Some longer range shooting with the M 66

[Krull]

Was shooting some of my guns yesterday at about 40 or 45yds as you can see in this pic:

When I decided to see what my 66 could do out that far,nothing formal just me resting an arm on the table and kind slouching in the lawn chair and seeing if I could hit anything-must say I was a bit surprised!

Not a "group" but more of a pattern,however anything standing out there would be in some trouble

You'll note the new rubber grips,not pretty but they fit like a glove.

 

[Wayne M]

Nice gun and nice shooting. Those rubber grips make it look all business and they work great too.

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

If you practice at that range just a little, and use bags at the rest, you'd be suprised just how good you can do.

 

[Krull]

If you practice at that range just a little, and use bags at the rest, you'd be suprised just how good you can do.

Yea,I was just fooling around,no telling what'd happen if I got serious.

And BTW that's my front yard

 

[jframefreak]

That's how I gauge my shooting, it's either "good enough" or it's bad. I like those grips, I put them on everything.

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

What could be better than a range in the front yard?

 

[R6j6B]

What could be better than a range in the front yard?

A 1k yd range in the back?

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

A 1k yd range in the back?

And no neighbors anywhere for at least a mile.

 

[tom turner]

And no neighbors anywhere for at least a mile.

It would be soooo nice just to walk outside right now and shoot whatever I wanted to shoot without dealing with yahoos on a public or private range.

I'm jealous of you AND this guy, who has his own 230 yard range with steel targets at all kinds of distances.

Paradise!

CHECK OUT THESE youtube VIDEOS BY HICKOK45 . . . shooting behind his house . . .

Shooting a gong at 230 yards w/ M29
YouTube - hickok45's Channel

Ditto with a Glock 23 . . . at 230 yards
YouTube - hickok45's Channel

And even the little G27 . . . at 230 yards
YouTube - hickok45's Channel

T.

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

Tom,
I wasn't saying that I didn't have any near neighbors, but just that it would be so nice not to. Does anyone know if there's any property for sale in Anartica?

 

[jsmith357]

model 19 shots

I tried the same eventually moving back to 140 yds after reading an article by Elmer Keith. I was hitting an 8"x8" post with extreme regularity - I was quite pleased as my eyes are pretty bad

Jeff

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

I haven't done it for quite a while, but where I used to deer hunt, there was a range where we could shoot out to almost a half mile. I told the owner of the property that I could hit a bowling pin at 100 yards with my 1911 ( a Springfield that is highly customized). He didn't believe me, so we set up several at the 100 yard mark. It took a couple of shots to get the sight picture right, but then I knocked them all down one right after the other form an offhand stance. It just takes practice.