any of you folks into shooting sports or hunting?

[kydawg]

anyone here into hunting or target shooting ? im figuring alot of yall hunt concidering a mini is the ultimate hunters ride imo. i hunt a little not as much as i'd like to but i enjoy shooting and collecting firearms. love learning the history and specifics of guns, fasinating stuff when you get into it. gunsmithing is a hobby i enjoy watching my old man do. it fasinates me but i dont got the skills [ nor the ability ] to do all he does. thats pretty much my hobbies well that and running my gun related website [ no link cause i dont wanna break no rules here ]. so any of you folks into hunting, shooting or gun collecting? if not your missing out . kydawg .

[Colin]

I shoot, but I don't hunt. :)

http://homepage.mac.com/limefrog/temporary/arsenal.jpg

[daveintheburbs]

That isn't bird watching I'm doing in the Avitar!

Dave

[gbrad]

Very nice, Collin. I have a few of the black rifles also. My wife and I hunt quite a bit. Predators mostly.

gbrad

[Colin]

Cool. I just bought that Cavalry Arms AR and now I'm hooked - been thinking about paying the SBR tax and building another one with a collapsible stock and a DPMS Kitty Kat upper (or something similar, since I can't really justify spending $500+ on an upper receiver.) :D

DPMS has their factory just down the road from here. I did my CCW qualifying at their range, actually. :p

Colin

[jbarv]

Now that Im no longer in law enforcement, I miss my scary black rifles. I really miss the 3 rd bursts and full auto Colts and Bushmasters..... But I kept a 10-22 that magically fires 30 rds at a time....

Now I mostly shoot single action revolvers and lever action 30/30s. Plus, my monthly ammo bill has cut waaay back shooting 1 rd at a time. More money to sink into my Suzi. But I keep a glock 22 in the truck just in case something feels the need to acquire a .40 slug and cease to exist :D

[IndianaJason]

Oh yes.... Dont hunt as much as I used too..:mad:

I used to be on a trap shooting team...placed 2nd in the nation in 1993 my senior year in high school...

Aquired my class3 license last year;)..... Very fond of my SWD M-11 /9 Sub-Machine gun with Silencer... nothing like dumping 32 rounds in 1.2 seconds...very addicting....and expensive...but again, very addicting;)

I have a decent collection and variety of weapons...slug guns for bambi, rifles for the elusive coyote, .22's for the sqirrels, shotguns for the bunnies, and scary black and camo guns for the terrorists and other types of ruffians.....:D

I'm a devout 2nd Ammendment Supporter..... God Bless America......bang/bang...rat-ta-tat-tat...

-Bear Arms or Wear Chains-

[gbrad]

Hey jbarv,

That little "magic 10/22" will get you in trouble!! LOL.

I was at a local shooting range last year after doing some trigger pull work on one of my AR's. Most of those rifles have really bad triggers so I was trying to smooth it up a little. I guess I removed a little too much from the disconnector because on the third shot it doubled. The guy next to me was really surprised and interested. I was also surprised and quickly put that rifle away.

Later during one of the cease fires for target replacement the guy next to me started talking to me. We discussed the AR 15 triggers and how they differred from the military select fire version. He kept talking about using them at work. I asked him where he worked and he said Dallas ATF.

He quickly re-assured me that there was no problem, but he did say that almost every time he comes to that range at least one guy will "self incriminate" himself on the subject of automatic weapons. He turned out to be an OK guy.

It was just a little weird.

gbrad

[b_eastep]

i shoot. not as much as i used to. but i hunt a lot. thing is that i dont shoot when i hunt. i mostly hunt pigs with dog and knife. one of the reasons i bought the little suzuki i just bought.

[greg0187]

i shoot. not as much as i used to. but i hunt a lot. thing is that i dont shoot when i hunt. i mostly hunt pigs with dog and knife. one of the reasons i bought the little suzuki i just bought.

I was told about this type of hunting by a friend of mine that had gone once. Very interesting.

-Greg

[Samurai9]

Greg, I do a little target shooting now and again. That was the original reason I got my land in the country. That led to the Hijet to ride out there. So I needed a trailer to haul it. And on and on.

