Although the ground was still wet and mushy, the temps were climbing awfully close to 50, so I made the journey down to Brown County after work this afternoon to visit with lovemywoods, Kr_Treefrog2, and Mom.
After some general chatter and INGO gossip, three of us decided to pack up a few guns and head to the range-- well..... the temporary range. The normal range is under construction, as we just put in several drainage lines in early winter, and are waiting until the Spring to regrade and reseed the entire area.
After some general chatter and INGO gossip, three of us decided to pack up a few guns and head to the range-- well..... the temporary range. The normal range is under construction, as we just put in several drainage lines in early winter, and are waiting until the Spring to regrade and reseed the entire area.
Pack up the gear!!
For this range session, we shot along the length of the dam. We had a few things we wanted to accomplish:
For this range session, we shot along the length of the dam. We had a few things we wanted to accomplish:
- Zero Kr_Treefrog's Millett DMS-1 on her Colt LE6920.
- Zero my Primary Arms Micro clone on my Bushmaster M4.
- Get a little trigger time on lovemywoods' Kimber Pro Elite.
- Test some steel of unknown pedigree for toughness.
When it came time for pictures, the Treefrog got a little camera shy. I promised I wouldn't post this one on INGO (good thing I had my fingers crossed!! 
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We set up on a shooting bench, with a target stand set 50 yards away. We used 9" paper plates with 1" orange dots in the middle (fancy!!).
Slowly but surely, she brought her point-of-aim to match the point-of-impact.
lovemywoods did an excellent job spotting her hits.
One trick that we've found that works REALLY well when using a spotter, is to have a spare target physically in front of you. Then the spotter can point to EXACTLY where you hit on your target. This helps the shooter to decide what adjustments need to be made to the scope.
Here is lovemywoods giving a brief explanation of MOA clicks, and how they need to be adjusted to give the desired results.
Kr_Treefrog2 was pleased with her results!
Feeling a little left out, I tried my hand at hitting a hanging bowling pin, offhand, 140 yards away, with the Millett set on 4x. I hit it on the first shot. 
(to be fair, lovemywoods hit the same pin on his 2nd shot 
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*esrice pats himself on the back*
(to be fair, lovemywoods hit the same pin on his 2nd shot )
*esrice pats himself on the back*
Oh yeah. . . . I also shot some ice. . . . .
We were starting to run low on daylight, but lovemywoods did get through a couple of mags on his Kimber Pro Elite. Amazingly, the rounds went where they were supposed to go. He gave credit to Steve_MI by saying "when I do what Steve told me to do, it works!"
Daylight was gone, so I had to zero my PA Micro in the dark. Luckily, my weapon-mounted Streamlight PolyTac came to the rescue, making it quite easy to see what I was doing. The little Streamlight Microstream that I carry in my pocket came in handy for lighting up the adjustment knobs.
Getting back up to the house, we decided to try one more thing. lovemywoods had recently been given some steel plates of unknown pedigree. We were curious what kind of abuse they could take, so I shot a 12" plate from 70 yards, offhand, in the dark, with my Streamlight lighting the way. I hit 4 times out of 6 shots. Here were the results:
(the flat hits are from .22s last week)
So it looks like the general consensus is, DON'T SHOOT THIS STEEL WITH .223!
So what does EVERY INGOer (except Shay) want after an evening at the range? Steak and potatoes of course!!
(lovemywoods says I'm mean for posting this picture!)
So what does EVERY INGOer (except Shay
) want after an evening at the range? Steak and potatoes of course!!
(lovemywoods says I'm mean for posting this picture!)
So what did we learn?
- Kr_Treefrog2 is an incredible shot.
- Steve_MI may be right. . . . . sometimes.
- You can still have fun at the range, even if the weather is crappy.
- Shooting stuff is fun!
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) was where esrice was shooting over the pond. In the backround was the house overlooking the woods and pond. I understand why lovemywoods loves the woods. 
