Ok, forum members, I have something to report. I took the day off today due to some appointments I had this morning. I had some time this afternoon to go out to the range for a bit and try out the carbine. I had a local gun shop who actually had a decent amount of Blaser 200 gr ammo on hand, so I bought a few boxes and that is what I used today. I started up close to see where the sights were at, dead on at 10 yards. Moved out to 25 yards and made one adjustment. I shot multiple strings at 25 yards and was happy with the accuracy. I had a bag sitting on a bench for a little support for the front of the carbine, not a true bench rest. I grabbed a few targets and will attach them to this post. I did set a target out to 50 yards and it wasn't too bad. The open sights on the gun are very "open" in that it's very easy to see through them. Once I got past 25 yards, that proved to be a liability. Needles to say, the sights are best for "close-up" work. When used in that fashion, they were very quick on target. I also did a fair amount of off-hand shooting, too. I was pretty pleased with the performance of the gun, it functioned quite well. I shot close to 100 rnds this afternoon. I did have one stoppage, the bolt didn't quite get the bullet seated all the way in the chamber. That also happened towards the end of the session. Other than that, it shot well, handled nicely and was a lot of fun. There were a couple of other people out at the range and the gun drew some attention, some of it for it's looks and some interest in it being a 10 mm. I know that the Blaser ammo is by no means "hot" ammo, even so, those 200 grain bullets hit with some authority. I took the gun completely apart to clean it and was surprised at how easy and simple it was, no tools needed. Just like the locking nut that holds the barrel on, there is a locking nut on the back. Once removed, there is a spring loaded guide rod and a bolt spring, take them out, move the bolt back, remove the bolt handle, and the bolt just slides out. It's a very simple set-up.
My next step is to purchase optics of some sort. I haven't decided if it will be a red dot or a scope. I'm leaning toward a compact scope using the see-thru rings that Feather sell for the carbine so I have the option of the quick open sights or a scope. Once I have some optics, I want to get serious about seeing what kind of accuracy the carbine can produce.
I hope this will satisfy some curiosity and, as always, I'll keep the group posted.
September 21st 2009 12:47 PM
