Was at the range by my house yesterday afternoon with my usual collection of goodies - AR (zeroing the irons), Yugo 24/47, M44, and my Springfield XD-9.
Had fun with the M44 for awhile - sanded the sharp left edge of the trigger smooth and it is MUCH more pleasant to shoot. Doesn't kill my finger on each shot. Shoots high at 50yrd, as expected. I still haven't tried it with the bayo out as it shoots darn good (albeit high) with it in.
Then switched over to my AR and went through the IBZ steps to zero the irons at 50 yrds. Forgot my spotting scope so after each 3 rounds, I had to walk to the target and back. Good exercise and the weather was 75 and sunny so I wasn't complaining.
Hung up a target and unloaded a mag from the XD-9 and had 1 flier, the rest were inside the 10 ring from about 15 yards. Love this pistol. Dead nuts on every time I pick it up. I wish I could shoot my Glock 10mm that well....
So about then these two guys show up. One comes over to say hi while the other goes about his business of bow practice. The guy that came over seems to be more interested in chatting than shooting. He tells me all about this Colt Commander that he got from his uncle that he has never shot. So I walk with him to about 15 yards so he can shoot this .45.
I am starting to wonder about this guy as he came to the range with no ear/eye protection and a lot of stories.....
He gave 'er hell at the target (no hearing protection) and then we walked up to the target and this guy was just tickled at how well he shot it for the first time. All this time I am trying not to laugh since he was shooting at my target that I punched the center out with my XD-9.
So I tell him to try again with a new target. He hangs one up, goes back to 15 yards and gives it hell again (no hearing protection). Not a single hit on the paper. Not even one.
He looks at me and says 'I just don't get it. How the hell did I miss the whole target this time after I did so well last time?' Like the commercial says - PRICELESS!
Then out comes his Marlin model 60 that 'he hasn't shot yet either.' This time I believe him. He said he just put the scope on it (cheap tasco) and lets it rip at the 50rd target. Again, not a single shot on paper. I asked him if he bore sighted the rifle after he put the scope on. He says 'no but I bet if I just shoot into the dirt at a closer range you can tell me where I am hitting.'
So he loads up and starts shooting at a leaf that is about 15 yards in front of us while his buddy tells him he is hitting high. He adjusts the scope, shoots again. Still high. Repeat, Repeat, Repeat.
He stops and says 'my scope ran out of adjustment, I can't go any lower. Now what?' So I ask if he double checked that he was turning it the right way. He says ' how can you tell what the right way is?'
I let him rip through 15-20 rounds with my M44, having to remind him each time to put on my ear muffs if he wanted to hear anything later that day.
I decided my shooting for the day was done as long as I had 'company' at the range. Packed up and laughed all the way home.
At least it was sunny and 75.......
Had fun with the M44 for awhile - sanded the sharp left edge of the trigger smooth and it is MUCH more pleasant to shoot. Doesn't kill my finger on each shot. Shoots high at 50yrd, as expected. I still haven't tried it with the bayo out as it shoots darn good (albeit high) with it in.
Then switched over to my AR and went through the IBZ steps to zero the irons at 50 yrds. Forgot my spotting scope so after each 3 rounds, I had to walk to the target and back. Good exercise and the weather was 75 and sunny so I wasn't complaining.
Hung up a target and unloaded a mag from the XD-9 and had 1 flier, the rest were inside the 10 ring from about 15 yards. Love this pistol. Dead nuts on every time I pick it up. I wish I could shoot my Glock 10mm that well....
So about then these two guys show up. One comes over to say hi while the other goes about his business of bow practice. The guy that came over seems to be more interested in chatting than shooting. He tells me all about this Colt Commander that he got from his uncle that he has never shot. So I walk with him to about 15 yards so he can shoot this .45.
I am starting to wonder about this guy as he came to the range with no ear/eye protection and a lot of stories.....
He gave 'er hell at the target (no hearing protection) and then we walked up to the target and this guy was just tickled at how well he shot it for the first time. All this time I am trying not to laugh since he was shooting at my target that I punched the center out with my XD-9.
So I tell him to try again with a new target. He hangs one up, goes back to 15 yards and gives it hell again (no hearing protection). Not a single hit on the paper. Not even one.
He looks at me and says 'I just don't get it. How the hell did I miss the whole target this time after I did so well last time?' Like the commercial says - PRICELESS!
Then out comes his Marlin model 60 that 'he hasn't shot yet either.' This time I believe him. He said he just put the scope on it (cheap tasco) and lets it rip at the 50rd target. Again, not a single shot on paper. I asked him if he bore sighted the rifle after he put the scope on. He says 'no but I bet if I just shoot into the dirt at a closer range you can tell me where I am hitting.'
So he loads up and starts shooting at a leaf that is about 15 yards in front of us while his buddy tells him he is hitting high. He adjusts the scope, shoots again. Still high. Repeat, Repeat, Repeat.
He stops and says 'my scope ran out of adjustment, I can't go any lower. Now what?' So I ask if he double checked that he was turning it the right way. He says ' how can you tell what the right way is?'
I let him rip through 15-20 rounds with my M44, having to remind him each time to put on my ear muffs if he wanted to hear anything later that day.
I decided my shooting for the day was done as long as I had 'company' at the range. Packed up and laughed all the way home.
At least it was sunny and 75.......
