A Sacrifice
07-01-2011, 10:25 AM
#1
Boone & Crockett
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,917
A Sacrifice
Guys, things have been mighty slow on the forum. We need some shooting reports.
I have decided to sacrifice myself to the cause. Leaving in about two hours for a weekend at the hunting lease to do a little shooting. The weather report for tomorrow is a high of 95* and low of 72*. Heat, deer flies, skeeters and chiggers be dammed! Am I a HERO, or what?
Don't know if I'll last the whole weekend. But I plan to try Liquid Wrench in the little .32 Pedersoli flintlock, and stretch out the .58 Hawken to 75 and 100 yards. I'm also bringing along my .22 Hornet Savage Model 40 to try some new hand loads (trying to get the 100 yard groups to less than the 3/4" I've been getting.
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I have decided to sacrifice myself to the cause. Leaving in about two hours for a weekend at the hunting lease to do a little shooting. The weather report for tomorrow is a high of 95* and low of 72*. Heat, deer flies, skeeters and chiggers be dammed! Am I a HERO, or what?
Don't know if I'll last the whole weekend. But I plan to try Liquid Wrench in the little .32 Pedersoli flintlock, and stretch out the .58 Hawken to 75 and 100 yards. I'm also bringing along my .22 Hornet Savage Model 40 to try some new hand loads (trying to get the 100 yard groups to less than the 3/4" I've been getting.
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07-01-2011, 11:11 AM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
I just got in from shooting and it was 92šs out. It was hard to see through the scope because of the sweat in my eyes. I just keep telling myself that it will get cold in September. Also I shot terrible today. This rifle I was shooting is normally an excellent shooter at 50 yards. But today it was determined to hit 3 inches high for some reason. I blame the heat, as I was not letting the rifle cool enough.
So I wish you the best of luck. You do have one advantage over me.. you're used to heat, where in my case it just trashes me.
So I wish you the best of luck. You do have one advantage over me.. you're used to heat, where in my case it just trashes me.
07-01-2011, 11:53 AM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,746
Wish you well Semi. I can't wait to get a report out. I'm still in FL withe the twins. But I will be leaving on Sunday. Then I will have a week or two that I will have to spend with the other grandkids. So I won't be getting a report out until maybe the middle of July at the earliest.
07-01-2011, 04:51 PM
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07-01-2011, 05:32 PM
#8
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
It was hot enough today that I went to town and got a bag of ice, some diet Pepsi, and other things I needed. That ice cold soda really goes down well when it was hot like it was today. We actually hit 96 degrees which is really uncommon for this time of the year here. But they said it is going to cool down tonight, so at least a person can get some sleep.
Do those of you that live in hot climates just sit in an air conditioned building when it gets hot? I mean what about the people that work outdoors... it must be uncomfortable for them?
Do those of you that live in hot climates just sit in an air conditioned building when it gets hot? I mean what about the people that work outdoors... it must be uncomfortable for them?
07-01-2011, 05:57 PM
#10
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
Fishing in this heat? Maybe some night fishing would work. Actually friends and I have a trip planned where we are taking my boat, and their group has two boats, and then we are going camping on a Muskie lake. Should be a lot of fun.