That’s a Little Better

Posted on June 24th, 2007 in Guns, Range Reports by Justin

It’s nice living all of 2.5 minutes from the range. On a whim I packed up a couple of pistols and decided to try and get some semblence of competency back.

So, after 200 rounds from the Walther P22 I transitioned over to my trusty CZ-75B and dumped 30 rounds of 9mm down range, one second or so between each shot:


(Click for hi-res version)

It’s by no means great, and I can see that I still have a bit of a trigger pull issue combined with a varying flinch, but it’s a heck of a lot better than missing a paper plate at 7 yards!

Kickass Range Trip

Posted on June 24th, 2007 in Guns, Personal Life, Range Reports by Justin

I got a chance to hit the range Saturday with my project manager from work and his teenage son. I love trips like that.

We kept it to rifles for the most part; shooting the AR-15, AK-47 clone, and Marlin 1894C on the 25 yard line. No need to test our marksmanship here — we’re just trying to get them familiar with the different weapons and have some fun with them.

I’ve never shot my 1894C and AR-15 on the same range session before. It was interesting. I never realized it but I’m much better with the AR’s sights than the buckhorn sights on the 1894C. I guess I really should look into putting a peep on that thing.

There was a little bit of pistol play too. They brought out a Ruger Mark series target pistol and I had my Walther P22 and S&W 1911SC. Once again I saw a horrible flinch on my part with the 1911. I can see why S&W discontinued that series now. Weighing in at 28oz it can be a bit punishing on the hand. I looked up the technical specs on my Glock 21 last night and found that it tips the scales at 26.28 oz unloaded. Barely any difference between the two in felt recoil.

So, I’m starting to think that I should try and find somebody that’d trade me a good steel 1911 for my Glock 21.