Stonecoldchavez 92 Posted June 21, 2015 I am happy to say I had a good day at the range today. I was very surprised with my shooting today with pistol and rifle (rifle especially). 1) I got to shoot my S&W 686+ I picked up a few weeks ago. Sweet shooter. I really like it. 2) Finally shooting my AR after more than a year. I was making some great shots at 100 yards. Then we moved over to the 200 yard range that had an 8" plate hanging. First time I ever shot at steel. I love the sound of the bullet leaving the rifle and then hitting the steel. I did it with my friend's scoped .223 bolt action and my AR-15 with Aimpoint Pro. I loved "ringing the gong" and hearing the "ting" and seeing the steel plate swing back and forth. It put a smile on my face. I did not think I was going to hit the 8" plate with my AR and Aimpoint as I could barely see it at 200 yards. At one point I hit 4 out of 5 in a row (no bullshit. lol). I tell you what, shooting at long distances and making constant hits gives me a whole another appreciation for what our American Snipers do. I am also amazed at what hand loads can do vs. factory ammunition. My friend had his own hand loaded .223 for his bolt-action. His groups were tight. He did have some FTF's though; he wasn't able to fully close the bolt on a couple of rounds. I was shooting 55 grain 5.56x45 out of my AR and the groups were not too bad either. 3) Getting to shoot my friends' cousin's 1884 Springfield .45-70 (trap-door I think he called it) rifle. What a fun rifle to shoot. So that was my day. S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taipan 0 Posted June 21, 2015 I shot my AR for the first time yesterday also. Did better than I expected to with the standard iron sights. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric. 9 Posted June 23, 2015 Our snipers shoot quite a bit further than 200 yds. For what its worth, 200 yds is considered short range or zero distance in the black rifle platform ;-) I love shooting steel too... Eric Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted June 24, 2015 Yeah, we qualified out to 300 meters and were scored to 500 meters with iron sights. Once a month. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites