| DarylS |
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| 17/04/12 01:03 AM |
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On Any Sunday
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6 of our BP members showed up yesterday to shoot the trail - great day - above freezing, warm sun - good time by all.
I guess that's what the receiving end of a firing squad looks like.
Left to Right:
Hatchet Jack; Taylor+++++++ my brother; me; Len my gopher blasting buddy; Neil; then Crispy.
| Ben |
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| 17/04/12 07:28 AM |
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Hey, all that white sand reminds me of the coastal dunes in southern Western Australia!
The camera would've been nervous.
| tinker |
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| 17/04/12 08:16 AM |
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Who's that young guy with the double rifle..?
I need to get up there with my Zihn rifle once it's finished for a little time out.
Cheers
Tinker
| 500Nitro |
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| 17/04/12 08:17 AM |
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Is that what they call a Motley Crue ?
| DarylS |
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| 17/04/12 08:47 AM |
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The other web site figured we were the Donner Party.
Yeah - good one Ben - the sand is almost all melted away now.
Sometimes we shoot in even deeper 'white sand' conditions.
This is my late, close friend, Brad, shootin his own make of .54 S. Hawken at the 'flying goose' target.
| Ben |
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| 17/04/12 01:42 PM |
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Do you get to hunt in those conditions? I imagine that it'd be a very special experience, stalking and shooting game in the snow with classic firearms.
| DarylS |
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| 18/04/12 01:23 AM |
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I haven't hunted with my ML for a number of years, but yes - I've hunted in these conditions, except it was always colder, with my 14 bore rifle.
We used to have a special weapons hunt for moose and deer- late, end of November, early December. The temp was usually around the 0F mark, but would dip to -55F at times.
The day pictured above was only -14C - about 7 or 8F. The young fellow who tagged along with Brad (shooting) was cold and miserable - it would have been worse had Brad not insisted he wear a spare camo-parka. The boy's running shoes did not help his comfort level.
We're actually standing (where their feet are) on the trail which has been packed down all season and about 4' off the actual ground level. You can see the wire of the flying goose target, through the smoke - at that spot, the wire is 10' off the ground. By this time of the year, we usually are restricted to the number of targets still visible on our trail walk through the bush as many are buried.
The young lady holding my little .40 rifle, retrieved the goose's pull rope for us and went to her arm pits in the snow when she jumped off the trail to grab it hanging in a tree, a few inches off the snow. We had to help her back onto the trail.
That was a fun day and with Brad in both pictures, memories of a good guy and really good hunting partner.
| Ben |
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| 18/04/12 07:39 AM |
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Looks fun! Only -14C... too funny! I cannot comprehend that temperature. I was down-south for a week recently, and felt uncomfortable the whole time, and I don't think it got below +14C. The maximums during the day would've been +24C, and I rarely took my jumper / beanie off.
| FATBOY404 |
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| 18/04/12 09:39 AM |
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Looks bloody cold mate.
I bet you blokes are good with those "smoke poles" given you shot them so often.
As for the camera guy, he only has to dodge the first volley (if possible and I doubt it) and he is free.
| DarylS |
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| 18/04/12 11:14 AM |
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10 second timers are handy for shots like this.
I don't think dodging would be possible with that bunch.
Jeans, nor running shoes are appropriate atire for winter, as you can probably imagine.
Ben - Most of us wore jeans in the first picture - quite warm at about +4 or +5 when the firing squad picture was taken. When it's +10 & sunny, the kids wear only tea shirts. I still like a light jacket, personally - showing my age.
| FATBOY404 |
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| 18/04/12 09:14 PM |
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+4...............?...warm ?.
+4 would mean 4 coats for me.
I don't wear jeans either as I don't own any.
Shorts all year round for me.
NitroX
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| 22/04/12 03:09 PM |
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Just talking about -14 and looking at the photos makes me cold.
I like winter here, from between 0C to 20C but hopefully lots of rain, but our winter is probably your Summer.
Good photos.