Fourth of July Shoot 'em Up

Gun cleaning, LOL. Haven't even thought of that yet. Then again I wasn't shooting the nasty stuff.

My favorite moment, hitting the plate at 122 yrds with the S&W 642, one out of 20 ain't bad.

First off, many thanks to the Town of Norris, the Norris Watershed Association and the Norris PD for making the range open to visitors. While it is a bit of a challenge to find it is a wonderful range and the town of Norris is very pretty. I described it to friends as Mayberry, with an advanced nuclear weapons program. Population is 1200.







When I got to the range (via GPS/Map skills/luck) I said hello in my typical Northern Accent (I grew up in Boston) and I was given the typical Yankee Welcome in Tennessee:



With the pleasantries out of the way we got to serious work on the range. This included shooting a wide variety of historical and modern long arms as well as a wide variety of pistols and at least one shotgun.

My first order of business was to zero my holographic weapon site, iron site and get my gun ready for the day. I set up a high visibility target at 50 yards and shot three groups and made two adjustments. The second group was actually two groups as my "seat" was uncomfortable for shooting. My seat was in fact a bit of cut up log. It added to the rustic flair.



The advantages of having a proper rest position and bracing is evident in the the dispersion of the groups. I highly recommend finding proper and comfortable stances when shooting.

With my gun ready for accurate shooting we commenced to shoot a variety of targets out to a reported 125 yards. I think it was a bit further than that but I had no range finder to get a decent measurement.

Here is a group photo we took:


And here is a historic photo of the first Mosin-Nagant Rocket Propelled Grenade:


It was a fun time. I was glad to have made the trip and to have met some very interesting and lively people. I shot my Beretta Jaguar for the first time. It shot very nicely, with little recoil and few if any problems.

Here are the initial results of using the Mosin-Nagant Bottle Rockets on 1/4" plate steel:


The weather remained good - 75% with a lot of humidity. On the way back to Nashville that night I encountered some serious rain (like Day One of the Flood kinda rain). The celestial fireworks were amazing. Just past Cookville the storm was incredible. It added about 20-30 minutes to the trip as speeds had to be kept down for several parts of it.

I have more photos from the day for those who were there. Just contact me via PM, remind me who you are so I can align the screen name with the real name and I'll give you a link!

Thanks

great pics BoRFan! Real nice post too.

It is hard to believe that rocket actually penetrated the steel plate but then it was a great shot. You should post up the video of you shooting the Mosin Nagant.

It was a real pleasure meeting you. I totally enjoyed shooting your rifle, that sight is something else. I hope you can make it back to hang with us again someday.

Originally Posted by BillOfRightsFan

It was a fun time. I was glad to have made the trip and to have met some very interesting and lively people. ..

That must have been after you left the range.

Hey, great report, thanks so much for posting!
Gonna PM you, see I can get the group pics in higher rez...

- OS

Thanks for posting the pictures! Mom made Mike and I wear the same shirt. I don't know why she cares so much about range days.