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  1. 4 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

    You're the guy at the range in the bay next to me with groups at 25yrd that are tighter than mine at 10......;(

    Nah, Google Tony Boyer. I shot along side him as well as Kenny Jarrett, and many others during, and for a few years after the golden era of benchrest. When Ferris Pindale and Dr Lou Palmisano introduced the 6ppc, everything changed. 


    In those years Kelby’s and Supershoot was the place the best shooters on the planet gathered. Forget anything you have ever seen in the movies or TV. It was open to anyone who had the brass (no pun intended) to sit alongside the best in the world. They used a revolving backer so the judges could count the holes to verify the shooter shot the proper amount of shots. Aggregates in the 0.250 for a three shot group were not only common, but expected. The smallest I remember was around 0.190. This was done at 200 yards with usually 300 to 400 competitors. I would like to point out my success…….I never won shit, but! I never came in last!

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  2. 16 hours ago, Handcruser said:


    Beautiful. Back in production and triggers are awesome.

    You are spot on. I only use Jewell triggers on my bench guns. The factory trigger on this thing breaks just as good. Zero creep, and breaks like a glass rod. The only difference is the Jewell can be adjusted much lighter. 

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  3. 5 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

    Service revolver?  Great guns, but they are not light and clearing your holster with such a long barrel must take a LOT of time and training.  Of course Rick Grimes carried a .357 Python and he survived the Walking Dead zombie apocalypse, so what do I know

    When my old man retired he got bored. He was friends with Ronnie Strength (the police chief at the time) in Augusta Georgia, and took a job just to stay busy. From what I understand they all carried 686’s until the semiautomatics gained acceptance. 
    The best part is he worked the National as an extra allowing me to play the course after the tournament as he didn’t play golf.

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  4. I’ll stop posting after this one. Here is a picture of the “textbooks” we were given for Ansel Adams workshop. Though Alan Ross did most of the hands on stuff during the week. Adams was like an old football coach. He would get so technical at times I didn’t have a fucking clue what he was talking about. I was in awe of the man. He did tell me to lose the 4x5 and get a Hasselblad. He told me lugging that heavy thing around was unnecessary.

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  5. One of my other stainless pieces, a S&W 686. Though this one was my father’s service revolver I inherited after he passed. What makes it somewhat unique is it came out of Smith & Wesson’s performance center back in the day. I still have the paperwork, which is an interesting read. The way they “tuned” revolvers is a far cry from what one can do at home with aftermarket upgrades on modern semi automatic pistols. 

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  6. 5 hours ago, closetojumping said:

    Being impressed with what Deion has going on in Boulder is one thing, and justified, but pinning any of it to how they did versus USC is foolhardy. That USC defense is truly pathetic. May we all find someone with the same loyalty and affection for us that Lincoln Riley has for Grinch. 

    I had USC in my preseason top 10 thinking they’d improved via personnel and experience. Nope. Same soft pussies. I assume they’re going to lose to 3+ quality opponents left on their schedule. 

    You’re an entertaining poster, like how you think you’re the smartest mother fucker in the room…..you’re not.

     

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  7. On 9/6/2023 at 5:02 PM, Lurch said:

    What’s your move when a regular in your group develops a freeze over the ball while struggling to get their swing back and now, routinely, takes an excessively long time to pull the trigger?

    I only see him immediately before our weekly round and don’t want to get in his head pre round or during it. I’m thinking I need to bring it up immediately post-round this weekend. Another regular took a video a few weeks back and sent it to him “to help evaluate his swing” but he completely missed the point and his only takeaway was that he was over swinging. Face palm.

    Long time Texas golf coach Harvey Penick’s, little red book address’ this very issue. Establish a simple trigger, same as swinging a baseball bat.
     

    I am a right handed golfer. Once I address the ball and I am in proper position. I apply a slight amount of pressure on the ball of my left foot to initiate the swing. Don’t think of anything else. If you want to think go to the driving range. 

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  8. I don’t think it has as much to do with race as it does about talking shit. There is a reason coaches at all levels refrain from calling out an opponent. We all hate coach speak, but it’s safe. Deion doesn’t follow that script.

    Now, as a fan I fucking love it, because deep inside we would all love to do it. But we know the consequences are getting your ass kicked and having to eat that shit. 

  9. 9 hours ago, G650 said:

    I ve bought a couple things from Carter's. They have always been very pleasant to deal with, whether Walter or anyone else.

     

    Their pricing since the buy out has been optimistic to put it kindly though

    I did not know they changed ownership? But it does explain some of the odd nuances I felt while there. 

  10. Again, terrible scan, I’m trying to get better equipment to resolve this issue. But, great subject matter. This is the lake that formed after Mt St Helen’s popped. We hiked in and the only gear I brought was a Nikon F2 and a couple of lenses. The place has a strange vibe to it. Almost like you should only speak in hushed tones.

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  11. 6 hours ago, NoName said:

    Ballpark, how much are we talking $$ wise?

    Out the door at $4600, I can’t remember what the tax rate is. I’m going to guess at least %10. 
    Yeah, it’s too much, but I grew up in Texas and have never owned a custom boot. Being as I am in the sunset of my life, I pulled out the money and went all in.

    The response from the guy who fitted them (also a native Texan) when I told him what I wanted was “Those things are going to look sick!” But, he did warn me that there are some special care instructions for diamondback. That the skin isn’t as durable as most other species. 

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