What did you buy this week?

sdandrea1 · 2019-05-29T20:32:12+00:00

I thought we had a thread for this, but couldn't find it. What did you buy today?

sdandrea1

backinit Winter is Coming"

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Walterjn

I picked up one more set of hearing protection, 3 pairs of eye protection, another box of projectiles.
I also picked up a couple new foam polishing pads, some sandpaper, some canned air duster.
Going to teach a friend and her daughter to shoot this weekend. Hence the 3rd set of hearing protection and 3 pairs of eye protection. Eyes and ears must be protected.

Bravopilot

Walterjn Add chest protecter😂😎 Be careful sir. Always nervous with first time shooters. My first time was in the Marines at 300 yds with an M-16. Could barely see the target, WTF? Qualified.

Walterjn

Bravopilot starting them with 22lr. Nothing that will hurt them from recoil. If they wish to try 223, I'll make that happen. I'd rather they have next to no recoil no matter how loosely they hold on to the rifle, and be able to see the hits on the target. I'll probably start them at about 50 yards as well. The hearing protection is electronic so we will be able to talk and not take them off.
The 7 mag is not happening for them right now. Maybe later if they enjoy themselves and want to go more. At that point I'll probably teach them how to operate my pistol as well, start off in 22 and if they are comfortable, let them try 45.

sdandrea1

Bravopilot My first time was in the Marines at 300 yds with an M-16. Could barely see the target, WTF? Qualified.

US Army here. Ft Jackson SC Basic July 1974. I was already a fairly accurate rifleman from my Junior NRA days at Langley AFB at age 10-12. I was used to 50 feet though. 300 yards seemed like a LOOOONG way but I qualified 1st try. M-16 is $$👍

Typhoon

Bravopilot Add chest protecter😂😎 Be careful sir. Always nervous with first time shooters.

We wear these at the course when I’m outside the pro shop.

Weirfan

500 square feet of LVP

Jelopster

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mulegolf

sdandrea1 Bravopilot My first time was in the Marines at 300 yds with an M-16. Could barely see the target, WTF? Qualified.

US Army here. Ft Jackson SC Basic July 1974. I was already a fairly accurate rifleman from my Junior NRA days at Langley AFB at age 10-12. I was used to 50 feet though. 300 yards seemed like a LOOOONG way but I qualified 1st try. M-16 is $$👍

I was OK but not great with a rifle but I could hit a running gopher at 50-60 feet with a .22 pistol. My dad on the other hand was great with a rifle. Shooting a .22 rifle as a young guy, he could toss a penny in the air and hit it. He used to stick wooden matches in a fence post and light them by shooting the tips. One of my uncles was so sure of his skill that he would take an empty .22 shell box between two of his fingers and back off about 100 feet and let my dad shoot it out of his fingers. In the army during WWII he earned an expert rifleman pin. I don't know if that's actually anything great but he
was fairly proud of it, and so was I.

Eguller

sdandrea1 US Army here. Ft Jackson SC Basic July 1974. I was already a fairly accurate rifleman

Ft Jackson also for basic. I have minor color vision issues, so if the target moved ( popped up), I could nail it from any distance. Shot expert, only because the targets moved. 🥴.
They wanted me to advance, but I signed up for Language School. 👍

azgreg

backinit "Winter is Coming"

Not soon enough.

Walterjn

Typhoon shit, sounds like you need those and Kevlar helmets.

Typhoon

backinit "Winter is Coming"

You live in Maine, you were chopping firewood in July. You guys get “white caps” on the water in your bathtub. Your summer is July 20-21… then it’s winter again until July 20 of the following year.

So you even bother to take the tire chains off?

backinit

Typhoon What are tire chains?

sdandrea1

Crabgrass killer

Par4QC

sdandrea1 My yard has gone to Hell also. Way too much rain. Not sure what I have but it no longer looks like grass. I mowed yesterday and it is some gnarly crap. I'm going back out today, lower the blade, and scalp that shit to kill it.
I tried the 'humane' method before, now it's pissed me off.

sdandrea1

Par4QC

I have nothing BUT crabgrass. Gonna replant the entire yard later next month.

colej

Par4QC

Most of the brand new grass I put down had issues due to all the rain we got. It got a fungus and I had to treat it with a fungicide and a few weeks later I reseeded spots that died off.

Par4QC

sdandrea1 I'd like to think you've been reimbursed for the sodding, plus maybe something for what you're going to go through. That general contractor.......🤔

sdandrea1

Par4QC I'd like to think you've been reimbursed for the sodding, plus maybe something for what you're going to go through. That general contractor.......

I signed away any rights before closing. They're only liable for getting the sod laid and rooted, which they did. If I could prove it was infected with 50% crabgrass, I might have a case. I knew I didn't stand a chance. Laying new sod in late June - no irrigation system install until late July - 2 weeks of the hottest and dryest weather going back decades right before irrigation is installed - perfect storm for sod failure.

Typhoon

Grass… I Fertilized in April and May. Normally depending on Rain I might hit it again I’m June but definitely in July with Merit added in for grubs. This year I did only April and May. Last week I put down straight fertilizer because it was finally getting a bit cooler.

I’m wondering if Par4qc has the Spurge weed growing. I have it and it’s a bitch to get rid of. I buy my products from Site One and my buddy Rob had me buy Speedzone to get rid of it and other weeds. He said Ortho weed b gone is good for dandilions and that’s about it. I pulled out a lot of the spurge but I need to spray now. It’s lethal shit.

Par4QC

Typhoon Spurge weed

I have that out back, along the house and in driveway seams. Nothing.....gets rid of it. In fact, some of the products make it flourish even more!!
I did a salt/vinegar mixture. I did the Roundup. I even did(having grown up on a farm) straight ol' gasoline 😲. That shit is still there.

The front and back yards have crabgrass. Getting to the point the whole front is.
No rain in the forecast, so I'm going to scalp that shit today. But, overnights have been low temps and the grass is still wet even right now. Temps are heading back into the 90's in a couple days, so we'll see how this goes.
Gotta give the neighbors something to talk about. I'm sure they wonder about me already, having to mow 2-3 times/week.

Typhoon

Par4QC I’ll let you know how Speedway does on it.

LBlack14

Par4QC white vinegar, dawn and salt will kill anything, especially spurge. It can also ruin the rubber gaskets in your spray tank, depending on what you use. Which is why I like to use Spectracide.😁

Par4QC

sdandrea1 I've never had it before, so it may not be something that was in the sod anyway. Not sure how this crap develops, just on it's own. I have noticed the next door neighbor has it also though.

I'm heading out now to do a 'hit-run' on that shit. 😅

Typhoon

sdandrea1 I don’t know the growing season there but here in April I use Fertilizer with Dimension. Then the next treatment a month or so later is the same. I do the perimeter around driveway, sidewalk and walk 2x. You do the perimeter twice because the crabgrass likes it there because of the heat coming off the pavement.

See if you have a “Site One” place down there. It’s commercial grade products and much cheaper than Lowes and Home Depot believe it or not.

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