Wet Bunny only has a 100-yard range, which is a shame because it would be a hoot to shoot at something farther away. However, given my dismal performance prior to today's visit, I'm not sure it would have been a good idea. I'll get back to you on that after a few more trips, to make sure of hitting the target consistently.
The range was busy again, although without the waiting line we experienced in our previous visit (moose season is coming up quickly). There were some fairly large-caliber rifles on the line today, but I didn't go looking to see what they were. It was very good to see several father-daughter and father-son teams, though. Quite a few 20-somethings on the line, as well. The shooting sports aren't dying off, here.
Here's the target line at 100 yards, just before the range went hot this morning:
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| 100 yard target line, from the bench |
My first shot went low to the right. Adjusting my grip, I was just settling back into my stance and fired a split-second too soon. We knew it would go low and it did, to the left. Okay, those were my obligatory "flyer" ... no more of that (I told myself firmly).
The next four rounds were fairly consistent in terms of elevation, but I'm still fighting the left-to-right movement a bit. Just the same, the final four shots from that magazine spread only about 2.4 inches. Bigger than I'd like, but miles better than previously. So here's the result of my first six rounds:
The end of the session showed my hits in a 3 1/2" cluster around the bulls-eye, which was far better than I expected after the previous session.
Yes, I know I need more practice. This isn't the best I can do; merely the best I did today, and intend to have an even better report next time. But it wasn't bad, and as we transition into the winter months, the crowds will thin, and I intend to spend the winter fine-tuning my skills.
We ate lunch at a local coffee-and-grill place that Jenny'd not visited before, and then went across the road to Sportsman's Warehouse for ammo and other things. She priced binoculars and rangefinders ... methinks her enclave is going to be more zombie-resistant, soon.
5 comments:
Nice shootin'.
Sounds like a great place to go shootin'!
I've gotta drive about 65 minutes to get to a big outdoor range.
Out of curiosity, what is your trigger weight set at. I've experienced grouping like this on several guns and after adjusting the set or installing a new trigger, my grouping improved considerably. In our area a trigger weight of 2-3 # is seen as about right on hunting rifles, and set seen in the ounces on target rifles prevalent.
Farmer asked about the trigger weight in a remark that just disappeared (I'm blaming Blogger - and that's my story).
It's the factory setting, and I haven't dug out the paperweight recently. The pull is fairly light in my estimation, which accounted for the low-to-the-left flyer. The four holes at the top were after I settled down & paid closer attention.
Farmer, the factory trigger set is at about 3.5 lbs, and the manual claims it cannot be set below 3.25 lbs.
The trigger pull doesn't seem too high to me, so I'm thinking it was just me being rusty. Having multiple sessions recently is paying off, which is why my initial 3.75" groups are now down to about 2.25", and I expect to get better with more practice. Never again will I allow myself to get so rusty.
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