Before Barack and the AHSA Repeal the Second Amendment

Time to blog my latest range trip.

My rifle rest was bumming me out. It was too low. It was hard to get in position behind it. So I bought a Caldwell swiveling bipod at Bass Pro. It’s taller than a rest. Yesterday I took it to the range:

I put up a 5″ bullseye and a few small black pasters, and I sighted the rifle in on one of the pasters. Then I shot these rounds:

I felt pretty good about that. I shot a few more pasters, but I am too lazy to put them all up. Here are 5 shots that went well:

The impression the gun gives me is that it will stay inside the paster all day, if I shoot it right. I believe the shots that are off the black were wrecked by bad trigger pulls. Still, the results are good. I could hunt rats with this thing at a hundred yards.

Final bullseye:

That’s a whole lot better than I did with my other rifles.

It’s hard to get a consistent grip on the stock of this gun, behind the trigger. That part of the stock is very horizontal, and it’s thin, and the bumps and depressions don’t match up well with my hand. It’s a little frustrating. A target grip would be better, but I would prefer not to go with a stock that isn’t practical for hunting and carrying.

I’m not sure where my left hand is supposed to grab the stock; the only clear area is behind the bipod.

It seems like struggling with a rifle’s trigger pull makes for good pistol shooting. I took out the SW1911 and shot this group of 25 rounds at 7 yards:

I went back to 50 feet, and things kind of went to hell, but I stayed in the black.

I have no problem holding the scope’s crosshairs on the center of the target, so I assume my problems are in the way I pull the trigger. Nonetheless, this is much better than my previous efforts. It’s great to have an accurate rifle I can shoot cheaply, with so little recoil I don’t mind shooting a hundred rounds in a day.

There was a guy to my left, shooting a Savage in a bigger caliber. It seemed like he was putting his shots very nearly through the same hole, over and over. But he had some sort of a sled under his gun, with the stock supported at both ends.

It’s too bad the .17 HMR doesn’t have open sights. I guess if I want to learn to shoot with open sights, I’ll need another Savage.

Tips on consistency will be welcomed.

It’s a bummer, seeing Obama bounce in the polls. He’s a gun-grabber from way back. He thought the DC gun ban was just great, and he is endorsed by a fraudulent organization that supports gun control, yet masquerades as a gun rights outfit. I’m referring to the American Hunters and Shooters Organization (AHSA). If you’ve sent money to these people, and you thought they were going to fight for your rights, you got ripped off. It’s a disgusting and deceptive front for far-left gun-haters. It’s as if the Nazis launched an organization and pretended it was dedicated to the protection of Jews. Don’t fall for it.

I’m enjoying my civil right to firearm ownership now; next year, it may be dismantled. If you’ve been thinking about taking up shooting, but you’re dragging your feet, let the polls be a warning to you. Get a move on.