Introduce myself

bluetruck99 · 07-08-2005, 08:51 PM

i am new here and new to shooting so i thought i'd introduce myself. My name is Ryan and i am 20 years old and i just took up shooting. my grandfather passed away from lung cancer on x-mas eve of 2k4 and i inherited his single shot bolt action 22. it was fun to go shoot it for a while but i decided to give it to my dad because of the sentemental value. yesterday i bought a Ruger 10/22 with black stock and stainless barrel. i took it shootign today and really enjoyed it. i look foward to modifying it to suit my needs. i just wanted to say hi to all of you and i look foward to learning a lot from you. ~Ryan
(the blue truck is my intense pearl blue 99 dodge dakota R/T w/ 5.9L magnum engine)

jerry · 07-08-2005, 08:54 PM

welcome.
A lot of gun info here. Sometimes we go on a tangent, but stick around it can be fun

rebel727 · 07-08-2005, 08:55 PM

If there's one gun that lends itself to mods it's a 10/22. The accessories for it are overwhelming. Plus it's a great shooter out of the box. Good choice and welcome to the forums.
Just out of curiosity, what was the single shot?

Apollyon67 · 07-08-2005, 09:24 PM

Hi Bluetruck99 Welcome to the group, I am sure you will find many interesting threads on this forum, even some about guns and game. Anything in particular you want to do to your ruger, like maybe a long range varmint gun?

ruger22com · 07-09-2005, 04:00 AM

Welcome!

Here is what your ruger 10/22 will look like after you get the bug .....only the receiver & trigger housing is original, and I stripped the paint off of those!!

bluetruck99 · 07-09-2005, 06:00 AM

1st. ^ that is a nice looking gun. i think a gun like that gets props before you even put holes into anything. but i do have a question- the metal thing hanging down in front of the trigger guard, is that an extended mag release?
i am looking to make a dependable gun for plinking and short-medium range target shooting. (maybe long range eventually but i'm not that great of a shot yet.) I'm not into hunting (not opposed to it just never been) but i would definatly kill any critter eating stuff in my vegetable garden. based on what you all said on the ruger forum i am looking into getting a new trigger, auto bolt release, ext. mag release, and a scope. im sure i won't stop there. its nice to meet all of you and i'm sure i'll lurk around and soak up as much info as i can about firearms.

rebel727 · 07-09-2005, 06:17 AM

Don't lurk. Come on in and get your feet wet.

ruger22com · 07-09-2005, 10:11 PM

Thanks on the project...yep, that is an extrended mag release hanging down.

Don't worry bout not hunting (for whatever reasons)..I don't hunt myself.
I shoot at a sweet 1,000 yard range where I can sit at a benchrest set-up, and don't have to worry bout gators or snakes....mostly either at 200 yards or at a 600 & 800 yard long range target (no, not with a .22 chuckle......I use a 7mm Remington Magnum for that)..and then some 50 and 100 yard spiner targets or golf balls with the .22's

Wanna know what may really help your accuracy and won't cost a dime?

Try shooting with and without the front barrel band (that holds the barrel to the stock), in about 90% of the cases it shoots better without it (it messes with the barrel vibration pattern)

also, don't get confused (a lot of new folks do)...replacing the "trigger" does not help much....replacing the HAMMER does help. the geometry involved between the trigger housing internal parts change when you replace the HAMMER. and in most cases will drop the amount of pull you must place on your trigger to make it fire from 8 or 9 pound to between 2 and 3 pounds.

Welcome!
Bob

7mmag6 · 07-09-2005, 11:35 PM

bob thats the sweetest looking ruger I ever did see yow

Dallas · 07-09-2005, 11:42 PM

Welcome on board, join the fun.

Dale · 07-10-2005, 10:27 AM

bluetruck99, a belated welcome to G&G.

As Bob mentioned in another post feel free to ask all the questions you might have.

Between us all you're bound to get many opinions and some good advice in general.

In some respects, in this day and age of the cybernet, you are very fortunate to have so many pools to fish in and information at the tips of your fingers.

When I was growing up if your family or friends didn't have the answers it was usually the library or 'hit and miss' that you found your answers.

So...again....welcome!

Mini Dawg · 07-10-2005, 03:02 PM

Allo. I'm also new to the site, so I thought I'd just jump on the bandwagon and introduce myself. =)

I'm Hounddawg's daughter (the one who got in trouble at school for wearing a Barrett shirt) and I'm 15 years old. I'm not particularly new to shooting, but compared to most of you, I'm just a newb. The only type of weapon I haven't fired would fall into the range of artillery and full auto. I was bitten by the shooting bug when I was 13 and in South Africa when Hounddawg let me fire a clone of the Browning Match .22. From then I've fired probably every commercially available calibre, from air rifles to the 50 BMG. That's the fortune part of knowing people in gun smithing and having them trust you enough to do test firing. Hounddawg works parttime at a gunsmithing shop with a shooting range, and it was kind of put onto my shoulders to test fire/sight in the reparied weapons, unless of course Hounddawg thinks they're unsafe to fire, in which case he doesn't let me.

I'm still in school and I'm a member of the AFJROTC program. I can't decide whether to pursue a career in the military or as a wildlife journalist for magazines like NG. If I do go into the military, I want to go into the SpecOps units that require snipers, but I'm not sure how they would feel about a girl laying out people for the good of the greater community. If any of you read my post under Hounddawg's name in the Military Firearms - .50 Sniper Video, you would know that yesterday I fired a Barrett Model 99 and I am still in ecstasy over it, nor was it too bad of a shot. =)

I currently own four rifles and one pistol. I have a Colt .22 Match Pistol, a Crossman air rifle, a K31 (Schmidt Rubin) Karabiner 7.5x55, Spanish made Kentucky long rifle in .45 calibre, and a Hawken rifle in .50 calibre. That will be my muzzleloading hunting rifle and the K31 will be my centerfire hunting rifle.

I gues you could say that I'm pretty normal for a teenager, but I don't embrace any of the stupid liberal ideas of gun control and spending my life indoors like most of the pasty kids of today who sit glued to their tv's and computers. I don't know where I'm going to find a boyfriend who isn't pure white from lurking in the darkness of their rooms all day, little vampires with no backbone. -.- I'm very competitive and I've already won one competition (informal) with a borrowed .22 rifle of my grandfather's. I was the only person in my age group, so naturally I won that category hands down, and came in second to an old guy who was shooting an Anshutz and probably has been shooting over 45 years. I suspect that I beat most of the old guys, not because I shoot better, but because I see better. =D

I currently am working for the summer at a place called Dixie Woodworks. We make custom furniture, and practically anything else that is made with wood. My employers once made a whole kitchen outfit with suspended cabinets and it made an international woodworking magazine, so I guess I'm learning from the best. Right now I'm working on turnings for 10 chairs that will be going along with a 12 ft. dining room table, all made from quarter-sawn white oak. I've been working there for about 3 weeks, and I've only wrecked 2 pieces, which I guess it pretty good, seeing as I'm new to this.

Unlike most teenagers, I (at times) realize that I don't know everything and will sometimes follow the advice I ask you guys for. =P

Well...this is basically my story so far. It's not as long as most of yours, because, well, I'm still just a whelp. =D

Dale · 07-10-2005, 03:11 PM

well....!!!!....welcome Mini!

Glad to see some younger ideas coming along the right path.

From what I read (I liked the JRROTC thing)...mom and dad...AND yourself...have something to be proud of...YOU!

Welcome.

OK, guys, watch yer potty mouths now, he he he he he.

Someone is 'listening'. LOL

Thrawn · 07-10-2005, 03:50 PM

Welcome to the boards!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mini Dawg

Well...this is basically my story so far It's not as long as most of yours, because, well, I'm still just a whelp. =D

Don't be surprised if you find out that you're more mature than most of us.:lucky:

Oxford · 07-10-2005, 04:46 PM

Howdy and welcome Mini Dawg and bluetruck99 :right: Always glad to see new members introduce themselves right up front. Gets you off to a great start. But...you'll need weeks to learn about all the regulars on G&G. :nod:

Mini Dawg...I admire your spirit, enthusiasm and determination for your activities. And...I was interested in your latest job at the cabinet shop turning legs for furniture. Three weeks ago I was given an old wood lathe, Power Kraft (Montgomery Wards old brand), probably made around 1950 +/-, with capacities of 10" swing and 28" between centers. Since bringing it home I've totally disassembled every part that is possible to be taken apart and am in the process of totally reconditioning it to be returned as much like original as possible. That means it'll be painted gray and trimmed in red. I've had to remove more rust and grime than any power tool should ever have been allowed to accumulate...but hey...when I picked it up it was stored outside gathering dirt and moisture...not a good thing for sure. :insane:

Before stripping it down I tested it's operation and was able to turn a six inch nut bowl using the face plate and I turned a tool handle between centers. Everything seemed to work ok except the main headstock bearing, which I replaced.