Sam

[lzpoor]

avid hunter have rifles and enjoy bowhunting looking into getting a kei with a cab and heater before my late elk hunt here in Arizona late November early December

[b_eastep]

I was told about this type of hunting by a friend of mine that had gone once. Very interesting.

-Greg

interesting is an understatement.

[greg0187]

interesting is an understatement.

I agree. Yet a very interesting type of sport hunting. Where are you located?

-Greg

[b_eastep]

I agree. Yet a very interesting type of sport hunting. Where are you located?

-Greg

south central oklahoma. it can get your blood pumping. i bought a ruger .44 mag autoloader rifle and a .450 marlin just for pig hunting. since i started using dogs i havent even picked those guns up but a couple of times just to throw in the truck, you know, just in case.

[miniMOG]

No hunting, but we love to "go shootin"!

http://www.minitrucktalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=388&stc=1&d=1211209489

http://www.minitrucktalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=389&stc=1&d=1211209489

[Don-in-Japan]

I go spearfishing often.. similiar to firing a firearm. Nothing like bloody water and 20 ft. predators to keep the heart pumping.

[dwink]

I have hunted hogs with dogs as well, but we tie the pigs and sell them if the hams are not too tore up. We stick the little ones and tie the big ones. Apparently there is great demand for the meat in the Northeast. I would like to go spearfishing but have not had the time or courage to make it yet!

[Clifford]

I make my living hunting!
This is a great use of a mini!
http://thequailshed.com/images/mini5.jpg
One of my guides kidding around with some huge whitetail deer sheds!

[Craktskull]

I was going to post a picture showing <sniff> one nice whitetail I took in SC years ago. No mini in it, but the deer was nice. THEN I saw this. :frustration: I put my pic in the shredder 5 minutes ago and took the cheesey mount off the wall and put it into the attic.

Before I retired and moved to the Philippines, I only owned a few guns. H&R bull barrell slug gun (ouch - but took 3 deer in about 4 minutes once), Rem 7mm mag - model B (what a class deer rifle), Ruger 22mag SS (very little cleaning), and another 22. Of course I had the obligitory military Glock 9mm but never found a 'need' for it and sold it years ago. Bull barrel stayed in the bedroom.

Impossible to import firearms to the Philippines and it's illegal for a non-citizen here to own one. Got a cheesey .38 revolver in the wife's name though. I guess I'll just have to shoot the perp and toss the gun to her. With the ultra-efficient Filipino police department (almost threw up saying that), I'll have about 6 hours to wash my hands, have her fire a round in the backyard (to get some GSR on her hands) and reload the expended round before they show up.

[b_eastep]

I have hunted hogs with dogs as well, but we tie the pigs and sell them if the hams are not too tore up. We stick the little ones and tie the big ones. Apparently there is great demand for the meat in the Northeast. I would like to go spearfishing but have not had the time or courage to make it yet!

real hard to sell them around here. where do you hunt?

[Colin]

Rise from the dead, thread!

I just got a Spike's Tactical pistol lower and I'm gathering parts to build a 7.5" .22LR upper for it. :D

Here it is wearing my 16" .223 Cavalry Arms upper:


http://homepage.mac.com/limefrog/temporary/ar4.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/limefrog/temporary/ar3.jpg


I picked up a North American Arms .22WMR revolver with the folding holster grip. Never leave home without it!


http://homepage.mac.com/limefrog/content/hosting/files/naamini2-22-2008/naamini2-22-2008-Images/2.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/limefrog/content/hosting/files/naamini2-22-2008/naamini2-22-2008-Images/0.jpg


I finished off two gophers with it already (one was trapped and still alive, the other one was running across the driveway at night, so it experienced some blunt force Honda scooter trauma before getting its head blown up.) :p

http://homepage.mac.com/limefrog/temporary/gopher.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/limefrog/temporary/gopher2.jpg


That is all. :)

Colin

[gbrad]

Hey that's a great looking lower receiver. Does it come with the art work or did you apply it?

I've been wanting to get a Carbon15 pistol before the mood changes in Washington, but I'd be fine with getting one of those lowers and building it myself.

