Thursday, March 15, 2007

Murray Cattle Company

We finally get to spend the day with Richard “Doctor Dick” Murray at the infamous Murray Cattle Company south of Perkins, OK.

For the unanointed, Dr. Murray was one of my professors at Oklahoma State and my boss for a couple of years. To say he is eclectic would be an understatement. The stories about Dr. Dick would fill a book, but to be fair he is a role model for having fun. And that’s what we did.

The man has an arsenal which includes the Browning 50 Caliber machine gun, an AK 47, a mortar that shoots bowling balls 3 or 400 yards, an M1 Garand, 22-250, 30-06, 30-30, 44 Mag revolver, 357 Mag revolver and an explosives magazine that rivals many third world countries.

So Leigh and Abbie got the armorer’s lesson on how to set the head space and time a BMG 50 cal, how to properly handle and shoot both pistols and rifles and lastly a chemistry lesson in making proper explosive targets including charging a mortar tube with black powder.


Leigh scores two hits in the 10 ring



Abbie with the 357 trying not to shoot a hole in the hood of the Suburban



The Tick scores two in the 9 ring and misses the truck



Leigh unleashes the BMG 50 Cal.



Abbie braces for the recoil




Abbie installs the fuse in the mortar



Then she loads the powder



Dad loads the bowling ball



If you look hard, you can see the ball on the top left as a blurry spot.


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