Rock Pit Decision...
 

Had another opportunity to get some shooting in today (High School Softball season is over), I took me awhile to figure out what rifle I was going to shoot, but in the end I decided on taking my reclaimed 45 Knight DISC Extreme to the shoot. This is a 1-30 twist DISC that I have been working with after purchasing online. For my part it turned out to be a very good purchase. When I bought it I was after the thumbhole stock that the rifle came with.

I remove the stock and sent it down to the Big Dipper in Lewiston - I wanted a Winter Camo TH to put on the Knight Ulite that I hunt with during elk season.





After checking the 45 rifle out, I decided heck! this was a good looking gun and even though it had some minor pitting it might make a good shooter. I had a really nice old fashioned wood stock in the back room that was unfilled so I put the barreled action in it - I like it reminds me of the good old days of wood and blued rifles...



When I got to the rock pit I set my portable bench up got the work bench set up and walked 7 birds to the rock wall. The first two shots went really well.. I just have to remember this rifle is set up for a zero of 200 yards. The scope on the rifle is a Leupold Ultimate Slam, so at a 100 yards I need to place the top of the center circle @ six o'clock on the bottom of the bird. After I shot the first 2 of 7 another pickup showed up with a group of guys that were going to shoot also. They watched me shoot a couple of more and then a conversation was struck up between us. They were trying to be nice to me and tell me that the rifle I am shooting was not legal for ML season in Idaho. Finally all that came out and I indicated to them that I only use ML's for hunting now and this is one that I would use during 'rifle deer season'. That peaked their interest and the next thing I knew I was offering to let them shoot it. Next thing I knew the remaining three birds were gone and we set up another 6 birds - which the 4 guys shot as well. They were really pumped how easy it was - I think the 'hook' was in but I am not sure it was set! Anyway after all this I packed up and headed east on my mission looking for elk or ground squirrels. It was a great drive through the back country and out to the Elk River Highway.

This is the shot - 100+ yards to the rock wall..



This was the first set up birds that I was enjoying the morning with...



Did not get a picture of the second setup - to much talking and shooting going on...

But it was a fun day + plus I drove through some of my old work areas that I have not been in since 2004...

Also since these strangers can shoot it as well as I can I figure it must be good- so I am going to use it for the first part of the rifle deer season here in Idaho...

That would make a good deer caliber. And if you can shoot out to 200 yards you should be all set.

I went to shoot today, got the rest out, the bag, was taking the cover off the rest table and felt rain drops. Since I was going to shoot my custom rifle I said.. to heck with it. And put every thing away and the cover back on the table. Went into the garage to work on some projects and noticed.. no rain on the steel roof. Walked out and the sun was just shining and a nice blue sky. Just my luck. So I finished the project I was working on instead.

I like the looks of the wood and blues steel also.

Looks like slobs also shoot there. We had a old gravel pit we used to shoot in before I bought this place with the range in the back yard.
Word got out about shooting there with no fee like the state range still was room for every one most of the time. Then the slobs moved in. The land owner then posted the property, no more shooting there.

:D Al

Nice rifle. I like the classic look of that wood stock too.

That is exactly why I hate to shoot there... I can not believe the mess people leave. Or even the stuff they discard and shoot them leave lay. There is so much broken glass lying on the pit floor you really need to be careful walking.

The land is USFS land and they have wanted to close it for the last several years. The abuse just gets worse each year. The FS can not afford to pick up each month and they do not have the funds to close it either. I would suspect the next timber sale in the area - closure will be written into the contract. I usually take a big plastic bag with me and fill that up each time I go but it is so bad now one bag does not even dent the collection.

Shame there seems to be so many slobs in the shooting world. Our closure happened in the late 1960's so slobs have been about for some time.
We have a state range about 6 miles away that is pretty nice with cement shooting benches and sand filled bags for your use. When I first moved here in 1986 you could go there any time. Slobs trashed the place so now you can only get in certain days when the range master is there. I was surprised that the slobs still try to get away with leaving a mess.

Any way that is a good looking knight, I like the snow camo also but am not to crazy about the look of a thumb hole stock.

:D Al

I as not either - could not imagine hunting with a thumbhole... but that changes quickly when you shoot one for awhile... they just become natural...