Posted on 04/19/2010 6:08:31 AM PDT by SLB
Had a great time plinking yesterday. My son, a son-in-law, and yours truly did a guy thing. We went to Knob Creek Range to zero a new 10-22 my son-in-law recently purchased.
Luckily we took plenty of .22 ammunition along with some other. We ended up burning through the majority of a 550 round loose pack box. Between the 10-22 and my son's Mk II we had a great time. We also took a WW2 vintage M1911A1 (made in 1943). There were some soldiers from Ft Knox in the lane beside us. Let them each burn through a magazine of .45 with the M1911. The ammunition we had for it was fairly old, the 240 grain round nose that cost $10.95 for a box of 50. They in turn had a Sig 229 in .40 they let me try out. Wow, this old geezer entered into a new world with that. My BD is in a few days so I am dropping some seious hints around the family.
I have a blast when I take a few others and their guns to the rangen. Lots for everybody to shoot, but it can get expensive. A few years ago, a stranger at the range let me shoot his benchrest gun. It made me look good, so I had to go out a get me one.
Shot in the local skeet league. Broke 95.
Did the same thing! Shot for half the day until the afternoon thundershower blew us out.
Great minds think alike:-) We ran through some rounds on the PT-145 and the SW Mod 1; then had grilled burgers. Nice afternoon.
There were three guys down the range a bit from us using a hand trap. They were shooting a bolt action .410 and having a blast. The hand trap wasn't fast so they were probably hitting about 50%.
Stuck in Mexico.
I did get out last weekend to re-sight my AR w/Aimpoint and my rebarreled 10/22.
Should be home this weekend to burn up some ammo with the kids.
Happy Birthday old man....:o)
I got out last weekend shotting a Mark II and my father in law’s High Standard Citation. Lots of fun.
I played Bocce.
Any excuse to get outside is good. Actually, yesterday, my wife had me doing yard work.
My youngest daughter and I took our 22s for a walk in the woods(she has a plinkster and I just picked up a MKIII with a 5.5” bull barrel). The kid is a natural sharpshooter.
For anyone traversing I-95 in Florida, Sebastian has a public range that is absolutely great.
BB pistol, BB rifle, Pistol, Rifle, Skeet, Archery and Archery pop up.
Better than most military ranges I’ve been to.
Spent time learning to assemble an ar15 lower. Then snapped on an upper and took it for a test drive. I was happy to hold a minute-of-asshat on B-27 target at 150yds. That’s good for an old guy on iron sights, and a 12.5” barrel.
Shot around 300 rounds through my Sig Mosquito and then about a 100 through my Sig P220...it was a great day for the range. Not crowded and very relaxing :)
Is my new Sig in the mail?
I am having a bout of Plantar Fasciitis so can't do much walking which gets me out of the yard work. However the range has nice level surfaces to walk on and the distance from parking to range is less than 100 yards.
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