{"id":1123,"date":"2008-05-02T18:22:25","date_gmt":"2008-05-02T18:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/74.220.207.152\/~hogonice\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2008-05-02T18:22:25","modified_gmt":"2008-05-02T18:22:25","slug":"rough-day-for-the-reloading-mystics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toolsofrenewal.com\/?p=1123","title":{"rendered":"Rough Day for the Reloading Mystics"},"content":{"rendered":"

50-Shot Groups Tighten Up<\/i><\/p>\n

The range treated me fairly well today.<\/p>\n

I have fallen in love with the Glock 26, because it has been consistently shooting better for me than my full-size guns. So it’s what I started with today. I started with 25 shots. And things didn’t go all that well. I’m wondering if there is something about the Wolf ammunition I shot last time, that this gun likes. I shot okay today, but it seemed like I could not get in a groove and avoid flyers. Toward the end, this group tightened up.<\/p>\n

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The second 25 were a little crazy. Sometimes you learn something really valuable while you’re shooting a batch of rounds, but by the time you learn it, the target already looks bad.<\/p>\n

I’m using smaller bullseyes now. They’re cheaper, and the big ones were a waste at 7 yards, because I only used the middle.<\/p>\n

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The SW1911 treated me very well today. I started with Federal ammunition, which I liked a lot. This is 20 shots. Don’t ask me why it’s not 25. I lost count somehow. More than once, I stopped shooting to make sure the barrel was clear, because the bullet literally went through the same hole as the one before it. That also happened with the Glock. I actually opened it up and sighted down the inside of the barrel. That was a satisfying sensation. If only I could do it consistently.<\/p>\n

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Here is the rest of the box. I held one back so I could use it to compare to my reloads.<\/p>\n

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After that, I shot 49 rounds of CCI ammunition I bought from the range. I liked it a lot, but it seemed like the first few shots went crazy. I wonder if that was me, adjusting to new ammunition. I held back a second round.<\/p>\n

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I was very happy with the .45 today. I felt like I improved my sight picture as well as my trigger pull and the way I gripped the gun with the weak fingers of my right hand. That last item makes a big difference.<\/p>\n

The wind was insane, as usual. I had trouble with the target rocking back and forth, but I think I managed not to shoot while it was moving.<\/p>\n

Some guy had a big box of Winchester .45 ammunition, and he was shooting the whole thing. Guess who got his brass? BAH HA HA. I score!<\/p>\n

Another idyllic afternoon, in the pre-Hillary bloom of American conservatism.<\/p>\n

In other news, Chris Muir is bringing the Colt nuts down on his head.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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