myFRAGisFUBAR
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So today I went out to the local range with my new sig m400 and 120 rounds of tula .223 to break her in. Upon arriving I see another shooter sighting in a red dot sight on the same gun with his kids. We both set up on the 100 yard range and have at it. After 60 rounds each we walk down to see how we did. I had a baseball size group with irons and he missed every time using a red dot. Clearly upset he begins to say "I was a marksman in the army and never got to use a sight like this. I cant believe this 350 dollar sight is this bad."(the guy is maybe 35 and weighs 300+) I suggest he walk his target out starting at 25 yards and that's where the fun began.
He sets his target up at 25 amd fires away again missing every shot. His kids start to laugh and he asks me to give it a go. I gladly help him using MY ammo so he can enjoy shooting a sighted gun. Within 8 shots it was spot on so I pust it back to 50 yards. Another 5 rounds and again it gets spot on.(He is tickled to death that its working) We push it back to 75 yards and on shot number 2 my tula ammo showed its colors and jammed in the barrel. Instantly the guy starts rolling his eyes at me an says nice ammo. Looks at the box that my ammo came in and rolled his eyes saying" that's why you jammed my gun. You shot 223 in my 5.56 chamber. The army said never do that. Hope you can fix that." Using my cleaning rod I pop it out with little effort and hand him his gun. He says thanks ill take it from here. Aftera few rounds he sees he is missing and he tells me to use his ammo to zero in the sight. I again help him and we left it zeroed at 75 yards. His kids begin to plink golfball sized targets with ease. He goes to shoot his last 10 rounds and can harldy pull off hitting the cardboard the targets are stapled to. He mumbles about trying to sight it in another day and leaves. Would anyone else have felt agrivated in my situation? Kinda killed my range day after that.
Basically just had to vent a little and thought someoneight enjoy a story. I live when people claim things that likely aren't true when their accuracy fails them. Anyone else out there need to vent? I love a good story.
He sets his target up at 25 amd fires away again missing every shot. His kids start to laugh and he asks me to give it a go. I gladly help him using MY ammo so he can enjoy shooting a sighted gun. Within 8 shots it was spot on so I pust it back to 50 yards. Another 5 rounds and again it gets spot on.(He is tickled to death that its working) We push it back to 75 yards and on shot number 2 my tula ammo showed its colors and jammed in the barrel. Instantly the guy starts rolling his eyes at me an says nice ammo. Looks at the box that my ammo came in and rolled his eyes saying" that's why you jammed my gun. You shot 223 in my 5.56 chamber. The army said never do that. Hope you can fix that." Using my cleaning rod I pop it out with little effort and hand him his gun. He says thanks ill take it from here. Aftera few rounds he sees he is missing and he tells me to use his ammo to zero in the sight. I again help him and we left it zeroed at 75 yards. His kids begin to plink golfball sized targets with ease. He goes to shoot his last 10 rounds and can harldy pull off hitting the cardboard the targets are stapled to. He mumbles about trying to sight it in another day and leaves. Would anyone else have felt agrivated in my situation? Kinda killed my range day after that.
Basically just had to vent a little and thought someoneight enjoy a story. I live when people claim things that likely aren't true when their accuracy fails them. Anyone else out there need to vent? I love a good story.