How good is your aim? Dawesville, Western Australia, Australia
By Mistraluna on 22-Apr-12. Waypoint GC3HMTY

Returned today with some extra sets of eyes and thankfully managed to make the find this time.
Out and about with the LAXA family chasing down a few solved puzzles in the Dawesville area.

TFTC Mistraluna this is find # 10110 for us.

Teamed up with Team fratra for today to find some long solved and specifically selected caches today.
Fitting final.
We found it in the first spot we looked for it
Thanks for the cache Mistraluna

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Had some fun finding caches with team fratra today
up the hill we went to make a quick find
TFTC Mistraluna

we made a quick find at this cache
thanks for the hide Mistraluna

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I am currently visiting WA from Adelaide for a few weeks, travelling mostly around the southwest, exploring, visiting friends and family and finding a few caches along the way.

I stayed in Mandurah last night and wandered around the area today, finding a few caches of interest and making my way north.

I solved this puzzle prior to my trip but I had no luck finding the cache today. All I found was a bunch of multi-coloured cable ties at GZ!

Back again after the CO performed maintenance but despite an extensive search and widening our search area we came up empty handed today.

New cache now in place as per reworked puzzle. Dropped in a trackable for next solver to come along and set it free.

All good again now - sorry for the delay.

Thankyou fratra for pointing out that the puzzle has become confusing after changes were made to the listed coordinates. The puzzle has now been adjusted to clear the confusion. Will get a replacement cache out there now that the listing is fixed.

This geocacher reported that there is a problem with this cache.

Apart from the fact the actual container has been missing for a while, the solved puzzle information itself is misleading. The instructions do not work on the current icon location coords. You need to use the original coords as stated in the coords update post by Inspicio April 2015.
Even with this confirmed information we found nothing at GZ.

No luck here for us today after finally solving this puzzle.

Bang on target with this one. As previously mentioned there is no container now, although the contents are safe & dry in their zip log bag. Sorry we did not have a container large enough to replace it. TFTC Mistraluna

A puzzle we had in our sights and we had solved awhile ago so with an early start we collected a number of caches before our appointment. We got to GZ to find the hide had been muggled but the log, zip bag and swag was still there so we signed and tidied up what we could. Some CO maintenance needs to occur. TFTC

This was yet another puzzle that had been sitting in my solved pile for ages. So while at youngest Geo kids footy, we dropped in for a quick find.

Rescued a TB that has been here for a couple of years now.

I can't wait to catch up with everyone again at
[WA GOES BIG 2017](https://coord.info/GC6TD11) in Rockingham, WA.
Perths big event is on again.
**See you there**.

Mistraluna - Kyzabra found your cache How good is your aim? . The cache is in good shape and we replaced it as found. Thanks for placing this and bringing us to this spot!

Coordinates changed from:
S 32° 36.816 E 115° 38.127

Coordinates changed to:
S 32° 37.359 E 115° 39.280

Distance from original: 6765.2 feet or 2062 meters.
Changing location of icon.

I had no idea about all these guns. Have done lots of rifles but never pistols. Well a bit of research and all was good to go.


Trip to cache was easy and find didn't take too long. Was good to get after getting 2 DNFs for Lone Wolf and Spicks and Specks. Not happy when I get to solve a puzzle but fail the find. I hope I can get back that way and get those before I have to leave again.


TFTC Mistraluna.

