ReeseBottom | Steve Gilley | Activity http://www.reesebottom.com/members/gillest1/activity/ Activity feed for Steve Gilley. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:22:22 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 c44e52f4f6d4bff485722536b5648f85 Steve Gilley started the topic F class Rifle in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/f-class-rifle/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:54:11 -0600 Being forced to give up FClass and Bench rest shooting due to eye issues.Needing to sell my Britt built Blue gun. Defiance Action, NF 12-42x56NXS with 1/8 Moa clks. 6Brx with reamer, extra 7.5 twist HV barrel new, and front rest. Welcome to test before buying. $4000 firm. 251-589-0823. Miss all you guys. May have to ride up and hang out one day soon

]]> 0 21e7f0b068756dcd9fea40eeeed69514 Steve Gilley replied to the topic October Long Range Prone Match in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/october-long-range-prone-match-2/#post-9131 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:55:01 -0500 Steve Gilley
6brx Open

]]> 0 eed3f961593f209872d2c6f92662c174 Steve Gilley replied to the topic August at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/august-at-reese-bottom-2/#post-9013 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:26:12 -0500 Something has come up and I won’t be able to attend! Sorry.

]]> 0 88c0c2d19cd4e1cdc03e2ac383a2056f Steve Gilley replied to the topic August at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/august-at-reese-bottom-2/#post-9007 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 02:20:17 -0500 Steve Gilley
Open 6BRX

]]> 0 5c6e6b4d0070112f617b9c70ee83e895 Steve Gilley replied to the topic November Long Range Match in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/november-long-range-match/#post-8424 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 04:44:28 -0600 Do we need firewood? Got plenty stacked up I could bring

]]> 0 202f71c773227535d6ad6382156e847e Steve Gilley replied to the topic November Long Range Match in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/november-long-range-match/#post-8420 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:45:58 -0600 Had 2 cancel tonight. Johnny Pace and Bobby Barnes

]]> 0 89df44d7a7a0e2e5dfe1cbeca8a6de9e Steve Gilley replied to the topic November Long Range Match in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/november-long-range-match/#post-8415 Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:10:08 -0600 Johnny Pace 6.5 x 47 open Bench

]]> 0 9ab710fa22a3bb21558a0f2c618457f1 Steve Gilley replied to the topic November Long Range Match in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/november-long-range-match/#post-8413 Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:01:25 -0600 Bobby Barnes 6br open

]]> 0 de6a12fa6ca71f8c8a60d23bea6fc550 Steve Gilley replied to the topic November Long Range Match in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/november-long-range-match/#post-8411 Thu, 10 Nov 2022 03:58:09 -0600 Steve Gilley. 6BRX open

]]> 0 c31d7fbda1aed8ae020c19b1c2bf4db6 Steve Gilley replied to the topic October Match at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/october-match-at-reese-bottom/#post-8356 Tue, 04 Oct 2022 03:00:28 -0500 Going to give it a try! I’ll be there

]]> 0 1051900c6960a3b746e735643835970c Steve Gilley started the topic PRS Match in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/prs-match/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 01:44:49 -0500 Hello everyone. Lots of people has been asking me to host another steel challenge shoot. Most know I haven’t shot any this summer due to my eye issue and I have retina damage now. That being what it is I still want to host a fun day and a PRS match the following weekend. I have several good PRS shooters that wants to run my range setup. I know i…[Read more]

]]> 0 c1c21b2dc7a3f82ab97895a693f14c89 Steve Gilley replied to the topic June 2022 Mid Range Prone Match in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/june-2022-mid-range-prone-match/#post-8175 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 03:23:14 -0500 I’m having another procedure done on my eye this Thursday. For 8 months now I have been legally blind in my left eye. Most days can’t even see the reticle in the scope. They will be injecting a pellet into the fluid portion of my eye to battle the internal swelling. Hope it works so I can start back shoot

]]> 0 6144aa301e089a4393ee986933a6ccf5 Steve Gilley replied to the topic Time to Kick Off Another Year at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/time-to-kick-off-another-year-at-reese-bottom/#post-8038 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:05:45 -0600 Got a new guy coming. Bobby Barnes. Retired and wants to start shooing with us. 1st class built rifle in 6Br. We have it broke in and data for it.

