4th of July 2023 . . . what better way to start the day than with a range trip. Susie and the granddaughter – Lucy – are off to horse camp so I was left to my own devices this morning. The destination was a pretty easy choice.
I took the Ruger American 22LR and a couple of boxes of
Eley Club to the 50-yard range. I’ve
been playing with the front bag a bit and am growing fond of Armageddon Gear’s “Game
Changer” bag. I’ve had it a number of years,
but this is the first time I’ve worked my way through the front bags is a
systematic fashion. You can see I have
it strapped over my bipod and barrel resting on a bench rest. Also using a small rear bag as well. I was pretty darn happy with the results.
After the “Zero Target” I sent 95 rounds down range on 19
different 2-inch targets. I dropped 7
rounds (meaning they fell outside of the 2-inch targets for a Accuracy Score of
92.6%. And the average group size was
1.65 MOA. Both are well within my goals
of 90% and 2 MOA respectively.
I’ve also taken to plotting my average “hold point” for
each of the 5 round engagements. I used RangeBuddy
to size and evaluate that as well. I was
down zero with a average group size of 2.03 MOA. I use this to see how consistent my Point of
Aim is. This is a new parameter I’ve
been tracking; we’ll see over time if there’s any real value in it.
So there ya go, a fine time was had – both at the range and
at horse camp!
Enjoy your 4th folks. Our forefathers risked everything to give us
the chance to enjoy a day like today. Let’s
do our best not to screw it up.
