first range session with the apex

corey012778 · 07-07-2008, 02:08 PM

ok FG you can stop buggin me about not taking the apex.

got out to the range for the first time for over a month. man did I feel rusty.
I shot powerbelts with 80grs of pyro rs, started out with 195gr AT for the main sight in, (FG sent them with the gun) about 10in low at 50yrds [:@] jumped over to the 25yrd line and got them in about inch or 2 high dead center. moved back to the 50yrd line 2in low, 3 group shot of 2in by the time I shot them out.

stop buy an gun shop on the way to the range and picked up some powerbelt 275gr hp did a little sighting, best group with them where 1.5in 3 shots, my last 3 shots end up dead center but my first hit the top of the paper, 2nd was about 2in below that one and the last was an mm from the bottom of the bulls.

over all, with not shooting for over an month, never shooting this gun, and finding the sweetspot on the rest until the last 6 shoots, not an bad day.
thinking of picking up some tc packed xtps and using them to fine tune the scope. lot less cost then the powerbelts.

Win apex
cci 209m
mtm sight and clean rest
80grs of pyro rs
powerbelt 195 AT and powerbelt 275gr hp.

frontier gander · 07-07-2008, 02:12 PM

Good to hear that you finally got out. 2" with the 195's is better than i could get. I mainly just used them for testing.

The Aerotip in the 275 will shoot a lot tighter.

Next time you get powder, try some pyrodex P or Select.

Like the rifle?

corey012778 · 07-07-2008, 02:20 PM

I need to get some pyro p, my knight loves the stuff, and I only have an 1/4 pound left.

yeah I do, I say 1 or 2 more range sessions to get use to it.

I picked up the wrong pack and did not know until I got to the range, was going to try them

frontier gander · 07-07-2008, 02:27 PM

Good, glad you like it. It took me 40 shots to get the scoped dialed in on the omega. Open sights for me seem easier to adjust for some reason.

corey012778 · 07-07-2008, 03:34 PM

I gotta pick up somemore bullets. shot all but 9 of the 275gr.

cayugad · 07-07-2008, 04:12 PM

It's always nice to get the new rifle on the range and see how it shoots. You never know how a gun will shoot. It sounds like you are well on the way to having a good accurate rifle.

corey012778 · 07-07-2008, 06:20 PM

I know cayugad, FG had this one dailed in, until he took the scope off to send it to me. I will get it there.

frontier gander · 07-07-2008, 06:48 PM

are you using the scope i had on it? I thought you had a better one that didnt take a body builder to turn the power knob on it

corey012778 · 07-07-2008, 07:00 PM

I gotta take the rear sight off to mount the ones I have. I am looking for one, might just get it from the place I get most of my stuff from. they mount and boresight so while I don't have to do much work at 50yrds to tune it.

frontier gander · 07-07-2008, 07:03 PM

You should try those open sights. You'd be amazed at how accurate they are.