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February 8th, 2012, 06:50 PM
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#1 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Texas
Posts: 437
|  After a bad day at the range
Well today was not quite the day i wanted it to be, but i made the best of it. I haven't bhen able to shoot my M1A for months due to bad weather and rain, so i made it a promise that i would get out and shoot her today and suprisingly despite heavy winds of about 15 miles per hour it went pretty well. I know many of you will look at the pics of my grouping and say thats terriable, but dont be so quick to judge as the wind was a pain and i had previously taken off my mount and scope for cleaning and maintance. After making sure she was on site, i played a game that i think is interesting where you scramble the zero and try to get it back as fast as possible at 300yards and here is the results of that.
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Heres my baby from my platform(back of the truck), and the cooler that i was resting on was a bad choice but it was what i had on hand. 
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She was spitting out ammo in a neet pattern i was very supprised, that GI extractor and extruder were worth it. 
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And here is me shooting the boomstick. 
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Open to any comments or suggestions on any thing you see rong always welcome for tips and pointers.
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February 8th, 2012, 06:56 PM
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#2 | | Squad Leader
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Northern California
Posts: 225
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Could you explain "scramble the zero"? And is that target your results at 300 yds?
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February 8th, 2012, 07:01 PM
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#3 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Texas
Posts: 437
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Originally Posted by Rileyo63  Could you explain "scramble the zero"? And is that target your results at 300 yds? | I randomly move the turret nobs till i think its well off zero and then i bring it back with as few shots as possible( this time it was 5). Yes thats my results after scrambling and zeroing again at 300yards. I threw the rest of the 20 round mag into it after the rezero.
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February 8th, 2012, 07:05 PM
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#4 | | Squad Leader
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Northern California
Posts: 225
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Man, I don't think that's bad at all (especially considering your shooting platform). Thanks for the pictures.
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February 9th, 2012, 02:36 AM
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#5 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Preston,CT
Posts: 699
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You might try a cheek riser. Pretty difficult to get a cheek weld with your current set up.I have a couple of the TNVC products and the work very well.
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February 9th, 2012, 04:48 AM
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#6 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Memphis Tenn
Posts: 1,332
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Looks like great training to me. Is that the hubble telescope you've got mounted on there?
I like the drive mat concept!  Beats getting wet and muddy.
Good shooting and thanks for sharing!
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February 9th, 2012, 06:52 AM
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#7 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: pocket gopher burrow
Posts: 166
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looks like you're well within 4 m.o.a. with your group. you got the bad guy, good job.
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February 9th, 2012, 08:15 AM
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#8 | | Platoon Sergeant
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Nebraska
Posts: 369
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Good photos! Looks like you had a lot of fun.
I would say that in moderate to heavy winds, the body of your truck might actually wobble a bit. So that might detract from any real kind of precision accuracy test.
I always like to see a ruler up against a target that's been drawn by hand. It helps give more perspective to the groupings.
Nice work sir.
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February 9th, 2012, 08:22 AM
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#9 | | Lifer
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Beaverton, OR
Posts: 4,069
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Good shooting, good photos and good report! What do you attach to the little rail over the gas cylinder?
Tony.
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February 9th, 2012, 08:26 AM
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#10 | | Lifer
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA
Posts: 2,054
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Considering you have not shot for months and the bad conditions you did fine. Remember, shooting is a diminishing skill, the less you shoot the less your skill level.
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February 9th, 2012, 09:17 AM
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#11 | | Lifer
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: mountain west
Posts: 3,030
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Bad day at the range is still better than a good day at work. :)
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February 9th, 2012, 09:33 AM
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#12 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,408
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Originally Posted by Young guns I randomly move the turret nobs till i think its well off zero and then i bring it back with as few shots as possible( this time it was 5). Yes thats my results after scrambling and zeroing again at 300yards. I threw the rest of the 20 round mag into it after the rezero. | May I ask why you randomly move the turret knobs? How many random clicks did it take you out of your normal zero, 100 yards I assume, to get you to 300 yards? Looking at the bottom edge of the paper relative to your group you must be off paper after rand movement.
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February 9th, 2012, 03:55 PM
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#13 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Texas
Posts: 437
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Originally Posted by Bamban May I ask why you randomly move the turret knobs? How many random clicks did it take you out of your normal zero, 100 yards I assume, to get you to 300 yards? Looking at the bottom edge of the paper relative to your group you must be off paper after rand movement. | I like to do that to keep my self in tune with were the turrets should be if i adujste for wind or elevation its just something i always do.
And that little piece of rail bettween the gas cylinder, I used to have a burris fast fire mounted there but took that off and got a receaver mount and a scope.
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February 16th, 2012, 06:41 PM
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#14 | | Newbie
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: gss
Posts: 1
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An informal watch likely has basic replace parts because this watch may perhaps be worn exceeding other watches in a very collection.
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