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Post by Plainsman on May 17, 2023 21:12:03 GMT -5
Seems like everything there comes to naught, John.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 17, 2023 23:22:18 GMT -5
NE law would not have given them access. They would have been arrested. Too bad. Yep. The older you get you less tolerance you have for stupidity, of which there is so much. Nobody is arrested here. Takes the Game and Fish officers hours to reach here if they come at all. As you have seen from the papers I sent, people get arrested and punished here. People also disappear. If disappear in Cass County, you are gone. Period. Those "hunters" would have disappeared. |
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Post by toshtego on May 18, 2023 10:12:43 GMT -5
Seems like everything there comes to naught, John. Not that everything comes to naught. Just complicated by conflicting interests and values. You see, I care about my neighbors and their fears when too much gunfire happens here. Ditto my animals. There are solutions. For example, I could set up a somewhat camouflaged target on the acreage across the road from me. 100 acres backstopped by the mesa. Not my property but I have access to as easement road up to the mesa. The owner lives in Kentucky, bought the place for hunting and is only here in the Fall. Good for sighting in with a few rounds. I would not want to spend hours at it there. I still want to find a real rifle range as I described. There must be one in these parts someplace. |
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Post by toshtego on May 18, 2023 10:17:46 GMT -5
Nobody is arrested here. Takes the Game and Fish officers hours to reach here if they come at all. As you have seen from the papers I sent, people get arrested and punished here. People also disappear. If disappear in Cass County, you are gone. Period. Those "hunters" would have disappeared. Texas has better law enforcement that we have here. Here is it a joke. The shooters on my place years back were ignorant teenagers on a youth hunt with no adult supervision as there is supposed to be. When I realized they were dumb kids, I gave them a lecture and sent them away before the game wardens arrived. They never returned. I gave the elk to another neighbor who rushed over here when he heard the fusilade of gun fire. he thought I was in a gun battle. Veteran of old wars. |
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Post by Plainsman on May 18, 2023 10:33:20 GMT -5
I was making a general comment, John. Not tied to your range dilemma. But your solution sounds like a good one. You might even be able to get specific permission, if that was even needed.
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Post by toshtego on May 18, 2023 11:53:41 GMT -5
I was making a general comment, John. Not tied to your range dilemma. But your solution sounds like a good one. You might even be able to get specific permission, if that was even needed. Funny coincidence, just after I posted the new caretaker of that property phoned me. Wants to meet up over the irrigation situation. So, that plan is out. |
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Post by Plainsman on May 18, 2023 12:08:05 GMT -5
Why out? Great timing. “Oh, by the way…”
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Post by toshtego on May 18, 2023 13:41:59 GMT -5
Why out? Great timing. “Oh, by the way…” We shall see. As an elected public official I must be careful in what I ask of people which is not directly part of the job. I do not know the caretaker, who is also a leasee. |
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Post by toshtego on May 18, 2023 13:43:43 GMT -5
I was making a general comment, John. Not tied to your range dilemma. But your solution sounds like a good one. You might even be able to get specific permission, if that was even needed. Yes, we have plenty of complicating wrinkles to iron out here along the Rio Costilla. |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 18, 2023 15:23:16 GMT -5
Seems like everything there comes to naught, John. Not that everything comes to naught. Just complicated by conflicting interests and values. You see, I care about my neighbors and their fears when too much gunfire happens here. Ditto my animals. There are solutions. For example, I could set up a somewhat camouflaged target on the acreage across the road from me. 100 acres backstopped by the mesa. Not my property but I have access to as easement road up to the mesa. The owner lives in Kentucky, bought the place for hunting and is only here in the Fall. Good for sighting in with a few rounds. I would not want to spend hours at it there. I still want to find a real rifle range as I described. There must be one in these parts someplace. If you only had a Prius, the NRA Whittington Center would be perfect. We're going to stay there on our next trip west. |
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Post by Plainsman on May 18, 2023 15:43:28 GMT -5
Taos didn’t work out?
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Post by toshtego on May 18, 2023 16:23:46 GMT -5
Taos? I do not know of any rifle range in Taos. |
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Post by trailboss on May 18, 2023 16:43:06 GMT -5
Not that everything comes to naught. Just complicated by conflicting interests and values. You see, I care about my neighbors and their fears when too much gunfire happens here. Ditto my animals. There are solutions. For example, I could set up a somewhat camouflaged target on the acreage across the road from me. 100 acres backstopped by the mesa. Not my property but I have access to as easement road up to the mesa. The owner lives in Kentucky, bought the place for hunting and is only here in the Fall. Good for sighting in with a few rounds. I would not want to spend hours at it there. I still want to find a real rifle range as I described. There must be one in these parts someplace. If you only had a Prius, the NRA Whittington Center would be perfect. We're going to stay there on our next trip west. Surprised that the place wasn't sold off, thanks to Wayne La Pierre. |
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Post by Plainsman on May 18, 2023 17:01:37 GMT -5
Taos? I do not know of any rifle range in Taos. Reply #1110 didn’t turn something up? |
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Post by trailboss on May 18, 2023 17:26:37 GMT -5
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Post by toshtego on May 18, 2023 17:31:55 GMT -5
The phone for Taos Sporting Clays is disconnected as are the Del Norte Gun Club and the My Blanca Gun Club. I will keep searching. |
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Post by toshtego on May 18, 2023 17:33:23 GMT -5
Taos? I do not know of any rifle range in Taos. Reply #1110 didn’t turn something up? I do not know what that is. Many of the phone numbers on the link you posted are disconnected. |
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Post by Plainsman on May 18, 2023 17:36:28 GMT -5
Taos? I do not know of any rifle range in Taos. Reply #1110 didn’t turn something up? Sorry. 110. Bummer. I guess everybody’s got their own place. |
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Post by trailboss on May 18, 2023 17:43:53 GMT -5
A guy I know that lives in the open desert was able to get a bunch of railroad ties from BNSF (cheap)after a large maintenance project, them ties made a great backstop for him, he staggered the second row to cover any potential gaps...a lot of work though.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 18, 2023 20:36:27 GMT -5
If you only had a Prius, the NRA Whittington Center would be perfect. We're going to stay there on our next trip west. Surprised that the place wasn't sold off, thanks to Wayne La Pierre. No kidding. I sent the ballot back with "Whoever will fire Wayne LA Pierre". Not another penny from me until he's gone. (except for a room at Whittington) |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 18, 2023 20:40:06 GMT -5
A guy I know that lives in the open desert was able to get a bunch of railroad ties from BNSF (cheap)after a large maintenance project, them ties made a great backstop for him, he staggered the second row to cover any potential gaps...a lot of work though. Interesting. We have a lot of free RR ties here. I have 2 rifles that will shoot through one tie, but not 2. 600 NE and up would probably take 4. |
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Post by Plainsman on May 18, 2023 20:49:30 GMT -5
I see quite a few older “surplus” ties that have rotted from the inside. These would not make good backstop material and could even be dangerous for shooters out front. And a tip for earth berms: Put some sod on top. It will help to stop erosion and will greatly slow the shrinking effect.
