BozemanMT
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So, took today off that annoying work thing and went to the range. Have two new AR's to get zero'd in and a new Ted Yost modded commander. (oh my, worth every penny, BTW)
one of the AR's is exactly like my fancy rig and is for the wife. (17" 1 in 8, Carbon fibre free float, Troy BUIS, Kreiger barrel turned down under the guard, MSTN comp, TA31 ACOG on an RRA lower, unbelievable lightweight accurate gun, MSTN knows their stuff, but anyway back to the story).
So, to zero in we've been shooting off our shooting bags, but last time my wife noticed that I was getting burn marks on my bag (flash hider on a M1A) so this week while picking up ammo, we bought a sandbag rest doodad (I forget the name, but you know what i"m talking about)
So, I start shooting in with my new cheapie AR and it's too low. It pivots on the 30 round mag, so I go put it on top of an ammo can. This work fine for me and is really much better than my range bag. It's now the wife's turn and she decides that is too high. I say "honey, it won't work, it's too low"
sure enough, she decides after shooting 4 or 5 that it's too low.
banghead: ).
So, I wander off to load mags and when I come back she's shooting off her range bag ( you know you are both gun nuts when you need your own range bags)
So, i'm spotting for her, we're shooting in and I look down and say "put down the rifle and stop"
She's slipping back and she's shooting through the bag on the far end.
I'm just busting up and dying at this. She's pretty mad (cuz she just bought the bag and she feels really dumb and i'm not helping by just laughing so hard I can barely stand up.
SO, we finish on the short range and I don't miss any opportunities to give her a hard time about it (I thought you liked that bag. What did that bag do to you, etc, you can tell I'm sleeping on the couch tonight can't you?)
So, we move to the 100 yard range, she's using the sand bag again (and every time i look at her range bag I bust up)
All of a sudden i hear bad words come from my wife.
She let the rifle slip back (I keep telling her to lean into it) and SHOT THROUGH THE SAND BAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's bleeding sand all over the bench.
I'm just dying and falling on the ground.
Now she's really mad and she says "get some tape"
now who brings tape to the range?
So, she pulls out the first aid kit and puts a band aid on it and it stops throwing sand everywhere.
She now leans forward into the rifle.
BTW, I'm sure I'm sleeping on the couch tonight, all the way home, unloading it, etc. I should take pictures.
one of the AR's is exactly like my fancy rig and is for the wife. (17" 1 in 8, Carbon fibre free float, Troy BUIS, Kreiger barrel turned down under the guard, MSTN comp, TA31 ACOG on an RRA lower, unbelievable lightweight accurate gun, MSTN knows their stuff, but anyway back to the story).
So, to zero in we've been shooting off our shooting bags, but last time my wife noticed that I was getting burn marks on my bag (flash hider on a M1A) so this week while picking up ammo, we bought a sandbag rest doodad (I forget the name, but you know what i"m talking about)
So, I start shooting in with my new cheapie AR and it's too low. It pivots on the 30 round mag, so I go put it on top of an ammo can. This work fine for me and is really much better than my range bag. It's now the wife's turn and she decides that is too high. I say "honey, it won't work, it's too low"
sure enough, she decides after shooting 4 or 5 that it's too low.
banghead: ). So, I wander off to load mags and when I come back she's shooting off her range bag ( you know you are both gun nuts when you need your own range bags)
So, i'm spotting for her, we're shooting in and I look down and say "put down the rifle and stop"
She's slipping back and she's shooting through the bag on the far end.
I'm just busting up and dying at this. She's pretty mad (cuz she just bought the bag and she feels really dumb and i'm not helping by just laughing so hard I can barely stand up.
SO, we finish on the short range and I don't miss any opportunities to give her a hard time about it (I thought you liked that bag. What did that bag do to you, etc, you can tell I'm sleeping on the couch tonight can't you?)
So, we move to the 100 yard range, she's using the sand bag again (and every time i look at her range bag I bust up)
All of a sudden i hear bad words come from my wife.
She let the rifle slip back (I keep telling her to lean into it) and SHOT THROUGH THE SAND BAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's bleeding sand all over the bench.
I'm just dying and falling on the ground.
Now she's really mad and she says "get some tape"
now who brings tape to the range?
So, she pulls out the first aid kit and puts a band aid on it and it stops throwing sand everywhere.
She now leans forward into the rifle.
BTW, I'm sure I'm sleeping on the couch tonight, all the way home, unloading it, etc. I should take pictures.
) Thanks for sharing guys!
