Monthly Archives: May 2017

The Irish Armalite  acquitted itself well. Now was the time for my Swiss Miss to shine! Last time at the Swiss matches, I didn’t have my game face on and it showed. This time I was prepared. The first match; … Continue reading →

Immediately after the NMC, is the Combat Rifle match. No shooting coats, gloves or alibis permitted. First stage is the slow fire supported prone on the 450m target. I fired a nearly perfect score of 50-9V! This is followed by … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the first official competitive outing with the Irish Armalite. Not a match rifle by any means, she’s basically a stock A4 with a ho hum trigger. But it is a starting place. I started off in the slow … Continue reading →

During some recent practice to further break-in St. Paddy’s Rifle, a troubling incident occurred. After about 15 rounds downrange, I fired fired a round and very, very slowly released the trigger. The rifle discharged! I fired another round and released … Continue reading →

Today was this month’s match day for the Delaware Law Enforcement Marksmanship Association. Per my normal routine, I fired in three relays today. My first relay was a complete throwaway. Out of a possible 480-48X, I turned a pathetic 447-17X! … Continue reading →

The CMP Eastern Games are done and I’m back at the practice range with St. Paddy’s rifle. The two strays were the first through the barrel. An elevation adjustment and viola!  

After the Garand match, I had only one chance left, the M1 Carbine match. My 1943 Underwood mfg. M1 Carbine is accurate but difficult to shoot. Carbines only weigh 5.2 pounds and have no muzzle heaviness. A picture down at … Continue reading →

My last day at the Eastern Games. Rough weather was threatening the area and as you can see, the red range flag whipping hard. Today would the last chance for my 1943 M1 Garand rifle to win any medals. The … Continue reading →

My second day had only a single match to fire. I decided to take a second run with my 1943 M1903A3 Springfield rifle My slow fire prone improved over yesterday with a 97-3X. The rapid fire stayed the same with … Continue reading →