not a shiny gun picture

[nostatic]

After a very long week at work, a little stress relief. About 200 rnds of .22lr, and a little 870 fun. Five rounds of #3 shot at 7m:



Still need more practice...

[pwd72s]

There's a group at my gun club that loves leaving targets behind...they compete with modified 10-22's @ 50 yards...lots of dime and 25 cent piece sized groups. Big scopes, bull barrels, carefully bedded stocks. Don't really know how they've modded the actions, if at all. Bench shooting...

[HHI944]

I just bought a Sig Mosquito and can't wait to put hundreds of rounds down range without hearing my wallet cry like a b!tch.

Looks like you had fun, nothing quite like blowing off some steam by killing a paper man.

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

There's a group at my gun club that loves leaving targets behind...they compete with modified 10-22's @ 50 yards...lots of dime and 25 cent piece sized groups. Big scopes, bull barrels, carefully bedded stocks. Don't really know how they've modded the actions, if at all. Bench shooting...

I don't do bench shooting. To me that becomes more about zeroing the optics. I prefer shooting offhand but I don't get any dime sized groups. With a pistol I'm 1-2" at 7m and with rifle the same at 15m and getting tighter. Just need more practice...

[Bill Douglas]

Well ya got it alright!

How's it going with the buckmark?

[Pazuzu]

I still see an intact center circle.

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Well ya got it alright!

How's it going with the buckmark?

The Buckmark rocks. The sights are still a challenge, but I've gotten used to them. I think I might have knocked the adjustment though as I was consistently about a half inch low at 7m. But the gun is more accurate than me...so far. I'm thinking I should be able to shoot consistent 1" groups offhand at 7m, so that is the goal. I'm getting close. When I take my time I can do it. I was trying to double tap some tonight and that is tough.

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

I still see an intact center circle.

Yeah, I'm still getting the hang of "pointing" rather than "aiming." Very different than shooting a rifle. I'll send another box downrange tomorrow night...

[Jim Bremner]

can you pm me where you shoot out in the desert?

I have some ammo that is magnetic and Burro canyon won't let me test my M1 there.

[Pazuzu]

Originally Posted by nostatic

Yeah, I'm still getting the hang of "pointing" rather than "aiming." Very different than shooting a rifle. I'll send another box downrange tomorrow night...

Under stress, would you still stop a person who broke into your home?

Then you're fine

[Bill Douglas]

I'm loving my browning medalist. Yay it's sunday tomorrow so I get to goto the range and let loose some lead. I'm shooting better with it now I'm holding it tighter. I describe it as instead of holding it like I'm shaking hands with my grandmother, I'm holding it like I'm shaking hands with a truck driver. The competition I shoot in we have to hold it one hand and shoot 25 yards and I'm getting half or more in the black area (10 inches across).

[rnln]

after a very long week at work, I still have to...

[dhoward]

Bullseye shooting.

[vash]

never understood shooting a shotgun at paper. i dont shotgun hunt turkeys, so i dont need to pattern a choke or anything.

i think you should bench the pistol a few times. makes sense to know the weapon can hold up it's end of the bargain. then you can focus on your part. i had a taurus 92 that couldnt shoot tight if i clamped it with a vice. sold it, and stepped up to a sig. things got prettier after that.

[carlosR]

To supplement the arsenal, I just bought a recurve bow to shoot at paper and maybe one of those 3-D deer targets. I enjoy shooting and now archery for fun and I guess stress relief. Oh well they can take my bullets but they will have to pry my arrows out of my cold, dead fist.

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by vash

never understood shooting a shotgun at paper. i dont shotgun hunt turkeys, so i dont need to pattern a choke or anything.

It is about practice handling the weapon and learning to shoulder and point, along with "pulling" the weapon so that it doesn't hurt my shoulder. The technique I was taught requires practice, but I can shoot a box and have no pain whatsoever. And that is with an unmodified 18" 870.

Plus it is fun and I can do it at my indoor range. And shotgun shells are relatively cheap ($6/25 for #6, $9/25 for #3).

[futuresoptions]

Hey Todd, you know there should really be only one hole in the center of the target right???

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by nostatic

After a very long week at work, a little stress relief. About 200 rnds of .22lr, and a little 870 fun. Five rounds of #3 shot at 7m:



Still need more practice...

Kinda reminds me of a rusteed outold car
Nice grouping!!!!

[slakjaw]

not a shiny gun picture

How come U always gotta be trying to foam everyone's manholes?

[charleskieffner]

Originally Posted by vash

never understood shooting a shotgun at paper. i dont shotgun hunt turkeys, so i dont need to pattern a choke or anything.

i think you should bench the pistol a few times. makes sense to know the weapon can hold up it's end of the bargain. then you can focus on your part. i had a taurus 92 that couldnt shoot tight if i clamped it with a vice. sold it, and stepped up to a sig. things got prettier after that.

snotguns are like people some ya like some ya stand some are crap. each and EVERY snotgun barrel will group different. especially smooth bores ie. no choke system.

now since i dont have my pics yet, wait a min i do, well anyway heres my 00 buck post vang comped. since on the rifled slug thru a 870 post vang tests were NOT happy tests, i called vang and they said return it. i also brought my M-2 benelli along for a lil tune up on the slug side of thangs thru an IC(improved cylinder choke).

vang gur-rantees at 25 yds a 9" or less group mit der 00 buck federals. on their slugs side of thangs they gur-rantee a 3" group with federal rifled slugs or less at 100yds.

plain and simple a outta da box snotgun vs. a race snotgun. will post pics of slug groupos. i aint putting a freeking death ray lazer redot mega scope ever on a snotgun. period. most are heavy to begin with and the accuracy gain is about nil for what my uses are: bears/wolves/zombeeez.

hit vangs site for pics of DEA snotgun groupings. patterning is EVERYTHANG to a snotgun. my mag tube where it meets receiver will be straight edged with a dead nuts starrett surface plate and a rule for trueness. once barrel reinstalled it will follow mag tube. dont damn try bending yer own magtube at home unless yer a machine shop, you will reget it and then have to take to smithy. it is part science, machine shop 101, and voodoo black art form amongst smithys to do this correctly the first time.

remember............double tap chest,double tap head,double tap chest, and that leaves one for his buddy !