Not posting any pics with this post since they were all destroyed by the torrential downpour that brought the trip to an abrupt end. I did take every fire arm I owned though and managed to get in some good shooting up to that point.
The new .40cal did well. It's a cheapy Hi-point but I am not a gun snob so that doesn't bother me. Its shoots. I can hold it in the black at 25 yards on a 12" target and it doesn't jam (I have found that this one does NOT like the squared off rounds like Hydrashok's or Winchester BEB. If the round has a rounded bullet this gun will feed reliably all day long) For the personal protection rounds I am using the Winchester SXZ-P and for range time, any Winchester White box other than the BEB rounds.
After reading Hermits post on the SKS the other day I felt compelled to take the Russians out for a run too. Not much shooting as I am trying to be frugal with the Ammo at this point. I put 40 rounds through the SKS and 14 through the 91/59. The Mosin will really get up and beat on you with that steel buttplate so 14 rounds pretty much did me in at that point. I know when to quit and my shoulder said so on the 14th round. LOL
I really like the 7.6254R round. Great performance at a reasonable cost. My only wish is for a larger range to really see what this rifle is capable of. I would like to get involved in a CMP match at least once (more for the perks of getting a real M-1 or M-14 through the CMP program.) I haven't really been able to open up at that 100 yard line and the longer ranges in the area are getting rather hard to get to or even get in with "knowing someone". Ah well. Maybe when I make my move I can go out to one of the abandoned strip mines and set up a little bit of range that way. Will see.
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I usually shoot with an old USMC shooting jacket these days if I'm using rifles. I just don't need the pounding full powered rifles will give you.
the army navy store is always out of them. LOL Not for lack of looking and I do remember them. I was at the range during late September in 88 while in boot. It wasn't exactly a cool month either. But they did keep you from hurting so "specifically". My shoulder is most definitely saying something today. Almost as if I had done a good solid workout in the gym only its keyed to my right pectoral/shoulder area only.
I know that you don't like to Modify your rifles but in this case I think this is one modification that is justified. I am getting that recoil pad. I like the rifle and would like trigger time and I don't like the beating I get now. If I were in a combat situation I wouldn't care one iota about it but this is supposed to be pleasurable for now.
CMP is 1903, M1 Carbine and M1 Garand. No M14's to be had.
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