Took a couple of my young friends shooting today. I believe they are ages 10 and 12. While I never complain about shooting on those sunny, 80* days, I find most of the learning occurs on days like today. The first was reconfirming that it's always good to keep white AND black spray paint for the targets. White target on snowy ground during heavy snow would have been pretty challenging. The second thing I learned is that I hope it's not snowing during a stage where I have to retain my brass as it sure takes time to find those suckers and fish them out with gloves on!
The third thing is that while I've shot this rifle many times in the rain, and had little problems with water on the glass, the blowing snow seemed attracted to it and I need a good solution to keep the snow off the lens (particularly the ocular) while I'm shooting.
A fourth is that I'm a lot better mil-ranging targets in the snow, oddly enough. Perhaps the pink-on-snow is just easier to see than my normal white-on-dirt/grass.
The targets:
12x12" plate and a 10x10" plate. (after peppering with pistols, but prior to using the real guns)
The rifle:
Action:
Both boys (and their older brother) had 1st round hits on the 12" plate from 500 yards in the snow, with pretty high wind (a bit over 10mph, but half value). At the end of this video, the spotter is describing being able to see the bullet trace for the first time. Several hits (not shown in video) were also made with the AR15 in the pic using a 10x NF.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqEpZNmB08s
And shooting tannerite. You can't really hear it though since it's a long way off, but the suppressor sounds good. I'm not surprised the iphone can't pick up the ding of a hit on steel 500 yards away, but I haven't figured out why it didn't pick up a half pound of tannerite at under 200 yrds. (edit: I've had reports that you can hear it with better speakers with more base. Perhaps the problem is my laptop, not my iphone)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ETaEZqFBsY
You'll never see me discourage someone from practicing shooting positions other than prone, but I was amazed when he managed to hit a golf-ball-sized balloon filled with tannerite at roughly 190 yrds from this unconventional position.
The third thing is that while I've shot this rifle many times in the rain, and had little problems with water on the glass, the blowing snow seemed attracted to it and I need a good solution to keep the snow off the lens (particularly the ocular) while I'm shooting.
A fourth is that I'm a lot better mil-ranging targets in the snow, oddly enough. Perhaps the pink-on-snow is just easier to see than my normal white-on-dirt/grass.
The targets:
12x12" plate and a 10x10" plate. (after peppering with pistols, but prior to using the real guns)
The rifle:
Action:
Both boys (and their older brother) had 1st round hits on the 12" plate from 500 yards in the snow, with pretty high wind (a bit over 10mph, but half value). At the end of this video, the spotter is describing being able to see the bullet trace for the first time. Several hits (not shown in video) were also made with the AR15 in the pic using a 10x NF.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqEpZNmB08s
And shooting tannerite. You can't really hear it though since it's a long way off, but the suppressor sounds good. I'm not surprised the iphone can't pick up the ding of a hit on steel 500 yards away, but I haven't figured out why it didn't pick up a half pound of tannerite at under 200 yrds. (edit: I've had reports that you can hear it with better speakers with more base. Perhaps the problem is my laptop, not my iphone)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ETaEZqFBsY
You'll never see me discourage someone from practicing shooting positions other than prone, but I was amazed when he managed to hit a golf-ball-sized balloon filled with tannerite at roughly 190 yrds from this unconventional position.
