Range Report: .22 Zero, 50 Rounds of This'n'That, 5/26/24

[BassCliff]

My friends,

Thanks for indulging this old noob. I even pestered the guys behind the counter when I was done today. I've taken classes with Matt and Ian is one of the instructors. I showed off my two best targets from my session. They were impressed. (Yeah, right!)

This was my third range day this week because Mrs. BassCliff has been off gallivanting around the Midwest visiting her Mom and having a "girls weekend". After church today I visited the closer/older of the two Fletcher Arms facilities. I wanted to be home in time to let the dog out. It was a little busy when I arrived but I managed to score lane #10, my favorite.

It's raining and the humidity is making my Splatterburst targets curl up. I kept running them along the corner of the bay to straighten them out. Since I did not have an excellent time shooting my RS22 Tactical yesterday, I thought I'd bring it here and make sure the sights are zeroed after installing the new stock. This is my "tacticool" Rossi RS22 with the Magpul folding stock and 25 round magazine.

I used my range backpack as a rest and sat on a chair to get the best outcome from my mediocre skills. Some people lean against trees but there were no trees close enough.

I shot five rounds at a time and adjusted between each string. The first string wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

As I shot and clicked the elevation seemed to be getting close but after using a magnifying glass to see the lettering on the rear sight I realized I had been turning the windage in the wrong direction. Oops!

After one final click I wanted to shoot something I could actually see. I had a yellow-ish sticker from our favorite breakfast place. Bingo.

I sent ten more shots downrange. But I didn't see any hits. Hmmm. Let's get that target back.

Well, look at that! All ten hits were on that sticker. Let's have a closer look.

I didn't actually hit the chicken (I couldn't even see it) but all ten hits are in about a 1 inch group. I'm going to call that good for now. Next time I get to an outdoor range I'll bring my binocs and try it at 50 yards. I'm sure I can get it dialed in pretty quickly now. I had no malfunctions with the .22 today, no problems with the 25 round magazine either. Nice!

Once I got the RS22 Tactical squared away I put 50 rounds through the VP9 and XD45 Mod.2 Tactical, fairly quickly because the range closes early on Sunday.

I patched up the previous reactive silhouette and started on it with the VP9. Here's target #1, ten hits at 10 yards. One of these days the first target is going to be as good as the last target.

I patched it up and sent it back out. It came back with a little tighter group. Here's target #2.

Oh, OK. The VP9 wants a glam shot. Why not?

Target #3 from the VP9 had, um, three small groups instead of one small group.

Oh! But they are all in the 9 ring on this target. That was one of my goals. I think I'm making progress. I'm hoping to make you proud of me. I wanted to switch targets so I want back to a traditional B-8. But, wow, I didn't have any fun with this one.

Let me tape on a new center and see if I can redeem myself with the last magazine of my ten-shot strings.

Now! There ya go! I think this one deserves a glam shot.

OK, I'm almost out of room for pictures in this post. I'll come back in the next post and show you my workout with the XD45. Thanks for being so nice to this old man.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[BassCliff]

Hi,

I'm back, just finishing up my little range trip today. I also shot 50 rounds of LAX Ammo 230 grain through my XD45. Here's the first target, at my usual 10 yards.

OK, typical "Cliff" accuracy with a couple out of the black. Let's see what target #2 looks like.

Ha! It seems the group in the black is tighter but the ones not in the black are farther out. Drat. I wonder if target #3 will be any better.

And the answer is, NO! Target #3 should be burned and never spoken of again, ever. I had such high hopes for target #3. Maybe target #4 will return to its former glory.

Well, OK, I'll take it. The two hits out are at least closer to the black. Tell you what, let's change targets and see if these old eyes can get a grip on the sight picture. Oh, but first, XD45 wants a glam shot. Sheesh. You can do better than that.

OK, the last target is a 1/3 size USPSA target with the enhanced A box. It seems my eyes are liking this target today.

If you would be so kind as to let the old noob have his line breaks, all ten hits are inside the A box. I'd say that deserves a glam shot, wouldn't you?

