5 August 2026 @ Styx River
I promised I would post the results (targets) this week. Promise made, promise kept.
Damn. There goes my political career…
I was conditionally pleased with the rifle given the circumstances. What went wrong? Unfortunately, the extractor failed and my attention wandered to this issue. This distraction along with a heat index exceeding 105 took a toll, as did very low blood glucose (<65) and partial dehydration. Am I happy with my performance? Absolutely NOT. Is it acceptable given these circumstances–probably so, though marginally at best.
I fired several different types of ammo to see if I could determine which the rifle preferred: Federal, Aguila, Remington, Winchester. Honestly, I was so concerned with the extractor hassle that this trip was wasted in this regard. Imagine me–patient as I am–having to open the bolt, drop the magazine, run a rod down the barrel to “extract” the brass, replace the magazine, chamber a round, sight, shoot, then repeat the above… fun times for all? Worse, I didn’t tattoo the scope turrets with the stickers indicating distance–which was the secondary goal of the trip.
There will be a longer writeup by the end of the month.
See the results for yourself.