Hmmmm, scooter trauma to the gopher. And then the derringer to finish him off? Sounds like an interesting evening. A new sport is born.

Scooter Polo.

[Colin]

Heh... yeah. I had never seen a gopher above ground before that one. That little bastard just happened to run out in front of me at the wrong time - I had been going nuts trapping gophers all week. His slaying was the icing on the cake. :D

Spike's does laser engraving on their lower receivers for a small fee - check it out: http://www.spikestactical.com

They do a lot of pistol/rimfire/Class III type stuff. Good vendor to deal with. :)

They didn't have any stripped lowers in stock when I ordered - they all had parts kits installed, apparently. The "loaded" receiver, Calico Jack engraving, color fill, and the Model 1 Sales buffer tube set me back ~$200.

http://homepage.mac.com/limefrog/temporary/arpistol.jpg

Colin

[Mighty Milt]

i saw a guy at the range one day had one of those that was a pistol. pretty much had no barrel, just had a flash suppresor at the end of the receiver. he was having a hell of a time with it and geeze was it LOUD!!

[Colin]

Yeah, they bark! That's half the reason I'm building mine as a .22LR. I've got neighbors living a couple hundred yards from the sand pit where I shoot. Of course, .22LR is also 10% the cost of .223, and I don't really anticipate the need to slay any zombies in the foreseeable future, so the lil' rimfire will do just fine. :p

Colin

[Mighty Milt]

i loved my M16, i could hit anything within about 300 meters with a kill shot, all day, every day, NO PROBLEM. the best thing about the M16 is you get semi-auto and the 3 round burst.

my carry piece is an XD9 sub-compact and i have a "home defender" shotgun :D
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j227/miltdamnit1/xdsub-1.jpg

the missus loves her sig .45 1911
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j227/miltdamnit1/photo-1.jpg

[b_eastep]

noticed your gopher trap. i never had much luck with that design. there is one found at atwoods and walmart that works much better for me.

[gbrad]

Thanks for the info Colin.

$200.00 for that lower is a great price.

Nice cabbage shootin pistolas there Milt.

[Mighty Milt]

cabbage shooters?

[gbrad]

It's a line from a movie.

Jack Nicholson smarting off to Marlon Brando about his pistol after Brando fired a round near Nicholson's foot exploding a cabbage in the small garden he was tending. "That's a mighty fine lookin cabbage shootin pistola you're totin there mister"

I think the movie was"The Missouri Breaks".

My budddies and I usually refer to all of our pistols that way. Just a joke.

gbrad

[Mighty Milt]

i knew there was some underlying humor in it, just wasn't famiar with it... thank for the explanaition... i'll have to add that to my netflix queue

[Colin]

Nice pictures, Milt. Those XDs are nice - a friend of mine used to have an XD40. Big gun to carry, but it shot pretty nice.

Personally, I like the more organic-looking curves of a revolver for carry... but it's a tradeoff, since I've only got 5 (or 10 (http://homepage.mac.com/limefrog/temporary/carry.jpg)) rounds. ;)

Nice to see a 1911 with a little holster wear, too. So many of them seem to be safe queens. :rolleyes:


noticed your gopher trap. i never had much luck with that design. there is one found at atwoods and walmart that works much better for me.

Weird... everyone I know who traps gophers has told me to use these Death Klutch traps. I've had pretty decent luck with them. I think placement is key: I carry around a trowel and a piece of stainless rod. When I see a mound, I scrap the top off it to see where the hole is - that gives me a pretty good idea of the direction the tunnel goes. So I poke the rod into the ground where I suspect the tunnel is, and feel around until I feel a subterraneous air pocket. Dig it up a few feet from the mount, put one Death Klutch pointing each direction, stake them in place with the stainless rod, and cover the hole with a piece of cardboard. You've really gotta wind them up tight, then position the plate so it's just about to slip off the tapered end of the keeper. Hair trigger gets 'em every time. :)

I've got about a dozen Death Klutch and a few Victor Easy-Set traps (pictured below.) Haven't caught anything yet with the Victor traps. They're a lot harder to stake down, too... you pretty much have to tie a string to the trigger plate. :sly:

http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/gophertrap.jpg

Colin

[Samurai9]

The Mini 14 with factory folding stock is one of the favorites in my collection. Although I am not a big fan of the CETME, the HK collapsing stock makes this one somewhat interesting. The receiver is stainless but finished in black. I was so fond of shooting that I bought my own range. That is, I bought some land where I can shoot any time I want. But I became so focussed on the land, that I have lost much of my gun fixation. And to get around my land, I bought a 1993 Hijet. Hence my participation in this forum. One thing leads to another.

Sam

[Subaru]

I am jealous of the guns you folks can obtain,I hate it when the bad guys have more carry power than tax paying citizens.
As far as gophers go,I have never seen a trap,I can literally spend hours everyday shootin em!so there eh!

[Colin]

^ Amen to that.

[Mighty Milt]

when i got my XD there weren't many around and i really needed to replace my old .380 with something a little more modern and dependable. i wanted the standard
XD9 but nobody had them so i took a chance on the sub compact. the nice thing is that it's got the small mag which is 10 rounds, or a full size mag that gives you a full size grip and holds 16 (although that's not legal in all states). i was surprised that with the little 3" barrel on that thing i could still get a good group centermass at 15meters doing a rapid fire. i thought it would be all over the place.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j227/miltdamnit1/xdsub-1.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j227/miltdamnit1/IMG00565.jpg

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[Samurai9]

Smith and Wesson 2206 with scope and TAC 65 suppressor. This morning I rigged up a shoulder holster for it using a large pistol case and a strap. I will try it out in the woods in an hour or two.

Sam

[Mighty Milt]

that looks like something out of a movie!!

[Colin]

Yup. It's like something Charles Bronson would carry. :D

I wish suppressors were legal in Minnesota. :(

[Samurai9]

I have two 2206s, both with scopes. I find that the scopes really don't work well with this pistol, so I am going to take them off. But the 2206s (.22lr) are nice handguns.

Sam

[Mighty Milt]

Nice pictures, Milt. Those XDs are nice - a friend of mine used to have an XD40. Big gun to carry, but it shot pretty nice.

Personally, I like the more organic-looking curves of a revolver for carry... but it's a tradeoff, since I've only got 5 (or 10 (http://homepage.mac.com/limefrog/temporary/carry.jpg)) rounds. ;)

Nice to see a 1911 with a little holster wear, too. So many of them seem to be safe queens. :rolleyes:

Colin

Jen putting some rounds through the old 1911 :D

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j227/miltdamnit1/jen451.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j227/miltdamnit1/jen452.jpg

[Colin]

Nice. :D

......

[full house]

I've tried paint ball recently, its quit good and fun. . . It really feels that your in the military battle.

[IndianaJason]

Nice ones Colin..... :)

Here is a video clip for ya'all of the Night Shoot at Knob Creek Kentucky....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31vm3-BQRJU


Here is one of me on a really crappy camcorder about 2 years ago when I first got my SWD Mac/11-9mm. It has a silencer, but I didnt have it on in the video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZK-4Vj90iw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU884aRpRyc

Will post some more video and pics soon..

Fun gun ;)

Am getting ready to order a new upper for it with 10 inch barrel, threaded for my Silencer... The upper is made to accept the readily available Suomi mags ..... 75 round drums :D

I need to get the order in before the new king changes the law(s) (again)....... :mad:

[bullitt4248]

Holy **** - where can I find some affordable land in your area?

I live in N.Y. and if people hear rapid semi auto sounds the state Police and SWAT team magically appear !


Nice video - - :pop:

[miniMOG]

We have been shooting a couple of times in the last couple of weeks- here are a few shots-

http://www.minitrucktalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1156&stc=1&d=1225406378


http://www.minitrucktalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1157&stc=1&d=1225406378


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http://www.minitrucktalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1159&stc=1&d=1225406378

[miniMOG]

a video of the grand finale!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR0rpMtDt9M

[Samurai9]

[QUOTE=miniMOG;22830]We have been shooting a couple of times in the last couple of weeks- here are a few shots-

Looks like great fun in the beautiful outdoors. How many casualties?

Just kidding. Today I shot a mag from my Astra .40 out at my place.

Sam

[Subaru]

:frustration:I would love to afford a AR-15 style gun
Where I work has just bought a bunch of Colt C8A2 for use
:eek:A little to pricy for me

[IndianaJason]

Land is fairly cheap around here bullit.... :D

However , my state and many others allow my type of gun to be legally owned...which mine is. It consists of paperwork, 6 month waiting period, and a one time $200 tax stamp on the gun....and a seperate $200 stamp for the silencer... Not sure which states for sure, but it is a "class 3" license that covers the full auto guns....


They are expensive guns, and expensive to shoot.... They also go up several hundred dollars a year in value....so they are a good investment ... (I stressed that point many times to my wife when I bought mine)... ;)

Mine is like the cheapest full auto gun...an "in the door gun"... 9mm is fairly cheap ammo..or was should I say... now its like 12 cents a round..???? With metal prices, ammo taxes, and the war..... :mad:

So when it dumps all 30 rounds in 1.2 seconds.... well thats like 3 bucks... :(

Thats 1,800 rounds per minute roughly.... The upper I am ordering has a variable r.o.f. ( rate of fire)... you can slow it down to I think around 1,100 ??? and clear up to 2,000 rounds per minute... :eek: (thats around 30 rounds in .8 seconds roughly I think is what they claim it will do.... amazing...

[tmikewww]

Indy,
Curious. How much does each "round" cost?

[Newokie]

Hey b, we outta invite greg out here to Oklahoma and introduce him and some of the other fellas from here to the wonderful sport of hog hunting. What do you think?

ps. Killed 6 last week in Marietta/Atoka. It was awsome. :)

John

[b_eastep]

that would be great if it wasnt deer season. although this is a sport that most people choose not to do agn once they go once. 6 is a good bunch of pigs, any big ones? i lost one of my catchdogs last thursday night and havnt been hunting since. im down to 1 proven catchdog and i have a pup thats about a year old but dont know if he'll catch yet. first time i lost a dog on a pig and he was the perfect catchdog.

[greg0187]

although this is a sport that most people choose not to do agn once they go once

Why is that?

[b_eastep]

its kinda hard to describe. intense is the only word i can think of.

[Colin]

I'm nearing completion on my rimfire pistol build. :D :D :D


http://homepage.mac.com/limefrog/temporary/arpistol3.jpg

Still waiting on the .22LR bolt/kit (from Spike's Tactical,) front sight, flash hider, and charging handle. Everything has been ordered, but the evil black rifle industry has been getting slammed since the election... so I wait. :rolleyes:

Colin

[Colin]

Oh, and here's some video from Independence Day at my house - I had the footage for five months before I got around to editing it (last night.) :D



http://homepage.mac.com/limefrog/temporary/july4thumbnail.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcU_J2XOx9k)

[walkguru]

i hunt and shoot, and most anything outdoors.

[tmikewww]

One of my "dealers" I had when I was on "the road" who lived up in the "mountain's" in Colorado, said "The only thing to do" was to "hunt and have sex". When I asked what the "Hunted",,,, guess what the answer was????

[rayallen]

walkguru what is the car in your picture

[gregw98]

Surprised this doesn't happen more often.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4boyGVmOJbw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NySHeF06LFY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyhgC4wF7MU&feature=related

[Samurai9]

I also have a second CETME with stainless receiver and HK telescoping stock. But I am much more fond of the FAL--I have three, plus a number of other firearms. I have been selling them off, so not nearly as many as a year or two ago.

Sam

[JPM]

Here what I like to do:

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/jmueller57/012.jpg

[greg0187]

Here what I like to do:


Nice one! Hope you kept the ball sack so you can make a shift knob for your mini like Jay woods did. :D

[Colin]

[I]n Colorado, "The only thing to do" was to "hunt and have sex". When I asked what the "Hunted",,,, guess what the answer was????

Beaver, naturally. :D

[tmikewww]

Good one Colin! Actually it was, "something to have sex with".