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Finally made it out to the desert. What perfect weather; 74F, no wind at all and just the three of us. I only took three guns, my Pietta .45 Colt, Mod 94 30-30 and a CZ 452 Scout to zero a scope for my wife to shoot. For three guys, we brought the armory! my three, Mark's five and Chris' ten. Shooting, BS'ing, looking at all the guns. What a day. Have to say, I was most happy with my 30-30. At the 130 yard, 8" plate, it never missed. Stoked! Actually, we all shot pretty darn good. Chris is a way better S/A revolver shooter than I am. Who cares. Having a ball. Took a couple of pics, but, you know me.
Damn dinosaur. Doing it again in a couple weeks.

Sounds like a fun day and you had sunshine to boot, I'm envious.

I'm jealous Tom!! Sounds like you had a great day!!

Sounds like a great time there Tom, Hey,
How about sending some of the 70+ degree weather this way bud.
I can post the pics if you want to text 'em to me.

RP

Very jealous here

Nice ...... not surprised at the performance of your 94 .... ours is old but handles well and is very accurate

Vaquero wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:43 pm

Sounds like a great time there Tom, Hey,
How about sending some of the 70+ degree weather this way bud.
I can post the pics if you want to text 'em to me.

RP

Randy, that would be great. Appreciate the help. Coming over. Thanks!

For Tom.

Now we're talking! First pic is Mark shooting his Henry .22, second couple is Chris getting Marlin '94 in .41 mag ready[ dang accurate that .41 is!].
Our down range targets, if you can pick them out: 50 yards, 80 yards and 130 yards. We had a great time in the desert. Thanks a ton to Randy for posting these, I really appreciate the picture help I get here. This forum is the best!

Looks like a good time. I am envious

Very cool Tom! Once again, I'm jealous. That would be some perfect mid-winter therapy. ☺
Thanks to Randy for posting the pics!!

How do you determine where you cab shoot in the desert, is that private property, state land?

Looks like fun Tom. Love those 41 mags. Bet it was ringin that 130 yard target also. BI if its like Colorado in might be BLM ground open to the public. I have that close to my house in Colorado

74* wish I was there.

Great pics and a great time was had by all, no doubt about it.

'islander, yes, BLM land around an old abandoned mining site.

Al, that .41 mag was hitting the 130 yard target easily. That one and his 39A are his favorites.

Glad you guys enjoyed the pictures. Thanks again Randy.

Your welcome Tom, anytime man, no problem.
Glad I could help.

RP

Wow what a most scenic place to shoot! Looked like a great way to shoot the day away.

Us guys that have BLM land to shoot on are spoiled. Especially when traveling to another state for a period of time. Texas has hardly any and finding a place to shoot like that isnt real easy

Wish I had that option here!

I have a question though. When you pick a place to setup how do you know if somebody is down range doing the same thing?