Range reports: Whatcha do this week?

[TheFirstEMP]

Still havent found the right ammo for my stock 10/22. Tried Remington Gold Bullets and Federal, and both were jam city on rapid fire. Even not on rapid, it FTE's one in every 10 rounds. Ive disassembled and cleaned the shit out of it. I guess I have to try the CCI minimags though, but I was hoping it would be good with the super cheap stuff.

Ewww and more ewww. Worst effin rounds next to Thunderbolts. They are so dirty, every time you shoot you get a cloud puff shooting out of the chamber.

 

[TheFirstEMP]

Still havent found the right ammo for my stock 10/22. Tried Remington Gold Bullets and Federal, and both were jam city on rapid fire. Even not on rapid, it FTE's one in every 10 rounds. Ive disassembled and cleaned the shit out of it. I guess I have to try the CCI minimags though, but I was hoping it would be good with the super cheap stuff.

All work perfectly in my 10/22.

 

[Lug's Spear]

Decided to take my STI Duty One 1911 .45 acp and my sig mosquito sport .22 pistols to the range today. I figured I would supplement my expensive .45 ammo with a lot of cheap .22 ammo. I started off with 100 rounds of cci mini mag through the sig, then about 100 more federal bulk .22. After I felt warmed up and noticed my groups tightening I switched to my 1911 and laid down some 230 grainers. I went back to the sig mosquito and fired away .22 bullets one handed (left and right) until the last few minutes of my hour wore down. It was nice to see a lot of business at the range/gun store and it was a lot of fun to work on my fundamentals.

Edit: Haven't posted a picture of my 1911 in a while, I need to get some new ones. I have switched out the grips for some stryder gunner grips in ranger green since the photo.

 

[Jory]

Went to the range today with my dad. He brought a 500 round case of cheap lead nose .22 ammo that was so old the ink had faded off the box.

He was shooting a bull-barreled Ruger Mk III. I was shooting an SR-22p. The MK III kept jamming, maybe 1 ftf every 2-3 magazines. The SR-22 ate every round without a single problem. I've never been more proud of my baby.

Accuracy was similar with both guns. We were just burning through old ammo, not trying to score points, but I was putting every round inside a 1' square out to about 75 ft with either gun.

 

[Lug's Spear]

Went to the range today with my dad. He brought a 500 round case of cheap lead nose .22 ammo that was so old the ink had faded off the box.

He was shooting a bull-barreled Ruger Mk III. I was shooting an SR-22p. The MK III kept jamming, maybe 1 ftf every 2-3 magazines. The SR-22 ate every round without a single problem. I've never been more proud of my baby.

Accuracy was similar with both guns. We were just burning through old ammo, not trying to score points, but I was putting every round inside a 1' square out to about 75 ft with either gun.

I am jealous, sr-22 sounds like an amazing gun.

 

[Jory]

I am jealous, sr-22 sounds like an amazing gun.

I think I just got a really good one. Whatever the opposite of a lemon is.

 

[Marine Magnum]

I have a question for anyone that is knowledgeable about AR-15s. I recently bought one and took it out to sight it in using the iron sights. It has a standard front sight block/post and a Magpul flip up rear sight. I tried sighting it in with the Magpul rear sight, and it did not seem to move the point of impact much, if at all, after I adjusted it. I then took a Troy folding back up sight off one of my other ARs and tried that. I could get the Troy dialed in with seven clicks of windage at 25 yards.

I have astigmatism, so shooting iron sights is hard for me. I just want to make sure the front sight is not canted. I had a similar experience with the same AR manufacturer earlier this year with a canted sight. So should I be worried it took 7 clicks to dial in at 25 yards? Is it canted? Thanks.

 

[Cody564231]

I have a question for anyone that is knowledgeable about AR-15s. I recently bought one and took it out to sight it in using the iron sights. It has a standard front sight block/post and a Magpul flip up rear sight. I tried sighting it in with the Magpul rear sight, and it did not seem to move the point of impact much, if at all, after I adjusted it. I then took a Troy folding back up sight off one of my other ARs and tried that. I could get the Troy dialed in with seven clicks of windage at 25 yards.

I have astigmatism, so shooting iron sights is hard for me. I just want to make sure the front sight is not canted. I had a similar experience with the same AR manufacturer earlier this year with a canted sight. So should I be worried it took 7 clicks to dial in at 25 yards? Is it canted? Thanks.

It should be visibly obvious if the front sight is canted.

 

[Marine Magnum]

It looks straight to me. I put the rifle on a flat surface that is level, I used a level to make sure, and all the tips of the front and rear sights were touching the surface. I could not slide a piece of paper under any of the ears. I know that it is not a very scientific test, but it is all I can really do myself. I heard that 13 clicks is in specification, but I am anal about little details, so I was looking for some reassurance, so to speak, that it is within specification.

 

[Cody564231]

It looks straight to me. I put the rifle on a flat surface that is level, I used a level to make sure, and all the tips of the front and rear sights were touching the surface. I could not slide a piece of paper under any of the ears. I know that it is not a very scientific test, but it is all I can really do myself. I heard that 13 clicks is in specification, but I am anal about little details, so I was looking for some reassurance, so to speak, that it is within specification.

On Troy sights, each click is a quarter MOA, so 7 clicks would be less than 2 MOA, in which case I wouldn't worry too much about it.

Having said that, the Troy set I have on my AR was shooting .15" at 50 out of the box, so it may be your front tower sight.

 

[Jory]

Brought the Glock 23, and my Sig SP2022 and Ruger SR-22 to the pistol range.

