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11 years 6 months ago #23273 by jtallen83
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TubbyJ wrote: I live in SE Washington and was recently retired after 15 years in the Army. You get blown up enough times and things start to break. I love to shoot and reload. I don't have and Armalite, just a DPMS that a friend gave me as a retirement gift, but it does the trick for now. We have a range up near my home that an old shooter put up years ago. it has everything from 25 to 1k yard targets. It makes life nice for a retired guy like me.


Having use of a 1K range like that would be so sweet! I'll be looking forward to hearing your reloading results, 300 yds is as far as I can push things anywhere near home.
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11 years 6 months ago #23280 by mlotziii
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I'm also very jealous of the 1k range! Looking to shoot some long distances this week if the weather cooperates.

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11 years 6 months ago #23295 by dtg1991a1
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Hey folks, just checking in after an absence for a while. I am still looking for a way to get an upper receiver/barrel assembly for my lower. Want an Armalite AR10 U10TBF. Anyone out there know a dealer who can work a deal with aCHL/Firearms Instructor who used to work security and LE but now is on a fixed income due to health reasons. I CAN make regular payments its just a large deposit that most people want that I have trouble with. Anyone with info on someone who can work a deal with payments without a large deposit i would appreciate this.

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11 years 6 months ago #23364 by TubbyJ
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The range is very nice. It was originally homestead farm for the Hiller family. Back in the 80's the house had had been abandoned for years and since it sat in a very narrow valley, it was not farmed. The current owner, Henry Hiller, was big into black rifle and competition pistol shooting. he decided to turn the property into a range. he made metal target frames which cardboard targets could be clamped to , 2 at 25yds and 1 each from 50 to 400yds and put out 600 and 1000 yard metal gongs. It has been used by all sorts over the years, form the guys at ATK trying out new loads, law enforcement, to the local shot-fiends like myself. Most every time i go there there is nobody there and its a comfortable place to shoot ( just make sure and let the local sheriff office know if you shoot anything "faster than normal"), with a built shooting table and oil drums of sandbags, boxes of free targets, and even tan old rocking chair for hunting day when you want to be comfortable when shooting your Buck. Henry is getting a lot older now and has said he can't do much of the upkeep on the place, so a couple of us locals do most of the work now. We have even added some AR500 swing-out torso targets. I hope to construct something similar when i get some property soon. If any of you are going to be up this way, drop me a note and i can take you up there.
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11 years 6 months ago #23594 by Blownchevy
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Just thought I would say hi, I'm new to sight and I take my 308 SASS every where I go. My daughter even killed he firs antelope with it.

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11 years 6 months ago #23595 by Siscowet
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Blownchevy wrote: Just thought I would say hi, I'm new to sight and I take my 308 SASS every where I go. My daughter even killed he firs antelope with it.

Welcome aboard. Nice Rifle!

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11 years 6 months ago #23696 by magi
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Ola folks.... I'm a new guy here.... My nephew passed away couple of months ago... Peace be with him... He left me his AR10 Super SASS and kit with some ammo...... He only had it for a month.. Shot maybe a session or two.....
I've been a shooter since I was a kid.... Always been more of a handgun guy although I have few big bore rifles... This Super SASS to be used per its design envelop it more technical than I'm used to... So that's why I'm here...
I'm fortunate to have a thousand yard range a few miles down the road from me.. I've had it out for a couple of sessions..... Still in the familiarity stage and trying to be more constant with it.... On a rest or the bipod.. It's an easy gun to shoot.. However offhand I find it way ungainly with so much weight forward... Bloody heavy long gun for sure......

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11 years 6 months ago #23705 by Siscowet
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Welcome to the forum and I am sorry to hear about your nephew. He must have liked you a lot. That is a very nice rifle he left you. It isnt made for freehand,or off hand, its made to be the most accurate semi auto rifle over long distances from a rest that it could possibly be for that caliber. There area good number of knowledgeable people on this forum, so feel free to ask questions. And enjoy his gift.
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11 years 6 months ago - 11 years 6 months ago #23706 by magi
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Thank you sir...... I already like it.... It's a very cool rifle... Very different than anything I've had in the past.... Although I had a AR15 in the early 70's... This is really different.... My AR15 was stunningly accurate... Even with battle sights a hundred yards.......
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11 years 6 months ago #23714 by Lizardette
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Hi everybody. My name is Carla.

I'm a shooter and collector. Soon, I'd like to start competing. In particular I'm practicing with my DPMS LR-308 Classic to shoot in NRA High-Power with it as a service rifle. Well, I'll have to change a few parts back to they're original configuration for it to be legal as a service rifle, but that's no big deal. I'd actually prefer to have an Armalite AR10 A2, but don't currently have the money.

Anyway, that's the relevant part of my story.

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