I stopped at the near-by public gun range on the way to the office on Friday. I wanted to double-check my windage, and work a little on what I call “staying on the target.” The rifle: PTR 91, GI model. The ammunition: German surplus. I set the target backer at 25 yds, and shot everything off of the table using a rest. Iron sights; no scope.
First target (with a 1.5” red square):
The center of the 3-shot group was 0.5” off of the centerline of the target. However, the square was really hard for me to see, so put up a second target.
Second target (with a 2” red square):
This time the center of the 3-shot group was on the centerline of the target. I was satisfied with that.
Next I put up a Dog target. This is a scaled-down version of the Army Qualification Test “D” target. At 25 yds it is supposed to simulate a full-sized target at 100 yds.
When shooting this string I was trying to “stay on the target.” By that I mean I was focusing on keeping my head down, and looking through the sight all the way through the shot. And then, I’d make the next shot with as little readjustment/fidgeting as possible. As a result, I’d estimate that my time between shots was reduced by almost 40 - 50%. My POA was the black bottom edge of the silhouette. However, I was doing the ballistics backward in my head. At 25 yds, the bullet is below the 30 meter zero, instead of above it.
So, I put up another Dog target, and this time I tried to make my POA the bottom white line of the 5 silhouette. After my 4th shot, the wind blew one corner of the target loose, and I had to go out and reattach it before firing the last six shots.
First target (with a 1.5” red square):
The center of the 3-shot group was 0.5” off of the centerline of the target. However, the square was really hard for me to see, so put up a second target.
Second target (with a 2” red square):
This time the center of the 3-shot group was on the centerline of the target. I was satisfied with that.
Next I put up a Dog target. This is a scaled-down version of the Army Qualification Test “D” target. At 25 yds it is supposed to simulate a full-sized target at 100 yds.
When shooting this string I was trying to “stay on the target.” By that I mean I was focusing on keeping my head down, and looking through the sight all the way through the shot. And then, I’d make the next shot with as little readjustment/fidgeting as possible. As a result, I’d estimate that my time between shots was reduced by almost 40 - 50%. My POA was the black bottom edge of the silhouette. However, I was doing the ballistics backward in my head. At 25 yds, the bullet is below the 30 meter zero, instead of above it.
So, I put up another Dog target, and this time I tried to make my POA the bottom white line of the 5 silhouette. After my 4th shot, the wind blew one corner of the target loose, and I had to go out and reattach it before firing the last six shots.