No, I still haven't zeroed the laser on this pistol yet. Now it won't get done until after I've cleaned it. One of these days, I promise. As I was leaving the range and showing off my targets to the guys behind the counter, I admired all the toys they have on display.

I noticed that the PSA-15 hadn't been raffled off yet. So I bought another $20 ticket for it, doubling my chances for a win. Yay! They will draw a winner as soon as 40 tickets are sold. Yes, they like to make some profit, but at least they don't sell $2000 worth of tickets for a $500 item. Wish me luck.

Hey, you guys have been great. Thanks for hanging out and humoring the old noob. I hope everyone enjoys their Memorial Day. Give honor to our fallen heroes.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[Bassbob]

Nice shooting and nice range report brother.

 

[javbike]

Very nice shooting !!!

 

[Annihilator]

Good shooting….. but there’s that VP9 thingy again……

 

[Bassbob]

Good shooting….. but there’s that VP9 thingy again……

Don't buy one Anni. If you do you'll start selling off Glocks.

 

[Belt Fed]

Good shooting Agent Cliff, All dead bad guys again.

 

[Annihilator]

Don't buy one Anni. If you do you'll start selling off Glocks.

 

[Bassbob]

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He used a pair of HK pistols in that movie. P30Ls.

 

[Annihilator]

He used a pair of HK pistols in that movie. P30Ls.

Actually in that movie, Parabellum, he used a G34, as did Halle Berry, plus she used a G26 she had hidden in the dogs vest ……plus in the second movie he upgraded to a G34 and a G26 from the H&K’s…….

 

[rcurtner]

My friends,

Thanks for indulging this old noob. I even pestered the guys behind the counter when I was done today. I've taken classes with Matt and Ian is one of the instructors. I showed off my two best targets from my session. They were impressed. (Yeah, right!)

This was my third range day this week because Mrs. BassCliff has been off gallivanting around the Midwest visiting her Mom and having a "girls weekend". After church today I visited the closer/older of the two Fletcher Arms facilities. I wanted to be home in time to let the dog out. It was a little busy when I arrived but I managed to score lane #10, my favorite.

It's raining and the humidity is making my Splatterburst targets curl up. I kept running them along the corner of the bay to straighten them out. Since I did not have an excellent time shooting my RS22 Tactical yesterday, I thought I'd bring it here and make sure the sights are zeroed after installing the new stock. This is my "tacticool" Rossi RS22 with the Magpul folding stock and 25 round magazine.

I used my range backpack as a rest and sat on a chair to get the best outcome from my mediocre skills. Some people lean against trees but there were no trees close enough.

I shot five rounds at a time and adjusted between each string. The first string wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

As I shot and clicked the elevation seemed to be getting close but after using a magnifying glass to see the lettering on the rear sight I realized I had been turning the windage in the wrong direction. Oops!

After one final click I wanted to shoot something I could actually see. I had a yellow-ish sticker from our favorite breakfast place. Bingo.

I sent ten more shots downrange. But I didn't see any hits. Hmmm. Let's get that target back.

Well, look at that! All ten hits were on that sticker. Let's have a closer look.

I didn't actually hit the chicken (I couldn't even see it) but all ten hits are in about a 1 inch group. I'm going to call that good for now. Next time I get to an outdoor range I'll bring my binocs and try it at 50 yards. I'm sure I can get it dialed in pretty quickly now. I had no malfunctions with the .22 today, no problems with the 25 round magazine either. Nice!

Once I got the RS22 Tactical squared away I put 50 rounds through the VP9 and XD45 Mod.2 Tactical, fairly quickly because the range closes early on Sunday.

I patched up the previous reactive silhouette and started on it with the VP9. Here's target #1, ten hits at 10 yards. One of these days the first target is going to be as good as the last target.

I patched it up and sent it back out. It came back with a little tighter group. Here's target #2.

Oh, OK. The VP9 wants a glam shot. Why not?

Target #3 from the VP9 had, um, three small groups instead of one small group.

