SKS-FILES FORUM
Miscellaneous => Ammunition, Reloading, and Range Reports => Range Reports & Outings => Topic started by: rjinga on November 03, 2017, 12:47:18 AM
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The rifle: Chinese Type 56 SKS (with bayonet extended, of course). The ammunition: Golden Tiger, 124 grain, FMJ BT. Regular iron sights; no scope or optic.
All of the targets, unless noted, were shot off of a bench-rest (crude, but effective):
(https://i.imgur.com/Z1zBtb2.jpg)
On the first set of targets, I was using a 6:00 POA, and I tried to touch the top of the front post to the barrel on the target:
(https://i.imgur.com/gIC5fSr.jpg)
The distance between the center points of the two groups was approximately 2”, and both were below the POA.
On the second set of targets, I used a 6:00 POA and I tried to touch the top of the front post to the bottom of the 3” red square:
(https://i.imgur.com/RjZeW9n.jpg)
The center point of the BZ rear sight group was about 2-1/2” above the center point of the 100m rear sight group.
On the third set of targets, I used a 6:00 POA and I tried to touch the top of the front post to the bottom of the paper:
(https://i.imgur.com/6tA9tkT.jpg)
I fired five rounds using the 100m rear sights and none of the rounds hit the paper (low, I’m assuming). So, I switched to a center/just below center POA and got three out of four shots on the paper. I went back to the 6:00 POA with the BZ rear sight and got four out of five shots on the paper about 7” above the POA.
I switched to a shooting-with-my-elbows-on-the-bench (unsupported?) position with the “bad guy” target:
(https://i.imgur.com/trEZq2Q.jpg)
The POA with the 100m rear sight was a 6:00 hold on the center/upper center of the target. I fired six rounds. The POA with the BZ rear sight was a 6:00 hold on the center of the target. I fired 10 rounds. The distance between the center points of the two groups was approximately 8”.
On the last target I went back to the bench-rest and a 6:00 POA, with the top of the post touching the bottom of the target:
(https://i.imgur.com/1zQdJk5.jpg)
Ten rounds fired; nine on the paper and eight on the target.
Conclusion: One of these days I hope to be able to try the rear-sight meter positions at confirmed metric distances. In the meantime, I think I’ll work on getting proficient with both the BZ rear sight (out to 300 yds) and the meter notches at the corresponding yardage distances.
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looks like a fun day, thanks for sharing. thumb1