Two exercises today with the SCAR-17 at 100 yards: in the first, I drew a couple of blue rectangles on the hostage taker so that I can start trying to get tighter groupings on the kill shots, mostly in between the eyes up a bit on the forehead and around the mouth. For perspective, I’ve added a standard Post-It note, which is 3″ x 3″. The rectangle I drew to aim in is 1.5″ x 2″.
The second exercise was a rapid-fire exercise using a quick magazine change. I fired 40 rounds at 100 yards using the same set up (SCAR-17 w/ 147gr FMJ 7.62×51 mil surplus ammo shot off a swivel bipod) in about a minute. I still have a tendency during rapid fire to let the swivel bipod, which I grip at the attachment point to the rail, cant a bit to the left. The canting function is useful for when you might need to shoot off an uneven surface, but on a flat surface, if you don’t concentrate on keeping it completely straight some shots can drift on you. Still, overall, I put 29 of the 40 shots into the 1 and 2 targeting circles, with 13 of those in the 1 and 3 in the center bulls eye.
I had 2 or 3 errant shots. Not sure if those happened when my forearm got burned (twice) by a hot cartridge ejecting, bouncing off the wall, and rolling right under my right trigger arm. Shit gets hot, peoples.
At any rate, I’ve now shot my first 200 or so rounds on a rifle. I started from scratch. So I guess I should be happy with the progress I’m making — and at the very least, I feel very comfortable with both the rifle and the scope.
Pistol-wise, I still tend to be a bit low on the target, but at 7-10 yards they all can’t be perfect head shots. At least, not yet. The important part is that I’m always on the target, even with both eyes open. Ironically, I’m better right now with the iron sights on my Taurus than I am with the Trijicon on my FNP. But the difference isn’t dramatic, and I feel very comfortable with both pistols. The FNP-45 Tac is still my primary, largely because I can carry it with 15+1 rounds of .45 ACP cocked and locked. And that’s significant firepower for a hand gun.
I like to put oranges out at 100 yds – very satisfying to hit with 30 cal, and if you can nail them, you can get most jobs done.
We occasionally go crazy and buy some of these reactive targets, which go off with a real bang. No. 2 son can nail them at 50 yds with the .22 rifle, but centrefire is better further out, as close up they tend to vapourise before exploding.
Look forward to playing with reactive targets outside. I have the steel kind — the ones that ping, flip, and reset. But I only shot at them the first day I ever used the rifle, and even then, only maybe 5 shots. Didn’t hit a one.
Today I think I could hit them all from 100 yards out.
Those steel reactives are great with the .22. But then, so is a bag of tomatoes down by the shore. Very reactive!
This is for apres shooting:
Here is my prescription for tonight! Make, Drink, Repeat.
And the race is over anyway, given the endorsement that came out for Barack Obama last night.
Verlander’s bendy bullets will be biased more down and to the right against up and to the left I think, though on the whole a heap fewer in the centercut, with maybe one or two of those wild looking misses — albeit those few’ll be heavily likely to zoom past up high and tight t either side, depending. Strange how wildness seems so methodical at times.
We lovingly refer to it as “the plinking machine.” Hours of fun.
With all due respect, zombies don’t take hostages.
40 rnds at $550/1000 =$22. The armadillo could’ve gotten a handjob for that.
So my question to you is, who’s idea of fun lasts longer?
I get my handjobs for free. I’m very giving like that to myself.
Also? Guns go boom boom.
Symbionese Liberation Army zombies do, Charles. And I prepare for all contingencies.
No doubt it’s the most fun you can legally have with yourself in public
Next time though, empty four or five mags as fast as you can so I can make a lazy blowjob joke.
Perhaps if you pick up a black powder long gun you can talk about the joys of shooting your wad in a non-pron manner.
Ok, I’ll stop now.