InTheSwamp
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Couldn't shoot my 10/22 on 10/22, so took her to the range today and the kids had a good time shooting it. Also, brought the PSA AR and shot it some. Pretty accurate for a cheap, rattling rifle. Now I'm "stuck" cleaning them...
What did you shoot today?
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My target stand, AGAIN. This time required major surgery to fix it. This is the third time in as many months. Hopefully I don't have to zero any more rifles any time soon. I dropped one, put a new scope on another, and dialed another in at 100 with irons. The scoped 30-30 and the irons got me. The one I dropped actually held zero.
Ignition Override
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Just 30 rds., and at 50 yards. But Nobody Else was at that range.......
I have nothing to prove to anybody - only want to enjoy simple fun, hitting clay pigeons on the berm.
When you reach an age (68) where any week you could suddenly develop physical discomforts (or worse) which would prevent Any shooting, there's no reason for 'requiring' paper targets with tight groups.
Mine is the identical Standard by Springfield, bought nib in 2021. The mag is the (OEM) CMI.
I have nothing to prove to anybody - only want to enjoy simple fun, hitting clay pigeons on the berm.
When you reach an age (68) where any week you could suddenly develop physical discomforts (or worse) which would prevent Any shooting, there's no reason for 'requiring' paper targets with tight groups.
Mine is the identical Standard by Springfield, bought nib in 2021. The mag is the (OEM) CMI.
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22250Rem
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Checked zero on the dedicated 12 ga. slug gun today, ( Rem. 870 with fully rifled Remington barrel). Only fired 2 rounds of its favorite sabot slug. Round 1 at 100 yards with cold ammo in a cold, clean gun to simulate the actual hunting conditions this gun usually sees.
. Round 1.
. Then round 2 at 50 yards which measured 3 inches high on that target and I'm going to call it good, especially where that gun will be used this year, in a shotgun zone. My hunting spot there is so heavily wooded that I couldn't shoot 100 yards if I wanted to but it's where the deer travel and I'll be elevated in a stand. Slug gun round 2.
. Haven't had to touch the scope adjustments since about 3 years ago. Then zeroed the CVA Scout single shot in 444 Marlin with the load that got picked for deer season use this year in a wooded area in a rifle zone. Just had to tweak the elevation a bit from the last load I was using. Also checked the 7mm-08 Encore pistol that I had converted to a 7mm-08 Encore rifle a couple years ago, and re-assembled it as a pistol again last week. This can now be used in a shotgun / pistol zone, as I decided that I had enough capable deer rifles, so now it's back to being a handgun again. That's what it's listed as on my pistol permit, anyway.
. Gun season begins Nov. 18 and the guns are all set. Archery season is currently open except for crossbow, which opens tomorrow. By tomorrow afternoon I will be on a very big hill down in the Finger Lakes region with a crossbow. Planning to hit crossbow season, gun season and muzzle loader season between now and the first of January. Looking forward to all of it. Stay tuned for updates.
. Round 1.
. Then round 2 at 50 yards which measured 3 inches high on that target and I'm going to call it good, especially where that gun will be used this year, in a shotgun zone. My hunting spot there is so heavily wooded that I couldn't shoot 100 yards if I wanted to but it's where the deer travel and I'll be elevated in a stand. Slug gun round 2.
. Haven't had to touch the scope adjustments since about 3 years ago. Then zeroed the CVA Scout single shot in 444 Marlin with the load that got picked for deer season use this year in a wooded area in a rifle zone. Just had to tweak the elevation a bit from the last load I was using. Also checked the 7mm-08 Encore pistol that I had converted to a 7mm-08 Encore rifle a couple years ago, and re-assembled it as a pistol again last week. This can now be used in a shotgun / pistol zone, as I decided that I had enough capable deer rifles, so now it's back to being a handgun again. That's what it's listed as on my pistol permit, anyway.
. Gun season begins Nov. 18 and the guns are all set. Archery season is currently open except for crossbow, which opens tomorrow. By tomorrow afternoon I will be on a very big hill down in the Finger Lakes region with a crossbow. Planning to hit crossbow season, gun season and muzzle loader season between now and the first of January. Looking forward to all of it. Stay tuned for updates.BlackHand1917
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I shot my brand new Ruger EC9S 9mm pistol. I liked it. I took along another 9mm Ruger product, the SR-9. All went well. There was one dud, a Winchester marked 9mm 115 FMJ round, out of the SR-9.
Legionnaire
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Another round of test loads for the Howa Mini 6.5 Grendel. Sort of meh. Don't think it likes the Sierra 105 BlitzKings and AA2520.
Zombies. It was the third annual Father Daughter zombie shoot for my daughters October birthday. No zombies made it to the benches. I told her she has to shoot at the 10-yard line this year. She did too well last year to go back to the 5-yard marker. She favors the old Six Shooters. This was done with a Heritage 22 and a 357 Blackhawk.
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Armored farmer
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It's been over 30 years ago when my wife and I and our 2 oldest sons were sitting at the dinner table in our old farm house when a mouse climbed up our brick wall and began nibbling on a harvest theme wreath that Mrs had hung on the wall.
I eased over to the closet and grabbed the Red Ryder. Mrs had her back to the action and I told her not to move....the shot was not close to her but kinda over her shoulder. The bb gut shot the mouse which immediately leaped into the air and did a slow-motion loop-dee-loop right down into the toaster! The boys roared with laughter and mrs asking WHAT HAPPENED!
She took one look at the mortally wounded mouse dying in our toaster......reached up and unplugged it from the outlet and carried toaster, mouse and all out to the garbage can and dropped the whole thing in the can!
.308 Norma
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On the way home from church, we stopped by a local shooting range and tried out my new Kahr PM9. I should have known better. 
The pistol is reliable as all get out (with two different brands of ammo) and it seemed fairly accurate. But a 9mm in that small and lightweight of a package was too much for my wife's and my 70+ year-old elbows and wrists.
Like I said, "I should have known better." I sometimes forget that I have a 75-year-old, tendonitis filled right elbow.
I haven't sworn off Kahr yet though. I'll just put the PM9 on consignment and look at a few larger and heavier ones. I liked that PM9's DAO trigger a lot, and the pistol worked every time right from the start.
The pistol is reliable as all get out (with two different brands of ammo) and it seemed fairly accurate. But a 9mm in that small and lightweight of a package was too much for my wife's and my 70+ year-old elbows and wrists.
Like I said, "I should have known better." I sometimes forget that I have a 75-year-old, tendonitis filled right elbow.
I haven't sworn off Kahr yet though. I'll just put the PM9 on consignment and look at a few larger and heavier ones. I liked that PM9's DAO trigger a lot, and the pistol worked every time right from the start.
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I have been away from this thread for a few weeks but have shot a lot.
I took my boy's Mossberg .243, a Rock River AR-15 A2 with a red dot, and a Colt Trooper to the range today. Even though it was windy the addition of the red dot made the AR a much better and more accurate gun. That was good. The .243 shot fine. I had a lot of fun with the Trooper on the 35 yard range. Used several different loads and the Speer Lawman 125gr .38 special shot the best groups by far. It wasn't even close really. I bought 500 rounds of them a few months ago on a police trade in and they are the best .38 I have ever shot.
I took my boy's Mossberg .243, a Rock River AR-15 A2 with a red dot, and a Colt Trooper to the range today. Even though it was windy the addition of the red dot made the AR a much better and more accurate gun. That was good. The .243 shot fine. I had a lot of fun with the Trooper on the 35 yard range. Used several different loads and the Speer Lawman 125gr .38 special shot the best groups by far. It wasn't even close really. I bought 500 rounds of them a few months ago on a police trade in and they are the best .38 I have ever shot.
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marksman13
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Left to right:POF Revolution DI in 6mm Creedmoor, Springfield 2020 Waypoint in 300 Win Mag, Armalite M15-A4 in 5.56 and Springfield 2020 Waypoint in 308. The POF kinda blew my mind by consistently shooting substantially less than MOA at 400 and 500 yards with Hornady Black 105 grain ammo and the 308 Waypoint turned in a couple of sub-half MOA three shot groups at 500 with Hornady Black 168 grain A-Max ammo.
The 6 Creed at 400 yards. Top right was an 87 grain Hornady V-Max and not the 105 Hornady Black ammo that I shot the group with.
The 6 Creed at 500 yards.
Three different groups with the 308 Waypoint and I guess y’all are just going to have to take my word that these groups were fired in sequence and I didn’t just cherry pick a few hits and call them a group.
HSM 168 SMKs produced a 1.3 MOA group.
Hornady Black 168 A-Max first group was .44.
Final group of Hornady Black 168 A-Max.
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Shot the odd couple today.
My 30 year old NEF 30-30 (also a 357 and a .410).