I can't say that I am a regular recreational shooter, but I did pick up some knowledge about firearms during my time in the military, so I think that made it a bit easier for me than the usual punter. It was a tricky little walk from the road through the bush, with many rainbow spiders in sticky webs to avoid. Yes, I was very pleased to find this cache safe and sound in the obvious place. No time for gun practice though, many more miles to travel for me. Dropped in a geocoin. TFTC Mistraluna

Muggle partner came with me today so his 'man flu' can't be too bad or the fact was I didn't really give him an option

On the homeward leg of todays caching and this one was on the list now that the weather is cooler. I had solved this one many months ago
Had a educational lesson as to me a gun is a gun but I found a great website that helped with most

Gee Google Map street view can be a bit deceiving when it come to checking out the terrain for this one
Lucky CO had suggest a slightly easier and managable option that didn't make the dickie knees even worse. Thanks for that, suggestions like that makes me see bilateral knee replacements still being 2+ years off

Thanks for the puzzle and cache. Enjoyed both

Geowife got the cords for this puzzle a week or so ago and today we were in the area so decided to grab the smiley. We read some previous logs and found an easy(ish) way to GZ. A nice quick find and a nice sized container. TFTC Mistraluna

Nice easy find. TFTC Mistraluna

Had a lot of fun learning about all different handguns with this one. Who knew there so many!! Thought I'd track this one down after having no luck with one of mistralunas other puzzler series earlier in the day. Great spot for the cache. Was very excited to track this one down tftc Mistaluna

Out trying to get a few puzzle caches off the list today with the Gypsy. We scrambled about a bit in the bushes but managed to track it down in the end.

TFTC. Mistraluna

Out today finding puzzle caches with IQO. Took a little bit to find this one with gps bouncing around the place. Nice size cache and good puzzle. TFTC Mistraluna.

Yippee another puzzle done. I learnt more about gun names and makers than I would ever need in my life!

Knowing nothing on the subject it was a family effort with some web time needed to solve. The search proved quite enjoyable as I went to and from the answer grid, guessing words and matching guns to my guessed words.
So glad no muggles about. Didn't have a cover story ready if apprehended. TFTP+C.

I had worked this one out over a few lunches in the Pilbara, so decided to grab it while we were in the area today . Pulling up at GZ, i initially doubted the co-ords that i had come up with, but we all ventured up towards GZ for a look anyway. I began the search with no luck at first, before Janine joined in and spied the beast a short distance from where my GPS'r said it should be . Masters 1 & 4 enjoyed browsing through the caches' contents as we signed the log, before returning it with no swaps made. Thanks for another well put together puzzle Mistraluna ... and TFTC

I solved this puzzle pretty much when it was published, about 9 months ago now!! It was rather a fun puzzle to do as I knew a lot of the answers but had to look some others up. Today I was supposed to be heading home already but when this popped up as the next closest cache to me I just had to go and get it.

The walk in to ground zero was easy at first, but then hit a strenuous bit!!! The find itself was quickly made to the crackle of gunfire from the range nearby.

Thanks for a fun puzzle and nice sized cache to finish my day on Mistraluna

Cheers

I solved this puzzle a while ago, and had a fun time researching and identifying the various gun types. Today I was able to come and look for the final cache, near the end of a fun day caching in Mandurah.

When I arrived at GZ I followed my GPS around in circles for a while, through various degrees of bush density. Then I read the start of the description, about a regular cache in an obvious spot, and quickly backed out of the bushes, and had a look around.

I checked a couple of likely spots, and found it in the second one. Thanks for the puzzle and the cache Mistraluna!

The Geo wife said get out of the house as it was time for some spring cleaning so who am I not to take advantage so off to mandurah to finish off some caches that I have missed .... Not the one for puzzles the CO of this one said it might be up my alley as Im a shooter worked out the puzzle with some missing gaps but managed to get a full sentence at the end as there wasn't a coor'ed checker to see if I was right ,I went to the area and looked all over but no goods gave a quick call to the CO to confirm coor'eds only to find out that I was about 10m out...

Mr Google got a bit workout here. Loved the fitting location of GZ. Thanx Mistraluna.

We decided that for our walk today we would venture south to Dawesville and pick up the Mistraluna caches that we hadn't yet got, all except The Explorer which we haven't solved yet .
It was a slightly chilly day but great for a walk along the estuary edge for a couple of hours.

