https://65grendel.com/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:47:05 +0000 MyBB https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=18885 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 21:21:09 -0600 Texgun]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=18885 Thanks.]]> Thanks.]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=11895 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:38:50 -0600 Double Naught Spy]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=11895 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un4RCuwsx_g

This is my hunting partner's video. I thought he did well with it and so I thought I would share it here.

This is only our 2nd time on this property and first time getting to hunt anything in this field. It runs right at 1000 yards N-S and 300 yards wide at the north end where we are and 600 yards wide at the south end. Last week, the hay was cut and bailed. The only landmarks are along the perimeter. Mostly, it is just a big, flat, open space.

I usually hunt smaller properties, more confined areas, or at least have some landmarks by which to help assess distance better. On top of this, viewing through a thermal scope only provides the shooter with a very flat 2D image of what is going on, as compared to daylight optics. Being able to zoom isn't always a benefit to range estimation either as it can give you the wrong impression of distance. Unlike daylight, it wasn't like we could lift up from the scopes and get a naked eye assessment of just how far away the coyote was. All we could see was darkness, LOL.

We saw coyotes early on wayyyyy down at the other end of the field, but we were there for hogs...but no hogs showed up. So we thought we would get out the E-caller and see if we could bring in the coyotes we had been hearing all night. Eventually, a coyote came in.

Ed will explain some of this in the video. Needless to say, we estimated the range incorrectly. Ed was able to go back and analyze the video and the landmarks seen along the fence line and compare that with an aerial map to determine approximate distance.

I will later post how far Ed and I thought the coyote was (not the same distance, either). Even though this was a hunting failure, it was a good learning experience for both of us. We need to be looking at a lot more clues for assessing distance...which we will try to do next week when we return.]]> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un4RCuwsx_g

This is my hunting partner's video. I thought he did well with it and so I thought I would share it here.

This is only our 2nd time on this property and first time getting to hunt anything in this field. It runs right at 1000 yards N-S and 300 yards wide at the north end where we are and 600 yards wide at the south end. Last week, the hay was cut and bailed. The only landmarks are along the perimeter. Mostly, it is just a big, flat, open space.

I usually hunt smaller properties, more confined areas, or at least have some landmarks by which to help assess distance better. On top of this, viewing through a thermal scope only provides the shooter with a very flat 2D image of what is going on, as compared to daylight optics. Being able to zoom isn't always a benefit to range estimation either as it can give you the wrong impression of distance. Unlike daylight, it wasn't like we could lift up from the scopes and get a naked eye assessment of just how far away the coyote was. All we could see was darkness, LOL.

We saw coyotes early on wayyyyy down at the other end of the field, but we were there for hogs...but no hogs showed up. So we thought we would get out the E-caller and see if we could bring in the coyotes we had been hearing all night. Eventually, a coyote came in.

Ed will explain some of this in the video. Needless to say, we estimated the range incorrectly. Ed was able to go back and analyze the video and the landmarks seen along the fence line and compare that with an aerial map to determine approximate distance.

I will later post how far Ed and I thought the coyote was (not the same distance, either). Even though this was a hunting failure, it was a good learning experience for both of us. We need to be looking at a lot more clues for assessing distance...which we will try to do next week when we return.]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=11673 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:13:57 -0600 LR1955]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=11673
Here is my shot at it.

Lets take the situation where one of the guys here drove a hundred miles to a range and only has two hours to test out some loads and group. He rushes through set up, gets behind his blaster, and shoots a shot -- dead center in his target. Excited about not having to deal with zero issues, he shoots again and the holes are touching. Focused in on his third shot, the clover leafs.

Thoughts start entering his mind like "man, this seems like a great load! Maybe I got something here! Let me put this next shot right in the middle of the group." As he readies himself to shoot again, he notices a bit more tension in his shoulders and arm but looking through the optic, he notes that it really is a decent hold so he shoots again and the hole is just a bit outside of the others but maybe good enough.

