nobody_special
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I had the day off, so took the M1A Scout and 10/22 to the range for some fun.
There was a moderate (but gusty) cross-wind. I set up the target, a 10" wide red silhouette taped to a cardboard box, in front of a berm which is supposedly 120 yards from the bench.
I fired four 5-shot groups using iron sights, holding the rifle by balancing the magazine on the bench. After each 5-shot set I would go inspect the target, except I didn't inspect the target after the last set because it started to rain. When I heard thunder, I decided to hit the road... didn't seem smart to stand in an open field under a metal roof when there was lightning around. I never did find my last brass casing...
Of 15 fired .308 rounds, 10 were on paper and another 2 hit the cardboard box just slightly off the paper. Only 2 or 3 holes were actually in the numbered area of the target. After the first 5-shot set, I tried 2-clicks left windage and lowered the sights by 2 clicks, but it didn't help much. The holes were all over the place. I think my first group was the best; the 5 holes spanned a ~ 7 inch area.
I also fired about 40 rounds through the 10/22; only 3 hit the target at all. The sights are zeroed for about 25 yards, and I tried aiming for the "head" of the silhouette. I'm not sure whether I was off-target due to the wind, or elevation; I suspect the wind.
I'm pretty disappointed... thought I could do better than that.
There was a moderate (but gusty) cross-wind. I set up the target, a 10" wide red silhouette taped to a cardboard box, in front of a berm which is supposedly 120 yards from the bench.
I fired four 5-shot groups using iron sights, holding the rifle by balancing the magazine on the bench. After each 5-shot set I would go inspect the target, except I didn't inspect the target after the last set because it started to rain. When I heard thunder, I decided to hit the road... didn't seem smart to stand in an open field under a metal roof when there was lightning around. I never did find my last brass casing...
Of 15 fired .308 rounds, 10 were on paper and another 2 hit the cardboard box just slightly off the paper. Only 2 or 3 holes were actually in the numbered area of the target. After the first 5-shot set, I tried 2-clicks left windage and lowered the sights by 2 clicks, but it didn't help much. The holes were all over the place. I think my first group was the best; the 5 holes spanned a ~ 7 inch area.
I also fired about 40 rounds through the 10/22; only 3 hit the target at all. The sights are zeroed for about 25 yards, and I tried aiming for the "head" of the silhouette. I'm not sure whether I was off-target due to the wind, or elevation; I suspect the wind.
I'm pretty disappointed... thought I could do better than that.