Desert pics!

[Booshanky]

Me and the wife took the AR out to the desert this weekend and I got to fire it for the first time. Ran absolutely flawlessly. I'm super pleased with this rifle. More pics and specs of the rifle in the link in my sig.

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[Bowser]

Cool. I wished I lived near the desert.

[Booshanky]

I don't. It's a 2 and a half hour drive. But it's worth it!

[Voo]

nice! good stuff that your girl that loves to shoot..smile on her face is bigger than yours!

[saigon1965]

That first pic from the angle looks like she was going to put one thru the back of your skull man and burry you out there. Good times it looks like.

[Booshanky]

Haha, yeah, I wanted to make the background blurred so I used a really large aperture, but that can really do a number on perspective sometimes.

I really lucked out. She genuinely likes shooting. That's her gun she's using.

[saigon1965]

Cool, had the camera on a tripod then. Thought you had friends with you.

[Booshanky]

Cool, had the camera on a tripod then. Thought you had friends with you.



Yeah, I usually don't put people downrange when we're shooting. ;)

[BroncoBob]

Looks like some one had some major fun in the sun.

[eow12212012]

Haha, yeah, I wanted to make the background blurred so I used a really large aperture, but that can really do a number on perspective sometimes.

I really lucked out. She genuinely likes shooting. That's her gun she's using.

Good pic, what lens where you using, looks like maybe a 70-200 2.8 L canon or nikon

[Booshanky]

Good pic, what lens where you using, looks like maybe a 70-200 2.8 L canon or nikon


Close, 24-70 2.8L.

[eow12212012]

Cool, that's one sweet lens. I've used the f4 300L and the 70-200L f2.8 the 2.8 is a sweet lens.

[Booshanky]

Yeah, it's my primary lens right now. I want to get the 10-22 EFS to fill my wide and ultra wide angle needs, and then I was looking to get something in the 70-200 or 300 range for my telephoto.

But money money money!

[cobra198]

Nice pics. Looks like a good time! Wish I lived near the desert!

[IGOTDIRT4U]

Nice pics. Looks like a good time! Wish I lived near the desert!

It would be about the same drive as getting out past the Tracy area.

[1lostinspace]

Cool pic's bro love your AR

[Full Clip]

A classic portrait of a modern American couple.
Great!

[Blue]

The smirk on your wifes face is priceless :rofl2:

[doughboy334]

nice AR!

[USN CHIEF]

What an great wife you have. Mine used to go with me shooting all the time until we had our baby, now we are just waiting for my baby to get big enough for us to go shooting as a family.

[kentomatic]

where is that? i didn't know there were places in california that you could just shoot out in the open?

[fusionstar]

California has so many places to shoot compared to other sates, public land is abundant... its a shame we are bound by a ball n' chain.

[battleship]

BRO, if you dont look like the mug shot of the Zodiac Killer. nice famliy pics though.

[PolishMike]

now we are just waiting for my baby to get big enough for us to go shooting as a family.

I've heard HGH does wonders for babies.

[Lateralus]

you are the most awesome couple ever. Drinks on me if your in Sac :cheers:

[Booshanky]

BRO, if you dont look like the mug shot of the Zodiac Killer. nice famliy pics though.

Wow, zodiac killer huh? Never heard that one before.....

[Booshanky]

you are the most awesome couple ever. Drinks on me if your in Sac :cheers:


Thank you, thank you. We try. ;)

[Fjold]

Great timing on the photos, you caught the wife in recoil each time.

[Booshanky]

Great timing on the photos, you caught the wife in recoil each time.

Yeah, the camera's got a countdown timer so we just listen for when the shutter is about to flip and start firing.

You can see in the 2nd and third pictures I've got two cases flying through the air. I was going for three but I was trying to keep a sort of tight group.

I really like that rifle a lot. Something really satisfying about putting something like that together yourself, having it be exactly what you want, and having it work flawlessly.

I'm taking it down to the range this weekend to get it sighted in properly. We'll see how accurate it is.

