FirstFreedom
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Back from this morning's range session.
Observations:
1. Potatoes shot with a .270 (130 gr) explode in such a way that there is nothing left anywhere nearby. When I shot one at 15 yards, I had a couple of TINY fragments of potato land on me from above. I was laughing my fool head off at the .270 potatoes. Oh yeah, same result with .25-06. Next time I'm going to spray paint the little buggers white. They were hard to spot if they rolled down off the berm into the grass. Plan on trying watermelons later this summer too.
2. Not only should one take extra staples with them in the range bag, one should also take extra staples DOWNRANGE each time, with the staple gun.
3. Millett "angle-loc" rings (for weaver-style bases) suck sweaty gonads, IMO, because every time you tighten one side or another on either ring, it dramatically changes the point of impact. Going to lose these quickly.
4. Supposed 1/4 minute clicks on my new Leupold VX-2 6-18x40mm equal about 1/4 minute; whereas supposed 1/4 minute clicks on my Bushnell Scopechief 6-20x40mm are maybe 1/8 to 1/6 of a minute, sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on where you are on the range of the adjustment. Really disappointing too, since every other feature of the Bushnell is oustanding, like the clarity/light transmission (better than the Leupold), and the easy-turning eyepiece, and the AO that goes all the way down to 20 yards (Leupold minimum is 50 yards), etc.
5. My new Mitchell Arms .22 WMR turnbolt shot pleasantly surprisingly accurate with the stock irons. Need to get it scoped and test it more. This gun was bought new yesterday for 40% off. It was normally $186, but for some reason, they were trying to get rid of them, so I got out the door with the Mitchell .22mag, 4 little bricks of .22mag ammo, 2 cleaning brushes, and a new Columbia River pocket knife, all for $171 something (which included tax). All in all, a good weekend!
Dumb question: What's your best-ever brass "find" while scrounging at the range? Today I found some nice .45acp laying around - made me wonder whether peeps ever find once-fired Federal 30-06 or similar good finds.
Observations:
1. Potatoes shot with a .270 (130 gr) explode in such a way that there is nothing left anywhere nearby. When I shot one at 15 yards, I had a couple of TINY fragments of potato land on me from above. I was laughing my fool head off at the .270 potatoes. Oh yeah, same result with .25-06. Next time I'm going to spray paint the little buggers white. They were hard to spot if they rolled down off the berm into the grass. Plan on trying watermelons later this summer too.
2. Not only should one take extra staples with them in the range bag, one should also take extra staples DOWNRANGE each time, with the staple gun.
3. Millett "angle-loc" rings (for weaver-style bases) suck sweaty gonads, IMO, because every time you tighten one side or another on either ring, it dramatically changes the point of impact. Going to lose these quickly.
4. Supposed 1/4 minute clicks on my new Leupold VX-2 6-18x40mm equal about 1/4 minute; whereas supposed 1/4 minute clicks on my Bushnell Scopechief 6-20x40mm are maybe 1/8 to 1/6 of a minute, sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on where you are on the range of the adjustment. Really disappointing too, since every other feature of the Bushnell is oustanding, like the clarity/light transmission (better than the Leupold), and the easy-turning eyepiece, and the AO that goes all the way down to 20 yards (Leupold minimum is 50 yards), etc.
5. My new Mitchell Arms .22 WMR turnbolt shot pleasantly surprisingly accurate with the stock irons. Need to get it scoped and test it more. This gun was bought new yesterday for 40% off. It was normally $186, but for some reason, they were trying to get rid of them, so I got out the door with the Mitchell .22mag, 4 little bricks of .22mag ammo, 2 cleaning brushes, and a new Columbia River pocket knife, all for $171 something (which included tax). All in all, a good weekend!
Dumb question: What's your best-ever brass "find" while scrounging at the range? Today I found some nice .45acp laying around - made me wonder whether peeps ever find once-fired Federal 30-06 or similar good finds.
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