So he thinks to himself "one final shot and if this one goes into the middle, I know I have something. I just need to get this shot off dead center or I will end up having to head home without knowing if this load was good or not. And the next time I can get here is in three weeks when the conditions may not be as ideal as today." He gets ready to shoot but things don't feel right. His legs are very tense, shoulders and arms are also very tense. He feels sweat rolling down his face and it bothers him. He gets behind his rifle and it seems the position is collapsing so he frantically adjusts things until he thinks he has something stable. His sight picture is a bit fuzzy and the reticle is moving but not that much. "Not sure if this is a good load or not and this shot will tell. Got to take a good shot." So he shoots but the optic jumps so he can't really call his shot. He thought it was centered but wasn't really sure.

The shot is about and inch outside the others. Not so far out he blames himself but not what he wanted either. And he doesn't have time to do it again. So he leaves trying to figure out if his load was good or not.

The first thing he screwed up was not taking all five shots in a rapid fire sequence where he would simply focus on sight picture and trigger as LRRP52 and myself normally recommend. He looked after each shot and the better the group got, the more his focus changed from shooting good shots to a demand for a perfect result. And he then let outside stressors get involved such as once a month range sessions, only two hours to figure out if his loads were good, etc. Physically, his muscles tensed which probably isn't good for precision shooting. His focus shifted from process to result, and he slowly left his ideal performance zone until he failed.

A person can look at 'centering' as balance between mind, body, spirit. Sounds familiar I bet. And yes, center of the body is considered the lower abdomin as you martial artist guys understand. That said, when people say 'stay centered' what they normally mean is to stay focused. This implies an ideal (for that person) state of being where he can focus on performing a specific task perfectly. It allows a person to shed stressors and refine his focus on performing the task. People who have practiced centering techniques can center themselves extremely quickly. Some use a breath with a cue word, others a breath with some sort of ritual. Either way, what they are doing is shedding what ever distractor is there and focusing on what they know is the right series of actions to take to succeed. It does not concern the past or future but only the present. You do not have to be laying down in a quiet room to 'center' yourself. You can center while doing about anything. It does take practice.

Here is a understandable link to centering. https://www.verywell.com/how-to-keep-you...me-3120691

Centering normally entails deep and controlled breathing. Normally inhale through nose and exhale through mouth. The breathing is controlled and most people use a count for inhale, hold (sometimes) and exhale. I think a SEAL is pushing a decent breathing technique to center which is a four count inhale, four count hold, and four count exhale. Some do two count inhale and four count exhale. OK -- do what ever you want because the whole intent is for you to shift your attention away from stressors and this can be done by counting as you breath, hold, or exhale. If your are counting, your attention is on counting. That simple. Plus you are oxygenating your entire body which means better vision, more strength, etc.

Once you do a couple iterations of your controlled breathing and you feel better from it, you can shift attention to muscular relaxation if that is appropriate. For shooters who are shooting standing or from a bench, let me suggest as you inhale your four count, shrug your shoulders upward, hold with tension at the top for your hold, then as you exhale you slowly relax your shoulders until they no longer feel tension. For shooters who are prone, when you get your shoulders relaxed, shift to your legs.

Once relaxed, your mind is clear and you can put the right types of images or thoughts into it for success.

So, what you are actually doing is clearing the mind, oxygenating the body, relaxing muscles so that you can focus your attention on doing the right actions to accomplish your task.

It won't happen in an instant. You need to practice it to find what works but it will entail controlled deep breathing -- that much I will say is required. Practice it when you are doing some informal shooting to learn your technique and use it when ever you need it.

OK Klem -- that is my part for the month.

LR55]]>
Here is my shot at it.

Lets take the situation where one of the guys here drove a hundred miles to a range and only has two hours to test out some loads and group. He rushes through set up, gets behind his blaster, and shoots a shot -- dead center in his target. Excited about not having to deal with zero issues, he shoots again and the holes are touching. Focused in on his third shot, the clover leafs.

