Experimenting
Been a few weeks between posts. Forgive my absence. Moving and the bills associated with a new home occupy much time. I have been doing a little shooting lately and…read more →
The New Rifleman
In pursuit of practical marksmanship.
Learning To Shoot
What a Peep Does For You.
Focus on the front sight. That was initially challenging for me to get over with my first AR15. I would focus on the target and the front sight post would…read more →
Carbine Competition
Recently I attended a carbine competition. I didn’t place well. 7th out of 10 competitors. The course was a 400 meter shot requiring two hits, pop up movers from 3…read more →
Making progress
So I went to a rather busy range last Wed. and decided to set my 300 yard target at 400 yards since the 300 yard target holder was full. I…read more →
Improved Battle-sight Zero
IBZ stands for Improved Battle-sight Zero. The common drum elevation adjustable rear sight can be tuned to achieve some great versatility. The method for adjusting for A2 and A3 drums…read more →
Assessment # 2
Yesterday I stopped by the range for a quick day of shooting and testing my new ammunition. I mentioned in my last post that I started reloading as a way…read more →
Gearing up
So I have been busy buying equipment to help me get out and shoot more. Sorry about the lack of actual range time readers, but my recent time has been…read more →
Range Day + Assessment #1
Today was my first day at the range with my simulated 300 meter target. I have them available to download here for 25 yards and here for 25 meters. There…read more →
A Test of Rifle Skill
To successfully run this blog I need a way of assessing my rifle skills in a repeatable manner. It also has to be applicable to the readers of this blog…read more →
Mulling over My Next AR15 Build
The AR15 is a fantastic weapon. Some people are quick to dismiss it for “reliability issues” when such issues are largely overblown by people who are stuck on platform X…read more →