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What about training, Mark? Will there be something availalbe to the administrators?

Initially, we will get 60 hours. Then we will get 24 hours as a yearly update. I plan on putting at least a couple hundred rounds per month through the HK - just to remain familiar with it.
 
Initially, we will get 60 hours. Then we will get 24 hours as a yearly update. I plan on putting at least a couple hundred rounds per month through the HK - just to remain familiar with it.

Sounds like they have a great teammate.
Keep up the good work.
 
No need to debate it and such a debate is not the intent of this thread.
Not meant as a debate - just a practical observation.

I wouldn't suggest allowing most 11 year olds to shoot a Barrett .50 Cal., but I let my son do it.

It's all about knowing your capabilities and limitations.:thumbsup:
 
My Dad had a thing for nice shotguns. This is "Mary Louise." She's a DHE Grade Parker Reproductions by Winchester in 20-ga. I also have her little sister, "Sarah Jessica." Sarah Jessica is a 28-ga. This gun fits me like it was custom made for me. Unbelievably nimble and quick to the target. Not bad looking, either..

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^ makes me really miss the pair of A-sixes i used to have, my boy Joey could get on that KMT and damn near run it like a full auto @ 8 years old. I miss those days.
 
Newb Q?? - please and thanks.

Scope mounting and rings.
I got a new scope when the old cheapie gave up on holding zero.
Because I'm tall, and, nothing seems to fit me, I've been working towards modifying things to fit my frame. In part of that, with the new scope, I also bought a Dovetail to Picatinny adaptor rail, and opted to use the supplied rings, which are of medium height. I thought that bringing the scope up to my eye level a bit more would be helpful.
So, now finally, i have a much easier time with getting settled into sighting, without having to go into major neck gyrations.

Point and question:
I think that I ended up being too tall with the adaptor and medium profile rings, as the scope ran out of vertical adjustment below the target center. I ran out of vertical adjustment.
To counter that, I shimmed the rear ring, and, that change in angle provided me with all of the adjustment room that I needed. The shim is a piece of Gorilla duct tape that I doubled over onto itself, and trimmed to fit.

I'm now able to hit a nice tight group with it, have plenty of adjustment room, but am curious if I'm blowing it with shimming the scope into compliance?

This is an air rifle, and my max shots will be under a 150'; so long range isn't even a consideration.
 
Well, if you're using duck tape as a shim, you're officially a redneck. That won't hold zero. Are you using one of those tiny .22 scopes? It probably won't live long if so. Sounds like your whole config is fubar. Projectiles fly in a parabola. If you have it zeroed too close, you'll shoot way high after your zero distance, and way low before. The closer you can get the scope to the bore, the less dramatic this effect becomes. Which is why you zero scopes on high rise mounts at longer ranges. With your scope elevated, and running out of adjustment, I think you zeroed too close. Try getting rid of the duck tape, and sighting in at your longest range. Then you'll have to do a little Kentucky windage to estimate how far over your target you need to hold the crosshair for closer ranges.
 
Or, if you find that the shims are absolutely necessary, at least go to a hobby/craft store (even a well-stocked Ace Hardware might have it), and get some brass shim stock. After you figure out exactly what works best for you, a little Blue Loc-Tite should keep everything secure & aligned.
 
The duct tape shim came about becuase it was the easiest, and most at-hand material that I had. thanks, gents!
I was curious about just how far off the scope was, and that made a quick and easy study of scopes for this newb; Learned: a little shim goes a long way.
Now: I've broken the scope down, and removed all of the mounting hardware.
I took the rings from the smaller broken scope, and set them up on the rifle, and, was able to make a decent mockup of how the new scope would fit on a lower mounting system, and, it worked, it seems.
The new scope has an objective diameter of 44mm, with a 30mm tube. The old scope was 32mm/1". I wasn't sure how that larger 44mm front bell end would fit on shorter mounts. When placed on the shorter, medium profile mounting height, it cleared the barrel. So, I'm going to simplify, and, buy some new medium profile dovetail -> 30mm rings.
So, todays effort is going to be building a PVC frame/camoflague squirrel blind, rather than to keep hiding behind the tipped-up wheel barrow, and the handtruck with the OSB plywood flatbed.
 
And, the new blind,...

Sarge and I went to Harbor Freight Tools the other day. There, I found some 4x6ft camo tarps for cheap. So, I bought three of them, and then off to the Home Depot for some pipe and fittings.
Up til now, I've literally been hiding behind a tipped up wheelbarrow, and, a hand truck with a plywwod flat bed attached. It was a small, cramped space, but it worked.

This is a free-standing blind that I'm going to use in a couple of remote areas of the property out front in a citrus trees grove.
This is one of three panels that I rigged yesterday. The kicker legs operate smoothly, with just the slightest resistance.
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PVC, camo tarps, zip ties, and duct tape.

This is my new patio squirrel blind.
This one has hot and cold running water, a refrigerator, flushing toilet, washer/dryer,... all of the conveniences possible. And its roomy enough for two.

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