Weekend Chock Full of Shooting

[DavidCBaker]

We had a great time last weekend. A friend flew down from Chicago, and we spent a half day at the indoor range, and then a full day at an ourdoor range. I didn't get many pictures, and the ones I did are iPhone-qualty, but here they are.

Here's what we planned to use in turning money into noise (we didn't use but a small portion of it):

We were the only ones there all day. We set up a spotting scope and then shot off two different benches.

We put some clays on the ground at 40 yards, a self-resetting plinking target at 30 yards, and a paper target at 70 yards, and another paper target and clays and 100 yards. In this shot, the 100 yard stuff is in the shadows and out of sight. This is my friend walking back after setting more clays.

We did some handgun stuff at the outdoor range, but mainly rifles:

Steyr Mannlicher Scout .308 w/ Leupold FX-II 2.5x28 IER Scout Scope

Cooper 57M LVT .17 HMR w/ Leupold VX3L 3.5-10x56

Savage 12 Long-Range Precision Varmint Dual .204 Ruger w/ Leupold VX3L 6.5-20x56

FN PS90 tri-rail w/ EOTech 5.11 and Surefire Scout

Of these, the PS-90 is by far the most fun. And the one we could shoot the most accurately (taking out clays at 100 yards in the first shot) was the Steyr, oddly enough. It's the lightest and has the cheapest scope. Go figure.

[56FordGuy]

Looks like fun! What outdoor range was that, if you don't mind my asking?

[TripleDigitRide]

Sounds like a great time for you and your friend.

Where around Chicago is he from?

[DavidCBaker]

Looks like fun! What outdoor range was that, if you don't mind my asking?

Fiery Gizzard Gun Club in Tracy City.

[DavidCBaker]

Sounds like a great time for you and your friend.

Where around Chicago is he from?

Grayslake, a suburb north of there. He's a big IDPA guy, but had never done much with rifles.

[TripleDigitRide]

I have a couple of very good friends in the Grayslake and Round Lake Beach areas. I was born and raised in the Wheaton and Naperville areas.

[Oh Shoot]

I assumed this was a weekend report on normal Memphis weekend when I first opened it.

- OS

[Mike.357]

Grayslake and Round Lake Beach areas.

I lived in RLB for 7 years, worked in grayslake

[Guest JHatmaker]

Love the PS90, got one myself. There was a gentleman from ARFCOM at Joe's AR focus group this weekend that had SBR'd his PS, looked great. I'd love to do that to mine. Shot you a PM about the EoTech you have mounted on there. Thanks!

[tnoutdoors9]

Nice setup. Good to see someone from Chicago interested enough in firearms to make a trip down and see how it's done.