2017 RBGC FAL match will be April 15th - Page 10

hagar · April 18, 2017, 09:25

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Originally Posted by beseventeen

Oh man!! You just gave me an idea for my vintage match!!

Maybe I missed some or all of the posts, but do you have a date/place set for this? I'm close to Charlotte.

beseventeen · April 18, 2017, 09:38

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Originally Posted by hagar

Maybe I missed some or all of the posts, but do you have a date/place set for this? I'm close to Charlotte.

Not yet, I'm still working on approval from the board but I think I should have it within the next month. It will be in early fall at the PHA Range in Linville.

**stimpsonjcat** · April 18, 2017, 09:59

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Originally Posted by beseventeen

Please! I'm not that young and you are not that old!

Ignores bait...

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Originally Posted by beseventeen

I also meant to ask, if Hill is lurking somewhere, I want to see the pics he took with his nice camera!

Hill dropped off a pen-drive for me at work yesterday, hopefully I can edit and post some pics tonight.

**stimpsonjcat** · April 18, 2017, 10:06

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Originally Posted by brunop

This is another vote 'Yes' for a repeat of the Blackhawk Down stage.

Hey, Stimpy -

What about a bunch of steel that doesn't fall down at all, but gives the visual/audio 'cues' for being hit? And then all we have to do is go down and paint the one grey bullet strike on each plate...

I'm thinking plates, gongs, 'c' zone silhouettes like what Nuttz brung, and whatever else all on chains and various stands. And the square steel on tire sections + 4x4s don't have to change at all.

Three guys and/or gals walk down with a spray can of white. Done in three minutes.

Just thinking of some of the changes I want to make for the Oregon thing in June. I'm "hosting" the mini-3-gun event on Friday evening. I don't want to tape cardboard, or score it, or re-set anything. And everyone loves steel. So I'm thinking 'hangers' and white paint.

Someone would still have to call hits, and that would get messy.

I also want to stage these plates at various ranges if possible, with requirements to engage them from closest to farthest.

I am wondering if it would be as simple as just drilling horizontal holes through the existing cross bars on the plate racks we have and then hanging the plates just barely on the same yard spikes through those holes. I suspect the 308 has enough oomph to remove the current plate/tire combo off the back of that.

**tdb59** · April 18, 2017, 10:23

A quick scribble of the rifle targets used at S.O.F.

8 inch round steel plate, sitting on a section of 6 inch well casing with a rebar rear support attached.

Simple to build, and can be placed on any level surface.

.........................

**Louis** · April 18, 2017, 10:26

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

Someone would still have to call hits, and that would get messy.

I also want to stage these plates at various ranges if possible, with requirements to engage them from closest to farthest.

I am wondering if it would be as simple as just drilling horizontal holes through the existing cross bars on the plate racks we have and then hanging the plates just barely on the same yard spikes through those holes. I suspect the 308 has enough oomph to remove the current plate/tire combo off the back of that.

I reached out to some friends and I MAY be able to provide 40 or so steel silhouette targets that will drop and reset. Will know by end of day. Could help a little.

beseventeen · April 18, 2017, 10:46

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

Hill dropped off a pen-drive for me at work yesterday, hopefully I can edit and post some pics tonight.

Yay! I hope he got my fingernails. All I have is a crappy cell phone pic of them the night before

kotengu · April 18, 2017, 10:57

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Originally Posted by beseventeen

Yay! I hope he got my fingernails. All I have is a crappy cell phone pic of them the night before

...said no one at a FAL Match ever before.

I may promise to never bug Louis again about Star Wars if he brings 40 targets next year!

And I love that target idea, Terry. I take it the well casing can take multiple hits from a rifle without any effect (unlike typical target stands)? Is hitting the casing enough to knock the target down, or is it more stable than that?

**tdb59** · April 18, 2017, 11:18

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Originally Posted by kotengu

...said no one at a FAL Match ever before.

I may promise to never bug Louis again about Star Wars if he brings 40 targets next year!

And I love that target idea, Terry. I take it the well casing can take multiple hits from a rifle without any effect (unlike typical target stands)? Is hitting the casing enough to knock the target down, or is it more stable than that?

I wish that I could claim this design as my own.

