First off, lets get the public embarassment part of the post out of the way. I took a hit right on the nose on the first shot of the BC from the bench while sighting in. 4x40 Nikon Buckmaster scopes have no shock absorbing capacity when it impacts the bridge of the nose. Period. It hurt a bit, some swelling. I am taking the advice of "The Imperial Red-Headed Scorpio" and getting it checked out. Most important, I didn't get blood on the gun. As you can surmise, I clearly have my priorities in order.
Ran three shots over the Chrono. 1937, 1944 and 1951fps. This is a load of 50gr of AA2015 and 405gr Remington bulk bullets. I only shot once for group. Ran around 1.5". The rest of the session was plinking at clay targets at various ranges. Scope is sighted in at exactly 100 yards. The Buckmaster is a great scope. Scored a direct hit on a golf ball. There wasn't much left to recover. We did find a discarded propane tank. The propane tank is clearly dead.
Next up was Grandads M99-R. I topped it with a vintage K4. Looks right out of a 50's copy of Outdoor Life.
This gun had the wandering zero common to M99 and Handi-Rifles. I borrowed the o-ring technique and added a twist. In addition to the o-ring around the screw, I placed an o-ring at the tip of the forearm and a bigger o-ring on the end of the forearm where it contacts the reciever. Wandering zero problem solved. Ended up hitting golf balls out to 100 yards with no change in impact point no matter how hot the barrel got.
Test drove my new Bersa 380.
Said good bye to the 8 year old Trascho scope on the Tupperware Special. The new Mueller should be here in a few days.
There will be an order to Gunstocks Inc for a replacement stock for the BC with a Decelerator on the buttstock post-haste.
Had a great time.
ZM