]]> 0 cb722eee440194b1a6e69b650490e71e Steve Gilley replied to the topic Time to Kick Off Another Year at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/time-to-kick-off-another-year-at-reese-bottom/#post-8035 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 03:35:43 -0600 We are shooting Tues night under moonlight only! No night vision just ambient light from moon. White steel out to 573 yards! All rifles will be suppressed. Should be a challenge

]]> 0 fa59b8017dbe35dbf85d5e0a96241e76 Steve Gilley replied to the topic Time to Kick Off Another Year at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/time-to-kick-off-another-year-at-reese-bottom/#post-8020 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 02:42:14 -0600 I plan on coming and bringing an extra rifle in case anyone wants to try a different type or caliber of gun.

]]> 0 775051d72e4e5878b50cff378736ec0e Steve Gilley replied to the topic Time to Kick Off Another Year at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/time-to-kick-off-another-year-at-reese-bottom/#post-8015 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 20:20:46 -0600 Getting interested in smelling some powder! Hope this frigid weather gets better by then. I still have a blurry left eye and was supposed to have surgery again on Jan. 6th but got Covid instead. I took the rough route with pneumonia in both lungs and in the hospital on oxygen several days. I’m about back to normal and ready to shoot a little.

]]> 0 5db62645462e02b435a13640dcd38e1b Steve Gilley replied to the topic 2021 Comes to a Close in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/2021-comes-to-a-close/#post-8004 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:35:08 -0600 Only made a couple matches this year at Reese Bottom due to health issues. Always enjoy shooting up there and competing with all the great shooters. Hopefully 2022 will be better for me but at the moment the Doc is saying I’m legally blind in left eye. They are still trying to clear up my eye and it my require another surgery! I can’t see my ret…[Read more]

]]> 0 08395bc2396e572ec9ac984f51637ab7 Steve Gilley replied to the topic September 2021 at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/september-2021-at-reese-bottom/#post-7825 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:34:30 -0500 May not be able to make this one. They finally decided to do my other eye this Tuesday. I don’t want to have the problems I had with the right eye!

]]> 0 30bd1cc2094d7e1022c4e92612af6ac2 Steve Gilley started the topic Saturday Know Your Dope Day.. in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/saturday-know-your-dope-day/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:42:17 -0500 Saturday is upon us and I hope all of y’all are ready to test your dope. This is not a competition but a fun day to try something different. No entry Fee. The ranges to each set of steel swingers are listed on previous post. If you are not 100% sure of your 100 yard zero you will have a couple shots to check it. Would like to be shooting by 8…[Read more]

]]> 0 aaf4a86d929200d7610d81c8ea7ff356 Steve Gilley started the topic August Steel Challenge in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/august-steel-challenge/ Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:12:59 -0500 Looking forward to having some of my shooting friends down for a fun day of ringing steel at various distances. I currently have 4 stages set up from a little over 300 to just about 1000 yards. I plan on adding one more stage for 50 rounds fired. Stay tuned for exact date and course of fire with exact ranges to each target.

]]> 0 5cef9b5b07921082025e83a81a7f209e Steve Gilley replied to the topic July 2021 @ Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/july-2021-reese-bottom/#post-7759 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 02:53:11 -0500 Steve Gilley 6brx open

]]> 0 c5862dfd583c5839bb806a9dbef51d85 Steve Gilley started the topic Bullets in stock. in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/bullets-in-stock/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 02:28:08 -0500 Greentop sporting goods has 6mm Berger Hybrids 109 grain in stock. They also have Hornady 6.5 Eld’s in 130 grain. May not be there long!

]]> 0 58f7ccea34ad5953ec0ebaf01dbe9ac3 Steve Gilley replied to the topic June 2021 Match is Postponed !! in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/june-2021-match-is-postponed/#post-7672 Fri, 18 Jun 2021 02:05:51 -0500 The 26th is fine with me. I’ll be there

]]> 0 fb8e2bdb170caa84d8fb942fcc9fcaef Steve Gilley replied to the topic June 2021 at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/june-2021-at-reese-bottom/#post-7655 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 04:06:59 -0500 Steve Gilley 6brx open

]]> 0 f7193d9d2575a71cc1d1a5b65b0a5505 Steve Gilley replied to the topic May 2021 at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/may-2021-at-reese-bottom/#post-7585 Tue, 11 May 2021 16:01:33 -0500 Wanted to come hang out and watch but my Dad is not doing good and is back in the hospital. Dr. Has not released me to use my arm much yet but I am feeling better and wanting to get back doing things. Hopefully I will make next match with my rifle!

]]> 0 db69296255bc7ebe23bd2fc480fc8bcc Steve Gilley replied to the topic April 2021 Long Range Prone Match Results in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/april-2021-long-range-prone-match-results/#post-7561 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 02:58:24 -0500 I don’t think there are any rules on the mat. I’ve saw people using bed pillows under their chest and I did too for a while after neck surgery! As for the wind conditions they wasn’t too bad. The switches were from 1-2 o’clock back to 10-11 o’clock. Mirage was perfect to read on Sat. I sent Wynne a chart on the effects of switching winds on a bull…[Read more]

]]> 0 46dfdf1c0c4c86117cefb1261925d22f Steve Gilley replied to the topic April Match at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/april-match-at-reese-bottom/#post-7529 Wed, 14 Apr 2021 01:48:08 -0500 Johnny and myself will shoot from a bench if ok.

]]> 0 9b73a9d7a3dcf89e6c4eb33be1703ac6 Steve Gilley replied to the topic April Match at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/april-match-at-reese-bottom/#post-7513 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 03:09:37 -0500 Steve Gilley 6brx open

]]> 0 314715e89f6464772ac03e1e0c8426f7 Steve Gilley replied to the topic Welcome 2021 !! in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/welcome-2021/#post-7446 Thu, 18 Feb 2021 23:34:24 -0600 Jake Smith 6.5 creedmoore bipod

]]> 0 5664d19e574d16a3360771bed201a62b Steve Gilley replied to the topic Welcome 2021 !! in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/welcome-2021/#post-7430 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:51:09 -0600 DeWayne Smith 6.5 Creed bipod.

]]> 0 3ad90d71ffa4bcb78d81daa122c16820 Steve Gilley started the topic 6.5 Bullets in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/6-5-bullets/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 03:06:49 -0600 I am getting down to around 500 6.5 bullets. If anybody happens to see any online let me know. 140Mk’s, Berger’s or Lapua 139’s.

]]> 0 27086970499d4f355fd8c4b2e5161e96 Steve Gilley replied to the topic Welcome 2021 !! in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/welcome-2021/#post-7425 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 02:58:36 -0600 Steve Gilley 6brx mechanical

]]> 0 68f0eb82fff9764ac6a4134db18aa842 Steve Gilley replied to the topic January Get Together !! in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/january-get-together/#post-7400 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 02:32:17 -0600 Having my Other eye done on the 26th. Should be able to do the 23rd though

]]> 0 4f5d41279dace947ff93c94e37794f3a Steve Gilley replied to the topic Update on Richard Slaton in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/update-on-richard-slaton/#post-7390 Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:33:18 -0600 Sorry to hear this. Thanks for letting us know Wynne. So much stuff going around. Will pray for his speedy and full recovery.

]]> 0 7dda2cf7ff8266b5a63cdee94131359f Steve Gilley started the topic Gilley Fun Shoot in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/gilley-fun-shoot/ Mon, 26 Oct 2020 02:16:06 -0500 Well as bad as I needed rain I sure didn’t want it all on the morning of the match! We had a tin roof over our heads, coffee, sausage off the grill, and biscuits so we made out great waiting for the rain to stop!
I enjoyed the shoot although my gun went down after stage 2. Mr Richard and Johnny showed us a thing or two by hitting 27 out of 40 to t…[Read more]

]]> 0 0fcbc6e9196261bf3d0e3dc7271d13b7 Steve Gilley started the topic Fun Day Shoot Rescheduled in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/fun-day-shoot-rescheduled/ Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:19:54 -0500 I plan on having the steel challenge fun day on Saturday, Oct 24th. The format is unchanged. There will be 4 different stages with 10 shots fired at each stage. Non shooters welcome. Come watch and ask questions. Ranges will be from 380+ yards out to 970 yards. Please sign up here if you plan to come. Thanks

]]> 0 840cd307cfe78d157704c8a8018cb141 Steve Gilley started the topic Match Postponed in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/match-postponed/ Thu, 08 Oct 2020 22:50:40 -0500 I am postponing the match scheduled for Sat morning due to the weather. My area is calling for 80% rain Friday and 90% on Sat. We have worked hard this week getting everything ready but my place is flat and low. Gets sloppy quick. I will post a new date shortly and we will try again!

]]> 0 de606540181426f9edc684198b6863ee Steve Gilley replied to the topic Who Is Going To Gilley's ? in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/who-is-going-to-gilleys/#post-7322 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 02:56:12 -0500 Targets are all set and ready. Will be monitoring the storm situation and if it effects us I will let y’all know by Thursday Night. Hopefully it goes another direction and we can enjoy a fun day of shooting steel.