Lyle Wyatt, Michael Horne, Al Newell, Mike Waidelich, Chris Comer, et al deserve the honor and gratitude. Without them, 3 gun would still be an infant.

A hit anywhere with rifle rounds will " disassemble " the target. A hit on the base tends to cause the plate to fall forward.

The base can take multiple hits okay, depending on wall thickness, distance, et cetera. That said, having more bases available would be prudent. Especially with 30 cal shooters.

Also, this style target keeps spall and ricochets to a minimum, and are easy to reset.

................

**stimpsonjcat** · April 18, 2017, 11:29

Terry,

Thanks, but suffers from the same 'got shot low' problems as the older plates and stands I currently have access to.

**stimpsonjcat** · April 18, 2017, 11:31

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Originally Posted by Louis

I reached out to some friends and I MAY be able to provide 40 or so steel silhouette targets that will drop and reset. Will know by end of day. Could help a little.

Interesting development.

I assume these are loaners, yes, and subject to you being present. I prefer to have the targets be mine and not loaners for various reasons.

Otis Treekiller · April 18, 2017, 12:30

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Originally Posted by beseventeen

Yay! I hope he got my fingernails. All I have is a crappy cell phone pic of them the night before

Those did not go unnoticed; of course, at this match most fingernails are distinctive according to how much dirt/carbon fouling/blood has accumulated under them at the end of the day.

**Louis** · April 18, 2017, 12:35

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

Interesting development.

I assume these are loaners, yes, and subject to you being present. I prefer to have the targets be mine and not loaners for various reasons.

Yes, they would be on loan. Not uncommon, these targets travel a lot. The company may be willing to sponsor. Just waiting for a little commo back my way.

hagar · April 18, 2017, 12:45

[QUOTE=beseventeen;4407498]That gun case was awesome!!

I used it for the high power side. It wasn't permitted in action.

Here's my run. GrowlerGator didn't get the targets in view

but you can still hear the hits being called. First time ever shooting a rifle left handed, loooool. I was pretty tired in the end hence the horrible lean, trying to brace. But I shot the stage clean so I guess it didn't matter too much what it looked like!

QUOTE]

You did pretty awesome!

First time lefty for me as well! I was actually pretty happy with my left handed shooting, did not miss a shot. I knew my left eye can see the sights better than my right, but I have absolutely refused to even try and switch over.

Stimp, sorry I missed your party, as I always enjoy that and hanging out with everybody. My post traumatic stress from my accident kicked in, and it was starting to totally freak me out. I now have a small inkling of why soldiers suffer from it so much. I just started getting a jumble of emotions and an extreme feeling of anxiety. If I had to live with something like this every day I would not be a happy camper.

beseventeen · April 18, 2017, 19:02

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Originally Posted by kotengu

...said no one at a FAL Match ever before.

I'll do yours next year!!

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Originally Posted by Otis Treekiller

Those did not go unnoticed; of course, at this match most fingernails are distinctive according to how much dirt/carbon fouling/blood has accumulated under them at the end of the day.

Lol same. They were pretty rough after a day of shooting and being outside. But that's OK, they served their purpose! The funny thing is I almost never paint my nails otherwise.

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Originally Posted by hagar

You did pretty awesome!

First time lefty for me as well! I was actually pretty happy with my left handed shooting, did not miss a shot. I knew my left eye can see the sights better than my right, but I have absolutely refused to even try and switch over.

.

Well I am glad I'm not the only one who had never practiced that before! I'm sorry to hear about your accident too that is a shitty deal on a vacay weekend!

**brunop** · April 18, 2017, 19:45

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

Someone would still have to call hits, and that would get messy.

I also want to stage these plates at various ranges if possible, with requirements to engage them from closest to farthest.

No, someone wouldn't. That's exactly my point - no scoring zones, no taping targets, etc. Either they hit it, or they didn't. And it's up to each to know/verify/confirm (with another shot) or not.

And then the three people go down and paint. And any target that doesn't have a grey, half-inch splash on it is 'one down' or whatever.

Painter #1 calls three no-hits
Painter #2 calls zero no-hits
Painter #3 calls one no-hit

and then they paint. Less than three minutes, total.

And the shooter gets his time and his number of "Targets Neutralized" (because we all know that one hit from the mighty .30 cal is target neutralizing...).

This accomplishes what you want, and speeds up re-setting (no re-setting) by a mile. And makes your shooters responsible for getting their hits.

Just a suggestion.

**stimpsonjcat** · April 18, 2017, 19:51

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Originally Posted by brunop

No, someone wouldn't. That's exactly my point - no scoring zones, no taping targets, etc. Either they hit it, or they didn't. And it's up to each to know/verify/confirm (with another shot) or not.

And then the three people go down and paint. And any target that doesn't have a grey, half-inch splash on it is 'one down' or whatever.

Painter #1 calls three no-hits
Painter #2 calls zero no-hits
Painter #3 calls one no-hit

and then they paint. Less than three minutes, total.

And the shooter gets his time and his number of "Targets Neutralized" (because we all know that one hit from the mighty .30 cal is target neutralizing...).

This accomplishes what you want, and speeds up re-setting (no re-setting) by a mile. And makes your shooters responsible for getting their hits.

Just a suggestion.

I like that OK, but it is essentially paper plates except they can probably hear the hits. I'll think about it if my other ideas fail.

**stimpsonjcat** · April 18, 2017, 19:53

**brunop** · April 18, 2017, 20:33

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

Terry,

Thanks, but suffers from the same 'got shot low' problems as the older plates and stands I currently have access to.

They used these at Soldier of Fortune for ten years. 240 shooters per weekend.

I think the way they use these targets is that the plate *and* the base are the target. If you look at the "silhouette" that is presented, it's like a head and neck.

So there is no "shot low" - you either hit the dirt (no hit = no target disturbance), or you hit the plate/neck and the thing tips over. Reset is nothing more than setting round plate in the pipe section that has the rebar support welded to it.

I'm going to make some of these for our match. I'll send you a video, Bruce.

tac-40 · April 18, 2017, 20:53

Stimpy, what about layering two (or more) shorter strips of the gaitor tails to the plates. Then mount the rubber on the bottom to a frame. Solid hit with steel causes it to move backwards significantly. Hit to rubber has only slight movement. Experimentation with length and number of layers could give you a pepper popper type target with the steel at the vertical or slightly inclined toward the shooter. When hit, the steel "falls" backward to a rearward slant. Resetting would be to rotate them back to forward. I'm thinking that a slightly longer front strip would act as a stop for the forward cant and allow more "fall" before stopping it. I am thinking about an inch difference in length would do it.

Matt break out your gee whiz engineering skills and see if I am close to a solution of way out in left field.

Something like this (forget the dimensions):

Where the gray portion is the plate and the white portion is the rubber mounted to a flat base.

**stimpsonjcat** · April 18, 2017, 21:11

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Originally Posted by tac-40

Stimpy, what about layering two (or more) shorter strips of the gaitor tails to the plates. Then mount the rubber on the bottom to a frame. Solid hit with steel causes it to move backwards significantly. Hit to rubber has only slight movement. Experimentation with length and number of layers could give you a pepper popper type target with the steel at the vertical or slightly inclined toward the shooter. When hit, the steel "falls" backward to a rearward slant. Resetting would be to rotate them back to forward. I'm thinking that a slightly longer front strip would act as a stop for the forward cant and allow more "fall" before stopping it. I am thinking about an inch difference in length would do it.

Matt break out your gee whiz engineering skills and see if I am close to a solution of way out in left field.

Something like this (forget the dimensions):

Where the gray portion is the plate and the white portion is the rubber mounted to a flat base.

Ever cut up tires before?

I appreciate the ideas, but I am trying to use the same tire/plate combos I already have before I go fabricating 'from scratch' targets.

kotengu · April 18, 2017, 21:41

Hill - if you're out there my wife wants to know more about your cameras. Those pics turned out great!

Hrot · April 18, 2017, 22:06

Hey all - Stimpy has all the pics I snapped during the day, and is much more familiar with the workings of the Files than I am.

Both cameras are ancient pro level Nikon bodies, from about eight to ten years ago - D2Hs bodies to be precise. I kept most of my lenses after being a semi pro photojournalist about fifteen years ago, and am getting back into image making slowly. But it's still fun to document events and people. I apologize if I missed anyone's run, I was and am a bit frazzled. :-)

It was good to see everyone again, and a great big thank you to Stimpy and family for organizing this event year after year.

