"Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!"

[yqtszhj]

She's a sweetheart, but loves to hunt lizards. That photo was taken as we were heading back. We were out about three hours that morning. I carry some water with me, but they usually get their last when we're about a three quarter of the way back. They were probably ready for more when we got to the Jeep. We can't do the long walks or hikes once it starts to heat up, the ground just gets too hot. I've being taking them each out for about a mile after 10:00PM, but it was still in the mid 80's last night. I'll be moving that to about 4:00AM soon...the forecast calls for 117F Saturday.

Regards,
Greg

Everytime you post a picture like this I ask myself why I continue to live in the hot humid south??? Nice view for sure.

[Armybrat]

Those Sentinels are good little camp guns. I inherited this one from a family friend - first got to shoot it on his Oklahoma ranch in 1956. I recently traded it to my brother as part of a deal for his Colt SAA:

[gb6491]

Everytime you post a picture like this I ask myself why I continue to live in the hot humid south??? Nice view for sure.

Well shoot, head on out, there is still space available

Those Sentinels are good little camp guns. I inherited this one from a family friend - first got to shoot it on his Oklahoma ranch in 1956. I recently traded it to my brother as part of a deal for his Colt SAA:

That's a good looking Sentinel! Nice barrel length as well. Thanks for sharing that photo

Though it's a "JC Higgens" badged gun, I've a long barrel High Standard Double Nine. It's about as quiet as a rifle to shoot.

Regards,
Greg

[Bawanna]

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[Bawanna]

Greg, about how far you have to drive to get where you take these photos and do the dog walk, hikes.

[Armybrat]

Beautiful desert photos. You are lucky to have wide open public lands to mess around on. Here in Texas, almost all the countryside is privately owned. Luckily for us, my family owns a number of small "ranchette" & acreage properties (30 - 80 acres) around central Texas. My own piece of land (25 acres) is too close to residential areas and the Circuit of the Americas race track to do any shooting. I'd like to sell mine to buy a quarter section further out - much further, as ranch land within 100 miles of Austin goes for at least $10,000 an acre and up - especially in the Hill Country west of here.

My grandson shooting a Double Nine (the fake ejector housing was removed long ago, and it has wood Ruger grip panels whittled to fit). His eye protection wouldn't fit with those cheap earmuffs though. Son took him out to a friend's place near Cherokee, which is a really impoverished lookin' little town:

[gb6491]

Greg, about how far you have to drive to get where you take these photos and do the dog walk, hikes.

East of us there is some desert about 500 yards away. The photo with the Jeep is about 20 miles to the east...we do a lot of hiking out that way as there are less fools with ATVs, motorcycles, and guns the farther out you get. That photo of the dogs is about 5 miles northeast of our house, headed out that way we hit the desert at about a mile and a half. The last photo is about 50 miles north of us. Most of the desert south of us is the Barry Goldwater Air Force Range. West is Yuma.
This about two miles from the house:

A couple of sunsets from over there:


Regards,
Greg

[Bawanna]

Way cool. Your right in the midst of it. 117 degrees thought, that's hot. Damn hot!

[gb6491]

Beautiful desert photos. You are lucky to have wide open public lands to mess around on. Here in Texas, almost all the countryside is privately owned. Luckily for us, my family owns a number of small "ranchette" & acreage properties (30 - 80 acres) around central Texas. My own piece of land (25 acres) is too close to residential areas and the Circuit of the Americas race track to do any shooting. I'd like to sell mine to buy a quarter section further out - much further, as ranch land within 100 miles of Austin goes for at least $10,000 an acre and up - especially in the Hill Country west of here.

My grandson shooting a Double Nine (the fake ejector housing was removed long ago, and it has wood Ruger grip panels whittled to fit). His eye protection wouldn't fit with those cheap earmuffs though. Son took him out to a friend's place near Cherokee, which is a really impoverished lookin' little town:

Great photo...I think many of us survived a youth without shooting glasses.
We are fortunate to have some public land available as there is a lot of farming in the area. Barry Goldwater Range takes up a huge amount of land, as does the Yuma Proving Grounds...and there is an Indian reservation. KOFA Wildlife Refuge does not allow any target/casual shooting, but you can hunt there during the appropriate season.
Here's hoping you find some property you like!
Regards,
Greg

[gb6491]

Way cool. Your right in the midst of it. 117 degrees thought, that's hot. Damn hot!

Yeah, that does get your attention....back in the day, if you working on the flight line, you had to wear gloves to touch the Harriers. Somebody wised up and they have shade structures for them to park in now...still the heat can be a killer if you are not careful.
Regards,
Greg