[V8toytruck]

Me and the wife took the AR out to the desert this weekend and I got to fire it for the first time. Ran absolutely flawlessly. I'm super pleased with this rifle. More pics and specs of the rifle in the link in my sig.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/matich/SDB3UMqjAaI/AAAAAAAAUKM/G_DazMDdYyE/s800/IMG_4824.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/matich/SDB3U8qjAbI/AAAAAAAAUKY/22Jep8EuGJQ/s800/IMG_4825.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/matich/SDB3VsqjAcI/AAAAAAAAUKk/_TytyQtEZps/s800/IMG_4826.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/matich/SDB3WcqjAdI/AAAAAAAAUKw/IBQzi-b4_ac/s800/IMG_4852.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/matich/SDB3XsqjAfI/AAAAAAAAULI/HobLNPsZNHE/s800/IMG_4854.JPG



Are you Scott D.? If not I use to work with a guy that looked very similar. Hodge Rd?

[Booshanky]

Are you Scott D.? If not I use to work with a guy that looked very similar. Hodge Rd?

Nope, sorry to disappoint.

[chokeyourself!]

what location are you shooting at? i'm near LA and a few hours away is okay for me.

[rksimple]

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[justinLB]

Sweet pictures, gotta love your wifes grin. Did you camp out or just go for the day?

[Booshanky]

Sweet pictures, gotta love your wifes grin. Did you camp out or just go for the day?

WE have a shack out in the middle of nowhere so we usually go out there, stay the night and then get up really early in the morning to shoot before it gets too hot.

[ARRRR-15]

Awesome photos. I like how you got multiple shells in mid air.

By the way, your Tattical setup looks pretty cool.:D(yes pun intended, I know, I'm lame)

[callofduty4]

Nice pics and nice AR.

[Rugerman]

Nice AR! What company is forend rail made by?

[Booshanky]

Thanks. It's a specter length lightweight rail made by Yankee Hill Machine.

[N_S]

Her grip on that Beretta looks really slippery.

Looks like it's almost flying right out of her hand.

[X-NewYawker]

Canon 70-200 f4 IS lens -- sharp as the 2.8 but half the price. If you shoot outside you will do fine with the f4 and the IS gives your three stops of steadiness. They do sell the tripod ring separately, tho, but with it and a good tripod you are golden.

[Booshanky]

Boy you really pay for the IS don't you? The version of that lens sans-IS is like 560, but that one is almost 1100.

Eh, we'll see if I can get the wife to sign off on it.

[Dwikkles]

I promise I will add some pics of me and my ol' lady after Vegas this weekend.

Provided we remember the camera.It'll be our first shoot with or brand spanky new AR

[Dwikkles]

We went to Vegas and broke-in the new AR

Thanks a mil to J&J Armory in Santa Ana. There is no better place to buy anything that has to do with AR's.

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[kittycat]

^^^^ Awww... geez Dwikkles you are one HOT man! ;)

Muah~!

P.S. J and J Armory is the greatest!

[kittycat]

Here are a couple vids. :)


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[Casual Observer]

Awesome Cat. Glad to see you put her to good use! :cool:

Let me know if there's anything you want tweaked after shooting it. We'll get you taken care of.

[Harbinger]

Booshanky: Shattering the 'California Liberal' paradigm, one round of .223 at a time. ;)

Great pics, man!

Mike

[Booshanky]

Booshanky: Shattering the 'California Liberal' paradigm, one round of .223 at a time. ;)

Great pics, man!

Mike



Just doin my part. ;)

[kittycat]

Awesome Cat. Glad to see you put her to good use! :cool:

Let me know if there's anything you want tweaked after shooting it. We'll get you taken care of.

Awww thanks. Yes, I heart it very much! We're actually going to shoot it again today.

Thanks so much!!! You taught me a lot... still learning though. :)

[tacticalcity]

Dude, did your Wife do those "this is what the ATF should be" pictures where she is smoking and there is a bottle of Jack Daniels and an AK on the table? That picture was great!!! She looks like the woman in those pictures.

[Booshanky]

Dude, did your Wife do those "this is what the ATF should be" pictures where she is smoking and there is a bottle of Jack Daniels and an AK on the table? That picture was great!!! She looks like the woman in those pictures.

She didn't make those photos. I took them and someone photoshopped the text in, but yes, that's her.

[Dwikkles]

Hey Boo, where do you shoot pistol at?

Mainly asking about the place in ur Avatar

[Booshanky]

Hey Boo, where do you shoot pistol at?

Mainly asking about the place in ur Avatar

IIRC the place in my avatar is Insight range off the 91 and the 605. But I did have a membership at the Firing Line in Huntington Beach for a year too so it could be there.

EDIT: I'm pretty sure it's Insight now that I look at it. The backdrop is much further than the Firing Line.

I live up in West LA now though, so I typically shoot at the LAX range whenever I get around to it. Or I just go to an outdoor range like Angeles or Burro so I can shoot all my guns.

[Dwikkles]

Yeh must be cause I go to Firing Line now cause I live a block down from it.

Looks nice at Insight.

Yeh we go to Angeles mostly and Burro now and then.

[hitman_13]

FYI Don't use your magazine as a gun rest or bi-pot

[Dwikkles]

Thanks but no thanks bro.I can do the shooting around here.

I know what i'm doin.

FYI Don't use your magazine as a gun rest or bi-pot

[NiteQwill]

Dwikkles, where in Vegas did you shoot? I'm familiar with the area (grew up there) but every time I visit, more and more stuff is popping up in the deserts where I used to shoot rabbits as a kid.

Resting your mag on the ground will lead to jams, just FYI. On the first pic, bring your support hand forward and your firing elbow in, rifle butt a little higher. It's uncomfortable as hell at first but shot placement will increase 1000% guaranteed. :)

[hitman_13]

Try listen to the ARMY expert. They know what they talking about.:patriot:

[Dwikkles]

OK if you take the 15 to Vegas and pass right through the city and continue about 15 minutes outside of it you will get of on the 91 N i believe it is,which is right near this large power station.Head up that road about 5-7 minutes and you'll see a large gravel turnout on the right hand side after a pretty hard curve.

There's alot of little gravel shoulder spots but only one major one.Last time I went some guy in a trailer was living back there so you might see that in the desert.

Then just drive back to the hills and you'll see a million shells on the ground at the spot.

It's really fun and we wanna go again asap!

[Dwikkles]

Oh ok,my bad.

I was going with the Matine Corps that I was in but nevermnd that.

Try listen to the ARMY expert. They know what they talking about.:patriot:

[Dwikkles]

Just kidding man =)

I was sighting in and my elbows were killing me from that rocky *** ground.

Tried to keep it padded

[NiteQwill]

OK if you take the 15 to Vegas and pass right through the city and continue about 15 minutes outside of it you will get of on the 91 N i believe it is,which is right near this large power station.Head up that road about 5-7 minutes and you'll see a large gravel turnout on the right hand side after a pretty hard curve.

There's alot of little gravel shoulder spots but only one major one.Last time I went some guy in a trailer was living back there so you might see that in the desert.

Then just drive back to the hills and you'll see a million shells on the ground at the spot.

It's really fun and we wanna go again asap!

91N or 93N?
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Las+Vegas,+NV&ie=UTF8&ll=36.412994,-114.884033&spn=0.32105,0.554123&z=11

I appreciate the info!

[NiteQwill]

Just kidding man =)

I was sighting in and my elbows were killing me from that rocky *** ground.

Tried to keep it padded
They didn't issue you elbow pads in the Marine Corps ;)

Semper Fi

[Dwikkles]

Oh crap i'm sorry man!

Yeh 93N

Try looking at Satelite view and see if you can find it.

[Dwikkles]

Hell we'd love to have a shoot there if we can get some people together.

Anybody up to it in the next month or so?

Maybe we should start an invite thread?