2017 Bootstrap Prairie M14 clinic

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Bootstrap Prairie M14 clinic near Saskatoon around the end of May, 2017............who's interested? Same stuff planned as the last two years with some added fun tossed in. The usual fix & tune and a whole lot of shooting. M14 Medic will be there leading the yoga & cardio every day and also blessing us with his knowledge (and extensive M14 tooling). I believe he will have a few surprises for us as well.

Clinic will run Friday evening / Saturday morning and shoot all afternoon. We MAY also entertain a precision rifle course of fire on Sunday - we'll see what kind of time I have to prep once the snow goes. Regardless, we usually get into running long range / precision after we've had enough playtime with the semi-automatic idiot sticks.

Trying to post a few photos from past clinics but photobucket's gagging like....well, a lot. If you're unfamiliar with the event, search up Bootstrap Prairie M14 clinic in the Events and Gatherings forum.

Let the typically ridiculous conversation begin!
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I would love to attend, I've got a short barrel M305 that's been sitting in the safe for far too many years. Unfortunately, I have very little to offer in the way of tools and parts but I'll bring what I have.
 
I will be there!

Really looking forward to this years event!

I will try to bring less "stuff" this year (I will bring the full kit of tools however), last year I probably over did it a bit.....

John
 
John, if you didn't over do it, you wouldn't be you. One thing I do want to focus on this year, however, is getting the owners' hands dirtier and having John supervise more. While it's an absolute pleasure watching John tear into these things & crank out 9 pounds of f@ck yeah, we need to have guys doing more hands-on learning instead of learning by watching. No better way to do it, as far as I'm concerned.

Treeseat; absolutely come out again. I'll get a thread up in events & gatherings with all info needed, once our core group has agreed on a date.

Armycat; just get here!

Tactical Teacher; you know it, buddy! ;)

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Hey guys just did a bit of reading in the other forums, this sounds like a riot. I just got my first m14 last Friday so if work permits I'll definitely try to make a trip up there for this!
 
Sorry bud, little tough to take this sideshow on the road. Best bet out your way is CGN member Hungry (also known as Tactical Teacher). Keep eyes peeled for any of the clinics he puts on.

Our event started three years ago due to Hungry's inability to continue to commit to the western M14 clinic tours that he had done for several years. He's still in the game, though less than he used to be. A lot of us had attended his clinics and just decided to pick up that ball and run. As a result, we've managed to indoctrinate many more M14 thugs and the world is a better place for it!;)

I'll put you up if you make the trip. She's a hell of a camping experience!
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You can also expect access to all the tools & expertise you'll need to get Charlene (or whatever you've named her) ringing like a tuning fork, particularly from John (m14medic.ca). Not to mention the best little long-range plinking spot this side of Nokomis and some of the most fun you can have with your pants on :cool:
 
Pop said:
You can also expect access to all the tools & expertise you'll need to get Charlene (or whatever you've named her) ringing like a tuning fork, particularly from John (m14medic.ca). Not to mention the best little long-range plinking spot this side of Nokomis and some of the most fun you can have with your pants on :cool:
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I dunno pop...... I've always been a pants optional kinda guy! :D

358, I have no problem letting guys get finger prints on my tools..... I might even get a bit more shooting in this year!

John
 
Well! I'm glad you asked!:evil:

As fresh meat, you should expect a rigorous interrogation upon arrival, a fairly severe hazing ritual we like to call the 'gauntlet' (may or may not involve common prairie vermin), and exposure.....well, we'll just leave it at that. If you make it through that, we may accept you as one of our privileged brethren, providing you can successfully recite a rudimentary incantation of sorts.

Then once you've taken a few hours to get past the inevitable infantile sobbing and judicious bandage application (we supply, you apply), you'll receive a digestible-sized portion of knowledge of these machines from one of the best active M14 smiths in the country. We'll get you sorted out, tuned up, & outfitted with the 'hows' & the 'whys' of it all.

Beyond that, expect to have your ass handed to you on the course. Bring a sling, good boots, and enough pockets to haul your ammo (if you don a chest rig on my range, you'll be sent straight back to the gauntlet!).

Bring a tent, trailer, or other such method of keeping the bugs off at night. Bring grub, water, folding chair, and a good but thick-skinned attitude. Oh, and of course, bring a pile of ammo.

Hey, we have fun. Plain and simple. We learn something new each time we do this, we shoot better each time we do this, we meet new enthusiasts who spread the addiction each time we do this. Just get here. The births of your children will seem mediocre by comparison.

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358Rooster said:
Well! I'm glad you asked!:evil:

As fresh meat, you should expect a rigorous interrogation upon arrival, a fairly severe hazing ritual we like to call the 'gauntlet' (may or may not involve common prairie vermin), and exposure.....well, we'll just leave it at that. If you make it through that, we may accept you as one of our privileged brethren, providing you can successfully recite a rudimentary incantation of sorts.

Then once you've taken a few hours to get past the inevitable infantile sobbing and judicious bandage application (we supply, you apply), you'll receive a digestible-sized portion of knowledge of these machines from one of the best active M14 smiths in the country. We'll get you sorted out, tuned up, & outfitted with the 'hows' & the 'whys' of it all.

Beyond that, expect to have your ass handed to you on the course. Bring a sling, good boots, and enough pockets to haul your ammo (if you don a chest rig on my range, you'll be sent straight back to the gauntlet!).

Bring a tent, trailer, or other such method of keeping the bugs off at night. Bring grub, water, folding chair, and a good but thick-skinned attitude. Oh, and of course, bring a pile of ammo.

Hey, we have fun. Plain and simple. We learn something new each time we do this, we shoot better each time we do this, we meet new enthusiasts who spread the addiction each time we do this. Just get here. The births of your children will seem mediocre by comparison.

Rooster
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Geez, don't scare 'em off!

That said, his bark is not worse than his bite!
 
358Rooster said:
The births of your children will seem mediocre by comparison.

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Some more ways in which the bootstrap M14 clinic may remind you of childbirth:

- a whole lotta grunting, moaning, and sweating
- people standing around staring at your breech while you try not to poop yourself (torquing the barrel on)
- there may be crying and/or screaming (trying to get the flash hider off)
- all fours may be the most comfortable position (for finding that f#####g ejector spring)
- asking the medic to make the chamber a little tighter while it's all getting put back together
 
Pop said:
Some more ways in which the bootstrap M14 clinic may remind you of childbirth:

- a whole lotta grunting, moaning, and sweating
- people standing around staring at your breech while you try not to poop yourself (torquing the barrel on)
- there may be crying and/or screaming (trying to get the flash hider off)
- all fours may be the most comfortable position (for finding that f#####g ejector spring)
- asking the medic to make the chamber a little tighter while it's all getting put back together
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Ha! Pop, you crazy sumbit!ch. Leave it to you to think of such things. I think we need T-shirts...:cool:
 
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