Oh! But they are all in the 9 ring on this target. That was one of my goals. I think I'm making progress. I'm hoping to make you proud of me. I wanted to switch targets so I want back to a traditional B-8. But, wow, I didn't have any fun with this one.

Let me tape on a new center and see if I can redeem myself with the last magazine of my ten-shot strings.

Now! There ya go! I think this one deserves a glam shot.

OK, I'm almost out of room for pictures in this post. I'll come back in the next post and show you my workout with the XD45. Thanks for being so nice to this old man.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

Looooking good.

 

[BassCliff]

Hi guys,

He used a pair of HK pistols in that movie. P30Ls.

Actually in that movie, Parabellum, he used a G34, as did Halle Berry, plus she used a G26 she had hidden in the dogs vest ……plus in the second movie he upgraded to a G34 and a G26 from the H&K’s…….

I did a little search and it seems John Wick used a LOT of guns in his movies. Cool.

List of Firearms

"What do you need?""Guns. Lots of guns." —Winston and John Wick[src] The following is a list of firearms appearing in the John Wick universe,[1][2][3][4] including The Continental.[5][6][7]

johnwick.fandom.com

They all seem to work for him. I just want something that works for me. I've seen a few JW movies. Does he ever mention a "favorite"? Or do you think product placement $$$ had something to do with the proclivity of certain firearms?

He did seem to use a lot of Glocks. But I think he picked them up used off of dead guys.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[Annihilator]

Hi guys,




I did a little search and it seems John Wick used a LOT of guns in his movies. Cool.

List of Firearms

"What do you need?""Guns. Lots of guns." —Winston and John Wick[src] The following is a list of firearms appearing in the John Wick universe,[1][2][3][4] including The Continental.[5][6][7]

johnwick.fandom.com

They all seem to work for him. I just want something that works for me. I've seen a few JW movies. Does he ever mention a "favorite"? Or do you think product placement $$$ had something to do with the proclivity of certain firearms?

He did seem to use a lot of Glocks. But I think he picked them up used off of dead guys.

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Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

Now in the first movie, Bob was right, Wick used H&K’s, the models Bob mentioned, in the second movie where he had to kill the one guys sister, when he was at the continental in Italy, the gun shop in the hotel, the guy said to Wick, I know you had a fondness for the German variety, but I can endorse the Austrian variety, so he showed Wick the G34 and G26, that’s what he used to kill the sister and a lot of others, now in the 3rd movie, he and Halley Barry both used G34’s that they picked off of dead guys in the desert scene ….among other guns and knives….swords…..

 

[Bassbob]

Actually in that movie, Parabellum, he used a G34, as did Halle Berry, plus she used a G26 she had hidden in the dogs vest ……plus in the second movie he upgraded to a G34 and a G26 from the H&K’s…….

TTI though.

I'm not sure I would call it an upgrade, but...

 

[Bassbob]

Hi guys,




I did a little search and it seems John Wick used a LOT of guns in his movies. Cool.

List of Firearms

"What do you need?""Guns. Lots of guns." —Winston and John Wick[src] The following is a list of firearms appearing in the John Wick universe,[1][2][3][4] including The Continental.[5][6][7]

johnwick.fandom.com

They all seem to work for him. I just want something that works for me. I've seen a few JW movies. Does he ever mention a "favorite"? Or do you think product placement $$$ had something to do with the proclivity of certain firearms?

He did seem to use a lot of Glocks. But I think he picked them up used off of dead guys.

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Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

I can tell you this. In the videos, real life, him doing 3 gun which he is very good at, he was not using HKs. He trained with Taran Butler and was using Taran Tactical Glocks. As far as I know he has not mentioned anywhere what he personally prefers, but it seems like he used Glocks for most of the sequel movies.

When he buries guns in his basement, presumably for the zombie apocalypse, they are HKs though.

 

[BassCliff]

Hey!

I just realized that was FOUR range days last week. I might not get one this week due to my gig schedule. Drat.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff