A little while ago I started a thread entitled "Rehab with Model 41" under the heading "Smith & Wesson Semi-Auto Pistols" to outline my efforts to get my bullseye shooting back into shape after having a hemorrhage in my right eye with big opaque floaters at the beginning of last year. Now you might ask "Why is this thread in the 'Other Brands' group?" The journey started with my amateur gunsmithing skills to create additional reliable magazines for my old bull barrel High Standard Supermatic Trophy .22 target pistol that was set up with the same type of optical sight as my Model 41. So when I went out to function test the High Standard, I found that I was able to hold it steadier than what I was using in matches before. And armed with 6 reliable magazines for the High Standard, I went through a non-record match at my club without a single stoppage. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw my score.
So tonight with had another in the series of this non-record match. Slow fire had been my bane, but it turned out the High Standard with my home gunsmithed magazines didn't let me down. When I saw this target, I quickly took it down to show what happened. This is a Police L Match slow fire string. The black rings are bigger than in standard bullseye, but the time limit is much smaller. It's 25 yards shooting standing up with one hand. When the smoke cleared, I saw that I had fired a 94-3X out of 100. The bigger rings might inflate the numbers a little bit, but they don't change the size and position of the group.
It's been over a year and a half, but considering that when I first had the hemorrhage I was thinking my shooting days were through and now that I got to this point, I'm very happy.
So tonight with had another in the series of this non-record match. Slow fire had been my bane, but it turned out the High Standard with my home gunsmithed magazines didn't let me down. When I saw this target, I quickly took it down to show what happened. This is a Police L Match slow fire string. The black rings are bigger than in standard bullseye, but the time limit is much smaller. It's 25 yards shooting standing up with one hand. When the smoke cleared, I saw that I had fired a 94-3X out of 100. The bigger rings might inflate the numbers a little bit, but they don't change the size and position of the group.
It's been over a year and a half, but considering that when I first had the hemorrhage I was thinking my shooting days were through and now that I got to this point, I'm very happy.
