mightymouse
06-22-2008, 20:46
So, today Hawke and I headed up to a small private range north of Denver. Its a nice berm, and long (250yds or so) but fairly narrow (25yrds tops).
So we used the range layout that I had made up and laid out the range completely to 25yds. I used 4' long pieces of capped rebar, and Hawke and I are are going to label the caps next time with the range.
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After we shot some video about some products we worked on some real basic stuff. We started with zero'ing a rifle I'd had problems with a couple of weeks ago (popped primer in the gas key) then worked on 'riding' the trigger reset a good bit. Hawke got to work a good bit with the Primary Weapons DNTC muzzle brake and really liked it. You can see that even as the weapon is cycling, the muzzle rise is negligible.
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After that, we shot some more video running a Mako Group RTS thru its paces. Interesting piece, I'm not 100% sold on it for rifle work, but its a neat concept.
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After that, I spend some time fooling with the Brownell's diopter HK style rear BUIS. The sight itself is fine, but I still don't care for drum sights.
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Hawke then spent some time on 'hostage' head shots.
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And finally, reloads. Hawke has gotten pretty good and even beat me in the final race. (remember kids, don't leave your bolt locked back -duh)
http://www.ttellc.net/fun/heather1.gif
Overall, we got a lot done, got a nice range laid out, got in SLOW high quality practice. It was a good day.
So we used the range layout that I had made up and laid out the range completely to 25yds. I used 4' long pieces of capped rebar, and Hawke and I are are going to label the caps next time with the range.
http://www.ttellc.net/fun/payment0.jpg
After we shot some video about some products we worked on some real basic stuff. We started with zero'ing a rifle I'd had problems with a couple of weeks ago (popped primer in the gas key) then worked on 'riding' the trigger reset a good bit. Hawke got to work a good bit with the Primary Weapons DNTC muzzle brake and really liked it. You can see that even as the weapon is cycling, the muzzle rise is negligible.
http://www.ttellc.net/fun/payment1.jpg
http://www.ttellc.net/fun/payment2.jpg
After that, we shot some more video running a Mako Group RTS thru its paces. Interesting piece, I'm not 100% sold on it for rifle work, but its a neat concept.
http://www.ttellc.net/fun/payment3.jpg
http://www.ttellc.net/fun/payment4.jpg
After that, I spend some time fooling with the Brownell's diopter HK style rear BUIS. The sight itself is fine, but I still don't care for drum sights.
http://www.ttellc.net/fun/payment5.jpg
Hawke then spent some time on 'hostage' head shots.
http://www.ttellc.net/fun/payment6.jpg
And finally, reloads. Hawke has gotten pretty good and even beat me in the final race. (remember kids, don't leave your bolt locked back -duh)
http://www.ttellc.net/fun/heather1.gif
Overall, we got a lot done, got a nice range laid out, got in SLOW high quality practice. It was a good day.