What are you doing this Weekend ?

[Dakota Dan from OZ]

Saturday.

Up to the range,try out some loads our Nationals Titles are at the end of next month.

Sunday.

Clean guns,check them ready for the shoot.

HAVE a GOOD WEEKEND EVERYBODY.

Dakota 

[fourfingersofdeath]

Having a weekend at home for a change. Sat morning, spot of food shopping, centrefire match at the pistol club, clean up garage, try and fit safe and reloading should see me out. Have a good one, Mick.

PS apparently we were on the regional news last night. A friend recorded it apparently. I'm looking forward to seeing it.

[fourfingersofdeath]

Had a great weekend at home, caught up Sat morning, shot a centrefire match at 1300, pottered about at home, read, cooked a baked dinner, read and surfed the net. Pouring rain this morning, outdoor chores put on hold, fiddled about, worked up loads for my cowboy guns all arvo (I haven't been in a position to load and have been shooting factory ammo for a while $$$$$$$$!!!!). My girl came over tonight with a casserole and a home cooked apple pie, watched a movie (walking the line) had seconds on the pie a few minutes ago, a sip of port and into bed soon. Been a good weekend all told!

Off to the rifle range tomorrow to test my loads

[Dakota Dan from OZ]

Fourfingers.

Sounds like you had a good weekend. I took the 76 to range on Saturday and put a few loads through it,worked well with 15 grains of Trailboss and 300 grain projectile. I also have been doing some work on a 73 I bought,put a short stroke kit in it  and I think I may have it working OK,not good but OK which is better them I have had it working lot of fiddling.

Yesterday I spent in the shed, lubing bullets and cleaning cases trimming down some 45-70 cases back to 45=60 length and loading some 45-60 cases so I will take it back to the range on Saturday.

Dakota 

[fourfingersofdeath]

I liked the Trail Boss in the 44/40 but I noticed in the Thales / ADI site that in the 45/70 it returned significantly higher pressure that AR2207 and for a lot less velocity. I tried everywhere to get an 1876, no joy at all. I ended up buying a 45/70 XLR or whatever it is. Barry Smith at Sefton is making up a mag tube and slicking it up/de burring/ de horning it for me. It should be a sweet rifle when I get it. I have a BPCR in 45/70 which pretty much covers the long range shoots.

No shooting this weekend, visiting dad and mom on saturday arvo, dinner and Leo Sayer concert, camping at a smart pub in Sydney and a drive back via Mount Wilson for a nice picnic and then home.

Back to the range on Monday arvo though!

[Dakota Dan from OZ]

I tried everywhere to get an 1876, no joy at all.

No they are not easy to get downunder,thats why I jump at mine when it came up with the gun shop in Qld we deal with.

What am I doing this weekend ?

Saturday.

Up to the range still trying out loads to take to the Nationals.

Sunday.

Well it's FATHERS Day here  downunder will have my two daughters over with there families and the grand kids 


HAVE a GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY.

Dakota 

 

[fourfingersofdeath]

I will have to try some loads for my 45/70 BPCR. After a disasterous shoot with the 30/30 at Cooyal, I will shoot single shot at the nationals, I won't have the permit for the Marlin in time. I have a 375 Win whick I can run 38/55 loads through, but it has a reciever sight    I also have a 444S, but that calibre is verboten and I sold an 1875 45/70 to a friend and could borrow it back for a week or so, but it also has a reciever sight, 

I don't know how the BPCR will go with the big tang sights at 50 metres, I'll pull the disc out and try it 'ghost ring' style.

I have had it for over 10 years and never got around to using it much. This will at least make me get it out of the back of the safe and blow the cobwebs out of it.

[Dakota Dan from OZ]

What am I doing this weekend ?

Saturday.

Working bee at the Range in the morning try out some guns a loads in the afternoon.  

Sunday.

Down to Sydney for a committee meeting.

HAVE a GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY.


Dakota 

[Silent Joe]

Saturday visiting a Horse Event where Monty Roberts shows up. Sunday packing the suitcases for a 2 weeks holiday. Everybody a nice weekend. 

[fourfingersofdeath]

last night, a friend rode up from Sydney on the way to a rally at Tottneham in the far west of the state. He stayed at one of the local pubs and we sat and jawed and drank raspberry cordials until 4am!!!! I'm getting too old for this sort of stuff!

Today, Saturday, visit for lunch from my parents as they head west for an 80th birthday party. Down to the polling booths, handed out how to vote cards for a friend who is standing for election to the local council. She is retired and drives her hubby into the ground with community stuff, on boards nd projects everywhere, flat out all the time. They should take up shooting and do something enjoyable with their time 

Off to shoot with the Cowra Cowboys tomorrow.

[fourfingersofdeath]

great day at the range today! Did it rain? No, it poured!!!! Retiring in Tuesday, crank up the pro melt and the rockchucker!

[fourfingersofdeath]

It's a bit quiet here lately. No shooting this weekend, picking up my ladyfriend's new caravan tomorrow and we are off for a trial run to iron bugs out, etc, before heading north next week for Chisholm Trail (Aussie equivalent to EOT).

[Dakota Dan from OZ]

Well what am I doing this weekend ?

Home alone for the weekend, the little woman is off on a bonding weekend with her mother and three sisters.

Saturday.

Up to the range and help set it up for our club shoot on Sunday and finish off a bit of work I started there last weekend.

Sunday.

Club shoot 

Dakota 

[fourfingersofdeath]

Actually, we are going to meet up with the BMW (motorcycle)Touring Club at a little country pub for dinner and a few sarsprilleys, we will camp at the showground and we are all off to the Small Arms Factory Weapond Museum at Lithgow on Sunday. It should be good.

See you and the usual suspects at Narrabri and Millmerrin next week Dakota.

[Dakota Dan from OZ]

See you and the usual suspects at Narrabri and Millmerrin next week Dakota.

Will do  be there mid afternoon Friday.

Dakota 

[Capt. Texas Elliot]

Well, this weekend we jousted at Rosehill Racecourse on the main straight.



Next weekend, off to the range.

[fourfingersofdeath]

Wow! That jousting looks like a hoot! I'm getting a bit long in the tooth though, if I was knocked off one of those hosses, I don't think I'd get up in a hurry, if at all.

I have to check, if there's any shooting available Friday, I will aim to get to Narrabri thursday arvo, if not I will be there Friday arvo.

After Narrabri and Chisholm Trial, I will be meandering back down the coast for a week or two. I mightn't be on the net for awhile, I'll see how it goes.

Four Fingers!

[Dakota Dan from OZ]

What am I doing this weekend ?

Saturday.

Working Bee at the range.

Sunday.

Starting to load Blackpowder ready for our Blackpowder Championship at the end of the month. 

HAVE a GOOD WEEKEND EVERYBODY.

Dakota 

[Judge Lead]

"Starting to load Blackpowder ready for our Blackpowder Championship at the end of the month.    "

Doncha mean the Spagetti Western at tha end of tha month Dakota

[Dakota Dan from OZ]

"Starting to load Blackpowder ready for our Blackpowder Championship at the end of the month.    "

Doncha mean the Spagetti Western at tha end of tha month Dakota

Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,well you know what I mean  

Dakota