Swedes, Arisaka's, Springfields, Enfields, etc., etc. ENTRY FEE $10. Registration begins @ 1230 PM and closes at the end of the awards presentation of NRA high power match.There will be a 15 minute unlimited shot sight-in session preceeding each relay. Course of fire is as follows; 10 shots 10 minutes slow-fire off-hand, 10 shots 70 seconds rapid-fire sitting w/mag or stripper change, 10 shots 10 minutes slow-fire prone. For information on this or any other TN highpower rifle match please feel free to contact Mark Long by email marklong@tds.net or call 615-681-1710 after 1200 PM.

The Gallatin Gun Club will be having a M1/M14 only NRA high power service rifle match on 18 August. It will be 50 shots at reduced targets (200/300/600 yard) fired on the 100 yard line (not as easy as it sounds). You can also shoot your Garand during any of the GGC NRA high power matches. The Oak Ridge Sportsman Association will have their CMP games on 15 Sep, 20 Oct, and 10 Nov. http://www.orsahp.co...-match-schedule I'll See Ya on the Firing Line!

Oh Yea...., I recall that shot. Steel sure made it easy to score. Now that I'm using Prescription Inserts to see my front sight again - - - those far shots on paper have become a real issue! But..., I sure do appreciate all of the work that Robert does for the GGC and can fully understand why he might not want to haul all of that steel over to bay 4.

Now that is just Evil......

Steel or Paper?

Robert, Are you doing a rifle side match also? Mark

John, What is the COF for the rifle side match? Thanks, Mark

Its a night shot. What you are seeing is the heat of the warheads as the sensor being used in that shot is the FLIR (Forward Looking InfraRed). There is no tracer with the 30mm M789 round. The movement of the rounds across the screen is an optical illusion. The images of the rounds differ from the objective reality because of the magnification being used by the Co-Pilot/Gunner. The CPG is firing using the TADS (Target Acquisition Designation Sight) which has both a Day TV, direct view optic and the FLIR. The laser rangefinder / designator is also in the TADS. The display is either on one of the panels in the cockpit or on the integrated helmet mounted display worn by both the pilot and copilot / gunner. In this picture the FLIR is on the left side of the picture and the day sensors are on the right. The Pilot's Night Vision Sensor (PNVS), which is also a FLIR, is the ball looking sensor on the top. All of the sensors are driven by the movement of the crew's helmets which are boresighted to the aircraft. Wherever you look is where the sensor (and 30mm cannon) looks. Its sort of like having your eyeball 4 feet down and 9 feet out front of you while flying.

You could be at a low hover 2-3 km away and fire. After lasing for range the weapon computer would calculate the correct elevation reference for the gun as you fired. The rounds would reach a max trajectory and then the projectiles would fall in a near vertical drop onto the target. In the case of most all armored vehicles, the top armor is the thinnest. The 30mm HEDP warhead has a shaped-charge liner which allows for the penetration of thin armor plate (such as a tank's engine deck). During Desert Strom several crews figured this out and it became a contest among them to see who could get the longest range kill on a tank using only the gun. The Apache's computer can also do the "range-rate" math while it (and the target) is moving. In the video example, the Apache's crew is employing another tactic that allows it to fly at an airspeed and an altitude where those on the ground won't be able to hear it. My favorite part of this tape has always been the way the dog reacts right before the rounds impact. The Pup knew something was "In The Air." 30mm M789 HEDP.

Its a bit heavy. Being a cannon round with a HEDP (High Explosive Dual Purpose) warhead...., its slow. At one time (USSR era) we had real concerns about using it as an Air-To-Air weapon. At max range the "arch" is such that the round will come down on top of the target. We found that tanks could be taken out with the gun using a max range shot that had rounds impacting the engine deck.

Hmmmmm...., I have a few of those tapes to reminisce with. Its a Great Gun. Early on we had serious feeding issues with it, but with enough of the taxpayer's money....., Boeing finally fixed it. BTW - - - A little know fact, its the same round as used by the USMC's AV8 Harrier.

Ben at the Lebanon Gun Shop installed the Heinie rear sight in for me. The Kimber adjustable rear was in in so tight that I couldn't drift it out. Heinie is the only one who makes a rear sight for the factory cut that Kimber uses for its adjustable rear.

During a recent IDPA match, a fellow shooter noted my new-found love and respect for the .38 Super. I now have a couple of 1911s in that caliber. Shoots flat, very accurate, and can be had in some serious defense loads. With a 10+1 capacity in a Lightweight Commander, it makes a great carry gun. Here is a Kimber Team Match II in .38 Super that I picked up a couple of months ago. It was a well-used, but still very solid example. The photo doesn't show it, but the frame had several dings & scratches and the slide was dirty & dull. After confirming that that this Team Match still had its accuracy...., I figured that it would make a great gun to shoot in the Enhanced Service Pistol Division of IDPA. And..... I like shooting good-looking firearms! The slide was cleaned up with a little bead blasting on the top with a light polishing on the flats. Brandon Ward of Middle Tennessee Gunsmithing did the Cerakote of the frame which has held up very well after a couple of local IDPA matches. I added the following parts: - Heinie Rear Sight with wide notch. - Dawson Front FO Sight. - Harrison Design Short Trigger. - Ed Brown Tactical Mag Release. - Ed Brown Grips. - Kimber Grip Safety with Tactical Bump. - Kimber blue steel Mainspring Housing with Magazine Well. So far after a couple of thousand rounds this "Refreshed" Team Match II in .38 Super has run without a single failure. Very happy with it.

And the most important thing....., ammo, lots of ammo, lots and lots and lots of ammo! How do you know that you are a Real C&R guy? You buy sealed cases of ammo in a caliber for a rifle that you don't have but "might" have someday!

BroRay, Welcome to TGO! Here are a few links to some other forums that are full of information on the 03 Springfield and M1 Garand. http://forums.thecmp.org/ http://www.jouster.com/forums/index.php http://www.milsurps.com/index.php "What is it really Worth" is hard to answer. If you are looking for an 03 or 03A3 Springfield to shoot, something in the $500-700 range should get you a good one. Make sure if you Do NOT buy an early Springfield that has a low serial number. Those have single heat treated receivers and are unsafe to shoot. Later 03s have double heat receivers and are S/N 800,000 and higher for Springfield and S/N 286,560 and higher for Rock Island. All 03A3 are double heat treated. For M1 Garand, visit the Civilian Marksmanship Program to buy. Still this best deal for the money! http://www.odcmp.com/ To answer all of your other questions......, well that should be a whole new thread. Post them up - - - Trust me, we will all love to discuss them!

I don't recall it being a business decision by Brandon to leave TGO - - - Wasn't he banned from TGO over some post he wrote about what Koreans' would refer to as eating Gaegogi. Getting back on topic...... TrickyNicky, make sure to post pics of your dad's subbie once you get it re-parked.

I reckon they hope that "sucker" who is born every minute walks into their shop. At best...., this is a $600-700 gun and only if the barrel measures little to no wear.

Here is a pic of one of my Mark Is showing the parts we are talking about. The cutoff has a milled groove in the body and a longer spindle in order to lock the Pedersen Device in place. The sear has a trip lever and the trigger has a groove milled at the top back where the lever makes contact. Now if I could just find a complete Pedersen Device I'd have a $40,000 to $60,000 rifle!