This version has a slightly heavier barrel profile than the old H&R Toppers, and has the improved click adjustable sights and ejectors instead of extractors, and yes, that is genuine pallet wood, thanks for noticing. IIRC, I paid $135 for the rifle with the 30-30 barrel and $65 each for the factory fitted 357/.410 barrels.
The Ruger is just a few months old. It’s wearing a Sig Romeo5. Time for its first bath (cleaning). It’s my best off hand shooter right now.
My 30 year old NEF 30-30 (also a 357 and a .410).
This version has a slightly heavier barrel profile than the old H&R Toppers, and has the improved click adjustable sights and ejectors instead of extractors, and yes, that is genuine pallet wood, thanks for noticing. IIRC, I paid $135 for the rifle with the 30-30 barrel and $65 each for the factory fitted 357/.410 barrels.
The Ruger is just a few months old. It’s wearing a Sig Romeo5. Time for its first bath (cleaning). It’s my best off hand shooter right now.
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Ran a half of box of 124gr Extreme RN through my M&P while trying to setup the chronograph. I switched to an H&R Handi Rifle in 44mag wearing a Nikon 2-7. That little gun will shoot! The cluster of 3 was after finding a sweet spot. After that was completed I switched to a Marlin 1895 wearing a Leupold VX2 2-7.
BushMaster-15
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An oddity for ME for sure , an Original Navy Colt BP .36 Cal. and had a filthy face to prove it . Along with a Hawkins .54 Cal muzzle loader .
I must admit when I got together with an older friend ,I had NO idea as to the fun he had planned . I actually hit playing cards at paces ( Some rendezvous game ? ) . However when I got home and ran a wet paper towel across MY mug ,I remembered WHY I DON'T own or shoot BP.
I must admit when I got together with an older friend ,I had NO idea as to the fun he had planned . I actually hit playing cards at paces ( Some rendezvous game ? ) . However when I got home and ran a wet paper towel across MY mug ,I remembered WHY I DON'T own or shoot BP.
22250Rem
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Back at my club's rifle & pistol ranges today, just like last Friday. Verified the zero on the Marlin .30-30 with its favorite 170 gr. load just to be sure it's ready for gun season. Put a few rounds through the T/C Encore 7mm-08 pistol just for grins & a zero check, even though I just did that last week.
. Then came the pleasant experience of getting the 44 Mag. Ruger Redhawk zeroed with its new Burris 2x pistol scope. Had trouble the first time I tried it but wound up removing the scope, checking everything and remounting it. Only thing different was that I cranked the ring screws down tighter than what I usually use on stuff like that. Forgot how many inch pounds I set them at the first time, but I cranked them down a lot further this time; and didn't even use the inch pounds torque wrench. Verified the zero through an optical collimator and today at the range all I had to do was tweak the elevation a bit. Never even had to touch the windage adjustment. Fired a total of 23 rounds of its hunting load and one other handload I wanted to try. They all worked great, and the groups were wonderful. Last time the gun wasn't grouping, and my guess is that the mounting wasn't solid enough (?). A warm 44 magnum hunting load with a 260 gr. hard cast bullet will get your attention for sure, and I think something was amiss someplace in either the rings or where they clamp onto the barrel rib. That problem seems solved and the Redhawk has been declared to be ready for deer season.
. Then it was time to put 72 rounds of 22 Mag. through the Ruger Single 6 at some clay birds I put on the berm. I needed some practice with that in case I run across a squirrel while the season is open and I'm in the woods changing SD cards on trail cams, but it seems as though the local squirrel population vanishes whenever I carry a suitable gun into the woods. Missed 2 of them last year with it; perhaps they are terrified of me now. Finished up by punching some 9mm holes in paper at 10 yards with the Glock 19 because it gets carried once in a while and I haven't practiced with it since about late spring / early summer. Felt good to get a refresher course on shooting a G-19. I needed that. All in all, it was a good day, and tomorrow afternoon it will be cross bow hunting time again, just like last Saturday. Trying to fill a tag and post a pic in the hunting pictures thread.
. Then came the pleasant experience of getting the 44 Mag. Ruger Redhawk zeroed with its new Burris 2x pistol scope. Had trouble the first time I tried it but wound up removing the scope, checking everything and remounting it. Only thing different was that I cranked the ring screws down tighter than what I usually use on stuff like that. Forgot how many inch pounds I set them at the first time, but I cranked them down a lot further this time; and didn't even use the inch pounds torque wrench. Verified the zero through an optical collimator and today at the range all I had to do was tweak the elevation a bit. Never even had to touch the windage adjustment. Fired a total of 23 rounds of its hunting load and one other handload I wanted to try. They all worked great, and the groups were wonderful. Last time the gun wasn't grouping, and my guess is that the mounting wasn't solid enough (?). A warm 44 magnum hunting load with a 260 gr. hard cast bullet will get your attention for sure, and I think something was amiss someplace in either the rings or where they clamp onto the barrel rib. That problem seems solved and the Redhawk has been declared to be ready for deer season.
