What did you shoot today?

my 222 840 sav with the 4x weaver timex watch anniversary set up. my jc higgins model 50 in 270. 2.5-8 3i luepold scope on that one. my 7 30 water with 1-3 weaver.
...sav is a 1 1/4 five shot gun at 100, 270 is 1 1/2 gun never opens up. use a reduced 5744 in that one. 7 30 eluded me, oh well two out of three aint bad.
 
Along with a couple of 1911’s and a SA-35, I took out a CZ 97B .45 and a Shadow 2 9mm and played a bit.

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The 97B kept 20 of them in the black on a reduced B-29 at 10 yds.

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I was happy to keep 10 in the black circle at 15 yds. with the Shadow. (As usual, a couple of clinkers ruin what could’ve been a great target.) This is par for the course, as I fully admit I am not a consistent bullseye shooter at all. (Those guys are amazing!)

Stay safe.
 
Went to the range pretty early. I shot my Ruger Mk. 2 with bull barrel and my Quasi-semi-not quite .303 Jungle Carbine. The carbine is a SMLE made at Lithgow (Aussieland)in 1942. In the late eighties Navy Arms removed the normal barrels from these rifles and replaced them with Jungle Carbine type shorter barrels with the conical flash hider. I bought one of these back then at the Navy Arms retail outlet in Ridgefield, NJ. I havent shot it for 20 years until today due to the insane new .303 prices. I got the inspiration to shoot the commercially modified war horse. I found some PPU FMJ-BT rounds and let off ten. Accuracy was OK, but not great. The Mk. II actually gave me some trouble today! It was definately the ammo. I brought a box of Norma USA .22LR Lead Target ammo. I know its normal for manufacturers to put a waxy substance on lead-nosed .22 target ammo, but Norma went too far with it and I was getting jams and my fingers were all gooey. I had some loose .22 in my range bag, mostly Federal bulk-pack and it shot fine, so it wasn't the gun. I'm going to studiously avoid that particular Norma product from now on.
 
Just bought an SAR-4800, matching receiver, bolt & carrier. Built by Imbel.
Why do ----only---- the bolt +bolt carrier and chamber face clearly show visible wear? While...the bore, piston (piston head was pristine) most of receiver and exterior look Unfired.. until I used my first .308 ammo in it.

Have you folks ever seen this with an all-matching, factory-stamped ( serial #s) gun? I'm not good at explaining paradoxes.

The only finish wear was (and a good bit of wear) --literally-- the bolt, b. carrier and chamber face/"front wall". Nothing else showed wear, but these smaller components were factory-stamped to match the receiver, in Brazil, in the 1990s. Does this make sense?


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View attachment 1133618 This Dan Wesson 15-2 after installing cylinder shims to correct a nagging problem with light strikes. Ran it through 100 rounds of Remington factory 38spl & 50 rounds of my 38 reloads without a light strike. Before shimming I had light strikes often. Another range trip like this one will restore my confidence in this pretty little hunk of steel.
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Edit: I put another 100 through it without any light strikes. Nice deep primer strikes. In the process I also discovered and corrected a bad habit in my shooting that was throwing off my accuracy. Great day all the way around.
 
Yesterday was a great 22 day for me. I shot my all-time favorite .22 rifle, Mossberg Model 46(b) and what is rapidly becoming my favorite center fire rifle, my new budget cost AR-15. I also shot my High Standard Model "B" .22 semiauto, a very accurate old pistol that is a pleasure to shoot. Had a great time and a good chuckle with the other shooters when the shooting was suddenly interrupted so a range officer could remove a big tortoise that wandered into the rifle range.
 
SAR-4800 ( 21" barrel), built by Imbel in Brazil, on original FN (Belgian) tooling: manufactured in order for Springfield to import "complete rifles" in the late 80's-90's. A tiny percentage allegedly might have been assembled by Springfield from matching parts kits, but If so, they did an excellent job.

Did you know that -- in the US -- there are some really collectible Imbel SARs in 5,56 / .223 ?:confused:

American company " DSA " builds excellent clones, in the last few years.
Even the clones of 16", 18" or 21" barrel "Paras", plus Israelis("Izzy") are manufactured.

I might buy the Folding stock 16" or 18" "Para" nib from DSA in several months after 'buying no guns' ...then finally Groveling + Bowing and Scraping in front of my :scrutiny:Wife :(....

