shooter521
Certified Glock Nut
Hey all! This morning, akaindy, GunInfected1 and I saddled up and hit the road for a long-awaited range trip.
I wanted to finish troubleshooting a couple guns, get the new RDS on my AK-105 dialed in prior to NFA Day, run some ammo through Saiga-12 #2 with its new gas reg and railed forearm, and play with the Gemtech MultiMount a bit more. akaindy had a new-to-him rifle to shoot, and brought his AR carbine, AK-74 and G17 to run as well. GunInfected1 needed to continue working on his pistol skills.
Beautiful sunny day, mild temps, and we all but had the range to ourselves. I AM NOT COMPLAINING.
It was a great time, everyone got done what they set out to accomplish, and all the guns ran well. Couldn't ask for better!
On with the pics...
akaindy with his Armalite AR-180B. Interesting gun. Extremely lightweight, has a sharp/fast recoil sensation like an AK-74 (it's a piston system), but zero muzzle rise. Plastic handguards have no heat shields, so the forearm gets smokin' hot pretty quick. Armalite is not currently building or supporting the -180B, as they are busy cranking out AR-15s as fast as they can. This is unfortunate, as the platform has potential if anyone would care to more fully exploit it.
akaindy empties his AR carbine (last case has ejected; bolt locked to the rear). This gun was built the weekend prior to a carbine course back in 2007, and has run impeccably from day 1.
Smoke on!
GunInfected1 gets infected with a dose of BRD compounded by the dreaded NFA bug...
The AK-105 got rode hard and put away wet. But who cares? It's an AK...
Everybody loves the Big Russian Hammer. Adding the railed forearm and vertical grip completely changes the gun's handling characteristics (for the better). Additionally, I got the settings on the new gas reg figured out, so the gun ran reliably with Remington "Gun Club" low brass (aluminum base) birdshot, as well as several brands of reduced-recoil 00 buck.
Two rounds (18 pellets) of Federal LE133 00 Flite Control reduced recoil 00 buck at 12 yards. I friggin' love this stuff, and have yet to see a shotgun that doesn't pattern well with it.
After the big guns were done, it was over to the plate racks for some pistol-caliber fun...
Running the plate racks
Finally, we ended the day running a little bit of Federal 147 FMJ subsonic through the Gemtech MultiMount on both the 9mm AR and the Glock 17.
The LMT, AK-105, 9mm SBR and G17 will now need a thorough cleaning before NFA Day, but I don't mind; it's a labor of love.
I wanted to finish troubleshooting a couple guns, get the new RDS on my AK-105 dialed in prior to NFA Day, run some ammo through Saiga-12 #2 with its new gas reg and railed forearm, and play with the Gemtech MultiMount a bit more. akaindy had a new-to-him rifle to shoot, and brought his AR carbine, AK-74 and G17 to run as well. GunInfected1 needed to continue working on his pistol skills.
Beautiful sunny day, mild temps, and we all but had the range to ourselves. I AM NOT COMPLAINING.
It was a great time, everyone got done what they set out to accomplish, and all the guns ran well. Couldn't ask for better!
On with the pics...
akaindy with his Armalite AR-180B. Interesting gun. Extremely lightweight, has a sharp/fast recoil sensation like an AK-74 (it's a piston system), but zero muzzle rise. Plastic handguards have no heat shields, so the forearm gets smokin' hot pretty quick. Armalite is not currently building or supporting the -180B, as they are busy cranking out AR-15s as fast as they can. This is unfortunate, as the platform has potential if anyone would care to more fully exploit it.
akaindy empties his AR carbine (last case has ejected; bolt locked to the rear). This gun was built the weekend prior to a carbine course back in 2007, and has run impeccably from day 1.
Smoke on!
GunInfected1 gets infected with a dose of BRD compounded by the dreaded NFA bug...
The AK-105 got rode hard and put away wet. But who cares? It's an AK...
Everybody loves the Big Russian Hammer. Adding the railed forearm and vertical grip completely changes the gun's handling characteristics (for the better). Additionally, I got the settings on the new gas reg figured out, so the gun ran reliably with Remington "Gun Club" low brass (aluminum base) birdshot, as well as several brands of reduced-recoil 00 buck.
Two rounds (18 pellets) of Federal LE133 00 Flite Control reduced recoil 00 buck at 12 yards. I friggin' love this stuff, and have yet to see a shotgun that doesn't pattern well with it.
After the big guns were done, it was over to the plate racks for some pistol-caliber fun...
Running the plate racks
Finally, we ended the day running a little bit of Federal 147 FMJ subsonic through the Gemtech MultiMount on both the 9mm AR and the Glock 17.
The LMT, AK-105, 9mm SBR and G17 will now need a thorough cleaning before NFA Day, but I don't mind; it's a labor of love.
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