"Bill,
I'm going to try to be there, although White Oak still has my AR upper; has had it for four months. Will bring the M1 in any case.
John"
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William Corcoran posted a discussionPractice at Bucksnort
Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27 will see a 'National Match Practice' at the Bucksnort range near Marshall, MO. This will be 2 days of practice shooting. And it's open to any shooter wishing to attend. FreeIt will be organized as a match but without any of the pressure, paperwork, or price. Just show up and shoot. As it says, it is a 'practice.' The course of fire would be a practice match starting at 200 yards where we shoot standing and sitting, then 300 yards for rapid prone, and…See More
Ed Bowles posted a discussionAir Rifle Match TUESDAY 5/15/12 @7:00 pm
The next match of 2012, will take place at my home Tuesday, May 15, 2012 @ 7:00 pm. We will shoot 40 pellets in four ten pellet strings, with breaks between strings. Targets will be set at 7 meters and may consist of animal silhouettes or the dreaded zombie/mole combination target. I will have a loaner air rifle available and we do share equipment, so don't think if you don't have all the bells and whistles that you can't participate. Be aware, following the completion of the match a "bull…See More
Steven D. Milholland posted a discussionGot Garands ???.... M1's for sale.
Fellow shooters,Having a safe full of M1's is a good thing. Unfortunately, at this point in time two things preclude the happiness of that statement from my particular viewpoint..... They are....1) The need for a safe and secure location to store new, as yet unpurchased toys (I did say it was a FULL safe didn't I?)2) The need to acquire the finances to purchase said new toys.In other words.... It's time to thin out the herd. Selling off a few from the stable will solve both issues…See More
Ed Bowles replied to Ed Bowles's discussion Air Rifle Match TUESDAY 5/8/12 @7:00 pm"Here are the results for Tuesday's air rifle match;
Chris Parrott 37
Steve Hoy 36
Bill Corcoran 35
Alex Belt 35
Jacob Nakano 34 +Wall
Ed Bowles 30
Scott Ives 29
Thank you all you attending and I will see you…"
Les Welch posted a discussionJoplin Garand/Springfield/ Vintage Match Saturday May 12
Want to invite all the OOS members to come over and shoot in our match this Saturday. The course of fire is 35rds at 200 yards.Garand course "A" in the CMP rules. Entries start at 8 AM and first shot down range should be 9:15 after the safety brief. There will be an Unlimited Garand class for anyone wanting to shoot their match conditioned Garand, if yours is in .308 caliber you will have to supply your own ammo. Any Vintage class rifles not shooting 30/06 will have to furnish their ammo as…See More
Ed Bowles posted a discussionAir Rifle Match TUESDAY 5/8/12 @7:00 pm
See past posts for contact info and match format. EdSee More
Ed Koop replied to Dwain Cunningham's discussion Thank You!"Army training videos here: http://archive.org/details/Rifle_Marksmanship_with_M1_Rifle_Part_1"
Ed Koop replied to Dwain Cunningham's discussion Thank You!"Dwain, there are some classic army training films from WWII that are very good at showing the use of the sling and the sighting system of the M1. I fould them on-line at one time and I downloaded them for my use. I will check to…"
William Corcoran posted a discussionIf You've Never Shot 600 Yards
...Sunday May 6, is the day to try. Assuming we don't have a thunderstorm, the day should be perfect for shooting--almost no wind...forecast is 7mph wind, and the Bucksnort range is down in a valley---20mph up on the hill top is usually reduced to 5-8 in the valley. 7mph wind will be very, very calm.Team match kicks off at 8am Sunday morning--50 shots--just like our JCG match. You will shoot with 3 friends who will coach you as much or little as you want. You don't need equipment other than…See More
Jacob Nakano replied to Dwain Cunningham's discussion Thank You!"Dwain, I'm glad you had a good time last Saturday. Like Bill said drying firing at home is a good way to practice at home to help you learn and establish a good position. Since I am on the disabled list and not going to Bucksnort this weekend I…"
William Corcoran replied to Dwain Cunningham's discussion Thank You!"Dwain, glad you and Kevin are enthusiastic about it! It's a sport we love. And thanks for the kind words on safety.
We use our first meeting of the year (February) to do an indoor clinic. Since we only meet once a month,…"
Dwain Cunningham posted a discussionThank You!
