Range Day Pic Thread

dsdmmat · Apr 19, 2026

Took the 986 out to play today. Also took one of the “ghost guns” (gasp) out, CMMG radial delayed blowback 9mm AR I made from an 80% lower then bead blasted for the dull aluminum look. The multiple dot target was shot with a 10/22. Great day temp in the 70s and slightly overcast, did have a strong breeze at various points of the day.

JunkBoxFull · Apr 19, 2026

dsdmmat said:
Took the 986 out to play today. Also took one of the “ghost guns” (gasp) out, CMMG radial delayed blowback 9mm AR I made from an 80% lower then bead blasted for the dull aluminum look. The multiple dot target was shot with a 10/22. Great day temp in the 70s and slightly overcast, did have a strong breeze at various points of the day. View attachment 281963 View attachment 281964 View attachment 281965 View attachment 281966 View attachment 281967 View attachment 281968

I`m very very VERY jealous

NICE chootin!

JunkBoxFull · Apr 19, 2026

dsdmmat said:
Took the 986 out to play today. Also took one of the “ghost guns” (gasp) out, CMMG radial delayed blowback 9mm AR I made from an 80% lower then bead blasted for the dull aluminum look. The multiple dot target was shot with a 10/22. Great day temp in the 70s and slightly overcast, did have a strong breeze at various points of the day. View attachment 281963 View attachment 281964 View attachment 281965 View attachment 281966 View attachment 281967 View attachment 281968

Your 9mm S&W, when you cock the hammer all the way back, do you get any kind of hitching or stacking feeling in it as it locks back???

dsdmmat · Apr 19, 2026

JunkBoxFull said:
Your 9mm S&W, when you cock the hammer all the way back, do you get any kind of hitching or stacking feeling in it as it locks back???

Not that I noticed

JunkBoxFull · Apr 19, 2026

dsdmmat said:
Not that I noticed

Weird that mine does it. I`m gonna send it back to S&W. I noticed a couple times, mine was locking up and i had to fiddle with it to get the hammer unlocked from jamming the cylinder up, too. (i checked the hillary lock, that isn`t effecting anything with it, so i ruled that out) I just figured i`d ask you and see if you felt anything weird with the hammer cocking back for single action with yours before i rule out anything else. Thanks DM

dsdmmat · Apr 19, 2026

While I was checking the target after shooting the 986 this afternoon a wild turkey flew over the range and landed in a tree just on the other side of the range limit marker. It was pretty cool to watch. At first I saw this huge thing flying toward me and I thought WTF. Then I realized it was just moving off the range.

JunkBoxFull · Apr 19, 2026

dsdmmat said:
While I was checking the target after shooting the 986 this afternoon a wild turkey flew over the range and landed in a tree just on the other side of the range limit marker. It was pretty cool to watch. At first I saw this huge thing flying toward me and I thought WTF. Then I realized it was just moving off the range.

I bet you thought you`d been had, lol

dsdmmat · Apr 19, 2026

JunkBoxFull said:
I bet you thought you`d been had, lol

Yeah a lot of good my empty 986 would have been.

JunkBoxFull · Apr 19, 2026

If we can get some clear weather here soon, i`m headed to the range! I got some 357 already loaded and ready to go!

Mama nature, PLEASE give us a some nice range days! And don`t let any turkeys fall from the sky on DM!!!!

dsdmmat · Sunday at 6:27 PM

Beautiful day for the range. I brought out three 610s, the 929, 986, the Marlin 10mm lever gun and two Mossberg MVPs in 7.62x51mm. The yellow targets with the green dots were at 300 yards. Best group of the day was shot with my older MVP with the wood stock. The newer MVP LR front action screw managed to unscrew itself, I didn’t notice until I grabbed the barrel and it came further out of the stock than it should have. Overall it was a great day to shoot.