Gun Owning Smokers

[CptnBlues63]

Well, got it zeroed to 100m yesterday. I only hit my eyepro once, and just a little bit with the magnification set to 14x. It took me a full 20 rounds and a very sore shoulder, but it's dead on now.

Lucky you i fired over 40 rounds in the 300 win mag back when i was swamping scopes out just to get it on paper at 100 yards "i had a scope ring not tight".
I was lucky a friend was with me and we were taking turns getting the crap beat out of us.

I bought a Caldwell Lead Sled some years back for sighting in rifles. Even a .308 or 30-06 will beat up your should if you put enough rounds through it. The sled takes most of the recoil away and provides a very steady rest. Once I'm zeroed, then I shoot off my bipod or freehand. My hunting partner has an older bore sighter (Bushnell if I'm remembering correctly) and I find it saves ammo if I use it. It won't give me a zero dead on, but will put that first round on the paper and usually within 8" of center. Typically I'm using less than 10 rounds to get my zero set.

I put the replacement scope on my backup Savage 99 this spring without the bore sight and the first round was nearly off the paper at 25 yards so it took closer to 20 to zero. I think I put about 8 rounds through it at 25 to get it where I wanted it then checked at 100 yards to be sure.

Oh, I had put some flip up lens covers on my Swarovski and ended up removing the eye piece cover because every time I fired it, the cover slapped me over my eye. It got annoying.

[Mangyrat]

I bought a Caldwell Lead Sled some years back for sighting in rifles. Even a .308 or 30-06 will beat up your should if you put enough rounds through it. The sled takes most of the recoil away and provides a very steady rest. Once I'm zeroed, then I shoot off my bipod or freehand. My hunting partner has an older bore sighter (Bushnell if I'm remembering correctly) and I find it saves ammo if I use it. It won't give me a zero dead on, but will put that first round on the paper and usually within 8" of center. Typically I'm using less than 10 rounds to get my zero set.

I put the replacement scope on my backup Savage 99 this spring without the bore sight and the first round was nearly off the paper at 25 yards so it took closer to 20 to zero. I think I put about 8 rounds through it at 25 to get it where I wanted it then checked at 100 yards to be sure.

Oh, I had put some flip up lens covers on my Swarovski and ended up removing the eye piece cover because every time I fired it, the cover slapped me over my eye. It got annoying.

The funny thing is i have a cheap plastic bench rest thing you add weight 25# lead shot to it but never use it and a lazer bore sighter that is lost somewhere in my shed.
When its time to go to the range i forget half the stuff i should be bringing.
Last trip i even forgot to bring targets so ended up shooting water bottles at 100 yards and used up all my friends targets for pistol shooting at 20 yards.
As long as i bring guns and ammo ill find something to shoot at.

I did get a new belt from http://www.hanksbelts.com/ , my old belt was 20 years old and wore out bad, kind of embarrassing to use.

4th of July sale and i only picked up a belt no new guns.

[CptnBlues63]

The funny thing is i have a cheap plastic bench rest thing you add weight 25# lead shot to it but never use it and a lazer bore sighter that is lost somewhere in my shed.
When its time to go to the range i forget half the stuff i should be bringing.
Last trip i even forgot to bring targets so ended up shooting water bottles at 100 yards and used up all my friends targets for pistol shooting at 20 yards.
As long as i bring guns and ammo ill find something to shoot at.

I did get a new belt from http://www.hanksbelts.com/ , my old belt was 20 years old and wore out bad, kind of embarrassing to use.

4th of July sale and i only picked up a belt no new guns.

LOL - Don't sound so disappointed, I'm sure your better half was happy that's all you came back from the sale with!

We don't get to CC around here. I think our cops are too scared of being embarrassed. But I would if I could.

I have a big carry case I picked up at a gun auction for like $5 that has most of my accessories in it. Glasses, hearing protection, stapler and staples, shoulder holster for my 1911, bore snake etc etc. I also keep my targets in there as well, rolled up inside a rubber band. As long as I bring that, I have most of what I need. I keep my ammo can filled at all times and the only thing I need to remember other than the box and can is of course, guns, my belt/holster for the 1911 and the sled if I'm sighting in. I was really hoping to get out to the range this weekend but I still have too much to do after returning last Saturday from our vacation. Maybe next weekend!

[Eville]

I apparently overestimated how much movement on paper I would get from each click at 25 yards. This was my first 6 shots, free hand sitting at a table. There were 12 clicks of adjustment up and left after shot 3. I went back to the office to fill up my trap card after zeroing my rifle and found out that they have bench rests you can use for free. Next time...

[Mangyrat]

Well i skipped my range trip i had planed yesterday, the wife wanted to take a road trip to the pisgah inn to eat lunch.
12 hrs trip just to eat lunch

[CptnBlues63]

I apparently overestimated how much movement on paper I would get from each click at 25 yards. This was my first 6 shots, free hand sitting at a table. There were 12 clicks of adjustment up and left after shot 3. I went back to the office to fill up my trap card after zeroing my rifle and found out that they have bench rests you can use for free. Next time...

Yeah, that always messed me up too. If memory serves me, if 4 clicks at 100 yards = 1 inch Then, 1 inch at 25 yards should be 16 (4 x as many) clicks.

That's a nice grouping btw!

[badwhale]

Got a Ruger 22/45 as a groomsman gift this week.

[Kenyth]

Got a Ruger 22/45 as a groomsman gift this week.

Nice plinker! Almost got one years back. Had to drop the layaway due to an unexpected bill. Some of the custom jobs look like Sci-fi laser pistols!

[CptnBlues63]

Got a Ruger 22/45 as a groomsman gift this week.

That's a nice score Will...........they're fun to shoot, cheap to feed and highly accurate. If you think you might do a bunch of shooting you will want to look into getting an Ultimate Clip Loader

http://www.mcfaden.com/McFadden-Mach...der-s/1827.htm

Check amazon, I think I saw them there cheaper than on the mfg's website.

Heading out to do some long distance shooting next Monday (Canadian Thanksgiving - we're doing the big meal Sunday instead) with my brother and our .308's I'm still hoping he can make it out hunting this year but the court duty he has slated for Nov 1st hasn't been cancelled yet. Oh well, if he can't make it, I'm still going. Now that the boats winterized and put away (I inherited the family boat from the same brother last July) it's time to prep the hunting trailer.

I got drawn for Bull Moose, antlerless Mule Deer and Elk. I will be getting my "general whitetail" tag as well. The general whitey is good for either sex from Nov 1st to the 7th. After the 7th, it's antlered only. I will likely pick up the two supplemental antlerless whitetail tags available for the zones around the town I live in and hunt them once I'm back from the trip west. The only thing I didn't get drawn for that I applied for was Antlered Mule Deer. I should get that next year judging by the draw results.

I'm hoping for a successful season and need to get out and ensure the preset's on my ballistic turret are correct. Also, practice makes perfect and to be consistent at longer distances, you need to shoot a lot!

[Mangyrat]

Got a Ruger 22/45 as a groomsman gift this week.

Nice gift.
I really like the 22/45.