bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
Looks like Ami day at the range.
Nice choices.
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Looks like Ami day at the range.
Nice choices.
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I managed to sneak in at the indoor 25/50 m range a few times in the last three weeks. Essential business as far as I am concerned, just to keep sane in this weird period.
S&W 53-2 - 1974
The flamethrower [emoji91]
Colt King Cobra .38 - 1993
Sig P210-5 target
AMT Small Game Hunter II
COLT AR-15 A2 Gvt Carbine - 1989
Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless - 1940
CZ 75 short rail - 1978
CZ 75 short rail - 1975
S&W 19-3 - 1970
Remington Rand 1911A1 - 1943
Ruger NM Blackhawk .30 Carbine - 1984
Colt Python - 1996
Colt 1911 - 1913
Mauser Luger - 1936
Sig P49 - 1958
S&W 53-2 - 1974
The flamethrower [emoji91]
Colt King Cobra .38 - 1993
Sig P210-5 target
AMT Small Game Hunter II
COLT AR-15 A2 Gvt Carbine - 1989
Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless - 1940
CZ 75 short rail - 1978
CZ 75 short rail - 1975
S&W 19-3 - 1970
Remington Rand 1911A1 - 1943
Ruger NM Blackhawk .30 Carbine - 1984
Colt Python - 1996
Colt 1911 - 1913
Mauser Luger - 1936
Sig P49 - 1958
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The outdoor range has opened. Saturday was a nice day, started sunny then a little overcast
The 25 m range on the bottom, the 50 m range on top, rimfire carbine on the left, pistol on the right
The 300 m rifle range on the right
Started with some .22lr warmup with the S&W 41
Then practice with the Sig P210-5
98
98
98
And 99. Would have liked to score 100, well maybe another day
Some wheel guns with wad cutters
S&W 27-3
S&W 66
CZ 75
And some antiques
Mauser Luger 1936. It has a 10 lbs trigger so it's hard work
FN GP 35 1944
This one shoots all over, maybe the workers at the factory during the German occupation didn't put their best effort in this one
In any case a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon
The 25 m range on the bottom, the 50 m range on top, rimfire carbine on the left, pistol on the right
The 300 m rifle range on the right
Started with some .22lr warmup with the S&W 41
Then practice with the Sig P210-5
98
98
98
And 99. Would have liked to score 100, well maybe another day
Some wheel guns with wad cutters
S&W 27-3
S&W 66
CZ 75
And some antiques
Mauser Luger 1936. It has a 10 lbs trigger so it's hard work
FN GP 35 1944
This one shoots all over, maybe the workers at the factory during the German occupation didn't put their best effort in this one
In any case a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon
Darkenfast
Member
Thanks for sharing these photos! You seem to shoot that Model 66 very well. Is this one-handed or two-handed?
Darkenfast
Member
We need more of that kind of shooting here in the U.S. Maybe you should come over as a kind of "missionary" and spread the doctrine of "slow down and shoot tight groups"!
Joking aside, if I can ever get things sorted out so that I can go shooting regularly, I intend to get back to basics and do the kind of shooting that you do. Thanks for sharing the great pictures!
Joking aside, if I can ever get things sorted out so that I can go shooting regularly, I intend to get back to basics and do the kind of shooting that you do. Thanks for sharing the great pictures!
Saturday was a busy shooting day
First, one club were I'm a member had a .22 lr morning session
On arrival we found out some member had just replaced the old rotten wood barrier, we still have to identify who did this beautiful job .
The shooters touch : a Sig P210 and a Swiss Luger carved in the barrier
I started with some casual steel plinking at 25 and 50 m
Then I tried some serious practice
S&W 17-6
AMT Lightning
S&W 41
Quick lunch break with a Swiss cheese fondue prepared by a Swiss member, this variation is with mushrooms
Then I drove a short 7 miles to another club where the afternoon was for shooting service pistols
SIG P210-6 in 9mm
Same model but in 7.65 mm
CZ 75 short rail from 1975
S&W 66 from 1972
HK P8
I was getting a bit tired and my groups became larger and shifted away
So I took a little rest by shooting 40 rounds of GP11 / 7.5 X 55 mm Swiss with my Stgw 57 / Sig 510-1 in the prone position at the 300 m range
First, one club were I'm a member had a .22 lr morning session
On arrival we found out some member had just replaced the old rotten wood barrier, we still have to identify who did this beautiful job .
