The Old Man Can Still Shoot Straight

[Joel Russo]

Thanks guys. I need to find him a part time job... ever since he retired, he thinks I should be too.

[royinidaho]

Great post!!!

Around here, I'm the Old Man!

The post gives me hope.

[jtkratzer]

Awesome! I'd love to find some spots local to the Lancaster area to do some shooting like this. I'd need some instruction as I've never shot beyond 500.

[Joel Russo]

You should have a ton of farms in your area that would allow 500 yards plus...Start knocking on some doors, get permission, and I'll be happy to give you some instruction.

[jtkratzer]

Originally Posted by Joel Russo

You should have a ton of farms in your area that would allow 500 yards plus...Start knocking on some doors, get permission, and I'll be happy to give you some instruction.

I started using Google Maps with satellite to find places that looked promising for archery. I do need to do some knocking.

[Immortal]

Awesome shooting by your father. Nice pics of the country too.

BTW, tell me more about the rifle set ups you guys use.

Thanks.

[Joel Russo]

Originally Posted by Immortal

BTW, tell me more about the rifle set ups you guys use.

Thanks.

The rifles you see in the pictures are both 7mm's. One is a wildcat based off the .300 Wby, and the other is a 7 RUM. The one in the bench stock is the 7 RUM. At 84 years old, my father has difficulty shooting prone.. I found the best way for him to be successful in shooting this far, is to have him shoot from a portable bench. I've since replaced the NSX on the 7 RUM with a Schmidt & Bender. It's much easier on his eyes when the old groundhogs want to play "jack in the box".