armoredman
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I only took two firearms, again the VZ-58 and Taurus snub, I was looking forward to some long slow workouts with both. Had some new handloads for the VZ I wanted to try, and get some more exercise with the holosight. So, off I trotted, figuring 7AM on a weekday, when I usually go, will give me that one range to myself, as usual.
Wrong.
I arrived a few minutes after 7, when the free public range opens, and the place was packed. I checked my watch, yep, still Friday, not Saturday. OK, well, I drove down here, I'll shoot a bit. So, I set up, next to where an off duty officer was conducting a weapons fam class of some sort.
All set? Lock, load, turn on the sight, line up, fire....turn on the sight, line up, fire...turn on the sight...what the heck?
I realized the sight knob, which is also the battery compartment, had shot loose, wouldn't stay in it's detent, and would shift forward or backwards under recoil, effectively turning off the sight. Now, I had heard this sight was notorious for turning off because the battery compartment was loose, so I tightened it up. Great, tight as a drum, but the knobitself was still as loose,and continued to turn the sight off under recoil. After a few more rounds of that, I gave up in disgust, and pulled it off. :banghead: Midway will be hearing from me today. I have an old red dot around here somewhere I'll slap on there, see how it works.
Irons OK? Absolutely, but the newest handload printed low, and gave 5 inch groups at the end of the range. Dang. Ran out of the good ones already, messing with the sight. Oh well, the rifle itself worked perfectly. And I have the best of reasons to load some more, with the older, better recipe.
As I was getting hit with spent Wolf rounds from the AK being familiarized next door, and listening to the "instructor" show off his Dept issue FA shorty M4, I decided to heck with it, and threw 10 rounds of reloads through the snubbie. At 75 yards. Hit the target. Twice.
Time for some hot coffee and ramen for breakfast - there is just no hope left for the day. Maybe it will be better later. Like tomorrow.
Wrong.
I arrived a few minutes after 7, when the free public range opens, and the place was packed. I checked my watch, yep, still Friday, not Saturday. OK, well, I drove down here, I'll shoot a bit. So, I set up, next to where an off duty officer was conducting a weapons fam class of some sort.
All set? Lock, load, turn on the sight, line up, fire....turn on the sight, line up, fire...turn on the sight...what the heck?
I realized the sight knob, which is also the battery compartment, had shot loose, wouldn't stay in it's detent, and would shift forward or backwards under recoil, effectively turning off the sight. Now, I had heard this sight was notorious for turning off because the battery compartment was loose, so I tightened it up. Great, tight as a drum, but the knobitself was still as loose,and continued to turn the sight off under recoil. After a few more rounds of that, I gave up in disgust, and pulled it off. :banghead: Midway will be hearing from me today. I have an old red dot around here somewhere I'll slap on there, see how it works.
Irons OK? Absolutely, but the newest handload printed low, and gave 5 inch groups at the end of the range. Dang. Ran out of the good ones already, messing with the sight. Oh well, the rifle itself worked perfectly. And I have the best of reasons to load some more, with the older, better recipe.
As I was getting hit with spent Wolf rounds from the AK being familiarized next door, and listening to the "instructor" show off his Dept issue FA shorty M4, I decided to heck with it, and threw 10 rounds of reloads through the snubbie. At 75 yards. Hit the target. Twice.
Time for some hot coffee and ramen for breakfast - there is just no hope left for the day. Maybe it will be better later. Like tomorrow.