Shot 50 rounds each through the Glock and Sig--13 each at 15', 30', and 30', then finished off the boxes back at 15'.

Wanted to compare accuracy and recoil, and also see how the Gen4 Glock compared to the Gen1 I'd owned in 2003.

My Sig grouped about 4 inches low, as it tends to, while the Glock grouped generally on target. The recoil from the Glock was sharp. Much sharper than I remember from my first Glock, but I may have just gotten used to shooting 9mm and .45.

I saved two targets, the last full mag with the Glock and another with the SR-22, both from 30ft, but my camera died before I could take the pics. I'll add them this evening once I've charged the camera.

 

[jlagman]

Went to the range today with my dad. He brought a 500 round case of cheap lead nose .22 ammo that was so old the ink had faded off the box.

He was shooting a bull-barreled Ruger Mk III. I was shooting an SR-22p. The MK III kept jamming, maybe 1 ftf every 2-3 magazines. The SR-22 ate every round without a single problem. I've never been more proud of my baby.

Accuracy was similar with both guns. We were just burning through old ammo, not trying to score points, but I was putting every round inside a 1' square out to about 75 ft with either gun.

Weird, my Ruger Mark III 22/45 is also a jam-o-matic. Granted, I'm like the 3rd owner and I haven't tried getting new mags for it, perhaps I should sell it and get an Advantage Arms .22 conversion kit for my Glock.

 

[hunto]

Brought a Glock 30 and a Taurus 617 7 shot .357. The Taurus was accurate, and easy to shoot. 7 shot cylinder dampens recoil pretty well. The Glock was a dream to shoot.

I bought a BB pistol a few weeks ago, a clone of a S&W M&P, to dick around with in the garage when I'm smoking a cigar. I have a target and trap made up, and practice point shooting. I'm getting to where I can place shots pretty well first time out, and adjusting the shot is getting easier too. So I tried this at the range with the G30. There was only one other group of 2 men there, so I held the 30 at the hip and let fly. The practice pays off. I could keep shots in the center of a silhouette target easily.

 

[Cody564231]

Took my AR and Glock 22 to the range this morning. Ran a couple rounds of LE patrol rifle and service pistol qualifications, then some steel knockdown plates. Had been having FTF problems with the Glock, but must have been break in related, because I only had problems with a box of JHP. Zero problems otherwise. All in all a good session.

 

[Lug's Spear]

Did a ton of shooting this weekend. I camped out with some buddies on 100 acres of private land. We shot some thrown soda cans with a 20 guage shotgun. I did some plinking with my ruger 10/22 that is in somewhat of a sniper build (match barrel, tacticool stock, bipod, scope) and my sig 522 with an eotech optic. Also shot a lot of .45 with my STI Duty One. Man do I love my Duty One, that thing is reliable and has a nice trigger. We shot the ar15 at 50 yards with the eotech co-witnessed. I think shot over 1,000 rounds this weekend (most of it was .22).

 

[Which Doctor]

Snow was too high this weekend, so my usual spot was out of the question. Solution - 5 cans, couple of paper targets, big cardboard box, thick comforter, 3 car garage, 1000 "rounds", and a Red Ryder = shooter's methadone.

 

[Ash E Larry]

150 rounds of FMJ 230 grain at my local GunRunner with my 45 ACP EEA Witness. Zero problems, which was the fucking cherry on top.

 

[jlagman]

I took my shotgun, with its new stock installed, out for some "tactical trap" shooting:

And I'm starting to have buyer's remorse for the pistol grip stock; the recoil is distributed much differently and ends up hurting my cheek and the web of my shooting hand. I preferred when it was all directed to my shoulder area which has larger muscle groups. Not to mention it slightly alters the accessibility of the controls, namely the action bar lock/release. I'll give it a little longer before I think about selling it.

For ammo, I was shooting Winchester Super Speed 12 gauge, 2.75", 1oz. 7.5 shot @1350 FPS. Not a hot load by any means, I just strongly dislike where the recoil goes.

 

[infinitywarrior]

I took my shotgun, with its new stock installed, out for some "tactical trap" shooting:

And I'm starting to have buyer's remorse for the pistol grip stock; the recoil is distributed much differently and ends up hurting my cheek and the web of my shooting hand. I preferred when it was all directed to my shoulder area which has larger muscle groups. Not to mention it slightly alters the accessibility of the controls, namely the action bar lock/release. I'll give it a little longer before I think about selling it.

For ammo, I was shooting Winchester Super Speed 12 gauge, 2.75", 1oz. 7.5 shot @1350 FPS. Not a hot load by any means, I just strongly dislike where the recoil goes.

Wow, i'm going through the same thing lately. I've almost had to change the way i aim. I have a stock like that from phoenix industries. When i get a good cheek weld and shoot properly, it slams into my face. On the generic stock it all went into my shoulder, now i leave the range with my cheek sore for days after like i got punched. Shoulder recoil is fine but the cheek smash almost gives me a headache. I'm going to have to switch it out....not willing to change good form. Hope yours turns out better.

 

[Lug's Spear]

I did a ton of shooting this weekend. I went to a gun show looking for a ruger mini 14, but ended up with a lot of .22 ammo. I shot my sig 522 with an eotech sight at 25 yards and also my tricked out ruger 10/22 at 100 yards. I was getting a 2inch group with my ruger 10/22 and federal bulk ammo at 110 yards. I should have put some of my mini mag ammo through the 10/22 to see if it would tighten up my grouping. Also shot my kimber with and without the kimber conversion kit. I finished up my range trip with my mossberg 100 atr. That .308 really kicks my ass after 15 rounds.