Burnin' some .22 ammo
It was a nice day Saturday and after all the work was done, there were still a couple of hours of daylight left to burn.
Out came the S&W K-22, and the Ruger Single Six!!
The “better half” and I burned a quick couple hundred rounds of Federal’s relatively new .22 game load.
No paper, we worked all the rounds on ringing the gongs.
Three steel plate targets, a 4×4 square at 7 yards, a standard iron chicken at 35 yards, and the standard boar, at 50 yards.
Belive it or not, the chicken takes the most concentration.
We did competitions where she had the pig and I had the chicken.
Starting with our guns at our side, one of us yelled go, and the first to hit their target was the winner. (I think I came out a couple, just a couple, of hits ahead of her).
We also played follow the leader, she would ring one, then I would ring it as quickly as possible after her, in the mean time she would be ring a different one.
Bang-clang, bang-clang, BBang-CClang, etc, etc.. Great Fun!
The Ruger with it’s 7 inch barrel and fixed sights, is a great “pointer”, but the K-12 with the oversized grips and adj. sites, is the one for presion work. I’m still working her on the double action of the K-22, she likes to thumb back the hammer, (even on her carry gun, a CA .44 Special Police BullDog). I like to bust of a cylinder double action on the pig and try to get the third or fourth bang, ahead of the second or third clang. (I wish I could do that with -my- carry gun, -Glock 36-!!
Oh well, I can’t wait for the Griffon’s slide to come back, I hope the warmer weather holds for a range test.
Hangin’ in there,
GreyBeard