The shooters touch : a Sig P210 and a Swiss Luger carved in the barrier
I started with some casual steel plinking at 25 and 50 m
Then I tried some serious practice
S&W 17-6
AMT Lightning
S&W 41
Quick lunch break with a Swiss cheese fondue prepared by a Swiss member, this variation is with mushrooms
Then I drove a short 7 miles to another club where the afternoon was for shooting service pistols
SIG P210-6 in 9mm
Same model but in 7.65 mm
CZ 75 short rail from 1975
S&W 66 from 1972
HK P8
I was getting a bit tired and my groups became larger and shifted away
So I took a little rest by shooting 40 rounds of GP11 / 7.5 X 55 mm Swiss with my Stgw 57 / Sig 510-1 in the prone position at the 300 m range
TheHobbyist
Member
Classic, thank you for continuing to update this thread. Agreed that shooting sports is an essential business.
Nice Tag Heuer. Please share more pictures of: first year delivery 210-1 from 1949.
That gun is amazing. Congrats!
Nice Tag Heuer. Please share more pictures of: first year delivery 210-1 from 1949.
That gun is amazing. Congrats!
Thanks. There you go
And here is the original thread on it when I bought it
SIG P 210-1 army
And an interesting test target with the description. Quite amazing accuracy for a service pistol (or ten pistols in that case)
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
Quick lunch break with a Swiss cheese fondue prepared by a Swiss member, this variation is with mushrooms
Yeah baby, I'd be all in on that lovely cheesy pot of delishiousness!!!
None of that gluten free lactose intolerance nonsense at that table. Bon appetit.
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It's been a while since I updated this post, and I've shot quite a bit since then.
End July the indoor shooting range owner organised an outdoor 200 m shooting session in the countryside (it's actually a military terrain).
There are paper targets as well as reactive "jockey" targets, in yellow
My comfy setup in the gravels
I decided to be reasonable and not haul too many weapons
M1 Carbine Underwood. I hadn't shot this one past 50 meters yet. It was a joy to shoot and the jockeys were popping down easily, even standing.
SA M1A loaded. Same, 1st time at 200 meters, very accurate with open sights although on the heavy side when standing
Colt AR-15 SP1 with original scope, a regular feature, light, easy and accurate
Colt M4 with an ACOG, first time out at 200 meters also. Easy and trouble-free
Ruger 10/22 target. First time shooting at 200 meters with any .22 lr. Worked surprisingly well.
And a couple of handguns, Manurhin MR73 .357 magnum and SIG P210-6 .30 Luger. That was hard work, I'd say I recorded a 40-60% hit rate only.
This target is a mix of M1A / .308 and Ruger .22
This one was rapid fire with the Ruger once I had the correct holdover for 200 meters (rifle is sighted in for 50 meters)
This bloke had a wild muzzle break on his AR
Another fun Saturday morning.
End July the indoor shooting range owner organised an outdoor 200 m shooting session in the countryside (it's actually a military terrain).
There are paper targets as well as reactive "jockey" targets, in yellow
My comfy setup in the gravels
I decided to be reasonable and not haul too many weapons
M1 Carbine Underwood. I hadn't shot this one past 50 meters yet. It was a joy to shoot and the jockeys were popping down easily, even standing.
SA M1A loaded. Same, 1st time at 200 meters, very accurate with open sights although on the heavy side when standing
Colt AR-15 SP1 with original scope, a regular feature, light, easy and accurate
Colt M4 with an ACOG, first time out at 200 meters also. Easy and trouble-free
Ruger 10/22 target. First time shooting at 200 meters with any .22 lr. Worked surprisingly well.
And a couple of handguns, Manurhin MR73 .357 magnum and SIG P210-6 .30 Luger. That was hard work, I'd say I recorded a 40-60% hit rate only.
This target is a mix of M1A / .308 and Ruger .22
This one was rapid fire with the Ruger once I had the correct holdover for 200 meters (rifle is sighted in for 50 meters)
This bloke had a wild muzzle break on his AR
Another fun Saturday morning.
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
There in the background is a uniquely "Swiss" thing. The timber art that is the Swiss stacked wood pile.
A person couldn't help but notice what diligence, care and thoroughness a farmer piled his fireplace wood.