Ok...nuff on wood turning...since this is a gun forum. I've got many hobbies since I'm a retired public high school teacher and later an adminstrator. When I was teaching I taught a variety shop courses, including wood working. Earlier in my career I also taught science courses as well as industrial education courses. I finished my career as director of operations of a large school district in the suburbs of Kansas City, MO and now I'm a full time volunteer of this and that, but spend one day each week, year around volunteering as a carpenter for Habitat For Humanity. My other interests are...tennis, babysitting with my grandkids, hunting, traveling, and of course collecting guns, and my wife and I have been married 44 years.

Ok...that's enough about me. Glad that you two have joined our group. Hope to see your posts in the future.

Ox :right:

Troy · 07-10-2005, 05:14 PM

a big ol "howzzit goin' eh?" to the both of you. look forward to hearing more from y'all.

rebel727 · 07-10-2005, 06:09 PM

Welcome lil lady. :right:

Apollyon67 · 07-10-2005, 09:47 PM

Hello Minidawg, I hope you enjoy the forum. Looks to me like you have a bit of talent for writing as well as a liking for the out-o-doors. Hope to read more of your posts soon.

alraicer · 07-31-2005, 10:47 PM

this is my third post. I am new to the forum but have been shooting for a long time now since I am in college and out of the house I am starting to build up my own personal safe since I cann't "raid" my dads collection right now all I have is a savage .22WMR.

Sav .250 · 08-02-2005, 08:44 AM

Bluetruck99:
Welcome.
Keep it pointed down range and Dodge trucks get no miles per gallon on gas. OK, maybe 11. I know i HAD one. Notice.....passed tense.

07-08-2005, 08:51 PM	#1
bluetruck99 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: TN Posts: 20 Trader Rating: (0)	Introduce myself i am new here and new to shooting so i thought i'd introduce myself. My name is Ryan and i am 20 years old and i just took up shooting. my grandfather passed away from lung cancer on x-mas eve of 2k4 and i inherited his single shot bolt action 22. it was fun to go shoot it for a while but i decided to give it to my dad because of the sentemental value. yesterday i bought a Ruger 10/22 with black stock and stainless barrel. i took it shootign today and really enjoyed it. i look foward to modifying it to suit my needs. i just wanted to say hi to all of you and i look foward to learning a lot from you. ~Ryan (the blue truck is my intense pearl blue 99 dodge dakota R/T w/ 5.9L magnum engine)

07-08-2005, 08:54 PM	#2
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,760 Trader Rating: (0)	welcome. A lot of gun info here. Sometimes we go on a tangent, but stick around it can be fun __________________

07-08-2005, 08:55 PM	#3
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 1,512 Trader Rating: (0)	If there's one gun that lends itself to mods it's a 10/22. The accessories for it are overwhelming. Plus it's a great shooter out of the box. Good choice and welcome to the forums. Just out of curiosity, what was the single shot? __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

07-08-2005, 09:24 PM	#4
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,228 Trader Rating: (0)	Hi Bluetruck99 Welcome to the group, I am sure you will find many interesting threads on this forum, even some about guns and game. Anything in particular you want to do to your ruger, like maybe a long range varmint gun? __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

07-09-2005, 04:00 AM	#5
ruger22com Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mobile Alabama Posts: 723 Trader Rating: (0)	Welcome! Here is what your ruger 10/22 will look like after you get the bug .....only the receiver & trigger housing is original, and I stripped the paint off of those!! __________________ www.CheapGunParts.com http://ruger22.com/art/banners/tiny.gif Home of the "YELLOW JACKET" Bolt Buffer and Takedown Bolts! Free Shipping & Lifetime Warranty! Last edited by ruger22com; 07-09-2005 at 04:13 AM.

07-09-2005, 06:00 AM	#6
bluetruck99 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: TN Posts: 20 Trader Rating: (0)	1st. ^ that is a nice looking gun. i think a gun like that gets props before you even put holes into anything. but i do have a question- the metal thing hanging down in front of the trigger guard, is that an extended mag release? i am looking to make a dependable gun for plinking and short-medium range target shooting. (maybe long range eventually but i'm not that great of a shot yet.) I'm not into hunting (not opposed to it just never been) but i would definatly kill any critter eating stuff in my vegetable garden. based on what you all said on the ruger forum i am looking into getting a new trigger, auto bolt release, ext. mag release, and a scope. im sure i won't stop there. its nice to meet all of you and i'm sure i'll lurk around and soak up as much info as i can about firearms.

