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Perfect weather so just wanted to "Cowboy out" with my old Winchester Model 1892 and matching 6 shooter plus bring along the double trouble 20 Coach gun. Got bushwhacked three times before I got started with the first being a pile of dog poop right where I step out my truck Then after setting my stuff up on the 50 yd. pavilion I decide to grab my favorite red chair on the porch. Well it won't no red chair but a red wasp gernade that went off when I moved hit! Holy Cow.. take cover!!! 3rd issue was while walking towards my spot I almost walked in a new Fire Ant pile of dirt that wasn't there 2 days ago cutting the grass!!! Got to go back an agent orange those devils!!!

Plan was just to relax after two days of grass cutting and ENJOY a great plinking day which I did. The Saloon had couple of old bottles of Arizona Tea that needed to be disposed of. That stuff full of sugar!!

Great time shooting the Winchester!

You had me at dog poop.
I hope you shot it.

Forty..." Ya gotta fight...for the right...to PARTY".
Glad you endured and hope you had a good time.

Yeah had a great time with some great lower humidity weather sun and blue and the smell of burnt powder!

Sure looks like a good time, forty, and, as always, love that 92.

I can relate to the dog poop and the wasp. I been battling those wasp in the back yard for a month. Im finally winning. Glad you got to shoot Forty

Sounds like a "mostly" fun day.

RP

Life’s full of hurdles isn’t it? Thankfully you were able to turn some setbacks into a fun day. Plus had those obstacles done you in those gnarly Arizona Tea’s would still be terrorizing the world. Thanks for removing the threat.

That is a real interesting start to what seemed like a decent day otherwise. Glad you came out unscathed.

Think I am ready for another range trip from dealing with my POS credit union today!

Hope you got to, forty.

RP

I have been wanting to get out and shoot for the last couple weeks. We have had heat advisories out and then the last couple days, there were heat warnings. It was so hot and humid out today that just brief walks to my shop to grab a few tools and to Miss Ts to help her made it hard to breathe. Actual temp of a hundred and two plus the heat index. Humidity was terrible. Rained off and on all morning and you could see the steam coming off the ground, NOT a cooling rain.

Supposed to stay in triple digits over the next few days.

Glad YOU could shoot and I love the single actions. I'm green with envy.

Yep to warm and humid for much outdoors today but Tuesday thru Thursday looking really good to get down there again.

fortyshooter wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 18, 2024 12:46 pm

Yep to warm and humid for much outdoors today but Tuesday thru Thursday looking really good to get down there again.

92 today, above 96 the rest of the week. After I finish the priority project, I might actually get out on the range.

Speaking of Cowboy shooting, I'm about to give this pair of Cowboys a little work out.
The tall one is a 38-55 and his short partner is a 45 Colt. It wears one of your cheap peeps, forty.


RP

Spank that steel Randy. I havent shot my 38-55's in quite a while. I may need to change that soon. Ive kinda been waiting for the local Scheels to get some large rifle primers in as I am lowest on those.

BigAl52 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 20, 2024 3:12 pm

Spank that steel Randy. I havent shot my 38-55's in quite a while. I may need to change that soon. Ive kinda been waiting for the local Scheels to get some large rifle primers in as I am lowest on those.

Edit:
I did just that Al, I have my portable gong stand setup at 40ish now, and the larger silhouette is always ready at 50 from the deck. Shot mostly a 243 gr cast over 10 grs of unique in the 38-55. But, I had a few leftover 255's over 21 grs of 4198, the strain was too much to bare and flipped the portable.

I thought was pretty cool, I'm gonna deer hunt some with that load later on this year. Lord willing.
After that I walk back to the safe and pulled out the little 18.5" barreled t-4 and one of my 325+ gr cast over 24 grs of 2400. That one just slammed it on the ground.
The pile of leftovers.
RP

Wish I was there with ya Randy looks like fun. I shot the 357 SS yesterday with some 180gr pills. It smacks that steel hard. What do you think you will go to when you run out of Unique?

I truly don't know buddy, but for now I have 4+ lbs.
That 4198 load is a good one, the fella I bought the rifle from, shared it and also his long range dinger load.
Which I only have about 4 lbs. of also.
But, for a substitute of Unique in the revolver calibers, I really don't know.
The 2400 works good in the 357 and 41, I guess Red dot or Promo for the 45 colts.

RP