At The Range - 08/29/16

[White Squirrel]

Temps are still in the high 90s, but I have not had a chance to get out and shoot in months. I just decided this evening to go and shoot and sweat!

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I took three guns. All shooting was at ten yards. The large top right target is a Llama .22 pistol that my father-in-law bought in the early 1980s. Basically, a Browning 1911-22 thirty years before Browning made theirs. It just doesn't cycle very well any more. Lots of FTE issues. But still fun, even though frustrating.

The large bottom left target is a Ruger SR22. The SR22 just eats everything I feed it with no problems.

Both of the small targets are a Sig P250 sub-compact in .40 S&W. I just got it recently and still trying to learn to shoot it well. Long trigger pull and it just requires staging the trigger like a double-action revolver. I really like the pistol, but it is going to take some work to figure out how to shoot it. I also have a .357 Sig barrel for the P250. That ammo is so expensive, I need to learn how to shoot it well with the .40 and then shoot some .357 Sig! I just bought .40 S&W dies, so I can start reloading those.

I am going to blame my crappy shooting on 1) not shooting anything for several months, 2) shooting a new gun and an old gun that doesn't function very well (okay, no excuse for the SR22), and 3) sweating so badly I couldn't see. Or maybe I am just an old goat who doesn't shoot very well.

Regardless, it is still fun. I had the Henry Frontier in the truck, but it was just too hot to go over to the rifle range and set up another target. I will save that one for next time.

[RanchRoper]

With heat like that you get the cowboy-up award. Good shooting!

[Deadwood Dutch]

Thanks for the report, nice shooting!

[PT7]

The shooting was fine with the long break you had...your targets prove that!

Wow, three guns. For me I've only shot two on one day. Anymore than that, I'd have to double-check which end was the muzzle! I maybe concentrate too much on handling and working one at a time.

Interesting comment.

" ...a Sig P250 sub-compact in .40 S&W. I just got it recently and still trying to learn to shoot it well. Long trigger pull and it just requires staging the trigger like a double-action revolver."

That will take some dedicated work, as just this year I finally mastered my .357 Magnum SP101 DA trigger. It was a long time coming for me. Revolver triggers can definitely be a challenge. Best as you work on it.

Bottom line. In spite of the heat, you had fun!
Cool.

[White Squirrel]

Wow, three guns. For me I've only shot two on one day. Anymore than that, I'd have to double-check which end was the muzzle! I maybe concentrate too much on handling and working one at a time.

Well, I really wanted to shoot the Sig and a .22. I took the Llama because I really like it, but it is frustrating because of the frequent hang-ups. That is the reason I took the SR22, so I could do a little .22 shooting that was relaxing.

You are right about concentration. I found that I had to really slow down and focus on a smooth trigger pull with that Sig. I will probably shoot it more now that I have dies and can reload the .40 S&W. Although, the ammo price on the .40 is only about 3 cents/round more than 9mm.

I was like a kid at Christmas since it was practically the first time I have shot this summer. Our range has been closed most of the year due to remodeling. The good news is, we went from ten shooting lanes to twenty. Of course, it was so hot yesterday, I was the only one dumb enough to be out there!

[Sir Henry]

Glad you got out to the range. Something I haven't done in a few months myself.