David E
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I took my two Mini-14's to the range today. It'd been awhile since I shot them. They both have the factory barrel shortened and sport flash hiders. One blue with factory iron sights and folding stock, one stainless with factory birch and a red dot.
The range had recently built berms at 100, 200 and 300 yds. At each distance, they have IPSC steel targets and 8" plates.
I realized I'd not shot them past 100 yds ever, and it'd been way too long since I shot them at 100.
This should be interesting, I thought as I settled into position with the SS red dot. I placed it on the full silhouette and fired. Whack! First shot was minute-of-badguy.
After a few more shots and hits, I went on to the 200. A few satisfying whacks later, I went out to 300. "I should hit close enough to make them keep their heads down," I thought, as I let my first round fly. I saw the dust plume just miss, so I adjusted the sight picture and fired again. No dust plume....Clang! I made a few sight adjustments, repeated the target sequence and was hitting man-size and smaller targets on demand from 100, 200 and 300 yds with a short barreled Mini-14.
The iron sighted Mini essentially repeated the previous shots and hits.
I couldn't shoot for groups on steel, but I was happy to make those hits out to 300 yds on demand with not one, but two Mini-14's.
Just thought I'd share the range day.
The range had recently built berms at 100, 200 and 300 yds. At each distance, they have IPSC steel targets and 8" plates.
I realized I'd not shot them past 100 yds ever, and it'd been way too long since I shot them at 100.
This should be interesting, I thought as I settled into position with the SS red dot. I placed it on the full silhouette and fired. Whack! First shot was minute-of-badguy.
After a few more shots and hits, I went on to the 200. A few satisfying whacks later, I went out to 300. "I should hit close enough to make them keep their heads down," I thought, as I let my first round fly. I saw the dust plume just miss, so I adjusted the sight picture and fired again. No dust plume....Clang! I made a few sight adjustments, repeated the target sequence and was hitting man-size and smaller targets on demand from 100, 200 and 300 yds with a short barreled Mini-14.
The iron sighted Mini essentially repeated the previous shots and hits.
I couldn't shoot for groups on steel, but I was happy to make those hits out to 300 yds on demand with not one, but two Mini-14's.
Just thought I'd share the range day.