Picked up an FN patrol carbine a week or so ago.
I was looking for a simple carbine of quality, and it fits the bill.
Added my MRO and a Larue rear, it's just what I was looking for.
Sight in, 3 shots, two holes:
Picked up an FN patrol carbine a week or so ago.
I was looking for a simple carbine of quality, and it fits the bill.
Added my MRO and a Larue rear, it's just what I was looking for.
Sight in, 3 shots, two holes:
"... And miles to go before I sleep".
Hit the range on monday to zero a few rifles. Had two scopes returned from warranty (brownell's MPO & Trijicon) and a third that is new along with the rifle it sits on : Bergara B14 ridge and a SWFA 3-15x42.
I really like the ridge. Picked it up recently on sale at LGS. The B14 ridge checked a lot of boxes - short, light, threaded from factory. Threw it in the HMR Pro stock I had sitting around after I swapped that into the Magpul chassis; used a dremel to take the paint off the recoil/action lugs to get metal-on-metal mating surfaces.
The AR-15 is a gun I've had for a while that I got back from the smith in february. Had him pull the BA SS barrel and replace it with a compass lake 16" recon profile barrel spun from a Douglas blank. It is a shooter. Shot it much better than the 2 Bergaras, though I am a sucky rifleman and it was cold, so I wore gloves. I've always struggled with SA trigger so assume I have some room for improvement there. Still, you can see on my target that after getting rough zero (top right), refining it (center) and then confirming (top left) the gun is capable of sub MOA even with my lazy shooting and fliers.
Looking forward to taking them out again soon.
Last edited by Nephrology; 03-25-2023 at 12:05 AM.
Second time making it to the range this week, put a cylinders worth of Double Tap WC and Remington +p Golden Sabers through my 442 as they have been in the gun for quite a while and my speed loader with the GS went through the washing machine. No issues thankfully. Then put my remaining 15 Speer 135gr. 357s through the Model 19-3, I forgot how much fun shooting 357 is.
Following that I worked with the Milks Colt on some movement, and various drills, decided to shoot a FAST drill as I had a few targets I printed on 9*11 paper and I hadn’t shot one in over a year. My first run was glacial as I just wanted to get my hits and a “feel” for the tempo, second run I fumbled the reload hard and ended up in the mid/uppers 5s, third run was crisp and I turned in my best time to date. I’ve been shooting a lot lately and am probably performing better than I ever have, for me consistent dry fire has never helped me this much. Maybe I’m cheating during dry fire idk, maybe there’s no replacement for live 45 recoil, but I hope to keep the streak going.
Outlaw IDPA match at Mzunga Ranch with a cool “battle field pick up” stage:
Ranch doggo:
Exotics:
Last edited by HCM; 03-26-2023 at 01:39 PM.
It's nice to know my rifles capabilities. I normally flub my groups and am honestly happy with 1.5-2moa groups at 200. Here's my best 200 yard group ever. 1.24"
Laying in the mud and snow left me kinda wet
On the ragged edge of the world I'll roam,
And the home of the wolf shall be my home - Robert Service
It was blustery yesterday so I figured that was a good time to go out and practice shooting in the wind with a .22LR at various distances at 72, 110, 199, and 307 yds. Calculating elevation holds is straight forward once I have my dope trued for various distances. How much wind to hold, that’s the million dollar question!
Winds were switchy, anywhere from 4 o’clock to 5:30 and averaging 5-6 mph with gusts over 10. If I can spot my miss on the plate (off to one side or another) I can usually figure out how much I missed by and correct for the next shot. However in a match setting, that’s a loss of a point or maybe the stage only gives you one attempt at each distance. So my goal is first round impact at each distance. I was using all the tools, Kestrel, wind indicator flag, if the wind died on the back of my neck mid-string…
Suffice to say, if only I can figure out the wind-thing I’d be a fricken rock-star.
I also spent most of my time shooting off tops of props such as tank traps, barrels, tires, etc.
“Practicing what I suck at.”
My G5 G17, SRO. Performance by moi was mediocre. Having a touch of bad arthritis in my support hand and a crappy grip. Ouch, whining, wah, wah. Gun ran fine. Saw a possible ND, guy drew and round went off from waist level down range. RO discussion was that it wasn't a DQ as the gun was pointed down range at a target and no rule that you had to bring it up to sighting level even though a clear booboo. The shooter said it was a booboo, but if he had hit the ceiling or floor that would have been it. Going to the square range to practice grip a bit. Damn hand hurts! Wah, wah.
Cloud Yeller of the Boomer Age
After a year of owning the 1301, I finally found a range that allows shot, not just slugs. I put 10 rounds of Flight Control through it to get a rough zero along with some generic buckshot. I like it but the manual of arms is quirky enough that it's going to stay in the back of the safe until I can get some real time/training on it.
The GP100 is the first handgun I ever bought and I've had the Python for about a year. While I like the Python, it really doesn't do anything better than the Ruger (and the cylinder gums up quicker). I'm a big fan of Blazer 158 grain .357s for range ammo--much more accurate than Blazer in other calibers and it gives you enough thump to know it's not a .38 without the carpal tunnel of a hot .357.
I shot the April Rangemaster drill of the month with my Shield Plus. I shot poorly on the first stage, scoring 131 (135 is passing). There were some other B8 based drills in the newsletter so I shot a couple more, the Baseline Skills Assessment and Five Yard Roundup. I was going to shoot the M&P9 CORE/ACRO but found the battery dead and hadn’t replaced the spare battery I kept in the truck. I ended up shooting the Rangemaster Bullseye course and The Test with my 2.0 Compact. I also put a few cylinders of Punch and Velocitor through the 43C. I had one round of each fail to fire for some reason. Each round fired when I ran it back through. I probably ought to clean it as I’ve not cleaned it since I bought it.
I had to turn in my issued Remington PSS when I retired. I’ve had this Remington LTR for years but haven’t shot it for a long time. It has a Bushnell Tactical 3-12. I checked the cold bore and fired a three round group of Federal 168 grain. I’m taking it to a Forge Tactical course next month so I’ll be working with it till then.
I also shot my M&P15 with the Leupold 1-4 Hog Hunter with the old Hornady steel case training ammo.
I then shot my CORE/ACRO and confirmed the zero with the 135 +P Hornady Critical Duty.
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