By gosh I really like rifle shooting folks that don't reload!
Went to my local municipal range today & spent 4 hours of success, sighting in and utter failure. The good easily overshadowed the failure.
Tried a new prone position, using a small rest and then my fist under the butt of my Anschutz .22 and the LR .308 DPMS. Both are fitted with a bipod, the Annie intended to nearly replicate the DPMS inweight, shape & feel @ 4 cents a shot vs .50 cents for practice. That was the success. My groups with both shrank noticably.
I had also just installed a Bar-Sto barrel in my Browning Hi-Power .40 S&W. After a few trys, it was returned to its case for further work. That was the failure. The Ruger Bisley .45 Colt did it's usual good job in putting a smile on my face. What a great revolver to shoot for fun!
And the crowning touch. A whole bunch of folks were banging away with their 30-06 rifles and others with their .308s. NONE of them were reloaders and I was the only reloader on the line at the time. Hooo boy, I came home with well over a hundred new once fired commercial cases. Manna from heaven to this reloader. They will be put to good use and use and use and use. My Garand thanks them, my LR 308 thanks them and the bullet manufacturers thank them.
Another good thing was proved today. Nosler 168 grain HPBT match bullets in my .308 shoot as well as the Sierra 168 HPBT match bullets at 25% less cost. Now that's a good thing. Interesting that they shoot to exactly the same point of aim as the Sierras. The first 3 rounds were dead center bull and 3/8" group. After that I helped the group grow. I think I will go and order a bunch more right now, so I can keep the low price offer from Midway.
Happy days and Xs
Roger
Went to my local municipal range today & spent 4 hours of success, sighting in and utter failure. The good easily overshadowed the failure.
Tried a new prone position, using a small rest and then my fist under the butt of my Anschutz .22 and the LR .308 DPMS. Both are fitted with a bipod, the Annie intended to nearly replicate the DPMS inweight, shape & feel @ 4 cents a shot vs .50 cents for practice. That was the success. My groups with both shrank noticably.
I had also just installed a Bar-Sto barrel in my Browning Hi-Power .40 S&W. After a few trys, it was returned to its case for further work. That was the failure. The Ruger Bisley .45 Colt did it's usual good job in putting a smile on my face. What a great revolver to shoot for fun!
And the crowning touch. A whole bunch of folks were banging away with their 30-06 rifles and others with their .308s. NONE of them were reloaders and I was the only reloader on the line at the time. Hooo boy, I came home with well over a hundred new once fired commercial cases. Manna from heaven to this reloader. They will be put to good use and use and use and use. My Garand thanks them, my LR 308 thanks them and the bullet manufacturers thank them.
Another good thing was proved today. Nosler 168 grain HPBT match bullets in my .308 shoot as well as the Sierra 168 HPBT match bullets at 25% less cost. Now that's a good thing. Interesting that they shoot to exactly the same point of aim as the Sierras. The first 3 rounds were dead center bull and 3/8" group. After that I helped the group grow. I think I will go and order a bunch more right now, so I can keep the low price offer from Midway.
Happy days and Xs
Roger