Finally, finally, I had all the elements together, rifle, scope, ammo, gear guard buddy,
, steel target, (code named Thugly), and the brand new stand that LAGS made for me.
After getting the scope sighted in, it was set up at the recommended 100 yards.
This picture shows who flat photos and even eyes on scene can deceive. The target sits at 100 yards, the berm behind it is 200 yards, and the berm behind that one is 300 yards. Due to crowding on this Fathers Day weekend, we kept it at 100 yards this time.
I didn't have my tripod, so no pictures of me shooting, but I did get some nice ones of LAGS.
That really is one good looking and good shooting rifle.
How did this end? Can you see the unhappy face?
No deformation of the steel, no cracks, bends, breaks, or even minor pitting. Now one thing I hadn't counted on was swing...when 25 pounds gets swinging on a chain, you might want to let it slow down before you fire again, or you end up with this. Whoops.
Another thing I wasn't expecting, but logically I certainly should have, was the spraying lead all over the target stand and supports. Oh well. I also failed to bring a can of spray paint - off to the hardware store soon for that!
All in all it was nice to be able to finally shoot steel, and the solid "bong" from downrange was satisfying. The target was fired on at 100 yards from a standing position. Next I'll drop it back to 200 yards and see what happens.
