Three of us went to Capitol City R&P range (we're members) yesterday and conditions were almost perfect!!! It was overcast, temp about 60, and a slight wind going downrange. There wasn't another soul on any of the five ranges!! I thought we'd died and gone to shooters' heaven!
We shot at 100 yards to check zero, then shot at a couple of the club's gongs and my swingers set at 200 meters (longest range there). We were shooting .223 Rem and .243 Win bolt-actions from the benches.
My 2 swingers were a smallish gopher and a larger double spinner that was supposed to be guaranteed for cartridges up to .30-06 at 200 yards. Well, the spinning portion did okay, but one of the supports couldn't take a .243 in the swivel portion of the folding target. I suspected that would be the case, but the thing was relatively new, costing about $35, so it's disappointing.
Otherwise, we shot up some old batches of ammo and had a great time. Groups were okay, but mainly just checking POIs; not serious group shooting.
We shot at 100 yards to check zero, then shot at a couple of the club's gongs and my swingers set at 200 meters (longest range there). We were shooting .223 Rem and .243 Win bolt-actions from the benches.
My 2 swingers were a smallish gopher and a larger double spinner that was supposed to be guaranteed for cartridges up to .30-06 at 200 yards. Well, the spinning portion did okay, but one of the supports couldn't take a .243 in the swivel portion of the folding target. I suspected that would be the case, but the thing was relatively new, costing about $35, so it's disappointing.
Otherwise, we shot up some old batches of ammo and had a great time. Groups were okay, but mainly just checking POIs; not serious group shooting.