Thoughts start entering his mind like "man, this seems like a great load! Maybe I got something here! Let me put this next shot right in the middle of the group." As he readies himself to shoot again, he notices a bit more tension in his shoulders and arm but looking through the optic, he notes that it really is a decent hold so he shoots again and the hole is just a bit outside of the others but maybe good enough.

So he thinks to himself "one final shot and if this one goes into the middle, I know I have something. I just need to get this shot off dead center or I will end up having to head home without knowing if this load was good or not. And the next time I can get here is in three weeks when the conditions may not be as ideal as today." He gets ready to shoot but things don't feel right. His legs are very tense, shoulders and arms are also very tense. He feels sweat rolling down his face and it bothers him. He gets behind his rifle and it seems the position is collapsing so he frantically adjusts things until he thinks he has something stable. His sight picture is a bit fuzzy and the reticle is moving but not that much. "Not sure if this is a good load or not and this shot will tell. Got to take a good shot." So he shoots but the optic jumps so he can't really call his shot. He thought it was centered but wasn't really sure.

The shot is about and inch outside the others. Not so far out he blames himself but not what he wanted either. And he doesn't have time to do it again. So he leaves trying to figure out if his load was good or not.

The first thing he screwed up was not taking all five shots in a rapid fire sequence where he would simply focus on sight picture and trigger as LRRP52 and myself normally recommend. He looked after each shot and the better the group got, the more his focus changed from shooting good shots to a demand for a perfect result. And he then let outside stressors get involved such as once a month range sessions, only two hours to figure out if his loads were good, etc. Physically, his muscles tensed which probably isn't good for precision shooting. His focus shifted from process to result, and he slowly left his ideal performance zone until he failed.

A person can look at 'centering' as balance between mind, body, spirit. Sounds familiar I bet. And yes, center of the body is considered the lower abdomin as you martial artist guys understand. That said, when people say 'stay centered' what they normally mean is to stay focused. This implies an ideal (for that person) state of being where he can focus on performing a specific task perfectly. It allows a person to shed stressors and refine his focus on performing the task. People who have practiced centering techniques can center themselves extremely quickly. Some use a breath with a cue word, others a breath with some sort of ritual. Either way, what they are doing is shedding what ever distractor is there and focusing on what they know is the right series of actions to take to succeed. It does not concern the past or future but only the present. You do not have to be laying down in a quiet room to 'center' yourself. You can center while doing about anything. It does take practice.

Here is a understandable link to centering. https://www.verywell.com/how-to-keep-you...me-3120691

Centering normally entails deep and controlled breathing. Normally inhale through nose and exhale through mouth. The breathing is controlled and most people use a count for inhale, hold (sometimes) and exhale. I think a SEAL is pushing a decent breathing technique to center which is a four count inhale, four count hold, and four count exhale. Some do two count inhale and four count exhale. OK -- do what ever you want because the whole intent is for you to shift your attention away from stressors and this can be done by counting as you breath, hold, or exhale. If your are counting, your attention is on counting. That simple. Plus you are oxygenating your entire body which means better vision, more strength, etc.

Once you do a couple iterations of your controlled breathing and you feel better from it, you can shift attention to muscular relaxation if that is appropriate. For shooters who are shooting standing or from a bench, let me suggest as you inhale your four count, shrug your shoulders upward, hold with tension at the top for your hold, then as you exhale you slowly relax your shoulders until they no longer feel tension. For shooters who are prone, when you get your shoulders relaxed, shift to your legs.

Once relaxed, your mind is clear and you can put the right types of images or thoughts into it for success.

So, what you are actually doing is clearing the mind, oxygenating the body, relaxing muscles so that you can focus your attention on doing the right actions to accomplish your task.

It won't happen in an instant. You need to practice it to find what works but it will entail controlled deep breathing -- that much I will say is required. Practice it when you are doing some informal shooting to learn your technique and use it when ever you need it.

OK Klem -- that is my part for the month.

LR55]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=11651 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:05:45 -0600 LRRPF52]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=11651 Total Recall, My Unbelievable True Life Story.

There are so many lessons about succeeding in this work, the first 2 chapters are worth $1000 easily, and I'm listening to it for free from the library.

