picking up speed

[svandamme]

back from the range, did some serious shootin'

first 4x20 shots for the competition in .22, offhanded at 25 meter
169
146
146
142 (out of 200)

Not gonna win, just need to shoot another 2 so i got my 20

Then shot some .45 selfloads
them wadcutters are still to light at 8.4grain AA7 powder, they barely cycle and i can tell fom the sooth on the outside of the casing, that they simply don't expand enough for a gas seal..
one of the 7.8 loads was even weaker then it should have been.. it was so weak the bullet went to 25 meter, bounced off the ballistic plate without deforming and rolled back to the firing line, go figure.



The soft loads did something to the gun as at one point the gun chambered a round, it went to battery
but my trigger would not pull, hammer did not fall and the slide seemed jammed when i tried to cycle.
another round, same thing, a factory round, same thing.field stripped the gun, couldn't find anything wrong no change after i reassembled.

Only when i got a snap cap in there did the hammer fall ..
Ran 2 mags of Fiocchi through it, all good again.

Me thinks that the weak loads got some dirt in the trigger mechanism. dunno what else could cause this?


My 230 grain ball with Vitha Vuori N340 was good to go , no problems with that, that'll be my plinking ammo



After that a friend introduced me to the 100 meter rifle shooting.
Shot a 7.5 Swiss , standing, iron sight
first shot was on the card,
then 2 shots from bench rest, got a 7 and 8 out of that.

Also shot a Springfield 1903 in 30-06, standing, got two 6'es out of that

Not bad considering it was my first go at the 100 meter, at least that's how i rate it.. 2012 i plan to get routine done with the 1911, and practice long rifle with club weapons, while i wait for the M1a to be found, delivered, and permitted.