Feb 26 2005

Zombie Rifle Field Test….damn!

Published by Mugwug at 15:43:02 under Project: Anti-Zombie Rifle

yeah...me in my winter matrix outfit trying to fix the damn rifleI hate my range on weekends. It’s crowded, it’s social and it’s murder getting a cease fire. Ok so I don’t “hate” it, but it’s not conducive to trouble shooting a technical problem either.

Today I linked up with Ian for our semi-annual coffee and social activity, and we went to my range. My sole intention on this trip was to try out the red dot sight on the Project SKS. I was foiled in this, as first the scope loosened off, then when that was fixed the Millett Scout Mount loosened off, and I figured the problem couldn’t be solved short of using copious quantities of LocTite (of course that kinda defeats the purpose, as I need to remove the mount to clean the gas tube…grrrrr….gonna have to stew on this problem for a bit, see if I can’t work out a solution).

In the end I gave up, removed the mount and we spent a little time enjoying the shooting with the iron sights (at the very least we confirmed that the previous mods were still working just dandy). I’m sure I can sort out the mount problem, but the proper field test will have to wait for another day.

6 Responses to “Zombie Rifle Field Test….damn!”

  1. # Patrickon 28 Feb 2005 at 03:02:45

    Jeez, do you have gloves on in that pic?!? Isn’t it kind difficult futzing with scope mounts with heavy winter gloves on? Wooly went to the range on Friday - as you know, and I went yesterday. The weather’s “damn skippy” over at this part of the country! Bet’cha can’t wait for summer - and the humidity, to arrive! *GRIN*

  2. # Erikon 28 Feb 2005 at 06:41:42

    Yep… gloves at the range, I’ve learned the last few trips that it’s better to have your hands covered than not. Like all things you gotta take the bad with the good, cold or no cold I’m just happy to get out to the range, ya know?

    (technically I could have used the heated indoor range, but what the heck…..)

  3. # Gregon 02 Mar 2005 at 00:30:29

    Ha ha, you live on an ice flow!

  4. # Erikon 02 Mar 2005 at 04:43:14

    Pretty close…. still it could be worse….

  5. # Gregon 04 Mar 2005 at 02:57:30

    …it could be Woodcroft!

  6. # Patrickon 09 Mar 2005 at 17:54:12

    …yeah, then you’d be stuck with Phil!!