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Offline xphunter

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« on: November 10, 2004, 06:04:55 AM »
I am writing this, looking to see if there is enough interest for our idea to become a reality.
Would you be interested in a 3-day seminar that is suited to the specialty handgun hunter/varminter. This would be a field shoot using field rests from field positions shooting at unknown distances on steel targets. 300+ rounds would be needed for the amount of shooting you would be doing ( You could bring more than one specialty handgun). Location would likely be just SE of Pueblo, Colorado. There would also be some bench shooting to work on basic form and to get zero's set correctly. We would limit participants to 10 (Maybe allow 12) so as to maximize the amount of shooting everyone gets. Lodging and food would be your responsibility. Sometime in the month of May is when this would happen. Distances would begin at 150 yards an go out to 500 yards (Yes, we will be stretching some of the limits with a few longer targets to make it challenging and fun).
Again, what I'm writing about is not a reality yet. Whether or not it does become that will depend upon what specialty handgun shooters and hunters think about it. Let me know what you think and if you have any questions feel free to ask you. I may or may not have an answer for you since Steve & I really began to put this together yesterday out on a ranch SE of Pueblo.
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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2004, 07:22:00 AM »
I'd rather go prairie dog hunting and shoot at live targets at unknown distances.
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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2004, 10:27:08 AM »
Questor,
Pink mist, parts flying, doubles & triples, etc.......Oops, I'm gettting carried away.  I also enjoy shooting PD's.
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« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2004, 06:27:36 PM »
Quote from: Questor
I'd rather go prairie dog hunting and shoot at live targets at unknown distances.


I have to go along with Questor on, Rather being p-dog shooting at unknown distances. The only way to go........Joe......
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« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2004, 05:27:53 AM »
Hey!!! What if you don't have any prarie dogs for hundreds of miles???? Our d%$# ground hogs are off limits here in " California Light".---oops, I mean Wisconsin---and our deer have chronic wasting disease----wish our Democrats had it instead!!!! :roll: ---but I digress (again)----That shooting exercise would be a blast!!!! It sounds like it could be set up on nearly any range, too----unlike silhouettes. Maybe a Wisconsin version could be considered. :grin:  pg
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« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2004, 08:25:55 AM »
No PD's here on the east coast, but the idea sounds great.  The only problem is it is too far for me and my pals.  Any chance for something on the east coast?
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« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2004, 10:26:26 AM »
If someone else had the time and money to have it in multiple locations that would be great.  I just wouldn't be involved (which is not a problem for me).  Don't have the time off to travel that far.  Steve lives in Pueblo and Marc lives in SE Nebraska.  We knew that if we have this, that there will be people who are interested but cannot come because of distance.
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« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2004, 04:22:38 AM »
Here is some more info from my hunting buddy Steve:

The $200 is gonna be used to cover expenses, and the rest will go to the rancher for the use of his "facility". We are gonna have to get a # of portable steel silhouettes, etc. together which is gonna cost some money. I may be able to gather some rams/pigs/chickens for our use from the local range as well.

The ranch is located as Ernie mentioned about 20 miles SE of Pueblo, and is a beautiful isolated place to shoot. One of my favorite coyote haunts, for sure.

This is not gonna be like the Bower shoot. I would go to his shoot again at the drop of a hat, as i really like and respect Don for all he's done for the sport, etc., and it is excellent for teaching shooting technique, and LR shooting from the bench. This shoot is designed to incorporate all those fundamentals with additional tactical-type techniques to develop a system for maximizing 1st shot connections in the field to the longest of ranges, i.e. tactical reticle/target turret applications with variable as well as fixed power scopes, some anemometer use, ballistic programs, MOA, IPHY, mil-dot, ballistic reticle usage, laser rangefinders, LR scope mounting systems, etc.

The field courses will involve engaging various known size targets (mostly rectangular steel silhouettes) at unknown ranges (to be ranged if needed, either optically with the reticle or via laser), from various positions, and is gonna be FUN, and educational for all of us, for sure. There will also be benches set up for zeroing, etc.

Steve

PS  For those interested, you need to send me an e-mail ernie33@sbcglobal.net  or check some of the other handgun forums as I am not going to post anymore here.   What started as a hopeful possibility has quickly turned into a reality-things went faster than we imagined.  Soon (month or so) we will be able to give specific information which will go beyond "are you interested" into outright advertising for this seminar.  I have not paid for advertising here, so this is the last post about this get together.
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