wallenba
10-26-2012, 12:21 PM
It was a warm but windy day here yesterday. I felt it might be the last day to shoot without a coat on. I grabbed the M95 and a 91/30 I had yet to shoot since I got it. I knew the Mosin slugged .312, so I grabbed a box of 7.62x54's sized .313, and some Hungarian that I loaded as dropped at .331.
Hunting season, and I had to wait for a right hand fifty to open up. After sitting about 45 minutes I notice that a right hand bench was not being used but had gear on it. I finally went over to the young fella shooting next to it and asked where the other guy was. He said nobody was shooting there, that was his gear. DUH!
Then I had to wait another half hour for the next target hang. Hung my target, came back and waited for the 'resume fire' call. As soon as the shooting started the wind ripped my target off the board! We use tooth picks to pin them on a foam backer there. Waited another cycle, hung another.
I opened the box of Russian up, and glanced over the reloading notes. They were neck sized for a different Mosin! Decided to try them anyway. First round chambered (reluctantly) and fired. Bolt would not open, took a rubber mallet to get it open. I cased it up and got the Steyr out. The wind was at my back so I figured they might hit a bit high. These were all over the map, not just from the wind either. These were groove diameter, but shot worse than the .329's I first shot out of this rifle.
All I did yesterday was make noise. But it was a nice day to get out, and my friend Peter Ulan also showed up, and helped me make light of the situation.
Remarking all my loaded ammo.[smilie=b:
Hunting season, and I had to wait for a right hand fifty to open up. After sitting about 45 minutes I notice that a right hand bench was not being used but had gear on it. I finally went over to the young fella shooting next to it and asked where the other guy was. He said nobody was shooting there, that was his gear. DUH!
Then I had to wait another half hour for the next target hang. Hung my target, came back and waited for the 'resume fire' call. As soon as the shooting started the wind ripped my target off the board! We use tooth picks to pin them on a foam backer there. Waited another cycle, hung another.
I opened the box of Russian up, and glanced over the reloading notes. They were neck sized for a different Mosin! Decided to try them anyway. First round chambered (reluctantly) and fired. Bolt would not open, took a rubber mallet to get it open. I cased it up and got the Steyr out. The wind was at my back so I figured they might hit a bit high. These were all over the map, not just from the wind either. These were groove diameter, but shot worse than the .329's I first shot out of this rifle.
All I did yesterday was make noise. But it was a nice day to get out, and my friend Peter Ulan also showed up, and helped me make light of the situation.
Remarking all my loaded ammo.[smilie=b: