Range Report: daily plinking

[Vaquero]

Good morning, 29° with 7 mph wind says it feels like 23.
Anyway, just came in from the morning plinking. Grabbed the Ruger Wrangler and the old Ranger m 103-2 and some CCI CB Shorts. Put 7 rds through the Marlin on the flipper only missing once. Then 6 through the Ruger, missed twice. Added 6 more in the Ranger and shot the spinner at 20 yds., got 4 out of the 6 on it.
Those shorts are so quiet out of the long barrel I'll bet the neighbor across the street never knew I was out there.

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RP

[North Country Gal]

For sure, CB Shorts out of a rifle are quieter than most airguns. We actually did an informal test on loudness. It took a silencer equipped PCP to compete for quietness.

[fortyshooter]

Love shooting the Shorts and Quiets for random plinking!

[Sir Henry]

I’ve found SV LR is be quiet enough and it’s now my favorite round. Even HV shorts make more noise. Especially out of a pistol. Today I fired nine rounds each of quiets and HV shorts.

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Ten minutes of plinking and I’m off to Medford to renew my Subaru tabs. I should be able to pick it up next week.

[Vaquero]

Good morning, was a bit chilly this AM, but we're up into the mid teens and supposedly going breakbthe freezing mark later.
Anyway I decided to step out back while the misses was preparing a late breakfast.
Stepped up the game just bit, the old Marlin Texan 30-30 with some 170gr cast and unique. Put three on the big silhouette and missed once.

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Well that felt pretty good.
On one of the shotgun threads yesterday we were talking doubles, and I had pulled the old J Stevens 235 out to look at a couple things. Well, it was laying here on the couch still so what the heck. I dug out a couple light 8 shot rounds and put those through it also.

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[North Country Gal]

Those are some great old guns. Love 'em. My kind of stuff.

[fortyshooter]

Nice ones Randy! I'm going to try to get out Tuesday to shoot something. Between all the rain we had with closed roads and now subfreezing temps I have been in the house! Rain for next 4 days after Tuesday!!!

[Vaquero]

Thanks NCG and forty.
Yea, forty we've been trapped in this frigid weather for a week now.
Suppose to coming out of it starting today then around Tue. through the rest of the week. RAIN.
Oh, well what to do.
At least here I can just pop out the back door and let fly when I like.
I do wait till mid morning or so especially on the weekends.
And don't shoot after dark.

RP

[Sir Henry]

Nice collection Randy. They are my type of firearms also. We are finally above zero and in a few days will be above freezing.

[Sir Henry]

I’m amazed at how much better I can see to shoot. I can’t wait till my second eye is done and healed so I can do some paperwork.

Today I shot this 10/22 International at bullet traps between 15 and 35 yards. I hit all 20 times but hitting a 12” trap at 35 yards is nothing special. It has a Williams receiver mounted peep and a Hornet trigger.

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