]]> 0 2a1bf2e485aeed5a39933f7e2efb54a4 Steve Gilley replied to the topic Who Is Going To Gilley's ? in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/who-is-going-to-gilleys/#post-7315 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 02:45:45 -0500 Would like everyone here by 08:00 for safety briefing and biscuits. Chamber flags required until you sit down to shoot. Clean bathroom inside a house onsite. I should have 4 good spotting scopes coming but anybody can bring theirs if they want. Will have to rotate spotters and score keepers. Scoring will be “Impact” or “Miss”.

South on 43 to m…[Read more]

]]> 0 3dd434ff79ec5b83377f2b529cbf73ef Steve Gilley replied to the topic Who Is Going To Gilley's ? in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/who-is-going-to-gilleys/#post-7314 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 02:31:52 -0500 Thanks Wynne. Hopefully this will be a fun and challenging shoot. I’m not charging an entry fee but scores will be kept and some sort of recognition for the winners. The ranges to the various size targets will be:

Table 1…3 targets at 674 yards and
2 targets at 918 yards! Two shots will be fired at each target for 10 total from e…[Read more]

]]> 0 1ae719fdbfc2df2d675ed308102de7f6 Steve Gilley replied to the topic September 2020 in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/september-2020/#post-7263 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:25:18 -0500 Jimmy Davis is ready to return! FTR 308

]]> 0 b9e585f22d3e7c4f8050e3edac53387c Steve Gilley replied to the topic September 2020 in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/september-2020/#post-7262 Wed, 09 Sep 2020 02:20:43 -0500 Steve Gilley Open 6BRX or 6BR. Depends on which one I get ammo loaded for.

]]> 0 5144fc511f0c47516016ae67aa443fdf Steve Gilley started the topic October Shoot in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/october-shoot/ Sat, 29 Aug 2020 16:34:39 -0500 As most know Wynne ask me about hosting the Oct. match because of his surgery. I hope to create a fun and challenging day of shooting steel at various distances. The date will have to be Sat. 10th instead of the 17th. I want to limit it to 24 shooters due to it being the first time I’ve tried this. The format will be.. #1 check your zero (…[Read more]

]]> 0 a7b346701cafc026682486940d261ebb Steve Gilley replied to the topic August and September 2020 in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/august-and-september-2020/#post-7167 Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:08:45 -0500 Steve Gilley 6brx open

]]> 0 495b5b604377aa314d1c32b41aa59557 Steve Gilley replied to the topic @ Waste a Bullet @ in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/waste-a-bullet/#post-7159 Sun, 26 Jul 2020 03:24:00 -0500 Good idea. Maybe even fire it at a swinger to verify scope setting. I always shoot mine 3-5 times on Friday evening before.

]]> 0 bc96b7234f3373a7d71274abfd07340a Steve Gilley replied to the topic July 2020 at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/july-2020-at-reese-bottom/#post-7085 Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:23:40 -0500 Yes mechanical for me. We played some this morning at 1000. Was not happy with my brx. It shoots great at 600 and has vertial at 1000.?? Will test more this week

]]> 0 242c4380b5a7b8fb62694985eca28b3b Steve Gilley replied to the topic July 2020 at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/july-2020-at-reese-bottom/#post-7076 Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:31:26 -0500 DeWayne Smith 6.5 Creed Bipod
Jake Smith 6.5 Creed Bipod

]]> 0 03713c8b97b05dfe5af4b34adcee2a81 Steve Gilley replied to the topic July 2020 at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/july-2020-at-reese-bottom/#post-7072 Sun, 05 Jul 2020 16:11:49 -0500 I’m in. Shooting 6brx in open division

]]> 0 7495b0d1dd7c874a76ab9f0a79a282ee Steve Gilley replied to the topic June 2020 at Reese Bottom in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/june-2020-at-reese-bottom/#post-6942 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:29:29 -0500 Open 6brx

]]> 0 dc83dbaf3139f8282cceecc7a78cd3a1 Steve Gilley started the topic May Match in the forum Reese Bottom Chat Room http://www.reesebottom.com/forums/topic/may-match-3/ Tue, 19 May 2020 03:11:43 -0500 As most witnessed my first relay was a fantastic group of 1.03 inches. Had a little equipment issue in my second relay that broke my rythem. Rest adjustment slipped down and I had to re adjust. 3.xxx inches. Pulled it back together for 3&4 relays with both groups slightly over 2″. How can I do better? I think in reloading room. Neck tension was…[Read more]

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