We had a saw mill at the end of our street in Muhen, and the planks of the sawn logs were perfectly spaced and stacked in a drying shed for years. They would selectively harvest the timber from the town's forest, and leave the site immaculate and looking almost untouched.
Smaller branches were neatly cut, stacked, and covered along the forest roads. Eventually, they would be moved alongside the barn, melding a perfect architectural collage by the thorough Swiss.
Exactly a week later I went to the 300 m range. Again I tried to be reasonable and only brought four rifles, two scoped and two open sighted
Remington 700 SPS tactical
Springfield Armory M1A loaded
Colt AR-15A2 Gvt model
Colt AR-15A2 Delta Hbar
The setting
Foreground is 50 meters (pistol and .22 lr competition rifle), background 300 meters
I recently bought a very cheap vintage Zeiss Diavari 2.5-10 scope. Much better quality than the original Tasco 3-9.
Bullseye [emoji457]
Lastly the shooter next to me let me try his Swiss ZFK 55. What a thrill
Remington 700 SPS tactical
Springfield Armory M1A loaded
Colt AR-15A2 Gvt model
Colt AR-15A2 Delta Hbar
The setting
Foreground is 50 meters (pistol and .22 lr competition rifle), background 300 meters
I recently bought a very cheap vintage Zeiss Diavari 2.5-10 scope. Much better quality than the original Tasco 3-9.
Bullseye [emoji457]
Lastly the shooter next to me let me try his Swiss ZFK 55. What a thrill
We reached the end of the outdoor shooting season here in Switzerland, with two friendly club closing pistol competitions
First my own club. Ten shots at 25 meters and ten shots at 50 meters
I used two different (but almost identical) SIG P210-6, the 9 mm for 25 m (bottom) and the 7.65 mm for 50 m (top), so I don't have to mess with the sights at different distances
The 25 m ordnance target, 97/100
The 50 m field target, counting 1 to 5 rings
First two practice shots, perfect, almost too good to be true
The ten shots, 42/50
Result. Finished 3rd out of 27 with 139/150 and 29/30 on the practice shots, used to break eventual ties.
The 50 m lane
Followed by a drink outside and a nice meal inside (deer fondue Bourguignonne)
First my own club. Ten shots at 25 meters and ten shots at 50 meters
I used two different (but almost identical) SIG P210-6, the 9 mm for 25 m (bottom) and the 7.65 mm for 50 m (top), so I don't have to mess with the sights at different distances
The 25 m ordnance target, 97/100
The 50 m field target, counting 1 to 5 rings
First two practice shots, perfect, almost too good to be true
The ten shots, 42/50
Result. Finished 3rd out of 27 with 139/150 and 29/30 on the practice shots, used to break eventual ties.
The 50 m lane
Followed by a drink outside and a nice meal inside (deer fondue Bourguignonne)
The week after we were invited by the Lausanne police corp shooting club.
25 meters competition, 5 practice shots and 20 competition shots on the ISSF speed target
Again the 210-6 9 mm is my weapon of choice, with vintage military ammo
1st pass in 5 minutes
2nd pass in 3 minutes
3rd pass in 60 seconds
4th pass in 40 seconds
Result, 2nd out of 19 with 188/200 and 46/50 on practice, used to break ties.
And I made some money, as you get 10 Swiss francs if you score 175 or better and another 30 Swiss francs for 2nd place
Followed by drinks
Snacks
And food
Frog legs
Grilled beef
Garlic shrimps
Nice way to end the outdoor shooting season
25 meters competition, 5 practice shots and 20 competition shots on the ISSF speed target
Again the 210-6 9 mm is my weapon of choice, with vintage military ammo
1st pass in 5 minutes
2nd pass in 3 minutes
3rd pass in 60 seconds
4th pass in 40 seconds
Result, 2nd out of 19 with 188/200 and 46/50 on practice, used to break ties.
And I made some money, as you get 10 Swiss francs if you score 175 or better and another 30 Swiss francs for 2nd place
Followed by drinks
Snacks
And food
Frog legs
Grilled beef
Garlic shrimps
Nice way to end the outdoor shooting season
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TheHobbyist
Member
Food looks really good. Lovely countryside.
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
The tendency of the Swiss to join clubs and then have events where townfolk come out to support each other's clubs was something I enjoyed.
Got to break bread with lots of nice folk and learn from them about subjects I'd never normally be exposed to. I miss those events, and appreciate the reminder.
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