. Then it was time to put 72 rounds of 22 Mag. through the Ruger Single 6 at some clay birds I put on the berm. I needed some practice with that in case I run across a squirrel while the season is open and I'm in the woods changing SD cards on trail cams, but it seems as though the local squirrel population vanishes whenever I carry a suitable gun into the woods. Missed 2 of them last year with it; perhaps they are terrified of me now. Finished up by punching some 9mm holes in paper at 10 yards with the Glock 19 because it gets carried once in a while and I haven't practiced with it since about late spring / early summer. Felt good to get a refresher course on shooting a G-19. I needed that. All in all, it was a good day, and tomorrow afternoon it will be cross bow hunting time again, just like last Saturday. Trying to fill a tag and post a pic in the hunting pictures thread.
irishlad
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How'd the match go?
BlackHand1917
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Went to the range in the National Forest early this morning. I brought along my Stoeger Cougar .40 and my newish Ruger 9mm EC9S. It has been a long time since I shot the Cougar and I had almost forgotten what a pleasure it is. The heavy all-metal construction soaks up lots of the recoil; not that recoil bothers me much. During the second half of my 13 years working in a prison, I qualified yearly with the Glock 23 and the kick never bothered me, though it did bother some of my colleagues. I shot 50 PMC FMJ rounds out of the .40. It was the second trip out for the EC9S. I fired 20 rounds of Sellier and Bellot 115gr FMJ out of the Ruger. There were no jams or duds from either pistol. The only other man at the range was a retired sheriffs deputy shooting a brand new fancy version of the Browning BAR in .270. it was the most beautiful semi-auto rifle i have ever seen. He told me it cost him 2K and I believe it.
Mauser lover
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Deer season opened today! So... I shot my AR with my new(ish) 6mm ARC upper to get it dialed in. Because I didn't get that part done in time to actually hunt today. Grrr...
Did some weed-eating to open up a nice, clear shooting lane so I could get right at 200 yards without having to shoot from a table or anything above the weeds.
Also, did some blasting with a .22 AR conversion kit. Because the deer were all scared away anyway.
Did some weed-eating to open up a nice, clear shooting lane so I could get right at 200 yards without having to shoot from a table or anything above the weeds.
Also, did some blasting with a .22 AR conversion kit. Because the deer were all scared away anyway.
Ammo is high priced & don't want to waist a lot of expensive ammo on doing some plinking so I dumped all of my partial boxes of .22lr in one box. I took them to the range to shoot up a old bag of apples that I had in the refrigerator for about a month. I used my Romanian M1969 trainer .22lr to dispose of these apples. I love shooting old cans or fruit at the range just watch them blow up.
Rebel Dave
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Shot my sons new Ruger/Marlin 45/70 Trapper with a Leupold 2-7 x 32, with 300 grn hollow flat nose, with 46.2 grns IMR 4198, and tried some Hornady LeveRevolution 45/70 325 grn FTX. Also shot my Rem made Marlin big lupe Guide gun, with same ammo, and scope.
Then I also shot my Rem made Marlin .30-30 big lupe 16.5 inch BBL, with my own loads Speer 270 grn flat nose, and LeveRevolution powder @ 35 grns.
We were only shooting at 50 yards with 1/4inch steel plate, and surprise, all the ammo went thru the plate. My BIL says they wouldnt go thru, but I was doubtful, and I ended up being right His .444 wet thru also. His and my .30-30s both went thru also.
Then I also shot my Rem made Marlin .30-30 big lupe 16.5 inch BBL, with my own loads Speer 270 grn flat nose, and LeveRevolution powder @ 35 grns.
We were only shooting at 50 yards with 1/4inch steel plate, and surprise, all the ammo went thru the plate. My BIL says they wouldnt go thru, but I was doubtful, and I ended up being right His .444 wet thru also. His and my .30-30s both went thru also.
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bubbaturbo
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I shot a suppressed 10/22 with CCI 22 Quiets (Semiauto) at a tree route sticking out of a creek bank. No hearing protection required.
