3/25/12 @ Elm Fork great shooting day (Photos/Videos)

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3/25/12 @ Elm Fork great shooting day (Photos/Videos)

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Mommy, Yesmeena and myself had a great time at ELM fork shooting range. We got a semi-private pistol bay and 2 RO with one a good Gun instructor. He did great job coaching my wife in her shootings especially with SIG 522.

Range report with photos and videos is coming soon.

As a teaser, my wife, bore-sighted and zeroed her scoped H&R Buffalo-Classic in 45-70 in just 10 rds! She was placing hole-over-hole at 25 yrds. with last 2rd at Bullseye! Limb saver was great saver from induced pain and shoulder bruising.

Yesmeena did great too, with Sig 522 rifle she had .5" group at 7 yrds with some 50 rds made hole as big as a quarter.

The range is clean and I mean it. RO are super shooter friendly and will coach new shooter for free. They do volunteer for coaching. you do not have to ask. Maybe we had great RO since they were the older guys.

As for the range fees, they could be expensive if you need to use many bays, since to shoot paper pistol targets at the pistol bays it $16, add $10 to shoot pistol/rifle. Add $10 to shoot steel target. Reactive steel targets are charged $20 per 20 min. There is surcharge for multiple guns too for over 3. Plus you have to pay tax as the fees do not include the tax.

We paid $60 for 3 shooters. Momy shot both at the pistol bay and the new 50 yrds range. There is also the old 100 yrd range.

The new 50 yrds range is excellent. It just needs more nets between shooters to stop flying brass from messing your hair.

For official range photos, see here: http://www.elmfork.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Dady was :anamatedbanana :anamatedbanana

NB: we were told that our target were at 7 yrds and then 15 yrd shooting the SIG 522. I guess the distance is a bit more than that, maybe 15yrd and 25yrs
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Beiruty wrote:Dady was :anamatedbanana :anamatedbanana
That's great! :hurry:
Looking forward to pix and report
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Photos:

Yesmeena:
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Dad's Target with 9mm HK P30 and PX4SC shooting left and low :banghead: :banghead:
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Zeriong a 3-9X Scope on an HR 45-70 in 10 rds, dead center at 25 yrds, should be 0.5" a 50 yrds and dead center at 100 yrds.
Next shooter at our left, was shooting at our target too :banghead:
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Yesmeena target on the left, Right target, Mommy shooting Bullseye at 7 Yrd with Dad's PX4SC, Dad's shooting left and low :banghead: :banghead:
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Videos: :biggrinjester: Wife liked shooting.

Mommy Shooting her HR Buffalo Classic in 45-70:
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Mommy Shooting SIG 522, standing and unsupported:
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Yeah, my wife she likes a lot shooting .22s that she wants to go to the range by herself, meet with her female friend and shoot at the range. She found the recoil of 9mm PX4SC a bit more than .22 that at first she was missing paper target.

She asked, can you get me a CHL so I can go to the range with my friend? I was as like :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :woohoo no need for CHL to go to the range or to keep your pistol in the car.
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Beiruty, we missed each other by one day. I was at Elm Fork from about 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Very cool that your wife shoots a .45-70! I'm lucky to get my wife to shoot her AR15 I built for her, but she has no interest in heavier calibers than that. Well done, friend.
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Great photos and vid's!
Recoil from the 45-70 didn't look that bad at all, possibly the rest made a big difference?

Looks like Dad needs to work on that shooting left! :biggrinjester:

Looks like all had a great time and go ahead and get her CHL, needed or not for range, never miss an opportunity like that.....you need to get her carrying! :thumbs2:

Thanks for posting! :tiphat:
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Beiruty,

That is awesome! Having the Wife and Daughter enjoy your hobby makes it all that much better. I can see the joy in your pictures! :)
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AEA wrote:Great photos and vid's!
Recoil from the 45-70 didn't look that bad at all, possibly the rest made a big difference?

Looks like Dad needs to work on that shooting left! :biggrinjester:

Looks like all had a great time and go ahead and get her CHL, needed or not for range, never miss an opportunity like that.....you need to get her carrying! :thumbs2:

Thanks for posting! :tiphat:
The Limbsaver is worth each cent of that $30 I paid. I have it on both rifles, Tikka T3 30-06 and HR BC 45-70. Both 30.06 and 45-70 have comparable kick. Without the limbsaver my shoulder was bruised after some 20 rds. With the pad, I once shot some 60 rd of 30-06 with no ill effects.

I am due to renew my CHL by April 2013. She most likely will attend the same class and get her CHL too. :woohoo
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What a great family fun time!!
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Great pics Beiruty! The wife, my oldest grandson and I took my new Kimber Ultra to the range on Saturday afternoon. I love shooting with the family!
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Nice pics. Beiruty, I understand it'd be nice to synchronize renewal times, but if your wife is ready now, why wait a year before she can carry and protect herself? I'd find her a class THIS april! :cool:
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Great pics!
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Thanks a lot for the kind words. I will work on her CHL and more pistol trainning,
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