Fun At The Range

Having set the women up with proper food and drink, I set off to the range to meet TXB for a little handgun time. We met up at our indoor range of choice, Top Gun.

Seems that they're expanding so we entered through a backdoor entrance. Had no idea how extensive that facility is.

So I brought Ivan (wife's Ruger Security Six .357 Magnum) and Mercury (my .45 Kimber Ultra carry). 50 rounds .38 special, 100 rounds .45 acp

I shot the TDPS concealed carry test first (50 rounds of .45 at varying distances) as a warm up. Here's some results (and conclusions) from the rest.

3" target. That's 12 rounds of .38 special from 5 yards. Double action. I learned that I really do not like the double action on this gun. ( Interesting scanning note. These targets are fluorescent yellow. How they turn white under the scan is a bit of a mystery.)

3" target. Now this is much better. 5 yards, .38 special, single action. 12 rounds.

3" target. 5 yards. .45 ACP. 14 rounds. Acceptable.

3" target. 10 yards. .38 special. 18 rounds. Did I say I hated the double action on this gun? Jeez.

5" target. 10 yards. .45 ACP. About 35 rounds. Interesting thing about this shot spread are the low shots. 3 of the four low shots were my first three shots. Sighting issues. Fixed them and away we go. At this point I'm wrapping up a 150 round session so fatigue is definitely setting in and affecting accuracy. And though I won't win any competitions, not a bad showing.

All in all a pleasant day at the range. Then off to the pub for gun stories, beers and food.