doubleh
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Weatherguesser promised 5-10 mph wind today and I went to the range early. It was overcast, moist, and the wind was more in the 15-15 gusting to 20 range by the time I drove the 25 miles. That made it chilly enough I needed a light jacket.
I set up and shot revolvers at 15 yards off a rest. My old 3 screw single six, super single six, wrangler, and two rough riders made it a slow shoot for sure. Just for grins I tried some CCI quites in the super ss. They aren't so quite from a 6 1/2" barrel. Anyway I shot fairly well and enjoyed it. Then I moved on to my Henry LB Frontier that I had put an old 4 X gloss finished Bushnell Scope Chief that I found at a gunshow that was in good shape and nicely priced. It's been in place for some time but I hadn't managed to get around to sighting it in. I only had the 25 yard range to work with and it was right on horizontally after bore sighting but somewhat low vertically. Still not bad for a bore sight and I quickly had it zeroed. Shooting went a little faster with the rifle. Trouble is my scope rings are slightly too tall and I couldn't get the cheek weld I like so it will all be to do over as soon as the new adapters arrive.
Of course as I was loading up to go home the clouds disappeared and it warmed up almost instantly plus the wind dropped off to what was forecast. A good thing was I had the place all to myself until shortly before I finished shooting. One pistol shooter showed up and there were three guys at the rifle range.
I set up and shot revolvers at 15 yards off a rest. My old 3 screw single six, super single six, wrangler, and two rough riders made it a slow shoot for sure. Just for grins I tried some CCI quites in the super ss. They aren't so quite from a 6 1/2" barrel. Anyway I shot fairly well and enjoyed it. Then I moved on to my Henry LB Frontier that I had put an old 4 X gloss finished Bushnell Scope Chief that I found at a gunshow that was in good shape and nicely priced. It's been in place for some time but I hadn't managed to get around to sighting it in. I only had the 25 yard range to work with and it was right on horizontally after bore sighting but somewhat low vertically. Still not bad for a bore sight and I quickly had it zeroed. Shooting went a little faster with the rifle. Trouble is my scope rings are slightly too tall and I couldn't get the cheek weld I like so it will all be to do over as soon as the new adapters arrive.
Of course as I was loading up to go home the clouds disappeared and it warmed up almost instantly plus the wind dropped off to what was forecast. A good thing was I had the place all to myself until shortly before I finished shooting. One pistol shooter showed up and there were three guys at the rifle range.
