Yes, that’s ranges (plural).
Yesterday, my son and I went over the indoor range we frequent. He took his Colt Python .357 for practice. He also was picking up a used Mossberg 195K-A from the dealer who owns the range. The 195K-A is a bolt action 12 ga that was made during the mid-50s. William’s has the optIonal adjustable choke and rifle sights. He was able to pattern the gun with 00 buckshot. The pattern at 7 yd was so tight that the pellets tore single holes about 2-1/2 in across. At 25 yd, the pattern was about half the width of a silhouette target with the choke dialed in at improved cylinder. The pattern was centered on the point of aim. The idea that you don’t have to aim with a shotgun is bunk.
After church today, Mrs. Hoge and I went to the outdoor range run by our county’s Park and Recreation Department. This was Mrs. Hoge’s first day with her new rifle, a Mossberg 100 ATR in .243 Winchester. After she got it zeroed, she shot several 1 in or smaller groups at 100 yd with Hornady 95 gr SST Superformance ammunition. That’s at or better than the accuracy spec of the rifle. She and the rifle did almost as well with Remington 100 gr PSP ammo. The rifle was not happy with the Federal 100 gr Nosler Partition rounds she tried.
Bambi is in trouble.
