HANDLOADER
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Went to the range with my new 243 and a box of Wolf ammo. I know a reloader shooting factorys is strictly tabo. Any way I drive up to the rifle bay park the truck. There is already 2 guys there. Father and son. The old man I say was about 69 and the boy was about 35. I can't reamber the exact age now. Any way I grab my usual shooting bench. And the usual hellos and range clears are given. The Father and son group has a M-1 and a Mauser. Nice spicemens i'll say. I have the target set up and that is when it hits me. No spooting scope. Bo ho for me. Lucky a 9 power scope on the rifle. I set down and fire off 14 rounds and and am pretty happy with the group. Which is 1 1/4 inch at 100 yards pretty good for cheap ammo. Any way the old man yells out son I think you need some help with that rifle. I say what am I doing wrong. He says "you aren't shooting as close as you can" He says bring the rifle over to my set up and he will show me what I need to do. I bring it over he says have you bore sighted this rifle. Deer in head light look and I said no. He showed me how to do it and next thing I know the rifle is hooting out the bullseye. Whoopie. I thank him for the advice and continue to talk with him. Turns out he is a 1000 yard competior. So I wind up leaving the range a hour latter with 2 feelings in me. First one is the gladdness of posssinf this new knowlidge. The 2nd is of stupity for never thinking to do this in my past 20 years of shooting. So the question for today is "Has anyone else left the range with a new found knowledge"?
GOD BLESS
Handloader
GOD BLESS
Handloader