Earlier in the week a friend, who works 2 jobs (one running a gunstore), invited me shooting today. Got there right at opening, still almost cool in the shade. The scoped AR was back on target after my son advised me to move the scope forward, duh why didn't I think of that. Young brain. My buddy's Colt .22lr AR wouldn't hit a 2 ft "shoot and see" target at 50 yds. I tried and couldn't hit it either. Diagnosis- ghost ring aperture up against the left side of the mount. Moved to the center, flipped to "fine" aperture and bingo; darn factory setting.
Over to the pistol range, 6 guns- 5 worked perfectly. Revolvers- Model 15 still king, model 642-1 tied up and then ran fine. No idea why. Buddy just got (working in a gun store there's a lot of just got) a Springfield Armory "Micro-.380" (9-11 maybe?). Ran flawlessly right out of the box but I couldn't hit a barn from the inside with it. Ruger MKII Competition eats up the bullseye but the Glock 17 had a single hole after 38 rds. Handed it to buddy, 12 rds same result. Darn excellent Glock, though it did stove pipe once because I relaxed my grip on a shot.
By this time the furnace kicked on so we quit. You gotta be hard corps to stay out after 11am here. Once the sweat becomes "rivulets" heat stroke is possible for the "codger clan."
On the ride back buddy complains about said 642-"not a fan." When I had an 01 FFL I had a dozen or more guns in various "trade readiness" and since he only had $125 in the 642 (again working in a gunshop has it's perks), I could have worked that well. All those guns went, along with duplicates, so no business happened. I guess me not having my FFL makes the world safer, although I never sold a gun to anyone who used it in a crime.
I'm probably done until October. Just too hot even though I am extremely acclimated. I used to work heavy construction12-16 hrs a day and drink a 12 pak of Bud 40 years ago, now bottled water and a full ammo can 'bout to whoop my ###. Joe
Over to the pistol range, 6 guns- 5 worked perfectly. Revolvers- Model 15 still king, model 642-1 tied up and then ran fine. No idea why. Buddy just got (working in a gun store there's a lot of just got) a Springfield Armory "Micro-.380" (9-11 maybe?). Ran flawlessly right out of the box but I couldn't hit a barn from the inside with it. Ruger MKII Competition eats up the bullseye but the Glock 17 had a single hole after 38 rds. Handed it to buddy, 12 rds same result. Darn excellent Glock, though it did stove pipe once because I relaxed my grip on a shot.
By this time the furnace kicked on so we quit. You gotta be hard corps to stay out after 11am here. Once the sweat becomes "rivulets" heat stroke is possible for the "codger clan."
On the ride back buddy complains about said 642-"not a fan." When I had an 01 FFL I had a dozen or more guns in various "trade readiness" and since he only had $125 in the 642 (again working in a gunshop has it's perks), I could have worked that well. All those guns went, along with duplicates, so no business happened. I guess me not having my FFL makes the world safer, although I never sold a gun to anyone who used it in a crime.
I'm probably done until October. Just too hot even though I am extremely acclimated. I used to work heavy construction12-16 hrs a day and drink a 12 pak of Bud 40 years ago, now bottled water and a full ammo can 'bout to whoop my ###. Joe