I had no clue all the things he was involved in. He was a hustler when it comes to business.

He arrived in the US in 1967 with a gym bag full of clothes, and made his first million in real estate. Before his success in real estate, he started a European brick-laying business with his Italian training partner, Franco Columbu, and made a lot of money renovating people's homes in the LA area.

I think the most important lesson is how so very clear his vision was from an early age back in Austria. He had seen his first film, Tarzan, with his older brother, and it had a life-changing impact on him.

He quickly envisioned a clear path for himself. He knew he was going to America after that, was going to make a million dollars, and was going to be a movie star. There simply was the vision, and he needed a way to make it happen.

He became very strategic in his thinking, since it wasn't like he could just hop on a plane and fly to the US. He started hanging out with athletes, with no particular knowledge about the different sports. He avoided the ones that could involve travel to the US, but only for brief visits and then back to Austria.

Body-building was really his ticket to the US, that would allow him to stay here permanently. It was his big initial domino that would knock down even bigger dominoes on to the path of achieving his specific dreams.

His English was so bad, he couldn't even order cabbage in a restaurant without a gaffe, or thank a female host at a Christmas dinner party without turning a common Austrian colloquialism into a vulgar misstep, and yet he made a million very quickly, had already been cast in a lead role in his first film in 1969.

He started taking as many English classes, and then business classes. He wrote down his specific goals, and made index cards on a regular basis with very realistic, specific goals.

"I'm going to:

Get 12 more units in college,

Gain 7 pounds of solid muscle,

Earn enough money to save $5000,

Work out 5 hours a day,

Find an apartment building to buy and move into."

Since he was here on a work visa, he could not take more than 2 units from any college at a time, so he had to attend classes at Santa Monica, UCLA, West Los Angeles.

He took English, Business Administration, Math, History at Santa Monica.

At UCLA, he took courses from the Business school in Accounting, Economics, Marketing, and Management. He had already taken accounting in Austria, but he wanted to learn everything he possible could about business in the US, especially with the computing revolution.

Arnold out-hustled everyone in each of their prospective industries, whether it was body-building, real estate, marketing, business, and eventually Hollywood.

Having a clear vision for himself, specifically identifying his weaknesses and plans to make them strengths, then executing those plans relentlessly, resulted in his success.

When he failed, he failed quickly and immediately came up with a plan to recover from the lesson, and was ruthless with himself on what it was he needed to fix with himself, whether it was his accent, his calves, his posing, his marketing strategies, real estate mistakes with supersonic airport land in the desert, a car accident, etc.

I can't recommend the book enough.]]> Total Recall, My Unbelievable True Life Story.

There are so many lessons about succeeding in this work, the first 2 chapters are worth $1000 easily, and I'm listening to it for free from the library.

I had no clue all the things he was involved in. He was a hustler when it comes to business.

He arrived in the US in 1967 with a gym bag full of clothes, and made his first million in real estate. Before his success in real estate, he started a European brick-laying business with his Italian training partner, Franco Columbu, and made a lot of money renovating people's homes in the LA area.

I think the most important lesson is how so very clear his vision was from an early age back in Austria. He had seen his first film, Tarzan, with his older brother, and it had a life-changing impact on him.

He quickly envisioned a clear path for himself. He knew he was going to America after that, was going to make a million dollars, and was going to be a movie star. There simply was the vision, and he needed a way to make it happen.

He became very strategic in his thinking, since it wasn't like he could just hop on a plane and fly to the US. He started hanging out with athletes, with no particular knowledge about the different sports. He avoided the ones that could involve travel to the US, but only for brief visits and then back to Austria.

Body-building was really his ticket to the US, that would allow him to stay here permanently. It was his big initial domino that would knock down even bigger dominoes on to the path of achieving his specific dreams.

His English was so bad, he couldn't even order cabbage in a restaurant without a gaffe, or thank a female host at a Christmas dinner party without turning a common Austrian colloquialism into a vulgar misstep, and yet he made a million very quickly, had already been cast in a lead role in his first film in 1969.

