awp101
Single-Sixer
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Made time to hit the range yesterday and decompress. Only my second trip of the year... 
Tried out my new RAR, slightly disappointed but figured out afterwards I was mostly to blame. Specifically I failed to tighten both the scope rings and the bipod properly. And what's the first thing I ask when people ask me about inaccurate scope shooting? "Have you checked the rings to see if they're tight?"
Plus I think the scope is wonky anyway (cheap Simmons I've had for years that just happened to be sitting by it's lonesome when I was looking for a scope to mount. Probably why it was on my shelving in the first place). :roll: When everything worked it showed promise. A stiff, gritty bolt is the biggest issue and it's a minor one IMO.
After that I tried out a new to me S&W Shield 9mm that I didn't care for so it will be sold/traded for something else. Came as part of a trade so no hopes dashed. :lol: Function checked a Swiss K11 and Finn M39 after that and they will be staying.
So, why is this in the rimfire section and what seemed to be so fun about the trip? 95*F and humid meant only a few souls at the range besides myself and the RO which meant I had the falling plates to myself after trying out the new to me stuff. And to help keep those plates falling were these:
Single Six 1 by awp101, on Flickr
Bearcat1 by awp101, on Flickr
I even brought Mr Browning along to play:
Buckmark 1 by awp101, on Flickr
The SS is a 5.5" Super from late-68/early-69 (no prefix to the s/n) and it came to me with just the LR cylinder. Never have tried to track down a Mag cylinder for it. Not really sure I want to either.
The Bearcat is a 4 digit (84XX IIRC) that I think indicates it's a type 1?
The Buckmark is a 5.5" Field Target that dates from the early 90s IIRC and I've had it for 12 years or so.
The plates are really calibrated for centerfire calibers but if you hit them juuust right they'll fall to a .22LR. And that was the fun for me. Figuring where to hold and then replicating it each time. I never did get a clean run of 6 because it usually took 2-3 hits to get one to go. And I was quickly reminded that I need to rechalk the front sights of all three so I can actually see them against a dark background.
All in all though, it beat doing yard work or household projects... :mrgreen:
Tried out my new RAR, slightly disappointed but figured out afterwards I was mostly to blame. Specifically I failed to tighten both the scope rings and the bipod properly. And what's the first thing I ask when people ask me about inaccurate scope shooting? "Have you checked the rings to see if they're tight?"
Plus I think the scope is wonky anyway (cheap Simmons I've had for years that just happened to be sitting by it's lonesome when I was looking for a scope to mount. Probably why it was on my shelving in the first place). :roll: When everything worked it showed promise. A stiff, gritty bolt is the biggest issue and it's a minor one IMO.After that I tried out a new to me S&W Shield 9mm that I didn't care for so it will be sold/traded for something else. Came as part of a trade so no hopes dashed. :lol: Function checked a Swiss K11 and Finn M39 after that and they will be staying.
So, why is this in the rimfire section and what seemed to be so fun about the trip? 95*F and humid meant only a few souls at the range besides myself and the RO which meant I had the falling plates to myself after trying out the new to me stuff. And to help keep those plates falling were these:
Single Six 1 by awp101, on Flickr
Bearcat1 by awp101, on FlickrI even brought Mr Browning along to play:
Buckmark 1 by awp101, on FlickrThe SS is a 5.5" Super from late-68/early-69 (no prefix to the s/n) and it came to me with just the LR cylinder. Never have tried to track down a Mag cylinder for it. Not really sure I want to either.
The Bearcat is a 4 digit (84XX IIRC) that I think indicates it's a type 1?
The Buckmark is a 5.5" Field Target that dates from the early 90s IIRC and I've had it for 12 years or so.
The plates are really calibrated for centerfire calibers but if you hit them juuust right they'll fall to a .22LR. And that was the fun for me. Figuring where to hold and then replicating it each time. I never did get a clean run of 6 because it usually took 2-3 hits to get one to go. And I was quickly reminded that I need to rechalk the front sights of all three so I can actually see them against a dark background.
All in all though, it beat doing yard work or household projects... :mrgreen:
