Range Report: My first time out with the 22/45
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:50 pm
I took some time off of work this afternoon to enjoy the really nice fall weather.
I went to a local public range in Wallingford, CT: http://www.bluetrailrange.com/
For $18 on a weekday, you can shoot from 9-5. I was there from 2 to 4:30. They give you a target board; you supply the targets. I brought along a $15 spinner target I picked up at Wal-Mart.
It was actually kinda busy there! I'd say about 8-10 people when I arrived. Two other guys were shooting pistols, the rest, rifles.
The 22/45 is a lot of fun to shoot. It's also very easy to shoot; as I'm sure you all know. No issues with the "smaller" 22/45 grips. I was surprised with how light the gun feels. A guy a few lanes down let me shoot his S&W .22...it was a nice gun.
I ended up putting about 500 rounds through the Ruger. I used mainly Federal .22 rounds I picked up at Wal-Mart...550 bulk pack, hollow points. I also tried a few Aguila's they gave me when I bought the gun. Just for kicks, I picked up a few CCI's when I was at Wal-Mart buying the Federals. I only had two failure to fires with the Federals...not bad IMHO.
After the two guys next to me left, I focused on sighting in the gun. They had a telescope thing next to one of the roof supports. I'd shoot 10 rounds, then check my paper targets, adjust, shoot 10 more. I found the gun was firing high and to the left. I ended up turning the rear sight down as far as it would go. I'm still working on the left adjustment, but I have it dialed in pretty well.
The spinner target was a lot of fun! I enjoyed the instant gratification of knowing if I hit the target or not. For $15...totally worth it! I also picked up a Adco Sales Super Thumb Junior at the range store. $3.95 well spent! It made reloading a breeze and I have no thumb pain as I type this.
Link to the "Junior": http://www.impactguns.com/store/733315010111.html
Here's some pics!
A pic of my lane. It's hard to see, but the spinner is that red thing in the grass:
My table. If you look closely to the upper right, you can see I have the instruction manual open and a set of small screw drivers to adjust the sights. Note to self, that smaller screw on the top of the rear sight is not to adjust left to right...that screw is on the side of the rear sight. Oops!
Here's how the spinner looked when I brought it home. The stickers supplied with the target lasted about two shots each. You'll notice how most of my shots are to the upper left...hence my sight adjustments.
I have two shot vids I'll upload. I set my digital camera up on my table while I unloaded two clips at the spinner. I'll get those up tomorrow.
All in all..AWESOME time. I'm happy I got back into this. Thanks for all the help you guys have provided me over the past few weeks!
I went to a local public range in Wallingford, CT: http://www.bluetrailrange.com/
For $18 on a weekday, you can shoot from 9-5. I was there from 2 to 4:30. They give you a target board; you supply the targets. I brought along a $15 spinner target I picked up at Wal-Mart.
It was actually kinda busy there! I'd say about 8-10 people when I arrived. Two other guys were shooting pistols, the rest, rifles.
The 22/45 is a lot of fun to shoot. It's also very easy to shoot; as I'm sure you all know. No issues with the "smaller" 22/45 grips. I was surprised with how light the gun feels. A guy a few lanes down let me shoot his S&W .22...it was a nice gun.
I ended up putting about 500 rounds through the Ruger. I used mainly Federal .22 rounds I picked up at Wal-Mart...550 bulk pack, hollow points. I also tried a few Aguila's they gave me when I bought the gun. Just for kicks, I picked up a few CCI's when I was at Wal-Mart buying the Federals. I only had two failure to fires with the Federals...not bad IMHO.
After the two guys next to me left, I focused on sighting in the gun. They had a telescope thing next to one of the roof supports. I'd shoot 10 rounds, then check my paper targets, adjust, shoot 10 more. I found the gun was firing high and to the left. I ended up turning the rear sight down as far as it would go. I'm still working on the left adjustment, but I have it dialed in pretty well.
The spinner target was a lot of fun! I enjoyed the instant gratification of knowing if I hit the target or not. For $15...totally worth it! I also picked up a Adco Sales Super Thumb Junior at the range store. $3.95 well spent! It made reloading a breeze and I have no thumb pain as I type this.
Link to the "Junior": http://www.impactguns.com/store/733315010111.html
Here's some pics!
A pic of my lane. It's hard to see, but the spinner is that red thing in the grass:
My table. If you look closely to the upper right, you can see I have the instruction manual open and a set of small screw drivers to adjust the sights. Note to self, that smaller screw on the top of the rear sight is not to adjust left to right...that screw is on the side of the rear sight. Oops!
Here's how the spinner looked when I brought it home. The stickers supplied with the target lasted about two shots each. You'll notice how most of my shots are to the upper left...hence my sight adjustments.
I have two shot vids I'll upload. I set my digital camera up on my table while I unloaded two clips at the spinner. I'll get those up tomorrow.
All in all..AWESOME time. I'm happy I got back into this. Thanks for all the help you guys have provided me over the past few weeks!
