Ruger factory sight "adjustment"

[ruger22]

My 10/22 surprised me that, right out of the box, my first three shots hit the bull at 50 yards. My two adjustable sight Ruger handguns didn't do so well out of the box.

The Bearcat manual says the fixed sights "are factory set to be on target at 25 yards". Anyone have a fixed sight Ruger that was on target? I'm thinking the "factory set" is just centering the notch in machining and using a blade of the correct general height.

Tomorrow or Sunday is finally range day, barring an unforseen disaster or the weatherman being more wrong than usual. I'll find out then how good the factory set is.

[greener]

Most fixed site handguns I've been around have been pretty much on target with the right ammo. My '73 standard is pretty much on target with 40gr SV ammo. Varies a bit with hV. You need to know if Ruger's sighting in is ammo specific.

One exception to fixed sight and on target was my M&P9. It shot low-left. Took me a while to really convince myself it wasn't me doing that.

[ruger22]

Weather finally gave me a good day to go shoot. A little breezy, but dry and made it past 70. Tried both new Bearcats, about 150 rounds each. Both shoot dead on center, but a little low at 25 yards, with Federal HP Value Pack. Raisng front blade to just cover bull worked fine.

Got good spins with my rubber prairie dog. On paper, got a few three inch groups, but mostly just kept them in the black. For me, that's good!..........

[Bullseye]

Sounds like it was a good day.

R,
Bullseye

[ruger22]

A very good day. Even when you shoot bad, it's a good day, right?

And a P.S.:

I tried the Hogue Monogrip on my Single-Six, and got better than my usual groups with it. It may be ugly, but it works!

[Bullseye]

"Ugly" is a matter of perspective. Shooting well is a beautiful thing and cosmetic appearance takes a back seat. Some of my match equipment is rather hard on the eyes but it shoots well, and that's it's intended purpose.

R,
Bullseye

[greener]

A very good day. Even when you shoot bad, it's a good day, right?

And a P.S.:

I tried the Hogue Monogrip on my Single-Six, and got better than my usual groups with it. It may be ugly, but it works!

I've heard some good reports on the Hogues and have thought about getting them for my Blackhawks. Haven't done it yet because the guns look better withe wood grips.

[bigfatdave]

Weather finally gave me a good day to go shoot. A little breezy, but dry and made it past 70. Tried both new Bearcats, about 150 rounds each. Both shoot dead on center, but a little low at 25 yards, with Federal HP Value Pack. Raisng front blade to just cover bull worked fine.

Got good spins with my rubber prairie dog. On paper, got a few three inch groups, but mostly just kept them in the black. For me, that's good!

The REAL question is:
Did you try shooting both of them at once?
:pewpew:

[greener]

Weather finally gave me a good day to go shoot. A little breezy, but dry and made it past 70. Tried both new Bearcats, about 150 rounds each. Both shoot dead on center, but a little low at 25 yards, with Federal HP Value Pack. Raisng front blade to just cover bull worked fine.

Got good spins with my rubber prairie dog. On paper, got a few three inch groups, but mostly just kept them in the black. For me, that's good!

The REAL question is:
Did you try shooting both of them at once?
:pewpew:

Do you have to have a two-gun rig to do that, or do you just stick them in your waste band or in your boot top, or both?

[bearandoldman]

Greener, I have a pair of Mark Ii 22'45's with 5.5 barrels, do not really know why but I do. Years ago at the indoor range I used to use, I was questioning safety rules and asked if I could shoot one gun in each hand. The managers reply was I don't know, can you? Shortly after that we had the answer, it was a YES and fun too.

[bigfatdave]

I pulled it off with our pair of Ruger mkIIIs, one is a 5.5" and one is the 6.8", which gives you just the right offset for ejecting cases if you line up the muzzles.

It was point-shooting with the right and somewhat aimed fire with the left, and I'd be about empty on both by the time I got a feel for it ... at which point you reload two pistols clumsily and start over from scratch on your "marksmanship".

Fun?
- surely.
Safe?
- yes, with precautions and a very large backstop.
Accurate?
- Oh my NO!

But with a pair of .22lr guns, why not? It is a fun way to waste $2 worth of ammo.

[bearandoldman]

BFD, thoose are the things we do for fun, what ever else does not really mean much.

[ruger22]

No, I didn't think to try both at once. I'm bad enough doing one at a time.

Anybody see the Bruce Willis movie, "Last Man Standing"? He had two 1911s in a double shoulder holster. His "technique" was to draw both and unload them as fast as he could at whoever was in the way. Best scene was one guy going backward through a large window, with a back roll into the street. Best two gun use in a movie I've seen.

[bearandoldman]

No, I didn't think to try both at once. I'm bad enough doing one at a time.

Anybody see the Bruce Willis movie, "Last Man Standing"? He had two 1911s in a double shoulder holster. His "technique" was to draw both and unload them as fast as he could at whoever was in the way. Best scene was one guy going backward through a large window, with a back roll into the street. Best two gun use in a movie I've seen.

2 1911's is all right for a young guy, I carry just one in a hip pocket holster. It should get the job done.

[greener]

I've done the two gun thing with .38 revolvers. The groups were less than two barns. If I shot one at a time, I could do a little better. With some practice with .22 SA revolvers, in 100 years I'd be ready for the Kevin Costner part in the remake of Silverado.