He started taking as many English classes, and then business classes. He wrote down his specific goals, and made index cards on a regular basis with very realistic, specific goals.

"I'm going to:

Get 12 more units in college,

Gain 7 pounds of solid muscle,

Earn enough money to save $5000,

Work out 5 hours a day,

Find an apartment building to buy and move into."

Since he was here on a work visa, he could not take more than 2 units from any college at a time, so he had to attend classes at Santa Monica, UCLA, West Los Angeles.

He took English, Business Administration, Math, History at Santa Monica.

At UCLA, he took courses from the Business school in Accounting, Economics, Marketing, and Management. He had already taken accounting in Austria, but he wanted to learn everything he possible could about business in the US, especially with the computing revolution.

Arnold out-hustled everyone in each of their prospective industries, whether it was body-building, real estate, marketing, business, and eventually Hollywood.

Having a clear vision for himself, specifically identifying his weaknesses and plans to make them strengths, then executing those plans relentlessly, resulted in his success.

When he failed, he failed quickly and immediately came up with a plan to recover from the lesson, and was ruthless with himself on what it was he needed to fix with himself, whether it was his accent, his calves, his posing, his marketing strategies, real estate mistakes with supersonic airport land in the desert, a car accident, etc.

I can't recommend the book enough.]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=10337 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 21:53:38 -0700 stanc]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=10337 LRRPF52 Wrote:To the topic of the 2A and this incident, as well as the one in France.

Notice the target selection. Places where guns are not allowed, or what I call "Gun Spree Zones". Soft targets with high population density are perfect for savage vermin like this, who are looking to create the maximum body count.

So there is something you can do just by being armed and trained. Here in Utah, teachers and other employees carry concealed on school campus. Many instructors provide free training for them.I'm not sure if this is the best sub-forum for a question I have, but since I don't know where better to post it, here goes.

If you should find yourself in the midst of a terrorist shooting incident a la Paris or San Bernardino, and (as in the movie, Die Hard) you're the only good guy with a gun, you would have little trouble knowing who are the bad guys: They'd be anyone else with a weapon.

However, what if it were to happen in a place where there are numerous private citizens who are carrying.

How will you (and all the other CCWs) be certain of which person with a gun you should shoot?

What measures (if any) can be taken to prevent the wrong people from being shot by well-meaning, good samaritans?]]> LRRPF52 Wrote:To the topic of the 2A and this incident, as well as the one in France.

Notice the target selection. Places where guns are not allowed, or what I call "Gun Spree Zones". Soft targets with high population density are perfect for savage vermin like this, who are looking to create the maximum body count.

So there is something you can do just by being armed and trained. Here in Utah, teachers and other employees carry concealed on school campus. Many instructors provide free training for them.I'm not sure if this is the best sub-forum for a question I have, but since I don't know where better to post it, here goes.

If you should find yourself in the midst of a terrorist shooting incident a la Paris or San Bernardino, and (as in the movie, Die Hard) you're the only good guy with a gun, you would have little trouble knowing who are the bad guys: They'd be anyone else with a weapon.

However, what if it were to happen in a place where there are numerous private citizens who are carrying.

How will you (and all the other CCWs) be certain of which person with a gun you should shoot?

What measures (if any) can be taken to prevent the wrong people from being shot by well-meaning, good samaritans?]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=10266 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:04:10 -0700 LRRPF52]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=10266
If you are having a mechanical problem with your firearm....

ALWAYS keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction.

If hot brass flies down into your shirt, jacket, bra, or wife beater...

ALWAYS keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction.

I saw the brass go down a scantily clad girl's shirt in the summer, and prepared to hit the deck before the impending 270 degree muzzle sweep that usually accompanies those incidents.]]>
If you are having a mechanical problem with your firearm....

ALWAYS keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction.

If hot brass flies down into your shirt, jacket, bra, or wife beater...

ALWAYS keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction.

