OK, day started out great. Picked up a nice Vortex Viper from 42769vette for my Remington 700.
+1 Rep to 42769vette for the scope recommendation.
Drove down to Wilbur Wright Range because its the closest range to my house, and this is where it starts to go downhill. I pull in and there are exactly three people at the range, two shooters on the 25Y pistol range, and the DNR guy. I unload my gear, and proceed to set up for my shoot. My main purpose today was to shoot my tester rounds that I reloaded to find the best powder size that my AR likes. I also decided that since I have this cool new scope, I would see if I could zero it.
So I set up my targets, and do my tester round fire. Afterwords, I pull out my 100 round drum magazine, and decide to do a test fire on it. I start out slow, having feeding problems every so often, which is why I decided to test it in the first place. So I fix the fourth failure to feed, and start pulling the trigger a little fast. Now I know that there is a rule there that states "NO RAPID FIRING". Personally, I didnt think I was firing that fast, but maybe I was. So the DNR guy comes up to me, and tells me that I need to re-read the rules before I resume firing. I tell the guy Ive read the rules. He repeats his request. So I tell him, roger, and get up and re-read the rules, for his sake. I go back to my bench and he tells me that I need to make sure I dont fire so fast next time. As hes telling me this, I see the two guys on the pistol range heading over to the last two benches. I pull out my .308 and start mounting the scope, facing away from the range targets. As I'm doing this, I get the feeling Im being watched, so I look up. I see CPT Fun-sucker (DNR guy) staring at me. So I start looking around to see what I could possibly be doing wrong. I notice at this time, that the two guys at the end of the long gun benches have started to walk down to set up targets. I then put down the scope, and step back from the rifle, as I know your not supposed to be touching a weapon while there are people down range. I look over to CPT Fun-sucker and hes shaking his head like I'm some dumbass thats never handled a firearm before. The guys come back and I finish my scope mounting.
So a little while later, these two guys are firing AK-47 variants seperately, but almost right on top of each other, making it sound like they are doing rapid fire. I look up from my scope, and notice CPT Fun-sucker looking at me again, like Ive started a dangerous new craze. I go back to my zeroing my scope.
End result of the range trip, was reloaded rounds fired, scope purchased, mounted and zeroed at 50Y, and got lectured for something I didnt do, and left feeling like I need to find a new place to shoot.
+1 Rep to 42769vette for the scope recommendation.
Drove down to Wilbur Wright Range because its the closest range to my house, and this is where it starts to go downhill. I pull in and there are exactly three people at the range, two shooters on the 25Y pistol range, and the DNR guy. I unload my gear, and proceed to set up for my shoot. My main purpose today was to shoot my tester rounds that I reloaded to find the best powder size that my AR likes. I also decided that since I have this cool new scope, I would see if I could zero it.
So I set up my targets, and do my tester round fire. Afterwords, I pull out my 100 round drum magazine, and decide to do a test fire on it. I start out slow, having feeding problems every so often, which is why I decided to test it in the first place. So I fix the fourth failure to feed, and start pulling the trigger a little fast. Now I know that there is a rule there that states "NO RAPID FIRING". Personally, I didnt think I was firing that fast, but maybe I was. So the DNR guy comes up to me, and tells me that I need to re-read the rules before I resume firing. I tell the guy Ive read the rules. He repeats his request. So I tell him, roger, and get up and re-read the rules, for his sake. I go back to my bench and he tells me that I need to make sure I dont fire so fast next time. As hes telling me this, I see the two guys on the pistol range heading over to the last two benches. I pull out my .308 and start mounting the scope, facing away from the range targets. As I'm doing this, I get the feeling Im being watched, so I look up. I see CPT Fun-sucker (DNR guy) staring at me. So I start looking around to see what I could possibly be doing wrong. I notice at this time, that the two guys at the end of the long gun benches have started to walk down to set up targets. I then put down the scope, and step back from the rifle, as I know your not supposed to be touching a weapon while there are people down range. I look over to CPT Fun-sucker and hes shaking his head like I'm some dumbass thats never handled a firearm before. The guys come back and I finish my scope mounting.
So a little while later, these two guys are firing AK-47 variants seperately, but almost right on top of each other, making it sound like they are doing rapid fire. I look up from my scope, and notice CPT Fun-sucker looking at me again, like Ive started a dangerous new craze. I go back to my zeroing my scope.
End result of the range trip, was reloaded rounds fired, scope purchased, mounted and zeroed at 50Y, and got lectured for something I didnt do, and left feeling like I need to find a new place to shoot.