07-09-2005, 06:17 AM	#7
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 1,512 Trader Rating: (0)	Don't lurk. Come on in and get your feet wet. __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

07-09-2005, 10:11 PM	#8
ruger22com Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mobile Alabama Posts: 723 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks on the project...yep, that is an extrended mag release hanging down. Don't worry bout not hunting (for whatever reasons)..I don't hunt myself. I shoot at a sweet 1,000 yard range where I can sit at a benchrest set-up, and don't have to worry bout gators or snakes....mostly either at 200 yards or at a 600 & 800 yard long range target (no, not with a .22 chuckle......I use a 7mm Remington Magnum for that)..and then some 50 and 100 yard spiner targets or golf balls with the .22's Wanna know what may really help your accuracy and won't cost a dime? Try shooting with and without the front barrel band (that holds the barrel to the stock), in about 90% of the cases it shoots better without it (it messes with the barrel vibration pattern) also, don't get confused (a lot of new folks do)...replacing the "trigger" does not help much....replacing the HAMMER does help. the geometry involved between the trigger housing internal parts change when you replace the HAMMER. and in most cases will drop the amount of pull you must place on your trigger to make it fire from 8 or 9 pound to between 2 and 3 pounds. Welcome! Bob __________________ www.CheapGunParts.com http://ruger22.com/art/banners/tiny.gif Home of the "YELLOW JACKET" Bolt Buffer and Takedown Bolts! Free Shipping & Lifetime Warranty!

07-09-2005, 11:35 PM	#9
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Trader Rating: (0)	bob thats the sweetest looking ruger I ever did see yow

07-09-2005, 11:42 PM	#10
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,591 Trader Rating: (0)	Welcome on board, join the fun.

07-10-2005, 10:27 AM	#11
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284 Trader Rating: (0)	bluetruck99, a belated welcome to G&G. As Bob mentioned in another post feel free to ask all the questions you might have. Between us all you're bound to get many opinions and some good advice in general. In some respects, in this day and age of the cybernet, you are very fortunate to have so many pools to fish in and information at the tips of your fingers. When I was growing up if your family or friends didn't have the answers it was usually the library or 'hit and miss' that you found your answers. So...again....welcome! __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

07-10-2005, 03:02 PM	#12
Mini Dawg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Trader Rating: (0)	Allo. I'm also new to the site, so I thought I'd just jump on the bandwagon and introduce myself. =) I'm Hounddawg's daughter (the one who got in trouble at school for wearing a Barrett shirt) and I'm 15 years old. I'm not particularly new to shooting, but compared to most of you, I'm just a newb. The only type of weapon I haven't fired would fall into the range of artillery and full auto. I was bitten by the shooting bug when I was 13 and in South Africa when Hounddawg let me fire a clone of the Browning Match .22. From then I've fired probably every commercially available calibre, from air rifles to the 50 BMG. That's the fortune part of knowing people in gun smithing and having them trust you enough to do test firing. Hounddawg works parttime at a gunsmithing shop with a shooting range, and it was kind of put onto my shoulders to test fire/sight in the reparied weapons, unless of course Hounddawg thinks they're unsafe to fire, in which case he doesn't let me. I'm still in school and I'm a member of the AFJROTC program. I can't decide whether to pursue a career in the military or as a wildlife journalist for magazines like NG. If I do go into the military, I want to go into the SpecOps units that require snipers, but I'm not sure how they would feel about a girl laying out people for the good of the greater community. If any of you read my post under Hounddawg's name in the Military Firearms - .50 Sniper Video, you would know that yesterday I fired a Barrett Model 99 and I am still in ecstasy over it, nor was it too bad of a shot. =) I currently own four rifles and one pistol. I have a Colt .22 Match Pistol, a Crossman air rifle, a K31 (Schmidt Rubin) Karabiner 7.5x55, Spanish made Kentucky long rifle in .45 calibre, and a Hawken rifle in .50 calibre. That will be my muzzleloading hunting rifle and the K31 will be my centerfire hunting rifle. I gues you could say that I'm pretty normal for a teenager, but I don't embrace any of the stupid liberal ideas of gun control and spending my life indoors like most of the pasty kids of today who sit glued to their tv's and computers. I don't know where I'm going to find a boyfriend who isn't pure white from lurking in the darkness of their rooms all day, little vampires with no backbone. -.- I'm very competitive and I've already won one competition (informal) with a borrowed .22 rifle of my grandfather's. I was the only person in my age group, so naturally I won that category hands down, and came in second to an old guy who was shooting an Anshutz and probably has been shooting over 45 years. I suspect that I beat most of the old guys, not because I shoot better, but because I see better. =D I currently am working for the summer at a place called Dixie Woodworks. We make custom furniture, and practically anything else that is made with wood. My employers once made a whole kitchen outfit with suspended cabinets and it made an international woodworking magazine, so I guess I'm learning from the best. Right now I'm working on turnings for 10 chairs that will be going along with a 12 ft. dining room table, all made from quarter-sawn white oak. I've been working there for about 3 weeks, and I've only wrecked 2 pieces, which I guess it pretty good, seeing as I'm new to this. Unlike most teenagers, I (at times) realize that I don't know everything and will sometimes follow the advice I ask you guys for. =P Well...this is basically my story so far. It's not as long as most of yours, because, well, I'm still just a whelp. =D