Picked this one up on the way home after the walk. Had this puzzle on the desk for a couple of weeks doing bits as we had time. Finally blitzed it last night so we could find it today. Had some of the words wrong initially which had us confused, but once the message started to appear the mistakes became obvious and the result clear. Cache was quickly found once we turned the iPhone off and used the Garmin. The trees seemed to confuse the iPhone and was pointing 180 degrees to the Garmin - we thought the Garmin was the better bet .

Thanks for the puzzle and cache Mistraluna - another enjoyable one.[^]

Found with duncdonut73, bsurin65 and trevkevred after the WWFM IX event.
Since I don't like logging puzzles I haven't solved myself I sat down and did a lot of googling, I think I know all the gun manufacturers now!!! Had some names wrong as it turned out so nothing made sense but finally got there in the end, yaaaay me lol

TFTH

Found yesterday with duncdonut73 and some other cachers after the WWFM event. Dunc had solved the puzzle before, and led us to the GZ, but I wanted to solve it for myself before logging the find. I needed a little bit of research to find the required information, but overall, it didn't take long to solve this interesting puzzle. TFTC

Found with dunkdonut, Bsurin and Me&B after the WWFM event. TFTH

Found after the Mandurah event
TFTH

My aim isn't very good. This one took me ages to solve, but I did so a couple of days after it was first published. Came by with friends and and we spotted the blinggs heading in and out for it. TFTC and headache of an enjoyable puzzle.

Having not been brought up around guns I felt quite uncomfortable researching this one. Mr AusTrackers was much better at finding the weapons required. I expected a knock on the door from the AFP and it was quite a relief to solve it and put it in the "to find" pile.
Today after the Mandurah event it was located, beautifully on theme. Thanks for the cache Mistraluna.

This puzzle has added to my general knowledge and already I have recognised some of the guns in TV programmes. I was a bit worried that someone would see my search history and wonder what I was doing! Very enjoyable. TFTC

First find and one of many puzzles solved prior to our caching trip down south......thanks for the smiley.

This entry was edited by Mickeydv on Saturday, 02 June 2012 at 16:53:47 UTC.

First find on the K.B. MDV road trip to mandurah. Thanks for the cache Mistraluna.

Like urch, my knowledge of pistols also comes from murder/mystery type novels, films and tv series. Still, I was amazed at how many of the subjects I was able to name before resorting to google to fill in a few more. In truth I didn't manage to name them all, but I had enough to decipher the puzzle. Found the cache about 11 mts from where gps was leading Everlasting and me, but still in an obvious spot. Enjoyed the puzzle Mistraluna - look forward to more of similar ilk.

Very surprise and interesting to learn about gun but I would rather not to have a gun in my house !!! too scare me anyway enjoyed wander along to GZ. no swap. Signed the log. Thanks Mistraluna.

I found a great website,
And worked out most of the firearms, well enough to get a good indication of the final spot. Out today, stopped nearby and walked to the indicated spot, as luck would have it, I found a papermate above a likely spot, and the cache was mine.

Thanks Mistaluna for another fun puzzle and a new soit for me tk visit.

Logged on the run, using c:geo on Android.

My only knowledge of handguns comes from murder mystery books but surprisingly quite a few in this puzzle were familiar to me. Worked out enough of the puzzle to solve it soon after publishing but hubbie (probably wisely) wouldn't let me go in the dark so the intrepid Chilly beat me to the FTF. So am second @ 7am.
Thanks for the puzzle and the hunt Mistraluna.

Solved and *FTF*. Thanks for the puzzle and hunt.

Published

*FTF* 10 pm
Sat with the better half for quite some time working out the instructions and then finally got them so went for an evening drive between the rain showers.

Found without problems even though the GPS was a bit off tonight.

Thanks Mistraluna for the cache.

This entry was edited by Chwiliwr on Sunday, 06 May 2012 at 04:58:30 UTC.

Please ask for help if any of these firearms elude your search.