DS Arms - Rifles

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I arrived at the range this morning with a slightly used Stevens 320 20 guage "Field" shotgun with a 28 inch barrel. I bought the Shotgun a few days ago and was eager to try it out. I brought along a Davis .22 two-shot Derringer that I had for 30 plus years. It was out of my possession for 5 years because my father-in-law (a big gun enthusiast) thought it was the bee's knees and was charmed by it, so I gave it to him. He carried it until his death and his son gave it back to me. I was reminded why I disliked the derringer so much. It has the hardest trigger pull of any weapon I have ever handled. You have to have hands like a gorilla to shoot it easily. It isn't much fun to use. On the other hand, the Steven's 20 ga. was a pleasure to shoot with the Winchester 2/3 quarter 7.5 birdshot. I blasted away at tin cans and other objects folks have left around.
 
Had a great day despite the early morning rain. My daughter and a couple of her friends came over and wanted to shoot.
My grandson shot several mags thru my 10/22 wood carbine.
My daughter and her friends and I all shot my SKS, Ruger PCC 9mm, 10/22, EC9s, G20, 22/45 Lite, and her SCCY 9mm. After they had to leave, I got out the Henry 45colt and practiced a bit on my 100yd steel targets. :)

Then I had to pick up brass by myself, should have got them to help before they left:confused::what:.
 
Did a night shoot this evening (front yard, lots of open space here) with a new model Colt Python 4.25", wrist over wrist, flashlight on bottom hand, double action...Fiochhi 357mag 148gr jhp ammunition, some flash, but not much...little one-handed recoil. As a Smith guy for over 5 decades, I'm beginning to like the new model Python more and more each time it's on the home range, the DA trigger pull is very smooth. :)
 
Shot yesterday for the first time since probably late Nov/early Dec. Shot some of my .22's (MkIV Tactical, S&W 617), my lone 9mm a G45 MOS, a few of my .40's (G23.5 MOS, G22.5 MOS), both of my .357's (SP101, 6" GP100), one of my .44 Mags (S&W M69 2.75") and the 3.5" S&W PC .500 S&W (Underwood 350gr XTP)
 
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Went to the range pretty early. I shot my Ruger Mk. 2 with bull barrel and my Quasi-semi-not quite .303 Jungle Carbine. The carbine is a SMLE made at Lithgow (Aussieland)in 1942. In the late eighties Navy Arms removed the normal barrels from these rifles and replaced them with Jungle Carbine type shorter barrels with the conical flash hider. I bought one of these back then at the Navy Arms retail outlet in Ridgefield, NJ. I havent shot it for 20 years until today due to the insane new .303 prices. I got the inspiration to shoot the commercially modified war horse. I found some PPU FMJ-BT rounds and let off ten. Accuracy was OK, but not great. The Mk. II actually gave me some trouble today! It was definately the ammo. I brought a box of Norma USA .22LR Lead Target ammo. I know its normal for manufacturers to put a waxy substance on lead-nosed .22 target ammo, but Norma went too far with it and I was getting jams and my fingers were all gooey. I had some loose .22 in my range bag, mostly Federal bulk-pack and it shot fine, so it wasn't the gun. I'm going to studiously avoid that particular Norma product from now on.
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I bought several boxes of thier TAC 22.lr. when Rural King had it on sale for $3/box. It was so gooey I had to run it through my vibratory tumbler. It shoots fine after you do that, but not worth the effort to buy any more of it.
 
Went to the range and ran about 100 rounds through the new Glock 34 MOS. Not a Glock guy, this is the first one that I have ever owned but it is easy to shoot well and pretty fast to boot. Did about 25 rounds through my CCW firearm, the Springfield Hellcat Pro. Still getting used to the optic.
 
My PTR-91, identical copy used today (only 50 yards). Iron sights.:cool:

At 4:56, Very skilled marksman Henry begins the introduction to his 100, 200, 300 yard etc targets.

G3 - HK91 - PTR91 to 500yds: Practical Accuracy - YouTube

Also today, my SAR-4800 (not a DSA rifle- but looks identical to this), which already had a very worn bolt and bolt carrier when I bought it. Iron sights.:cool:
This image is a random choice from Google.

Henry begins at 1:04, first target only 150 yards (the 'stock' front post is rather thick). If :scrutiny: he uses an "OEM" front post with original thickness, he is an Amazing shooter.

DSA SA58 (FN FAL) to 500yds: Practical Accuracy - YouTube

The only drawback some of us have with these is the 2023 price for ammo...because... Some of us waited until age 66 (in 2022) for the '.308 battle rifle bug' to "infect " infest" us. This means the first time to buy such a rifle.o_O
But selling a pair of guns has provided a fair bit of ammo cash for new-production Lithuanian "NATO" and some lowest-cost .308 (yes).
 
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