First off, sorry for the sparse posting.
Today was .30-06 day at the range. Well, to be more specific it was WW1 rifle .30-06 day at the range.
So, I dug out my Springfield 1903(a3). (I haven't found a decent shooter 03 yet.) My Eddystone M1917 and a Winchester made Eddystone that I'd bought from a friend a while back but never had out to the range.
I needed to get the 03 sighted in and so I picked it up first. And had it nicely sighted in 6 rounds at 50 yd. I was thankful for the a3 rear sight rather than the older ladder sight. I did not want to have to figure out where my POI should be for a 547 yd zero POA.
Since the only way to adjust the sights on the Eddystone is to take a punch and drift the front sight I was just gonna make sure they were pretty much where they should be and then plink away till I was happy. My Eddystone Eddystone shot pretty much as expected and was a might bit right of dead center.
When I pulled out the Winchester I was nowhere on paper when I checked after the first shot. Just to make sure I wasn't pulling it something I fired a couple more carefully and nothing. Just a really nice unmarked target. So, I walked up closer (between 15 and 25 yd.) and fired a round. Then a couple more just to make sure I was seeing what I was seeing.
This is what I got.
Yep, four rounds from between 15 and 25 yds and this is what I got. Keyholing like nobody's business. Took the rifle back to the loading bench and inspected it as best I could. Throat and muzzle looked okay. The crown was undamaged. The brass from the fired shells were undamaged. The rounds fed, extracted and ejected without a problem. I checked the muzzle gauge with another round.
That's not too bad really. I obviously don't have a .30 cal gauge to get an accurate measurement. Talked with my captive gun smith, who I'd bought the rifle from and we're both stumped. Next is a visit to my local smith and have it checked out.
Fun day anyway.
Today was .30-06 day at the range. Well, to be more specific it was WW1 rifle .30-06 day at the range.
So, I dug out my Springfield 1903(a3). (I haven't found a decent shooter 03 yet.) My Eddystone M1917 and a Winchester made Eddystone that I'd bought from a friend a while back but never had out to the range.
I needed to get the 03 sighted in and so I picked it up first. And had it nicely sighted in 6 rounds at 50 yd. I was thankful for the a3 rear sight rather than the older ladder sight. I did not want to have to figure out where my POI should be for a 547 yd zero POA.
Since the only way to adjust the sights on the Eddystone is to take a punch and drift the front sight I was just gonna make sure they were pretty much where they should be and then plink away till I was happy. My Eddystone Eddystone shot pretty much as expected and was a might bit right of dead center.
When I pulled out the Winchester I was nowhere on paper when I checked after the first shot. Just to make sure I wasn't pulling it something I fired a couple more carefully and nothing. Just a really nice unmarked target. So, I walked up closer (between 15 and 25 yd.) and fired a round. Then a couple more just to make sure I was seeing what I was seeing.
This is what I got.
Yep, four rounds from between 15 and 25 yds and this is what I got. Keyholing like nobody's business. Took the rifle back to the loading bench and inspected it as best I could. Throat and muzzle looked okay. The crown was undamaged. The brass from the fired shells were undamaged. The rounds fed, extracted and ejected without a problem. I checked the muzzle gauge with another round.
That's not too bad really. I obviously don't have a .30 cal gauge to get an accurate measurement. Talked with my captive gun smith, who I'd bought the rifle from and we're both stumped. Next is a visit to my local smith and have it checked out.
Fun day anyway.
