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Offline Roger Fisher

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Target
« on: June 09, 2009, 08:16:52 PM »


I'll keep it a short story!

Last Saturday (1st day of a 2 day shoot) I caught my front sight on the low bulkhead of the covering firing line and twisted it (the sight) all to H     .  Ticked me off severely.  Sat down on bench for a while.... >:(

Finally dug out the Chinese pliers and straightened the blade up best I could... Fired some offhand at 100 yds on the Haffner standing bear and she shot consistently 6 to 7 inches on 3 O'clock side.  Bent the blade more and got it close.

Used a solid straight edge and clamp to straighten said blade on the workbench and eyeballed it to middle of the flat... ::)

Yesterday took her to the range benched at 30 yds with shaders and put 8 shots in to same hole perfectly centered....  Happy camper again and Barbara moved back in with me ;) ;D

So, you tall guys or even short ones beware the low bulkheads...
« Last Edit: June 09, 2009, 08:35:12 PM by Roger Fisher »

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Re: Target
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2009, 10:45:07 PM »
 Good shooten there . You ought to find a chunkgun match and go kick some butt!! Eric D. Lau Riverdale Mi.

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Re: Target
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2009, 11:01:18 PM »
Good shooting Roger!

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Re: Target
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2009, 11:28:59 PM »
Wow!

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Re: Target
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2009, 12:23:07 AM »
If it were me I would take all my rilfes out there and knock the sights catawapus and use those same Chinese pliers to straighten them out. In fact I might start selling "how to" instructions for bending/correcting sights! ;D
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Re: Target
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2009, 02:03:14 AM »
Hmmm.... :-\  I shot a one shot group almost that small once at 30 yards. :D
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Re: Target
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2009, 03:32:34 AM »
Rodger,
I know how you feel
While shooting one day my baby slipped from my hands( I had some patch lube on my fingers) and she slid down the bench and the front site hit the concrete deck. I was sick and P!$$#9.
I sat down  got my self together,cleaned up and went home
Cleaned the gun and straightened out the front site.
I was lucky, went back out the next weekend and she was right were she was before the mishap.
I now keep a clean towel on the loading tableand make sure to wipe my hands good

Jeff

Offline Jerry V Lape

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Re: Target
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2009, 04:09:00 AM »
Where did the other 6 shots go?   ;D

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Re: Target
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2009, 04:34:30 AM »
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Re: A good target
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2009, 12:58:36 PM »
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I hope I can still shoot that decent when/if I get old! Wink Grin

Hope... ??  HA!!   :o :o :o :o

Talk about being locked-in.  Nice shooting!!

But, wez (us'ns and them'ns) needs to know... did you wipe between shots?   ;D ;D ;D ;D 

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Re: Target
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2009, 04:40:50 PM »
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Re: A good target
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2009, 12:58:36 PM »
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I hope I can still shoot that decent when/if I get old! Wink Grin

Hope... ??  HA!!   :o :o :o :o

Talk about being locked-in.  Nice shooting!!

But, wez (us'ns and them'ns) needs to know... did you wipe between shots?   ;D ;D ;D ;D 
No way!!  Only 'deoiled' her prior to first shot! :)

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Re: Target
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2009, 05:13:28 PM »
Good shooting Roger- you're improving - hahahahahahahahaha - that's hysterical laughter (or maniacal) - tough act to follow! Looks like the old girl still shoots - after almost 50,000 shots through it.

Eric's got the drive-line on getting into a chunk shoot - too bad this type of accuracy only happens to us at the range when alone! Beautiful feeling when it happens - first hole just gets a mite bigger and bigger - barely.  Come competition, some of us don't do as well - oh well, practise, practise, practise.

One of these days, I'll run off some .454's for my longrifle and see what happens. Got a double cavity Ohaus in the mould bin, somewhere.

Way to go Roger!

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Re: Target
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2009, 05:05:17 PM »
Nice target Roger!!! Can you do this offhand? Ed

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Re: Target
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2009, 06:24:26 PM »
Oh heck - that barrel is so accurate and Roger so steady (for an old @$#%), he can do that weak-arm, offhand.

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Re: Target
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2009, 06:51:41 PM »
Roger, is that the same rifle you always beat me with? Ed

Offline Roger Fisher

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Re: Target
« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2009, 09:11:58 PM »
Roger, is that the same rifle you always beat me with? Ed
I'll only say she is my my regular (offhand rifle)................... :)