-Hill

jcornss · April 18, 2017, 22:27

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

Ever cut up tires before?

I have! It sucks donkey balls.

**brunop** · April 18, 2017, 22:45

^

This.

kotengu · April 19, 2017, 06:19

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Originally Posted by Hrot

Hey all - Stimpy has all the pics I snapped during the day, and is much more familiar with the workings of the Files than I am.

Both cameras are ancient pro level Nikon bodies, from about eight to ten years ago - D2Hs bodies to be precise. I kept most of my lenses after being a semi pro photojournalist about fifteen years ago, and am getting back into image making slowly. But it's still fun to document events and people. I apologize if I missed anyone's run, I was and am a bit frazzled. :-)

It was good to see everyone again, and a great big thank you to Stimpy and family for organizing this event year after year.

-Hill

Thanks man - good stuff, and always good to see you and shoot with you!

**stimpsonjcat** · April 19, 2017, 08:00

Matt, can you post my run?

Also, anyone that wants pics Hill shot, I can see if there are any of you in the mix.

kotengu · April 19, 2017, 08:35

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

Matt, can you post my run?

Sure - but it'll be a couple days before I'm back where I can. Bonk me if I forget.

**Louis** · April 19, 2017, 08:44

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

Also, anyone that wants pics Hill shot, I can see if there are any of you in the mix.

Whatcha got?

**stimpsonjcat** · April 19, 2017, 08:51

TAC, just delivered the plaque to Julie, she loved it and wanted to thank all involved in remembering Mike.

She also said she wanted to come to the matches, which I guess I had forgotten, so someone please try to remind me to send her the date when I post it for next year's match.

kotengu · April 19, 2017, 09:47

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

TAC, just delivered the plaque to Julie, she loved it and wanted to thank all involved in remembering Mike.

She also said she wanted to come to the matches, which I guess I had forgotten, so someone please try to remind me to send her the date when I post it for next year's match.

Outstanding! I'm always conflicted between wanting to reach out to her, and wanting to try to let her get on with her life. If she is willing to come it'd be great to have her!

kotengu · April 19, 2017, 09:49

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

Also, anyone that wants pics Hill shot, I can see if there are any of you in the mix.

I dunno how many there are, but Lisa didn't find doing a bulk upload of all her Run N Gun pics to Flickr to be too bad. Then everyone could look through and see whatever they like.

HelluvaEngineer · April 19, 2017, 11:01

Trying again with a couple of photos.
http://imgur.com/vngpgzn
http://imgur.com/r5BVIfa
http://imgur.com/vlgmBIl
http://imgur.com/VFqQjFQ
http://imgur.com/lNBuNYh

Well...looks like that worked as well as last time. Here's a link instead.
http://imgur.com/a/kVdPF

Nuttz · April 19, 2017, 11:43

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

...Also, anyone that wants pics Hill shot, I can see if there are any of you in the mix.

Yes please! Thank you!

**stimpsonjcat** · April 19, 2017, 13:15

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Originally Posted by kotengu

I dunno how many there are, but Lisa didn't find doing a bulk upload of all her Run N Gun pics to Flickr to be too bad. Then everyone could look through and see whatever they like.

I don't have a image hosting account, and don't really want one.

hagar · April 19, 2017, 14:25

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

I don't have a image hosting account, and don't really want one.

Same here, I gave up on Photosucket and the like, store my pictures on Facebook so only I can see them there, but when I post the links they are visible to everyone.

jcornss · April 19, 2017, 16:41

Feel free to post my pics if there are any.

HelluvaEngineer · April 19, 2017, 19:20

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

I don't have a image hosting account, and don't really want one.

I have a Bluehost account. If it would be beneficial I can provide FTP access to a folder on there. I don't think I have a bandwidth limit.

I should have specified that someone else would need to upload photos/videos and handle links, etc. That's my business account for wegotcode.com, etc. That person needs to know what they are doing.

tac-40 · April 19, 2017, 20:30

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appreciate the ideas, but I am trying to use the same tire/plate combos I already have before I go fabricating 'from scratch' targets.

