First time to the range since October. 2-1/2 months since right hand surgery and 3-1/2 weeks since left shoulder surgery. I had multiple objectives today:
1. See if I am healed up enough to shoot a handgun
2. Evaluate some Underwood Xtreme Defender 90 grain 9mm +P ammo
3. Test S&W 686 after changing out a couple of springs
4. Zero Red Dot sight on 300 Blackout
I started the day with a magazine of 22LR with a Browning 1911-22. Everything felt fine and results are the upper left hand corner target. Objective 1 accomplished!
Loaded a 10 round magazine of the Underwood ammo into a Springfield EMP4 (4” barrel). Again everything felt fine with the results shown in the lower left target.
Loaded Underwood ammo into a 7 round magazine + 1 in the pipe into a Sig P938 (3” barrel). Took aim at the upper right target and completely missed! What! This pistol has always been a tack driver! Emptied the magazine plus a couple more and gave up. This will not be carry ammo for this pistol unless I can figure out what’s happening. Side note; check out those + holes!
The body was still feeling good enough to test the 357, so I loaded up a wheel (6). I shot at the center target. Loaded up a 2nd wheel, took 1 shot that hit the lower left target. At this point I knew I was done with pistols.
All pistol shooting was at 5 yards.
Next was the 300 Blackout. It was bore sighted looking thru the barrel at home. 1st three rounds were low and left. Last three rounds were in the bullseye. Range was 35 feet, no magnification on the red dot.
I was happy to get back to live fire even if I know I’m gonna need some anti-pain pills tonight.