[AFront]

I bought a Springfield standard m1A from a guy I know about a year ago, when I turned 18, and since then, I've been working on it and myself. I always had trouble getting a clear sight picture with a .062 NM front sight and the regular apeture in the rear, so I bought myself a globe front sight and a NM hooded apeture. I finally got to the range today after about 6 months of work and school, and noticed an immediate improvement in my shooting. Here is the second best target of the day, the other one I accidently left at the range.

The group is 3 inches from the top hole to the bottom one, which isnt anything really special (2.5 at 100 yards is normal for me), but I'll keep it. The best group was just under 2.5 inches.

I shot at 200 yards with Federal Match 168 grain bullets from prone with a bipod.

By next week I should have a new op rod spring guide that my brother is making, and Ill be going up to the range as soon as possible after that. Hopefully it will be even tighter! (my current spring guide is actually bent...and thats not good)

 

[pbiggs]

Since you are shootin that well you should buy the smaller "shoot-n-see" and save a few more bucks for ammo

Very nice job!

Phil

 

[AFront]

thanks phil, I usually do shoot the smaller ones, but they only had the really tiny ones and the 12" ones at the range, so i just went for the big ones.

Next time I go I hope to get 5 shots in the X, or 5 shots reasonably close together in the general vicinity of the X.

I probably should save some money though, a box of FM cost me 26.99 with tax at the range, but in my opinion, it was worth every penny. Plus i can reload the brass.

 

[thomjb]

Great shooting! AIM has Port on sale now.

 

[dighawaii]

Aloha Afront:

Good shooting!!! Glad you got out to shoot your rifle!

Is FM Federal Gold Medal Match ammo? $27 a box is unbelieveable!!! I guess I should count myself fortunate to get FGM for about $17 per box!

That is premier ammo. But you test all different types! Who knows what your rifle will like ultimately!

And it looks like you are off to a good start!!! Excellent!

Aloha and Happy New Year!

Tom O.

 

[Fred Smith]

Thats fine shooting AFront good range report just keep them in the ten ring Fred

 

[warbird]

WOW,shooting time at the range.
Some guys have all the fun. :lol:


warbird