Weekend Range Time
BY Herschel Smith
5 years, 10 months ago
Spent Saturday with friends and neighbors in the field. It was nice to bang steel (12″ diameter) at 100 yards and 200 yards with 5.56mm, and nice to hit steel at 340 yards with 6.5 Creedmoor (Ruger Precision). That Ruger is a nice gun, but heavy as a load of bricks.
It was also nice to bang steel at 100 yards with a Marlin 30-30 lever-gun using iron sights. And it was especially nice to hit the same steel at 100 yards with my CMMG PSB .45 ACP, using only an EOTech 1X red dot holographic sight. The gun is very accurate, and the EOTech will reach out to at least 100 yards. Beyond that I’ll have to practice a little bit of “hold-over” of the dot.
One final comment. I shot 450 SMC out of the gun on Saturday, and I cannot say that there was any real difference in felt recoil between that and .45 ACP (it’s a good thing to pick up 300 FPS over the .45 ACP, but the cost of the Double Tap 450 SMC ammunition isn’t trivial).
How is your range time going?
On February 11, 2019 at 9:59 am, Furminator said:
Well this week I bit the bullet and bought a pass to the indoor range since I don’t persist well at 15 degrees or 25+ mph. A former Ranger next to me kept my ego fully in check with groups twice as fast and half as big. First time I felt an M1a go off inside a concrete cave as well thanks to him and after that I will definitely leave my rifles at home until Spring. The general plan is a couple hundred rounds a week until the grass gets green and keep hitting the gym every day but Sunday.
On February 12, 2019 at 4:06 am, skybill said:
Hi Herschel!!!,
‘Sounds like you had a “Fun Time!!!” You mention the 6.5 Creedmoor!!! ‘Been “Eyeballing” that caliber for a while!! ‘Have to do my taxes and hopefully have a few extra clams to fund a new “Piece!!”
‘Been doin’ a fair piece of “Range Time” at my local Bass Pro in Denham Springs (LA.) Generally work out with a .22, a couple of 9 mil.’s and “John Wayne!!” .. my Springfield Armory 1911-A1 … “GI Model!! 2006 vintage!!”… in “.45 ACP of course!!!” Perhaps my “Fave!!!!!!!”
‘As I recall from over at our late friend Mike Vanderboegh’s place reading “YOUR” Dictum… “There aren’t too many human interaction problems that can’t be fixed with a .45 ACP 230 grain fat boy!!”……. “Very well said!!!!!!!!!”
After my “Work out at the range!!” Usually it’s pushing 1900 hrs. and Les (The Range Master) is wanting to go “clock out!!” I then head over .. just across the street to “HOOTERS!!!!!!” …. get some wings and wash down all that “Gunpowder” with a few Cold “BUD LIGHTS!!”
Audentes, Fortuna, Ivat,
III%,
skybill
PS Since Mike passed, been “Out of Touch!!”.. wonderin’ how Rosie and the girls are doin’?????
On February 12, 2019 at 8:00 pm, Gryphon said:
Unlike Furminator, I took Sunday’s cruddy Weather (33 Degrees and Rain/Sleet) in the Virginia Piedmont to do a “Practical Test” of what I can get away with under the Worst Conditions (yes, it gets ‘colder’, but never Wetter) possible in this AO. Wandered around in the Backyard, Woods, Neighbor’s Woods, the Creek and Draw where the Coyotes hide (didn’t see a one) with the M1-A, Shoulder Bandolier, and appropriate Clothing. Got Wet and the Heart Rate up, then at the ‘Clear Lane’ I have with the Woods as backstop, Shot with Iron Sights at 200 Meters and was Mostly able to put Holes in the Paper…
Bad Conditions DO have a detrimental effect on Shooting, everyone should Practice something like this once in a while for Instructional Purposes…