Stimpy, sorry for not being clearer in my description and poor graphics. The plate setup almost the same as you have now, just two (or more) gator tails (think adding your spares) on what you have already, Instead of hanging them on an A frame, turn them upside down and bolt the rubber to a flat base frame.

Think what you already use but upside down:

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beseventeen · April 20, 2017, 05:01

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Originally Posted by HelluvaEngineer

I have a Bluehost account. If it would be beneficial I can provide FTP access to a folder on there. I don't think I have a bandwidth limit.

I should have specified that someone else would need to upload photos/videos and handle links, etc. That's my business account for wegotcode.com, etc. That person needs to know what they are doing.

If someone can get me the files (either snail mail me the jump drive, or host on Shannon's account and I can download from there) I don't mind getting them uploaded/linked/whatever so we can check them out.

HelluvaEngineer · April 20, 2017, 18:33

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Originally Posted by beseventeen

If someone can get me the files (either snail mail me the jump drive, or host on Shannon's account and I can download from there) I don't mind getting them uploaded/linked/whatever so we can check them out.

I just sent Stimp the credentials for FTP. Dropbox is another obvious option.

**stimpsonjcat** · April 20, 2017, 20:24

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Originally Posted by HelluvaEngineer

I just sent Stimp the credentials for FTP. Dropbox is another obvious option.

Shot, over.

Shows 2 hours to complete.

My dropbox is full of my own files...and they have totally borked God knows how many threads by removing the public folder option.

HelluvaEngineer · April 20, 2017, 21:04

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Originally Posted by stimpsonjcat

Shot, over.

Shows 2 hours to complete.

My dropbox is full of my own files...and they have totally borked God knows how many threads by removing the public folder option.

I'm trying to find a thumbnail gallery / viewer that I can install on my main Wordpress site to view these. Going one by one is pretty painful.

**stimpsonjcat** · April 20, 2017, 21:15

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Originally Posted by HelluvaEngineer

I'm trying to find a thumbnail gallery / viewer that I can install on my main Wordpress site to view these. Going one by one is pretty painful.

You asked!

1.5 hours remaining in fire mission.

HelluvaEngineer · April 20, 2017, 21:41

I love it when technology actually works for a change.

http://wegotcode.com/uncategorized/2...bend-gun-club/

I might have to refresh the thumbnail cache later. Threw in a plug for Hill. I assume that's OK.

Stimp, think I should add any info on there, like the top 3 in each class? Want to be careful since the page is publicly accessible.

**stimpsonjcat** · April 20, 2017, 23:02

Shot, out.

beseventeen · April 21, 2017, 05:14

Excellent work Shannon & Bruce!!

kotengu · April 21, 2017, 06:21

Very cool - thanks guys!

charles isaac · April 21, 2017, 08:03

I showed some of the guys the scores and vids and it was like, you know, everyone shooting those big guns fast and and we all know so many of the overly competitive types that would be pretty butthurt with such a big point spread, but FALfilers are generally really good sports. Well butthurt is an understatement seeing Crazy Corn more like stomped a friggin mudhole in it!

It's like, he won action and target? No one ever does that. Now that was some serious good shootin Jason!

Tom will probably win it some time if you guys would quit getting him to drink so much the night before. Those Carolina guys can shoot!

kotengu · April 21, 2017, 09:32

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Originally Posted by charles isaac

I showed some of the guys the scores and vids and it was like, you know, everyone shooting those big guns fast and and we all know so many of the overly competitive types that would be pretty butthurt with such a big point spread, but FALfilers are generally really good sports. Well butthurt is an understatement seeing Crazy Corn more like stomped a friggin mudhole in it!

It's like, he won action and target? No one ever does that. Now that was some serious good shootin Jason!

Tom will probably win it some time if you guys would quit getting him to drink so much the night before. Those Carolina guys can shoot!

Hey Charles - great to hear from you! We were all wondering about you and waiting to see if you'd show up to defend your crown. You staying home made it too easy on Jason -

April 18, 2017, 10:23	#455
tdb59 Does this smell funny ? Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 63177 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ironsman.com Posts: 9,424	A quick scribble of the rifle targets used at S.O.F. 8 inch round steel plate, sitting on a section of 6 inch well casing with a rebar rear support attached. Simple to build, and can be placed on any level surface. ......................... __________________ We once were a Nation of Riflemen... Wanna get pancakes ? ...............