First of all I want to say thank you to the members of the Osage Orange Sharpshooters who assisted my brother and I at the John C Garand Match last Saturday. Bill paired us up with two experienced shooters, Dave and Jacob. Since neither of us had shot at a match before we were as green as could be. Jacob patiently and enthusastically explained and demonstrated the different shooting posistions and answered my many questions. I learned more about shooting over iron sights at a paper target…See More
Gerry Averett posted a discussionRIP Dale Strannigan
I was at Bucksnort for Smallbore last weekend. Dale & family were camping there and planned to stay all week. He ran the match on Saturday and seemed to be feeling really good. I guess you never know. He will be missed.See More
Ed Bowles replied to Ed Bowles's discussion Air Rifle Match TUESDAY 5/1/12 @7:00 pm"Tonights match is cancelled due to illness. Everyone at the Bowles house is sick and you don't want to be here. Ed"
Steven D. Milholland replied to Steven D. Milholland's discussion May Bucksnort cancelled...."All,
I just received an e-mail from Shad Cramer, forwarding a message from Greg Meredith....
Dale Stranigan passed away at 7:39 PM last night. Arrangements will be announced later.
Swampy"
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CMP Rules
Fellow OOSers,
I can't find this in the rulebook: Can I change front sight posts in the middle of a match, or is that just as illegal as changing rifles?
John
Posted by John Daley on April 14, 2012 at 3:09pm — 2 Comments
practice@miller
Would any one like to go to miller this saturday, I've never been there before and need the practice.
If you would like to go please call me at 417-848-7733.
Thanks,
Scott Ives.
Posted by scott whitley ives on April 10, 2012 at 8:48pm
Runout--What Does It Mean?
Easter afternoon found me digging a new garden and laying up stone for a garden wall. Monday morning found me in agony from hips through neck. There's only one thing left to do in that situation: go shoot.
A running source of humor at our air-rifle matches has been the tool for correcting bullet runout that Steve Hoy bought last year at Camp Perry after the Remington reloading clinic. In his book Sight Alignment, Trigger Control, and the Big Lie, Jim Owens…
ContinuePosted by William Corcoran on April 10, 2012 at 10:19am — 3 Comments
AR-15 Magazine Modifications, Service Rifle
Dear AR Shooters,
I looked at both the NRA and CMP rulebooks and found various passages that contradicted one another. Is it legal to cut out the enough of the front of a magazine so that one can use 90 grain bullets at 300 yards? I've heard about people doing this and getting away with it, but I don't know if they were cheating.
One could argue that the external appearance of the weapon is not being changed. So, too, could one argue that internal modifications in the…
ContinuePosted by John Daley on April 1, 2012 at 10:11pm — 8 Comments
Enfield No. 4 Mk. I front sight blades
Does anyone know who might carry these? In his British Enfield Rifles vol. 2, Charles Stratton notes nine different heights. Mine is one of the shortest, and my No. 4 shoots ridiculously high as a result. I've seen "foresight" sets advertised, but the advertisements are all expired and my search has yielded nothing. Are there any other Enfield owners out there who might know of a parts source that I haven't found?
And, if the Brits call their front sights…
ContinuePosted by John Daley on March 23, 2012 at 7:24pm — 4 Comments
2012 Schedule
2012 Osage Orange Sharpshooters Activities
Dalton Range Matches --- See Forum for details
Matches marked $$, entry fee is $5 and you may shoot your
own ammunition or buy .30-06 or .30 Carbine for $0.25 per
round. That price is for the match ammo only. Take-home
ammunition (.30-06 only) is $0.50 per round.
Matches without $$ marking are free--no entry fee.
February 11--Introductory Clinic--Classroom
March 17--Beginner's Match (30 rds, Any rifle, supply own ammo)
April 28--John C. Garand (50 rds, $$)
May 5--Springfield + Vintage (30 rds, $$)
June 2--Any CMP Rilfe (30 rds)
July 14--Carbine (40 rds, $$)
August 11--Rimfire Sporter (60 rds)
September 8--Any CMP Rifle (30 rds)
October 6--John C. Garand (50 rds, $$)
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Started by William Corcoran in General Shoooting Issues. Last reply by John Daley 3 hours ago.
Air Rifle Match TUESDAY 5/15/12 @7:00 pm
Started by Ed Bowles in Other Stuff on Monday.
Got Garands ???.... M1's for sale.
Started by Steven D. Milholland in Equipment Exchange on Sunday.
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