I stupidly divided my targets when I was done today into a stack I wanted to keep and show here, and a stack I didn't need to keep because they were sighting in targets or sucked or whatever. I threw out the good stack and brought home the crappy targets so I won't show any here.
Anyway, I didn't have any .22 magnums to try out but I really enjoyed shooting .22 longs in my new Single Six! And not just because it felt good knowing each trigger pull cost me four cents instead of forty.
I actually really like the process of loading and ejecting the shells. I shot 100 rounds through it today and even after just those I was getting a lot better and faster with loading and ejecting. It's a cool mechanism, adding to the coolness of the mechanism of the revolver in general. I just like how they look and work!
The sights, as they were on the only other Ruger I've purchased new (GP100) were WAY off from what they needed to be. Luckily I had a little screwdriver with me to make adjustments.
However, it helps to be a pretty good shot when sighting in a gun. I think I finally narrowed it down by shooting six, moving the rear target down, shooting six, moving it over to the left, etc. Once I did that it was easy to just have fun with it and get to know it a bit. It does appear to be pretty accurate, I was shooting 7 and 10 yards.
I realized I don't have any .22 cleaning supplies, I feel bad about taking a brand new gun out shooting and letting it sit here for a couple days before cleaning it, but I'll get what I need hopefully tomorrow.
Anyway, I recommend this gun for other revolver fans looking for a fun target gun!
I also shot 30 or so rounds through my Winchester Model 94 30-30. That shoots high 100% of the time. But I don't exactly know how to adjust that rear sight vertically, I'll have to look that up also...but that's a fun gun too, in obviously a very different way. All in all, a really fun and productive trip to the range!
Anyway, I didn't have any .22 magnums to try out but I really enjoyed shooting .22 longs in my new Single Six! And not just because it felt good knowing each trigger pull cost me four cents instead of forty.
I actually really like the process of loading and ejecting the shells. I shot 100 rounds through it today and even after just those I was getting a lot better and faster with loading and ejecting. It's a cool mechanism, adding to the coolness of the mechanism of the revolver in general. I just like how they look and work!
The sights, as they were on the only other Ruger I've purchased new (GP100) were WAY off from what they needed to be. Luckily I had a little screwdriver with me to make adjustments.
However, it helps to be a pretty good shot when sighting in a gun. I think I finally narrowed it down by shooting six, moving the rear target down, shooting six, moving it over to the left, etc. Once I did that it was easy to just have fun with it and get to know it a bit. It does appear to be pretty accurate, I was shooting 7 and 10 yards.
I realized I don't have any .22 cleaning supplies, I feel bad about taking a brand new gun out shooting and letting it sit here for a couple days before cleaning it, but I'll get what I need hopefully tomorrow.
Anyway, I recommend this gun for other revolver fans looking for a fun target gun!
I also shot 30 or so rounds through my Winchester Model 94 30-30. That shoots high 100% of the time. But I don't exactly know how to adjust that rear sight vertically, I'll have to look that up also...but that's a fun gun too, in obviously a very different way. All in all, a really fun and productive trip to the range!