07-10-2005, 03:11 PM	#13
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284 Trader Rating: (0)	well....!!!!....welcome Mini! Glad to see some younger ideas coming along the right path. From what I read (I liked the JRROTC thing)...mom and dad...AND yourself...have something to be proud of...YOU! Welcome. OK, guys, watch yer potty mouths now, he he he he he. Someone is 'listening'. LOL __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

07-10-2005, 04:46 PM	#15
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 12,981 Trader Rating: (0)	Howdy and welcome Mini Dawg and bluetruck99 :right: Always glad to see new members introduce themselves right up front. Gets you off to a great start. But...you'll need weeks to learn about all the regulars on G&G. :nod: Mini Dawg...I admire your spirit, enthusiasm and determination for your activities. And...I was interested in your latest job at the cabinet shop turning legs for furniture. Three weeks ago I was given an old wood lathe, Power Kraft (Montgomery Wards old brand), probably made around 1950 +/-, with capacities of 10" swing and 28" between centers. Since bringing it home I've totally disassembled every part that is possible to be taken apart and am in the process of totally reconditioning it to be returned as much like original as possible. That means it'll be painted gray and trimmed in red. I've had to remove more rust and grime than any power tool should ever have been allowed to accumulate...but hey...when I picked it up it was stored outside gathering dirt and moisture...not a good thing for sure. :insane: Before stripping it down I tested it's operation and was able to turn a six inch nut bowl using the face plate and I turned a tool handle between centers. Everything seemed to work ok except the main headstock bearing, which I replaced. Ok...nuff on wood turning...since this is a gun forum. I've got many hobbies since I'm a retired public high school teacher and later an adminstrator. When I was teaching I taught a variety shop courses, including wood working. Earlier in my career I also taught science courses as well as industrial education courses. I finished my career as director of operations of a large school district in the suburbs of Kansas City, MO and now I'm a full time volunteer of this and that, but spend one day each week, year around volunteering as a carpenter for Habitat For Humanity. My other interests are...tennis, babysitting with my grandkids, hunting, traveling, and of course collecting guns, and my wife and I have been married 44 years. Ok...that's enough about me. Glad that you two have joined our group. Hope to see your posts in the future. Ox :right: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right". Last edited by Oxford; 07-10-2005 at 04:48 PM.

07-10-2005, 05:14 PM	#16
Troy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manitoba Canada Posts: 2,502 Trader Rating: (0)	a big ol "howzzit goin' eh?" to the both of you. look forward to hearing more from y'all.

07-10-2005, 06:09 PM	#17
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 1,512 Trader Rating: (0)	Welcome lil lady. :right: __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

07-10-2005, 09:47 PM	#18
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,228 Trader Rating: (0)	Hello Minidawg, I hope you enjoy the forum. Looks to me like you have a bit of talent for writing as well as a liking for the out-o-doors. Hope to read more of your posts soon. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

07-31-2005, 10:47 PM	#19
alraicer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 134 Trader Rating: (0)	this is my third post. I am new to the forum but have been shooting for a long time now since I am in college and out of the house I am starting to build up my own personal safe since I cann't "raid" my dads collection right now all I have is a savage .22WMR.

08-02-2005, 08:44 AM	#20
Sav .250 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Central Fla. Posts: 174 Trader Rating: (0)	Bluetruck99: Welcome. Keep it pointed down range and Dodge trucks get no miles per gallon on gas. OK, maybe 11. I know i HAD one. Notice.....passed tense.