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Zed
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Posted: July 28 2020 at 12:20pm |
My Sunday morning at the range started off nicely.
I took the 1918 SMLE .22 to test some new ammunition; RWS match. We had the 50 metre range to ourselves. My daughter was using the spotting scope. First shot of the day; daughter says "that's spot on Daddy". So I stop and take a look through the scope. So when it start's this good; it can only go down hill from here. So I sent her down range to get the photo. Next 9 shot's were not as good. All to the right of centre. I made a small adjustment for windage and the second set of 10 got me back into the centre. The 9 on the left I did call. Pleased that I got 3 more next to the first shot. I am loving this rifle; 102 years old and still does the business! |
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Bear43
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Good thinking to get the picture after the first shot. That is always nice from the first go.
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britrifles
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First shot hitting dead center is a confidence builder. With the Kongsberg target system, this shows up on the monitor as a X.9. I had that happen a few times in standing off hand position at 200 yards, which I realize in this case is mostly luck!
Very nice shooting Zed. |
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Goosic
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I love looking at a target after being pelted with a 22.
Have you let your daughter out shoot you yet. If I let my teenager loose with my Marlin 39A I stand no chance keeping up with her. Have fun with your rifle and keep us updated...
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Great shooting, sir!
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Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually
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Zed
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my daughter is already giving me a good run for my money with the air rifle at 10 metres.
She does shoot the SMLE .22; but finds the trigger a bit heavy and needs more practice with the sights. But she's only 9, so has plenty of time to get the hang of the SMLE. The No8 is a bit easier; I can lighten the trigger easily; we should really use it more.
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