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Post by toshtego on May 18, 2023 21:16:19 GMT -5
I see quite a few older “surplus” ties that have rotted from the inside. These would not make good backstop material and could even be dangerous for shooters out front. And a tip for earth berms: Put some sod on top. It will help to stop erosion and will greatly slow the shrinking effect.Good advice. After determining the correct angle of repose from consulting the manual of earth works, reinforcing the base with RR ties is advised by Mr. Know-it-all. That would be a neighbor of mine. Sod on top would be most welcome by my two remaining goats, mother and son. Feral and I mean wild as antelopes. I do not kknow if my surviving ram can get up there. I might just do this as it is overdue. I have thought of this for many years but never acted. I will not be firing volleys or rapid fire so a few shots the horses and arse can get used to. There is much gravel, sand and small rocks in the ground here since it was once the creek bed long ago. The excavation can be made so I can enter the pit with my tractor and bucket and haul material for fill or even the driveway which needs gravel. We shall see... |
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Post by toshtego on Jun 7, 2023 13:50:12 GMT -5
Since I could not sleep I did more research on this Polish K98-29 Radom Carbine and it seems to be fairly rare and somewhat more valuable than I thought. Desirable by collectors of the Polish Mauser rifles. It seems that what mostly circulates here is the Vz24 Short Rifle. Either directly from Poland or rehabbed by the Germans. Clearly it went to Spain during the Civil War. I can find no import marks. It is possible a "bring home" by someone who was over there at some point in the 1930s or 1940s. The numbers match, so likely not re-assembled from spare parts. It lacks the oak dowls the Poles used to reinforce the stocks made from Beech. Could be walnut, not sure about that. I am not a wood nut. Of course, I could be completely wrong but that is how it appears as of now.
I also watch a comparison video of 8mm ammo. The 197 grain Czech Soft Point Cutting Edge cartridge far out performs the Remington 170 grain Core-Loc in destructive power. That is the ammo I have for it. Now, if I could just get to shoot it! A neighbor offered to let me shoot at his place which backs up to the mesa here. He is a rifleman who owns a collection Weatherby magnums in various calibers. I have seen a few of them and they are works of beauty. From what I learned from the videos, this one might be zeroed at 200 meters. We shall see. I removed and set aside the steel but plate in favor of butt stock spacers so it feels more natural on my shoulder. They must have been quite small, those Poles in 1929 as the butt stock is so short it feels like a Daisy BB gun. Even adding 1.5 inches helps.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 7, 2023 15:24:00 GMT -5
Since I could not sleep I did more research on this Polish K98-29 Radom Carbine and it seems to be fairly rare and somewhat more valuable than I thought. Desirable by collectors of the Polish Mauser rifles. It seems that what mostly circulates here is the Vz24 Short Rifle. Either directly from Poland or rehabbed by the Germans. Clearly it went to Spain during the Civil War. I can find no import marks. It is possible a "bring home" by someone who was over there at some point in the 1930s or 1940s. The numbers match, so likely not re-assembled from spare parts. It lacks the oak dowls the Poles used to reinforce the stocks made from Beech. Could be walnut, not sure about that. I am not a wood nut. Of course, I could be completely wrong but that is how it appears as of now. I also watch a comparison video of 8mm ammo. The 197 grain Czech Soft Point Cutting Edge cartridge far out performs the Remington 170 grain Core-Loc in destructive power. That is the ammo I have for it. Now, if I could just get to shoot it! A neighbor offered to let me shoot at his place which backs up to the mesa here. He is a rifleman who owns a collection Weatherby magnums in various calibers. I have seen a few of them and they are works of beauty. From what I learned from the videos, this one might be zeroed at 200 meters. We shall see. I removed and set aside the steel but plate in favor of butt stock spacers so it feels more natural on my shoulder. They must have been quite small, those Poles in 1929 as the butt stock is so short it feels like a Daisy BB gun. Even adding 1.5 inches helps. I have a slip-on rubber recoil pad that works wonders on my Buffalo Classic. I had it on the 95 Mannlicher, but it wasn't enough. I put another layer of foam under it when I use it. A Mesa should make a great backstop, as long as it's not sacred or anything like that. |
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Post by toshtego on Jun 7, 2023 20:08:32 GMT -5
Not too sacred to receive a few rounds.
I am looking at a leather lace on recoil boot. Probably not needed as I am not sensitive to recoil from these non-magnum cartridges. Carbine is heavy enough.
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