Took my first M1 to a range (granted, limited only to bench shooting) ... but WOW - awesome fun! I have lots of work to do controlling the trigger and breathing to even form
a "group". LOL Good thing *I* wasn't fighting Jerry, otherwise "ya volt commandant" wouldn't be limited to something I've heard in a sitcom. I was shooting new Sellier and Bellot M2 ball and completely forgot that they go about $1/round. I kept my brass because I could see myself enjoying the science of re-loading, plus hopefully saving some money. Anyway, most of my shots "grouped" - and I used that term loosely, in what I could best describe as the mark a 10" slice of 2x4 would make, offset about 4" from target center. And this was from 100 yards off a bench with sandbags! I suspect I flinched a lot, and probably had some cant to the left. Nevertheless, I had great fun and am looking forward to my next shoot ... with improvement.
a "group". LOL Good thing *I* wasn't fighting Jerry, otherwise "ya volt commandant" wouldn't be limited to something I've heard in a sitcom. I was shooting new Sellier and Bellot M2 ball and completely forgot that they go about $1/round. I kept my brass because I could see myself enjoying the science of re-loading, plus hopefully saving some money. Anyway, most of my shots "grouped" - and I used that term loosely, in what I could best describe as the mark a 10" slice of 2x4 would make, offset about 4" from target center. And this was from 100 yards off a bench with sandbags! I suspect I flinched a lot, and probably had some cant to the left. Nevertheless, I had great fun and am looking forward to my next shoot ... with improvement.
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