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Showing posts with label 15-22. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 15-22. Show all posts
1/11/11
CCI Tactical
I was browsing the latest Cabela's catalog this evening and learned something new. Apparently it is possible to have tactical .22lr ammunition. I'm hoping it is all black and comes with lots of pockets.
5/18/10
Dominance Check
Turkey hunting this year ended without a turkey in the bag. With the move back from New Mexico hunting time and energy were greatly reduced. That does not mean that turkey hunting was unsuccessful. I found a matched pair of mule deer sheds. I also found a new sharpshooter.
After watching my son shoot the M&P 15/22 with iron sights, I decided that an upgrade to a red dot was in order. He seemed to have difficulty maintaining alignment so I threw on a bipod as well to reduce muscle fatigue.
I mounted the red dot fairly close to the charging handle and had my son check to make sure he could see the dot easily. At this point he mounted the gun right handed, just like his dad, and proceeded to close his right eye and lean way over the stock in order to use his left eye. After a brief discussion and some simple tests, we discovered that he is left eye dominant. He also happens to be ambidextrous (left handed if you ask his grandma).
We switched to a left handed grip and the impressive results are below.
Loading right handed
Shooting left handed
...but the Vanna White pose takes both hands. In his words, he "destroyed it."
I guess now I need to start shopping for left handed rifles.
After watching my son shoot the M&P 15/22 with iron sights, I decided that an upgrade to a red dot was in order. He seemed to have difficulty maintaining alignment so I threw on a bipod as well to reduce muscle fatigue.
I mounted the red dot fairly close to the charging handle and had my son check to make sure he could see the dot easily. At this point he mounted the gun right handed, just like his dad, and proceeded to close his right eye and lean way over the stock in order to use his left eye. After a brief discussion and some simple tests, we discovered that he is left eye dominant. He also happens to be ambidextrous (left handed if you ask his grandma).
We switched to a left handed grip and the impressive results are below.
Loading right handed
Shooting left handed
...but the Vanna White pose takes both hands. In his words, he "destroyed it."
I guess now I need to start shopping for left handed rifles.
4/14/10
BAG Day Purchase
Pictures below.
As I mentioned before, this is a great trainer that is a lot of fun to shoot. Now I just need to get my red dot and sling on it and either a VFG or an AFG.
4/5/10
New Shooters' Smile
I mentioned in the last post that I had two new shooters at the range on Saturday. One was my six year old son. He has shot before, but always with me right behind him. This time he was on his own and did a great job. He can recite the 4 rules and understands why each is important. Here he is behind the 15-22.
He did a great job and more importantly had a lot of fun.
The other new shooter was my friend's daughter. She was fearless and shot everything put in front of her. She started with the 15-22.
She then moved up to the 30-06 and shot it like a pro. Once again, she had a lot of fun.
When we moved to the pistol range she was a little more cautious, but with a little encouragement, she picked up the 1911 and knocked down more than a few steel plates.
I've been informed by the lovely lady's father that Saturday was the highlight of her spring break. To those of you worried about taking your daughter shooting, I would hold up my friend's daughter as shining example, and say to you, What are you waiting for?
As a side note, the adults had a good time too. Below is visual proof.
He did a great job and more importantly had a lot of fun.
The other new shooter was my friend's daughter. She was fearless and shot everything put in front of her. She started with the 15-22.
She then moved up to the 30-06 and shot it like a pro. Once again, she had a lot of fun.
When we moved to the pistol range she was a little more cautious, but with a little encouragement, she picked up the 1911 and knocked down more than a few steel plates.
I've been informed by the lovely lady's father that Saturday was the highlight of her spring break. To those of you worried about taking your daughter shooting, I would hold up my friend's daughter as shining example, and say to you, What are you waiting for?
As a side note, the adults had a good time too. Below is visual proof.
4/4/10
New Toy
I had two new shooters to take to the rifle range yesterday (more on that later), but my wife forgot to bring the .22 down from Colorado. That was the last push I needed to head to the Outdoorsman yesterday and pick up an Evil Black .22.
I picked the Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22. The chief reasons were the size, accessory rail, and collapsible stock. These three features make it very easy to set up for my 6 year old son to learn on, while still allowing me to configure it easily and quickly into something I can use and enjoy.
The good: We went through over half a box of bulk Remington (which some people have had issues with in this rifle) without a hitch. We put a ton of holes through paper. The sights make sighting in the rifle a snap. It was very easy to train new shooters with. Most importantly though, everyone shot it and loved it.
The bad: Towards the end of the day I changed ammo from bulk Remington to some CCI ammo I bought with the M&P 15-22. I got failure to feeds and slam fires almost immediately. I pulled the mag and unloaded the CCI ammo. Went back to shooting the Remington stuff and everything was fine.
The ugly: The box of .22 I bought with the gun was .22 Long, not .22LR. This is ugly for two reasons. I didn't so much pick out the CCI ammo as said, "Throw in a box of 100 of that CCI stuff you have back there." The folks at the gun store should have caught my mistake. This is why I hate when they keep ammo behind the counter. I tend to not double check what they got me like I do when I pick it out myself. The second reason is that I didn't check. I always check my ammo. I check the box and the cartridge before loading up just to make sure that the ammo gremlins haven't been playing tricks again. I didn't check and just got lucky. That mistake could have easily led to the rifle going kaboom.
Final verdict: The M&P 15-22 is a great little gun. It will provide hours of entertainment and it costs very little to keep it fed. Just make sure to feed it only .22LR and never feed it after midnight.
I picked the Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22. The chief reasons were the size, accessory rail, and collapsible stock. These three features make it very easy to set up for my 6 year old son to learn on, while still allowing me to configure it easily and quickly into something I can use and enjoy.
The good: We went through over half a box of bulk Remington (which some people have had issues with in this rifle) without a hitch. We put a ton of holes through paper. The sights make sighting in the rifle a snap. It was very easy to train new shooters with. Most importantly though, everyone shot it and loved it.
The bad: Towards the end of the day I changed ammo from bulk Remington to some CCI ammo I bought with the M&P 15-22. I got failure to feeds and slam fires almost immediately. I pulled the mag and unloaded the CCI ammo. Went back to shooting the Remington stuff and everything was fine.
The ugly: The box of .22 I bought with the gun was .22 Long, not .22LR. This is ugly for two reasons. I didn't so much pick out the CCI ammo as said, "Throw in a box of 100 of that CCI stuff you have back there." The folks at the gun store should have caught my mistake. This is why I hate when they keep ammo behind the counter. I tend to not double check what they got me like I do when I pick it out myself. The second reason is that I didn't check. I always check my ammo. I check the box and the cartridge before loading up just to make sure that the ammo gremlins haven't been playing tricks again. I didn't check and just got lucky. That mistake could have easily led to the rifle going kaboom.
Final verdict: The M&P 15-22 is a great little gun. It will provide hours of entertainment and it costs very little to keep it fed. Just make sure to feed it only .22LR and never feed it after midnight.
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