Range report

[NightStalker]

3 hours ago, DNP said:

I thought the AR15 might offend the intruder, officer…so I used the 45/70 instead. 

No I think a jury would rather see self defense with John Wayne’s gun of choice than those bad AR15. 
my AR10 and 15 are loaded too lol

[MtnMike]

Taking the 50 round Magpul drum magazine with me on my lake shoot this weekend.  That and the Precision Armament M4-72 muzzle brake on my Windham might offend a few of the neighbors as well.  Toughskins.  Been curious to see if the drum magazine will reliably function all the way fully loaded.

[shooterrex]

My Magpul 50 rnd 308 drum works just fine.

[sketch]

Send it ! I've used it on several platforms. They work 🍻🍻

[Traveler]

Funny about the levergun home defense - I consider my 357Mag Henry as the perfect walking around home defense/checkthingsoutfrontatnight rifle - who the hell pays attention to the old man with the levergun?

357 Mag carbine in the neighborhood? more than enough to put an end to a stupid attack, y'know?

[98Z5V]

I agree!...  

 

By the way, this coming weekend, I'm truing your upper receiver.  

[Sisco]

15 hours ago, Traveler said:

Funny about the levergun home defense - I consider my 357Mag Henry as the perfect walking around home defense/checkthingsoutfrontatnight rifle - who the hell pays attention to the old man with the levergun?

357 Mag carbine in the neighborhood? more than enough to put an end to a stupid attack, y'know?

Agree, but mine is the Henry 44 Mag carbine. It’s too pretty for the neighbors to complain.

[98Z5V]

2 hours ago, Sisco said:

Agree, but mine is the Henry 44 Mag carbine. It’s too pretty for the neighbors to complain.

Because YOU'RE TOO PRETTY...  the neighbors complain...  

[Sisco]

11 hours ago, 98Z5V said:

Because YOU'RE TOO PRETTY...  the neighbors complain...  

well keep it secret will you? The wife gets jealous of all the attention I get. 😍

[98Z5V]

I love it...  

[Traveler]

 

On 5/18/2023 at 12:46 AM, 98Z5V said:

Because YOU'RE TOO PRETTY...  the neighbors complain...  

Nosey folks ought not gossip so much - have they nothing better to do?

 

On 5/18/2023 at 12:44 PM, Sisco said:

well keep it secret will you? The wife gets jealous of all the attention I get. 😍

 Damn I'm glad I got homey as hell as I matured! I was SO tired of my wife getting jealous of the attention I'd get from so many men. I think she may have felt a little insecure in her womanliness. 🙁

[MtnMike]

Finally got the chance to re-sight-in the Windham R16SFST-308 with the new scope.  This gun was my first "AR10" and has been modified for hunting whitetails as it's primary objective.  I still f@ckin& love this gun.

Got  a helluva deal on a "blem" Leupold 2-12x42 VX6HD illuminated fire dot duplex a while back from Midway, more than 50% off, about a grand below current MSRP.  Nice f@ckin& hunting scope IMHO.

Anyway, the main point of this post was to report on how the rifle performed with 2 very different ammos. 

I'd previously determined that this rife is very happy on a diet of plain vanilla Federal Powershok 150g SP. I know some folks have issues running SP bullets through their ARs.  But this gun, to my recollection, has never had a FTF with anything.  Probably over a 1000 rounds, at least 10 different ammos. Re-zeroed it in quickly.  Getting 1 to 1.25" groups of 3 at 100 yards with the Federal Powershok off a plastic folding table.  She's ready to hunt.

Happened to have a can of of Hornady Precision Hunter 178g ELD-X ammo with me. This is the ammo of choice for my DD DD5V3.  It is stupidly accurate with this stuff.  I'm talking walk down and double check the target at 100 yards to see if you missed 2 shots or they all went in the same hole (which is the case) accurate.

You would think that 2 AR10s, both with 16" barrels with a 1:10 twist would like the same ammo.  Nope. The Windham doesn't like the 178g ELD-X for $hit. 4+" groups at a 100 yards.  I cannot explain it. 

But if the old gal prefers to eat cheap 150g SP, which knocks the deer down just fine, then that's what I'll happily feed her. Always liked a gal who could appreciate the breakfast bar at Shoney's.

That's my range report for today.

[Magwa]

TRy the Barnes 168 TTSX it works for everything including a sack of Grizzlies...

[98Z5V]

2 hours ago, Magwa said:

it works for everything including a sack of Grizzlies...

...and those blue porta-shiitters...  

[Cunuckgaucho]

I know a racoon coming out of a burlap sack is pretty ornery, can't even begin to imagine a grizzly bear after being shook up in a blue porta-shitter 😲

[MtnMike]

Hope I never have to shoot a Grizzly.  Would love to see one in the wild - from a reasonable distance.  Black bears where I am are more of nuisance; rarely impressive.  A couple of bow hunters one county over got a 500 pounder last fall.  New state record (NC).  That one WAS impressive.

[Magwa]

Eff them Grizzlies they are just fodder for a trebuchet... looks like Idaho may have the first grizzly legal hunt they are getting pretty thick in this country and that is not goodsleeping in the back country takes on a whole new meaning....

[dpete]

3 hours ago, Magwa said:

sleeping in the back country takes on a whole new meaning....

A tent is merely a flimsy cover that keeps the next meal fresh and dry!

[Magwa]

Oh Geeze thanks I will tell the wife that one that will put her at ease LOL