BassCliff
Ronin
How in the world are you?
Today I got in a quick trip to the closer range, the older facility. I brought my three main .45 pistols and 150 rounds of 230 grain ball ammo. I had a plan today and I stuck to it pretty closely. For each pistol I would shoot 20 rounds on target at 10 yards. Then with a fresh target, move out to 15 yards for 20 more rounds. The last 10 rounds would be at 10 yards doing target transition double-taps. Since I usually bring my own targets, I rarely choose one from the target wall.
Since I was using iron sights today, I had to swap the lens on my shooting glasses and use the "top focal" lens for my old eyes.
I had this section of the range all to myself. I thought for a minute about running a cold 10-10-10 drill but stuck to my original plan.
Ahh, here I am at my second office, ready to punch holes in my paperwork. You know it's my favorite lane.
Is this the second or third trip in a row for this trio? I'll have to check my records. Here's my XD45 Mod2 Tactical, Garrison .45, and Sig 1911X Freedom.
I started with the XD45, 20 hits on a B-8 at 10 yards away.
Now you can't blame all that on the lousy trigger. I was rushing a little. But I do plan to install a new PRP trigger. Let's move the target out to 15 yards and punch 20 more holes in it.
Yeah, there's a bit more spread. Wow, I let one really fly. Sorry about that. Don't worry, I'll practice more. Then I noticed that the carrier line had broken. Oops. I guess I'll move over to lane #9, my second favorite.
I stuck on some small reactive bullseyes and a new B-8 center. I'll be putting double-taps on each target.
Um, yeah. Some of my double-taps were better than others. I guess I should settle another split second after target acquisition. Now we'll move on to the Garrison. Here's the first 20 rounds at 10 yards.
Yeah, that's a little rough. I should be able to get all of them in the black. Next time. During that string, I'll be danged if I didn't have a FTE. The casing got hung up and bent. That's the first time it's happened.
Let's take a little more time and try again at 15 yards.
Oof. I threw two way out that time. I guess I just have to practice more. For the Garrison's last target, here's the transition/double-tap scenario results.
I think those double-taps were better than the XD45, but neither is worth writing home about. OK, let's get a fresh target and try 20 rounds through the Sig 1911X at 10 yards.
Blast. I still let a couple get out of the black. Still, this 1911 feels real good. Let's try again at 15 yards.
I still let a few get out of the black but that's pretty good for me at this distance. I decided not to shoot the transition/double-tap scenario for my last target. I wanted to get a nice tight group on my favorite target. Here's the last 10 hits on the reactive silhouette.
I know I could do better. At least they're all in the 9 ring. I'm going to give you a glam shot just because I like this pistol.
At least I had fun. I packed up my kit.
Before I left I did a little window shopping. They let me fondle the TRP. It's very nice.
Now I'm going to take Mrs. BassCliff out for Friday fish fry. She had picked a few of her peony flowers from the front yard.
OK, I'm hungry. I'll see you guys later. Thanks for stopping by. All the best!
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
Today I got in a quick trip to the closer range, the older facility. I brought my three main .45 pistols and 150 rounds of 230 grain ball ammo. I had a plan today and I stuck to it pretty closely. For each pistol I would shoot 20 rounds on target at 10 yards. Then with a fresh target, move out to 15 yards for 20 more rounds. The last 10 rounds would be at 10 yards doing target transition double-taps. Since I usually bring my own targets, I rarely choose one from the target wall.
Since I was using iron sights today, I had to swap the lens on my shooting glasses and use the "top focal" lens for my old eyes.
I had this section of the range all to myself. I thought for a minute about running a cold 10-10-10 drill but stuck to my original plan.
Ahh, here I am at my second office, ready to punch holes in my paperwork. You know it's my favorite lane.
Is this the second or third trip in a row for this trio? I'll have to check my records. Here's my XD45 Mod2 Tactical, Garrison .45, and Sig 1911X Freedom.
I started with the XD45, 20 hits on a B-8 at 10 yards away.
Now you can't blame all that on the lousy trigger. I was rushing a little. But I do plan to install a new PRP trigger. Let's move the target out to 15 yards and punch 20 more holes in it.
Yeah, there's a bit more spread. Wow, I let one really fly. Sorry about that. Don't worry, I'll practice more. Then I noticed that the carrier line had broken. Oops. I guess I'll move over to lane #9, my second favorite.
I stuck on some small reactive bullseyes and a new B-8 center. I'll be putting double-taps on each target.
Um, yeah. Some of my double-taps were better than others. I guess I should settle another split second after target acquisition. Now we'll move on to the Garrison. Here's the first 20 rounds at 10 yards.
Yeah, that's a little rough. I should be able to get all of them in the black. Next time. During that string, I'll be danged if I didn't have a FTE. The casing got hung up and bent. That's the first time it's happened.
Let's take a little more time and try again at 15 yards.
Oof. I threw two way out that time. I guess I just have to practice more. For the Garrison's last target, here's the transition/double-tap scenario results.
I think those double-taps were better than the XD45, but neither is worth writing home about. OK, let's get a fresh target and try 20 rounds through the Sig 1911X at 10 yards.
Blast. I still let a couple get out of the black. Still, this 1911 feels real good. Let's try again at 15 yards.
I still let a few get out of the black but that's pretty good for me at this distance. I decided not to shoot the transition/double-tap scenario for my last target. I wanted to get a nice tight group on my favorite target. Here's the last 10 hits on the reactive silhouette.
I know I could do better. At least they're all in the 9 ring. I'm going to give you a glam shot just because I like this pistol.
At least I had fun. I packed up my kit.
Before I left I did a little window shopping. They let me fondle the TRP. It's very nice.
Now I'm going to take Mrs. BassCliff out for Friday fish fry. She had picked a few of her peony flowers from the front yard.
OK, I'm hungry. I'll see you guys later. Thanks for stopping by. All the best!
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