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stimpsonjcat I wasn't talking to you Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 470 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Dawsonville, GA Posts: 6,465	Terry, Thanks, but suffers from the same 'got shot low' problems as the older plates and stands I currently have access to. __________________ peace! Happiness=UPS+ORMD "Your 8mm FAL is like a deuce coup with a Ferrari pancake 12 under the hood and a Jaguar rear end. It just kinda transcends cool into fantasy."- USMC 0341 "The stimpgewehr is the reason Waldo is hiding."- Kotengu "The game is worth the candle...always been."

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stimpsonjcat I wasn't talking to you Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 470 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Dawsonville, GA Posts: 6,465	__________________ peace! Happiness=UPS+ORMD "Your 8mm FAL is like a deuce coup with a Ferrari pancake 12 under the hood and a Jaguar rear end. It just kinda transcends cool into fantasy."- USMC 0341 "The stimpgewehr is the reason Waldo is hiding."- Kotengu "The game is worth the candle...always been."

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tac-40 Moderator Armed Curmudgeon FALaholic #: 12090 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SC-Low Country Posts: 7,421	Stimpy, what about layering two (or more) shorter strips of the gaitor tails to the plates. Then mount the rubber on the bottom to a frame. Solid hit with steel causes it to move backwards significantly. Hit to rubber has only slight movement. Experimentation with length and number of layers could give you a pepper popper type target with the steel at the vertical or slightly inclined toward the shooter. When hit, the steel "falls" backward to a rearward slant. Resetting would be to rotate them back to forward. I'm thinking that a slightly longer front strip would act as a stop for the forward cant and allow more "fall" before stopping it. I am thinking about an inch difference in length would do it. Matt break out your gee whiz engineering skills and see if I am close to a solution of way out in left field. Something like this (forget the dimensions): Where the gray portion is the plate and the white portion is the rubber mounted to a flat base. __________________ Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you. Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. Schools uses to start with the "three R's". Reading, writing, and arithmetic. Now they start with the "three D's". Dipshitery, Dumbassery, and Douchebaggery-Retired Bum If you do in fact have a problem, you have the rest of your life to solve it. How long your life lasts only depends on how well you solve it.

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kotengu Registered FALaholic #: 1594 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Baxter, TN, USA Posts: 7,670	Hill - if you're out there my wife wants to know more about your cameras. Those pics turned out great! __________________ "The way is in training." - Miyamoto Musashi

April 18, 2017, 12:45	#464
hagar Registered FALaholic #: 228 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 9,477	[QUOTE=beseventeen;4407498]That gun case was awesome!! I used it for the high power side. It wasn't permitted in action. Here's my run. GrowlerGator didn't get the targets in view but you can still hear the hits being called. First time ever shooting a rifle left handed, loooool. I was pretty tired in the end hence the horrible lean, trying to brace. But I shot the stage clean so I guess it didn't matter too much what it looked like! QUOTE] You did pretty awesome! First time lefty for me as well! I was actually pretty happy with my left handed shooting, did not miss a shot. I knew my left eye can see the sights better than my right, but I have absolutely refused to even try and switch over. Stimp, sorry I missed your party, as I always enjoy that and hanging out with everybody. My post traumatic stress from my accident kicked in, and it was starting to totally freak me out. I now have a small inkling of why soldiers suffer from it so much. I just started getting a jumble of emotions and an extreme feeling of anxiety. If I had to live with something like this every day I would not be a happy camper.

April 18, 2017, 22:06	#473
Hrot Registered FALaholic #: 63633 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 3	Hey all - Stimpy has all the pics I snapped during the day, and is much more familiar with the workings of the Files than I am. Both cameras are ancient pro level Nikon bodies, from about eight to ten years ago - D2Hs bodies to be precise. I kept most of my lenses after being a semi pro photojournalist about fifteen years ago, and am getting back into image making slowly. But it's still fun to document events and people. I apologize if I missed anyone's run, I was and am a bit frazzled. :-) It was good to see everyone again, and a great big thank you to Stimpy and family for organizing this event year after year. -Hill

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April 19, 2017, 08:00	#477
stimpsonjcat I wasn't talking to you Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 470 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Dawsonville, GA Posts: 6,465	Matt, can you post my run? Also, anyone that wants pics Hill shot, I can see if there are any of you in the mix. __________________ peace! Happiness=UPS+ORMD "Your 8mm FAL is like a deuce coup with a Ferrari pancake 12 under the hood and a Jaguar rear end. It just kinda transcends cool into fantasy."- USMC 0341 "The stimpgewehr is the reason Waldo is hiding."- Kotengu "The game is worth the candle...always been."

April 19, 2017, 08:51	#480
stimpsonjcat I wasn't talking to you Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 470 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Dawsonville, GA Posts: 6,465	TAC, just delivered the plaque to Julie, she loved it and wanted to thank all involved in remembering Mike. She also said she wanted to come to the matches, which I guess I had forgotten, so someone please try to remind me to send her the date when I post it for next year's match. __________________ peace! Happiness=UPS+ORMD "Your 8mm FAL is like a deuce coup with a Ferrari pancake 12 under the hood and a Jaguar rear end. It just kinda transcends cool into fantasy."- USMC 0341 "The stimpgewehr is the reason Waldo is hiding."- Kotengu "The game is worth the candle...always been."

April 19, 2017, 11:01	#483
HelluvaEngineer Registered FALaholic #: 4440 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cherokee County, GA Posts: 612	More pics (if this host works) Trying again with a couple of photos. http://imgur.com/vngpgzn http://imgur.com/r5BVIfa http://imgur.com/vlgmBIl http://imgur.com/VFqQjFQ http://imgur.com/lNBuNYh Well...looks like that worked as well as last time. Here's a link instead. http://imgur.com/a/kVdPF __________________ "Remember the first rule of gunfighting ... have a gun." Check out my day job at wegotcode.com Last edited by HelluvaEngineer; April 21, 2017 at 08:39.

April 19, 2017, 16:41	#487
jcornss Registered FALaholic #: 37954 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Statesville, NC Posts: 492	Feel free to post my pics if there are any.

April 20, 2017, 21:41	#495
HelluvaEngineer Registered FALaholic #: 4440 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cherokee County, GA Posts: 612	Eureka! I love it when technology actually works for a change. http://wegotcode.com/uncategorized/2...bend-gun-club/ I might have to refresh the thumbnail cache later. Threw in a plug for Hill. I assume that's OK. Stimp, think I should add any info on there, like the top 3 in each class? Want to be careful since the page is publicly accessible. __________________ "Remember the first rule of gunfighting ... have a gun." Check out my day job at wegotcode.com

April 20, 2017, 23:02	#496
stimpsonjcat I wasn't talking to you Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 470 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Dawsonville, GA Posts: 6,465	Shot, out. __________________ peace! Happiness=UPS+ORMD "Your 8mm FAL is like a deuce coup with a Ferrari pancake 12 under the hood and a Jaguar rear end. It just kinda transcends cool into fantasy."- USMC 0341 "The stimpgewehr is the reason Waldo is hiding."- Kotengu "The game is worth the candle...always been." Last edited by stimpsonjcat; April 21, 2017 at 08:24.

April 21, 2017, 05:14	#497
beseventeen Registered Contributor FALaholic #: 75901 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 376	Excellent work Shannon & Bruce!!

April 21, 2017, 06:21	#498
kotengu Registered FALaholic #: 1594 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Baxter, TN, USA Posts: 7,670	Very cool - thanks guys! __________________ "The way is in training." - Miyamoto Musashi

April 21, 2017, 08:03	#499
charles isaac Registered FALaholic #: 891 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Lexington North Carolina Posts: 660	I showed some of the guys the scores and vids and it was like, you know, everyone shooting those big guns fast and and we all know so many of the overly competitive types that would be pretty butthurt with such a big point spread, but FALfilers are generally really good sports. Well butthurt is an understatement seeing Crazy Corn more like stomped a friggin mudhole in it! It's like, he won action and target? No one ever does that. Now that was some serious good shootin Jason! Tom will probably win it some time if you guys would quit getting him to drink so much the night before. Those Carolina guys can shoot! __________________ Couch Commando on Refrigerator Recon

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