I saw the brass go down a scantily clad girl's shirt in the summer, and prepared to hit the deck before the impending 270 degree muzzle sweep that usually accompanies those incidents.]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=8883 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 11:50:34 -0700 NugginFutz]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=8883

[video]http://youtu.be/xDwQ8DxsALA[/video]

Failure chain...

1. Person who brought it in for trade.
2. Person who took the weapon on trade.
3. Smith who checked weapon for function (if they even do that in this store).
4. Clerk who presented weapon for examination.
5. Officer who examined weapon while shopping it.

People need to be careful handling weapons - no matter the circumstances. We've all been told that there is "no such thing as an unloaded weapon", and here's why.]]>

[video]http://youtu.be/xDwQ8DxsALA[/video]

Failure chain...

1. Person who brought it in for trade.
2. Person who took the weapon on trade.
3. Smith who checked weapon for function (if they even do that in this store).
4. Clerk who presented weapon for examination.
5. Officer who examined weapon while shopping it.

People need to be careful handling weapons - no matter the circumstances. We've all been told that there is "no such thing as an unloaded weapon", and here's why.]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=1529 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:36:34 -0700 LRRPF52]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=1529
[video=youtube;bvAvth2sMHc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvAvth2sMHc[/video]]]>
[video=youtube;bvAvth2sMHc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvAvth2sMHc[/video]]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=184 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:42:57 -0600 LR1955]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=184
Thought I would open a new thread on flinching / choking as it seems that is the way the old thread is heading.

Some good comments about how guys deal with flinching.

Shooting a rifle that doesn't beat the crap out of you or downloading to reduce recoil are mechanical fixes. IMHO the easiest fix is a mechanical one.

Dry firing probably doesn't do much because when a guy dry fires, he knows he won't get whacked by recoil and there won't be noise. Most people who dry fire normally see (literally) the difference in their hold between dry firing and actually shooting.

GM commented that it seems like his last shot is the one that gives him problems.

Why does a guy choke on a shot? The reasons really are mental. Mostly because a guy shifts his attention from an external focus to an inward focus. Instead of attending to sight picture, he starts to worry about recoil, noise, or the fact that his sight picture is jumping around his intended aim point. Or he knows he just fired a number of great shots and his focus shifts to "fear of what may happen instead of seeing what will happen." When this happens, and it can happen real fast as we all know, the only thing that may keep the disaster from happening is that 2% luck.

So, how do you guys contend this problem?

LR55]]>
Thought I would open a new thread on flinching / choking as it seems that is the way the old thread is heading.

Some good comments about how guys deal with flinching.

Shooting a rifle that doesn't beat the crap out of you or downloading to reduce recoil are mechanical fixes. IMHO the easiest fix is a mechanical one.

Dry firing probably doesn't do much because when a guy dry fires, he knows he won't get whacked by recoil and there won't be noise. Most people who dry fire normally see (literally) the difference in their hold between dry firing and actually shooting.

GM commented that it seems like his last shot is the one that gives him problems.

Why does a guy choke on a shot? The reasons really are mental. Mostly because a guy shifts his attention from an external focus to an inward focus. Instead of attending to sight picture, he starts to worry about recoil, noise, or the fact that his sight picture is jumping around his intended aim point. Or he knows he just fired a number of great shots and his focus shifts to "fear of what may happen instead of seeing what will happen." When this happens, and it can happen real fast as we all know, the only thing that may keep the disaster from happening is that 2% luck.

So, how do you guys contend this problem?

LR55]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=157 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:08:42 -0600 LR1955]]> https://65grendel.com/showthread.php?tid=157
There is a saying that goes something like this.

Marksmanship is 95% mental, 3% physical, and 2% luck.

Your opinions on this saying? Look at it in terms of your own experience and please do state the conditions as I think the percentages vary according to conditions.

LR55]]>
There is a saying that goes something like this.

Marksmanship is 95% mental, 3% physical, and 2% luck.

Your opinions on this saying? Look at it in terms of your own experience and please do state the conditions as I think the percentages vary according to conditions.

LR55]]>