I wish I could shoot off the back deck...
I went over to the range today, took the .54 muzzle loader, I'd carried it
though hunting season and wanted to discharge. Fired 5 shots (the loaded one
plus the 4 reloads I carried) and kept all the shots on the paper offhand at 50
yards, I was pleased.
Then worked on my 1853 Enfield replica. I'd tried it on Labor day but it
wouldn't go off. Some testing suggests the load (40 grains) was too light so I
upped to 50. That seemed to work but would sometimes missfire, 60 grains proved
reliable. After some messing around I found a point of aim that worked (165
year old sight design isn't the best) and put 3 shots into the black. I'm super
pleased. Next time out I need to take some files so I can start reforming the
sights to make something that will put the sights picture in the right place.
Overall not a bad day at the range.
-Curt
On Tuesday, January 1, 2019, 2:38:26 PM EST, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Daughter unit set up a target out off the back deck so we went at it with her
Browning.22 target pistol and my .380 M&P Bodyguard and Ruger LC9s 9mm. The
Browning is a great pistol, I really like it. Very tight groups. Might have to
get one. She got it barely used, a real good deal.
The .380 is kind of a blunt instrument with a long trigger pull (the “safety”)
and quite small so hard to get a good grip on it. She did a little better with
it, smaller hands. It’s kinda hard to control but possible to get a fairly
tight group but since it is a small carry personal defense gun that is not the
main concern. It has a built-in laser too, mostly useful as an attention getter
I think.
The 9 can get some nice tight groups and is easy to shoot but is powerful. Fits
my hands pretty well, so comfortable for me. I carry that one too, probably the
better choice unless I want to have the little pea shooter a bit more
concealed.
70F today so nice being on the back deck and having some father-daughter time.
She has a .38 revolver too but we didn’t shoot that.
Happy New Year y’all!
--FT
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