doomtrpr_z71
Senior Member
Work got cancelled today so I ran a couple mags through my wife's ar and two of mine. Ran a couple mags through the g33 and fnp45 as well. Even got the pof rebel sighted in as well.
Shot up a bunch of water bottles with 38 special.Figured we could use a thread for sharing shooting fun.
I know we have some parents & grandparents having some great times on the range with their young students.
We also have folks trying out new ammo or working up a handload for one of their guns.
Rifles getting tuned up for deer season......shotguns being pattered for turkey....pig guns, too.
Did you do any training today?
Sporting clays ?
3-Gun ?
Plinking ?
Punching paper ?
Shot my new to me Beretta 96 (40 s&w). On the 7th round, I had some type of misfire that blew back into my face. Right eye still feels scratchy and it was a reminder to always wear eye protection. Not sure what happened but it ejected the spent round and failed to feed the next one. Everything else fed fine, so I assume it was just a bad round.
Also shot some hand loads in my Marlin 336 in 35 Remington. I posted about it in another thread but man am I happy with this rifle. Good enough to kill a deer anywhere I hunt. Makes me want to leave my AR’s and bolt guns put up, or start hand loading for them too.
Yes to the handloading for your other guns. Super results with your .35 Rem!!!!
Weird stuff on that hot round. I wonder if the bullet had been set back into the case more than spec, increasing pressure?
Glad all was well.
Shot the .22 rifles some ....along with the .22 High Standard "The Victor" pistol ... I can tell you ....I am rusty ....
I shot 2 rounds of scrap today...came in dead last the first round...the second round I was next to last. Might have been a year since I shot a shotgun...very humbling.
I recently installed a Wilson spring kit in my wife's S&W 642. I test fired it Sunday using some target velocity 158gr cast bullets. I fired them over the new chronograph and they were averaging about 600 fps with 100% reliability.
For the Smith, a huge improvement over the factory installed barn door springs!
I had the chronograph setup in a bad location at a bad time of day for the sun, but the readings were pretty consistent. I was expecting the .38's to be slow, but not 600 fps slow. They're powder puff loads though.
I fired a known Federal 1200 fps 22lr load a few times and they were all right around spec from 15'.
I put one mag (14) rounds of .45 ACP through the velocitator too. They were 230 FMJ from my 3.8" XDM. They were averaging low the 700's. These were some rounds I loaded about 10 years back. I tore a ragged hole in the target at 10 steps. The ragged hole shooting ain't at the distances it once was, but it still feels great to do it!
I noticed a good bit of unburned powder throughout the .45 while cleaning. My charge of Universal was a bit too low for efficient burn. Like Unique, Universal shoots great just leaves residue at the bottom end of its range.
It's good to be back in business with a chronograph again.
I have had guns with "barn door" springs description. I have upgraded the springs in several Taurus revolvers with the wilson's. Really makes an improvement over factory. But as Chuck did, you have to check for reliability. In my 607, it now has an awesome double action pull. In the 605 and 85 they are nice also. I tried the Wilson's in the 941 (22mag) and it is very unreliable. It will fire in single action but is hit and miss in double. Seems rimfires takes a harder hit to ignite, so that gun sits with the factory springs. I polished everything in it I could, action is smooth as silk, but still has the "barn door" springs in it.
Always keep an extra 9V battery for the chronograph. The Caldwell has room for an extra in the battery compartment. Inevitably, you will leave it on and the battery will be dead when you get to the range (assuming it doesn't have an auto off feature), or just die on it's own.
Chronographs make liars out of a lot of people... Folks will read the load data and assume they are getting that velocity in their gun, not considering barrel length and other factors. Kind of reminds me of those added horsepower gadgets for an automobile. Someone will put 10 items that "add" 20 hp to your car, they add them all up and say that is what they are getting. It don't work that way.
Rosewood
That is some great shooting for any rifle. Incredible for a lever gun!Shot my new to me Beretta 96 (40 s&w). On the 7th round, I had some type of misfire that blew back into my face. Right eye still feels scratchy and it was a reminder to always wear eye protection. Not sure what happened but it ejected the spent round and failed to feed the next one. Everything else fed fine, so I assume it was just a bad round.
Also shot some hand loads in my Marlin 336 in 35 Remington. I posted about it in another thread but man am I happy with this rifle. Good enough to kill a deer anywhere I hunt. Makes me want to leave my AR’s and bolt guns put up, or start hand loading for them too.